Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Giants 8, Angels 3— Giants scored seven runs in 9th inning.
— Dodgers 13, Padres 7— San Diego led 5-0 after the third inning.
— White Sox 5, New York 1— Dylan Cease threw 5.1 scoreless innings.
— Blue Jays 3, Guardians 1— Game was scoreless after seven innings.
— Brewers 12, Rockies 1— Freddy Peralta struck out 13 guys in 7 IP.
— Red Sox 6, Royals 2— Reyes hit a walk-off grand slam, after the 1st base ump didn’t call a 3rd strike on a check swing that would’ve ended the game for the Royals.
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know how you police the culture if there are no rules or guidelines to follow because everyone is doing their own thing.”
Ex-White Sox P Keynan Middleton, on issues within the Chicago clubhouse
Tuesday’s quiz
Who managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title?
Monday’s quiz
Ron Washington was manager of the Texas Rangers when they made the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Sunday’s quiz
Lamar Jackson is the last Baltimore Raven to run the ball for 1,000+ yards in a season.
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— last four years, Baylor is 31-19 SU (+33 in turnovers)
— 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 54 starts back on offensive line; 2 of 3 starters will be transfers.
— junior QB has 15 starts.
— last two years, Bears are 7-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— last four years, Baylor is 8-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— Bears are 3-2 SU in last five bowls; they were underdog in 4 of 5 games.
Brigham Young
— 29-9 SU last three years; this is their first year in Big X.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line— added transfers on OL
— senior QB Slovis has thrown 1,268 passes, 68 TD’s at USC/Pitt.
— under Sitake, BYU is 23-30 ATS as a favorite.
— since 2015, BYU is 14-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— BYU is 3-2 SU/ATS in its last five bowls.
Central Florida
— Last six years, UCF is 59-17 SU, 37-37-2 ATS.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 126 starts back on offensive line- good depth
— senior QB Plumlee has 22 starts between UCF/Ole Miss.
— last 10 years, Knights are 12-23 ATS coming off a loss.
— in his career, Malzahn is 9-5 ATS as a home underdog, 9-14 as a road dog.
— Central Florida is 2-3 SU/ATS in last five bowls.
Cincinnati
— Last 4 years, Bearcats were 53-11 SU/33-30-1 ATS
— New coach Satterfield was 26-24 SU/26-22-2 ATS at Louisville.
— 3 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 20 starts back on offensive line; not much experience.
— senior QB Jones started 7 games at Arizona State LY.
— last five years, Cincinnati was 18-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— in his career, Satterfield is 16-8 ATS as road favorite, 9-13-2 as a road dog.
— Cincinnati lost its last three bowls; favorites covered 4 of their last 5 bowls.
Houston
— went 20-7 last two years, after going 7-13 in 2019-20.
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 140 starts back on offensive line- should be improved.
— junior QB Smith started 8 games at Texas Tech
— in his career, Holgorsen is 27-42-1 ATS in home games.
— under Holgorsen, Houston is 5-14 ATS at home.
— Cougars are 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS in last five bowl games.
Iowa State
— LY’s starting QB Dekkers has withdrawn from school (gambling charges)— Looks like starting QB will be a freshman.
— 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line
— Last five years, Cyclones are 11-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— since 2016, Iowa State is 11-4-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— since 2015, Iowa State is 29-15-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Cyclones lost three of last four bowls SU (3-2 ATS in last five).
Kansas
— Kansas was 6-7 LY, going to their first bowl since 2008.
— 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 133 starts back on offensive line; four starters are back
— junior QB has started 18 games.
— last 10 years, Kansas is 21-32-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Jayhawks were 3-0 as a home favorite LY (4-11 from 2013-21)
— last four years, Jayhawks are 13-21-1 ATS in Big X games.
— Kansas won 3 of last 4 bowls (lost 55-53 (+2.5) to Arkansas LY)
— Movie of the Day: Tequila Sunrise (1988)— A drug dealer in Los Angeles tries to go straight, but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Mel Gilson is the drug dealer, Kurt Russell/JT Walsh are two of the cops trying to curtail drug dealing, Michelle Pfeiffer owns a restaurant where everyone seems to hang out. Raul Julia is very good in this movie as a Mexican drug dealer.
Very good movie; Gibson/Russell characters are old friends, which complicates things.
— College Football Trend of the Day: Since 2016, Arizona State is 3-10 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas State
— under Klieman, K-State is 30-20 SU, 32-18 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 108 starts back on offensive line; all 5 starters are back
— junior QB has started 15 games.
— under Klieman, K-State is 15-7 ATS as a favorite.
— under Klieman, K-State is 14-9 ATS as an underdog.
— Wildcats are 3-2 SU in last five bowls (favorite covered last four)
Oklahoma
— Sooners were 6-7 LY, after going 97-22 the previous nine years.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 147 starts back on OL; should be much better
— junior QB Gabriel started 12 games LY, also started at UCF
— UCF visits Norman October 21st.
— last two years, Oklahoma is 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Last 10 years, Sooners are 23-15 ATS in non-conference games.
— Oklahoma is 2-3 SU/4-1 ATS in last five bowls (average total, 78.2)
Oklahoma State
— Cowboys were 7-6 LY, their worst season since 2018.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 129 starts back on offensive line; improvement is expected.
— senior QB Bowman has 5,329 passing yards and 34 passing TD’s in his career.
— He comes to OSU after playing at Texas Tech/Michigan.
— Under Gundy, Cowboys are 47-31-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2016, OSU is 20-6 ATS outside the Big X.
— Cowboys are 3-2 in last five bowls, winning by 5-3-2 points.
Texas
— Texas is 13-12 last two years, after going 25-12 from 2018-20.
— 10 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 101 starts back on offensive line
— soph QB started 10 games last year.
— under Sarkisian, Texas is 9-4 ATS at home, 3-6 on road.
— In his career, Sarkisian is 9-18 ATS as road dog, 10-5 as home dog.
— Since 2016, Texas is 17-7 ATS outside the Big X.
— Texas is 4-1 in last five bowls; they were underdog is 3 of the 4 wins.
TCU
— TCU was 13-2 LY, after going 23-24 from 2018-21.
— 3 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 73 starts back on offensive line.
— Horned Frogs will have a new, less experienced QB this year.
— since 2020, TCU is 6-1-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— since 2014, TCU is 18-12-2 ATS outside the Big X.
— last ten years, Horned Frogs are 17-25 ATS coming off a loss.
— TCU won 3 of last 4 bowls, but lost national title game 65-7 in January.
Texas Tech
— Tech went 7-6/8-5 last 2 years (43-54 from 2013-20)
— 11 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 142 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB started 16 games
— last four years, Tech is 5-11 ATS as a road underdog.
— last two years, Red Raiders are 8-3 ATS coming off a loss.
— Tech won last two bowls as an underdog; scored 34-34-42 in last three.
West Virginia
— WVU is 22-25 SU/ATS in four years under Brown.
— 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 133 starts back on offensive line
— whoever QB is will be inexperienced.
— Under Brown, WVU is 13-16 ATS as an underdog.
— Under Brown, WVU is 6-13 ATS coming off win, 14-10 off a loss.
— West Virginia is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in its last five bowls
— Giants 8, Angels 3— Giants scored seven runs in 9th inning.
— Dodgers 13, Padres 7— San Diego led 5-0 after the third inning.
— White Sox 5, New York 1— Dylan Cease threw 5.1 scoreless innings.
— Blue Jays 3, Guardians 1— Game was scoreless after seven innings.
— Brewers 12, Rockies 1— Freddy Peralta struck out 13 guys in 7 IP.
— Red Sox 6, Royals 2— Reyes hit a walk-off grand slam, after the 1st base ump didn’t call a 3rd strike on a check swing that would’ve ended the game for the Royals.
Quote of the Day
“I don’t know how you police the culture if there are no rules or guidelines to follow because everyone is doing their own thing.”
Ex-White Sox P Keynan Middleton, on issues within the Chicago clubhouse
Tuesday’s quiz
Who managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title?
Monday’s quiz
Ron Washington was manager of the Texas Rangers when they made the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
Sunday’s quiz
Lamar Jackson is the last Baltimore Raven to run the ball for 1,000+ yards in a season.
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Tuesday’s Den: Big X football knowledge
Baylor— last four years, Baylor is 31-19 SU (+33 in turnovers)
— 7 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 54 starts back on offensive line; 2 of 3 starters will be transfers.
— junior QB has 15 starts.
— last two years, Bears are 7-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— last four years, Baylor is 8-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— Bears are 3-2 SU in last five bowls; they were underdog in 4 of 5 games.
Brigham Young
— 29-9 SU last three years; this is their first year in Big X.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 66 starts back on offensive line— added transfers on OL
— senior QB Slovis has thrown 1,268 passes, 68 TD’s at USC/Pitt.
— under Sitake, BYU is 23-30 ATS as a favorite.
— since 2015, BYU is 14-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— BYU is 3-2 SU/ATS in its last five bowls.
Central Florida
— Last six years, UCF is 59-17 SU, 37-37-2 ATS.
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 126 starts back on offensive line- good depth
— senior QB Plumlee has 22 starts between UCF/Ole Miss.
— last 10 years, Knights are 12-23 ATS coming off a loss.
— in his career, Malzahn is 9-5 ATS as a home underdog, 9-14 as a road dog.
— Central Florida is 2-3 SU/ATS in last five bowls.
Cincinnati
— Last 4 years, Bearcats were 53-11 SU/33-30-1 ATS
— New coach Satterfield was 26-24 SU/26-22-2 ATS at Louisville.
— 3 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 20 starts back on offensive line; not much experience.
— senior QB Jones started 7 games at Arizona State LY.
— last five years, Cincinnati was 18-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— in his career, Satterfield is 16-8 ATS as road favorite, 9-13-2 as a road dog.
— Cincinnati lost its last three bowls; favorites covered 4 of their last 5 bowls.
Houston
— went 20-7 last two years, after going 7-13 in 2019-20.
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 140 starts back on offensive line- should be improved.
— junior QB Smith started 8 games at Texas Tech
— in his career, Holgorsen is 27-42-1 ATS in home games.
— under Holgorsen, Houston is 5-14 ATS at home.
— Cougars are 3-2 SU/2-2-1 ATS in last five bowl games.
Iowa State
— LY’s starting QB Dekkers has withdrawn from school (gambling charges)— Looks like starting QB will be a freshman.
— 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 86 starts back on offensive line
— Last five years, Cyclones are 11-16 ATS as a home favorite.
— since 2016, Iowa State is 11-4-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— since 2015, Iowa State is 29-15-1 ATS coming off a loss.
— Cyclones lost three of last four bowls SU (3-2 ATS in last five).
Kansas
— Kansas was 6-7 LY, going to their first bowl since 2008.
— 10 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 133 starts back on offensive line; four starters are back
— junior QB has started 18 games.
— last 10 years, Kansas is 21-32-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Jayhawks were 3-0 as a home favorite LY (4-11 from 2013-21)
— last four years, Jayhawks are 13-21-1 ATS in Big X games.
— Kansas won 3 of last 4 bowls (lost 55-53 (+2.5) to Arkansas LY)
— Movie of the Day: Tequila Sunrise (1988)— A drug dealer in Los Angeles tries to go straight, but his past and his underworld connections bring him into the focus of the DEA, the Mexican feds and the Mexican drug cartels.
Mel Gilson is the drug dealer, Kurt Russell/JT Walsh are two of the cops trying to curtail drug dealing, Michelle Pfeiffer owns a restaurant where everyone seems to hang out. Raul Julia is very good in this movie as a Mexican drug dealer.
Very good movie; Gibson/Russell characters are old friends, which complicates things.
— College Football Trend of the Day: Since 2016, Arizona State is 3-10 ATS as a road favorite.
Kansas State
— under Klieman, K-State is 30-20 SU, 32-18 ATS
— 8 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 108 starts back on offensive line; all 5 starters are back
— junior QB has started 15 games.
— under Klieman, K-State is 15-7 ATS as a favorite.
— under Klieman, K-State is 14-9 ATS as an underdog.
— Wildcats are 3-2 SU in last five bowls (favorite covered last four)
Oklahoma
— Sooners were 6-7 LY, after going 97-22 the previous nine years.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 147 starts back on OL; should be much better
— junior QB Gabriel started 12 games LY, also started at UCF
— UCF visits Norman October 21st.
— last two years, Oklahoma is 2-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Last 10 years, Sooners are 23-15 ATS in non-conference games.
— Oklahoma is 2-3 SU/4-1 ATS in last five bowls (average total, 78.2)
Oklahoma State
— Cowboys were 7-6 LY, their worst season since 2018.
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 129 starts back on offensive line; improvement is expected.
— senior QB Bowman has 5,329 passing yards and 34 passing TD’s in his career.
— He comes to OSU after playing at Texas Tech/Michigan.
— Under Gundy, Cowboys are 47-31-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2016, OSU is 20-6 ATS outside the Big X.
— Cowboys are 3-2 in last five bowls, winning by 5-3-2 points.
Texas
— Texas is 13-12 last two years, after going 25-12 from 2018-20.
— 10 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 101 starts back on offensive line
— soph QB started 10 games last year.
— under Sarkisian, Texas is 9-4 ATS at home, 3-6 on road.
— In his career, Sarkisian is 9-18 ATS as road dog, 10-5 as home dog.
— Since 2016, Texas is 17-7 ATS outside the Big X.
— Texas is 4-1 in last five bowls; they were underdog is 3 of the 4 wins.
TCU
— TCU was 13-2 LY, after going 23-24 from 2018-21.
— 3 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 73 starts back on offensive line.
— Horned Frogs will have a new, less experienced QB this year.
— since 2020, TCU is 6-1-1 ATS as a road favorite.
— since 2014, TCU is 18-12-2 ATS outside the Big X.
— last ten years, Horned Frogs are 17-25 ATS coming off a loss.
— TCU won 3 of last 4 bowls, but lost national title game 65-7 in January.
Texas Tech
— Tech went 7-6/8-5 last 2 years (43-54 from 2013-20)
— 11 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 142 starts back on offensive line.
— senior QB started 16 games
— last four years, Tech is 5-11 ATS as a road underdog.
— last two years, Red Raiders are 8-3 ATS coming off a loss.
— Tech won last two bowls as an underdog; scored 34-34-42 in last three.
West Virginia
— WVU is 22-25 SU/ATS in four years under Brown.
— 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 133 starts back on offensive line
— whoever QB is will be inexperienced.
— Under Brown, WVU is 13-16 ATS as an underdog.
— Under Brown, WVU is 6-13 ATS coming off win, 14-10 off a loss.
— West Virginia is 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in its last five bowls
WNBA
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Connecticut @ Seattle
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles @ Indiana
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Minnesota @ Chicago
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Las Vegas @ Dallas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games
Las Vegas is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington @ Phoenix
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
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Tuesday, August 8
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Connecticut @ Seattle
Connecticut
Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Connecticut is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles @ Indiana
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games at home
Minnesota @ Chicago
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
Las Vegas @ Dallas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games
Las Vegas is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Las Vegas
Washington @ Phoenix
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington's last 13 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
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WNBA'S AUGUST BEST BETS !
08/08/2023.......................7 - 2............................77.77%......................+ 24.00
08/06/2023.......................5 - 1............................83.33%......................+19.50
08/05/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/04/2023.......................3 - 3............................50.00%......................- 1.50
08/03/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/02/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/01/2023.......................2 - 4............................33.33%......................- 12.00
TOTALS..................... .....20 - 13........................... 60.60%......................+ 28.50
08/08/2023.......................7 - 2............................77.77%......................+ 24.00
08/06/2023.......................5 - 1............................83.33%......................+19.50
08/05/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/04/2023.......................3 - 3............................50.00%......................- 1.50
08/03/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/02/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/01/2023.......................2 - 4............................33.33%......................- 12.00
TOTALS..................... .....20 - 13........................... 60.60%......................+ 28.50
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Astros 7, Orioles 6— Tucker hit a grand slam in 9th inning.
— Braves 8, Pirates 6— Atlanta scored three runs in 9th inning.
— Tigers 6, Twins 0— Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Guardians 1, Blue Jays 0— Tanner Bibee tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Mariners 2, Padres 0— Logan Gilbert allowed one baserunner in 7 IP.
— Narionals 4-5, Phillies 8-4— Meneses’ 9th inning HR earned Washington a split.
Quote of the Day
“You see that list they got, sorry-ass group. I’m sorry. I’m happy for the people who make it, it’s cool for some of the guys who got there, some of them probably don’t even start on their teams, I don’t know, I don’t want to look at it…….”
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, talking about USA’s roster for the FIBA World Cup
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.
Monday’s quiz
Ron Washington was manager of the Texas Rangers when they made the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
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There is, however, a way around this on MLB.TV— MLB Big Inning, which is like NFL Red Zone, they show 3-4 games on a screen at one time, and they show the New York games, which is a good thing. MLB Big Inning went off the air at 10:30 Monday night, kind of early— I’m hoping they change that to at least midnight on nights when there is a lot of action going on.
— Baltimore Orioles are having an excellent season, a breakthrough year, but then this week their ownership screwed things up, off the field at least.
Before a game in Tampa couple weeks ago, TV play-by-play guy Kevin Brown was talking before the game about how the Orioles are turning things around. He noted how the Orioles had been beaten regularly by Tampa Bay the last few years, but not this year. He was just reciting facts, and touting how this year’s Orioles are a great story- they even had graphics.
Apparently the Orioles’ brass didn’t enjoy hearing how Tampa Bay had been whacking around the Orioles the last few years; Brown has been off TV since then— he did do three games on the radio, but hasn’t been heard from since.
This isn’t good; other announcers across the country shredded the Orioles on TV Monday nite, including both New York City play-by-play guys. Announcers need to be able to speak the truth or else they lose their credibility.
Orioles’ ownership should sit back, get out of their own way and enjoy the ride.
— Last two starts for White Sox P Dylan Cease
Wednesday: 1.2 IP, 79 PT, allowed 7 runs. 5 outs on 79 pitches- no bueno.
Monday: 5.1 IP, 104 PT, allowed no runs, one hit— he did walk 7 guys, but got a win.
— Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung is out six weeks; he had an operation on his broken left thumb.
— White Sox beat Bronx 5-1 Monday night; New York manager Aaron Boone got tossed from the game for arguing balls/strikes. Boone does more bitching than just about any manager, but in this case, he had a gripe.
There is a Twitter account, Umpire Scorecards; they post a report card on every umpire, every night, and it is pretty detailed, showing how many pitches the home plate ump got right/wrong.
In this game Monday, Laz Diaz was the home plate umpire; he called 50 strikes in the game, but only 33 of them were actually strikes. This is a terrible percentage for a big league umpire, but at least he was consistent. His strike zone was incredibly wide, but he missed 8.6 more pitches than the average umpire does in a game.
By contrast, he called 116 pitches balls, only two of those were strikes.
Not surprisingly, when Diaz is behind the plate this season, under is 9-3. Enough said.
— Atlanta Braves are the first team since the 1944 Cincinnati Reds to have four players play in each of their first 110 games in a season: Acuna, Albies, Olson, Riley.
— Random fact: Wade Boggs was the first player whose 3,000th hit was a home run.
— Movie of the Day: Last Vegas (1988)— Four friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, hard to go wrong here. Throw in Mary Steenburgen as a lounge singer in Binion’s; excellent cast.
Just like in The Hangover, someone wins $85,000 the first time they sit at a blackjack table. Next time I’m in Las Vegas, I need to play more blackjack, it seems kind of easy
— College Football Trend of the Day: since 2017, NC State is 4-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Random fact: Last year, 107 different goalies played in an NHL game, the 2nd-most ever; the year before, 119 different goalies appeared between the pipes.
— Washington Commanders have a new offensive coordinator this year, Eric Bieniemy, who came over from the highly successful Chiefs. Lateral move, a little unusual; there had been rumors that Patrick Mahomes didn’t like Bieniemy’s coaching style, and how Andy Reid had be a buffer between the two guys.
Now, before Washington had played a preseason game, there are reports that some Commander players have gone to head coach Ron Rivera, expressing concern (complaining) over Bieniemy’s intensity during practices.
Bieniemy said this: ”I’m always going to be loud, always going to be vocal, always going to demand from my leaders. If I ain’t doing my job, my ass gets fired. It’s my job and my responsibility to make sure I’m getting our guys to do what I’m expecting them to do.”
This season should be interesting, seeing how Washington’s QB is Sam Howell, who started one game in his rookie year last season.
— Last team to repeat as NFC East champs? 2004 Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles also won the NFC East last year; can they break the streak this year?
— There must be a boatload of money involved with running fantasy football leagues; all you see now are ads for leagues, and tipster services trying to sell their advice. You see lot more ads for fantasy advice than for gambling advice.
— HBO started Season 2 of Winning Time Sunday night, the story of the Magic Johnson-era Lakers. One difference right away: their disclaimer about how their show isn’t 100% factual is a lot bigger on the screen, and it stays on the screen longer than it did last year.
Last year, the show did a hatchet job on NBA legend Jerry West, and he threatened to sue the writers for making him look like a crazy person. West coached the Lakers just before they drafted Magic Johnson; he was later in their front office.
Interesting show if you like the NBA and remember the Lakers/Celtics rivalry in the 80’s.
— Astros 7, Orioles 6— Tucker hit a grand slam in 9th inning.
— Braves 8, Pirates 6— Atlanta scored three runs in 9th inning.
— Tigers 6, Twins 0— Eduardo Rodriguez tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Guardians 1, Blue Jays 0— Tanner Bibee tossed 7 shutout IP.
— Mariners 2, Padres 0— Logan Gilbert allowed one baserunner in 7 IP.
— Narionals 4-5, Phillies 8-4— Meneses’ 9th inning HR earned Washington a split.
Quote of the Day
“You see that list they got, sorry-ass group. I’m sorry. I’m happy for the people who make it, it’s cool for some of the guys who got there, some of them probably don’t even start on their teams, I don’t know, I don’t want to look at it…….”
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas, talking about USA’s roster for the FIBA World Cup
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.
Monday’s quiz
Ron Washington was manager of the Texas Rangers when they made the World Series in 2010 and 2011.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……..
— I have YouTube TV this year for the first time; one of the few bad parts is that they don’t have SNY or the YES Network, so can’t watch Mets/Bronx games live on the MLB.TV app— you can watch replays of the games, 90 minutes after they’re over.There is, however, a way around this on MLB.TV— MLB Big Inning, which is like NFL Red Zone, they show 3-4 games on a screen at one time, and they show the New York games, which is a good thing. MLB Big Inning went off the air at 10:30 Monday night, kind of early— I’m hoping they change that to at least midnight on nights when there is a lot of action going on.
— Baltimore Orioles are having an excellent season, a breakthrough year, but then this week their ownership screwed things up, off the field at least.
Before a game in Tampa couple weeks ago, TV play-by-play guy Kevin Brown was talking before the game about how the Orioles are turning things around. He noted how the Orioles had been beaten regularly by Tampa Bay the last few years, but not this year. He was just reciting facts, and touting how this year’s Orioles are a great story- they even had graphics.
Apparently the Orioles’ brass didn’t enjoy hearing how Tampa Bay had been whacking around the Orioles the last few years; Brown has been off TV since then— he did do three games on the radio, but hasn’t been heard from since.
This isn’t good; other announcers across the country shredded the Orioles on TV Monday nite, including both New York City play-by-play guys. Announcers need to be able to speak the truth or else they lose their credibility.
Orioles’ ownership should sit back, get out of their own way and enjoy the ride.
— Last two starts for White Sox P Dylan Cease
Wednesday: 1.2 IP, 79 PT, allowed 7 runs. 5 outs on 79 pitches- no bueno.
Monday: 5.1 IP, 104 PT, allowed no runs, one hit— he did walk 7 guys, but got a win.
— Texas Rangers 3B Josh Jung is out six weeks; he had an operation on his broken left thumb.
— White Sox beat Bronx 5-1 Monday night; New York manager Aaron Boone got tossed from the game for arguing balls/strikes. Boone does more bitching than just about any manager, but in this case, he had a gripe.
There is a Twitter account, Umpire Scorecards; they post a report card on every umpire, every night, and it is pretty detailed, showing how many pitches the home plate ump got right/wrong.
In this game Monday, Laz Diaz was the home plate umpire; he called 50 strikes in the game, but only 33 of them were actually strikes. This is a terrible percentage for a big league umpire, but at least he was consistent. His strike zone was incredibly wide, but he missed 8.6 more pitches than the average umpire does in a game.
By contrast, he called 116 pitches balls, only two of those were strikes.
Not surprisingly, when Diaz is behind the plate this season, under is 9-3. Enough said.
— Atlanta Braves are the first team since the 1944 Cincinnati Reds to have four players play in each of their first 110 games in a season: Acuna, Albies, Olson, Riley.
— Random fact: Wade Boggs was the first player whose 3,000th hit was a home run.
— Movie of the Day: Last Vegas (1988)— Four friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, hard to go wrong here. Throw in Mary Steenburgen as a lounge singer in Binion’s; excellent cast.
Just like in The Hangover, someone wins $85,000 the first time they sit at a blackjack table. Next time I’m in Las Vegas, I need to play more blackjack, it seems kind of easy
— College Football Trend of the Day: since 2017, NC State is 4-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Random fact: Last year, 107 different goalies played in an NHL game, the 2nd-most ever; the year before, 119 different goalies appeared between the pipes.
— Washington Commanders have a new offensive coordinator this year, Eric Bieniemy, who came over from the highly successful Chiefs. Lateral move, a little unusual; there had been rumors that Patrick Mahomes didn’t like Bieniemy’s coaching style, and how Andy Reid had be a buffer between the two guys.
Now, before Washington had played a preseason game, there are reports that some Commander players have gone to head coach Ron Rivera, expressing concern (complaining) over Bieniemy’s intensity during practices.
Bieniemy said this: ”I’m always going to be loud, always going to be vocal, always going to demand from my leaders. If I ain’t doing my job, my ass gets fired. It’s my job and my responsibility to make sure I’m getting our guys to do what I’m expecting them to do.”
This season should be interesting, seeing how Washington’s QB is Sam Howell, who started one game in his rookie year last season.
— Last team to repeat as NFC East champs? 2004 Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles also won the NFC East last year; can they break the streak this year?
— There must be a boatload of money involved with running fantasy football leagues; all you see now are ads for leagues, and tipster services trying to sell their advice. You see lot more ads for fantasy advice than for gambling advice.
— HBO started Season 2 of Winning Time Sunday night, the story of the Magic Johnson-era Lakers. One difference right away: their disclaimer about how their show isn’t 100% factual is a lot bigger on the screen, and it stays on the screen longer than it did last year.
Last year, the show did a hatchet job on NBA legend Jerry West, and he threatened to sue the writers for making him look like a crazy person. West coached the Lakers just before they drafted Magic Johnson; he was later in their front office.
Interesting show if you like the NBA and remember the Lakers/Celtics rivalry in the 80’s.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Odds for the St Jude golf tournament this week:
6-1— Scheffler
9-1— McIlroy, Rahm
16-1— Cantlay, Schauffele
20-1— Hovland, Morikawa
25-1— Fleetwood, Hatton
30-1— Fowler
Quote of the Day
“I’ve always wanted to throw a no-hitter.”
Michael Lorenzen, who has now thrown a no-hitter
Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won his 300th major league game, what team was he pitching for?
Wednesday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.
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Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his second start for the Phillies.
He threw 25 pitches in the first inning, still tossed a complete game (124 PT)
Tough decision for manager Rob Thomson, whether to leave him in for all 9 innings. He did the old-school thing, leaving Lorenzen in.
Vinny Castellanos hit two homers, including the 200th of his career.
Weston Wilson hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat; he also walked twice and scored three runs, in his first MLB game after seven years in the minors.
Last time a Phillies player homered in his first MLB at-bat was Marlon Anderson, 25 years ago.
— My cousin texted me last night and asked if I had ever heard of the “Curse of Rocky Colavito” which I had not.
Colavito was a power-hitting outfielder for Cleveland; his first four full years in the majors, he hit 129 home runs— he led the American League with 42 taters in 1959.
Then, on April 17, 1960 (weird time for a trade, two days before the season started— back then, the season started later), the Indians traded Colavito straight-up to Detroit for Harvey Kuenn, who had made the All-Star team seven years in a row, and led the AL in batting (.353) in 1959.
Very unusual trade; two star players getting exchanged two days before the season started; Kuenn only played one year in Cleveland- they dealt him to the Giants that winter.
Colavito bounced around a little after that; he ever re-surfaced in Cleveland for a couple years, knocking in 108 runs for the Indians in 1965. He wound up with 374 career homers and an OPS of .848. Damn good hitter.
Anyway, there are people in Cleveland who think the Indians/Guardians are cursed because of that trade— they haven’t won a World Series since 1948, though they did it make it there in 1995, 1997 and 2016. Detroit won the World Series in 1968, so no curse for them.
There is actually a book, The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump, written by Terry Pluto, who is an excellent writer.
— I have an odd memory of Colavito; he pitched twice in the majors, once in 1958, once in 1968 for New York. The 1968 game had to be on a weekend; I watched the game on TV. He threw 2.2 innings in relief, was probably the first time I had ever heard of a position player pitching (I was 8 years old back then).
New York trailed 5-0 when he entered the game (first game of a twinbill) in the 4th inning, but by time he was replaced, they led 6-5, and Colavito wound up getting the win.
As we said before, Detroit went on to win the World Series that season.
— Speaking of the Tigers, their P Eduardo Rodriguez declined a trade to the Dodgers last week, saying he wanted to stay closer to his family, which is his choice, but this is unusual.
Rodriguez doesn’t want to pitch for a contender? He’s rich (by 2026, he’ll have $100M in career earnings), he could bring the family to LA with him. Who would rather live in Detroit than in Los Angeles?
— Miami Marlins have a 20-year old pitcher Eury Perez, who they shut down for a while after his July 6 start, because they wanted to restrict his innings pitched. Guys who make a huge jump in IP from one year to the next tend to get hurt more than other pitchers.
Anyway, Marlins were 51-38 when they shut him down; they were 7-17 while he was gone, now they’re 2-1 since he started pitching again. Interesting decision.
— Movie of the Day— Prince of Tides (1991)— A high school football coach from South Carolina comes to New York to talk to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history; because it is the movies, the coach/psychiatrist fall in love, which complicates things.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand the psychiatrist. Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife, George Carlin has a small role as the psychiatrist’s neighbor.
Very good movie; the psychiatrist’s husband is a big-time violin player. There is a great scene at a dinner party, I’ll leave it at that, but this is a good movie with a little bit of a surprise ending.
— NFL Trend of the Day— Last two years, Dallas Cowboys are 17-8 ATS as a favorite.
— Every summer, Nick Saban August invites speakers to Alabama’s football practice facility during fall camp; Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps had done it in the past.
This year, Saban brought in a speaker to address sports gambling with his players, someone who is kind of famous……….Pete Rose.
Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired in May after being linked to suspicious betting activity surrounding an Alabama-LSU baseball game.
— Nick Kerr, son of Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, is the new coach of the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors. It helps to know people
Nick Kerr worked in the San Antonio Spurs’ video room as an assistant in 2017-18; he then joined Golden State’s G League affiliate as an assistant for two years.
— A’s 2, Texas 0
Four Oakland pitchers combined to toss a 5-hit shutout.
A’s are 3-2 in their last five games.
— Mariners 6, Padres 1
Cal Raleigh’s 2-run homer in 8th inning was a game-winner.
San Diego is 8-22 in games where the winning run scored from the 8th inning on.
— NFL exhibition games resume tonight, with two games on NFL Network. Fun to watch, but I would not recommend wagering on them— the teams are looking at players to fill spots on their roster, winning isn’t the first priority, if it is a priority at all. Caution is advised.
Odds for the St Jude golf tournament this week:
6-1— Scheffler
9-1— McIlroy, Rahm
16-1— Cantlay, Schauffele
20-1— Hovland, Morikawa
25-1— Fleetwood, Hatton
30-1— Fowler
Quote of the Day
“I’ve always wanted to throw a no-hitter.”
Michael Lorenzen, who has now thrown a no-hitter
Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won his 300th major league game, what team was he pitching for?
Wednesday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Scioscia managed the Angels when they won their only World Series title.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……
— Phillies 7, Nationals 0Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter in his second start for the Phillies.
He threw 25 pitches in the first inning, still tossed a complete game (124 PT)
Tough decision for manager Rob Thomson, whether to leave him in for all 9 innings. He did the old-school thing, leaving Lorenzen in.
Vinny Castellanos hit two homers, including the 200th of his career.
Weston Wilson hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat; he also walked twice and scored three runs, in his first MLB game after seven years in the minors.
Last time a Phillies player homered in his first MLB at-bat was Marlon Anderson, 25 years ago.
— My cousin texted me last night and asked if I had ever heard of the “Curse of Rocky Colavito” which I had not.
Colavito was a power-hitting outfielder for Cleveland; his first four full years in the majors, he hit 129 home runs— he led the American League with 42 taters in 1959.
Then, on April 17, 1960 (weird time for a trade, two days before the season started— back then, the season started later), the Indians traded Colavito straight-up to Detroit for Harvey Kuenn, who had made the All-Star team seven years in a row, and led the AL in batting (.353) in 1959.
Very unusual trade; two star players getting exchanged two days before the season started; Kuenn only played one year in Cleveland- they dealt him to the Giants that winter.
Colavito bounced around a little after that; he ever re-surfaced in Cleveland for a couple years, knocking in 108 runs for the Indians in 1965. He wound up with 374 career homers and an OPS of .848. Damn good hitter.
Anyway, there are people in Cleveland who think the Indians/Guardians are cursed because of that trade— they haven’t won a World Series since 1948, though they did it make it there in 1995, 1997 and 2016. Detroit won the World Series in 1968, so no curse for them.
There is actually a book, The Curse of Rocky Colavito: A Loving Look at a Thirty-Year Slump, written by Terry Pluto, who is an excellent writer.
— I have an odd memory of Colavito; he pitched twice in the majors, once in 1958, once in 1968 for New York. The 1968 game had to be on a weekend; I watched the game on TV. He threw 2.2 innings in relief, was probably the first time I had ever heard of a position player pitching (I was 8 years old back then).
New York trailed 5-0 when he entered the game (first game of a twinbill) in the 4th inning, but by time he was replaced, they led 6-5, and Colavito wound up getting the win.
As we said before, Detroit went on to win the World Series that season.
— Speaking of the Tigers, their P Eduardo Rodriguez declined a trade to the Dodgers last week, saying he wanted to stay closer to his family, which is his choice, but this is unusual.
Rodriguez doesn’t want to pitch for a contender? He’s rich (by 2026, he’ll have $100M in career earnings), he could bring the family to LA with him. Who would rather live in Detroit than in Los Angeles?
— Miami Marlins have a 20-year old pitcher Eury Perez, who they shut down for a while after his July 6 start, because they wanted to restrict his innings pitched. Guys who make a huge jump in IP from one year to the next tend to get hurt more than other pitchers.
Anyway, Marlins were 51-38 when they shut him down; they were 7-17 while he was gone, now they’re 2-1 since he started pitching again. Interesting decision.
— Movie of the Day— Prince of Tides (1991)— A high school football coach from South Carolina comes to New York to talk to his suicidal sister’s psychiatrist about their family history; because it is the movies, the coach/psychiatrist fall in love, which complicates things.
Nick Nolte is the coach, Barbra Streisand the psychiatrist. Blythe Danner is the coach’s wife, George Carlin has a small role as the psychiatrist’s neighbor.
Very good movie; the psychiatrist’s husband is a big-time violin player. There is a great scene at a dinner party, I’ll leave it at that, but this is a good movie with a little bit of a surprise ending.
— NFL Trend of the Day— Last two years, Dallas Cowboys are 17-8 ATS as a favorite.
— Every summer, Nick Saban August invites speakers to Alabama’s football practice facility during fall camp; Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps had done it in the past.
This year, Saban brought in a speaker to address sports gambling with his players, someone who is kind of famous……….Pete Rose.
Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired in May after being linked to suspicious betting activity surrounding an Alabama-LSU baseball game.
— Nick Kerr, son of Golden State head coach Steve Kerr, is the new coach of the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors. It helps to know people
Nick Kerr worked in the San Antonio Spurs’ video room as an assistant in 2017-18; he then joined Golden State’s G League affiliate as an assistant for two years.
— A’s 2, Texas 0
Four Oakland pitchers combined to toss a 5-hit shutout.
A’s are 3-2 in their last five games.
— Mariners 6, Padres 1
Cal Raleigh’s 2-run homer in 8th inning was a game-winner.
San Diego is 8-22 in games where the winning run scored from the 8th inning on.
— NFL exhibition games resume tonight, with two games on NFL Network. Fun to watch, but I would not recommend wagering on them— the teams are looking at players to fill spots on their roster, winning isn’t the first priority, if it is a priority at all. Caution is advised.
WNBA
Thursday, August 10
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Indiana
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut @ Phoenix
Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta @ Seattle
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
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Thursday, August 10
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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ Indiana
Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Indiana's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Connecticut @ Phoenix
Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Connecticut's last 10 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Connecticut is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Phoenix's last 10 games when playing at home against Connecticut
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta @ Seattle
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
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WNBA'S AUGUST BEST BETS !
08/10/2023.......................1 - 5............................16.66%......................- 22.50
08/08/2023.......................7 - 2............................77.77%......................+ 24.00
08/06/2023.......................5 - 1............................83.33%......................+19.50
08/05/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/04/2023.......................3 - 3............................50.00%......................- 1.50
08/03/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/02/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/01/2023.......................2 - 4............................33.33%......................- 12.00
TOTALS..................... .....21 - 18........................... 53.84%......................+ 6.00
08/10/2023.......................1 - 5............................16.66%......................- 22.50
08/08/2023.......................7 - 2............................77.77%......................+ 24.00
08/06/2023.......................5 - 1............................83.33%......................+19.50
08/05/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/04/2023.......................3 - 3............................50.00%......................- 1.50
08/03/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/02/2023.......................1 - 1............................50.00%......................- 0.50
08/01/2023.......................2 - 4............................33.33%......................- 12.00
TOTALS..................... .....21 - 18........................... 53.84%......................+ 6.00
Armadillo Sports
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Texans 20, Patriots 9— Rookie CJ Stroud was 2-4/13 passing in his NFL debut.
— Seahawks 24, Vikings 13— Minnesota led 10-0 midway thru second quarter.
— Orioles 5, Astros 4— O’s haven’t been swept in 76 consecutive series.
— Phillies 6, Nationals 2— Game was scoreless thru five innings.
— Tigers 3, Twins 0— Twins are only 60-57, but lead AL Central by 3.5 games.
— Dodgers 2, Rockies 1— Kershaw allowed one run in 5 IP in his return from the IL.
Quote of the Day
“We’ve got to play as a team. We’ve got to go out there grind every day. Grind every at-bat. … It’s been really inconsistent. Some days we do, some days we don’t. We gotta do it every day. Days like this series, we just give up. Like literally, we just give up instead of keep grinding, keep pushing. We’ve got to forget about yesterday and keep moving.”
Padres’ LF Juan Soto
Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played for the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics, what uniform number did he wear?
Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won his 300th major league game, he was pitching for the Chicago White Sox.
Wednesday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
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Friday’s Den: First take of our Week 1 NFL article
Week 1
Thursday
Lions (0-0) @ Chiefs (0-0)
— Last two years, Detroit is 10-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 12-21-1 SU, 23-10-1 ATS.
— Detroit is 5-16-1 SU in last 22 road openers.
— Last seven years, Lions are 4-3 ATS in road openers
— Last five years, Detroit is 12-10 ATS vs AFC opponents.
— Goff is 56-48-1 as an NFL starter, 12-18-1 with the Lions.
— Over 7-1 in their last eight road openers
— Last time Goff played vs Chiefs, his Rams won 54-51 Monday night tilt.
— Last 20 years, Super Bowl champ is 11-6-3 ATS in Week 1 the following year.
— Last three years, KC is 10-13 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last seven years, Chiefs scored 33+ points in all their Week 1 games.
— Kansas City is 7-0 SU/4-3 ATS in last seven home openers.
— Chiefs are 9-2 ATS in last 11 games vs NFC opponents.
— Mahomes is 75-19 as an NFL starter.
— Over is 5-1-2 in their last eight home openers.
— Last three years, under is 15-9-1 in KC home games.
— Chiefs lead series, 9-5.
— This is Lions’ first visit to Arrowhead since 2003.
— Last time Lions beat KC was 2011, 48-3 in the Motor City.
Sunday
Texans (0-0) @ Ravens (0-0)
— Texans have their fourth head coach the last four years.
— Last 3 years, Texans are 10-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— However, they’re 4-9-1 ATS as a road dog outside AFC South, 6-2 in division.
— Houston covered five of last six road openers.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road openers.
— Mills is 5-19-1 as an NFL starter.
— Last two years, under is 11-6 in Houston road games.
— Since 2013, NFL coaches in their first year with a new team are 13-7-1 ATS as Week 1 underdogs.
— Last seven years, Ravens are 6-1 ATS in Week 1
— Last two years, Baltimore is 3-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-2 ATS last seven home openers
— Last three years, scored 38-36-38 points in home openers
— Lamar Jackson is 46-19 as an NFL starter (1-3 in playoff games)
— Last two years, Ravens are 18-16 SU, with a minus-8 turnover ratio.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 home games.
— Ravens are 10-2 against Houston.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Texans are 0-6 in Baltimore, losing last visit 41-7 in 2019.
Bengals (0-0) @ Browns (0-0)
— QB Burrow hurt his calf in preseason; check status.
— Cincinnati lost its last four road openers.
— Bengals went to OT in Week 1 the last two years (1-1)
— Cincinnati is 8-3 ATS in last 11 games as a road favorite.
— Last 2 years, Bengals were 22-11 SU, 22-9-2 ATS.
— Last 2 years, Cincy is 8-5-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Last 2 years, Bengals are 4-1-1 ATS in AFC North road games.
— Under is 10-5-2 in their last 17 road games.
— Browns have had one winning season (2020) since 2007.
— Browns are 3-1-1 ATS in last five games as a home underdog.
— Last three years, Cleveland scored 35-31-30 points in their home opener.
— Last year was first time since 2004 that Browns won in Week 1.
— Last nine years, Cleveland is 9-17-1 ATS in AFC North home tilts (3-0 LY)
— Over is 7-2 in Browns’ last seven home openers.
— Watson is 32-30 as an NFL starter, was 3-3 for Cleveland LY.
— Browns won five of last six games against Cincinnati.
— Bengals lost their last five visits to Cleveland.
Buccaneers (0-0) @ Vikings (0-0)
— Despite being 8-9, Tampa Bay won the NFC South last year.
— Since 2017, Bucs are 6-13-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— Bucs are 5-8 ATS in last 13 games on artificial turf.
— Mayfield is 32-39 as an NFL starter (1-1 in playoffs)
— Buccaneers were 2-12-1 ATS in their last 15 games LY.
— Bucs are 5-3 ATS in last eight road openers.
— Last two years, under is 11-5 in Tampa Bay road games.
— Bucs’ new OC Dave Canales spent last 12 years in Seattle.
— Minnesota made playoffs LY, for first time since 2019.
— Vikings won/covered 7 of their last 8 home openers.
— Vikings were 11-0 SU LY in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Last three years, Minnesota is 7-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2014, Vikings are 23-11-1 as a non-divisional home favorite.
— Last three years, over is 18-7 in Minnesota home games.
— Cousins is 73-66-2 as an NFL starter, 1-3 in playoffs.
— Vikings’ new defensive coordinator is former Dolphins’ HC Brian Flores.
— Tampa Bay won seven of last nine series games.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Bucs lost last visit to Minnesota, 34-17 in 2017.
Titans (0-0) @ Saints (0-0)
— Titans were 7-10 LY, their first losing season since 2015.
— Tennessee lost its last seven games (1-5-1 ATS) last year.
— Titans are 7-3 ATS in their last ten road openers.
— Last 3 years, Tennessee is 9-4-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Tannehill is 80-68 as an NFL starter (2-3 in playoffs)
— Since 2015, Titans are 19-14-1 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Last two years, Titans are 7-5-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— New Orleans was 7-10 LY, their first losing season since 2016.
— Saints are 2-6 SU/1-7 ATS in last eight home openers.
— New Orleans won last four years in Week 1, scoring 29.8 ppg.
— Since 2018, Saints are 13-15 ATS as a home favorite
— Since 2018, NO is 18-11-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
— Last two years, under is 10-7 in Saints’ home games.
— LY, New Orleans was minus-11 in turnovers (+31 from 2019-21)
— Tennessee leads series, 9-6-1
— Road team won four of last five meetings.
— Titans won their last three visits to Bourbon Street.
Panthers (0-0) @ Falcons (0-0)
— New coach, rookie QB usually suggests a losing season.
— Panthers have had five straight losing seasons.
— Reich was 41-35-1 coaching the Colts (1-2 in playoffs)
— Carolina went 8-3 ATS in last 11 games LY, after they fired the coach.
— Last two years, Panthers were 6-8 ATS as a road underdog.
— Carolina is 5-4 ATS in last nine road openers.
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— Last four years, Panthers are 7-5 ATS in NFC South road games.
— Last 3 years, dogs were 19-2 ATS in Carolina games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Falcons have also had five straight losing seasons.
— Atlanta is 14-20 SU in two years under Arthur Smith.
— Seven of their last 10 games LY were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Atlanta is 2-8-1 ATS in last 11 games as a home favorite.
— Since 2004, Atlanta is 15-4 ATS in home openers.
— Under Smith, Falcons are 7-4-2 ATS in games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Ridder was 2-2 as a starter last year, his rookie season.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Teams split their season series (3-3) the last three years.
— Panthers won two of last three visits to Atlanta.
Jaguars (0-0) @ Colts (0-0)
— Jaguars made playoffs LY for 1st time since 2017, 2nd time since ’07.
— Jags were first team EVER to win playoff game with a minus-5 TO ratio.
— Jacksonville was +6 in turnovers LY; they were minus-20 in 2021.
— Last five years, Jaguars are 5-8-2 ATS in AFC South road games.
— Since 2018, Jaguars are 6-12-2 ATS on artificial turf.
— Lawrence is 12-22 as an NFL starter- he won a national title in college.
— Over last decade, Jaguars are 6-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Pederson is 56-48-1 as a head coach (5-3 in playoff games).
— This will be 7th year in row Colts have a different #1 QB
— Colts lost 10 of their last 12 games SU last year.
— Colts are 6-9 ATS in last 15 games as a home underdog.
— Last three years, Indy is 2-6-1 ATS in AFC South home games.
— No idea which QB starts; Minshew has a 8-16 record as a starter.
— If rookie QB Richardson starts, rookie QB/new coach isn’t great.
— Last three years, under is 14-10 in Colts’ home games.
— Colts were minus-13 in turnovers LY (+14/+10 previous two years)
— Home side won last 11 series games.
— Jaguars lost their last five visits to Indy (1-2-2 ATS, all as underdogs)
49ers (0-0) @ Steelers (0-0)
— San Francisco won 12 of its last 13 games (10-3 ATS) LY.
— 49ers were +14 in turnovers last year (minus-15 in 2020-21)
— Last two years, SF were 23-11 in regular season, 4-2 in playoffs.
— Since 2016, 49ers are 11-12 ATS as a road favorite.
— SF is 3-4 SU/ATS in its last seven road openers.
— 49ers are 6-9 ATS in last 15 games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— 49ers are 15-10 ATS in last 25 games vs AFC opponents.
— 2nd-year QB Purdy is 7-1 as NFL starter.
— Steelers went 9-8/9-7-1 the last two seasons.
— Pittsburgh won/covered six of its last seven games LY.
— Since 2018, Steelers are 7-1-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— Pitt is 10-3-1 ATS in last 14 games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Since 2015, Steelers are 20-15 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Steelers are 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five home openers.
— 2nd-year QB Pickett is 7-5 as an NFL starter.
— Home team won last five series games.
— 49ers lost last two visits here; their last win in Pittsburgh was in 1996.
Cardinals (0-0) @ Commanders (0-0)
— New GM, new coach, different QB for Arizona in Week 1.
— Cardinals lost seven in row, 11 of their last 13 games SU (4-6 ATS in last 10).
— Kyler Murray is still recovering from a knee injury; Colt McCoy is starter.
— 37-year old McCoy is 11-25 as an NFL starter (4-4 since 2020)
— Last five years, Cardinals are 20-9-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Arizona was 1-13 SU last year when it scored less than 29 points.
— Cardinals won their last three road openers, covered last four.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five road openers.
— 2022 5th-round pick QB Howell gets his 2nd NFL start here.
— Howell won his first NFL start 26-6 against the Cowboys.
— LY, Washington was 5-1 when it scored 23+ points, 3-7-1 if they didn’t.
— Last five years, Commanders are 5-9 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under was 10-3 in Washington’s last 13 games last year.
— Under is 17-6 in Commanders’ last 23 home games.
— Washington is 3-8 SU/ATS in last eleven home openers.
— Washington won 10 of last 13 series games.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Cardinals lost last eight visits here; their last win in Washington was in 1998.
Raiders (0-0) @ Broncos (0-0)
— Last three years, Raiders are -7/-9/-11 in turnovers.
— Raiders blew five double digit leads in 2nd half last year.
— Garoppolo is 40-17 as an NFL starting QB.
— Garoppolo worked with coach McDaniels in New England.
— Last four years, Raiders are 14-8 ATS as a road underdog.
— Last four years, Las Vegas is 6-4 ATS as an AFC West road dog.
— Raiders are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road openers.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 road games.
— Raiders were 3-8 SU LY in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Sean Payton (152-89 as NFL HC) makes his Denver debut here.
— Denver lost 11 of its last 14 games last year.
— Last 8 years with the Saints, Payton was 20-29-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2017, Broncos are 7-15-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last three years, Denver is 5-3-1 ATS in AFC West home games.
— Denver is 9-5 ATS in its last 14 home openers.
— Last two years, under was 10-6 in Broncos’ home games.
— Russell Wilson is 117-71-1 as an NFL starter.
— Las Vegas won last six series games.
— Raiders won last three visits to Denver (won 22-16 in OT LY)
Dolphins (0-0) @ Chargers (0-0)
— Last 3 years, Miami was 10-6/9-8/9-8……0-1 in playoffs.
— Miami was 9-8 LY despite a minus-8 turnover ratio.
— Last four years, Dolphins are 13-9 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over was 7-2 in Miami road games last season.
— Last four years, Dolphins are 12-7 ATS on artificial turf.
— Last 2 years, Miami is 4-6 in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Dolphins are 6-2 ATS in last eight road openers.
— Tagovailoa is 21-13 as an NFL starter.
— Chargers made playoffs LY, lost 31-30, blowing 27-0 lead in Jacksonville.
— Kellen Moore comes in from Dallas to be new OC.
— Under Staley, Chargers are 6-6-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Bolts are 6-12-7 ATS in last 25 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Herbert is 25-25 as an NFL starter.
— Chargers started the last four seasons 1-0 SU.
— Chargers are 2-4 ATS in last six home openers.
— Bolts’ last three home openers stayed under the total.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Dolphins won last three visits to San Diego/LA.
Eagles (0-0) @ Patriots (0-0)
— Last 20 years, Super Bowl loser is 4-16 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 25-13 SU.
— Last 3 years, Eagles are 4-10 ATS as a road favorite.
— Eagles are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS in last five road openers.
— Hurts is 25-13 as an NFL starter.
— Philly is 6-10 ATS in last 16 games vs AFC opponents.
— Eagles lost both coordinators to HC jobs after last season.
— Since Brady left, NE is 25-25 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— Last three years, Patriots are 3-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— Mac Jones is 16-16 as an NFL starting QB.
— Patriots brought Bill O’Brien in to be Jones’ new QB guru.
— Patriots are 6-4 ATS last ten games vs NFC opponents.
— New England is 4-8 ATS in last dozen home openers.
— Last year was first time since 2002 NE was an underdog in its home opener.
— Under is 23-17-1 in New England’s last 41 home games.
— New England won five of last seven series games.
— Two of those games (1-1) were Super Bowls.
— Eagles are 2-3 in Foxboro; their last visit here was in 2015.
Rams (0-0) @ Seahawks (0-0)
— Last year was Rams’ first losing season since 2016.
— Rams were 1-5-1 ATS as a road dog LY (7-3-1 from ’17-’21)
— Big ?? For Rams; did they improve their offensive line?
— Stafford is 93-104-1 as an NFL starter, 19-11 with the Rams.
— Rams are 13-6-1 ATS in last 20 NFC West road games.
— Under McVay, Rams are 5-1 SU/ATS in season openers.
— Rams covered four of last five road openers.
— Since 2003, Seahawks are 18-2 SU/15-5 ATS in home openers.
— Last two years, Seattle is 3-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last six years, Seahawks are 7-10-1 ATS in NFC West home games.
— Geno Smith is 22-29 as an NFL starter, 10-11 with Seattle.
— Under Carroll, Seattle is 41-35-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under is 9-3 in Seahawks’ last dozen home openers.
— Last three years, under is 15-10 in Seattle home games.
— Seattle was 16-19 last two years, after going 34-18 from 2018-20.
— Rams are 8-4 in last 12 series games, but lost 27-23/19-16 LY.
— Rams won three of their last four visits to Seattle.
Packers (0-0) @ Bears (0-0)
— Jordan Love lost his only NFL start 13-7 at Kansas City in 2021.
— Last four years, Packers are 11-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— GB is 12-8-2 ATS in last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Packers are 8-12 ATS in last 20 NFC North road games.
— Green Bay is 2-4 SU/ATS in last six road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in their last eight road openers.
— This is 5th year in a row that Green Bay opens on the road (2-2 L4)
— Green Bay had three losing seasons in the last six years.
— Bears were 9-25 SU/12-20-2 ATS the last two years.
— Fields is 5-20 SU as an NFL starter; prospect or suspect?
— Last four years, Chicago is 5-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Chicago is 1-8 ATS last nine NFC North home games.
— Bears are 13-9-2 in last 24 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Chicago won four of its last five home openers.
— Bears’ last six home openers stayed under the total.
— Chicago was 3-14 LY; their turnover ratio was only minus-2.
— Green Bay won/covered last eight games in this rivalry.
— Packers are 17-2 SU in last 19 series games.
— Green Bay’s last loss here was in 2018.
Cowboys (0-0) @ Giants (0-0)
— McCarthy takes over as play-caller for departed OC Moore.
— Last two years, Dallas is 17-7 ATS as a favorite.
— Cowboys are 16-11-1 in last 28 games as a road favorite.
— Dallas is 6-6 SU/9-3 ATS in last dozen road openers.
— Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road openers.
— QB Prescott is 63-40 as an NFL starter.
— Last six years, Dallas is 11-7 ATS in NFC East road games.
— Giants made playoffs LY for first time since 2016.
— Since 2018, Giants are 9-19 ATS as a home dog (2-1 LY)
— Last five years, Big Blue is 5-10 ATS in NFC East home games.
— Daniel Jones is 22-32-1 as an NFL starter.
— Last 11 years, Giants are 2-9 SU/1-10 ATS in last 11 home openers.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven home openers.
— Giants were +1 in turnovers LY (minus-25 from 2019-21)
— Last four years, under is 23-9-1 in their home games.
— Dallas won four in row, 11 of last 12 series games.
— Cowboys won/covered five of last six visits to Giants Stadium.
— This is 7th time in last 12 years these teams met in Week 1.
Bills (0-0) @ Jets (0-0)
— Last four years, Bills are 37-18 in regular season, 4-4 in playoffs.
— Last four years, Buffalo is 13-9 ATS as road favorites.
— Last five years, Buffalo is 9-5-1 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Bills are 10-1 ATS in last 11 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Josh Allen is 56-28 as an NFL starter.
— Buffalo is 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in last four road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven road openers.
— Bills are 7-3 ATS in last ten Week 1 games.
— Last 7 years, Jets are 34-80 SU; they have new QB now, guy named Rodgers.
— Jets haven’t made the playoffs since 2010.
— Rodgers is 158-85-1 as an NFL starter, 11-10 in playoff games.
— Last two years, Jets are 5-9 ATS as a home underdog.
— Last five years, Jets are 4-11 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Last three years, Jets are 3-8 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Jets are 4-8 SU in last 12 home openers, 7-3 ATS in last ten.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five home openers.
— Buffalo won five of last six series games.
— Bills won four of last five series games in New Jersey.
Friday’s 6-pack:
— Texans 20, Patriots 9— Rookie CJ Stroud was 2-4/13 passing in his NFL debut.
— Seahawks 24, Vikings 13— Minnesota led 10-0 midway thru second quarter.
— Orioles 5, Astros 4— O’s haven’t been swept in 76 consecutive series.
— Phillies 6, Nationals 2— Game was scoreless thru five innings.
— Tigers 3, Twins 0— Twins are only 60-57, but lead AL Central by 3.5 games.
— Dodgers 2, Rockies 1— Kershaw allowed one run in 5 IP in his return from the IL.
Quote of the Day
“We’ve got to play as a team. We’ve got to go out there grind every day. Grind every at-bat. … It’s been really inconsistent. Some days we do, some days we don’t. We gotta do it every day. Days like this series, we just give up. Like literally, we just give up instead of keep grinding, keep pushing. We’ve got to forget about yesterday and keep moving.”
Padres’ LF Juan Soto
Friday’s quiz
When Michael Jordan played for the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics, what uniform number did he wear?
Thursday’s quiz
When Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver won his 300th major league game, he was pitching for the Chicago White Sox.
Wednesday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.
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Friday’s Den: First take of our Week 1 NFL article
Week 1
Thursday
Lions (0-0) @ Chiefs (0-0)
— Last two years, Detroit is 10-6 ATS as a road underdog.
— Under Campbell, Lions are 12-21-1 SU, 23-10-1 ATS.
— Detroit is 5-16-1 SU in last 22 road openers.
— Last seven years, Lions are 4-3 ATS in road openers
— Last five years, Detroit is 12-10 ATS vs AFC opponents.
— Goff is 56-48-1 as an NFL starter, 12-18-1 with the Lions.
— Over 7-1 in their last eight road openers
— Last time Goff played vs Chiefs, his Rams won 54-51 Monday night tilt.
— Last 20 years, Super Bowl champ is 11-6-3 ATS in Week 1 the following year.
— Last three years, KC is 10-13 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last seven years, Chiefs scored 33+ points in all their Week 1 games.
— Kansas City is 7-0 SU/4-3 ATS in last seven home openers.
— Chiefs are 9-2 ATS in last 11 games vs NFC opponents.
— Mahomes is 75-19 as an NFL starter.
— Over is 5-1-2 in their last eight home openers.
— Last three years, under is 15-9-1 in KC home games.
— Chiefs lead series, 9-5.
— This is Lions’ first visit to Arrowhead since 2003.
— Last time Lions beat KC was 2011, 48-3 in the Motor City.
Sunday
Texans (0-0) @ Ravens (0-0)
— Texans have their fourth head coach the last four years.
— Last 3 years, Texans are 10-11-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— However, they’re 4-9-1 ATS as a road dog outside AFC South, 6-2 in division.
— Houston covered five of last six road openers.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight road openers.
— Mills is 5-19-1 as an NFL starter.
— Last two years, under is 11-6 in Houston road games.
— Since 2013, NFL coaches in their first year with a new team are 13-7-1 ATS as Week 1 underdogs.
— Last seven years, Ravens are 6-1 ATS in Week 1
— Last two years, Baltimore is 3-10 ATS as a home favorite.
— 5-2 ATS last seven home openers
— Last three years, scored 38-36-38 points in home openers
— Lamar Jackson is 46-19 as an NFL starter (1-3 in playoff games)
— Last two years, Ravens are 18-16 SU, with a minus-8 turnover ratio.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 home games.
— Ravens are 10-2 against Houston.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Texans are 0-6 in Baltimore, losing last visit 41-7 in 2019.
Bengals (0-0) @ Browns (0-0)
— QB Burrow hurt his calf in preseason; check status.
— Cincinnati lost its last four road openers.
— Bengals went to OT in Week 1 the last two years (1-1)
— Cincinnati is 8-3 ATS in last 11 games as a road favorite.
— Last 2 years, Bengals were 22-11 SU, 22-9-2 ATS.
— Last 2 years, Cincy is 8-5-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— Last 2 years, Bengals are 4-1-1 ATS in AFC North road games.
— Under is 10-5-2 in their last 17 road games.
— Browns have had one winning season (2020) since 2007.
— Browns are 3-1-1 ATS in last five games as a home underdog.
— Last three years, Cleveland scored 35-31-30 points in their home opener.
— Last year was first time since 2004 that Browns won in Week 1.
— Last nine years, Cleveland is 9-17-1 ATS in AFC North home tilts (3-0 LY)
— Over is 7-2 in Browns’ last seven home openers.
— Watson is 32-30 as an NFL starter, was 3-3 for Cleveland LY.
— Browns won five of last six games against Cincinnati.
— Bengals lost their last five visits to Cleveland.
Buccaneers (0-0) @ Vikings (0-0)
— Despite being 8-9, Tampa Bay won the NFC South last year.
— Since 2017, Bucs are 6-13-4 ATS as a road underdog.
— Bucs are 5-8 ATS in last 13 games on artificial turf.
— Mayfield is 32-39 as an NFL starter (1-1 in playoffs)
— Buccaneers were 2-12-1 ATS in their last 15 games LY.
— Bucs are 5-3 ATS in last eight road openers.
— Last two years, under is 11-5 in Tampa Bay road games.
— Bucs’ new OC Dave Canales spent last 12 years in Seattle.
— Minnesota made playoffs LY, for first time since 2019.
— Vikings won/covered 7 of their last 8 home openers.
— Vikings were 11-0 SU LY in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
— Last three years, Minnesota is 7-12 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2014, Vikings are 23-11-1 as a non-divisional home favorite.
— Last three years, over is 18-7 in Minnesota home games.
— Cousins is 73-66-2 as an NFL starter, 1-3 in playoffs.
— Vikings’ new defensive coordinator is former Dolphins’ HC Brian Flores.
— Tampa Bay won seven of last nine series games.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Bucs lost last visit to Minnesota, 34-17 in 2017.
Titans (0-0) @ Saints (0-0)
— Titans were 7-10 LY, their first losing season since 2015.
— Tennessee lost its last seven games (1-5-1 ATS) last year.
— Titans are 7-3 ATS in their last ten road openers.
— Last 3 years, Tennessee is 9-4-1 ATS as a road underdog.
— Tannehill is 80-68 as an NFL starter (2-3 in playoffs)
— Since 2015, Titans are 19-14-1 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Last two years, Titans are 7-5-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
— New Orleans was 7-10 LY, their first losing season since 2016.
— Saints are 2-6 SU/1-7 ATS in last eight home openers.
— New Orleans won last four years in Week 1, scoring 29.8 ppg.
— Since 2018, Saints are 13-15 ATS as a home favorite
— Since 2018, NO is 18-11-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less.
— Last two years, under is 10-7 in Saints’ home games.
— LY, New Orleans was minus-11 in turnovers (+31 from 2019-21)
— Tennessee leads series, 9-6-1
— Road team won four of last five meetings.
— Titans won their last three visits to Bourbon Street.
Panthers (0-0) @ Falcons (0-0)
— New coach, rookie QB usually suggests a losing season.
— Panthers have had five straight losing seasons.
— Reich was 41-35-1 coaching the Colts (1-2 in playoffs)
— Carolina went 8-3 ATS in last 11 games LY, after they fired the coach.
— Last two years, Panthers were 6-8 ATS as a road underdog.
— Carolina is 5-4 ATS in last nine road openers.
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— Last four years, Panthers are 7-5 ATS in NFC South road games.
— Last 3 years, dogs were 19-2 ATS in Carolina games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Falcons have also had five straight losing seasons.
— Atlanta is 14-20 SU in two years under Arthur Smith.
— Seven of their last 10 games LY were decided by 6 or fewer points.
— Atlanta is 2-8-1 ATS in last 11 games as a home favorite.
— Since 2004, Atlanta is 15-4 ATS in home openers.
— Under Smith, Falcons are 7-4-2 ATS in games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Ridder was 2-2 as a starter last year, his rookie season.
— Under is 7-1 in their last eight games.
— Teams split their season series (3-3) the last three years.
— Panthers won two of last three visits to Atlanta.
Jaguars (0-0) @ Colts (0-0)
— Jaguars made playoffs LY for 1st time since 2017, 2nd time since ’07.
— Jags were first team EVER to win playoff game with a minus-5 TO ratio.
— Jacksonville was +6 in turnovers LY; they were minus-20 in 2021.
— Last five years, Jaguars are 5-8-2 ATS in AFC South road games.
— Since 2018, Jaguars are 6-12-2 ATS on artificial turf.
— Lawrence is 12-22 as an NFL starter- he won a national title in college.
— Over last decade, Jaguars are 6-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Pederson is 56-48-1 as a head coach (5-3 in playoff games).
— This will be 7th year in row Colts have a different #1 QB
— Colts lost 10 of their last 12 games SU last year.
— Colts are 6-9 ATS in last 15 games as a home underdog.
— Last three years, Indy is 2-6-1 ATS in AFC South home games.
— No idea which QB starts; Minshew has a 8-16 record as a starter.
— If rookie QB Richardson starts, rookie QB/new coach isn’t great.
— Last three years, under is 14-10 in Colts’ home games.
— Colts were minus-13 in turnovers LY (+14/+10 previous two years)
— Home side won last 11 series games.
— Jaguars lost their last five visits to Indy (1-2-2 ATS, all as underdogs)
49ers (0-0) @ Steelers (0-0)
— San Francisco won 12 of its last 13 games (10-3 ATS) LY.
— 49ers were +14 in turnovers last year (minus-15 in 2020-21)
— Last two years, SF were 23-11 in regular season, 4-2 in playoffs.
— Since 2016, 49ers are 11-12 ATS as a road favorite.
— SF is 3-4 SU/ATS in its last seven road openers.
— 49ers are 6-9 ATS in last 15 games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— 49ers are 15-10 ATS in last 25 games vs AFC opponents.
— 2nd-year QB Purdy is 7-1 as NFL starter.
— Steelers went 9-8/9-7-1 the last two seasons.
— Pittsburgh won/covered six of its last seven games LY.
— Since 2018, Steelers are 7-1-1 ATS as a home underdog.
— Pitt is 10-3-1 ATS in last 14 games when spread was 3 or fewer points.
— Since 2015, Steelers are 20-15 ATS vs NFC opponents.
— Steelers are 1-4 SU/0-5 ATS in last five home openers.
— 2nd-year QB Pickett is 7-5 as an NFL starter.
— Home team won last five series games.
— 49ers lost last two visits here; their last win in Pittsburgh was in 1996.
Cardinals (0-0) @ Commanders (0-0)
— New GM, new coach, different QB for Arizona in Week 1.
— Cardinals lost seven in row, 11 of their last 13 games SU (4-6 ATS in last 10).
— Kyler Murray is still recovering from a knee injury; Colt McCoy is starter.
— 37-year old McCoy is 11-25 as an NFL starter (4-4 since 2020)
— Last five years, Cardinals are 20-9-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Arizona was 1-13 SU last year when it scored less than 29 points.
— Cardinals won their last three road openers, covered last four.
— Under is 4-1 in their last five road openers.
— 2022 5th-round pick QB Howell gets his 2nd NFL start here.
— Howell won his first NFL start 26-6 against the Cowboys.
— LY, Washington was 5-1 when it scored 23+ points, 3-7-1 if they didn’t.
— Last five years, Commanders are 5-9 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under was 10-3 in Washington’s last 13 games last year.
— Under is 17-6 in Commanders’ last 23 home games.
— Washington is 3-8 SU/ATS in last eleven home openers.
— Washington won 10 of last 13 series games.
— Teams haven’t met since 2020.
— Cardinals lost last eight visits here; their last win in Washington was in 1998.
Raiders (0-0) @ Broncos (0-0)
— Last three years, Raiders are -7/-9/-11 in turnovers.
— Raiders blew five double digit leads in 2nd half last year.
— Garoppolo is 40-17 as an NFL starting QB.
— Garoppolo worked with coach McDaniels in New England.
— Last four years, Raiders are 14-8 ATS as a road underdog.
— Last four years, Las Vegas is 6-4 ATS as an AFC West road dog.
— Raiders are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road openers.
— Under is 11-6 in their last 17 road games.
— Raiders were 3-8 SU LY in games decided by 5 or less points, or in OT.
— Sean Payton (152-89 as NFL HC) makes his Denver debut here.
— Denver lost 11 of its last 14 games last year.
— Last 8 years with the Saints, Payton was 20-29-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Since 2017, Broncos are 7-15-3 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last three years, Denver is 5-3-1 ATS in AFC West home games.
— Denver is 9-5 ATS in its last 14 home openers.
— Last two years, under was 10-6 in Broncos’ home games.
— Russell Wilson is 117-71-1 as an NFL starter.
— Las Vegas won last six series games.
— Raiders won last three visits to Denver (won 22-16 in OT LY)
Dolphins (0-0) @ Chargers (0-0)
— Last 3 years, Miami was 10-6/9-8/9-8……0-1 in playoffs.
— Miami was 9-8 LY despite a minus-8 turnover ratio.
— Last four years, Dolphins are 13-9 ATS as a road underdog.
— Over was 7-2 in Miami road games last season.
— Last four years, Dolphins are 12-7 ATS on artificial turf.
— Last 2 years, Miami is 4-6 in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Dolphins are 6-2 ATS in last eight road openers.
— Tagovailoa is 21-13 as an NFL starter.
— Chargers made playoffs LY, lost 31-30, blowing 27-0 lead in Jacksonville.
— Kellen Moore comes in from Dallas to be new OC.
— Under Staley, Chargers are 6-6-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Bolts are 6-12-7 ATS in last 25 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Herbert is 25-25 as an NFL starter.
— Chargers started the last four seasons 1-0 SU.
— Chargers are 2-4 ATS in last six home openers.
— Bolts’ last three home openers stayed under the total.
— Teams split their last six meetings.
— Dolphins won last three visits to San Diego/LA.
Eagles (0-0) @ Patriots (0-0)
— Last 20 years, Super Bowl loser is 4-16 ATS in Week 1 the next year.
— Under Sirianni, Eagles are 25-13 SU.
— Last 3 years, Eagles are 4-10 ATS as a road favorite.
— Eagles are 2-3 SU/1-4 ATS in last five road openers.
— Hurts is 25-13 as an NFL starter.
— Philly is 6-10 ATS in last 16 games vs AFC opponents.
— Eagles lost both coordinators to HC jobs after last season.
— Since Brady left, NE is 25-25 SU in regular season, 0-1 in playoffs.
— Last three years, Patriots are 3-5 ATS as a home underdog.
— Mac Jones is 16-16 as an NFL starting QB.
— Patriots brought Bill O’Brien in to be Jones’ new QB guru.
— Patriots are 6-4 ATS last ten games vs NFC opponents.
— New England is 4-8 ATS in last dozen home openers.
— Last year was first time since 2002 NE was an underdog in its home opener.
— Under is 23-17-1 in New England’s last 41 home games.
— New England won five of last seven series games.
— Two of those games (1-1) were Super Bowls.
— Eagles are 2-3 in Foxboro; their last visit here was in 2015.
Rams (0-0) @ Seahawks (0-0)
— Last year was Rams’ first losing season since 2016.
— Rams were 1-5-1 ATS as a road dog LY (7-3-1 from ’17-’21)
— Big ?? For Rams; did they improve their offensive line?
— Stafford is 93-104-1 as an NFL starter, 19-11 with the Rams.
— Rams are 13-6-1 ATS in last 20 NFC West road games.
— Under McVay, Rams are 5-1 SU/ATS in season openers.
— Rams covered four of last five road openers.
— Since 2003, Seahawks are 18-2 SU/15-5 ATS in home openers.
— Last two years, Seattle is 3-7 ATS as a home favorite.
— Last six years, Seahawks are 7-10-1 ATS in NFC West home games.
— Geno Smith is 22-29 as an NFL starter, 10-11 with Seattle.
— Under Carroll, Seattle is 41-35-2 ATS as a home favorite.
— Under is 9-3 in Seahawks’ last dozen home openers.
— Last three years, under is 15-10 in Seattle home games.
— Seattle was 16-19 last two years, after going 34-18 from 2018-20.
— Rams are 8-4 in last 12 series games, but lost 27-23/19-16 LY.
— Rams won three of their last four visits to Seattle.
Packers (0-0) @ Bears (0-0)
— Jordan Love lost his only NFL start 13-7 at Kansas City in 2021.
— Last four years, Packers are 11-5 ATS as a road underdog.
— GB is 12-8-2 ATS in last 22 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Packers are 8-12 ATS in last 20 NFC North road games.
— Green Bay is 2-4 SU/ATS in last six road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in their last eight road openers.
— This is 5th year in a row that Green Bay opens on the road (2-2 L4)
— Green Bay had three losing seasons in the last six years.
— Bears were 9-25 SU/12-20-2 ATS the last two years.
— Fields is 5-20 SU as an NFL starter; prospect or suspect?
— Last four years, Chicago is 5-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
— Chicago is 1-8 ATS last nine NFC North home games.
— Bears are 13-9-2 in last 24 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Chicago won four of its last five home openers.
— Bears’ last six home openers stayed under the total.
— Chicago was 3-14 LY; their turnover ratio was only minus-2.
— Green Bay won/covered last eight games in this rivalry.
— Packers are 17-2 SU in last 19 series games.
— Green Bay’s last loss here was in 2018.
Cowboys (0-0) @ Giants (0-0)
— McCarthy takes over as play-caller for departed OC Moore.
— Last two years, Dallas is 17-7 ATS as a favorite.
— Cowboys are 16-11-1 in last 28 games as a road favorite.
— Dallas is 6-6 SU/9-3 ATS in last dozen road openers.
— Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven road openers.
— QB Prescott is 63-40 as an NFL starter.
— Last six years, Dallas is 11-7 ATS in NFC East road games.
— Giants made playoffs LY for first time since 2016.
— Since 2018, Giants are 9-19 ATS as a home dog (2-1 LY)
— Last five years, Big Blue is 5-10 ATS in NFC East home games.
— Daniel Jones is 22-32-1 as an NFL starter.
— Last 11 years, Giants are 2-9 SU/1-10 ATS in last 11 home openers.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven home openers.
— Giants were +1 in turnovers LY (minus-25 from 2019-21)
— Last four years, under is 23-9-1 in their home games.
— Dallas won four in row, 11 of last 12 series games.
— Cowboys won/covered five of last six visits to Giants Stadium.
— This is 7th time in last 12 years these teams met in Week 1.
Bills (0-0) @ Jets (0-0)
— Last four years, Bills are 37-18 in regular season, 4-4 in playoffs.
— Last four years, Buffalo is 13-9 ATS as road favorites.
— Last five years, Buffalo is 9-5-1 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Bills are 10-1 ATS in last 11 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Josh Allen is 56-28 as an NFL starter.
— Buffalo is 4-0 SU/3-1 ATS in last four road openers.
— Under is 5-2 in last seven road openers.
— Bills are 7-3 ATS in last ten Week 1 games.
— Last 7 years, Jets are 34-80 SU; they have new QB now, guy named Rodgers.
— Jets haven’t made the playoffs since 2010.
— Rodgers is 158-85-1 as an NFL starter, 11-10 in playoff games.
— Last two years, Jets are 5-9 ATS as a home underdog.
— Last five years, Jets are 4-11 ATS in AFC East home games.
— Last three years, Jets are 3-8 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
— Jets are 4-8 SU in last 12 home openers, 7-3 ATS in last ten.
— Over is 4-1 in their last five home openers.
— Buffalo won five of last six series games.
— Bills won four of last five series games in New Jersey.
WNBA
Friday, August 11
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Chicago @ New York
Chicago
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
New York
New York is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Washington @ Las Vegas
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
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Friday, August 11
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Trend Report
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Chicago @ New York
Chicago
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
New York
New York is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
Washington @ Las Vegas
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
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Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks| Date | W-L-T | % | Units | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/11/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 08/10/2023 | 1-5-0 | 16.67% | -2250 | Detail |
| 08/08/2023 | 7-2-0 | 77.78% | +2400 | Detail |
| 08/06/2023 | 5-2-0 | 71.43% | +1400 | Detail |
| 08/05/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 08/04/2023 | 5-3-0 | 62.50% | +850 | Detail |
| 08/03/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 08/02/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 08/01/2023 | 3-5-0 | 37.50% | -1250 | Detail |
