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Tuesday’s 6-pack
Payrolls of the eight remaining MLB playoff teams:
$275.6M— Dodgers
$264.9M— Bronx
$255.1M— Phillies
$236.7M— Padres
$200.1M— Braves
$192.9M— Astros
$126.7M— Mariners
$82.1M— Guardians
Quotes of the Day
“Quarterback.”
Commanders coach Ron Rivera, when asked why the other three teams in the NFC East are better than Washington
“I had a really hard time watching that. When I heard it, I couldn’t believe it. I’m not hear to defend Carson Wentz … But this is a defensive HC that’s absolutely driving the bus over his quarterback.”
Alex Smith
Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Chiefs 30, Raiders 29
— Raiders scored TD with 4:27 left, went for 2 points and lead, but failed.
— Carr threw TD passes of 58-48 yards, both to Adams.
— Carr is now 58-75 as an NFL starter.
— Raiders are 12-7 ATS last 19 games as a road underdog.
— Raiders’ four losses are by 5-6-1-2 points.
— Raiders led 17-0 with 5:00 left in first half.
— Chiefs first 3 drives of 2nd half: 33 plays, 207 yards, 20 points.
— Kelce caught 7 passes for only 25 yards, but four TD’s.
— Chiefs won their two hone games by total of four points.
— Chiefs won 13 of last 15 games in this rivalry.
— Monday morning, I had a 9:45am follow-up appointment with my cataract surgeon; was there until 12:50pm (they must make a boatload of $$$!!!). I’m walking out of the office, down a ramp to my car, and this guy coming the other way says (kind of loudly) to me:
“Those two guys you traded to me were no good. They didn’t produce this weekend”
My first thought was, this guy is talking to me and I have no idea who he is— are my eyes screwing up again? Is this guy in my fantasy league?
Then I realize I’m wearing my Oakland A’s cap and this guy is a Mets fan who is ticked off because they lost in the playoffs, and Bassitt-Marte-Canha didn’t do so well. We talked baseball for a couple of minutes, then went our separate ways.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the A’s also traded Profar-Manaea to San Diego, and let Bob Melvin bolt Oakland to be manager of the Padres. It isn’t much fun rooting for a team that doesn’t try to win.
— Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule Monday, after the Panthers’ 1-4 start. Rhule went 11-27 in his tenure at Carolina; he was in the third year of a 7-year, $62M contract. Panthers still owe him over $40M, but owner David Tepper is the NFL’s wealthiest owner, so he told Rhule to take a hike.
Defensive assistant Steve Wilks was named interim coach; he was the head coach for one season with the Arizona Cardinals.
— Since 2016, there have been 137 quarterbacks who threw 50+ passes in a game; those QBs’ teams won 26 of those games.
— Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker has made 61 straight field goals in 4th quarter/OT, 27 of them from 40+ yards out. You can make a solid argument for him as the best kicker ever.
By the way, Tucker is also 23-23 on field goals in last minute of regulation/overtime.
— Washington QB Carson Wentz against the spread:
2016-17— 18-11 ATS (62%)
2018-22— 25-37 ATS (40%).
Wentz is on his third team in three years; he has gone from prospect to suspect.
— Tennessee Titans are 3-2 this season, but haven’t scored in the 4th quarter; they’re the first team since the 2005 49ers to go scoreless in the 4th quarter thru five games- those 49ers went 1-4 in their first five games.
— Undrafted QB’s to win their first five NFL starts:
1985— Dieter Brock, Rams
1986— Mike Tomczak, Bears
1999— Kurt Warner, Rams
2018-19— Kyle Allen, Panthers
2021-22— Cooper Rush, Cowboys
— Detroit Lions went for it on 4th down six times Sunday but went 0-6; since 1991, that is the most times any team has gone for it on 4th down without converting any of them.
— NFL underdogs are 44-32-3 ATS (55.7%) this season, the best %age for underdogs thru five weeks since 2010, when dogs covered 62.2% of time in Weeks 1-5.
Under is 46-32-1 (58.2%) so far this season
— Houston RB Dameon Pierce’s last three games:
Week 3— 20 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Week 4— 14 rushes, 131 yards, TD
Week 5— 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Since the start of 2020, Texans are 5-0 against Jacksonville, 4-28-1 against the rest of the NFL.
— SEC basketball has six new head coaches this coming season; six out of 14 is a lot.
— Atlanta Braves signed P Spencer Strider to a 6-year, $75M contract; Strider went 11-5, 2.67 in 31 games (20 starts) this season.
— Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Stetson Bennett turns 25 years old in two weeks; he is less than a year younger than Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow, who is in his 3rd NFL season.
— Odds for the divisional round of the playoffs:
Houston -250, Seattle +210
New York -230, Cleveland +195
Atlanta -200, Phillies +165
Dodgers -225, San Diego +180
— New Jersey Giants hit the jackpot with their new coach Brian Daboll, who interviewed with five other teams before he landed a head coaching gig. Bears, Dolphins also interviewed Daboll last winter.
Daboll was a grad assistant at Michigan State when Nick Saban coached there; he later joined up with Saban again at Alabama in 2017. Daboll was born in Canada, went to that football power U of Rochester.
Sometimes success in the NFL comes from what doesn’t happen; those five teams that passed on Daboll have made the Giants very happy.
Tuesday’s 6-pack
Payrolls of the eight remaining MLB playoff teams:
$275.6M— Dodgers
$264.9M— Bronx
$255.1M— Phillies
$236.7M— Padres
$200.1M— Braves
$192.9M— Astros
$126.7M— Mariners
$82.1M— Guardians
Quotes of the Day
“Quarterback.”
Commanders coach Ron Rivera, when asked why the other three teams in the NFC East are better than Washington
“I had a really hard time watching that. When I heard it, I couldn’t believe it. I’m not hear to defend Carson Wentz … But this is a defensive HC that’s absolutely driving the bus over his quarterback.”
Alex Smith
Tuesday’s quiz
Who played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl?
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
Sunday’s quiz
Tampa Bay Rays have played in two World Series, losing both; they lost to the Phillies and the Dodgers.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
Chiefs 30, Raiders 29
— Raiders scored TD with 4:27 left, went for 2 points and lead, but failed.
— Carr threw TD passes of 58-48 yards, both to Adams.
— Carr is now 58-75 as an NFL starter.
— Raiders are 12-7 ATS last 19 games as a road underdog.
— Raiders’ four losses are by 5-6-1-2 points.
— Raiders led 17-0 with 5:00 left in first half.
— Chiefs first 3 drives of 2nd half: 33 plays, 207 yards, 20 points.
— Kelce caught 7 passes for only 25 yards, but four TD’s.
— Chiefs won their two hone games by total of four points.
— Chiefs won 13 of last 15 games in this rivalry.
— Monday morning, I had a 9:45am follow-up appointment with my cataract surgeon; was there until 12:50pm (they must make a boatload of $$$!!!). I’m walking out of the office, down a ramp to my car, and this guy coming the other way says (kind of loudly) to me:
“Those two guys you traded to me were no good. They didn’t produce this weekend”
My first thought was, this guy is talking to me and I have no idea who he is— are my eyes screwing up again? Is this guy in my fantasy league?
Then I realize I’m wearing my Oakland A’s cap and this guy is a Mets fan who is ticked off because they lost in the playoffs, and Bassitt-Marte-Canha didn’t do so well. We talked baseball for a couple of minutes, then went our separate ways.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him that the A’s also traded Profar-Manaea to San Diego, and let Bob Melvin bolt Oakland to be manager of the Padres. It isn’t much fun rooting for a team that doesn’t try to win.
— Carolina Panthers fired coach Matt Rhule Monday, after the Panthers’ 1-4 start. Rhule went 11-27 in his tenure at Carolina; he was in the third year of a 7-year, $62M contract. Panthers still owe him over $40M, but owner David Tepper is the NFL’s wealthiest owner, so he told Rhule to take a hike.
Defensive assistant Steve Wilks was named interim coach; he was the head coach for one season with the Arizona Cardinals.
— Since 2016, there have been 137 quarterbacks who threw 50+ passes in a game; those QBs’ teams won 26 of those games.
— Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Justin Tucker has made 61 straight field goals in 4th quarter/OT, 27 of them from 40+ yards out. You can make a solid argument for him as the best kicker ever.
By the way, Tucker is also 23-23 on field goals in last minute of regulation/overtime.
— Washington QB Carson Wentz against the spread:
2016-17— 18-11 ATS (62%)
2018-22— 25-37 ATS (40%).
Wentz is on his third team in three years; he has gone from prospect to suspect.
— Tennessee Titans are 3-2 this season, but haven’t scored in the 4th quarter; they’re the first team since the 2005 49ers to go scoreless in the 4th quarter thru five games- those 49ers went 1-4 in their first five games.
— Undrafted QB’s to win their first five NFL starts:
1985— Dieter Brock, Rams
1986— Mike Tomczak, Bears
1999— Kurt Warner, Rams
2018-19— Kyle Allen, Panthers
2021-22— Cooper Rush, Cowboys
— Detroit Lions went for it on 4th down six times Sunday but went 0-6; since 1991, that is the most times any team has gone for it on 4th down without converting any of them.
— NFL underdogs are 44-32-3 ATS (55.7%) this season, the best %age for underdogs thru five weeks since 2010, when dogs covered 62.2% of time in Weeks 1-5.
Under is 46-32-1 (58.2%) so far this season
— Houston RB Dameon Pierce’s last three games:
Week 3— 20 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Week 4— 14 rushes, 131 yards, TD
Week 5— 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Since the start of 2020, Texans are 5-0 against Jacksonville, 4-28-1 against the rest of the NFL.
— SEC basketball has six new head coaches this coming season; six out of 14 is a lot.
— Atlanta Braves signed P Spencer Strider to a 6-year, $75M contract; Strider went 11-5, 2.67 in 31 games (20 starts) this season.
— Georgia Bulldogs’ QB Stetson Bennett turns 25 years old in two weeks; he is less than a year younger than Bengals’ QB Joe Burrow, who is in his 3rd NFL season.
— Odds for the divisional round of the playoffs:
Houston -250, Seattle +210
New York -230, Cleveland +195
Atlanta -200, Phillies +165
Dodgers -225, San Diego +180
— New Jersey Giants hit the jackpot with their new coach Brian Daboll, who interviewed with five other teams before he landed a head coaching gig. Bears, Dolphins also interviewed Daboll last winter.
Daboll was a grad assistant at Michigan State when Nick Saban coached there; he later joined up with Saban again at Alabama in 2017. Daboll was born in Canada, went to that football power U of Rochester.
Sometimes success in the NFL comes from what doesn’t happen; those five teams that passed on Daboll have made the Giants very happy.
MLB
Weather Report
Tuesday, October 11
PHILADELPHIA is 19-3 SU (15.7 Units) in road games after a win by 2 runs or less in the current season.
SEATTLE is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 65-93 SU (-37.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after allowing one run or less in a win over a division rival in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 11
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 11
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Suarez is 10-7, 3.65 in 29 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 3.20 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 1-2, 3.21 in five starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies swept the St Louis series, giving up three runs in two games.
Phillies are 68-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 42-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Fried was 14-7, 2.48 in 30 starts this year.
He is 8-4, 2.42 in 18 home starts.
He is 2-3, 4.06 in 17 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 0-1, 3.13 in four starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta went 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Braves are 55-26 at home- they haven’t played since Wednesday.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Braves are 37-17 vs lefty starters.
Phillies are 8-11 against the Braves TY, 3-6 in Atlanta.
Seattle @ Houston
Gilbert was 13-6, 3.20 in 32 starts this year.
He is 8-1, 3.16 in 18 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 2-2, 4.15 in seven starts vs Houston.
Mariners are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Seattle is 46-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Verlander was 18-4, 1.75 in 28 starts this year.
He is 10-1, 1.64 in 15 home starts.
He is 14-11, 3.40 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 5-1, 2.34 in six starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Astros are 55-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-12 against Astros this year, 3-7 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York
Quantrill was 15-5, 3.38 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-5, 3.53 in 13 road starts
He faced 2 batters (one out, one walk) in a 2020 playoff game.
He is 0-0, 3.38 in four games (10.2 IP, 1 start) vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
Guardians are 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cole was 13-8, 3.50 in 33 starts this year.
He is 5-5, 3.20 in 16 home starts.
He is 8-5, 2.93 in 14 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.15 in eight starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
New York is 57-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-5 vs New York this year, 0-3 in this ballpark.
San Diego @ Los Angeles
Clevinger is 7-7, 4.33 in 22 starts this year.
He is 4-4, 5.46 in 13 road starts.
He is 0-0, 4.15 in eight playoff games (2 starts).
He is 0-2, 9.69 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres won Wild Card series in three games.
San Diego won Game 3 in New York Sunday night.
San Diego is 47-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Urias is 17-7, 2.16 in 31 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.43 in 14 home starts.
He is 7-3, 3.52 in 22 playoff games (5 starts).
He is 3-0, 1.50 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 57-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-14 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-8 at Chavez Ravine.
MLB
Tuesday, October 11
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
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Weather Report
Tuesday, October 11
PHILADELPHIA is 19-3 SU (15.7 Units) in road games after a win by 2 runs or less in the current season.
SEATTLE is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 65-93 SU (-37.3 Units) after 2 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-1 SU (7.9 Units) in home games after allowing one run or less in a win over a division rival in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Tuesday, October 11
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, October 11
Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Suarez is 10-7, 3.65 in 29 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 3.20 in 16 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 1-2, 3.21 in five starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies swept the St Louis series, giving up three runs in two games.
Phillies are 68-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 42-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Fried was 14-7, 2.48 in 30 starts this year.
He is 8-4, 2.42 in 18 home starts.
He is 2-3, 4.06 in 17 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 0-1, 3.13 in four starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta went 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Braves are 55-26 at home- they haven’t played since Wednesday.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Braves are 37-17 vs lefty starters.
Phillies are 8-11 against the Braves TY, 3-6 in Atlanta.
Seattle @ Houston
Gilbert was 13-6, 3.20 in 32 starts this year.
He is 8-1, 3.16 in 18 road starts.
He’s never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 2-2, 4.15 in seven starts vs Houston.
Mariners are 9-2 in their last 11 games.
Seattle is 46-37 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Verlander was 18-4, 1.75 in 28 starts this year.
He is 10-1, 1.64 in 15 home starts.
He is 14-11, 3.40 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 5-1, 2.34 in six starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Astros are 55-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-12 against Astros this year, 3-7 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York
Quantrill was 15-5, 3.38 in 32 starts this year.
He is 6-5, 3.53 in 13 road starts
He faced 2 batters (one out, one walk) in a 2020 playoff game.
He is 0-0, 3.38 in four games (10.2 IP, 1 start) vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
Guardians are 46-35 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cole was 13-8, 3.50 in 33 starts this year.
He is 5-5, 3.20 in 16 home starts.
He is 8-5, 2.93 in 14 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.15 in eight starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 24-6 in their last 30 games.
New York is 57-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-5 vs New York this year, 0-3 in this ballpark.
San Diego @ Los Angeles
Clevinger is 7-7, 4.33 in 22 starts this year.
He is 4-4, 5.46 in 13 road starts.
He is 0-0, 4.15 in eight playoff games (2 starts).
He is 0-2, 9.69 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres won Wild Card series in three games.
San Diego won Game 3 in New York Sunday night.
San Diego is 47-37 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Urias is 17-7, 2.16 in 31 starts this year.
He is 6-3, 2.43 in 14 home starts.
He is 7-3, 3.52 in 22 playoff games (5 starts).
He is 3-0, 1.50 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 57-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-14 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-8 at Chavez Ravine.
MLB
Tuesday, October 11
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
NY Yankees is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
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OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS...................9-17-0...........34.61%............-45.65
BEST BETS
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................5-10-0...............33.33%..................- 25.75
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS...................9-17-0...........34.61%............-45.65
BEST BETS
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................5-10-0...............33.33%..................- 25.75
Armadillo Sports
Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with Big East teams:
October 15— Marquette-Loyola Chi
October 22— Creighton-Iowa State
UConn-Harvard
Georgetown-Temple
Villanova-VCU
October 29— Marquette-Missouri
Quote of the Day
“People say New Yorkers can’t get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.”
David Letterman
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, what were the names of Higgins’ two dogs?
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
Before we start today, a word of thanks to two people and the folks who work for them.
Three years ago today, my retina detached in Las Vegas; I had an operation 10 days later, with Dr Mallick fixing my retina. I am eternally grateful to him and his staff for their expertise. He has moved to New Jersey since then; hope he is doing well.
Few months later, I had to get cataracts removed from that eye, which were a by-product of the retina surgery. Dr Lemanski and her staff did a great job, so now my vision is good again. I’m very appreciative of both these great doctors and the skilled people who work for them.
— My Question of the Day, and I’ve given this one some thought— I’m not 100% sure of my answer, but if you were the GM of the Baltimore Ravens, and you made $2M a year or whatever it is that job pays, would you pay Lamar Jackson $40M a year to be your quarterback?
Jackson is 40-14 in regular season games with Baltimore, 1-3 in playoff games.
If your $2M a year job depended on whether the Ravens won/lost, would you pay Jackson to be your franchise QB? Ravens are going to have to make the decision pretty soon.
By the way, if I was the Ravens’ GM, I’d pay Lamar.
— Phillies 7, Braves 6
Nick Castellanos went 3-5 with 3 RBI and had a sliding catch to end the game. Phillies are 3-0 so far in these playoffs.
— Braves weren’t swept in any series this year, first time in 18 years that happened in the major leagues. This year, Atlanta was 18-2 in Game 2 of a series when they lost the opener, and the two times they lost, they won the third game both times.
— Astros 8, Mariners 7
Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off HR to cap Astros’ big rally.
Seattle led 7-3 in 8th inning.
Top three guys in Seattle lineup went 7-13 with 5 RBI
Verlander gave up six runs in four IP.
— Of the 26 players on Seattle’s roster for this series, 17 were acquired via trade, only 6 are home-grown players. Astros have 14 home grown players, with nine acquired via trades.
— New York 4, Guardians 1
Cole allowed one run, got 19 outs on 101 pitches.
Rizzo hit a two-run homer.
9th-place hitter Bader also homered.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Dodgers led 5-0 in third inning.
Dodgers didn’t get any hits after the third inning.
LA used four relievers who threw four shutout innings.
— NFL teams who’ve gone over the total the most this season:
Browns, Raiders, both 4-1. Raiders 3-1-1
NFL teams who’ve stayed under the total the most:
Bengals, Colts both 5-0
— You see that Allstate commercial with Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid drawing mustaches on the face of people sleeping on the airplane? Apparently in real life, Reid loves to sketch; when he doodles, he sketches faces a lot.
Reid grew up in the Los Angeles area; his father painted sets for stage productions in LA.
— UCLA Bruins football team is 6-0 for the first time since 2005.
— Oklahoma Sooners got waxed 49-0 by Texas last week, first time the Sooners got shut out since 1998, when Texas A&M shut them out, 29-0, when John Blake was Oklahoma’s coach.
— I neglected to post this Sunday, because it happened at 2:25am Saturday night, but there was a great comeback out west, with Oregon State scoring on a 56-yard TD pass with 0:13 left to beat Stanford, 28-27. Was a terrific game, but this was an ugly loss for the Cardinal.
— When the Tampa Bay-Cleveland game went extra innings the other day, had to be reminded that there are no ghost runners in the playoffs, which is a good thing, the way it should be.
Am looking forward to when they announce the rule changes for next baseball season; pretty sure the ghost runner will still be a thing, but shifts will be gone and a pitch clock figures to be added. Not really sure who that will help.
— Kansas Jayhawks are off to a surprising 5-1 start; their game Saturday was on FOX, with Jason Benetti as the announcer. They showed a guy standing behind Kansas coach Leipold; apparently he is the analytics guy who stands right behind the coach to give him his input on any strategic decisions that pop up.
Odd thing is, the guy apparently asked the FOX people not to show him or say his name on the air; no idea why, but Benetti did quickly say his name on the air.
— Whoever put a TV camera inside the pylon on the goal line deserves a big raise.
— Denver QB Russell Wilson has a torn lat in his throwing shoulder; he got some platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the shoulder, and will try to play thru the injury.
— NFL divisions records against the spread, in non-division games:
NFC East— 9-5 ATS, 5-0 as a home favorite.
NFC North— 6-6 ATS, 4-2 at home.
NFC South— 5-7 ATS, 2-5 at home.
NFC West— 6-8 ATS, 1-5 as a favorite.
AFC East— 9-5 ATS, 6-2 on road, 5-1 as a favorite.
AFC North— 7-7 ATS, 3-2 as an underdog.
AFC South— 6-6 ATS; they were an underdog in 10 of 12 games.
AFC West— 4-8 ATS, 0-4 as a home favorite, 1-0 as an underdog.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with Big East teams:
October 15— Marquette-Loyola Chi
October 22— Creighton-Iowa State
UConn-Harvard
Georgetown-Temple
Villanova-VCU
October 29— Marquette-Missouri
Quote of the Day
“People say New Yorkers can’t get along. Not true. I saw two New Yorkers, complete strangers, sharing a cab. One guy took the tires and the radio; the other guy took the engine.”
David Letterman
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, what were the names of Higgins’ two dogs?
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
Monday’s quiz
San Diego Padres have played in two World Series, losing both; Hall of Famer Dick Williams managed them in 1984, future Hall of Famer Bruce Bochy in 1998.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
Before we start today, a word of thanks to two people and the folks who work for them.
Three years ago today, my retina detached in Las Vegas; I had an operation 10 days later, with Dr Mallick fixing my retina. I am eternally grateful to him and his staff for their expertise. He has moved to New Jersey since then; hope he is doing well.
Few months later, I had to get cataracts removed from that eye, which were a by-product of the retina surgery. Dr Lemanski and her staff did a great job, so now my vision is good again. I’m very appreciative of both these great doctors and the skilled people who work for them.
— My Question of the Day, and I’ve given this one some thought— I’m not 100% sure of my answer, but if you were the GM of the Baltimore Ravens, and you made $2M a year or whatever it is that job pays, would you pay Lamar Jackson $40M a year to be your quarterback?
Jackson is 40-14 in regular season games with Baltimore, 1-3 in playoff games.
If your $2M a year job depended on whether the Ravens won/lost, would you pay Jackson to be your franchise QB? Ravens are going to have to make the decision pretty soon.
By the way, if I was the Ravens’ GM, I’d pay Lamar.
— Phillies 7, Braves 6
Nick Castellanos went 3-5 with 3 RBI and had a sliding catch to end the game. Phillies are 3-0 so far in these playoffs.
— Braves weren’t swept in any series this year, first time in 18 years that happened in the major leagues. This year, Atlanta was 18-2 in Game 2 of a series when they lost the opener, and the two times they lost, they won the third game both times.
— Astros 8, Mariners 7
Yordan Alvarez hit a walk-off HR to cap Astros’ big rally.
Seattle led 7-3 in 8th inning.
Top three guys in Seattle lineup went 7-13 with 5 RBI
Verlander gave up six runs in four IP.
— Of the 26 players on Seattle’s roster for this series, 17 were acquired via trade, only 6 are home-grown players. Astros have 14 home grown players, with nine acquired via trades.
— New York 4, Guardians 1
Cole allowed one run, got 19 outs on 101 pitches.
Rizzo hit a two-run homer.
9th-place hitter Bader also homered.
— Dodgers 5, Padres 3
Dodgers led 5-0 in third inning.
Dodgers didn’t get any hits after the third inning.
LA used four relievers who threw four shutout innings.
— NFL teams who’ve gone over the total the most this season:
Browns, Raiders, both 4-1. Raiders 3-1-1
NFL teams who’ve stayed under the total the most:
Bengals, Colts both 5-0
— You see that Allstate commercial with Chiefs’ coach Andy Reid drawing mustaches on the face of people sleeping on the airplane? Apparently in real life, Reid loves to sketch; when he doodles, he sketches faces a lot.
Reid grew up in the Los Angeles area; his father painted sets for stage productions in LA.
— UCLA Bruins football team is 6-0 for the first time since 2005.
— Oklahoma Sooners got waxed 49-0 by Texas last week, first time the Sooners got shut out since 1998, when Texas A&M shut them out, 29-0, when John Blake was Oklahoma’s coach.
— I neglected to post this Sunday, because it happened at 2:25am Saturday night, but there was a great comeback out west, with Oregon State scoring on a 56-yard TD pass with 0:13 left to beat Stanford, 28-27. Was a terrific game, but this was an ugly loss for the Cardinal.
— When the Tampa Bay-Cleveland game went extra innings the other day, had to be reminded that there are no ghost runners in the playoffs, which is a good thing, the way it should be.
Am looking forward to when they announce the rule changes for next baseball season; pretty sure the ghost runner will still be a thing, but shifts will be gone and a pitch clock figures to be added. Not really sure who that will help.
— Kansas Jayhawks are off to a surprising 5-1 start; their game Saturday was on FOX, with Jason Benetti as the announcer. They showed a guy standing behind Kansas coach Leipold; apparently he is the analytics guy who stands right behind the coach to give him his input on any strategic decisions that pop up.
Odd thing is, the guy apparently asked the FOX people not to show him or say his name on the air; no idea why, but Benetti did quickly say his name on the air.
— Whoever put a TV camera inside the pylon on the goal line deserves a big raise.
— Denver QB Russell Wilson has a torn lat in his throwing shoulder; he got some platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in the shoulder, and will try to play thru the injury.
— NFL divisions records against the spread, in non-division games:
NFC East— 9-5 ATS, 5-0 as a home favorite.
NFC North— 6-6 ATS, 4-2 at home.
NFC South— 5-7 ATS, 2-5 at home.
NFC West— 6-8 ATS, 1-5 as a favorite.
AFC East— 9-5 ATS, 6-2 on road, 5-1 as a favorite.
AFC North— 7-7 ATS, 3-2 as an underdog.
AFC South— 6-6 ATS; they were an underdog in 10 of 12 games.
AFC West— 4-8 ATS, 0-4 as a home favorite, 1-0 as an underdog.
MLB
Weather Report
Wednesday, October 12
PHILADELPHIA is 262-214 Over (26.6 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5 since 1996.
SAN DIEGO is 43-57 SU (-19.7 Units) in road games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Wednesday, October 12
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 12
Philadelphia @ Atlanta (Phillies lead, 1-0)
Wheeler is 1-0, 0.42 in his last four starts.
He is 6-4, 3.98 in 14 road starts.
He threw 6.1 scoreless IP in his first playoff game last week.
He is 2-0, 2.70 in three starts vs Atlanta TY.
Phillies is 3-0 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 69-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 43-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Wright was 21-5, 3.19 in 30 starts this year.
He is 13-2, 2.86 in 17 home starts.
He is 1-1, 5.84 in four playoff games (2 starts).
He is 2-1, 2.84 in three starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Braves are 18-2 in second game of series, if they lost opener.
Braves are 55-27 at home
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Phillies are 9-11 against the Braves TY, 4-6 in Atlanta.
San Diego @ Los Angeles (Dodgers lead 1-0)
Darvish is 6-1, 1.76 in his last seven starts.
He is 9-5, 3.50 in 17 road starts.
He is 3-5, 4.50 in eight playoff starts.
He is 1-2, 2.52 in four starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres split their four playoff games so far.
Bullpen threw 5.1 innings last night.
San Diego is 47-38 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Kershaw was 12-3, 2.28 in 22 starts this year.
He is 6-0, 2.39 in 11 home starts.
He is 13-12, 4.19 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 58-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-9 at Chavez Ravine.
MLB
Wednesday, October 12
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
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Weather Report
Wednesday, October 12
PHILADELPHIA is 262-214 Over (26.6 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5 since 1996.
SAN DIEGO is 43-57 SU (-19.7 Units) in road games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Wednesday, October 12
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 12
Philadelphia @ Atlanta (Phillies lead, 1-0)
Wheeler is 1-0, 0.42 in his last four starts.
He is 6-4, 3.98 in 14 road starts.
He threw 6.1 scoreless IP in his first playoff game last week.
He is 2-0, 2.70 in three starts vs Atlanta TY.
Phillies is 3-0 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 69-46 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 43-41 on the road this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
They finally gave interim manager Thomson a 2-year contract Monday.
Wright was 21-5, 3.19 in 30 starts this year.
He is 13-2, 2.86 in 17 home starts.
He is 1-1, 5.84 in four playoff games (2 starts).
He is 2-1, 2.84 in three starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Braves are 18-2 in second game of series, if they lost opener.
Braves are 55-27 at home
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Phillies are 9-11 against the Braves TY, 4-6 in Atlanta.
San Diego @ Los Angeles (Dodgers lead 1-0)
Darvish is 6-1, 1.76 in his last seven starts.
He is 9-5, 3.50 in 17 road starts.
He is 3-5, 4.50 in eight playoff starts.
He is 1-2, 2.52 in four starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres split their four playoff games so far.
Bullpen threw 5.1 innings last night.
San Diego is 47-38 on the road this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Kershaw was 12-3, 2.28 in 22 starts this year.
He is 6-0, 2.39 in 11 home starts.
He is 13-12, 4.19 in 30 playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 58-24 at home.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
San Diego is 5-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 2-9 at Chavez Ravine.
MLB
Wednesday, October 12
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Atlanta
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego
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OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS................10-20-0...........33.33%............-53.65
BEST BETS
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................6-13-0...............31.57%..................- 33.75
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS................10-20-0...........33.33%............-53.65
BEST BETS
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...................6-13-0...............31.57%..................- 33.75
Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with ACC teams:
October 22— Miami @ Florida
NC State-Davidson
North Carolina-Rutgers
Virginia-Maryland
October 23— Wake Forest-Ohio State
Virginia Tech-Richmond
Quote of the Day
“If it is to be, it is up to me.”
Bruce Arians
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, who was their manager?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, Higgins’ two dogs were Zeus and Apollo.
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— When you draft a QB in the first round, when does he make his debut? Steelers have already put Kenny Pickett in; this looks like a lost year for them, so might as well get the kid experience now, but Tennessee Titans are contenders— when do they put Malik Willis on the stage?
There is no template for how this works; three rookie QB’s played in Week 1 last year, Joe Burrow was the only one in 2020. Green Bay drafted Jordan Love in 2020 and he may never start for them, with Aaron Rodgers still there.
Three first round QB’s in 2016 have had varying degree of success; Jared Goff didn’t play until Game 10— he had pretty good success under Sean McVay, almost no success with Jeff Fisher and Dan Campbell.
Carson Wentz did well early with the Eagles- -he got hurt late in the season where they won the Super Bowl, but now he is on his third team in three years. Denver drafted Paxton Lynch; he played in the USFL last spring, and wasn’t even a full-time starter there.
It is part of what makes the scouting/draft part of the NFL so interesting. No one knows for sure what the recipe is for developing a great QB.
— Most interesting story line in NFL this week might be Ravens-Giants, with Giants’ DC Wink Martindale coaching against a team he worked for the last ten seasons, during which time they went 93-69, winning one Super Bowl, contending to get into couple of others.
When a coach who has been somewhere for 10 years “mutually parts ways” with his employer, you figure he wanted something the team didn’t want to give him (a contract extension?), so this week’s game has to have a little extra meaning to him.
— Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera spoke the truth Monday, when asked why his team was lagging behind their division rivals— “Quarterback” was his honest reply.
So of course, Rivera apologized Tuesday, because God forbid someone get their feelings hurt. Washington plays in Chicago tonight; did Rivera light a fire under his team, or will things fall apart, which would eventually cost Rivera his job?
— Braves 3, Phillies 0
Game was scoreless thru five innings.
Kyle Wright got 18 outs on 83 pitches.
Teams combined for only seven hits.
Series heads to Philly, tied 1-1.
— Padres 5, Dodgers 3
Game was 3-3 after three innings.
Machado, Cronenworth both homered.
San Diego bullpen threw four shutout innings.
Series heads to San Diego, tied 1-1.
— Louisiana 23, Marshall 13:
Marshall led 7-3 at halftime.
Ragin’ Cajuns kicked FG’s of 33-42-52 yards.
Marshall was only 1-11 on third down.
Total yardage: 338-276, ULL
— Home teams went 24-13 in the baseball playoffs last year; so far this year, home teams are 7-8 in playoff games.
— Over last decade, Arkansas Razorbacks are 0-4-1 ATS as a road favorite; they’re a small road favorite at BYU this week.
— Was looking at a mock draft for the 2023 NBA Draft; only one of the first five picks is a kid who will play in college this year. Only one of the top 30 picks is a kid who played college ball last season.
I’m thinking that pretty soon, kids will be able to go directly from high school to the NBA, like they could 20 years ago, and that will help college ball. Having players in college for only one year does nothing for the college game; having kids play at the same school for 2-3 years is a much better option, even if some of the most talented players bypass college altogether.
— When I was a lot younger, Jack Warden was my favorite actor; I used to joke with a friend of mine that Jack Warden was in every movie ever made. In fact, he has 164 acting credits, last of which was The Replacements in 2000.
My four favorite Jack Warden movies:
Heaven Can Wait
The Verdict
Bulworth
Brian’s Song
— When you get a product delivered by Amazon, they take a picture of where they left it, and they e-mail it to you. I mean, they leave the stuff on my stoop, kind of hard to miss it, but it is still kind of cool. Their products are never late; excellent customer service.
— Weird NFL scheduling; 49ers play the Rams in LA on October 30, then don’t have another true road game until December 15.
October 30 @ Rams
November 6— bye week
November 13— vs Chargers
November 21— vs Arizona in Mexico City
November 27— vs New Orleans
December 4— vs Miami
December 11— vs Tampa Bay
December 15— Thursday night game in Seattle
— Must be fun to live in Los Angeles; always something legitimately fun going on. Tuesday, for example, they had Game 1 of the Padres-Dodgers series, and LA Kings opened their NHL season at the same time at Staples Center.
— Buffalo Bills are favored in Kansas City this week; Patrick Mahomes has never been a home underdog in one of his starts, Overall, Mahomes is 7-0-1 ATS as an underdog.
— Rookie QB Skylar Thompson will make his first NFL start when the Dolphins host Minnesota Sunday; Teddy Bridgewater is expected to be his backup. If Bridgewater is cleared to play, not sure why he can’t start, unless it is because he won’t practice much this week.
Thursday’s 6-pack
College basketball scrimmages this month, with ACC teams:
October 22— Miami @ Florida
NC State-Davidson
North Carolina-Rutgers
Virginia-Maryland
October 23— Wake Forest-Ohio State
Virginia Tech-Richmond
Quote of the Day
“If it is to be, it is up to me.”
Bruce Arians
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, who was their manager?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, Higgins’ two dogs were Zeus and Apollo.
Tuesday’s quiz
Daryle Lamonica played QB for the Raiders, the first time they were in the Super Bowl (SB II)
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….
— When you draft a QB in the first round, when does he make his debut? Steelers have already put Kenny Pickett in; this looks like a lost year for them, so might as well get the kid experience now, but Tennessee Titans are contenders— when do they put Malik Willis on the stage?
There is no template for how this works; three rookie QB’s played in Week 1 last year, Joe Burrow was the only one in 2020. Green Bay drafted Jordan Love in 2020 and he may never start for them, with Aaron Rodgers still there.
Three first round QB’s in 2016 have had varying degree of success; Jared Goff didn’t play until Game 10— he had pretty good success under Sean McVay, almost no success with Jeff Fisher and Dan Campbell.
Carson Wentz did well early with the Eagles- -he got hurt late in the season where they won the Super Bowl, but now he is on his third team in three years. Denver drafted Paxton Lynch; he played in the USFL last spring, and wasn’t even a full-time starter there.
It is part of what makes the scouting/draft part of the NFL so interesting. No one knows for sure what the recipe is for developing a great QB.
— Most interesting story line in NFL this week might be Ravens-Giants, with Giants’ DC Wink Martindale coaching against a team he worked for the last ten seasons, during which time they went 93-69, winning one Super Bowl, contending to get into couple of others.
When a coach who has been somewhere for 10 years “mutually parts ways” with his employer, you figure he wanted something the team didn’t want to give him (a contract extension?), so this week’s game has to have a little extra meaning to him.
— Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera spoke the truth Monday, when asked why his team was lagging behind their division rivals— “Quarterback” was his honest reply.
So of course, Rivera apologized Tuesday, because God forbid someone get their feelings hurt. Washington plays in Chicago tonight; did Rivera light a fire under his team, or will things fall apart, which would eventually cost Rivera his job?
— Braves 3, Phillies 0
Game was scoreless thru five innings.
Kyle Wright got 18 outs on 83 pitches.
Teams combined for only seven hits.
Series heads to Philly, tied 1-1.
— Padres 5, Dodgers 3
Game was 3-3 after three innings.
Machado, Cronenworth both homered.
San Diego bullpen threw four shutout innings.
Series heads to San Diego, tied 1-1.
— Louisiana 23, Marshall 13:
Marshall led 7-3 at halftime.
Ragin’ Cajuns kicked FG’s of 33-42-52 yards.
Marshall was only 1-11 on third down.
Total yardage: 338-276, ULL
— Home teams went 24-13 in the baseball playoffs last year; so far this year, home teams are 7-8 in playoff games.
— Over last decade, Arkansas Razorbacks are 0-4-1 ATS as a road favorite; they’re a small road favorite at BYU this week.
— Was looking at a mock draft for the 2023 NBA Draft; only one of the first five picks is a kid who will play in college this year. Only one of the top 30 picks is a kid who played college ball last season.
I’m thinking that pretty soon, kids will be able to go directly from high school to the NBA, like they could 20 years ago, and that will help college ball. Having players in college for only one year does nothing for the college game; having kids play at the same school for 2-3 years is a much better option, even if some of the most talented players bypass college altogether.
— When I was a lot younger, Jack Warden was my favorite actor; I used to joke with a friend of mine that Jack Warden was in every movie ever made. In fact, he has 164 acting credits, last of which was The Replacements in 2000.
My four favorite Jack Warden movies:
Heaven Can Wait
The Verdict
Bulworth
Brian’s Song
— When you get a product delivered by Amazon, they take a picture of where they left it, and they e-mail it to you. I mean, they leave the stuff on my stoop, kind of hard to miss it, but it is still kind of cool. Their products are never late; excellent customer service.
— Weird NFL scheduling; 49ers play the Rams in LA on October 30, then don’t have another true road game until December 15.
October 30 @ Rams
November 6— bye week
November 13— vs Chargers
November 21— vs Arizona in Mexico City
November 27— vs New Orleans
December 4— vs Miami
December 11— vs Tampa Bay
December 15— Thursday night game in Seattle
— Must be fun to live in Los Angeles; always something legitimately fun going on. Tuesday, for example, they had Game 1 of the Padres-Dodgers series, and LA Kings opened their NHL season at the same time at Staples Center.
— Buffalo Bills are favored in Kansas City this week; Patrick Mahomes has never been a home underdog in one of his starts, Overall, Mahomes is 7-0-1 ATS as an underdog.
— Rookie QB Skylar Thompson will make his first NFL start when the Dolphins host Minnesota Sunday; Teddy Bridgewater is expected to be his backup. If Bridgewater is cleared to play, not sure why he can’t start, unless it is because he won’t practice much this week.
MLB
Weather Report
Thursday, October 13
HOUSTON is 23-10 SU (16.4 Units) vs. AL teams allowing 3.9 or less runs/game on the season in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 57-102 SU (-55.2 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 13
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 13
Seattle @ Houston (Astros lead series, 1-0)
Castillo is 2-0, 1.35 in his last two starts.
He is 4-5, 3.29 in 13 road starts.
He is 1-1, 0.71 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 3.00 in one start vs Houston.
Seattle led 7-3 lead in 8th inning, lost Game 1 8-7.
Mariners are 9-3 in their last 13 games.
Seattle is 46-38 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Valdez is 17-6, 2.82 in 31 starts this year.
He is 7-4, 3.54 in 14 home starts.
He is 4-2, 4.53 in eight playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 3.95 in two starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Astros are 56-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-13 against Astros this year, 3-8 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York (Bronx leads series, 1-0)
Bieber is 6-0, 2.22 in his last seven starts.
He is 8-3, 2.65 in 18 road starts
He is 1-1, 5.84 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
Guardians are 46-36 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cortes was 12-4, 2.44 in 28 starts this year.
He is 6-1, 1.95 in 15 home starts.
He has never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-0, 2.50 in five games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
New York is 58-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-6 vs New York this year, 0-4 in this ballpark.
MLB
Thursday, October 13
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
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Weather Report
Thursday, October 13
HOUSTON is 23-10 SU (16.4 Units) vs. AL teams allowing 3.9 or less runs/game on the season in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 57-102 SU (-55.2 Units) as a favorite of -125 to -175 in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 13
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 13
Seattle @ Houston (Astros lead series, 1-0)
Castillo is 2-0, 1.35 in his last two starts.
He is 4-5, 3.29 in 13 road starts.
He is 1-1, 0.71 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 3.00 in one start vs Houston.
Seattle led 7-3 lead in 8th inning, lost Game 1 8-7.
Mariners are 9-3 in their last 13 games.
Seattle is 46-38 on the road this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Valdez is 17-6, 2.82 in 31 starts this year.
He is 7-4, 3.54 in 14 home starts.
He is 4-2, 4.53 in eight playoff starts.
He is 1-0, 3.95 in two starts vs Seattle TY.
Houston is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Astros are 56-26 at home.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Seattle is 7-13 against Astros this year, 3-8 in Houston.
Cleveland @ New York (Bronx leads series, 1-0)
Bieber is 6-0, 2.22 in his last seven starts.
He is 8-3, 2.65 in 18 road starts
He is 1-1, 5.84 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
Guardians are 46-36 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cortes was 12-4, 2.44 in 28 starts this year.
He is 6-1, 1.95 in 15 home starts.
He has never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-0, 2.50 in five games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
New York is 58-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-6 vs New York this year, 0-4 in this ballpark.
MLB
Thursday, October 13
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Trend Report
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Seattle @ Houston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
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OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/13/2022............0-2-0............00.00%............-10.50
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS............10-22-0...........31.25%.............-64.15
BEST BETS
10/13/2022.............0-2-0.................00.00%.................-10.50
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...............6-15-0...............28.57%...................- 44.25
10/13/2022............0-2-0............00.00%............-10.50
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS............10-22-0...........31.25%.............-64.15
BEST BETS
10/13/2022.............0-2-0.................00.00%.................-10.50
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...............6-15-0...............28.57%...................- 44.25
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack
Some interesting spreads for the NFL this week:
— 49ers (-5.5, 45.5) @ Atlanta
— Patriots @ Cleveland (-2.5, 43)
— Jets @ Green Bay (-7, 45)
— Jaguars @ Indianapolis (-2, 42)
— Vikings (-3.5, 45.5) @ Miami
— Ravens (-5.5, 45) @ NJ Giants
Alleged Quote of the Day
“All my problems will be solved if I can just get a marquee quarterback.”
Commanders’ owner Daniel Snyder allegedly said this before Washington traded for Carson Wentz
Friday’s quiz
Who was Washington’s QB the last time they won a playoff game?
Hint #1- This happened in 2005
Hint #2- The QB is now a QB coach in the NFL
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, AJ Hinch was their manager.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, Higgins’ two dogs were Zeus and Apollo.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Commanders 12, Bears 7:
— Bears had ball on 6-yard line in last minute, couldn’t score.
— Bears outgained Washington 392-214.
— Washington’s one TD came on a 6-yard drive after a muffed punt.
— Commanders scored total of 47 points in last four games.
— NFC East teams are 10-5 ATS in non-division games.
— Chicago had ball in red zone three times, scored zero points.
— Bears have been outscored 84-39 in first half this season.
— 2nd-year QB Fields is 4-12 as an NFL starter.
— Last 3+ years, Chicago is 10-17-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Astros 4, Mariners 2
Alvarez hit an opposite field, 2-run homer in 6th inning to give Astros the lead for good.
Astros bullpen got 10 outs, allowed only one hit.
Series heads to Seattle, with Houston leading 2-0
— Prop betting is interesting; was watching this game with a buddy. In top of 8th inning, with game 3-2, my friend got 2-1 odds that another run would be scored the rest of the game. He won the bet when Seattle walked Yordan Alvarez intentionally in the bottom of the 8th, and Alex Bregman dunked a single to right field to score an insurance run for the Astros.
Man on first, two out and Alvarez at the plate; you walk him intentionally? With Bregman up next? I said it when it happened, Alvarez ain’t Barry Bonds; that’s the last time I saw something like that happen, when Arizona walked Bonds with the bases loaded in the 9th inning.
— Central Florida 70, Temple 13
This game was 14-13 with 6:00 left in first half.
UCF outgained Temple, 737-293- they converted 8-9 on third down.
Knights averaged 15.5 yards/pass attempt
Temple lost 70-13 and didn’t turn the ball over at all.
— West Virginia 43, Baylor 40
WVU kicked a 22-yard FG with 0:33 left for the win.
Baylor led 24-17 at halftime.
West Virginia was 7-13 on 3rd down, Baylor 4-11
Baylor threw for 491 yards, turned ball over three times (minus-2)
— Damn it poured here in Albany tonight; driving home from dinner, could hardly see. Been a long time since I’ve seen it rain that hard for an extended time.
— Cleveland-New York game was rained out Thursday, will be played at 1pm Friday; teams haven’t played since Tuesday.
— Austin Riley plays 3B for the Braves; he was a QB and an all-state punter in high school. His dad was a punter for Mississippi State back in the 80’s, and was in training camp with the Detroit Lions a couple times.
After Riley’s sophomore year in high school, his football coach told him he had to decide between the two sports; football team didn’t want him missing summer drills to play baseball, if he was going to be the quarterback. He chose baseball, but still punted for the football team.
Looks like he made the right decision.
— From 2018-21, when NFL games had a total of 49+ points, over hit 58.2% of the time, but so far this season, in games with a total of 49+ points, under is 9-3.
— New England Patriots lost five of their last six road games SU.
Patriots visit Cleveland Sunday; Browns’ three losses this season are by 1-3-2 points.
— Under is 5-0 in Indianapolis Colt games this season; both of the Colts’ wins are by 3 points. Last three games, Indianapolis outscored opponents 26-6 in the second half.
— Arizona Cardinals have been outscored 80-26 in first half this season; they’ve trailed all five games at halftime.
— Colorado State point guard Isaiah Stevens broke his foot, needed an operation and is out for the start of the season. Rams hope to get him back by the start of conference play.
— Penn State has a basketball player Michael Henn; Nittany Lions are the fifth team he’ll play for in seven college seasons:
2017— Cal-Davis
2019— Cal Baptist
2021— Portland
2022— Denver
2023— Penn State
Young man should write a book someday.
— 2018 NBA Draft, the first three picks:
Phoenix- Deandre Ayton
Sacramento- Marvin Bagley
Dallas- Luka Doncic
This is why some teams always lose; passing on Doncic was a huge blunder. Michael Jordan was the third pick in his draft, too.
Friday’s 6-pack
Some interesting spreads for the NFL this week:
— 49ers (-5.5, 45.5) @ Atlanta
— Patriots @ Cleveland (-2.5, 43)
— Jets @ Green Bay (-7, 45)
— Jaguars @ Indianapolis (-2, 42)
— Vikings (-3.5, 45.5) @ Miami
— Ravens (-5.5, 45) @ NJ Giants
Alleged Quote of the Day
“All my problems will be solved if I can just get a marquee quarterback.”
Commanders’ owner Daniel Snyder allegedly said this before Washington traded for Carson Wentz
Friday’s quiz
Who was Washington’s QB the last time they won a playoff game?
Hint #1- This happened in 2005
Hint #2- The QB is now a QB coach in the NFL
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, AJ Hinch was their manager.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Magnum PI, Higgins’ two dogs were Zeus and Apollo.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Commanders 12, Bears 7:
— Bears had ball on 6-yard line in last minute, couldn’t score.
— Bears outgained Washington 392-214.
— Washington’s one TD came on a 6-yard drive after a muffed punt.
— Commanders scored total of 47 points in last four games.
— NFC East teams are 10-5 ATS in non-division games.
— Chicago had ball in red zone three times, scored zero points.
— Bears have been outscored 84-39 in first half this season.
— 2nd-year QB Fields is 4-12 as an NFL starter.
— Last 3+ years, Chicago is 10-17-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Astros 4, Mariners 2
Alvarez hit an opposite field, 2-run homer in 6th inning to give Astros the lead for good.
Astros bullpen got 10 outs, allowed only one hit.
Series heads to Seattle, with Houston leading 2-0
— Prop betting is interesting; was watching this game with a buddy. In top of 8th inning, with game 3-2, my friend got 2-1 odds that another run would be scored the rest of the game. He won the bet when Seattle walked Yordan Alvarez intentionally in the bottom of the 8th, and Alex Bregman dunked a single to right field to score an insurance run for the Astros.
Man on first, two out and Alvarez at the plate; you walk him intentionally? With Bregman up next? I said it when it happened, Alvarez ain’t Barry Bonds; that’s the last time I saw something like that happen, when Arizona walked Bonds with the bases loaded in the 9th inning.
— Central Florida 70, Temple 13
This game was 14-13 with 6:00 left in first half.
UCF outgained Temple, 737-293- they converted 8-9 on third down.
Knights averaged 15.5 yards/pass attempt
Temple lost 70-13 and didn’t turn the ball over at all.
— West Virginia 43, Baylor 40
WVU kicked a 22-yard FG with 0:33 left for the win.
Baylor led 24-17 at halftime.
West Virginia was 7-13 on 3rd down, Baylor 4-11
Baylor threw for 491 yards, turned ball over three times (minus-2)
— Damn it poured here in Albany tonight; driving home from dinner, could hardly see. Been a long time since I’ve seen it rain that hard for an extended time.
— Cleveland-New York game was rained out Thursday, will be played at 1pm Friday; teams haven’t played since Tuesday.
— Austin Riley plays 3B for the Braves; he was a QB and an all-state punter in high school. His dad was a punter for Mississippi State back in the 80’s, and was in training camp with the Detroit Lions a couple times.
After Riley’s sophomore year in high school, his football coach told him he had to decide between the two sports; football team didn’t want him missing summer drills to play baseball, if he was going to be the quarterback. He chose baseball, but still punted for the football team.
Looks like he made the right decision.
— From 2018-21, when NFL games had a total of 49+ points, over hit 58.2% of the time, but so far this season, in games with a total of 49+ points, under is 9-3.
— New England Patriots lost five of their last six road games SU.
Patriots visit Cleveland Sunday; Browns’ three losses this season are by 1-3-2 points.
— Under is 5-0 in Indianapolis Colt games this season; both of the Colts’ wins are by 3 points. Last three games, Indianapolis outscored opponents 26-6 in the second half.
— Arizona Cardinals have been outscored 80-26 in first half this season; they’ve trailed all five games at halftime.
— Colorado State point guard Isaiah Stevens broke his foot, needed an operation and is out for the start of the season. Rams hope to get him back by the start of conference play.
— Penn State has a basketball player Michael Henn; Nittany Lions are the fifth team he’ll play for in seven college seasons:
2017— Cal-Davis
2019— Cal Baptist
2021— Portland
2022— Denver
2023— Penn State
Young man should write a book someday.
— 2018 NBA Draft, the first three picks:
Phoenix- Deandre Ayton
Sacramento- Marvin Bagley
Dallas- Luka Doncic
This is why some teams always lose; passing on Doncic was a huge blunder. Michael Jordan was the third pick in his draft, too.
MLB
Weather Report
Friday, October 14
MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 14
NY YANKEES are 20-38 SU (-21.8 Units) when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-3 SU (5.7 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the current season.
SAN DIEGO is 9-0 Over (9 Units) off an upset win vs. a division rival as an underdog of +130 or higher over the last 2 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 14
Cleveland @ New York (Bronx leads series, 1-0)
Bieber is 6-0, 2.22 in his last seven starts.
He is 8-3, 2.65 in 18 road starts
He is 1-1, 5.84 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
Guardians are 46-36 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cortes was 12-4, 2.44 in 28 starts this year.
He is 6-1, 1.95 in 15 home starts.
He has never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-0, 2.50 in five games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
New York is 58-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-6 vs New York this year, 0-4 in this ballpark.
Atlanta @ Philadelphia (series is 1-1)
Braves haven’t named a starter yet:
Strider is 6-1, 2.17 in 20 starts this year.
He is 13-2, 2.86 in 10 home starts.
He has never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 4-0, 1.27 in four games (3 starts) vs Philly TY.
Morton is 2-1, 6.23 in his last five starts.
He is 6-1, 3.05 in 16 home starts.
He is 7-4, 3.35 in 16 playoff games starts.
He is 0-1, 5.47 in five starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Braves are 46-35 on road.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Nola is 3-1, 1.42 in his last four starts.
He is 6-4, 3.53 in 16 home starts.
He threw 6.2 scoreless IP in his first playoff game last week.
He is 3-2, 3.67 in five starts vs Atlanta TY.
Phillies is 3-1 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 69-47 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 47-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Phillies are 10-11 against the Braves TY, 5-5 in Philly.
Los Angeles @ San Diego (series is 1-1)
Gonsolin has only thrown 2 innings since August 23; this is a bullpen game.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 54-27 on the road.
LA is 32-16 against lefty starters.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
Snell is 2-1, 1.27 in his last five starts.
He is 4-8, 3.56 in 15 home starts.
He is 2-3, 3.05 in eight playoff starts.
He is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres are 3-2 in their playoff games so far this month.
San Diego is 44-37 at home this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Padres are 6-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 3-6 in San Diego.
MLB
Friday, October 14
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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
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Weather Report
Friday, October 14
MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 14
NY YANKEES are 20-38 SU (-21.8 Units) when playing on Friday in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 9-3 SU (5.7 Units) in home games when playing on Friday in the current season.
SAN DIEGO is 9-0 Over (9 Units) off an upset win vs. a division rival as an underdog of +130 or higher over the last 2 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 14
Cleveland @ New York (Bronx leads series, 1-0)
Bieber is 6-0, 2.22 in his last seven starts.
He is 8-3, 2.65 in 18 road starts
He is 1-1, 5.84 in two playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 5.74 in three starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
Guardians are 46-36 on road.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cortes was 12-4, 2.44 in 28 starts this year.
He is 6-1, 1.95 in 15 home starts.
He has never pitched in the playoffs.
He is 1-0, 2.50 in five games (2 starts) vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-6 in their last 31 games.
New York is 58-24 at home.
New York is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 1-6 vs New York this year, 0-4 in this ballpark.
Atlanta @ Philadelphia (series is 1-1)
Braves haven’t named a starter yet:
Strider is 6-1, 2.17 in 20 starts this year.
He is 13-2, 2.86 in 10 home starts.
He has never pitched in a playoff game.
He is 4-0, 1.27 in four games (3 starts) vs Philly TY.
Morton is 2-1, 6.23 in his last five starts.
He is 6-1, 3.05 in 16 home starts.
He is 7-4, 3.35 in 16 playoff games starts.
He is 0-1, 5.47 in five starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Braves are 46-35 on road.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Nola is 3-1, 1.42 in his last four starts.
He is 6-4, 3.53 in 16 home starts.
He threw 6.2 scoreless IP in his first playoff game last week.
He is 3-2, 3.67 in five starts vs Atlanta TY.
Phillies is 3-1 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 69-47 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 47-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Phillies are 10-11 against the Braves TY, 5-5 in Philly.
Los Angeles @ San Diego (series is 1-1)
Gonsolin has only thrown 2 innings since August 23; this is a bullpen game.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 54-27 on the road.
LA is 32-16 against lefty starters.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
Snell is 2-1, 1.27 in his last five starts.
He is 4-8, 3.56 in 15 home starts.
He is 2-3, 3.05 in eight playoff starts.
He is 0-1, 3.86 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres are 3-2 in their playoff games so far this month.
San Diego is 44-37 at home this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Padres are 6-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 3-6 in San Diego.
MLB
Friday, October 14
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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ NY Yankees
Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
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OCTOBER MLB PLAYOFF OPINIONS AND BEST BETS !
10/14/2022............3-1-0............75.00%...........+10.55
10/13/2022............0-2-0............00.00%............-10.50
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS............13-23-0...........36.11%.............-53.60
BEST BETS
10/14/2022.............3-1-0.................75.00%................+10.55
10/13/2022.............0-2-0.................00.00%.................-10.50
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...............9-16-0...............36.00%...................- 37.70
10/14/2022............3-1-0............75.00%...........+10.55
10/13/2022............0-2-0............00.00%............-10.50
10/12/2022............1-3-0............25.00%............-8.00
10/11/2022............2-6-0............25.00%............-18.35
10/09/2022............2-0-0...........100.00%...........+11.25
10/08/2022............2-6-0.............25.00%...........-24.40
10/07/2022...........3-5-0.............37.50%............-14.15
TOTALS............13-23-0...........36.11%.............-53.60
BEST BETS
10/14/2022.............3-1-0.................75.00%................+10.55
10/13/2022.............0-2-0.................00.00%.................-10.50
10//12/2022............1-3-0.................25.00%..................-8.00
10/11/2022.............2-6-0.................25.00%.................- 18.35
10/09/2022............1-0-0.................100.00%...............+ 6.25
10/08/2022....................NO BEST BETS.......................+ 0.00
10/07/2022............2-4-0.................33.33%..................- 13.65
TOTALS...............9-16-0...............36.00%...................- 37.70
Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for this week’s college football:
— Penn State @ Michigan (-7)
— Kansas @ Oklahoma (-9)
— Alabama (-8.5) @ Tennessee
— NC State @ Syracuse (-3)
— Oklahoma State @ TCU (-4)
— LSU @ Florida (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“Whatever you put out there comes back to you.”
Joe Maddon
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Mark Brunell was Washington’s QB the last time they won a playoff game, in 2005.
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, AJ Hinch was their manager.
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Saturday’s Den: 13 of my favorite movie scenes…….
13) Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup on the witness stand in A Few Good Men– “You WANT me on that wall; you NEED me on that wall!!!” Great acting.
12) In Prince of Tides, when Nick Nolte’s character takes Barbra Streisand’s husband’s Stradivarius violin and dangles it over the edge of the balcony, until he apologizes to his wife for being rude. Then he tosses the million-dollar violin in the air but catches it, then walks out of the dinner party.
11) In Any Given Sunday, when QB Willie Beamen visits the coach’s house for dinner and a “talk” and coach Tony D’Amato lectures him— “You’re the goddamn quarterback!!!”
I think this scene is better than the “Game of Inches” speech that Pacino gives near the end of the movie, before the last game.
10) Rocky II wasn’t a good movie, but the last fight scene, where Rocky Balboa wins the heavyweight title for the first time, is a great fight scene, probably the best scene in all the Rocky movies.
9) In the movie Heat, there is a scene with Al Pacino (the cop) and Robert DeNiro (bank robber) where they actually talk in a diner about how someday, their situation will come to a head and either the arrest will be made, or harm will come to the cop. Deniro and Pacino; a great scene.
8) Susan Sarandon and James Spader were in a 1990 movie called White Palace; I only saw this movie for the first time in the last couple years.
There is a scene where a lot of people were at Thanksgiving dinner and they’re talking about politics; the patriarch of the family is Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order).
When a younger person says something Hill’s character sees as uninformed, he snaps at her, “Would it kill you to pick up a newspaper?” Good stuff.
7) In the true story Invincible, when 30-year old bartender Vince Papale breaks the news to his best friend that he made the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster, despite never having played college football.
6) In Friday Night Lights, when the coach (Billy Bob Thornton) delivers a halftime speech when his team is getting smoked. He talks about “being perfect” and how giving your all is the most important thing of all.
Of all the sports movies I’ve seen, I think Thornton’s character in this movie is the best portrayal of a coach that I’ve seen.
5) In the original Bad News Bears, when the coach is talking to his worst player, ordering him into the championship game- the kid is too nervous to go out and play.
“Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
4) In Roxanne, Steve Martin’s character has a very long nose, like Cyrano de Bergerac; guy in a bar insults his long nose, the whole bar shuts down, and Martin mocks the insult.
“I suppose you could do better?” and Martin proceeds to give 20 jokes (actually 26) that were all funnier than the guy’s insult.
3) In Rounders, the scene where Mike (Matt Damon) finds his law professor (Martin Landau) in a restaurant and the professor tells him how his parents disowned him because he chose to study the law instead of becoming a rabbi.
2) Oakland A’s 20-game winning streak in Moneyball; at least they showed Miguel Tejada’s walk-off homer in the 18th straight win- they gave him almost no credit in the book/movie for how good the A’s were that year— he was the best shortstop in the game that year.
1) Bob Cousy shooting free throws in an empty gym with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. Cousy was 65 at the time, made 10 in a row while wearing a shirt and tie- they filmed the scene in one take. He made the last foul shot left-handed.
Saturday’s 6-pack
Interesting spreads for this week’s college football:
— Penn State @ Michigan (-7)
— Kansas @ Oklahoma (-9)
— Alabama (-8.5) @ Tennessee
— NC State @ Syracuse (-3)
— Oklahoma State @ TCU (-4)
— LSU @ Florida (-2.5)
Quote of the Day
“Whatever you put out there comes back to you.”
Joe Maddon
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Steph Curry play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Mark Brunell was Washington’s QB the last time they won a playoff game, in 2005.
Thursday’s quiz
When the Astros won the World Series in 2017, AJ Hinch was their manager.
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Saturday’s Den: 13 of my favorite movie scenes…….
13) Jack Nicholson as Colonel Jessup on the witness stand in A Few Good Men– “You WANT me on that wall; you NEED me on that wall!!!” Great acting.
12) In Prince of Tides, when Nick Nolte’s character takes Barbra Streisand’s husband’s Stradivarius violin and dangles it over the edge of the balcony, until he apologizes to his wife for being rude. Then he tosses the million-dollar violin in the air but catches it, then walks out of the dinner party.
11) In Any Given Sunday, when QB Willie Beamen visits the coach’s house for dinner and a “talk” and coach Tony D’Amato lectures him— “You’re the goddamn quarterback!!!”
I think this scene is better than the “Game of Inches” speech that Pacino gives near the end of the movie, before the last game.
10) Rocky II wasn’t a good movie, but the last fight scene, where Rocky Balboa wins the heavyweight title for the first time, is a great fight scene, probably the best scene in all the Rocky movies.
9) In the movie Heat, there is a scene with Al Pacino (the cop) and Robert DeNiro (bank robber) where they actually talk in a diner about how someday, their situation will come to a head and either the arrest will be made, or harm will come to the cop. Deniro and Pacino; a great scene.
8) Susan Sarandon and James Spader were in a 1990 movie called White Palace; I only saw this movie for the first time in the last couple years.
There is a scene where a lot of people were at Thanksgiving dinner and they’re talking about politics; the patriarch of the family is Steven Hill (the original DA on Law and Order).
When a younger person says something Hill’s character sees as uninformed, he snaps at her, “Would it kill you to pick up a newspaper?” Good stuff.
7) In the true story Invincible, when 30-year old bartender Vince Papale breaks the news to his best friend that he made the Philadelphia Eagles’ roster, despite never having played college football.
6) In Friday Night Lights, when the coach (Billy Bob Thornton) delivers a halftime speech when his team is getting smoked. He talks about “being perfect” and how giving your all is the most important thing of all.
Of all the sports movies I’ve seen, I think Thornton’s character in this movie is the best portrayal of a coach that I’ve seen.
5) In the original Bad News Bears, when the coach is talking to his worst player, ordering him into the championship game- the kid is too nervous to go out and play.
“Listen, Lupus, you didn’t come into this life just to sit around on a dugout bench, did ya? Now get your ass out there and do the best you can.”
4) In Roxanne, Steve Martin’s character has a very long nose, like Cyrano de Bergerac; guy in a bar insults his long nose, the whole bar shuts down, and Martin mocks the insult.
“I suppose you could do better?” and Martin proceeds to give 20 jokes (actually 26) that were all funnier than the guy’s insult.
3) In Rounders, the scene where Mike (Matt Damon) finds his law professor (Martin Landau) in a restaurant and the professor tells him how his parents disowned him because he chose to study the law instead of becoming a rabbi.
2) Oakland A’s 20-game winning streak in Moneyball; at least they showed Miguel Tejada’s walk-off homer in the 18th straight win- they gave him almost no credit in the book/movie for how good the A’s were that year— he was the best shortstop in the game that year.
1) Bob Cousy shooting free throws in an empty gym with Nick Nolte in Blue Chips. Cousy was 65 at the time, made 10 in a row while wearing a shirt and tie- they filmed the scene in one take. He made the last foul shot left-handed.
MLB
Weather Report
Saturday, October 15
PHILADELPHIA is 24-8 SU (15.2 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 61-42 SU (11.4 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 11-3 Under (7.7 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 42-21 SU (24.5 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Saturday, October 15
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 15
Atlanta @ Philadelphia (Phillies lead, 2-1)
Morton is 2-1, 6.23 in his last five starts.
He is 6-1, 3.05 in 16 home starts.
He is 7-4, 3.35 in 16 playoff games starts.
He is 0-1, 5.47 in five starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
Braves are 46-36 on road.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Syndergaard is 5-2, 4.12 in nine starts for Philly this year.
He is 7-3, 3.47 in 13 home starts overall this year.
He is 2-1, 2.33 in six playoff games (4 starts)
He is 0-3, 3.96 in 10 starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies are 4-1 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 70-47 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 48-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Phillies are 11-11 against the Braves TY, 6-5 in Philly.
Houston @ Seattle (Astros led series, 2-0)
McCullers is 3-1, 2.21 in his last six starts.
He is 2-1, 3.57, in three road starts TY.
He is 2-2, 2.83 in 16 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 10-3, 2.80 in 13 starts vs Seattle.
Houston is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Astros are 51-30 on road.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Kirby is 1-2, 5.89 in his last four starts.
He is 3-3, 3.28 in 13 home starts.
He threw a scoreless inning in relief vs Toronto, his first playoff experience.
He is 0-0, 4.50 in one start (4 IP) vs Houston.
Seattle need to win here to avoid being swept.
Mariners are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Seattle is 46-35 at home this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Mariners are 7-14 against Astros this year, 4-5 in Seattle.
New York @ Cleveland (series is 1-1)
Severino is 7-3, 3.18 in 19 starts this year.
He is 3-2, 3.22 in nine road starts.
He is 1-3, 5.23 in eight playoff starts.
He is 2-1, 3.26 in five starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
New York is 42-39 on road.
New York is in playoffs for sixth year in row- their last World Series title was 2009.
McKenzie is 1-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
He is 5-3, 2.27 in 13 home starts
He is 0-0, 2.35 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 26-7 in their last 33 games.
Guardians are 48-35 at home.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 2-6 vs New York this year, 1-2 at home.
Los Angeles @ San Diego (Padres lead 2-1)
Anderson was 15-5, 2.57 in 28 starts TY.
He is 7-3, 2.87 in 15 road starts.
He is 0-1, 3.86 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 2-0, 1.88 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 54-28 on the road.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
Musgrove allowed one run in 29 IP in his last five starts.
He is 3-4, 2.86 in 16 home starts this year.
He is 2-0, 3.95 in eight playoff games (1 start).
He is 0-2, 3.63 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres are 4-2 in their playoff games so far this month.
San Diego is 45-37 at home this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Padres are 7-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 4-6 in San Diego.
MLB
Saturday, October 15
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston @ Seattle
Houston
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games
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Weather Report
Saturday, October 15
PHILADELPHIA is 24-8 SU (15.2 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 61-42 SU (11.4 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.
NY YANKEES are 11-3 Under (7.7 Units) in road games when playing on Saturday in the current season.
LA DODGERS are 42-21 SU (24.5 Units) vs. a team with a very good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.250 or better in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Saturday, October 15
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, October 15
Atlanta @ Philadelphia (Phillies lead, 2-1)
Morton is 2-1, 6.23 in his last five starts.
He is 6-1, 3.05 in 16 home starts.
He is 7-4, 3.35 in 16 playoff games starts.
He is 0-1, 5.47 in five starts vs Philly TY.
Atlanta is 9-5 in their last 14 games.
Braves are 46-36 on road.
Atlanta is in playoffs for 5th year in a row- they won World Series last year.
Syndergaard is 5-2, 4.12 in nine starts for Philly this year.
He is 7-3, 3.47 in 13 home starts overall this year.
He is 2-1, 2.33 in six playoff games (4 starts)
He is 0-3, 3.96 in 10 starts vs Atlanta.
Phillies are 4-1 in playoff games this month.
Phillies are 70-47 since they changed managers.
Phillies are 48-34 at home this year.
Phillies are in the playoffs for first time since 2011.
Phillies are 11-11 against the Braves TY, 6-5 in Philly.
Houston @ Seattle (Astros led series, 2-0)
McCullers is 3-1, 2.21 in his last six starts.
He is 2-1, 3.57, in three road starts TY.
He is 2-2, 2.83 in 16 playoff games (9 starts).
He is 10-3, 2.80 in 13 starts vs Seattle.
Houston is 7-3 in their last ten games.
Astros are 51-30 on road.
Houston is in playoffs for 6th year in row- they were in World Series three of last five years.
Kirby is 1-2, 5.89 in his last four starts.
He is 3-3, 3.28 in 13 home starts.
He threw a scoreless inning in relief vs Toronto, his first playoff experience.
He is 0-0, 4.50 in one start (4 IP) vs Houston.
Seattle need to win here to avoid being swept.
Mariners are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Seattle is 46-35 at home this year.
Mariners are in the playoffs for first time since 2001.
Mariners are 7-14 against Astros this year, 4-5 in Seattle.
New York @ Cleveland (series is 1-1)
Severino is 7-3, 3.18 in 19 starts this year.
He is 3-2, 3.22 in nine road starts.
He is 1-3, 5.23 in eight playoff starts.
He is 2-1, 3.26 in five starts vs Cleveland.
New York is 25-7 in their last 32 games.
New York is 42-39 on road.
New York is in playoffs for sixth year in row- their last World Series title was 2009.
McKenzie is 1-0, 1.44 in his last four starts.
He is 5-3, 2.27 in 13 home starts
He is 0-0, 2.35 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 1-0, 2.45 in two starts vs New York.
Cleveland is 26-7 in their last 33 games.
Guardians are 48-35 at home.
Cleveland is in playoffs for 4th time in six years- they missed LY.
Cleveland is 2-6 vs New York this year, 1-2 at home.
Los Angeles @ San Diego (Padres lead 2-1)
Anderson was 15-5, 2.57 in 28 starts TY.
He is 7-3, 2.87 in 15 road starts.
He is 0-1, 3.86 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 2-0, 1.88 in four starts vs San Diego TY.
Dodgers finished 22 games ahead of San Diego in NL West.
Dodgers are 54-28 on the road.
Dodgers are in playoffs for 10th year in a row- they won 2020 World Series.
Musgrove allowed one run in 29 IP in his last five starts.
He is 3-4, 2.86 in 16 home starts this year.
He is 2-0, 3.95 in eight playoff games (1 start).
He is 0-2, 3.63 in three starts vs Los Angeles TY.
Padres are 4-2 in their playoff games so far this month.
San Diego is 45-37 at home this year.
Padres are in the playoffs for 2nd time since 2006 (2020 other time)
Padres are 7-15 vs Los Angeles this year, 4-6 in San Diego.
MLB
Saturday, October 15
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston @ Seattle
Houston
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games
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