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Armadillo: Friday's six-pack
Six interesting spreads for this week?s college games:
? Florida (-13.5, 57) @ Ole Miss
? Iowa State (-2.5, 44.5) @ TCU
? Mississippi State @ LSU (-16.5, 57)
? Tulane (-3.5, 54.5) @ Southern Mississippi
? Army @ Cincinnati (-13.5, 45.5)
? NC State @ Virginia Tech (-6.5, 56.5)
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 201,959
Please wear a mask when you go out.
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Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??.
13) Teams that have already clinched playoff spots will be tweaking their lineups and pitching setups this weekend; A?s used Jesus Luzardo for three innings in relief Thursday, as they ready to maybe piggy-back him and Mike Fiers in Game 1 of the playoffs on Tuesday.
San Diego might not have Mike Clevinger (biceps) now, so Dinelson Lamet could get their Game 1 nod on Wednesday, which may shorten his stint on the mound in San Francisco tonight.
12) Cardinals 4, Brewers 2? Yadier Molina got his 2,000th hit, which is a lot, especially for a catcher; 32-year old Kwang-Hyun Kim is 3-0, 1.62 in his first season of American baseball.
11) Astros 12, Rangers 4? Texas is 13-10 in its new domed stadium when the roof is closed; they?re 0-4 when the roof is open, as it was in this game. Jose Altuve had three hits, three RBI in his best game of what has been a poor season.
10) Dolphins 31, Jaguars 13:
? Miami?s first three drives: 29 plays, 239 yards, 21 points.
? Fitzpatrick was 18-20 passing for 160 yards, two TD?s.
? Dolphins won four of last five visits to Jacksonville.
? Dolphins had a 12-yard advantage in starting field position.
? Miami converted 7-13 on 3rd down, Jaguars 3-10.
? Last 4+ years, Jaguars are 6-10 ATS as a home favorite.
9) Indians 5, White Sox 4? Cleveland sweeps a 4-game series, has won seven of last eight games- they trail Pale Hose by a game, Twins by two games in AL Central. All three teams are going to make the playoffs.
8) Lakers 114, Nuggets 108 (LA leads 3-1)
? Third straight series Denver has trailed 3-1.
? James/Davis combined to shoot 28 foul shots; Denver shot 23.
? Denver subs were a combined minus-29 in 82:00.
7) Pac-12 is going to play football starting November 6; they?ll have their conference title game December 18. If they?re smart, Pac-12 will play some weeknight games; won?t be much else going on sports-wise during the week in November.
6) UAB 42, South Alabama 10? Blazers racked up 509 yards, converted 10-16 third down plays and led 28-10 at halftime- UAB averaged 11.4 yards per pass attempt.
5) Was bummed out when I found out this week that the Starbucks closest to my house closed down; used to stop in there for a hot chocolate and a slice of lemon pound cake- they have great lemon pound cake.
I?ve never had coffee, but hot chocolate on a chilly day is a good thing.
4) Congrats to the Toronto (Buffalo) Blue Jays, who clinched a playoff spot Thursday, despite playing their home games this season in their adopted hometown of Buffalo, where you can smelll Cheerios being made in the factory beyond the centerfield fence.
3) You know a guy is a sketchy prospect when he throws a no-hitter, and still doesn?t get picked up in our 14-team fantasy league, where each team has 28 players on his roster.
Cubs? Alec Mills allowed eight runs in 9.2 IP in his two starts since throwing a no-hitter in Milwaukee September 13. For the season, he is 5-5, 4.48 in 11 starts.
2) Robinson Cano bunted for a hit against Washington?s shift in the 6th inning Thursday; it was his first bunt basehit since 2013.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
AL East: Tampa Bay, New York
AL Central: Minnesota, Chicago
AL West: Oakland, Houston
AL wild cards: Cleveland, Toronto
NL East: Atlanta, Miami
NL Central: Chicago, St Louis
NL West: Los Angeles, San Diego
NL wild cards: Cincinnati, San Francisco
Armadillo: Friday's six-pack
Six interesting spreads for this week?s college games:
? Florida (-13.5, 57) @ Ole Miss
? Iowa State (-2.5, 44.5) @ TCU
? Mississippi State @ LSU (-16.5, 57)
? Tulane (-3.5, 54.5) @ Southern Mississippi
? Army @ Cincinnati (-13.5, 45.5)
? NC State @ Virginia Tech (-6.5, 56.5)
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 201,959
Please wear a mask when you go out.
**********
Armadillo: Friday's Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??.
13) Teams that have already clinched playoff spots will be tweaking their lineups and pitching setups this weekend; A?s used Jesus Luzardo for three innings in relief Thursday, as they ready to maybe piggy-back him and Mike Fiers in Game 1 of the playoffs on Tuesday.
San Diego might not have Mike Clevinger (biceps) now, so Dinelson Lamet could get their Game 1 nod on Wednesday, which may shorten his stint on the mound in San Francisco tonight.
12) Cardinals 4, Brewers 2? Yadier Molina got his 2,000th hit, which is a lot, especially for a catcher; 32-year old Kwang-Hyun Kim is 3-0, 1.62 in his first season of American baseball.
11) Astros 12, Rangers 4? Texas is 13-10 in its new domed stadium when the roof is closed; they?re 0-4 when the roof is open, as it was in this game. Jose Altuve had three hits, three RBI in his best game of what has been a poor season.
10) Dolphins 31, Jaguars 13:
? Miami?s first three drives: 29 plays, 239 yards, 21 points.
? Fitzpatrick was 18-20 passing for 160 yards, two TD?s.
? Dolphins won four of last five visits to Jacksonville.
? Dolphins had a 12-yard advantage in starting field position.
? Miami converted 7-13 on 3rd down, Jaguars 3-10.
? Last 4+ years, Jaguars are 6-10 ATS as a home favorite.
9) Indians 5, White Sox 4? Cleveland sweeps a 4-game series, has won seven of last eight games- they trail Pale Hose by a game, Twins by two games in AL Central. All three teams are going to make the playoffs.
8) Lakers 114, Nuggets 108 (LA leads 3-1)
? Third straight series Denver has trailed 3-1.
? James/Davis combined to shoot 28 foul shots; Denver shot 23.
? Denver subs were a combined minus-29 in 82:00.
7) Pac-12 is going to play football starting November 6; they?ll have their conference title game December 18. If they?re smart, Pac-12 will play some weeknight games; won?t be much else going on sports-wise during the week in November.
6) UAB 42, South Alabama 10? Blazers racked up 509 yards, converted 10-16 third down plays and led 28-10 at halftime- UAB averaged 11.4 yards per pass attempt.
5) Was bummed out when I found out this week that the Starbucks closest to my house closed down; used to stop in there for a hot chocolate and a slice of lemon pound cake- they have great lemon pound cake.
I?ve never had coffee, but hot chocolate on a chilly day is a good thing.
4) Congrats to the Toronto (Buffalo) Blue Jays, who clinched a playoff spot Thursday, despite playing their home games this season in their adopted hometown of Buffalo, where you can smelll Cheerios being made in the factory beyond the centerfield fence.
3) You know a guy is a sketchy prospect when he throws a no-hitter, and still doesn?t get picked up in our 14-team fantasy league, where each team has 28 players on his roster.
Cubs? Alec Mills allowed eight runs in 9.2 IP in his two starts since throwing a no-hitter in Milwaukee September 13. For the season, he is 5-5, 4.48 in 11 starts.
2) Robinson Cano bunted for a hit against Washington?s shift in the 6th inning Thursday; it was his first bunt basehit since 2013.
1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
AL East: Tampa Bay, New York
AL Central: Minnesota, Chicago
AL West: Oakland, Houston
AL wild cards: Cleveland, Toronto
NL East: Atlanta, Miami
NL Central: Chicago, St Louis
NL West: Los Angeles, San Diego
NL wild cards: Cincinnati, San Francisco
