2021 Playoff Results
Divisional Round
Houston vs. Chicago
Game 1 - Astros 6, White Sox 1 (Houston -135, Under 7.5)
Game 2 - Astros 9, White Sox 4 (Houston -110, Over 8)
Game 3 - White Sox 12, Astros 6 (Chicago -125, Over 8.5)
Game 4 - Astros at White Sox - Monday, October 11
Game 5 - White Sox at Astros - Wednesday, October 13*
Tampa Bay vs. Boston
Game 1 - Rays 5, Red Sox 0 (Tampa Bay -155, Under 8)
Game 2 - Red Sox 14, Rays 6 (Boston +125, Over 7.5)
Game 3 - Red Sox 6, Rays 4 - 13 innings (Boston -120, Over 8.5)
Game 4 - Rays at Red Sox - Monday, October 11
Game 5 - Red Sox at Rays - Wednesday, October 13*
San Francisco vs. Los Angeles
Game 1 - Giants 4, Dodgers 0 (San Francisco +100, Under 7)
Game 2 - Dodgers 9, Giants 2 (Los Angeles -130, Over 7.5)
Game 3 - Giants at Dodgers - Monday, October 11
Game 4 - Giants at Dodgers - Tuesday, October 12
Game 5 - Dodgers at Giants - Thursday, October 14*
Milwaukee vs. Atlanta
Game 1 - Brewers 2, Braves 1 (Milwaukee -160, Under 7)
Game 2 - Braves 3, Brewers 0 (Atlanta +110, Under 7)
Game 3 - Brewers at Braves - Monday, October 11
Game 4 - Brewers at Braves - Tuesday, October 12
Game 5 - Braves at Brewers - Thursday, October 14*
Wild Card Round
Red Sox 6, Yankees 2 (Boston +115, Push 8)
Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1 (Los Angeles -230, Under 7.5)
*If Necessary
Divisional Round
Houston vs. Chicago
Game 1 - Astros 6, White Sox 1 (Houston -135, Under 7.5)
Game 2 - Astros 9, White Sox 4 (Houston -110, Over 8)
Game 3 - White Sox 12, Astros 6 (Chicago -125, Over 8.5)
Game 4 - Astros at White Sox - Monday, October 11
Game 5 - White Sox at Astros - Wednesday, October 13*
Tampa Bay vs. Boston
Game 1 - Rays 5, Red Sox 0 (Tampa Bay -155, Under 8)
Game 2 - Red Sox 14, Rays 6 (Boston +125, Over 7.5)
Game 3 - Red Sox 6, Rays 4 - 13 innings (Boston -120, Over 8.5)
Game 4 - Rays at Red Sox - Monday, October 11
Game 5 - Red Sox at Rays - Wednesday, October 13*
San Francisco vs. Los Angeles
Game 1 - Giants 4, Dodgers 0 (San Francisco +100, Under 7)
Game 2 - Dodgers 9, Giants 2 (Los Angeles -130, Over 7.5)
Game 3 - Giants at Dodgers - Monday, October 11
Game 4 - Giants at Dodgers - Tuesday, October 12
Game 5 - Dodgers at Giants - Thursday, October 14*
Milwaukee vs. Atlanta
Game 1 - Brewers 2, Braves 1 (Milwaukee -160, Under 7)
Game 2 - Braves 3, Brewers 0 (Atlanta +110, Under 7)
Game 3 - Brewers at Braves - Monday, October 11
Game 4 - Brewers at Braves - Tuesday, October 12
Game 5 - Braves at Brewers - Thursday, October 14*
Wild Card Round
Red Sox 6, Yankees 2 (Boston +115, Push 8)
Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1 (Los Angeles -230, Under 7.5)
*If Necessary
Milwaukee has gone UNDER the run total in six straight postseason games.
Atlanta has lost six straight games when facing Milwaukee during the daytime after winning the game prior.
The underdog has covered the run line in four straight meetings.
Houston has won seven straight playoff games when facing the AL Central during the daytime.
Houston has led after three innings in seven straight games when facing a team with a winning record on a Monday.
Michael Brantley has seen a hit in 14 straight playoff games.
Tim Anderson has hit a HR in two of his last three home games when facing Houston.
Tampa Bay has won the first inning in three of its last four games.
Tampa Bay has gone UNDER the run total in five of its last six road games.
Tampa Bay has led after three innings in five straight games when playing in Boston on a Sunday.
Tampa Bay has covered the run line in four of its last five games when facing Boston.
Los Angeles has won 16 straight home games.
Los Angeles has won the first inning in three straight divisional home games.
San Francisco has gone UNDER the run total in four straight postseason road games.
Atlanta has lost six straight games when facing Milwaukee during the daytime after winning the game prior.
The underdog has covered the run line in four straight meetings.
Houston has won seven straight playoff games when facing the AL Central during the daytime.
Houston has led after three innings in seven straight games when facing a team with a winning record on a Monday.
Michael Brantley has seen a hit in 14 straight playoff games.
Tim Anderson has hit a HR in two of his last three home games when facing Houston.
Tampa Bay has won the first inning in three of its last four games.
Tampa Bay has gone UNDER the run total in five of its last six road games.
Tampa Bay has led after three innings in five straight games when playing in Boston on a Sunday.
Tampa Bay has covered the run line in four of its last five games when facing Boston.
Los Angeles has won 16 straight home games.
Los Angeles has won the first inning in three straight divisional home games.
San Francisco has gone UNDER the run total in four straight postseason road games.
Diamond Trends for Monday October 11
Vince Akins
SU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 3 - San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (TBS, 9:37 p.m. ET)
-- Max Scherzer is 12-0 since August 22, 2020 pitching as a favorite of more than -180.
Starter Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 3 - San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (TBS, 9:37 p.m. ET)
-- Max Scherzer is 6-0 since 2019 pitching in the postseason.
Choice Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 4 - Houston at Chi. White Sox (FS1, 3:37 p.m. ET)
-- The Astros are 0-8-1 OU since September 2019 when they allowed at least 12 runs last game.
Vince Akins
SU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 3 - San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (TBS, 9:37 p.m. ET)
-- Max Scherzer is 12-0 since August 22, 2020 pitching as a favorite of more than -180.
Starter Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 3 - San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers (TBS, 9:37 p.m. ET)
-- Max Scherzer is 6-0 since 2019 pitching in the postseason.
Choice Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Game 4 - Houston at Chi. White Sox (FS1, 3:37 p.m. ET)
-- The Astros are 0-8-1 OU since September 2019 when they allowed at least 12 runs last game.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....12-12-0 50.00% -1.35
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............6-4-0.........60.00%.............. + 9.50
O/U:
10/10/2021........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.................6-8-0..........42.85%...........-14.00
Update 10/11/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....12-12-0 50.00% -1.35
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............6-4-0.........60.00%.............. + 9.50
O/U:
10/10/2021........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.................6-8-0..........42.85%...........-14.00
Update 10/11/2021
ArmadilloSports
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 6 college football spreads:
— Michigan State (-4.5) @ Indiana
— NC State (-3) @ Boston College
— Nebraska (-4) @ Minnesota
— Arizona @ Colorado (-7)
— Arizona State (-1) @ Utah
— UCLA @ Washington (-2)
Thought of the Day
“He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.”
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens?
Monday’s quiz
The hamburger was invented in New Haven, CT, in 1895.
Sunday’s quiz
Russell Wilson played college football for NC State and Wisconsin.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) Right now, every coach in America is having his computer’s hard drive scrubbed, maybe every person in America who has a job they value.
Raiders told coach Jon Gruden to take a hike Monday night, after emails were leaked in which Gruden repeatedly used insensitive language. People’s feelings were hurt, though the people he was talking about didn’t actually see those e-mails. Until now, years later.
Let me repeat that; Gruden lost a $10M a year job because he used insensitive language in an e-mail.
Assistant coach Rich Bisaccia is going to replace Gruden as the Raiders’ interim HC. He isn’t making $10M a year; profitable night for owner Mark Davis. $60M worth of profitable.
12) Must admit that I enjoy a good conspiracy theory; Gruden went 22-31 during his second stint with the Raiders. 22-31 ain’t good; maybe Mark Davis had enough and was looking for a way out of his $100 million hiring debacle. Hire a private investigator to dig up some dirt on his coach? Wouldn’t be the first time that happened.
11) Had to order a new remote control for my TV over the weekend, wore this one out- the #5 doesn’t work much, either does #2. Ordered the new remote late Friday night; it was on my stoop Monday morning, so kudos to DirecTV for fast action.
10) Saw something I’ve never seen before in Thursday’s NFL game; not sure anyone else had seen it either. Rams blocked a Seattle punt; the Seahawks punter (an Australian) made like it was Aussie Rules Football and scooped it up on the run and booted it again.
I was 95% sure that wasn’t legal, same as Troy Aikman, Mike Pereira on FOX, but turns out it is legal, as long as both kicks come behind the line of scrimmage (it was sketchy whether he was behind the line for the 2nd kick, but the Rams won, so I’ll shut up).
Anyway, you learn something every day; this was a good one.
9) Seattle QB Russell Wilson’s streak of 149 consecutive starts will end Sunday, after he had surgery on his injured finger. Geno Smith gets the start in his place.
As a Ram fan, Wilson has made me queasy twice a week for the last 10 years; great player, sure Hall of Famer.
The last bet I made in Las Vegas was two years ago; bet on the Seahawks in Cleveland at MGM (a great sportsbook). For once, I got to root for Wilson and I wasn’t queasy, even won my bet.
8) By the way, if you’re at the MGM betting on games, there is an excellent pizza place right around the corner, Bonanno’s. An ideal Sunday is sitting there, watching NFL games with a couple slices from Bonanno’s. And winning your bets, of course.
7) College football can be strange; Oklahoma benched its starting QB Saturday, the backup played great- they scored a TD to make score 41-39 Texas, but probably because the backup hasn’t practiced the 2-point plays much, they put the starter back in for the conversion, and Oklahoma tied the game 41-41. Backup played the rest of the game.
Seeing as this is 2021 though, does the QB who doesn’t start Oklahoma’s next game enter the transfer portal? Remember, “If I ain’t startin’, then I’ll be departin’….”
6) Kansas City Chiefs are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games (9-4 SU).
Chiefs have turned ball over 11 times since their last takeaway; not good.
5) Tampa Bay Rays have only five homegrown players on their roster for the Boston series; they develop good players, then trade them, and they usually win their trades.
Exhibit A: July 31, 2018, Rays traded P Chris Archer to Pittsburgh, for P Tyler Glasnow, OF Austin Meadows and a player to be named later, who turned out to be top prospect Shane Baz, who started Game 1 of the Boston series.
4) Braves 3, Brewers 0:
— Milwaukee pinch-hit for P Peralta in top of 5th, in scoreless game; they didn’t score.
— Peralta had thrown only 57 pitches, was on a roll.
— Atlanta scored three runs in bottom of 5th; not a great day for Craig Counsell.
— Milwaukee is 0-16 with RISP in this series.
3) Red Sox 6, Rays 5:
— Kike Hernandez walked it off with a 9th-inning sac fly.
— Boston led 5-0 in third inning, blew the lead, then won the game.
— Red Sox win series 3-1, advance to the ALCS.
2) Giants 1, Dodgers 0:
— Longoria homered in 5th inning for only run of game.
— SF bullpen threw 4.1 innings to nail game down.
— Giants lead series, 2-1.
1) Baltimore 31, Indianapolis 25:
— Colts led 22-3; it was 25-9 with 10:00 to play.
— Wentz threw for 402 yards and two TD’s.
— On their last two drives, Colts missed FG, had another one blocked.
— Total yardage: Ravens 523, Colts 513.
— Ravens’ first four drives: 20 plays, 58 yards, four punts.
— Ravens’ last four drives: 32 plays, 297 yards, four TD’s.
— Jackson threw for 442 yards, ran for 62 more.
— Baltimore won last four games, scoring 27.3 ppg.
— Four of their five games were decided by 1 or 2 points, or in OT.
Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Week 6 college football spreads:
— Michigan State (-4.5) @ Indiana
— NC State (-3) @ Boston College
— Nebraska (-4) @ Minnesota
— Arizona @ Colorado (-7)
— Arizona State (-1) @ Utah
— UCLA @ Washington (-2)
Thought of the Day
“He who is without sin, let him cast the first stone.”
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens?
Monday’s quiz
The hamburger was invented in New Haven, CT, in 1895.
Sunday’s quiz
Russell Wilson played college football for NC State and Wisconsin.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….
13) Right now, every coach in America is having his computer’s hard drive scrubbed, maybe every person in America who has a job they value.
Raiders told coach Jon Gruden to take a hike Monday night, after emails were leaked in which Gruden repeatedly used insensitive language. People’s feelings were hurt, though the people he was talking about didn’t actually see those e-mails. Until now, years later.
Let me repeat that; Gruden lost a $10M a year job because he used insensitive language in an e-mail.
Assistant coach Rich Bisaccia is going to replace Gruden as the Raiders’ interim HC. He isn’t making $10M a year; profitable night for owner Mark Davis. $60M worth of profitable.
12) Must admit that I enjoy a good conspiracy theory; Gruden went 22-31 during his second stint with the Raiders. 22-31 ain’t good; maybe Mark Davis had enough and was looking for a way out of his $100 million hiring debacle. Hire a private investigator to dig up some dirt on his coach? Wouldn’t be the first time that happened.
11) Had to order a new remote control for my TV over the weekend, wore this one out- the #5 doesn’t work much, either does #2. Ordered the new remote late Friday night; it was on my stoop Monday morning, so kudos to DirecTV for fast action.
10) Saw something I’ve never seen before in Thursday’s NFL game; not sure anyone else had seen it either. Rams blocked a Seattle punt; the Seahawks punter (an Australian) made like it was Aussie Rules Football and scooped it up on the run and booted it again.
I was 95% sure that wasn’t legal, same as Troy Aikman, Mike Pereira on FOX, but turns out it is legal, as long as both kicks come behind the line of scrimmage (it was sketchy whether he was behind the line for the 2nd kick, but the Rams won, so I’ll shut up).
Anyway, you learn something every day; this was a good one.
9) Seattle QB Russell Wilson’s streak of 149 consecutive starts will end Sunday, after he had surgery on his injured finger. Geno Smith gets the start in his place.
As a Ram fan, Wilson has made me queasy twice a week for the last 10 years; great player, sure Hall of Famer.
The last bet I made in Las Vegas was two years ago; bet on the Seahawks in Cleveland at MGM (a great sportsbook). For once, I got to root for Wilson and I wasn’t queasy, even won my bet.
8) By the way, if you’re at the MGM betting on games, there is an excellent pizza place right around the corner, Bonanno’s. An ideal Sunday is sitting there, watching NFL games with a couple slices from Bonanno’s. And winning your bets, of course.
7) College football can be strange; Oklahoma benched its starting QB Saturday, the backup played great- they scored a TD to make score 41-39 Texas, but probably because the backup hasn’t practiced the 2-point plays much, they put the starter back in for the conversion, and Oklahoma tied the game 41-41. Backup played the rest of the game.
Seeing as this is 2021 though, does the QB who doesn’t start Oklahoma’s next game enter the transfer portal? Remember, “If I ain’t startin’, then I’ll be departin’….”
6) Kansas City Chiefs are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 games (9-4 SU).
Chiefs have turned ball over 11 times since their last takeaway; not good.
5) Tampa Bay Rays have only five homegrown players on their roster for the Boston series; they develop good players, then trade them, and they usually win their trades.
Exhibit A: July 31, 2018, Rays traded P Chris Archer to Pittsburgh, for P Tyler Glasnow, OF Austin Meadows and a player to be named later, who turned out to be top prospect Shane Baz, who started Game 1 of the Boston series.
4) Braves 3, Brewers 0:
— Milwaukee pinch-hit for P Peralta in top of 5th, in scoreless game; they didn’t score.
— Peralta had thrown only 57 pitches, was on a roll.
— Atlanta scored three runs in bottom of 5th; not a great day for Craig Counsell.
— Milwaukee is 0-16 with RISP in this series.
3) Red Sox 6, Rays 5:
— Kike Hernandez walked it off with a 9th-inning sac fly.
— Boston led 5-0 in third inning, blew the lead, then won the game.
— Red Sox win series 3-1, advance to the ALCS.
2) Giants 1, Dodgers 0:
— Longoria homered in 5th inning for only run of game.
— SF bullpen threw 4.1 innings to nail game down.
— Giants lead series, 2-1.
1) Baltimore 31, Indianapolis 25:
— Colts led 22-3; it was 25-9 with 10:00 to play.
— Wentz threw for 402 yards and two TD’s.
— On their last two drives, Colts missed FG, had another one blocked.
— Total yardage: Ravens 523, Colts 513.
— Ravens’ first four drives: 20 plays, 58 yards, four punts.
— Ravens’ last four drives: 32 plays, 297 yards, four TD’s.
— Jackson threw for 442 yards, ran for 62 more.
— Baltimore won last four games, scoring 27.3 ppg.
— Four of their five games were decided by 1 or 2 points, or in OT.
CHI WHITE SOX is 19-7 SU (16.8 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the cu...
MILWAUKEE is 31-11 SU (20.4 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current seaso...
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-5 SU (26.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 12
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 12
Houston (2-1) @ White Sox (1-2)
— McCullers is 4-1, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 18-11 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— He is 4-1, 2.17 in six starts vs Chicago.
— He is 2-2, 2.87 in 15 playoff games (8 starts).
— Astros are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Astros starters gave up 7 runs in 6 IP last two games.
— Houston lost its last four road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Home side won all three games in this series.
— Rodon is 5-0, 2.25 in his last six starts.
— White Sox are 16-8 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1 last nine
— He is 2-0, 1.55 in seven starts vs Houston.
— He faced 3 batters (they all reached base), in his one playoff game.
— Chicago had 16 hits in last night’s 12-6 win.
— White Sox are 5-1 in last six home games.
— Pale Hose starters gave up 12 runs in 9.2 IP in Games 1-3.
— Chicago is in playoffs for 2nd year in row, after not making it since ‘08.
— White Sox last won World Series in 2005.
— Tony LaRussa won World Series in 1989, 2006, 2011.
— Astros are 6-3 vs Chicago this year, 1-3 here.
Milwaukee (1-2) @ Atlanta (2-1)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Brewers yanked Peralta Monday after only 57 pitches; not good.
— Milwaukee were shut out the last two games.
— Brewers lost eight of last nine road games.
— Milwaukee is 0-16 with RISP in series.
— Brewers are in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Milwaukee has never won a World Series- they lost ’82 Series.
— They haven’t named a starter, either. Awesome.
— Braves is up 2-1 in series despite scoring total of seven runs.
— Atlanta is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— under 27-14-4 last 45 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Brewers are 4-5 vs Atlanta this season, 2-2 here.
San Francisco (2-1) @ Los Angeles (1-2)
— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 21-10 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— He is 1-8, 5.84 in 12 starts vs LA.
— This is his first postseason appearance.
— Giants are 25-7 in last 32 games.
— Giants are 12-1 in last 13 road games.
— Giants scored only seven runs in games 1-3.
— SF is in playoffs for first time since 2016.
— Giants won three World Series from 2010-14.
— bullpen game
— Dodgers got blanked in games 1-3, won 9-2 in Game 2.
— LA bullpen threw only 2 innings last nite; all of ‘em might pitch here.
— 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 9-13 vs San Francisco this year, 4-7 here.
MLB
Tuesday, October 12
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
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MILWAUKEE is 31-11 SU (20.4 Units) in road games vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current seaso...
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-5 SU (26.5 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 or higher in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 12
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 12
Houston (2-1) @ White Sox (1-2)
— McCullers is 4-1, 2.70 in his last six starts.
— Astros are 18-11 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— He is 4-1, 2.17 in six starts vs Chicago.
— He is 2-2, 2.87 in 15 playoff games (8 starts).
— Astros are 6-3 in last nine games.
— Astros starters gave up 7 runs in 6 IP last two games.
— Houston lost its last four road games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Home side won all three games in this series.
— Rodon is 5-0, 2.25 in his last six starts.
— White Sox are 16-8 in his starts.
— under 7-2-1 last nine
— He is 2-0, 1.55 in seven starts vs Houston.
— He faced 3 batters (they all reached base), in his one playoff game.
— Chicago had 16 hits in last night’s 12-6 win.
— White Sox are 5-1 in last six home games.
— Pale Hose starters gave up 12 runs in 9.2 IP in Games 1-3.
— Chicago is in playoffs for 2nd year in row, after not making it since ‘08.
— White Sox last won World Series in 2005.
— Tony LaRussa won World Series in 1989, 2006, 2011.
— Astros are 6-3 vs Chicago this year, 1-3 here.
Milwaukee (1-2) @ Atlanta (2-1)
— They haven’t named a starter.
— Brewers yanked Peralta Monday after only 57 pitches; not good.
— Milwaukee were shut out the last two games.
— Brewers lost eight of last nine road games.
— Milwaukee is 0-16 with RISP in series.
— Brewers are in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Milwaukee has never won a World Series- they lost ’82 Series.
— They haven’t named a starter, either. Awesome.
— Braves is up 2-1 in series despite scoring total of seven runs.
— Atlanta is 6-1 in last seven home games.
— under 27-14-4 last 45 games
— Atlanta is in playoffs for fourth year in row.
— Braves last won a World Series in 1995.
— Brewers are 4-5 vs Atlanta this season, 2-2 here.
San Francisco (2-1) @ Los Angeles (1-2)
— DeSclafani is 2-1, 2.08 in his last four starts.
— Giants are 21-10 in his starts.
— under 6-0 last six
— He is 1-8, 5.84 in 12 starts vs LA.
— This is his first postseason appearance.
— Giants are 25-7 in last 32 games.
— Giants are 12-1 in last 13 road games.
— Giants scored only seven runs in games 1-3.
— SF is in playoffs for first time since 2016.
— Giants won three World Series from 2010-14.
— bullpen game
— Dodgers got blanked in games 1-3, won 9-2 in Game 2.
— LA bullpen threw only 2 innings last nite; all of ‘em might pitch here.
— 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 9-13 vs San Francisco this year, 4-7 here.
MLB
Tuesday, October 12
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Chi White Sox
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco @ LA Dodgers
San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games on the road
San Francisco is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
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Houston has won seven straight playoff games when facing the AL Central during the daytime.
Houston has led after three innings in seven straight games when facing a team with a winning record on a Monday.
Michael Brantley has seen a hit in 14 straight playoff games.
Tim Anderson has hit a HR in two of his last three home games when facing Houston.
Milwaukee has gone UNDER the total in seven straight postseason games.
Atlanta has gone UNDER the total in three straight home postseason games
MLB
Weather Report
Tuesday, October 12
Houston has led after three innings in seven straight games when facing a team with a winning record on a Monday.
Michael Brantley has seen a hit in 14 straight playoff games.
Tim Anderson has hit a HR in two of his last three home games when facing Houston.
Milwaukee has gone UNDER the total in seven straight postseason games.
Atlanta has gone UNDER the total in three straight home postseason games
MLB
Weather Report
Tuesday, October 12
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....13-17-0 43.33% -22.50
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............9-11-0.........45.00%............ - 8.15
O/U:
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.................7-9-0..........43.75%...........-14.00
Update 10/12/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....13-17-0 43.33% -22.50
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............9-11-0.........45.00%............ - 8.15
O/U:
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.................7-9-0..........43.75%...........-14.00
Update 10/12/2021
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in receiving yardage:
579— Davante Adams, GB
548— Deebo Samuel, SF
523— Cooper Kupp, Rams
516— Tyreek Hill, KC
471— Mike Williams, LAC
462— Justin Jefferson, Minn
Quote of the Day
“I haven’t made that decision yet, certainly. I think just like any position, I think we’ll look at the game plan versus TCU, I’ll continue to evaluate these guys as they practice and go with who helps us the most. Certainly, had really good contributions from both of them last week to help us win that game and need that as we go forward. We’ve got two guys in the room that are really good players that we can win with.”
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, not announcing who his starting QB will be Saturday
Thursday’s quiz
What did team Wayne Gretzky finish his NHL career with?
Wednesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll.
Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Belichick was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens; Ted Marchibroda was first coach of the Ravens.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) Sometimes not getting what you want is a blessing.
Flash back to Week 11 of 2016, Rams were 4-5 when they gave rookie QB Jared Goff his first NFL start; they played Miami at home that day. Leading 10-0 with 5:00 to play, Rams screwed up the end of the game and lost, 14-10. They wouldn’t win another game the rest of the year.
At that point, Rams hadn’t had a winning season since 2003; I was really mad after that game, mostly mad at myself for rooting for a team that was so incredibly inept- they fired the coach about a month later.
Had the Rams won that game against Miami, they would’ve been 5-5 and on an uptick; they probably would’ve gone at least 2-4 the rest of the way. Owner Stan Kroenke has said that if the Rams finished 7-9 that year, he wouldn’t have fired the coach. He said it.
My point is this; hiring Sean McVay is the best thing to happen to the Rams since Kurt Warner led the Greatest Show on Turf, but McVay would most likely be coaching another team had the Rams won that game against Miami.
Sometimes in the long run, losing isn’t so horrible. Sometimes.
12) From Chris Fallica of ESPN: This is the first time since October 12, 2014 that Alabama, Clemson or Ohio State are all outside the AP Top 4.
The Top 4 that week in 2014 was Mississippi State, Florida State, Ole Miss and Baylor.
11) In their last three games, Buffalo Bills are +11 in turnovers; in three of their last four games, they played against a backup QB.
10) Texas-El Paso’s football team is 5-1 this season; the previous four years combined the Miners were 5-39, so great coaching job by Dana Dimel. Getting to a bowl game this season would be a terrific accomplishment for UTEP.
9) NFC East teams are 6-1 ATS in non-divisional road games; they’re 1-6 ATS in non-divisional home games.
8) Other NFL trends:
— NFC North teams are 5-1 ATS in non-divisional home games.
— AFC South teams are 5-s ATS as non-divisional road underdogs.
— AFC West teams are 3-6 ATS in non-divisional home games.
7) Matthew Kerr, son of Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, is one of the writers on the Apple TV show, Ted Lasso.
6) Texas Longhorns had 90 recruits in Dallas Saturday for the Oklahoma game; seeing how Texas lost 54-48, hopefully lot of those kids play defense.
5) From the category of “great wastes of money” are the cardboard postcards local politicians mail out when they’re campaigning. Does anyone read these? Mailman should save me some time and just slide them into my garbage can, instead of the mailbox.
4) San Francisco Giants have 13 coaches, a huge coaching staff.
3) I’ve never heard of St Thomas (MN) College before, but they’re making a big jump in hoops, from Division III to Division I. Turns out the Tommies got thrown out of their D-III league for being too dominant, so they’re making a huge leap into the Summit League, which last year was #16-ranked league in country, right in middle nationally.
2) United Airlines had 2,000 openings for flight attendants; they got 20,000 applications for those jobs. Good to see people wanting to get back to work.
1) Nate Silver is a writer, a very smart person who analyzes baseball and politics; he also plays poker- he finished 2nd recently in a tournament at the World Series of Poker, which is going on now in Las Vegas, instead of its usual summer date.
Silver cashed in $154,000 for that second place finish; its good to be smart.
NFL leaders in receiving yardage:
579— Davante Adams, GB
548— Deebo Samuel, SF
523— Cooper Kupp, Rams
516— Tyreek Hill, KC
471— Mike Williams, LAC
462— Justin Jefferson, Minn
Quote of the Day
“I haven’t made that decision yet, certainly. I think just like any position, I think we’ll look at the game plan versus TCU, I’ll continue to evaluate these guys as they practice and go with who helps us the most. Certainly, had really good contributions from both of them last week to help us win that game and need that as we go forward. We’ve got two guys in the room that are really good players that we can win with.”
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, not announcing who his starting QB will be Saturday
Thursday’s quiz
What did team Wayne Gretzky finish his NHL career with?
Wednesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll.
Tuesday’s quiz
Bill Belichick was the last coach of the old Cleveland Browns, before they moved to Baltimore and became the Ravens; Ted Marchibroda was first coach of the Ravens.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
13) Sometimes not getting what you want is a blessing.
Flash back to Week 11 of 2016, Rams were 4-5 when they gave rookie QB Jared Goff his first NFL start; they played Miami at home that day. Leading 10-0 with 5:00 to play, Rams screwed up the end of the game and lost, 14-10. They wouldn’t win another game the rest of the year.
At that point, Rams hadn’t had a winning season since 2003; I was really mad after that game, mostly mad at myself for rooting for a team that was so incredibly inept- they fired the coach about a month later.
Had the Rams won that game against Miami, they would’ve been 5-5 and on an uptick; they probably would’ve gone at least 2-4 the rest of the way. Owner Stan Kroenke has said that if the Rams finished 7-9 that year, he wouldn’t have fired the coach. He said it.
My point is this; hiring Sean McVay is the best thing to happen to the Rams since Kurt Warner led the Greatest Show on Turf, but McVay would most likely be coaching another team had the Rams won that game against Miami.
Sometimes in the long run, losing isn’t so horrible. Sometimes.
12) From Chris Fallica of ESPN: This is the first time since October 12, 2014 that Alabama, Clemson or Ohio State are all outside the AP Top 4.
The Top 4 that week in 2014 was Mississippi State, Florida State, Ole Miss and Baylor.
11) In their last three games, Buffalo Bills are +11 in turnovers; in three of their last four games, they played against a backup QB.
10) Texas-El Paso’s football team is 5-1 this season; the previous four years combined the Miners were 5-39, so great coaching job by Dana Dimel. Getting to a bowl game this season would be a terrific accomplishment for UTEP.
9) NFC East teams are 6-1 ATS in non-divisional road games; they’re 1-6 ATS in non-divisional home games.
8) Other NFL trends:
— NFC North teams are 5-1 ATS in non-divisional home games.
— AFC South teams are 5-s ATS as non-divisional road underdogs.
— AFC West teams are 3-6 ATS in non-divisional home games.
7) Matthew Kerr, son of Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, is one of the writers on the Apple TV show, Ted Lasso.
6) Texas Longhorns had 90 recruits in Dallas Saturday for the Oklahoma game; seeing how Texas lost 54-48, hopefully lot of those kids play defense.
5) From the category of “great wastes of money” are the cardboard postcards local politicians mail out when they’re campaigning. Does anyone read these? Mailman should save me some time and just slide them into my garbage can, instead of the mailbox.
4) San Francisco Giants have 13 coaches, a huge coaching staff.
3) I’ve never heard of St Thomas (MN) College before, but they’re making a big jump in hoops, from Division III to Division I. Turns out the Tommies got thrown out of their D-III league for being too dominant, so they’re making a huge leap into the Summit League, which last year was #16-ranked league in country, right in middle nationally.
2) United Airlines had 2,000 openings for flight attendants; they got 20,000 applications for those jobs. Good to see people wanting to get back to work.
1) Nate Silver is a writer, a very smart person who analyzes baseball and politics; he also plays poker- he finished 2nd recently in a tournament at the World Series of Poker, which is going on now in Las Vegas, instead of its usual summer date.
Silver cashed in $154,000 for that second place finish; its good to be smart.
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-25 SU (25.6 Units) vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 14
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 14
Los Angeles (2-2) @ San Francisco (2-2)
— Urias is 8-0, 1.94 in his last nine starts.
— Dodgers are 27-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1 last nine
— He is 3-1, 3.41 in six starts vs SF this year.
— He is 7-2, 2.68 in 19 postseason games (4 starts).
— Dodgers got blanked in games 1-3, scored 9-7 runs in Games 2-4.
— Last two games, LA is 1-15 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in their last 10 road games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Webb is 4-0, 3.92 in his last seven starts.
— Giants are 21-5 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— He is 2-0, 1.90 in four starts vs LA this year.
— Game 1 of this series (7.2 IP, no runs) was his first postseason game.
— Giants are 25-8 in last 33 games.
— Giants are 7-2 in last last nine home games.
— Giants scored only nine runs so far in this series.
— SF is in playoffs for first time since 2016.
— Giants won three World Series from 2010-14.
— Dodgers are 10-13 vs San Francisco this year, 5-6 here.
MLB
Thursday, October 14
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Trend Report
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LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
LA Dodgers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
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MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 14
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 14
Los Angeles (2-2) @ San Francisco (2-2)
— Urias is 8-0, 1.94 in his last nine starts.
— Dodgers are 27-6 in his starts.
— under 6-2-1 last nine
— He is 3-1, 3.41 in six starts vs SF this year.
— He is 7-2, 2.68 in 19 postseason games (4 starts).
— Dodgers got blanked in games 1-3, scored 9-7 runs in Games 2-4.
— Last two games, LA is 1-15 with RISP.
— Dodgers are 7-3 in their last 10 road games.
— LA is in playoffs for ninth year in a row.
— Dodgers won World Series LY, their first title since 1988.
— Webb is 4-0, 3.92 in his last seven starts.
— Giants are 21-5 in his starts.
— over 6-1 last seven
— He is 2-0, 1.90 in four starts vs LA this year.
— Game 1 of this series (7.2 IP, no runs) was his first postseason game.
— Giants are 25-8 in last 33 games.
— Giants are 7-2 in last last nine home games.
— Giants scored only nine runs so far in this series.
— SF is in playoffs for first time since 2016.
— Giants won three World Series from 2010-14.
— Dodgers are 10-13 vs San Francisco this year, 5-6 here.
MLB
Thursday, October 14
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Trend Report
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LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
LA Dodgers is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
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San Francisco has led after three innings in four of its last five home games.
San Francisco has gone OVER the run total in three of its last four home postseason games.
Los Angeles has lost seven straight games when facing San Francisco as the favorite after winning the game prior.
The road team has won two of the last three meetings.
San Francisco has gone OVER the run total in three of its last four home postseason games.
Los Angeles has lost seven straight games when facing San Francisco as the favorite after winning the game prior.
The road team has won two of the last three meetings.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OPINIONS AND BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....14-18-0 43.75% -23.00
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............9-11-0.........45.00%............ - 8.15
O/U:
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.................8-9-0..........47.05%...........-9.00
Update 10/14/2021
Date W-L-T % Units Record
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:.....14-18-0 43.75% -23.00
BEST BETS:
Date W-L-T % Units Record
ATS:
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:...............9-11-0.........45.00%............ - 8.15
O/U:
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.................8-9-0..........47.05%...........-9.00
Update 10/14/2021
Friday’s 6-pack:
Six highest-paid college football coaches:
$9,753,221— Nick Saban, Alabama
9,012,917— Ed Orgeron, LSU
8,924,683— David Shaw, Stanford
8,370,775— Dabo Swinney, Clemson
7,672,710— Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
7,570,000— Dan Mullen, Florida
Quote of the Day
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Mark Twain
Friday’s quiz
Which major league team drafted Tom Brady in 1995, as a catcher?
Thursday’s quiz
Wayne Gretzky finished his NHL career with the New York Rangers.
Wednesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) Flash back to Week 11 of 2016, Rams were 4-5 when they gave rookie QB Jared Goff his first NFL start; they played Miami at home that day. Leading 10-0 with 5:00 to play, Rams screwed up the end of the game and lost, 14-10. They wouldn’t win another game the rest of the year.
At that point, Rams hadn’t had a winning season since 2003; I was really mad after that game, mostly mad at myself for rooting for a team that was so incredibly inept- they fired the coach about a month later.
Had the Rams won that game against Miami, they would’ve been 5-5 and on an uptick; they probably would’ve gone at least 2-4 the rest of the way. Owner Stan Kroenke has said that if the Rams finished 7-9 that year, he wouldn’t have fired the coach. He said it.
My point is this; hiring Sean McVay is the best thing to happen to the Rams since Kurt Warner led the Greatest Show on Turf, but McVay would most likely be coaching another team had the Rams won that game against Miami.
Sometimes in the long run, losing isn’t so horrible. Sometimes.
12) Bucs 28, Eagles 22:
— First two drives: 19 plays, 150 yards, 14 points.
— Tampa averaged 7.1 yards/pass attempt, Philly 4.0.
— Bucs were 7-13 on 3rd down, Eagles 3-10.
— Hurts ran ball 10 times for 44 yards, completed only 12-26 passes.
— RB Sanders ran ball only nine times, but for 56 yards.
— Bucs 73 plays, 399 yards; Eagles 47 plays, 213 yards.
11) Dodgers 2, Giants 1:
— Bellinger’s hit in 9th inning drove in winning run.
— Webb allowed one run in 7 IP for Giants.
— Scherzer closed it out for his first career save.
10) St Louis Cardinals surprisingly fired manager Mike Shildt Thursday; they said it was “philosophical differences”. Being a big league skipper ain’t as much fun as it used to be. Shildt went 252-199 in regular season games with St Louis, 4-9 in playoff games.
Tony LaRussa was 93-69 in Chicago this season, lost in playoffs to Houston; he’ll be back next with the White Sox next season.
They say if Aaron Boone returns in the Bronx next year, his coaching staff will be picked by the front office, not by Boone. They already fired the batting coach and 3rd base coach.
9) In college football, Missouri/New Mexico are both 0-6 ATS. Clemson/Kansas are 0-5.
8) Wild Card weekend in the NFL has four games; one of those games will on Monday night, an ESPN game. Don’t even think about putting that game in a cold weather city. Games with poor weather get better TV ratings, but this is a playoff game. Put it in warm weather or a dome.
7) South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14— Jaguars’ QB Scott Bentley is playing his 6th year of college football; he played 34 games at South Carolina, five at Utah, and is now in the Sun Belt with the 4-2 Jaguars, who got their first conference win here.
Bentley threw for 389 TD’s, three TD’s in this game.
6) Jacksonville Jaguars still haven’t made a field goal this season, they’re 0-5. Jaguars are first team in Super Bowl era (since 1966) not to have a FG in their first five games.
5) Some of the better games in the ACC/Big 14 basketball challenge, Nov 29-Dec 1st:
— Iowa @ Virginia
— Duke @ Ohio State
— Michigan @ North Carolina
— Louisville @ Michigan State
4) It wasn’t that game, but I was watching another NBA preseason game and the TV people are discussing who will win the MVP this year— who cares ?!?!?! It was freakin’ October 13, let the season begin at least before you speculate on who the MVP will be.
3) 33-year old point guard Ish Smith played college ball at Wake Forest; I hope he writes a book someday- he’s played for lot of teams. Here is his career path:
2010-11: Houston/Memphis
2011-12: Golden State/Orlando
2012-13: Orlando/Milwaukee
2013-14: Phoenix
2014-15: Oklahoma City/Philly
2015-16: Philly/New Orleans
2016-19: Detroit
2019-21: Washington
2012-22: Charlotte
He must have some great stories to tell; 2,555 assists, 5,055 points. Quite a career.
2) Dallas 127, Charlotte 59— I know this was an exhibition game, I know the score doesn’t matter, but this might’ve been the worst basketball game I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot of basketball games.
Not sure what the Hornets were doing, but they weren’t competing, not even close. Guys try harder in pickup games on the playground.
1) During the pandemic, when there were no ballgames going on and I was doing movie lists and stuff like that in this space, it bugged me that one day, I’d realize that I left a great movie off my list. Well…….
I’m flipping channels the other night and the 1989 movie Cousins is on; Ted Danson, Isabella Rosselini, Lloyd Bridges. Loved this movie when it came out, but hadn’t seen it in almost 30 years and it never got on one of my lists, when it belongs there.
William Peterson is also in the movie; he plays Gil Grissom on CSI, so this movie had two of the three actors who would later play the head of the crime lab on CSI, one of my favorite TV shows.
Anyway, Cousins is on HBOMax now, if you want to catch up with it. It is worth your time.
Six highest-paid college football coaches:
$9,753,221— Nick Saban, Alabama
9,012,917— Ed Orgeron, LSU
8,924,683— David Shaw, Stanford
8,370,775— Dabo Swinney, Clemson
7,672,710— Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma
7,570,000— Dan Mullen, Florida
Quote of the Day
“People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”
Mark Twain
Friday’s quiz
Which major league team drafted Tom Brady in 1995, as a catcher?
Thursday’s quiz
Wayne Gretzky finished his NHL career with the New York Rangers.
Wednesday’s quiz
Jim Mora Jr was coach of the Seattle Seahawks before Pete Carroll.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here…….
13) Flash back to Week 11 of 2016, Rams were 4-5 when they gave rookie QB Jared Goff his first NFL start; they played Miami at home that day. Leading 10-0 with 5:00 to play, Rams screwed up the end of the game and lost, 14-10. They wouldn’t win another game the rest of the year.
At that point, Rams hadn’t had a winning season since 2003; I was really mad after that game, mostly mad at myself for rooting for a team that was so incredibly inept- they fired the coach about a month later.
Had the Rams won that game against Miami, they would’ve been 5-5 and on an uptick; they probably would’ve gone at least 2-4 the rest of the way. Owner Stan Kroenke has said that if the Rams finished 7-9 that year, he wouldn’t have fired the coach. He said it.
My point is this; hiring Sean McVay is the best thing to happen to the Rams since Kurt Warner led the Greatest Show on Turf, but McVay would most likely be coaching another team had the Rams won that game against Miami.
Sometimes in the long run, losing isn’t so horrible. Sometimes.
12) Bucs 28, Eagles 22:
— First two drives: 19 plays, 150 yards, 14 points.
— Tampa averaged 7.1 yards/pass attempt, Philly 4.0.
— Bucs were 7-13 on 3rd down, Eagles 3-10.
— Hurts ran ball 10 times for 44 yards, completed only 12-26 passes.
— RB Sanders ran ball only nine times, but for 56 yards.
— Bucs 73 plays, 399 yards; Eagles 47 plays, 213 yards.
11) Dodgers 2, Giants 1:
— Bellinger’s hit in 9th inning drove in winning run.
— Webb allowed one run in 7 IP for Giants.
— Scherzer closed it out for his first career save.
10) St Louis Cardinals surprisingly fired manager Mike Shildt Thursday; they said it was “philosophical differences”. Being a big league skipper ain’t as much fun as it used to be. Shildt went 252-199 in regular season games with St Louis, 4-9 in playoff games.
Tony LaRussa was 93-69 in Chicago this season, lost in playoffs to Houston; he’ll be back next with the White Sox next season.
They say if Aaron Boone returns in the Bronx next year, his coaching staff will be picked by the front office, not by Boone. They already fired the batting coach and 3rd base coach.
9) In college football, Missouri/New Mexico are both 0-6 ATS. Clemson/Kansas are 0-5.
8) Wild Card weekend in the NFL has four games; one of those games will on Monday night, an ESPN game. Don’t even think about putting that game in a cold weather city. Games with poor weather get better TV ratings, but this is a playoff game. Put it in warm weather or a dome.
7) South Alabama 41, Georgia Southern 14— Jaguars’ QB Scott Bentley is playing his 6th year of college football; he played 34 games at South Carolina, five at Utah, and is now in the Sun Belt with the 4-2 Jaguars, who got their first conference win here.
Bentley threw for 389 TD’s, three TD’s in this game.
6) Jacksonville Jaguars still haven’t made a field goal this season, they’re 0-5. Jaguars are first team in Super Bowl era (since 1966) not to have a FG in their first five games.
5) Some of the better games in the ACC/Big 14 basketball challenge, Nov 29-Dec 1st:
— Iowa @ Virginia
— Duke @ Ohio State
— Michigan @ North Carolina
— Louisville @ Michigan State
4) It wasn’t that game, but I was watching another NBA preseason game and the TV people are discussing who will win the MVP this year— who cares ?!?!?! It was freakin’ October 13, let the season begin at least before you speculate on who the MVP will be.
3) 33-year old point guard Ish Smith played college ball at Wake Forest; I hope he writes a book someday- he’s played for lot of teams. Here is his career path:
2010-11: Houston/Memphis
2011-12: Golden State/Orlando
2012-13: Orlando/Milwaukee
2013-14: Phoenix
2014-15: Oklahoma City/Philly
2015-16: Philly/New Orleans
2016-19: Detroit
2019-21: Washington
2012-22: Charlotte
He must have some great stories to tell; 2,555 assists, 5,055 points. Quite a career.
2) Dallas 127, Charlotte 59— I know this was an exhibition game, I know the score doesn’t matter, but this might’ve been the worst basketball game I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen a lot of basketball games.
Not sure what the Hornets were doing, but they weren’t competing, not even close. Guys try harder in pickup games on the playground.
1) During the pandemic, when there were no ballgames going on and I was doing movie lists and stuff like that in this space, it bugged me that one day, I’d realize that I left a great movie off my list. Well…….
I’m flipping channels the other night and the 1989 movie Cousins is on; Ted Danson, Isabella Rosselini, Lloyd Bridges. Loved this movie when it came out, but hadn’t seen it in almost 30 years and it never got on one of my lists, when it belongs there.
William Peterson is also in the movie; he plays Gil Grissom on CSI, so this movie had two of the three actors who would later play the head of the crime lab on CSI, one of my favorite TV shows.
Anyway, Cousins is on HBOMax now, if you want to catch up with it. It is worth your time.
HOUSTON is 6-17 SU (-12.6 Units) in home games vs. terrible speed teams - averaging 0.35 or less SB's/game in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 15
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 15
Boston (0-0) @ Houston (0-0)
— Sale is 1-1, 7.90 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— He is 5-3, 2.20 in nine starts vs Houston.
— He is 1-2, 7.27 in 8 playoff games (5 starts).
— Boston beat Tampa 3-1; they scored 26 runs last three games.
— Red Sox won five of last seven road games.
— Boston last played Monday; their bullpen is rested.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Valdez is 2-1, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 14-9 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— He is 2-1, 1.59 in four games (2 starts) vs Boston.
— He is 3-1, 2.86 in 5 playoff games (4 starts).
— Houston beat Chicago 3-1, scoring 31 runs in four games.
— Astros are 7-3 in last ten games overall.
— Astros last played on Tuesday.
— Houston is 7-2 in last nine home games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Astros are 5-2 vs Boston this year, 3-1 here.
MLB
Friday, October 15
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Houston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
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MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 15
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 15
Boston (0-0) @ Houston (0-0)
— Sale is 1-1, 7.90 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 8-2 in his starts.
— over 6-4
— He is 5-3, 2.20 in nine starts vs Houston.
— He is 1-2, 7.27 in 8 playoff games (5 starts).
— Boston beat Tampa 3-1; they scored 26 runs last three games.
— Red Sox won five of last seven road games.
— Boston last played Monday; their bullpen is rested.
— Boston is in playoffs for first time since 2018.
— Red Sox won the World Series in 2018.
— Valdez is 2-1, 4.50 in his last five starts.
— Astros are 14-9 in his starts.
— over 5-1 last six
— He is 2-1, 1.59 in four games (2 starts) vs Boston.
— He is 3-1, 2.86 in 5 playoff games (4 starts).
— Houston beat Chicago 3-1, scoring 31 runs in four games.
— Astros are 7-3 in last ten games overall.
— Astros last played on Tuesday.
— Houston is 7-2 in last nine home games.
— Houston is in playoffs for fifth year in a row.
— Houston won the World Series in 2017.
— Astros are 5-2 vs Boston this year, 3-1 here.
MLB
Friday, October 15
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Houston
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Boston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
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