Completed Picks
| Date | League | Game | Score | Pick | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee San Diego | 4 3 | Under 9.0 | Win |
| Apr 12, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Chi. Cubs | 5 2 | CHC +104 | Loss |
| Apr 11, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee Arizona | 7 1 | ARI +111 | Loss |
| Apr 10, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers San Francisco | 9 1 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 9, 2023 | MLB | Chi. White Sox Pittsburgh | 0 1 | PIT -128 | Win |
| Apr 8, 2023 | MLB | Kansas City San Francisco | 6 5 | Over 8.0 | Win |
| Apr 7, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Cleveland | 5 3 | CLE -123 | Loss |
| Apr 6, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Chi. White Sox | 16 6 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 5, 2023 | MLB | Toronto Kansas City | 3 0 | Under 8.5 | Win |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Cincinnati | 12 5 | CHC -125 | Win |
APRIL'S MLB BEST BETS !
04/13/2023.....................2 - 4..............................33.33%....................................- 11.50
04/12/2023.....................4 - 7..............................36.36%............. ......................- 17.00
04/11/2023.....................6 - 8..............................42.85%............. ......................- 9.05
04/10/2023.....................6 - 6..............................50.00%............. ......................+ 4.70
04/09/2023.....................7 - 5..............................58.33%............. .....................+ 10.85
04/08/2023....................8 - 10.............................44.44%............. .....................- 8.55
04/07/2023......................2 - 4 .............................33.33%............... ...................- 9.90
04/06/2023......................3 - 1..............................75.00%............. ....................+10.25
04/05/2023......................1 - 5..............................16.66%............. ....................- 21.60
04/03/2023......................5 - 4..............................55,55%............. ....................+ 7.35
04/02/2023......................2 - 5..............................26.57%............. ....................-22.55
04/01/2023......................4 - 8..............................33.33%............. ....................-21.50
TOTALS..........................50 - 67..............................42.73%............ .....................- 88.50
04/13/2023.....................2 - 4..............................33.33%....................................- 11.50
04/12/2023.....................4 - 7..............................36.36%............. ......................- 17.00
04/11/2023.....................6 - 8..............................42.85%............. ......................- 9.05
04/10/2023.....................6 - 6..............................50.00%............. ......................+ 4.70
04/09/2023.....................7 - 5..............................58.33%............. .....................+ 10.85
04/08/2023....................8 - 10.............................44.44%............. .....................- 8.55
04/07/2023......................2 - 4 .............................33.33%............... ...................- 9.90
04/06/2023......................3 - 1..............................75.00%............. ....................+10.25
04/05/2023......................1 - 5..............................16.66%............. ....................- 21.60
04/03/2023......................5 - 4..............................55,55%............. ....................+ 7.35
04/02/2023......................2 - 5..............................26.57%............. ....................-22.55
04/01/2023......................4 - 8..............................33.33%............. ....................-21.50
TOTALS..........................50 - 67..............................42.73%............ .....................- 88.50
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/13/2023 | 5-9-0 | 35.71% | -4055 | Detail |
| 04/12/2023 | 17-13-0 | 56.67% | +600 | Detail |
| 04/11/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1390 | Detail |
| 04/10/2023 | 15-11-2 | 57.14% | +2260 | Detail |
| 04/09/2023 | 16-13-1 | 55.00% | +765 | Detail |
| 04/08/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1335 | Detail |
| 04/07/2023 | 10-13-1 | 43.75% | -1530 | Detail |
| 04/06/2023 | 8-4-0 | 66.67% | +1925 | Detail |
| 04/05/2023 | 9-13-2 | 41.67% | -2710 | Detail |
| 04/04/2023 | 12-15-1 | 44.64% | -3170 | Detail |
| 04/03/2023 | 15-14-1 | 51.67% | +660 | Detail |
| 04/02/2023 | 16-14-0 | 53.33% | +1390 | Detail |
| 04/01/2023 | 11-17-2 | 40.00% | -3450 | Detail |
Friday’s 6-pack
Last six years, the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
2022— DE Travon Walker, Georgia— Jaguars
2021— QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson— Jaguars
2020— QB Joe Burrow, LSU— Bengals
2019— QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma— Cardinals
2018— QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma— Browns
2017— DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M— Browns
Quote of the Day
“With Lamar, you want to bring safeties down to help stop the run. You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart.”
Ben Roethlisberger, talking about Lamar Jackson
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Who was the #2 pick?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Early season trends for NFC teams…….
Cardinals
2-5 ATS last seven home openers (1-5-1 SU)
three of last four home openers went over total
covered last four road openers (won last three SU)
four of last five road openers stayed under
Falcons
15-4 ATS last 19 home openers (lost last three SU)
over 5-2 last seven home openers
6-13 ATS in last 19 road openers.
1-4 ATS last five years in Week 1
Panthers
opened at home the last five years
1-3 SU last four home openers.
over 3-1 in last four home openers
5-7 ATS last 12 road openers.
Bears
4-2 ATS last six home openers (won 4 of last 5 SU)
2-6 SU/ATS last eight road openers
under 6-0-1 last seven home openers
Under 17-5 last 22 road openers
Started out 0-1 SU seven of last nine years
Cowboys
Started last three seasons 0-1 SU
5-1 SU/4-2 ATS last six home openers
three of last four home openers went over
Covered three of last four road openers
Lions
Underdogs covered their last five home openers
2-6 SU/4-2 ATS in home openers
Over 10-3 in last 13 home openers
5-16-1 SU/4-3 ATS in road openers
Over 7-1 in last eight road openers
Packers
10-0 SU/8-2 ATS last ten home openers
Under 4-2 last six home openers
Lost 23-7/38-3 in last two road openers
Under 3-1 last four road openers
Opened on the road the last four years
Rams
Covered seven of last eight home openers
Under 4-1 last five home openers
6-0 SU/4-2 ATS in road openers under McVay
Four of last six road openers went over total.
Vikings
Covered seven of last eight home openers
under 8-1 last nine home openers
0-5-1 SU/0-6 ATS last six road openers
Under 4-2 last six road openers
Giants
2-9 SU/1-10 ATS last 11 home openers
Last nine home openers stayed under the total
1-5 SU last six road openers, but covered last three
Under 5-2 last seven road openers
Saints
2-6 SU/1-7 ATS last eight home openers
over 6-1 last seven home openers
2-4 SU/1-5 ATS last six road openers
started out 1-0 SU three of last four years
Eagles
5-2 SU/3-4 ATS last seven home openers
under 6-3 last nine home openers
1-4 ATS last five road openers
started season 1-0 six of last seven years
49ers
3-3 SU/1-5 ATS last six home openers
Under 7-2 last nine home openers
Four of last six road openers stayed under total
started season 0-1 four of last six years
Seahawks
18-2 SU/15-5 ATS last 20 home openers
Under 17-4-1 last 22 home openers
covered three of last four road openers
started last four seasons 1-0 SU
Buccaneers
4-5 SU/3-6 ATS last nine home openers
Over 5-3 last eight home openers
5-3 ATS last eight road openers
Over 5-2 last seven road openers
Commanders
3-8 SU/ATS last 11 home openers
three of last four home openers went over
0-4 SU/1-3 ATS last four road openers, giving up 34.5 ppg
Over 10-4 last 14 road openers
Last six years, the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
2022— DE Travon Walker, Georgia— Jaguars
2021— QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson— Jaguars
2020— QB Joe Burrow, LSU— Bengals
2019— QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma— Cardinals
2018— QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma— Browns
2017— DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M— Browns
Quote of the Day
“With Lamar, you want to bring safeties down to help stop the run. You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart.”
Ben Roethlisberger, talking about Lamar Jackson
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Who was the #2 pick?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Early season trends for NFC teams…….
Cardinals
2-5 ATS last seven home openers (1-5-1 SU)
three of last four home openers went over total
covered last four road openers (won last three SU)
four of last five road openers stayed under
Falcons
15-4 ATS last 19 home openers (lost last three SU)
over 5-2 last seven home openers
6-13 ATS in last 19 road openers.
1-4 ATS last five years in Week 1
Panthers
opened at home the last five years
1-3 SU last four home openers.
over 3-1 in last four home openers
5-7 ATS last 12 road openers.
Bears
4-2 ATS last six home openers (won 4 of last 5 SU)
2-6 SU/ATS last eight road openers
under 6-0-1 last seven home openers
Under 17-5 last 22 road openers
Started out 0-1 SU seven of last nine years
Cowboys
Started last three seasons 0-1 SU
5-1 SU/4-2 ATS last six home openers
three of last four home openers went over
Covered three of last four road openers
Lions
Underdogs covered their last five home openers
2-6 SU/4-2 ATS in home openers
Over 10-3 in last 13 home openers
5-16-1 SU/4-3 ATS in road openers
Over 7-1 in last eight road openers
Packers
10-0 SU/8-2 ATS last ten home openers
Under 4-2 last six home openers
Lost 23-7/38-3 in last two road openers
Under 3-1 last four road openers
Opened on the road the last four years
Rams
Covered seven of last eight home openers
Under 4-1 last five home openers
6-0 SU/4-2 ATS in road openers under McVay
Four of last six road openers went over total.
Vikings
Covered seven of last eight home openers
under 8-1 last nine home openers
0-5-1 SU/0-6 ATS last six road openers
Under 4-2 last six road openers
Giants
2-9 SU/1-10 ATS last 11 home openers
Last nine home openers stayed under the total
1-5 SU last six road openers, but covered last three
Under 5-2 last seven road openers
Saints
2-6 SU/1-7 ATS last eight home openers
over 6-1 last seven home openers
2-4 SU/1-5 ATS last six road openers
started out 1-0 SU three of last four years
Eagles
5-2 SU/3-4 ATS last seven home openers
under 6-3 last nine home openers
1-4 ATS last five road openers
started season 1-0 six of last seven years
49ers
3-3 SU/1-5 ATS last six home openers
Under 7-2 last nine home openers
Four of last six road openers stayed under total
started season 0-1 four of last six years
Seahawks
18-2 SU/15-5 ATS last 20 home openers
Under 17-4-1 last 22 home openers
covered three of last four road openers
started last four seasons 1-0 SU
Buccaneers
4-5 SU/3-6 ATS last nine home openers
Over 5-3 last eight home openers
5-3 ATS last eight road openers
Over 5-2 last seven road openers
Commanders
3-8 SU/ATS last 11 home openers
three of last four home openers went over
0-4 SU/1-3 ATS last four road openers, giving up 34.5 ppg
Over 10-4 last 14 road openers
PHILADELPHIA is 38-85 SU (-55.5 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 41-62 SU (-27.2 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 59-31 Under (24.9 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-31 SU (-20.1 Units) as an underdog of +150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-33 SU (-21.3 Units) after 6 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the current season.
CHI WHITE SOX is 25-45 SU (-24.5 Units) after scoring 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 34-37 SU (-6.7 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 72-93 SU (-30.3 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 38-47 SU (-13.7 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 50-72 SU (-29.2 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-17 Under (22.3 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 13-32 SU (-22.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 41-62 SU (-27.2 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 59-31 Under (24.9 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 14-31 SU (-20.1 Units) as an underdog of +150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 15-33 SU (-21.3 Units) after 6 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-1 SU (9.9 Units) as a favorite of -110 or higher in the current season.
CHI WHITE SOX is 25-45 SU (-24.5 Units) after scoring 3 runs or less 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 34-37 SU (-6.7 Units) in road games as an underdog of +100 to +150 in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-3 SU (7.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 72-93 SU (-30.3 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 38-47 SU (-13.7 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 50-72 SU (-29.2 Units) after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-17 Under (22.3 Units) after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 13-32 SU (-22.2 Units) in home games as a favorite of -150 or more in the last 3 seasons.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, April 14
National League
Arizona (8-5) @ Miami (6-7)
— Bumgarner is 0-1, 8.31 in his first two starts
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 4-4, 3.78 in 14 starts vs Miami
— Arizona won five of its last six games.
— Arizona is 3-3 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5
— Rogers is 0-2, 7.00 in his first two starts
— Marlins lost both of those starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-1, 5.23 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Miami won three of its last four games.
— Marlins are 3-4 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4
Philadelphia (4-9) @ Cincinnati (5-7)
— Walker is 0-1, 6.00 in his first two starts.
— Phillies are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-1, 4.98 in four starts against the Reds.
— Phillies lost four of their last five games.
— Phillies are 1-6 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4-3.1
— Overton is 0-0, 10.13 in his first two starts.
— Reds are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-0, 10.80 in two starts against the Phillies (6.2 IP).
— Reds lost six of their last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 4-2 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-4
Pittsburgh (8-5) @ St Louis (5-8)
— Oviedo is 1-0, 3.97 in his first two starts.
— Pirates are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts vs St Louis
— Pirates won seven of their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 on road.
— under 5-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
— Woodford is 0-2, 9.00 in his first two starts.
— Cardinals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 7 runs in 11 IP, in seven relief stints vs Pittsburgh.
— Cardinals are 5-8 in their first 13 games.
— Cardinals are 2-5 at home.
— under 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.2
Milwaukee (9-4) @ San Diego (7-7)
— Former Padre (2018-19) Lauer is 1-1, 7.71 in his first two starts.
— Brewers are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in two starts vs San Diego
— Brewers won nine of their last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-3 on road.
— six of last seven games stayed under the total
— scored run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3.1-4.1
— Wacha is 2-0, 3.00 in his first two starts.
— Padres are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 6-0, 3.38 in 14 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Padres lost three of their last four games.
— San Diego is 3-4 at home.
— under 5-1 last six
— scored run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4
Cubs (6-5) @ Los Angeles (7-6)
— Steele is 1-0, 0.75 in his first two starts.
— Cubs are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in two games (1 start) against the Dodgers.
— Cubs won five of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 1-1 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-3-x
— Syndergaard is 0-1, 6.30 in his first two starts
— Dodgers are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-2, 5.67 in five starts vs Chicago.
— Dodgers lost four of their last six games.
— Dodgers are 4-2 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x
American League
Minnesota (9-4) @ New York (8-5)
— Mahle is 1-1, 4.09 in his first two starts.
— Twins are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Twins won nine of their first 13 games.
— Minnesota is 5-2 on road.
— under 8-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2
— Cortes is 2-0, 2.61 in his first two starts.
— New York won both of his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-1, 4.35 in five games (3 starts) vs Minnesota.
— New York is 8-5 in its first 13 games.
— Bronx is 4-3 at home.
— under 4-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-8.1
Tampa Bay (13-0) @ Toronto (8-5)
— Rasmussen is 2-0, 0.00 in his first two starts (13 IP).
— Tampa Bay won both of his starts
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-3, 2.33 in seven starts vs Toronto
— Tampa Bay is 13-0, with 11 wins by 4+ runs.
— Rays are 3-0 on road.
— over 10-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 11-1-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-6
— Berrios is 0-2, 13.03 in his first two starts.
— Blue Jays are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-4, 5.86 in eight starts vs Tampa Bay
— Toronto won seven of its last nine games.
— Blue Jays are 2-1 at home
— Over 7-6
— scored run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3
LA Angels (7-5) @ Boston (5-8)
— Sandoval is 1-0, 1.64 in his first two starts.
— Angels split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up four runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs Boston.
— Angels are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Angels are 4-2 on road.
— over 5-5-2
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Houck is 2-0, 4.50 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox are 2-0 in his starts, scoring 23 runs.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up 7 runs in 4.1 IP, in two relief stints vs Anaheim.
— Red Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
— Boston is 2-4 at home.
— over 8-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
Baltimore (7-6) @ White Sox (5-8)
— Wells allowed four runs in 6 IP in his first ‘23 start.
— Orioles lost his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— This is his first start against Chicago.
— Orioles are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 3-3 on road.
— over 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.2-5
— Clevinger is 2-0, 3.48 in his first two starts.
— Chicago won his two first starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 4-1, 3.69 in six starts vs Baltimore.
— Chicago lost five of its last seven games.
— White Sox are 1-2 at home.
— under 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
Texas (7-5) @ Houston (6-7)
— Perez is 1-1, 3.37 in his first two starts.
— Rangers split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-4, 4.22 in his last seven starts vs Houston.
— Texas is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Rangers are 1-2 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-x
— Garcia is 0-1, 7.00 in his first two starts.
— Astros are 0-2 in his starts
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 3-0, 2.50 in five games (3 starts) vs Texas
— Astros are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Houston is 3-4 at home.
— over 6-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x
Interleague games
San Francisco (5-7) @ Detroit (3-9)
— Manaea allowed a run in 6 IP (76 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Giants are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-2, 3.81 in five starts vs Detroit.
— Giants are 5-7 to start this season
— San Francisco is 3-3 on road
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5.1-x
— Wentz is 0-2, 10.29 in his first two starts.
— Tigers lost his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Giants.
— Detroit lost six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 0-3 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-4
Cleveland (7-6) @ Washington (4-9)
— Quantrill is 0-1, 7.45 in his first two starts.
— Guardians are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Guardians are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Cleveland is 5-2 on road.
— over 4-3 on road
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4.1-x
— Williams is 1-1, 5.23 in his first two starts.
— Nationals are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-1, 0.90 in two starts vs Cleveland (10 IP).
— Nationals lost nine of their first 13 games.
— Washington is 1-5 at home.
— over 3-2-1 home
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4.1-x
Atlanta (9-4) @ Kansas City (4-9)
— Morton is 1-1, 5.06 in his first two starts.
— Braves split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 4.44 in four starts vs Kansas City.
— Atlanta won 3 in row, nine of first 13 games.
— Braves are 5-1 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-x
— Singer is 1-0, 4.91 in his first two starts.
— Royals are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Braves.
— Royals lost three of their last four games.
— Royals are 1-6 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-x
NY Mets (7-6) @ Oakland (3-10)
— Senga is 2-0, 1.59 in his first two MLB starts, both vs Miami.
— Mets won both of those games.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against the A’s
— Mets won four of their last six games.
— Mets are 3-4 on road.
— under 4-1 last five
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-x
— Kaprielian is 0-1, 11.17 in his first two starts.
— A’s are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.
— A’s lost 10 of their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 2-4 at home
— over 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-5.2
Colorado (5-8) @ Seattle (5-8)
— Gomber is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two starts.
— Colorado lost both of those games.
— over 21-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up three runs in 6 IP in his one start vs Seattle.
— Rockies are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Colorado is 2-4 on road.
— over 4-2 last six
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x
— Gonzales is 1-0, 4.22 in his first two starts.
— Mariners split his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-0, 4.60 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Seattle lost three of its last four games.
— Mariners are 2-5 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2.1-x
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, April 14
National League
Arizona (8-5) @ Miami (6-7)
— Bumgarner is 0-1, 8.31 in his first two starts
— Arizona is 1-1 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 4-4, 3.78 in 14 starts vs Miami
— Arizona won five of its last six games.
— Arizona is 3-3 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-5
— Rogers is 0-2, 7.00 in his first two starts
— Marlins lost both of those starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-1, 5.23 in two starts vs Arizona.
— Miami won three of its last four games.
— Marlins are 3-4 at home.
— over 4-2 last six games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4
Philadelphia (4-9) @ Cincinnati (5-7)
— Walker is 0-1, 6.00 in his first two starts.
— Phillies are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-1, 4.98 in four starts against the Reds.
— Phillies lost four of their last five games.
— Phillies are 1-6 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.1-4-3.1
— Overton is 0-0, 10.13 in his first two starts.
— Reds are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-0, 10.80 in two starts against the Phillies (6.2 IP).
— Reds lost six of their last eight games.
— Cincinnati is 4-2 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-2-4
Pittsburgh (8-5) @ St Louis (5-8)
— Oviedo is 1-0, 3.97 in his first two starts.
— Pirates are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 0-1, 3.60 in two starts vs St Louis
— Pirates won seven of their last ten games.
— Pittsburgh is 5-2 on road.
— under 5-1 last six road games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
— Woodford is 0-2, 9.00 in his first two starts.
— Cardinals are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up 7 runs in 11 IP, in seven relief stints vs Pittsburgh.
— Cardinals are 5-8 in their first 13 games.
— Cardinals are 2-5 at home.
— under 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-2.2
Milwaukee (9-4) @ San Diego (7-7)
— Former Padre (2018-19) Lauer is 1-1, 7.71 in his first two starts.
— Brewers are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-0, 1.50 in two starts vs San Diego
— Brewers won nine of their last 12 games.
— Milwaukee is 4-3 on road.
— six of last seven games stayed under the total
— scored run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-3.1-4.1
— Wacha is 2-0, 3.00 in his first two starts.
— Padres are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 6-0, 3.38 in 14 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Padres lost three of their last four games.
— San Diego is 3-4 at home.
— under 5-1 last six
— scored run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4
Cubs (6-5) @ Los Angeles (7-6)
— Steele is 1-0, 0.75 in his first two starts.
— Cubs are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 1-1, 3.60 in two games (1 start) against the Dodgers.
— Cubs won five of their last seven games.
— Chicago is 1-1 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.2-3-x
— Syndergaard is 0-1, 6.30 in his first two starts
— Dodgers are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-2, 5.67 in five starts vs Chicago.
— Dodgers lost four of their last six games.
— Dodgers are 4-2 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x
American League
Minnesota (9-4) @ New York (8-5)
— Mahle is 1-1, 4.09 in his first two starts.
— Twins are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Twins won nine of their first 13 games.
— Minnesota is 5-2 on road.
— under 8-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4-2
— Cortes is 2-0, 2.61 in his first two starts.
— New York won both of his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-1, 4.35 in five games (3 starts) vs Minnesota.
— New York is 8-5 in its first 13 games.
— Bronx is 4-3 at home.
— under 4-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-5-8.1
Tampa Bay (13-0) @ Toronto (8-5)
— Rasmussen is 2-0, 0.00 in his first two starts (13 IP).
— Tampa Bay won both of his starts
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-3, 2.33 in seven starts vs Toronto
— Tampa Bay is 13-0, with 11 wins by 4+ runs.
— Rays are 3-0 on road.
— over 10-2-1
— scored run in first inning: 7-13
— record in first 5 innings: 11-1-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-6
— Berrios is 0-2, 13.03 in his first two starts.
— Blue Jays are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-4, 5.86 in eight starts vs Tampa Bay
— Toronto won seven of its last nine games.
— Blue Jays are 2-1 at home
— Over 7-6
— scored run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3
LA Angels (7-5) @ Boston (5-8)
— Sandoval is 1-0, 1.64 in his first two starts.
— Angels split his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up four runs in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs Boston.
— Angels are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Angels are 4-2 on road.
— over 5-5-2
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 9-2-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x
— Houck is 2-0, 4.50 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox are 2-0 in his starts, scoring 23 runs.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up 7 runs in 4.1 IP, in two relief stints vs Anaheim.
— Red Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
— Boston is 2-4 at home.
— over 8-4-1
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-9-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3.1
Baltimore (7-6) @ White Sox (5-8)
— Wells allowed four runs in 6 IP in his first ‘23 start.
— Orioles lost his first start.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— This is his first start against Chicago.
— Orioles are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 3-3 on road.
— over 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.2-5
— Clevinger is 2-0, 3.48 in his first two starts.
— Chicago won his two first starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 4-1, 3.69 in six starts vs Baltimore.
— Chicago lost five of its last seven games.
— White Sox are 1-2 at home.
— under 3-0-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x
Texas (7-5) @ Houston (6-7)
— Perez is 1-1, 3.37 in his first two starts.
— Rangers split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-4, 4.22 in his last seven starts vs Houston.
— Texas is 3-1 in its last four games.
— Rangers are 1-2 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-x
— Garcia is 0-1, 7.00 in his first two starts.
— Astros are 0-2 in his starts
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 3-0, 2.50 in five games (3 starts) vs Texas
— Astros are 3-1 in their last four games.
— Houston is 3-4 at home.
— over 6-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3-x
Interleague games
San Francisco (5-7) @ Detroit (3-9)
— Manaea allowed a run in 6 IP (76 PT) in his first ‘23 start.
— Giants are 0-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 3-2, 3.81 in five starts vs Detroit.
— Giants are 5-7 to start this season
— San Francisco is 3-3 on road
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-5.1-x
— Wentz is 0-2, 10.29 in his first two starts.
— Tigers lost his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Giants.
— Detroit lost six of its last seven games.
— Tigers are 0-3 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-4
Cleveland (7-6) @ Washington (4-9)
— Quantrill is 0-1, 7.45 in his first two starts.
— Guardians are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Guardians are 2-4 in their last six games.
— Cleveland is 5-2 on road.
— over 4-3 on road
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4.1-x
— Williams is 1-1, 5.23 in his first two starts.
— Nationals are 1-1 in his starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-1, 0.90 in two starts vs Cleveland (10 IP).
— Nationals lost nine of their first 13 games.
— Washington is 1-5 at home.
— over 3-2-1 home
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-4.1-x
Atlanta (9-4) @ Kansas City (4-9)
— Morton is 1-1, 5.06 in his first two starts.
— Braves split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 4.44 in four starts vs Kansas City.
— Atlanta won 3 in row, nine of first 13 games.
— Braves are 5-1 on road.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-3-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-x
— Singer is 1-0, 4.91 in his first two starts.
— Royals are 2-0 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Braves.
— Royals lost three of their last four games.
— Royals are 1-6 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2.1-x
NY Mets (7-6) @ Oakland (3-10)
— Senga is 2-0, 1.59 in his first two MLB starts, both vs Miami.
— Mets won both of those games.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against the A’s
— Mets won four of their last six games.
— Mets are 3-4 on road.
— under 4-1 last five
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-4-x
— Kaprielian is 0-1, 11.17 in his first two starts.
— A’s are 0-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the Mets.
— A’s lost 10 of their last 11 games.
— Oakland is 2-4 at home
— over 9-4
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— you’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-5.2
Colorado (5-8) @ Seattle (5-8)
— Gomber is 0-2, 6.75 in his first two starts.
— Colorado lost both of those games.
— over 21-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He gave up three runs in 6 IP in his one start vs Seattle.
— Rockies are 3-8 in their last 11 games.
— Colorado is 2-4 on road.
— over 4-2 last six
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-x
— Gonzales is 1-0, 4.22 in his first two starts.
— Mariners split his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-0, 4.60 in three starts vs Colorado.
— Seattle lost three of its last four games.
— Mariners are 2-5 at home.
— over 7-4-1 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.2-2.1-x
FRIDAY, APRIL 14
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI at CIN | 06:40 PM | CIN +133 U 10.0 | +500 +500 |
| SF at DET | 06:40 PM | SF -150 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| ARI at MIA | 06:40 PM | ARI +147 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at NYY | 07:05 PM | MIN +154 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at WAS | 07:05 PM | CLE -153 O 9.5 | +500 +500 |
| TB at TOR | 07:07 PM | TOR +114 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| BAL at CHW | 07:10 PM | BAL -113 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAA at BOS | 07:10 PM | LAA -112 O 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| TEX at HOU | 08:10 PM | TEX +147 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at KC | 08:10 PM | KC +115 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| PIT at STL | 08:15 PM | PIT +137 U 9.0 | +500 +500 |
| NYM at OAK | 09:40 PM | NYM -220 O 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at SD | 09:40 PM | MIL +148 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHC at LAD | 10:10 PM | CHC +142 U 8.5 | +500 +500 |
| COL at SEA | 10:10 PM | COL +159 O 8.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
| Date | League | Game | Score | Pick | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay Toronto | 3 6 | TOR +115 | Win |
| Apr 13, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee San Diego | 4 3 | Under 9.0 | Win |
| Apr 12, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Chi. Cubs | 5 2 | CHC +104 | Loss |
| Apr 11, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee Arizona | 7 1 | ARI +111 | Loss |
| Apr 10, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers San Francisco | 9 1 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 9, 2023 | MLB | Chi. White Sox Pittsburgh | 0 1 | PIT -128 | Win |
| Apr 8, 2023 | MLB | Kansas City San Francisco | 6 5 | Over 8.0 | Win |
| Apr 7, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Cleveland | 5 3 | CLE -123 | Loss |
| Apr 6, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Chi. White Sox | 16 6 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 5, 2023 | MLB | Toronto Kansas City | 3 0 | Under 8.5 | Win |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Cincinnati | 12 5 | CHC -125 | Win |
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04/14/2023.....................5 - 6 - 1........................45.45%...................................+ 1.00
04/13/2023.....................2 - 4..............................33.33%....................................- 11.50
04/12/2023.....................4 - 7..............................36.36%............. ......................- 17.00
04/11/2023.....................6 - 8..............................42.85%............. ......................- 9.05
04/10/2023.....................6 - 6..............................50.00%............. ......................+ 4.70
04/09/2023.....................7 - 5..............................58.33%............. .....................+ 10.85
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04/07/2023......................2 - 4 .............................33.33%............... ...................- 9.90
04/06/2023......................3 - 1..............................75.00%............. ....................+10.25
04/05/2023......................1 - 5..............................16.66%............. ....................- 21.60
04/03/2023......................5 - 4..............................55,55%............. ....................+ 7.35
04/02/2023......................2 - 5..............................26.57%............. ....................-22.55
04/01/2023......................4 - 8..............................33.33%............. ....................-21.50
TOTALS........................55 - 73 - 1..........................42.96%............ .....................- 87.50
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04/12/2023.....................4 - 7..............................36.36%............. ......................- 17.00
04/11/2023.....................6 - 8..............................42.85%............. ......................- 9.05
04/10/2023.....................6 - 6..............................50.00%............. ......................+ 4.70
04/09/2023.....................7 - 5..............................58.33%............. .....................+ 10.85
04/08/2023....................8 - 10.............................44.44%............. .....................- 8.55
04/07/2023......................2 - 4 .............................33.33%............... ...................- 9.90
04/06/2023......................3 - 1..............................75.00%............. ....................+10.25
04/05/2023......................1 - 5..............................16.66%............. ....................- 21.60
04/03/2023......................5 - 4..............................55,55%............. ....................+ 7.35
04/02/2023......................2 - 5..............................26.57%............. ....................-22.55
04/01/2023......................4 - 8..............................33.33%............. ....................-21.50
TOTALS........................55 - 73 - 1..........................42.96%............ .....................- 87.50
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2023 | 11-16-3 | 41.67% | -2235 | Detail |
| 04/13/2023 | 5-9-0 | 35.71% | -4055 | Detail |
| 04/12/2023 | 17-13-0 | 56.67% | +600 | Detail |
| 04/11/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1390 | Detail |
| 04/10/2023 | 15-11-2 | 57.14% | +2260 | Detail |
| 04/09/2023 | 16-13-1 | 55.00% | +765 | Detail |
| 04/08/2023 | 14-16-0 | 46.67% | -1335 | Detail |
| 04/07/2023 | 10-13-1 | 43.75% | -1530 | Detail |
| 04/06/2023 | 8-4-0 | 66.67% | +1925 | Detail |
| 04/05/2023 | 9-13-2 | 41.67% | -2710 | Detail |
| 04/04/2023 | 12-15-1 | 44.64% | -3170 | Detail |
| 04/03/2023 | 15-14-1 | 51.67% | +660 | Detail |
| 04/02/2023 | 16-14-0 | 53.33% | +1390 | Detail |
| 04/01/2023 | 11-17-2 | 40.00% | -3450 | Detail |
Saturday’s 6-pack
Updated odds to win the Stanley Cup:
5-2— Boston Bruins
5-1— Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers
6-1— Colorado Avalanche
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers
12-1— LA Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers
18-1— Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning
Quote of the Day
“Kind of relief. It really seemed like a load was lifted because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months. You kind of wondered what was going to happen.”
Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera, talking about the team being sold this week
Saturday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the #1 pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-12 quarterback was the #2 pick in that draft, selected by the Chargers?
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Sam Bowie was the #2 pick; he played 511 games over 10 injury-plagued seasons.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
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Saturday’s Den: XFL trends, and wrapping up a busy Friday
— Heat 102, Bulls 91— Heat outscored Chicago 35-23 in last quarter; they advance to play the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. Max Strus scored 31 points, making 7-12 on the arc.
— Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95— Minnesota outscored OKC 58-30 in the paint; they face #1-seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting Sunday night. Rudy Gobert returned from his one-game suspension, had 21 points, 10 rebounds.
— Blue Jays 6, Rays 3— Tampa Bay won’t go unbeaten this year; they also lost P Jeffrey Springs (elbow) for at least two months. Not the best day for the Rays, but they’re still 13-1.
— Brewers 11, Padres 2— San Diego has a huge payroll; right now they’re 7-8 and look lethargic. Maybe I’m bitter because I traded for Juan Soto in my fantasy league and he looks awful, hitting .189 thru 15 games.
— Boston Red Sox are only team in the major leagues that haven’t had a starting pitcher throw a pitch in the sixth inning so far this season. Short starts puts a strain on a team’s bullpen. Red Sox are 6-8, in last place in the AL East.
— Guardians 4, Nationals 3— Cleveland is 6-2 on road, 2-4 at home. 8 of their 14 games (5-3) were decided by one run.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 1— Small sample size obviously, but Miami is 7-7, an improvement. They won four of their last five games.
— Braves 10, Royals 3— Atlanta scored seven runs in first two innings, hitting three homers. Austin Riley hit his 100th career home run.
— Cubs 8, Dodgers 2— Justin Steele is 2-0, 1.42 in his first three starts; Cubs led this game 3-2 after seven innings, then broke game open late. Dodgers are 7-7, have lost five of their last seven games.
— Orioles 6, White Sox 3— Chicago led 3-0 after six innings, then their bullpen imploded; Adley Rutschman knocked in three runs, also walked three times. Orioles are 8-6; are they good enough to contend for a Wild Card spot?
— NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7- they sat a lot of their best players, so they would lose and miss the playoffs, while keeping a draft pick they would’ve lost had they made it to the playoffs.
— Top five seeds in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs have won a combined one NBA title, and that was when the Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) won a championship, way back in 1951.
— Teams that have won the NBA play-in games to advance into the playoffs are 0-9 in those playoff series.
— 2B Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins is the first MLB player in the modern era to have his first two career hits come in the 1st inning of the same game- he did that Thursday, when the Twins scored nine runs in the first inning in the Bronx.
Jhony Brito started that game for New York. His season so far:
First two starts: 10 IP, 8 baserunners, 1 run allowed, 2 wins.
Third start: 0.2 IP, 7 baserunners, 7 runs allowed, one loss.
— San Francisco Giants/P Logan Webb agreed to a 5-year, $90M contract extension.
— Red Sox have now lost 13 games in a row at Tampa Bay.
— Rory McIlroy skipped the RBC Heritage tournament this week; because of that, the PGA Tour will reportedly dock McIlroy $3M of the $12M he earned from his finish in the Player Impact Program last year.
This year, the 23 golfers who cashed in from the PIP are required to play all but one designated event in 2023 to receive their winnings. McIlroy missed the Tournament of Champions in January, so he was docked 25% of his winnings from the PIP, when he missed his second event of the season.
— TJ Bamba transferred from Washington State to Villanova; Bamba averaged 15.8 ppg for the Coogs last year. There are over 1,400 names in the college basketball transfer portal.
Baker Dunleavy quit as basketball coach at Quinnipiac, to become the general manager of Villanova’s basketball program. I’m thinking that he is overseeing the transfer portal, which is how Bamba winds up bolting from Wazzu to the Wildcats.
— This is Zion Williamson’s 4th year in the NBA; he’s played in 37% of the Pelicans’ games, for which he’s been paid $44,261,137. The last two years, he played in 29 of a possible 164 games.
Good work, if you can get it.
— Washington Commanders were sold for $6B this week; that’s Billion, with a B; last NFL team that was sold was the Denver Broncos last year- they sold for $4.65B. Carolina Panthers were sold for $2.28B in 2018.
Guy that bought the Commanders also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Oh, and the guy who owns the Cleveland Browns just bought the Milwaukee Bucks.
Must be nice to be rich.
— Three teams that have never had the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks
— They had 26 inches of rain in one day in Fort Lauderdale this week, an enormous amount of rain, event for south Florida. Two feet of rain!!!
“It was an unprecedented event.” said one Florida meteorologist. Scary stuff.
— Here are trends for all eight XFL teams, eight weeks into their 10-game regular season.
Arlington Renegades (4-4)
Their four wins were all by 1 or 2 points.
Losses were all by 6+ points.
Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.
Last seven games, scored 12.7 ppg.
2-6 ATS this season, 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
DC Defenders (7-1)
Won/covered seven of first eight games.
Seven of their eight games went over the total.
Last six games, Defenders scored 33.5 ppg.
Last three weeks, they allowed 26-37-33 points.
3-0 ATS as an underdog.
Houston Renegades (5-3)
Lost three of last four games, after a 4-0 start.
Scored 30.5 ppg in first four games, 18.3 ppg in last four.
3-1 SU/ATS at home, 1-3 on the road.
4-0 ATS first four games, 0-4 last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Las Vegas Vipers (2-6)
Split last four games, after an 0-4 start.
Vipers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
Last Las Vegas games stayed under the total.
1-3 in games decided by 4 or less points.
Vipers are 0-5 when they score less than 26 points.
Orlando Guardians (1-7)
Orlando beat spread in four of last six games.
Their only win was against 7-1 Defenders.
Six of their eight games went over total.
Guardians covered three of last four games.
St Louis Battlehawks (6-2)
Both their losses are to 7-1 Defenders (34-28/28-20)
St Louis allowed 18 or less points in its wins.
Battlehawks are 3-0 in games decided by 4 or less points.
St Louis is 3-2 ATS as an underdog.
Four of their last five games stayed under the total.
San Antonio Brahmas (2-6)
Brahmas were held to 15 or less points in seven of eight games.
Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Average total in their last four games: 27.0.
Brahmas are 0-5 if they allow more than 12 points.
Their last three games are all at home.
Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3)
Seattle won five of its last six games, after an 0-2 start.
Sea Dragons covered four of their last six games.
Six of their eight games went over the total.
Their four road games all went over the total.
Seattle’s losses were by 1-2-4 points.
USFL starts this weekend; we’ll get into that league once the XFL is over.
Updated odds to win the Stanley Cup:
5-2— Boston Bruins
5-1— Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers
6-1— Colorado Avalanche
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers
12-1— LA Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers
18-1— Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning
Quote of the Day
“Kind of relief. It really seemed like a load was lifted because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months. You kind of wondered what was going to happen.”
Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera, talking about the team being sold this week
Saturday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the #1 pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-12 quarterback was the #2 pick in that draft, selected by the Chargers?
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Sam Bowie was the #2 pick; he played 511 games over 10 injury-plagued seasons.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
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Saturday’s Den: XFL trends, and wrapping up a busy Friday
— Heat 102, Bulls 91— Heat outscored Chicago 35-23 in last quarter; they advance to play the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. Max Strus scored 31 points, making 7-12 on the arc.
— Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95— Minnesota outscored OKC 58-30 in the paint; they face #1-seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting Sunday night. Rudy Gobert returned from his one-game suspension, had 21 points, 10 rebounds.
— Blue Jays 6, Rays 3— Tampa Bay won’t go unbeaten this year; they also lost P Jeffrey Springs (elbow) for at least two months. Not the best day for the Rays, but they’re still 13-1.
— Brewers 11, Padres 2— San Diego has a huge payroll; right now they’re 7-8 and look lethargic. Maybe I’m bitter because I traded for Juan Soto in my fantasy league and he looks awful, hitting .189 thru 15 games.
— Boston Red Sox are only team in the major leagues that haven’t had a starting pitcher throw a pitch in the sixth inning so far this season. Short starts puts a strain on a team’s bullpen. Red Sox are 6-8, in last place in the AL East.
— Guardians 4, Nationals 3— Cleveland is 6-2 on road, 2-4 at home. 8 of their 14 games (5-3) were decided by one run.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 1— Small sample size obviously, but Miami is 7-7, an improvement. They won four of their last five games.
— Braves 10, Royals 3— Atlanta scored seven runs in first two innings, hitting three homers. Austin Riley hit his 100th career home run.
— Cubs 8, Dodgers 2— Justin Steele is 2-0, 1.42 in his first three starts; Cubs led this game 3-2 after seven innings, then broke game open late. Dodgers are 7-7, have lost five of their last seven games.
— Orioles 6, White Sox 3— Chicago led 3-0 after six innings, then their bullpen imploded; Adley Rutschman knocked in three runs, also walked three times. Orioles are 8-6; are they good enough to contend for a Wild Card spot?
— NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7- they sat a lot of their best players, so they would lose and miss the playoffs, while keeping a draft pick they would’ve lost had they made it to the playoffs.
— Top five seeds in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs have won a combined one NBA title, and that was when the Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) won a championship, way back in 1951.
— Teams that have won the NBA play-in games to advance into the playoffs are 0-9 in those playoff series.
— 2B Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins is the first MLB player in the modern era to have his first two career hits come in the 1st inning of the same game- he did that Thursday, when the Twins scored nine runs in the first inning in the Bronx.
Jhony Brito started that game for New York. His season so far:
First two starts: 10 IP, 8 baserunners, 1 run allowed, 2 wins.
Third start: 0.2 IP, 7 baserunners, 7 runs allowed, one loss.
— San Francisco Giants/P Logan Webb agreed to a 5-year, $90M contract extension.
— Red Sox have now lost 13 games in a row at Tampa Bay.
— Rory McIlroy skipped the RBC Heritage tournament this week; because of that, the PGA Tour will reportedly dock McIlroy $3M of the $12M he earned from his finish in the Player Impact Program last year.
This year, the 23 golfers who cashed in from the PIP are required to play all but one designated event in 2023 to receive their winnings. McIlroy missed the Tournament of Champions in January, so he was docked 25% of his winnings from the PIP, when he missed his second event of the season.
— TJ Bamba transferred from Washington State to Villanova; Bamba averaged 15.8 ppg for the Coogs last year. There are over 1,400 names in the college basketball transfer portal.
Baker Dunleavy quit as basketball coach at Quinnipiac, to become the general manager of Villanova’s basketball program. I’m thinking that he is overseeing the transfer portal, which is how Bamba winds up bolting from Wazzu to the Wildcats.
— This is Zion Williamson’s 4th year in the NBA; he’s played in 37% of the Pelicans’ games, for which he’s been paid $44,261,137. The last two years, he played in 29 of a possible 164 games.
Good work, if you can get it.
— Washington Commanders were sold for $6B this week; that’s Billion, with a B; last NFL team that was sold was the Denver Broncos last year- they sold for $4.65B. Carolina Panthers were sold for $2.28B in 2018.
Guy that bought the Commanders also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Oh, and the guy who owns the Cleveland Browns just bought the Milwaukee Bucks.
Must be nice to be rich.
— Three teams that have never had the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks
— They had 26 inches of rain in one day in Fort Lauderdale this week, an enormous amount of rain, event for south Florida. Two feet of rain!!!
“It was an unprecedented event.” said one Florida meteorologist. Scary stuff.
— Here are trends for all eight XFL teams, eight weeks into their 10-game regular season.
Arlington Renegades (4-4)
Their four wins were all by 1 or 2 points.
Losses were all by 6+ points.
Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.
Last seven games, scored 12.7 ppg.
2-6 ATS this season, 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
DC Defenders (7-1)
Won/covered seven of first eight games.
Seven of their eight games went over the total.
Last six games, Defenders scored 33.5 ppg.
Last three weeks, they allowed 26-37-33 points.
3-0 ATS as an underdog.
Houston Renegades (5-3)
Lost three of last four games, after a 4-0 start.
Scored 30.5 ppg in first four games, 18.3 ppg in last four.
3-1 SU/ATS at home, 1-3 on the road.
4-0 ATS first four games, 0-4 last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Las Vegas Vipers (2-6)
Split last four games, after an 0-4 start.
Vipers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
Last Las Vegas games stayed under the total.
1-3 in games decided by 4 or less points.
Vipers are 0-5 when they score less than 26 points.
Orlando Guardians (1-7)
Orlando beat spread in four of last six games.
Their only win was against 7-1 Defenders.
Six of their eight games went over total.
Guardians covered three of last four games.
St Louis Battlehawks (6-2)
Both their losses are to 7-1 Defenders (34-28/28-20)
St Louis allowed 18 or less points in its wins.
Battlehawks are 3-0 in games decided by 4 or less points.
St Louis is 3-2 ATS as an underdog.
Four of their last five games stayed under the total.
San Antonio Brahmas (2-6)
Brahmas were held to 15 or less points in seven of eight games.
Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Average total in their last four games: 27.0.
Brahmas are 0-5 if they allow more than 12 points.
Their last three games are all at home.
Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3)
Seattle won five of its last six games, after an 0-2 start.
Sea Dragons covered four of their last six games.
Six of their eight games went over the total.
Their four road games all went over the total.
Seattle’s losses were by 1-2-4 points.
USFL starts this weekend; we’ll get into that league once the XFL is over.
MINNESOTA is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) after a win in the current season.
DETROIT is 21-10 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 16-31 SU (-18.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 39-48 SU (-13.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 470-466 SU (43.2 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game since 1996.
SAN DIEGO is 16-40 SU (-28 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-5 Under (11.5 Units) in road games after a one run win in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-85 SU (-54.5 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-62 SU (-26.2 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-17 SU (7.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 72-94 SU (-31.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 24-6 SU (19.4 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 16-4 SU (11.6 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 6-19 SU (-14.9 Units) in road games in April games in the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 21-10 SU (10 Units) in home games when playing on Saturday in the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 16-31 SU (-18.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 39-48 SU (-13.8 Units) in road games in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 470-466 SU (43.2 Units) in home games vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game since 1996.
SAN DIEGO is 16-40 SU (-28 Units) in home games in day games in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-5 Under (11.5 Units) in road games after a one run win in the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 12-25 SU (-15.5 Units) in home games as an underdog of +125 to +175 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-85 SU (-54.5 Units) when the money line is -100 to -150 in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 42-62 SU (-26.2 Units) after 2 straight games where they committed no errors in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 26-17 SU (7.3 Units) in home games after a win by 2 runs or less in the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 72-94 SU (-31.4 Units) in the first half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 24-6 SU (19.4 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 16-4 SU (11.6 Units) in home games after scoring 2 runs or less over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 6-19 SU (-14.9 Units) in road games in April games in the last 3 seasons.
