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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Fewest points allowed in the first quarter of NFL games last year:
41— Green Bay
46— Baltimore, LA Chargers
47— Minnesota
49— San Francisco
62— Cincinnati
63— Kansas City, New Orleans

Quote of the Day
“Honestly, he almost swung, so I don’t know what he’s talking about. Guy stands right on top of the plate, doesn’t like when he gets hit, that’s his problem.”
Astros’ P Hunter Brown, after Angels SS Zach Neto barked at him after getting hit by a pitch in Friday night’s game

Sunday’s quiz
Since 1955, Barry Bonds has received by far the most intentional walks when there was already a runner on first base (81); what recently-retired star in second on the list?

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Astros, Jeff Bagwell has hit the most home runs.

Friday’s quiz
Reggie Miller played his college basketball at UCLA.

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

Our best wishes go out to Angels’ manager Ron Washington, who is taking an indefinite leave of absence from his job, for medical reasons. Washington is 73 years old; he played 10 years in the major leagues, has managed in the majors for 10 years, getting Texas to the World Series in both 2010 and 2011.
Get well soon, Wash!!!
Teams’ records in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:
National League:
Giants 17-7
Phillies 17-12
Nationals 12-9
Mets 13-10
Dodgers 13-10
Padres 14-14
Marlins 11-11
Cardinals 12-12
Cubs 11-12
Pirates 12-14
Braves 13-15
Diamondbacks 11-14
Brewers 9-12
Rockies 7-12
Reds 6-11

American League
Mariners 19-9
Angels 16-8
Astros 15-8
Blue Jays 17-10
Rays 14-8
Guardians 11-7
Royals 14-12
A’s 12-11
Tigers 9-9
Twins 9-12
New York 9-13
Rangers 6-13
Orioles 4-10
Red Sox 10-15
White Sox 6-18

— I don’t get the whole “opener” thing, and I never have; Tampa Bay started it a few years ago, now a lot of teams do it, but Tampa Bay isn’t one of them, and when the Rays made it to the playoffs, they didn’t do it then. It is a gimmick.
Why start a stiff pitcher to face the best hitters on the other team? Detroit started an opener at Tampa Saturday; he gave up four runs in less than an inning. One year in the playoffs the A’s used Liam Hendriks as an opener; the game was over almost before it started.
Start your best pitchers; why would you use a lesser pitcher to start a game?

— Astros pitcher Hunter Brown has walked 28 batters this season; none of them have scored; he is the only regular starting pitcher who hasn’t allowed one of his walks to score.

— Interesting factoid; Sammy Sosa hit 609 home runs in his 18-year career; his first home run came against Roger Clemens, not a bad way to start.

— Famous birthdays, June 22nd:
Bobby Douglass, 78
Meryl Streep, 76
Lindsay Wagner, 76
Bruce Campbell, 67
Clyde Drexler, 63
Amy Brenneman, 61
Kurt Warner, 54
Ian Kinsler, 43
Danny Green, 38
Josh Naylor, 28
Cam Akers, 26
Kellen Mond, 26

— Right now, Oklahoma City is favored by 7.5 points against the Pacers in tonight’s Game 7 of the NBA Finals; last time a team was favored by this much in a Game 7 was 1966, when the Celtics (-8) beat the Lakers, 95-93.
Average margin of victory in Game 7’s in NBA Finals is 6.9 points; the last six Game 7’s in the Finals have all been decided by 7 or fewer points.

— TJ McConnell is the first bench player in NBA Finals history with:
60+ points
25+ assists
15+ rebounds in an NBA Final.

— NBA is the only league where they announce trades during the playoffs; other leagues keep things under wraps until their seasons are over. Orlando-Memphis recently pulled off a big deal; would the publicity be better if they didn’t distract from the Finals?

— Apparently two rich people have each bid $1.7B to buy the Tampa Bay Rays; the second guy has apparently offered cash. Who the BLEEP has $1.7B in cash laying around?

— There were seven batters hit by pitches in the recently-played Dodgers-Padres games; tensions ran high. Luckily, no one got hurt.

— In the increasingly strange world of college football, Wisconsin has filed a tampering lawsuit against Miami over former DB Xavier Lucas’ recruitment- this has to do with the Hurricanes allegedly poaching Lucas from the Badgers.
Someone needs to come up with a concrete set of rules so BS like this stops.

— An SEC team offered Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia an NIL deal worth more than $4M to bolt the Commodores and join their program— Pavia turned them down.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: NY/Phil, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: NY/Phil, Giants, Mil/StL
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Red Sox

 

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Monday’s 6-pack:
Most points allowed in the first quarter of NFL games last year:
112— Steelers
99— Cowboys
97— Panthers
93— Titans
92— Rams, Bears, Giants
84— Raiders

Quote of the Day
“It doesn’t feel real. So many hours. So many moments. So many emotions. So many nights of disbelief. So many nights of belief. It’s crazy to know that we’re all here, but this group worked for it. This group put in the hours, and we deserve this.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Monday’s quiz
SEC teams have won the last six national titles in college baseball; what was the last non-SEC team to win the college baseball national title?

Sunday’s quiz
Since 1955, Barry Bonds has received by far the most intentional walks when there was already a runner on first base (81); Miguel Cabrera (15) in second on that list.

Saturday’s quiz
In the history of the Houston Astros, Jeff Bagwell has hit the most home runs.

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Monday’s Den: Trends for every major league team

Trends for major league teams
(thru Sunday’s games)

— Arizona (39-38)
Arizona is 8-4 in its last 12 games.
Over is 8-3 in their last 11 home games.
Arizona is 6-14 in last 20 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (35-41)
Braves won seven of their last ten games.
Atlanta is 22-15 at home, 13-26 on the road.
Under is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.

— Cubs (46-31)
Chicago is 7-9 of its last sixteen games.
Chicago scored in first inning in five of its last six games.
Cubs are 35-21 vs righty starters, 11-10 vs lefties.

— Reds (40-38)
Cincinnati is 9-6 in its last 15 games.
Reds are 8-3 in last eleven series openers.
Reds are 31-24 vs righty starters, 9-14 vs lefties.

— Rockies (18-60)
Colorado is 6-5 in its last eleven games.
Over is 5-2 in Rockies’ last seven home games.
Rockies are 2-19 vs lefty starters, 16-41 vs righties.

— Dodgers (48-31)
Dodgers are 6-2 in their last eight games,
Dodgers are 30-14 at home, 18-17 on the road.
Dodgers are 37-20 vs righty starters, 11-11 vs lefties.
Over is 24-7 in their last 31 home games.

— Marlins (31-45) )
Marlins are 8-7 in their last fifteen games.
Miami is 17-24 at home, 14-21 on the road.
Under is 10-2 in Marlins’ last 12 games.
Miami is 2-10 in road series openers.

— Brewers (43-35)
Brewers won eight of their last nine games.
Milwaukee scored 43 runs in its last four games.
Brewers are 23-15 at home, 20-20 on the road.
Under is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.

— Mets (46-32)
Mets lost eight of their last nine games.
Mets are 27-10 at home, 19-22 on the road.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

— Phillies (47-31)
Phillies won nine of their last eleven games.
Phillies are 37-19 vs righty starters, 10-12 vs lefties.
Phillies are 10-3 in home series openers.

— Pirates (31-48)
Pittsburgh is 20-21 at home, 11-27 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Pirates are 8-3 in last 11 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— St Louis (42-36)
St Louis lost six of its last eight games.
Cardinals are 9-4 in home series openers.
St Louis is 24-15 at home, 18-21 on the road.

— Padres (42-35)
Padres are 5-8 in their last thirteen games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
San Diego starting pitchers have one win/six losses in last 20 road games.

— Giants (44-34)
Giants won 8 of their last 11 home games.
Giants are 36-20 vs righty pitchers, 8-14 vs lefties.
SF is 18-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Giants scored 23 runs in first six games (3-3) with Devers in lineup

— Washington (32-46)
Nationals lost 16 of their last 20 games.
Under is 15-5 in their last 20 home games.
Washington is 14-5 last 19 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Famous birthdays, June 23rd:

Bryan Brown, 78
Marty Barrett, 67
Jim Deshaies, 65
LaSalle Thompson, 64
Kevin Dyson, 50

Mike James, 50
Shaun O’Hara, 48
LaDainian Tomlinson, 46
O.J. Atogwe, 44
Rodney McLeod, 35

— Word of the Day— Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong principles.

— Orioles (33-44)
Baltimore is 6-10 in its last sixteen games.
Orioles are 11-12 vs AL East foes, 22-32 vs everyone else.
Under is 16-4 in their last 20 games.

— Red Sox (40-39)
Red Sox are 10-4 in their last fourteen games.
Boston is 9-18 in one-run games.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.
Red Sox scored 19 runs in six games (4-2) without Devers.

— White Sox (25-53)
Chicago is 12-9 in its last eleven games.
White Sox are 9-32 on the road.
Under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games.

— Cleveland (39-37)
Cleveland is 14-5 against its AL Central rivals.
Guardians are 32-23 vs righty starters, 7-14 vs lefties.
Under is 18-3 in their last 21zx road games.
Guardians are 2-7 in last nine road series openers.

— Detroit (49-30)
Detroit is 13-8 vs its AL Central rivals.
Tigers are 9-9 in their last 18 games.
Over is 10-1 in their last eleven games.

— Houston (45-33)
Astros are 27-13 at home, 18-20 on the road.
Houston is 7-3 in its last ten series openers.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Astros are 15-9 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Royals (38-40)
Royals lost their last seven home games.
Kansas City scored 36 runs in its last 12 games.
Under is 7-3 in Royals’ last 10 games.

— Angels (37-40)
Angels are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
Halos are 6-1 in last seven road series openers.
Angels are 17-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (37-40)
Twins are 3-13 in their last 16 games.
Minnesota is 20-15 at home, 17-25 on the road.
Over is 14-6-1 in their last 21 games.

— New York (45-32)
New York is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 10-1 in their last eleven games.
New York is 34-25 vs righty starters, 11-7 vs lefties.

— A’s (32-48)
A’s are 6-4 in their last ten games.
Under is 6-3 in their last ten games.
Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games.

— Seattle (39-37)
Mariners won six of their last nine games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Under is 7-3 in Mariners’ last ten home games.

— Tampa Bay (43-35)
Tampa Bay won 22 of its last 31 games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Rays are 13-5 in last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (38-40)
Rangers are 9-5 in their last 14 games.
Texas is 6-13 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 23-16 at home, 15-24 on road.
Under is 20-9 in their last 29 road games.

— Toronto (41-36)
Blue Jays are 11-5 in their last 16 home games.
Over is 16-6 in their last 22 games.
Toronto is 9-4 in last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Giants, Brewers
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Sea/Clev

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Since 2021, most passing yards on throws behind the line of scrimmage:
3,054— Patrick Mahomes
2,173— Jared Goff
1,963— Baker Mayfield
1,791— Kyler Murray
1,666— Justin Herbert
1,660— Josh Allen

Quote of the Day
“I have no doubt this is done in 2028. You know the workforce here; they’re all here and ready to get going. It’s nice to see the validation a day like today brings and what the next three years will mean for the community and for the construction project and the jobs and everything else that you’re going to see as this building comes out of the ground starting as early as tonight.”
A’s team president Marc Badain, after ground was broken on their stadium in Las Vegas

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, what pitcher has recorded the most wins?

Monday’s quiz
SEC teams have won the last six national titles in college baseball; Oregon State was the last non-SEC team to win the college baseball national title, in 2018.

Sunday’s quiz
Since 1955, Barry Bonds has received by far the most intentional walks when there was already a runner on first base (81); Miguel Cabrera (15) in second on that list.

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

— Braves 3, Mets 2
Ronald Acuna homered for the Braves.
Mets have lost nine of their last ten games.
Atlanta is 25-9 in its last 34 games against the Mets.

— Reds 6, Bronx 1
Elly De La Cruz homered, tripled, drove in three runs.
Reds are 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
New York is 3-8 in its last eleven games.

— Pirates 5, Brewers 4
Nick Gonzales went 5-for-5 with two RBI
Over his last five games, Gonzales is 12 for 22.
Over his last 26 games, Christian Yelich is hitting .402 with 30 RBI.
Yelich drove in 8 runs in a game last week, without hitting a home run; he is the first major leaguer to do that. Ever.

— Cardinals 8, Cubs 2
St Louis hit four HR’s in a game for first time since April 30th.
Matthew Liberatore allowed two runs in 7 IP.
Cubs lost four of their last five games.

— Angels 9, Red Sox 5
Zach Neto had three hits, including a first inning home run.
Angels scored four runs in bottom of the 8th.
Highly touted prospect Roman Anthony is hitting .128 in his first 38 AB.

— Famous birthdays, June 24th:
Michele Lee, 83
Peter Weller, 78
Duval Love, 62
Sherry Stringfield, 58
JJ Redick, 41
Taj Gibson, 40
Tremayne Anchrum, 27
Wilyer Abreu, 26
Christopher Morel, 26
Slade Cecconi, 26

— Last six college baseball national champs:
2025- LSU
2024- Tennessee
2023- LSU
2022- Ole Miss
2021- Mississippi State
2019- Vanderbilt
All SEC teams.

— LSU pitcher Kade Anderson is listed as the #3 prospect in this summer’s amateur baseball draft; he threw 130 pitches in LSU’s win over Coastal Carolina in the College World Series on Saturday.
Someone on TV was saying how that will be the last time ever that Anderson will be asked to throw that many pitches. Pro teams coddle their pitching prospects; no one in the majors has thrown 120 pitches in a game this season.

— Arizona’s star OF Corbin Carroll has a chip fracture in his left wrist, is out indefinitely.

— Roku had the Baltimore-Bronx game on Sunday morning; Buck Showalter was one of the TV analysts. He needs a more prominent role on TV; Showalter is an excellent analyst.

— Word of the Day: Jocularity- the quality of being happy and liking to make jokes.
Father Mulcahy on M*A*S*H used to say “jocularity” a lot.

— NBA season ended Sunday night, with the Thunder winning their first title since 1979, when they were the Seattle SuperSonics; the draft is Wednesday-Thursday, so lot of NBA stuff this week.
Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Halliburton has already had surgery to fix his injured achilles tendon. Pacers’ odds to win the title next year dropped from 10-1 to 40-1.

— Former NBA star Nick Van Exel posted this on Twitter:
“There have been Achilles tears throughout the years but my thoughts on them is that they happen more now and I think it has something to do with them dam lows the players wear nowadays. Cover them ankles up fellas.”
Van Exel thinks more players should wear high-top sneakers, to give ankles/feet more support, which makes a lot of sense.

— Phoenix Suns traded 37-year old Kevin Durant to Houston for:
Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks
the 10th pick in Wednesday draft.
Five second round draft picks
Rockets were the #2-seed in the West, but lost in the first round of the playoffs for Golden State. They’re trying to improve their offense- their half-court offense was bad against the Warriors.
Houston’s odds to win the NBA title next year improved from 18-1 to 8-1.

— Celtics traded Jrue Holiday to Portland for Anfernee Simons and two second round picks.
35-year old Holiday is owed around $72M the next two years; the deal saves Boston $40M in luxury tax payments next season.

— Dallas Mavericks are signing C Daniel Gafford to a 3-year, $60M extension; Gafford scored 12.3 ppg in 57 games for the Mavericks this season.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Giants, Mil/StL
AL: Bronx, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Brewers 4, Pirates 2- Misiorowski has given up 3 hits in 16 IP in his three starts.
— Mets 7, Braves 3- Juan Soto homered twice for New York.
— Padres 1, Nationals 0- Nick Pivetta struck out 10 in his 7 IP.
— A’s 3, Tigers 0- Jacob Lopez allowed 3 hits in 7 IP.
— Marlins 8, Giants 5 (10)- Otto Lopez went 3-4 with three RBI.
— There were seven shutouts Wednesday, the most in a day since 2015.

Quote of the Day
“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
Arnold Palmer

Thursday’s quiz
Which NFL quarterback has the biggest salary cap hit this coming season?

Wednesday’s quiz
In his NFL career, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has scored 77 touchdowns in the regular season; his first NFL TD came against the Miami Dolphins.

Tuesday’s quiz
In the history of the Seattle Mariners, Felix Hernandez has recorded the most wins.

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Thursday’s Den: NBA Draft Notes, and MLB teams’ record, by pitcher​

— Utah Jazz were 17-65 last year, worst record in the NBA, but they lottery screwed them; they wound up with the 5th pick in the draft, instead of the first pick.

Utah drafted G Ace Bailey from Rutgers, who didn’t work out for any teams, the only American player who didn’t. Word was he wanted the Washington Wizards to draft him, but now he goes to Utah, which also acquired Walter Clayton, who won a national title at Florida last year.

— Rutgers had Bailey and Dylan Harper last year; Harper was the 2nd player taken in this draft. If those two guys are so great, how come the Scarlet Knights were 15-17 last year, 8-12 in their conference games?

— Dallas Mavericks had only a 1.5% chance of getting the first pick in the draft, so they’re landing Cooper Flagg was quite a bonanza.

— This was first NBA Draft since 2007 that John Calipari didn’t have a player drafted in the first round; it was the first time since 2009 that Kentucky didn’t have a player drafted.

— 76ers drafted Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe with the #3 pick; if Philly can keep their nucleus of Emiid, George and Maxey together (they played together in only 15 games last year), they could make a jump back into the playoffs next year.

— Oklahoma City drafted Thomas Sorber from Georgetown, the Hoyas’ first player taken in the 1st round since Otto Porter Jr in 2013.

— Khaman Maluach is a 7-1 big man who played at Duke last year; he didn’t play basketball until he was 14, so he had ton of potential to become way better on offense.

— They said on ESPN that Tre Johnson was the best shooter in the draft; Wizards took him with the 6th pick, right after Harper went to Utah.

— As for ESPN’s coverage of the draft, I’m not a fan; we need more people on air who played or coached in the league. Kendrick Perkins is good, Jay Bilas was the NBA version of Mel Kiper Jr; we learned stuff from them.
Former Warriors’ GM Bob Myers was on the ABC version of the draft; he is probably very good, but I didn’t see it because I’m not spending 3.5 hours of my life listening to Stephen A Smith.

Teams’ records by starting pitcher:
(thru Wednesday’s games)

Diamondbacks (41-39)
Gallen 7-10 (over 5-1 last six)
Kelly 9-7 (over 4-2 last six)
Burnes 6-5 (under 5-1 last six)
Pfaadt 9-7 (over 6-2 last eight)
Rodriguez 6-7 (over 8-2 last ten)
Nelson 4-3 (under 5-2)

— Braves (37-42)
Sale 8-7 (under 8-3 last eleven)
Schwellenbach 11-5 (over 9-3 last 12)
Smith-Shawver 5-4 (under 7-2)
Holmes 6-9 (3-7 last ten)
Elder 5-7 (under 9-2 last eleven)
Lopez 0-1
Strider 3-5 (under 6-2)
Fuentes 0-2
Blewett 0-1

— Cubs (47-33)
Imanaga 5-3 (under 6-2)
Steele 3-1 (over 4-0)
Taillon 8-8
Boyd 8-8 (under 5-1 last six)
Brown 7-7 (over 11-3)
Rea 9-4
Horton 6-2 (under 4-2 last six)
Pomeranz 2-0 (opener)
Keller 1-0 (opener)

— Reds (42-39)
Greene 6-5 (under 8-2 last ten)
Lodolo 7-8 (over 7-4 last 11)
Martinez 4-11 (over 5-0 last five)
Singer 9-7 (under 9-3 last 12)
Burns 1-0
Miley 2-0 (over 2-0)
Abbott 10-3
Petty 0-2
Suter 2-1 (opener)
Spiers 0-2

— Rockies (18-62)
Freeland 2-12 (under 9-5)
Senzatela 5-10 (over 3-1 last four)
Feltner 1-5 (under 4-0 last four)
Marquez 4-12 (over 10-5 last 15)
Dollander 3-10
Palmquist 1-6 (under 5-2)
Gomber 1-1
Blalock 0-3
Gordon 1-2
Rolison 0-1 (opener)

— Dodgers (50-31)
Yamamoto 9-7
Kershaw 5-2 (over 7-0)
May 7-7 (over 4-1 last five)
Ohtani 2-0 (opener)
Snell 2-0 (over 2-0)
Glasnow 3-2
Sheehan 1-0
Sasaki 6-2 (over 6-2)
Knack 5-2 (over 5-2)
Gonsolin 3-4
Wrobleski 0-2
Miller 1-0
Casparius 1-1 (opener)
Dreyer 4-1 (opener)
Sauer 1-0 (opener)
Trivino 0-1 (opener)

— Marlins (33-45)
Alcantara 6-9 (under 6-2 last eight)
Quantrill 8-7 (under 8-1 last nine)
Bellozo 1-4
Meyer 5-7 (over 7-1 last eight)
EPerez 1-2
Cabrera 7-6
Junk 1-0
Weathers 2-3
Mazur 0-1
Gillispie 1-5 (over 5-1)
Gibson 1-0 (opener)
Veneziano 0-1 (opener)

— Famous birthdays, June 26th:
Edd Hargett, 78
Shannon Sharpe, 57
Chris O’Donnell, 55
Jason Kendall, 51
Chad Pennington, 49
Michael Vick, 45
Deron Williams, 41
Iman Shumpert, 35
Rudy Gobert, 33
Riley Adams, 29

— Brewers (45-36)
Peralta 10-7
Cortes 1-1
Patrick 5-11 (under 11-5)
Priester 4-6 (under 7-3)
Misioroski 3-0
Myers 2-3
Rodriguez 0-2 (over 2-0)
Alexander 2-2 (over 3-1)
Quintana 7-3 (under 8-2)
Henderson 3-1 (over 3-1)
Hall 2-0
Zastryzny 1-0 (opener)
Civale 3-2

— Mets (47-34)
Holmes 11-5 (under 6-2 last eight)
Megill 6-8 (over 9-2 last 11)
Senga 9-4 (under 12-1)
Canning 11-4 (over 5-1 last six)
Peterson 9-6 (home team 14-1)
Montas 0-1
Blackburn 1-2
Tidwell 0-2
Brazoban 0-2 (opener)

— Phillies (47-33)
Wheeler 11-5
Luzardo 10-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Nola 3-6 (under 6-3)
Sanchez 12-3
Walker 4-4 (under 3-1 last four)
Suarez 6-4 (under 6-1 last seven)
Abel 3-2
Ross 0-1 (opener)

— Pirates (32-50)
Skenes 8-9 (under 9-4 last 13)
Keller 3-13 (under 7-2 last nine)
Falter 9-7
Heaney 5-11
Burrows 2-3
Mlodzinski 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Harrington 0-1
Ashcraft 1-0

— Cardinals (44-37)
Gray 12-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Fedde 5-11 (under 5-1 last six)
Mikolas 7-8
Liberatore 7-8 (over 5-1 last six)
Pallante 9-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Matz 2-0
McGreevy 2-1 (over 3-0)

— Padres (44-36)
King 5-5 (1-5 last six) (over 3-0-1 last four)
Cease 9-7
Vasquez 9-7 (under 11-5)
Pivetta 10-6 (over 4-1 last five)
Bergert 4-1
Hart 3-3 (over 4-2)
Kolek 4-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Reynolds 0-1

— Giants (44-36)
Ray 13-3 (under 9-3 last 12)
Webb 9-8 (under 4-1 last five)
Verlander 4-8 (under 6-1 last seven)
Roupp 8-7 (under 6-1 last seven)
Birdsong 3-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Harrison 3-1 (under 3-1)
Hjelle 0-1 (opener)
Hicks 4-5 (over 7-2)

— Nationals (33-48)
Gore 6-11 (under 8-4 last 12)
Irvin 8-8
Parker 8-8 (under 9-5)
Williams 6-10 (under 4-0 last four)
Soroka 4-6
Lord 2-4

 

[Udog]

CFL
Dunkel

Week 4

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR EDMONTON AT WINNIPEG​

Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 106.991; Winnipeg 120.895
Dunkel Line & Total: Winnipeg by 14; 54
Vegas Line & Total: Winnipeg by 10 1/2; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (-10 1/2); Over

Below are all of Dunkel's Picks for Week 4 of the CFL schedule:

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR MONTREAL AT HAMILTON​

Date: June 27, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 119.169; Hamilton 108.015
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 11; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal by 3 1/2; 50 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-3 1/2); Over

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR BC AT SASKATCHEWAN​

Date: June 28, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: BC 112.541; Saskatchewan 113.503
Dunkel Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 1; 43
Vegas Line & Total: Saskatchewan by 4; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: BC (+4); Under

DUNKEL INDEX PREDICTION FOR TORONTO AT OTTAWA​

Date: June 29, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 110.712; Ottawa 109.231
Dunkel Line & Total: Toronto by 1 1/2; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa by 2 1/2; 52 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+2 1/2); Under





CFL

Week 4

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Trend Report
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Thursday, June 26
Edmonton VS Winnipeg
Edmonton is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 9 games.
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Edmonton is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games against Winnipeg.
Winnipeg is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games.
Winnipeg is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games against Edmonton.

Friday, June 27
Montreal VS Hamilton
Montreal is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games.
Montreal is 13-6-1 SU in its last 20 games.
Montreal is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games against Hamilton.
Hamilton is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Hamilton's last 9 games.
Hamilton is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games against Montreal.

Saturday, June 28
British Columbia VS Saskatchewan
British Columbia is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of British Columbia's last 7 games.
British Columbia is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games.
British Columbia is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games.
Saskatchewan is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 5 games at home.
Saskatchewan is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against British Columbia.

Sunday, June 29
Toronto VS Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games.
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games against Ottawa.
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games against Ottawa.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games on the road.
Ottawa is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games.
Ottawa is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Ottawa's last 7 games against Toronto.


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Edmonton Elks @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers​

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday, June 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
EDM at WPG	08:30 PM	WPG -11.0 O 51.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S CFL BEST BETS !!

06/26/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
06/21/2025......................2 - 2 - 0......................50.00%......................- 1.00
06/20/2025......................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/19/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%........................- 0.50
06/14/2025......................3 - 1 - 0.....................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
06/13/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.......................- 0.50
06/12/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/07/2025......................1 - 3 - 0.......................25.00%.......................- 11.50
06/06/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0......................50.00%.........................- 0.50

TOTALS..........................17 - 9 - 0.......................65.38%.........................+ 35.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Early season college football spreads:
— Kansas State (-3.5) vs Iowa State
— Kansas (-14) vs Fresno State
— Western Kentucky (-8.5) vs Sam Houston State
— Stanford (-2.5) vs Hawai’i
— Boise State (-9.5) vs South Florida
— Rutgers (-10.5) vs Ohio U

Quote of the Day
“I’m thrilled with the group we got tonight. We’ve got some guys who play the right way, move the ball the right way and have some untapped skills there.”
Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks, on his team’s five 1st round draft picks

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, who has gotten the most hits?

Thursday’s quiz
Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has the biggest salary cap hit this coming season ($51M)

Wednesday’s quiz
In his NFL career, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has scored 77 touchdowns in the regular season; his first NFL TD came against the Miami Dolphins.

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Friday’s Den: Notes on basketball, baseball……..​

— Utah Jazz drafted Ace Bailey with the 5th pick in the first round Wednesday night, but apparently he doesn’t want to play there. Rumors had him wanting to play for either the Nets or the Wizards.
The 5th pick in the draft gets a 4-year contract worth $40M; if he were to play overseas next year and eschew playing for Utah, the Jazz would keep his draft rights, so doubtful that happens.
If he totally sits out next year (he can’t play in college anymore), he could go back into the 2026 Draft, but sitting out a full year isn’t a genius move.
Turning down $40M for four years, and delaying the (often lucrative) second contract would be a bold move. This will be interesting to follow.

— Really good players are found all over; these players weren’t drafted in the 1st round:
33rd pick- Jalen Brunson
35th pick- Draymond Green
39th pick- Chris Middleton
41st pick- Nikola Jokic
57th pick- Manu Ginobili

— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the 11th player taken in the 2018; he’s been traded twice already, to the Clippers the night he was drafted, and then again a year later.
Whoops.

— NBA free agency starts in four days, the NBA Finals just ended, but the Knicks still don’t have a coach; what the BLEEP are they doing?
They made the Eastern Conference Finals this year for the first time in 25 years, then fired their coach, Tom Thibodeau. Why? Who will they hire who is a better coach?

— NBA champ Oklahoma City Thunder doesn’t have any free agents this summer, so their roster is their roster, at least for next season.

— ESPN put former Warriors GM Bob Myers and former NBA executive Bobby Myers on their coverage for the 2nd round. More talk about basketball, less talk about players’ parents— that is a good thing.

— College basketball schedules are going to increase from 31 to 32 games, starting in 2026-27; hopefully this will result in more interesting non-conference games.

— Famous birthdays, June 27th
Rico Petrocelli, 82
Craig Hodges, 65
Chuck Person, 61
Jeff Conine, 59
Tobey Maguire, 50
Bobby Wagner, 35
Jonah Heim, 30
Yordan Alvarez, 28
Will Levis, 26

— Teams’ records in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on:

National League:
Giants 18-8
Phillies 18-14
Nationals 12-9
Dodgers 13-10
Mets 13-11
Marlins 12-11
Cardinals 13-12
Padres 15-15
Cubs 11-13
Pirates 12-14
Braves 13-15
Diamondbacks 12-14
Brewers 9-12
Rockies 7-12
Reds 7-12

American League
Mariners 21-9
Angels 18-9
Astros 18-8
Blue Jays 17-12
Rays 14-9
Guardians 12-7
Royals 15-13
A’s 12-11
Tigers 10-9
Twins 9-13
New York 9-15
Rangers 7-13
Orioles 5-12
Red Sox 10-18
White Sox 7-19

— Last three years on June 25th, MacKenzie Gore pitched against the Padres in San Diego:
6-25-23- W8-3. Allowed a run in 5 IP.
6-25-24- L9-7. Allowed five runs in 5 IP.
6-25-25- L1-0. Allowed a run in 6 IP.

— Astros’ SS Jeremy Pena has switched agents to Scott Boras; he has already turned down a deal worth $100M. Seeing how Alex Bregman also has Boras as an agent, seems likely that Pena will be bolting Houston in the near future.

— Visiting players with the most hits against the Mets at Citi Field:
122- Freddie Freeman
79- Bryce Harper

— There were seven shutouts in the major leagues Tuesday night, tied for 2nd-most ever in one night; in case you were wondering, the record is eight, which happened on June 4th, 1972.

— Trade deadline in baseball is July 31st, but with so many teams in playoff contention, will there be a lot of players up for grabs?
AL Wild Card teams right now: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
0.5 games out- Cleveland
1- LA Angels
1.5- Texas
2- Boston
2.5- Minnesota
3.5- Kansas City
Mostly out of the race: Orioles, A’s, White Sox

NL Wild Card teams right now: Phillies, Brewers, Padres
0.5 games out- San Francisco
1- St Louis
2.5- Cincinnati
3- Arizona
6.5- Atlanta
Mostly out of the race: Marlins, Nationals, Pirates, Rockies

 

[Udog]

Montreal Alouettes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats

 

[Cnotes53]

Friday, June 27​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
MTL at HAM	07:30 PM	MTL -2.0 O 48.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S CFL BEST BETS !!

06/27/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 0.50
06/26/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
06/21/2025......................2 - 2 - 0......................50.00%......................- 1.00
06/20/2025......................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/19/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%........................- 0.50
06/14/2025......................3 - 1 - 0.....................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
06/13/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.......................- 0.50
06/12/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/07/2025......................1 - 3 - 0.......................25.00%.......................- 11.50
06/06/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0......................50.00%.........................- 0.50

TOTALS.........................18 - 10 - 0.......................64.28%.......................+ 35.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Reds 8, Padres 1- Spencer Steer hit three home runs.
— Cardinals 5, Guardians 0- Sonny Gray threw an 89-pitch one-hitter.
— Mariners 7, Rangers 6 (12)- Texas was 3-20 with RISP.
— Pirates 9, Mets 1- Mitch Keller won for first time in his last 16 starts.
— Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 0- Boston lost its last six games.
— Marlins 9, Arizona 8- Otto Lopez went 3-5 with three RBI.

Quote of the Day
“We’ve had good communication with Ace Bailey and his representatives. We feel good about everything. Ace and his family are coming to Utah tomorrow. We’ll have a press conference Sunday and a practice (for summer league) Monday.”
Utah Jazz statement

Saturday’s quiz
Since 2000, which NFL team has won the fewest games?

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Carl Crawford has gotten the most hits.

Thursday’s quiz
Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has the biggest salary cap hit this coming season ($51M)

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Notes for Saturday’s baseball games…….​

Some trends for Saturday’s baseball games:
National League
— Mets (48-35) @ Pirates (33-50)
Blackburn is 0-2, 4.85 in three starts. Mets are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
Falter is 3-1, 3.91 in his last five starts. Mets are 9-9 vs lefty starters.

— Padres (44-37) @ Reds (43-39)
Vasquez is 0-1, 3.77 in his last six starts. Under is 11-5 in his starts.
Abbott is 1-1,, 5.47 in his last five starts. Reds won four of their last five games.

— Rockies (18-64) @ Brewers (46-36)
Senzatela is 2-0, 2.70 in his last two starts. Colorado is 10-32 on the road.
Priester is 2-0, 2.94 in his last three starts. Under is 7-3 when he starts.

— Marlins (35-45) @ Diamondbacks (41-40)
Alcantara is 2-1, 2.25 in his last three starts. Marlins won their last five games.
Pfaadt is 1-1, 7.00 in his last four starts. Over is 6-2 in his last eight starts.

— Phillies (48-34) @ Braves (37-44)
Luzardo is 0-2, 9.42 in his last three road starts. Over is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Schwellenbach is 3-0, 2.55 in his last five starts. Braves are 13-12 vs NL East rivals, 24-32 vs everyone else.

— Famous birthdays, June 28th
Mel Brooks, 99 (one of the funniest people ever!!!)
Kathy Bates, 77
Chris Speier, 75
Joe Sambito, 73
Jim Spanarkel, 68
John Elway, 65
Jay Schroeder, 64
Mark Grace, 61
John Cusack, 59
Corey Koskie, 52
Brandon Phillips, 44
Bradley Beal, 32

American League
— A’s (33-51) @ New York (47-34)
Sears is 0-2, 6.59 in his last three starts. A’s didn’t score in their last two games.
Schmidt is 2-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (20.1 IP). Under is 14-1 in New York’s last 15 games.

— Twins (40-42) @ Tigers (51-32)
Ober is 0-4, 8.51 in his last four starts; over is 6-1 in his last eight starts.
Mize is 1-1, 4.34 in his last six starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight starts.

— Rays (46-36) @ Orioles (35-46)
Littell is 0-2, 4.24 in his last three starts; under is 11-5 in his starts.
Eflin gave up 13 runs in 8 IP, in his last two starts. Orioles are 10-6 in their last 16 games.

— Mariners (42-39) @ Rangers (40-42)
Woo is 1-3, 3.98 in his last five starts. under is 5-2 in his last seven starts.
Texas lost its last four home games; they’re 10-12 vs AL West rivals.

— Blue Jays (44-37) @ Red Sox (40-43)
Bassitt is 3-0, 4.06 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six starts.
Giolito is 2-0, 2.50 in his last three starts; Boston is 9-19 in one-run games.

— Word of the Day: Finagle- obtain something by devious or dishonest means.

Interleague games
— Cardinals (45-38) @ Guardians (40-40)
Mikolas is 0-3, 6.19 in his last three starts. Under is 5-1 in his last six road starts.
Cecconi is 2-2, 2.05 in his last four starts. Cleveland got shut out in their last two games.

— Dodgers (52-31) @ Royals (38-44)
Dodgers won their last five games; they’re 39-20 vs righty starters.
Lugo is 1-0, 1.00 in his last three starts. Royals lost their last 11 home games.

— Giants (45-37) @ White Sox (26-56)
Ray is 0-1, 8.40 in his last three starts. Giants are 4-6 since acquiring Devers.
Hauser is 2-2, 2.27 in six starts (under 6-0). Over is 12-4 in their last 16 home games.

— Cubs (48-34) @ Astros (49-33)
Rea is 0-1, 7.47 in his last three starts. Cubs are 9-2 in second game of a series, when they lost the opener.
McCullers is 1-1, 3.91 in his last five starts. Astros won their last five games.

— Nationals (34-48) @ Angels (40-41)
Soroka is 0-2, 5.51 in his last three starts. Washington scored 42 runs in its last six games.
Hendricks is 3-0, 4.70 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five outings.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Brewers, Giants

 

[Udog]

British Columbia Lions @ Saskatchewan Roughriders

 

[Cnotes53]

Saturday, June 28​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
BC at SSK	07:00 PM	BC +2.0 U 48.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S CFL BEST BETS !!

06/28/2025......................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 11.00
06/27/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 0.50
06/26/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
06/21/2025......................2 - 2 - 0......................50.00%......................- 1.00
06/20/2025......................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/19/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%........................- 0.50
06/14/2025......................3 - 1 - 0.....................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
06/13/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.......................- 0.50
06/12/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/07/2025......................1 - 3 - 0.......................25.00%.......................- 11.50
06/06/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0......................50.00%.........................- 0.50

TOTALS.........................18 - 12 - 0.......................60.00%.......................+ 24.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Conferences with most players taken in the NBA Draft:
13— SEC
10— Big 18
8— ACC
5— Big East
4— Big X
2— Mountain West, Atlantic 15

Quote of the Day
“The way this works, the conversations start to happen around now and kind of comparing notes with other GMs, and that’s been going on the last few days.
People are making their preparations, they understand that we’re not committed to a path yet, but we’re doing preparation in both directions and have an understanding of where that might go. So we want to keep playing, keep giving this team that we think is very talented, but unfortunately has started off with a bad record, as much chance as we can.
But we’re gonna have to ultimately make a decision at some point here in July.”
Orioles GM Mike Elias

Sunday’s quiz
Bob Uecker hit exactly .200 in his six-year major league career; how many home runs did he hit?

Saturday’s quiz
Since 2000, Cleveland Browns have won the fewest games of any NFL team.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, Carl Crawford has gotten the most hits.

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

— RIP to the great ballplayer Dave Parker, who passed away this weekend at age 74.
Parker is getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame later this summer; he played 19 years in the majors, had an .810 OPS, won two World Series rings, two batting titles and was an All-Star seven times.
RIP, sir.

— Pirates 9, Mets 2
Mets have lost 12 of their last 15 games.
There was an 89-minute rain delay in the second inning.
Game was 3-2 in 8th inning; Pirates broke it open with six runs in bottom of 8th.

— Marlins 8, Diamondbacks 7 (10)
Arizona led 7-3 after seven innings.
Ketel Marte homered, had four RBI.
Marlins have won six games in a row.

— Rangers 3, Mariners 2 (10)
Marcus Semien had a walk-off single for the Rangers.
Third extra-inning game for Texas in their last four games.
Seattle P Bryan Woo has thrown 6+ IP in all 16 of his starts.

— A’s 7, New York 0
Nick Kurtz hit a 3-run homer, his 11th HR in his last 22 games.
JP Sears got the first 17 outs; rookie Jack Perkins got the last ten
Brent Rooker also homered for the A’s.

— White Sox 1, Giants 0
Andrew Benintendi’s homer was the game’s only run.
Under is 7-0 in Adrian Houser’s starts.
Giants are 4-11 in their last 15 games; they’ve lost four 1-0 games this year.

— Braves 6, Phillies 1
Spencer Schwellenbach struck out 12 hitters in his 7 IP.
Sean Murphy hit a grand slam in 7th inning.
Matt Olson has reached base in his last 29 games.

— Angels manager Ron Washington will stay on medical leave for the rest of the season; we wish him well in getting better very soon.

— Famous birthdays, June 29th:
John Boccabella, 85
Gary Busey, 81
Dan Dierdorf, 76
Rick Honeycutt, 71
Tom Skladany, 70
Pedro Guerrero, 69
Sharon Lawrence, 64
Troy Drayton, 55
Joe Johnson, 44
Kawhi Leonard, 34
Tanner Houck, 29
Gunnar Henderson, 24

— NBA Summer League in Las Vegas starts July 10th; it is fun/affordable, a good chance to see really good basketball at close range. I’ve been there several times; it is fun, and after the games are over, you’re still in Las Vegas.

— There were 59 draft picks in this year’s NBA Draft; 49 of those 59 picks were traded at one point, either before, during or after the draft.

— These players have become very good NBA players, but they were never drafted:
Alex Caruso
Lu Dort
TJ McConnell
Fred VanVleet
VanVleet and Houston Rockets just agreed on a 2-year, $50M contract extension.

— In the NHL Draft Saturday, there were 32 players drafted in the 4th round; those 32 players came from 13 different countries.

— This time next year, college sports will look at lot different, as another round of shuffling conference happens- the Pac-12 will be back in business.
Texas State and Arkansas-Little Rock going to join the league, even though they’re nowhere near the Pacific Ocean, much like Cal/Stanford are nowhere near the Atlantic Ocean, but they’re both in the ACC. Go figure.

— Kicker Justin Tucker was suspended 10 weeks by the NFL because he violated the league’s personal conduct policy; he is eligible to return November 11.

— Minnesota at Detroit is the Sunday night baseball game on ESPN, the first time since 2017 that the Tigers have hosted a Sunday night game.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: New York, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: Rays, Blue Jays, Mariners
NL: Phillies, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mets, Brewers, Padres

 

[Udog]

Toronto Argonauts @ Ottawa Redblacks

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday, June 29​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TOR at OTT	07:00 PM	TOR +1.5 O 51.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S CFL BEST BETS !!

06/29/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%...................- 0.50
06/28/2025......................0 - 2 - 0.......................00.00%....................- 11.00
06/27/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.....................- 0.50
06/26/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%.....................+ 10.00
06/21/2025......................2 - 2 - 0......................50.00%......................- 1.00
06/20/2025......................2 - 0 - 0....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/19/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.....................50.00%........................- 0.50
06/14/2025......................3 - 1 - 0.....................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
06/13/2025......................1 - 1 - 0.......................50.00%.......................- 0.50
06/12/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/07/2025......................1 - 3 - 0.......................25.00%.......................- 11.50
06/06/2025......................2 - 0 - 0.....................100.00%......................+ 10.00
06/05/2025......................1 - 1 - 0......................50.00%.........................- 0.50

TOTALS.........................19 - 13 - 0.......................59.37%.......................+ 23.50