Cnotes 2022 Major League Baseball Transactions, News, Notes, Picks Etc. !!
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7
| TB at CLE | 12:07 PM | TB +110 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at STL | 02:07 PM | PHI -103 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at TOR | 04:07 PM | TOR -124 U 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| SD at NYM | 08:07 PM | NYM -139 O 6.0 | +500 +500 |
2022 MLB PLAYOFFS OPINIONS AND BEST BETS
10/07/2022....................3-5-0.........................37.50%.................. .......- 14.15
TOTALS........................3-5-0.........................37.50%.................. .......- 14.15
BEST BETS
10/07/2022...................2-4-0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.33%.................. ........- 13.65
TOTALS.......................2-4-0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.33%.................. ........- 13.65
10/07/2022....................3-5-0.........................37.50%.................. .......- 14.15
TOTALS........................3-5-0.........................37.50%.................. .......- 14.15
BEST BETS
10/07/2022...................2-4-0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.33%.................. ........- 13.65
TOTALS.......................2-4-0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33.33%.................. ........- 13.65
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Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in passing yards (thru 4 weeks):
1,250— Justin Herbert, LAC
1,227— Josh Allen, Buff
1,126— Jared Goff, Det
1,125— Matt Ryan, Ind
1,120— Jalen Hurts, Phil
1,106— Patrick Mahomes, KC
Quote of the Day
“These guys are so resilient, I’ve been saying it all year long……It was a great ballgame. We just kept fighting.”
Phillies’ manager Rob Thomson
Friday’s quiz
Where did Patrick Mahomes play his college football?
Friday’s quiz
2019 was the last time a World Series went seven games, when Washington beat the Astros 4-3.
Thursday’s quiz
Charlie Manuel was the Phillies manager in 2011, last time they made the playoffs.
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Saturday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
Before we start tonight, if you like golf and you live in the Albany/Clifton Park area, there is a place you need to visit. Actually, four of them.
Friend of mine is part-owner of the The Bunker, golf simulators with food/drink on site.
There are Bunkers in Guilderland, Clifton Park, Loudonville, North Greenbush.
They’ve got good food, private areas for parties, good music and an excellent opportunity to work on your golf game. I highly recommend it.
In the world of sports tonight……
— Terry Francona’s managerial career:
1997-2000 Phillies 285-363, no playoff games
2004-11 Boston Red Sox 744-552, 28-17 playoffs, won 2 World Series
2013-22 Cleveland 845-671, 13-14 playoffs, won 2016 AL title
He was also the AA Birmingham Barons’ manager the year Michael Jordan played minor league ball, which had to be a fascinating experience.
Francona is a Hall of Fame manager, for sure.
— Guardians 2, Rays 1
Siri homered in the top of the 6th inning for Tampa. When he hit the home run, someone said “Siri hit a home run” and the guy’s phone started asking him questions. No, not that Siri.
Jose Ramirez hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 6th; hard to overstate how great a player he’s been— the last two years, he’s hit 65 homers, knocked in 229 runs.
Top three hitters in the Rays’ order went 0-12.
— Padres 7, Mets 1
Josh Bell homered in first inning for San Diego.
Scherzer allowed seven runs in 4.2 IP
Yu Darvish allowed one run in 7 IP.
— Peter Seidler is the Padres’ owner; he founded a private equity firm and became really, really rich. Seidler became the Padres’ largest stakeholder in 2020.
What makes this noteworthy is that Seidler’s grandfather was Walter O’Malley, the guy who used to own the Dodgers, the guy who moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
When I was a kid, I learned at a very young age to never say the name “O’Malley”; my dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan. He disliked Walter O’Malley, and that is being kind. If my dad were alive today and watching his Mets play against a team owned by O’Malley’s grandson, well that would’ve been interesting.
— Phillies 6, Cardinals 2
Juan Yepez put St Louis up 2-0 with a 2-run homer in 7th inning.
Phillies scored six runs in ninth inning. Juan Segura had the go-ahead hit.
— Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0
Cal Raleigh hit a 2-run homer in first inning, the first 1st-inning runs Manoah allowed at home this season.
Castillo got 22 outs on 108 pitches; pretty good acquisition at the trade deadline.
— Atlanta Braves Dansby Swanson/Matt Olson were only major leaguers this season who played in all 162 of their team’s games.
— Houston 33, Memphis 32
Memphis led 20-7 after three quarters.
Houston scored a TD with 1:17 left, another one with 0:18 left.
Cougars recovered an onside kick to set up the winning score.
— Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13
Rutgers led this game 13-0 at halftime.
Nebraska scored game-winning TD with 8:54 left on a 27-yard drive after an INT
Cornhuskers won despite running the ball 29 times for only 72 yards.
— Denver Broncos had ball in red zone on four drives Thursday night, but scored only three points on those drives, which is really bad.
Broncos/Colts both acquired an aging star QB this off-season, much like Tampa Bay got Tom Brady two years ago, and Rams added Matthew Stafford last year. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Bucs/Rams both won a Super Bowl with their new QB’s.
So far though, Colts/Broncos are struggling on offense. Colts’ offensive line is a mess, which is really bad for an older, immobile QB. There are murmurs that Denver’s new head coach may be overmatched in his job- he is supposed to be an offensive guru. So far, not so much.
— Texas-Oklahoma play today; this is first time Longhorns are favored over Oklahoma since 2009, when I watched the game in Planet Hollywood’s sports book in Las Vegas.
Remember sitting there watching Sam Bradford getting tossed around like a rag doll by Texas defenders, and I laughed: “Some dumb team is going to draft Bradford next spring, and they’re going to regret it” Turns out I was right, unfortunately.
Six months later, I wasn’t laughing when the Rams took him with the first pick in the 2010 draft. He played four (injury-plagued) years for the Rams, going 18-30-1 in his starts.
Oy.
— Villanova’s top basketball recruit, Cam Whitmore hurt his thumb this week and had surgery on the thumb- he’ll miss the start of the season. Whitmore is expected to be the first one/done Villanova player, that’s how good he is supposed to be.
— Atlanta Hawks-Milwaukee Bucks played couple game in Abu Dhabi this week; the NBA uses its preseason schedule to promote their sport world-wide, and they’re really good at it.
Not sure traveling halfway around the world is the best way to prepare your team for an 82-game season but it helps the league make a boatload of money.
Saturday’s 6-pack
NFL leaders in passing yards (thru 4 weeks):
1,250— Justin Herbert, LAC
1,227— Josh Allen, Buff
1,126— Jared Goff, Det
1,125— Matt Ryan, Ind
1,120— Jalen Hurts, Phil
1,106— Patrick Mahomes, KC
Quote of the Day
“These guys are so resilient, I’ve been saying it all year long……It was a great ballgame. We just kept fighting.”
Phillies’ manager Rob Thomson
Friday’s quiz
Where did Patrick Mahomes play his college football?
Friday’s quiz
2019 was the last time a World Series went seven games, when Washington beat the Astros 4-3.
Thursday’s quiz
Charlie Manuel was the Phillies manager in 2011, last time they made the playoffs.
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Saturday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……
Before we start tonight, if you like golf and you live in the Albany/Clifton Park area, there is a place you need to visit. Actually, four of them.
Friend of mine is part-owner of the The Bunker, golf simulators with food/drink on site.
There are Bunkers in Guilderland, Clifton Park, Loudonville, North Greenbush.
They’ve got good food, private areas for parties, good music and an excellent opportunity to work on your golf game. I highly recommend it.
In the world of sports tonight……
— Terry Francona’s managerial career:
1997-2000 Phillies 285-363, no playoff games
2004-11 Boston Red Sox 744-552, 28-17 playoffs, won 2 World Series
2013-22 Cleveland 845-671, 13-14 playoffs, won 2016 AL title
He was also the AA Birmingham Barons’ manager the year Michael Jordan played minor league ball, which had to be a fascinating experience.
Francona is a Hall of Fame manager, for sure.
— Guardians 2, Rays 1
Siri homered in the top of the 6th inning for Tampa. When he hit the home run, someone said “Siri hit a home run” and the guy’s phone started asking him questions. No, not that Siri.
Jose Ramirez hit a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 6th; hard to overstate how great a player he’s been— the last two years, he’s hit 65 homers, knocked in 229 runs.
Top three hitters in the Rays’ order went 0-12.
— Padres 7, Mets 1
Josh Bell homered in first inning for San Diego.
Scherzer allowed seven runs in 4.2 IP
Yu Darvish allowed one run in 7 IP.
— Peter Seidler is the Padres’ owner; he founded a private equity firm and became really, really rich. Seidler became the Padres’ largest stakeholder in 2020.
What makes this noteworthy is that Seidler’s grandfather was Walter O’Malley, the guy who used to own the Dodgers, the guy who moved the Dodgers from Brooklyn to Los Angeles.
When I was a kid, I learned at a very young age to never say the name “O’Malley”; my dad grew up in New York City, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan. He disliked Walter O’Malley, and that is being kind. If my dad were alive today and watching his Mets play against a team owned by O’Malley’s grandson, well that would’ve been interesting.
— Phillies 6, Cardinals 2
Juan Yepez put St Louis up 2-0 with a 2-run homer in 7th inning.
Phillies scored six runs in ninth inning. Juan Segura had the go-ahead hit.
— Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0
Cal Raleigh hit a 2-run homer in first inning, the first 1st-inning runs Manoah allowed at home this season.
Castillo got 22 outs on 108 pitches; pretty good acquisition at the trade deadline.
— Atlanta Braves Dansby Swanson/Matt Olson were only major leaguers this season who played in all 162 of their team’s games.
— Houston 33, Memphis 32
Memphis led 20-7 after three quarters.
Houston scored a TD with 1:17 left, another one with 0:18 left.
Cougars recovered an onside kick to set up the winning score.
— Nebraska 14, Rutgers 13
Rutgers led this game 13-0 at halftime.
Nebraska scored game-winning TD with 8:54 left on a 27-yard drive after an INT
Cornhuskers won despite running the ball 29 times for only 72 yards.
— Denver Broncos had ball in red zone on four drives Thursday night, but scored only three points on those drives, which is really bad.
Broncos/Colts both acquired an aging star QB this off-season, much like Tampa Bay got Tom Brady two years ago, and Rams added Matthew Stafford last year. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Bucs/Rams both won a Super Bowl with their new QB’s.
So far though, Colts/Broncos are struggling on offense. Colts’ offensive line is a mess, which is really bad for an older, immobile QB. There are murmurs that Denver’s new head coach may be overmatched in his job- he is supposed to be an offensive guru. So far, not so much.
— Texas-Oklahoma play today; this is first time Longhorns are favored over Oklahoma since 2009, when I watched the game in Planet Hollywood’s sports book in Las Vegas.
Remember sitting there watching Sam Bradford getting tossed around like a rag doll by Texas defenders, and I laughed: “Some dumb team is going to draft Bradford next spring, and they’re going to regret it” Turns out I was right, unfortunately.
Six months later, I wasn’t laughing when the Rams took him with the first pick in the 2010 draft. He played four (injury-plagued) years for the Rams, going 18-30-1 in his starts.
Oy.
— Villanova’s top basketball recruit, Cam Whitmore hurt his thumb this week and had surgery on the thumb- he’ll miss the start of the season. Whitmore is expected to be the first one/done Villanova player, that’s how good he is supposed to be.
— Atlanta Hawks-Milwaukee Bucks played couple game in Abu Dhabi this week; the NBA uses its preseason schedule to promote their sport world-wide, and they’re really good at it.
Not sure traveling halfway around the world is the best way to prepare your team for an 82-game season but it helps the league make a boatload of money.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8
| TB at CLE | 12:07 PM | TB -101 U 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at TOR | 04:07 PM | TOR -167 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| SD at NYM | 07:37 PM | SD +157 O 5.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at STL | 08:37 PM | STL +111 O 6.5 | +500 +500 |
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Weather Report
Saturday, October 8
CLEVELAND is 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) in home games after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY METS are 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games after a 2 game span where the bullpen threw 9 total innings or more in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 19-6 SU (12.4 Units) after 2 or more consecutive losses in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Saturday, October 8
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 8
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland (Guardians lead 1-0)
Glasnow was 0-0, 1.35 in two starts this year (6.2 IP).
He threw 50-64 pitches in those two starts; he is coming back from injury.
He is 2-5, 6.56 in eight career playoff starts.
He is 0-2, 2.12 in three starts vs Cleveland.
Rays are 8-19 in their last 27 games.
Tampa Bay is 35-47 on the road this year.
Rays are in the playoffs for the 4th year in a row.
McKenzie was 11-11, 2.96 in 30 starts this year.
He is 5-3, 2.77 in 13 home starts.
He allowed two runs in 1.2 IP, in one playoff relief stint.
He is 0-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.
Cleveland is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
Guardians are 47-35 at home, 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 5-2 vs Tampa Bay this year, 3-1 in this ballpark.
Philadelphia @ St Louis (Phillies lead 1-0)
Nola was 11-13, 3.25 in 32 starts this year.
He is 5-9, 3.00 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 5-3, 2.69 in nine starts vs St Louis.
Phillies scored 6 runs in ninth inning to win Game 1.
Phillies are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Phillies are 66-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 41-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Mikolas was 12-13, 3.29 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.38 in 14 home starts.
He allowed two runs in 12 IP in three playoff games (2 starts).
He is 1-1, 2.13 in two starts vs Philly.
Cardinals’ bullpen imploded Friday; doubtful Helsley (33 PT) is available here.
St Louis went 6-10 in their last 16 games.
Cardinals are 53-29 at home- they won NL Central by 7 games.
St Louis is in playoffs for 4th year in a row.
Phillies are 5-3 vs St Louis TY, with three shutout wins- they’re 3-2 in Busch Stadium.
Seattle @ Toronto (Mariners lead 1-0)
Ray was 12-12, 3.71 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-6, 4.69 in 14 road starts.
He gave up six runs in 9.2 IP, in three playoff games (1 start)
He is 1-1, 3.50 in three starts vs Toronto.
Mariners are 8-2 in their last ten games.
Their bullpen was needed for only five outs Friday.
Seattle is 45-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Gausman was 12-10, 3.35 in 31 starts this year.
He is 4-7, 4.57 in 16 home starts.
He’s never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-3, 2.74 in seven starts vs Seattle.
Toronto is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Blue Jays are 47-35 at home.
Toronto is in playoffs for 2nd time in last six years.
Seattle is 6-2 vs Toronto this year, splitting four games in SkyDome.
San Diego @ NY Mets
Snell is 8-10, 3.38 in 24 starts this year.
He is 4-2, 3.06 in nine road starts.
He is 2-3, 2.83 in nine playoff games (7 starts, 35 IP)
He is 3-3, 2.73 in six starts vs New York.
Padres are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
San Diego bullpen got only six outs Friday
San Diego is 46-36 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
deGrom was 5-4, 3.08 in 11 starts this year.
He is 4-1, 2.52 in six home starts.
He is 3-1, 2.88 in four playoff starts.
He is 6-3, 1.28 in 10 starts vs San Diego.
Mets are 6-7 in their last 13 games.
Mets led NL East by 10 games June 1st, didn’t win the division.
New York is 54-28 at home.
Mets are in playoffs for first time since 2016.
San Diego is 5-2 vs New York this year, 3-1 in Citi Field.
MLB
Saturday, October 8
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Seattle @ Toronto
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Diego @ NY Mets
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 12 games
Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
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Weather Report
Saturday, October 8
CLEVELAND is 13-5 SU (7.5 Units) in home games after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-1 SU (8.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY METS are 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games after a 2 game span where the bullpen threw 9 total innings or more in the current season.
ST LOUIS are 19-6 SU (12.4 Units) after 2 or more consecutive losses in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Saturday, October 8
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 8
Tampa Bay @ Cleveland (Guardians lead 1-0)
Glasnow was 0-0, 1.35 in two starts this year (6.2 IP).
He threw 50-64 pitches in those two starts; he is coming back from injury.
He is 2-5, 6.56 in eight career playoff starts.
He is 0-2, 2.12 in three starts vs Cleveland.
Rays are 8-19 in their last 27 games.
Tampa Bay is 35-47 on the road this year.
Rays are in the playoffs for the 4th year in a row.
McKenzie was 11-11, 2.96 in 30 starts this year.
He is 5-3, 2.77 in 13 home starts.
He allowed two runs in 1.2 IP, in one playoff relief stint.
He is 0-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Tampa Bay.
Cleveland is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
Guardians are 47-35 at home, 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 5-2 vs Tampa Bay this year, 3-1 in this ballpark.
Philadelphia @ St Louis (Phillies lead 1-0)
Nola was 11-13, 3.25 in 32 starts this year.
He is 5-9, 3.00 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 5-3, 2.69 in nine starts vs St Louis.
Phillies scored 6 runs in ninth inning to win Game 1.
Phillies are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
Phillies are 66-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 41-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Mikolas was 12-13, 3.29 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.38 in 14 home starts.
He allowed two runs in 12 IP in three playoff games (2 starts).
He is 1-1, 2.13 in two starts vs Philly.
Cardinals’ bullpen imploded Friday; doubtful Helsley (33 PT) is available here.
St Louis went 6-10 in their last 16 games.
Cardinals are 53-29 at home- they won NL Central by 7 games.
St Louis is in playoffs for 4th year in a row.
Phillies are 5-3 vs St Louis TY, with three shutout wins- they’re 3-2 in Busch Stadium.
Seattle @ Toronto (Mariners lead 1-0)
Ray was 12-12, 3.71 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-6, 4.69 in 14 road starts.
He gave up six runs in 9.2 IP, in three playoff games (1 start)
He is 1-1, 3.50 in three starts vs Toronto.
Mariners are 8-2 in their last ten games.
Their bullpen was needed for only five outs Friday.
Seattle is 45-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Gausman was 12-10, 3.35 in 31 starts this year.
He is 4-7, 4.57 in 16 home starts.
He’s never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-3, 2.74 in seven starts vs Seattle.
Toronto is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Blue Jays are 47-35 at home.
Toronto is in playoffs for 2nd time in last six years.
Seattle is 6-2 vs Toronto this year, splitting four games in SkyDome.
San Diego @ NY Mets
Snell is 8-10, 3.38 in 24 starts this year.
He is 4-2, 3.06 in nine road starts.
He is 2-3, 2.83 in nine playoff games (7 starts, 35 IP)
He is 3-3, 2.73 in six starts vs New York.
Padres are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
San Diego bullpen got only six outs Friday
San Diego is 46-36 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
deGrom was 5-4, 3.08 in 11 starts this year.
He is 4-1, 2.52 in six home starts.
He is 3-1, 2.88 in four playoff starts.
He is 6-3, 1.28 in 10 starts vs San Diego.
Mets are 6-7 in their last 13 games.
Mets led NL East by 10 games June 1st, didn’t win the division.
New York is 54-28 at home.
Mets are in playoffs for first time since 2016.
San Diego is 5-2 vs New York this year, 3-1 in Citi Field.
MLB
Saturday, October 8
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Seattle @ Toronto
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Diego @ NY Mets
San Diego
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 12 games
Philadelphia @ St. Louis
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
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Sunday’s 6-pack
NBA’s leading scorers last year:
30.6— Joel Embiid, Phil
30.3— LeBron James, LAL
29.9— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
29.9— Kevin Durant, Brkn
28.4— Luka Doncic, Dal
28.4— Trae Young, Atl
Quote of the Day
“When we got through fall camp, we knew we had some talented players. We felt if we could figure things out we’re going to have a pretty good football team that can string some wins together.”
TCU coach Sonny Dykes
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; who did they play?
Saturday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.
Friday’s quiz
2019 was the last time a World Series went seven games, when Washington beat the Astros 4-3.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— Seattle 10, Toronto 9
Blue Jays led 8-1 after five innings.
Carlos Santana homered, doubled for Seattle
Teoscar Hernandez hit two homers for Toronto.
Mariners win series, 2-0; they go to Houston next.
— Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0 (15)
Rays scored one run in 24 innings in this series.
Oscar Gonzalez ended series with a 15th-inning home run.
Cleveland moves on to the Bronx for their next series.
Tampa Bay went 8-20 in its last 28 games this season.
— Mets 7, San Diego 3
deGrom pitched six innings, got the win .
Mets broke game open with four runs in 7th.
Game 3 is tonight at Citi Field.
— Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
Harper’s 2nd inning home run put the Phillies ahead.
St Louis scored 3 runs in 18 innings in this series.
Nola got 20 outs on 101 pitches.
Phillies head to Atlanta for their next series.
— Alabama 24, Texas A&M 20
A&M was on Alabama’s 2-yard line when game ended.
Crimson Tide ran ball for 288 yards, threw for only 111.
Backup QB Milroe was 12-19/111 and 3 TD’s passing for Alabama.
— Pitt 45, Virginia Tech 29
Pitt RB Abanikanda ran ball 36 times for 320 yards, six TD’s.
He broke Tony Dorsett’s record of 308 yards in one game.
— Texas 49, Oklahoma 0
Sooners lost last three games: 41-34/55-24/49-0. Not good.
— Purdue 31, Maryland 29
Terps scored TD with 0:35 left, but failed on the tying 2-point play.
Purdue ran ball 34 times for a total of 13 yards.
Boilers turned ball over three times (-2) but converted 8-13 on 3rd down.
— TCU 38, Kansas 31
Kansas QB Daniels (shoulder) left in 2nd quarter.
Backup QB Bean threw for 262 yards, four TD’s.
TCU threw 24-yard TD pass with 1:24 left for the win.
Horned Frogs’ WR Johnston caught 14 passes for 206 yards.
— Upsets of the Week:
Texas State (+18.5) 36, Appalachian State 24
Arizona State (+13.5) 45, Washington 38
Ball State (+9.5) 17, Central Michigan 16
Miami OH (+5.5) 27, Kent State 24
Navy (+5.5) 53, Tulsa 21
South Carolina (+5) 24, Kentucky 14
North Carolina (+4) 27, Miami 24
Eastern Michigan (+4) 45, Western Michigan 23
— Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20 OT
Duke scored two TD’s in last 5:55 to force OT.
Tech outgained Blue Devils 412-278.
— Tennessee 40, LSU 13
Tigers fumbled away the opening kickoff; from there, it got worse.
Tennessee ran ball for 263 yards (5.4 yards/attempt)
Vols led 23-7 at halftime.
— Arizona State 45, Washington 38
Backup QB Bourguet threw for 182 yards, 3 TD’s off the bench.
ASU scored a defensive TD to take a 24-10 lead in 2nd quarter.
— Illinois 9, Iowa 6
Iowa has already lost games 10-7/9-6 this year; they beat a I-AA team 7-3.
Illinois is 5-1; they gave up 19 points in last three I-A games.
Sunday’s 6-pack
NBA’s leading scorers last year:
30.6— Joel Embiid, Phil
30.3— LeBron James, LAL
29.9— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
29.9— Kevin Durant, Brkn
28.4— Luka Doncic, Dal
28.4— Trae Young, Atl
Quote of the Day
“When we got through fall camp, we knew we had some talented players. We felt if we could figure things out we’re going to have a pretty good football team that can string some wins together.”
TCU coach Sonny Dykes
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; who did they play?
Saturday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.
Friday’s quiz
2019 was the last time a World Series went seven games, when Washington beat the Astros 4-3.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— Seattle 10, Toronto 9
Blue Jays led 8-1 after five innings.
Carlos Santana homered, doubled for Seattle
Teoscar Hernandez hit two homers for Toronto.
Mariners win series, 2-0; they go to Houston next.
— Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 0 (15)
Rays scored one run in 24 innings in this series.
Oscar Gonzalez ended series with a 15th-inning home run.
Cleveland moves on to the Bronx for their next series.
Tampa Bay went 8-20 in its last 28 games this season.
— Mets 7, San Diego 3
deGrom pitched six innings, got the win .
Mets broke game open with four runs in 7th.
Game 3 is tonight at Citi Field.
— Phillies 2, Cardinals 0
Harper’s 2nd inning home run put the Phillies ahead.
St Louis scored 3 runs in 18 innings in this series.
Nola got 20 outs on 101 pitches.
Phillies head to Atlanta for their next series.
— Alabama 24, Texas A&M 20
A&M was on Alabama’s 2-yard line when game ended.
Crimson Tide ran ball for 288 yards, threw for only 111.
Backup QB Milroe was 12-19/111 and 3 TD’s passing for Alabama.
— Pitt 45, Virginia Tech 29
Pitt RB Abanikanda ran ball 36 times for 320 yards, six TD’s.
He broke Tony Dorsett’s record of 308 yards in one game.
— Texas 49, Oklahoma 0
Sooners lost last three games: 41-34/55-24/49-0. Not good.
— Purdue 31, Maryland 29
Terps scored TD with 0:35 left, but failed on the tying 2-point play.
Purdue ran ball 34 times for a total of 13 yards.
Boilers turned ball over three times (-2) but converted 8-13 on 3rd down.
— TCU 38, Kansas 31
Kansas QB Daniels (shoulder) left in 2nd quarter.
Backup QB Bean threw for 262 yards, four TD’s.
TCU threw 24-yard TD pass with 1:24 left for the win.
Horned Frogs’ WR Johnston caught 14 passes for 206 yards.
— Upsets of the Week:
Texas State (+18.5) 36, Appalachian State 24
Arizona State (+13.5) 45, Washington 38
Ball State (+9.5) 17, Central Michigan 16
Miami OH (+5.5) 27, Kent State 24
Navy (+5.5) 53, Tulsa 21
South Carolina (+5) 24, Kentucky 14
North Carolina (+4) 27, Miami 24
Eastern Michigan (+4) 45, Western Michigan 23
— Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20 OT
Duke scored two TD’s in last 5:55 to force OT.
Tech outgained Blue Devils 412-278.
— Tennessee 40, LSU 13
Tigers fumbled away the opening kickoff; from there, it got worse.
Tennessee ran ball for 263 yards (5.4 yards/attempt)
Vols led 23-7 at halftime.
— Arizona State 45, Washington 38
Backup QB Bourguet threw for 182 yards, 3 TD’s off the bench.
ASU scored a defensive TD to take a 24-10 lead in 2nd quarter.
— Illinois 9, Iowa 6
Iowa has already lost games 10-7/9-6 this year; they beat a I-AA team 7-3.
Illinois is 5-1; they gave up 19 points in last three I-A games.
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Musgrove is 10-7, 2.93 in 30 starts this year.
He is 7-3, 3.01 in 14 road starts.
He gave up 6 runs in 6.2 IP in seven playoff games for Houston in 2017 (all relief).
He is 1-5, 5.83 in six games (5 starts) vs New York.
Padres are 7-8 in their last 15 games.
San Diego is 46-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Bassitt is 15-9, 3.42 in 30 starts this year.
He is 6-6, 2.95 in 16 home starts.
He is 1-0, 3.27 in two playoff starts.
He is 0-2, 6.60 in three starts vs San Diego.
Mets are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
Mets led NL East by 10 games June 1st, didn’t win the division.
New York is 55-28 at home.
Mets are in playoffs for first time since 2016.
San Diego is 5-3 vs New York this year, 3-2 at Citi Field.
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Musgrove is 10-7, 2.93 in 30 starts this year.
He is 7-3, 3.01 in 14 road starts.
He gave up 6 runs in 6.2 IP in seven playoff games for Houston in 2017 (all relief).
He is 1-5, 5.83 in six games (5 starts) vs New York.
Padres are 7-8 in their last 15 games.
San Diego is 46-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Bassitt is 15-9, 3.42 in 30 starts this year.
He is 6-6, 2.95 in 16 home starts.
He is 1-0, 3.27 in two playoff starts.
He is 0-2, 6.60 in three starts vs San Diego.
Mets are 7-7 in their last 14 games.
Mets led NL East by 10 games June 1st, didn’t win the division.
New York is 55-28 at home.
Mets are in playoffs for first time since 2016.
San Diego is 5-3 vs New York this year, 3-2 at Citi Field.
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Monday’s 6-pack
College football leaders in passing yardage
2,110— Will Rogers, Mississippi State
2,044— Michael Penix, Washington
2,040— Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
1,997— Frank Harris, Tex-San Antonio
1,944— Kurtis Rourke, Ohio U
1,931— Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; who managed them in those two series (1984, 1998)?
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
Saturday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday
Ravens 19, Bengals 17
— Tucker kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Ravens’ last six home games (1-5) were decided by total of 13 points.
— Baltimore’s only TD drive was 50 yards; they kicked four FG’s.
— Lamar Jackson is 41-17 as an NFL starter.
— Ravens are 2-6 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— Bengals’ first four drives: 13 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Bengals’ last five drives: 47 plays, 293 yards, 19 FD’s, 17 points.
— Ravens outgained Cincinnati 325-291.
— Cincy allowed only five TD’s on 55 drives this season.
— Last three games, Bengals converted 19-39 on 3rd down.
Chargers 30, Browns 28
— Ekeler ran ball for 173 yards, caught passes for 26 yards, scored 2 TD’s.
— 5 trips to red zone, Chargers scored 2 TD’s, kicked 3 field goals.
— Total yardage in game: LA 465, Cleveland 443.
— Chargers are 3-0 this year if they allow less than 37 points.
— Last 3+ years, Chargers are 5-8-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Brissett threw awful INT in end zone with 2:44 left; Browns were set up for at least an easy go-ahead field goal.
— Browns missed FG’s of 45/54 yards, both wide right.
— Cleveland is 2-3, with losses by 3-1-2 points.
— Four of their five games were decided by 3 or fewer points.
— Cleveland has run ball for 192.4 yards/game this season.
Saints 39, Seahawks 32
— Seahawks’ four TD’s were all on plays of 35+ yards.
— In all, Seattle had six plays that gained 30+ yards.
— Seahawks had 12 penalties for 85 yards, Saints 6 for 57.
— Last four weeks, Seattle gave up 189-179-145-235 yards rushing.
— Last four games, Seattle gave up 27-27-45-39 points.
— Taysom Hill ran ball nine times for 112 yards, three TD’s- he also threw a TD.
— His 60-yard TD run with 5:22 left put New Orleans ahead for good.
— Seahawks were 1-9 on third down, Saints were 8-14.
— Last four games, Saints are minus-10 in turnovers (2-12)
— Saints won last four series games, by 3-6-5-7 points.
Titans 21, Commanders 17
— Washington had ball on 2-yard line in last 0:20, Wentz threw an INT.
— Tennessee is 3-2, but has been outgained by 112.6 yds/game.
— Titans won their last three games, scoring 24-24-21 points.
— Opponents have converted only 16-59 third down plays.
— Tennessee has outscored opponents 82-47 in first half.
— Washington scored 16 points in last seven red zone drives.
— Commanders converted 1-11 third down plays.
— Washington outgained the Titans, 385-241
— Last four games, Commanders have been outscored 77-17 in first half.
— Washington’s two TD’s were on big plays, of 75-30 yards.
— Last 3+ years, Commanders are 11-22-1 ATS coming off a loss.
Giants 27, Packers 22 (@ London)
— Giants have won games when trailing 13-0/20-10 at halftime.
— Giants have outscored opponents 60-39 in second half of games.
— Big Blue converted 6-11 third down plays.
— Giants gained 7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— NFC East teams are 9-5 ATS outside their division.
— Packers’ offense in first half: 38 plays, 228 yards, 20 points.
— Packers’ offense in 2nd half: 25 plays, 98 yards, no points.
— Green Bay led 17-3 with 2:00 left in first half.
— Packers gained only 5.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Packers are giving up 126.4 rushing yards/game.
Vikings 29, Bears 22
— Vikings’ first three drives: 32 plays, 232 yards, 21 points.
— Bears kicked 51-yard FG to go up 22-21 with 9:26 left.
— Vikings scored TD on 17-play, 75-yard drive with 2:26 left.
— Vikings won last three weeks, scoring winning points in last 2:26 all three games.
— Since 2015, Vikings are 14-9-1 ATS in NFC North home games.
— Bears have been outscored 80-39 in first half this season.
— Minnesota converted 12-15 third down plays.
— QB Fields had 47 of Chicago’s 78 rushing yards.
— Bears have converted only 21-60 third down plays.
— Last 3+ years, Chicago is 10-16-1 ATS coming off a loss.
Buccaneers 21, Falcons 15
— Atlanta is only NFL team that is 5-0 ATS.
— Falcons in quarters 1-3: 39 plays, 140 yards, no points.
— They scored TD’s with 13:39/4:38 left for backdoor cover.
— Atlanta threw for only 110 yards (3.7 yards/attempt)
— Last 2+ years, Falcons are 11-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— Buccaneers led this game 13-0 at halftime.
— Tampa Bay converted 9-16 third down plays.
— Buccaneers outgained Atlanta, 420-261.
— With Brady, Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in NFC South home games.
— Tampa Bay is 11-5-1 ATS in last 17 games as a home favorite.
Bills 38, Steelers 3
— Steelers scored 13.5 ppg in losing last four games.
— Steelers were +5 in turnovers in their only win, in OT over Bengals.
— Pittsburgh has only six TD’s on 43 drives this season.
— Steelers missed field goals of 33-45 yards.
— Last 3+ years, Steelers are 8-12 ATS coming off a loss.
— Bills threw a 98-yard TD pass on third play of game.
— Early in second quarter, they threw a 62-yard TD pass.
— Bills outgained first five opponents by 180.2 yards/game.
— Only nine of Bills’ 54 plays came on third down (5-9)
— Bills outscored first five opponents 70-7 in second half.
Patriots 29, Lions 0
— New England kicked FG’s on four of first five drives.
— Patriots’ first TD was defensive score with 3:26 left in first half.
— NE’s only offensive TD came with 1:51 left in third quarter.
— Patriots ran for 176 yards, averaged 9.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Since 2013, NE is 40-25-3 ATS as a home favorite
— Detroit converted 4-12 on 3rd down, 0-6 on 4th down.
— Detroit gained 203 yards in 2nd half, lost ball on downs every drive.
— Lions had ball in red zone three times, didn’t score.
— Lions lost despite a 9-yard edge in field position.
— Detroit is now 4-17-1 SU with Campbell as head coach.
Jets 40, Dolphins 17
— Bridgewater got KO’d, 3rd-string QB Thompson was 19-33/166 passing.
— Dolphins gave up a safety on their first offensive series.
— Miami in 2nd half: 34 plays, 148 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Dolphins were minus-2 in turnovers (minus-5/last three games).
— Last three games, opponents were 24-44 on third down.
— Jets outscored Miami 21-0 in fourth quarter.
— Gang Green averaged 8.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Jets had 14-yard advantage in field position.
— Jets scored five TD’s on six trips to red zone.
— If playoffs started now (they do not), Jets would be a Wild Card team.
Texans 13, Jaguars 6
— Texans drove 74 yards for game-winning TD with 3:11 left.
— Pierce ran ball for 99 yards and a TD.
— Texans have now given up 29 plays of 20+ yards.
— Texans have been outgained by average of 124 yards/game.
— Houston won last nine series games (7-2 ATS)
— Jaguars’ average starting point; their own 17-yard line.
— Jaguars had seven plays of 20+ yards, scored only six points.
— Jacksonville outgained Texans 422-248, but was minus-2 in turnovers.
— Last 2+ years, Jaguars are 9-20-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Last 2+ years, Jacksonville is 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
49ers 37, Panthers 15
— 49ers converted 7-12 on 3rd down, averaged 7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— Wilson ran ball for 120 yards (7.1 yards/carry).
— 49ers outscored first five opponents 65-12 in first half.
— 49ers are outgaining foes by 90 yards/game.
— QB Garoppolo is 39-17 as an NFL starter.
— Down 10-3, Mayfield threw pick-6 with 0:43 left in first half.
— Last three games, Carolina scored 4 TD’s on 43 drives (14 3/outs).
— Carolina has converted only 15-62 third down plays.
— Panthers are 3-9-1 ATS in last 13 games as a home underdog.
— Panthers are 3-11 ATS in last 14 games coming off a loss.
Eagles 20, Cardinals 17
— Eagles led 14-0 midway thru second quarter.
— Philly kicked 23-yard FG with 1:45 left for winning score.
— Last three weeks, Philly scored 82 points in first half, 15 points in 2nd half.
— Eagles outscored first five foes 106-45 in first half.
— Philly is 3-7 ATS last ten games as a road favorite.
— Cardinals tied game with 9:43 left with a 90-yard TD drive.
— Arizona’s first four drives: 18 plays, 50 yards, 4 first downs, no points.
— Arizona’s last five drives: 53 plays, 298 yards, 19 first downs, 17 points.
— Cardinals converted 8-14 third down plays.
— Cardinals have been outscored 80-26 in first half this year.
Cowboys 22, Rams 10
— QB Rush is 5-0 as starter, first-ever Dallas QB to do that.
— Dallas has allowed only five TD’s on 53 drives this season.
— Dallas is 5-1 ATS in last six games as a road underdog.
— Cowboys outscored last four opponents 51-23 in first half.
— Under is 4-0-1 in their games this season.
— Rams gave up a defensive TD on their first drive of the game.
— Second drive of the game, they had a punt blocked.
— Rams have scored one TD on their last 22 drives.
— LA’s only TD in this game was a 75-yard pass to Cooper Kupp.
— Last three games, LA scored 22 points on eight red zone drives.
Monday’s 6-pack
College football leaders in passing yardage
2,110— Will Rogers, Mississippi State
2,044— Michael Penix, Washington
2,040— Austin Reed, Western Kentucky
1,997— Frank Harris, Tex-San Antonio
1,944— Kurtis Rourke, Ohio U
1,931— Kyle Vantrease, Georgia Southern
Quote of the Day
“Winning helps, and losing doesn’t.”
Bill Parcells
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; who managed them in those two series (1984, 1998)?
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
Saturday’s quiz
Patrick Mahomes played his college football at Texas Tech.
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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up an NFL Sunday
Ravens 19, Bengals 17
— Tucker kicked a 43-yard FG at the gun for the win.
— Ravens’ last six home games (1-5) were decided by total of 13 points.
— Baltimore’s only TD drive was 50 yards; they kicked four FG’s.
— Lamar Jackson is 41-17 as an NFL starter.
— Ravens are 2-6 ATS last eight games as a home favorite.
— Bengals’ first four drives: 13 plays, 22 yards, 1 first down, no points.
— Bengals’ last five drives: 47 plays, 293 yards, 19 FD’s, 17 points.
— Ravens outgained Cincinnati 325-291.
— Cincy allowed only five TD’s on 55 drives this season.
— Last three games, Bengals converted 19-39 on 3rd down.
Chargers 30, Browns 28
— Ekeler ran ball for 173 yards, caught passes for 26 yards, scored 2 TD’s.
— 5 trips to red zone, Chargers scored 2 TD’s, kicked 3 field goals.
— Total yardage in game: LA 465, Cleveland 443.
— Chargers are 3-0 this year if they allow less than 37 points.
— Last 3+ years, Chargers are 5-8-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— Brissett threw awful INT in end zone with 2:44 left; Browns were set up for at least an easy go-ahead field goal.
— Browns missed FG’s of 45/54 yards, both wide right.
— Cleveland is 2-3, with losses by 3-1-2 points.
— Four of their five games were decided by 3 or fewer points.
— Cleveland has run ball for 192.4 yards/game this season.
Saints 39, Seahawks 32
— Seahawks’ four TD’s were all on plays of 35+ yards.
— In all, Seattle had six plays that gained 30+ yards.
— Seahawks had 12 penalties for 85 yards, Saints 6 for 57.
— Last four weeks, Seattle gave up 189-179-145-235 yards rushing.
— Last four games, Seattle gave up 27-27-45-39 points.
— Taysom Hill ran ball nine times for 112 yards, three TD’s- he also threw a TD.
— His 60-yard TD run with 5:22 left put New Orleans ahead for good.
— Seahawks were 1-9 on third down, Saints were 8-14.
— Last four games, Saints are minus-10 in turnovers (2-12)
— Saints won last four series games, by 3-6-5-7 points.
Titans 21, Commanders 17
— Washington had ball on 2-yard line in last 0:20, Wentz threw an INT.
— Tennessee is 3-2, but has been outgained by 112.6 yds/game.
— Titans won their last three games, scoring 24-24-21 points.
— Opponents have converted only 16-59 third down plays.
— Tennessee has outscored opponents 82-47 in first half.
— Washington scored 16 points in last seven red zone drives.
— Commanders converted 1-11 third down plays.
— Washington outgained the Titans, 385-241
— Last four games, Commanders have been outscored 77-17 in first half.
— Washington’s two TD’s were on big plays, of 75-30 yards.
— Last 3+ years, Commanders are 11-22-1 ATS coming off a loss.
Giants 27, Packers 22 (@ London)
— Giants have won games when trailing 13-0/20-10 at halftime.
— Giants have outscored opponents 60-39 in second half of games.
— Big Blue converted 6-11 third down plays.
— Giants gained 7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— NFC East teams are 9-5 ATS outside their division.
— Packers’ offense in first half: 38 plays, 228 yards, 20 points.
— Packers’ offense in 2nd half: 25 plays, 98 yards, no points.
— Green Bay led 17-3 with 2:00 left in first half.
— Packers gained only 5.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Packers are giving up 126.4 rushing yards/game.
Vikings 29, Bears 22
— Vikings’ first three drives: 32 plays, 232 yards, 21 points.
— Bears kicked 51-yard FG to go up 22-21 with 9:26 left.
— Vikings scored TD on 17-play, 75-yard drive with 2:26 left.
— Vikings won last three weeks, scoring winning points in last 2:26 all three games.
— Since 2015, Vikings are 14-9-1 ATS in NFC North home games.
— Bears have been outscored 80-39 in first half this season.
— Minnesota converted 12-15 third down plays.
— QB Fields had 47 of Chicago’s 78 rushing yards.
— Bears have converted only 21-60 third down plays.
— Last 3+ years, Chicago is 10-16-1 ATS coming off a loss.
Buccaneers 21, Falcons 15
— Atlanta is only NFL team that is 5-0 ATS.
— Falcons in quarters 1-3: 39 plays, 140 yards, no points.
— They scored TD’s with 13:39/4:38 left for backdoor cover.
— Atlanta threw for only 110 yards (3.7 yards/attempt)
— Last 2+ years, Falcons are 11-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— Buccaneers led this game 13-0 at halftime.
— Tampa Bay converted 9-16 third down plays.
— Buccaneers outgained Atlanta, 420-261.
— With Brady, Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in NFC South home games.
— Tampa Bay is 11-5-1 ATS in last 17 games as a home favorite.
Bills 38, Steelers 3
— Steelers scored 13.5 ppg in losing last four games.
— Steelers were +5 in turnovers in their only win, in OT over Bengals.
— Pittsburgh has only six TD’s on 43 drives this season.
— Steelers missed field goals of 33-45 yards.
— Last 3+ years, Steelers are 8-12 ATS coming off a loss.
— Bills threw a 98-yard TD pass on third play of game.
— Early in second quarter, they threw a 62-yard TD pass.
— Bills outgained first five opponents by 180.2 yards/game.
— Only nine of Bills’ 54 plays came on third down (5-9)
— Bills outscored first five opponents 70-7 in second half.
Patriots 29, Lions 0
— New England kicked FG’s on four of first five drives.
— Patriots’ first TD was defensive score with 3:26 left in first half.
— NE’s only offensive TD came with 1:51 left in third quarter.
— Patriots ran for 176 yards, averaged 9.0 yards/pass attempt.
— Since 2013, NE is 40-25-3 ATS as a home favorite
— Detroit converted 4-12 on 3rd down, 0-6 on 4th down.
— Detroit gained 203 yards in 2nd half, lost ball on downs every drive.
— Lions had ball in red zone three times, didn’t score.
— Lions lost despite a 9-yard edge in field position.
— Detroit is now 4-17-1 SU with Campbell as head coach.
Jets 40, Dolphins 17
— Bridgewater got KO’d, 3rd-string QB Thompson was 19-33/166 passing.
— Dolphins gave up a safety on their first offensive series.
— Miami in 2nd half: 34 plays, 148 yards, 7 first downs, 3 points.
— Dolphins were minus-2 in turnovers (minus-5/last three games).
— Last three games, opponents were 24-44 on third down.
— Jets outscored Miami 21-0 in fourth quarter.
— Gang Green averaged 8.1 yards/pass attempt.
— Jets had 14-yard advantage in field position.
— Jets scored five TD’s on six trips to red zone.
— If playoffs started now (they do not), Jets would be a Wild Card team.
Texans 13, Jaguars 6
— Texans drove 74 yards for game-winning TD with 3:11 left.
— Pierce ran ball for 99 yards and a TD.
— Texans have now given up 29 plays of 20+ yards.
— Texans have been outgained by average of 124 yards/game.
— Houston won last nine series games (7-2 ATS)
— Jaguars’ average starting point; their own 17-yard line.
— Jaguars had seven plays of 20+ yards, scored only six points.
— Jacksonville outgained Texans 422-248, but was minus-2 in turnovers.
— Last 2+ years, Jaguars are 9-20-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Last 2+ years, Jacksonville is 0-4 ATS as a favorite.
49ers 37, Panthers 15
— 49ers converted 7-12 on 3rd down, averaged 7.6 yards/pass attempt.
— Wilson ran ball for 120 yards (7.1 yards/carry).
— 49ers outscored first five opponents 65-12 in first half.
— 49ers are outgaining foes by 90 yards/game.
— QB Garoppolo is 39-17 as an NFL starter.
— Down 10-3, Mayfield threw pick-6 with 0:43 left in first half.
— Last three games, Carolina scored 4 TD’s on 43 drives (14 3/outs).
— Carolina has converted only 15-62 third down plays.
— Panthers are 3-9-1 ATS in last 13 games as a home underdog.
— Panthers are 3-11 ATS in last 14 games coming off a loss.
Eagles 20, Cardinals 17
— Eagles led 14-0 midway thru second quarter.
— Philly kicked 23-yard FG with 1:45 left for winning score.
— Last three weeks, Philly scored 82 points in first half, 15 points in 2nd half.
— Eagles outscored first five foes 106-45 in first half.
— Philly is 3-7 ATS last ten games as a road favorite.
— Cardinals tied game with 9:43 left with a 90-yard TD drive.
— Arizona’s first four drives: 18 plays, 50 yards, 4 first downs, no points.
— Arizona’s last five drives: 53 plays, 298 yards, 19 first downs, 17 points.
— Cardinals converted 8-14 third down plays.
— Cardinals have been outscored 80-26 in first half this year.
Cowboys 22, Rams 10
— QB Rush is 5-0 as starter, first-ever Dallas QB to do that.
— Dallas has allowed only five TD’s on 53 drives this season.
— Dallas is 5-1 ATS in last six games as a road underdog.
— Cowboys outscored last four opponents 51-23 in first half.
— Under is 4-0-1 in their games this season.
— Rams gave up a defensive TD on their first drive of the game.
— Second drive of the game, they had a punt blocked.
— Rams have scored one TD on their last 22 drives.
— LA’s only TD in this game was a 75-yard pass to Cooper Kupp.
— Last three games, LA scored 22 points on eight red zone drives.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Payrolls of the eight remaining MLB playoff teams:
$275.6M— Dodgers
$264.9M— Bronx
$255.1M— Phillies
$236.7M— Padres
$200.1M— Braves
$192.9M— Astros
$126.7M— Mariners
$82.1M— Guardians
Quotes of the Day
“Quarterback.”
Commanders coach Ron Rivera, when asked why the other three teams in the NFC East are better than Washington
“I had a really hard time watching that. When I heard it, I couldn’t believe it. I’m not hear to defend Carson Wentz … But this is a defensive HC that’s absolutely driving the bus over his quarterback.”
Alex Smith
Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Chiefs 30, Raiders 29
— Raiders scored TD with 4:27 left, went for 2 points and lead, but failed.
— Carr threw TD passes of 58-48 yards, both to Adams.
— Carr is now 58-75 as an NFL starter.
— Raiders are 12-7 ATS last 19 games as a road underdog.
— Raiders’ four losses are by 5-6-1-2 points.
— Raiders led 17-0 with 5:00 left in first half.
— Chiefs first 3 drives of 2nd half: 33 plays, 207 yards, 20 points.
— Kelce caught 7 passes for only 25 yards, but four TD’s.
— Chiefs won their two hone games by total of four points.
— Chiefs won 13 of last 15 games in this rivalry.
— Monday morning, I had a 9:45am follow-up appointment with my cataract surgeon; was there until 12:50pm (they must make a boatload of $$$!!!). I’m walking out of the office, down a ramp to my car, and this guy coming the other way says (kind of loudly) to me:
“Those two guys you traded to me were no good. They didn’t produce this weekend”
My first thought was, this guy is talking to me and I have no idea who he is— are my eyes screwing up again? Is this guy in my fantasy league?
Then I realize I’m wearing my Oakland A’s cap and this guy is a Mets fan who is ticked off because they lost in the playoffs, and Bassitt-Marte-Canha didn’t do so well. We talked baseball for a couple of minutes, then went our separate ways.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the A’s also traded Profar-Manaea to San Diego, and let Bob Melvin bolt Oakland to be manager of the Padres. It isn’t much fun rooting for a team that doesn’t try to win.
— Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule Monday, after the Panthers’ 1-4 start. Rhule went 11-27 in his tenure at Carolina; he was in the third year of a 7-year, $62M contract. Panthers still owe him over $40M, but owner David Tepper is the NFL’s wealthiest owner, so he told Rhule to take a hike.
Defensive assistant Steve Wilks was named interim coach; he was the head coach for one season with the Arizona Cardinals.
— Since 2016, there have been 137 quarterbacks who threw 50+ passes in a game; those QBs’ teams won 26 of those games.
— Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker has made 61 straight field goals in 4th quarter/OT, 27 of them from 40+ yards out. You can make a solid argument for him as the best kicker ever.
By the way, Tucker is also 23-23 on field goals in last minute of regulation/overtime.
— Washington QB Carson Wentz against the spread:
2016-17— 18-11 ATS (62%)
2018-22— 25-37 ATS (40%).
Wentz is on his third team in three years; he has gone from prospect to suspect.
— Tennessee Titans are 3-2 this season, but haven’t scored in the 4th quarter; they’re the first team since the 2005 49ers to go scoreless in the 4th quarter thru five games- those 49ers went 1-4 in their first five games.
— Undrafted QB’s to win their first five NFL starts:
1985— Dieter Brock, Rams
1986— Mike Tomczak, Bears
1999— Kurt Warner, Rams
2018-19— Kyle Allen, Panthers
2021-22— Cooper Rush, Cowboys
— Detroit Lions went for it on 4th down six times Sunday but went 0-6; since 1991, that is the most times any team has gone for it on 4th down without converting any of them.
— NFL underdogs are 44-32-3 ATS (55.7%) this season, the best %age for underdogs thru five weeks since 2010, when dogs covered 62.2% of time in Weeks 1-5.
Under is 46-32-1 (58.2%) so far this season
— Houston RB Dameon Pierce’s last three games:
Week 3— 20 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Week 4— 14 rushes, 131 yards, TD
Week 5— 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Since the start of 2020, Texans are 5-0 against Jacksonville, 4-28-1 against the rest of the NFL.
— SEC basketball has six new head coaches this coming season; six out of 14 is a lot.
— Atlanta Braves signed P Spencer Strider to a 6-year, $75M contract; Strider went 11-5, 2.67 in 31 games (20 starts) this season.
— Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Stetson Bennett turns 25 years old in two weeks; he is less than a year younger than Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow, who is in his 3rd NFL season.
— Odds for the divisional round of the playoffs:
Houston -250, Seattle +210
New York -230, Cleveland +195
Atlanta -200, Phillies +165
Dodgers -225, San Diego +180
— New Jersey Giants hit the jackpot with their new coach Brian Daboll, who interviewed with five other teams before he landed a head coaching gig. Bears, Dolphins also interviewed Daboll last winter.
Daboll was a grad assistant at Michigan State when Nick Saban coached there; he later joined up with Saban again at Alabama in 2017. Daboll was born in Canada, went to that football power U of Rochester.
Sometimes success in the NFL comes from what doesn’t happen; those five teams that passed on Daboll have made the Giants very happy.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Payrolls of the eight remaining MLB playoff teams:
$275.6M— Dodgers
$264.9M— Bronx
$255.1M— Phillies
$236.7M— Padres
$200.1M— Braves
$192.9M— Astros
$126.7M— Mariners
$82.1M— Guardians
Quotes of the Day
“Quarterback.”
Commanders coach Ron Rivera, when asked why the other three teams in the NFC East are better than Washington
“I had a really hard time watching that. When I heard it, I couldn’t believe it. I’m not hear to defend Carson Wentz … But this is a defensive HC that’s absolutely driving the bus over his quarterback.”
Alex Smith
Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Chiefs 30, Raiders 29
— Raiders scored TD with 4:27 left, went for 2 points and lead, but failed.
— Carr threw TD passes of 58-48 yards, both to Adams.
— Carr is now 58-75 as an NFL starter.
— Raiders are 12-7 ATS last 19 games as a road underdog.
— Raiders’ four losses are by 5-6-1-2 points.
— Raiders led 17-0 with 5:00 left in first half.
— Chiefs first 3 drives of 2nd half: 33 plays, 207 yards, 20 points.
— Kelce caught 7 passes for only 25 yards, but four TD’s.
— Chiefs won their two hone games by total of four points.
— Chiefs won 13 of last 15 games in this rivalry.
— Monday morning, I had a 9:45am follow-up appointment with my cataract surgeon; was there until 12:50pm (they must make a boatload of $$$!!!). I’m walking out of the office, down a ramp to my car, and this guy coming the other way says (kind of loudly) to me:
“Those two guys you traded to me were no good. They didn’t produce this weekend”
My first thought was, this guy is talking to me and I have no idea who he is— are my eyes screwing up again? Is this guy in my fantasy league?
Then I realize I’m wearing my Oakland A’s cap and this guy is a Mets fan who is ticked off because they lost in the playoffs, and Bassitt-Marte-Canha didn’t do so well. We talked baseball for a couple of minutes, then went our separate ways.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the A’s also traded Profar-Manaea to San Diego, and let Bob Melvin bolt Oakland to be manager of the Padres. It isn’t much fun rooting for a team that doesn’t try to win.
— Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule Monday, after the Panthers’ 1-4 start. Rhule went 11-27 in his tenure at Carolina; he was in the third year of a 7-year, $62M contract. Panthers still owe him over $40M, but owner David Tepper is the NFL’s wealthiest owner, so he told Rhule to take a hike.
Defensive assistant Steve Wilks was named interim coach; he was the head coach for one season with the Arizona Cardinals.
— Since 2016, there have been 137 quarterbacks who threw 50+ passes in a game; those QBs’ teams won 26 of those games.
— Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker has made 61 straight field goals in 4th quarter/OT, 27 of them from 40+ yards out. You can make a solid argument for him as the best kicker ever.
By the way, Tucker is also 23-23 on field goals in last minute of regulation/overtime.
— Washington QB Carson Wentz against the spread:
2016-17— 18-11 ATS (62%)
2018-22— 25-37 ATS (40%).
Wentz is on his third team in three years; he has gone from prospect to suspect.
— Tennessee Titans are 3-2 this season, but haven’t scored in the 4th quarter; they’re the first team since the 2005 49ers to go scoreless in the 4th quarter thru five games- those 49ers went 1-4 in their first five games.
— Undrafted QB’s to win their first five NFL starts:
1985— Dieter Brock, Rams
1986— Mike Tomczak, Bears
1999— Kurt Warner, Rams
2018-19— Kyle Allen, Panthers
2021-22— Cooper Rush, Cowboys
— Detroit Lions went for it on 4th down six times Sunday but went 0-6; since 1991, that is the most times any team has gone for it on 4th down without converting any of them.
— NFL underdogs are 44-32-3 ATS (55.7%) this season, the best %age for underdogs thru five weeks since 2010, when dogs covered 62.2% of time in Weeks 1-5.
Under is 46-32-1 (58.2%) so far this season
— Houston RB Dameon Pierce’s last three games:
Week 3— 20 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Week 4— 14 rushes, 131 yards, TD
Week 5— 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Since the start of 2020, Texans are 5-0 against Jacksonville, 4-28-1 against the rest of the NFL.
— SEC basketball has six new head coaches this coming season; six out of 14 is a lot.
— Atlanta Braves signed P Spencer Strider to a 6-year, $75M contract; Strider went 11-5, 2.67 in 31 games (20 starts) this season.
— Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Stetson Bennett turns 25 years old in two weeks; he is less than a year younger than Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow, who is in his 3rd NFL season.
— Odds for the divisional round of the playoffs:
Houston -250, Seattle +210
New York -230, Cleveland +195
Atlanta -200, Phillies +165
Dodgers -225, San Diego +180
— New Jersey Giants hit the jackpot with their new coach Brian Daboll, who interviewed with five other teams before he landed a head coaching gig. Bears, Dolphins also interviewed Daboll last winter.
Daboll was a grad assistant at Michigan State when Nick Saban coached there; he later joined up with Saban again at Alabama in 2017. Daboll was born in Canada, went to that football power U of Rochester.
Sometimes success in the NFL comes from what doesn’t happen; those five teams that passed on Daboll have made the Giants very happy.
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Weather Report
Tuesday, October 11
PHILADELPHIA is 19-3 SU (15.7 Units) in road games after a win by 2 runs or less in the current season.
SEATTLE is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 65-93 SU (-37.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after allowing one run or less in a win over a division rival in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 11
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 11
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Suarez is 10-7, 3.65 in 29 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 3.20 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 1-2, 3.21 in five starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies swept the St Louis series, giving up three runs in two games.
Phillies are 68-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 42-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Fried was 14-7, 2.48 in 30 starts this year.
He is 8-4, 2.42 in 18 home starts.
He is 2-3, 4.06 in 17 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 0-1, 3.13 in four starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta went 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Braves are 55-26 at home- they haven’t played since Wednesday.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Braves are 37-17 vs lefty starters.
Phillies are 8-11 against the Braves TY, 3-6 in Atlanta.
Seattle @ Houston
Gilbert was 13-6, 3.20 in 32 starts this year.
He is 8-1, 3.16 in 18 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 2-2, 4.15 in seven starts vs Houston.
Mariners are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Seattle is 46-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Verlander was 18-4, 1.75 in 28 starts this year.
He is 10-1, 1.64 in 15 home starts.
He is 14-11, 3.40 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 5-1, 2.34 in six starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Astros are 55-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-12 against Astros this year, 3-7 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York
Quantrill was 15-5, 3.38 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-5, 3.53 in 13 road starts
He faced 2 batters (one out, one walk) in a 2020 playoff game.
He is 0-0, 3.38 in four games (10.2 IP, 1 start) vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
Guardians are 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cole was 13-8, 3.50 in 33 starts this year.
He is 5-5, 3.20 in 16 home starts.
He is 8-5, 2.93 in 14 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.15 in eight starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
New York is 57-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-5 vs New York this year, 0-3 in this ballpark.
San Diego @ Los Angeles
Clevinger is 7-7, 4.33 in 22 starts this year.
He is 4-4, 5.46 in 13 road starts.
He is 0-0, 4.15 in eight playoff games (2 starts).
He is 0-2, 9.69 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres won Wild Card series in three games.
San Diego won Game 3 in New York Sunday night.
San Diego is 47-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Urias is 17-7, 2.16 in 31 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.43 in 14 home starts.
He is 7-3, 3.52 in 22 playoff games (5 starts).
He is 3-0, 1.50 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 57-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-14 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-8 at Chavez Ravine.
MLB
Tuesday, October 11
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
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Weather Report
Tuesday, October 11
PHILADELPHIA is 19-3 SU (15.7 Units) in road games after a win by 2 runs or less in the current season.
SEATTLE is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 65-93 SU (-37.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after allowing one run or less in a win over a division rival in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 11
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 11
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Suarez is 10-7, 3.65 in 29 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 3.20 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 1-2, 3.21 in five starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies swept the St Louis series, giving up three runs in two games.
Phillies are 68-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 42-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Fried was 14-7, 2.48 in 30 starts this year.
He is 8-4, 2.42 in 18 home starts.
He is 2-3, 4.06 in 17 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 0-1, 3.13 in four starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta went 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Braves are 55-26 at home- they haven’t played since Wednesday.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Braves are 37-17 vs lefty starters.
Phillies are 8-11 against the Braves TY, 3-6 in Atlanta.
Seattle @ Houston
Gilbert was 13-6, 3.20 in 32 starts this year.
He is 8-1, 3.16 in 18 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 2-2, 4.15 in seven starts vs Houston.
Mariners are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Seattle is 46-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Verlander was 18-4, 1.75 in 28 starts this year.
He is 10-1, 1.64 in 15 home starts.
He is 14-11, 3.40 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 5-1, 2.34 in six starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Astros are 55-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-12 against Astros this year, 3-7 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York
Quantrill was 15-5, 3.38 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-5, 3.53 in 13 road starts
He faced 2 batters (one out, one walk) in a 2020 playoff game.
He is 0-0, 3.38 in four games (10.2 IP, 1 start) vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
Guardians are 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cole was 13-8, 3.50 in 33 starts this year.
He is 5-5, 3.20 in 16 home starts.
He is 8-5, 2.93 in 14 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.15 in eight starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
New York is 57-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-5 vs New York this year, 0-3 in this ballpark.
San Diego @ Los Angeles
Clevinger is 7-7, 4.33 in 22 starts this year.
He is 4-4, 5.46 in 13 road starts.
He is 0-0, 4.15 in eight playoff games (2 starts).
He is 0-2, 9.69 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres won Wild Card series in three games.
San Diego won Game 3 in New York Sunday night.
San Diego is 47-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Urias is 17-7, 2.16 in 31 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.43 in 14 home starts.
He is 7-3, 3.52 in 22 playoff games (5 starts).
He is 3-0, 1.50 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 57-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-14 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-8 at Chavez Ravine.
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
| PHI at ATL | 01:07 PM | PHI +173 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
| SEA at HOU | 03:37 PM | HOU -214 U 6.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at NYY | 07:37 PM | CLE +184 O 7.0 | +500 +500 |
| SD at LAD | 09:37 PM | SD +197 U 7.5 | +500 +500 |
OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS...................9-17-0...........34.61%............-45.65
BEST BETS
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................5-10-0...............33.33%..................- 25.75
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS...................9-17-0...........34.61%............-45.65
BEST BETS
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................5-10-0...............33.33%..................- 25.75
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with Big East teams:
October 15— Marquette-Loyola Chi
October 22— Creighton-Iowa State
UConn-Harvard
Georgetown-Temple
Villanova-VCU
October 29— Marquette-Missouri
Quote of the Day
“People say New Yorkers can’t get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.”
David Letterman
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, what were the names of Higgins’ two dogs?
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
Before we start today, a word of thanks to two people and the folks who work for them.
Three years ago today, my retina detached in Las Vegas; I had an operation 10 days later, with Dr Mallick fixing my retina. I am eternally grateful to him and his staff for their expertise. He has moved to New Jersey since then; hope he is doing well.
Few months later, I had to get cataracts removed from that eye, which were a by-product of the retina surgery. Dr Lemanski and her staff did a great job, so now my vision is good again. I’m very appreciative of both these great doctors and the skilled people who work for them.
— My Question of the Day, and I’ve given this one some thought— I’m not 100% sure of my answer, but if you were the GM of the Baltimore Ravens, and you made $2M a year or whatever it is that job pays, would you pay Lamar Jackson $40M a year to be your quarterback?
Jackson is 40-14 in regular season games with Baltimore, 1-3 in playoff games.
If your $2M a year job depended on whether the Ravens won/lost, would you pay Jackson to be your franchise QB? Ravens are going to have to make the decision pretty soon.
By the way, if I was the Ravens’ GM, I’d pay Lamar.
— Phillies 7, Braves 6
Nick Castellanos went 3-5 with 3 RBI and had a sliding catch to end the game. Phillies are 3-0 so far in these playoffs.
— Braves weren’t swept in any series this year, first time in 18 years that happened in the major leagues. This year, Atlanta was 18-2 in Game 2 of a series when they lost the opener, and the two times they lost, they won the third game both times.
— Astros 8, Mariners 7
Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off HR to cap Astros’ big rally.
Seattle led 7-3 in 8th inning.
Top three guys in Seattle lineup went 7-13 with 5 RBI
Verlander gave up six runs in four IP.
— Of the 26 players on Seattle’s roster for this series, 17 were acquired via trade, only 6 are home-grown players. Astros have 14 home grown players, with nine acquired via trades.
— New York 4, Guardians 1
Cole allowed one run, got 19 outs on 101 pitches.
Rizzo hit a two-run homer.
9th-place hitter Bader also homered.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Dodgers led 5-0 in third inning.
Dodgers didn’t get any hits after the third inning.
LA used four relievers who threw four shutout innings.
— NFL teams who’ve gone over the total the most this season:
Browns, Raiders, both 4-1. Raiders 3-1-1
NFL teams who’ve stayed under the total the most:
Bengals, Colts both 5-0
— You see that Allstate commercial with Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid drawing mustaches on the face of people sleeping on the airplane? Apparently in real life, Reid loves to sketch; when he doodles, he sketches faces a lot.
Reid grew up in the Los Angeles area; his father painted sets for stage productions in LA.
— UCLA Bruins football team is 6-0 for the first time since 2005.
— Oklahoma Sooners got waxed 49-0 by Texas last week, first time the Sooners got shut out since 1998, when Texas A&M shut them out, 29-0, when John Blake was Oklahoma’s coach.
— I neglected to post this Sunday, because it happened at 2:25am Saturday night, but there was a great comeback out west, with Oregon State scoring on a 56-yard TD pass with 0:13 left to beat Stanford, 28-27. Was a terrific game, but this was an ugly loss for the Cardinal.
— When the Tampa Bay-Cleveland game went extra innings the other day, had to be reminded that there are no ghost runners in the playoffs, which is a good thing, the way it should be.
Am looking forward to when they announce the rule changes for next baseball season; pretty sure the ghost runner will still be a thing, but shifts will be gone and a pitch clock figures to be added. Not really sure who that will help.
— Kansas Jayhawks are off to a surprising 5-1 start; their game Saturday was on FOX, with Jason Benetti as the announcer. They showed a guy standing behind Kansas coach Leipold; apparently he is the analytics guy who stands right behind the coach to give him his input on any strategic decisions that pop up.
Odd thing is, the guy apparently asked the FOX people not to show him or say his name on the air; no idea why, but Benetti did quickly say his name on the air.
— Whoever put a TV camera inside the pylon on the goal line deserves a big raise.
— Denver QB Russell Wilson has a torn lat in his throwing shoulder; he got some platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the shoulder, and will try to play thru the injury.
— NFL divisions records against the spread, in non-division games:
NFC East— 9-5 ATS, 5-0 as a home favorite.
NFC North— 6-6 ATS, 4-2 at home.
NFC South— 5-7 ATS, 2-5 at home.
NFC West— 6-8 ATS, 1-5 as a favorite.
AFC East— 9-5 ATS, 6-2 on road, 5-1 as a favorite.
AFC North— 7-7 ATS, 3-2 as an underdog.
AFC South— 6-6 ATS; they were an underdog in 10 of 12 games.
AFC West— 4-8 ATS, 0-4 as a home favorite, 1-0 as an underdog.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with Big East teams:
October 15— Marquette-Loyola Chi
October 22— Creighton-Iowa State
UConn-Harvard
Georgetown-Temple
Villanova-VCU
October 29— Marquette-Missouri
Quote of the Day
“People say New Yorkers can’t get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.”
David Letterman
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, what were the names of Higgins’ two dogs?
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
Before we start today, a word of thanks to two people and the folks who work for them.
Three years ago today, my retina detached in Las Vegas; I had an operation 10 days later, with Dr Mallick fixing my retina. I am eternally grateful to him and his staff for their expertise. He has moved to New Jersey since then; hope he is doing well.
Few months later, I had to get cataracts removed from that eye, which were a by-product of the retina surgery. Dr Lemanski and her staff did a great job, so now my vision is good again. I’m very appreciative of both these great doctors and the skilled people who work for them.
— My Question of the Day, and I’ve given this one some thought— I’m not 100% sure of my answer, but if you were the GM of the Baltimore Ravens, and you made $2M a year or whatever it is that job pays, would you pay Lamar Jackson $40M a year to be your quarterback?
Jackson is 40-14 in regular season games with Baltimore, 1-3 in playoff games.
If your $2M a year job depended on whether the Ravens won/lost, would you pay Jackson to be your franchise QB? Ravens are going to have to make the decision pretty soon.
By the way, if I was the Ravens’ GM, I’d pay Lamar.
— Phillies 7, Braves 6
Nick Castellanos went 3-5 with 3 RBI and had a sliding catch to end the game. Phillies are 3-0 so far in these playoffs.
— Braves weren’t swept in any series this year, first time in 18 years that happened in the major leagues. This year, Atlanta was 18-2 in Game 2 of a series when they lost the opener, and the two times they lost, they won the third game both times.
— Astros 8, Mariners 7
Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off HR to cap Astros’ big rally.
Seattle led 7-3 in 8th inning.
Top three guys in Seattle lineup went 7-13 with 5 RBI
Verlander gave up six runs in four IP.
— Of the 26 players on Seattle’s roster for this series, 17 were acquired via trade, only 6 are home-grown players. Astros have 14 home grown players, with nine acquired via trades.
— New York 4, Guardians 1
Cole allowed one run, got 19 outs on 101 pitches.
Rizzo hit a two-run homer.
9th-place hitter Bader also homered.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Dodgers led 5-0 in third inning.
Dodgers didn’t get any hits after the third inning.
LA used four relievers who threw four shutout innings.
— NFL teams who’ve gone over the total the most this season:
Browns, Raiders, both 4-1. Raiders 3-1-1
NFL teams who’ve stayed under the total the most:
Bengals, Colts both 5-0
— You see that Allstate commercial with Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid drawing mustaches on the face of people sleeping on the airplane? Apparently in real life, Reid loves to sketch; when he doodles, he sketches faces a lot.
Reid grew up in the Los Angeles area; his father painted sets for stage productions in LA.
— UCLA Bruins football team is 6-0 for the first time since 2005.
— Oklahoma Sooners got waxed 49-0 by Texas last week, first time the Sooners got shut out since 1998, when Texas A&M shut them out, 29-0, when John Blake was Oklahoma’s coach.
— I neglected to post this Sunday, because it happened at 2:25am Saturday night, but there was a great comeback out west, with Oregon State scoring on a 56-yard TD pass with 0:13 left to beat Stanford, 28-27. Was a terrific game, but this was an ugly loss for the Cardinal.
— When the Tampa Bay-Cleveland game went extra innings the other day, had to be reminded that there are no ghost runners in the playoffs, which is a good thing, the way it should be.
Am looking forward to when they announce the rule changes for next baseball season; pretty sure the ghost runner will still be a thing, but shifts will be gone and a pitch clock figures to be added. Not really sure who that will help.
— Kansas Jayhawks are off to a surprising 5-1 start; their game Saturday was on FOX, with Jason Benetti as the announcer. They showed a guy standing behind Kansas coach Leipold; apparently he is the analytics guy who stands right behind the coach to give him his input on any strategic decisions that pop up.
Odd thing is, the guy apparently asked the FOX people not to show him or say his name on the air; no idea why, but Benetti did quickly say his name on the air.
— Whoever put a TV camera inside the pylon on the goal line deserves a big raise.
— Denver QB Russell Wilson has a torn lat in his throwing shoulder; he got some platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the shoulder, and will try to play thru the injury.
— NFL divisions records against the spread, in non-division games:
NFC East— 9-5 ATS, 5-0 as a home favorite.
NFC North— 6-6 ATS, 4-2 at home.
NFC South— 5-7 ATS, 2-5 at home.
NFC West— 6-8 ATS, 1-5 as a favorite.
AFC East— 9-5 ATS, 6-2 on road, 5-1 as a favorite.
AFC North— 7-7 ATS, 3-2 as an underdog.
AFC South— 6-6 ATS; they were an underdog in 10 of 12 games.
AFC West— 4-8 ATS, 0-4 as a home favorite, 1-0 as an underdog.
