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

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TEXAS are 17-30 SU (-16 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 96-95 SU (-8.5 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 85-56 SU (23.4 Units) in day games in the last 3 seasons.

PITTSBURGH is 31-16 Under (13.4 Units) after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO CUBS are 27-8 SU (18.2 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the current season.

ATLANTA is 22-6 SU (15.4 Units) in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 13-3 Over (9.7 Units) after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 103-135 SU (-45.5 Units) in night games in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 11-28 SU (-19.8 Units) after 9 consecutive games versus division rivals in the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 42-22 Under (17.8 Units) in October games since 1996.

NY YANKEES are 44-70 SU (-33 Units) as a road favorite of -125 or more in the last 3 seasons.

MINNESOTA is 82-107 SU (-35.7 Units) in road games in all games in the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 26-11 Under (13.9 Units) in road games against AL West opponents since 1996.

SAN DIEGO is 99-128 SU (-41.8 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

DETROIT is 66-37 Under (25.3 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

LA ANGELS are 145-110 Over (24 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games since 1996.

COLORADO is 77-45 SU (27.5 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, October 4

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, October 4

National League
Washington (55-104) @ NY Mets (98-61)
— Abbott is 0-2, 5.64 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7
— He is 0-0, 1.00 in four games (1 start) vs New York.

— Espino is 0-3, 4.81 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 6-5 in his last 11 starts.
— over 9-8
— allowed run in first inning: 5-17
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-6
— He is 2-0, 1.33 in three starts vs New York.

— Washington is 4-10 in its last 14 games.
— Nationals are 29-49 on road.
— under 11-5-1 last 17 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-159
— record in first 5 innings: 41-96-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9.1-1-x

— Carrasco is 2-1, 4.26 in his last four starts.
— Mets are 10-3 in his last 13 starts
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 8-28
— record in first 5 innings: 17-9-2
— He is 2-1, 4.40 in three starts vs Washington TY.

— Walker is 1-1, 4.82 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 4-6 in his last 10 starts
— over 8-4 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-7
— He is 2-3, 4.07 in eight starts vs Washington.

— Mets are 1-4 in last five games.
— Mets are 51-27 at home.
— over 19-9 last 28 games.
— scored run in first inning: 53-159
— record in first 5 innings: 83-48-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-5.1-x
— Mets still alive but barely in NL East race- they’ll be Wild Card team.

St Louis (92-68) @ Pittsburgh (61-99)
— Hudson is 2-1, 3.66 in his last three starts.
— St Louis is 6-9 in his last 15 starts.
— under 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 7-25
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-7
— He is 2-1, 3.90 in five starts vs Pittsburgh.

— Cardinals split their last six games.
— St Louis is 39-40 on road.
— under 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-160
— record in first 5 innings: 69-64-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.1-5
— Cardinals have clinched a playoff spot

— Brubaker is 0-2, 7.29 in his last four starts.
— Pittsburgh is 1-8 in his last nine starts.
— over 10-4 last 14
— allowed run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 8-15-4
— He is 0-2, 6.28 in three starts vs St Louis TY.

— Pirates are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Pittsburgh is 33-46 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine home games
— scored run in first inning: 29-160
— record in first 5 innings: 50-80-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-4

Atlanta (100-60) @ Miami (68-92)
— Odorizzi is 0-1, 7.06 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 3-6 in his starts
— over 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1
— He is 3-1, 3.53 in seven starts vs Miami.

— Braves are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— Atlanta is 45-34 on road.
— under 14-8 last 22 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-160
— record in first 5 innings: 89-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3
— Braves need one win for AL East title and first round bye

— Garrett is 1-0, 2.18 in his last four starts.
— Miami is 8-8 in his starts.
— under 5-1-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
— He blanked Atlanta for 6 IP August 14.

— Miami is 5-2 in its last seven games.
— Marlins are 33-46 at home.
— under 8-3-2 last 13 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-159
— record in first 5 innings: 60-68-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5-3

Chicago (73-87) Cincinnati (61-99)
— Assad is 2-2, 3.72 in seven starts.
— Chicago is 4-3 in his starts
— under 3-2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3
— He gave up 4 runs in 5.1 IP vs Cincinnati September 7.

— Cubs are 15-5 in their last 20 games.
— Cubs are 36-43 on road.
— under 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-160
— record in first 5 innings: 66-69-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-3-2

— Cessa is 1-1, 3.45 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 4-5 in his starts.
— under 8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-7-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5.2 IP vs Chicago September 8.

— Reds are 10-22 in last 32 games.
— Cincinnati is 32-47 at home.
— under 16-6-2 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-160
— record in first 5 innings: 51-81-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-7.2-3

Arizona (73-87) @ Milwaukee (85-75)
— Gallen is 7-0, 1.26 in his last ten starts.
— Arizona is 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— over 12-8 last 20
— allowed run in first inning: 4-30
— record in first 5 innings: 17-4-9
— He is 1-2, 1.59 in three starts vs Milwaukee.

— Diamondbacks are 8-18 in last 26 games.
— Arizona is 33-46 on road.
— under 13-8 last 21
— scored run in first inning: 44-160
— record in first 5 innings: 69-53-38
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3

— Lauer is 0-2, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— Milwaukee is 10-3 in his last 13 starts.
— under 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-28
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-7
— He is 2-4, 2.76 in eight starts vs Arizona.

— Brewers are 3-5 in last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 45-34 at home.
— under 8-2-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-160
— record in first 5 innings: 69-60-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-8-4
— They were eliminated from playoff chase Monday.

Colorado (67-93) @ Los Angeles (110-50)
— Feltner is 1-1, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 5-13 in his starts.
— under 7-2 last nine starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-12
— He threw 3.1 scoreless IP in relief vs Los Angeles.

— Colorado is 10-14 in its last 24 games.
— Rockies are 26-53 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 39-160
— record in first 5 innings: 43-88-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-3

— Urias is 4-0, 1.73 in his last six starts.
— Dodgers are 17-1 in his last 18 starts
— over 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 7-30
— record in first 5 innings: 19-7-4
— He is 3-1, 5.31 in four starts vs Colorado TY.

— Dodgers are 7-6 in last 13 games.
— Los Angeles is 56-23 at home.
— under 15-6 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 52-160
— record in first 5 innings: 89-38-33
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-7
— Dodgers have clinched a playoff spot

San Francisco (80-80) @ San Diego (88-72)
— Giants haven’t named a starter.

— Giants are 15-7 in their last 22 games.
— San Francisco is 36-43 on road.
— under 17-8 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-160
— record in first 5 innings: 63-68-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-9-8

— Manaea is 0-3, 10.06 in his last four starts.
— Padres are 3-7 in his last ten starts.
— over 12-6-1 last 19 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 10-28
— record in first 5 innings: 6-17-5
— He is 0-1, 5.29 in three starts vs San Francisco TY.

— Padres are 10-6 in last 16 games.
— San Diego is 43-36 at home.
— under 13-5-1 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-160
— record in first 5 innings: 73-53-34
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
— Padres clinched a playoff berth.

 

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American League
Bronx (98-61) @ Texas (66-93)
— Taillon is 1-0, 1.35 in his last two starts.
— New York is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— over 9-6 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 17-9-5
— He is 1-0, 5.91 in two starts vs Texas.

— Cole is 3-0, 4.75 in his last five starts.
— New York is 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— over 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-32
— record in first 5 innings: 19-6-7
— He is 5-3, 3.91 in 12 starts vs Texas.

— New York is 18-7 in its last 25 games.
— New York is 40-37 on road.
— over 14-8 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 54-158
— record in first 5 innings: 79-47-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-1.2-4.1
— New York has clinched a playoff spot

— Gray is 0-3, 6.23 in his last six starts.
— Rangers are 10-13 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 10-23
— record in first 5 innings: 11-8-4
— He is 0-0, 4.32 in two starts vs New York.

— bullpen game

— Rangers are 8-23 in last 31 games.
— Texas is 32-45 at home.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 43-158
— record in first 5 innings: 55-73-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4

Detroit (66-93) @ Seattle (87-72)
— Rodriguez is 2-0, 2.37 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 6-10 in his starts
— over 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 7-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10
— He is 4-4, 4.02 in ten starts vs Seattle.

— bullpen game

— Tigers are 11-2 in their last 13 games.
— Detroit is 30-47 on road.
— under 5-1-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 35-159
— record in first 5 innings: 55-83-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.1-2.1

— Flexen is 1-1, 4.29 in his last four starts.
— His last start was August 6.
— Seattle is 6-1 in his last seven starts
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 4-21
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-3
— He is 0-0, 5.40 in two games (1 start) vs Detroit.

— Gonzales is 0-3, 5.22 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 9-6 in his last 15 starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-5
— He is 2-3, 3.89 in six starts vs Detroit.

— Seattle has clinched a playoff spot.
— Mariners are 4-2 in their last six games.
— Seattle is 43-35 at home.
— under 23-12-2 last 37 games
— scored run in first inning: 55-159
— record in first 5 innings: 67-69-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-5

Kansas City (65-95) @ Cleveland (90-70)
— Lynch is 0-3, 6.27 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 2-7 in his last nine starts.
— under 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-2
— He is 0-2, 8.66 in four starts vs Cleveland.

— Kansas City is 2-5 in its last seven games.
— Royals are 26-53 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 42-160
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— record in first 5 innings: 61-76-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4

— Quantrill is 7-0, 2.52 in his last 11 starts.
— Guardians are 15-1 in his last 16 starts.
— over 16-6-1 last 23 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-31
— record in first 5 innings: 15-10-6
— He is 2-0, 3.86 in two starts vs Kansas City TY.

— Guardians are 22-6 in their last 28 games.
— Cleveland is 44-35 at home.
— over 4-0 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-160
— record in first 5 innings: 65-64-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-4-5
— Cleveland has clinched a playoff spot.

Toronto (91-69) @ Baltimore (82-78)
— White is 0-3, 10.98 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-6 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 0-1, 19.29 in one start vs Baltimore.

— Blue Jays are 23-11 in their last 34 games.
— Toronto is 44-35 on road.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-160
— record in first 5 innings: 65-59-36
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-2
— Toronto clinched a playoff spot.

— Baumann is 0-1, 4.85 in three starts.
— Orioles are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 0-1, 8.10 in three games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Orioles lost five of last seven games.
— Baltimore is 44-35 at home.
— under 28-17-1 last 46 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-160
— record in first 5 innings: 59-75-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-2
— Orioles clinched winning season Sunday; they won 51 games LY.

Tampa Bay (86-74) @ Boston (76-84)
— Springs is 3-0, 2.01 in his last six starts.
— Rays are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 10-3 last 13 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-24
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-7
— He is 0-1, 5.54 in three starts vs Boston TY.

— Tampa Bay is 2-7 in its last nine games.
— Rays are 35-44 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 46-160
— record in first 5 innings: 76-57-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5.1
— Rays clinched a playoff spot Saturday.

— Eovaldi is 0-0, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-7
— He is 4-6, 4.33 in 12 starts vs Tampa Bay.

— Red Sox are 9-16 in their last 25 games.
— Boston is 41-38 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-160
— record in first 5 innings: 62-67-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3

Minnesota (77-83) @ White Sox (80-80)
— Winder is 0-3, 6.38 in his last five starts.
— Twins are 5-5 in his starts.
— under 6-4
— allowed run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5
— He is 1-0, 4.66 in two starts vs Chicago TY.

— Minnesota is 8-16 in its last 24 games.
— Twins are 31-48 on road.
— under 14-6-2 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-160
— record in first 5 innings: 78-58-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Giolito is 0-0, 3.74 in his last four starts.
— White Sox are 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— over 17-5 last 22 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-29
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-6
— He is 0-1, 3.21 in three starts vs Minnesota TY.

— White Sox are 4-9 in last 13 games.
— Chicago is 36-43 at home.
— under 6-1-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 39-160
— record in first 5 innings: 62-77-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2

LA Angels (73-87) @ A’s (58-102)
— Lorenzen is 2-0, 3.48 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 3-7 in his last 10 starts.
— over 12-5
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-1
— He is 3-0, 1.00 in three starts vs Oakland TY.

— Angels are 12-5 in their last 17 games.
— Angels are 33-46 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 47-160
— record in first 5 innings: 76-60-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4.1-3

— Irvin is 2-2, 6.15 in his last four starts.
— A’s are 4-7 in his last 11 starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 16-29
— record in first 5 innings: 9-15-5
— He is 0-4, 3.75 in four starts vs Anaheim TY.

— A’s are 13-25 in last 38 games.
— Oakland is 27-51 at home.
— over 17-10 last 27 games
— scored run in first inning: 41-160
— record in first 5 innings: 51-81-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-4.2

Interleague game
Philadelphia (87-73) @ Houston (104-56)
— Suarez is 1-1, 1.50 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 3-5 in his last eight starts.
— under 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-28
— record in first 5 innings: 9-10-9
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Phillies are 4-6 in last ten games.
— Philly is 40-39 on road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 43-160
— record in first 5 innings: 67-68-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-1-2.1
— They clinched a playoff spot Monday.

— Verlander is 2-1, 1.33 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 10-4 in his last 14 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-27
— record in first 5 innings: 16-4-7
— He is 2-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Philly.

— Astros are 9-5 in last 14 games.
— Houston is 53-26 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 57-160
— record in first 5 innings: 95-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
— Astros have clinched [NODE="1"]Home[/NODE] seed in AL.

 

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MLB

Tuesday, October 4

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Trend Report
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NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Cleveland is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Detroit is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Seattle
Seattle is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Detroit
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
St. Louis is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 16 games

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Boston
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

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

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

NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Minnesota @ Chi White Sox
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Detroit is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Seattle
Seattle is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Detroit
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
LA Angels is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
LA Angels is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 11 games when playing LA Angels

San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing San Francisco

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing at home against Colorado


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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4

WAS at NYM	04:10 PM	NYM -283 U 7.0	+500 +500
KC at CLE	06:10 PM	CLE -174 O 7.5	+500 +500
DET at SEA	06:10 PM	SEA -156 O 7.5	+500 +500
STL at PIT	06:35 PM	STL -113 O 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at CIN	06:40 PM	CHC -101 U 8.5	+500 +500
ATL at MIA	06:40 PM	MIA +143 O 7.5	+500 +500
TOR at BAL	07:05 PM	TOR +104 O 7.5	+500 +500
TB at BOS	07:10 PM	BOS +106 U 7.5	+500 +500
ARI at MIL	07:40 PM	ARI -119 U 7.0	+500 +500
MIN at CHW	08:10 PM	CHW -134 U 7.5	+500 +500
PHI at HOU	08:10 PM	HOU -200 U 7.0	+500 +500
SF at SD	09:40 PM	SF +131 U 7.5	+500 +500
LAA at OAK	09:40 PM	OAK +125 O 7.5	+500 +500
COL at LAD	10:10 PM	COL +305 U 8.0

 

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Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack
College football teams who run the most plays per game:
83.8— Texas Tech
81.2— Northwestern
80.8— Indiana
80.2— Ball State
79.8— Georgia Southern
79.5— Central Florida

Quote of the Day
“It’s still a little bit of a mystery. I know that he’s working hard strengthening his core and the other parts of his body. We’re just going to have to see. With the type of surgery and rehab that he’s had, it’s unfamiliar to us. It’s unfamiliar to a lot of people. We’re going to have to take it day by day.”
Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo, talking about P Stephen Strasburg’s status for next year

Wednesday’s quiz
Julius Erving (Dr J) played his first five seasons in the pros in the ABA; which NBA team drafted him with the 12th pick in the 1972 draft?

Tuesday’s quiz
Julius Erving played his college basketball at UMass.

Tuesday’s quiz
Tony Romo went 2-4 as a starting QB in NFL playoff games.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

13) 15 of the 32 NFL teams are 2-2, including the entire NFC West.

12) Braves 2, Marlins 1— Atlanta wins NL East for fifth year in a row; as soon as this game ended, Mets took P Taijuan Walker out of their game— they start the Wild Card round Friday.

11) Every major league game Wednesday will start between 4-4:30 EST, to try and maximize any drama that may exist, although there isn’t any real drama, other than whether or not I will win my fantasy league.

10) San Diego Padre TV guys were talking expansion during their game Tuesday; they were quick to mention Nashville, Las Vegas as possibilities, with re-alignment an option when there are 32 teams instead of the current 30.

Adding two teams would make up some of the $$$ MLB owners lost during the 2020 pandemic season. It would also make scheduling a lot of easier—wouldn’t have to have inter-league play in every series.

9) There have been 30 NFL games played in London; of the 60 teams that played in those games, 55 had a bye the next week. That won’t be the case this week, with Vikings-Saints both playing the week after playing in London.

Teams prefer their bye to be later in the season.

Of the five teams who did play the week after playing in London- those teams went 2-3 SU, 2-2-1 ATS the next week.

8) Jaguars’ QB Trevor Lawrence lost four fumbles in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles; he is the only NFL player in the last 30 years to lose four fumbles in one game.

7) Raiders have beaten their division rival Broncos five times in a row, first time they’ve done that since 1994, when the Raiders called Los Angeles home.

6) Atlanta Falcons put star RB Cordarrelle Patterson on IR, so he’ll be out for at least four games.

5) Astros 10, Phillies 0— Philly clinched a playoff spot Monday; they didn’t get a hit in this game until the ninth inning.

4) Paul Chryst went 67-26 as Wisconsin’s football coach, but got fired this week with the Badgers sitting at 2-3 this year. Chryst gets an $11M buyout to take a hike.

The guy went 6-1 in bowl games, 16-4 vs Iowa-Minnesota-Nebraska, their three biggest rivals, but the rich people who fund big-time college athletic programs want more. A lot more.

3) Random TV trivia: If you remember the old TV show Lost In Space, a kid named Billy Mumy played the young boy Will Robinson on the show. Remember the Robot yelling “Danger Will Robinson!!! Danger!!!”

The other night, I’m watching the first-ever episode of the Rockford Files, the old James Garner show, and who pops up? Billy Mumy. This was probably 10-12 years after Lost In Space was on.

2) College basketball teams have these “secret” scrimmages, where teams play but don’t promote it or telecast it, which seems stupid (promote the sport!!!) but here are some of the scrimmages for Pac-12 teams later this month:
October 22— Arizona-Saint Mary’s
USC-Fresno State
Utah-Santa Clara

October 23— UCLA-San Diego State

October 29— Oregon-Oklahoma
Stanford-UC Santa Barbara
USC-Loyola Marymount

1) Wild Card playoff series (best-of-3, all in higher seed’s stadium):
Padres @ Mets
Phillies @ Cardinals
Mariners @ Blue Jays
Rays @ Guardians

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Wednesday, October 5

 

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BALTIMORE is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) after scoring 4 runs or less 6 straight games in the current season.

OAKLAND is 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +175 to +250 in the current season.

PITTSBURGH is 72-47 SU (20.3 Units) after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

TORONTO is 13-4 Over (8.6 Units) after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals in the current season.

TEXAS are 15-5 SU (9.5 Units) after scoring 4 runs or less 4 straight games in the current season.

ARIZONA is 18-3 SU (14.7 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.

MIAMI is 76-50 Over (21 Units) in home games revenging a one run loss to opponent since 1996.

CINCINNATI is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in home games after a one run win in the current season.

NY METS are 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in home games after a 2 game span where the bullpen threw 9 total innings or more in the current ...

SAN FRANCISCO is 73-55 SU (12.5 Units) after a 3 game span where the bullpen threw 13 total innings or more in the last 3 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 97-96 SU (-8.6 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 11-1 Over (9.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

CHI WHITE SOX is 7-1 SU (5.9 Units) in home games after batting .200 or worse over a 5 game span over the last 2 seasons.

SEATTLE is 6-18 SU (-13.8 Units) as a favorite of -175 to -250 in the last 3 seasons.

HOUSTON is 299-278 SU (-6.8 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

LA DODGERS are 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) after 2 straight games where they stranded 5 or less runners on base in the current season.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, October 5

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 5

National League
Today is the last day of the season; every game starts around 4:00 ET.
Playoff teams are looking forward to the playoffs; cruddy teams have their bags packed and the their motors running in the parking lot. Caution is advised.

Washington (55-106) @ NY Mets (100-61)
— Fedde is 0-3, 6.87 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 3-8 in his last 11 starts.
— under 6-2-1 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-2
— He is 1-1, 5.28 in three starts vs New York TY.

— Washington is 4-12 in its last 16 games.
— Nationals are 29-51 on road.
— under 11-7-1 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 44-161
— record in first 5 innings: 41-98-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-x-11.2

— Mets are in playoffs; they haven’t named starter for this.

— Mets are 3-4 in last seven games.
— Mets are 53-27 at home.
— over 21-9 last 30 games.
— scored run in first inning: 54-161
— record in first 5 innings: 85-48-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-x-9.2

St Louis (93-68) @ Pittsburgh (61-100)
— St Louis is in playoffs; they haven’t named starter for this.

— Cardinals are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— St Louis is 40-40 on road.
— under 12-7 last 19 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-161
— record in first 5 innings: 69-66-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5-6.1

— Oviedo is 2-1, 2.05 in his last four starts.
— He pitched in 14 games for St Louis earlier this season.
— Pittsburgh is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He gave up two runs in 6 IP vs St Louis Friday.

— Pirates are 6-4 in last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 33-47 at home.
— under 6-4 last ten home games
— scored run in first inning: 30-161
— record in first 5 innings: 51-80-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-6.1

Atlanta (101-60) @ Miami (68-93)
— Braves are in playoffs, haven’t named starter- they clinched NL East last nite.

— Braves are 13-5 in their last 18 games.
— Atlanta is 46-34 on road.
— under 15-8 last 23 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-161
— record in first 5 innings: 90-53-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-3-5

— Hernandez is 0-4, 6.75 in his last four starts.
— His last start was in late May.
— Miami is 3-6 in his starts.
— over 6-3
— allowed run in first inning: 5-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6-1
— He is 0-1, 5.79 in two starts vs Atlanta TY.

— Miami is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Marlins are 33-47 at home.
— under 9-3-2 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 28-161
— record in first 5 innings: 60-69-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4.1

Chicago (73-88) Cincinnati (62-99)
— Sampson is 3-0, 1.16 in his last five starts.
— Chicago is 10-8 in his starts
— under 3-1-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-11-2
— He is 1-0, 2.75 in three starts vs Cincinnati TY.

— Cubs are 15-6 in their last 21 games.
— Cubs are 36-44 on road.
— under 19-6 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-161
— record in first 5 innings: 67-69-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-2.2

— Ashcraft is 0-3, 7.78 in his last four starts.
— Cincinnati is 10-8 in his starts.
— under 9-8-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— He is 0-3, 13.50 in three starts vs Chicago TY.

— Reds are 11-22 in last 33 games.
— Cincinnati is 33-47 at home.
— under 17-6-2 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 37-161
— record in first 5 innings: 51-82-28
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-3-4

Arizona (73-88) @ Milwaukee (86-75)
— Kelly is 1-3, 7.15 in his last four starts.
— Arizona is 4-8 in his last 12 starts.
— under 10-5 last 15
— allowed run in first inning: 8-32
— record in first 5 innings: 16-10-6
— He is 2-1, 3.45 in five starts vs Milwaukee.

— Diamondbacks are 8-19 in last 27 games.
— Arizona is 33-47 on road.
— under 14-8 last 22
— scored run in first inning: 44-161
— record in first 5 innings: 69-54-38
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3

— Burnes is 2-0, 1.26 in his last two starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-3 in his last 10 starts.
— over 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-32
— record in first 5 innings: 14-11-7
— He is 1-0, 3.55 in two starts vs Arizona.

— Brewers are 4-5 in last nine games.
— Milwaukee is 46-34 at home.
— under 9-2-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 49-161
— record in first 5 innings: 70-60-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 8-4-3

Colorado (68-93) @ Los Angeles (110-51)
— Colorado hasn’t named a starter.

— Colorado is 11-14 in its last 25 games.
— Rockies are 27-53 on road.
— over 3-3 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 40-161
— record in first 5 innings: 43-88-30
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

— Kershaw is 4-0, 1.08 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 14-7 in his starts
— over 6-3-1 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 3-21
— record in first 5 innings: 14-3-4
— He is 1-2, 6.45 in three starts vs Colorado TY.

— Dodgers are 7-7 in last 14 games.
— Los Angeles is 56-24 at home.
— under 16-6 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 52-161
— record in first 5 innings: 89-38-34
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-7-4

San Francisco (80-81) @ San Diego (89-72)
— Giants haven’t named a starter.

— Giants are 15-8 in their last 23 games.
— San Francisco is 36-44 on road.
— under 17-9 last 26 games
— scored run in first inning: 40-161
— record in first 5 innings: 63-69-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-8-3

— Padres are in playoffs; they haven’t named a starter.

— Padres are 11-6 in last 17 games.
— San Diego is 44-36 at home.
— under 13-6-1 last 20 games.
— scored run in first inning: 43-161
— record in first 5 innings: 74-53-34
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3

 

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American League
Bronx (99-62) @ Texas (67-94)
— German is 0-2, 3.81 in his last five starts.
— New York is 7-6 in his starts.
— over 4-0-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— He is 1-1, 5.06 in two starts vs Texas.

— New York is 19-8 in its last 27 games.
— New York is 41-38 on road.
— over 15-9 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 56-161
— record in first 5 innings: 79-49-32
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.2-4.1-5

— Otto is 0-2, 4.91 in his last two starts.
— Rangers are 6-12 in his last 18 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 7-14-5
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in one start vs New York.

— Rangers are 9-24 in last 33 games.
— Texas is 33-46 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 45-161
— record in first 5 innings: 57-73-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-11

Detroit (66-95) @ Seattle (89-72)
— Alexander is 0-4, 11.05 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 4-7 in his starts
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7
— He is 0-1, 5.68 in three starts vs Seattle.

— Tigers are 11-4 in their last 15 games.
— Detroit is 30-49 on road.
— under 5-3-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 35-161
— record in first 5 innings: 55-84-22
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2.1-11.1

— Gonzales is 0-3, 5.22 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 9-6 in his last 15 starts
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 10-31
— record in first 5 innings: 10-16-5
— He is 2-3, 3.89 in six starts vs Detroit.

— Mariners are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Seattle is 45-35 at home.
— under 23-14-2 last 39 games
— scored run in first inning: 56-161
— record in first 5 innings: 68-69-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5-9

Kansas City (65-96) @ Cleveland (91-70)
— Heasley is 1-1, 3.12 in his last three starts.
— Royals are 3-9 in his last 12 starts.
— over 10-3 last 13
— allowed run in first inning: 7-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4
— He is 0-1, 11.05 in two starts vs Cleveland TY.

— Kansas City is 2-6 in its last eight games.
— Royals are 26-54 on road.
— over 9-2 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 42-161
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 61-77-23
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1

— Civale is 2-0, 4.09 in his last two starts.
— Guardians are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
— over 3-0 last three starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-5
— He is 1-0, 4.41 in three starts vs Kansas City TY.

— Guardians are 23-6 in their last 29 games.
— Cleveland is 45-35 at home.
— over 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 47-161
— record in first 5 innings: 66-64-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-4

Toronto (91-69) @ Baltimore (82-78)
— White is 0-3, 10.98 in his last five starts.
— Blue Jays are 2-6 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 0-1, 19.29 in one start vs Baltimore.

— bullpen game

— Blue Jays are 23-11 in their last 34 games.
— Toronto is 44-35 on road.
— over 12-5-1 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 50-160
— record in first 5 innings: 65-59-36
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-2-x

— Baumann is 0-1, 4.85 in three starts.
— Orioles are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He is 0-1, 8.10 in three games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Watkins is 0-5, 5.20 in his last five starts.
— Orioles are 9-10 in his starts.
— under 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 8-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-7
— He is 1-0, 9.39 in 3 games (1 start) vs Toronto.

— Orioles lost five of last seven games.
— Baltimore is 44-35 at home.
— under 28-17-1 last 46 games.
— scored run in first inning: 36-160
— record in first 5 innings: 59-75-26
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-x

Tampa Bay (86-75) @ Boston (77-84)
— Fleming is 2-4, 6.23 in nine games (2 starts) TY.
— His last start was in early May.
— Rays are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-2, 10.02 in five games (3 starts) vs Boston.

— Tampa Bay is 2-8 in its last ten games.
— Rays are 35-45 on road.
— under 8-4 last 12 road games
— scored run in first inning: 46-161
— record in first 5 innings: 76-58-27
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-2

— Pivetta is 1-1, 6.64 in his last four starts.
— Boston is 3-9 in his last 12 starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 11-32
— record in first 5 innings: 12-16-4
— He is 0-3, 7.47 in three starts vs Tampa Bay TY.

— Red Sox are 10-16 in their last 26 games.
— Boston is 42-38 at home.
— over 9-4-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 42-161
— record in first 5 innings: 63-67-31
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-0

Minnesota (77-84) @ White Sox (81-80)
— Varland is 0-2, 4.71 in four starts.
— Twins are 0-4 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He gave up two runs in 5 IP (74 PT) vs Chicago Thursday.

— Minnesota is 8-17 in its last 25 games.
— Twins are 31-49 on road.
— under 14-7-2 last 23 games
— scored run in first inning: 51-161
— record in first 5 innings: 78-59-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5.2

— Martin is 1-1, 2.55 in his last three starts.
— White Sox are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He threw 5 scoreless IP in relief vs Minnesota September 2.

— White Sox are 5-9 in last 14 games.
— Chicago is 37-43 at home.
— under 6-2-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 39-161
— record in first 5 innings: 63-77-21
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-2

LA Angels (73-88) @ A’s (59-102)
— Ohtani is 4-0, 1.08 in his last four starts.
— Angels are 13-5 in his last 18 starts.
— under 10-1 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-6
— He is 2-1, 1.37 in two starts vs Oakland TY.

— Angels are 12-6 in their last 18 games.
— Angels are 33-47 on road.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 47-161
— record in first 5 innings: 76-61-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-2

— Waldichuk is 1-2, 6.18 in six starts.
— A’s are 1-5 in his starts.
— over 5-1
— allowed run in first inning: 4-6
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Anaheim.

— A’s won their last three games.
— Oakland is 28-51 at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 41-161
— record in first 5 innings: 51-81-29
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4.2-3

Interleague game
Philadelphia (87-74) @ Houston (105-56)
— Falter is 1-1, 4.40 in his last three starts.
— Phillies are 7-2 in his last nine starts.
— under 4-1 last five starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Houston.

— Phillies are 4-7 in last 11 games.
— Philly is 40-40 on road.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 43-161
— record in first 5 innings: 67-69-25
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-2.1-5

— Valdez is 1-1, 8.10 in his last three starts.
— Astros are 8-2 in his last 10 starts.
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 6-31
— record in first 5 innings: 16-8-7
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.

— Astros are 10-5 in last 15 games.
— Houston is 54-26 at home.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 58-161
— record in first 5 innings: 96-41-24
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4

 

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MLB

Wednesday, October 5

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto

LA Angels @ Oakland
LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games at home
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 16-4 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

NY Yankees @ Texas
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
NY Yankees is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Texas
Texas
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

Toronto @ Baltimore
Toronto
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto

Chi Cubs @ Cincinnati
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Chi Cubs is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 16 games

Kansas City @ Cleveland
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

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

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

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

Philadelphia @ Houston
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

San Francisco @ San Diego
San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing San Francisco

Detroit @ Seattle
Detroit
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Seattle is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Detroit

Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

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

Colorado @ LA Dodgers
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games when playing at home against Colorado


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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

LAA at OAK	04:00 PM	LAA -223 O 6.5	+500 +500
STL at PIT	04:05 PM	PIT -133 O 7.5	+500 +500
NYY at TEX	04:05 PM	NYY -101 U 8.0	+500 +500
MIN at CHW	04:10 PM	MIN +109 O 7.5	+500 +500
KC at CLE	04:10 PM	CLE -178 O 7.5	+500 +500
PHI at HOU	04:10 PM	HOU -188 U 7.5	+500 +500
SF at SD	04:10 PM	SD -126 U 8.5	+500 +500
DET at SEA	04:10 PM	SEA -142 U 7.5	+500 +500
TB at BOS	04:10 PM	TB +128 U 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at CIN	04:10 PM	CHC -123 O 8.5	+500 +500
ARI at MIL	04:10 PM	MIL -168 U 7.0	+500 +500
COL at LAD	04:20 PM	COL +277 U 8.0	+500 +500

 

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THE LAST FEW DAYS RECORD:

10/04/2022	17-9-0	65.38%	+4830	Detail
10/03/2022	14-5-1	72.50%	+6060	Detail
10/02/2022	12-9-0	57.14%	+1955	Detail
10/01/2022	13-16-1	45.00%	-2320	Detail
09/30/2022	16-10-1	61.11%	+2550	Detail
09/29/2022	11-7-0	61.11%	+2325	Detail

 

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Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack
College football teams who run the fewest plays per game:
56.4— Texas A&M
56.8— Iowa
56.8— New Mexico State
57.2— New Mexico
57.6— Kansas
58.0— San Diego State

Quote of the Day
“Disappointed but not surprised. I think it’s the fifth one this season, right? The toll has mounted. … It just dawned on me there’s two border states where there’s changes, and I hadn’t thought about it in those terms. You know, it’s the business we’re in, and we all know that. We all signed up for it. We all know that.”
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz, talking about Wisconsin firing their coach. Badgers won five of their last six games against Iowa.

Thursday’s quiz
Who was the Phillies manager in 2011, last time they made the playoffs?

Wednesday’s quiz
Julius Erving (Dr J) played his first five seasons in the pros in the ABA; Milwaukee Bucks drafted him with the 12th pick in the 1972 draft.

Tuesday’s quiz
Julius Erving played his college basketball at UMass.

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

— Sunday in Baltimore, Bills-Ravens were tied 20-20 with 4:15 left; Ravens had the ball 4th-and goal on the 2-yard line. There was a light rain, Ravens have a very mobile QB.

Ravens started game TD-TD-FG-FG, but went scoreless in their next four drives. If you’re John Harbaugh, what do you do on 4th-and-2? Again, game is 20-20 with 4:15 left.

Baltimore went for it, but had Lamar Jackson throw the ball instead of run it; he threw an INT in the end zone, pretty much the worst case scenario. Buffalo got the ball at the 20 instead of being pinned near their goal line; they drove 77 yards over the last 4:09 and kicked a walk-off field goal, giving them an impressive come-from-behind 23-20 road win.

These days, whenever a football coach gets asked about a risky/reckless decision, he says the magic word that is supposed to make the issue go away: “Analytics” This is complete BS.

What the bleep has changed about football where kicking a FG to go ahead 23-20 with 4:00 left on a rainy day on your home field isn’t a good option? Obviously, if the Ravens scored the TD, that would be ideal, but not only didn’t they score, they had the mobile Jackson throw the ball; he threw for 144 yards in this game, ran for 73 yards. He runs way better than he throws.

Bottom line is this: Ravens have now lost five home games in a row, by a total of 11 points; they SUCK in close games!!! They lost their last six games last year, five of them by 3 or less points.

In their two losses this season, Baltimore led 20-3/35-14. At some point, the owner is going to get tired of losing by the skin of his teeth every week and heads will roll. The coaches’ heads. Maybe the coaches should save their jobs by sending the analytics people packing.

— Another part of the Ravens discussion is this: going back to last year, they’re 2-8 in their last ten games, with seven losses by 4 or less points. How much of this falls on Jackson’s shoulders? Do you give him $40M a year when he hasn’t been coming thru in close games?

— Miami’s backup QB is Teddy Bridgewater; in his career, Bridgewater is 24-6 ATS in road games, which is pretty amazing.

UCF 41, SMU 19
— SMU led this game 13-10 at halftime.
— Mustangs were minus-3 in turnovers; they got outscored 31-6 in 2nd half.
— UCF averaged 10.5 yards/pass attempt.

How do Super Bowl champs do the next season?
— Last five Super Bowl champs made the playoffs the next season.
— Last Super Bowl champ to miss the playoffs the next year was Denver in 2016, but that was after Peyton Manning retired. Broncos haven’t made the playoffs at all since then.

— Last team to repeat as Super Bowl champs? The 2004 Patriots.
— Chiefs won the Super Bowl in 2020, then lost the Super Bowl the next year, just like Seattle did in 2013-14.
— From 2005-12, the reigning Super Bowl champ went 0-4 in playoff games the following season; since then, they’re 9-7 in playoff games.

Bottom line in this: the NFL is a highly competitive business where teams survive by the thinnest of margins. Things can go sour pretty quickly.

— Major League Baseball doesn’t think much of the Tampa Bay-Cleveland Wild Card series; their series will be all noontime games, not ideal for the fans.

Not surprisingly, the San Diego-New York series will be in primetime; what did you expect?

— Cincinnati Reds lost 15-2 Wednesday and finished 62-100, first time they’ve lost 100 games since 1982. Reds were 83-79 last year, but they cut payroll and the bottom fell out this year.

— By my count, there are 13 players in this year’s playoffs who used to play for the Oakland A’s and that doesn’t count Bob Melvin/Terry Francona, who managed/coached in Oakland.

Would be nice if the rich person who owns the A’s would get off his butt and spend some money so the A’s players can play in the playoffs while wearing green-and-gold. Either that, or sell the team.

If the A’s move to Las Vegas and still run the franchise the way they do now, someone is going to wind up like Joe Pesci’s character in Casino. Not a good thing.

— Kanas City Royals fired manager Mike Matheny Wednesday, after three losing seasons; doesn’t seem possible that the Royals won the World Series only seven years ago.

— I was scrolling thru Amazon Prime tonight and stumbled across an old Odd Couple episode on PlutoTV— great stuff. Loved that show, watched it a ton when it was on in re-runs when I was a teenager. Oscar Madison was one of my heroes.

Back in those days, I used to go to the harness track in Saratoga a decent amount; in August 1980, Jack Klugman had a horse running in the thoroughbred meet during the day at the track down the street— they had him present a trophy to the winner of a race at the harness track.

There were probably 5,000 people at the harness track that night, but when Jack Klugman went to the winners’ circle to present the trophy, it seemed like all 5,000 people were jammed in near the winners’ circle, cheering for him. He seemed genuinely surprised by all the commotion.

— Colts’ RB Jonathan Taylor is out for Thursday night’s game in Denver.

—- Five college football teams haven’t played a game yet that went over the total:
Georgia, under 5-0
Virginia Tech, under 5-0
Colorado State, under 4-0
Michigan, under 4-0-1
Virginia, under 4-0-1

 

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MLB PLAYOFFS PICKS, PREDICTIONS, ODDS
Michael Crosson

 

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FRIDAY

CLEVELAND is 71-49 SU (17.1 Units) against left-handed starters in the last 3 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 364-368 SU (-40.8 Units) in home games in day games since 1996.

TORONTO is 2-16 SU (-15.6 Units) at home when the total is 7 to 7.5 in the last 3 seasons.

SAN DIEGO is 457-371 Over (48.9 Units) on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1996.




MLB
Dunkel

Friday, October 7

MLB

Friday, October 7

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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Seattle @ Toronto
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

San Diego @ NY Mets
San Diego
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home


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Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in receiving yards (thru 4 weeks):
477— Tyreek Hill, Mia
407— Stefan Diggs, Buff
404— AJ Brown, Phil
402— Cooper Kupp, Rams
393— Justin Jefferson, Minn
381— Jaylen Waddle, Mia

Quote of the Day
“We’re all excited. I think the reason I said I wanted to go over early was just to experience a little bit of that culture, to be able to get out and see some sights and interact with fans and … shoot, go to a pub and have a Guinness or whatever the local brew is. That’s what we all want to do, those of us that want to go over early.”
Aaron Rodgers

Friday’s quiz
When was the last time the World Series went seven games?

Thursday’s quiz
Charlie Manuel was the Phillies manager in 2011, last time they made the playoffs.

Wednesday’s quiz
Julius Erving (Dr J) played his first five seasons in the pros in the ABA; Milwaukee Bucks drafted him with the 12th pick in the 1972 draft.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..

— Colts 12, Broncos 9 OT
Colts never led this game in regulation.
McLaughlin was 4-4 on field goals.
Underdogs covered all five Indy games.
All five Colt games stayed under the total.
Since 2018, Colts are 13-7-1 ATS as a road underdog.

Denver has had 14 red zone drives, scored only 3 TD’s.
Indy was 4-16 on third down, Denver 2-15
Denver is 3-7 ATS in last ten games as a home favorite.
Broncos are 4-7 ATS in last 11 games coming off a loss.
Four of five Denver games stayed under the total.

— Stumbled across some NFL Films stuff on Amazon Prime, including a series on the 2016 Rams, their first season back in Los Angeles. It was Jared Goff’s rookie season, and the last year for Jeff Fisher as head coach.

Rams were 4-5 when Goff got his first NFL start, a home game with Miami. Rams hadn’t had a .500 season since 2006, so the 4-5 record provided some optimism— if Goff was good, things would be looking up.

After three quarters against Miami, Rams led 10-0; not ideal, but they were up 10 with a solid defense. Then things imploded, Miami scored two TD’s and the Rams lost 14-10. No bueno.

I remember sitting here after the game, really mad about two things:
a) Obviously, was annoyed that they blew another close game; it was their 4th loss that season by 7 or less points.
b) I was mad at myself for caring; why get so mad when a team that always loses loses again??

Long story short, the Rams didn’t win another game that year, they fired the coach, and that winter, they hired a young coach, a guy named Sean McVay.

If the Rams had beaten Miami, they would’ve been 5-5 and probably would’ve finished 7-9 or 8-8 that year. Stan Kroenke later said that had the Rams finished 7-9 that season, he wouldn’t have fired Jeff Fisher, which would’ve been a complete debacle.

Every once in a while, losing can be a good thing.

— NFL Films’ series on the 2015 Arizona Cardinals was also really good; you realize that for most teams, their window to be a contender might not be open very long. Cardinals went 24-8 over a 2-year span with Carson Palmer at QB, then they lost the NFC title game to Carolina and went six years before they had another winning record.

— I like the idea of the best-of-3 Wild Card series in baseball, with higher seed the home team in all three games. Much better than the one-game Wild Card thing they had for a while, plus it gives the #1-2 seeds in each league a few days off.

— Freddie Freeman/Trea Turner led MLB in hits this season, first time teammates have done that since 1982, when Robin Yount/Cecil Cooper did it.

— Lebron James thinks the NBA should expand to Las Vegas and when it does, he wants to own the team. Would be he run the personnel end of things if he owned the ballclub?

NBA hasn’t announced any concrete plans to expand, but there are murmurs about Las Vegas and Seattle getting teams, when the league does expand.

— ESPN was showing couple G-League games this week; October is a bad month for mid-week TV. NBA uses the G-League to experiment with some rules; in overtime games this year, there will be no clock— first team to score 7 points wins. Curious to see how that plays out.

— In case you were wondering, Australia is having its rainiest year since 1950.

— Tennessee Titans on their first drive of a game this season:
4 drives, 31 plays, 227 yards, four TD’s.

— Green Bay Packers’ opponents’ first four drives:
4 drives, 37 plays, 253 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 FG’s.

— Arizona Cardinals’ first drive of a game:
4 drives, 15 plays, 38 yards, one first down, zero points.

Cardinal opponents’ first drive:
38 drives, 190 plays, 38 yards, 17 points.

— This week Texas Longhorns are a 9-point favorite over Oklahoma in their annual rivalry game; it is the first time since 2009 that Texas is favored over the Sooners.

— North Carolina Tar Heels visit Miami this week; UNC lost the last ten times they scored less than 34 points.

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wild Card Round

Friday’s games

Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
McClanahan was 12-8, 2.54 in 28 starts this year.
He is 3-3, 2.08 in ten road starts.
He’s allowed 10 runs in 10 IP in six career playoff games (1 start)
He allowed 5 runs in 4.1 IP, in one start vs Cleveland.

Rays went 8-18 in their last 26 games.
Tampa Bay is 35-46 on the road this year.
Rays are in the playoffs for the 4th year in a row.

Bieber was 13-8, 2.81 in 31 starts this year.
He is 5-5, 3.22 in 13 home starts.
He allowed 7 runs in 4.2 IP, in one playoff start.
He is 2-2, 3.22 in six starts vs Cleveland.

Cleveland went 23-6 in their last 29 games.
Guardians are 46-35 at home, 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 28-17 vs lefty starters this year.

Cleveland is 4-2 vs Tampa Bay this year, going 2-1 in each ballpark.

Philadelphia @ St Louis
Wheeler was 12-7, 2.82 in 26 starts this year.
He is 6-4, 3.84 in 13 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 3-2, 2.65, in six starts vs St Louis.

Phillies went 4-8 in their last 12 games.
Phillies are 65-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 40-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.

Quintana was 13-8, 2.81 in 31 starts this year.
He is 4-4, 2.24 in 17 home starts.
He is 0-1, 5.40, in three playoff starts (2017 Cubs).
He is 0-1, 2.90 in seven starts vs Philly.

St Louis went 6-9 in their last 15 games.
Cardinals are 53-28 at home- they won NL Central by 7 games.
St Louis is in playoffs for 4th year in a row.

Phillies are 4-3 vs St Louis TY, with three shutout wins. Teams split four games in Busch Stadium.

Seattle @ Toronto
Castillo was 4-2, 3.17 in 11 starts for Seattle this year.
He is 4-5, 3.29 in 13 road starts.
He gave up a run in 5.1 IP, in one playoff start (2020 Reds)
He is 0-1, 3.00, in one start vs Toronto.

Mariners went 7-2 in their last nine games.
Seattle is 44-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.

Manoah was 16-7, 2.24 in 31 starts this year.
He is 7-4, 2.42 in 15 home starts.
He’s never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 0-1, 2.45 in one start vs Seattle.

Toronto went 5-1 in their last six games.
Blue Jays are 47-34 at home.
Toronto is in playoffs for 2nd time in last six years.

Seattle is 5-2 vs Toronto this year; home side won six of seven games, with Mariners 1-2 in SkyDome.

San Diego @ NY Mets
Darvish is 16-8, 3.10 in 30 starts this year.
He is 9-5, 3.50 in 17 road starts.
He’s allowed 10 runs in 10 IP in six career playoff games (1 start)
He is 5-0, 2.56 in eight starts vs New York.

Padres went 6-7 in their last 13 games.
San Diego is 45-36 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)

Scherzer was 11-5, 2.29 in 23 starts this year.
He is 4-2, 1.67 in 10 home starts.
He is 7-6, 3.22 in 21 playoff starts.
He is 6-3, 2.88 in 17 starts vs San Diego.

Mets are 6-6 in their last 12 games.
Mets led NL East by 10 games June 1st, didn’t win the division.
New York is 54-27 at home.
Mets are in playoffs for first time since 2016.

San Diego is 4-2 vs New York this year, going 2-1 in each ballpark.