Cnotes 2023 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
NBA’s worst teams against the spread this year:
30-49-3— Dallas, Miami
32-46-4— San Antonio
36-45-1— Atlanta, Houston
37-42-3— Detroit, Memphis, Washington
39-43— Golden State
38-42-2— Charlotte

Quote of the Day
“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.”
Al Pacino, from Any Given Sunday

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, what semi-famous actress plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns?

Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.

Monday’s quiz
2015-16 Golden State Warriors went 73-9, the most regular season wins in one season.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………


— We were talking about Ted Williams at lunch Tuesday; the guy’s record was amazing. He had a career on-base %age of .482, a tremendous number.
From 1941-49, Williams led the league in walks six times; in the other three years, he didn’t play, he was flying combat missions in World War II. In his career, Williams had 2,654 hits and walked 2,021 times. His last year in the majors, at age 41, he hit .316. Excellent.

— Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2
Rays are 11-0, best start by a big league team since the ’87 Brewers started out 13-0. Those Brewers wound up 91-71 and finished third in their division.

— I switched my TV system from DirecTV to YouTube TV because YouTube has the NFL Sunday Ticket now. Tuesday, they announced what it will cost me.
Last year, the Sunday Ticket was $290; this year………
If you subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $349, but only $249 if you pay by June 6.
$289 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
If you don’t subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $449, but $349 if you pay by June 6.
$389 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
So I will actually save $41 this year. Good for me.

— Marlins 8, Phillies 4— Luis Arraez is the first Marlins player to hit for the cycle; I’d be more enthusiastic about it if he wasn’t playing against my fantasy team this week.

— Padres’ reliever Brent Honeywell is the nephew of Mike Marshall, who was a really good reliever for the Dodgers in the early 70’s. Marshall appeared in 263 games from 1972-74; he threw 208 innings in 1974, and he didn’t start any games.

— Cardinals 9, Rockies 6— Colorado led 6-2 after six innings, but St Louis scored seven runs in three innings against the Rockies’ bullpen. Nolan Arenado knocked in three runs against his old team.

— Orioles 12, A’s 8— Ryan Mountcastle went 3-4, knocked in nine runs; Orioles rallied from a 7-2 deficit against woeful Oakland, which has lost six games in a row.

— Brewers 7, Arizona 1— Game was scoreless after six innings; Burnes threw 8 shutout innings, allowing only three baserunners.

— Giants 5, Dodgers 0— Season is 12 days old; Mets and Dodgers are both 6-6, Cardinals are in last place. Small sample size, but a slow start for some of the league’s favorites.

— Rangers 8, Royals 5 (10)— Jonah Heim hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning; Texas lost Corey Seager to a hamstring injury, but they won this game and lead the AL West at 7-4.

— Angels 2, Washington 0— Ohtani threw seven shutout innings, allowing one hit.

— Cubs 14, Mariners 9— Seattle is off to a slow 4-8 start, 1-4 in one-run games; the last two years combined, Mariners were 67-41 in one-run games.

— Baseball injury stuff:
Milwaukee P Brandon Woodruff goes on the IL with shoulder inflammation
Texas SS Corey Seager left Tuesday’s game with a hamstring injury.
White Sox SS Tim Anderson is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained knee.

— In the NHL, the team with the best regular season record wins the President’s Cup; over the last 35 years, only 8 of 35 President’s Cup winners have also won the Stanley Cup— last team that did it was the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks.

— Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes are bringing the NHL to Australia next fall; they’re going to play a couple of preseason games there.

— Hawks 116, Heat 105— Atlanta led 65-50 at halftime, gets a road play-in win, after a 41-41 regular season. Hawks’ four subs who played were a combined +28.
Hawks move on to a first round series with Boston; the Heat will play winner of the Toronto-Chicago game Friday for the #8 spot in the East.

— Lakers 108, Minnesota 102 OT— Minnesota led 60-49 at halftime, then they scored a combined 16 points in the 4th quarter/overtime. Lakers advance to play Memphis in a series that starts on Sunday.
Timberwolves will play the Pelicans-Thunder winner on Friday night; winner of that game will play #1-seed Denver in the first round of the playoffs.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, April 12

 

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HOUSTON is 37-20 Under (15 Units) in road games as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.


NY METS are 19-7 Over (11.3 Units) when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.


CLEVELAND is 78-54 SU (18.6 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.


CHI WHITE SOX is 6-16 SU (-11.6 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.


SEATTLE is 154-111 Over (31.9 Units) in road games when playing with a day off since 1996.


COLORADO is 74-48 SU (21.2 Units) when the total is 11 or higher in the last 3 seasons.


ARIZONA is 178-125 Over (40.5 Units) in home games in April games since 1996.


MIAMI is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) in road games when playing on Wednesday in the last 3 seasons.


DAVE MARTINEZ is 46-66 SU (-26.6 Units) when playing with a day off (Manager of WASHINGTON)


BALTIMORE is 14-4 SU (9.6 Units) in home games against AL West opponents over the last 2 seasons.


BET AGAINST : Any team (TAMPA BAY) - good AL offensive team (>=5.1 runs/game) against a team with a good bullpen (ERA<=3.75), with...


DETROIT is 154-212 SU (-79.2 Units) in road games as an underdog of +175 to +250 since 1996.


CINCINNATI is 91-66 Over (18.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.


TEXAS are 16-26 SU (-12.6 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.


LA DODGERS are 99-64 SU (29.8 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 12

National League
San Diego (7-5) @ NY Mets (6-6)
— Snell is 0-1, 7.88 in his first two starts.
— Padres are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 3-3, 2.73 in six starts against the Mets.

— Padres won seven of their last ten games.
— San Diego is 4-2 on road.
— over 7-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1.2-4

— Megill is 2-0, 1.64 in his first two starts.
— Mets won both of those games, scoring 15 runs.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— This is his first start vs San Diego

— Mets won three of their last five games.
— Mets are 3-2 at home.
— over 7-5
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-3.1

St Louis (4-7) @ Colorado (5-7)
— Flaherty is 1-1, 1.80 in his first two starts.
— St Louis split his first two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-1, 1.96 in three starts vs Colorado.

— Cardinals lost seven of their first 11 games.
— Cardinals are 2-3 on road.
— under 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-4

— Urena is 0-2, 18.00 in his first two starts.
— Colorado lost both of those games.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-1, 7.66 in four starts vs St Louis.

— Rockies are 3-7 in their last ten games.
— Colorado is 3-3 at home.
— over 7-5
— scored run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

Milwaukee (8-3) @ Arizona (7-5)
— Brewers haven’t named a starter; Woodruff went on IL.

— Brewers won eight of their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 3-2 on road.
— last five games stayed under the total
— scored run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-1

— Jameson is making his first ‘23 start.
— He is 5-0, 1.65 in seven MLB games (4 starts)
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.

— Arizona won four of its last five games.
— Arizona is 4-2 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3

Miami (5-7) @ Philadelphia (4-7)
— Cabrera is 0-1, 5.40 in his first two starts (6.2 IP)
— Marlins lost both of those starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-1, 1.64 in two starts vs Philly.

— Miami lost three of its last five games.
— Marlins are 2-3 on road.
— over 7-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-3

— Wheeler is 0-1, 6.52 in his first two ’23 starts
— Phillies are 1-1 in his starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 8-3, 2.81 in his last 12 starts vs Miami.

— Phillies won three of their last five games.
— Phillies are 3-2 at home.
— last three games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.1-4-3.1

Cincinnati (4-6) @ Atlanta (8-4)
— Greene is 0-0, 4.35 in his first two starts.
— Cincinnati is 0-2 in his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He allowed three runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Atlanta.

— Reds lost five of their last six games.
— Cincinnati is 1-4 on the road.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4.1

— Strider is 1-0, 2.45 in his first two starts.
— Braves won both of his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up one hit, one run in 8 IP in his one start vs Cincinnati.

— Atlanta won eight of its first 12 games.
— Braves are 3-3 at home, 5-1 on road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3.2-6

Los Angeles (6-6) @ San Francisco (5-6)
— Kershaw is 1-1, 3.75 in his first two starts
— Dodgers are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-6, 3.62 in his last 14 starts vs San Francisco.

— Dodgers lost four of their last five games.
— Dodgers are 2-4 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-2.1

— Cobb is 0-1, 3.72 in his first two starts.
— Giants are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-1, 4.98 in four starts vs Los Angeles.

— Giants are 5-6 to start this season
— San Francisco is 2-3 at home.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-4.1

American League
White Sox (5-7) @ Minnesota (7-4)
— Giolito is 0-0, 10.00 in his first two starts.
— Chicago lost his two first starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 4-1, 2.51 in his last seven starts vs Minnesota.

— Chicago lost four of its last six games.
— White Sox are 4-5 on road.
— over 8-3 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3

— Gray is 1-0, 0.75 in his first two starts.
— Twins are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 4-2, 4.47 in nine starts against the White Sox.

— Twins won seven of their first 11 games.
— Minnesota is 3-2 at home.
— under 7-3-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2.1

New York (7-4) @ Cleveland (7-5)
— Schmidt is 0-0, 9.45 in his first two starts (6.2 IP).
— New York lost both of his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— This is his first start vs Cleveland.

— New York is 7-4 in its first 11 games.
— Bronx is 3-2 on road.
— under 4-3 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 7-2-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5-2

— bullpen game

— Guardians are 7-5 in their first 12 games.
— Cleveland is 2-3 at home.
— over 7-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-6

Oakland (2-9) @ Baltimore (6-5)
— Waldichuk is 0-2, 14.54 in his first two starts.
— A’s lost his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.

— A’s lost nine of their last ten games.
— Oakland is 0-5 on road, outscored 48-14.
— over 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
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— record in first 5 innings: 2-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4

— Kremer is 0-0, 10.13 in his first two starts.
— Orioles split his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-0
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up 2 runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Oakland.

— Orioles are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— Baltimore is 3-2 at home.
— over 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.2-4.2

Boston (5-6) @ Tampa Bay (11-0)
— Sale is 1-0, 11.25 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox are 2-0 in his starts, scoring 15 runs.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 8-2, 2.76 in his last 15 starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox won three of their last five games.
— Boston is 3-2 on road.
— over 6-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3

— Bradley is making his MLB debut here.
— He was 5-3, 4.36 in 14 AAA starts
— over 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.

— Tampa Bay is 11-0, with ten wins by 4+ runs.
— Rays are 8-0 at home.
— over 8-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-7-4

Detroit (2-8) @ Toronto (7-4)
— Rodriguez is 0-2, 6.30 in his first two starts.
— Tigers lost his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-3, 7.36 in his last five starts vs Toronto

— Detroit lost its last five games.
— Tigers are 2-5 on road.
— over 5-1-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 3-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-x-2

— Gausman is 1-1, 2.25 in his first two starts.
— Blue Jays are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-2, 3.42 in nine starts vs Detroit

— Toronto won six of its last seven games.
— Blue Jays are 1-0 at home
— Over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 2-11
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-x-4.2

Kansas City (3-9) @ Texas (7-4)
— Keller is 1-1, 2.61 in his first two starts.
— Royals split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-2, 8.44 in three starts vs Texas.

— Royals lost nine of their first 12 games.
— Royals are 2-3 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3.1

— Eovaldi is 1-1, 4.22 in his first two starts.
— Rangers split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 3-1, 3.66 in five starts vs Kansas City.

— Texas is 7-4 in its first 11 games.
— Rangers are 6-2 at home.
— over 7-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-4

Interleague games
Houston (5-7) @ Pittsburgh (7-4)
— Urquidy is 0-0, 3.86 in his first two starts.
— Astros split those starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh

— Astros are 5-7 in their first 12 games.
— Houston is 2-3 on road.
— over 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-2.1

— Hill is 0-1, 10.00 in his first two starts.
— Pittsburgh is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 3-2, 3.11 in eight starts vs Houston.

— Pirates won six of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 3-2 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-5.2-3

Seattle (4-8) @ Cubs (6-4)
— Gilbert is 0-1, 3.60 in his first two starts.
— Mariners split his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— This is his first start against the Cubs.

— Seattle is 4-8 in its first 12 games.
— Mariners are 2-3 on road.
— over 7-3-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3.1-5.2

— Stroman is 2-0, 0.00 in his first two starts (12 IP).
— Cubs are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-1, 4.00 in three starts vs Seattle.

— Cubs won five of their last six games.
— Chicago is 5-3 at home.
— over 7-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-7.2

Washington (4-8) @ LA Angels (6-5)
— Gore is 2-0, 2.38 in his first two starts.
— Nationals are 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— Nationals lost eight of their first 12 games.
— Washington is 2-4 on road.
— over 6-4-2
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.1

— Canning is making his first 2023 start.
— He is 12-13, 4.73 in 41 MLB starts (last one in ’21)
— under 0-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-0
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington

— Angels lost three of their last five games.
— Angels are 2-3 at home.
— over 5-3-2 last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5-2

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 12

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 12

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
HOU at PIT	12:35 PM	PIT +136 U 9.5	+500 +500
CHW at MIN	01:10 PM	MIN -145 U 8.5	+500 +500
NYY at CLE	01:10 PM	NYY -110 U 9.5	+500 +500
SD at NYM	01:10 PM	NYM -109 O 9.0	+500 +500
SEA at CHC	02:20 PM	CHC +103 U 11.0	+500 +500
STL at COL	03:10 PM	COL +154 O 13.0	+500 +500
MIL at ARI	03:40 PM	MIL +111 O 9.5	+500 +500
MIA at PHI	04:05 PM	PHI -184 O 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at LAA	04:07 PM	LAA -163 U 9.0	+500 +500
OAK at BAL	06:35 PM	BAL -182 O 9.0	+500 +500
BOS at TB	06:40 PM	TB -124 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at TOR	07:07 PM	TOR -273 U 8.5	+500 +500
CIN at ATL	07:20 PM	ATL -270 O 7.5	+500 +500
KC at TEX	08:05 PM	TEX -164 U 9.0	+500 +500
LAD at SF	09:45 PM	SF +144 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Apr 12, 2023	MLB	Seattle Chi. Cubs	- -	02:20 PM	CHC +104

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Pick	Outcome
Apr 12, 2023	MLB	Seattle Chi. Cubs	5 2	CHC +104	Loss
Apr 11, 2023	MLB	Milwaukee Arizona	7 1	ARI +111	Loss
Apr 10, 2023	MLB	LA Dodgers San Francisco	9 1	Under 8.0	Loss
Apr 9, 2023	MLB	Chi. White Sox Pittsburgh	0 1	PIT -128	Win
Apr 8, 2023	MLB	Kansas City San Francisco	6 5	Over 8.0	Win
Apr 7, 2023	MLB	Seattle Cleveland	5 3	CLE -123	Loss
Apr 6, 2023	MLB	San Francisco Chi. White Sox	16 6	Under 8.0	Loss
Apr 5, 2023	MLB	Toronto Kansas City	3 0	Under 8.5	Win
Apr 4, 2023	MLB	Chi. Cubs Cincinnati	12 5	CHC -125	Win

 

[CNOTES]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
04/12/2023	17-13-0	56.67%	+600	Detail
04/11/2023	14-16-0	46.67%	-1390	Detail
04/10/2023	15-11-2	57.14%	+2260	Detail
04/09/2023	16-13-1	55.00%	+765	Detail
04/08/2023	14-16-0	46.67%	-1335	Detail
04/07/2023	10-13-1	43.75%	-1530	Detail
04/06/2023	8-4-0	66.67%	+1925	Detail
04/05/2023	9-13-2	41.67%	-2710	Detail
04/04/2023	12-15-1	44.64%	-3170	Detail
04/03/2023	15-14-1	51.67%	+660	Detail
04/02/2023	16-14-0	53.33%	+1390	Detail
04/01/2023	11-17-2	40.00%	-3450	Detail

 

[CNOTES]

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04/12/2023.....................4 - 7..............................36.36%...................................- 17.00
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04/08/2023....................8 - 10.............................44.44%..................................- 8.55
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04/06/2023......................3 - 1..............................75.00%.................................+10.25
04/05/2023......................1 - 5..............................16.66%.................................- 21.60
04/03/2023......................5 - 4..............................55,55%............. ....................+ 7.35
04/02/2023......................2 - 5..............................26.57%............. ....................-22.55
04/01/2023......................4 - 8..............................33.33%............. ....................-21.50

TOTALS.........................48 - 63..............................44.03%............ .....................- 77.00

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack
Favorites to win the Stanley Cup playoffs:
3-1— Boston Bruins
13-2— Colorado Avalanche
8-1— Edmonton Oilers
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights
12-1— New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
14-1— Dallas Stars

Quote of the Day
“This week, the Phillies initiated the plan. They are preparing Harper to play first base later this season. This does not affect his timetable to return to the Phillies’ lineup — he will still return as the designated hitter because he will be cleared to hit in games before he is cleared to throw. But if Harper takes to the new position, the Phillies think it could allow him to return to the field sooner than if he played right field.”
Matt Gelb, from The Athletic

Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, what real-life basketball Hall of Famer plays the athletic director at Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach?

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.

Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.



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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..

— Tampa Bay 9, Boston 7
Rays are 12-0, baseball’s best start since 1987.
Taj Bradley allowed three runs in 5 IP in his MLB debut.
Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch the AL East: 147.

— Dodgers 10, Giants 5
Max Muncy hit two homers; he is 5-9 with four homers, 11 RBI the last three games.
Giants lost four of their first six home games.

— Arizona 7, Brewers 3
Rookie Jameson tossed four scoreless IP (54 PT) in his first ’23 start.
Diamondbacks are in first place in the NL West.

— Marlins 3, Phillies 2 (10)
Banged-up Phillies are 4-8, 4.5 games behind the first place Braves.

— A’s 8, Baltimore 4
Brent Rooker homered, knocked in three runs.
Carlos Perez went 3-4, with a homer and two RBI.
$59M A’s host the $375M Mets this weekend; should be a lot of fun.

— Toronto 4, Detroit 3 (10)
Tigers led 3-1 after eight innings.
Toronto tied game in 9th on two sac flies.
George Springer had a walk-off single in the 10th.
Detroit has lost six in a row, is 2-9 this season.

— Braves 5, Reds 4— Both starting pitchers (Greene/Strider) got 20+ whiffs; that doesn’t happen a lot. Greene got 21 whiffs on 54 swings, Strider 22 whiffs on 56 swings.

— Twins 3, White Sox 1— Not sure why Sonny Gray came out after throwing five scoreless IP and only 78 pitches, but Minnesota is 8-4 and leads the AL Central by 1.5 games.

— Highest-paid major leaguers in 1985:
$2.13M— Mike Schmidt, Phillies
$2.09M— Jim Rice, Red Sox
$1.95M— George Foster, NYM
$1.745M— Dave Winfield, NYY
$1.728M— Gary Carter, NYM
$1.6M— Dale Murphy, Atl

— White Sox reliever Joe Kelly got hurt Sunday, pulling a leg muscle while running in from the bullpen to join a benches’ clearing fracas in a game at Pittsburgh. Only in baseball does a guy get hurt running to a fight, especially a fight that never happened.

— Chicago Cubs signed 2B/OF Ian Happ to a 3-year, $61M contract extension. Cubs are off to a 6-5 start this season.

— Texas Rangers SS Corey Seager hurt his hamstring, is out a minimum of four weeks; this all happened because the Royals shifted against Seager- they put their LF in short RF, leaving left field wide open. Seager dumped a ball into the left field corner, was looking down there as he turned first base, trying to decide if he would go for a triple, when his hamstring went. Not good.

— Former Arizona Cardinals’ coach Kliff Kingsbury will be an offensive analyst at USC this year, where he will work with Caleb Williams, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy this year.

— Iona’s Nelly Junior Joseph transfers from Iona to New Mexico; he was a back-to-back MAAC first-team player who played the past three years for Rick Pitino. Now he will play next season for Richard Pitino with the Lobos.

— Bulls 109, Raptors 105— Toronto led by 19 in the third quarter; they made only 18-36 foul shots. Chicago visits Miami Friday; winner plays a first round series against the Bucks.

— Thunder 123, Pelicans 118— OKC outscored the Pelicans 39-24 in third quarter; Josh Giddey scored 31 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds. Thunder visits Minnesota Friday night; winner of that game plays Denver in a first round series.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, April 13

 

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OAKLAND is 37-17 SU (18.3 Units) in road games against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the current season.

PHILADELPHIA is 420-331 Over (55.9 Units) in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games since 1996.

MINNESOTA is 61-29 Over (29.1 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 261-197 Under (44.3 Units) in home games against AL Central opponents since 1996.

PITTSBURGH is 38-47 SU (-13.7 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 50-72 SU (-29.2 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 13

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 13

 

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MLB

Thursday, April 13

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Trend Report
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Oakland @ Baltimore
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road

Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland

• Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland

Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games on the road

• Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

• Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Philadelphia @ Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati

Cincinnati

• Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games

Minnesota @ NY Yankees
Minnesota

• Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Minnesota

• NY Yankees is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Minnesota

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Detroit's last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto

• The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Toronto

Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing at home against Detroit

• The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing Detroit

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Milwaukee @ San Diego
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego

San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 13

National League
Philadelphia (4-8) @ Cincinnati (4-7)
— Falter is 0-1, 2.53 in his first two starts.
— Phillies are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 0-0, 1.69 in three games (1 start) against the Reds.

— Phillies lost three of their last four games.
— Phillies are 1-5 on road.
— three of last four games went over
— scored run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-4-3.1-4

— Lodolo is 1-0, 1.50 in his first two starts.
— Reds are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-0, 1.86 in three starts against the Phillies.

— Reds lost six of their last seven games.
— Cincinnati is 3-2 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 6-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-2

Pittsburgh (7-5) @ St Louis (5-7)
— Velasquez is 0-2, 9.82 in his first two starts.
— Pirates are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-3, 5.67 in six starts against the Cardinals.

— Pirates won six of their last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-2 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-3-3

— Montgomery is 2-0, 2.25 in his first two starts.
— Cardinals are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 3.00 in two starts against the Pirates.

— Cardinals are 5-7 in their first 12 games.
— Cardinals are 2-4 at home.
— under 8-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-3.2

Milwaukee (8-4) @ San Diego (7-6)
— Brewers haven’t named a starter yet.

— Brewers won eight of their last 11 games.
— Milwaukee is 3-3 on road.
— five of last six games stayed under the total
— scored run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-3.1

— Martinez is 0-1, 6.17 in his first two starts.
— Padres are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-0, 4.00 in two games (1 start) against Milwaukee.

— Padres won four of their last six games.
— San Diego is 3-3 at home.
— under 4-1 last five
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4-3

American League
Oakland (3-9) @ Baltimore (6-6)
— A’s haven’t named a starter yet.

— A’s lost nine of their last ten games.
— Oakland is 1-5 on road, outscored 52-22.
— over 8-4
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2.2

— Irvin is 0-2, 9.35 in his first two starts.
— Orioles lost his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— Irvin pitched for the A’s the last two years.
— He hasn’t pitched against the A’s.

— Orioles are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— Baltimore is 3-3 at home.
— over 8-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4.2-4.2

Boston (5-7) @ Tampa Bay (12-0)
— Kluber is 0-2, 6.48 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 5-3, 2.98 in 11 starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox lost six of their last nine games.
— Boston is 3-3 on road.
— over 7-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

— Springs is 2-0, 0.00 in his first two starts (13 IP).
— Tampa Bay won both of his starts
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-2, 3.80 in 12 games (4 starts) vs Boston.

— Tampa Bay is 12-0, with ten wins by 4+ runs.
— Rays are 9-0 at home.
— over 9-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 10-1-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-4-4

Minnesota (8-4) @ New York (8-4)
— Ryan is 2-0, 3.75 in his first two starts.
— Twins are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He gave up four runs in 4 IP in his one start vs New York.

— Twins won eight of their first 12 games.
— Minnesota is 4-2 on road.
— under 8-3-1
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2.1-4

— Brito is 2-0, 0.90 in his first two starts.
— New York won both of his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.

— New York is 8-4 in its first 12 games.
— Bronx is 4-2 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-2-5

Detroit (2-9) @ Toronto (8-4)
— Turnbull is 0-2, 13.50 in his first two starts.
— Tigers lost his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up three runs in 5 IP in one start vs Toronto

— Detroit lost its last six games.
— Tigers are 2-6 on road.
— over 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3.1

— Bassitt is 1-1, 11.57 in his first two starts.
— Blue Jays are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 4-2, 3.30 in seven starts vs Detroit

— Toronto won seven of its last eight games.
— Blue Jays are 2-0 at home
— Over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4.2-2

 

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THURSDAY, APRIL 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OAK at BAL	01:05 PM	BAL -223 U 10.0	+500 +500
BOS at TB	01:10 PM	TB -230 U 8.0	+500 +500
PHI at CIN	06:40 PM	PHI +116 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIN at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY -142 O 8.5	+500 +500
DET at TOR	07:07 PM	TOR -222 U 9.5	+500 +500
PIT at STL	07:45 PM	STL -258 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIL at SD	09:40 PM	SD -149 U 9.0	+500 +500