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WNBA

Monday, August 25

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Trend Report
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Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
Connecticut is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
New York Liberty
New York is 2-11-1 ATS in its last 14 games
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New York's last 11 games
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Connecticut


Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 6 games on the road
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 3-13 ATS in its last 16 games
Chicago is 2-14 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Chicago is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Monday, August 25

 

[Udog]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Cal Raleigh hit his 50th HR Monday, most ever by a catcher in one season.
— Browns traded QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders, for a 5th round pick.
— Raiders also signed 31-year old WR Amari Cooper, who was a free agent.
— Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) will miss at least the first four games this year.
— Commanders gave WR Terry McLaurin a 3-year deal, worth up to $96M.
— Angels’ manager Ron Washington had quadruple bypass heart surgery, hopes to manage the Angels next season.

Quote of the Day
“We talk about ability all the time in this league; compatibility is an important part of it throughout the organization…….one of the challenges always in free agency is you can’t pay everyone, but you want to make sure you’re paying make up and character because the contract, none of that will impact just how he practices and how he approaches the game.”
Broncos’ coach Sean Payton

Tuesday’s quiz
When was the last time a guy on the Phillies won a batting title?

Monday’s quiz
Of all the active major league players, Jose Ramirez is the only one with seven seasons of both 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases.

Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore’s Justin Tucker made the longest field goal in NFL history, 66 yards, in 2021.

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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for every major league team​

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

— Arizona (64-68)
Arizona won seven of its last nine home games.
Diamondbacks are 17-24 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 14 of last 17 home games.
Arizona is 14-28 in last 42 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (59-72)
Braves are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
Atlanta is 33-33 at home, 26-39 on the road.
Braves are 21-18 vs NL East rivals, 38-54 vs everyone else.
Under is 3-0 in their last three games.

— Cubs (76-55)
Chicago is 8-2 in its last ten games.
Cubs are holding #1 Wild Card slot in NL
Under is 19-3-1 in their last 23 games.
Cubs are 59-37 vs righty starters, 17-18 vs lefties.

— Reds (68-64)
Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Reds are 50-44 vs righty starters, 18-20 vs lefties.
Under is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games.
Reds scored in first inning in 10 of last 19 home games.

— Rockies (37-94)
Colorado lost five of its last six games.
Under is 9-5 in Rockies’ last 14 games.
Rockies are 5-30 vs lefty starters, 32-64 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 27 road games.

— Dodgers (75-57)
Dodgers are 6-1 in last seven home games.
LA leads San Diego by a game in NL West.
Dodgers are 56-38 vs righty starters, 19-19 vs lefties.
Under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.

— Marlins (62-69)
Marlins are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
Miami is 31-35 at home, 31-34 on the road.
Under is 14-7 in Marlins’ last 21 road games.
Last three weeks, Marlins are 1-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Brewers (82-50)
Brewers are 3-5 in their last eight games.
Milwaukee is 44-22 at home, 38-28 on the road.
Over is 13-5-1 in their last nineteen home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 5.5 games in the NL Central.

— Mets (70-61)
Mets are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Mets are 42-24 at home, 28-37 on the road.
Over is 10-3-2 in their last 15 games.
Mets leads the Reds by 2.5 games for last NL Wild Card slot.

— Phillies (76-55)
Phillies are 14-7 in their last 21 games.
Phillies are 58-35 vs righty starters, 18-20 vs lefties.
Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.

— Pirates (57-75)
Pirates won five of their last seven games.
Pittsburgh is 39-30 at home, 18-45 on the road.
Under is 10-5-3 in their last 18 games.
Pirates are 17-12 in last 29 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— St Louis (65-67)
St Louis is 4-8 in its last dozen games.
Cardinals are 17-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 36-30 at home, 29-37 on the road.
Over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

— Padres (74-58)
San Diego won 16 of its last 21 home games.
Padres are 43-22 at home, 31-36 on the road.
Padres are 52-38 vs righty starters, 22-20 vs lefties.
San Diego is 24-18 vs NL West rivals, 50-40 vs everyone else.

— Giants (63-68)
Giants are 4-11 in their last 15 games, 2-15 in last 17 at home.
Giants are 50-45 vs righty pitchers, 13-23 vs lefties.
Over is 15-8-2 in their last 25 road games.
SF lost 10 of last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Washington (53-78)
Nationals lost their last three games.
Washington is 11-24 in its last 35 home games.
Over is 7-3-4 in their last 14 games.
Washington is 22-10 last 32 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Famous birthdays, August 26th:
Brett Cullen, 69
Rick Partridge, 68
Melissa McCarthy, 55
David Price, 40
Elvis Andrus, 37
James Harden, 36
Maikel Franco, 33
Ranger Suarez, 30
Spencer Torkelson, 26
Kyren Williams, 25

— Orioles (60-71)
Baltimore lost four of its last five games.
Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Orioles are 31-34 at home, 29-37 on the road.
Orioles are 19-17 vs AL East rivals, 41-54 vs everyone else.

— Red Sox (72-60)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Over is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 1st AL Wild Card slot.

— White Sox (48-83)
Chicago won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
White Sox are 29-37 at home, 19-46 on the road.
Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Chicago is 34-65 vs righty starters, 14-18 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (64-66)
Cleveland lost its last six games, outscored 37-10.
Guardians got shut out in their last three games.
Guardians are 49-43 vs righty starters, 15-23 vs lefties.
Over is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.

— Detroit (78-55)
Detroit is 18-9 in its last 27 games.
Tigers are 26-14 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 10.5 games.
Detroit is 18-4 in home series openers.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Houston (72-59)
Astros are 13-16 in their last 29 games overall
Astros are 6-13 in their last 19 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in AL West.
Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 games.

— Royals (67-65)
Royals lost four of their last five road games.
Kansas City is 52-56 vs righty starters, 15-9 vs lefties.
Over is 4-2 in Royals’ last six games.
Royals scored in first inning in 10 of last 14 home games.

— Angels (62-69)
Angels lost seven of their last 10 games.
Halos are 8.5 games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 51-57 vs righty starters, 11-12 vs lefties.
Angels are 30-17 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (59-72)
Twins lost 11 of their last 15 games.
Minnesota is 33-31 at home, 26-41 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Twins haven’t scored in first inning in their last 11 games.

— New York (71-60)
New York is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
New York is 58-46 vs righty starters, 13-14 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has the #2 Wild Card slot in AL.

— A’s (61-72)
A’s are 28-22 in their last 50 games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
A’s are 15-18 in one-run games, 8-4 in extra innings.
Last 10 weeks, A’s are 9-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..

— Seattle (71-61)
Mariners lost six of their last nine games.
Seattle is 25-9 in its last 34 home games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #3 Wild Card in AL, by four games.

— Tampa Bay (64-67)
Tampa Bay won its last three games, scoring 26 runs.
Rays are 34-33 at home, 30-34 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 6.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 5-10 in last 15 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (66-67)
Rangers lost 12 of their last 18 games.
Texas is 54-45 vs righty starters, 12-22 vs lefties
Rangers are 40-27 at home, 26-40 on road.
Texas is 5.5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.


— Toronto (77-55)
Blue Jays are 14-9 in their last 23 games overall.
Blue Jays won 18 of their last 23 home games.
Over is 9-5-1 in their last 15 home games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by five games in AL East.

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

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Tuesday, August 26

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Trend Report
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Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
Indiana is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Seattle


Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Phoenix's last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Phoenix's last 10 games on the road
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Los Angeles is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 17 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, August 26

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Cal Raleigh hit his 50th HR Monday, most ever by a catcher in one season.
— Browns traded QB Kenny Pickett to the Raiders, for a 5th round pick.
— Raiders also signed 31-year old WR Amari Cooper, who was a free agent.
— Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) will miss at least the first four games this year.
— Commanders gave WR Terry McLaurin a 3-year deal, worth up to $96M.
— Angels’ manager Ron Washington had quadruple bypass heart surgery, hopes to manage the Angels next season.

Quote of the Day
“We talk about ability all the time in this league; compatibility is an important part of it throughout the organization…….one of the challenges always in free agency is you can’t pay everyone, but you want to make sure you’re paying make up and character because the contract, none of that will impact just how he practices and how he approaches the game.”
Broncos’ coach Sean Payton

Tuesday’s quiz
When was the last time a guy on the Phillies won a batting title?

Monday’s quiz
Of all the active major league players, Jose Ramirez is the only one with seven seasons of both 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases.

Sunday’s quiz
Baltimore’s Justin Tucker made the longest field goal in NFL history, 66 yards, in 2021.

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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for every major league team​

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

— Arizona (64-68)
Arizona won seven of its last nine home games.
Diamondbacks are 17-24 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 14 of last 17 home games.
Arizona is 14-28 in last 42 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (59-72)
Braves are 11-5 in their last 16 games.
Atlanta is 33-33 at home, 26-39 on the road.
Braves are 21-18 vs NL East rivals, 38-54 vs everyone else.
Under is 3-0 in their last three games.

— Cubs (76-55)
Chicago is 8-2 in its last ten games.
Cubs are holding #1 Wild Card slot in NL
Under is 19-3-1 in their last 23 games.
Cubs are 59-37 vs righty starters, 17-18 vs lefties.

— Reds (68-64)
Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
Reds are 50-44 vs righty starters, 18-20 vs lefties.
Under is 13-5-1 in their last 19 road games.
Reds scored in first inning in 10 of last 19 home games.

— Rockies (37-94)
Colorado lost five of its last six games.
Under is 9-5 in Rockies’ last 14 games.
Rockies are 5-30 vs lefty starters, 32-64 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 27 road games.

— Dodgers (75-57)
Dodgers are 6-1 in last seven home games.
LA leads San Diego by a game in NL West.
Dodgers are 56-38 vs righty starters, 19-19 vs lefties.
Under is 7-4 in their last 11 home games.

— Marlins (62-69)
Marlins are 5-11 in their last 16 games.
Miami is 31-35 at home, 31-34 on the road.
Under is 14-7 in Marlins’ last 21 road games.
Last three weeks, Marlins are 1-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Brewers (82-50)
Brewers are 3-5 in their last eight games.
Milwaukee is 44-22 at home, 38-28 on the road.
Over is 13-5-1 in their last nineteen home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 5.5 games in the NL Central.

— Mets (70-61)
Mets are 6-3 in their last nine games.
Mets are 42-24 at home, 28-37 on the road.
Over is 10-3-2 in their last 15 games.
Mets leads the Reds by 2.5 games for last NL Wild Card slot.

— Phillies (76-55)
Phillies are 14-7 in their last 21 games.
Phillies are 58-35 vs righty starters, 18-20 vs lefties.
Over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.

— Pirates (57-75)
Pirates won five of their last seven games.
Pittsburgh is 39-30 at home, 18-45 on the road.
Under is 10-5-3 in their last 18 games.
Pirates are 17-12 in last 29 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— St Louis (65-67)
St Louis is 4-8 in its last dozen games.
Cardinals are 17-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 36-30 at home, 29-37 on the road.
Over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

— Padres (74-58)
San Diego won 16 of its last 21 home games.
Padres are 43-22 at home, 31-36 on the road.
Padres are 52-38 vs righty starters, 22-20 vs lefties.
San Diego is 24-18 vs NL West rivals, 50-40 vs everyone else.

— Giants (63-68)
Giants are 4-11 in their last 15 games, 2-15 in last 17 at home.
Giants are 50-45 vs righty pitchers, 13-23 vs lefties.
Over is 15-8-2 in their last 25 road games.
SF lost 10 of last 12 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Washington (53-78)
Nationals lost their last three games.
Washington is 11-24 in its last 35 home games.
Over is 7-3-4 in their last 14 games.
Washington is 22-10 last 32 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Famous birthdays, August 26th:
Brett Cullen, 69
Rick Partridge, 68
Melissa McCarthy, 55
David Price, 40
Elvis Andrus, 37
James Harden, 36
Maikel Franco, 33
Ranger Suarez, 30
Spencer Torkelson, 26
Kyren Williams, 25

— Orioles (60-71)
Baltimore lost four of its last five games.
Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Orioles are 31-34 at home, 29-37 on the road.
Orioles are 19-17 vs AL East rivals, 41-54 vs everyone else.

— Red Sox (72-60)
Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Over is 13-6 in their last 19 games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 1st AL Wild Card slot.

— White Sox (48-83)
Chicago won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
White Sox are 29-37 at home, 19-46 on the road.
Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Chicago is 34-65 vs righty starters, 14-18 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (64-66)
Cleveland lost its last six games, outscored 37-10.
Guardians got shut out in their last three games.
Guardians are 49-43 vs righty starters, 15-23 vs lefties.
Over is 15-6 in their last 21 home games.

— Detroit (78-55)
Detroit is 18-9 in its last 27 games.
Tigers are 26-14 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 10.5 games.
Detroit is 18-4 in home series openers.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Houston (72-59)
Astros are 13-16 in their last 29 games overall
Astros are 6-13 in their last 19 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in AL West.
Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 games.

— Royals (67-65)
Royals lost four of their last five road games.
Kansas City is 52-56 vs righty starters, 15-9 vs lefties.
Over is 4-2 in Royals’ last six games.
Royals scored in first inning in 10 of last 14 home games.

— Angels (62-69)
Angels lost seven of their last 10 games.
Halos are 8.5 games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 51-57 vs righty starters, 11-12 vs lefties.
Angels are 30-17 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (59-72)
Twins lost 11 of their last 15 games.
Minnesota is 33-31 at home, 26-41 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Twins haven’t scored in first inning in their last 11 games.

— New York (71-60)
New York is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine games.
New York is 58-46 vs righty starters, 13-14 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has the #2 Wild Card slot in AL.

— A’s (61-72)
A’s are 28-22 in their last 50 games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
A’s are 15-18 in one-run games, 8-4 in extra innings.
Last 10 weeks, A’s are 9-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..

— Seattle (71-61)
Mariners lost six of their last nine games.
Seattle is 25-9 in its last 34 home games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #3 Wild Card in AL, by four games.

— Tampa Bay (64-67)
Tampa Bay won its last three games, scoring 26 runs.
Rays are 34-33 at home, 30-34 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 6.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 5-10 in last 15 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (66-67)
Rangers lost 12 of their last 18 games.
Texas is 54-45 vs righty starters, 12-22 vs lefties
Rangers are 40-27 at home, 26-40 on road.
Texas is 5.5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.


— Toronto (77-55)
Blue Jays are 14-9 in their last 23 games overall.
Blue Jays won 18 of their last 23 home games.
Over is 9-5-1 in their last 15 home games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by five games in AL East.

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

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, August 26​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
SEA at IND	07:00 PM	SEA -4.0 O 168.0	+500 +500
PHO at LA	10:00 PM	PHO -3.5 U 177.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

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[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six veterans who were on baseball’s waiver wire Tuesday:
— 1B Carlos Santana, Cleveland
— P Andrew Heaney, Pittsburgh
— 3B Buddy Kennedy, Dodgers
— P Joe Ross, Phillies
— P Matt Bowman, Orioles
— P Ty Adcock, Mets

Quote of the Day
“We know what this offense is capable of. It’s just going out and executing on a daily basis. And offense has ups and downs, so you’re going to go through that during a season. But what we’d really like is for things to keep going well and keep things going in the playoffs. I’ve always said that the hottest team wins in the playoffs. It doesn’t matter who’s the best team. It’s the hottest team.”
Mets’ OF Brandon Nimmo

Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson play his college football?

Tuesday’s quiz
1958 was the last time a guy on the Phillies won a batting title; Richie Ashburn hit .350.

Monday’s quiz
Of all the active major league players, Jose Ramirez is the only one with seven seasons of both 20+ home runs and 20+ stolen bases.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..​

— Tuesday was Cutdown Day in the NFL; teams get down to 53-man rosters, then sign guys for their 16-man practice squad.
Tough day; NFL goes from 2,880 players down to 1,696 pretty quickly, then back up to 2,208 when you count the practice squad guys. Lot of people lose their jobs. Lot of shuffling between cities. Cruddy teams sign guys the better teams cut.

— Practice squad players with two years of service or less will receive $13,000 a week.
Players with 2+ years of service will receive $17,500 minimum weekly salary ($22,000 maximum).

— New Orleans Saints named Spencer Rattler their starting QB; they host the Cardinals next week. Saints were 0-6 when Rattler started last year; he threw 4 TD’s, 5 INT’s.

— Philadelphia Eagles traded for QB Sam Howell; their #2 QB Tanner McKee has injured finger, so Howell serves as insurance.
With Kenny Pickett traded to Las Vegas, Howell/Pickett become the only two NFL players ever to be traded three times in their first four years in the league.

— Atlanta Falcons’ RT Kaleb McGary is out for the year (leg); he’s been Atlanta’s starter at RT since 2019. McGary’s backup is out 6-8 weeks with an ankle injury. Falcons acquired OT Michael Jerrell in a trade Tuesday.

— Not sure if you heard or not, but Travis Kelce, the Chiefs’ TE, got engaged to be married this week; apparently he’s been dating a famous singer (Taylor Swift). Big news Tuesday.
Long time ago, back in 2000, Taylor Swift was in an episode of CSI, when she was a kid; her character died in that episode. Now she is very much alive and is really, really rich.

— They released the 2026 baseball schedule Tuesday, seven months before the season starts; A’s are going to host two series in Las Vegas, against Brewers/Rockies, two years before they’re scheduled to move into their new stadium on the Las Vegas Strip.

— Famous birthdays, August 27th:
GW Bailey, 81
Buddy Bell, 74
Scott Studwell, 71
Mike Maddux, 64
Jim Thome, 55
Patrick J Adams, 44
Darren McFadden, 38
Kevin Huerter, 27

— Mets 6, Phillies 5
Mets blew a 5-2 lead; Brandon Nimmo had a walk-off single.
Mets beat Philly last two nights; they still trail the Phils by 5 games in NL East.
Phillies have lost their last nine games at Citi Field.

— Padres 7, Mariners 6
San Diego scored five runs in first inning; Ramor Laureano hit a grand slam.
Mariners scored six runs in fifth inning to briefly take a 6-5 lead.
Padres currently hold the NL’s #2 Wild Card slot.

— Twins 7, Blue Jays 5
Minnesota scored four times in the top of the 9th inning.
Mickey Gasper’s first MLB homer tied the game in the ninth.
Matt Wallner had the game-winning HR, his third tater in two nights,

— Brewers 9, Arizona 8
Milwaukee led 6-0 after the third inning.
Gabriel Moreno hit a 3-run homer for the Diamondbacks.
Brewers 2B Brice Turang had 63 total bases this month, most in the NL.

— Braves 11, Marlins 2
This game was 2-2 after the 8th inning.
Ozzie Albies homered twice, doubled for the Braves.
Marlins are surprisingly two games ahead of Atlanta in the standings.

— Royals 5, White Sox 4
White Sox led 4-0 after the 7th inning.
Martin Perez allowed only one hit in 7 scoreless IP.
Kyle Isbel had the game-winning single.

— A’s 7, Tigers 6
Darell Hernaiz drew a bases loaded walk that ended the game.
A’s led 5-4 after the third inning.
A’s are 29-22 in their last 51 games.

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

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Wednesday, August 27

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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Las Vegas's last 15 games on the road
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games at home
Dallas is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Connecticut


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 27

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in batting average:
.323— Aaron Judge, NYY
.311— Jack Wilson, A’s
.307— Jeremy Pena, Hst
.307— Bo Bichette, Tor
.303— George Springer, Tor
.302— Freddie Freeman, LA

Those are the only six qualified hitters batting over .300 this season

Quote of the Day
“On good teams, coaches hold players accountable, on great teams, players hold players accountable.”
Joe Dumars

Thursday’s quiz
Who was coaching the Miami Dolphins, the last time they won a playoff game?

Wednesday’s quiz
Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

Tuesday’s quiz
1958 was the last time a guy on the Phillies won a batting title; Richie Ashburn hit .350.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

— New Jersey Giants are only 8th team since 2009 to outscore their preseason opponents by 60+ points.

Of the other seven teams……..
— 6 of 7 made the playoffs
— 2 won the Super Bowl
— 7 teams averaged 11.1 regular season wins
— Russell Wilson was QB for 2 of the other 7 teams.

— College/Minor League football’s highest paid quarterbacks this year:
$4M- Darian Mensah, Duke (poached from Tulane)
$3.1M- Carson Beck, Miami (poached from Georgia)
$3M- Bryce Underwood, Michigan (freshman)
$3M- Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
$3M- Drew Allar, Penn State

Last year, Duke had their QB (Riley Leonard) poached by Notre Dame, so they returned the favor to Tulane this year.

— Middle Tennessee’s football team will wear one helmet and only two jerseys this year, instead of having alternative uniforms. The move saves the program $668,000 and helps find their NIL and overall football program.

— USC is out of college football’s preseason top 25 for the first time since 2019; Trojans went 8-5/7-6 the last two years.

— New England Patriots signed QB Tommy DeVito to be their #2 QB; he joins Drake Maye, Joshua Dobbs in the Patriots’ QB room.

— Kansas City Chiefs’ WR Rashee Rice is suspended for the first six games of the season, for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

In July, Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years’ probation for his role in a multi-car crash in Dallas that left multiple people injured during the 2024 offseason.

— Minnesota Vikings re-acquired veteran WR Adam Thielen from Carolina; teams exchanged 5th round draft picks, Carolina got a 4th round pick, Vikings got a 7th round pick.

Thielen played nine of his first 11 NFL seasons with Minnesota; he’s caught 534 passes for the Vikings, 55 of them for touchdowns.

— Highest-paid QB’s in the NFL:
(based on three-year average)
$61.6M- Dak Prescott, Cowboys
$61.3M- Joe Burrow, Bengals
$58.3M- Jordan Love, Packers
$56.9M- Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars

— Famous birthdays, August 28th:
Lou Piniella, 82
Mike Torrez, 79
Ron Guidry, 75

Joel Youngblood, 74
Darren Lewis, 58
Anthony Weaver, 45

— Mets 6, Phillies 0
Mets sweep the Phillies, trail them by 4 games in NL East.
Rookie Nolan MacLean is 3-0, 0.89 in his first three starts.
Phillies have lost their last ten games at Citi Field.

— Mariners 4, Padres 3
Eugenio Suarez hit a 3-run homer for Seattle.
Andres Munoz got his 31st save for the Mariners.
Seattle is AL’s #3 Wild Card; Padres hold NL’s #2 Wild Card.

— Guardians 4, Rays 3 (10)
Nolan Jones tied the game with a 9th inning home run.
Kyle Manzardo had his third walk-off hit of the season.
Manzardo is the first Guardian with 3+ walk-offs since Jim Thome in 2001.

— Red Sox 3, Orioles 2
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a 2-run homer in ninth inning.
Aroldis Chapman got his 26th save of the season.
Boston holds the top Wild Card slot in the AL.

— New York 11, Nationals 2
New York scored nine runs in the third inning; Washington pitchers threw 77 pitches in the third inning alone, the most any team has thrown in one inning since 2003.

— Blue Jays 9, Twins 8
Addison Barger hit the game-winning double in the 8th inning.
Davis Schneider homered twice for the Blue Jays.
Toronto is 58-4 when they score 5+ runs.

— A’s 7, Tigers 0
Rookie Luis Morales allowed two hits in 7 IP.
2B Zack Gelof hit his first homer of the season.
A’s are 30-22 in their last 52 games.

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

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Thursday, August 28

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Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing New York
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York Liberty
New York is 2-12-1 ATS in its last 15 games
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 12 games
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New York is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games
Chicago is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games
Phoenix is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, August 28

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Friday, August 29

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Dallas Wings
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 18 games
Los Angeles is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 29

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in runs scored:
123— Shohei Ohtani, LA
106— Aaron Judge, NYY
99— Juan Soto, Mets
96— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
92— Lindor, Turner, Tatis, De La Cruz
89— Corbin Carroll, Ariz

Quote of the Day
“It seems like the public is moving the line. We’ve seen a lot of interest in Texas, but not from the usual suspects, and by that I mean a subset of sharp customers we have a lot of history with.”
Chris Bennett, sportsbook director at Circa, on the Texas-Ohio State point spread.

Saturday’s quiz
In his playing days in the 1950’s, ESPN analyst Lee Corso was a quarterback at Florida State; what famous actor was a running back on that team?

Friday’s quiz
In 2005, Chicago White Sox won the World Series; Ozzie Guillen was their manager.

Thursday’s quiz
Dave Wannstedt was coaching the Miami Dolphins, last time they won a playoff game.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night…….

— Astros 2, Angels 0
Cristian Javier didn’t allow a hit in 6 IP (85 PT)
Carlos Correa had a game-winning single in 7th inning.
Angels have lost 8 of their last 10 games.

— Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
Paul Skenes threw 6 innings; he is now 9-9, 2.05 this year.
Red Sox led 2-0 after the fifth inning.
Andrew McCutchen knocked in the go-head run in the top of the 6th.

— Tarleton State 30, Army 27 OT
I-AA Tarleton was a 14.5 point underdog.
Army missed 43, 35 yard field goals at end of regulation, in overtime.
Army outgained Tarleton 411-344, but was minus-3 in turnovers.

— Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Auburn ran a kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
Tigers ran ball for 307 yards (5.9 yards/carry).
QB Arnold, a transfer from Oklahoma, ran ball for 137 yards, scored 2 TD’s.

— Georgia Tech 27, Colorado 20
QB King ran 45 yards for a touchdown with 1:07 left.
Tech lost two fumbles, threw an INT on its first three drives.
Tech outgained Colorado, 463-305.

— Wake Forest 10, Kennesaw State 9
Jake Dickert gets a close win in his first game as Wake Forest’s coach.
Deacons’ only TD came in first quarter; they were an 18-point favorite.
Wake Forest outgained Kennesaw State of C-USA 348-307

— UNLV 38, Sam Houston State 21
Rebels led 24-7 at halftime, improved to 2-0.
QB Colandrea threw for 249 yards, two TD’s.
UNLV ran 56 plays, only 9 of them on third down.

— Famous birthdays, August 30th:
Dave Chalk, 75
Robert Parish, 72
David Paymer, 71
Michael Michele, 59
Cameron Diaz, 53

Shaun Alexander, 48
Cliff Lee, 47
Adam Wainwright, 44
Mikal Bridges, 29
Drake Maye, 23

— Cardinals 7, Reds 5 (10)
Masyn Winn went 3-for-5, drove in three runs.
Game-winning run scored on a throwing error by Elly De La Cruz.
Reds have lost seven of their last eight games.

— Phillies 2, Braves 1
Eric Bohm’s 8th inning sac fly scored the game-winning run.
Braves had 12 hits, but were 2-12 with runners in scoring position.
Kyle Schwarber scored both runs for the Phillies.

— Mets 19, Marlins 9
Mets led 5-0 before they made an out; it was 12-0 after two innings.
Rookie Jonah Tong allowed four runs in 5 IP in his MLB debut.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice, scored 4 runs, had 4 RBI

— Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2
Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout IP.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Toronto’s lead in AL East is down to three games.

— New York 10, White Sox 2
New York won its sixth consecutive game.
New York’s payroll: $295,660,655

Chicago lost its fourth game in a row.
White Sox’ payroll: $84,161,459

— Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Zac Gallen allowed two hits in six shutout IP.
Dodgers still lead San Diego by two games in NL West.

— Guardians 5, Mariners 4
Seattle scored 4 runs in top of 1st, led 4-1 after six innings.
Steven Kwan had a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 9th inning.
Cleveland moves within four games of Seattle for the AL’s last Wild Card slot.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Saturday, August 30

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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home


Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Golde State Valkyries
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games at home


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home


New York Liberty
New York is 3-12-1 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-13-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
New York is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, August 30

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for next week:
— TCU (-3.5) @ North Carolina (Monday)
— Iowa @ Iowa State (-2.5)
— Michigan @ Oklahoma (-2.5)
— Baylor @ SMU (-3)
— Kansas @ Missouri (-6.5)
— Illinois @ Duke (-2.5)

Quote of the Day
“I choose to believe we’ve got a good football team. But we can’t play on our heels. We’re not going to be what we think we can be, what we want to be, if that’s the case. And that falls on everyone. I don’t just point the finger at the players.”
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer

Sunday’s quiz
Which NFL team did Nick Saban coach?

Saturday’s quiz
In his playing days in the 1950’s, ESPN analyst Lee Corso was a quarterback at Florida State; the famous actor Burt Reynolds was a running back on that team.

Friday’s quiz
In 2005, Chicago White Sox won the World Series; Ozzie Guillen was their manager.

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

— Florida State 31, Alabama 17
Seminoles ran ball for 230 yards, posted a big upset.
Kalen Deboer is 6-4 vs unranked teams at Alabama; Nick Saban was 124-4.
FSU’s offensive coordinator is Gus Malzahn (Auburn’s coach for 8 years)

— LSU 17, Clemson 10
Clemson led 10-3 at halftime, didn’t score in second half.
LSU stopped Clemson on the 15-yard line with 0:59 left.
Clemson ran the ball 20 times for only 31 yards.

— Ohio State 14, Texas 7
Longhorns lost despite outgaining Ohio State, 336-203.
Texas didn’t score until they got a TD with 3:28 left in the game.
Longhorns were stopped on two 4th downs inside the OSU 10-yard line.

— Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
Vols’ new QB Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards, three TD’s.
Aguilar transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA to Tennessee this year.
Tennessee had good balance; they ran for 246 yards, threw for 247 more.

— Tulane 23, Northwestern 3
Tulane’s QB last year got paid $4M to bolt to Duke.
BYU booted its QB Jake Retzlaff this spring, for off-field issues.
Retzlaff is now Tulane’s QB; he passed for 152, ran for 113 more.

— Kentucky 24, Toledo 16
Rockets threw a 20-yard TD pass with 1:55 left for the backdoor cover.
Toledo had 11 penalties for 93 yards, Kentucky 3 for 30.
Kentucky has 55 new players this year, 27 of them transfers.

— Texas A&M 42, Texas-San Antonio 24
Marcel Reed threw for 289 yards, four TD’s.
KC Conception ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD.
UTSA’s Robert Henry ran ball 16 times for 177 yards, two TD’s.

— Famous birthdays, August 31st:
Richard Gere, 76
Tom Candiotti, 69
Von Hayes, 67
Hideo Nomo, 57

Larry Fitzgerald, 42
Jalen Brunson, 29
Desmond Ridder, 26
Ahmad (Sauce) Gardner, 25

— Marlins 11, Mets 8
Marlins scored 5 runs in 1st inning, later blew an 8-2 lead.
Connor Norby knocked in three runs in the last three innings.
Mets are now six games behind the Phillies in NL East.

— Guardians 4, Mariners 3
Kyle Manzardo hit a 2-run HR for Cleveland.
Guardians are within three games of Seattle for last AL Wild Card spot.
Seattle has lost 7 in a row on the road, is 5-11 in last 16 games overall.

— Angels 4, Astros 1
Oswald Peraza had the game-winning hit in the 9th inning.
Game was tied 1-1 after eight innings.
Kenley Jansen got his 24th save for the Halos.

— Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1
Jackson Chourio/Christian Yelich hit back/back HR’s in 9th inning.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Toronto’s lead in AL East is down to two games.

— Padres 12, Twins 3
Minnesota led 3-1 after five innings.
9th-place hitter Elias Diaz homered twice for San Diego.
Manny Machado got his 1,000th hit as a Padre.

— Royals 3, Tigers 1
Bobby Witt hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.
Witt’s 20th home run extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
Kansas City moved within two games of the AL’s last Wild Card spot.

— Arizona 6, Dodgers 1
Game was scoreless after six innings.
Eduardo Rodriguez allowed four hits in 6 shutout IP.
Dodgers’ lead in NL West is down to a game over San Diego.

— If the playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers Wild Cards: Cubs, Mets, Padres
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners