NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !
05/20/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
05/09/2025....................4 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..............+ 20.00
05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50
TOTALS.......................18 -15 - 0...............54.54%................+ 7.50
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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00
05/20/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
05/09/2025....................4 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..............+ 20.00
05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50
TOTALS.......................18 -15 - 0...............54.54%................+ 7.50
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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00
Monday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in total bases:
115— Aaron Judge, NYY
98— Shohei Ohtani LA/Corbin Carroll Ariz
93— Alex Bregman, Bos
90— Pete Alonso, NYM
85— Kyle Tucker, Cubs
83— Bobby Witt Jr KC/James Wood Wsh
Quote of the Day
“Obviously with Steph (Curry) out there, he demands two to three bodies when he’s out there on the floor. When he’s not, there’s no room for error. You can’t make mistakes. You can’t turn the ball over. You can’t give back all of those things. And then you’ve got to take the right shots.”
Jimmy Butler
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, what team was it against?
Saturday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
Friday’s quiz
Before they moved to Utah in 1979, the NBA’s Jazz called New Orleans home.
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Julius Randle had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists.
Other than Butler, Golden State’s starters were 10-29 from the floor
Minnesota takes a 2-1 series lead; Game 4 is Monday.
— Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Boston has led all three series games by 20+ points, at some point.
Celtics shot 20-40 on the arc, trail series 2-1.
Road team has won all three series games.
— Vegas 4, Edmonton 3
Knights scored a goal with 0:00.4 left in regulation for the win.
Third-latest game-winning goal in playoff history:
0:00.2- Carolina, 2009
0:00.1- Colorado, 2020
Edmonton leads series, 2-1; road team won all three games.
— Saints’ QB Derek Carr retired because of a shoulder injury, after an 11-year career; he had a career record of 77-93, 0-1 in playoff games. He was 12-3 with the Raiders in 2016, but got hurt just before the playoffs and missed the postseason that year.
New Orleans now has three QB’s:
26-year old rookie Tyler Shough
Jake Haener
Spencer Rattler
— Friday night at Citi Field in Queens, Cubs P Jameson Taillon threw 100 pitches in four innings in the Cubs’ 7-2 loss to the Mets……25-25-25-25 pitches in each inning. Unusual.
— Famous birthdays, May 11th:
Steve Cox, 67
Walt Terrell, 67
Steve Bono, 63
Bobby Witt Sr., 61
Floyd Youmans, 61
Jeffrey Donovan, 57
Matt Leinart, 42
Cam Newton, 36
Miguel Sano, 32
Griffin Canning, 29
Madison Lintz, 26
Zach Dezenzo, 25
— Padres 21, Rockies 0
San Diego led 15-0 in the fourth inning.
Rockies are 6-33, tied for the worst 39-game start ever.
Colorado gave up 72 runs in losing its last six games.
— Reds 13, Astros 9
Cincinnati scored 10 runs in the top of the first.
Reds’ starter Brady Singer got only seven outs, gave up seven runs.
Jose Altuve left the game with hamstring tightness.
— A’s 11, New York 7
Shea Langeliers went 4-for-5, with a homer and five RBI
A’s scored three runs in 7th inning, four more in 8th.
Aaron Judge homered twice for New York.
— Braves 3, Pirates 2 (11)
Pirates interim manager Don Kelly got ejected, in his second game as skipper.
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in their last 16 games.
Pirates were 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position.
— Rangers 10, Tigers 3
Corey Seager went 3-for-4, with two home runs.
Jacob deGrom struck out ten Tigers in five IP.
deGrom got 21 whiffs on the 45 pitches Detroit swung at.
— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)- The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game but also became an FBI target in the process.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a smallish role as her father. This is a very good movie, a true story.
— Marlins 3, White Sox 1
Eric Wagaman’s two-run triple in the 8th inning was a game-winner.
Marlins won only third time in their last thirteen games.
Shane Smith threw six shutout IP, but Chicago’s bullpen let him down.
— Rays 3, Brewers 2
Travis Jankowski drove in the winning run with a 9th inning single.
There was a 38-minute rain delay, the Rays’ first ever rain delay in a home game.
Tampa Bay is 18-21 this season, 11-16 at home..
— Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, giving up five hits.
Pavin Smith went 3-for-4, is now hitting .302.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 11-11 on the road.
— Cubs 6, Mets 5
Cade Horton allowed 3 runs in 4 innings to get the win in his MLB debut.
Dansby Swanson hit his 8th homer of the year.
Brett Baty homered twice for the Mets.
— Blue Jays 6, Mariners 3
Toronto scored three runs in the 8th inning for their third straight win.
Mariners led 3-0 after four innings.
Blue Jays improved to 8-12 on the road.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals
Major League leaders in total bases:
115— Aaron Judge, NYY
98— Shohei Ohtani LA/Corbin Carroll Ariz
93— Alex Bregman, Bos
90— Pete Alonso, NYM
85— Kyle Tucker, Cubs
83— Bobby Witt Jr KC/James Wood Wsh
Quote of the Day
“Obviously with Steph (Curry) out there, he demands two to three bodies when he’s out there on the floor. When he’s not, there’s no room for error. You can’t make mistakes. You can’t turn the ball over. You can’t give back all of those things. And then you’ve got to take the right shots.”
Jimmy Butler
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, what team was it against?
Saturday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
Friday’s quiz
Before they moved to Utah in 1979, the NBA’s Jazz called New Orleans home.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— Timberwolves 102, Warriors 97Julius Randle had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists.
Other than Butler, Golden State’s starters were 10-29 from the floor
Minnesota takes a 2-1 series lead; Game 4 is Monday.
— Celtics 115, Knicks 93
Boston has led all three series games by 20+ points, at some point.
Celtics shot 20-40 on the arc, trail series 2-1.
Road team has won all three series games.
— Vegas 4, Edmonton 3
Knights scored a goal with 0:00.4 left in regulation for the win.
Third-latest game-winning goal in playoff history:
0:00.2- Carolina, 2009
0:00.1- Colorado, 2020
Edmonton leads series, 2-1; road team won all three games.
— Saints’ QB Derek Carr retired because of a shoulder injury, after an 11-year career; he had a career record of 77-93, 0-1 in playoff games. He was 12-3 with the Raiders in 2016, but got hurt just before the playoffs and missed the postseason that year.
New Orleans now has three QB’s:
26-year old rookie Tyler Shough
Jake Haener
Spencer Rattler
— Friday night at Citi Field in Queens, Cubs P Jameson Taillon threw 100 pitches in four innings in the Cubs’ 7-2 loss to the Mets……25-25-25-25 pitches in each inning. Unusual.
— Famous birthdays, May 11th:
Steve Cox, 67
Walt Terrell, 67
Steve Bono, 63
Bobby Witt Sr., 61
Floyd Youmans, 61
Jeffrey Donovan, 57
Matt Leinart, 42
Cam Newton, 36
Miguel Sano, 32
Griffin Canning, 29
Madison Lintz, 26
Zach Dezenzo, 25
— Padres 21, Rockies 0
San Diego led 15-0 in the fourth inning.
Rockies are 6-33, tied for the worst 39-game start ever.
Colorado gave up 72 runs in losing its last six games.
— Reds 13, Astros 9
Cincinnati scored 10 runs in the top of the first.
Reds’ starter Brady Singer got only seven outs, gave up seven runs.
Jose Altuve left the game with hamstring tightness.
— A’s 11, New York 7
Shea Langeliers went 4-for-5, with a homer and five RBI
A’s scored three runs in 7th inning, four more in 8th.
Aaron Judge homered twice for New York.
— Braves 3, Pirates 2 (11)
Pirates interim manager Don Kelly got ejected, in his second game as skipper.
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in their last 16 games.
Pirates were 2 for 18 with runners in scoring position.
— Rangers 10, Tigers 3
Corey Seager went 3-for-4, with two home runs.
Jacob deGrom struck out ten Tigers in five IP.
deGrom got 21 whiffs on the 45 pitches Detroit swung at.
— Movie of the Day: Molly’s Game (2017)- The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game but also became an FBI target in the process.
Jessica Chastain plays Molly, Idris Elba is her lawyer, Kevin Costner has a smallish role as her father. This is a very good movie, a true story.
— Marlins 3, White Sox 1
Eric Wagaman’s two-run triple in the 8th inning was a game-winner.
Marlins won only third time in their last thirteen games.
Shane Smith threw six shutout IP, but Chicago’s bullpen let him down.
— Rays 3, Brewers 2
Travis Jankowski drove in the winning run with a 9th inning single.
There was a 38-minute rain delay, the Rays’ first ever rain delay in a home game.
Tampa Bay is 18-21 this season, 11-16 at home..
— Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Corbin Burnes threw seven shutout innings, giving up five hits.
Pavin Smith went 3-for-4, is now hitting .302.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 11-11 on the road.
— Cubs 6, Mets 5
Cade Horton allowed 3 runs in 4 innings to get the win in his MLB debut.
Dansby Swanson hit his 8th homer of the year.
Brett Baty homered twice for the Mets.
— Blue Jays 6, Mariners 3
Toronto scored three runs in the 8th inning for their third straight win.
Mariners led 3-0 after four innings.
Blue Jays improved to 8-12 on the road.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, A’s, Royals
NBA
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Sunday, May 11
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Oklahoma City VS Denver
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games.
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 12 games against Oklahoma City.
Cleveland VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games.
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Indiana.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Cleveland.
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Oklahoma City VS Denver
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games.
Oklahoma City is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games.
Denver is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 12 games against Oklahoma City.
Cleveland VS Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games.
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games against Indiana.
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road.
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games.
Indiana is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games against Cleveland.
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NBA BEST BETS FOR MAY !
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
05/09/2025....................4 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..............+ 20.00
05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50
TOTALS.......................19 -18 - 0...............51.35%.................- 4.00
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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00
05/11/2025....................1 - 3 - 0...............25.00%.............- 11.50
05/10/2025....................2 - 2 - 0...............50.00%..............- 1.00
05/09/2025....................4 - 0 - 0.............100.00%..............+ 20.00
05/08/2025....................1 - 1 - 0..............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/07/2025....................2 - 2 - 0..............50.00%...............- 1.00
05/06/2025....................3 - 1 - 0..............75.00%...............+ 9.50
05/05/2025....................2 - 1 - 1..............66.66%...............+ 4.50
05/04/2025....................0 - 4 - 0..............00.00%...............- 22.00
05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50
TOTALS.......................19 -18 - 0...............51.35%.................- 4.00
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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00
Monday’s 6-pack:
Most wins by 3+ runs this season:
19— Tigers
17— Dodgers
16— Bronx
15— Mets, Cubs
14— Red Sox, Twins
13— Brewers, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals
Quote of the Day
“Every time you take punches and you get back up, you get stronger. That’s what we’re preaching to our team. We lost a tough one the other night in overtime. We stood back up today.”
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, who did they send to Miami in the trade?
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, that win was against the Kansas City Royals.
Saturday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
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NL (Home/Away….total)
Braves 5-18/6-21…..11-39
Marlins 7-22/5-18…..12-40
Mets 6-19/4-20…..10-39
Phillies 11-19/4-21…..15-40
Nationals 7-22/3-19…..10-41
Cubs 5-17/5-24…..10-41
Reds 5-17/5-24…..10-41
Brewers 2-19/7-24…..9-43
Pirates 6-22/6-19…..12-41
St Louis 4-21/7-20…..11-41
Arizona 8-22/5-19……13-41
Colorado 8-22/2-19…..10-41
Dodgers 8-18/8-21…..16-39
Padres 7-18/9-21…..16-39
Giants 4-16/5-23…..9-39
AL
Orioles 5-16/7-23…..12-39
Red Sox 7-20/6-22…..13-42
New York 8-21/8-19…..16-40
Rays 8-28/0-12…..8-40
Toronto 6-19/5-21…..11-40
White Sox 9-21/8-20……17-41
Cleveland 5-19/5-21…..10-40
Detroit 5-19/7-22…..12-41
Royals 7-23/5-19…..12-42
Twins 3-21/3-18…..6-39
A’s 7-21/6-21…..13-42
Astros 3-21/3-18…..6-39
Angels 6-19/7-20…..13-39
Seattle 4-21/10-18…..14-39
Texas 3-20/5-21…..8-41
— Famous birthdays, May 12th:
Ted Kubiak, 83
Bruce Boxleitner, 75
George Karl, 74
Kevin Grevey, 72
Lou Whitaker, 68
James Wilder, 67
Ving Rhames, 66
Emilio Estevez, 63
Lawrence Phillips, 50
Malin Ackerman, 47
Steve Smith, 46 (NFL WR)
Lance Lynn, 38
— Thunder 92, Nuggets 87
Denver shot 2-22 in first quarter, trailed 17-8.
OKC shot 35.6% from floor, Nuggets 31.3%. Ugly game.
Thunder outscored Denver 29-18 in 4th quarter.
Series is 2-2; Game 5 is Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
— Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Indiana led 80-39 at halftime!!!! 80 to freakin’ 39!!!
If you’re coaching #1-seed Cleveland, what do you say at halftime?
Indiana’s starters shot 59.1% from the floor.
Underdog Pacers lead series, 3-1.
— Colorado Rockies beat San Diego 9-3 Sunday, then fired manager Bud Black, because they’re 7-33, which isn’t Bud Black’s fault, but you can’t fire the players, although you could fire the guy who assembled this awful roster of players.
— New York Mets are the only team that hasn’t lost three games in a row this season.
— Los Angeles Rams are having their mini-camp in Maui, which seems like a fun place to have your mini-camp, even though mini-camps aren’t necessarily supposed to be fun.
— Movie of the Day: Sea of Love (1989)- A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
Al Pacino is the detective, Ellen Barkin is the woman; John Goodman, Samuel L Jackson, John Spencer are also in this movie. Really good cast.
A movie worth watching, if only because Ellen Barkin is in it.
— Twins 7, Giants 6 (10)
Minnesota won its eighth game in a row.
Brooks Lee was 3-5, with three runs scored, 2 RBI
Heliot Ramos homered, had four RBI for the Giants.
— Cardinals 6, Nationals 1
St Louis also won its eighth game in a row.
Miles Mikolas got 16 outs, allowed only four hits.
Nootbaar, Contreras, Arenado homered for the Redbirds.
— Pirates 4, Braves 3
Pirates blew a 3-0 run lead in 8th inning, won it in bottom of 9th.
Sean Murphy tied the game with a 3-run double in 8th inning.
Atlanta is 19-21, still hasn’t gotten to .500 this season.
Pittsburgh is 2-1 under interim manager Don Kelly.
— White Sox 4, Marlins 2
Tim Elko’s first major league hit was a 3-run homer.
Marlins are 15-24, 5-12 on the road.
— Mets 6, Cubs 2
Mets scored four runs in 8th inning; Lindor’s HR sparked the rally.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for Chicago.
Mets are 15-4 at home, 11-11 on the road.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Royals, Red Sox
Most wins by 3+ runs this season:
19— Tigers
17— Dodgers
16— Bronx
15— Mets, Cubs
14— Red Sox, Twins
13— Brewers, Padres, Phillies, Cardinals
Quote of the Day
“Every time you take punches and you get back up, you get stronger. That’s what we’re preaching to our team. We lost a tough one the other night in overtime. We stood back up today.”
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, who did they send to Miami in the trade?
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, that win was against the Kansas City Royals.
Saturday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Cesar Romero played the Joker.
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Monday’s Den: Teams %’s of scoring in first inning…….
— You can bet on whether or not a team will score in the first inning of a game; with the season six weeks old, here are each teams’ results for first inning scoring:NL (Home/Away….total)
Braves 5-18/6-21…..11-39
Marlins 7-22/5-18…..12-40
Mets 6-19/4-20…..10-39
Phillies 11-19/4-21…..15-40
Nationals 7-22/3-19…..10-41
Cubs 5-17/5-24…..10-41
Reds 5-17/5-24…..10-41
Brewers 2-19/7-24…..9-43
Pirates 6-22/6-19…..12-41
St Louis 4-21/7-20…..11-41
Arizona 8-22/5-19……13-41
Colorado 8-22/2-19…..10-41
Dodgers 8-18/8-21…..16-39
Padres 7-18/9-21…..16-39
Giants 4-16/5-23…..9-39
AL
Orioles 5-16/7-23…..12-39
Red Sox 7-20/6-22…..13-42
New York 8-21/8-19…..16-40
Rays 8-28/0-12…..8-40
Toronto 6-19/5-21…..11-40
White Sox 9-21/8-20……17-41
Cleveland 5-19/5-21…..10-40
Detroit 5-19/7-22…..12-41
Royals 7-23/5-19…..12-42
Twins 3-21/3-18…..6-39
A’s 7-21/6-21…..13-42
Astros 3-21/3-18…..6-39
Angels 6-19/7-20…..13-39
Seattle 4-21/10-18…..14-39
Texas 3-20/5-21…..8-41
— Famous birthdays, May 12th:
Ted Kubiak, 83
Bruce Boxleitner, 75
George Karl, 74
Kevin Grevey, 72
Lou Whitaker, 68
James Wilder, 67
Ving Rhames, 66
Emilio Estevez, 63
Lawrence Phillips, 50
Malin Ackerman, 47
Steve Smith, 46 (NFL WR)
Lance Lynn, 38
— Thunder 92, Nuggets 87
Denver shot 2-22 in first quarter, trailed 17-8.
OKC shot 35.6% from floor, Nuggets 31.3%. Ugly game.
Thunder outscored Denver 29-18 in 4th quarter.
Series is 2-2; Game 5 is Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
— Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
Indiana led 80-39 at halftime!!!! 80 to freakin’ 39!!!
If you’re coaching #1-seed Cleveland, what do you say at halftime?
Indiana’s starters shot 59.1% from the floor.
Underdog Pacers lead series, 3-1.
— Colorado Rockies beat San Diego 9-3 Sunday, then fired manager Bud Black, because they’re 7-33, which isn’t Bud Black’s fault, but you can’t fire the players, although you could fire the guy who assembled this awful roster of players.
— New York Mets are the only team that hasn’t lost three games in a row this season.
— Los Angeles Rams are having their mini-camp in Maui, which seems like a fun place to have your mini-camp, even though mini-camps aren’t necessarily supposed to be fun.
— Movie of the Day: Sea of Love (1989)- A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.
Al Pacino is the detective, Ellen Barkin is the woman; John Goodman, Samuel L Jackson, John Spencer are also in this movie. Really good cast.
A movie worth watching, if only because Ellen Barkin is in it.
— Twins 7, Giants 6 (10)
Minnesota won its eighth game in a row.
Brooks Lee was 3-5, with three runs scored, 2 RBI
Heliot Ramos homered, had four RBI for the Giants.
— Cardinals 6, Nationals 1
St Louis also won its eighth game in a row.
Miles Mikolas got 16 outs, allowed only four hits.
Nootbaar, Contreras, Arenado homered for the Redbirds.
— Pirates 4, Braves 3
Pirates blew a 3-0 run lead in 8th inning, won it in bottom of 9th.
Sean Murphy tied the game with a 3-run double in 8th inning.
Atlanta is 19-21, still hasn’t gotten to .500 this season.
Pittsburgh is 2-1 under interim manager Don Kelly.
— White Sox 4, Marlins 2
Tim Elko’s first major league hit was a 3-run homer.
Marlins are 15-24, 5-12 on the road.
— Mets 6, Cubs 2
Mets scored four runs in 8th inning; Lindor’s HR sparked the rally.
Pete Crow-Armstrong homered for Chicago.
Mets are 15-4 at home, 11-11 on the road.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Phillies
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Royals, Red Sox
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Boston VS New York
Boston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against New York.
Boston is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York.
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 18 games.
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Minnesota VS Golden State
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games.
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
Golden State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
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Boston VS New York
Boston is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games against New York.
Boston is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games on the road.
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York.
New York is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of New York's last 18 games.
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
New York is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Minnesota VS Golden State
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 14 games.
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Golden State.
Golden State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games.
Golden State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
Golden State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games against an opponent in the Northwest Division division.
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Knicks 121, Celtics 113- Boston led by 11 points at halftime.
— Celtics star Jayson Tatum got hurt at the end; it looked like a severe injury.
— T’wolves 117, Warriors 110- Minnesota shot 16-34 on arc, Warriors 8-27.
— Cowboys-Eagles will open the NFL season September 4th.
— Rams-Jaguars are playing in England October 19th.
— Broncos visit Kansas City on Christmas night.
Quote of the Day
“Borrow money from pessimists; they don’t expect it back .”
Steven Wright
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, who played the Penguin?
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, they sent Jazz Chisholm to Miami in the trade.
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, that win was against the Kansas City Royals.
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Diamondbacks are 4-8 in their last 12 home games,
Arizona is 18-13 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs lefties.
Under is 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
— Braves (20-21)
Atlanta won six of their last nine games.
Braves are 13-6 at home, 7-15 on the road.
Braves are 15-19 vs righty starters, 5-2 vs lefties.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (24-18)
Chicago is 7-0 in home series openers.
Over is 12-6 in their last 18 home games.
Cubs are 15-9 in night games, 9-9 in day games.
— Reds (20-22)
Reds lost seven of their last nine games.
Under is 9-3 in their last dozen road games.
Reds are 2-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Rockies (7-34)
Colorado lost 16 of its last 19 games.
Rockies fired their manager Sunday; it isn’t his fault.
Rockies are 2-18 on the road (under 14-6).
Rockies have already had four losing streaks of 6+ games.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers (25-13)
Dodgers won 11 of their last 15 games.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 12-11 on the road.
Over is 12-6 in their home games.
— Marlins (15-25)
Marlins lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Marlins are 3-11 in series openers.
Under is 3-0 in their last three games.
— Brewers (20-22)
Milwaukee is 12-7 at home, 8-15 on the road.
Brewers are 2-14 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Brewers are 2-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
22 of its 42 games have been against American League teams.
— Mets (27-15)
Mets are 16-4 at home, 11-11 on road.
Mets are 12-2 in series openers.
Under is 6-3 their last nine home games.
— Phillies (24-17)
Phillies won 11 of their last 15 games.
Phillies are 21-10 vs righty starters, 3-7 vs lefties.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Pirates (12-26)
Pittsburgh lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Last 7 series, Pirates are 2-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 6-0 in their last six games.
— St Louis (23-19)
St Louis won its last nine games.
Cardinals are 15-6 at home, 8-13 on road.
St Louis is 5-6 vs lefty starters, 18-13 vs righties.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 3-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (23-13)
San Diego is 8-3 since Arraez got back in lineup.
Padres are 14-4 at home, 11-10 on the road.
Over is 5-1in their last six games.
— Giants (24-18)
Giants lost their last four games.
Giants are 22-9 vs rightly pitchers, 2-9 vs lefties.
SF is 7-8 in one-run games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Washington (17-25)
Nationals are 10-12 at home, 7-13 on the road.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 7 of 22 home games, 3 of 20 on the road.
Washington is 6-2 in last eight games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, May 13th:
Harvey Keitel, 86
Bobby Valentine, 75
Dennis Rodman, 64
Stephen Colbert, 61
Jose Rijo, 60
Barry Zito, 47
Mike Bibby, 47
Rob Havenstein, 33
Willson Contreras, 33
Tyrann Mathieu, 33
Nico Hoerner, 28
Mickey Moniak, 27
— Orioles (15-24)
Baltimore is 6-13 in its last 19 games.
Orioles are 12-15 vs righty starters, 3-9 vs lefties.
Under is 15-3 in their last 18 games.
— Red Sox (22-21)
Boston is 4-10 in one-run games.
Red Sox are 11-9 at home, 11-12 on the road.
Over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games.
— White Sox (12-29)
Chicago is 5-6 in its last eleven games.
White Sox are 9-12 at home, 3-17 on the road.
Chicago is 3-10 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Cleveland (24-17)
Cleveland won six of its last nine games.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Cleveland is 7-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Guardians are 22-12 vs righty starters, 2-5 vs lefties.
— Detroit (27-15)
Tigers won nine of last 12 games.
Detroit is 15-5 at home, 12-10 on the road.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Houston (20-20)
Astros are 6-13 in the game following a win.
Houston is 13-9 at home, 7-11 on road.
Over is 10-4 in their last ten games.
Astros scored in first inning run in only 3 of 22 home games.
— Royals (25-18)
Royals won 17 of their last 21 games.
Kansas City is 16-7 at home, 9-11 on the road.
15 of Royals’ last 19 home games stayed under the total.
— Angels (17-23)
Halos are 5-4 in last nine games overall.
Angels lost nine of their last ten road games.
Over is 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
— Twins (21-20)
Twins won their last eight games.
Minnesota is 15-6 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games.
Twins are 7-10 vs their AL Central rivals.
— New York (24-17)
New York is 5-1 in its last six games.
New York is 13-8 at home, 11-9 on the road.
New York is 21-12 vs righty starters, 3-5 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— A’s (21-20)
A’s are 15-10 in their last 25 games.
A’s are 8-13 in Sacramento, 13-7 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
A’s are 8-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Seattle (22-18)
Mariners lost their last four games.
Over is 8-3 in their last eleven road games.
Mariners are 13-5 vs the AL West rivals.
— Tampa Bay (18-22)
Rays are 11-17 at home, 7-5 on the road.
Rays are 13-8 vs NL teams, 5-14 vs AL teams.
Rays are 6-1 in last seven games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (21-21)
Texas won its last three games.
Rangers fired their hitting coach last week
Under is 17-4 in their home games.
Rangers haven’t scored in first inning in their last 11 home games.
— Toronto (20-20)
Toronto won its last four games.
Blue Jays are 9-7 vs their AL East rivals, 11-13 vs everyone else .
Toronto’s last seven games went over the total.
Toronto is 16-15 vs righty starters, 4-5 vs lefties.
— Knicks 121, Celtics 113- Boston led by 11 points at halftime.
— Celtics star Jayson Tatum got hurt at the end; it looked like a severe injury.
— T’wolves 117, Warriors 110- Minnesota shot 16-34 on arc, Warriors 8-27.
— Cowboys-Eagles will open the NFL season September 4th.
— Rams-Jaguars are playing in England October 19th.
— Broncos visit Kansas City on Christmas night.
Quote of the Day
“Borrow money from pessimists; they don’t expect it back .”
Steven Wright
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, who played the Penguin?
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, they sent Jazz Chisholm to Miami in the trade.
Sunday’s quiz
In the movie Moneyball, when the Oakland A’s win their 20th game in a row, that win was against the Kansas City Royals.
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Tuesday’s Den: Trends for every major league team
— Arizona (22-20)Diamondbacks are 4-8 in their last 12 home games,
Arizona is 18-13 vs righty starters, 4-7 vs lefties.
Under is 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
— Braves (20-21)
Atlanta won six of their last nine games.
Braves are 13-6 at home, 7-15 on the road.
Braves are 15-19 vs righty starters, 5-2 vs lefties.
Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (24-18)
Chicago is 7-0 in home series openers.
Over is 12-6 in their last 18 home games.
Cubs are 15-9 in night games, 9-9 in day games.
— Reds (20-22)
Reds lost seven of their last nine games.
Under is 9-3 in their last dozen road games.
Reds are 2-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Rockies (7-34)
Colorado lost 16 of its last 19 games.
Rockies fired their manager Sunday; it isn’t his fault.
Rockies are 2-18 on the road (under 14-6).
Rockies have already had four losing streaks of 6+ games.
Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers (25-13)
Dodgers won 11 of their last 15 games.
Dodgers are 15-3 at home, 12-11 on the road.
Over is 12-6 in their home games.
— Marlins (15-25)
Marlins lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Marlins are 3-11 in series openers.
Under is 3-0 in their last three games.
— Brewers (20-22)
Milwaukee is 12-7 at home, 8-15 on the road.
Brewers are 2-14 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Brewers are 2-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
22 of its 42 games have been against American League teams.
— Mets (27-15)
Mets are 16-4 at home, 11-11 on road.
Mets are 12-2 in series openers.
Under is 6-3 their last nine home games.
— Phillies (24-17)
Phillies won 11 of their last 15 games.
Phillies are 21-10 vs righty starters, 3-7 vs lefties.
Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Pirates (12-26)
Pittsburgh lost 12 of their last 15 games.
Last 7 series, Pirates are 2-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Under is 6-0 in their last six games.
— St Louis (23-19)
St Louis won its last nine games.
Cardinals are 15-6 at home, 8-13 on road.
St Louis is 5-6 vs lefty starters, 18-13 vs righties.
Five of their last six games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 3-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (23-13)
San Diego is 8-3 since Arraez got back in lineup.
Padres are 14-4 at home, 11-10 on the road.
Over is 5-1in their last six games.
— Giants (24-18)
Giants lost their last four games.
Giants are 22-9 vs rightly pitchers, 2-9 vs lefties.
SF is 7-8 in one-run games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
— Washington (17-25)
Nationals are 10-12 at home, 7-13 on the road.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 7 of 22 home games, 3 of 20 on the road.
Washington is 6-2 in last eight games when winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Famous birthdays, May 13th:
Harvey Keitel, 86
Bobby Valentine, 75
Dennis Rodman, 64
Stephen Colbert, 61
Jose Rijo, 60
Barry Zito, 47
Mike Bibby, 47
Rob Havenstein, 33
Willson Contreras, 33
Tyrann Mathieu, 33
Nico Hoerner, 28
Mickey Moniak, 27
— Orioles (15-24)
Baltimore is 6-13 in its last 19 games.
Orioles are 12-15 vs righty starters, 3-9 vs lefties.
Under is 15-3 in their last 18 games.
— Red Sox (22-21)
Boston is 4-10 in one-run games.
Red Sox are 11-9 at home, 11-12 on the road.
Over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games.
— White Sox (12-29)
Chicago is 5-6 in its last eleven games.
White Sox are 9-12 at home, 3-17 on the road.
Chicago is 3-10 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Cleveland (24-17)
Cleveland won six of its last nine games.
Cleveland is 10-3 against its AL Central rivals.
Cleveland is 7-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Guardians are 22-12 vs righty starters, 2-5 vs lefties.
— Detroit (27-15)
Tigers won nine of last 12 games.
Detroit is 15-5 at home, 12-10 on the road.
Over is 10-4 in their last 14 games.
— Houston (20-20)
Astros are 6-13 in the game following a win.
Houston is 13-9 at home, 7-11 on road.
Over is 10-4 in their last ten games.
Astros scored in first inning run in only 3 of 22 home games.
— Royals (25-18)
Royals won 17 of their last 21 games.
Kansas City is 16-7 at home, 9-11 on the road.
15 of Royals’ last 19 home games stayed under the total.
— Angels (17-23)
Halos are 5-4 in last nine games overall.
Angels lost nine of their last ten road games.
Over is 10-3 in their last thirteen games.
— Twins (21-20)
Twins won their last eight games.
Minnesota is 15-6 at home, 6-14 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last fifteen games.
Twins are 7-10 vs their AL Central rivals.
— New York (24-17)
New York is 5-1 in its last six games.
New York is 13-8 at home, 11-9 on the road.
New York is 21-12 vs righty starters, 3-5 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
— A’s (21-20)
A’s are 15-10 in their last 25 games.
A’s are 8-13 in Sacramento, 13-7 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
A’s are 8-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Seattle (22-18)
Mariners lost their last four games.
Over is 8-3 in their last eleven road games.
Mariners are 13-5 vs the AL West rivals.
— Tampa Bay (18-22)
Rays are 11-17 at home, 7-5 on the road.
Rays are 13-8 vs NL teams, 5-14 vs AL teams.
Rays are 6-1 in last seven games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (21-21)
Texas won its last three games.
Rangers fired their hitting coach last week
Under is 17-4 in their home games.
Rangers haven’t scored in first inning in their last 11 home games.
— Toronto (20-20)
Toronto won its last four games.
Blue Jays are 9-7 vs their AL East rivals, 11-13 vs everyone else .
Toronto’s last seven games went over the total.
Toronto is 16-15 vs righty starters, 4-5 vs lefties.
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Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Indiana.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home.
Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games on the road.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 13 games against Denver.
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Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games.
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games.
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland is 13-7 SU in its last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games against Indiana.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home.
Denver VS Oklahoma City
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Oklahoma City.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games on the road.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 9 games.
Oklahoma City is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Oklahoma City's last 13 games against Denver.
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
All-time leading scorers for the Indiana Pacers:
25,279— Reggie Miller
12,871— Rik Smits
10,780— Billy Knight
10,058— Roger Brown
9,580— Jermaine O’Neal
9,571— Danny Granger
Quote of the Day
“The winning team writes the script.”
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; who was their coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Burgess Meredith played the Penguin; he later played Rocky Balboa’s boxing trainer in the great Rocky movies.
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, they sent Jazz Chisholm to Miami in the trade.
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— Cowboys @ Eagles opens the season September 4th; these division rivals play twice a year, but this is the first time since 2000 that they’ll meet in Week 1.
— Chargers are going to start their season in Brazil the next night, September 5th; they haven’t announced who their opponent will be.
— Vikings are going to be the first team in NFL history to play consecutive international games in different countries; they’re playing the Steelers September 28 in Ireland, then they’re playing the Browns in England October 5th.
— Bears @ Eagles is a Friday afternoon game the day after Thanksgiving, the game Amazon shows because they want to you to stay home and go Christmas shopping on their website.
— Rams-Jaguars are playing a game in England October 19th, I think they said.
— Tomorrow’s Den will be loaded with info on the 2025 schedule.
— Famous birthdays, May 14th:
Tony Perez, 83
Dave LaRoche, 77
Dennis Martinez, 71
Mike Quick, 66
Pat Borders, 62
Pooh Richardson, 59
Sofia Coppola, 54
Rob Gronkowski, 36
Kyle Freeland, 32
Tony Gonsolin, 31
Brenton Doyle, 27
Zach Edey, 23
— Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105
Indiana eliminates top-seeded Cleveland in five games.
Pacers outscored Cleveland 33-20 in third quarter.
Tyrese Halliburton scored 31 points, was +27.
— Thunder 112, Nuggets 105
Shea Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points.
Nikola Jokic scored 44 points, had 15 rebounds.
Nuggets led 86-78 after the third quarter.
Oklahoma City leads series, 3-2
— New York Knicks are first NBA team ever to have three wins in the same playoff series, when they trailed by 9+ points at halftime in all three games.
— Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon late in Monday night’s loss to the Knicks; he had surgery on his leg Tuesday afternoon.
— Top 4 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft:
Dallas
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Charlotte
— Movie of the Day: The Fugitive (1993)- A well-known surgeon is unjustly accused of murdering his wife, so he tries to find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a veteran U.S. Marshal.
Harrison Ford is the surgeon, Tommie Lee Jones is the Marshal, Julianne Moore, Sela Ward and Joe Pantoliano are also in the cast.
This is an excellent movie, really, really good.
— A’s 11, Dodgers 1
If the season ended right now, the A’s would be in the playoffs.
Jacob Wilson went 4-5, with two homers, 4 RBI
A’s are a major league-best 14-7 on the road.
1B Nick Kurtz hit his first major league home run.
— Guardians 2, Brewers 0
Cleveland shut the Brewers out for the second day in a row.
Logan Allen allowed three hits and a walk in six IP.
Milwaukee is 12-7 at home, 8-16 on the road.
— Rays 11, Blue Jays 9
Junior Caminero hit a grand slam in the ninth inning.
Rays gave up five runs in the last two innings but still won.
Daulton Varsho homered twice for Toronto.
— Phillies got rained out Tuesday; Kyle Schwarber has a 47-game on-base streak. The all-time best on-base streak is 84 games, by Ted Williams.
— Tigers 10, Red Sox 9 (11)
Javier Baez hit two homers, knocked in six runs; he had the walk-of HR in this game.
Red Sox tied game 8-8 with two runs in 8th inning.
Detroit is 28-15 now, 16-5 at home.
— Astros 2, Royals 1
Isaac Paredes hit a walk-off home run for Houston.
Framber Valdez threw 8 innings, on only 89 pitches.
Jeremy Pena has 13 RBI in 15 games since moving to the leadoff spot.
— Padres 6, Angels 4
Fernando Tatis hit a walk-off home run for San Diego.
Angels led this game 4-2 in the 8th inning.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Phillies, Giants
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Royals, A’s
All-time leading scorers for the Indiana Pacers:
25,279— Reggie Miller
12,871— Rik Smits
10,780— Billy Knight
10,058— Roger Brown
9,580— Jermaine O’Neal
9,571— Danny Granger
Quote of the Day
“The winning team writes the script.”
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time the Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; who was their coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Burgess Meredith played the Penguin; he later played Rocky Balboa’s boxing trainer in the great Rocky movies.
Monday’s quiz
When the Arizona Diamondbacks acquired P Zac Gallen from the Marlins in 2019, they sent Jazz Chisholm to Miami in the trade.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
2025 NFL schedule gets released Wednesday night; here is what we know:— Cowboys @ Eagles opens the season September 4th; these division rivals play twice a year, but this is the first time since 2000 that they’ll meet in Week 1.
— Chargers are going to start their season in Brazil the next night, September 5th; they haven’t announced who their opponent will be.
— Vikings are going to be the first team in NFL history to play consecutive international games in different countries; they’re playing the Steelers September 28 in Ireland, then they’re playing the Browns in England October 5th.
— Bears @ Eagles is a Friday afternoon game the day after Thanksgiving, the game Amazon shows because they want to you to stay home and go Christmas shopping on their website.
— Rams-Jaguars are playing a game in England October 19th, I think they said.
— Tomorrow’s Den will be loaded with info on the 2025 schedule.
— Famous birthdays, May 14th:
Tony Perez, 83
Dave LaRoche, 77
Dennis Martinez, 71
Mike Quick, 66
Pat Borders, 62
Pooh Richardson, 59
Sofia Coppola, 54
Rob Gronkowski, 36
Kyle Freeland, 32
Tony Gonsolin, 31
Brenton Doyle, 27
Zach Edey, 23
— Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105
Indiana eliminates top-seeded Cleveland in five games.
Pacers outscored Cleveland 33-20 in third quarter.
Tyrese Halliburton scored 31 points, was +27.
— Thunder 112, Nuggets 105
Shea Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points.
Nikola Jokic scored 44 points, had 15 rebounds.
Nuggets led 86-78 after the third quarter.
Oklahoma City leads series, 3-2
— New York Knicks are first NBA team ever to have three wins in the same playoff series, when they trailed by 9+ points at halftime in all three games.
— Boston Celtics’ star Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon late in Monday night’s loss to the Knicks; he had surgery on his leg Tuesday afternoon.
— Top 4 picks in the 2025 NBA Draft:
Dallas
San Antonio
Philadelphia
Charlotte
— Movie of the Day: The Fugitive (1993)- A well-known surgeon is unjustly accused of murdering his wife, so he tries to find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a veteran U.S. Marshal.
Harrison Ford is the surgeon, Tommie Lee Jones is the Marshal, Julianne Moore, Sela Ward and Joe Pantoliano are also in the cast.
This is an excellent movie, really, really good.
— A’s 11, Dodgers 1
If the season ended right now, the A’s would be in the playoffs.
Jacob Wilson went 4-5, with two homers, 4 RBI
A’s are a major league-best 14-7 on the road.
1B Nick Kurtz hit his first major league home run.
— Guardians 2, Brewers 0
Cleveland shut the Brewers out for the second day in a row.
Logan Allen allowed three hits and a walk in six IP.
Milwaukee is 12-7 at home, 8-16 on the road.
— Rays 11, Blue Jays 9
Junior Caminero hit a grand slam in the ninth inning.
Rays gave up five runs in the last two innings but still won.
Daulton Varsho homered twice for Toronto.
— Phillies got rained out Tuesday; Kyle Schwarber has a 47-game on-base streak. The all-time best on-base streak is 84 games, by Ted Williams.
— Tigers 10, Red Sox 9 (11)
Javier Baez hit two homers, knocked in six runs; he had the walk-of HR in this game.
Red Sox tied game 8-8 with two runs in 8th inning.
Detroit is 28-15 now, 16-5 at home.
— Astros 2, Royals 1
Isaac Paredes hit a walk-off home run for Houston.
Framber Valdez threw 8 innings, on only 89 pitches.
Jeremy Pena has 13 RBI in 15 games since moving to the leadoff spot.
— Padres 6, Angels 4
Fernando Tatis hit a walk-off home run for San Diego.
Angels led this game 4-2 in the 8th inning.
— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Mets, Cubs, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Phillies, Giants
AL: New York, Tigers, Mariners. Wild Cards: Guardians, Royals, A’s
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New York VS Boston
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Boston.
New York is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games against Boston.
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Boston is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
Golden State VS Minnesota
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
Golden State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Minnesota.
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games.
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
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New York VS Boston
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games.
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games against Boston.
New York is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games against Boston.
Boston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games.
Boston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home.
Boston is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Boston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
Golden State VS Minnesota
Golden State is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games.
Golden State is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games against Minnesota.
Golden State is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games against Minnesota.
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games on the road.
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Minnesota's last 15 games.
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games.
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home.
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Armadillo Sports
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Celtics 127, Knicks 102- Boston shot 22-49 on the arc.
— T’wolves 121, Warriors 110- Minnesota wins series, 4-1
— Twins 6-8, Orioles 3-6- Minnesota has won 10 games in a row.
— Astros 4, Royals 3- Jeremy Pena was 4-4, with two RBI
— Marlins 3, Cubs 1- Kyle Stowers homered twice, hit a triple.
— Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7- Ketel Marte homered twice.
Quote of the Day
“We did what was necessary to do what we needed to do to get it back to New York. You don’t get to pick the test that you have, you pick how you respond to them.”
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; who was the Dallas coach back then?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Burgess Meredith played the Penguin; he later played Rocky Balboa’s boxing trainer in the great Rocky movies.
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Thursday’s Den: Our first look at this year’s NFL schedule
Notes on the 2025 NFL schedule:
AFC East
Bills
Four of their first five games are at home.
Three of their first five games are in primetime.
Chiefs visit Buffalo in Week 9
Weeks 12-16, four road games in five weeks.
Dolphins
3/last 5 games are in cold weather: @ Jets, Steelers, Patriots.
Five primetime games, plus a game vs Washington, in Spain
Don’t play any 4:00 games.
Patriots
Weeks 5-7: 3 straight road games, at Buffalo, New Orleans, Tennessee
Week 7, Patriots @ Titans; Vrabel coached Tennessee from 2018-23.
Three of first four games at home.
Week 1, Raiders @ Patriots (Tom Brady owns part of Raiders now)
Jets
Week 1: Steelers @ Jets- Justin Fields played for Pittsburgh last year.
3/last 4 games are on the road.
Play Broncos in London in Week 6, don’t have a bye in Week 7.
Right now, 14 of their 17 games are at 1:00; low expectations.
AFC North
Ravens
Five of their first seven games are at home.
Weeks 5-8, have three home games and a bye week.
Weeks 9-11, 3 straight road games, at Miami, Minnesota, Cleveland
Play the Bengals in weeks 13/15.
Three of their last four games are on the road.
Bengals
Last three years, Bengals are 5-10 in Weeks 1-5, 25-10 from Week 6 on.
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Have four primetime games, plus four 4:25 games that aren’t on West Coast.
Weeks 7-10: three home games, then their bye week.
Browns
Browns have 40-year old QB Flacco, and two rookie QB’s,
Cleveland plays its first game and its last game against Cincinnati.
14 of their 17 games are in the Eastern time zone.
No primetime games; they play the Vikings in England in Week 5.
Steelers
Who will the QB be? Right now, it would be Mason Rudolph.
Only 5 of their 17 games are vs teams that were in playoffs last year.
Steelers have four primetime games, plus a game vs Vikings in Ireland.
Their games with the Ravens are in Weeks 14/18.
AFC South
Texans
Weeks 8-10, have three straight home games.
Visit SoFi Stadium twice; Week 1 vs Rams, Week 17 vs Chargers
Chargers beat Houston 32-12 in playoffs last year.
Visit Chiefs in Week 14; KC beat them 23-14 in playoffs LY.
Colts
Four of their first six games are at home.
Also visit SoFi Stadium twice; vs Rams in Week 4, Chargers in Week 7
Only one primetime game, Week 16 vs 49ers.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Jaguars
Play only one game in England this year, Week 7 vs Rams
Play only one primetime game, Week 5 vs Chiefs.
Two games vs Colts are in Weeks 14/17.
Two games vs Tennessee are in Week 13/18.
Titans
Weeks 4-6- 3 straight road games, at Houston, Arizona, Las Vegas (all domes)
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.
Weeks 9-13- have four home games and their bye week.
Only cold weather game figures to be Week 14 in Cleveland.
AFC West
Broncos
First three games are against their three AFC West rivals.
Open season vs Chiefs on a Friday night in Brazil.
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.
Chiefs
Open season in Brazil vs Chargers; host the Eagles in Week 2.
5 of their first 8 games are in primetime.
Weeks 6-8, have three straight home games.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Raiders
Two of first three games are on East Coast, at New England/Washington
Raiders open season vs Patriots; Pete Carroll coached Patriots from 1997-99.
Weeks 15-16 are only time they play consecutive weeks on the road.
Chargers
Open season against the Chiefs, in Brazil.
Have two trips to east coast in Weeks 4, 6; lot of travel early on.
Three of their last four games are on the road. .
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.
Thanksgiving Day games:
Packers @ Detroit
Chiefs @ Dallas
Bengals @ Baltimore
Christmas Day games
Cowboys @ Washington
Lions @ Minnesota
Broncos @ Kansas City
NFC East
Cowboys
Open season at Super Bowl champion Eagles in Week 1.
Play four of their games on Thursdays.
Weeks 12-16, play four home games in five weeks.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Giants
Open season with road games at Washington/Dallas.
Two games vs Cowboys are in Weeks 2/18.
Have a late bye week, Week 14.
Have only one road game in the last five weeks.
Eagles
Don’t have back/back home games all season.
Two games vs Washington are in Weeks 16/18.
Two games vs Giants are in Weeks 6/8.
Host Bears on Black Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving
Commanders
Washington is 18-1 to win Super Bowl; this time last year, they were 150-1
Their last four games are against NFC East rivals.
Weeks 4-8, play four road games in five weeks.
Have five primetime games, plus a Week 8 game in Spain.
NFC North
Bears
Their games vs Detroit are in Weeks 2/18
Three of their last four games are at home.
Weeks 4-9, have tour road games and a bye week.
Thought it was odd that Ben Johnson turned down Washington job LY, but left the Lions to coach division rival Chicago this year. Both teams have promising young QB’s.
Lions
Detroit has two new coordinators this year, the price of success.
Weeks 12-14, have three straight home games.
Week 15, they visit the Rams, a renewal of the Stafford-Goff thing.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Packers
Open season with home games vs Lions/Commanders.
Play three of last four games on the road.
Have four primetime games, four 4:25 games.
Two games with the Bears are in Weeks 14/16.
Vikings- unusual schedule
Week 1- visit Chicago on Monday night
Weeks 2-3- two home games
Weeks 4-5- a game in Ireland, a game in England
Week 6- bye
Week 7- host the Eagles
Weeks 8-16- six road games in nine weeks.
Weeks 17-18- home games vs Lions/Packers.
NFC South
Falcons
Week 5 is an early bye week.
Week 2 is at Minnesota, interesting if Kirk Cousins is still a Falcon.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Four primetime games, plus a Week 9 game in Germany,
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.
Panthers
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Week 9 game in Germany, against the Falcons.
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.
Two games with Tampa Bay are in Weeks 16/18.
Saints
It is unclear who Saints’ QB will be, but whoever it is will be young.
Open with home games vs Cardinals/49ers.
Finish with road games at Tennessee/Atlanta.
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.
Buccaneers
Open season with road games, at Atlanta/Houston.
Weeks 13-15, have three straight home games.
Have four primetime games, three of them on road.
Four of their last five games are vs NFC South rivals.
NFC West
Cardinals
Three of their last four games are on the road.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Two games with the Rams are in Weeks 14/18.
Have only two games in the eastern time zone.
Rams
Three of their first four games are vs AFC East teams.
Play Jaguars in England in Week 7.
Week 8-12, have three home games and a bye week.
Two of their last three games are in primetime.
49ers
Open season with road games, against teams with new QB’s (Seattle/NO)
Three of their last four games are at home.
Have five primetime games, including two of last three weeks.
First game and last game are both against the Seahawks.
Seahawks
Sam Darnold faces his old team (Vikings) in Week 13.
Cooper Kupp plays against his old team (Rams) in Weeks 11/16
Seahawks have five trips to the eastern time zone.
Seattle finishes with road games, at Panthers/49ers.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
— Celtics 127, Knicks 102- Boston shot 22-49 on the arc.
— T’wolves 121, Warriors 110- Minnesota wins series, 4-1
— Twins 6-8, Orioles 3-6- Minnesota has won 10 games in a row.
— Astros 4, Royals 3- Jeremy Pena was 4-4, with two RBI
— Marlins 3, Cubs 1- Kyle Stowers homered twice, hit a triple.
— Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7- Ketel Marte homered twice.
Quote of the Day
“We did what was necessary to do what we needed to do to get it back to New York. You don’t get to pick the test that you have, you pick how you respond to them.”
Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; who was the Dallas coach back then?
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.
Tuesday’s quiz
In the old TV show Batman, Burgess Meredith played the Penguin; he later played Rocky Balboa’s boxing trainer in the great Rocky movies.
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Thursday’s Den: Our first look at this year’s NFL schedule
Notes on the 2025 NFL schedule:
AFC East
Bills
Four of their first five games are at home.
Three of their first five games are in primetime.
Chiefs visit Buffalo in Week 9
Weeks 12-16, four road games in five weeks.
Dolphins
3/last 5 games are in cold weather: @ Jets, Steelers, Patriots.
Five primetime games, plus a game vs Washington, in Spain
Don’t play any 4:00 games.
Patriots
Weeks 5-7: 3 straight road games, at Buffalo, New Orleans, Tennessee
Week 7, Patriots @ Titans; Vrabel coached Tennessee from 2018-23.
Three of first four games at home.
Week 1, Raiders @ Patriots (Tom Brady owns part of Raiders now)
Jets
Week 1: Steelers @ Jets- Justin Fields played for Pittsburgh last year.
3/last 4 games are on the road.
Play Broncos in London in Week 6, don’t have a bye in Week 7.
Right now, 14 of their 17 games are at 1:00; low expectations.
AFC North
Ravens
Five of their first seven games are at home.
Weeks 5-8, have three home games and a bye week.
Weeks 9-11, 3 straight road games, at Miami, Minnesota, Cleveland
Play the Bengals in weeks 13/15.
Three of their last four games are on the road.
Bengals
Last three years, Bengals are 5-10 in Weeks 1-5, 25-10 from Week 6 on.
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Have four primetime games, plus four 4:25 games that aren’t on West Coast.
Weeks 7-10: three home games, then their bye week.
Browns
Browns have 40-year old QB Flacco, and two rookie QB’s,
Cleveland plays its first game and its last game against Cincinnati.
14 of their 17 games are in the Eastern time zone.
No primetime games; they play the Vikings in England in Week 5.
Steelers
Who will the QB be? Right now, it would be Mason Rudolph.
Only 5 of their 17 games are vs teams that were in playoffs last year.
Steelers have four primetime games, plus a game vs Vikings in Ireland.
Their games with the Ravens are in Weeks 14/18.
AFC South
Texans
Weeks 8-10, have three straight home games.
Visit SoFi Stadium twice; Week 1 vs Rams, Week 17 vs Chargers
Chargers beat Houston 32-12 in playoffs last year.
Visit Chiefs in Week 14; KC beat them 23-14 in playoffs LY.
Colts
Four of their first six games are at home.
Also visit SoFi Stadium twice; vs Rams in Week 4, Chargers in Week 7
Only one primetime game, Week 16 vs 49ers.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Jaguars
Play only one game in England this year, Week 7 vs Rams
Play only one primetime game, Week 5 vs Chiefs.
Two games vs Colts are in Weeks 14/17.
Two games vs Tennessee are in Week 13/18.
Titans
Weeks 4-6- 3 straight road games, at Houston, Arizona, Las Vegas (all domes)
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.
Weeks 9-13- have four home games and their bye week.
Only cold weather game figures to be Week 14 in Cleveland.
AFC West
Broncos
First three games are against their three AFC West rivals.
Open season vs Chiefs on a Friday night in Brazil.
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.
Chiefs
Open season in Brazil vs Chargers; host the Eagles in Week 2.
5 of their first 8 games are in primetime.
Weeks 6-8, have three straight home games.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Raiders
Two of first three games are on East Coast, at New England/Washington
Raiders open season vs Patriots; Pete Carroll coached Patriots from 1997-99.
Weeks 15-16 are only time they play consecutive weeks on the road.
Chargers
Open season against the Chiefs, in Brazil.
Have two trips to east coast in Weeks 4, 6; lot of travel early on.
Three of their last four games are on the road. .
Five primetime games; league has high expectations for them.
Thanksgiving Day games:
Packers @ Detroit
Chiefs @ Dallas
Bengals @ Baltimore
Christmas Day games
Cowboys @ Washington
Lions @ Minnesota
Broncos @ Kansas City
NFC East
Cowboys
Open season at Super Bowl champion Eagles in Week 1.
Play four of their games on Thursdays.
Weeks 12-16, play four home games in five weeks.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Giants
Open season with road games at Washington/Dallas.
Two games vs Cowboys are in Weeks 2/18.
Have a late bye week, Week 14.
Have only one road game in the last five weeks.
Eagles
Don’t have back/back home games all season.
Two games vs Washington are in Weeks 16/18.
Two games vs Giants are in Weeks 6/8.
Host Bears on Black Friday afternoon, the day after Thanksgiving
Commanders
Washington is 18-1 to win Super Bowl; this time last year, they were 150-1
Their last four games are against NFC East rivals.
Weeks 4-8, play four road games in five weeks.
Have five primetime games, plus a Week 8 game in Spain.
NFC North
Bears
Their games vs Detroit are in Weeks 2/18
Three of their last four games are at home.
Weeks 4-9, have tour road games and a bye week.
Thought it was odd that Ben Johnson turned down Washington job LY, but left the Lions to coach division rival Chicago this year. Both teams have promising young QB’s.
Lions
Detroit has two new coordinators this year, the price of success.
Weeks 12-14, have three straight home games.
Week 15, they visit the Rams, a renewal of the Stafford-Goff thing.
Play on both Thanksgiving/Christmas this year.
Packers
Open season with home games vs Lions/Commanders.
Play three of last four games on the road.
Have four primetime games, four 4:25 games.
Two games with the Bears are in Weeks 14/16.
Vikings- unusual schedule
Week 1- visit Chicago on Monday night
Weeks 2-3- two home games
Weeks 4-5- a game in Ireland, a game in England
Week 6- bye
Week 7- host the Eagles
Weeks 8-16- six road games in nine weeks.
Weeks 17-18- home games vs Lions/Packers.
NFC South
Falcons
Week 5 is an early bye week.
Week 2 is at Minnesota, interesting if Kirk Cousins is still a Falcon.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Four primetime games, plus a Week 9 game in Germany,
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.
Panthers
Three of their first four games are on the road.
Week 9 game in Germany, against the Falcons.
They don’t have a bye week the game after playing in Germany.
Two games with Tampa Bay are in Weeks 16/18.
Saints
It is unclear who Saints’ QB will be, but whoever it is will be young.
Open with home games vs Cardinals/49ers.
Finish with road games at Tennessee/Atlanta.
No primetime games; league has low expectations for them.
Buccaneers
Open season with road games, at Atlanta/Houston.
Weeks 13-15, have three straight home games.
Have four primetime games, three of them on road.
Four of their last five games are vs NFC South rivals.
NFC West
Cardinals
Three of their last four games are on the road.
12 of their 17 games are in domed stadiums.
Two games with the Rams are in Weeks 14/18.
Have only two games in the eastern time zone.
Rams
Three of their first four games are vs AFC East teams.
Play Jaguars in England in Week 7.
Week 8-12, have three home games and a bye week.
Two of their last three games are in primetime.
49ers
Open season with road games, against teams with new QB’s (Seattle/NO)
Three of their last four games are at home.
Have five primetime games, including two of last three weeks.
First game and last game are both against the Seahawks.
Seahawks
Sam Darnold faces his old team (Vikings) in Week 13.
Cooper Kupp plays against his old team (Rams) in Weeks 11/16
Seahawks have five trips to the eastern time zone.
Seattle finishes with road games, at Panthers/49ers.
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Oklahoma City VS Denver
Oklahoma City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games.
Oklahoma City is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Denver's last 14 games against Oklahoma City.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City VS Denver
Oklahoma City is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games.
Oklahoma City is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games.
Oklahoma City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games against Denver.
Denver is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Denver's last 14 games against Oklahoma City.
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver's last 7 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City.
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05/03/2025....................1 - 1 - 0...............50.00%...............- 0.50
05/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0...............00.00%...............- 11.00
05/01/2025....................3 - 1 - 0...............75.00%...............+ 9.50
TOTALS.......................24 -19 - 0...............55.8%.................+ 15.50
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NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
TOTALS.....................38 - 34 - 0...............52.77%.............. + 3.00
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Nuggets 119, Thunder 107- Game 7 is Sunday in Oklahoma City.
— Twins 4, Orioles 0- Minnesota has won 11 games in a row.
— Rangers 1, Astros 0- Jake Burger homered for the game’s only run.
— Braves 5, Nationals 2- Atlanta is 15-7 at home, 7-15 on the road.
— Reds 7, White Sox 1- Nick Martinez threw seven shutout IP.
— Rays 8, Blue Jays 3- Brandon Lowe hit two home runs.
Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.”
Unknown
Friday’s quiz
NHL’s Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah this year and became the Utah Mammoth; before the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996, where did the team call home?
Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; Dave Campo was the Dallas coach back then.
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.
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AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Orioles (15-27)
Eflin 3-1
Morton 0-7
Kremer 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Sugano 5-4 (under 6-0 last six)
Povich 3-4
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-3
McDermott 0-1
— Red Sox (22-23)
Crochet 6-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 4-2
Pitts 0-3 (under 3-0)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 2-3
Bello 4-1
Giolito 1-2
— White Sox (14-30)
Burke 3-5
Cannon 1-6
Perez 2-2
Smith 1-7 (under 5-2)
Martin 2-6
Wilson 2-2
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)
— Guardians (25-18)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 5-4 (over 5-1 last six)
Bibee 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Ortiz 3-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Allen 5-3
Nikhazy 0-1
— Tigers (29-15)
Skubal 6-3
Flaherty 1-7
Olson 5-3
Jobe 7-0 (over 5-2)
Mize 6-1
Montero 3-1 (under 3-1)
Holton 1-0 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, May 16th:
Rick Reuschel, 76
Pierce Brosnan, 72
Rick Rhoden, 72
Debra Winger, 70
Jack Morris, 70
John Salley, 61
Thurman Thomas, 59
Jim Mecir, 55
AJ Feeley, 48
Gardner Minshew, 29
— Astros (22-21)
Valdez 4-5
Brown 6-3 (under 6-3)
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-2
McCullers 0-2
Blubaugh 0-1
Gordon 1-0
— Royals (25-20)
Ragans 4-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Lugo 5-4 (under 7-2)
Bubic 5-4
Lorenzen 5-4 (under 7-2)
Wacha 4-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Cameron 1-0
— Angels (17-25)
Kikuchi 3-6 (over 7-2)
Soriano 2-7 (over 6-2 last eight)
TAnderson 6-2 (over 3-0 last three)
Hendricks 3-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Kochanowicz 3-5
— Twins (24-20)
Lopez 4-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Ryan 3-5 (under 7-1)
Ober 7-2
Paddack 3-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Woods-Richardson 4-3 (under 5-1 last six)
Festa 2-1
Topa 0-1 (opener)
— New York (25-18)
Rodon 4-5
Fried 8-1 (under 6-1 last seven)
Warren 4-5
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 1-1
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A cab driver stumbles upon a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t stop gambling.
Richard Dreyfuss is the gambler, Teri Garr is his wife; David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly and Allen Garfield are also in the movie, which is very funny. Robbie Coltrane is excellent as the teller at the betting window.
— A’s (22-22)
Severino 4-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Springs 5-4 (over 6-2 last eight)
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 6-2 (under 3-1 last four)
Holland 1-2
Ginn 2-1
Estes 0-2
Lopez 0-1
— Mariners (23-19)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 4-5
Miller 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Woo 6-2
Hancock 4-2 (over 5-1)
Evans 1-2 (over 3-0)
JFCastillo 1-1
— Rays (20-23)
Pepiot 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Littell 4-5 (under 7-2)
Bradley 5-3
Rasmussen 2-6 (under 6-2)
Baz 5-3
Boyle 1-0
— Rangers (24-21)
Eovaldi 5-4 (under 8-1)
Leiter 3-3 (under 5-1)
Mahle 5-4 (under 8-1)
deGrom 6-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Rocker 2-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Corbin 3-4 (under 3-1 last four)
— Blue Jays (21-22)
Berrios 5-4
Gausman 4-5 (over 4-0 last four)
Bassitt 5-4 (under 8-1)
Francis 3-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Urena 1-1
Rodriguez 1-0
— Nuggets 119, Thunder 107- Game 7 is Sunday in Oklahoma City.
— Twins 4, Orioles 0- Minnesota has won 11 games in a row.
— Rangers 1, Astros 0- Jake Burger homered for the game’s only run.
— Braves 5, Nationals 2- Atlanta is 15-7 at home, 7-15 on the road.
— Reds 7, White Sox 1- Nick Martinez threw seven shutout IP.
— Rays 8, Blue Jays 3- Brandon Lowe hit two home runs.
Quote of the Day
“When all is said and done, more is usually said than done.”
Unknown
Friday’s quiz
NHL’s Arizona Coyotes moved to Utah this year and became the Utah Mammoth; before the franchise moved to Arizona in 1996, where did the team call home?
Thursday’s quiz
Last time Cowboys-Eagles played in a season opener was in 2000; Dave Campo was the Dallas coach back then.
Wednesday’s quiz
Last time Indiana Pacers made the NBA Finals was in 2000; Larry Bird was their coach.
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AL teams’ records, by starting pitcher:
— Orioles (15-27)
Eflin 3-1
Morton 0-7
Kremer 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Sugano 5-4 (under 6-0 last six)
Povich 3-4
Young 1-1
Gibson 0-3
McDermott 0-1
— Red Sox (22-23)
Crochet 6-3 (over 3-0 last three)
Houck 2-7 (over 5-1 last six)
Buehler 4-2
Pitts 0-3 (under 3-0)
Newcomb 2-3 (over 4-1)
Dobbins 2-3
Bello 4-1
Giolito 1-2
— White Sox (14-30)
Burke 3-5
Cannon 1-6
Perez 2-2
Smith 1-7 (under 5-2)
Martin 2-6
Wilson 2-2
Gilbert 1-2 (opener)
Eisert 0-2 (opener)
— Guardians (25-18)
Lively 7-2 (under 6-2 last eight)
Williams 5-4 (over 5-1 last six)
Bibee 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Ortiz 3-5 (under 3-1 last four)
Allen 5-3
Nikhazy 0-1
— Tigers (29-15)
Skubal 6-3
Flaherty 1-7
Olson 5-3
Jobe 7-0 (over 5-2)
Mize 6-1
Montero 3-1 (under 3-1)
Holton 1-0 (opener)
— Famous birthdays, May 16th:
Rick Reuschel, 76
Pierce Brosnan, 72
Rick Rhoden, 72
Debra Winger, 70
Jack Morris, 70
John Salley, 61
Thurman Thomas, 59
Jim Mecir, 55
AJ Feeley, 48
Gardner Minshew, 29
— Astros (22-21)
Valdez 4-5
Brown 6-3 (under 6-3)
Arrighetti 1-1
Blanco 5-3 (under 4-1 last five)
Wesneski 2-4 (under 5-1)
Gusto 3-2
McCullers 0-2
Blubaugh 0-1
Gordon 1-0
— Royals (25-20)
Ragans 4-4 (over 3-1 last four)
Lugo 5-4 (under 7-2)
Bubic 5-4
Lorenzen 5-4 (under 7-2)
Wacha 4-5 (under 5-2 last seven)
Cameron 1-0
— Angels (17-25)
Kikuchi 3-6 (over 7-2)
Soriano 2-7 (over 6-2 last eight)
TAnderson 6-2 (over 3-0 last three)
Hendricks 3-5 (under 4-1 last five)
Kochanowicz 3-5
— Twins (24-20)
Lopez 4-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Ryan 3-5 (under 7-1)
Ober 7-2
Paddack 3-6 (under 3-1 last four)
Woods-Richardson 4-3 (under 5-1 last six)
Festa 2-1
Topa 0-1 (opener)
— New York (25-18)
Rodon 4-5
Fried 8-1 (under 6-1 last seven)
Warren 4-5
Carrasco 2-4 (under 4-2)
Schmidt 4-1 (over 3-1 last four)
Stroman 2-1 (over 3-0)
Yarbrough 1-1
— Movie of the Day: Let It Ride (1989)- A cab driver stumbles upon a hot tip on a race horse and wins big, but he can’t stop gambling.
Richard Dreyfuss is the gambler, Teri Garr is his wife; David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly and Allen Garfield are also in the movie, which is very funny. Robbie Coltrane is excellent as the teller at the betting window.
— A’s (22-22)
Severino 4-5 (over 3-1 last four)
Springs 5-4 (over 6-2 last eight)
Bido 4-5 (over 4-1 last five)
Sears 6-2 (under 3-1 last four)
Holland 1-2
Ginn 2-1
Estes 0-2
Lopez 0-1
— Mariners (23-19)
Gilbert 5-1
Castillo 4-5
Miller 4-4 (over 4-0 last four)
Woo 6-2
Hancock 4-2 (over 5-1)
Evans 1-2 (over 3-0)
JFCastillo 1-1
— Rays (20-23)
Pepiot 3-6 (under 4-1 last five)
Littell 4-5 (under 7-2)
Bradley 5-3
Rasmussen 2-6 (under 6-2)
Baz 5-3
Boyle 1-0
— Rangers (24-21)
Eovaldi 5-4 (under 8-1)
Leiter 3-3 (under 5-1)
Mahle 5-4 (under 8-1)
deGrom 6-3 (over 3-1 last four)
Rocker 2-3 (under 3-1 last four)
Corbin 3-4 (under 3-1 last four)
— Blue Jays (21-22)
Berrios 5-4
Gausman 4-5 (over 4-0 last four)
Bassitt 5-4 (under 8-1)
Francis 3-5 (over 3-0 last three)
Lucas 2-2
Scherzer 0-1
Urena 1-1
Rodriguez 1-0
