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[CNOTES]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in stolen bases:
35— Caballero, TB/NYY
34— Cruz, Pitt
33— Ramirez Clev/Simpson TB
31— Robert CWS/Scott StL/De La Cruz Cin
30— Witt KC/Crow-Armstrong Chi
26— Turner Phil/Abrams Wash

Quote of the Day
“Three-time Pro Bowl WR Odell Beckham Jr. has drawn interest from several teams and plans to play somewhere in 2025, per source. As OBJ posted himself, he is not retiring, and he continues to train in anticipation of being on the field soon.”
Tom Pelissero

Thursday’s quiz
Where did Odell Beckham Jr. play his college football?

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than Hank Aaron, Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews hit the most home runs for the Braves.

Tuesday’s quiz
Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.


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Thursday’s Den: Trends for Big 18 football teams and other stuff……​

Trends for Big 18 football teams:

— Illinois
Under Bret Bielema, Illini is 15-4 ATS in road games.

— Indiana
In four years as a I-A coach, Curt Cignetti is 23-8 ATS as a favorite.

— Iowa
Since 2015, Hawkeyes are 19-8-1 ATS as a road favorite. Iowa’s new QB this season started 55 games at I-AA South Dakota State.

— Maryland
In his career, Mike Locksley is 10-17 ATS as a home favorite, 11-22 as a road underdog.

— Michigan
Last three years, Wolverines are 7-11-1 ATS as a home favorite, 6-3 as a road favorite

— Michigan State
Last three years, Spartans are 9-16-2 ATS in conference games.

— Minnesota
Since 2019, Golden Gophers are 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS in bowl games.

— Nebraska
In nine years as a college coach, Matt Rhule is 34-19-1 ATS as an underdog.

— Northwestern
Since 2018, Wildcats are 5-14-1 ATS as a home favorite.

— Famous birthdays, August 14th:
Steve Martin, 80
Guido Merkens, 70
Earvin (Magic) Johnson, 66
Mark Gubicza, 63
Halle Berry, 58
Wayne Chrebet, 52
Mike Vrabel, 50
Mila Kunis, 42
Tim Tebow, 38
Josh Bell, 33
TJ Friedl, 30
Eric Wagaman, 28

— Ohio State
Buckeyes won/covered last four bowl games, with all four wins by 14+ points.

— Oregon
Under Dan Lanning, Ducks are 21-11 ATS as a favorite.

— Penn State
Last four years, Nittany Lions are 28-11-1 ATS as a favorite.

— Purdue
Since 2018, Boilermakers are 5-16 ATS as a home favorite.

— Rutgers
Scarlet Knights are 12-6 ATS last 18 games as a home favorite, 14-6-2 last 22 games as a road dog.

— USC
In eight years as a college coach, Lincoln Riley is 9-21-1 ATS as a road favorite.

— UCLA
Since 2015, Bruins are 14-27 ATS as a home favorite.

— Washington
Since 2018, Huskies are 22-38 ATS in conference games..

— Wisconsin
Since 2015, Badgers are 23-11 ATS as a road favorite.

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes tomorrow.

 

[CNOTES]

Friday’s 6-pack:
CFL standings:
East
6-3- Hamilton
5-4- Montreal
3-7- Ottawa
2-7- Toronto
West
7-1- Saskatchewan
6-3- Calgary
5-4- Winnipeg
4-5- BC Lions
2-6- Edmonton

Quote of the Day
“You look at our head coach. Amazing guy, amazing coach. I think you have to be more player-led. By coming here, and watching how these players lead, I think we definitely got it.”
Minnesota Vikings’ CB Isaiah Rodgers, who played for the Eagles last year

Friday’s quiz
What former NFL QB is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes?
(Hint: He used to be the coach at San Diego State)

Thursday’s quiz
Odell Beckham Jr. played his college football at LSU.

Wednesday’s quiz
Other than Hank Aaron, Hall of Famer Eddie Mathews hit the most home runs for the Braves.

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Friday’s Den: NFL trends for every team……..​

NFL trends for every team……

Cardinals
Last four years, Arizona is 19-9 ATS as a road underdog.
Last three years, Cardinals are 5-9 ATS coming off a win.

Falcons
QB Michael Penix was 1-2 as a starter in his rookie season.
Last two years, Atlanta is 2-9 ATS as an underdog.

Ravens
Lamar Jackson is 70-24 as a starter in regular season, 3-5 in playoff games.

Last two years, Ravens are 20-10 ATS as a favorite.
Bills
Last five years, Buffalo is 7-5 in playoff games, but 0-4 against the Chiefs.

Since 2017, Bills are 20-10-2 ATS on natural grass.
Panthers
Since 2019, Carolina is 3-12 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2009, Panthers are 5-11 ATS in their road opener.

Bears
Ben Johnson is the Bears’ sixth head coach since 2012.
Last four years, Chicago is 21-47 SU/29-35-4 ATS
Last four years, Bears are 12-20-2 ATS as a road underdog.

Bengals
Last four years, Bengals are 14-7 ATS as a road favorite.
Last three years, Cincinnati is 18-7-1 ATS coming off a win.

Browns
Browns used four QB’s last year; none of those guys are on this year’s active roster.
Last four years, Cleveland is 8-15-1 ATS as a road underdog.
Last six years, Browns are 4-14 ATS in AFC North road games.

Cowboys
Last four years, Dallas is 17-8 ATS as a home favorite.
Last four years, Cowboys are 17-7 ATS vs NFC East rivals.

Broncos
Last year was Denver’s first playoff appearance since 2015.
Broncos were 8-0 ATS as a favorite last year.

Lions
Last three years, Detroit is 14-8 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Detroit is 11-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Last four years, Lions are 20-10 ATS as an underdog.

Packers
Since 2019, Green Bay is 17-8 ATS as a road underdog.
Last 18 years, Packers are 14-4 ATS in their home opener.

Texans
Since 2019, Houston is 6-14-1 ATS as a home favorite.
In two years under DeMeco Ryans, Texans were +11/+12 in turnovers.
Last four years, Texans are 8-1 ATS as a road underdog vs AFC South rivals.

Colts
Last five years, Colts are 5-9-1 ATS at home vs AFC South rivals.
Since 2010, Colts are 4-9-2 ATS in their road openers.

Jaguars
Last four years, under is 23-9 in Jacksonville home games.
Since 2018, Jaguars are 13-21-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Chiefs
Last five years, Kansas City is 17-22 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2015, Chiefs are 24-11-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Famous birthdays, August 15:
Kenny Carr, 70
Gary Kubiak, 64
Bubby Brister, 63
Jeff Huson, 61
Debra Messing, 57
Eric Bieniemy, 56
Anthony Anderson, 55
Ben Affleck, 53
Óliver Pérez, 44
Luke Keaschall, 23

Raiders
Pete Carroll is the Raiders’ sixth head coach since 2014.
Last three years, Raiders are 10-4 ATS as a home favorite.
Since 2017, Las Vegas is 3-12-1 ATS as a road favorite.

Chargers
Last year, Chargers were +11 in turnovers, 10-2 ATS as a favorite.
Since 2019, Bolts are 13-26-6 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Rams
Under McVay, Rams are 17-6-1 ATS in road games vs NFC West rivals.
Under McVay, Rams are 25-19-3 ATS in games coming off a loss.

Dolphins
In three years under McDaniel, Miami is 18-10-2 ATS as a favorite.
Last two years, Dolphins are 3-8 ATS as a road underdog.

Vikings
Since 2015, Vikings are 25-12-3 ATS as a road favorite.
Last five years, Vikings are 16-6-3 ATS on natural grass.

Patriots
Mike Vrabel is New England’s third head coach in three years.
Last three years, Patriots are 12-24-2 ATS as an underdog.
Last two years, Patriots are 2-7-2 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Giants
Last two years, Giants weren’t favored in any of their 17 home games.
Last two years, Giants are 1-6-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Last six years, Big Blue is 11-7 ATS in road games vs NFC East rivals.

Jets
Jets haven’t made playoffs since 2010, longest current drought in the NFL.
Since 2018, Jets are 6-12 ATS as a home favorite.

Eagles
Last nine years, Eagles are 8-1 SU/6-3 ATS in Week 1.
Last three years, Eagles are 11-2-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

Steelers
Since 2018, Steelers are 0-4 SU in playoff games.
Aaron Rodgers will be their 4th starting QB the last five years.
Last two years, Steelers are 12-7 ATS as an underdog.
Last three years, Pittsburgh is 20-9-1 ATS in games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

49ers
Last year, 49ers were 5-12 ATS, after being 29-21-1 from 2021-23.
Last three years, 49ers are 0-5 ATS as an underdog.

Seahawks
Last four years, Seattle is 6-12-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last two years, Seahawks are 9-3 ATS as a road underdog.
Last four years, Seahawks are 11-6 ATS on natural grass.

Buccaneers
Last two years, Tampa Bay was 11-2 ATS as a road underdog.
Last four years, Bucs are 7-9 ATS as a road favorite.
Last two years, Bucs are 10-3-1 ATS coming off a loss.

Titans
Last two years, Tennessee is 0-8 ATS in games coming off a win.
Last two years, Titans are 4-11 ATS as a road underdog.

Commanders
Washington was 12-5 LY, its first winning season since 2016.
Commanders were +3 in turnovers last year; from 2021-23, they were minus-24.
Washington is 6-2 ATS in last eight games with spread of 3 or fewer points.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Friday, August 15

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Golden State Valkyries
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Golden State is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 8 games
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Chicago is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games at home
Chicago is 1-11 ATS in its last 12 games
Chicago is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Dallas
Los Angeles is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games at home
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Dallas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles


Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Washington is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Indiana
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Fever
Indiana is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Indiana is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home


Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Las Vegas's last 12 games on the road
Las Vegas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Phoenix
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Las Vegas


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
Seattle is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Atlanta is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games when playing Seattle


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 15

 

[CNOTES]

Friday, August 15​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LA at DAL	07:30 PM	LA -5.5 O 178.0	+500 +500
WAS at IND	07:30 PM	U 163.0	+500
GS at CHI	07:30 PM	GS -7.0 U 149.0	+500 +500
LV at PHO	10:00 PM	LV +4.0 O 168.0	+500 +500
SEA at ATL	10:00 PM	ATL -2.5 U 160.5	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

WNBA BEST BETS FOR AUGUST !

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08/02/2025....................0 - 2 - 0........................00.00%................- 11.00
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TOTALS.......................33 - 34 - 2.......................49.25%..................- 22.00


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[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Brewers 10, Reds 8- Cincinnati led 8-1 after two innings.
— Mariners 11, Mets 9- Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
— Orioles 7, Astros 0- Brandon Young allowed one hit in 8 IP.
— Rays 7, Giants 6- San Francisco lost 14 of last 15 home games.
-— A’s 10, Angels 3 Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5, scored 3 runs, had 3 RBI
— Dodgers 3, Padres 2- These two teams are tied for first in NL West

Quote of the Day
“Just with the way that our team is, I knew we weren’t going to get our doors blown off. You know we’re going to find a way to get our way back into that thing. We just got a roomful of fighters and guys who just don’t care what the scoreboard says or anything like that.”
Brewers’ DH Christian Yelich

Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for which two schools?

Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Thursday’s quiz
Odell Beckham Jr. played his college football at LSU.

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Saturday’s Den: Trends for every major league team……​

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

— Arizona (60-63)
Arizona is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
Diamondbacks are 14-23 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 10 of last 11 home games.
Arizona is 11-26 in last 37 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (54-68)
Braves won six of their last seven games.
Atlanta is 30-30 at home, 24-38 on the road.
Braves are 20-15 vs NL East rivals, 34-53 vs everyone else.
Over is 20-10-2 in their last 32 games.

— Cubs (68-53)
Chicago is 9-15 in its last 24 games.
Cubs are nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central.
Under is 11-1-1 in their last thirteen games.
Cubs are 52-35 vs righty starters, 16-18 vs lefties.

— Reds (64-59)
Cincinnati is 12-9 in its last 21 games.
Reds are 47-41 vs righty starters, 17-18 vs lefties.
Under is 22-5-2 in their last 29 games.
Reds scored in first inning in 10 of last 17 home games.

— Rockies (33-89)
Colorado won three of its last four games.
Under is 4-1 in Rockies’ last five games.
Rockies are 5-29 vs lefty starters, 28-60 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 24 road games.

— Dodgers (69-53)
Dodgers are 11-14 since All-Star break.
LA/San Diego are tied for first in NL West.
Dodgers are 51-36 vs righty starters, 18-17 vs lefties.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.

— Marlins (58-64)
Marlins are 3-8 in their last eleven games.
Miami is 28-31 at home, 30-33 on the road.
Under is 13-6 in Marlins’ last 19 road games.
Last two weeks, Marlins are 0-3 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Brewers (77-44)
Brewers have won 13 in a row, are 28-4 in their last 32 games.
Milwaukee is 42-20 at home, 35-24 on the road.
Over is 11-4 in their last fifteen home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 9 games in the NL Central.

— Mets (64-58)
Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games.
Mets are 39-24 at home, 25-34 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
Mets trail Philly by six games in NL East.
Mets leads the Reds by half a game for last NL Wild Card slot.

— Phillies (70-52)
Phillies are 8-4 in their last dozen games.
Phillies are 54-32 vs righty starters, 16-20 vs lefties.
Under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.

— Pirates (52-71)
Pirates are 1-5 in their last six games.
Pittsburgh is 34-29 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 home games.
Pirates are 16-9 in last 25 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— St Louis (61-62)
St Louis lost its last three games, scoring 8 runs.
Cardinals are 15-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 35-28 at home, 26-34 on the road.
Under is 10-3 in their last thirteen home games.

— Padres (69-53)
San Diego won 11 of its last 14 home games.
Padres are 38-20 at home, 31-33 on the road.
Padres are 48-35 vs righty starters, 21-18 vs lefties.
San Diego is 19-14 vs NL West rivals, 50-39 vs everyone else.

— Giants (59-63)
Giants are 7-20 in their last 27 games, 1-14 in last 15 at home.
Giants are 47-42 vs righty pitchers, 12-21 vs lefties.
Over is 12-5-1 in their last 18 road games.
SF lost 8 of last 10 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Washington (49-73)
Nationals are 5-11 in their last sixteen games.
Washington is 8-22 in its last 30 home games.
Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games.
Washington is 21-9 last 30 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Famous birthdays, August 16th:
Julie Newmar, 92
James Donaldson, 68
Angela Bassett, 67
Madonna Louise Ciccone, 67 (Madonna)
Timothy Hutton, 65
Steve Carell, 63
Yu Darvish, 39
Tyler Stephenson, 29
Rashad Vaughn, 29
Dominic Canzone, 28

— Orioles (56-66)
Baltimore won its last three games.
Under is 10-2-1 in their last thirteen games.
Orioles are 30-30 at home, 26-36 on the road.
Orioles are 17-16 vs AL East rivals, 39-50 vs everyone else.

— Red Sox (67-56)
Red Sox won eight of its last nine home games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 2nd AL Wild Card slot.

— White Sox (44-78)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 26-36 at home, 18-42 on the road.
Over is 6-4-1 in their last eleven games.
Chicago is 31-60 vs righty starters, 13-18 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (63-58)
Cleveland is 23-10 in its last 33 games.
Guardians are 1.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 48-38 vs righty starters, 15-20 vs lefties.
Over is 12-6 in their last 18 home games.

— Detroit (72-52)
Detroit is 12-6 in its last 18 games.
Tigers are 23-12 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 7.5 games.
Detroit is 16-4 in home series openers.
Under is 12-5 in their last 17 road games.

— Houston (68-54)
Astros are 8-12 in their last 20 games overall
Astros are 5-12 in their last 17 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by half a game in AL West.
Over is 10-5 in their last 15 games.

— Royals (61-61)
Royals are 5-3 in their last eight games.
Kansas City is 47-52 vs righty starters, 14-9 vs lefties.
Over is 8-3 in Royals’ last eleven games.
Royals scored in first inning in six of last eight home games.

— Angels (59-63)
Angels lost 10 of their last 13 road games.
Halos are 5six games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 49-51 vs righty starters, 10-12 vs lefties.
Angels are 28-15 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (57-65)
Twins lost four of their last six games.
Minnesota is 32-27 at home, 25-38 on the road.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
Twins scored in first inning in six of last eleven games.

— New York (65-57)
New York is 5-3 in its last eight games.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
New York is 52-44 vs righty starters, 13-13 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has 1.5-game lead for last Wild Card in AL.

— A’s (55-69)
A’s are 22-19 in their last 41 games.
Under is 9-6 in their last fifteen games.
A’s are 14-17 in one-run games, 6-3 in extra innings.
Last nine weeks, A’s are 7-2 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on..

— Seattle (68-55)
Mariners are 11-3 in their last 14 games overall.
Seattle is 22-8 in its last 30 home games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven road games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #1 Wild Card in AL.

— Tampa Bay (60-63)
Tampa Bay is 13-27 in its last 40 games.
Rays are 32-30 at home, 28-33 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 5.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 4-9 in last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (61-62)
Rangers lost seven of their last eight games.
Texas is 51-41 vs righty starters, 10-21 vs lefties
Rangers are 37-26 at home, 24-36 on road.
Texas is 4. .5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.

— Toronto (72-51)
Blue Jays are 7-3 in their last 10 games overall.
Blue Jays won 16 of their last 20 home games.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
Toronto leads Red Sox by five games in AL East.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Saturday, August 16

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New York Liberty
New York is 1-8-1 ATS in its last 10 games
New York is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games
New York is 1-11-1 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
New York is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Minnesota is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, August 16

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in pitching strikeouts:
195— Zack Wheeler, Phil
190— Tarik Skubal, Det
188— Garrett Crochet, Bos
171— Dylan Cease, SD
168— Logan Webb, SF
166— Paul Skenes, Pitt

Quote of the Day
“We’ve just been giving ourselves every opportunity, and then certainly, when we get extra opportunities, we seem to take advantage every single time. You get your opportunity, it’s time to go in and make a big swing, make a big pitch. When guys are getting their opportunities, we’re not timid, that’s for sure.”
Brewers’ P Quinn Priester

Sunday’s quiz
Which QB holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game?

Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.

Friday’s quiz
Chuck Long is the all-time leader in passing yards for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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

— Browns 22, Eagles 13
Rookie QB Gabriel was 13-18/143 passing in his NFL debut; he threw a pick-6, which might’ve been the receiver’s fault more than Gabriel’s.
Does it help Gabriel that he played in 64 games for three different schools in his college career?
26 games at Central Florida
24 games at Oklahoma
14 games at Oregon
Lot of college experience, different offenses; it helped Bo Nix last year.

— Giants 31, Jets 12
Russell Wilson had an 80-yard completion in his brief stint in the game.
Rookie Jaxson Dart was 14-16/137 passing; he’s looked good this summer.

— Rams 23, Chargers 22
Stetson Bennett threw an 8-yard TD pass with 0:05 left for the win.
Bennett was 28-40/324 passing, with 3 TD’s. He’s played a lot in Rams’ first two games.
Brennan Presley caught six passes for 102 yards for the Rams.

— 49ers 22, Raiders 19
Jake Moody kicked a 59-yard FG at the gun to give the 49ers the win.
There were six scores in second half of this game, all field goals.
Both starting QB’s played a little bit; Raiders led 13-10 at halftime.

— Dolphins 24, Lions 17
3rd-string QB Quinn Ewers threw two second half TD’s for Miami.
Lions’ backup QB Kyle Allen was 14-17/124 yards and two T’D’s.
Dolphins outgained Detroit, 356-274.

— Buccaneers 17, Steelers 14
Teddy Bridgewater threw two TD passes for Tampa Bay.
Last year, Bridgewater was a high school football coach in Florida.
Neither starting QB played in this game.

— Ravens 31, Cowboys 13
Former Cowboy Cooper Rush threw a TD pass and a pick-6 in this game.
Tyler Loop kicked five FG’s, two of them longer than 50 yards.
John Harbaugh doesn’t often lose exhibition games.

— Famous birthdays, August 17th:
Boog Powell, 84
Robert DeNiro, 82
Sean Penn, 65
Donnie Wahlberg, 56
Christian Laettner, 56
Ernie Conwell, 53
Antwaan Randle El, 46
Dustin Pedroia, 42
Rudy Gay, 39
Victor Caratini, 32
Jesse Winker, 32
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 27

— Brewers 6, Reds 5 (11)
Milwaukee won its 14th game in a row.
Reds led 2-1 after eight innings.
Andrew Monasterio hit a 3-run homer in the 11th inning.

— Astros 5, Orioles 4 (12)
Jackson Holliday’s 2-run HR tied game 4-4 in 8th inning.
Cade Povich struck out 10 guys in 5 IP as a bulk reliever.
Astros lead Seattle by 1.5 games in AL West.

— Dodgers 6, Padres 0
Blake Snell allowed five hits in his six shutout IP.
Dodgers led 5-0 in 2nd inning against Dylan Cease.
Dodgers now lead San Diego by a game in NL West.

— Rays 2, Giants 1
Justin Verlander threw 7 shutout IP, left with a 1-0 lead.
Diaz/Lowe had RBI singles in 8th inning for the Rays.
Giants have lost 15 of their last 16 home games.

— Nationals 2, Phillies 0
Cade Cavalli threw seven IP, got his first MLB win.
James Wood had a 2-run single in the fifth inning.
Phillies’ lead in NL East is now 5 games over the Mets.

— Mets 3, Mariners 1
Rookie P Nolan McLean got 16 outs and a win in his MLB debut.
Pete Alonso got his 100th RBI of the season.
Mets won for only third time in their last 17 games.

— Red Sox 7, Marlins 5
Trevor Story hit a 3-run HR, Boston led 7-0 in 4th inning.
Red Sox are 41-22 at Fenway Park this season.
Marlins have lost seven of their last eight games.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Sunday, August 17

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Trend Report
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Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Connecticut
Indiana is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games at home
Connecticut is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Los Angeles is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Los Angeles's last 15 games
Los Angeles is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Los Angeles is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington Mystics
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-6-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Los Angeles


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 7 games
Las Vegas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Las Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


Phoenix Mercury
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Phoenix is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 7 games on the road
Phoenix is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Seattle
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games at home


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Golden State's last 13 games
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 17

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday, August 17​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
IND at CON	01:00 PM	CON +6.0 O 167.5	+500 +500
LA at WAS	03:00 PM	WAS +3.0 O 171.5	+500 +500
DAL at LV	03:30 PM	DAL +10.5 O 172.0	+500 +500
PHO at SEA	06:00 PM	SEA -1.5 U 164.5	+500 +500
ATL at GS	08:30 PM	GS +4.5 U 153.0	+500 +500

 

[CNOTES]

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[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
Last six years, Washington Commanders’ passing leader:
2024— Jayden Daniels, 3,568 yards
2023— Sam Howell, 3,946
2022— Taylor Heinicke, 1,859
2021— Taylor Heinicke, 3,419
2020— Alex Smith, 1,582
2019— Case Keenum, 1,707

Quote of the Day
“I need to get the football team in here, talk to the players, those types of things. We’re working towards, obviously, Week 1, that’s part of what this week is about, getting our football team ready. So, we’ll make all those type of determinations in the next couple of days.”
Cleveland Browns coach Kevin Stefanski

Monday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, what was the name of the team that Gene Hackman coached and Keanu Reeves played QB for?

Sunday’s quiz
Jake Plummer holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game; he threw for 499 yards in a 2004 loss to Atlanta.

Saturday’s quiz
Giants’ QB Russell Wilson played college football for NC State, Wisconsin.

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Monday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind…….​

— Reds 3, Brewers 2 (10)
Game was scoreless after six innings.
William Contreras put Milwaukee ahead with a 9th inning HR.
Reds tied it in 9th inning; Austin Hays had the walk-off single.
Loss ends Milwaukee’s 14-game win streak; they trailed in 8 of 14 games.

— Mets 7, Mariners 3
Mark Vientos hit a 3-run HR as the Mets won the Little League classic.
Tough night for George Kirby, who gave up 7 runs in 4.2 IP.
Mariners trail Houston by 1.5 games in the AL West

— AL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Red Sox, Mariners, New York
3.5 games behind- Cleveland
4- Kansas City
5.5- Texas
6.5- Tampa Bay
7- LA Angels

— NL Wild Card race:
Wild Cards: Cubs, Padres, Mets
1.5 games behind- Cincinnati
5.5- St Louis
6- San Francisco
6.5- Arizona
7- Marlins

— Marlins 5, Red Sox 3
Jakob Marsee hit a 2-run HR in the 9th for the comeback win.
Red Sox led 3-1 after seven innings.
Boston/Seattle are tied for the AL’s top Wild Card slot.

— Washington Nationals DFA’d 1B Nathaniel Lowe, who hit .216 in 119 games for them, and the Red Sox scooped him up to play 1B in Boston. Lowe has hit at least .262 the last four years, helping Texas win a World Series two years ago.

— Dodgers 5, Padres 4
Dodgers sweep San Diego, lead the NL West by two games.

— Famous birthdays, August 18th:
Robert Redford, 89
Greg Pruitt, 74
Bruce Benedict, 70
Denis Leary, 68
Lafayette Lever, 65
Jim Les, 62
Edward Norton, 56
Christian Slater, 56
Jeremy Shockey, 45
Dan Orlovsky, 42
Austin Hedges, 33
Seiya Suzuki, 31

— Bears 38, Bills 0- Chicago played their starters, Buffalo didn’t, but this was one of the worst NFL games I’ve ever seen, totally uncompetitive. I get that this was Caleb Williams’ first game action under Ben Johnson, but the Bills’ subs made backup QB Tyson Bagent look like the second coming of Dan Marino.
Total yardage: 528-180. I’m guessing the Bills won’t have a preseason game on national TV for a few years.

— Jaguars 17, Saints 17- Third tie game this preseason; they don’t play overtime in exhibition games. Jacksonville led this one 17-3 at halftime.
Spencer Rattler was 18-24/199 passing in the second half; it is unclear who the Saints are going to start at QB, Rattler or 26-year old rookie Tyler Shough.

— Indianapolis Colts haven’t won their season opener since 2013; they tied their Week 1 game in 2022 (as a 7-point favorite) but the last ten years, Colts are 2-8 ATS in Week 1.

— Last two years, Pittsburgh Steelers were 10-7/10-7, but didn’t win a playoff game; you’d think they’d get more out of two seasons where their turnover ratios were +16/+10, which are really good. They’ve upgraded at QB to Aaron Rodgers from Russell Wilson/Justin Fields and they play the Jets, Rodgers’ old team, in Week 1, so this should be interesting.
Steelers haven’t won a playoff game since 2017.

— Steelers’ OC Arthur Smith used to be the head coach in Atlanta; he went 7-10 in all three years with the Falcons. Atlanta lost the Super Bowl in 2016, blowing a 28-3 lead; they went 10-6 the next year, and haven’t had a winning season since then.
Maybe it wasn’t Dan Quinn’s fault after all; Atlanta fired Quinn during the 2020 pandemic year; he wound up as head coach in Washington LY and led the Commanders to a 12-5 season, their first winning season in nine years. Pretty good coach.

— In college football, Tennessee Vols named transfer Joey Aguilar their new starting QB; he had transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA, but when Vols’ QB Nico Iamaleava bolted to the Bruins, Aguilar saw the handwriting on the wall, and took Iamaleava’s spot in Knoxville.

— Kent State went 1-23 SU the last two years, going a dismal 4-16-2 ATS as an underdog; the interim coach this year was an All-American I-AA QB at Fordham and was OC at Kent State last year.

— Western Michigan has had three straight losing seasons, despite having a +16 turnover ratio in those years; last two years, Broncos were 6-1 ATS as a home favorite, but 4-9 as an underdog.

— Mid-American Conference has six new football coaches this fall; UMass is new to the league, and Northern Illinois is on its way out, headed to the Mountain West, for football only.

 

[Udog]

No games today. The season resumes tomorrow.

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Last six years, Pittsburgh Steelers’ passing leader:
2024— Russell Wilson, 2,482 yards
2023— Kenny Pickett, 2,070
2022— Kenny Pickett, 2,404
2021— Ben Roethlisberger, 3,740
2020— Ben Roethlisberger, 3,803
2019— Mason Rudolph, 1,765

Quote of the Day
“The fans are frustrated, and Kyle is frustrated. When you make outs, it doesn’t look good. He’s trying. It’s just not clicking. We’re going to have to take a step back here, just give him some days off to reset him, hopefully.”
Cubs manager Craig Counsell, on giving slumping OF Kyle Tucker some games off

Tuesday’s quiz
In the 1998 movie Bulworth, what famous actor played a suicidal politician who takes a contract out on himself, but then falls in love with the woman hired to kill him?

Monday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, Gene Hackman coached and Keanu Reeves played QB for the Washington Sentinels.

Sunday’s quiz
Jake Plummer holds the Denver Broncos’ all-time record for most passing yards in a game; he threw for 499 yards in a 2004 loss to Atlanta.

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

— Over the last 22 years, the team that lost the Super Bowl is 6-16 ATS in its season opener the next year.
Over the last 17 years, the Super Bowl champ is 19-6-2 ATS in its Week 1 game the next year.

— Cleveland Browns named 40-year old Joe Flacco as its starting QB; Flacco started a total of only 20 games the last five years- he was 2-4 as a starter for the Colts last year— he was 4-1 as a starter for the Browns two years ago.

— Flacco/Ryan Fitzpatrick share an NFL record; they’ve both started a game for five different teams. Rams’ backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo has started a game for three teams.

— Texas Longhorns are #1 in the pre-season top 25 college football poll, but they’re an underdog in their season opener (+2.5 @ Ohio State). Longhorns are the only preseason #1 team in the last 45 years that is an underdog in their season opener.

— Defensive coordinators in college football who are making the most money:
$3.1M/year- Jim Knowles, Penn State
$2.7M- DJ Durkin, Auburn
$2.65M- D’Anton Lynn
$2.61M- Pete Golding, Ole Miss

— Alabama named junior QB Ty Simpson its starting QB; he’s been a backup QB the last two years, throwing 25 passes for the Crimson Tide last season. Alabama’s two backups have no college experience, something to keep an eye on.

— Over the last 100 years, the longest winning streak in the major leagues was when the 2017 Cleveland Indians won 22 games in a row. The longest winning streak by a National League team was in 2021, when the Cardinals won 17 in a row.

— Famous birthdays, August 19th:
Jill St John, 85
Gerald McRaney, 78
Anthony Munoz, 67
Gary Gaetti, 67
Michael Harney, 67
Ricky Pierce, 66
Ron Darling, 65
Bobby Hebert, 65
Morten Andersen, 65
Nate Burleson, 44
JJ Hardy, 43
Kirk Cousins, 37

— Bengals 31, Commanders 17
Joe Burrow played into the 2nd quarter, was 9-14/62 passing.
WR Michael Tinsley caught 5 passes for 73 yards, 2 TD’s; he’ll find a job somewhere in the NFL.
Takes guts to play so Burrow so much on August 18th; if he gets hurt, the season is over.

— Brewers 7, Cubs 0
Freddy Peralta allowed one hit in six shutout IP.
Milwaukee has won 15 of its last 16 games.
Brewers lead the Cubs by 8 games in NL Central.
Game 2 of the twinbill was rained out; they’ll play a pair Tuesday.

— Reds 4, Angels 1
Brady Singer allowed one run in 6 IP, got his 11th win.
Gavin Lux hit a 2-run homer in the first inning.
Reds are a game behind the Mets for the last NL Wild Card spot.

— Rockies 4, Dodgers 3
Warming Bernabel had a walk-off single for the Rockies.
Colorado has won six of its last seven games.
Rockies snapped a 10-game losing skid against the Dodgers.

— Tigers 10, Astros 0
Houston has been shut out in 3 of last 4 games, first time since 2005.
Good news is that the Astros got to the World Series in 2005.
Jack Flaherty allowed three hits in 7 shutout IP.

— Phillies 12, Mariners 7
Phillies scored six runs in the second inning, had 21 hits overall.
Bryce Harper hit two home runs, Trea Turner had four hits, five RBI.

Turner hit a home run, the 1,500th hit of his career.
— Orioles 6, Red Sox 3
Trevor Rogers threw 7 IP, is now 6-2, 1.41 this season.
Gunnar Henderson had two RBI, scored three runs.
Red Sox are in a 3-way tie with New York/Seattle for the three AL Wild Card spots.

— Cardinals 8, Marlins 3
Alec Burleson went 3-for-4, including the go-ahead single in 7th inning.
Marlins’ defense was lousy behind Eury Perez in a 3-run fifth inning.
St Louis’ win snaps a five-game losing skid.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Tuesday, August 19

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Trend Report
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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
New York Liberty
New York is 1-9-1 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games
New York is 19-5 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 10 games at home
New York is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Connecticut is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Connecticut is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Connecticut is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Connecticut is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Washington
Washington Mystics
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Washington is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Connecticut


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago Sky
Chicago is 1-12 ATS in its last 13 games
Chicago is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home


Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Las Vegas's last 5 games
Las Vegas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Golden State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 14 games
Golden State is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games at home


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