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[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in hits:
37— Mookie Betts, LA
29— Shohei Ohtani, LA
28— Jose Altuve, Hst
27— Teoscar Hernandez LA/Bobby Witt KC
26— Ketel Marte Az/Michael Conforto SF/Spencer Steer Cin
25— Marcell Ozuna Atl/Tyler O’Neill Bos

Quote of the Day
“I think he’s going to show people why he’s the best running back in the league…….being able to see Saquon (Barkley) up close and personal, being in the same locker room, on the same team, man, he’s a different guy when he’s on that field, honestly.”
Eagles’ WR Parris Campbell

Monday’s quiz
Who was the basketball coach at Kentucky before John Calipari?

Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, the 2016 Braves were the last major league team to start a season 0-9.

Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, Wilford Brimley played the manager of the New York Knights.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday…….​

— OK, so this came out of nowhere; John Calipari is bolting from Kentucky to Arkansas; if this had happened last Monday, would’ve assumed it was a (bad) April Fools Day joke.

Kentucky was 23-10 this year, 13-5 in a tough SEC, with the #317 continuity team in America, but in the three years since the pandemic, Kentucky is 1-3 in NCAA tournament games, which doesn’t fly with a very spoiled fanbase.
Calipari spent 15 years at Kentucky; he made the Elite 8 five of his first six years there, but lately, not so much. Overall, Kentucky was 32-11 overall in NCAA Tournament games under Calipari.

Calipari is a great coach; he got freakin’ UMass to the Final Four. Will he change his approach at Arkansas? Will he use the transfer portal more and recruit fewer freshmen? Will he bring his son Brad along with him? Brad Calipari was an assistant at Vanderbilt the last couple years.
Where Kentucky turns from here (Mick Cronin?) is a very interesting question. .

— One thing for sure; college sports if off its rocker; crazy stuff going on.

— Pirates 3, Orioles 2- Pittsburgh is 8-2 for first time since 2018; they’re already 5-0 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

— Marlins 10, Cardinals 3- Miami gets its first win this year in its 10th game; Luis Arraez went 4-5 with three runs scored. Marlins scored six runs in the first inning.

— Cubs 8, Dodgers 1- Early part of this game was played in cruddy weather; there was nearly a 3-hour rain delay after the Cubs led 6-0.

— Rays 3, Rockies 2- Ryan Pepiot tossed six shutout innings, struck out 11 while allowing only three hits.

— Famous birthdays for April 8th:
Ricky Bell, 69
Terry Porter, 61
Robin Wright, 58
Carlos Santana, 38 (first baseman, not the singer)
Jeff McNeil, 32
Zach Eflin, 30
CeeDee Lamb, 25

Today would’ve been Hall of Fame pitcher Catfish Hunter’s 78th birthday.

— Astros 3, Rangers 1- Houston pitcher Ronel Blanco is the first pitcher in the last 50 years (50 years!!!) to start a season by throwing 13 no-hit innings.

— A’s 7, Tigers 1- A’s are 3-0 when they score in the first inning, 0-7 when they do not.

— Giants 3, Padres 2- San Francisco scored a total of six runs in this 3-game series, somehow won two of the three games.

— Red Sox 12, Angels 2- Boston starts the season with a 7-3 road trip; their home opener is Tuesday against the Orioles.

— Royals 5, White Sox 3- Chicago is off to a 1-8 start, 0-5 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

— Birmingham 20, Michigan 13
Stallions outgained Michigan 302-205, held Panthers to 47 rushing yards.
Birmingham backup QB Martinez threw for 88 yards, ran for 65 more.

— DC Defenders 23, Houston 18
Defenders outscored Houston 11-0 in fourth quarter.
Houston converted 3-13 on third down against Gregg Williams’ defense.
Jordan Ta’amu threw a 17-yard TD pass with 6:04 left for the winning score.

 

[Udog]

TORONTO is 81-49 Over (27.1 Units) after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

VEGAS are 82-51 ATS (25.9 Units) off a road loss since 1996.




NHL
Dunkel

Monday, April 8

NHL

Monday, April 8

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Trend Report
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Pittsburgh @ Toronto
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Vegas @ Vancouver
Vegas
Vegas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vegas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games at home
Vancouver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Vegas


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[Cnotes53]

MONDAY, APRIL 8​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -136 U 6.5	+500 +500
VEG at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN -118 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):

American League
— Division leaders: Bronx, Cleveland, Texas/Angels
— Wild Cards: Red Sox, then 2 of 3 out of Royals, Tigers, AL West #2

National League
— Division leaders: Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles

— Wild Cards: Brewers, Reds, Cubs

Quote of the Day
“Honestly, it was just weird. I’m facing big league hitters, I was aware of that. I was being more careful than I usually would. Usually, I would just throw it over the plate. Then I was really amped up too. I was really excited to pitch. Bad combination I guess.”
Giants’ P Blake Snell

Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; who did he hit that home run against?

Monday’s quiz
Billy Gillispie was the basketball coach at Kentucky before John Calipari; he went 40-27 in his two years there, 20-12 in SEC games.

Sunday’s quiz
Before this year’s Marlins, the 2016 Braves were the last major league team to start a season 0-9.



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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..​

— UConn 75, Purdue 60
UConn wins the national title for second year in a row.
Zach Edey scored 37 points, the other Boilermakers 23.
Last two years, Huskies are 12-0 SU/ATS in the NCAA Tournament.

— Purdue led 23-21 with 7:24 left in the first half, but trailed 36-30 at the half.

— UConn lost five of its top eight scorers from last year, and still won another national title. Really, a tremendous accomplishment.

— Saturday’s Final Four games were first time since 2018, and only 4th time since 2002 that both favorites covered in the national semi-finals.

— Last week’s Sweet 16 had five upsets in eight games, the most of any Sweet 16 since 2011.

— Big 14 still hasn’t won a national title in college basketball since Michigan State in 2000.

— I’m sitting in the Rampart Casino sportsbook yesterday for the first time; nice place. Friend of mine is talking to this older guy while we’re sitting there watching baseball. Eventually we get up to leave, I say good night to the older guy and he says to me, “You need a hair cut!!!”
Thanks, buddy.

— Famous birthdays for April 9th:
Rob Scribner, 73
Dennis Quaid, 70
Kyle Macy, 67
Kirk McCaskill, 63
Bo Kimble, 58
Zac Stacy, 33
Luis Arraez, 27

— Padres 9, Cubs 8
Chicago led this game 8-0 in the sixth inning,
Fernando Tatis had the game-winner, a 2-run homer in 8th inning,

— Nationals 8, Giants 1
Blake Snell had a rough debut with SF: 3 IP, 3 runs; 33 balls. 39 strikes.
Lane Thomas was 3-5 with three RBI for Washington.

— Marlins’ OF Bryan De La Cruz is off to a 14-48 (.292) start this season, but he hasn’t walked at all in his 48 at-bats. No walks, 11 strikeouts, one home run, one RBI.

— Pirates 7, Tigers 4
Bryan Reynolds hit his 100th career home run.
Pittsburgh is off to a 9-2 start.
Mitch Keller allowed two runs in 6 IP, with 9 strikeouts.

— Mets 8, Braves 7
Atlanta led 4-0 after three innings.
DJ Stewart hit the game-winning home in the 8th inning.

— Astros 10, Rangers 5
Texas scored five runs in bottom of 1st inning, but no more after that.
Yordan Alvarez was 3-5, with three runs scored, three RBI.

— Phillies 5, Cardinals 3 (10)
St Louis tied game with two runs in ninth inning.
Alec Bohm had the game-winning double in top of the 10th.

— Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record.

 

[Udog]

PHILADELPHIA is 5-27 ATS (-24.7 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 45-52 ATS (-12.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

CAROLINA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.

NEW JERSEY is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) in home games in April games in the last 3 seasons.

FLORIDA is 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest in the current season.

NY RANGERS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) on the road when the total is 5.5 in the current season.

DETROIT is 12-4 ATS (7.6 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the current season.

NASHVILLE is 52-25 Over (24.5 Units) vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

BUFFALO is 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) in road games off a road loss by 2 goals or more in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in road games revenging 2 consecutive losses to opponent as a favorite in the current season.

ANAHEIM is 9-33 ATS (-27.3 Units) in home games after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

SEATTLE is 10-28 ATS (-20.8 Units) in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

CALGARY is 12-21 ATS (-11.1 Units) off a loss against a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 9

 

[Udog]

NHL

Tuesday, April 9

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Trend Report
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Carolina @ Boston
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Washington @ Detroit
Washington
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 12 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games

Ottawa @ Florida
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Ottawa is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Florida
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Ottawa
Florida is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa

Philadelphia @ Montreal
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Montreal is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games at home

Toronto @ New Jersey
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
Toronto is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto

NY Rangers @ NY Islanders
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing NY Rangers

Columbus @ Tampa Bay
Columbus
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Columbus's last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Columbus is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Tampa Bay is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Columbus

Buffalo @ Dallas
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Buffalo's last 13 games on the road
Buffalo is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Dallas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Winnipeg @ Nashville
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Minnesota @ Colorado
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Los Angeles @ Anaheim
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Los Angeles

Arizona @ Seattle
Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

Calgary @ San Jose
Calgary
Calgary is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Calgary


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[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, APRIL 9​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYR at NYI	07:00 PM	NYR -133 O 5.5	+500 +500
CAR at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS +102 U 5.5	+500 +500
PHI at MON	07:00 PM	MON +120 U 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at DET	07:00 PM	DET -152 U 6.0	+500 +500
CLB at TB	07:00 PM	TB -332 U 6.5	+500 +500
OTT at FLA	07:00 PM	OTT +214 O 6.0	+500 +500
TOR at NJ	07:00 PM	TOR -127 O 6.5	+500 +500
WIN at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS -108 U 5.5	+500 +500
BUF at DAL	08:00 PM	BUF +205 U 6.0	+500 +500
MIN at COL	09:30 PM	MIN +169 O 6.5	+500 +500
LA at ANA	10:00 PM	LA -286 U 5.5	+500 +500
ARI at SEA	10:00 PM	ARI +126 U 6.0	+500 +500
CAL at SJ	10:30 PM	SJ +195 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Bucks beat the Celtics 104-91 Tuesday:
— Boston is first team EVER not to take any foul shots in a game.
— Milwaukee was only 1-2 on the foul line in this game.
— Bucks led 63-43 at halftime.
— Giannis Antetokounmpo strained his left calf- bad news.
— Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis didn’t play for Boston.
— Previous record for fewest combined foul shots in a game was 11.

Quote of the Day
“He’s inspiring. He’s upbeat. No challenge is ever too much for him. There are very few guys who have impacted players that Ron Washington has, especially in a coaching role.”
Giants’ manager Bob Melvin, talking about the Angels’ manager

Wednesday’s quiz
What was the last team to beat UConn in the NCAA Tournament?

Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; he hit that home run against the Dodgers.

Monday’s quiz
Billy Gillispie was the basketball coach at Kentucky before John Calipari; he went 40-27 in his two years there, 20-12 in SEC games.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….

— Two weeks in Las Vegas is always fun; hung out with friends, watched lot of games, even made a few bucks gambling, but after two weeks, it is good to be home.

Took me 13 hours Tuesday to get from my hotel room in Las Vegas to my living room in upstate New York; I’m not at my best being around a lot of people. Will be fun to chill here at home by myself the next couple of days.

— I’ll repeat myself: DuPar’s in the SunCoast casino has the best pancakes I’ve ever had.

— There are murmurs on the Interweb that a part of the reason that John Calipari left Kentucky for Arkansas is that he wanted to hire his son Brad as an assistant coach, and the powers-that-be weren’t real receptive to that.

Brad Calipari was director of on-court player development at Vanderbilt this past season; the Commodores went 9-23, and head coach Jerry Stackhouse and his staff was fired.

Will be interesting to see if Brad Calipari surfaces at Arkansas with his father.

— A’s 4, Rangers 3- Oakland C Shea Langeliers knocked in all four A’s runs with three homers, as the spunky A’s won their third consecutive game- they’re 3-1 on the road, 1-7 at home.

— White Sox 7, Guardians 5- Teams had been 0 for their last 41 with runners in scoring position against Cleveland, but they scored five runs in the first inning here, against Logan Allen, who I added to my fantasy team this week (then cut him when Chicago scored their 5th run in this game).

It is only April 10th and I’ve already cut two pitchers off my fantasy team, while they were still pitching in a game; I could never be a doctor, because I have no patience. (its a joke, kind of)

Cleveland tied the game, but Dominic Fletcher won it with a 2-run double in the top of the 8th inning for the Pale Hose.

— Tigers 5, Pirates 3- Pittsburgh was three outs from a 10-2 start, but Detroit scored four runs in the 9th inning, to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.

— Rays 6, Angels 4- José Caballero went 3-4, with two runs scored, two RBI, as Tampa Bay evened its record at 6-6.

— Famous birthdays for April 10th:
Mel Blount, 76
Ken Griffey Sr., 74
Steve Tasker, 62
Scott Bentley, 50
Kenny Satterfield, 43
Robert Woods, 32
Jake Burger, 28

The late actor Chuck Connors was born on April 10, 1921; he was The Rifleman on TV, and also played in both pro basketball (53 games for Boston) and major league baseball (67 games from 1949-51, mostly for the Cubs)

The late actor Harry Morgan (Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H) was born on April 10, 1915

— Baseball injuries:
Houston P Framber Valdez (elbow)
Angels’ P Chase Silseth (elbow)
White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada (adductor)
Red Sox 2B Trevor Story (shoulder) is out for the year.

— In December 2019, Washington Nationals signed star P Stephen Strasburg to a 7-year, $245M contract that didn’t turn out so well. Having just won the World Series, Washington spent some cash on one of its stars, but Strasburg was 1-4, 6.89 in 31 innings after the contract was signed.

Strasburg retired this week; since he signed the contract, Washington is 221-335- they won 90+ games in three of his last four healthy seasons.

— Braves 6, Mets 5
Atlanta led 5-0 in 4th inning, hung on for dear life.
Ronald Acuna was 2-3, stole three bases, scored three runs.
Reynaldo López tossed six shutout IP, before the bullpen’s rough night.

— Royals 4, Astros 3 (10)
Royals are 7-4, Houston is 4-8.
Astros led 3-0 in 5th inning; throwing error by Bregman tied the game 3-3.
Salvador Perez had a walk-off single in the 10th inning,

— Dodgers 6, Twins 3
Tyler Glasnow had 14 strikeouts while throwing seven shutout innings; he threw only 88 pitches. Since 1988, that is the fewest number of pitches thrown by a hurler with 14+ strikeouts in a game.

— Blue Jays 5, Mariners 3
Chris Bassitt needed 115 pitches to get 20 outs, the most pitches thrown in a game this season.

Seattle is off to a disappointing 4-8 start.

— Baltimore Orioles are calling #1 prospect Jackson Holliday up from the minor leagues; the son of former big leaguer Matt Holliday, the 20-year old infielder hit .333 in ten AAA games this month.

— Favorites did unusually well in the NCAA Tournament:
Favorites went 39-28 ATS in all the games, best favorites have done since 2008.

In the seven games from the Elite 8 on, favorites were 6-1 ATS, best they’ve done since 1981.

Tournament favorites of 8+ points went 20-5 ATS, the best they’ve ever d0ne.

Top-3 seeds went 21-10 ATS against #4 or lower seeds, their best record since 2009.

 

[Udog]

ST LOUIS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game in the current season.

VEGAS are 24-29 ATS (-16.9 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

VANCOUVER is 40-22 Over (15.8 Units) after playing 2 straight games where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.




NHL

Wednesday, April 10

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ St. Louis
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago

Vegas @ Edmonton
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Edmonton is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

Arizona @ Vancouver
Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Arizona
Vancouver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


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[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 10

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at STL	08:00 PM	STL -215 O 5.5	+500 +500
VEG at EDM	08:30 PM	EDM -104 U 6.5	+500 +500
ARI at VAN	10:30 PM	VAN -272 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in minutes/game:
36.5— Trae Young, Atl
35.9— Devin Booker, Phx
35.3— Donovan Mitchell, Clev
35.1— LeBron James, LAL
35.0— Kyrie Irving, Dal
34.9— Scottie Barnes, Tor

Quote of the Day
“I met with the team….there is no team.”
John Calipari, who has to re-stock the Arkansas roster

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, what team did he play for?

Wednesday’s quiz
New Mexico State is the last team to beat UConn in the NCAA Tournament; they upset the Huskies 70-63 two years, as a #12-seed.

Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; he hit that home run against the Dodgers.

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Thursday’s Den: After two weeks, some quick baseball trends…….

— Diamondbacks have scored in the first inning in 9 of their 13 games (6-7).

— Over is 7-2-1 in Atlanta Braves’ games.

— Cubs are 5-1 in Chicago, 2-4 on the road.

— I have two guys on the Reds on my fantasy team:

Christian Encarnacion-Strand is hitting .154
Jeimer Candelario is hitting .152.

Freakin’ awesome.

— Colorado Rockies are 2-4 at home, 1-6 on road; over is 5-2 in their home games.

— LA Dodgers are 6-1 at home, 4-4 away from home.

— Miami Marlins are 2-11, 0-7 at home, where the over is 5-2.

— Over is 5-1-1 in the Milwaukee Brewers’ last seven games.

— Mets’ pitching staff is 22nd in WHIP, but #8 in earned run average.

— Phillies’ last seven games stayed under the total.

— Pittsburgh Pirates are 9-3, have best record in the National League.

— Under is 6-2 in the Cardinals’ last eight games.

— San Diego Padres are 2-7 when they score less than six runs.

— Over is 7-0 in Giants’ road games, under is 5-1 in their home tilts.

— Washington has scored in first inning in only one of its 12 games.

— Famous birthdays for April 11th:
Peter Riegert, 77
Micheal Ray Richardson, 69
Jim Breech, 68
Bret Saberhagen, 60
Jason Varitek, 52
Mark Teixeira, 44

— Orioles’ opponents have a .205 on-base %age, tied with Boston for best in MLB.

— Tyler O’Neill is hitting .343 with six home runs, but has only 7 RBI.

— White Sox are 1-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Cleveland Guardians won six of their last seven games.

— Detroit is 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Astros haven’t had a losing year in a full season since 2014; they’re off to a 4-9 start this year, 0-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Kansas City Royals haven’t had a winning season since they won the World Series in 2015; they’re off to a 8-4 start this year, 7-2 at home. Royals got a quality start in nine of their 12 games so far.

— 3B Anthony Rendon makes $38M a year, more than Mike Trout; Rendon is hitting .150 so far this season. Trout is off to a .318 start, with six homers, 8 RBI

— Minnesota Twins lost six of their last eight games; under is 4-1 in their home games.

— Aaron Judge is off to an 8-45 start, but he’s walked 14 times; his on-base %age is .367.

— Oakland A’s are 1-6 at home, 3-2 on the road; they’re 4-3 when they score 4+ runs, 0-5 when they don’t.

— Mariners lost six of their last eight games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

— Tampa Bay 1B Yandy Diaz hit .296/.330 the last two years; he’s off to a .208 start this year, with a .561 OPS. His career OPS is .813.

— Under is 6-2 in the Texas Rangers’ last eight games.

— Toronto scored in first inning in two of its three home games, only one of its 10 road tilts.

 

[Udog]

PHILADELPHIA is 5-28 ATS (-25.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more 3 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

TAMPA BAY is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in home games after scoring 5 goals or more in their previous game in the current season.

BUFFALO is 9-2 ATS (6.8 Units) in home games in April games in the last 3 seasons.

NEW JERSEY is 15-27 ATS (-16.1 Units) against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.

DETROIT is 0-12 ATS (-13.2 Units) in road games off a close home loss by 1 goal in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 45-53 ATS (-13.3 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

NY ISLANDERS are 11-2 Over (8.8 Units) in home games after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

DALLAS are 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in home games vs. division opponents in the current season.

SAN JOSE is 8-37 ATS (-32.7 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the last 3 seasons.

CALGARY is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after failing to cover 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, April 11

 

[Udog]

NHL

Thursday, April 11

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Trend Report
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Washington @ Buffalo
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Buffalo
Buffalo is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Washington

Columbus @ Florida
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 10 games when playing Florida
Florida
Florida is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Columbus
Florida is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Columbus

Philadelphia @ NY Rangers
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing NY Rangers
Philadelphia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers
NY Rangers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Pittsburgh
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Detroit

Ottawa @ Tampa Bay
Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 7 games
Ottawa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

New Jersey @ Toronto
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Toronto is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing New Jersey

Montreal @ NY Islanders
Montreal
Montreal is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
NY Islanders
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing Montreal

Winnipeg @ Dallas
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games

San Jose @ Seattle
San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Jose's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 10 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

Calgary @ Los Angeles
Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Los Angeles is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, APRIL 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
DET at PIT	07:00 PM	PIT -145 O 6.0	+500 +500
PHI at NYR	07:00 PM	PHI +191 O 6.0	+500 +500
CLB at FLA	07:00 PM	FLA -413 O 6.5	+500 +500
OTT at TB	07:00 PM	TB -202 U 6.5	+500 +500
WAS at BUF	07:00 PM	BUF -131 O 6.0	+500 +500
NJ at TOR	07:00 PM	TOR -195 O 6.5	+500 +500
MON at NYI	07:30 PM	MON +181 O 6.0	+500 +500
WIN at DAL	08:00 PM	WIN +133 O 5.5	+500 +500
SJ at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA -244 U 5.5	+500 +500
CAL at LA	10:30 PM	LA -188 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Top 6 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, which happens in two weeks:
1) Bears (from Carolina)
2) Commanders
3) Patriots
4) Cardinals
5) Chargers
6) Giants

Quote of the Day
“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”
Johnny Cochran, lawyer for OJ Simpson, talking about a bloody glove in 1995

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, he played for the Houston Gamblers.

Wednesday’s quiz
New Mexico State is the last team to beat UConn in the NCAA Tournament; they upset the Huskies 70-63 two years ago, as a #12-seed.

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

— OJ Simpson has passed away at age 76.
He was a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a great running back.
He was acquitted of double murder in 1995; his ex-wife and a male friend of hers, after he was arrested following a slow-paced car chase on national TV.
He was convicted of armed robbery in 2008.
The trial in 1994-95 was a huge deal on TV; prosecutor Marcia Clark wound up as a celebrity guest on the Hollywood Squares, and she lost the trial.
While the trial was going on, a friend of mine who is a lawyer told me that OJ would never get convicted; he was correct.
In any event, my dad and I bet $3 on the verdict; I had guilty, my dad had not guilty. When they announced when the verdict would be announced, I drove over to his house, and we each threw $3 on the floor. When they said “not guilty” my dad jumped off the couch, scooped the $6 off the floor and jogged out to the kitchen to tell my mother he won $3 from me.
One bet I didn’t mind losing; just hearing his laugh was worth it.

— NFL schedule gets released next month; obviously the Chiefs play at home on Thursday night in Week 1, but this year, Packers-Eagles are playing on Friday in Week 1, with the game taking place in San Paolo, Brazil, the NFL’s first-ever game in South America.

— Chiefs’ WR Rashee Rice faces eight criminal charges, including aggravated assault, after he and another driver caused a chain-reaction accident in Dallas on March 31. Rice was driving a Lamborghini, the other driver a Corvette.

— Tuesday night in the NBA, Golden State Warriors made 26-41 3-point shots in their 134-120 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were a combined 16-23 behind the arc.

— Jrue Holiday agreed to a 4-year, $135M contract extension with the Boston Celtics; Holiday is shooting 43% on the arc this season, 62% on corner 3’s, which makes his more valuable.

— HBO’s great comedy program Curb Your Enthusiasm ended Sunday night; 120 episodes over 12 seasons. Great comedy is hard to do; they did it for 12 seasons, stretched out over 20 years.

— Famous birthdays for April 12th:
Mike Garrett, 80
Ed O’Neill, 78
David Letterman, 77
Andy Garcia, 68
Jerry Goff, 60
Paul LoDuca, 52
Brad Miller, 48
Claire Danes, 45

— As I type this, they’re talking on the Orioles’ TV broadcast about the possibility of MLB eventually going to a slightly smaller baseball, like the ones they use in Asia. The recent rash of injuries to pitchers has MLB looking for an answer to the problem.

— Royals 13, Astros 3
Royals sweep Houston, have now won seven games in a row.
In the first inning, Kansas City scored 9 runs on 11 hits.

— Mets 16, Braves 4
Mets led 7-0 in the third inning.

— A’s 1, Rangers 0
JP Sears got 19 outs, allowed only four baserunners.
Seth Brown’s 2nd inning homer was the game’s only run.
A’s won four of their last five games, after a 1-7 start.

— White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada is out 3 months or so with an adductor strain.

— Field for the Maui Classic basketball tournament in November:
Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue
Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA and the host school, Chaminade.

— DePaul has hired former Butler coach LaVell Jordan to be its general manager, a new term in college basketball. Acquiring players is a real thing in college sports; it is now a miniature version of pro sports, for better or worse.

— There have been 61 head coaching changes in D-I college basketball, with Kentucky figuring to be #62, if/when they find someone they want who also wants them.

 

[Udog]

ST LOUIS are 11-4 ATS (6.6 Units) in home games when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

NASHVILLE is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

ARIZONA is 7-2 ATS (4.8 Units) on Friday nights in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 56-67 ATS (-17.7 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

CALGARY is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) after failing to cover 8 or more of their last 10 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 13

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Friday, April 13

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Trend Report
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Carolina @ St. Louis
Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Carolina's last 8 games
Carolina is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis
St. Louis is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home
St. Louis is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games

Nashville @ Chicago
Nashville
Nashville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Chicago
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

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

Calgary @ Anaheim
Calgary
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Calgary is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games at home
Anaheim is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ Vegas
Minnesota
Minnesota is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


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[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, APRIL 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CAR at STL	08:00 PM	STL +190 U 5.5	+500 +500
NAS at CHI	08:30 PM	NAS -245 U 6.0	+500 +500
ARI at EDM	09:00 PM	ARI +222 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAL at ANA	10:00 PM	ANA +116 U 6.0	+500 +500
MIN at VEG	10:00 PM	MIN +158 O 6.0	+500 +500