MLB
Tuesday, September 17
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Trend Report
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San Francisco vs Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Minnesota's last 24 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Boston vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington vs NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Oakland vs Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oakland's last 17 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Detroit vs Kansas City
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Arizona vs Colorado
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox vs LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
LA Angels is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Houston vs San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
NY Yankees vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
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Tuesday, September 17
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Trend Report
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San Francisco vs Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Minnesota's last 24 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Boston vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington vs NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Mets is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Oakland vs Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oakland's last 17 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Detroit vs Kansas City
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
Arizona vs Colorado
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox vs LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
LA Angels is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Houston vs San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
NY Yankees vs Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF at BAL | 06:35 PM | BAL +103 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at CIN | 06:40 PM | ATL -133 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at CLE | 06:40 PM | CLE -122 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAD at MIA | 06:40 PM | LAD -204 U 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at TB | 06:50 PM | TB -102 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at NYM | 07:10 PM | NYM -156 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at MIL | 07:40 PM | PHI -138 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at KC | 07:40 PM | DET +152 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| OAK at CHC | 07:40 PM | CHC -157 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at STL | 07:45 PM | STL -133 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at TEX | 08:05 PM | TEX -129 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| AZ at COL | 08:40 PM | AZ -150 U 11.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at LAA | 09:38 PM | CHW +145 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| NYY at SEA | 09:40 PM | SEA +107 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at SD | 09:40 PM | HOU +104 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
SEPT. BEST BET RECORD:
09/17/2024..................13 - 11 - 1..............................54.16%...................- 1.60
09/16/2024.....................5 - 7 - 1..............................41.66%...................- 18.55
09/15/2024...................13 - 12 - 0.............................52.00%...................- 2.00
09/14/2024...................14 - 9 - 1...............................60.86%....................+ 26.95
09/13/2024...................14 - 12 - 0.............................53.84%....................+ 7.80
09/12/2024.....................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%.....................- 39.25
09/11/2024.....................7 - 15 - 1.............................31.81%......................- 53.40
09/10/2024...................11 - 12 - 1.............................47.82%......................- 5.25
09/09/2024......................8 - 4 - 1 .............................66.66%......................+ 25.45
09/08/2024....................13 - 13 - 0............................50.00%...................... - 5.40
09/07/2024......................14 - 8 - 1............................63.63%......................+ 26.35
09/06/2024....................13 - 10 - 1............................56.52%.......................+ 13.15
09/05/2024.........................8 - 7 - 1...........................53.33%......................- 2.25
09/04/2024........................7 - 12 - 0..........................36.84%......................- 40.45
09/03/2024....................... 9 - 11 - 2...........................45.00%.....................- 11.15
09/02/2024........................11 - 9 - 0...........................55.00%.....................+ 1.65
09/01/2024......................12 - 12 - 1...........................50.00%.....................+ 0.90
47.82
TOTALS.........................176 - 174 - 11.........................50.28%......................-73.05
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Aug...........TOTALS....................331 - 301 - 12.............52.37.....................+ 9.96
09/17/2024..................13 - 11 - 1..............................54.16%...................- 1.60
09/16/2024.....................5 - 7 - 1..............................41.66%...................- 18.55
09/15/2024...................13 - 12 - 0.............................52.00%...................- 2.00
09/14/2024...................14 - 9 - 1...............................60.86%....................+ 26.95
09/13/2024...................14 - 12 - 0.............................53.84%....................+ 7.80
09/12/2024.....................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%.....................- 39.25
09/11/2024.....................7 - 15 - 1.............................31.81%......................- 53.40
09/10/2024...................11 - 12 - 1.............................47.82%......................- 5.25
09/09/2024......................8 - 4 - 1 .............................66.66%......................+ 25.45
09/08/2024....................13 - 13 - 0............................50.00%...................... - 5.40
09/07/2024......................14 - 8 - 1............................63.63%......................+ 26.35
09/06/2024....................13 - 10 - 1............................56.52%.......................+ 13.15
09/05/2024.........................8 - 7 - 1...........................53.33%......................- 2.25
09/04/2024........................7 - 12 - 0..........................36.84%......................- 40.45
09/03/2024....................... 9 - 11 - 2...........................45.00%.....................- 11.15
09/02/2024........................11 - 9 - 0...........................55.00%.....................+ 1.65
09/01/2024......................12 - 12 - 1...........................50.00%.....................+ 0.90
47.82
TOTALS.........................176 - 174 - 11.........................50.28%......................-73.05
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Aug...........TOTALS....................331 - 301 - 12.............52.37.....................+ 9.96
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting college football spreads this week:
— USC (-5.5) @ Michigan
— Utah @ Oklahoma State (-2)
— Tennessee (-7) @ Oklahoma
— Kansas State (-6.5) @ BYU
— Florida (-6) @ Mississippi State
— Arkansas @ Auburn (-3)
Quote of the Day
“I’ve kind of been in every scenario. I’ve come up as a rookie, I’ve had some success. I’ve been a veteran who’s been more of a leader, and I’ve kind of been a guy who’s struggled with injuries and seen his play decline. I’ve gone through the whole gauntlet of what a player could go through. So I feel like I can understand where all the guys are at mentally and what they’re thinking.”
White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore
Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the NFL’s Chargers, who caught the most passes?
Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins played his college football at Michigan State.
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
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He drove the Falcons 70 yards in six plays, throwing the game-winning TD pass against the Eagles with 0:34 left in a 22-21 Atlanta win in Philadelphia Monday night.
Cousins was 20-29/241 passing, with two TD’s. Very clutch performance
— Miami Dolphins put QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) on IR; he is out until at least Week 8- they signed QB Tyler Huntley off of Baltimore’s practice squad.
— There are 16 games on the Week 3 NFL schedule; 10 of the 16 games are AFC-NFC matchups, which seems like a lot. NFL likes to hoard the glitzier divisional games until later in the season, or into their Amazon package.
There are also two Monday night games this week, which is unusual; no idea why, but Jaguars-Bills, Commanders-Bengals are on the docket Monday.
— Weeks 2-6, the Thursday night Amazon NFL game is a divisional rivalry; then in Week 7, it is Denver at New Orleans, Sean Payton’s return to Bourbon Street.
— Carolina Panthers are benching 2nd-year QB Bryce Young, will start veteran Andy Dalton this week in Las Vegas against the Raiders.
Young is 2-16 as an NFL starter; he needs to sit-watch-learn for a while. Carolina hasn’t led in the 4th quarter in any of its last 20 games, the 2nd-longest streak ever.
Dalton is 36 years old, is 83-78-2 as an NFL starter; he started once for Carolina last year. His glory days were with the Bengals, where he played for coach Marvin Lewis, who is now an assistant coach with the Raiders, Carolina’s opponent this week.
— Let’s review the 2023 trade between the Bears/Panthers:
Carolina got:
The #1 pick in the draft- they took QB Bryce Young
Chicago got:
WR DJ Moore
1st round pick in 2023 (OL Darnell Wright)
2nd round pick in 2023 (CB Tyrique Stevenson
2024 1st round pick (QB Caleb Williams)
2025 2nd round pick
Carolina Panthers are owned by hedge fund trader David Tepper, the wealthiest owner in the NFL. Tepper sent the Panthers’ GM packing last year; we’ll see how fast they can clean up the mess that guy left behind.
— Not only are the Tennessee Titans off to an 0-2 start, they’re first team since 2012 to have a punt blocked in each of their first two games. Tennessee is also minus-4 in turnovers; they’ve been outscored 38-7 in the second half of their games.
— Famous birthdays, September 18th
Frankie Avalon, 84
Billy Gambrell, 83
Billy Sims, 69
Ryne Sandberg, 65
Holly Robinson Peete, 60
Toni Kukoc, 56
Jason Sudeikis, 49
Kevin Dotson, 28
Andre Pallante, 26
— From 2005-23, Pitt Panthers trailed 72 games by 10+ points in the 4th quarter; they lost all 72 of those games.
So far this season, Pitt trailed both Cincinnati/West Virginia by 10+ points in the 4th quarter, but won both games, behind QB Eli Holstein, whose thrown for 939 yards in three games.
— In Week 1, Cincinnati was the most popular pick in the Circa survivor pool in Las Vegas; they lost. 4,895 of the 14,206 people in the pool got KO’d when the Bengals lost
In Week 2, Baltimore was the most popular pick; they lost too. 2,304 people got knocked out when the Ravens lost. After two weeks, half the people are out of the pool already.
Handicapping the NFL is difficult; underdogs were 8-7 SU/10-4-1 ATS in Week 2.
— Packers at Tennessee game this week has an unexpected interesting subplot; QB Mailk Willis was a 3rd round pick by the Titans in the 2022 draft, out of Liberty (he had been a backup at Auburn before that).
Willis played in 11 games for the Titans, starting three (1-2); he completed 53% of his passes, with no TD’s, 3 INT’s. He ran the ball 32 times for 144 yards and a TD.
Last month, Willis was traded to Green Bay for a 7th round draft pick; 27 days after the trade, he is starting against his old team. Should be interesting.
— Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back RB Kareem Hunt; he spent the last five years with the Browns, after running for 1,327/824 yards in his first two NFL seasons, with the Chiefs. With Isiah Pacheco out injured for a while, Chiefs needed another RB.
— Astros 4, Padres 3
Jose Altuve fouled a ball off his toe, but the umpire called the ball fair and Altuve was out. He took his shoe/sock off to show the umpire that his toe was hurt— he got ejected.
Josh Hader got four outs for Houston; he never pitched more than an inning for San Diego.
This was San Diego’s 52nd sellout this season.
— Reds 6, Braves 5
Atlanta led 5-1 in 4th inning, 5-2 in 6th inning.
Reds used seven pitchers to get 27 outs.
— Marlins 11, Dodgers 9
Jesus Sanchez was 5-5 with three RBI.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 48th home run.
Dodgers lead in NL West is down to 3.5 games.
— A’s 4, Cubs 3
Shea Langeliers homered twice, has 28 for the season.
A’s were 50-112 last year; they’re 66-86 this year.
— Tigers 3, Royals 1 (10)
Detroit is 24-10 in its last 34 games.
Royals were 56-106 last year; they’re 82-70 this year.
— Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 2
Ezequiel Tovar was 3-5, with two runs, 2 RBI
Arizona lost four of its last five games.
— If the baseball playoffs starter today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Diamonfbacks-Mets
AL: New York, Guardians, Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles-Royals-Twins
Mets lead Atlanta by two games for the last NL playoff spot.
Twins lead Detroit by 1.5 games for the last AL playoff spot.
Interesting college football spreads this week:
— USC (-5.5) @ Michigan
— Utah @ Oklahoma State (-2)
— Tennessee (-7) @ Oklahoma
— Kansas State (-6.5) @ BYU
— Florida (-6) @ Mississippi State
— Arkansas @ Auburn (-3)
Quote of the Day
“I’ve kind of been in every scenario. I’ve come up as a rookie, I’ve had some success. I’ve been a veteran who’s been more of a leader, and I’ve kind of been a guy who’s struggled with injuries and seen his play decline. I’ve gone through the whole gauntlet of what a player could go through. So I feel like I can understand where all the guys are at mentally and what they’re thinking.”
White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore
Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the NFL’s Chargers, who caught the most passes?
Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins played his college football at Michigan State.
Monday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, Philip Seymour Hoffman played A’s manager Art Howe.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Falcons 22, Eagles 21- Atlanta QB Kirk Cousins makes $45M a year; Monday night, he showed why he’s worth that much.He drove the Falcons 70 yards in six plays, throwing the game-winning TD pass against the Eagles with 0:34 left in a 22-21 Atlanta win in Philadelphia Monday night.
Cousins was 20-29/241 passing, with two TD’s. Very clutch performance
— Miami Dolphins put QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) on IR; he is out until at least Week 8- they signed QB Tyler Huntley off of Baltimore’s practice squad.
— There are 16 games on the Week 3 NFL schedule; 10 of the 16 games are AFC-NFC matchups, which seems like a lot. NFL likes to hoard the glitzier divisional games until later in the season, or into their Amazon package.
There are also two Monday night games this week, which is unusual; no idea why, but Jaguars-Bills, Commanders-Bengals are on the docket Monday.
— Weeks 2-6, the Thursday night Amazon NFL game is a divisional rivalry; then in Week 7, it is Denver at New Orleans, Sean Payton’s return to Bourbon Street.
— Carolina Panthers are benching 2nd-year QB Bryce Young, will start veteran Andy Dalton this week in Las Vegas against the Raiders.
Young is 2-16 as an NFL starter; he needs to sit-watch-learn for a while. Carolina hasn’t led in the 4th quarter in any of its last 20 games, the 2nd-longest streak ever.
Dalton is 36 years old, is 83-78-2 as an NFL starter; he started once for Carolina last year. His glory days were with the Bengals, where he played for coach Marvin Lewis, who is now an assistant coach with the Raiders, Carolina’s opponent this week.
— Let’s review the 2023 trade between the Bears/Panthers:
Carolina got:
The #1 pick in the draft- they took QB Bryce Young
Chicago got:
WR DJ Moore
1st round pick in 2023 (OL Darnell Wright)
2nd round pick in 2023 (CB Tyrique Stevenson
2024 1st round pick (QB Caleb Williams)
2025 2nd round pick
Carolina Panthers are owned by hedge fund trader David Tepper, the wealthiest owner in the NFL. Tepper sent the Panthers’ GM packing last year; we’ll see how fast they can clean up the mess that guy left behind.
— Not only are the Tennessee Titans off to an 0-2 start, they’re first team since 2012 to have a punt blocked in each of their first two games. Tennessee is also minus-4 in turnovers; they’ve been outscored 38-7 in the second half of their games.
— Famous birthdays, September 18th
Frankie Avalon, 84
Billy Gambrell, 83
Billy Sims, 69
Ryne Sandberg, 65
Holly Robinson Peete, 60
Toni Kukoc, 56
Jason Sudeikis, 49
Kevin Dotson, 28
Andre Pallante, 26
— From 2005-23, Pitt Panthers trailed 72 games by 10+ points in the 4th quarter; they lost all 72 of those games.
So far this season, Pitt trailed both Cincinnati/West Virginia by 10+ points in the 4th quarter, but won both games, behind QB Eli Holstein, whose thrown for 939 yards in three games.
— In Week 1, Cincinnati was the most popular pick in the Circa survivor pool in Las Vegas; they lost. 4,895 of the 14,206 people in the pool got KO’d when the Bengals lost
In Week 2, Baltimore was the most popular pick; they lost too. 2,304 people got knocked out when the Ravens lost. After two weeks, half the people are out of the pool already.
Handicapping the NFL is difficult; underdogs were 8-7 SU/10-4-1 ATS in Week 2.
— Packers at Tennessee game this week has an unexpected interesting subplot; QB Mailk Willis was a 3rd round pick by the Titans in the 2022 draft, out of Liberty (he had been a backup at Auburn before that).
Willis played in 11 games for the Titans, starting three (1-2); he completed 53% of his passes, with no TD’s, 3 INT’s. He ran the ball 32 times for 144 yards and a TD.
Last month, Willis was traded to Green Bay for a 7th round draft pick; 27 days after the trade, he is starting against his old team. Should be interesting.
— Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back RB Kareem Hunt; he spent the last five years with the Browns, after running for 1,327/824 yards in his first two NFL seasons, with the Chiefs. With Isiah Pacheco out injured for a while, Chiefs needed another RB.
— Astros 4, Padres 3
Jose Altuve fouled a ball off his toe, but the umpire called the ball fair and Altuve was out. He took his shoe/sock off to show the umpire that his toe was hurt— he got ejected.
Josh Hader got four outs for Houston; he never pitched more than an inning for San Diego.
This was San Diego’s 52nd sellout this season.
— Reds 6, Braves 5
Atlanta led 5-1 in 4th inning, 5-2 in 6th inning.
Reds used seven pitchers to get 27 outs.
— Marlins 11, Dodgers 9
Jesus Sanchez was 5-5 with three RBI.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 48th home run.
Dodgers lead in NL West is down to 3.5 games.
— A’s 4, Cubs 3
Shea Langeliers homered twice, has 28 for the season.
A’s were 50-112 last year; they’re 66-86 this year.
— Tigers 3, Royals 1 (10)
Detroit is 24-10 in its last 34 games.
Royals were 56-106 last year; they’re 82-70 this year.
— Rockies 8, Diamondbacks 2
Ezequiel Tovar was 3-5, with two runs, 2 RBI
Arizona lost four of its last five games.
— If the baseball playoffs starter today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Diamonfbacks-Mets
AL: New York, Guardians, Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles-Royals-Twins
Mets lead Atlanta by two games for the last NL playoff spot.
Twins lead Detroit by 1.5 games for the last AL playoff spot.
MLB
Tuesday, September 17
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Trend Report
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Oakland vs Chi Cubs
Oakland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oakland's last 18 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Arizona vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Arizona is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox vs LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
San Francisco vs Baltimore
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
San Francisco is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Houston vs San Diego
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
Boston vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Washington vs NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Detroit vs Kansas City
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Seattle
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
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Tuesday, September 17
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Trend Report
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Oakland vs Chi Cubs
Oakland is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Oakland's last 18 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Arizona vs Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Arizona is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox vs LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
San Francisco vs Baltimore
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
San Francisco is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Houston vs San Diego
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
Boston vs Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Washington vs NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Detroit vs Kansas City
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Philadelphia vs Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees vs Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Seattle
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| OAK at CHC | 02:20 PM | OAK +155 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| AZ at COL | 03:10 PM | AZ -152 U 11.0 | +500 +500 |
| CHW at LAA | 04:07 PM | CHW +132 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| SF at BAL | 06:35 PM | SF +140 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at SD | 06:40 PM | HOU -106 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAD at MIA | 06:40 PM | MIA +159 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at CLE | 06:40 PM | CLE -114 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at CIN | 06:40 PM | ATL -141 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at TB | 06:50 PM | TB -107 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at NYM | 07:10 PM | WAS +147 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| DET at KC | 07:40 PM | KC +118 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at MIL | 07:40 PM | PHI +109 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at STL | 07:45 PM | STL -196 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at TEX | 08:05 PM | TOR +103 U 8.0 | +500 +500 |
| NYY at SEA | 09:40 PM | NYY -118 O 7.5 | +500 +500 |
SEPT. BEST BET RECORD:
09/18/2024..................11 - 12 - 1..............................47.82%..................- 3.25
09/17/2024..................13 - 11 - 1..............................54.16%...................- 1.60
09/16/2024.....................5 - 7 - 1..............................41.66%...................- 18.55
09/15/2024...................13 - 12 - 0.............................52.00%...................- 2.00
09/14/2024...................14 - 9 - 1...............................60.86%....................+ 26.95
09/13/2024...................14 - 12 - 0.............................53.84%....................+ 7.80
09/12/2024.....................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%.....................- 39.25
09/11/2024.....................7 - 15 - 1.............................31.81%......................- 53.40
09/10/2024...................11 - 12 - 1.............................47.82%......................- 5.25
09/09/2024......................8 - 4 - 1 .............................66.66%......................+ 25.45
09/08/2024....................13 - 13 - 0............................50.00%...................... - 5.40
09/07/2024......................14 - 8 - 1............................63.63%......................+ 26.35
09/06/2024....................13 - 10 - 1............................56.52%.......................+ 13.15
09/05/2024.........................8 - 7 - 1...........................53.33%......................- 2.25
09/04/2024........................7 - 12 - 0..........................36.84%......................- 40.45
09/03/2024....................... 9 - 11 - 2...........................45.00%.....................- 11.15
09/02/2024........................11 - 9 - 0...........................55.00%.....................+ 1.65
09/01/2024......................12 - 12 - 1...........................50.00%.....................+ 0.90
47.82
TOTALS.........................187 - 186 - 12.........................50.13%......................-76.30
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Aug...........TOTALS....................331 - 301 - 12.............52.37.....................+ 9.96
09/18/2024..................11 - 12 - 1..............................47.82%..................- 3.25
09/17/2024..................13 - 11 - 1..............................54.16%...................- 1.60
09/16/2024.....................5 - 7 - 1..............................41.66%...................- 18.55
09/15/2024...................13 - 12 - 0.............................52.00%...................- 2.00
09/14/2024...................14 - 9 - 1...............................60.86%....................+ 26.95
09/13/2024...................14 - 12 - 0.............................53.84%....................+ 7.80
09/12/2024.....................4 - 10 - 0.............................28.57%.....................- 39.25
09/11/2024.....................7 - 15 - 1.............................31.81%......................- 53.40
09/10/2024...................11 - 12 - 1.............................47.82%......................- 5.25
09/09/2024......................8 - 4 - 1 .............................66.66%......................+ 25.45
09/08/2024....................13 - 13 - 0............................50.00%...................... - 5.40
09/07/2024......................14 - 8 - 1............................63.63%......................+ 26.35
09/06/2024....................13 - 10 - 1............................56.52%.......................+ 13.15
09/05/2024.........................8 - 7 - 1...........................53.33%......................- 2.25
09/04/2024........................7 - 12 - 0..........................36.84%......................- 40.45
09/03/2024....................... 9 - 11 - 2...........................45.00%.....................- 11.15
09/02/2024........................11 - 9 - 0...........................55.00%.....................+ 1.65
09/01/2024......................12 - 12 - 1...........................50.00%.....................+ 0.90
47.82
TOTALS.........................187 - 186 - 12.........................50.13%......................-76.30
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BEST BET TOTALS:
Mar - April : TOTALS................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21
July...........TOTALS.....................275 - 259 - 8...............51.98%..................- 2.98
Aug...........TOTALS....................331 - 301 - 12.............52.37.....................+ 9.96
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Interesting NFL spreads this week:
— Dolphins @ Seattle (-4)
— Ravens (-1) @ Dallas
— Lions (-3) @ Arizona
— Chiefs (-3.5) @ Atlanta
— Jaguars @ Buffalo (-5)
— Commanders @ Cincinnati (-7.5)
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, I’m interested in coaching. My dad was a college coach, I was a college coach at Pitt, my wife was a cheerleader at Tennessee when I met her. Hell yeah, I’m interested in coaching. I know I can help a team, I know I can help young players get better, and I know I can hire a good staff, and that’s the only thing I can guarantee. But yeah, I’m very interested in coaching at any level, period.”
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden
Thursday’s quiz
Washington Nationals won the World Series five years ago; who led the Nationals in RBI that year?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the NFL’s Chargers, Antonio Gates caught the most passes (955); Keenan Allen caught 904 passes.
Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins played his college football at Michigan State.
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“I am retiring from a dream job at ESPN and am so incredibly grateful for my time and experiences with the Worldwide Leader.” Wojnarowski said.
General managers have become more common in college basketball in recent years, as the transfer portal has made wholesale roster turnover a bigger part of the sport.
St Bonaventure is in Olean, NY, on the state’s southern tier, kind of in the middle of nowhere. Recruiting really good basketball players to go there ain’t easy. Bonnies have been to the NCAA tournament three times in the last 20 years, going 0-3 in those games.
— One of the best college football games this weekend is Tennessee at Oklahoma, a game filled with subplots.
In 2000, QB Josh Heupel led Oklahoma to a national title; Sooners haven’t won a national title since then. Heupel is now Tennessee’s coach.
In 2011, Heupel became Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator, and over the next four years, the Sooners averaged 475 yards per game, but they fired him after a 40-6 bowl loss to Clemson. It was a controversial dismissal; firing alums can be frowned upon.
Saturday, Heupel will be back in Norman for the first time since they fired him; his Vols are 3-0, winning 51-10/71-0 in their two games vs I-A opponents.
As if all that isn’t enough, this is also Oklahoma’s first conference game since joining the SEC. Sooners are also 3-0, giving up a total of 34 points in the three games.
Should be interesting.
— Milwaukee Brewers are first team to clinch a playoff spot; they’ve won NL Central the last two years, will be in the playoffs for sixth time in seven years.
— You see all these TV commercials asking for money “For only $19 a month……..”
These commercials are always on TV………
— abandoned pets
— symbolically adopting an elephant
— disadvantaged kids
— American Civil Liberties Union
Whats the deal with $19 a month? Why not $29 or $34/month?
Inquiring minds want to know……..
— Under was 21-11 in NFL team totals in Week 2, after over was 16-13-3 in Week 1.
Underdogs were 8-7 SU in Week 2 NFL games, 10-4-1 ATS.
— Only two baseball teams ever have made the World Series after giving up more runs than they scored in the regular season:
1987 Minnesota Twins
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks
— Famous birthdays, September 19th
David Ray, 80
Nat Moore, 73
Dan Hampton, 67
Jim Abbott, 57
Raja Bell, 48
John Jaso, 41
George Springer, 35
CJ McCollum, 33
Dejounte Murray, 28
Today would’ve been Adam West’s 96th birthday; the star of Batman, the TV series.
— Jermaine Dye was a good ballplayer, played OF for the A’s in the Moneyball era; he had a career OPS of .826, once broke his leg fouling a pitch off his shin.
These days, Jermaine Dye’s son is a cornerback on the Kansas Jayhawks’ football team.
Kansas is playing its non-conference home games in a 25,000-seat soccer stadium; their conference home games will be at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs. Jayhawks are-havng their football stadium refurbished this year.
— Billy Joe Hobert was an NFL QB for five years for three teams, starting 17 games, mostly with the Saints.
These days, Hobert’s son is a receiver for Texas State, which has a pretty good team.
— When the Giants scored a TD on their first drive at Washington Sunday, it was their first opening drive TD in their last 27 games, which was the longest brought in the NFL.
— Movie of the Day: Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)- Based on the true story about an older married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town. Turns out that Jerry was really smart, and figured out how to beat the lottery.
Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening are the couple. Michael McKean is also in the movie; he was in the old TV series Laverne & Shirley— his wife’s name in this movie is Shirley.
This was an interesting movie to watch, especially because it is a true story.
— A’s 5, Cubs 3
Oakland’s win clinched the NL Central for the Brewers.
Tyler Soderstrom homered, scored twice, had 2 RBI
— Guardians 5, Twins 4 (10)
Cleveland scored three runs in bottom of 10th.
Guardians’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 1.
Cleveland has 41 comeback wins this year, most in MLB.
— Giants 5, Orioles 3
Baltimore is 3-9 in its last 12 games; they’ve scored nine runs in last five games.
— Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 4
Corbin Carroll homered twice.
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 11 guys in 6.1 IP.
— Bronx 2, Seattle 1 (10)
New York clinches a playoff spot.
— If the baseball playoffs starter today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Diamondbacks-Mets
AL: New York, Guardians, Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles-Royals-Twins
Mets/Arizona lead Atlanta by two games for the last two NL playoff spots.
Twins lead Detroit by half a game for the last AL playoff spot.
Interesting NFL spreads this week:
— Dolphins @ Seattle (-4)
— Ravens (-1) @ Dallas
— Lions (-3) @ Arizona
— Chiefs (-3.5) @ Atlanta
— Jaguars @ Buffalo (-5)
— Commanders @ Cincinnati (-7.5)
Quote of the Day
“Yeah, I’m interested in coaching. My dad was a college coach, I was a college coach at Pitt, my wife was a cheerleader at Tennessee when I met her. Hell yeah, I’m interested in coaching. I know I can help a team, I know I can help young players get better, and I know I can hire a good staff, and that’s the only thing I can guarantee. But yeah, I’m very interested in coaching at any level, period.”
Former NFL coach Jon Gruden
Thursday’s quiz
Washington Nationals won the World Series five years ago; who led the Nationals in RBI that year?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the history of the NFL’s Chargers, Antonio Gates caught the most passes (955); Keenan Allen caught 904 passes.
Tuesday’s quiz
Kirk Cousins played his college football at Michigan State.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Little bit of a strange news day; ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski quit the network, and will become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St Bonaventure, his alma mater.“I am retiring from a dream job at ESPN and am so incredibly grateful for my time and experiences with the Worldwide Leader.” Wojnarowski said.
General managers have become more common in college basketball in recent years, as the transfer portal has made wholesale roster turnover a bigger part of the sport.
St Bonaventure is in Olean, NY, on the state’s southern tier, kind of in the middle of nowhere. Recruiting really good basketball players to go there ain’t easy. Bonnies have been to the NCAA tournament three times in the last 20 years, going 0-3 in those games.
— One of the best college football games this weekend is Tennessee at Oklahoma, a game filled with subplots.
In 2000, QB Josh Heupel led Oklahoma to a national title; Sooners haven’t won a national title since then. Heupel is now Tennessee’s coach.
In 2011, Heupel became Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator, and over the next four years, the Sooners averaged 475 yards per game, but they fired him after a 40-6 bowl loss to Clemson. It was a controversial dismissal; firing alums can be frowned upon.
Saturday, Heupel will be back in Norman for the first time since they fired him; his Vols are 3-0, winning 51-10/71-0 in their two games vs I-A opponents.
As if all that isn’t enough, this is also Oklahoma’s first conference game since joining the SEC. Sooners are also 3-0, giving up a total of 34 points in the three games.
Should be interesting.
— Milwaukee Brewers are first team to clinch a playoff spot; they’ve won NL Central the last two years, will be in the playoffs for sixth time in seven years.
— You see all these TV commercials asking for money “For only $19 a month……..”
These commercials are always on TV………
— abandoned pets
— symbolically adopting an elephant
— disadvantaged kids
— American Civil Liberties Union
Whats the deal with $19 a month? Why not $29 or $34/month?
Inquiring minds want to know……..
— Under was 21-11 in NFL team totals in Week 2, after over was 16-13-3 in Week 1.
Underdogs were 8-7 SU in Week 2 NFL games, 10-4-1 ATS.
— Only two baseball teams ever have made the World Series after giving up more runs than they scored in the regular season:
1987 Minnesota Twins
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks
— Famous birthdays, September 19th
David Ray, 80
Nat Moore, 73
Dan Hampton, 67
Jim Abbott, 57
Raja Bell, 48
John Jaso, 41
George Springer, 35
CJ McCollum, 33
Dejounte Murray, 28
Today would’ve been Adam West’s 96th birthday; the star of Batman, the TV series.
— Jermaine Dye was a good ballplayer, played OF for the A’s in the Moneyball era; he had a career OPS of .826, once broke his leg fouling a pitch off his shin.
These days, Jermaine Dye’s son is a cornerback on the Kansas Jayhawks’ football team.
Kansas is playing its non-conference home games in a 25,000-seat soccer stadium; their conference home games will be at Arrowhead Stadium, home of the Chiefs. Jayhawks are-havng their football stadium refurbished this year.
— Billy Joe Hobert was an NFL QB for five years for three teams, starting 17 games, mostly with the Saints.
These days, Hobert’s son is a receiver for Texas State, which has a pretty good team.
— When the Giants scored a TD on their first drive at Washington Sunday, it was their first opening drive TD in their last 27 games, which was the longest brought in the NFL.
— Movie of the Day: Jerry and Marge Go Large (2022)- Based on the true story about an older married couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win the lottery and use the money to revive their small town. Turns out that Jerry was really smart, and figured out how to beat the lottery.
Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening are the couple. Michael McKean is also in the movie; he was in the old TV series Laverne & Shirley— his wife’s name in this movie is Shirley.
This was an interesting movie to watch, especially because it is a true story.
— A’s 5, Cubs 3
Oakland’s win clinched the NL Central for the Brewers.
Tyler Soderstrom homered, scored twice, had 2 RBI
— Guardians 5, Twins 4 (10)
Cleveland scored three runs in bottom of 10th.
Guardians’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 1.
Cleveland has 41 comeback wins this year, most in MLB.
— Giants 5, Orioles 3
Baltimore is 3-9 in its last 12 games; they’ve scored nine runs in last five games.
— Diamondbacks 9, Rockies 4
Corbin Carroll homered twice.
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 11 guys in 6.1 IP.
— Bronx 2, Seattle 1 (10)
New York clinches a playoff spot.
— If the baseball playoffs starter today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres-Diamondbacks-Mets
AL: New York, Guardians, Houston. Wild Cards: Orioles-Royals-Twins
Mets/Arizona lead Atlanta by two games for the last two NL playoff spots.
Twins lead Detroit by half a game for the last AL playoff spot.
MLB
Thursday, September 19
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Trend Report
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San Francisco vs Baltimore
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games on the road
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees vs Seattle
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Boston vs Tampa Bay
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Philadelphia vs NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
NY Mets is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Arizona vs Milwaukee
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington vs Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Angels vs Houston
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
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San Francisco vs Baltimore
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
San Francisco is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Minnesota vs Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta vs Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Toronto vs Texas
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games on the road
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Texas's last 10 games when playing Toronto
NY Yankees vs Seattle
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
NY Yankees is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Seattle is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
LA Dodgers vs Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Boston vs Tampa Bay
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Philadelphia vs NY Mets
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
NY Mets is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games
Pittsburgh vs St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Arizona vs Milwaukee
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Washington vs Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
LA Angels vs Houston
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
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