CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in minutes/game:
36.5— Trae Young, Atl
35.9— Devin Booker, Phx
35.3— Donovan Mitchell, Clev
35.1— LeBron James, LAL
35.0— Kyrie Irving, Dal
34.9— Scottie Barnes, Tor

Quote of the Day
“I met with the team….there is no team.”
John Calipari, who has to re-stock the Arkansas roster

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, what team did he play for?

Wednesday’s quiz
New Mexico State is the last team to beat UConn in the NCAA Tournament; they upset the Huskies 70-63 two years, as a #12-seed.

Tuesday’s quiz
Fifty years ago this week, Hank Aaron hit his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record; he hit that home run against the Dodgers.

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Thursday’s Den: After two weeks, some quick baseball trends…….

— Diamondbacks have scored in the first inning in 9 of their 13 games (6-7).

— Over is 7-2-1 in Atlanta Braves’ games.

— Cubs are 5-1 in Chicago, 2-4 on the road.

— I have two guys on the Reds on my fantasy team:

Christian Encarnacion-Strand is hitting .154
Jeimer Candelario is hitting .152.

Freakin’ awesome.

— Colorado Rockies are 2-4 at home, 1-6 on road; over is 5-2 in their home games.

— LA Dodgers are 6-1 at home, 4-4 away from home.

— Miami Marlins are 2-11, 0-7 at home, where the over is 5-2.

— Over is 5-1-1 in the Milwaukee Brewers’ last seven games.

— Mets’ pitching staff is 22nd in WHIP, but #8 in earned run average.

— Phillies’ last seven games stayed under the total.

— Pittsburgh Pirates are 9-3, have best record in the National League.

— Under is 6-2 in the Cardinals’ last eight games.

— San Diego Padres are 2-7 when they score less than six runs.

— Over is 7-0 in Giants’ road games, under is 5-1 in their home tilts.

— Washington has scored in first inning in only one of its 12 games.

— Famous birthdays for April 11th:
Peter Riegert, 77
Micheal Ray Richardson, 69
Jim Breech, 68
Bret Saberhagen, 60
Jason Varitek, 52
Mark Teixeira, 44

— Orioles’ opponents have a .205 on-base %age, tied with Boston for best in MLB.

— Tyler O’Neill is hitting .343 with six home runs, but has only 7 RBI.

— White Sox are 1-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Cleveland Guardians won six of their last seven games.

— Detroit is 6-1 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Astros haven’t had a losing year in a full season since 2014; they’re off to a 4-9 start this year, 0-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Kansas City Royals haven’t had a winning season since they won the World Series in 2015; they’re off to a 8-4 start this year, 7-2 at home. Royals got a quality start in nine of their 12 games so far.

— 3B Anthony Rendon makes $38M a year, more than Mike Trout; Rendon is hitting .150 so far this season. Trout is off to a .318 start, with six homers, 8 RBI

— Minnesota Twins lost six of their last eight games; under is 4-1 in their home games.

— Aaron Judge is off to an 8-45 start, but he’s walked 14 times; his on-base %age is .367.

— Oakland A’s are 1-6 at home, 3-2 on the road; they’re 4-3 when they score 4+ runs, 0-5 when they don’t.

— Mariners lost six of their last eight games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

— Tampa Bay 1B Yandy Diaz hit .296/.330 the last two years; he’s off to a .208 start this year, with a .561 OPS. His career OPS is .813.

— Under is 6-2 in the Texas Rangers’ last eight games.

— Toronto scored in first inning in two of its three home games, only one of its 10 road tilts.

 

[Udog]

DETROIT is 52-32 Over (16.8 Units) after 4 or more consecutive losses in the last 3 seasons.

Tom Thibodeau is 69-41 ATS (23.9 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 (Coach of NEW YORK)

HOUSTON is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) when playing 8 or more games in 14 days in the current season.

SACRAMENTO is 6-22 ATS (-18.2 Units) in home games after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 15-1 ATS (13.9 Units) in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, April 11

NBA

Thursday, April 11

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Detroit
Chicago
Chicago is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Chicago is 16-2 SU in its last 18 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

New York @ Boston
New York
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 8 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Houston @ Utah
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games on the road
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Utah's last 15 games when playing at home against Houston

New Orleans @ Sacramento
New Orleans
New Orleans is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games on the road
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Sacramento's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing New Orleans

Golden State @ Portland
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Portland
Portland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Portland is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games


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NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 11

 

[CNOTES]

THURSDAY, APRIL 11​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at DET	07:00 PM	DET +10.0 O 219.5	+500 +500
NY at BOS	07:30 PM	BOS +2.5 U 214.5	+500 +500
HOU at UTA	09:00 PM	HOU -10.5 O 227.5	+500 +500
GS at POR	10:00 PM	GS -13.5 O 222.5	+500 +500
NO at SAC	10:00 PM	NO +1.0 O 217.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
Top 6 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, which happens in two weeks:
1) Bears (from Carolina)
2) Commanders
3) Patriots
4) Cardinals
5) Chargers
6) Giants

Quote of the Day
“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”
Johnny Cochran, lawyer for OJ Simpson, talking about a bloody glove in 1995

Friday’s quiz
Who was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game?

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, he played for the Houston Gamblers.

Wednesday’s quiz
New Mexico State is the last team to beat UConn in the NCAA Tournament; they upset the Huskies 70-63 two years ago, as a #12-seed.

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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..​

— OJ Simpson has passed away at age 76.
He was a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a great running back.
He was acquitted of double murder in 1995; his ex-wife and a male friend of hers, after he was arrested following a slow-paced car chase on national TV.
He was convicted of armed robbery in 2008.
The trial in 1994-95 was a huge deal on TV; prosecutor Marcia Clark wound up as a celebrity guest on the Hollywood Squares, and she lost the trial.
While the trial was going on, a friend of mine who is a lawyer told me that OJ would never get convicted; he was correct.
In any event, my dad and I bet $3 on the verdict; I had guilty, my dad had not guilty. When they announced when the verdict would be announced, I drove over to his house, and we each threw $3 on the floor. When they said “not guilty” my dad jumped off the couch, scooped the $6 off the floor and jogged out to the kitchen to tell my mother he won $3 from me.
One bet I didn’t mind losing; just hearing his laugh was worth it.

— NFL schedule gets released next month; obviously the Chiefs play at home on Thursday night in Week 1, but this year, Packers-Eagles are playing on Friday in Week 1, with the game taking place in San Paolo, Brazil, the NFL’s first-ever game in South America.

— Chiefs’ WR Rashee Rice faces eight criminal charges, including aggravated assault, after he and another driver caused a chain-reaction accident in Dallas on March 31. Rice was driving a Lamborghini, the other driver a Corvette.

— Tuesday night in the NBA, Golden State Warriors made 26-41 3-point shots in their 134-120 win over the Lakers in Los Angeles. Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were a combined 16-23 behind the arc.

— Jrue Holiday agreed to a 4-year, $135M contract extension with the Boston Celtics; Holiday is shooting 43% on the arc this season, 62% on corner 3’s, which makes his more valuable.

— HBO’s great comedy program Curb Your Enthusiasm ended Sunday night; 120 episodes over 12 seasons. Great comedy is hard to do; they did it for 12 seasons, stretched out over 20 years.

— Famous birthdays for April 12th:
Mike Garrett, 80
Ed O’Neill, 78
David Letterman, 77
Andy Garcia, 68
Jerry Goff, 60
Paul LoDuca, 52
Brad Miller, 48
Claire Danes, 45

— As I type this, they’re talking on the Orioles’ TV broadcast about the possibility of MLB eventually going to a slightly smaller baseball, like the ones they use in Asia. The recent rash of injuries to pitchers has MLB looking for an answer to the problem.

— Royals 13, Astros 3
Royals sweep Houston, have now won seven games in a row.
In the first inning, Kansas City scored 9 runs on 11 hits.

— Mets 16, Braves 4
Mets led 7-0 in the third inning.

— A’s 1, Rangers 0
JP Sears got 19 outs, allowed only four baserunners.
Seth Brown’s 2nd inning homer was the game’s only run.
A’s won four of their last five games, after a 1-7 start.

— White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada is out 3 months or so with an adductor strain.

— Field for the Maui Classic basketball tournament in November:
Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue
Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA and the host school, Chaminade.

— DePaul has hired former Butler coach LaVell Jordan to be its general manager, a new term in college basketball. Acquiring players is a real thing in college sports; it is now a miniature version of pro sports, for better or worse.

— There have been 61 head coaching changes in D-I college basketball, with Kentucky figuring to be #62, if/when they find someone they want who also wants them.

 

[Udog]

CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games when playing 6 or less games in 14 days in the current season.

ORLANDO is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.

CHARLOTTE is 20-39 ATS (-22.9 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

BROOKLYN is 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

CLEVELAND is 19-6 ATS (12.4 Units) in home games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 17-5 Under (11.5 Units) in road games off an upset loss by 10 points or more as a home favorite since 1996.

SAN ANTONIO is 237-171 ATS (48.9 Units) in home games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread since 1996.

ATLANTA is 7-24 ATS (-19.4 Units) in road games when playing their 3rd game in 4 days in the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in home games off a home win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

TORONTO is 18-5 Over (12.5 Units) in road games after playing a road game in the current season.

DALLAS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the current season.

HOUSTON is 15-4 ATS (10.6 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 76-39 Over (33.1 Units) in home games revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more since 1996.

LA CLIPPERS are 19-34 ATS (-18.4 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

SACRAMENTO is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) on Friday nights in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 13

 

[Udog]

NBA

Friday, April 13

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Washington
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Washington
Chicago is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games

Orlando @ Philadelphia
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games

Charlotte @ Boston
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Boston is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Charlotte

Indiana @ Cleveland
Indiana
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana

Brooklyn @ New York
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Brooklyn's last 24 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn

Denver @ San Antonio
Denver
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Denver is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of San Antonio's last 10 games when playing at home against Denver

LA Lakers @ Memphis
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of LA Lakers's last 14 games when playing on the road against Memphis
LA Lakers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Memphis's last 14 games when playing at home against LA Lakers

Milwaukee @ Oklahoma City
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee

Toronto @ Miami
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Toronto

Atlanta @ Minnesota
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Detroit @ Dallas
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Houston @ Portland
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Portland
Portland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Portland is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games

New Orleans @ Golden State
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games on the road
Golden State
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Golden State is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against New Orleans

Phoenix @ Sacramento
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games on the road
Sacramento
Sacramento is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Sacramento's last 18 games

Utah @ LA Clippers
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Utah
LA Clippers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Utah


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[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, April 13

 

[CNOTES]

FRIDAY, APRIL 12​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at WAS	07:00 PM	CHI +1.5 O 222.5	+500 +500
ORL at PHI	07:00 PM	PHI -7.5 O 212.5	+500 +500
IND at CLE	07:30 PM	CLE -2.5 O 232.0	+500 +500
BK at NY	07:30 PM	NY -11.5 U 211.0	+500 +500
CHA at BOS	07:30 PM	BOS -7.0 O 219.0	+500 +500
MIL at OKC	08:00 PM	MIL +16.0 U 223.5	+500 +500
TOR at MIA	08:00 PM	TOR +14.5 U 218.5	+500 +500
DEN at SA	08:00 PM	DEN -10.0 O 222.0	+500 +500
ATL at MIN	08:00 PM	ATL +14.0 O 227.0	+500 +500
LAL at MEM	08:00 PM	LAL -15.0 U 225.5	+500 +500
DET at DAL	08:30 PM	DAL -13.5 O 218.5	+500 +500
HOU at POR	10:00 PM	POR +7.0 O 219.0	+500 +500
NO at GS	10:00 PM	GS -4.0 U 221.0	+500 +500
UTA at LAC	10:30 PM	LAC -15.0 U 225.0	+500 +500
PHO at SAC	10:30 PM	PHO -5.0 O 224.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
MLB leaders in on-base %age:
.511— Jesse Winker, Wash
.484— Ryan McMahon, Colo
.482— Spencer Steer, Cin
.481— Mookie Betts, LA
.468— Juan Soto, NYY
.460— Justin Turner, Tor

Quote of the Day
“You just got lesson number one: don’t think. It can only hurt the ballclub.”
Kevin Costner, Bull Durham

Saturday’s quiz
How many major league teams did Pete Rose play for?

Friday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game.

Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, he played for the Houston Gamblers.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a quiet Friday night……..

— Baseball game in Cleveland got rained out Friday; Guardians will play a day/night twinbill Saturday, then a day game Sunday, then an 11am road game Monday morning in Boston, where Patriots’ Day is a holiday. Will be a busy 48 hours for them.

— Rangers 12, Astros 8
Last three games, Houston starting pitchers gave up 24 runs in 7.2 IP.
Astros are 4-11, their worst 15-game start since 2013.

— Padres 8, Dodgers 7 (11)
Dodgers led 7-3 after three innings, didn’t score again.
Yamamoto allowed three runs in 5 IP; he hasn’t lasted more than 5 IP in any of his four starts for the Dodgers.

— A’s 2, Nationals 1
Lawrence Butler had the walk-off hit as the spunky A’s won for sixth time in seven games. Paul Blackburn threw 6.1 more scoreless innings, has now thrown 19.1 innings this year, without giving up any runs.

— Angels 7, Red Sox 0
Reid Detmers is the first Angel pitcher to win his first three starts of a season since Jered Weaver won six straight games to start the 2011 season.

— Cardinals 9, Diamondbacks 6
St Louis blew a 6-0 lead, but Goldschmidt’s 7th inning single put them ahead for good.
Nolan Arenado was 3-5 with three RBI.

— Pirates 5, Phillies 2
Bailey Falter allowed one run in 5 IP, beating his former team- they dealt him to Pittsburgh at the trade deadline last summer.

— Famous birthdays for April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 68
Garry Kasparov, 61
Bo Outlaw, 53
Dan Campbell, 48
Quentin Richardson, 44
Hunter Pence, 41

— All 30 NBA teams played Friday night; there are no NBA games Saturday, then all 30 teams play again on Sunday, the last day of the regular season.

— Eastern Washington hired Dan Monson as its new basketball coach; Monson coached the last 17 years at Long Beach State. Monson got fired just before last month’s Big West Tournament, but then he won the tournament, and led Long Beach to the NCAA’s for the second time.

— AAC has 80 players in the college basketball transfer portal, the most of any league; ACC, Pac-12 and Missouri Valley are next, with 68 players each.

— Flying home from Las Vegas on Southwest Airlines this week was easier, because you can watch movies for free on your phone. The flight from Baltimore to Albany is short anyway, plus the only empty seat on the plane was the middle seat next to me, making life a little better.

— NHL’s Arizona Coyotes are going to move to Salt Lake City next season; Coyotes have made the NHL playoffs once in the last 12 seasons.

— Vegas Golden Knights have been in the NHL for seven years, have never had a losing season, making the playoffs six times now, after they clinched a playoff spot with Friday’s 7-2 win over Minnesota.

— Last time an NBA/NHL player from teams in same city both won MVP in the same season was 1988-89, when Magic Johnson/Wayne Gretzky did it.

 

[Udog]

No games today. All 30 teams conclude the regular season tomorrow.

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in plus/minus this season:
+665— Nikola Jokic, Den
+619— Derrick White, Bos
+608— Jayson Tatum, Bos
+580— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC
+549— Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Den
+511— Jalen Brunson, NY
Plus/minus is the scoring margin while that player is in the game.

Quote of the Day
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more of it I have.”
Thomas Jefferson

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, what team did he play for?

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

Friday’s quiz
Buck Showalter was the Baltimore Orioles’ manager the last time they won a playoff game.

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

— Angel Hernandez is a terrible umpire; how does he keep his job?
Friday night, he had the plate in Houston; once the Rangers got a big lead, Hernandez started calling every pitch the Astros threw a strike. He called Wyatt Langford out on a pitch that was 6.8 inches outside!!!!
Hernandez called 55 pitches strikes in that game; 12 of them were balls, a terrible %age for a big league umpire. No idea how the guy hasn’t been fired.

— Twins 11, Tigers 5 (12)
Zach McKinstry had a really bad 12th inning in this game; his error at third base let three runs score, including the go-ahead run. Then, when Detroit threw the towel in later that inning, they put McKinstry in to pitch, since it was the first game of a doubleheader. Not really sure why they did that, but they did.
McKinstry then gave up a 3-run homer to Matt Wallner in the same half-inning.

— Phillies 4, Pirates 3- Philadelphia’s last ten games stayed under the total.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 2- There was a 2:15 rain delay before this game, which doesn’t happen much in Los Angeles. Game ended around 2am here in the east.

— Brewers 11, Orioles 5- Over is 7-1-1 in Milwaukee’s last nine games; in their last six games, Brewers scored 58 runs.

— Royals 11, Mets 7- Catcher Salvador Perez hit his 250th career home run.

— Defenders 29, Renegades 28
Washington kicked a 49-yard FG at the gun, improve to 2-1.
Arlington led 14-9 at halftime.
Renegades outgained the Defenders, 419-259.

— Stallions 33, Showboats 14
Birmingham outgained Memphis 424-212.
Stallions outscored Memphis 15-2 in second half.
Understatement; the Memphis offensive line had a bad day.

— Famous birthdays for April 14:
Julie Christie, 84
Pete Rose, 83
Brad Garrett, 64
Stan Humphries, 59
David Justice, 58
Greg Maddux, 58
Craig Kupp, 57
Adrien Brody, 51
Baker Mayfield, 29

— Baseball players get hurt a lot:
Dodgers put P Bobby Miller (shoulder) on IL
Texas reliever Brock Burke punched a wall after a poor outing, broke his non-throwing hand.
Colorado OF Kris Bryant (ribs) left Saturday’s game after he ran into a fence catching a line drive.

— Of the 655 position players last year, only four played in all 162 games:
Matt Olson
Marcus Semien
Juan Soto
Eugenio Suarez

— Last three years, Freddie Freeman played in 159-159-161 games.

— French-born big man Alex Sarr will be an interesting player when the NBA Draft rolls around; he is 7-foot-1, 19 years old, averaged 9.4 points/game in an Australian pro league this past season.

— There are weasels around college basketball who are calling for the end of automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. This would be a HUGE mistake; the mid-majors are what gives March Madness its appeal, especially the first weekend.
I’d rather watch the champs of the Big Sky, Ivy League and Sun Belt play than a bunch of teams that went 7-11 in their conference season. March Madness is a great event; they need to keep it the way it is.

 

[Udog]

BROOKLYN is 38-18 Over (18.2 Units) when the total is 210-219.5 in the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 23-44 ATS (-25.4 Units) in home games after one or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.

CHARLOTTE is 20-40 ATS (-24 Units) in road games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 9-0 Under (9 Units) in road games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game - 2nd half of the season.

WASHINGTON is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.

ORLANDO is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games over the last 2 seasons.

ATLANTA is 13-37 ATS (-27.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

LA CLIPPERS are 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) after 2+ home games in the current season.

GOLDEN STATE is 17-4 Over (12.6 Units) in home games when the total is 22-229.5 over the last 2 seasons.

DALLAS are 7-0 ATS (7 Units) off an upset loss by 15 points or more as a favorite in the current season.

MINNESOTA is 70-48 ATS (17.2 Units) when revenging a loss in the last 3 seasons.

DENVER is 64-87 ATS (-31.7 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.

Gregg Popovich is 238-171 ATS (49.9 Units) in home games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread (Coach of SAN ANTONIO)

SACRAMENTO is 10-1 Over (8.9 Units) in home games as a favorite of 10 or more over the last 2 seasons.

LA LAKERS are 13-35 ATS (-25.5 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.

 

[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 14

 

[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 14

 

[CNOTES]

SUNDAY, APRIL 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
WAS at BOS	01:00 PM	BOS -9.5 O 227.5	+500 +500
ATL at IND	01:00 PM	ATL +14.0 O 240.0	+500 +500
BK at PHI	01:00 PM	PHI -16.0 O 215.0	+500 +500
TOR at MIA	01:00 PM	TOR +15.5 U 220.0	+500 +500
MIL at ORL	01:00 PM	ORL -5.5 O 215.0	+500 +500
CHA at CLE	01:00 PM	CHA +13.5 O 210.5	+500 +500
CHI at NY	01:00 PM	CHI +14.5 O 217.0	+500 +500
HOU at LAC	03:30 PM	LAC +2.5 O 221.5	+500 +500
DAL at OKC	03:30 PM	DAL +19.5 U 225.0	+500 +500
POR at SAC	03:30 PM	POR +17.0 O 214.5	+500 +500
DET at SA	03:30 PM	DET +4.5 O 216.0	+500 +500
UTA at GS	03:30 PM	UTA +8.0 O 223.0	+500 +500
PHO at MIN	03:30 PM	PHO +1.5 O 217.5	+500 +500
DEN at MEM	03:30 PM	DEN -13.0 O 217.0	+500 +500
LAL at NO	03:30 PM	NO -3.0 U 231.0	+500 +500

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Tampa Bay Rays’ career leaders in runs scored:
780— Evan Longoria
765— Carl Crawford
565— Ben Zobrist
539— BJ Upton
410— Kevin Kiermaier
402— Carlos Pena

Quote of the Day
“I understand the assignment. We are here to win banners. As we go through this journey, we’re here to win banners in Nashville [at the SEC tournament] because you guys turn out in Nashville like nobody else and that matters. And our job here and our assignment is here to win banners in the Final Four, national championships. That’s our job.”
Kentucky’s new basketball coach, Mark Pope

Monday’s quiz
Who was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs?

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

Saturday’s quiz
Pete Rose played for the Reds, Phillies and the Montreal Expos.

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Monday’s Den: Happy Tax Day, everyone…….​

— Yesterday, I complained about what a terrible umpire Angel Hernandez is, which is true; well, here is the other side of the coin.
Friday night, Chad Whitson worked home plate at the Chicago-Seattle game; of the 129 pitches that were taken by hitters, Whitson only missed one call the whole freakin’ game. Now that is what a major league umpire is supposed to do.

— Padres 6, Dodgers 3
Second night in a row, start of a game at Dodger Stadium was delayed by rain.
San Diego is surprisingly 9-9; Manny Machado hit a home run for the Padres.
Dodgers are 4-5 in their last nine games.
Dodger pitchers walked 14 batters, had only 3 strikeouts.

— A’s 7, Nationals 6
Trailing 6-1 in sixth inning, A’s scored six times in bottom of the 6th.
After a 1-6 start, A’s are 6-3 in their last nine games.

AL West standings, after 18 days of games:
Texas 8-8
LA Angels 7-8
A’s 7-9
Seattle 6-10
Houston 6-11
— Most career home runs, leading off a game:
81- Rickey Henderson
57- George Springer
54- Alfonso Soriano
53- Craig Biggio

— Toronto Blue Jays are 4-2 at home; they’ve scored in first inning in five of those six games.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: New York, Cleveland, Texas. Wild Cards: Royals, Orioles, Tigers
NL: Atlanta, Milwaukee, Los Angeles. Wild Cards: Pirates, Reds, Cubs

— Famous birthdays for April 15:
Julie Sommars, 83
Ted Sizemore, 79
Michael Cooper, 68
Emma Thompson, 65
Jason Sehorn, 53
Brock Huard, 48
Seth Rogen, 42

— Movie of the Day: Prince of Tides (1991)- A high school football coach from the South comes to New York City to meet with his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand is the psychiatrist. George Carlin is her neighbor, Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife.
Not the most pleasant movie, but a very good one.

— Fresno State hired Vance Walberg as its new basketball coach; he is the innovator of the dribble drive motion offense, and has coached in high school, junior college, college and the NBA. He was once head coach at Pepperdine, was an assistant for three NBA teams and has coached in high school for 20+ years.
Walberg is 67 years old; his last college job was 13 years ago, but if Fresno gets some NIL $$$ to recruit better ballplayers, they’ll make some noise in the Mountain West.

— Knicks 120, Bulls 119 OT— Knicks win 50+ games for the first time since 2013.

— Tuesday’s NBA play-in games:
Lakers @ New Orleans
Warriors @ Sacramento

— Wednesday’s NBA play-in games:
Heat @ Philadelphia
Hawks @ Chicago

— Panthers 34, Roughnecks 20
Michigan outscored Roughnecks 22-3 in third quarter.
Panthers converted 7-12 third down plays.
Houston is off to an 0-3 start.

— Battlehawks 31, Brahmas 24
St Louis led 17-9 at halftime.
Butler caught six passes for 87 yards and a TD.
There were only five penalties called in this game.

 

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Regular season is concluded. Play-in tourney starts tomorrow.

 

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Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NHL teams that won this year that trailed by 3+ goals after two periods:
December 5— Kings W4-3 OT @ Columbus
December 27— Coyotes W5-4 OT vs Colorado
January 27— Canucks W5-4 OT vs Columbus
March 2— Winnipeg W5-3 @ Carolina
March 26— Nashville W5-4 OT vs Vegas
April 5— Coyotes W7-4 vs Vegas
April 14— Knights W4-3 OT vs Colorado

Quote of the Day
“It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
Albert Einstein

Tuesday’s quiz
In the movie The Rookie, Dennis Quaid plays a high school science teacher who becomes a major league relief pitcher in his 30’s; what was the nickname of the high school team he coached?

Monday’s quiz
Clint Hurdle was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager the last time they made the playoffs.

Sunday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner played in the Arena Football League, he played for the Iowa Barnstormers.

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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but…….​

— People bet on the NFL Draft, hell, people bet on everything. Over/under on number of QB’s drafted in the first round next week is 4.5

— Colorado State signed basketball coach Nike Medved to a 7-year contract extension worth a total of around $13M.

— Baseball injuries:
Cubs put OF Seiya Suzuki (oblique) on IL
Marlins put 3B Jake Burger (oblique) on IL

— NBA $tuff
Phoenix Suns gave Grayson Allen a 4-year deal worth $70M.

— NFL $tuff
Eagles gave WR DeVonta Smith a 3-year deal worth $75M.
Colts gave DT DeForest Buckner a 2-year deal worth $46M.

— RIP to Ken Holtzman, the outstanding pitcher who passed away at age 78.
He pitched nine years for the Cubs, throwing two no-hitters for them, but then he got traded to the A’s after the 1971 season and he was instrumental in Oakland winning three straight World Series, from 1972-74. Holtzman went 77-55 in four years with the A’s. He was 4-1, 2.55 in seven World Series starts.
RIP, sir.

— Famous birthdays for April 16:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 77
Ellen Barkin, 70
Bruce Bochy, 69
Curt Young, 64
Jon Cryer, 59
Walt Williams, 54
Nolan Arenado, 33

— Royals 2, Chicago 0- White Sox and the 1907 Brooklyn Superbas as the only teams in MLB history to be shut out six times in their first 16 games of a season.
Rumors are floating around that the White Sox will sign OF/DH Tommy Pham to help their struggling lineup.

— Royals and Dodgers are only MLB teams that haven’t allowed an unearned run yet this season.

— Cubs 3, Arizona 2 (11)
Cubs’ 1B Michael Busch homered in his fifth straight game.
Cubs tied game in 9th inning when Hoerner scored from 2nd on a wild pitch.

— Angels 7, Rays 3
Tampa Bay led 1-0 after seven innings.
Mike Trout hit the home run that put the Halos up for good.

— Rangers 1, Tigers 0
Michael Lorenzen threw 5 shutout IP in his 2024 debut.
Marcus Semien knocked in the only run of the game.

— Random Knowledge:
Jesse Owens won four track gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin; in one of the races, the 200-meter sprint, the guy who finished second also broke the world record in that race.
Guy named Mack Robinson won that silver medal, and he wasn’t even the best athlete in his own family; his brother was Jackie Robinson.

 

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LA LAKERS are 14-35 ATS (-24.5 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 15-2 ATS (12.8 Units) in road games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.





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