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Saturday’s 6-pack:
MLB leaders in on-base %age:
.511— Jesse Winker, Wash
.484— Ryan McMahon, Colo
.482— Spencer Steer, Cin
.481— Mookie Betts, LA
.468— Juan Soto, NYY
.460— Justin Turner, Tor

Quote of the Day
“You just got lesson number one: don’t think. It can only hurt the ballclub.”
Kevin Costner, Bull Durham

Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams did Pete Rose play for?

Friday’s quiz
Buck Showalter 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.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a quiet Friday night……..

— Baseball game in Cleveland got rained out Friday; Guardians will play a day/night twinbill Saturday, then a day game Sunday, then an 11am road game Monday morning in Boston, where Patriots’ Day is a holiday. Will be a busy 48 hours for them.

— Rangers 12, Astros 8
Last three games, Houston starting pitchers gave up 24 runs in 7.2 IP.
Astros are 4-11, their worst 15-game start since 2013.

— Padres 8, Dodgers 7 (11)
Dodgers led 7-3 after three innings, didn’t score again.
Yamamoto allowed three runs in 5 IP; he hasn’t lasted more than 5 IP in any of his four starts for the Dodgers.

— A’s 2, Nationals 1
Lawrence Butler had the walk-off hit as the spunky A’s won for sixth time in seven games. Paul Blackburn threw 6.1 more scoreless innings, has now thrown 19.1 innings this year, without giving up any runs.

— Angels 7, Red Sox 0
Reid Detmers is the first Angel pitcher to win his first three starts of a season since Jered Weaver won six straight games to start the 2011 season.

— Cardinals 9, Diamondbacks 6
St Louis blew a 6-0 lead, but Goldschmidt’s 7th inning single put them ahead for good.
Nolan Arenado was 3-5 with three RBI.

— Pirates 5, Phillies 2
Bailey Falter allowed one run in 5 IP, beating his former team- they dealt him to Pittsburgh at the trade deadline last summer.

— Famous birthdays for April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 68
Garry Kasparov, 61
Bo Outlaw, 53
Dan Campbell, 48
Quentin Richardson, 44
Hunter Pence, 41

— All 30 NBA teams played Friday night; there are no NBA games Saturday, then all 30 teams play again on Sunday, the last day of the regular season.

— Eastern Washington hired Dan Monson as its new basketball coach; Monson coached the last 17 years at Long Beach State. Monson got fired just before last month’s Big West Tournament, but then he won the tournament, and led Long Beach to the NCAA’s for the second time.

— AAC has 80 players in the college basketball transfer portal, the most of any league; ACC, Pac-12 and Missouri Valley are next, with 68 players each.

— Flying home from Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines this week was easier, because you can watch movies for free on your phone. The flight from Baltimore to Albany is short anyway, plus the only empty seat on the plane was the middle seat next to me, making life a little better.

— NHL’s Arizona Coyotes are going to move to Salt Lake City next season; Coyotes have made the NHL playoffs once in the last 12 seasons.

— Vegas Golden Knights have been in the NHL for seven years, have never had a losing season, making the playoffs six times now, after they clinched a playoff spot with Friday’s 7-2 win over Minnesota.

— Last time an NBA/NHL player from teams in same city both won MVP in the same season was 1988-89, when Magic Johnson/Wayne Gretzky did it.

 

[Udog]

NY RANGERS are 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games in the current season.

SEATTLE is 9-0 Over (9 Units) revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more in the current season.

WINNIPEG is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) off a road win against a division rival in the current season.

NEW JERSEY is 9-2 Over (6.8 Units) in road games after playing a game where 9 or more total goals were scored in the current season.

FLORIDA is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) off an home win scoring 4 or more goals in the current season.

WASHINGTON is 21-41 ATS (-24.1 Units) in home games after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

MONTREAL is 38-39 ATS (-4.9 Units) in road games revenging a home blowout loss vs opponent of 3 goals or more since 1996.

TORONTO is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after allowing 6 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

BOSTON is 32-18 Over (12.2 Units) in road games after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

COLUMBUS are 45-54 ATS (-14.4 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game in the last 3 seasons.

VANCOUVER is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in road games off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.

ANAHEIM is 25-73 ATS (-55.3 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the last 3 seasons.

SAN JOSE is 23-68 ATS (-51.8 Units) at home when the total is >=6 in the last 3 seasons.

 

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NHL
Dunkel

Saturday, April 13

 

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Saturday, April 13

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Trend Report
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NY Islanders @ NY Rangers
NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Islanders is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Rangers's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Rangers's last 15 games

Seattle @ Dallas
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle

Winnipeg @ Colorado
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

Buffalo @ Florida
Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Buffalo's last 14 games on the road
Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Florida is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Buffalo

New Jersey @ Philadelphia
New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Jersey's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Jersey's last 8 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New Jersey

Tampa Bay @ Washington
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Washington is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay

Montreal @ Ottawa
Montreal
Montreal is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Montreal's last 12 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Ottawa's last 8 games

Detroit @ Toronto
Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Toronto is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit

Columbus @ Nashville
Columbus
Columbus is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Columbus
Nashville is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

Boston @ Pittsburgh
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Vancouver @ Edmonton
Vancouver
No trends to report
Edmonton
No trends to report

Anaheim @ Los Angeles
Anaheim
No trends to report
Los Angeles
No trends to report

Minnesota @ San Jose
Minnesota
No trends to report
San Jose
No trends to report


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SATURDAY, APRIL 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYI at NYR	12:30 PM	NYR -160 O 5.5	+500 +500
SEA at DAL	03:00 PM	DAL -234 U 5.5	+500 +500
WIN at COL	04:00 PM	WIN +136 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at FLA	05:00 PM	FLA -209 O 5.5	+500 +500
NJ at PHI	05:00 PM	NJ +105 U 6.5	+500 +500
TB at WAS	05:30 PM	TB -136 U 6.0	+500 +500
MON at OTT	07:00 PM	OTT -153 O 6.5	+500 +500
DET at TOR	07:00 PM	DET +152 O 6.5	+500 +500
BOS at PIT	08:00 PM	PIT +117 O 6.0	+500 +500
CLB at NAS	08:00 PM	NAS -266 O 6.5	+500 +500
VAN at EDM	10:00 PM	EDM -134 O 6.5	+500 +500
ANA at LA	10:30 PM	LA -382 U 5.5	+500 +500
MIN at SJ	10:30 PM	SJ +188 O 6.0	+500 +500

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in plus/minus this season:
+665— Nikola Jokic, Den
+619— Derrick White, Bos
+608— Jayson Tatum, Bos
+580— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
+549— Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Den
+511— Jalen Brunson, NY
Plus/minus is the scoring margin while that player is in the game.

Quote of the Day
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more of it I have.”
Thomas Jefferson

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, what team did he play for?

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

Friday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game.

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

— Angel Hernandez is a terrible umpire; how does he keep his job?
Friday night, he had the plate in Houston; once the Rangers got a big lead, Hernandez started calling every pitch the Astros threw a strike. He called Wyatt Langford out on a pitch that was 6.8 inches outside!!!!
Hernandez called 55 pitches strikes in that game; 12 of them were balls, a terrible %age for a big league umpire. No idea how the guy hasn’t been fired.

— Twins 11, Tigers 5 (12)
Zach McKinstry had a really bad 12th inning in this game; his error at third base let three runs score, including the go-ahead run. Then, when Detroit threw the towel in later that inning, they put McKinstry in to pitch, since it was the first game of a doubleheader. Not really sure why they did that, but they did.
McKinstry then gave up a 3-run homer to Matt Wallner in the same half-inning.

— Phillies 4, Pirates 3- Philadelphia’s last ten games stayed under the total.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 2- There was a 2:15 rain delay before this game, which doesn’t happen much in Los Angeles. Game ended around 2am here in the east.

— Brewers 11, Orioles 5- Over is 7-1-1 in Milwaukee’s last nine games; in their last six games, Brewers scored 58 runs.

— Royals 11, Mets 7- Catcher Salvador Perez hit his 250th career home run.

— Defenders 29, Renegades 28
Washington kicked a 49-yard FG at the gun, improve to 2-1.
Arlington led 14-9 at halftime.
Renegades outgained the Defenders, 419-259.

— Stallions 33, Showboats 14
Birmingham outgained Memphis 424-212.
Stallions outscored Memphis 15-2 in second half.
Understatement; the Memphis offensive line had a bad day.

— Famous birthdays for April 14:
Julie Christie, 84
Pete Rose, 83
Brad Garrett, 64
Stan Humphries, 59
David Justice, 58
Greg Maddux, 58
Craig Kupp, 57
Adrien Brody, 51
Baker Mayfield, 29

— Baseball players get hurt a lot:
Dodgers put P Bobby Miller (shoulder) on IL
Texas reliever Brock Burke punched a wall after a poor outing, broke his non-throwing hand.
Colorado OF Kris Bryant (ribs) left Saturday’s game after he ran into a fence catching a line drive.

— Of the 655 position players last year, only four played in all 162 games:
Matt Olson
Marcus Semien
Juan Soto
Eugenio Suarez

— Last three years, Freddie Freeman played in 159-159-161 games.

— French-born big man Alex Sarr will be an interesting player when the NBA Draft rolls around; he is 7-foot-1, 19 years old, averaged 9.4 points/game in an Australian pro league this past season.

— There are weasels around college basketball who are calling for the end of automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. This would be a HUGE mistake; the mid-majors are what gives March Madness its appeal, especially the first weekend.
I’d rather watch the champs of the Big Sky, Ivy League and Sun Belt play than a bunch of teams that went 7-11 in their conference season. March Madness is a great event; they need to keep it the way it is.

 

[Udog]

ST LOUIS are 11-1 ATS (9.9 Units) in home games after allowing 2 goals or more in the third period last game in the current season.

VEGAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games revenging a loss where team scored 1 or less goals in the current season.

CHICAGO is 8-1 Over (6.9 Units) in home games off a blowout loss by 3 goals or more to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

CALGARY is 44-24 Under (17.6 Units) in home games off a road win by 2 goals or more since 1996.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, April 14

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, APRIL 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SEA at STL	01:00 PM	STL -124 U 5.5	+500 +500
COL at VEG	03:30 PM	VEG -108 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAR at CHI	06:00 PM	CAR -341 U 5.5	+500 +500
ARI at CAL	08:00 PM	ARI +127 O 6.5	+500 +500

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Tampa Bay Rays’ career leaders in runs scored:
780— Evan Longoria
765— Carl Crawford
565— Ben Zobrist
539— BJ Upton
410— Kevin Kiermaier
402— Carlos Pena

Quote of the Day
“I understand the assignment. We are here to win banners. As we go through this journey, we’re here to win banners in Nashville [at the SEC tournament] because you guys turn out in Nashville like nobody else and that matters. And our job here and our assignment is here to win banners in the Final Four, national championships. That’s our job.”
Kentucky’s new basketball coach, Mark Pope

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

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Monday’s Den: Happy Tax Day, everyone…….​

— Yesterday, I complained about what a terrible umpire Angel Hernandez is, which is true; well, here is the other side of the coin.
Friday night, Chad Whitson worked home plate at the Chicago-Seattle game; of the 129 pitches that were taken by hitters, Whitson only missed one call the whole freakin’ game. Now that is what a major league umpire is supposed to do.

— Padres 6, Dodgers 3
Second night in a row, start of a game at Dodger Stadium was delayed by rain.
San Diego is surprisingly 9-9; Manny Machado hit a home run for the Padres.
Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
Dodger pitchers walked 14 batters, had only 3 strikeouts.

— A’s 7, Nationals 6
Trailing 6-1 in sixth inning, A’s scored six times in bottom of the 6th.
After a 1-6 start, A’s are 6-3 in their last nine games.

AL West standings, after 18 days of games:
Texas 8-8
LA Angels 7-8
A’s 7-9
Seattle 6-10
Houston 6-11
— Most career home runs, leading off a game:
81- Rickey Henderson
57- George Springer
54- Alfonso Soriano
53- Craig Biggio

— Toronto Blue Jays are 4-2 at home; they’ve scored in first inning in five of those six games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Cleveland, Texas. Wild Cards: Royals, Orioles, Tigers
NL: Atlanta, Milwaukee, Los Angeles. Wild Cards: Pirates, Reds, Cubs

— Famous birthdays for April 15:
Julie Sommars, 83
Ted Sizemore, 79
Michael Cooper, 68
Emma Thompson, 65
Jason Sehorn, 53
Brock Huard, 48
Seth Rogen, 42

— Movie of the Day: Prince of Tides (1991)- A high school football coach from the South comes to New York City to meet with his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand is the psychiatrist. George Carlin is her neighbor, Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife.
Not the most pleasant movie, but a very good one.

— Fresno State hired Vance Walberg as its new basketball coach; he is the innovator of the dribble drive motion offense, and has coached in high school, junior college, college and the NBA. He was once head coach at Pepperdine, was an assistant for three NBA teams and has coached in high school for 20+ years.
Walberg is 67 years old; his last college job was 13 years ago, but if Fresno gets some NIL $$$ to recruit better ballplayers, they’ll make some noise in the Mountain West.

— Knicks 120, Bulls 119 OT— Knicks win 50+ games for the first time since 2013.

— Tuesday’s NBA play-in games:
Lakers @ New Orleans
Warriors @ Sacramento

— Wednesday’s NBA play-in games:
Heat @ Philadelphia
Hawks @ Chicago

— Panthers 34, Roughnecks 20
Michigan outscored Roughnecks 22-3 in third quarter.
Panthers converted 7-12 third down plays.
Houston is off to an 0-3 start.

— Battlehawks 31, Brahmas 24
St Louis led 17-9 at halftime.
Butler caught six passes for 87 yards and a TD.
There were only five penalties called in this game.

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 33-18 Over (13.2 Units) in road games after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

NY ISLANDERS are 9-0 Over (9 Units) in road games off a close road loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.

NASHVILLE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the current season.

BUFFALO is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) off a close loss by 1 goal to a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

DETROIT is 18-11 ATS (5.9 Units) off a road win scoring 4 or more goals in the last 3 seasons.

NY RANGERS are 10-0 ATS (10 Units) after winning their previous game in overtime in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) in road games revenging 2 consecutive losses to opponent as a favorite in the current season.

SAN JOSE is 9-2 Under (6.8 Units) in road games after a blowout loss by 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Monday, April 15

 

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MONDAY, APRIL 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NAS at PIT	07:00 PM	PIT -107 U 6.5	+500 +500
BOS at WAS	07:00 PM	BOS -154 O 5.5	+500 +500
MON at DET	07:00 PM	DET -210 O 6.5	+500 +500
BUF at TB	07:00 PM	TB -166 O 6.0	+500 +500
NYI at NJ	07:00 PM	NYI -118 U 6.0	+500 +500
OTT at NYR	07:30 PM	NYR -220 O 6.5	+500 +500
MIN at LA	09:30 PM	LA -168 U 6.0	+500 +500
SJ at EDM	09:30 PM	EDM -525 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NHL teams that won this year that trailed by 3+ goals after two periods:
December 5— Kings W4-3 OT @ Columbus
December 27— Coyotes W5-4 OT vs Colorado
January 27— Canucks W5-4 OT vs Columbus
March 2— Winnipeg W5-3 @ Carolina
March 26— Nashville W5-4 OT vs Vegas
April 5— Coyotes W7-4 vs Vegas
April 14— Knights W4-3 OT vs Colorado

Quote of the Day
“It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
Albert Einstein

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; what was the nickname of the high school team he coached?

Monday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs.

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

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

— People bet on the NFL Draft, hell, people bet on everything. Over/under on number of QB’s drafted in the first round next week is 4.5

— Colorado State signed basketball coach Nike Medved to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of around $13M.

— Baseball injuries:
Cubs put OF Seiya Suzuki (oblique) on IL
Marlins put 3B Jake Burger (oblique) on IL

— NBA $tuff
Phoenix Suns gave Grayson Allen a 4-year deal worth $70M.

— NFL $tuff
Eagles gave WR DeVonta Smith a 3-year deal worth $75M.
Colts gave DT DeForest Buckner a 2-year deal worth $46M.

— RIP to Ken Holtzman, the outstanding pitcher who passed away at age 78.
He pitched nine years for the Cubs, throwing two no-hitters for them, but then he got traded to the A’s after the 1971 season and he was instrumental in Oakland winning three straight World Series, from 1972-74. Holtzman went 77-55 in four years with the A’s. He was 4-1, 2.55 in seven World Series starts.
RIP, sir.

— Famous birthdays for April 16:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 77
Ellen Barkin, 70
Bruce Bochy, 69
Curt Young, 64
Jon Cryer, 59
Walt Williams, 54
Nolan Arenado, 33

— Royals 2, Chicago 0- White Sox and the 1907 Brooklyn Superbas as the only teams in MLB history to be shut out six times in their first 16 games of a season.
Rumors are floating around that the White Sox will sign OF/DH Tommy Pham to help their struggling lineup.

— Royals and Dodgers are only MLB teams that haven’t allowed an unearned run yet this season.

— Cubs 3, Arizona 2 (11)
Cubs’ 1B Michael Busch homered in his fifth straight game.
Cubs tied game in 9th inning when Hoerner scored from 2nd on a wild pitch.

— Angels 7, Rays 3
Tampa Bay led 1-0 after seven innings.
Mike Trout hit the home run that put the Halos up for good.

— Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Michael Lorenzen threw 5 shutout IP in his 2024 debut.
Marcus Semien knocked in the only run of the game.

— Random Knowledge:
Jesse Owens won four track gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; in one of the races, the 200-meter sprint, the guy who finished second also broke the world record in that race.
Guy named Mack Robinson won that silver medal, and he wasn’t even the best athlete in his own family; his brother was Jackie Robinson.

 

[Udog]

WASHINGTON is 23-15 ATS (6.5 Units) in road games vs. division opponents in the last 3 seasons.

OTTAWA is 7-1 Under (5.9 Units) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more in the current season.

MONTREAL is 159-172 ATS (-30.2 Units) after failing to cover 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread since 1996.

COLUMBUS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses in the current season.

FLORIDA is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) when playing with 2 days rest in the current season.

WINNIPEG is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) off a road win against a division rival in the current season.

CALGARY is 55-64 ATS (-15.4 Units) after playing a game where 7 or more total goals were scored in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 2-22 ATS (-18.8 Units) in road games against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 16

 

[Cnotes53]

TUESDAY, APRIL 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OTT at BOS	07:00 PM	BOS -225 O 6.0	+500 +500
DET at MON	07:00 PM	DET -176 O 6.5	+500 +500
CAR at CLB	07:00 PM	CAR -255 O 6.0	+500 +500
WAS at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -145 O 5.5	+500 +500
TOR at FLA	07:30 PM	FLA -139 O 6.0	+500 +500
SEA at WIN	08:00 PM	SEA +195 O 5.5	+500 +500
CHI at VEG	10:00 PM	VEG -402 O 6.0	+500 +500
CAL at VAN	10:00 PM	VAN -208 U 6.0	+500 +500

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Early-season leaders in batting average:
.388— Mookie Betts, LA
.382— Jose Altuve, Hst
.375— William Contreras, Milw
.373— Jesse Winker, Wash
.372— Steven Kwan, Clev
.369— Will Smith, LA

Quote of the Day
“We spend max, max money year in and year out. All 32 (teams) can only spend the same amount of money over a five-year stretch. When we’re all said and done, we max out our salary cap every year……”
Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Klay Thompson play his college basketball?

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; the high school team he coached to a district title was the Owls.

Monday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….​

— Lakers 110, Pelicans 106
Pelicans play Sacramento Friday for last playoff spot in West.
Zion Williamson hurt his hamstring late in this game.
Lakers move on to play Denver in first round of the playoffs.

— Kings 118, Warriors 94
Sacramento outscored Warriors 64-44 in second half.
Was this Klay Thompson’s last game with Golden State?

— BYU hired Kevin Young as its new basketball coach; Young has been an assistant with the Phoenix Suns the last three seasons.

— Milwaukee Bucks’ star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be on the sidelines when the Bucks start their playoff series with the Indiana Pacers; they’re hoping to have him back later in the series.

— Baseball injuries:
Brewers put OF Christian Yelich (back) on the IL.
Braves put 2B Ozzie Albies (broken toe) on the IL

— RIP Whitey Herzog; the great baseball manager passed away at age 92. He won three NL pennants with the Cardinals, winning the 1982 World Series. He also made the playoffs three times in five years managing Kansas City.

— Famous birthdays for April 17:
Marty Domres, 77
Geoff Petrie, 76
Boomer Esiason, 63
Marquis Grissom, 57
Tony Boselli, 52
Jennifer Garner, 52
Jed Lowrie, 40

— Arizona 12, Cubs 11 (10)
Ketel Marte tied game with a 9th-inning home run.
Cubs led 11-8 in seventh inning.
Ian Happ was 3-5, with three runs scored, 4 RBI

— Mets 3, Pirates 1
Pirate starter Jones threw 5 shutout IP, was yanked as planned, despite throwing only 59 pitches.
Last three games, Mets haven’t scored a run in the first five innings.
Mets have had 10 home games; five of the crowds were under 20,000.

— Rays 7, Angels 6 (13)
Caballero’s 2-run triple tied game in 9th for Tampa Bay
Rosario’s infield single was the walk-off hit.
With new extra inning rules, you don’t see a lot of 13-inning games.

— Guardians 10, Red Sox 7 (11)
Cleveland led 5-1 after five innings.
Gimenez single tied game in top of the 9th.
Red Sox are 2-6 at home.

— Phillies 5, Rockies 0
Suarez threw the second complete game in the majors this year.
Harper knocked in three of Philly’s five runs.
Last three games, Colorado scored a total of one run.

— Dodgers 6, Nationals 2
Mookie Betts went 5-5, with two runs scored, 2 RBI.
Jesse Winker homered, doubled for Washington.

— Orioles 11, Twins 3
Baltimore led 7-0 in the third inning.
Minnesota is 3-8 in its last eleven games.
Orioles scored 53 runs in their last eight games.

— A woman who accused Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been indicted by a grand jury in Arizona on felony charges of fraudulent schemes and theft by extortion. Apparently she wanted $3.6M from Bauer, who remains a free agent this season.

 

[Udog]

TAMPA BAY is 16-6 ATS (9.5 Units) in home games against excellent power play teams - scoring on > 19% of their chances in the current season.

NY ISLANDERS are 11-3 Over (7.7 Units) in home games after covering 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.

ST LOUIS are 7-0 Over (7 Units) off a home blowout win by 3 goals or more in the current season.

ARIZONA is 7-1 ATS (5.9 Units) in home games off a close road loss by 1 goal over the last 2 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 17

 

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
PIT at NYI	07:00 PM	NYI +116 O 6.0	+500 +500
TOR at TB	07:00 PM	TB -125 O 6.5	+500 +500
STL at DAL	09:30 PM	DAL -227 U 6.5	+500 +500
EDM at ARI	10:00 PM	ARI +158 O 6.5	+500 +500