Cnotes 2021 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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901CINCINNATI -902 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 10-20 SU (-13.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

903ATLANTA -904 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 21-36 SU (-21.7 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

905MILWAUKEE -906 PITTSBURGH
MILWAUKEE is 17-3 SU (13.7 Units) in road games in the second half of the season in the current season.

907CHICAGO CUBS -908 MIAMI
MIAMI is 24-14 SU (12.8 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .245 or worse in the current season.

909COLORADO -910 SAN FRANCISCO
COLORADO is 7-21 SU (-21.5 Units) in road games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

911SAN DIEGO -912 ARIZONA
SAN DIEGO is 27-45 SU (-21.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .315 or worse in the current season.

913LA DODGERS -914 NY METS
NY METS are 9-23 SU (-17.1 Units) vs. an NL team with an on base percentage .325 or worse in the second half of the season in the current season.

915BALTIMORE -916 BOSTON
BALTIMORE is 11-28 SU (-20.1 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

917CLEVELAND -918 DETROIT
DETROIT is 31-16 SU (18.1 Units) in home games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

919TAMPA BAY -920 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 6-28 SU (-22.1 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, August 15

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, August 15

NL games
Atlanta (60-56) @ Washington (50-67)
? Smyly is 1-0, 4.18 in his last five starts.
? Braves are 10-1 in his last 11 starts.
? over 5-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 3-20
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 12-5-3
? He is 1-0, 4.41 in three starts vs Washington this year.

? Braves won 10 of last 13 games.
? Atlanta won its last six road games.
? over 7-3 last ten games
? scored run in first inning: 43-117
? record in first 5 innings: 59-42-16

? Espino is 1-1, 4.41 in his last three starts.
? Nationals are 4-6 in his starts.
? under 6-3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-10
? record in first 5 innings: 5-4-1
? He?s thrown 7 shutout IP in 5 relief stints vs Atlanta.

? Washington is 8-24 in its last 32 games.
? Nationals are 1-7 in last eight home games.
? over 11-3 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 38-117
? record in first 5 innings: 47-50-20

Cincinnati (63-54) @ Philadelphia (60-56)
? Gray is 2-0, 3.94 in his last three starts.
? Reds are 8-9 in his starts.
? over 3-1-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 4-17
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 4-10-3
? He is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Philly.

? Cincinnati is 16-12 in its last 28 games.
? Reds are 8-6 in last 14 road games.
? over 8-4 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 35-117
? record in first 5 innings: 56-46-16

? Nola is 1-1, 3.72 in his last five starts.
? Phillies are 11-12 in his starts.
? under 3-1 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 7-23
? record in first 5 innings: 11-11-1
? He is 3-1, 3.92 in seven starts vs Cincy.

? Phillies are 10-3 in last 13 games.
? Phillies are 36-24 at home, 25-32 on road.
? under 9-2 last 11 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 38-117
? record in first 5 innings: 49-45-23

Milwaukee (71-47) @ Pittsburgh (42-75)
? Peralta is 2-0, 1.69 in his last four starts.
? Milwaukee is 15-6 in his starts.
? under 8-4 last 12
? allowed run in first inning: 3-21
? record in first 5 innings: 12-4-5
? He is 1-1, 2.74 in four starts vs Pittsburgh this year.

? Brewers are 18-8 in last 26 games.
? Milwaukee is 14-2 in last 16 road games.
? over 9-3-3 last 15 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 39-118
? record in first 5 innings: 62-35-21

? Brault is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts.
? Pirates are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 1-3, 3.56 in 19 games (13 starts) vs Milwaukee.

? Pirates are 6-23 in last 29 games.
? Pittsburgh is 3-9 in last 12 home games.
? over 7-5-1 last 13 home games
? scored run in first inning: 30-116
? record in first 5 innings: 35-68-13

Cubs (52-67) @ Miami (50-67)
? Mills is 1-1, 3.79 in his last four starts.
? Cubs are 4-7 in his starts.
? under 7-4
? allowed run in first inning: 3-11
? record in first 5 innings: 4-5-2
? He threw 5 shutout IP in one start vs Miami.

? Cubs are 10-34 in last 44 games.
? Cubs allowed 46 runs the last four games.
? Chicago is 3-10 in its last 13 road games.
? Over is 6-2-1 in last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-119
? record in first 5 innings: 47-59-13

? Garrett is 1-0, 4.11 in his last three starts.
? Marlins are 2-4 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Chicago.

? Marlins lost five of last eight games.
? Miami is 7-4 in last 11 home games.
? over 10-3 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 29-117
? record in first 5 innings: 43-54-20

Los Angeles (71-46) @ Mets (59-57)
? Scherzer is 1-0, 1.74 in two starts for LA.
? Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
? over 5-2 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 4-21
? record in first 5 innings: 10-5-6
? He is 12-5, 2.70 in 23 starts vs New York

? Dodgers are 12-6 in last 18 games.
? Dodgers are 10-8 in last 18 road games.
? over 6-4 last ten road games
? scored run in first inning: 38-116
? record in first 5 innings: 61-37-18

? Carrasco is 0-0, 5.79 in three starts.
? Mets are 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Los Angeles.

? Mets are 24-32 in their last 56 games.
? Mets are 10-11 in last 21 home games.
? under 14-9-2 last 25 games.
? scored run in first inning: 28-116
? record in first 5 innings: 49-55-12

San Diego (66-53) @ Arizona (38-79)
? bullpen game

? Padres lost last four games, scoring 5 runs.
? San Diego is 4-8 in last 12 road games.
? over 12-4-1 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 37-119
? record in first 5 innings: 49-52-18

? Gallen is 0-2, 5.93 in his last five starts.
? Arizona is 3-11 in his starts.
? over 10-4
? allowed run in first inning: 5-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8
? He is 1-0, 1.72 in three starts vs San Diego.

? Arizona won its last three games.
? Arizona is 4-5 in its last nine home games.
? under 4-1-1 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 17-117
? record in first 5 innings: 44-63-10

Colorado (52-65) @ San Francisco (75-42)
? Gray is 1-2, 4.86 in his last three starts.
? Rockies are 5-9 in his last 14 starts.
? under 7-1 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 7-21
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-6
? He is 2-6, 5.86 in 13 starts vs San Francisco.

? Colorado lost four of last five games.
? Rockies are 38-21 at home, 14-44 on road.
? over 7-5 last 12 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 38-117
? record in first 5 innings: 47-54-16

? Wood is 0-0, 8.40 in his last three starts.
? Giants are 9-2 in his last 11 starts.
? over 8-4-1 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 6-20
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 11-5-4
? He is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts vs Colorado this year.

? Giants are 17-10 since All-Star break.
? Giants are 9-3 in last 12 home games.
? Over is 5-3 in their last eight home games.
? scored run in first inning: 35-117
? record in first 5 innings: 62-41-14

AL games
Baltimore (38-76) @ Boston (68-51)
? Akin is 0-6, 9.57 in nine starts.
? Orioles are 1-8 in his last five starts.
? over 6-0 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 2-9
? record in first 5 innings: 0-7-2
? He gave up 4 runs in 4 IP, in one start vs Boston.

? Orioles are 0-10 in last ten games.
? Baltimore is 21-40 on road, 17-37 at home.
? under is 6-3 in their last nine road games.
? scored run in first inning: 38-115
? record in first 5 innings: 38-60-17

? Rodriguez is 1-1, 5.27 in his last three starts.
? Red Sox are 9-3 in his last 12 starts.
? over 9-4-1 last 14 starts
? allowed run in first inning: 7-22
? record in first 5 innings: 12-8-2
? He is 2-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Baltimore this year.

? Boston won three of last four games, scoring 45 runs.
? Red Sox are 4-4 in last eight home games.
? over 4-2 last six games
? scored run in first inning: 39-120
? record in first 5 innings: 54-47-19

Cleveland (56-59) @ Detroit (57-61)
? McKenzie is 0-2, 6.00 in his last five starts.
? Indians are 6-10 in his starts.
? under 3-1 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 4-16
? record in first 5 innings: 5-8-3
? He is 1-0, 1.20 in three starts vs Detroit.

? Cleveland is 16-29 in last 45 games.
? Indians are 2-5 in last seven road games.
? under 3-2-2 last seven road games
? scores run in first inning: 35-115
? record in first 5 innings: 43-55-17

? Hutchison is making his first ?21 start.
? He is 32-23, 5.10 in 79 MLB starts.
? His last MLB start was in 2018 for Texas.
? This year, he is 8-3, 3.63 in 17 AAA starts.
? He is 0-0, 8.44 in 3 games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.

? Detroit is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
? Detroit is 14-4 in last 18 home games.
? under 11-3-1 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 26-119
? record in first 5 innings: 16-9-1 last 25

Oakland (68-49) @ Texas (40-76)
? Manaea allowed 8 runs in 6 IP (168 PT) in his last two starts.
? A?s are 15-8 in his starts.
? under 8-5 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 7-23
? record in first 5 innings: 11-8-2
? He is 7-3, 3.65 in 14 starts vs Texas.

? A?s are 12-3 in last 15 games.
? Oakland is 8-2 in last ten road games.
? Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-117
? record in first 5 innings: 51-45-21

? Allard is 0-8, 7.36 in his last nine starts.
? Rangers are 2-11 in his starts.
? under 8-5
? allowed run in first inning: 2-13
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 1-10-2
? He is 0-3, 5.50 in three starts vs Oakland this year.

? Texas lost 24 of last 29 games.
? Texas is 5-8 in last 13 home games.
? under 7-6 last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 23-117
? record in first 5 innings: 36-65-16

Bronx (64-53) @ White Sox (68-49)
? Cortes is 0-1, 3.42 in five starts.
? New York is 4-1 in his starts.
? under 4-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-5
? He gave up 2 runs in 5 IP, in relief stint vs Chicago.

? New York is 23-10 in last 33 games.
? New York is 8-3 in last 11 road games.
? over 16-3 last 19 road games
? scored run in first inning: 27-117
? record in first 5 innings: 45-43-29

? Giolito is 1-1, 4.00 in his last three starts.
? Chicago is 11-12 in his starts.
? over 10-1 last 11
? allowed run in first inning: 6-23
? record in first 5 innings: 12-8-3
? He is 2-1, 6.75 in three starts vs New York.

? Chicago is 5-3 in last eight games.
? White Sox are 5-6 in last 11 home games.
? over 8-4 last 11 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-117
? record in first 5 innings: 65-34-18

Tampa Bay (71-46) @ Minnesota (51-66)
? Patino is 1-1, 4.43 in his last four starts.
? Tampa Bay is 4-4 in his starts.
? over 4-4
? allowed run in first inning: 2-8
? record in first 5 innings: 1-7
? He hasn?t pitched against Minnesota.

? Tampa Bay won 11 of last 15 games.
? Rays are 12-4 in last 16 road games.
? over 7-1 last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 36-117
? record in first 5 innings: 45-45-27

? Barnes is 0-2, 6.23 in two starts.
? Minnesota is 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Tampa Bay.

? Minnesota is 12-16 in its last 28 games.
? Twins are 5-7 in last 12 home games.
? over 11-5-1 last 17 games
? scored run in first inning: 40-117
? record in first 5 innings: 35-59-23

Toronto (62-54) @ Seattle (63-55)
? Matz is 1-3, 4.58 in his last four starts.
? Toronto is 5-11 in his last 16 starts.
? over 5-2 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 3-20
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-2
? He gave up 4 runs in 2.2 IP, in one start vs Seattle.

? Toronto won 12 of last 17 games.
? Blue Jays are 6-11 in last 17 road games.
? Under is 13-8-2 in last 23 games.
? scored run in first inning: 35-115
? record in first 5 innings: 18-9-2 last 29

? Gilbert is 1-1, 5.59 in his last four starts.
? Mariners are 11-4 in his starts.
? over 9-3 last 12
? allowed run in first inning: 1-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Toronto.

? Seattle won its last four games.
? Seattle is 11-5 in last 16 home games.
? under 9-2 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 35-118
? record in first 5 innings: 52-52-14

Houston (70-46) @ Angels (58-59)
? McCullers is 2-1, 4.84 in his last four starts.
? Astros are 12-7 in his starts.
? over 10-8-1
? allowed run in first inning: 5-19
? record in first 5 innings: 11-7-1
? He is 0-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Anaheim this year.

? Astros won their last four games.
? Astros are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
? under 7-3-1 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 41-116
? record in first 5 innings: 65-37-14

? Detmers is 0-2, 10.61 in his first two MLB starts.
? Angels are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Houston.

? Angels are 8-11 in their last 19 games.
? Angels are 4-8 in last 12 home games.
? under 16-10 last 26 games
? scored run in first inning: 36-118
? record in first 5 innings: 52-53-13

Interleague games
St Louis (60-56) @ Kansas City (50-66)
? Happ is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts for St Louis.
? Cardinals are 1-1 in his starts.
? over 14-4 last 18
? allowed run in first inning: 8-21
? record in first 5 innings: 8-11-2
? He is 6-4, 4.87 in 12 starts vs Kansas City.

? Cardinals are 7-1 in last eight games.
? St Louis is 8-5 in its last 13 road games.
? Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 39-116
? record in first 5 innings: 50-46-20

? Bubic is 1-1, 2.78 in his last four starts.
? Kansas City is 8-4 in his starts.
? over 7-5
? allowed run in first inning: 6-12
? record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
? He allowed a run in 4.2 IP, in one start vs St Louis.

? Royals are 4-10 in last 14 games.
? Royals are 7-5 in last 12 home games.
? under 16-6-2 last 24 games.
? scores run in first inning: 25-118
? record in first 5 innings: 41-59-18

Sunday?s umpires
Cin-Phil? Under is 4-1 in last five Barber games.
Mil-Pitt? Favorite won 11 of last 12 TBarrett games.
Atl-Wsh? Road team won six of last eight Riggs games.
Chi-Mia? Under is 15-5-1 in TGibson games.
LA-NY? Under is 17-7 in Hoberg games.
SD-Ariz? Over is 9-2-1 in last 12 Libka games.
Colo-SF? Under is 8-4 in last 12 Eddings games.

Balt-Bos? Over is 10-2 in last 12 Gibson games.
Clev-Det? Under is 5-2 in last seven Moscoso games.
A?s-Tex? Road team won 7 of last 8 Hickox games.
NY-Chi? Under is 9-5 in last 14 Estabrook games.
TB-Minn? Under is 8-2 in last ten Timmons games.
Hst-LAA? Under is 7-2 in last nine Ripperger games.
Tor-Sea? Over is 10-3 in last 13 Randazzo games.

StL-KC? Over is 7-1 in last eight Hoye games.

 

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MLB

Sunday, August 15

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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Washington
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Cincinnati @ Philadelphia
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 13-3 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 15-2 ATS in its last 17 games on the road
Milwaukee is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Pittsburgh's last 25 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games

Baltimore @ Boston
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore

Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Cleveland is 17-6 ATS in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Chi Cubs @ Miami
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs

NY Yankees @ Chi White Sox
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
NY Yankees is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Chi White Sox's last 21 games at home

St. Louis @ Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 10 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Houston @ LA Angels
Houston
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Houston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 17 of LA Angels's last 23 games when playing Houston

San Diego @ Arizona
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
Arizona
Arizona is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against San Diego
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against San Diego

Toronto @ Seattle
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto

LA Dodgers @ NY Mets
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
NY Mets is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers


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SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CIN at PHI 01:05 PM
PHI -137
+500

MIL at PIT 01:05 PM
MIL -194
+500

ATL at WAS 01:05 PM
ATL -156
+500

CLE at DET 01:10 PM
DET +114
+500

BAL at BOS 01:10 PM
BOS -288
+500

CHC at MIA 01:10 PM
MIA -149
+500

TB at MIN 02:10 PM
TB -169
+500

STL at KC 02:10 PM
STL -114
+500

NYY at CHW 02:10 PM
CHW -173
+500

OAK at TEX 02:35 PM
OAK -215
+500

COL at SF 04:05 PM
COL +177
U 8.0
+500 +500

HOU at LAA 04:07 PM
LAA +166
+500

TOR at SEA 04:10 PM
SEA +100
+500

SD at ARI 04:10 PM
ARI +147
U 9.0
+500 +500

LAD at NYM 07:08 PM
NYM +150
U 7.5
+500 +500

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, August 15

 

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Diamond Trends for Sunday August 15
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Tampa Bay at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Twins are 8-0 SU since Apr. 17, 2014 in the last game of a series as a dog after they shut out their opponent last game.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. ET)

-- The Phillies are 0-9 SU since Aug. 2, 2019 as a favorite off a home win by 5+ runs.

OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at L.A. Angels (4:07 p.m. ET)

-- The Angels are 12-0-1 OU (2.77 ppg) since Apr. 24, 2019 as a dog vs. a team that has won at least their last four games.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day
Matchup: Baltimore at Boston (1:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Red Sox are 24-0 SU since Sept. 6, 2015 when Eduardo Rodriguez starts as a favroite of more than -180.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/15/2021....7-11-0.......38.89%.....-32.40
08/14/2021......9-7-0 ......56.25%.......-4.60
08/13/2021......8-6-0 ......57.14%.....+9.30
08/12/2021......9-5-0 ......64.29%....+11.80
08/11/2021......6-8-0 ......42.86%.......-9.75
08/10/2021....6-10-0 ......37.50%.....-34.15
08/09/2021......1-4-0 ......25.00%.....-13.65
08/08/2021......7-7-0 ......50.00%.......-1.45
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals............99-107-0......48.05%......-135.10


Best Bets:
08/15/2021............2 - 7.................- 17.70
08/14/2021............4 - 2.................+12.35
08/13/2021............3 - 4..................+ 0.70
08/12/2021............2 - 2..................+ 2.45
08/11/2021............1 - 7..................- 27.70
08/10/2021............0 - 4..................- 20.00
08/09/2021............0 - 2 .................- 10.00
08/08/2021............3 - 6..................- 12.40
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals...................26 - 58.................-125.80

 

[Udog]

Monday?s 6-pack
MLB leaders in strikeouts:
187? Zack Wheeler, Phil
176? Gerrit Cole, NYY
172? Corbin Burnes, Milw
170? Max Scherzer, LA
167? Robbie Ray, Tor
165? Dylan Cease, CWS

Quote of the Day.
?We were going to give these other guys some opportunities to see if they could make the club. Some of them proved us right. Some of them proved us wrong.?
Vikings? coach Mike Zimmer, who was not happy with his team?s 33-6 loss to Denver

Monday?s quiz
Where did Ravens? QB Lamar Jackson play his college football?

Sunday?s quiz
Before Saturday, Edwin Jackson was the last Arizona Diamondback to throw a no-hitter, in 2010.

Saturday?s quiz
Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner played for the Iowa Barnstormers in the Arena League.

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Monday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend??.

13) Live TV is often fun; it can become unscripted, especially late at night. This week, Tuesday and Wednesday, ESPN is running its annual Fantasy Football marathon, where they try to get you to sign up for one of their fantasy football leagues for 26 hours, many of them late at nite.

Lot of what ESPN does these days doesn?t appeal much to me, but that?s another story for another day; I remember laughing pretty hard at some of the stuff they had on the fantasy marathon last time I watched it.

I?ll tune in again late Tuesday night, see if they can make me think some, and make me laugh again. Laughing is most always a good thing.

12) NFL teams that sat out the most players this past weekend:
Rams 38, Vikings 33, Seahawks/Giants 31

NFL teams that sat out the least players this past weekend:
Washington 6, Jaguars 7, Buccaneers 8

11) New Orleans Saints haven?t said whether Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill will replace Drew Brees as their new starting QB; my guess is both will play a decent amount, but only person who knows right now is Sean Payton.

Saints turned the ball over six times in their 17-14 loss at Baltimore; if Winston doesn?t protect the ball better than he did in Tampa Bay, there isn?t a coach alive who would keep playing him.
Ball security is numero uno on the list of things a QB must be good at.

10) Fernando Tatis returned from the IL Sunday and played RF for first time in his career; he hit two homers, scored 3 runs, knocked in 4, and San Diego snapped its 4-game losing skid.

Tatis has homered in his first game off the IL three times this year, but the problem is that he is 22 and has been on the IL three times. He needs surgery on his shoulder but if the Padres make the playoffs, that surgery will delayed enough that he?ll probably miss the start of next season.

9) There have been eight losing streaks of 11+ games this season, the most in any season since 1899, that is 1899, not 1999.

Cubs, Orioles, Arizona have all had two skids off 11+ games.
Texas and Kansas City both had one.

8) if the Mets don?t make the playoffs, will be very interesting to see if their new owner fires the manager, or shows some patience.

Steve Cohen is a really rich guy, a hedge fund trader? I?ve talked about the Showtime series Billions, a great series? well the character Bobby Axelrod on Billions was supposedly modeled after Cohen, and Bobby Axelrod is NOT a patient guy.

7) As an A?s fan, I?m concerned that in his last three starts, Sean Manaea has given up 13 runs in 11 IP. Not good.

Last 44 games are going be a sprint to the wire; couple of good squads aren?t going to make it into the playoffs. A?s need Manaea to finish strong for them to be a playoff team.

6) Still can?t get over the Cubs completely going in the tank; they?ll be very interesting to follow this winter. How do they expect to become good again?

5) Kentucky Wildcats named Penn State transfer Will Levis their starting QB; he transferred to Kentucky this offseason after playing three years at Penn State, where he was used as both a QB and running back.

Kentucky?s new offensive coordinator is Liam Coen, who spent the last three years with the Los Angeles Rams, two years as the assistant WR?s coach, one year as assistant quarterbacks coach.

Coen also used to be an assistant coach at Brown, UMass, Maine and Rhode Island.

4) One of the kids Levis beat out for the QB job has already entered the transfer portal; he previously transferred from Auburn to Kentucky, but to paraphrase the old shortstop Garry Templeton, ?If I ain?t starting, then I?ll be departing.?

May have to look up this season how many starting QBs in the country played somewhere else, before settling at their current school.

3) Was watching the T?wolves-76ers summer league game last night; the scores of these games don?t matter, but the players were busting their butts to play good ball, whether to make an NBA roster, just to get invited to training camp, or to get a contract from a pro team overseas. Fun to watch.

A few years ago I was at the summer league and starting talking with a guy who is an agent who signs players to play for teams overseas. The next day I was listening to people around me talk in Cox Pavilion, the smaller gym they use and many of the people weren?t speaking English. They were guys who ran the teams overseas scouting for players to sign.

2) Random college basketball note: This fall will be the first time in 14 years that Kentucky has its leading scorer back from the previous season. Kentucky went 9-16 last year, which helps to explain why their leading scorer isn?t in the NBA Summer League, like most years.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ Oakland

 

[Udog]

951ATLANTA -952 MIAMI
MIAMI is 24-15 SU (11.8 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .245 or worse in the current season.

953CHICAGO CUBS -954 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 4-18 SU (-14.7 Units) in home games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

955SAN DIEGO -956 COLORADO
COLORADO is 37-17 SU (25 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

957NY METS -958 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 48-22 SU (29 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

959PITTSBURGH -960 LA DODGERS
PITTSBURGH is 21-33 SU (-23.3 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

961LA ANGELS -962 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 16-3 SU (12.7 Units) in home games as a favorite of -200 or more over the last 2 seasons.

963BALTIMORE -964 TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE is 11-29 SU (-21.1 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 4.9 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.

965HOUSTON -966 KANSAS CITY
HOUSTON is 19-6 SU (15.2 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 or better in the current season.

967CLEVELAND -968 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 7-28 SU (-21.1 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

969OAKLAND -970 CHI WHITE SOX
CHI WHITE SOX is 20-11 SU (15.4 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, August 16

NL games
Atlanta (61-56) @ Miami (51-67)
? Toussaint is 1-2, 4.61 in five starts.
? Braves are 3-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-5
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
? He is 2-0, 3.00 in 4 games (1 start) vs Miami.

? Braves won 11 of last 14 games.
? Atlanta won its last seven road games.
? over 8-3 last 11 games
? scored run in first inning: 43-118
? record in first 5 innings: 60-42-16

? Garrett is 1-0, 4.11 in his last three starts.
? Marlins are 2-4 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Atlanta.

? Marlins won their last three games.
? Miami is 8-4 in last 12 home games.
? over 10-4 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 29-118
? record in first 5 innings: 44-54-20

Cubs (52-68) @ Cincinnati (64-54)
? Steele allowed 3 runs in 5 IP (70 PT) in his first MLB start.
? Cubs are 0-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1
? He gave up 4 runs in 3 IP in 2 relief stints vs Cincinnati.

? Cubs are 10-35 in last 45 games.
? Chicago is 3-11 in its last 14 road games.
? Over is 6-3-1 in last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-120
? record in first 5 innings: 47-60-13

? Miley is 1-0, 5.40 in his last four starts.
? Reds are 13-8 in his starts.
? over 9-3-1 last 13
? allowed run in first inning: 8-21
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 12-7-2
? He is 1-0, 3.94 in three starts vs Chicago this year.

? Cincinnati is 17-12 in its last 29 games.
? Reds won their last five home games.
? over 10-3 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 36-118
? record in first 5 innings: 57-46-16

San Diego (67-53) @ Colorado (52-66)
? Weathers is 0-3, 15.43 in his last three starts.
? San Diego is 6-9 in his starts.
? over 9-6
? allowed run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
? He is 0-1, 12.00 in two starts vs Colorado this year.

? Padres lost four of last five games.
? San Diego is 5-8 in last 13 road games.
? over 13-4-1 last 18 games
? scored run in first inning: 37-120
? record in first 5 innings: 50-52-18

? Senzatela is 0-2, 4.93 in his last six starts.
? Rockies are 6-13 in his starts.
? under 10-8-1
? allowed run in first inning: 5-19
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 5-11-3
? He is 7-3, 3.38 in 16 games (10 starts) vs San Diego.

? Colorado lost five of last six games.
? Rockies are 38-21 at home, 14-45 on road.
? over 4-2 last six home games.
? scored run in first inning: 38-118
? record in first 5 innings: 47-55-16

Mets (59-58) @ San Francisco (76-42)
? Hill is 0-0, 4.00 in three starts for the Mets.
? Mets are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-22
? record in first 5 innings: 10-7-5
? He is 8-2, 2.23 in 17 starts vs San Francisco.

? Mets are 24-33 in their last 57 games.
? Mets are 1-6 in last seven road games.
? under 4-0 last four road games.
? scored run in first inning: 28-117
? record in first 5 innings: 49-56-12

? Gausman is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts.
? Giants are 15-8 in his starts.
? over 7-3 last 10
? allowed run in first inning: 7-23
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 15-5-3
? He is 0-3, 5.09 in 4 games (3 starts) vs New York.

? Giants are 18-10 since All-Star break.
? Giants are 10-3 in last 13 home games.
? Under is 3-1 in last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 35-118
? record in first 5 innings: 63-41-14

Pittsburgh (42-76) @ Los Angeles (72-46)
? Brault is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts.
? Pirates are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He gave up 10 runs in 12.2 IP, in 4 relief stints vs Los Angeles.

? Pirates are 6-24 in last 30 games.
? Pittsburgh is 1-7 in last eight road games.
? over 8-4 last 12 road games
? scored run in first inning: 30-117
? record in first 5 innings: 35-69-13

? bullpen game

? Dodgers are 13-6 in last 19 games.
? Dodgers are 5-2 in last seven home games.
? under 5-2 last seven home games
? scored run in first inning: 39-117
? record in first 5 innings: 62-37-18

AL games
Angels (59-59) @ Bronx (65-53)
? Suarez is 1-3, 8.55 in his last four starts.
? Angels are 3-3 in his starts.
? under 4-2
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 2-4
? He gave up 7 runs in 8 IP, in two relief stints vs New York.

? Angels are 9-11 in their last 20 games.
? Angels are 6-3 in last nine road games.
? under 13-2 last 15 road games
? scored run in first inning: 36-119
? record in first 5 innings: 52-53-14

? Cole is 2-2, 4.26 in his last four starts.
? This is his first start since July 29
? New York is 10-11 in his starts.
? under 10-10-1
? allowed run in first inning: 5-21
? record in first 5 innings: 10-6-5
? He is 6-1, 2.70 in nine starts vs Anaheim.

? New York is 24-10 in last 34 games.
? New York is 9-2 in last 11 home games.
? over 16-7 last 23 games
? scored run in first inning: 27-118
? record in first 5 innings: 46-43-29

Baltimore (38-77) @ Tampa Bay (71-47)
? Harvey is 4-1, 2.20 in his last six starts.
? Orioles are 11-12 in his starts.
? under 5-2-1 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 6-23
? record in first 5 innings: 12-9-2
? He gave up 6 runs in 1.2 IP, in one start vs Tampa Bay.

? Orioles are 0-11 in last 11 games.
? Baltimore is 21-41 on road, 17-37 at home.
? under is 7-3 in their last ten road games.
? scored run in first inning: 39-116
? record in first 5 innings: 38-61-17

? bullpen game

? Tampa Bay won 11 of last 16 games.
? Rays are 5-2 in last seven home games.
? over 7-2 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 36-118
? record in first 5 innings: 45-46-27

Oakland (68-50) @ White Sox (68-50)
? Montas is 1-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
? A?s are 12-11 in his starts.
? under 6-1 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 6-23
? record in first 5 innings: 9-9-5
? He hasn?t pitched against Chicago.

? A?s are 12-4 in last 16 games.
? Oakland is 8-3 in last 11 road games.
? Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-118
? record in first 5 innings: 51-46-21

? Keuchel is 0-3, 5.79 in his last four starts.
? Chicago is 12-10 in his starts.
? over 13-9
? allowed run in first inning: 7-22
? record in first 5 innings: 14-6-2
? He is 6-6, 3.06 in 20 starts vs Oakland.

? Chicago is 5-4 in last nine games.
? White Sox are 5-7 in last 12 home games.
? over 8-5 last 13 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-118
? record in first 5 innings: 65-35-18

Cleveland (57-59) @ Minnesota (52-66)
? Quantrill is 3-0, 1.91 in his last seven starts.
? Indians are 5-9 in his starts.
? under 6-0 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 9-2-3
? He gave up 8 runs in 8.1 IP in 4 games (1 start) vs Minnesota.

? Cleveland is 17-29 in last 46 games.
? Indians are 3-5 in last eight road games.
? over 3-0-1 last four games
? scores run in first inning: 35-116
? record in first 5 innings: 44-55-17

? Jax is 2-0, 2.66 in his last four starts.
? Minnesota is 3-2 in his starts.
? under 5-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-5
? record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
? He gave up 3 runs in 4.1 IP in a relief stint vs Cleveland.

? Minnesota is 4-1 in its last five games.
? Twins are 5-4 in last nine home games.
? over 11-6-1 last 18 games
? scored run in first inning: 41-118
? record in first 5 innings: 36-59-23

Houston (71-46) @ Kansas City (50-67)
? Odorizzi is 2-2, 7.29 in his last five starts.
? Astros are 7-8 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-6
? He is 3-6, 5.37 in 13 starts vs Kansas City.

? Astros won four of last five games.
? Astros are 6-7 in last 13 road games.
? under 8-3-1 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 41-117
? record in first 5 innings: 65-37-15

? Hernandez is 2-0, 1.02 in his last three starts.
? Kansas City is 3-2 in his starts.
? over 3-2
? allowed run in first inning: 0-5
? record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Houston.

? Royals are 4-11 in last 15 games.
? Royals are 7-6 in last 13 home games.
? under 17-6-2 last 25 games.
? scores run in first inning: 25-119
? record in first 5 innings: 41-60-18

 

[Udog]

MLB

Monday, August 16

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Trend Report
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LA Angels @ NY Yankees
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Angels's last 16 games on the road
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Chi Cubs

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 12-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Oakland @ Chi White Sox
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Chi White Sox's last 19 games when playing Oakland

Houston @ Kansas City
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City's last 11 games at home

Cleveland @ Minnesota
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games when playing Cleveland

San Diego @ Colorado
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Diego's last 21 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games on the road
Colorado
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games

NY Mets @ San Francisco
NY Mets
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

Pittsburgh @ LA Dodgers
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh


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[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, August 16

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, August 16

 

[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, AUGUST 16
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

LAA at NYY 07:05 PM
NYY -269
+500

BAL at TB 07:10 PM
TB -247
+500

CHC at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN -205
+500

ATL at MIA 07:10 PM
MIA +147
+500

CLE at MIN 08:10 PM
CLE +113
+500

HOU at KC 08:10 PM
HOU -150
+500

OAK at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW -100
+500

SD at COL 08:40 PM
COL +117
+500

NYM at SF 09:45 PM
SF -205
+500

PIT at LAD 10:10 PM
LAD -252
+500

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB Aug Record Opinions & Best Bets !!

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

08/16/2021......7-3-0.......70.00%....+18.35
08/15/2021....7-11-0.......38.89%.....-32.40
08/14/2021......9-7-0 ......56.25%.......-4.60
08/13/2021......8-6-0 ......57.14%.....+9.30
08/12/2021......9-5-0 ......64.29%....+11.80
08/11/2021......6-8-0 ......42.86%.......-9.75
08/10/2021....6-10-0 ......37.50%.....-34.15
08/09/2021......1-4-0 ......25.00%.....-13.65
08/08/2021......7-7-0 ......50.00%.......-1.45
08/07/2021......8-8-0 ......50.00%.......-7.50
08/06/2021....4-11-0.......26.66%.....-40.90
08/05/2021......8-4-0 ......66.66%....+20.10
08/04/2021......9-6-0.......60.00%....+ 3.65
08/03/2021......7-8-0 ......46.66%.....-19.25
08/02/2021......4-3-0......57.14%......+8.05
08/01/2021..... 6-9-0 .....40.00% .....-24.35

Totals........106-110-0......49.07%......-116.75


Best Bets:

08/16/2021............1 - 2................. - 4.15
08/15/2021............2 - 7.................- 17.70
08/14/2021............4 - 2.................+12.35
08/13/2021............3 - 4..................+ 0.70
08/12/2021............2 - 2..................+ 2.45
08/11/2021............1 - 7..................- 27.70
08/10/2021............0 - 4..................- 20.00
08/09/2021............0 - 2 .................- 10.00
08/08/2021............3 - 6..................- 12.40
08/07/2021............1 - 4..................- 11.30
08/06/2021............1 - 9..................- 41.15
08/05/2021............3 - 1..................+ 20.20
08/04/2021............1 - 4...................- 15.00
08/03/2021............2 - 2...................+ 5.05
08/02/2021............2 - 1...................+13.60
08/01/2021............1 - 6....................-24.90

Totals...................27 - 60.................-129.95

 

[Udog]

Tuesday?s 6-pack
Top six teams in the college football preseason top 25:
6) Texas A&M
5) Georgia
4) Ohio State
3) Clemson
2) Ohio State
1) Alabama

Quote of the Day.
?The measure of who we are is how we react to something that doesn?t go our way.?
Gregg Popovich

Tuesday?s quiz
Which NBA team did Jerry Tarkanian once coach?

Monday?s quiz
Ravens? QB Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

Sunday?s quiz
Before Saturday, Edwin Jackson was the last Arizona Diamondback to throw a no-hitter, in 2010.

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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??

13) For the purposes of today?s article, we?re going to define a ?close win/loss? as one decided by 7 or fewer points.

Over the past 12 years, 84 NFL teams were minus-3 or worse in close games for a season; for instance, last year the Falcons were 1-8, that would be minus-7.

Of those 84 teams, 68 of them had a better record the next year, 14 had a worse record, two had the same record the next year.

These teams were minus-3 or worse last year in close games:
Atlanta 1-8 in close games, 4-12 overall. 2021 total: 7
Houston 2-7 (4-12) 2021 total: 5

Bengals 1-5-1 (4-11-1) 2021 total: 6.5
Jaguars 1-5 (1-15) 2021 total: 6
Washington 2-5 (7-9) 2021 total: 8
Panthers 3-6 (5-11) 2021 total: 7.5

12) I got an e-mail the other day: ?Bankruptcy could solve your problem!!!? which got me to thinking:

? What exactly is my problem?
? What do ?they? know that I don?t?
? Does everyone get this many useless e-mails?

Oy.

11) Arizona P Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first big league start; first thought that flashed thru my head was ?Hey kid, its all downhill from here. LOL?

Gilbert?s next start is at hitter-friendly Coors Field. Good luck with that one.

10) I watch a ton of baseball on TV and there are tons of gambling-related commercials on these games now, mostly with pretty blondes encouraging you to ?have some skin in the game?

My question is this: If baseball has embraced gambling this openly., when does Pete Rose get re-instated and put in the Hall of Fame? Kind of hypocritical to have him banned now.

9) 27 of last 29 years, a college football team that was unranked before the season wound up in the top 10 at the end of the season. Only exceptions were last year and 2016.

8) Five teams got #1 votes in this year?s preseason college football poll: Alabama, Oklahoma, Clemson, Ohio State, Georgia.

7) Indiana Hoosiers are ranked #17 in the preseason poll, first time they?ve been ranked in the preseason top 25 since 1968.

6) ESPN hired Alex Smith as an NFL analyst; the guy played 14 years in the league (99-67-1 record as a starter), should provide lot of good insight into what goes on during NFL games.

5) My fantasy baseball league is a weekly format; you play head/head Monday-Sunday. My team is very mediocre (8-9-1) in large part because I?ve done a putrid job of finding a catcher who can hit his way out a paper bag. There just aren?t many catchers who can hit.

In 18 games, I?ve had six different catchers active; have had three other on my roster who never were activated? one of those is a minor league prospect who hopefully ends all this BS next year. Very frustrating, but very few big league catchers are good hitters.

4) San Diego Padres lost P Yu Darvish, signed struggling P Jake Arrieta to replace him, but he?s been doing so badly, the Cubs didn?t even want him. Not sure how much Arrieta will help.

3) Quick reminder that when you draft your fantasy football teams, make sure your QB?s don?t have their bye the same week.

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Braves, Brewers, Giants. Wild Card: San Diego @ Los Angeles
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Card: Boston @ Oakland

1) I was surprised by this stat Monday:
? In 1960, 36% of Americans were 18 years old or younger.
? Today, only 22% of Americans are 18 or younger.

 

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901CHICAGO CUBS -902 CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI is 3-16 SU (-13.8 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.

903ATLANTA -904 MIAMI
MIAMI is 25-15 SU (13.2 Units) in home games vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .245 or worse in the current season.

905MILWAUKEE -906 ST LOUIS
MILWAUKEE is 25-9 SU (15.6 Units) in road games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game in the current season.

907SAN DIEGO -908 COLORADO
COLORADO is 37-17 SU (25 Units) in home games vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.

909PHILADELPHIA -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 15-33 SU (-20.1 Units) vs. an NL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.

911NY METS -912 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-22 SU (30.1 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 5.5 or less hits/start in the current season.

913PITTSBURGH -914 LA DODGERS
PITTSBURGH is 21-33 SU (-23.3 Units) in road games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

915BOSTON -916 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 23-11 SU (12.1 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the second half of the season in the current season.

917BOSTON -918 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 14-4 SU (9.6 Units) when playing on Tuesday in the current season.

919LA ANGELS -920 DETROIT
DETROIT is 18-6 SU (14.7 Units) in home games vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 17

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, August 17

NL games
Atlanta (63-56) @ Miami (51-68)
? Ynoa is 3-2, 3.35 in seven starts.
? He broke his hand punching a bench after his last start, May 16.
? Braves are 4-3 in his starts.
? under 4-3
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
? He gave up a run in 6 IP in an April 12 start vs Miami.

? Braves won 11 of last 13 games.
? Atlanta won its last eight road games.
? over 9-3 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 44-119
? record in first 5 innings: 61-42-16

? Alcantara is 2-2, 3.86 in his last five home starts.
? Marlins are 10-14 in his starts.
? under 10-3-2 last 15
? allowed run in first inning: 5-24
? record in first 5 innings: 11-9-4
? He is 2-0, 3.44 in three starts vs Atlanta this year.

? Marlins won three of last four games.
? Miami is 8-5 in last 13 home games.
? over 11-4 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 30-119
? record in first 5 innings: 44-55-20

Cubs (52-69) @ Cincinnati (65-54)
? Hendricks is 1-1, 6.18 in his last five starts.
? Cubs are 14-10 in his starts.
? over 4-0 last four
? allowed run in first inning: 7-24
? record in first 5 innings: 15-8-1
? He is 0-0, 5.23 in two starts vs Cincinnati this year.

? Cubs are 10-36 in last 46 games.
? Chicago is 3-12 in its last 15 road games.
? Over is 7-3-1 in last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-121
? record in first 5 innings: 47-61-13

? Gutierrez is 4-0, 1.78 in his last four starts.
? Reds scored 37 runs in those four games.
? Reds are 9-5 in his starts.
? over 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 7-14
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 7-4-3
? He is 1-1, 2.38 in two starts vs Chicago.

? Cincinnati is 18-12 in its last 30 games.
? Reds won their last six home games.
? over 11-3 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 36-119
? record in first 5 innings: 58-46-16

Milwaukee (72-47) @ St Louis (61-56)
? Burnes is 3-0, 1.89 in his last five starts.
? Milwaukee is 10-2 in his last 12 starts.
? over 7-1-2 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 4-20
? record in first 5 innings: 13-3-4
? He is 0-1. 1,82 in two starts vs St Louis this year.

? Brewers are 19-8 in last 27 games.
? Milwaukee is 15-2 in last 17 road games.
? over 9-4-3 last 16 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 40-119
? record in first 5 innings: 63-35-21

? Wainwright is 4-0, 2.10 in his last four starts.
? Cardinals are 14-9 in his starts.
? under 13-9-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-23
? record in first 5 innings: 10-8-5
? He is 18-11, 2.48 in 38 starts vs Milwaukee.

? Cardinals are 8-1 in last nine games.
? St Louis is 3-5 in its last eight home games.
? Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 40-117
? record in first 5 innings: 51-46-20

San Diego (67-54) @ Colorado (53-66)
? They haven?t named a starter.

? Padres lost five of last six games.
? San Diego is 5-9 in last 14 road games.
? over 13-5-1 last 19 games
? scored run in first inning: 37-121
? record in first 5 innings: 50-53-18

? Marquez is 3-3, 4.29 in his last six starts.
? Rockies are 14-10 in his starts.
? under 10-4-1 last 15
? allowed run in first inning: 4-24
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 14-9-1
? He is 2-0, 1.38 in two starts vs San Diego this year.

? Colorado lost five of last seven games.
? Rockies are 39-21 at home, 14-45 on road.
? over 4-3 last seven home games.
? scored run in first inning: 39-119
? record in first 5 innings: 48-55-16

Philadelphia (60-57) @ Arizona (38-80)
? Gibson is 2-0, 2.13 in two starts for Philly.
? Phillies are 2-0 in his starts.
? over 7-3-2 last 12 starts
? allowed run in first inning: 6-21
? record in first 5 innings: 11-6-4
? He is 1-1, 0.75 in two starts vs Arizona.

? Phillies are 10-4 in last 14 games.
? Phillies are 36-25 at home, 25-32 on road.
? over 5-0 last five road games.
? scored run in first inning: 38-118
? record in first 5 innings: 49-46-23

? They haven?t named a starter

? Arizona won three of last four games.
? Arizona is 4-6 in its last ten home games.
? under 4-2-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 17-118
? record in first 5 innings: 44-64-10

Mets (59-59) @ San Francisco (77-42)
? Stroman is 1-3, 3.86 in his last four starts.
? Mets are 11-13 in his starts.
? under 6-0 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 3-24
? record in first 5 innings: 10-13-1
? He gave up 4 runs in 6 IP in one start vs San Francisco.

? Mets are 24-34 in their last 58 games.
? Mets are 1-7 in last eight road games.
? under 4-1 last five road games.
? scored run in first inning: 28-118
? record in first 5 innings: 49-57-12

? Webb is 2-0, 1.50 in his last four starts.
? Giants are 12-4 in his starts.
? over 7-3 last 10
? allowed run in first inning: 5-16
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 9-5-2
? He hasn?t pitched against New York.

? Giants are 19-10 since All-Star break.
? Giants are 11-3 in last 14 home games.
? Under is 3-2 in last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 35-119
? record in first 5 innings: 64-41-14

Pittsburgh (42-77) @ Los Angeles (73-46)
? Crowe is 0-2, 8.31 in his last two starts.
? Pirates are 7-10 in his starts.
? over 6-2-1 last nine
? allowed run in first inning: 6-17
? you?re reading armadillosports.com
? record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Los Angeles.

? Pirates are 6-25 in last 31 games.
? Pittsburgh is 1-8 in last nine road games.
? over 8-5 last 13 road games
? scored run in first inning: 30-118
? record in first 5 innings: 35-69-14

? Price is 0-1, 3.86 in nine starts (32.2 IP).
? Dodgers are 3-6 in his starts.
? under 7-1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 3-6
? record in first 5 innings: 5-3-1
? He gave up a run in 10.1 IP in 2 games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

? Dodgers are 14-6 in last 20 games.
? Dodgers are 6-2 in last eight home games.
? under 6-2 last eight home games
? scored run in first inning: 39-118
? record in first 5 innings: 62-37-19

AL games
Boston (69-51) @ Bronx (65-53)
? Eovaldi is 1-2, 5.22 in his last five starts.
? Red Sox are 1-5 in his last six starts.
? over 11-11-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-23
? record in first 5 innings: 13-6-4
? He is 2-0, 2.05 in four starts vs New York this year.

? Nightcap is probably a bullpen game.

? Boston won four of last five games, scoring 51 runs.
? Red Sox are 2-8 in last ten road games.
? over 4-3 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 40-121
? record in first 5 innings: 55-47-19

? Gil is 2-0, 0.00 in two MLB starts (11 IP).
? New York is 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Boston.

? Montgomery is 1-0, 0.57 in his last three starts (15.2 IP).
? New York is 12-8 in his starts.
? under 7-1 last eight
? allowed run in first inning: 8-20
? record in first 5 innings: 6-12-2
? He is 0-2, 3.06 in three starts vs Boston this year.

? New York is 25-10 in last 35 games.
? New York is 10-2 in last 12 home games.
? over 16-8 last 24 games
? scored run in first inning: 28-119
? record in first 5 innings: 47-43-29

Angels (59-60) @ Detroit (57-62)
? Bundy is 1-2, 4.43 in his last five starts.
? Angels are 6-11 in his starts.
? under 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 4-11-2
? He is 0-2, 4.91 in 4 games (3 starts) vs Detroit.

? Angels are 9-12 in their last 21 games.
? Angels are 6-4 in last ten road games.
? under 14-2 last 16 road games
? scored run in first inning: 37-120
? record in first 5 innings: 52-54-14

? Mize is 1-1, 4.60 in his last six starts.
? Detroit is 13-9 in his starts.
? over 4-2-1 last six
? allowed run in first inning: 5-22
? record in first 5 innings: 11-7-4
? He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in one start vs Anaheim.

? Detroit is 8-5 in its last 13 games.
? Detroit is 14-5 in last 19 home games.
? under 11-4-1 last 16 games
? scored run in first inning: 26-120
? record in first 5 innings: 16-10-1 last 27

Baltimore (38-78) @ Tampa Bay (72-47)
? Means is 1-2, 6.00 in five starts since coming off IL.
? Orioles are 7-10 in his starts.
? under 10-6-1
? allowed run in first inning: 4-17
? record in first 5 innings: 8-5-4
? He is 0-1, 6.06 in three starts vs Tampa Bay this year.

? Orioles are 0-12 in last 12 games.
? Baltimore is 21-42 on road, 17-37 at home.
? under is 7-4 in last 11 road games.
? scored run in first inning: 39-117
? record in first 5 innings: 38-62-17

? bullpen game

? Tampa Bay won 12 of last 17 games.
? Rays are 6-2 in last eight home games.
? over 8-2 last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 36-119
? record in first 5 innings: 46-46-27

Seattle (63-56) @ Texas (41-76)
? Anderson is 0-0, 3.45 in three starts for Seattle.
? Mariners are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 7-21
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-6
? He is 0-0, 3.37 in two starts vs Texas this year.

? Seattle won four of last five games.
? Seattle is 1-4 in last five road games.
? under 9-3 last 12 games
? scored run in first inning: 36-119
? record in first 5 innings: 52-53-14

? bullpen game

? Texas lost 24 of last 30 games.
? Texas is 6-8 in last 14 home games.
? over 6-2 last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 24-118
? record in first 5 innings: 37-65-16

Oakland (68-51) @ White Sox (69-50)
? Bassitt is 2-0, 1.80 in his last four starts.
? A?s are 17-7 in his starts.
? under 6-3 last nine
? allowed run in first inning: 6-24
? record in first 5 innings: 13-4-7
? He is 2-1, 3.04 in four starts vs Chicago.

? A?s are 1-3 in last four games.
? Oakland is 8-4 in last 12 road games.
? Over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-119
? record in first 5 innings: 51-47-21

? bullpen game

? Chicago is 6-4 in last ten games.
? White Sox are 6-7 in last 13 home games.
? over 8-6 last 14 home games.
? scored run in first inning: 34-119
? record in first 5 innings: 66-35-18

Cleveland (57-60) @ Minnesota (53-66)
? Morgan is 0-3, 5.00 in his last five starts.
? Indians are 4-5 in his starts.
? over 5-4
? allowed run in first inning: 1-9
? record in first 5 innings: 3-6
? He hasn?t pitched against Minnesota.

? Cleveland is 17-30 in last 47 games.
? Indians are 3-6 in last nine road games.
? over 3-1-1 last five games
? scores run in first inning: 35-117
? record in first 5 innings: 44-55-18

? Ober is 0-0, 4.50 in his last six starts.
? Minnesota is 8-5 in his starts.
? over 7-2-1 last ten
? allowed run in first inning: 2-13
? record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Cleveland.

? Minnesota is 5-1 in its last six games.
? Twins are 6-4 in last ten home games.
? over 11-7-1 last 19 games
? scored run in first inning: 42-119
? record in first 5 innings: 36-59-24

Houston (71-47) @ Kansas City (51-67)
? Valdez is 3-1, 3-1, 2.66 in his last four starts.
? Astros are 10-4 in his starts.
? under 4-1 last five
? allowed run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
? He gave up 5 runs in 4 IP in two relief stints vs Kansas City.

? Astros won four of last six games.
? Astros are 6-8 in last 14 road games.
? under 8-4-1 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 42-118
? record in first 5 innings: 65-37-16

? Lynch is 2-2, 3.81 in his last five starts.
? Kansas City is 3-4 in his starts.
? over 3-3-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-7
? record in first 5 innings: 2-3-2
? He hasn?t pitched against Houston.

? Royals are 5-11 in last 16 games.
? Royals are 8-6 in last 14 home games.
? under 17-7-2 last 26 games.
? scores run in first inning: 25-120
? record in first 5 innings: 41-60-19

Interleague games
Toronto (63-54) @ Washington (50-68)
? Manoah is 3-0, 2.00 in his last three starts.
? Toronto is 8-3 in his starts.
? over 5-2 last seven
? allowed run in first inning: 1-11
? record in first 5 innings: 5-6
? He hasn?t pitched against Washington.

? Toronto won 13 of last 18 games.
? Blue Jays are 7-11 in last 18 road games.
? Under is 13-9-2 in last 24 games.
? scored run in first inning: 35-116
? record in first 5 innings: 19-9-2 last 30

? Fedde is 0-1, 5.33 in his last five starts.
? Nationals are 9-10 in his starts.
? over 6-3 last nine
? allowed run in first inning: 6-19
? record in first 5 innings: 6-10-3
? He is 1-0, 2.89 in two starts vs Toronto.

? Washington is 8-25 in its last 33 games.
? Nationals are 1-8 in last nine home games.
? over 12-3 last 15 games
? scored run in first inning: 38-118
? record in first 5 innings: 47-51-20