DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........16-16-0 .....50.00%.....- 8.00
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........14-12-0.......53.86%.....- 17.50
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........16-16-0 .....50.00%.....- 8.00
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........14-12-0.......53.86%.....- 17.50
Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— Started my college football research this week; last couple of football seasons have been weird for me, with the pandemic last year making it unusual for everyone, after my retina detached in October 2019, which screwed up the rest of that season for me.
I’ll be posting some notes on college football from now until Labor Day; we start today with some stuff from the SEC. I’m told they really like college football in the south.
— LSU went 5-5 LY, despite a +9 turnover ratio. They overhauled their coaching staff over the winter. Problem is, Joe Burrow lives in Cincinnati now. Ed Orgeron is a way better recruiter than he is a tactician; his new coordinators will need to be sharp guys.
— Kentucky had a +10 turnover ratio; they went 4-6 in the regular season, but somehow made it to a bowl game, where they beat NC State 23-21.
— Alabama also had a +10 turnover ratio; they won the national championship. Crimson Tide has only three starters back on offense this year.
Four new head coaches in the SEC this year:
Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
— Bad news for Ole Miss: they only have four starters back on defense.
— Good news for Ole Miss: their defense sucked LY; it’ll be better with new starters.
As the better college football magazines come out later this month, I’ll post better info, but we’re starting slow, which is fine, since we have a lot of time until the season starts.
One quick Pac-12 note; Stanford started last year 0-2, then won its last four games, by a total of 10 points:
— won 24-23 @ California
— won 31-26 @ Washington
— won 27-24 @ Oregon State
— won 48-47 @ UCLA, in OT
They lost their only home game LY, 35-32 to Colorado.
— Willie Adames was hitting .197 when Tampa Bay traded him to Milwaukee; in his first 18 games for the Brewers, he’s hitting .308, and has been an offensive spark.
— In 2015, Matt Harvey was 13-8, 2.71 in 29 starts for the Mets, when they lost the World Series to Kansas City. He was a big deal in New York City, the Dark Knight. Long time ago.
Since then, Harvey is 29-50 in the major leagues; his ERA the last three years: 7.09, 11.57, 7.41 In his last seven starts this year, he’s allowed 36 runs in 23.2 innings pitched. Why is he still in the major leagues?
— Minnesota 7, New York 5— Josh Donaldson tied it with a 9th inning homer, Hector Cruz walked it off two batters later with another one. Aroldis Chapman faced four hitters; they all scored.
— Arizona Diamondbacks fired their hitting coaches; you lose 19 road games in a row, and heads are going to roll. Doubtful that Arizona’s pitching is the hitting coaches’ fault, but you never know.
— ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, on base running in the big leagues these days: “……..bad baserunning, the worst I can remember in the 41 years that I have covered the game.”
Kurkjian isn’t an overly critical guy; those words carry some weight.
Dusty Baker agrees: “Baserunning is terrible today. The two things we need the most work on is outfielders throwing and baserunning. Baserunning is just horrible.”
— White Sox 2B Nick Madrigal tore his right hamstring, could be out for the year.
— Bucks 86, Nets 83— NBA offices had to be relieved with this score; they need some series to be interesting, especially one with a New York City team in it. Nets still lead series 2-1.
— Jazz 117, Clippers 111– Donovan Mitchell has scored 82 points in first two games of this series, which Utah won despite PG Mike Conley being out with an injury.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Mil or Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Padres @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s Wild Card: Astros @ Red Sox
— Started my college football research this week; last couple of football seasons have been weird for me, with the pandemic last year making it unusual for everyone, after my retina detached in October 2019, which screwed up the rest of that season for me.
I’ll be posting some notes on college football from now until Labor Day; we start today with some stuff from the SEC. I’m told they really like college football in the south.
— LSU went 5-5 LY, despite a +9 turnover ratio. They overhauled their coaching staff over the winter. Problem is, Joe Burrow lives in Cincinnati now. Ed Orgeron is a way better recruiter than he is a tactician; his new coordinators will need to be sharp guys.
— Kentucky had a +10 turnover ratio; they went 4-6 in the regular season, but somehow made it to a bowl game, where they beat NC State 23-21.
— Alabama also had a +10 turnover ratio; they won the national championship. Crimson Tide has only three starters back on offense this year.
Four new head coaches in the SEC this year:
Auburn, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
— Bad news for Ole Miss: they only have four starters back on defense.
— Good news for Ole Miss: their defense sucked LY; it’ll be better with new starters.
As the better college football magazines come out later this month, I’ll post better info, but we’re starting slow, which is fine, since we have a lot of time until the season starts.
One quick Pac-12 note; Stanford started last year 0-2, then won its last four games, by a total of 10 points:
— won 24-23 @ California
— won 31-26 @ Washington
— won 27-24 @ Oregon State
— won 48-47 @ UCLA, in OT
They lost their only home game LY, 35-32 to Colorado.
— Willie Adames was hitting .197 when Tampa Bay traded him to Milwaukee; in his first 18 games for the Brewers, he’s hitting .308, and has been an offensive spark.
— In 2015, Matt Harvey was 13-8, 2.71 in 29 starts for the Mets, when they lost the World Series to Kansas City. He was a big deal in New York City, the Dark Knight. Long time ago.
Since then, Harvey is 29-50 in the major leagues; his ERA the last three years: 7.09, 11.57, 7.41 In his last seven starts this year, he’s allowed 36 runs in 23.2 innings pitched. Why is he still in the major leagues?
— Minnesota 7, New York 5— Josh Donaldson tied it with a 9th inning homer, Hector Cruz walked it off two batters later with another one. Aroldis Chapman faced four hitters; they all scored.
— Arizona Diamondbacks fired their hitting coaches; you lose 19 road games in a row, and heads are going to roll. Doubtful that Arizona’s pitching is the hitting coaches’ fault, but you never know.
— ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian, on base running in the big leagues these days: “……..bad baserunning, the worst I can remember in the 41 years that I have covered the game.”
Kurkjian isn’t an overly critical guy; those words carry some weight.
Dusty Baker agrees: “Baserunning is terrible today. The two things we need the most work on is outfielders throwing and baserunning. Baserunning is just horrible.”
— White Sox 2B Nick Madrigal tore his right hamstring, could be out for the year.
— Bucks 86, Nets 83— NBA offices had to be relieved with this score; they need some series to be interesting, especially one with a New York City team in it. Nets still lead series 2-1.
— Jazz 117, Clippers 111– Donovan Mitchell has scored 82 points in first two games of this series, which Utah won despite PG Mike Conley being out with an injury.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Mil or Cubs, Giants. Wild Card: Padres @ Dodgers
AL— Rays, White Sox, A’s Wild Card: Astros @ Red Sox
WNBA
Friday, June 11
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Atlanta
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Dallas @ Phoenix
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
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Friday, June 11
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Atlanta
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Dallas @ Phoenix
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games when playing at home against Dallas
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks (by pitcher):
37— John Gant, StL
35— Blake Snell SD/Triston McKenzie Clev
34— Garrett Richards Bos/German Marquez, Colo
31— Zach Davies Chi/Nick Pivetta Bos/Shane Bieber Clev
29— MKeller/BKeller/Peralta/Dunn/Skubal
28— Dylan Cease, CWS
Quote of the Day
“”I didn’t know Pete was a conspiracy theorist……..we’re going to look at players about relative to how the league is playing. So it would have no influence on how players are valued or paid.”
Mets’ GM Zack Scott, talking of conspiracies about the baseball used by MLB.
Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; who was the quarterback on that team?
Friday’s quiz
Where did Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball?
Thursday’s quiz
Before becoming the Wizards in 1997, Washington’s NBA team was known as the Bullets.
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Saturday’s Den: Mixing in some Pac-12 football knowledge in with baseball
Mets 3, Padres 2:
— Jacob deGrom threw six shutout innings, but left after six innings (80 PT) with a sore elbow. In his four starts since being on the IL, he’s thrown 63-70-85-80 pitches.
— Mets started a 31-day stretch where they’ll play 33 games; one day off, with three twinbills mixed in. Some consolation; 22 of those 31 days will be spent in New York City.
Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
— Anthony Rizzo hit a home run on the 14th pitch of an at-bat, sending the biggest crowd of the year into a frenzy.
— Cubs scored twice in the 7th inning after Bill Murray sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
Giants 1, Nationals 0
Max Scherzer left the game after 12 pitches with a leg injury, bad news for a Washington team facing a pair of games against the Giants Saturday.
Dodgers 12, Rangers 1
LA scored six runs in first inning, sending Texas to their 15th consecutive road loss.
Random strange stat of the day: Of all the active big leaguers with 125+ AB’s against the Indians, the player with the best batting average is?
Elvis Andrus, .367. Go figure.
A’s 4, Royals 3— That same Elvis Andrus hit a walk-off single to rightfield, as Oakland avoided what would’ve been a bad loss.
I’m watching the classic baseball movie Major League the other night and the Indians manager comes to the mound to bring in Wild Thing Vaughn (Charlie Sheen); manager Lou Brown wasn’t much for the analytics community: “I know he hasn’t done well against this guy, but I’ve got a hunch he’s due.”
— A little Pac-12 football knowledge:
Arizona- New coach Jedd Fisch was an offensive coordinator in the NFL; X’s and O’s won’t be a problem, but how will he recruit? Losing 70-7 to Arizona State last year make this year’s game with the Sun Devils more interesting.
Arizona State- 9 starters back on offense, 11 on defense; they were +8 in turnovers LY, in only four games. Sun Devils have a 3rd-year starting QB, unusual in this day and age. Expectations are high in Tempe; ASU lost 16 of its last 19 games against USC- they play Trojans November 8.
California- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; their two losses last year were by total of five points. Cal ranked outside top 100 nationally LY in scoring, rushing, passing- their QB has 23 career starts, most of anyone in the Pac-12.
Colorado- 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense; is there a hangover after you lose your bowl game 55-23, the way Colorado did last year? They’re not sure who the QB will be; Colorado was #23 in country in rushing LY, but they allowed 32+ points in four of six games.
Oregon- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; lot of returning starters all over the Pac-12 this fall. Ducks will have a Boston College transfer (28 starts) or a freshman at QB, which could be a problem, but otherwise they have quality depth all over the field.
Oregon State- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; notice a trend here? Beavers scored 31.2 ppg two years ago, 28.9 last year; coach Jonathan Smith knows his offense. Problem is, they gave up 65 points in their two wins LY. The defense needs some work.
USC- 8 starters back on both sides of the ball; QB Kedon Slovis had a pretty good OC in high school in Phoenix- NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner. Trojans were 5-1 LY, with three wins by 5 or fewer points; coach Clay Helton kept his job, but fired his 14th assistant over the last five years- they also fired the strength coach.
Stanford- Cardinal started season 0-2, then won their last four games, by total of 10 points. Stanford was 93rd running the ball, 112th in rushing defense, numbers that need to improve. The QB situation is up in the air for this fall, rarely a good thing.
UCLA- 9 starters back on both sides of the ball, as Chip Kelly fights to show that his success at Oregon wasn’t a fluke. Bruins were 3-4 last year; they scored 42-35-38-47 points in the losses. UCLA finished 114th in country in pass defense LY, a bad thing if you’re in the PAC-12.
Utah- Because QB’s transfer every 90 minutes or so, Utes have Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer on their roster now. Brewer threw for 9,700 yards in 44 games at Baylor; is Utah a better place to play than Waco? Utes are trying for third Pac-12 South title in last four years.
Washington- Huskies have 11 consecutive winning seasons, but they finished in top 25 in only four of those years. Washington only played four games LY, so their returning starting QB isn’t as experienced as it seems. A September 11 game at Michigan will be interesting.
Washington State- Coogs hired an assistant coach in charge of poaching transfers from other schools, probably a wave of the future. One of their transfers this year in QB Jarrett Guarantano from Tennessee; there weren’t a lot of people in Knoxville who were upset when he left. Wazzu has 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Last thing tonight; Just watched a 1995 episode of Columbo, where Norm from Cheers was the bad guy. This was shortly after Cheers went off the air; Norm’s character owned racehorses, but his brother was a degenerate gambler who owed money to the wrong people- Norm tried to make everything go away by killing his brother, and the guy he owned money to.
No bueno. Even Cliff Clavin could’ve figured that one out.
Major league leaders in walks (by pitcher):
37— John Gant, StL
35— Blake Snell SD/Triston McKenzie Clev
34— Garrett Richards Bos/German Marquez, Colo
31— Zach Davies Chi/Nick Pivetta Bos/Shane Bieber Clev
29— MKeller/BKeller/Peralta/Dunn/Skubal
28— Dylan Cease, CWS
Quote of the Day
“”I didn’t know Pete was a conspiracy theorist……..we’re going to look at players about relative to how the league is playing. So it would have no influence on how players are valued or paid.”
Mets’ GM Zack Scott, talking of conspiracies about the baseball used by MLB.
Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; who was the quarterback on that team?
Friday’s quiz
Where did Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball?
Thursday’s quiz
Before becoming the Wizards in 1997, Washington’s NBA team was known as the Bullets.
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Saturday’s Den: Mixing in some Pac-12 football knowledge in with baseball
Mets 3, Padres 2:
— Jacob deGrom threw six shutout innings, but left after six innings (80 PT) with a sore elbow. In his four starts since being on the IL, he’s thrown 63-70-85-80 pitches.
— Mets started a 31-day stretch where they’ll play 33 games; one day off, with three twinbills mixed in. Some consolation; 22 of those 31 days will be spent in New York City.
Cubs 8, Cardinals 5
— Anthony Rizzo hit a home run on the 14th pitch of an at-bat, sending the biggest crowd of the year into a frenzy.
— Cubs scored twice in the 7th inning after Bill Murray sang Take Me Out to the Ballgame.
Giants 1, Nationals 0
Max Scherzer left the game after 12 pitches with a leg injury, bad news for a Washington team facing a pair of games against the Giants Saturday.
Dodgers 12, Rangers 1
LA scored six runs in first inning, sending Texas to their 15th consecutive road loss.
Random strange stat of the day: Of all the active big leaguers with 125+ AB’s against the Indians, the player with the best batting average is?
Elvis Andrus, .367. Go figure.
A’s 4, Royals 3— That same Elvis Andrus hit a walk-off single to rightfield, as Oakland avoided what would’ve been a bad loss.
I’m watching the classic baseball movie Major League the other night and the Indians manager comes to the mound to bring in Wild Thing Vaughn (Charlie Sheen); manager Lou Brown wasn’t much for the analytics community: “I know he hasn’t done well against this guy, but I’ve got a hunch he’s due.”
— A little Pac-12 football knowledge:
Arizona- New coach Jedd Fisch was an offensive coordinator in the NFL; X’s and O’s won’t be a problem, but how will he recruit? Losing 70-7 to Arizona State last year make this year’s game with the Sun Devils more interesting.
Arizona State- 9 starters back on offense, 11 on defense; they were +8 in turnovers LY, in only four games. Sun Devils have a 3rd-year starting QB, unusual in this day and age. Expectations are high in Tempe; ASU lost 16 of its last 19 games against USC- they play Trojans November 8.
California- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; their two losses last year were by total of five points. Cal ranked outside top 100 nationally LY in scoring, rushing, passing- their QB has 23 career starts, most of anyone in the Pac-12.
Colorado- 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense; is there a hangover after you lose your bowl game 55-23, the way Colorado did last year? They’re not sure who the QB will be; Colorado was #23 in country in rushing LY, but they allowed 32+ points in four of six games.
Oregon- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; lot of returning starters all over the Pac-12 this fall. Ducks will have a Boston College transfer (28 starts) or a freshman at QB, which could be a problem, but otherwise they have quality depth all over the field.
Oregon State- 9 starters back on offense, 7 on defense; notice a trend here? Beavers scored 31.2 ppg two years ago, 28.9 last year; coach Jonathan Smith knows his offense. Problem is, they gave up 65 points in their two wins LY. The defense needs some work.
USC- 8 starters back on both sides of the ball; QB Kedon Slovis had a pretty good OC in high school in Phoenix- NFL Hall of Famer Kurt Warner. Trojans were 5-1 LY, with three wins by 5 or fewer points; coach Clay Helton kept his job, but fired his 14th assistant over the last five years- they also fired the strength coach.
Stanford- Cardinal started season 0-2, then won their last four games, by total of 10 points. Stanford was 93rd running the ball, 112th in rushing defense, numbers that need to improve. The QB situation is up in the air for this fall, rarely a good thing.
UCLA- 9 starters back on both sides of the ball, as Chip Kelly fights to show that his success at Oregon wasn’t a fluke. Bruins were 3-4 last year; they scored 42-35-38-47 points in the losses. UCLA finished 114th in country in pass defense LY, a bad thing if you’re in the PAC-12.
Utah- Because QB’s transfer every 90 minutes or so, Utes have Baylor transfer Charlie Brewer on their roster now. Brewer threw for 9,700 yards in 44 games at Baylor; is Utah a better place to play than Waco? Utes are trying for third Pac-12 South title in last four years.
Washington- Huskies have 11 consecutive winning seasons, but they finished in top 25 in only four of those years. Washington only played four games LY, so their returning starting QB isn’t as experienced as it seems. A September 11 game at Michigan will be interesting.
Washington State- Coogs hired an assistant coach in charge of poaching transfers from other schools, probably a wave of the future. One of their transfers this year in QB Jarrett Guarantano from Tennessee; there weren’t a lot of people in Knoxville who were upset when he left. Wazzu has 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Last thing tonight; Just watched a 1995 episode of Columbo, where Norm from Cheers was the bad guy. This was shortly after Cheers went off the air; Norm’s character owned racehorses, but his brother was a degenerate gambler who owed money to the wrong people- Norm tried to make everything go away by killing his brother, and the guy he owned money to.
No bueno. Even Cliff Clavin could’ve figured that one out.
WNBA
Saturday, June 12
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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Indiana
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Indiana's last 18 games when playing at home against Chicago
Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
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Saturday, June 12
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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Indiana
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Indiana's last 18 games when playing at home against Chicago
Los Angeles @ Minnesota
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/12/2021......3-1-0 .....75.00%.....+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........21-19-0 .....52.50%.....+ 0.50
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/12/2021......3-1-0......75.00%......+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%.......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%.......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%......-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........19-15-0.......55.88%......+ 2.00
06/12/2021......3-1-0 .....75.00%.....+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........21-19-0 .....52.50%.....+ 0.50
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/12/2021......3-1-0......75.00%......+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%.......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%.......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%......-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........19-15-0.......55.88%......+ 2.00
Sunday’s 6-pack
Major league leaders in walks (by hitter):
50— Yasmani Grandal CWS (he’s hitting .163)
47— Joey Gallo, Tex
46— Max Muncy, LA
45— Yandy Diaz, TB
44— Carlos Santana, KC
41— Yoan Moncada, CWS
Quote of the Day
“I’d never play for Andy Reid again … I’d retire first.”
Former Chiefs’ RB LeVeon Bell, on Instagram. He didn’t say why.
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Dave, where Kevin Kline plays the US President, what famous actor played the Vice-President?
Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
Friday’s quiz
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State.
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Sunday’s Den: Mixing in some baseball with Big X football knowledge
Someday, someone will explain to me why teams bat their pitcher 8th; it makes zero sense to me. Hopefully next year, everyone will use the DH so this will be a moot point, but it still kind of bugs me that in a multi-billion dollar business, things are done for no apparent reason.
10-12 years ago, Tony LaRussa batted the pitcher 8th in St Louis, and people assumed that since he did it, it was a good idea. No one has done it in a playoff game, which is the truest tell; it seems like a useless gimmick, something to yak about.
I’m convinced that Joe Maddon sometimes does things just to mess with people; he has batted the pitcher 8th too. What do you say to a position player when you bat him behind a pitcher?
Texas Rangers’ TV crew is very good; Dave Raymond/CJ Nitkowski or David Murphy. They talk calmly about the game, they’re good natured, they give the other team credit if it is due. Easy to listen to.
Overall, the quality of local TV baseball telecasts has gone downhill; lot of homerism, and not the funny Harry Caray-type. More the “we can’t say anything bad, ever” kind.
Good news on the TV front; Showtime announced that the series Billions will have new episodes on the air, starting September 5. Billions was airing its fifth season of shows when the pandemic shut everything down; think they’ve the filmed the seven episodes from season 5 that were already written, but never got filmed before the pandemic. Excellent show, worth watching.
Mets 4, Padres 1— Mets allowed 3 or fewer runs in their last 11 home games, their best such streak since 1968, when Seaver/Koosman worked in Queens.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2:
— St Louis starter Gant faced 11 hitters, gave up 5 walks and a homer.
— Cardinal pitchers have hit 51 batters, most in the majors.
— Kris Bryant played 3B, for first time since April 20.
In three games in Minnesota during the week, Giancarlo Stanton went 6-15 with three HRs and eight RBI, but when New York played the Phillies Saturday, Stanton was on the bench, since there is no DH in National League parks.
Whats the deal here?
— Is Stanton so brittle that he can’t stand in outfield for nine innings?
— He makes $28M a year; would be nice if he played in all the games, especially when his bat is hot.
— Are the New York trainers coddling him too much?
— (Stanton was a pretty good outfielder for the Marlins, by the way)
— I’m 61 years old, I could play the outfield and not get hurt. Might not catch any baseballs, but good grief, Stanton looks like an NFL tight end- he can’t play the outfield?
Elsewhere, today ends Game 10 of our fantasy baseball league’s regular season, the halfway mark for us; time goes by quickly. Season isn’t half-over yet; our fantasy playoffs are in September, but it has been great to have things seem more normal this year.
This time last year, we were still a month away from the baseball season starting.
Here is some knowledge on Big X college football:
Baylor
— Baylor’s 4-year starting QB bolted Waco, will play at Utah.
— Maybe he left because he was sacked 31 times in nine games LY.
— Baylor has 10 starters back on defense.
— Bears ranked 123rd in rushing LY, 100th in scoring.
Iowa State
— Haven’t won a league title since 1912; they lost Big X title game 27-21 LY.
— QB Purdy is back for his 4th year as the Cyclones’ QB.
— Iowa State returns 26 players who’ve started 6+ games in their career/
— How has a big $$$ money school/NFL not hired Matt Campbell away from Ames?
Kansas
— Lance Leipold is their sixth coach since 2009; he was 37-33 at Buffalo.
— Leipold’s Buffalo team ranked #2 in country in rushing LY; Kansas was 116th.
— Leipold was hired the day before the Jayhawks’ spring game; not ideal.
— Anyone else wondering why they fired Mark Mangino 10 years ago?
K-State
— Wildcats have only 3 starters back on defense.
— K-State lost their last five games LY, giving up 40.6 ppg.
— Wildcats added five players via the transfer portal.
— Freshman QB TJ Rubley is the son of a former NFL QB.
Oklahoma
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— They’ve won Big X six years in a row.
— Scored 43 ppg but lost twice (38-35/37-30)
— Sooners dropped 9 TD passes LY; the receivers need to be better.
Oklahoma State
— Only five starters are back on offense, but QB Sanders is a 3rd-year starter.
— Over last 11 seasons, OSU is 101-40, one of 10 programs with 100+ wins since 2010.
— Cowboys’ punter is Tom Hutton, a 31-year old Australian.
— Cowboys have never played in Big X title game.
TCU
— Gary Patterson has been head coach at TCU for 21 years.
— Junior QB Duggan has already started 19 college games.
— Horned Frogs are thin at LB and safety.
— TCU won five of last six games LY, after a 1-3 start.
Texas
— Longhorns scored 42.7 ppg LY, finished 7-3; the coach got fired after going 32-18.
— There will be a QB competition in summer camp.
— Texas has only 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
— Steve Sarkisian is the new coach; six years ago; he got fired as head coach at USC for showing up drunk to practice. If you work for Nick Saban, people forget things about you.
Texas Tech
— Tech is 8-14 since Matt Wells replaced Kliff Kingsbury as coach.
— Red Raiders gave up 36.7 ppg last year.
— Tech hasn’t been to a bowl game since 2017.
— One of Tech’s QBs is Tyler Shough, who was Oregon’s starting QB LY.
West Virginia
— Last time they won a league title was 2011; they won the Big East back then.
— Mountaineers have only 5 starters back on defense.
— WVU is 11-11 in two years since Dana Holgorsen bolted for Houston.
— Mountaineers’ shortest road trip in Big X is Iowa State, 872 miles away.
Major league leaders in walks (by hitter):
50— Yasmani Grandal CWS (he’s hitting .163)
47— Joey Gallo, Tex
46— Max Muncy, LA
45— Yandy Diaz, TB
44— Carlos Santana, KC
41— Yoan Moncada, CWS
Quote of the Day
“I’d never play for Andy Reid again … I’d retire first.”
Former Chiefs’ RB LeVeon Bell, on Instagram. He didn’t say why.
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Dave, where Kevin Kline plays the US President, what famous actor played the Vice-President?
Saturday’s quiz
When Dodgers’ P Clayton Kershaw was in high school, he was the center on the football team; Rams’ QB Matthew Stafford was the quarterback on that team.
Friday’s quiz
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard played his college basketball at San Diego State.
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Sunday’s Den: Mixing in some baseball with Big X football knowledge
Someday, someone will explain to me why teams bat their pitcher 8th; it makes zero sense to me. Hopefully next year, everyone will use the DH so this will be a moot point, but it still kind of bugs me that in a multi-billion dollar business, things are done for no apparent reason.
10-12 years ago, Tony LaRussa batted the pitcher 8th in St Louis, and people assumed that since he did it, it was a good idea. No one has done it in a playoff game, which is the truest tell; it seems like a useless gimmick, something to yak about.
I’m convinced that Joe Maddon sometimes does things just to mess with people; he has batted the pitcher 8th too. What do you say to a position player when you bat him behind a pitcher?
Texas Rangers’ TV crew is very good; Dave Raymond/CJ Nitkowski or David Murphy. They talk calmly about the game, they’re good natured, they give the other team credit if it is due. Easy to listen to.
Overall, the quality of local TV baseball telecasts has gone downhill; lot of homerism, and not the funny Harry Caray-type. More the “we can’t say anything bad, ever” kind.
Good news on the TV front; Showtime announced that the series Billions will have new episodes on the air, starting September 5. Billions was airing its fifth season of shows when the pandemic shut everything down; think they’ve the filmed the seven episodes from season 5 that were already written, but never got filmed before the pandemic. Excellent show, worth watching.
Mets 4, Padres 1— Mets allowed 3 or fewer runs in their last 11 home games, their best such streak since 1968, when Seaver/Koosman worked in Queens.
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2:
— St Louis starter Gant faced 11 hitters, gave up 5 walks and a homer.
— Cardinal pitchers have hit 51 batters, most in the majors.
— Kris Bryant played 3B, for first time since April 20.
In three games in Minnesota during the week, Giancarlo Stanton went 6-15 with three HRs and eight RBI, but when New York played the Phillies Saturday, Stanton was on the bench, since there is no DH in National League parks.
Whats the deal here?
— Is Stanton so brittle that he can’t stand in outfield for nine innings?
— He makes $28M a year; would be nice if he played in all the games, especially when his bat is hot.
— Are the New York trainers coddling him too much?
— (Stanton was a pretty good outfielder for the Marlins, by the way)
— I’m 61 years old, I could play the outfield and not get hurt. Might not catch any baseballs, but good grief, Stanton looks like an NFL tight end- he can’t play the outfield?
Elsewhere, today ends Game 10 of our fantasy baseball league’s regular season, the halfway mark for us; time goes by quickly. Season isn’t half-over yet; our fantasy playoffs are in September, but it has been great to have things seem more normal this year.
This time last year, we were still a month away from the baseball season starting.
Here is some knowledge on Big X college football:
Baylor
— Baylor’s 4-year starting QB bolted Waco, will play at Utah.
— Maybe he left because he was sacked 31 times in nine games LY.
— Baylor has 10 starters back on defense.
— Bears ranked 123rd in rushing LY, 100th in scoring.
Iowa State
— Haven’t won a league title since 1912; they lost Big X title game 27-21 LY.
— QB Purdy is back for his 4th year as the Cyclones’ QB.
— Iowa State returns 26 players who’ve started 6+ games in their career/
— How has a big $$$ money school/NFL not hired Matt Campbell away from Ames?
Kansas
— Lance Leipold is their sixth coach since 2009; he was 37-33 at Buffalo.
— Leipold’s Buffalo team ranked #2 in country in rushing LY; Kansas was 116th.
— Leipold was hired the day before the Jayhawks’ spring game; not ideal.
— Anyone else wondering why they fired Mark Mangino 10 years ago?
K-State
— Wildcats have only 3 starters back on defense.
— K-State lost their last five games LY, giving up 40.6 ppg.
— Wildcats added five players via the transfer portal.
— Freshman QB TJ Rubley is the son of a former NFL QB.
Oklahoma
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— They’ve won Big X six years in a row.
— Scored 43 ppg but lost twice (38-35/37-30)
— Sooners dropped 9 TD passes LY; the receivers need to be better.
Oklahoma State
— Only five starters are back on offense, but QB Sanders is a 3rd-year starter.
— Over last 11 seasons, OSU is 101-40, one of 10 programs with 100+ wins since 2010.
— Cowboys’ punter is Tom Hutton, a 31-year old Australian.
— Cowboys have never played in Big X title game.
TCU
— Gary Patterson has been head coach at TCU for 21 years.
— Junior QB Duggan has already started 19 college games.
— Horned Frogs are thin at LB and safety.
— TCU won five of last six games LY, after a 1-3 start.
Texas
— Longhorns scored 42.7 ppg LY, finished 7-3; the coach got fired after going 32-18.
— There will be a QB competition in summer camp.
— Texas has only 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
— Steve Sarkisian is the new coach; six years ago; he got fired as head coach at USC for showing up drunk to practice. If you work for Nick Saban, people forget things about you.
Texas Tech
— Tech is 8-14 since Matt Wells replaced Kliff Kingsbury as coach.
— Red Raiders gave up 36.7 ppg last year.
— Tech hasn’t been to a bowl game since 2017.
— One of Tech’s QBs is Tyler Shough, who was Oregon’s starting QB LY.
West Virginia
— Last time they won a league title was 2011; they won the Big East back then.
— Mountaineers have only 5 starters back on defense.
— WVU is 11-11 in two years since Dana Holgorsen bolted for Houston.
— Mountaineers’ shortest road trip in Big X is Iowa State, 872 miles away.
WNBA
Sunday, June 13
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Connecticut
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Washington
Dallas @ Las Vegas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New York @ Phoenix
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
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Sunday, June 13
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Connecticut
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Connecticut's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Washington @ Atlanta
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Washington
Dallas @ Las Vegas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Las Vegas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New York @ Phoenix
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
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DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/13/2021......3-5-0 .....37.50%....-12.50
06/12/2021......3-1-0 .....75.00%.....+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........24-24-0 .....5-.00%.....- 12.00
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/13/2021......3-3-0......30.00%.......-1.50
06/12/2021......3-1-0......75.00%......+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%.......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%.......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%......-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........22-18-0.......55.00%......+ 0.50
06/13/2021......3-5-0 .....37.50%....-12.50
06/12/2021......3-1-0 .....75.00%.....+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%.....-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0..... 50.00%...... -1.00
06/05/2021 .....5-1-0 .....83.33% ...+19.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%...... -1.00
06/01/2021..... 5-3-0 .....62.50%..... +8.50
Totals:..........24-24-0 .....5-.00%.....- 12.00
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BEST BETS:
DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
06/13/2021......3-3-0......30.00%.......-1.50
06/12/2021......3-1-0......75.00%......+9.50
06/11/2021......2-2-0 .....50.00%.......-1.00
06/10/2021......1-1-0 .....50.00%.......-0.50
06/09/2021......0-4-0.......0.00%......-22.00
06/08/2021 .....1-3-0 .....25.00%.....-11.50
06/06/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/05/2021 .....3-1-0..... 75.00% .....+9.50
06/04/2021 .....2-2-0 .....50.00%..... - 1.00
06/01/2021......5-3-0 ......62.50%....+ 8.50
Totals:..........22-18-0.......55.00%......+ 0.50
