MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...21-21-0 50.00% - 6.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............10-12-0.........45.45%............ - 8.15
O/U:
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............11-10-0.........52.38%...........+ 0.50
Update 10/18/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...21-21-0 50.00% - 6.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............10-12-0.........45.45%............ - 8.15
O/U:
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............11-10-0.........52.38%...........+ 0.50
Update 10/18/2021
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Interesting spreads for college football week 7:
— Boston College @ Louisville (-6)
— Clemson @ Pittsburgh (-3.5)
— Maryland @ Minnesota (-5)
— NC State (-3) @ Miami
— Utah (-3) @ Oregon State
— Oregon @ UCLA (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“This is the guy I knew in Philadelphia. He can be a big-play machine. What I’ve been more impressed with, I know he can make those plays, but I like the way he’s taking care of the football. I like the way he’s handling the game, getting us in and out of the right run checks, just being in control out there and trusting his guys to make the big plays and making good decisions and being accurate with the ball, especially down the field, which he’s been off the charts.”
Colts’ coach Frank Reich, talking about QB Carson Wentz
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden?
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills lost 22-16 at Tennessee in a 1999 playoff game, on a 75-yard kick return with 0:03 left. Wade Phillips was coach of the Bills back then.
Sunday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin went 5-15 in 1+ years coaching the Raiders, in 2007-08.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) Titans 34, Bills 31:
— Allen got stopped on 4th down on 3-yard line in last minute.
— Bills were 7-13 on third down, Titans 4-10.
— Allen threw for 353 yards; three WR’s had 88+ receiving yards.
— Titans’ first 3 drives: 12 plays, 29 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Titans’ next 6 drives: 39 plays, 322 yards, 34 points.
— Henry ran ball for 143 yards, had 76-yard TD run.
12) Red Sox 12, Astros 3:
— Boston scored 6 runs in 2nd inning, 3 more in 3rd.
— Schwarber hit a grand slam.
— Red Sox lead series, 2-1.
— Boston led this game 9-0 in 3rd inning, they led Game 2 8-0 in 2nd inning. Not good for TV ratings.
11) Lets compare Hall of Fame qualifications of two former NFL coaches:
— coach A: 161-111 regular season, 13-11 in playoffs, 1-2 in Super Bowls
— coach B: 149-90-1 regular season, 21-12 in playoffs, 1-1 in Super Bowls
Coach A led two teams to a Super Bowl. Coach B coached one team.
Coach B is in the Hall of Fame, Coach A isn’t, but should be.
Any idea who they are? Answer is further down in this space.
10) FOX announcer Joe Buck is a busy man these days; he could conceivably call nine games in ten days, between NFL and baseball playoff games. Not sure why they don’t slide someone else into his football duties. Nine games in ten days seems like a bit much.
9) NFL trends:
— Rookie QB’s struggle; they’re 8-18 ATS so far this season.
— First-time head coaches are 17-23 ATS this season.
8) When college football teams have alums who become NFL stars, they promote it. Louisville is going to retire Lamar Jackson’s number 8; the only Louisville player who has had his number retired is Johnny Unitas.
7) Texas-El Paso’s football is 6-1 and bowl eligible, after going a combined 5-39 the previous five seasons. Quite a turnaround for the Miners. Hopefully they don’t put them in the Sun Bowl on their home field; put them in a bowl somewhere fun, let the kids travel.
6) Ed Orgeron is out as LSU’s football coach, less than two years after he won the national title with the Bayou Bengals. Oregon is expected to get a $17M buyout, pretty good bank for walking out the door. There were non-football issues involved, but bottom line is, 9-8 the last two years doesn’t butter the biscuit.
5) Why did the Cardinals trade for Zach Ertz? Last time Arizona had a tight end who had 100+ receiving yards in a game was way back in 1989, when Robert Awalt had 105 yards in a 24-20 win over Dallas.
Since 2013, every other NFL team has had a 100+-yard receiving game from a tight end.
4) Louisiana-Monroe (+33) upset Liberty 31-28 Saturday; it was the biggest upset in a I-A game since 2012. Warhawks are 3-3 under 1st-year coach Terry Bowden, after going 0-10 last year- their losses this season are by 35-54-34 points, but 3-3 is still way better than 0-10.
3) Houston Texans lost last five games, giving up 30.2 ppg; they’re 0-3 on road, outscored 102-24. They need to trade Deshaun Watson before the November 2 trade deadline- they’ll get lot of draft choices back for him, which is what the need, good ballplayers.
2) Red Sox OF Kike Hernandez is 18-36 in playoffs this month with five homers, quite a run he is on. Earlier this summer, when Corey Seager was hurt, I added Hernandez to my fantasy team to take Seager’s place at shortstop. He was active on my team one week, went 4-22. Not good.
Could have used that 18-36 back then, ya know?
Coach A up above is Mike Holmgren; Coach B is Bill Cowher.
1) NBA season starts Tuesday night with two games; basketball season is underway, with college hoop right behind it next month. Much better weeknight entertainment.
Interesting spreads for college football week 7:
— Boston College @ Louisville (-6)
— Clemson @ Pittsburgh (-3.5)
— Maryland @ Minnesota (-5)
— NC State (-3) @ Miami
— Utah (-3) @ Oregon State
— Oregon @ UCLA (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“This is the guy I knew in Philadelphia. He can be a big-play machine. What I’ve been more impressed with, I know he can make those plays, but I like the way he’s taking care of the football. I like the way he’s handling the game, getting us in and out of the right run checks, just being in control out there and trusting his guys to make the big plays and making good decisions and being accurate with the ball, especially down the field, which he’s been off the charts.”
Colts’ coach Frank Reich, talking about QB Carson Wentz
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden?
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills lost 22-16 at Tennessee in a 1999 playoff game, on a 75-yard kick return with 0:03 left. Wade Phillips was coach of the Bills back then.
Sunday’s quiz
Lane Kiffin went 5-15 in 1+ years coaching the Raiders, in 2007-08.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) Titans 34, Bills 31:
— Allen got stopped on 4th down on 3-yard line in last minute.
— Bills were 7-13 on third down, Titans 4-10.
— Allen threw for 353 yards; three WR’s had 88+ receiving yards.
— Titans’ first 3 drives: 12 plays, 29 yards, 2 first downs, no points.
— Titans’ next 6 drives: 39 plays, 322 yards, 34 points.
— Henry ran ball for 143 yards, had 76-yard TD run.
12) Red Sox 12, Astros 3:
— Boston scored 6 runs in 2nd inning, 3 more in 3rd.
— Schwarber hit a grand slam.
— Red Sox lead series, 2-1.
— Boston led this game 9-0 in 3rd inning, they led Game 2 8-0 in 2nd inning. Not good for TV ratings.
11) Lets compare Hall of Fame qualifications of two former NFL coaches:
— coach A: 161-111 regular season, 13-11 in playoffs, 1-2 in Super Bowls
— coach B: 149-90-1 regular season, 21-12 in playoffs, 1-1 in Super Bowls
Coach A led two teams to a Super Bowl. Coach B coached one team.
Coach B is in the Hall of Fame, Coach A isn’t, but should be.
Any idea who they are? Answer is further down in this space.
10) FOX announcer Joe Buck is a busy man these days; he could conceivably call nine games in ten days, between NFL and baseball playoff games. Not sure why they don’t slide someone else into his football duties. Nine games in ten days seems like a bit much.
9) NFL trends:
— Rookie QB’s struggle; they’re 8-18 ATS so far this season.
— First-time head coaches are 17-23 ATS this season.
8) When college football teams have alums who become NFL stars, they promote it. Louisville is going to retire Lamar Jackson’s number 8; the only Louisville player who has had his number retired is Johnny Unitas.
7) Texas-El Paso’s football is 6-1 and bowl eligible, after going a combined 5-39 the previous five seasons. Quite a turnaround for the Miners. Hopefully they don’t put them in the Sun Bowl on their home field; put them in a bowl somewhere fun, let the kids travel.
6) Ed Orgeron is out as LSU’s football coach, less than two years after he won the national title with the Bayou Bengals. Oregon is expected to get a $17M buyout, pretty good bank for walking out the door. There were non-football issues involved, but bottom line is, 9-8 the last two years doesn’t butter the biscuit.
5) Why did the Cardinals trade for Zach Ertz? Last time Arizona had a tight end who had 100+ receiving yards in a game was way back in 1989, when Robert Awalt had 105 yards in a 24-20 win over Dallas.
Since 2013, every other NFL team has had a 100+-yard receiving game from a tight end.
4) Louisiana-Monroe (+33) upset Liberty 31-28 Saturday; it was the biggest upset in a I-A game since 2012. Warhawks are 3-3 under 1st-year coach Terry Bowden, after going 0-10 last year- their losses this season are by 35-54-34 points, but 3-3 is still way better than 0-10.
3) Houston Texans lost last five games, giving up 30.2 ppg; they’re 0-3 on road, outscored 102-24. They need to trade Deshaun Watson before the November 2 trade deadline- they’ll get lot of draft choices back for him, which is what the need, good ballplayers.
2) Red Sox OF Kike Hernandez is 18-36 in playoffs this month with five homers, quite a run he is on. Earlier this summer, when Corey Seager was hurt, I added Hernandez to my fantasy team to take Seager’s place at shortstop. He was active on my team one week, went 4-22. Not good.
Could have used that 18-36 back then, ya know?
Coach A up above is Mike Holmgren; Coach B is Bill Cowher.
1) NBA season starts Tuesday night with two games; basketball season is underway, with college hoop right behind it next month. Much better weeknight entertainment.
ATLANTA is 26-7 SU (18.1 Units) in road games vs. an NL team with a batting average of .245 or worse in the second half of the sea...
BOSTON is 52-34 SU (17.2 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 19
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 19
Houston (1-2) @ Boston (2-1)
— Greinke hasn’t started a game since September 19.
— Astros are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— under 7-3-2 last 12
— He is 2-5, 5.09 in nine starts vs Boston.
— He is 4-6, 4.18 in 19 postseason starts.
— Houston starters allowed 11 runs in 2.2 IP, in Games 2-3
— Houston scored 44 runs in last seven games.
— Astros are 3-12 with RISP so far in series.
— Houston is 1-6 in last seven road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Pivetta is 0-2, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— He allowed 3 runs in 8.2 IP, in two relief stints this month.
— Red Sox are 2-8 in his last ten starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— He is 0-2, 5.25 in two starts vs Houston.
— He gave up 3 runs in 8.2 IP, in two postseason relief stints.
— Boston scored 51 runs in its last six games.
— Boston is 6-2 in last eight games overall.
— Red Sox are 7-26 with RISP so far in series.
— Red Sox won their last four home games.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Astros are 6-4 vs Boston this year, 2-2 here.
Atlanta (2-0) @ Los Angeles (0-2)
— Morton is 1-1, 1.89 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 18-17 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts vs LA.
— He is 7-4, 3.44 in 14 playoff starts.
— Atlanta had walk-off wins in both Games 1-2.
— Braves won seven of last eight games overall.
— Braves won four of last five road games.
— under 28-16-4 last 48 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Buehler is 3-1, 1.99 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— He is 2-0, 2.79 in three starts vs Atlanta.
— He is 3-2, 2.50 in 13 postseason starts.
— Dodgers used 8 pitchers Saturday, 7 on Sunday; day off helps.
— Last four games, LA is 5-43 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 16-1 in their last 17 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Dodgers are 4-4 vs Braves this year, 3-0 here.
MLB
Tuesday, October 19
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Houston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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BOSTON is 52-34 SU (17.2 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 19
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 19
Houston (1-2) @ Boston (2-1)
— Greinke hasn’t started a game since September 19.
— Astros are 2-6 in his last eight starts.
— under 7-3-2 last 12
— He is 2-5, 5.09 in nine starts vs Boston.
— He is 4-6, 4.18 in 19 postseason starts.
— Houston starters allowed 11 runs in 2.2 IP, in Games 2-3
— Houston scored 44 runs in last seven games.
— Astros are 3-12 with RISP so far in series.
— Houston is 1-6 in last seven road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Pivetta is 0-2, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— He allowed 3 runs in 8.2 IP, in two relief stints this month.
— Red Sox are 2-8 in his last ten starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— He is 0-2, 5.25 in two starts vs Houston.
— He gave up 3 runs in 8.2 IP, in two postseason relief stints.
— Boston scored 51 runs in its last six games.
— Boston is 6-2 in last eight games overall.
— Red Sox are 7-26 with RISP so far in series.
— Red Sox won their last four home games.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Astros are 6-4 vs Boston this year, 2-2 here.
Atlanta (2-0) @ Los Angeles (0-2)
— Morton is 1-1, 1.89 in his last four starts.
— Braves are 18-17 in his starts.
— under 4-2 last six
— He is 1-1, 4.50 in four starts vs LA.
— He is 7-4, 3.44 in 14 playoff starts.
— Atlanta had walk-off wins in both Games 1-2.
— Braves won seven of last eight games overall.
— Braves won four of last five road games.
— under 28-16-4 last 48 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Buehler is 3-1, 1.99 in his last four starts.
— Dodgers are 9-4 in his last 13 starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— He is 2-0, 2.79 in three starts vs Atlanta.
— He is 3-2, 2.50 in 13 postseason starts.
— Dodgers used 8 pitchers Saturday, 7 on Sunday; day off helps.
— Last four games, LA is 5-43 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 16-1 in their last 17 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Dodgers are 4-4 vs Braves this year, 3-0 here.
MLB
Tuesday, October 19
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Houston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
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Atlanta has lost nine straight games when playing in Dodger Stadium.
Atlanta has covered the run line in four straight games when facing Los Angeles.
The run total has gone UNDER in four of the last five games played between both teams.
Atlanta has gone UNDER the run total in six straight playoff games when playing during the daytime.
The Red Sox are 8-4 in Nick Pivetta's last 12 home starts
The Astros are 1-4 in Zack Greinke's last five road starts
MLB
Weather Report
Tuesday, October 19
Atlanta has covered the run line in four straight games when facing Los Angeles.
The run total has gone UNDER in four of the last five games played between both teams.
Atlanta has gone UNDER the run total in six straight playoff games when playing during the daytime.
The Red Sox are 8-4 in Nick Pivetta's last 12 home starts
The Astros are 1-4 in Zack Greinke's last five road starts
MLB
Weather Report
Tuesday, October 19
Diamond Trends for Tuesday October 19
Vince Akins
Starter Trend of the Day
Matchup: NLCS Game 3, Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS, 5:08 p.m.)
-- The Dodgers are 0-10 OU in Walker Buehler's career when he is coming off a start where he worked less than five innings and is not facing the Padres.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: ALCS Game 4, Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox (FS1, 8:08 p.m.)
-- The Astros are 0-10-2 OU since 2020 when they are not +145 or greater underdogs after losing by at least seven runs last game.
Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: NLCS Game 3, Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS, 5:08 p.m.)
-- The Dodgers are 0-14 OU since July 27 playing with at least a day of rest.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
Vince Akins
Starter Trend of the Day
Matchup: NLCS Game 3, Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS, 5:08 p.m.)
-- The Dodgers are 0-10 OU in Walker Buehler's career when he is coming off a start where he worked less than five innings and is not facing the Padres.
OU Trend of the Day
Matchup: ALCS Game 4, Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox (FS1, 8:08 p.m.)
-- The Astros are 0-10-2 OU since 2020 when they are not +145 or greater underdogs after losing by at least seven runs last game.
Choice Trend of the Day
Matchup: NLCS Game 3, Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS, 5:08 p.m.)
-- The Dodgers are 0-14 OU since July 27 playing with at least a day of rest.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10-19/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...23-23-0 50.00% - 7.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/19/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%..........- 1.40
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............11-13-0.........45.83%............ - 9.55
O/U:
10/19/2021........2-0-0..........100.00%......+10.00
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............13-10-0.........56.52%.........+ 10.50
Update 10/19/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10-19/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...23-23-0 50.00% - 7.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/19/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%..........- 1.40
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............11-13-0.........45.83%............ - 9.55
O/U:
10/19/2021........2-0-0..........100.00%......+10.00
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............13-10-0.........56.52%.........+ 10.50
Update 10/19/2021
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Andy Katz’s preseason top 6 in college basketball:
6) Purdue
5) Villanova
4) Kansas
3) Texas
2) Gonzaga
1) UCLA
Quote of the Day
“Sacramento has informed Marvin Bagley he is not in the opening night rotation, which is completely baffling. It’s clear they have no plans for him in the future, and yet, passed on potential deals at last year’s deadline and this summer based on ‘value.’ Instead, they chose to bring him back but not play him, a move completely contradictory to their ‘value’ argument.”
Begley’s agent, Jeff Schwartz
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Jack Del Rio was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden.
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills lost 22-16 at Tennessee in a 1999 playoff game, on a 75-yard kick return with 0:03 left. Wade Phillips was coach of the Bills back then.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Dodgers 6, Braves 5:
— LA erupted for four runs in bottom of 8th inning.
— Cody Bellinger’s 3-run tater was the big hit.
— All three games, team won in its final at-bat.
— Braves lead series, 2-1.
12) Astros 9, Red Sox 2:
— Altuve tied it with HR in 8th, Astros scored seven runs in 9th.
— Houston’s bullpen threw 7.2 scoreless IP.
— So far in series, Astro starters have an 18.90 ERA. Not good.
— Series is tied 2-2.
11) Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants because they refused to get the COVID vaccine; the state of Washington required full vaccinations by Monday for most state employees.
Rolovich was in his second season coaching the Coogs, who are 4-3 after winning their third game in a row last week, 34-31 over Stanford.
10) Chargers’ coach Brandon Staley is a defensive guru, but so far this season, on opponents’ first drive of the second half, they’ve scored five TD’s on six drives, so opposing offenses have obviously been making better halftime adjustments than the Chargers’ defensive coaches.
9) Padres’ star Fernando Tatis isn’t going to have shoulder surgery this winter, leaving open the possibility of more shoulder injuries next season. Fantasy baseball experts on the Interweb are saying this will lower his rating in drafts next spring.
8) Teams are 1-5 ATS this season, the week after playing Notre Dame; that one cover belongs to Cincinnati, which is trying to impress pollsters in order to make it into the national playoffs.
7) 76ers coach Doc Rivers threw Ben Simmons out of practice Tuesday after Simmons refused to participate in a defensive drill- the team then suspended Simmons for Wednesday’s season opener against the Pelicans.
Simmons wants to be traded, but who would trade for him? He is a difficult person who seems to be a bad teammate. His one year at LSU, his team didn’t even make the NCAA tournament, losing their last game 71-38, a horrendous tank job.
You have a player as talented as Simmons and you can’t make it into the tournament?
If I owned an NBA team, or coached one, wouldn’t want Simmons on my team.
6) Texas-San Antonio has great helmets; their Roadrunner logo is one of the country’s best.
5) You know you’re watching an old movie when there’s a scene at a gas station and gas is $1.21 a gallon. It is $3.38 a gallon around here now.
4) Atlanta Hawks signed Kevin Huerter to a 4-year, $65M contract extension, pretty good for a kid from Clifton Park, 15-20 minutes north of Armadillo World HQ.
3) Mets’ owner Steve Cohen is the richest owner in baseball, worth $14B. Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper is NFL’s wealthiest owner ($15.6B), but Steve Ballmer, who owns the NBA’s LA Clippers, is worth around $70B.
Must be nice.
2) New York City radio icon Howie Rose was saying on Twitter how he loves the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime; wishes they would make the 3-on-3 10:00 instead of 5:00 and scrap shootouts, and just have tie games sometimes.
1) New Orleans Saints play Monday night in Seattle; it’ll be their sixth game this season, played in six different cities- they played a “home” game in Jacksonville in Week 1.
Andy Katz’s preseason top 6 in college basketball:
6) Purdue
5) Villanova
4) Kansas
3) Texas
2) Gonzaga
1) UCLA
Quote of the Day
“Sacramento has informed Marvin Bagley he is not in the opening night rotation, which is completely baffling. It’s clear they have no plans for him in the future, and yet, passed on potential deals at last year’s deadline and this summer based on ‘value.’ Instead, they chose to bring him back but not play him, a move completely contradictory to their ‘value’ argument.”
Begley’s agent, Jeff Schwartz
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?
Tuesday’s quiz
Jack Del Rio was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden.
Monday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills lost 22-16 at Tennessee in a 1999 playoff game, on a 75-yard kick return with 0:03 left. Wade Phillips was coach of the Bills back then.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
13) Dodgers 6, Braves 5:
— LA erupted for four runs in bottom of 8th inning.
— Cody Bellinger’s 3-run tater was the big hit.
— All three games, team won in its final at-bat.
— Braves lead series, 2-1.
12) Astros 9, Red Sox 2:
— Altuve tied it with HR in 8th, Astros scored seven runs in 9th.
— Houston’s bullpen threw 7.2 scoreless IP.
— So far in series, Astro starters have an 18.90 ERA. Not good.
— Series is tied 2-2.
11) Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants because they refused to get the COVID vaccine; the state of Washington required full vaccinations by Monday for most state employees.
Rolovich was in his second season coaching the Coogs, who are 4-3 after winning their third game in a row last week, 34-31 over Stanford.
10) Chargers’ coach Brandon Staley is a defensive guru, but so far this season, on opponents’ first drive of the second half, they’ve scored five TD’s on six drives, so opposing offenses have obviously been making better halftime adjustments than the Chargers’ defensive coaches.
9) Padres’ star Fernando Tatis isn’t going to have shoulder surgery this winter, leaving open the possibility of more shoulder injuries next season. Fantasy baseball experts on the Interweb are saying this will lower his rating in drafts next spring.
8) Teams are 1-5 ATS this season, the week after playing Notre Dame; that one cover belongs to Cincinnati, which is trying to impress pollsters in order to make it into the national playoffs.
7) 76ers coach Doc Rivers threw Ben Simmons out of practice Tuesday after Simmons refused to participate in a defensive drill- the team then suspended Simmons for Wednesday’s season opener against the Pelicans.
Simmons wants to be traded, but who would trade for him? He is a difficult person who seems to be a bad teammate. His one year at LSU, his team didn’t even make the NCAA tournament, losing their last game 71-38, a horrendous tank job.
You have a player as talented as Simmons and you can’t make it into the tournament?
If I owned an NBA team, or coached one, wouldn’t want Simmons on my team.
6) Texas-San Antonio has great helmets; their Roadrunner logo is one of the country’s best.
5) You know you’re watching an old movie when there’s a scene at a gas station and gas is $1.21 a gallon. It is $3.38 a gallon around here now.
4) Atlanta Hawks signed Kevin Huerter to a 4-year, $65M contract extension, pretty good for a kid from Clifton Park, 15-20 minutes north of Armadillo World HQ.
3) Mets’ owner Steve Cohen is the richest owner in baseball, worth $14B. Carolina Panthers’ owner David Tepper is NFL’s wealthiest owner ($15.6B), but Steve Ballmer, who owns the NBA’s LA Clippers, is worth around $70B.
Must be nice.
2) New York City radio icon Howie Rose was saying on Twitter how he loves the NHL’s 3-on-3 overtime; wishes they would make the 3-on-3 10:00 instead of 5:00 and scrap shootouts, and just have tie games sometimes.
1) New Orleans Saints play Monday night in Seattle; it’ll be their sixth game this season, played in six different cities- they played a “home” game in Jacksonville in Week 1.
MLB
Dunkel
Wednesday, October 20
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 20
Houston (2-2) @ Boston (2-2)
— Valdez allowed 7 runs in 7 IP in two starts this month.
— Astros are 15-9 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— He is 2-1, 1.59 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Boston.
— He is 3-1, 3.19 in six postseason games (5 starts).
— Houston starters allowed 13 runs in 4 IP, in Games 2-4
— Houston scored 53 runs in last eight games.
— Astros are 8-21 with RISP so far in series (5-9 in Game 4).
— Last six Houston games went over the total.
— Houston is 2-6 in last eight road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Sale allowed six runs in 3.2 IP in two starts this month.
— Red Sox are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— He is 5-3, 2.20 in nine starts vs Houston.
— He is 1-2, 6.91 in 9 playoff games (6 starts).
— Boston scored 53 runs in its last seven games.
— Boston is 6-3 in last nine games overall.
— Red Sox are 7-35 with RISP so far in series.
— Red Sox won four of last five home games.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Astros are 7-4 vs Boston this year, 3-2 here.
Atlanta (2-1) @ Los Angeles (1-2)
— They haven’t named a starter yet.
— Braves won seven of last nine games overall.
— Braves won four of last six road games.
— Atlanta is 6-29 with RISP in series.
— under 28-17-4 last 49 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Urias allowed 4 runs in 10 IP in three games this month.
— Dodgers are 12-0 in his last 12 starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— He is 2-0, 1.80 in four games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.
— He is 7-2, 2.96 in 21 postseason games (4 starts).
— Dodgers scored four runs in 8th last nite to get back in series.
— Last four games, LA is 8-50 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 17-1 in their last 18 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Home side won first three games in this series.
— Dodgers are 5-4 vs Braves this year, 4-0 here.
MLB
Wednesday, October 20
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Houston
Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
LA Dodgers is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
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Dunkel
Wednesday, October 20
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 20
Houston (2-2) @ Boston (2-2)
— Valdez allowed 7 runs in 7 IP in two starts this month.
— Astros are 15-9 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— He is 2-1, 1.59 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Boston.
— He is 3-1, 3.19 in six postseason games (5 starts).
— Houston starters allowed 13 runs in 4 IP, in Games 2-4
— Houston scored 53 runs in last eight games.
— Astros are 8-21 with RISP so far in series (5-9 in Game 4).
— Last six Houston games went over the total.
— Houston is 2-6 in last eight road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Sale allowed six runs in 3.2 IP in two starts this month.
— Red Sox are 8-3 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— He is 5-3, 2.20 in nine starts vs Houston.
— He is 1-2, 6.91 in 9 playoff games (6 starts).
— Boston scored 53 runs in its last seven games.
— Boston is 6-3 in last nine games overall.
— Red Sox are 7-35 with RISP so far in series.
— Red Sox won four of last five home games.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Astros are 7-4 vs Boston this year, 3-2 here.
Atlanta (2-1) @ Los Angeles (1-2)
— They haven’t named a starter yet.
— Braves won seven of last nine games overall.
— Braves won four of last six road games.
— Atlanta is 6-29 with RISP in series.
— under 28-17-4 last 49 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Urias allowed 4 runs in 10 IP in three games this month.
— Dodgers are 12-0 in his last 12 starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— He is 2-0, 1.80 in four games (2 starts) vs Atlanta.
— He is 7-2, 2.96 in 21 postseason games (4 starts).
— Dodgers scored four runs in 8th last nite to get back in series.
— Last four games, LA is 8-50 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 17-1 in their last 18 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Home side won first three games in this series.
— Dodgers are 5-4 vs Braves this year, 4-0 here.
MLB
Wednesday, October 20
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Boston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Houston
Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
LA Dodgers is 18-1 SU in its last 19 games at home
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Boston is 4-1 to the Over in Chris Sale's last five starts
Houston is 6-1 to the Over in Framber Valdez's last seven starts
Dodgers have won 15 straight home games when playing at night after winning at home the game prior.
Atlanta has lost 10 straight games when playing in Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers have gone UNDER the run total in six of its last seven games when facing the NL East at night.
Houston is 6-1 to the Over in Framber Valdez's last seven starts
Dodgers have won 15 straight home games when playing at night after winning at home the game prior.
Atlanta has lost 10 straight games when playing in Dodger Stadium.
Dodgers have gone UNDER the run total in six of its last seven games when facing the NL East at night.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10/20/2021.2-2-0.50.00%..+3.05
10-19/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...25-25-0 50.00% - 4.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/20/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%.........+3.55
10/19/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%..........- 1.40
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............12-14-0.........46.15%............ - 6.00
O/U:
10/20/2021........1-1-0............50.00%.......- 0.50
10/19/2021........2-0-0..........100.00%......+10.00
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............14-11-0.........56.00%.........+ 10.00
Update 10/20/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
10/20/2021.2-2-0.50.00%..+3.05
10-19/2021 2-2-0 50.00% -1.00
10/18/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.00
10/17/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -14.20
10/16/2021 4-0-0 100.00% +21.15
10/15/2021 1-1-0 50.00% +0.00
10/14/2021 1-1-0 50.00% -0.50
10/12/2021.1-5-0.16.66%.-21.15
10/11/2021 2-2-0 50.00% +3.50
10/10/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/09/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -11.40
10/08/2021 1-3-0 25.00% -12.85
10/07/2021 3-1-0 75.00% +9.50
10/06/2021 0-2-0 0.00% -10.50
10/05/2021 2-0-0 100.00% +10.90
TOTALS:...25-25-0 50.00% - 4.05
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
10/20/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%.........+3.55
10/19/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%..........- 1.40
10/18/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/17/2021........0-0-0..........00.00%..........+0.00
10/16/2021........1-0-0-.......100.00%..........+5.00
10/15/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%...........- 5.00
10/14/2021........0-1-0.........00.00%............- 5.00
10/12/2021........1-5-0.........16.67%............-21.15
10/11/2021........2-2-0.........50.00%...........+..3.50
10/10/2021........2-0-0........100.00%...........+10.00
10/09/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%............-10.90
10/08/2021........1-1-0..........50.50%............- .0.50
10/07/2021....... 2-0-0....... 100.00%...........+10.00
10/06/2021....... 0-1-0......... 00.00%............. -5.00
10/05/2021........1-0-0....... 100.00%............ +5.90
Totals:..............12-14-0.........46.15%............ - 6.00
O/U:
10/20/2021........1-1-0............50.00%.......- 0.50
10/19/2021........2-0-0..........100.00%......+10.00
10/18/2021........1-0-0..........100.00%........+5.00
10/17/2021........0-1-0...........00.00%.........-5.50
10/16/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/15/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12/2021........1-0-0.........100.00%.........+5.00
10/12//2021.......1-1-0..........50.00%..........-0.50
10/11/2021........2-2-0...........50.00%..........-1.00
10/10/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/09/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%...........-0.50
10/08/2021........0-2-0..........00.00%..........-11.00
10/07/2021........1-1-0..........50.00%............-0.50
10.06/2021........0-1-0 .........00.00%............-5.50
10/05/2021....... 1-0-0........ 100.00%......... +5.00
Totals...............14-11-0.........56.00%.........+ 10.00
Update 10/20/2021
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Over/under win totals for NBA teams:
54.5— Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
53.5— Utah Jazz
51.5— Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers
50.5— Philadelphia 76ers
49.5— Denver Nuggets
48.5— Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Quote of the Day
“At this point, I don’t care about that man. He does what he wants.”
76ers star Joel Embiid, talking about Ben Simmons
Thursday’s quiz
Which current major league manager was on deck when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run?
Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson.
Tuesday’s quiz
Jack Del Rio was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
13) Case Keenum is going to start at QB for the Browns Thursday night when they host Denver. Baker Mayfield has a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Keenum is in his 10th NFL season, on his sixth team; he has a 27-35 record as a starter- he was 11-3 for the ’17 Vikings. Still a mystery why they chose Kirk Cousins over Keenum, but they did.
Vikings are 28-25-1 since Keenum left Minnesota.
12) Braves 9, Dodgers 2:
— Rosario homered twice, knocked in four runs.
— Smyly gave Atlanta 3.2 IP as bulk pitcher.
— Braves lead series, 3-1.
11) Astros 9, Red Sox 1:
— Houston scored five runs in 6th to break open close game.
— Alvarez had three hits, knocked in three runs.
— Astros lead series, 3-2
— Dusty Baker now has 2,024 wins as a manager; he had 2,023 hits as a player.
10) This is how hitting has gotten more difficult in the modern era; in JD Martinez’ first 27 plate appearances in the playoffs this month, he faced 21 different pitchers. Hitting is easier if you see the same pitcher over and over; seeing a different guy every time up makes it tougher.
Example; in his career, Mickey Mantle faced these pitchers a lot:
— Billy Pierce, 198 AB’s
— Early Wynn, 161 AB’s
— Frank Lary, 138 AB’s.
In this modern era, Manny Machado has faced these pitchers a lot:
— CC Sabathia, 56 AB’s
— Chris Archer, 52 AB’s
— Jake Odorizzi, 48 AB’s
9) One of the TV networks has a camera in second base, which gives an interesting view of stolen bases, kind of like the camera in the end zone pylon in NFL games.
8) Earlier this week, saw Illinois football coach Bret Bielema go on a 1:36 rant, basically trashing his own team; I think his intent was to shred the job his predecessor Lovie Smith did in building the Illinois roster, but what he really did was throw his current players under the bus.
Bielema had a good run at Wisconsin, going 68-24, but then he had a disagreement with his AD and jumped to Arkansas, where he went 29-34. This is his first year at Illinois.
His AD at Wisconsin was the old football coach; maybe he should’ve stayed there.
7) Appalachian State 30, Coastal Carolina 27:
— App State kicked FG at 0:00 for the win.
— Coastal led 20-14 at halftime.
— App State had TD plays of 47-28-43 yards.
6) Purdue WR David Bell has enjoyed playing against Iowa:
2019- 13 catches, 197 yards, one TD
2020- 13 catches, 121 yards, 3 TD’s
2021- 11 catches, 240 yards, one TD
5) Seattle Seahawks signed QB Jacob Eason off waivers from the Colts, to give Seattle depth at QB, with Russell Wilson hurt.
Geno Smith is starting for Seattle now; his backups are Jake Luton, Danny Etling.
4) Good to hear Stan Van Gundy doing NBA games on TNT; he got a raw deal getting fired by the Pelicans, after only one season. Van Gundy isn’t funny like his brother Jeff, but he talks all ball— it is like listening to a basketball clinic- always learn stuff from him.
3) Indiana Pacers’ rookie Chris Duarte is the first rookie to start on Opening Night for Indiana since Jamaal Tinsley 20 years ago.
2) Average salary in the NBA is $7,361,409. Median salary is $3,113,160, meaning half the players make more than that, half the players make less than that.
There are seven NBA players making $40M+ this season.
1) Apparently, the guy who founded match.com lost his girlfriend when she met someone else on…….match.com. Go figure.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Over/under win totals for NBA teams:
54.5— Brooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
53.5— Utah Jazz
51.5— Phoenix Suns, LA Lakers
50.5— Philadelphia 76ers
49.5— Denver Nuggets
48.5— Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat
Quote of the Day
“At this point, I don’t care about that man. He does what he wants.”
76ers star Joel Embiid, talking about Ben Simmons
Thursday’s quiz
Which current major league manager was on deck when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run?
Wednesday’s quiz
Steph Curry played his college basketball at Davidson.
Tuesday’s quiz
Jack Del Rio was coach of the Raiders, before Jon Gruden.
*********************************************
Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
13) Case Keenum is going to start at QB for the Browns Thursday night when they host Denver. Baker Mayfield has a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder.
Keenum is in his 10th NFL season, on his sixth team; he has a 27-35 record as a starter- he was 11-3 for the ’17 Vikings. Still a mystery why they chose Kirk Cousins over Keenum, but they did.
Vikings are 28-25-1 since Keenum left Minnesota.
12) Braves 9, Dodgers 2:
— Rosario homered twice, knocked in four runs.
— Smyly gave Atlanta 3.2 IP as bulk pitcher.
— Braves lead series, 3-1.
11) Astros 9, Red Sox 1:
— Houston scored five runs in 6th to break open close game.
— Alvarez had three hits, knocked in three runs.
— Astros lead series, 3-2
— Dusty Baker now has 2,024 wins as a manager; he had 2,023 hits as a player.
10) This is how hitting has gotten more difficult in the modern era; in JD Martinez’ first 27 plate appearances in the playoffs this month, he faced 21 different pitchers. Hitting is easier if you see the same pitcher over and over; seeing a different guy every time up makes it tougher.
Example; in his career, Mickey Mantle faced these pitchers a lot:
— Billy Pierce, 198 AB’s
— Early Wynn, 161 AB’s
— Frank Lary, 138 AB’s.
In this modern era, Manny Machado has faced these pitchers a lot:
— CC Sabathia, 56 AB’s
— Chris Archer, 52 AB’s
— Jake Odorizzi, 48 AB’s
9) One of the TV networks has a camera in second base, which gives an interesting view of stolen bases, kind of like the camera in the end zone pylon in NFL games.
8) Earlier this week, saw Illinois football coach Bret Bielema go on a 1:36 rant, basically trashing his own team; I think his intent was to shred the job his predecessor Lovie Smith did in building the Illinois roster, but what he really did was throw his current players under the bus.
Bielema had a good run at Wisconsin, going 68-24, but then he had a disagreement with his AD and jumped to Arkansas, where he went 29-34. This is his first year at Illinois.
His AD at Wisconsin was the old football coach; maybe he should’ve stayed there.
7) Appalachian State 30, Coastal Carolina 27:
— App State kicked FG at 0:00 for the win.
— Coastal led 20-14 at halftime.
— App State had TD plays of 47-28-43 yards.
6) Purdue WR David Bell has enjoyed playing against Iowa:
2019- 13 catches, 197 yards, one TD
2020- 13 catches, 121 yards, 3 TD’s
2021- 11 catches, 240 yards, one TD
5) Seattle Seahawks signed QB Jacob Eason off waivers from the Colts, to give Seattle depth at QB, with Russell Wilson hurt.
Geno Smith is starting for Seattle now; his backups are Jake Luton, Danny Etling.
4) Good to hear Stan Van Gundy doing NBA games on TNT; he got a raw deal getting fired by the Pelicans, after only one season. Van Gundy isn’t funny like his brother Jeff, but he talks all ball— it is like listening to a basketball clinic- always learn stuff from him.
3) Indiana Pacers’ rookie Chris Duarte is the first rookie to start on Opening Night for Indiana since Jamaal Tinsley 20 years ago.
2) Average salary in the NBA is $7,361,409. Median salary is $3,113,160, meaning half the players make more than that, half the players make less than that.
There are seven NBA players making $40M+ this season.
1) Apparently, the guy who founded match.com lost his girlfriend when she met someone else on…….match.com. Go figure.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 21
Atlanta (3-1) @ Los Angeles (1-3)
— Fried is 4-0, 1.03 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 12-1 in his last 13 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— He is 1-2, 4.30 in five starts vs LA.
— He is 1-1, 3.21 in 14 playoff games (6 starts).
— Braves won eight of last ten games overall.
— Braves won five of last seven road games.
— Atlanta is 9-35 with RISP in series.
— over 4-1 last five games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— bullpen game
— Dodgers are down 3-1, need win here to stay alive.
— Last five games, LA is 9-52 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 17-2 in their last 19 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Dodgers are 5-5 vs Braves this year, 4-1 here.
MLB
Thursday, October 21
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 21
Atlanta (3-1) @ Los Angeles (1-3)
— Fried is 4-0, 1.03 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 12-1 in his last 13 starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— He is 1-2, 4.30 in five starts vs LA.
— He is 1-1, 3.21 in 14 playoff games (6 starts).
— Braves won eight of last ten games overall.
— Braves won five of last seven road games.
— Atlanta is 9-35 with RISP in series.
— over 4-1 last five games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— bullpen game
— Dodgers are down 3-1, need win here to stay alive.
— Last five games, LA is 9-52 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 17-2 in their last 19 home games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Dodgers are 5-5 vs Braves this year, 4-1 here.
MLB
Thursday, October 21
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ LA Dodgers
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 18-2 SU in its last 20 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
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MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 21
Atlanta has lost 10 of its last 11 games when playing in Dodger Stadium.
Atlanta has covered the run line in six of its last seven games when facing Los Angeles.
Los Angeles has gone OVER the run total in eight of its last 10 home games.
Los Angeles has won eight straight home games after losing the game prior.
Dunkel
Thursday, October 21
Atlanta has lost 10 of its last 11 games when playing in Dodger Stadium.
Atlanta has covered the run line in six of its last seven games when facing Los Angeles.
Los Angeles has gone OVER the run total in eight of its last 10 home games.
Los Angeles has won eight straight home games after losing the game prior.
