Completed Picks
| Date | League | Game | Score | Pick | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2023 | MLB | LA Angels NY Mets | 2 3 | LAA +104 | Loss |
| Aug 26, 2023 | MLB | Cleveland Toronto | 3 8 | Over 8.5 | Win |
| Aug 25, 2023 | MLB | Atlanta San Francisco | 5 1 | Over 7.5 | Loss |
| Aug 24, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers Cleveland | 9 3 | Under 9.0 | Loss |
| Aug 23, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Detroit | 6 4 | DET -115 | Loss |
| Aug 22, 2023 | MLB | Texas Arizona | 3 6 | ARI -125 | Win |
| Aug 19, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Atlanta | 5 6 | Under 9.5 | Loss |
| Aug 18, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay LA Angels | 9 6 | TB -105 | Win |
| Aug 17, 2023 | MLB | Arizona San Diego | 3 1 | SD -115 | Loss |
| Aug 15, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay San Francisco | 0 7 | TB -110 | Loss |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/27/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -2715 | Detail |
| 08/26/2023 | 20-10-0 | 66.67% | +5160 | Detail |
| 08/25/2023 | 13-16-1 | 45.00% | -2980 | Detail |
| 08/24/2023 | 8-9-1 | 47.22% | -875 | Detail |
| 08/23/2023 | 15-10-1 | 59.62% | +1925 | Detail |
| 08/22/2023 | 19-9-0 | 67.86% | +4650 | Detail |
| 08/20/2023 | 8-16-0 | 33.33% | -4950 | Detail |
| 08/19/2023 | 14-18-0 | 43.75% | -3425 | Detail |
| 08/18/2023 | 17-11-0 | 60.71% | +2800 | Detail |
| 08/17/2023 | 4-6-0 | 40.00% | -875 | Detail |
| 08/16/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1825 | Detail |
| 08/15/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1750 | Detail |
| 08/14/2023 | 9-7-0 | 56.25% | +575 | Detail |
| 08/13/2023 | 9-16-1 | 36.54% | -4875 | Detail |
| 08/12/2023 | 14-13-1 | 51.79% | +700 | Detail |
| 08/11/2023 | 11-19-0 | 36.67% | -4825 | Detail |
| 08/10/2023 | 8-8-0 | 50.00% | -450 | Detail |
| 08/09/2023 | 11-17-0 | 39.29% | -4550 | Detail |
| 08/08/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1625 | Detail |
| 08/07/2023 | 9-13-0 | 40.91% | -3750 | Detail |
| 08/06/2023 | 16-12-0 | 57.14% | +965 | Detail |
| 08/05/2023 | 16-14-0 | 53.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 08/04/2023 | 11-17-0 | 39.29% | -2625 | Detail |
| 08/03/2023 | 12-10-0 | 54.55% | +275 | Detail |
| 08/02/2023 | 17-12-0 | 58.62% | +2325 | Detail |
| 08/01/2023 | 12-14-0 | 46.15% | -1500 | Detail |
MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !
08/27/2023...........................10 - 12............................45.45%.....................- 20.75
08/26/2023..........................14 - 7 ...............................66.66%....................+ 37.60
08/25/2023.........................9 - 10 - 1............................47.36%....................- 9.15
08/24/2023...........................7 - 8 - 1............................46.66%.....................- 6.25
08/23/2023...........................12 - 8...............................60.00%......................+ 20.25
08/22/2023...........................15 - 7...............................68.18%......................+ 43.00
08/20/2023............................3 - 13..............................18.75%.......................- 54.75
08/19/2023..........................13 - 10..............................56.52%......................+ 14.75
08/18/2023..........................15 - 6................................71.42%.......................+ 50.75
08/17/2023............................4 - 6................................40.00%.......................- 8.75
08/16/2023..........................10 - 12.............................45.45%........................- 6.90
08/15/2023...........................8 - 14..............................35.35%.........................- 36.50
08/14/2023............................6 - 5................................54.54%.........................+ 4.75
08/13/2023..........................10 - 16.............................38.46%........................- 43.50
08/12/2023...........................12 - 9..............................57.14%.........................+ 17.50
08/11/2023............................9 - 19..............................30.43%........................- 49.00
08/10/2023..............................6 - 6..............................50.00%.........................+ 7.75
08/09/2023..............................9 - 13............................40.90%.........................- 31.25
08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%.........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%.........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%.........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%.........................- 33.25
08/04/2023..............................6 - 11............................35.29%........................- 16.00
08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71%.........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%.........................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%.........................- 28.50
TOTALS.............................238 - 259 - 2..........................47.88%........................- 178.05
08/27/2023...........................10 - 12............................45.45%.....................- 20.75
08/26/2023..........................14 - 7 ...............................66.66%....................+ 37.60
08/25/2023.........................9 - 10 - 1............................47.36%....................- 9.15
08/24/2023...........................7 - 8 - 1............................46.66%.....................- 6.25
08/23/2023...........................12 - 8...............................60.00%......................+ 20.25
08/22/2023...........................15 - 7...............................68.18%......................+ 43.00
08/20/2023............................3 - 13..............................18.75%.......................- 54.75
08/19/2023..........................13 - 10..............................56.52%......................+ 14.75
08/18/2023..........................15 - 6................................71.42%.......................+ 50.75
08/17/2023............................4 - 6................................40.00%.......................- 8.75
08/16/2023..........................10 - 12.............................45.45%........................- 6.90
08/15/2023...........................8 - 14..............................35.35%.........................- 36.50
08/14/2023............................6 - 5................................54.54%.........................+ 4.75
08/13/2023..........................10 - 16.............................38.46%........................- 43.50
08/12/2023...........................12 - 9..............................57.14%.........................+ 17.50
08/11/2023............................9 - 19..............................30.43%........................- 49.00
08/10/2023..............................6 - 6..............................50.00%.........................+ 7.75
08/09/2023..............................9 - 13............................40.90%.........................- 31.25
08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%.........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%.........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%.........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%.........................- 33.25
08/04/2023..............................6 - 11............................35.29%........................- 16.00
08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71%.........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%.........................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%.........................- 28.50
TOTALS.............................238 - 259 - 2..........................47.88%........................- 178.05
Monday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in home runs:
44— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
43— Matt Olson, Atl
39— Pete Alonso, NYM
35— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
34— Betts LA, Robert CWS, Soler Miami
32— Adolis Garcia, Tex
Quote of the Day
“That’s week-to-week right now. We’re hoping that he can have a chance for Week 1. He ended up straining his quad last week in practice. We’ll see how his body reacts to it.”
49ers’ coach Kyle Shanahan, speaking about his kicker’s injury
Monday’s quiz
Where did Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Sunday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was Arizona’s manager when they walked Barry Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded in the 9th inning of a game Arizona led 8-6
The next hitter (Matt Williams) lined out to RF, Arizona won 8-7.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Brenly managed the Arizona Diamondbacks when they won their only World Series title; he is now a TV analyst on Arizona’s games.
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I keep thinking about this, the Al Pacino speech from Any Given Sunday, when he is talking to Jamie Foxx about his role as the Sharks’ QB:
“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Hartman played five years for Wake Forest, which went 38-24 in those seasons, playing in a bowl all five seasons. He jumps to Notre Dame, which went 53-11 those five years, albeit with Brian Kelly at coach for four of those seasons- he’s at LSU now.
My question is this; if you run an NFL franchise, you going to to risk your job and your 7-figure salary by drafting a kid to be your QB, when he jumped ship on his college team?
It is an interesting situation that will play out over the next eight months.
— Raiders’ kicker Daniel Carlson kicked a 62-yard field goal Saturday night in Dallas.
— Arizona State won’t play in a bowl game in 2023 after self-imposing a one-year bowl ban this weekend, a decision that points out the severity of the evidence in the ongoing NCAA case against the school’s football program.
Herm Edwards got fired last year; the new coach is 33-year old Kenny Dillingham, who comes to ASU from Oregon. Dillingham has a thing in his contract that says for every year the Sun Devils aren’t bowl eligible or on probation for stuff that Edwards’ staff did, he gets an extra year on his contract, so Dillingham’s five-year contract just became a six-year deal.
— Over the last 29 years, only one team that lost the Super Bowl got back to the Super Bowl the next season, the 2018 Patriots.
— There will be 42 bowl games this college football season; as recently as 1982, there were only 15 bowl games played.
— Movie of the Day— Love Happens (2009)— A self-help guru writes a book about coping with loss; he falls for the hotel florist at his seminar in Seattle, only to realize that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s death, which is why he wrote the book.
Aaron Eckhart is the self-help guy, Jennifer Aniston is the florist, Martin Sheen plays Eckhart’s father-in-law, the dad of the woman who died.
Very good movie, some funny moments, some sad moments. If Martin Sheen is in a movie, chances are it is a good one.
— NFL Trend of the Day— last four years, Buffalo is 8-2-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
Total yardage: 444-171
Navy ran ball 47 times for 128 yards— they threw 7 passes.
— Jacksonville State 17, UTEP 14
UTEP outgained the Gamecocks, 364-277
UTEP was minus-3 in turnovers.
— UMass 41, New Mexico State 30
Taisun Phommachanh, a transfer QB who also played at Georgia Tech and Clemson, completed 10 of 17 passes for 192 yards and added 92 yards running for the Minutemen.
— San Diego State 20, Ohio U 13
Ohio U outgained the Aztecs, 380-309.
Bobcats, however threw 3 INTs, were minus-2 in turnovers.
Aztecs’ QB Mayden was 17-27/164 with two TD’s passing.
— Vanderbilt 35, Hawai’i 28
Vandy ran a kickoff back 97 yards for a TD.
Red flag: Vandy ran ball 23 times for 44 yards. Not good for an SEC team.
Commodores are now 3-11 ATS in last 14 home games.
— USC 56, San Jose State 28
Trojans led only 21-14 at halftime.
Total yardage: USC, 502-396
Caleb Williams was 18-25/278 passing, with four TD’s.
— Louisiana Tech 22, FIU 17
FIU led 14-0 early on; they scored on a 67-yard TD run.
For the game, FIU completed 5-14 passes, for four yards. 4 yards. Four.
Tech QB Bachmeier was 34-44/333 passing.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Arizona, Cubs
AL: Orioles, Twins, Mariners. Wild Cards: Rays, Rangers, Astros
Major League leaders in home runs:
44— Shohei Ohtani, LAA
43— Matt Olson, Atl
39— Pete Alonso, NYM
35— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
34— Betts LA, Robert CWS, Soler Miami
32— Adolis Garcia, Tex
Quote of the Day
“That’s week-to-week right now. We’re hoping that he can have a chance for Week 1. He ended up straining his quad last week in practice. We’ll see how his body reacts to it.”
49ers’ coach Kyle Shanahan, speaking about his kicker’s injury
Monday’s quiz
Where did Larry Bird play his college basketball?
Sunday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was Arizona’s manager when they walked Barry Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded in the 9th inning of a game Arizona led 8-6
The next hitter (Matt Williams) lined out to RF, Arizona won 8-7.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Brenly managed the Arizona Diamondbacks when they won their only World Series title; he is now a TV analyst on Arizona’s games.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend
— Next April, when they have the NFL Draft, one of the big QB prospects is going to be Sam Hartman, who is Notre Dame’s QB this year, after playing at Wake Forest for five years.I keep thinking about this, the Al Pacino speech from Any Given Sunday, when he is talking to Jamie Foxx about his role as the Sharks’ QB:
“You’re a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Hartman played five years for Wake Forest, which went 38-24 in those seasons, playing in a bowl all five seasons. He jumps to Notre Dame, which went 53-11 those five years, albeit with Brian Kelly at coach for four of those seasons- he’s at LSU now.
My question is this; if you run an NFL franchise, you going to to risk your job and your 7-figure salary by drafting a kid to be your QB, when he jumped ship on his college team?
It is an interesting situation that will play out over the next eight months.
— Raiders’ kicker Daniel Carlson kicked a 62-yard field goal Saturday night in Dallas.
— Arizona State won’t play in a bowl game in 2023 after self-imposing a one-year bowl ban this weekend, a decision that points out the severity of the evidence in the ongoing NCAA case against the school’s football program.
Herm Edwards got fired last year; the new coach is 33-year old Kenny Dillingham, who comes to ASU from Oregon. Dillingham has a thing in his contract that says for every year the Sun Devils aren’t bowl eligible or on probation for stuff that Edwards’ staff did, he gets an extra year on his contract, so Dillingham’s five-year contract just became a six-year deal.
— Over the last 29 years, only one team that lost the Super Bowl got back to the Super Bowl the next season, the 2018 Patriots.
— There will be 42 bowl games this college football season; as recently as 1982, there were only 15 bowl games played.
— Movie of the Day— Love Happens (2009)— A self-help guru writes a book about coping with loss; he falls for the hotel florist at his seminar in Seattle, only to realize that he hasn’t yet truly confronted his wife’s death, which is why he wrote the book.
Aaron Eckhart is the self-help guy, Jennifer Aniston is the florist, Martin Sheen plays Eckhart’s father-in-law, the dad of the woman who died.
Very good movie, some funny moments, some sad moments. If Martin Sheen is in a movie, chances are it is a good one.
— NFL Trend of the Day— last four years, Buffalo is 8-2-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Notre Dame 42, Navy 3
Total yardage: 444-171
Navy ran ball 47 times for 128 yards— they threw 7 passes.
— Jacksonville State 17, UTEP 14
UTEP outgained the Gamecocks, 364-277
UTEP was minus-3 in turnovers.
— UMass 41, New Mexico State 30
Taisun Phommachanh, a transfer QB who also played at Georgia Tech and Clemson, completed 10 of 17 passes for 192 yards and added 92 yards running for the Minutemen.
— San Diego State 20, Ohio U 13
Ohio U outgained the Aztecs, 380-309.
Bobcats, however threw 3 INTs, were minus-2 in turnovers.
Aztecs’ QB Mayden was 17-27/164 with two TD’s passing.
— Vanderbilt 35, Hawai’i 28
Vandy ran a kickoff back 97 yards for a TD.
Red flag: Vandy ran ball 23 times for 44 yards. Not good for an SEC team.
Commodores are now 3-11 ATS in last 14 home games.
— USC 56, San Jose State 28
Trojans led only 21-14 at halftime.
Total yardage: USC, 502-396
Caleb Williams was 18-25/278 passing, with four TD’s.
— Louisiana Tech 22, FIU 17
FIU led 14-0 early on; they scored on a 67-yard TD run.
For the game, FIU completed 5-14 passes, for four yards. 4 yards. Four.
Tech QB Bachmeier was 34-44/333 passing.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Phillies, Arizona, Cubs
AL: Orioles, Twins, Mariners. Wild Cards: Rays, Rangers, Astros
DETROIT is 42-26 SU (13.4 Units) in home games when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 75-75 SU (-7.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-33 SU (-16.3 Units) on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 84-55 Over (23.5 Units) in home games against NL East opponents since 1996.
HOUSTON is 33-9 SU (23.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS are 27-42 SU (-19.2 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 49-16 SU (31.4 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 73-48 Under (20.2 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 55-34 Under (17.6 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-64 SU (-15.4 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 74-49 Over (20.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 75-50 SU (20 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 37-27 SU (7.3 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.
LA ANGELS are 75-75 SU (-7.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-33 SU (-16.3 Units) on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 84-55 Over (23.5 Units) in home games against NL East opponents since 1996.
HOUSTON is 33-9 SU (23.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS are 27-42 SU (-19.2 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 49-16 SU (31.4 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS are 73-48 Under (20.2 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 55-34 Under (17.6 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-64 SU (-15.4 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 74-49 Over (20.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 75-50 SU (20 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 37-27 SU (7.3 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, August 28
National League
San Diego (61-70) @ St Louis (56-75)
— Snell is 4-1, 3.18 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— under 15-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in three starts vs St Louis
— Padres are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 26-37 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 44-131
— record in first 5 innings: 60-57-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.2
— Wainwright is 0-5, 12.19 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 2-11 in his last 13 starts.
— over 5-3 last 8 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 7-6, 2.73 in 16 starts vs San Diego
— Cardinals lost nine of last 11 games.
— Cardinals are 28-37 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 54-56-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-2.2
Milwaukee (73-57) @ Cubs (69-61)
— Miley is 0-1, 4.05 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-4 in his road starts.
— over 2-0-1 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-5
— He is 9-4, 4.01 in 17 starts vs Chicago.
— He pitched for the Cubs last year.
— Brewers won their last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 35-30 on road
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-7
— Taillon is 0-2, 9.82 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 7-2 in his last nine starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-3
— He is 3-6, 3.75 in 12 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Cubs are 24-10 in their last 34 games.
— Chicago is 35-30 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2
Atlanta (84-45) @ Colorado (49-81)
— Elder is 2-0, 0.73 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 4-4 in his last eight starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-5
— He allowed a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.
— Atlanta is 14-5 in its last 19 games.
— Braves are 40-23 at on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 53-129
— record in first 5 innings: 77-36-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.1
— Gomber is 0-1, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-3
— He is 1-1, 7.94 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Colorado is 11-21 in its last 32 games.
— Colorado is 28-33 at home.
— over 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 52-65-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2
Cincinnati (67-62) @ San Francisco (66-63)
— Abbott is 2-0, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 12-3 in his starts.
— under 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-3
— He blanked the Giants for 8 IP July 20.
— Reds are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Cincinnati is 37-30 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 42-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-49-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-1.1
— Harrison allowed 2 runs in 3.1 IP (65 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Giants are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against the Reds.
— Giants are 6-14 in their last 20 games.
— San Francisco is 36-30 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-53-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.2-4.2
Arizona (69-62) @ Los Angeles (80-49)
— Gallen is 3-0, 0.98 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 1-5 in his last six road starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-3
— He is 1-3, 2.88 in ten starts vs Los Angeles.
— Arizona is 9-1 in its last ten games.
— Arizona is 34-30 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 44-127
— record in first 5 innings: 54-49-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
— Miller is 1-1, 2.86 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 9-3 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He blanked Arizona for 6 IP (91 PT) August 9.
— Dodgers won 17 of their last 20 games.
— Dodgers are 43-21 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 53-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-49-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3
American League
Bronx (62-68) @ Detroit (59-71)
— Severino is 1-3, 8.14 in his last four starts.
— New York is 6-9 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-4
— He is 4-1, 2.11 in seven starts vs Detroit.
— New York is 8-23 in last 31 games.
— Bronx is 26-35 on the road.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 34-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-1.1-4.1
— Olson is 1-1, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 6-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Detroit is 10-7 in its last 17 games.
— Tigers are 28-36 at home.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-4.1
White Sox (52-79) @ Baltimore (81-49)
— Kopech is 1-1, 7.50 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 4-7 in his road starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-24
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— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-2
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Chicago is 5-10 in its last 15 games.
— White Sox are 24-42 on road
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 50-66-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-2
— Rodriguez is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 1-5 in his last six home starts.
— over 11-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
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— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-6
— He gave up 4 runs in 5 IP in an April 16 start at Chicago.
— Orioles are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 40-25 at home.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 34-130
— record in first 5 innings: 61-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1
Houston (74-58) @ Boston (69-62)
— Javier is 2-1, 5.23 in his last six starts.
— Houston is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— over 11-4-1 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-3
— He is 1-1, 3.50 in two starts vs Boston.
— Astros are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— Houston is 39-27 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-132
— record in first 5 innings: 62-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-4
— Sale is 0-1, 5.09 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 10-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 5-3, 2.56 in ten starts vs Houston.
— Red Sox are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Boston is 36-30 at home.
— over 11-0 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 43-131
— record in first 5 innings: 50-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-5
Cleveland (62-69) @ Minnesota (68-63)
— Curry is 0-1, 5.50 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— This is his first start against Minnesota
— Guardians are 9-18 in their last 27 games.
— Cleveland is 29-36 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Maeda is 1-1, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— He is 3-1, 2.51 in five starts vs Cleveland.
— Twins split their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 39-27 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 37-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-9
Oakland (38-93) @ Seattle (74-56)
— bullpen game
— A’s are 4-3 in last seven games.
— Oakland is 18-48 on the road.
— over 8-6 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-131
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— record in first 5 innings: 37-74-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2
— Woo is 0-0, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Seattle is 28-7 in its last 35 games.
— Mariners are 37-28 at home.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-130
— record in first 5 innings: 62-47-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-2
Interleague games
LA Angels (63-68) @ Philadelphia (72-58)
— Giolito is 1-4, 7.67 in five starts for Anaheim.
— Angels are 1-4 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He threw six no-hit IP in his one start vs Philly.
— Angels are 7-17 in their last 24 games.
— Angels are 31-35 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 37-131
— record in first 5 innings: 53-56-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-1
— Walker is 1-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 15-4 in his last 19 starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 131-10-4
— He is 4-3, 5.10 in eight starts vs Anaheim.
— Phillies won five of last six games.
— Phillies are 39-25 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2
Washington (61-70) @ Toronto (71-60)
— Gray is 0-2, 5.79 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 6-8 in his road starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-14-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Toronto.
— Nationals are 18-9 in their last 27 games.
— They’re 32-34 on the road.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 42-131
— record in first 5 innings: 51-65-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-1
— Gausman is 1-3, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-7 in his last nine starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-25
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— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-4
— He is 6-3, 4.77 in ten starts vs Washington.
— Toronto lost four of last five games.
— Blue Jays are 33-29 at home.
— under 33-13 last 46 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-130
— record in first 5 innings: 54-50-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-4
Texas (73-57) @ NY Mets (60-71)
— Gray is 1-2, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 5-6 in his road starts.
— under 8-5 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-5
— He is 1-3, 8.04 in six starts vs New York.
— Texas lost nine of last ten games.
— Rangers are 31-33 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 37-130
— record in first 5 innings: 73-41-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-7.2
— Megill is 1-3, 7.32 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-8 in his last 10 starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11
— This is his first start against Texas.
— Mets lost four of last five games.
— Mets are 32-30 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 27-129
— record in first 5 innings: 56-57-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-7.1-2
Pittsburgh (58-73) @ Kansas City (41-90)
— Oviedo is 4-2, 3.44 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 5-8 in his road starts.
— under 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— This is his first start against Kansas City.
— Pirates are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 26-37 on road.
— over 26-13 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-131
— record in first 5 innings: 47-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-7-4.2
— Greinke is 0-4, 6.94 in his last five starts.
— Royals lost his last nine road starts.
— over 3-1 last four road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 4-13-5
— He is 10-4, 3.84 in 15 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Royals are 5-16 in their last 21 games.
— Royals are 23-40 at home.
— over 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-132
— record in first 5 innings: 38-76-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2.1
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, August 28
National League
San Diego (61-70) @ St Louis (56-75)
— Snell is 4-1, 3.18 in his last six starts.
— Padres are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— under 15-2 last seven starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 14-12
— He is 1-0, 1.80 in three starts vs St Louis
— Padres are 7-15 in their last 22 games.
— San Diego is 0-10 in extra innings.
— San Diego is 26-37 on road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 44-131
— record in first 5 innings: 60-57-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.2
— Wainwright is 0-5, 12.19 in his last five starts.
— Cardinals are 2-11 in his last 13 starts.
— over 5-3 last 8 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11
— He is 7-6, 2.73 in 16 starts vs San Diego
— Cardinals lost nine of last 11 games.
— Cardinals are 28-37 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 54-56-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2.1-2.2
Milwaukee (73-57) @ Cubs (69-61)
— Miley is 0-1, 4.05 in his last four starts.
— Brewers are 4-4 in his road starts.
— over 2-0-1 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-5
— He is 9-4, 4.01 in 17 starts vs Chicago.
— He pitched for the Cubs last year.
— Brewers won their last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 35-30 on road
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 40-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-57-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.2-7
— Taillon is 0-2, 9.82 in his last three starts.
— Cubs are 7-2 in his last nine starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 9-23
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— record in first 5 innings: 10-10-3
— He is 3-6, 3.75 in 12 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Cubs are 24-10 in their last 34 games.
— Chicago is 35-30 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-129
— record in first 5 innings: 59-51-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2
Atlanta (84-45) @ Colorado (49-81)
— Elder is 2-0, 0.73 in his last two starts.
— Braves are 4-4 in his last eight starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 15-5-5
— He allowed a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Colorado.
— Atlanta is 14-5 in its last 19 games.
— Braves are 40-23 at on road.
— under 7-4 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 53-129
— record in first 5 innings: 77-36-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.1
— Gomber is 0-1, 6.06 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 2-5 in his last seven starts.
— under 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-3
— He is 1-1, 7.94 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Colorado is 11-21 in its last 32 games.
— Colorado is 28-33 at home.
— over 10-3-1 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 52-65-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-2
Cincinnati (67-62) @ San Francisco (66-63)
— Abbott is 2-0, 4.30 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 12-3 in his starts.
— under 9-4 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-3-3
— He blanked the Giants for 8 IP July 20.
— Reds are 1-3 in their last four games.
— Cincinnati is 37-30 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 42-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-49-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-1.1
— Harrison allowed 2 runs in 3.1 IP (65 PT) in his first MLB start.
— Giants are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against the Reds.
— Giants are 6-14 in their last 20 games.
— San Francisco is 36-30 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 53-53-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.2-4.2
Arizona (69-62) @ Los Angeles (80-49)
— Gallen is 3-0, 0.98 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 1-5 in his last six road starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-3
— He is 1-3, 2.88 in ten starts vs Los Angeles.
— Arizona is 9-1 in its last ten games.
— Arizona is 34-30 on the road.
— over 4-2 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 44-127
— record in first 5 innings: 54-49-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
— Miller is 1-1, 2.86 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 10-5 in his starts.
— over 9-3 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-3
— He blanked Arizona for 6 IP (91 PT) August 9.
— Dodgers won 17 of their last 20 games.
— Dodgers are 43-21 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 53-129
— record in first 5 innings: 65-49-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3
American League
Bronx (62-68) @ Detroit (59-71)
— Severino is 1-3, 8.14 in his last four starts.
— New York is 6-9 in his starts.
— over 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-4
— He is 4-1, 2.11 in seven starts vs Detroit.
— New York is 8-23 in last 31 games.
— Bronx is 26-35 on the road.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 34-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-51-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-1.1-4.1
— Olson is 1-1, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 6-6 in his starts.
— over 6-5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Detroit is 10-7 in its last 17 games.
— Tigers are 28-36 at home.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-129
— record in first 5 innings: 48-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-4.1
White Sox (52-79) @ Baltimore (81-49)
— Kopech is 1-1, 7.50 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 4-7 in his road starts.
— over 3-1 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-24
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— record in first 5 innings: 10-12-2
— He is 0-1, 4.15 in two starts vs Baltimore.
— Chicago is 5-10 in its last 15 games.
— White Sox are 24-42 on road
— over 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 50-66-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-2
— Rodriguez is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
— Orioles are 1-5 in his last six home starts.
— over 11-6
— allowed run in first inning: 4-17
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— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-6
— He gave up 4 runs in 5 IP in an April 16 start at Chicago.
— Orioles are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
— Baltimore is 40-25 at home.
— over 6-3-1 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 34-130
— record in first 5 innings: 61-48-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1
Houston (74-58) @ Boston (69-62)
— Javier is 2-1, 5.23 in his last six starts.
— Houston is 7-3 in his last ten starts.
— over 11-4-1 last 16
— allowed run in first inning: 6-24
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-3
— He is 1-1, 3.50 in two starts vs Boston.
— Astros are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
— Houston is 39-27 on road.
— over 14-5-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 45-132
— record in first 5 innings: 62-49-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-4
— Sale is 0-1, 5.09 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 10-4 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— He is 5-3, 2.56 in ten starts vs Houston.
— Red Sox are 12-8 in their last 20 games.
— Boston is 36-30 at home.
— over 11-0 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 43-131
— record in first 5 innings: 50-62-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-5
Cleveland (62-69) @ Minnesota (68-63)
— Curry is 0-1, 5.50 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 2-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— This is his first start against Minnesota
— Guardians are 9-18 in their last 27 games.
— Cleveland is 29-36 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 38-131
— record in first 5 innings: 53-55-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3
— Maeda is 1-1, 3.43 in his last four starts.
— Twins are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 6-3 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— He is 3-1, 2.51 in five starts vs Cleveland.
— Twins split their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 39-27 at home.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 37-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-55-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-9
Oakland (38-93) @ Seattle (74-56)
— bullpen game
— A’s are 4-3 in last seven games.
— Oakland is 18-48 on the road.
— over 8-6 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 36-131
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— record in first 5 innings: 37-74-20
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-2
— Woo is 0-0, 3.60 in his last three starts.
— Mariners are 6-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four starts
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— allowed run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Oakland.
— Seattle is 28-7 in its last 35 games.
— Mariners are 37-28 at home.
— over 11-4-1 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-130
— record in first 5 innings: 62-47-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-2
Interleague games
LA Angels (63-68) @ Philadelphia (72-58)
— Giolito is 1-4, 7.67 in five starts for Anaheim.
— Angels are 1-4 in his starts
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-4
— He threw six no-hit IP in his one start vs Philly.
— Angels are 7-17 in their last 24 games.
— Angels are 31-35 on road.
— under 3-0 last three games
— scored run in first inning: 37-131
— record in first 5 innings: 53-56-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.2-1
— Walker is 1-1, 5.29 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 15-4 in his last 19 starts.
— under 4-1-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 8-25
— record in first 5 innings: 131-10-4
— He is 4-3, 5.10 in eight starts vs Anaheim.
— Phillies won five of last six games.
— Phillies are 39-25 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 36-130
— record in first 5 innings: 56-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2
Washington (61-70) @ Toronto (71-60)
— Gray is 0-2, 5.79 in his last five starts.
— Nationals are 6-8 in his road starts.
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-14-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Toronto.
— Nationals are 18-9 in their last 27 games.
— They’re 32-34 on the road.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 42-131
— record in first 5 innings: 51-65-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-1
— Gausman is 1-3, 4.70 in his last four starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-7 in his last nine starts
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-25
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— record in first 5 innings: 11-10-4
— He is 6-3, 4.77 in ten starts vs Washington.
— Toronto lost four of last five games.
— Blue Jays are 33-29 at home.
— under 33-13 last 46 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-130
— record in first 5 innings: 54-50-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-4
Texas (73-57) @ NY Mets (60-71)
— Gray is 1-2, 3.00 in his last three starts.
— Rangers are 5-6 in his road starts.
— under 8-5 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 8-23
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-5
— He is 1-3, 8.04 in six starts vs New York.
— Texas lost nine of last ten games.
— Rangers are 31-33 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 37-130
— record in first 5 innings: 73-41-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-7.2
— Megill is 1-3, 7.32 in his last four starts.
— New York is 2-8 in his last 10 starts.
— under 6-1-1 last eight home starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-11
— This is his first start against Texas.
— Mets lost four of last five games.
— Mets are 32-30 at home.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 27-129
— record in first 5 innings: 56-57-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-7.1-2
Pittsburgh (58-73) @ Kansas City (41-90)
— Oviedo is 4-2, 3.44 in his last six starts.
— Pirates are 5-8 in his road starts.
— under 8-4 last 12
— allowed run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-4
— This is his first start against Kansas City.
— Pirates are 1-4 in their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 26-37 on road.
— over 26-13 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-131
— record in first 5 innings: 47-65-19
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-7-4.2
— Greinke is 0-4, 6.94 in his last five starts.
— Royals lost his last nine road starts.
— over 3-1 last four road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-22
— record in first 5 innings: 4-13-5
— He is 10-4, 3.84 in 15 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Royals are 5-16 in their last 21 games.
— Royals are 23-40 at home.
— over 9-6 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 39-132
— record in first 5 innings: 38-76-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-2.1
MONDAY, AUGUST 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYY at DET | 06:40 PM | DET -104 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at PHI | 06:40 PM | PHI -138 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at BAL | 07:05 PM | CHW +206 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at TOR | 07:07 PM | WAS +219 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at NYM | 07:10 PM | TEX -145 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at BOS | 07:10 PM | HOU +110 O 10.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at MIN | 07:40 PM | MIN -157 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| SD at STL | 07:45 PM | SD -183 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at CHC | 08:05 PM | CHC -118 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at KC | 08:10 PM | PIT -104 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at COL | 08:40 PM | ATL -229 U 12.5 | +500 +500 |
| OAK at SEA | 09:40 PM | OAK +242 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CIN at SF | 09:45 PM | SF -113 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| ARI at LAD | 10:10 PM | ARI +127 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
| Date | League | Game | Score | Pick | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2023 | MLB | Cincinnati San Francisco | 1 4 | Over 8.0 | Loss |
| Aug 27, 2023 | MLB | LA Angels NY Mets | 2 3 | LAA +104 | Loss |
| Aug 26, 2023 | MLB | Cleveland Toronto | 3 8 | Over 8.5 | Win |
| Aug 25, 2023 | MLB | Atlanta San Francisco | 5 1 | Over 7.5 | Loss |
| Aug 24, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers Cleveland | 9 3 | Under 9.0 | Loss |
| Aug 23, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Detroit | 6 4 | DET -115 | Loss |
| Aug 22, 2023 | MLB | Texas Arizona | 3 6 | ARI -125 | Win |
| Aug 19, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Atlanta | 5 6 | Under 9.5 | Loss |
| Aug 18, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay LA Angels | 9 6 | TB -105 | Win |
| Aug 17, 2023 | MLB | Arizona San Diego | 3 1 | SD -115 | Loss |
| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/28/2023 | 15-12-1 | 55.55% | +1090 | Detail |
| 08/27/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -2715 | Detail |
| 08/26/2023 | 20-10-0 | 66.67% | +5160 | Detail |
| 08/25/2023 | 13-16-1 | 45.00% | -2980 | Detail |
| 08/24/2023 | 8-9-1 | 47.22% | -875 | Detail |
| 08/23/2023 | 15-10-1 | 59.62% | +1925 | Detail |
| 08/22/2023 | 19-9-0 | 67.86% | +4650 | Detail |
| 08/20/2023 | 8-16-0 | 33.33% | -4950 | Detail |
| 08/19/2023 | 14-18-0 | 43.75% | -3425 | Detail |
| 08/18/2023 | 17-11-0 | 60.71% | +2800 | Detail |
| 08/17/2023 | 4-6-0 | 40.00% | -875 | Detail |
| 08/16/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1825 | Detail |
| 08/15/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1750 | Detail |
| 08/14/2023 | 9-7-0 | 56.25% | +575 | Detail |
| 08/13/2023 | 9-16-1 | 36.54% | -4875 | Detail |
| 08/12/2023 | 14-13-1 | 51.79% | +700 | Detail |
| 08/11/2023 | 11-19-0 | 36.67% | -4825 | Detail |
| 08/10/2023 | 8-8-0 | 50.00% | -450 | Detail |
| 08/09/2023 | 11-17-0 | 39.29% | -4550 | Detail |
| 08/08/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1625 | Detail |
| 08/07/2023 | 9-13-0 | 40.91% | -3750 | Detail |
| 08/06/2023 | 16-12-0 | 57.14% | +965 | Detail |
| 08/05/2023 | 16-14-0 | 53.33% | -1200 | Detail |
| 08/04/2023 | 11-17-0 | 39.29% | -2625 | Detail |
| 08/03/2023 | 12-10-0 | 54.55% | +275 | Detail |
| 08/02/2023 | 17-12-0 | 58.62% | +2325 | Detail |
| 08/01/2023 | 12-14-0 | 46.15% | -1500 | Detail |
MLB AUGUST BEST BETS !
08/28/2023............................9 - 10..............................47.36........................- 8.40
08/27/2023...........................10 - 12............................45.45%.....................- 20.75
08/26/2023..........................14 - 7 ...............................66.66%....................+ 37.60
08/25/2023.........................9 - 10 - 1............................47.36%....................- 9.15
08/24/2023...........................7 - 8 - 1............................46.66%.....................- 6.25
08/23/2023...........................12 - 8...............................60.00%......................+ 20.25
08/22/2023...........................15 - 7...............................68.18%......................+ 43.00
08/20/2023............................3 - 13..............................18.75%.......................- 54.75
08/19/2023..........................13 - 10..............................56.52%......................+ 14.75
08/18/2023..........................15 - 6................................71.42%.......................+ 50.75
08/17/2023............................4 - 6................................40.00%.......................- 8.75
08/16/2023..........................10 - 12.............................45.45%........................- 6.90
08/15/2023...........................8 - 14..............................35.35%.........................- 36.50
08/14/2023............................6 - 5................................54.54%.........................+ 4.75
08/13/2023..........................10 - 16.............................38.46%........................- 43.50
08/12/2023...........................12 - 9..............................57.14%.........................+ 17.50
08/11/2023............................9 - 19..............................30.43%........................- 49.00
08/10/2023..............................6 - 6..............................50.00%.........................+ 7.75
08/09/2023..............................9 - 13............................40.90%.........................- 31.25
08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%.........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%.........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%.........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%.........................- 33.25
08/04/2023..............................6 - 11............................35.29%........................- 16.00
08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71%.........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%.........................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%.........................- 28.50
TOTALS.............................247 - 269 - 2..........................47.86%........................- 186.45
08/28/2023............................9 - 10..............................47.36........................- 8.40
08/27/2023...........................10 - 12............................45.45%.....................- 20.75
08/26/2023..........................14 - 7 ...............................66.66%....................+ 37.60
08/25/2023.........................9 - 10 - 1............................47.36%....................- 9.15
08/24/2023...........................7 - 8 - 1............................46.66%.....................- 6.25
08/23/2023...........................12 - 8...............................60.00%......................+ 20.25
08/22/2023...........................15 - 7...............................68.18%......................+ 43.00
08/20/2023............................3 - 13..............................18.75%.......................- 54.75
08/19/2023..........................13 - 10..............................56.52%......................+ 14.75
08/18/2023..........................15 - 6................................71.42%.......................+ 50.75
08/17/2023............................4 - 6................................40.00%.......................- 8.75
08/16/2023..........................10 - 12.............................45.45%........................- 6.90
08/15/2023...........................8 - 14..............................35.35%.........................- 36.50
08/14/2023............................6 - 5................................54.54%.........................+ 4.75
08/13/2023..........................10 - 16.............................38.46%........................- 43.50
08/12/2023...........................12 - 9..............................57.14%.........................+ 17.50
08/11/2023............................9 - 19..............................30.43%........................- 49.00
08/10/2023..............................6 - 6..............................50.00%.........................+ 7.75
08/09/2023..............................9 - 13............................40.90%.........................- 31.25
08/08/2023...............................9 - 9..............................50.00%.........................+ 3.25
08/07/2023...............................8 - 8..............................50.00%.........................- 3.25
08/06/2023.............................12 - 7.............................63.15%.........................- 29.00
08/05/2023..............................9 - 12............................42.85%.........................- 33.25
08/04/2023..............................6 - 11............................35.29%........................- 16.00
08/03/2023..............................5 - 9..............................35.71%.........................- 23.75
08/02/2023............................10 - 10...........................50.00%.........................+ 23.25
08/01/2023..............................7 - 12............................36.84%.........................- 28.50
TOTALS.............................247 - 269 - 2..........................47.86%........................- 186.45
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Some college football spreads this week:
— Nebraska @ Minnesota (-7)
— North Carolina (-2.5) vs South Carolina
— Florida @ Utah (-6.5)
— California (-6.5) @ North Texas
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-9)
— Louisville (-8) @ Georgia Tech
Quote of the Day
“I ain’t a fool. I can read the room. I know what it is. It’s a business, and if you ain’t performing, you ain’t going to be able to play. So, for me it’s just go out there, perform at a high level or you don’t play. That’s what it is.”
QB PJ Walker, who got cut the Bears Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
What QB has thrown for the most yards in Houston Texans’ history?
Hint: he played there from 2007-13.
Monday’s quiz
Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State; originally he went to Indiana, but he transferred out of there, worked for a while, then went to play for the Sycamores.
Sunday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was Arizona’s manager when they walked Barry Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded in the 9th inning of a game Arizona led 8-6
The next hitter (Matt Williams) lined out to RF, Arizona won 8-7.
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Red Sox led this game 4-3 after five innings.
Jose Altuve hit for the cycle for the first time in his great career; he is the first Astro to hit for the cycle since Brandon Barnes, in 2013.
Yordan Alvarez went 4-4 with 4 RBI, and two walks.
— This was Altuve’s 36th 4-hit game, he’s never had a 5-hit game.
Players with the most 4-hit games who never had a 5-hit game:
53— Lou Gehrig
36— Altuve
34— Mel Ott
33— Larry Walker
— Padres 4, Cardinals 1
Blake Snell went seven innings for the win; it is only the 2nd time all season that Snell got an out after the 6th inning.
He is having a fine season……..11-9, 2.60 in 27 starts, but he gets an average of only 16.5 outs per game, not a lot for an ace.
— Speaking of the Padres, the last nine years, they’ve come within 18 games of first place in the NL West one time, and that was in 2020, the shortened pandemic year.
San Diego’s payroll this year is $254,538,326 and they’re still only 62-70. How does ownership keep GM AJ Preller around? Why does he still have a job?
— Rangers 4, Mets 3— Nathaniel Lowe’s 2-run single in the ninth inning gave Texas their come from behind win, just their second win in their last 11 games.
Rangers had been 0-47 this season when they trailed after eight innings; now they’re 1-47.
— Braves 14, Rockies 4— Ronald Acuna went 4-5, with four runs scored, five RBI; couple fans ran into rightfield and hugged Acuna during the game, actually knocked him down. Not a great night for the security folks in Denver; it could’ve been a bad situation.
— Movie of the Day— Moneyball (2011)— Movie documents the Oakland A’s effort to assemble a baseball team on a small budget by employing computer-generated analysis to get new players.
Brad Pitt plays A’s GM Billy Beane; Philip Seymour Hoffman is manager Art Howe, Jonah Hill plays Beane’s assistant, who in real life was Paul DePodesta, but since he didn’t cooperate with the movie people, his character was called Peter Brand in the movie.
I’ve been an A’s fan since 1965 so I enjoyed the movie; couple years before I saw the movie I met Michael Lewis, who wrote Moneyball the book. Part of it frustrates me though; if they did something that gave them an advantage over other teams, why brag about it? Just keep doing it.
These days, everyone does it, and the A’s are a cruddy team that still has a cheapskate owner.
— NFL Trend of the Day— last three years, 49ers were 6-9 ATS in games where the spread was 3 or fewer points, whether they were favored or the underdog.
— When it was announced that the great game show host Bob Barker passed away over the weekend, Vanna White posted a picture of herself on Instagram, when she was a contestant on The Price is Right, back in 1980.
This was only a couple years before Vanna White started turning letters on Wheel of Fortune; apparently that appearance on The Price is Right helped her land the TV gig.
— New Orleans Saints haven’t drafted a QB in the first round since they picked Archie Manning in 1971. NFL team with the 2nd-longest such streak is Dallas, which drafted Troy Aikman in 1989, and hasn’t drafted a QB in the first round since.
— Over the last 12 years, Jets have gone 70-129, with zero playoff appearances, which is why they acquired Aaron Rodgers this year.
Here are the different QB’s who’ve started for the Jets since their last playoff game:
Mark Sanchez 14-17 W-L record
Ryan Fitzpatrick 13-14
Sam Darnold 13-25
Geno Smith 12-18
Zach Wilson 8-14
Josh McCown 5-11
Mike White 2-5
Michael Vick 1-2
Bryce Petty 1-6
Joe Flacco 1-8
Greg McElroy 0-1
Trevor Siemian 0-1
Luke Falk 0-2
This is why the Jets now have a Hall of Fame QB.
— Pointspreads on the first four Super Bowls were all 11+ points; the NFL teams were assumed to be dominant over the AFL teams, but Super Bowls 3-4 were both won by AFC underdogs.
First Super Bowl was a single digit spread was Super Bowl 5, when the Colts, who moved to the AFC after the NFL-AFL merger, upset Dallas 16-13.
— Arizona Cardinals cut 36-year old QB Colt McCoy Monday, which means Arizona’s starting QB 12 days from now will either be rookie Clayton Tune or the recently acquired Joshua Dobbs.
Starter Kyler Murray is still on the PUP List; he signed a 5-year, $230M deal last year, but then he tore up his knee late last season. It is unclear when he’ll be back playing for the Redbirds.
— Chicago Bears cut backup QB PJ Walker; he signed a 2-year, $4.15M deal with the Bears in March, with $2M in guarantees, but now he is gone.
— Today is cutdown day in the NFL; teams have to cut their rosters from 90 to 53 players. Tough day for a lot of players and their families.
Some college football spreads this week:
— Nebraska @ Minnesota (-7)
— North Carolina (-2.5) vs South Carolina
— Florida @ Utah (-6.5)
— California (-6.5) @ North Texas
— Northern Illinois @ Boston College (-9)
— Louisville (-8) @ Georgia Tech
Quote of the Day
“I ain’t a fool. I can read the room. I know what it is. It’s a business, and if you ain’t performing, you ain’t going to be able to play. So, for me it’s just go out there, perform at a high level or you don’t play. That’s what it is.”
QB PJ Walker, who got cut the Bears Monday
Tuesday’s quiz
What QB has thrown for the most yards in Houston Texans’ history?
Hint: he played there from 2007-13.
Monday’s quiz
Larry Bird played his college basketball at Indiana State; originally he went to Indiana, but he transferred out of there, worked for a while, then went to play for the Sycamores.
Sunday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was Arizona’s manager when they walked Barry Bonds intentionally with the bases loaded in the 9th inning of a game Arizona led 8-6
The next hitter (Matt Williams) lined out to RF, Arizona won 8-7.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— Astros 13, Red Sox 5Red Sox led this game 4-3 after five innings.
Jose Altuve hit for the cycle for the first time in his great career; he is the first Astro to hit for the cycle since Brandon Barnes, in 2013.
Yordan Alvarez went 4-4 with 4 RBI, and two walks.
— This was Altuve’s 36th 4-hit game, he’s never had a 5-hit game.
Players with the most 4-hit games who never had a 5-hit game:
53— Lou Gehrig
36— Altuve
34— Mel Ott
33— Larry Walker
— Padres 4, Cardinals 1
Blake Snell went seven innings for the win; it is only the 2nd time all season that Snell got an out after the 6th inning.
He is having a fine season……..11-9, 2.60 in 27 starts, but he gets an average of only 16.5 outs per game, not a lot for an ace.
— Speaking of the Padres, the last nine years, they’ve come within 18 games of first place in the NL West one time, and that was in 2020, the shortened pandemic year.
San Diego’s payroll this year is $254,538,326 and they’re still only 62-70. How does ownership keep GM AJ Preller around? Why does he still have a job?
— Rangers 4, Mets 3— Nathaniel Lowe’s 2-run single in the ninth inning gave Texas their come from behind win, just their second win in their last 11 games.
Rangers had been 0-47 this season when they trailed after eight innings; now they’re 1-47.
— Braves 14, Rockies 4— Ronald Acuna went 4-5, with four runs scored, five RBI; couple fans ran into rightfield and hugged Acuna during the game, actually knocked him down. Not a great night for the security folks in Denver; it could’ve been a bad situation.
— Movie of the Day— Moneyball (2011)— Movie documents the Oakland A’s effort to assemble a baseball team on a small budget by employing computer-generated analysis to get new players.
Brad Pitt plays A’s GM Billy Beane; Philip Seymour Hoffman is manager Art Howe, Jonah Hill plays Beane’s assistant, who in real life was Paul DePodesta, but since he didn’t cooperate with the movie people, his character was called Peter Brand in the movie.
I’ve been an A’s fan since 1965 so I enjoyed the movie; couple years before I saw the movie I met Michael Lewis, who wrote Moneyball the book. Part of it frustrates me though; if they did something that gave them an advantage over other teams, why brag about it? Just keep doing it.
These days, everyone does it, and the A’s are a cruddy team that still has a cheapskate owner.
— NFL Trend of the Day— last three years, 49ers were 6-9 ATS in games where the spread was 3 or fewer points, whether they were favored or the underdog.
— When it was announced that the great game show host Bob Barker passed away over the weekend, Vanna White posted a picture of herself on Instagram, when she was a contestant on The Price is Right, back in 1980.
This was only a couple years before Vanna White started turning letters on Wheel of Fortune; apparently that appearance on The Price is Right helped her land the TV gig.
— New Orleans Saints haven’t drafted a QB in the first round since they picked Archie Manning in 1971. NFL team with the 2nd-longest such streak is Dallas, which drafted Troy Aikman in 1989, and hasn’t drafted a QB in the first round since.
— Over the last 12 years, Jets have gone 70-129, with zero playoff appearances, which is why they acquired Aaron Rodgers this year.
Here are the different QB’s who’ve started for the Jets since their last playoff game:
Mark Sanchez 14-17 W-L record
Ryan Fitzpatrick 13-14
Sam Darnold 13-25
Geno Smith 12-18
Zach Wilson 8-14
Josh McCown 5-11
Mike White 2-5
Michael Vick 1-2
Bryce Petty 1-6
Joe Flacco 1-8
Greg McElroy 0-1
Trevor Siemian 0-1
Luke Falk 0-2
This is why the Jets now have a Hall of Fame QB.
— Pointspreads on the first four Super Bowls were all 11+ points; the NFL teams were assumed to be dominant over the AFL teams, but Super Bowls 3-4 were both won by AFC underdogs.
First Super Bowl was a single digit spread was Super Bowl 5, when the Colts, who moved to the AFC after the NFL-AFL merger, upset Dallas 16-13.
— Arizona Cardinals cut 36-year old QB Colt McCoy Monday, which means Arizona’s starting QB 12 days from now will either be rookie Clayton Tune or the recently acquired Joshua Dobbs.
Starter Kyler Murray is still on the PUP List; he signed a 5-year, $230M deal last year, but then he tore up his knee late last season. It is unclear when he’ll be back playing for the Redbirds.
— Chicago Bears cut backup QB PJ Walker; he signed a 2-year, $4.15M deal with the Bears in March, with $2M in guarantees, but now he is gone.
— Today is cutdown day in the NFL; teams have to cut their rosters from 90 to 53 players. Tough day for a lot of players and their families.
NY YANKEES are 29-53 SU (-29.3 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-50 SU (-31 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 76-75 SU (-6.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-33 SU (-16.3 Units) on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 84-55 Over (23.5 Units) in home games against NL East opponents since 1996.
HOUSTON is 33-9 SU (23.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS are 27-43 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 26-47 SU (-25.7 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 8-16 SU (-13.7 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season...
MILWAUKEE is 50-80 SU (-38 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 109-116 SU (-18.6 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-11 SU (14.9 Units) in road games when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-48 SU (-28.8 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-0 Under (9 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.
MIAMI is 24-50 SU (-31 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 76-75 SU (-6.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-33 SU (-16.3 Units) on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 84-55 Over (23.5 Units) in home games against NL East opponents since 1996.
HOUSTON is 33-9 SU (23.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS are 27-43 SU (-20.3 Units) in road games after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 26-47 SU (-25.7 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 8-16 SU (-13.7 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse in the current season...
MILWAUKEE is 50-80 SU (-38 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 109-116 SU (-18.6 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-11 SU (14.9 Units) in road games when playing on Tuesday in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-48 SU (-28.8 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-0 Under (9 Units) in home games when playing on Tuesday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 12-3 SU (8.7 Units) in home games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.
