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[Udog]

WNBA

Wednesday, August 27

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Las Vegas Aces
Las Vegas is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Las Vegas's last 15 games on the road
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home


Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Connecticut's last 7 games
Connecticut is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas Wings
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games at home
Dallas is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing Connecticut


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 27

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in batting average:
.323— Aaron Judge, NYY
.311— Jack Wilson, A’s
.307— Jeremy Pena, Hst
.307— Bo Bichette, Tor
.303— George Springer, Tor
.302— Freddie Freeman, LA

Those are the only six qualified hitters batting over .300 this season

Quote of the Day
“On good teams, coaches hold players accountable, on great teams, players hold players accountable.”
Joe Dumars

Thursday’s quiz
Who was coaching the Miami Dolphins, the last time they won a playoff game?

Wednesday’s quiz
Ravens’ QB Lamar Jackson played his college football at Louisville.

Tuesday’s quiz
1958 was the last time a guy on the Phillies won a batting title; Richie Ashburn hit .350.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

— New Jersey Giants are only 8th team since 2009 to outscore their preseason opponents by 60+ points.

Of the other seven teams……..
— 6 of 7 made the playoffs
— 2 won the Super Bowl
— 7 teams averaged 11.1 regular season wins
— Russell Wilson was QB for 2 of the other 7 teams.

— College/Minor League football’s highest paid quarterbacks this year:
$4M- Darian Mensah, Duke (poached from Tulane)
$3.1M- Carson Beck, Miami (poached from Georgia)
$3M- Bryce Underwood, Michigan (freshman)
$3M- Dylan Raiola, Nebraska
$3M- Drew Allar, Penn State

Last year, Duke had their QB (Riley Leonard) poached by Notre Dame, so they returned the favor to Tulane this year.

— Middle Tennessee’s football team will wear one helmet and only two jerseys this year, instead of having alternative uniforms. The move saves the program $668,000 and helps find their NIL and overall football program.

— USC is out of college football’s preseason top 25 for the first time since 2019; Trojans went 8-5/7-6 the last two years.

— New England Patriots signed QB Tommy DeVito to be their #2 QB; he joins Drake Maye, Joshua Dobbs in the Patriots’ QB room.

— Kansas City Chiefs’ WR Rashee Rice is suspended for the first six games of the season, for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

In July, Rice was sentenced to 30 days in jail and five years’ probation for his role in a multi-car crash in Dallas that left multiple people injured during the 2024 offseason.

— Minnesota Vikings re-acquired veteran WR Adam Thielen from Carolina; teams exchanged 5th round draft picks, Carolina got a 4th round pick, Vikings got a 7th round pick.

Thielen played nine of his first 11 NFL seasons with Minnesota; he’s caught 534 passes for the Vikings, 55 of them for touchdowns.

— Highest-paid QB’s in the NFL:
(based on three-year average)
$61.6M- Dak Prescott, Cowboys
$61.3M- Joe Burrow, Bengals
$58.3M- Jordan Love, Packers
$56.9M- Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars

— Famous birthdays, August 28th:
Lou Piniella, 82
Mike Torrez, 79
Ron Guidry, 75

Joel Youngblood, 74
Darren Lewis, 58
Anthony Weaver, 45

— Mets 6, Phillies 0
Mets sweep the Phillies, trail them by 4 games in NL East.
Rookie Nolan MacLean is 3-0, 0.89 in his first three starts.
Phillies have lost their last ten games at Citi Field.

— Mariners 4, Padres 3
Eugenio Suarez hit a 3-run homer for Seattle.
Andres Munoz got his 31st save for the Mariners.
Seattle is AL’s #3 Wild Card; Padres hold NL’s #2 Wild Card.

— Guardians 4, Rays 3 (10)
Nolan Jones tied the game with a 9th inning home run.
Kyle Manzardo had his third walk-off hit of the season.
Manzardo is the first Guardian with 3+ walk-offs since Jim Thome in 2001.

— Red Sox 3, Orioles 2
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a 2-run homer in ninth inning.
Aroldis Chapman got his 26th save of the season.
Boston holds the top Wild Card slot in the AL.

— New York 11, Nationals 2
New York scored nine runs in the third inning; Washington pitchers threw 77 pitches in the third inning alone, the most any team has thrown in one inning since 2003.

— Blue Jays 9, Twins 8
Addison Barger hit the game-winning double in the 8th inning.
Davis Schneider homered twice for the Blue Jays.
Toronto is 58-4 when they score 5+ runs.

— A’s 7, Tigers 0
Rookie Luis Morales allowed two hits in 7 IP.
2B Zack Gelof hit his first homer of the season.
A’s are 30-22 in their last 52 games.

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

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Thursday, August 28

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Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Washington is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing New York
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
New York Liberty
New York is 2-12-1 ATS in its last 15 games
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 12 games
New York is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
New York is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home


Seattle Storm
Seattle is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Seattle is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 12-4-1 ATS in its last 17 games at home
Minnesota is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-13 ATS in its last 17 games
Chicago is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 11 games
Phoenix is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home


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WNBA
Dunkel

Thursday, August 28

 

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[Udog]

WNBA

Friday, August 29

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Dallas Wings
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Dallas is 4-21 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games at home


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 18 games
Los Angeles is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Los Angeles is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, August 29

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in runs scored:
123— Shohei Ohtani, LA
106— Aaron Judge, NYY
99— Juan Soto, Mets
96— Kyle Schwarber, Phil
92— Lindor, Turner, Tatis, De La Cruz
89— Corbin Carroll, Ariz

Quote of the Day
“It seems like the public is moving the line. We’ve seen a lot of interest in Texas, but not from the usual suspects, and by that I mean a subset of sharp customers we have a lot of history with.”
Chris Bennett, sportsbook director at Circa, on the Texas-Ohio State point spread.

Saturday’s quiz
In his playing days in the 1950’s, ESPN analyst Lee Corso was a quarterback at Florida State; what famous actor was a running back on that team?

Friday’s quiz
In 2005, Chicago White Sox won the World Series; Ozzie Guillen was their manager.

Thursday’s quiz
Dave Wannstedt was coaching the Miami Dolphins, last time they won a playoff game.

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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night…….

— Astros 2, Angels 0
Cristian Javier didn’t allow a hit in 6 IP (85 PT)
Carlos Correa had a game-winning single in 7th inning.
Angels have lost 8 of their last 10 games.

— Pirates 4, Red Sox 2
Paul Skenes threw 6 innings; he is now 9-9, 2.05 this year.
Red Sox led 2-0 after the fifth inning.
Andrew McCutchen knocked in the go-head run in the top of the 6th.

— Tarleton State 30, Army 27 OT
I-AA Tarleton was a 14.5 point underdog.
Army missed 43, 35 yard field goals at end of regulation, in overtime.
Army outgained Tarleton 411-344, but was minus-3 in turnovers.

— Auburn 38, Baylor 24
Auburn ran a kickoff back 98 yards for a TD.
Tigers ran ball for 307 yards (5.9 yards/carry).
QB Arnold, a transfer from Oklahoma, ran ball for 137 yards, scored 2 TD’s.

— Georgia Tech 27, Colorado 20
QB King ran 45 yards for a touchdown with 1:07 left.
Tech lost two fumbles, threw an INT on its first three drives.
Tech outgained Colorado, 463-305.

— Wake Forest 10, Kennesaw State 9
Jake Dickert gets a close win in his first game as Wake Forest’s coach.
Deacons’ only TD came in first quarter; they were an 18-point favorite.
Wake Forest outgained Kennesaw State of C-USA 348-307

— UNLV 38, Sam Houston State 21
Rebels led 24-7 at halftime, improved to 2-0.
QB Colandrea threw for 249 yards, two TD’s.
UNLV ran 56 plays, only 9 of them on third down.

— Famous birthdays, August 30th:
Dave Chalk, 75
Robert Parish, 72
David Paymer, 71
Michael Michele, 59
Cameron Diaz, 53

Shaun Alexander, 48
Cliff Lee, 47
Adam Wainwright, 44
Mikal Bridges, 29
Drake Maye, 23

— Cardinals 7, Reds 5 (10)
Masyn Winn went 3-for-5, drove in three runs.
Game-winning run scored on a throwing error by Elly De La Cruz.
Reds have lost seven of their last eight games.

— Phillies 2, Braves 1
Eric Bohm’s 8th inning sac fly scored the game-winning run.
Braves had 12 hits, but were 2-12 with runners in scoring position.
Kyle Schwarber scored both runs for the Phillies.

— Mets 19, Marlins 9
Mets led 5-0 before they made an out; it was 12-0 after two innings.
Rookie Jonah Tong allowed four runs in 5 IP in his MLB debut.
Brandon Nimmo homered twice, scored 4 runs, had 4 RBI

— Brewers 7, Blue Jays 2
Freddy Peralta tossed six shutout IP.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Toronto’s lead in AL East is down to three games.

— New York 10, White Sox 2
New York won its sixth consecutive game.
New York’s payroll: $295,660,655

Chicago lost its fourth game in a row.
White Sox’ payroll: $84,161,459

— Diamondbacks 3, Dodgers 0
Zac Gallen allowed two hits in six shutout IP.
Dodgers still lead San Diego by two games in NL West.

— Guardians 5, Mariners 4
Seattle scored 4 runs in top of 1st, led 4-1 after six innings.
Steven Kwan had a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 9th inning.
Cleveland moves within four games of Seattle for the AL’s last Wild Card slot.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Saturday, August 30

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Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Connecticut
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Connecticut is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Connecticut is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games at home


Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Golde State Valkyries
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 8 games at home


Chicago Sky
Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games
Chicago is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 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


New York Liberty
New York is 3-12-1 ATS in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 1-13-1 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
New York is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 7 games on the road
Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Phoenix is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 6 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, August 30

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for next week:
— TCU (-3.5) @ North Carolina (Monday)
— Iowa @ Iowa State (-2.5)
— Michigan @ Oklahoma (-2.5)
— Baylor @ SMU (-3)
— Kansas @ Missouri (-6.5)
— Illinois @ Duke (-2.5)

Quote of the Day
“I choose to believe we’ve got a good football team. But we can’t play on our heels. We’re not going to be what we think we can be, what we want to be, if that’s the case. And that falls on everyone. I don’t just point the finger at the players.”
Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer

Sunday’s quiz
Which NFL team did Nick Saban coach?

Saturday’s quiz
In his playing days in the 1950’s, ESPN analyst Lee Corso was a quarterback at Florida State; the famous actor Burt Reynolds was a running back on that team.

Friday’s quiz
In 2005, Chicago White Sox won the World Series; Ozzie Guillen was their manager.

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

— Florida State 31, Alabama 17
Seminoles ran ball for 230 yards, posted a big upset.
Kalen Deboer is 6-4 vs unranked teams at Alabama; Nick Saban was 124-4.
FSU’s offensive coordinator is Gus Malzahn (Auburn’s coach for 8 years)

— LSU 17, Clemson 10
Clemson led 10-3 at halftime, didn’t score in second half.
LSU stopped Clemson on the 15-yard line with 0:59 left.
Clemson ran the ball 20 times for only 31 yards.

— Ohio State 14, Texas 7
Longhorns lost despite outgaining Ohio State, 336-203.
Texas didn’t score until they got a TD with 3:28 left in the game.
Longhorns were stopped on two 4th downs inside the OSU 10-yard line.

— Tennessee 45, Syracuse 26
Vols’ new QB Joey Aguilar threw for 247 yards, three TD’s.
Aguilar transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA to Tennessee this year.
Tennessee had good balance; they ran for 246 yards, threw for 247 more.

— Tulane 23, Northwestern 3
Tulane’s QB last year got paid $4M to bolt to Duke.
BYU booted its QB Jake Retzlaff this spring, for off-field issues.
Retzlaff is now Tulane’s QB; he passed for 152, ran for 113 more.

— Kentucky 24, Toledo 16
Rockets threw a 20-yard TD pass with 1:55 left for the backdoor cover.
Toledo had 11 penalties for 93 yards, Kentucky 3 for 30.
Kentucky has 55 new players this year, 27 of them transfers.

— Texas A&M 42, Texas-San Antonio 24
Marcel Reed threw for 289 yards, four TD’s.
KC Conception ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD.
UTSA’s Robert Henry ran ball 16 times for 177 yards, two TD’s.

— Famous birthdays, August 31st:
Richard Gere, 76
Tom Candiotti, 69
Von Hayes, 67
Hideo Nomo, 57

Larry Fitzgerald, 42
Jalen Brunson, 29
Desmond Ridder, 26
Ahmad (Sauce) Gardner, 25

— Marlins 11, Mets 8
Marlins scored 5 runs in 1st inning, later blew an 8-2 lead.
Connor Norby knocked in three runs in the last three innings.
Mets are now six games behind the Phillies in NL East.

— Guardians 4, Mariners 3
Kyle Manzardo hit a 2-run HR for Cleveland.
Guardians are within three games of Seattle for last AL Wild Card spot.
Seattle has lost 7 in a row on the road, is 5-11 in last 16 games overall.

— Angels 4, Astros 1
Oswald Peraza had the game-winning hit in the 9th inning.
Game was tied 1-1 after eight innings.
Kenley Jansen got his 24th save for the Halos.

— Brewers 4, Blue Jays 1
Jackson Chourio/Christian Yelich hit back/back HR’s in 9th inning.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Toronto’s lead in AL East is down to two games.

— Padres 12, Twins 3
Minnesota led 3-1 after five innings.
9th-place hitter Elias Diaz homered twice for San Diego.
Manny Machado got his 1,000th hit as a Padre.

— Royals 3, Tigers 1
Bobby Witt hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.
Witt’s 20th home run extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
Kansas City moved within two games of the AL’s last Wild Card spot.

— Arizona 6, Dodgers 1
Game was scoreless after six innings.
Eduardo Rodriguez allowed four hits in 6 shutout IP.
Dodgers’ lead in NL West is down to a game over San Diego.

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

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Sunday, August 31

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Washington Mystics
Washington is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games
Washington is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 19 games
Los Angeles is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games at home


Indiana Fever
Indiana is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games
Indiana is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Golden State is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 7 games
Golden State is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 9 games at home


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, August 31

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
College football spreads for this week:
— Illinois (-2.5) @ Duke
— Ole Miss (-9) @ Kentucky
— Fresno State @ Oregon State (-2)
— Boston College @ Michigan State (-3)
— Arizona State (-7) @ Mississippi State
— UCLA (-2) @ UNLV

Quote of the Day
“You know the old saying, these are heavyweight bouts, and rounds 11 through 15 are going to separate the winners and the guys that don’t win it. So we knew it was going to somehow, some way, get to this, and we just felt that if we were tired, that they were going to be more tired. And that was a chance at ‘whatever it takes mentality,’ and going to get it done.”
Miami Hurricanes’ coach Mario Cristobal

Monday’s quiz
Three players have hit four home runs in a game this year; before this year, when was the last time a major leaguer hit four home runs in a game?

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Saban was 15-17 coaching the Miami Dolphins, in 2005-06.

Saturday’s quiz
In his playing days in the 1950’s, ESPN analyst Lee Corso was a quarterback at Florida State; the famous actor Burt Reynolds was a running back on that team.

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Monday’s Den: Trends for every MLB team…….

— Arizona (68-70)
Arizona won seven of its last nine home games.
Diamondbacks are 18-26 in one-run games.
Arizona scored in first inning in 14 of last 17 home games.
Arizona is 15-30 in last 45 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves (62-75)
Braves are 14-8 in their last 22 games.
Atlanta is 33-33 at home, 29-42 on the road.
Braves are 24-21 vs NL East rivals, 38-54 vs everyone else.
Under is 3-0 in their last three games.

— Cubs (78-59)
Chicago is 2-4 in its last six games.
Cubs are holding #1 Wild Card slot in NL
Under is 22-5-2 in their last 29 games.
Cubs are 61-40 vs righty starters, 17-19 vs lefties.

— Reds (69-68)
Cincinnati lost eight of its last ten games.
Reds are 51-46 vs righty starters, 18-22 vs lefties.
Under is 14-6-1 in their last 21 road games.
Reds scored in first inning in 12 of last 22 home games.

— Rockies (39-98)
Colorado lost seven of its last ten games.
Under is 6-1-1 in Rockies’ last eight games.
Rockies are 6-31 vs lefty starters, 33-67 vs righties.
Colorado hasn’t scored a first inning run in its last 30 road games.

— Dodgers (78-59)
Dodgers are 9-3 in last dozen home games.
LA leads San Diego by two games in NL West.
Dodgers are 58-39 vs righty starters, 20-20 vs lefties.
Under is 10-5-1 in their last 16 home games.

— Marlins (65-72)
Marlins are 8-14 in their last 22 games.
Miami is 31-37 at home, 34-35 on the road.
Over is 5-1 in Marlins’ last six games.
Last four weeks, Marlins are 3-6 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Brewers (85-53)
Brewers are 6-8 in their last 14 games.
Milwaukee is 45-24 at home, 40-29 on the road.
Over is 15-6-2 in their last 22 home games.
Milwaukee leads the Cubs by 6.5 games in the NL Central.

— Mets (73-64)
Mets are 9-6 in their last 15 games.
Mets are 45-27 at home, 28-37 on the road.
Over is 14-5-2 in their last 21 games.
Mets lead the Reds by four games for last NL Wild Card slot.

— Phillies (79-58)
Phillies are 17-10 in their last 27 games.
Phillies are 60-37 vs righty starters, 19-21 vs lefties.
Under is 4-1 in their last five games.
Phillies lead the Mets by six games in NL East.

— Pirates (61-77)
Pirates are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Pittsburgh is 39-30 at home, 22-47 on the road.
Under is 14-7-3 in their last 24 games.
Pirates scored in first inning in six of last 11 games.

— St Louis (68-70)
St Louis is 7-11 in its last 18 games.
Cardinals are 17-6 in home series openers.
St Louis is 37-32 at home, 31-38 on the road.
Over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.

— Padres (76-61)
San Diego won 16 of its last 21 home games.
Padres are 43-22 at home, 33-39 on the road.
Padres are 54-41 vs righty starters, 22-20 vs lefties.
San Diego is 24-18 vs NL West rivals, 52-43 vs everyone else.

— Giants (68-69)
Giants won seven of their last eight games.
Giants are 53-45 vs righty pitchers, 15-24 vs lefties.
Over is 15-8-2 in their last 25 road games.
SF lost 10 of last 13 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Washington (53-83)
Nationals lost their last eight games.
Washington is 11-27 in its last 38 home games.
Over is 9-6-4 in their last 19 games.
Washington is 22-10 last 32 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Famous birthdays, September 1st:
Lily Tomlin, 86
Ed Podolak, 78
Garry Maddox, 76
Pat Thomas, 71
Vinnie Johnson, 69

Karl Mecklenburg, 65
Tim Hardaway, 59
Jason Taylor, 51
Calais Campbell, 39
Shota Imanaga, 32

— Orioles (61-76)
Baltimore lost nine of its last 11 games.
Over is 5-1 in their last nine road games.
Under is 5-0 in their last five home games.
Orioles are 19-20 vs AL East rivals, 42-56 vs everyone else.

— Red Sox (76-62)
Red Sox are 8-3 in their last 11 games.
Boston is 1-8 in extra-inning road games.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Right now, Red Sox hold the 2nd AL Wild Card slot.

— White Sox (49-88)
Chicago lost five of its last six games.
White Sox are 30-42 at home, 19-46 on the road.
Over is 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Chicago is 35-69 vs righty starters, 14-19 vs lefties.

— Cleveland (68-67)
Cleveland won four of its last five games.
Guardians are four games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.
Guardians are 53-44 vs righty starters, 15-23 vs lefties.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

— Detroit (80-58)
Detroit is 20-12 in its last 32 games.
Tigers are 28-15 vs its AL Central rivals, lead division by 9.5 games.
Detroit is 18-4 in home series openers.
Under is 4-0 in their last four games.

— Houston (75-62)
Astros are 16-19 in their last 35 games overall
Astros are 9-16 in their last 25 home games.
Astros lead Seattle by two games in AL West.
Under is 7-0 in their last seven games.

— Royals (70-67)
Royals split their last 12 games.
Kansas City is 54-57 vs righty starters, 16-10 vs lefties.
Under is 8-2 in Royals’ last 10 home games.
Royals scored in first inning in 12 of last 17 home games.

— Angels (64-72)
Angels lost 10 of their last 15 games.
Halos are 8.5 games out of last Wild Card slot.
Angels are 53-58 vs righty starters, 11-14 vs lefties.
Angels are 31-18 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Twins (62-74)
Twins lost 11 of their last 18 games.
Minnesota is 35-32 at home, 27-42 on the road.
Over is 12-2 in their last 14 games.
Twins scored in first inning in one of their last 16 games.

— New York (76-61)
New York is 14-5 in its last 19 games.
Over is 11-4 in their last 15 games.
New York is 62-46 vs righty starters, 14-15 vs lefties.
Right now, New York has the #1 Wild Card slot in AL.

— A’s (63-75)
A’s are 12-9 in their last 21 games.
Over is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
A’s scored in first inning in six of last nine home games.
Last 11 weeks, A’s are 10-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Seattle (73-64)
Mariners lost nine of their last 14 games.
Seattle is 26-10 in its last 36 home games.
Over is 8-5 in their last 13 games.
Right now, Mariners hold the #3 Wild Card in AL, by 2.5 games.

— Tampa Bay (67-69)
Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games.
Rays are 34-33 at home, 33-36 on the road.
Tampa Bay is 5.5 games out of the last Wild Card slot.
Rays are 5-11 in last 16 games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Texas (71-67)
Rangers won their last five games.
Texas is 57-45 vs righty starters, 14-22 vs lefties
Rangers are 42-27 at home, 29-40 on road.
Texas is 2.5 games out of the AL’s last Wild Card slot.

— Toronto (79-58)
Blue Jays are 7-7 in their last 14 games overall.
Blue Jays won 20 of their last 28 home games.
Over is 13-6-1 in their last 20 home games.
Toronto leads New York by threee games in AL East.

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

 

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Monday, September 1

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Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 10 games
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Connecticut Sun
Connecticut is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Connecticut is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Connecticut is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Connecticut is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Connecticut is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games at home


Dallas Wings
Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 7 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 7 games on the road
Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 12-5-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Minnesota is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games at home


Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Los Angeles is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Los Angeles's last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Seattle Storm
Seattle is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games
Seattle is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home


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WNBA
Dunkel

Monday, September 1

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Tuesday’s 6-pack:
NFL spreads for this week:
— Cowboys @ Philadelphia (-7.5)
— Chiefs (-3.5) vs LA Chargers (@ Brazil)
— Cardinals (-6.5) @ New Orleans
— Dolphins @ Indianapolis (-1.5)
— Raiders @ New England (-2.5)
— Steelers (-2.5) @ Jets

Quote of the Day
“You can never tell how close you are…..
It may be near when it seems far.
Stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit. ”
John G Whittier

Tuesday’s quiz
Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman played college football at which two colleges?

Monday’s quiz
Three players have hit four home runs in a game this year; before this year, 2017 was the last time a major leaguer hit four home runs in a game (JD Martinez).

Sunday’s quiz
Nick Saban was 15-17 coaching the Miami Dolphins, in 2005-06.

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

— TCU 48, North Carolina 14
First drive, UNC drove 83 yards on 7 plays, scored a TD.
Rest of game, Tar Heels ran 42 plays for 139 yards.
Horned Frogs led 20-7 at halftime.
Total yardage: TCU 541, North Carolina 222

North Carolina has 70 new players this season; 70!!!!

— South Carolina 24, Virginia Tech 11
Gamecocks ran a punt back 80 yards for a touchdown.
South Carolina QB Sellers was 12-19/209 passing, with a TD.
Hokies kicked three field goals, including a 56-yarder.

— Miami 27, Notre Dame 24
Miami kicked a 47-yard FG with 1:04 left for the winning score.
Hurricanes led 14-7 at half; they were +2 in turnovers.
Total yardage was 332-315, Miami

— First week of college football, here is how leagues did against the spread:

AAC- 5-2 ATS, 2-0 as a favorite.
ACC- 4-6 ATS, 1-3 as a home favorite.
Big 10- 3-10 ATS, 3-8 as a favorite.

Big X- 5-2 ATS, 4-0 as a favorite.
C-USA- 2-2 ATS
MAC- 5-4 ATS, 5-2 as a road underdog.

Mountain West- 7-4 ATS, 5-2 as an underdog.
SEC- 5-5 ATS, 1-3 as a home favorite.
Sun Belt- 4-5 ATS

— Duke’s QB Darian Mensah got paid $4M to bolt Tulane to play for the Blue Devils; on September 13, Duke visits the Green Wave on Bourbon Street- that should be interesting.

— Big 10 Network is now 18 years old; when it started in 2007, the league had 11 teams, now it has 18 teams— once the season gets rolling, we refer to the league here as the Big 18.

— Tennessee Vols have lost two starting defensive backs to injury; Vols play a I-AA team this week, but they play Georgia next week. Big early season game.

— Dabo Swinney is Clemson’s football coach; for the last eight years, one of his sons has been the holder when Clemson tries extra points/field goals.

— Famous birthdays, September 2nd:
Terry Bradshaw, 77
Nate Archibald, 77
Mark Harmon, 74
Rick Manning, 71
Eric Dickerson, 65

Rex Hudler, 65
Keanu Reeves, 61
Tommy Maddox, 54
Willie Adames, 30
Kerry Carpenter, 28

— Every team should play on these days:
Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day.

Four teams had Monday off. No bueno.

— Reds 5, Blue Jays 4
Noelvi Marte had the walk-off single for Cincinnati.
Both teams scored three runs in the ninth inning.
Bo Bichette was 4-for-4 with a homer for Toronto.

— Phillies 10, Brewers 8
Milwaukee led 5-1 after the 4th inning.
Brewers had won 47 games in a row when they led by 4+ runs.
Brice Turang has 11 HR’s, 25 RBI since August 1st.

— Mets 10, Tigers 8
Juan Soto hit a grand slam and a two-run triple.
Edwin Diaz got his 25th save in 27 chances this season.
Mets lead Cincinnati by four games for NL’s last Wild Card slot.

— Astros 8, Angels 3
Jose Altuve homered, knocked in three runs.
Luis Garcia allowed three hits in 6 IP, in his first start since 2023.
Astros are 18-9 when one of their lefty P’s starts, 58-53 when a righty starts.

— A’s 11, Cardinals 3
JJ Bleday homered twice, knocked in three runs.
Zack Gelof went 3-for-5 with a home run.
Sonny Gray gave up seven runs in 6 IP against his old team.

— Cubs 7, Braves 6 (10)
Atlanta led 6-1 in the fifth inning.
Carson Kelly tied the game with an 8th inning home run.
Ian Happ went 3-for-5 with a home run.

— Red Sox 6, Guardians 4
Trevor Story went 3-for-4 with a home run.
Red Sox are 35-18 since July 1st.
Cleveland is 7-13 in its last 20 games.

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, September 2

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Tuesday, September 2

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


New York Liberty
New York is 3-13-1 ATS in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
New York is 1-14-1 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
New York is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 8 games on the road
Golden State Valkyries
Golden State is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Golden State is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Golden State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Golden State is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Golden State's last 10 games at home


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