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Sunday’s 6-pack:
Easiest non-conference college football schedules this season:
— Wake Forest
— Vanderbilt
— Georgia
— Tennessee
— Missouri
— Mississippi

Quote of the Day
“We need no motivation whatsoever when it comes to Kyle Schwarber. He’s great. We thought he was great when we signed him years ago. We thought he was great consistently through the years…….”
Phillies owner John Middleton, talking about re-signing Kyle Schwarber

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Hannum was the first coach to win a championship in both the NBA and ABA; he won NBA titles with the Hawks and 76ers. Which ABA team did he lead to a championship?

Saturday’s quiz
Lee Mazzilli was the first New York Met to hit a home run in an All-Star Game, in 1979.

Friday’s quiz
Other than the Chiefs, Denver was the last team to win the AFC West- their QB that season, when they also won the Super Bowl, was Peyton Manning.

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

— Reds 5, Mets 2
Mets retired David Wright’s #5 before this game.
Jake Fraley had three hits, drove in two runs.
In their last 40 games, David Peterson is only starting pitcher for the Mets who has gotten an out after the sixth inning.

— Bronx 12, Braves 9
Atlanta led 7-2 after the fifth inning.
New York scored four runs in the decisive ninth inning.
Anthony Volpe homered twice, drove in four runs.

— Brewers 8, Dodgers 7
Both teams scored four runs in the fourth inning.
Freddy Peralta got his 12th win, but gave up four runs in 5 IP.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 33rd home run of the season.

— Phillies 9, Angels 5
Angels led 4-2 in the sixth inning.
Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam, his 32nd home run.
In his last six games. Bryce Harper is 12 for 24 with four home runs.

— Famous birthdays, July 20th:
James Harris, 78
Donna Dixon, 68
Mike Lansford, 67
Mike Witt, 65
Reed Diamond, 58
Omar Epps, 52
Ray Allen, 50
Stephen Strasburg, 37
Steven Adams, 32
Keibert Ruiz, 27

— A’s 8, Guardians 2
Luis Severino allowed only five baserunners, two runs in 5 IP.
Nick Kurtz was 3-5 with a home run, three runs scored.
Jacob Wilson, Shea Langeliers also homered for the A’s.

— Cubs 6, Red Sox 0
Chicago hit five solo home runs in this game.
Shota Imanaga threw seven shutout innings; he is 7-3, 2.40 this year.
Red Sox scored one run the last two days, after entering the All-star break on a 10-game winning streak.

— Rays 4, Orioles 3
Baltimore led 2-0 in the 7th inning.
Chandler Simpson had the game-tying hit, scored the winning run.
Scott Fairbanks got his 16th save for Tampa Bay.

— Nationals 4, Padres 2
Nathaniel Lowe homered in the 6th inning for Washington.
Just the second win for the Nationals in their last 11 games.
It was the first time in 35 games that Washington recorded a save.

— Rangers 4, Tigers 1
Kumar Rocker didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning.
Rowdy Tellez hit a 3-run homer in his second game with Texas.
Rangers are 50-49, are over .500 for the first time since May 20th.

— Movie of the Day: Moon Over Parador (1988)- An American actor gets an acting gig in South America, then gets hired to stand in for the country’s dictator, when the dictator dies in real life. Can the actor and dictator’s mistress change Parador?
Richard Dreyfuss is the actor, Sonia Braga is the mistress, Raul Julia plays the dictator’s right hand man. Jonathan Winters has a strange role as a spy of some kind.
This is a funny movie, a weirder version of Dave, when Kevin Kline stands in as the President when he has a stroke.

— Blue Jays 6, Giants 3
Addison Barger went 4-for 4; Toronto has won 9 in a row at home.
Giants led 2-0 in sixth inning, but Blue Jays scored 4 runs in the sixth.
Willie Adames homered twice for San Francisco.

— Marlins 3, Royals 1
Marlins led 1-0 after seven innings.
With score 1-1, Otto Lopez hit a 2-run double in 8th inning.
Since June 13, Marlins are 21-10.

— White Sox 10, Pirates 4
White Sox won first two games in this series, scoring 10 runs in both games.
Lenyn Sosa was 3-for-5, scoring twice, with 3 RBI.
Adrian Houser didn’t pitch well, but Chicago is 7-3 in his starts.

— Diamondbacks 10, Cardinals 1
Eugenio Suarez homered twice, now has 33 homers this season.
Corbin Carroll had two triples, now has 12 triples this season.
Arizona is 49-50, 4.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot.

— Rockies 10, Twins 6
Colorado wins a home series for the first time this season.
Ezequiel Tovar hit a 3-run homer to put the Rockies ahead for good.
Minnesota has lost 12 of its last 15 road games.

 

[Udog]

The season resumes Tuesday.

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in innings pitched:
135.1— Garrett Crochet, Bos
131.2— Logan Webb, SF
127.1— Tarik Skubal, Det
123.1— Robbie Ray, SF
122.1— Zack Littell, TB
122.0— Zack Wheeler, Phil

Quote of the Day
“I just wanted to give him a platform with me. Maybe it was football one day. Maybe it was no football. My time is very hard to find during the season, but I just wanted to make sure that we got together. The one thing I learned about him in those meetings is he had great questions, and that validated that he was receiving and getting something out of that time.

And as I’ve told him, it doesn’t really guarantee you anything, but once you’re fighting the fight on a daily basis of growing within the system, he would be able to rely on some of what we did together.”
Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, talking about his young QB, JJ McCarthy

Monday’s quiz
Where did Lions’ QB Jared Goff play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Hannum was the first coach to win a championship in both the NBA and ABA; he won NBA titles with the Hawks and 76ers- he led the Oakland Oaks to an ABA championship, with the great Rick Barry and future NBA coach Doug Moe on that team.

Saturday’s quiz
Lee Mazzilli was the first New York Met to hit a home run in an All-Star Game, in 1979.

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Monday’s Den: Trends for major league teams…….

Trends for major league teams
(thru Sunday’s games)

— Arizona (50-50)
Arizona won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.
Over is 17-7 in their last 24 home games.
Arizona is 8-19 in last 27 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (43-55)
Braves are 6-14 in its last 20 games.
Atlanta is 10.5 games out of the last Wild Card spot.
Atlanta is 25-24 at home, 18-31 on the road.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.

— Cubs (59-40)
Chicago is 13-7 in its last 20 games.
Cubs are tied with Milwaukee for NL Central lead.
Under is 7-2 in its last ten nine games.
Cubs are 46-24 vs righty starters, 13-16 vs lefties.

— Reds (52-48)
Cincinnati is 6-2 in its last eight games.
Reds are 38-30 vs righty starters, 14-18 vs lefties.
Under is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Reds scored in first inning in six of last ten games.

— Rockies (24-75)
Colorado won its first home series of the season this weekend.
Under is 15-8 in Rockies’ last 23 games.
Rockies are 3-23 vs lefty starters, 21-52 vs righties.
Colorado is 6-3 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Dodgers (58-42)
Dodgers lost 10 of their last 12 games.
LA leads San Diego by 3.5 games in NL West.
Dodgers are 42-28 vs righty starters, 16-14 vs lefties.
Under is 13-7 in their last 20 games.

— Marlins (46-52) )
Marlins are 23-14 in their last 37 games.
Miami is 22-28 at home, 24-24 on the road.
Under is 17-5 in Marlins’ last 22 home games.
Over is 8-4 in Marlins’ last 12 road games.

— Brewers (59-40)
Brewers won their last ten games, scoring 56 runs.
Milwaukee is 33-17 at home, 26-23 on the road.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight series openers.
Milwaukee is tied with the Cubs for the NL Central lead.

— Mets (56-44)
Mets are 11-20 in their last 31 games.
Mets are 34-16 at home, 22-28 on the road.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Mets are #2 Wild Card team right now, trail Philly by half-game in NL East.

— Phillies (56-43)
Phillies are 4-8 in their last 12 road games.
Phillies are 44-27 vs righty starters, 12-16 vs lefties.
Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
Phillies are 11-5 in home series openers.

— Pirates (39-61)
Pirates are 1-11 in their last 12 games.
Pittsburgh is 26-24 at home, 13-37 on the road.
Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
Pirates are 10-5 in last 15 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— St Louis (51-49)
St Louis is 5-11 in its last 16 games.
Cardinals are 11-5 in home series openers.
St Louis is 29-20 at home, 22-29 on the road.
Over is 10-2 in their last dozen games.

— Padres (54-45)
Padres are 10-9 in their last 19 games (starting pitchers have two wins.
San Diego is 3-8 in its last 11 series openers.
Under is 17-10 in their last 27 games.
San Diego leads Giants by 2.5 games for the last NL Wild Card slot.

— Giants (52-48)
Giants are 1-6 in their last seven games, 11-17 since acquiring Devers.
Giants are 42-31 vs righty pitchers, 10-17 vs lefties.
Over is 6-3 in their last nine road games.
SF is 21-10 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Washington (39-60)
Nationals are 2-7 since they fired their general manager/manager.
Washington is 4-14 in its last fifteen home games.
Over is 20-4 in their last 24 games.
Washington is 17-8 last 25 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Notes for the Denver Broncos:
Broncos were 10-7 LY, 1-6 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Broncos were 9-1 in games decided by 9+ points.

Last year was Denver’s first winning season since 2016.

Denver was 8-0 ATS as a favorite LY, 4-5 as an underdog.

Broncos were +6 (25-19) in turnovers LY,+39 in sacks (63-24).

Broncos are #24 in NFL in $$$ spent on offense, #7 on OL, #28 on QB’s.
Broncos are #15 in NFL in $$$ spent on defense, #25 on CB’s

— Famous birthdays, July 21st:
Al Hrabosky, 76
Jon Lovitz, 68
Barry Redden, 65
Henry Ellard, 64
Mike Bordick, 60

Geoff Jenkins, 51
Justin Bertha, 47
David Carr, 46
CC Sabathia, 45
DeAndre Jordan, 37

Today would’ve been the 74th birthday for the great Robin Williams.

— Orioles (44-54)
Baltimore lost four of its last five games.
Orioles are 7-3 in their last ten series openers.
Orioles are 14-15 vs AL East foes, 30-39 vs everyone else.
Under is 28-15 in their last 43 games.

— Red Sox (54-47)
Red Sox won 11 of their last 13 games.
Boston is 12-19 in one-run games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Red Sox are 17-11 in 28 games since trading Devers.

— White Sox (35-65)
Chicago swept the Pirates this weekend, scoring 27 runs.
White Sox are 21-29 at home, 14-36 on the road.
Under is 16-5 in their last 21 road games.
Chicago is 25-50 vs righty starters, 10-15 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (48-50)
Cleveland is 8-2 in its last 10 games, after an 0-10 skid.
Guardians are 4.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 37-31 vs righty starters, 11-19 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Detroit (60-40)
Detroit lost six of its last seven games.
Tigers are 18-9 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 11 games.
Detroit is 13-3 in home series openers.
Under is 5-1 in their last six road games.

— Houston (57-42)
Astros are 2-7 in last nine games, lead AL West by 4 games.
Astros are 33-19 at home, 24-23 on the road.
Over is 10-5 in their last 12 road games.
Three of their four starting infielders are on the IL.

— Royals (48-52)
Royals are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Kansas City is 37-45 vs righty starters, 11-7 vs lefties.
Under is 11-3 in Royals’ last 14 home games.
Royals are 1-8 in last nine home series openers.

— Angels (49-50)
Angels are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
Halos are 14-5 in last 19 series openers.
Angels are 40-40 vs righty starters, 9-10 vs lefties.
Angels are 24-12 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (48-51)
Twins are 2-6 in their last eight road games.
Minnesota is 28-20 at home, 20-31 on the road.
Twins are five games out of the last playoff slot.
Under is 13-5 in their last eighteen games.

— New York (55-44)
New York is 7-3 in its last ten games.
Over is 14-3 in their last 17 games.
Right now, New York is the #1 Wild Card in the AL.
New York is 43-33 vs righty starters, 12-11 vs lefties.

— A’s (42-59)
A’s are 9-8 in their last seventeen games.
Under is 8-4 in their last 12 home games.
A’s are 12-14 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last ten series, A’s are 6-0 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..

— Seattle (53-46)
Mariners won five of their last six games.
Seattle is 11-5 in its last sixteen home games.
Over is 18-4 in their last 22 road games.
Under is 13-7 in Mariners’ last 20 home games.

— Tampa Bay (52-48)
Tampa Bay lost 12 of its last 17 games.
Rays are 30-26 at home, 22-22 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 2-7 in last nine games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (50-50)
Rangers are 21-15 in their last 36 games.
Texas is 9-21 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
Rangers are 28-20 at home, 22-30 on road.
Under is 4-0 in their last four games.

— Toronto (58-41)
Blue Jays won 14 of their last 17 games.
Blue Jays won their last 10 home games.
Over is 13-7 in their last 20 road games.
Toronto is 13-5 in last 18 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Red Sox, Mariners
NL: Phillies, Chi/Mil, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Mil/Chi, Mets, Padres

 

[Udog]

The season resumes tomorrow.

 

[CNOTES]

Los Angeles faces Washington after Hamby's 26-point showing​

Story by


The Associated Press
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM PDT·
2 min read


Los Angeles Sparks (8-14, 3-10 Western Conference) at Washington Mystics (11-11, 6-5 Eastern Conference)
Washington; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mystics -2.5; over/under is 167.5

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks visits the Washington Mystics after Dearica Hamby scored 26 points in the Sparks' 99-80 win against the Washington Mystics.

The Mystics have gone 7-3 at home. Washington ranks fifth in the WNBA with 35.5 rebounds led by Kiki Iriafen averaging 8.5.
The Sparks have gone 5-6 away from home. Los Angeles leads the Western Conference with 38.8 points per game in the paint led by Hamby averaging 12.2.

Washington averages 78.5 points per game, 8.4 fewer points than the 86.9 Los Angeles allows. Los Angeles averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Washington gives up.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Sparks defeated the Mystics 99-80 in their last meeting on July 16. Hamby led the Sparks with 26 points, and Shakira Austin led the Mystics with 16 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brittney Sykes is averaging 17.1 points and 4.4 assists for the Mystics. Austin is averaging 16.5 points over the last 10 games.
Hamby is averaging 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals for the Sparks. Kelsey Plum is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 6-4, averaging 79.5 points, 34.5 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 6.5 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.3 points per game.
Sparks: 4-6, averaging 83.0 points, 31.9 rebounds, 20.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.9 points.

INJURIES: Mystics: Georgia Amoore: out for season (acl).
Sparks: Cameron Brink: out (knee).

 

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Minnesota takes on Chicago, aims for 5th straight home win​

Story by


The Associated Press
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM PDT·
2 min read


Chicago Sky (7-15, 1-9 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (20-4, 14-2 Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Lynx -13; over/under is 163.5

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Lynx face Chicago Sky.
The Lynx have gone 12-0 at home. Minnesota ranks fourth in the WNBA averaging 9.3 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 35.1% from deep. Kayla McBride leads the team averaging 2.6 makes while shooting 37.7% from 3-point range.
The Sky are 3-9 in road games. Chicago has a 1-11 record against teams over .500.

Minnesota is shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points higher than the 44.5% Chicago allows to opponents. Chicago has shot at a 42.1% rate from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 41.2% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.
The teams square off for the fourth time this season. The Lynx won 91-78 in the last meeting on July 15. Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with 29 points, and Angel Reese led the Sky with 22 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Collier is scoring 23.2 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Lynx. Courtney Williams is averaging 15.8 points and 6.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Reese is averaging 14 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals for the Sky. Rachel Banham is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 8-2, averaging 86.5 points, 34.1 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.8 points per game.

Sky: 4-6, averaging 80.2 points, 38.5 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.2 points.

INJURIES: Lynx: Karlie Samuelson: out for season (foot).

Sky: Courtney Vandersloot: out for season (acl).

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Wins by Houston Astro pitchers:
144— Joe Niekro
143— Roy Oswalt
137— Larry Dierker
110— Mike Scott
107— JR Richard
106— Nolan Ryan

Quote of the Day
“Just knowing that I’m going to be back home for all parts of my life, with my kids, playing for the Trail Blazers, driving on the same streets that I’ve driven on pretty much my entire adulthood, my whole family being here, my mom, my brother, my sisters, all my friends around the city of Portland. All of those things count. I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon.”
NBA star Damian Lillard, on returning to play for Portland next year

Tuesday’s quiz
Other than Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, what is the oldest major league stadium?

Monday’s quiz
Lions’ QB Jared Goff played his college football for the Cal Golden Bears

Sunday’s quiz
Alex Hannum was the first coach to win a championship in both the NBA and ABA; he won NBA titles with the Hawks and 76ers- he led the Oakland Oaks to an ABA championship, with the great Rick Barry and future NBA coach Doug Moe on that team.

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

— Baseball’s trade deadline is 9-10 days away, 6:00 on July 31st; how much activity will there be? Lot of the contending teams need pitching help, but how much pitching help can the teams who are out of contention provide?
Some teams are teetering on the edge of contending/selling; which teams will go for it? Seems like with a few teams (Arizona, St Louis, Kansas City) that could change on a daily basis.

— There are 13 major league managers who have won 2,000+ games; 10 of them are in the Hall of Fame. The other three?
Dusty Baker
Bruce Bochy
Terry Francona…….all three of them will get inducted in Cooperstown, too.

— Chicago White Sox are 35-65 this season, but they’re 9-5 on Fridays. Go figure.

— Reds OF Jake Fraley is playing with a torn labrum in his shoulder, which will need surgery after the season. Fraley is hitting .242 with a .748 OPS this season.

— Houston reliever Bryan Abreu has nine saves in 13 opportunities this season; all four of his blown saves have come against Seattle.

— Charlotte 83, Sacramento 78
Hornets won the NBA Summer League; players actually get championship rings.
Dennis Rodman’s son scored 11 points in 16:00 off the bench for Charlotte.
Sacramento’s bench shot only 6-20 from the floor.

— Notes for the Detroit Lions:
Last two years, Lions were 27-7 SU in regular season.
Last year, Detroit was 7-2 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Lions were +9 (24-15) in turnovers last year.
Since 2022, Detroit is 36-14 against the spread.
Lions are 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games as a favorite.
Since 2022, over is 17-9 in Detroit home games.
From 1992-2022, Detroit was 0-8 in playoff games; then they won two playoff games in 2023, losing NFC title game 34-31 at San Francisco.
This year, Lions are #5 in NFL in $$$ spent on offense (#13 QB).
This year, Lions are #26 in $$$ spent on defensive players.

— Famous birthdays, July 22nd:
Sparky Lyle, 81
Danny Glover, 79
Albert Brooks, 78
Willem Dafoe, 70
Dave Stieb, 68
Alvin Robertson, 63
David Spade, 61
Keyshawn Johnson, 53
Steven Jackson, 42
Tanner Scott, 31
Ezekiel Elliott, 30
Garrett Wilson, 25

— White Sox 8, Rays 3
Chicago is 4-0 since All-Star break, scoring 35 runs.
Brooks Baldwin hit a 3-run homer for the White Sox.
Rays are 1.5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card spot.

— Pirates 3, Tigers 0
Paul Skenes allowed 3 hits in 6 shutout IP.
Detroit has lost seven of its last eight games.
Despite that, Tigers still lead the AL Central by ten games.

— Astros 6, Diamondbacks 3
2B Brice Matthews hit his first two big league homers in his 5th MLB game.
Just third win for Houston in its last ten games.
Eugenio Suarez hit his 36th home run for Arizona.

— Brewers 6, Mariners 0
Milwaukee has now won 11 games in a row.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Brandon Woodruff allowed two baserunners in six IP.

— Blue Jays 4, New York 1
Toronto won its 11th straight home game.
Overall, Toronto is 17-4 in its last 21 games.
Blue Jays now lead AL East by four games.

— Padres 2, Marlins 1
San Diego’s bullpen got 14 outs, allowed only two baserunners.
Miami out-hit the Padres 9-5, but they were 0-5 with RISP.
Padres hold a 3.5-game lead for the NL’s last Wild Card spot.

— Cardinals 6, Rockies 2
Willson Contreras homered, drove in two runs.
Michael McGreevy allowed two runs in 7 IP to get the win.
Colorado is now 24-76 in its first 100 games.

 

[Udog]

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Trend Report
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Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Los Angeles is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games
Los Angeles is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Los Angeles


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games
Chicago is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 11 games
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Minnesota is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games
Minnesota is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Minnesota is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New York
New York Liberty
New York is 3-8-1 ATS in its last 12 games
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games
Las Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Las Vegas is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 9 games at home


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 2-23 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games on the road
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Seattle is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home


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[Udog]

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday, July 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at WAS	07:30 PM	LA +3.0 O 167.5	+500 +500
IND at NY	08:00 PM	NY -10.5 U 163.0	+500 +500
CHI at MIN	08:00 PM	CHI +15.5 O 158.5	+500 +500
ATL at LV	10:00 PM	ATL +1.5 U 161.0	+500 +500
DAL at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA -9.0 U 164.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS FOR JULY !

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07/15/2025.................2 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 10.00
07/14/2025.................1 - 3 - 0.................25.00%............- 11.50
07/13/2025.................5 - 3 - 0.................62.50%.............+ 8.50
07/12/2025.................4 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 20.00
07/11/2025.................3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/10/2025.................1 - 2 - 1.................33.33%.............- 6.00
07/09/2025.................3 - 4 - 0.................42.85%.............- 7.00
07/08/2025.................2 - 0 - 2................100.00%.............+ 10.00
07/07/2025.................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/06/2025.................2 - 3 - 1..................40.00%.............- 6.50
07/05/2025.................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.............- 11.50
07/03/2025.................6 - 2 - 2..................75.00%..............+ 19.00
07/01/2025.................1 - 1 - 0..................50.00%...............- 0.50

TOTALS....................44 -29 - 6...................60.27%...............+ 60.50

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BEST BETS BY MONTHS

JUNE TOTALS....................58 - 52 - 1...............52.72%................+ 19.50
MAY TOTALS......................39 - 22 - 0...............63.93%................+ 68.50

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Pirates 8, Tigers 5- Detroit lost eight of its last nine games.
— Cubs 6, Royals 0- Matthew Boyd is 11-3, 2.20 this season.
— Mets 3, Angels 2- Francisco Lindor is 0 for his last 30.
— New York 5, Toronto 4- Ben Rice homered in the ninth inning.
— Astros 3, Arizona 1- Brice Matthews hit a 2-run homer in 8th inning.
— Twins 10, Dodgers 7- Carlos Correa was 2-3, scored four runs.

Quote of the Day
“I own the fact that I lost my locker room. And this is Coach Locks, the locker room king, telling you this landscape, I had to choose between paying young players who were coming in or reward the older players that have been through the fire, three bowl wins, and I tried to do both with limited resources. And that’s what you get: a locker room with the haves and have-nots.”
Maryland football coach Mike Locksley, who is 35-67 in 10 years as a college coach, 33-41 in seven years with the Terrapins

Wednesday’s quiz
After Dodger Stadium, what is the 4th-oldest stadium in the major leagues?

Tuesday’s quiz
Other than Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the major leagues.

Monday’s quiz
Lions’ QB Jared Goff played his college football for the Cal Golden Bears

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Wednesday’s Den: Trends for Mountain West football teams……..​

Air Force
Falcons are 14-7-1 ATS last 22 games as a road underdog.
Since 2015, Air Force is 16-26-1 ATS in games coming off a loss.
Air Force won/covered its last five bowl games.

Boise State
Since 2019, Boise State is 41-24-2 ATS in Mountain West games.
Broncos are 13-6 ATS in last 19 games as a home favorite.
Boise State is 9-4-1 ATS in last 14 games as a road underdog.

Colorado State
Last year was Rams’ first winning season since 2017.
Last three years, Colorado State is 4-10 ATS in non-conference games.
Rams are 0-5 SU/ATS in their last five bowl games.

Fresno State
Since 2016, Bulldogs are 8-1-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2017, Fresno is 21-13-1 ATS in non-conference games.
New coach went 60-11 at I-AA North Dakota State, winning two national titles.

Hawaii
Since 2015, Rainbows are 9-21-2 ATS as a home favorite.
Hawaii is 17-28 ATS in its last 45 road games.
Last three years, Rainbows are 14-8-1 ATS in conference games.

Nevada
Last three years, Wolf Pack was 2-21 SU/8-14-1 ATS in conference games.
Nevada is 3-2 SU in last five bowls (underdog in 4 of 5, pick ‘em in the 5th)
Since 2016, Wolf Pack is 17-23-1 ATS in games coming off a win.

Notes on the Green Bay Packers:
Made playoffs five of last six years, went 3-5 in those playoffs.
Last year, Packers were 11-6, 5-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
Green Bay is 3-7 ATS in its last ten games as a road favorite.
Packers are 6-4 ATS in their last ten games as a home favorite.
Last year, Packers were +12 in turnovers (31-19)
Last year, Packers were +23 in sacks (45-22)
This year, Green Bay is #29 in $$$ spent of offense (#31 on WRs, #21 on OL)
This year, Green Bay is #3 in $$$ spent on defense (#2 on CB’s, #8 on DL)

Famous birthdays, July 23rd:
Ronny Cox, 87
Larry Manetti, 78
Belinda Montgomery, 75
Woody Harrelson, 64
Gary Payton, 57
Elden Campbell, 57
Nomar Garciaparra, 52
Chase Meidroth, 24

UNLV
Last two years, Rebels were 9-5/11-3 SU; from 2015-22, they were 27-63.
In his career, Dan Mullen is 49-34-1 ATS at home.
Last three years, UNLV is 13-2 ATS in non-conference games.

New Mexico
Lobos have had eight consecutive losing seasons.
New Mexico is 9-21-2 ATS in its last 32 conference games.
Lobos haven’t been to a bowl game since 2016.
Last time they went to a bowl outside of New Mexico? 2004.

San Diego State
Last four years, Aztecs are 4-11 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2015, Aztecs are 16-10-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Since 2015, San Diego State is 26-17-1 ATS as an underdog.

San Jose State
Last two years, San Jose State is 8-4 ATS as a favorite.
Spartans lost their last four bowls; they were favored in all four.
In his career, coach Niumatalolo is 34-20 ATS as a road dog.

Utah State
Last three years, Aggies went 6-7/6-7/4-8 SU.
Since 2016, Utah State is 20-8-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, coach Mendenhall is 57-37-1 ATS in non-conference games.

Wyoming
Cowboys were 3-9 LY, just their second losing season in eight years.
Since 2016, Wyoming is 19-7 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2016, Cowboys are 29-18-1 ATS in games coming off a loss.

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 23

WNBA

Wednesday, July 23

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Phoenix is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[CNOTES]

Wednesday, July 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
ATL at PHO	10:00 PM	PHO -7.5 U 162.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS FOR JULY !

07/23/2025.................0 -2 -0..................00.00%............- 11.00
07/22/2025.................6 - 4 - 0.................60.00%............+ 8.00
07/16/2025.................4 - 2 - 0.................66.66%.............+ 9.00
07/15/2025.................2 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 10.00
07/14/2025.................1 - 3 - 0.................25.00%............- 11.50
07/13/2025.................5 - 3 - 0.................62.50%.............+ 8.50
07/12/2025.................4 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 20.00
07/11/2025.................3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/10/2025.................1 - 2 - 1.................33.33%.............- 6.00
07/09/2025.................3 - 4 - 0.................42.85%.............- 7.00
07/08/2025.................2 - 0 - 2................100.00%.............+ 10.00
07/07/2025.................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/06/2025.................2 - 3 - 1..................40.00%.............- 6.50
07/05/2025.................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.............- 11.50
07/03/2025.................6 - 2 - 2..................75.00%..............+ 19.00
07/01/2025.................1 - 1 - 0..................50.00%...............- 0.50

TOTALS....................44 -31 - 6...................58.66%...............+ 49.50

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BEST BETS BY MONTHS

JUNE TOTALS....................58 - 52 - 1...............52.72%................+ 19.50
MAY TOTALS......................39 - 22 - 0...............63.93%................+ 68.50

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Dodgers who have homered five games in a row:
1950- Roy Campanella
2001- Shawn Green
2010- Matt Kemp
2014-15- Adrian Gonzalez
2015- Joc Pederson
2019- Max Muncy
2025- Shohei Ohtani

Quote of the Day
“Holdouts are brutal, man. I’ll say this for an agent or a player who has never experienced it, I don’t think you can tell them enough how brutal it is. Don’t push that button unless you really [plan to] go all the way.”
Longtime agent Vince Taylor

Thursday’s quiz
On June 29, Washington’s James Wood was walked intentionally four times in one game; before that night, who was the last player to get four intentional walks in a game?

Wednesday’s quiz
After Dodger Stadium, the Angels’ stadium in Anaheim is the 4th-oldest stadium in the major leagues.

Tuesday’s quiz
Other than Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium is the oldest ballpark in the major leagues.

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

— Green Bay Packers are a publicly-owned team, so they divulge their earnings every year; this past year, the Packers and their 539,529 stockholders (lot of stockholders) banked a check from the NFL worth $432.6M, which means since every team got one of those, the league’s total revenue was roughly $13B, that’s BILLION, with a B.
Which is how they can afford to pay Roger Goodell $30 or $40M a year; he is the captain that keeps the golden yacht afloat.

— Tennessee Titans QB Will Levis is going to have season-ending shoulder surgery; he hopes to be ready for the 2026 season. Levis was 5-16 as a starter for Tennessee his first two years in the NFL, but the Titans drafted Cam Ward in this April’s draft.
Brandon Allen (2-8 as an NFL starter in five years)/Tim Boyle (0-5 in six years) are the Titans’ other QB’s, if they don’t start Ward right away.

— Miami Dolphins’ head coaches, since 2000:
2000-04- Dave Wannstedt 42-31 regular season (1-2 playoffs)
2004- Jim Bates 3-4 as an interim coach
2005-06- Nick Saban 15-17 regular season
2007- Cam Cameron 1-15 regular season
2008-11- Tony Sparano- 29-32 regular season (0-1 playoffs)
2011- Todd Bowles 2-1 as an interim coach
2012-15- Joe Philbin- 24-28 regular season
2015- Dan Campbell 5-7 as an interim coach
2016-18- Adam Gase- 23-25 regular season (0-1 playoffs)
2019-21- Brian Flores 24-25 regular season
2022-present- Mike McDaniel 28-23 regular season (0-2 playoffs)

— Notes for the Houston Texans:
Went 10-7/10-7 in two years under DeMeco Ryans.
Last year, Texans were 7-5 in games decided by 8 or fewer points.
This year, Texans are #18 in $$$ spent on offense (#23 on QBs)
This year, Texans are #9 in $$$ spent on defense.
Last year, Houston was +10 (29-19) in turnovers.
Last year, Houston was minus-5 (49-54) in sacks.
Last two years, under is 22-12 in Texans games.
Last two years, Texans are 7-11 ATS as a favorite, 9-6 as an underdog.

— Kudos to MLB Network for showing a minor league game live Monday afternoon, a AAA game between farm teams of the Phillies-Orioles. It is fun to watch prospects play, see what they have a they try and make it to the majors.

— Phillies 9, Red Sox 8 (11)
Boston is now 1-7 in extra inning games on the road.
Phillies led 5-0 after the fourth inning.
Bryce Harper hit his 350th career home run.

— Rockies 6, Cardinals 0
Colorado got its first shutout in its last 220 games.
Rookie Tanner Gordon pitched six innings, got his second win..
Ezequiel Tovar homered for the Rockies.

— Famous birthdays, July 24th:
Robert Hays, 78
Michael Richards, 76
Lynda Carter, 74
Steve Grogan, 72
Kevin Butler, 63
Karl Malone, 62
Barry Bonds, 61
Rick Fox, 56
Jennifer Lopez, 56
Rafer Alston, 49
Rose Byrne, 46
Anna Paquin, 43
Kyle Kuzma, 30
Drake London, 24

— Mets 6, Angels 3
Mets won their fourth game in a row.
Francisco Lindor snapped out of a slump, going 2-4 with two RBI.
Mike Trout now has 396 homers, 999 RBI in his career.

— Astros 4, Diamondbacks 3
Christian Walker had the game-winning single in the 9th inning.
First two Astros in 9th inning reached base on bunt singles.
Houston now leads AL West by six games.

— Guardians 3, Orioles 2
Steven Kwan had the game-winning hit in the 8th inning.
Guardians have won 11 of their last 13 games.
Baltimore has lost seven of its last eight games.

— Reds 5, Nationals 0
Nick Lodolo threw a 105-pitch complete game for the Reds.
Cincinnati has now gone 33 series without being swept this season.
Washington is 4-8 since they fired their GM/manager.

— Marlins 3, Padres 2
Jesus Sanchez hit a 2-run homer for the Marlins.
Sandy Alcantara allowed one (unearned) run in 7 IP.
Marlins are 23-12 in their last 35 games.

— Dodgers 4, Twins 3
Freddie Freeman hit a 2-run, walk-off single in 9th inning.
Shohei Ohtani homered for the fifth game in a row.
Game was tied 1-1 after six innings.

— Pirates 6, Tigers 1
Spencer Horwitz hit his first career grand slam.
Bailey Falter allowed only four hits in 7 IP.
Detroit has lost nine of its last ten games.

If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL: Blue Jays, Tigers, Astros. Wild Cards: New York, Mariners, Red Sox
NL: Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Padres

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Thursday, July 24

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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Las Vegas's last 7 games on the road
Las Vegas is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Las Vegas is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games when playing Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Indiana is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games when playing Las Vegas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Las Vegas


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games
Los Angeles is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Los Angeles is 3-17 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games
Connecticut is 17-3 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Los Angeles
Connecticut is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Connecticut's last 21 games when playing Los Angeles


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Chicago is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games
Chicago is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, July 24

 

[CNOTES]

Thursday, July 24​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LV at IND	07:00 PM	LV -1.5 U 163.5	+500 +500
LA at CON	07:00 PM	CON +6.0 O 169.0	+500 +500
SEA at CHI	08:30 PM	SEA -9.0 U 158.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS FOR JULY !

07/24/2025.................4 - 2 - 0................66.66%............+ 9.00
07/23/2025.................0 -2 -0..................00.00%............- 11.00
07/22/2025.................6 - 4 - 0.................60.00%............+ 8.00
07/16/2025.................4 - 2 - 0.................66.66%.............+ 9.00
07/15/2025.................2 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 10.00
07/14/2025.................1 - 3 - 0.................25.00%............- 11.50
07/13/2025.................5 - 3 - 0.................62.50%.............+ 8.50
07/12/2025.................4 - 0 - 0................100.00%............+ 20.00
07/11/2025.................3 - 1 - 0.................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/10/2025.................1 - 2 - 1.................33.33%.............- 6.00
07/09/2025.................3 - 4 - 0.................42.85%.............- 7.00
07/08/2025.................2 - 0 - 2................100.00%.............+ 10.00
07/07/2025.................3 - 1 - 0..................75.00%.............+ 9.50
07/06/2025.................2 - 3 - 1..................40.00%.............- 6.50
07/05/2025.................1 - 3 - 0..................25.00%.............- 11.50
07/03/2025.................6 - 2 - 2..................75.00%..............+ 19.00
07/01/2025.................1 - 1 - 0..................50.00%...............- 0.50

TOTALS....................48 -33 - 6...................59.25%...............+ 58.50

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BEST BETS BY MONTHS

JUNE TOTALS....................58 - 52 - 1...............52.72%................+ 19.50
MAY TOTALS......................39 - 22 - 0...............63.93%................+ 68.50