Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!

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MLB

Friday, April 22

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
St. Louis is 17-3 ATS in its last 20 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing at home against St. Louis

San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Francisco's last 11 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 11 games when playing San Francisco

Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Boston

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

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
Miami is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Toronto @ Houston
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Toronto's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Houston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

Baltimore @ LA Angels
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
Baltimore is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games at home
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
NY Mets is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games at home

LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games at home

Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Kansas City @ Seattle
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games at home


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FRIDAY, APRIL 22
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

PIT at CHC 02:20 PM
PIT +151
O 7.5
+500 +500

STL at CIN 06:40 PM
CIN +110
U 7.5
+500 +500

CLE at NYY 07:05 PM
CLE +165
O 8.5
+500 +500

MIL at PHI 07:05 PM
MIL +110
O 8.0
+500 +500

SF at WAS 07:05 PM
SF -123
U 8.5
+500 +500

COL at DET 07:10 PM
COL +134
O 7.5
+500 +500

BOS at TB 07:10 PM
TB -147
O 8.0
+500 +500

MIA at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -138
O 8.0
+500 +500

CHW at MIN 08:10 PM
CHW -104
U 7.5
+500 +500

TOR at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -160
O 8.0
+500 +500

BAL at LAA 09:38 PM
LAA -171
O 8.5
+500 +500

LAD at SD 09:40 PM
LAD -153
U 8.0
+500 +500

NYM at ARI 09:40 PM
ARI +107
U 8.5
+500 +500

TEX at OAK 09:40 PM
OAK +115
U 7.5
+500 +500

KC at SEA 09:40 PM
SEA -129
O 7.5
+500 +500

 

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APRIL MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

04/22/2022............9-19-0 .............32.14%...............-61.55
04/21/2022............11-8-1..............57.89%................+8.20
04/20/2022..........17-14-0..............54.84%................+9.35
04/19/2022............16-6-2..............70.83%..............+49.85
04/18/2022..............5-9-0..............35.71%...............-22.40
04/17/2022...........16-10-2..............60.71%..............+28.85
04/16/2022...........12-17-1..............41.37%...............-39.30
04/15/2022...........10-17-1...............37.03%..............-49.70
04/14/2022.............8-14-0...............36.35%..............-41.50
04/13/2022...........13-11-0...............54.17%................-0.60
04/12/2022.............13-7-0...............65.00%.............+28.35
04/11/2022...........11-10-1...............52.38%................-8.20
04/10/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%...............+8.00
04/09/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%..............+20.80
04/08/2022...........13-10-1...............65.21%..............+10.00
04/07/2022...............3-5-0...............37.50%...............-16.65

TOTALS..............193-181-7...............51.60%..............- 76.90


BEST BETS:

04/22/2022.............6-16-0................27.27%............- 55.40
04/21/2022..............9-4-1.................69.23%............+24.90
04/20/2022...........10-10-0................50.00%..............- 4.90
04/19/2022..............9-5-2.................64.28%............+19.80
04/18/2022..............2-7-0.................22.22%.............-28.50
04/17/2022..............9-9-2.................50.00%..............- 0.85
04/16/2022..............6-11-1...............35.29%..............-30.50
04/15/2-22..............6-12-1................33.33%..............-29.69
04/14/2022..............4-10-0...............28.57%...............-34.90
04/13/2022..............10-7-0...............58.82.................+29.30
04/12/2022...............7-7-0................50.00%...............- 1.35
04/11/2022...............8-3-0................72.72%...............+31.60
04/10/2022...............7-4-0................63.63%...............+13.35
04/09/2022...............7-6-0................53.84%...............+ 3.30
04/08/2022...............2-8-0................20.00%................-33.60
04/07/2022...............0-2-0................00.00%................-11.00


TOTALS...............102-121-7..............45.73%.............. -108.44


UPDATED ON 04/22/2022

 

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Armadillo Sports

Saturday?s 6-pack
? Hawks 111, Heat 110? Atlanta?s three subs were a combined +61.
? Bucks 111, Bulls 81? This one was over early; bucks led by 19 at half.
? Suns 114, Pelicans 111? Chris Paul scored 28 points, had 14 assists.
? Phillies 4, Brewers 2? Alec Bohm had the game-winning hit in 8th inning.
? Orioles 5, Angels 3? Under is 13-0-1 in Baltimore games.
? Under was 12-2 in Friday?s games; why can?t anyone hit anymore?

Quote of the Day
???.we used to have to fund these kids for years, until they got their NFL contract. Now the school boosters do it. It is saving us so much money. It?s awesome!!?
An anonymous NFL agent

Saturday?s quiz
There were 15 QB?s drafted in 2016; who is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him?

Friday?s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners, the Phillies gone the longest since they last made the playoffs.

Thursday?s quiz
Steve Lappas was the basketball coach at Villanova before Jay Wright

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Saturday?s Den: 20 of my favorite non-sports movies

In honor of Weekend at Bernie?s being on TV tonight. Here are 20 of my favorite non-sports movies (in alphabetical order)
? Begin Again? A down-and-out music executive discovers a young singer in a New York City bar; the two go into business together. James Corden is excellent as the young lady?s friend from back home in England. If you like music, you?ll like this movie.

? The Bodyguard? A former Secret Service agent becomes the bodyguard for a famous singer, but the singer thinks he works too hard at protecting her, until her attacker kills her sister.

Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wuhl, Ralph Waite (the father on The Waltons) have bit parts.

? Bulworth? A suicidal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters. In the meantime, he falls head over heels for a young lady, who turns out to be hit the hit man who was hired to kill him.

Halle Berry, Jack Warden, Don Cheadle, Paul Sorvino, Wendell Pierce; excellent cast.

? Cousins? Two married people find out their spouses are having an affair with each other, which brings them closer together.

End of this movie has the two main characters (Ted Danson/Isabella Rossallini) sailing off into the sunset together. 26 years later, the final scene of CSI has William Peterson/Jorja Fox sailing off into the sunset. Very similar scenes.

Danson/Peterson were both in Cousins; they were also both head of the crime lab on CSI.

? Danny Collins? An aging rock star discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon; he then decides to look up his son in New Jersey, who he had never met.

Quality cast: Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, Christopher Plummer, Annette Bening.

? Dave? Guy who runs a temp agency is hired by the Secret Service to become a momentary stand-in for the President of the United States- they look exactly alike. Then the President has a stroke, and the stand-in finds his role extended indefinitely.

Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Charles Grodin, Frank Langella, Ving Rhames, Kevin Dunn, Ben Kingsley. Quite a cast.

? Fabulous Baker Boys? Two brothers play smaller clubs as dueling piano players; their business picks up when they add a beautiful, up-and-coming singer to their act. Michelle Pfeiffer is the singer; Jeff/Beau Bridges are the two brothers.

? Good Will Hunting? A young janitor at M.I.T. has a gift for math, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Robin Williams is great in this as the psychologist; Matt Damon is the math whiz, Ben Affleck plays his friends who offers good advice now and then. Minnie Driver plays a Harvard student who is surprised that she is attracted to a janitor from south Boston.

? Last Vegas? Four senior citizen friends throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen. Quite a cast.

? Leap of Faith? A huckster preacher is stranded in a small town when his tour bus breaks down; they set up their tent and put on shows in a smaller down suffering through a drought.

Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson, Meat Loaf, Philip Seymour Hoffman. I?m a huge Steve Martin fan; this is some of his best work.

? Let It Ride? Richard Dreyfuss plays a cab driver/degenerate gambler who gets a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, and for one day, he can?t seem to stop winning.

If you?ve spent any time at the track, you?ll laugh hard at some of this stuff; Dreyfuss is great, with help from David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly, Robbie Coltrane, Teri Garr.

? Lost in Translation? An aging movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo, where the movie star is getting paid a 7-figure sum to do whiskey commercials. Bill Murray is great in this non-comedic role; Scarlett Johansson is his new friend.

? Molly?s Game? The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world?s most exclusive high-stakes poker game after she quit skiing. This movie is a continuation of the book she wrote to help pay all her legal bills.

Book/movie are both excellent, helping prove that real life is stranger than fiction. Idris Elba, Jessica Chastain are the stars of the movie; Kevin Costner has a small role as Molly?s father.

? One More Time? Christopher Walken plays a fading singer who plots his comeback, while dealing with two adult daughters with a sibling rivalry.

Oliver Platt is in this movie; he?s been in a lot of good stuff. Bulworth, A Time to Kill, The West Wing, just to name a few. Quite a resume he has.

? Prince of Tides? A high school football coach from South Carolina comes to New York City to meet with his sister?s psychiatrist, after the sister threatens suicide. Because it is a movie, the two of them fall for each other, even though both of them are married.

The scene at the dinner party with the expensive violin is the best part of this movie.

Great cast: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, George Carlin, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan.

? Rounders? A young gambler who quit after being cleaned out returns to playing big stakes poker to help his sleazy friend pay off loan sharks.

Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, John Turturro, Martin Landau make up an excellent cast. The guys who wrote this movie also write Billions, the Showtime series.

? Searching for Bobby Fischer? A sportswriter realizes that his 7-year old son is a chess prodigy, then struggles with how to help his son realize his potential.

Back in junior high, I loved chess and my last name is Fischer? this was about the same time that Bobby Fischer was a world champion at chess, so I was a big fan, although Bobby Fischer turned out to be kind of a wack job, albeit the best player in the world.

Joe Mantegna is the sportswriter, Joan Allen plays his wife. Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley play the kid?s two chess mentors, who have vastly different philosophies.

Excellent movie about chess, and also about how parents push their kids, whether that?s the right thing to do or not.

? A Star Is Born? A famous singer discovers a young singer in a drag bar; the two become friends, as her career takes off, while he struggles with personal problems.

This is the fourth time this movie has been made; this version is very similar to the 1954 version, with James Mason/Judy Garland.

Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga are the stars; Andrew Dice Clay adds a lot to the movie as her father.

? This is Where I Leave You? After their father dies, four grown siblings are forced to return to their childhood home and live under the same roof for a week.

My dad died in 2015; when I came home from the funeral, I put the TV on and this movie was on HBO, first time I had ever seen it, which was a little weird.

Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Connie Britton, Corey Stoll, Rose Byrne, Adam Driver, Jane Fonda. Impressive cast.

? Weekend at Bernie?s? Two young men are trying to make their way in business; when they go to the president of the company with a serious financial error on a printout, he pretends to be thrilled and invites them to his beach house for the weekend. He actually plans on having them killed, to keep his chicanery out of sight.

The boss gets murdered because he is messing around with his work partner?s wife; the two guys then pretend Bernie is still alive, because they think they?ll get blamed for his death otherwise.

I didn?t explain that very well, but the movie is on Sundance tonight. Very funny.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Saturday, April 23

 

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SAN FRANCISCO is 114-76 Over (30.4 Units) in road games after a win by 6 runs or more since 1996.

NY YANKEES are 28-54 SU (-31.4 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

COLORADO is 21-8 SU (12.2 Units) after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 6.50 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 26-11 Over (13.9 Units) when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 13-2 SU (10.8 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 44-95 SU (-60.5 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

OAKLAND is 50-34 SU (12.6 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 10-31 SU (-24.1 Units) at home when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 293-300 SU (-85.5 Units) in road games vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse since 1996.

TAMPA BAY is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.

COLORADO is 14-25 SU (-13.5 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 18-40 SU (-26 Units) as a home favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 139-91 Over (38.9 Units) in road games after a one run win since 1996.

SAN DIEGO is 249-185 SU (45.5 Units) after a game where they had 4 or less hits since 1996.

BALTIMORE is 85-107 SU (-32.7 Units) in road games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span since 1996.

KANSAS CITY is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in road games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 2.00 or better over the last 2 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, April 23

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, April 23

National League
San Francisco (9-5) @ Washington (6-10)
? Wood is 1-0, 1.93 in his first two starts (9.1 IP).
? Giants are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 5-4, 2.77 in 13 starts vs Washington.

? Giants lost three of last five games.
? San Francisco is 5-3 on the road.
? under 9-4-1
? scored run in first inning: 2-14
? record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3

? Sanchez is making his first ?22 start.
? He was 4-5, 6.62 in 11 starts, back in 2020.
? Overall, he is 112-113, 4.05 in 327 MLB starts.
? allowed run in first inning: 0-0
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0
? He is 5-1, 1.99 in eight starts vs San Francisco.

? Washington lost five of its last seven games.
? Nationals are 3-6 at home.
? under 7-2 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 5-16
? record in first 5 innings: 5-10-1

Pittsburgh (7-7) @ Cubs (6-8)
? Thompson is 0-1, 9.00 in two starts (8 IP).
? Pirates are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 2-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 0-1, 3.93 in three starts against Chicago.

? Pirates lost three of their last five games.
? Pittsburgh is 3-5 on the road.
? last five games under
? scored run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8

? Hendricks is 0-1, 6.23 in his first three starts.
? Cubs are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 7-11, 3.99 in 25 starts vs Pittsburgh.

? Cubs lost their last four games.
? Cubs are 3-5 at home
? over 4-3-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-7-1

Milwaukee (8-6) @ Philadelphia (6-8)
? Houser is 0-2, 2.89 in two starts.
? Brewers are 0-2 in his starts, scoring one run.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 0-1, 2.45 in four games (1 start) vs Philadelphia.

? Brewers won four of last five games.
? Milwaukee is 3-4 on the road.
? under 8-2-1 last 11
? scored run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2

? Wheeler is 0-2, 9.39 in two starts (7.2 IP).
? Philles are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 3-1, 1.96 in seven starts vs Milwaukee.

? Phillies lost seven of their last ten games.
? Philly is 4-3 at home.
? over 5-2 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 6-14
? record in first 5 innings: 3-8-3

St Louis (8-4) @ Cincinnati (2-12)
? Hudson is 0-1, 9.00 in his first two starts (7 IP).
? Cardinals are 1-1 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 5-0, 2.64 in eight games (7 starts) vs Cincinnati.

? Cardinals are 8-4 in their first 12 games.
? St Louis is 5-3 on the road.
? under 6-2 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 6-12
? record in first 5 innings: 7-3-2

? Mahle is 1-1, 8.53 in his first three starts.
? Reds are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 3-3, 4.60 in 12 starts vs St Louis.

? Reds lost their last ten games.
? Cincinnati is 0-3 at home.
? over 2-1 at home
? scored run in first inning: 2-14
? record in first 5 innings: 2-11-1

Miami (5-8) @ Atlanta (7-8)
? Hernandez is 1-1, 4.22 in his first two starts.
? Marlins are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 1-1, 2.27 in ten games (5 starts) vs Atlanta.

? Miami split its last eight games.
? Marlins are 1-5 on the road.
? under last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 1-13
? record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3

? Anderson is 1-1, 6.48 in two starts.
? Braves are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 1-2, 4.29 in five starts vs Miami.

? Braves are 4-5 in last nine games.
? Atlanta is 4-4 at home.
? under 6-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1

NY Mets (11-4) @ Arizona (5-9)
? bullpen game for the Mets

? Mets are 8-2 in their last ten games.
? Mets are 6-2 on road.
? under 7-4-2 last 13 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-2-4

? Castellanos threw 4 shutout IP (66 PT) in his first ?22 start.
? Arizona is 1-0 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-1
? He threw 4 shutout IP in his one start vs New York.

? Diamondbacks are off to a 5-9 start.
? Arizona is 2-5 at home.
? under is 10-4 in their games
? scored run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 3-6-5

Los Angeles (10-3) @ San Diego (9-6)
? Anderson is 1-0, 2.25 in his first ?22 games (both 4 IP relief stints)
? Dodgers are 0-0 in his starts.
? under 0-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-0
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0
? He is 4-3, 2.54 in 11 games (10 starts) vs San Diego.

? Dodgers won nine of last ten games.
? Los Angeles is 4-2 on road.
? under 8-4-1
? scored run in first inning: 4-13
? record in first 5 innings: 8-2-3

? Darvish is 1-1, 6.28 in his first three starts.
? Padres are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 2-3, 2.43 in six starts against the Dodgers

? Padres won four of last five games.
? San Diego is 5-3 at home.
? under 7-2 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2

American League
Cleveland (7-6) @ New York (8-6)
? Cleveland has a bullpen game.

? Guardians won seven of their last 11 games.
? Cleveland is 1-6 if they score less than six runs.
? Cleveland is 4-3 on road.
? over 7-4 last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-13
? record in first 5 innings: 6-3-4

? Cortes threw 9.1 scoreless IP in his first two starts.
? New York is 1-1 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP, in three relief stints vs Cleveland.

? New York is 6-6 in its last 12 games.
? Bronx scored 22 runs in its last eight games.
? New York is 5-3 at home.
? under 11-2 last 13 games
? scored run in first inning: 2-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-2-5

White Sox (6-7) @ Minnesota (6-8)
? Velasquez is 0-1, 5.19 in his first two starts.
? Chicago is 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He threw a scoreless IP in a relief stint vs Minnesota.

? White Sox lost their last five games.
? Chicago is 2-5 on the road.
? over 4-3 on the road.
? scored run in first inning: 3-13
? record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1

? Bundy is 2-0, 0.87 in his first two starts.
? Twins are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He is 4-0, 3.97 in six games (5 starts) vs Chicago.

? Minnesota is 3-2 in its last five games.
? Twins are 3-4 at home.
? under 6-1 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 5-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-6-2

Toronto (9-5) @ Houston (6-7)
? Manoah is 2-0, 1.50 in his first two starts.
? Toronto is 2-0 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He hasn?t pitched against Houston.

? Blue Jays are 4-1 in their last five games.
? Toronto is 5-3 on the road.
? under 9-5
? scored run in first inning: 6-14
? record in first 5 innings: 5-4-5

? Urquidy is 1-1, 7.00 in his first two starts.
? Astros are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 1-1, 6.35 in two starts vs Toronto.

? Astros lost six of their last eight games.
? Houston is 1-3 at home.
? under 8-5 in their games.
? scored run in first inning: 2-13
? record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1

Boston (7-7) @ Tampa Bay (7-7)
? Whitlock is making his first MLB start here.
? He?s allowed one run in 9.2 IP, in four relief stints TY
? Last year, he had a 1.96 ERA in 73.1 IP over 46 games.
? allowed run in first inning: 0-0
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0
? He?s given up 5 runs in 7 IP, in four games vs Tampa Bay.

? Red Sox lost three of their last five games.
? Boston is 4-3 on road.
? under 6-1 last seven games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4

? bullpen game

? Tampa Bay won three of its last five games.
? Rays are 4-4 at home.
? over 3-2 last five games
? scored run in first inning: 5-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1

Baltimore (5-9) @ Angels (8-6)
? Watkins is 0-1, 5.63 in his first two starts.
? Orioles are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
? He?s given up 8 runs in 3 IP, in two games (1 start) against the Angels.

? Orioles are 2-3 in their last five games.
? Baltimore is 2-6 on the road.
? under 13-0-1
? scored run in first inning: 1-14
? record in first 5 innings: 4-7-3

? Syndergaard is 2-0, 1.59 in his first two starts.
? Angels are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He gave up 3 runs in five IP, in his one start vs Baltimore.

? Angels won seven of their last ten games.
? Angels are 3-4 at home.
? over 5-2-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 7-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1

Texas (4-9) @ A?s (8-7)
? Perez is 0-2, 7.88 in his first two starts.
? Rangers are 0-2 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 8-7, 5.17 in 18 starts vs Oakland.

? Rangers won last two games, after a 2-9 start.
? Texas is 3-4 on the road.
? over 6-1-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 1-13
? record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2

? Montas is 2-0, 2.19 in his last two starts.
? A?s are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 2-2, 5.63 in eight games (5 starts) vs Texas.

? A?s won six of their last ten games.
? Oakland is 3-2 at home.
? under 8-7
? scored run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2

Kansas City (5-7) @ Seattle (8-6)
? Bubic is 0-1, 10.80 in his first two starts (5 IP).
? Royals are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 1-0, 5.06 in two starts vs Seattle.

? Kansas City lost seven of its last ten games.
? Royals are 0-2 on road.
? under 7-0 last seven games
? scored run in first inning: 2-12
? record in first 5 innings: 2-5-5

? Brash is 1-1, 3.38 in his first two MLB starts.
? Mariners are 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 Kansas City.

? Mariners are 5-2 in their last seven games.
? Seattle is 5-2 at home.
? over 4-3 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 6-14
? record in first 5 innings: 9-5

Interleague
Colorado (8-4) @ Detroit (5-7)
? Senzatela is 1-0, 5.40 in his first two starts.
? Rockies are 2-0 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He is 0-1, 9.82 in one start vs Detroit.

? Gomber is 0-1, 8.00 in his first two starts.
? Rockies are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 0-0, 3.00 in two starts vs Detroit.

? Colorado is 8-3 in their last 11 games.
? Rockies are 2-0 on road.
? under 3-1 last four games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-12
? record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2

? Skubal is 0-1, 6.00 in his first two starts.
? Detroit is 1-1 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 Colorado.

? bullpen game

? Tigers are 5-7 in their first 12 games.
? Detroit is 3-6 at home.
? under 7-2 last nine games.
? scored run in first inning: 3-12
? record in first 5 innings: 2-7-3

 

[Udog]

MLB

Saturday, April 23

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Trend Report
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San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 12 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 12 games when playing San Francisco

Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home

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

Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Texas @ Oakland
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
St. Louis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games

Toronto @ Houston
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
Houston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Boston

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

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami

NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
NY Mets is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Arizona
NY Mets is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games at home

Baltimore @ LA Angels
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Baltimore

Kansas City @ Seattle
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City


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[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, APRIL 23
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CLE at NYY 01:05 PM
NYY -179
O 7.5
+500 +500

SF at WAS 01:05 PM
SF -165
O 8.0
+500 +500

PIT at CHC 02:20 PM
CHC -154
O 10.0
+500 +500

CHW at MIN 04:05 PM
MIN -132
O 9.0
+500 +500

MIL at PHI 04:05 PM
PHI -139
U 8.0
+500 +500

TEX at OAK 04:07 PM
OAK -128
O 7.5
+500 +500

TOR at HOU 04:10 PM
HOU +103
O 8.5
+500 +500

STL at CIN 04:10 PM
STL -101
U 8.5
+500 +500

BOS at TB 06:10 PM
TB -124
O 7.5
+500 +500

MIA at ATL 07:20 PM
ATL -151
U 7.5
+500 +500

NYM at ARI 08:10 PM
ARI +134
O 9.5
+500 +500

LAD at SD 08:40 PM
LAD -113
U 8.0
+500 +500

BAL at LAA 09:07 PM
LAA -260
O 8.5
+500 +500

KC at SEA 09:10 PM
KC +145
O 7.5
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

APRIL MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

04/23/2022...........14-13-1.............51.79%...............-10.85
04/22/2022............9-19-0 .............32.14%...............-61.55
04/21/2022............11-8-1..............57.89%................+8.20
04/20/2022..........17-14-0..............54.84%................+9.35
04/19/2022............16-6-2..............70.83%..............+49.85
04/18/2022..............5-9-0..............35.71%...............-22.40
04/17/2022...........16-10-2..............60.71%..............+28.85
04/16/2022...........12-17-1..............41.37%...............-39.30
04/15/2022...........10-17-1...............37.03%..............-49.70
04/14/2022.............8-14-0...............36.35%..............-41.50
04/13/2022...........13-11-0...............54.17%................-0.60
04/12/2022.............13-7-0...............65.00%.............+28.35
04/11/2022...........11-10-1...............52.38%................-8.20
04/10/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%...............+8.00
04/09/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%..............+20.80
04/08/2022...........13-10-1...............65.21%..............+10.00
04/07/2022...............3-5-0...............37.50%...............-16.65

TOTALS..............207-194-8...............51.62%..............- 87.75


BEST BETS:

04/23/2022..............9-9-1................50.00%.............+ 1.05
04/22/2022.............6-16-0................27.27%............- 55.40
04/21/2022..............9-4-1.................69.23%............+24.90
04/20/2022...........10-10-0................50.00%..............- 4.90
04/19/2022..............9-5-2.................64.28%............+19.80
04/18/2022..............2-7-0.................22.22%.............-28.50
04/17/2022..............9-9-2.................50.00%..............- 0.85
04/16/2022..............6-11-1...............35.29%..............-30.50
04/15/2-22..............6-12-1................33.33%..............-29.69
04/14/2022..............4-10-0...............28.57%...............-34.90
04/13/2022..............10-7-0...............58.82.................+29.30
04/12/2022...............7-7-0................50.00%...............- 1.35
04/11/2022...............8-3-0................72.72%...............+31.60
04/10/2022...............7-4-0................63.63%...............+13.35
04/09/2022...............7-6-0................53.84%...............+ 3.30
04/08/2022...............2-8-0................20.00%................-33.60
04/07/2022...............0-2-0................00.00%................-11.00


TOTALS...............111-130-8..............45.25%.............. -107.39


UPDATED ON 04/23/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday?s 6-pack
NHL leaders in plus/minus this season:
+61? Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary
+58? Elias Lindholm, Calgary
+55? Matthew Tkachuk, Calgary
+52? Devon Toews, Colorado
+48? Cale Makar, Colorado
+45? Alex Goligoski, Minnesota

Quote of the Day
?In my opinion one of the most poorly officiated games I?ve ever seen in my NBA career.?
Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins

Sunday?s quiz
Miami Dolphins have won one playoff game since Dan Marino retired 22 years ago; who was Miami?s quarterback in that game?

Saturday?s quiz
There were 15 QB?s drafted in 2016; Dak Prescott is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him.

Friday?s quiz
Other than the Seattle Mariners, the Phillies have gone the longest since they last made the playoffs.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2 (10):
? Kevin Kiermaier hit a walk-off homer for the Rays.
? Red Sox didn?t get a hit in first nine innings, vs six Tampa pitchers.
? Boston is 15th team ever whose first hit in a game was in extra innings, the first one ever where that first hit was a triple.

12) Seattle 13, Kansas City 7:
? Ty France went 5-6 with five RBI.
? Mariners scored six runs in 8th inning.

11) Minnesota 119, Memphis 118:
? free throws: Memphis 19-25, Minnesota 31-40
? Karl-Anthony Towns was 14-17 on line by himself.
? Ja Morant was held to 11 points.
? series is tied, 2-2.

10) Utah 100, Dallas 99:
? Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 15 rebounds (10 offensive), but was only 9-18 on foul line.
? Luka Doncic had 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists in his first series action.
? Dallas was down 12 at half, outscored Jazz 39-24 in third quarter, then shot 33% in 4th quarter.
? series is tied, 2-2.

9) Miguel Cabrera got his 3,000th career hit Saturday, becoming only 7th player ever with 3,000 hits and 500 home runs.

8) Mentioned the other day that when Jeff McNeil let Starling Marte wear number 6 with the Mets, he got a Rolex watch in return. I had no idea how much money a Rolex costs.

According to the Interweb, the average price of a Rolex watch is between $7,000-$12,000. Damn. Marte must really like the number six.

7) Not sure these two things are related, but remember last week, when I called the help desk at DirecTV because my Extra Innings package was screwed up? Actually I called twice in the same day and was on hold the second time for 50 minutes, but??.

Got a note in the mail yesterday that my price for Extra Innings has been cut in half this year; not sure if it was that or the Friday night games on Apple TV causing an uproar, but that saves me some $$$.

6) One of the top college basketball transfers in the country, Kendric Davis, bolts from SMU to Memphis, staying in the AAC. Tigers have themselves a solid point guard now.

5) Some genius got drunk on an airplane and harassed Mike Tyson, to the point that Tyson finally punched the guy out. I mean, that is next level stupidity; what a moron. Got what he deserved.

4) I don?t get the NBA at all; Charlotte Hornets went 43-39 this season, their first winning season in six years, so of course they fired their coach, James Borrego. Go figure.

3) Arizona Diamondbacks have an outfielder Pavin Smith, who is named after the golfer Corey Pavin. Pavin Smith?s father is a golf agent who represented both Corey Pavin and Gary Player.

Three years ago, before he made the major leagues, Pavin Smith used part of his $5M signing bonus to pay off the mortgage on his parents? house. The video of that went viral, was pretty cool.

2) The TV show Law and Order has been a great stepping stone for lot of actors; there was one episode on the other night, from way back in 1991, that had both Samuel L Jackson and Philip Seymour Hoffman in it.

1) There were 15 QB?s drafted in 2016; Jared Goff is the only one of the 15 who has started a Super Bowl. Dak Prescott is the only one who is still with the team that drafted him.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, April 24

 

[Udog]

TAMPA BAY is 21-5 SU (15.5 Units) after a game where the bullpen threw 7 or more innings over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 2.00 or better over the last 2 seasons.

WASHINGTON is 107-132 SU (-38.2 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 51-33 SU (14.7 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

NY YANKEES are 28-55 SU (-32.5 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

CINCINNATI is 10-32 SU (-25.2 Units) in home games when the total is 7 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 7-0 Under (7 Units) in road games when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 34-59 SU (-30.9 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 14-4 SU (9.6 Units) after a game with a combined score of 17 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.

BALTIMORE is 86-107 SU (-31.7 Units) in road games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span since 1996.

OAKLAND is 30-17 SU (11.3 Units) after having lost 3 of their last 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

NY METS are 5-15 SU (-11.5 Units) in road games when playing on Sunday in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 199-244 SU (-69.4 Units) off an upset win over a division rival as an underdog since 1996.

SEATTLE is 170-115 Under (43.5 Units) in home games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.

PHILADELPHIA is 1077-956 Over (25.4 Units) when the total is 7 to 8.5 since 1996.

 

[Udog]

MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, April 24

 

[Udog]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 24

National League
San Francisco (10-5) @ Washington (6-11)
? Webb is 1-1, 2.55 in three starts.
? Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He threw 3 scoreless IP, in his one start vs Washington.

? Giants won three of last four games.
? San Francisco is 6-3 on the road.
? under 10-4-1
? scored run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 9-3-3

? Adon is 1-2, 5.87 in three starts.
? Washington is 1-2 in his starts.
? Under is 2-1 in his starts.
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
? He hasn?t pitched against San Francisco.

? Washington lost six of its last eight games.
? Nationals are 3-7 at home.
? under 8-2 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 5-17
? record in first 5 innings: 5-11-1

Pittsburgh (7-8) @ Cubs (7-8)
? Brubaker is 0-2, 8.76 in three starts.
? Pirates are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 2-1, 2.74 in five games (4 starts) vs Chicago.

? Pirates lost four of their last six games.
? Pittsburgh is 3-6 on the road.
? five of last six games under
? scored run in first inning: 3-15
? record in first 5 innings: 6-9

? Steele is 0-1, 4.63 in his first three starts.
? Cubs are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 1-0, 0.00 in two games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.

? Cubs lost four of their last five games.
? Cubs are 4-5 at home
? over 5-3-1 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 7-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-7-1

St Louis (9-4) @ Cincinnati (2-13)
? Wainwright is 2-1, 2.81 in three starts.
? Cardinals are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 7-6, 5.35 in 18 starts at Cincinnati.

? Cardinals are 9-4 in their first 13 games.
? St Louis is 6-3 on the road.
? under 7-2 last nine games
? scored run in first inning: 6-13
? record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2

? Lodolo is 0-2, 8.00 in his first two MLB starts.
? Reds are 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 St Louis.

? Reds lost their last 11 games.
? Cincinnati is 0-4 at home.
? over 2-2 at home
? scored run in first inning: 2-15
? record in first 5 innings: 2-12-1

Miami (6-8) @ Atlanta (7-9)
? Luzardo is 0-1, 5.79 in his first two starts.
? Marlins are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He gave up four runs in three IP, in his one start vs Atlanta.

? Miami is 5-4 in its last nine games.
? Marlins are 2-5 on the road.
? under four of last five games.
? scored run in first inning: 2-14
? record in first 5 innings: 4-7-3

? Elder is 1-1, 4.50 in two MLB starts.
? Braves are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Miami.

? Braves are 4-6 in last ten games.
? Atlanta is 4-5 at home.
? under 6-2 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 5-16
? record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1

NY Mets (11-5) @ Arizona (6-9)
? Megill is 1-1, 2.20 in three starts.
? New York is 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Arizona

? Mets are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
? Mets are 6-3 on road.
? under 8-4-2 last 14 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-16
? record in first 5 innings: 9-3-4

? Bumgarner is 0-1, 2.77 in three starts
? Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-3
? He is 6-0, 2.49 in ten starts vs New York.

? Diamondbacks won three of last four games.
? Arizona is 3-5 at home.
? under is 11-4 in their games
? scored run in first inning: 5-15
? record in first 5 innings: 4-6-5

Los Angeles (10-4) @ San Diego (10-6)
? Kershaw is 2-0, 3.00 in his first two starts.
? Dodgers are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He is 10-4, 1.88 in 19 starts at San Diego.

? Dodgers won nine of last 11 games.
? Los Angeles is 4-3 on road.
? under 9-4-1
? scored run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 8-3-3

? Manaea is 2-1, 1.42 in his first three starts.
? Padres are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 0-2, 5.27 in three starts against the Dodgers

? Padres won five of last six games.
? San Diego is 6-3 at home.
? under 8-2 last ten games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-16
? record in first 5 innings: 10-4-2

Milwaukee (9-6) @ Philadelphia (6-9)
? Lauer is 1-0, 4.35 in two starts.
? Brewers are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He is 2-1, 1.42 in three starts vs Philadelphia.

? Brewers won five of last six games.
? Milwaukee is 4-4 on the road.
? under 8-2-2 last 12
? scored run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2

? Nola is 1-2, 5.52 in three starts.
? Philles are 1-2 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 4-1, 3.05 in eight starts vs Milwaukee.

? Phillies lost eight of their last 11 games.
? Philly is 4-4 at home.
? over 5-2-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 7-15
? record in first 5 innings: 3-9-3

American League
Boston (7-8) @ Tampa Bay (8-7)
? Hill is 0-1, 7.00 in his first two starts.
? Red Sox are 1-1 in his starts.
? over 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-2
? He is 2-0, 4.01 in 12 games (3 starts) vs Tampa Bay.

? Red Sox lost four of their last six games.
? Boston is 4-4 on road.
? under 7-1 last eight games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-15
? record in first 5 innings: 4-6-5

? McClanahan is 0-1, 3.00 in his first three starts.
? Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
? under 3-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
? He is 1-1, 2.81 in three starts vs Boston

? Tampa Bay won four of its last six games.
? Rays are 5-4 at home.
? under 6-3 at home
? scored run in first inning: 5-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2

Cleveland (7-7) @ New York (9-6)
? Civale is 0-1, 9.82 in his first two starts.
? Cleveland is 1-1 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 1-1, 2.08 in three starts vs New York.

? Guardians is 3-5 in their last eight games.
? Cleveland is 1-7 if they score less than six runs.
? Cleveland is 4-4 on road.
? over 8-4 last 12 games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-14
? record in first 5 innings: 6-3-5

? Cole is 0-0, 5.84 in his first three starts (12.1 IP).
? New York is 2-1 in his starts.
? over 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-3
? record in first 5 innings: 0-0-3
? He is 3-2, 3.67 in six starts vs Cleveland.

? New York is 7-6 in its last 12 games.
? New York is 6-3 at home.
? under 11-3 last 14 games
? scored run in first inning: 2-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-2-6

White Sox (6-8) @ Minnesota (7-8)
? Giolito threw four shutout IP in his first ?22 start.
? Chicago is 0-1 in his starts.
? over 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He is 5-2, 3.44 in eight starts at Minnesota.

? White Sox lost their last six games.
? Chicago is 2-6 on the road.
? over 5-3 on the road.
? scored run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1

? Archer is 0-0, 2.16 in his first two starts.
? Twins are 0-2 in his starts.
? under 1-0-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He is 4-2, 4.17 in nine starts vs Chicago.

? Minnesota is 4-2 in its last six games.
? Twins are 4-4 at home.
? under 6-2 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 6-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2

Toronto (10-5) @ Houston (6-8)
? Kikuchi is 0-1, 4.32 in his first two starts.
? Toronto is 0-2 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He is 1-5, 6.00 in 11 starts vs Houston.

? Blue Jays are 5-1 in their last six games.
? Toronto is 6-3 on the road.
? under 10-5
? scored run in first inning: 7-15
? record in first 5 innings: 5-5-5

? Garcia is 1-0, 2.79 in his first two starts.
? Astros are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 2-0
? He is 1-0, 1.50 in one start vs Toronto.

? Astros lost seven of their last nine games.
? Houston is 1-4 at home.
? under 9-5 in their games.
? scored run in first inning: 3-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1

Baltimore (6-9) @ Angels (8-7)
? Ellis threw 4.1 scoreless IP (62 PT) in his first ?22 start.
? Orioles are 0-1 in his starts.
? under 1-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-1
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0
? He gave up 3 runs in three IP, in one start against the Angels.

? Orioles split their last six games.
? Baltimore is 3-6 on the road.
? under 13-1-1
? scored run in first inning: 2-15
? record in first 5 innings: 4-7-4

? Suarez is 0-1, 5.19 in his first two starts.
? Angels are 1-1 in his starts.
? over 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He is 0-0, 4.15 in one start vs Baltimore.

? Angels are 2-3 in their last five games.
? Angels are 3-5 at home.
? over 6-2-1 last nine games
? scored run in first inning: 8-15
? record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2

Texas (5-9) @ A?s (8-8)
? bullpen game

? Rangers won last three games, after a 2-9 start.
? Texas is 4-4 on the road.
? over 6-2-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 1-14
? record in first 5 innings: 5-6-3

? Irvin is 1-1, 4.31 in his first three starts.
? A?s are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 2-3
? record in first 5 innings: 1-2
? He is 2-2, 4.03 in five starts vs Texas.

? A?s lost last two games, scoring one run.
? Oakland is 3-3 at home.
? under 9-7
? scored run in first inning: 3-16
? record in first 5 innings: 5-8-3

Kansas City (5-8) @ Seattle (9-6)
? Hernandez is 0-0, 7.27 in his first two starts.
? Royals are 1-1 in his starts.
? under 1-1
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
? He allowed a run in 5.2 IP, in a relief stint vs Seattle.

? Kansas City lost eight of its last 11 games.
? Royals are 0-3 on road.
? under 7-1 last eight games
? scored run in first inning: 3-13
? record in first 5 innings: 2-6-5

? Ray is 2-1, 4.19 in his first three starts.
? Mariners are 2-1 in his starts.
? under 2-1
? allowed run in first inning: 0-3
? record in first 5 innings: 2-1
? He is 0-0, 1.35 in two starts vs Kansas City.

? Mariners are 6-2 in their last eight games.
? Seattle is 6-2 at home.
? over 5-3 at home.
? scored run in first inning: 7-15
? record in first 5 innings: 10-5

Interleague
Colorado (9-5) @ Detroit (6-8)
? Kuhl 1-0, 0.87 in his first two starts.
? Rockies are 2-0 in his starts.
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 0-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
? He is 3-0, 4.37 in five games (4 starts) vs Detroit.

? Colorado is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
? Rockies are 3-1 on road.
? under 4-2 last six games.
? scored run in first inning: 5-14
? record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2

? Alexander is 0-1, 7.11 in his first two starts.
? Detroit is 0-2 in his starts
? under 2-0
? allowed run in first inning: 1-2
? record in first 5 innings: 1-1
? He hasn?t pitched against Colorado.

? Tigers are 6-8 in their first 14 games.
? Detroit is 4-7 at home.
? under 8-3 last 11 games.
? scored run in first inning: 4-14
? record in first 5 innings: 3-8-3

 

[Udog]

MLB

Sunday, April 24

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Tampa Bay
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston

Colorado @ Detroit
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Colorado

Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami

San Francisco @ Washington
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 13 games when playing San Francisco

Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
NY Yankees is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Cincinnati
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Chi White Sox @ Minnesota
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Toronto @ Houston
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto

Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

Texas @ Oakland
Texas
Texas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Oakland's last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games at home

Baltimore @ LA Angels
Baltimore
Baltimore is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Baltimore is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home

NY Mets @ Arizona
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
NY Mets is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets

LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games at home

Kansas City @ Seattle
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Kansas City's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Milwaukee @ Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Philadelphia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, APRIL 24
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

COL at DET 01:10 PM
COL +115
U 8.5
+500 +500

BOS at TB 01:10 PM
TB -171
U 7.5
+500 +500

CLE at NYY 01:35 PM
CLE +183
U 7.0
+500 +500

SF at WAS 01:35 PM
SF -191
U 8.0
+500 +500

MIA at ATL 01:35 PM
MIA +114
U 8.5
+500 +500

STL at CIN 01:40 PM
STL -136
O 8.5
+500 +500

CHW at MIN 02:10 PM
CHW -114
U 7.5
+500 +500

TOR at HOU 02:10 PM
HOU -121
U 8.5
+500 +500

PIT at CHC 02:20 PM
PIT +138
O 10.0
+500 +500

BAL at LAA 04:07 PM
LAA -181
U 9.0
+500 +500

TEX at OAK 04:07 PM
OAK -101
U 7.5
+500 +500

LAD at SD 04:10 PM
SD +138
U 7.0
+500 +500

NYM at ARI 04:10 PM
ARI +143
U 8.5
+500 +500

KC at SEA 04:10 PM
KC +167
+500

MIL at PHI 07:08 PM
MIL +148
U 7.5
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

APRIL MLB OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !

Date .................W-L-T..............%.................Unit

04/24/2022...........14-15-0.............48.28%................-6.25
04/23/2022...........14-13-1.............51.79%...............-10.85
04/22/2022............9-19-0 .............32.14%...............-61.55
04/21/2022............11-8-1..............57.89%................+8.20
04/20/2022..........17-14-0..............54.84%................+9.35
04/19/2022............16-6-2..............70.83%..............+49.85
04/18/2022..............5-9-0..............35.71%...............-22.40
04/17/2022...........16-10-2..............60.71%..............+28.85
04/16/2022...........12-17-1..............41.37%...............-39.30
04/15/2022...........10-17-1...............37.03%..............-49.70
04/14/2022.............8-14-0...............36.35%..............-41.50
04/13/2022...........13-11-0...............54.17%................-0.60
04/12/2022.............13-7-0...............65.00%.............+28.35
04/11/2022...........11-10-1...............52.38%................-8.20
04/10/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%...............+8.00
04/09/2022...........18-12-0...............60.00%..............+20.80
04/08/2022...........13-10-1...............65.21%..............+10.00
04/07/2022...............3-5-0...............37.50%...............-16.65

TOTALS..............221-209-8...............51.39%..............- 94.00


BEST BETS:

04/24/2022.............9-13-0...............40.90%.............-20.75
04/23/2022..............9-9-1................50.00%.............+ 1.05
04/22/2022.............6-16-0................27.27%............- 55.40
04/21/2022..............9-4-1.................69.23%............+24.90
04/20/2022...........10-10-0................50.00%..............- 4.90
04/19/2022..............9-5-2.................64.28%............+19.80
04/18/2022..............2-7-0.................22.22%.............-28.50
04/17/2022..............9-9-2.................50.00%..............- 0.85
04/16/2022..............6-11-1...............35.29%..............-30.50
04/15/2-22..............6-12-1................33.33%..............-29.69
04/14/2022..............4-10-0...............28.57%...............-34.90
04/13/2022..............10-7-0...............58.82.................+29.30
04/12/2022...............7-7-0................50.00%...............- 1.35
04/11/2022...............8-3-0................72.72%...............+31.60
04/10/2022...............7-4-0................63.63%...............+13.35
04/09/2022...............7-6-0................53.84%...............+ 3.30
04/08/2022...............2-8-0................20.00%................-33.60
04/07/2022...............0-2-0................00.00%................-11.00


TOTALS...............120-143-8..............45.62%.............. -128,14


UPDATED ON 04/24/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday?s 6-pack
Myrtle Beach has a good college hoop tournament in November:
? Boise State
? Charlotte
? Colorado
? Lipscomb
? UMass
? Murray State
? Texas A&M
? Tulsa

Quote of the Day
?Hell, yeah. We?re all waiting for that day.?
Missouri football coach Eli Drinkwitz, talking about the May 1 deadline for the transfer portal

Monday?s quiz
When the Lakers won the NBA title in 1980, Magic Johnson?s rookie year, who did they beat in the Finals?

Sunday?s quiz
Miami Dolphins have won one playoff game since Dan Marino retired 22 years ago; Jay Fiedler was Miami?s quarterback in that game. Peyton Manning was the other team?s QB.

Saturday?s quiz
There were 15 QB?s drafted in 2016; Dak Prescott is the only one of those 15 who is still with the team that drafted him.

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

13) Average salary in the major league this season is $4.41M; it was $4.17M last year.

Weird thing, though, is the top 100 highest-paid players earn 49% of all the salaries.

12) Median salary in the major leagues is $1.2M this year; that means half the players earn more than $1.2M, half earn less than $1.2M.

Seven years ago, the median salary was $1.65M, so in that sense, the players have gone backwards a little with their salaries.

USFL Week 2

11) New Jersey 10, Michigan 6:
? Thru two weeks, Jeff Fisher?s 0-2 Panthers have scored 18 points.
? Generals outgained Michigan, 258-183.
? Neither team scored in second half of this game.

10) Philadelphia 30, Pittsburgh 23:
? Each team had a pick-6 in first 8:00 of this game.
? Philly QB Scott threw for 272 yards, three TD?s.
? 0-2 Pittsburgh?s backup QB is Kyle Lauletta, who spent a year as the Giants? backup QB. He isn?t better than Josh Love?

9) Birmingham 33, Houston 28:
? Stallions outgained Houston 391-285.
? Houston lost despite scoring a couple defensive touchdowns.
? Birmingham QB Smith threw for 229 yards, two TD?s.

8) New Orleans 34, Tampa Bay 3:
? QB Sloter threw for 266 yards, two TD?s.
? Breakers were +3 in turnovers; they outgained Bandits, 374-194.
? Tampa Bay completed only 11-28 passes, for 96 yards. Rough day.

7) New Orleans QB Kyle Sloter can write a hell of a book someday; quite a journey he is on.

Sloter first went to college at Southern Miss, then transferred after two years to Northern Colorado, where he threw 29 TD passes in his one season as the quarterback.

From that point, here is his career path:
2017? Denver Broncos practice squad
2017-18? Minnesota Vikings practice squad
2019? Arizona Cardinals practice squad
2019? Detroit Lions practice squad
2020? Chicago Bears practice squad.
2021? Las Vegas Raiders practice squad.
2021? Minnesota Vikings
2022? New Orleans Breakers, USFL

New Orleans looks really good early this season; can Sloter parlay that into a spot on an NFL roster this fall?

6) College sports is going nuts, with this NIL stuff where players can get paid. Read on the Interweb this weekend that a kid who will be playing quarterback at Tennessee this fall has an NIL deal worth $8M. Backup QB?s in the NFL might be jealous of that deal.

Texas A&M supposedly spent $25M on this year?s recruiting class. Coach better win, and win big, with that kind of money on the line.

5) Most sweeps in playoff series by NBA coaches:
17? Phil Jackson
12? Pat Riley
9? Gregg Popovich
8? Billy Cunningham

4) When Utah Jazz came from behind to nip Dallas the other day, they became only the 5th team in last ten years to win an NBA playoff game, after trailing by 4+ points in last 40 seconds. Teams had been 4-701 up until then; now they?re 5-706.

3) NBA playoff scores from Sunday:
? Bucks 119, Bulls 95 (Milwaukee leads, 3-1)
? Nuggets 126, Warriors 121 (Golden State leads 3-1)
? Heat 110, Hawks 86 (Miami leads 3-1)
? Pelicans 118, Suns 103 (series tied 2-2)

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
AL? Tor/NYY, Twins, Seattle. Wild Cards: Tor/NYY, Angels, Tampa Bay
NL? Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Giants, Rockies, Brewers

1) 12 of 30 major league teams are hitting .225 or worse; this isn?t good. Offense is fun, so what if the games take a little longer. Oakland A?s just scored three runs total in a three-game series, and they actually won one of the games.

? Was putting a humidor in every ballpark a good idea?
? Are the baseballs less lively this season?
? Can we ban shifts starting on Memorial Day, instead of next year?