MLB DIVISION PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS............................. 5 - 3 - 0 .......................62.50%..........................+ 10.20
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS............................. 5 - 3 - 0 .......................62.50%..........................+ 10.20
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Most-watched college football games last weekend:
7.04M people— Oregon-Washington
6.43M— USC-Notre Dame
4.38M— Texas A&M-Tennessee
3.55M— Indiana-Michigan
3.43M— Arkansas-Alabama
3.29M— Stanford-Colorado
Tweet of the Day
“It was after the game, and certainly that was a gut-wrenching and emotional loss. I was frustrated and kicked something I shouldn’t have kicked and thought I was OK, and then the adrenaline of the game wore off……..before anyone starts the narrative like the head football coach is frustrated and lost his poise and all that — no, I care. I care about these kids, and I was really upset on Saturday night because I didn’t do enough to help them get over the hump and win the football game.”
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did 49ers’ QB Brock Purdy play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Paris Hilton’s grandfather (Barron Hilton) used to own the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, Jaclyn Smith played Hodges’ mother; she was one of the stars of Charlie’s Angels, a very popular TV show in the late 70’s.
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Game was 2-0 after five innings; Arizona’s bullpen got hammered.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Philadelphia.
Phillies lead best-of-7 series, 2-0
— Fan in the stands in Philadelphia had a #21 Phillies jersey, a Bake McBride jersey; the guy last played for the Phillies in 1981. McBride was a very fast outfielder, a .299 lifetime hitter, but it is time for that fan to buy himself a new jersey.
— NFL Draft is a fascinating process:
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick of the 2017 Draft; he might be wind up being the best quarterback of all time.
QB Josh Rosen was the 10th pick of the 2018 Draft: he is one of the biggest busts in draft history, going 3-13 as a starter for Cardinals/Dolphins. He was out of the NFL at age 24.
NFL teams are worth $5B or so; how do you make a mistake like that?
— Only five of the 30 NFL teams who played last week scored more than 21 points; quality of NFL offenses is way down so far this season. Under was 12-2-1 in Week 6 games.
Young QB’s get rushed into the lineup, coaches are too conservative in close games. Defenses definitely have the upper hand so far this season.
— Texas A&M’s football team is 4-3 this season, after losing close games to Alabama, Tennessee the last two weeks. Last two years, Aggies are 0-6 in true road games; the natives are restless.
There are rumors that Texas A&M may tell Fisher to take a hike, but if they do that this year, they have to pay him $67.5M to go away. Imagine getting paid $67.5M to go away?
— Flag football is going to be a sport at the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will he held in Los Angeles. Curious how many different countries will field team for that event.
— Fairfield basketball coach Jay Young quit three weeks before the Stags are going to open the season at Boston College. Young was 50-73 in four years at Fairfield; assistant coach Chris Casey will serve as interim coach this season.
— Word of the Day: palaver— Empty nonsense or useless talk.
— Field position is important in the NFL; if your defense/special teams are doing really well, they will create opportunities for the offense to work on a short field, so they have to do less to score a touchdown.
So far this season, teams with most TD drives shorter than 60 yards:
8— Bills
7— Commanders
6— Lions, Jaguars, Chargers, Dolphins, 49ers
— So far this season, teams with most TD drives allowed shorter than 60 yards:
8— Panthers
7— Broncos, Raiders
6— Dolphins
— Not only has New England allowed five TD drives shorter than 60 yards, their offense has also given up four TD’s to opposing defenses.
— Offenses with most touchdown plays of 20+ yards:
10— Dolphins
8— Lions
6— Bears, Jaguars
— Defenses with most touchdown plays allowed of 20+ yards:
9— Broncos
7— Commanders
5— Colts, Buccaneers
— Brian Hoyer is a backup QB for the Raiders; he played the second half against New England Sunday, going 6-10/102 yards as Las Vegas held on for a 21-17 win.
Hoyer has been in the NFL for 15 years, starting 40 games (16-24). Last time Hoyer started a game his team won was in 2016, when his Chicago Bears beat Detroit 17-14.
— There are 11 unbeaten teams left in college football.
— Michael Jordan’s teams played 30 games against teams with Sherman Douglas on them; Jordan’s teams went 30-0 in those games. That is the most wins without a loss by one player over another in NBA history.
— Chicago Bears’ QB Justin Fields dislocated his right thumb Sunday; he may be out for year, no one is really saying, but obviously that is a especially bad injury for a quarterback.
Bears’ backup QB is rookie Tyson Bagent, who played college football for Shepherd U in West Virginia, a D-II school. He is going to get a chance to show his stuff the rest of the season.
If the season ended right now, the Bears would have the top two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft; they have Carolina’s pick next year. Will they move on from Fields?
— Genius of the Day: South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer broke his foot Saturday, when he kicked something in frustration after his Gamecocks lost 41-39 to Florida, blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. Not good.
Most-watched college football games last weekend:
7.04M people— Oregon-Washington
6.43M— USC-Notre Dame
4.38M— Texas A&M-Tennessee
3.55M— Indiana-Michigan
3.43M— Arkansas-Alabama
3.29M— Stanford-Colorado
Tweet of the Day
“It was after the game, and certainly that was a gut-wrenching and emotional loss. I was frustrated and kicked something I shouldn’t have kicked and thought I was OK, and then the adrenaline of the game wore off……..before anyone starts the narrative like the head football coach is frustrated and lost his poise and all that — no, I care. I care about these kids, and I was really upset on Saturday night because I didn’t do enough to help them get over the hump and win the football game.”
South Carolina coach Shane Beamer
Wednesday’s quiz
Where did 49ers’ QB Brock Purdy play his college football?
Tuesday’s quiz
Paris Hilton’s grandfather (Barron Hilton) used to own the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
Monday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, Jaclyn Smith played Hodges’ mother; she was one of the stars of Charlie’s Angels, a very popular TV show in the late 70’s.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
— Phillies 10, Diamondbacks 0Game was 2-0 after five innings; Arizona’s bullpen got hammered.
Kyle Schwarber homered twice for Philadelphia.
Phillies lead best-of-7 series, 2-0
— Fan in the stands in Philadelphia had a #21 Phillies jersey, a Bake McBride jersey; the guy last played for the Phillies in 1981. McBride was a very fast outfielder, a .299 lifetime hitter, but it is time for that fan to buy himself a new jersey.
— NFL Draft is a fascinating process:
Patrick Mahomes was the 10th pick of the 2017 Draft; he might be wind up being the best quarterback of all time.
QB Josh Rosen was the 10th pick of the 2018 Draft: he is one of the biggest busts in draft history, going 3-13 as a starter for Cardinals/Dolphins. He was out of the NFL at age 24.
NFL teams are worth $5B or so; how do you make a mistake like that?
— Only five of the 30 NFL teams who played last week scored more than 21 points; quality of NFL offenses is way down so far this season. Under was 12-2-1 in Week 6 games.
Young QB’s get rushed into the lineup, coaches are too conservative in close games. Defenses definitely have the upper hand so far this season.
— Texas A&M’s football team is 4-3 this season, after losing close games to Alabama, Tennessee the last two weeks. Last two years, Aggies are 0-6 in true road games; the natives are restless.
There are rumors that Texas A&M may tell Fisher to take a hike, but if they do that this year, they have to pay him $67.5M to go away. Imagine getting paid $67.5M to go away?
— Flag football is going to be a sport at the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will he held in Los Angeles. Curious how many different countries will field team for that event.
— Fairfield basketball coach Jay Young quit three weeks before the Stags are going to open the season at Boston College. Young was 50-73 in four years at Fairfield; assistant coach Chris Casey will serve as interim coach this season.
— Word of the Day: palaver— Empty nonsense or useless talk.
— Field position is important in the NFL; if your defense/special teams are doing really well, they will create opportunities for the offense to work on a short field, so they have to do less to score a touchdown.
So far this season, teams with most TD drives shorter than 60 yards:
8— Bills
7— Commanders
6— Lions, Jaguars, Chargers, Dolphins, 49ers
— So far this season, teams with most TD drives allowed shorter than 60 yards:
8— Panthers
7— Broncos, Raiders
6— Dolphins
— Not only has New England allowed five TD drives shorter than 60 yards, their offense has also given up four TD’s to opposing defenses.
— Offenses with most touchdown plays of 20+ yards:
10— Dolphins
8— Lions
6— Bears, Jaguars
— Defenses with most touchdown plays allowed of 20+ yards:
9— Broncos
7— Commanders
5— Colts, Buccaneers
— Brian Hoyer is a backup QB for the Raiders; he played the second half against New England Sunday, going 6-10/102 yards as Las Vegas held on for a 21-17 win.
Hoyer has been in the NFL for 15 years, starting 40 games (16-24). Last time Hoyer started a game his team won was in 2016, when his Chicago Bears beat Detroit 17-14.
— There are 11 unbeaten teams left in college football.
— Michael Jordan’s teams played 30 games against teams with Sherman Douglas on them; Jordan’s teams went 30-0 in those games. That is the most wins without a loss by one player over another in NBA history.
— Chicago Bears’ QB Justin Fields dislocated his right thumb Sunday; he may be out for year, no one is really saying, but obviously that is a especially bad injury for a quarterback.
Bears’ backup QB is rookie Tyson Bagent, who played college football for Shepherd U in West Virginia, a D-II school. He is going to get a chance to show his stuff the rest of the season.
If the season ended right now, the Bears would have the top two picks in the 2024 NFL Draft; they have Carolina’s pick next year. Will they move on from Fields?
— Genius of the Day: South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer broke his foot Saturday, when he kicked something in frustration after his Gamecocks lost 41-39 to Florida, blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter. Not good.
MLB
Weather Report
Wednesday, October 19
HOUSTON is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in road games after batting .200 or worse over a 3 game span in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Wednesday, October 19
MLB
Long Sheet
Wednesday, October 19
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 19
Game 3 (Rangers lead, 2-0)
Houston @ Texas
Javier is 2-1, 2.18 in his last four starts.
Houston is 8-3 in his last eleven starts.
Over is 7-3-1 in his last eleven starts.
He is 5-1, 1.91 in 15 playoff games (3 starts).
He is 5-1, 3.84 in ten starts vs Texas.
Houston won eight of its last 12 games (0-2 in this series).
Astros are 53-30 on road this season.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 54-49
Scherzer is 1-1, 3.80 in his last four starts.
Rangers are 5-3 in his starts.
Over 3-1-2 last six starts
He is 7-7, 3.58 in 22 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.84 in nine starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-0 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-31 at home.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-33
Astros are 9-6 vs Texas this season, 0-2 in this series.
MLB
Wednesday, October 19
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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Weather Report
Wednesday, October 19
HOUSTON is 7-0 Over (7 Units) in road games after batting .200 or worse over a 3 game span in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Wednesday, October 19
MLB
Long Sheet
Wednesday, October 19
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, October 19
Game 3 (Rangers lead, 2-0)
Houston @ Texas
Javier is 2-1, 2.18 in his last four starts.
Houston is 8-3 in his last eleven starts.
Over is 7-3-1 in his last eleven starts.
He is 5-1, 1.91 in 15 playoff games (3 starts).
He is 5-1, 3.84 in ten starts vs Texas.
Houston won eight of its last 12 games (0-2 in this series).
Astros are 53-30 on road this season.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 54-49
Scherzer is 1-1, 3.80 in his last four starts.
Rangers are 5-3 in his starts.
Over 3-1-2 last six starts
He is 7-7, 3.58 in 22 playoff starts.
He is 5-2, 3.84 in nine starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-0 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-31 at home.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-33
Astros are 9-6 vs Texas this season, 0-2 in this series.
MLB
Wednesday, October 19
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
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MLB DIVISION PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/18/2023......................0 - 2...............................00.00%.........................- 11.70
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS.......................... 5 - 5 - 0 .........................50.00%...........................- 1.50
10/18/2023......................0 - 2...............................00.00%.........................- 11.70
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS.......................... 5 - 5 - 0 .........................50.00%...........................- 1.50
Thursday’s 6-pack:
NFL leaders in passing yardage:
1,876— Tua Tagovailoa, Mia
1,679— Kirk Cousins, Minn
1,677— Matthew Stafford, Rams
1,660— CJ Stroud, Hous
1,618— Jared Goff, Det
1,593— Patrick Mahomes, KC
Tweet of the Day
“We’re all tied together. It’s a journey that we’re experiencing together. Somebody will get the statistics from it, but none of those statistics are worth anything if you don’t have a full support from your players across the board, all 11, and then it goes down to the organization and all those things combined. But I know this, our players run a lot of plays that I have a lot of history with, and it looks different, and that’s because of hard work and unbelievable abilities.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
Thursday’s quiz
In the first three years (1960-62) of the AFL, the Kansas City Chiefs played in a different city; what was their name back then?
Wednesday’s quiz
49ers’ QB Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paris Hilton’s grandfather (Barron Hilton) used to own the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
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Jose Altuve homered; Astros led 5-0 in 4th inning.
Cristian Javier got 17 outs, allowed only two runs.
Texas leads series 2-1; road team won all three games.
— New Jersey Jets traded WR Mecole Hardman to Kansas City, for two draft picks, a 6th and 7th round pick. Hardman had previously won two Super Bowl rings playing with the Chiefs, but he signed with the Jets as a free agent last spring.
— 49ers QB Brock Purdy is earning $870,000 this season; there are 20 starting QB’s in the NFL who make more than $870,000 PER GAME!!!!
— According to kenpom.com the top six college hoop teams to start this season:
1- Purdue
2- Kansas
3- Houston
4- UConn
5- Gonzaga
6- Arizona
— Justin Minaya is a 6-7 forward who is trying to make the Portland Trailblazers; his father is Omar Minaya, who used to be general manager of the New York Mets. Justin Minaya played his college ball at both South Carolina and Providence.
— NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder likes to accumulate draft choices; over the next seven drafts, the Thunder has 37 (37!!!!) draft picks. Seeing how rosters are 15 players and the Thunder was halfway decent (40-42) last year, it is unclear what they’ll do with all that draft capital.
I mean, in 2029, the Thunder has seven second round draft picks, and a first round pick.
— Movie of the Day: Percy vs Goliath (2020)— A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops. As he speaks out against the company’s business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of other disenfranchised farmers around the world fighting the same battle.
Christopher Walken plays the farmer; he is the reason to watch this movie, which apparently is a true story; Zach Braff plays his lawyer, Christina Ricci plays another lawyer who comes out of nowhere and encourages the farmer to challenge the big company.
— Florida International 33, Sam Houston State 27, OT
Panthers snap a 3-game skid, even their record at 4-4.
FIU forced OT with a 36-yard FG with 0:05 left in regulation.
0-7 Bearkats outgained FIU, 410-331
— New Mexico State 28, Texas-El Paso 7
Game was 7-7 at halftime.
Aggies ran ball 35 times for 253 yards.
UTEP converted only 2-12 third down plays.
— Liberty 42, Middle Tennessee 35
Game was 21-21 at halftime.
Liberty ran ball 61 times for 401 yards.
MTSU threw for 332 yards (9.0 yards/attempt).
— Jacksonville State 20, Western Kentucky 17
Gamecocks kicked 41-yard FG at the gun to win the game.
WKU led 17-7 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Jacksonville State is 6-2, in its first season as a I-A team.
— South Alabama 55, Southern Miss 3
La’Damian Webb ran ball 20 times for 102 yards, four TD’s.
Jaguars outgained Southern Miss 647-149.
South Alabama won its last two games by a combined 110-10
— NFL commish Roger Goodell got a three-year contract extension through March 2027; financial stuff wasn’t announced, but supposedly he was banking around $60M a year the last few years.
Goodell has been NFL commissioner since 2006; the last NFL team that got sold before his tenure started sold for $600M (Vikings). Earlier this year, Washington Commanders were sold for $6.05B, so obviously, the NFL has profited greatly with Goodell as commissioner.
NFL leaders in passing yardage:
1,876— Tua Tagovailoa, Mia
1,679— Kirk Cousins, Minn
1,677— Matthew Stafford, Rams
1,660— CJ Stroud, Hous
1,618— Jared Goff, Det
1,593— Patrick Mahomes, KC
Tweet of the Day
“We’re all tied together. It’s a journey that we’re experiencing together. Somebody will get the statistics from it, but none of those statistics are worth anything if you don’t have a full support from your players across the board, all 11, and then it goes down to the organization and all those things combined. But I know this, our players run a lot of plays that I have a lot of history with, and it looks different, and that’s because of hard work and unbelievable abilities.”
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel
Thursday’s quiz
In the first three years (1960-62) of the AFL, the Kansas City Chiefs played in a different city; what was their name back then?
Wednesday’s quiz
49ers’ QB Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.
Tuesday’s quiz
Paris Hilton’s grandfather (Barron Hilton) used to own the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……
— Astros 8, Rangers 5Jose Altuve homered; Astros led 5-0 in 4th inning.
Cristian Javier got 17 outs, allowed only two runs.
Texas leads series 2-1; road team won all three games.
— New Jersey Jets traded WR Mecole Hardman to Kansas City, for two draft picks, a 6th and 7th round pick. Hardman had previously won two Super Bowl rings playing with the Chiefs, but he signed with the Jets as a free agent last spring.
— 49ers QB Brock Purdy is earning $870,000 this season; there are 20 starting QB’s in the NFL who make more than $870,000 PER GAME!!!!
— According to kenpom.com the top six college hoop teams to start this season:
1- Purdue
2- Kansas
3- Houston
4- UConn
5- Gonzaga
6- Arizona
— Justin Minaya is a 6-7 forward who is trying to make the Portland Trailblazers; his father is Omar Minaya, who used to be general manager of the New York Mets. Justin Minaya played his college ball at both South Carolina and Providence.
— NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder likes to accumulate draft choices; over the next seven drafts, the Thunder has 37 (37!!!!) draft picks. Seeing how rosters are 15 players and the Thunder was halfway decent (40-42) last year, it is unclear what they’ll do with all that draft capital.
I mean, in 2029, the Thunder has seven second round draft picks, and a first round pick.
— Movie of the Day: Percy vs Goliath (2020)— A Canadian farmer takes on a giant corporation after their GMOs interfere with his crops. As he speaks out against the company’s business practices, he realizes he is representing thousands of other disenfranchised farmers around the world fighting the same battle.
Christopher Walken plays the farmer; he is the reason to watch this movie, which apparently is a true story; Zach Braff plays his lawyer, Christina Ricci plays another lawyer who comes out of nowhere and encourages the farmer to challenge the big company.
— Florida International 33, Sam Houston State 27, OT
Panthers snap a 3-game skid, even their record at 4-4.
FIU forced OT with a 36-yard FG with 0:05 left in regulation.
0-7 Bearkats outgained FIU, 410-331
— New Mexico State 28, Texas-El Paso 7
Game was 7-7 at halftime.
Aggies ran ball 35 times for 253 yards.
UTEP converted only 2-12 third down plays.
— Liberty 42, Middle Tennessee 35
Game was 21-21 at halftime.
Liberty ran ball 61 times for 401 yards.
MTSU threw for 332 yards (9.0 yards/attempt).
— Jacksonville State 20, Western Kentucky 17
Gamecocks kicked 41-yard FG at the gun to win the game.
WKU led 17-7 with 6:00 left in third quarter.
Jacksonville State is 6-2, in its first season as a I-A team.
— South Alabama 55, Southern Miss 3
La’Damian Webb ran ball 20 times for 102 yards, four TD’s.
Jaguars outgained Southern Miss 647-149.
South Alabama won its last two games by a combined 110-10
— NFL commish Roger Goodell got a three-year contract extension through March 2027; financial stuff wasn’t announced, but supposedly he was banking around $60M a year the last few years.
Goodell has been NFL commissioner since 2006; the last NFL team that got sold before his tenure started sold for $600M (Vikings). Earlier this year, Washington Commanders were sold for $6.05B, so obviously, the NFL has profited greatly with Goodell as commissioner.
MLB
Weather Report
Thursday, October 20
PHILADELPHIA is 9-0 SU (9 Units) in October games in the current season.
TEXAS are 18-5 Over (12.5 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 20
MLB
Long Sheet
Thursday, October 20
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 20
Thursday’s games
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Game 3 (Phillies lead, 2-0)
Suarez is 3-0, 4.15 in his last five starts.
Phillies are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
Under is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
He is 3-0, 1.16 in five playoff starts.
He is 1-3, 5.09 in six starts vs Arizona.
Phillies won 15 of their last 19 games overall.
Philly is 42-41 on road.
Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 18-7
Pfaadt is 2-1, 3.63 in his last five starts.
Arizona is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
He is 0-0, 3.86 in two playoff starts.
He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.
Arizona is 5-2 in the playoffs this year.
Diamondbacks are 44-38 at home.
Arizona was outscored 15-3 in first two series games.
Diamondbacks are in playoffs for first time since 2017.
Lovullo’s playoff record: 6-5
Phillies are 6-3 vs Arizona this season.
Houston @ Texas
Game 4 (Rangers lead, 2-1)
Urquidy is 2-0, 1.54 in his last two starts.
Houston is 7-10 starts.
Over is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
He is 4-2, 3.64 in seven playoff starts.
He is 5-0, 2.82 in seven starts vs Texas.
Houston won nine of its last 13 games (1-2 in this series).
Astros are 54-30 on road this season.
Houston bullpen got 10 outs (3 pitchers) last nite.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 55-49
Heaney is 0-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
Rangers are 16-12 in his starts.
Over 4-2 last six starts
He is 0-0, 2.70 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 4-4, 3.35 in 15 starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-1 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-32 at home.
Rangers’ bullpen pitched five innings last nite.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-34
Astros are 10-6 vs Texas this season.
MLB
Thursday, October 20
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Arizona
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
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Weather Report
Thursday, October 20
PHILADELPHIA is 9-0 SU (9 Units) in October games in the current season.
TEXAS are 18-5 Over (12.5 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, October 20
MLB
Long Sheet
Thursday, October 20
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, October 20
Thursday’s games
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Game 3 (Phillies lead, 2-0)
Suarez is 3-0, 4.15 in his last five starts.
Phillies are 6-1 in his last seven starts.
Under is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
He is 3-0, 1.16 in five playoff starts.
He is 1-3, 5.09 in six starts vs Arizona.
Phillies won 15 of their last 19 games overall.
Philly is 42-41 on road.
Over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 18-7
Pfaadt is 2-1, 3.63 in his last five starts.
Arizona is 4-1 in his last five starts.
Under is 6-2 in his last eight starts.
He is 0-0, 3.86 in two playoff starts.
He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.
Arizona is 5-2 in the playoffs this year.
Diamondbacks are 44-38 at home.
Arizona was outscored 15-3 in first two series games.
Diamondbacks are in playoffs for first time since 2017.
Lovullo’s playoff record: 6-5
Phillies are 6-3 vs Arizona this season.
Houston @ Texas
Game 4 (Rangers lead, 2-1)
Urquidy is 2-0, 1.54 in his last two starts.
Houston is 7-10 starts.
Over is 5-3 in his last eight starts.
He is 4-2, 3.64 in seven playoff starts.
He is 5-0, 2.82 in seven starts vs Texas.
Houston won nine of its last 13 games (1-2 in this series).
Astros are 54-30 on road this season.
Houston bullpen got 10 outs (3 pitchers) last nite.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 55-49
Heaney is 0-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
Rangers are 16-12 in his starts.
Over 4-2 last six starts
He is 0-0, 2.70 in two playoff games (1 start).
He is 4-4, 3.35 in 15 starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-1 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-32 at home.
Rangers’ bullpen pitched five innings last nite.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-34
Astros are 10-6 vs Texas this season.
MLB
Thursday, October 20
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Trend Report
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Philadelphia @ Arizona
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
Texas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
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MLB DIVISION PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
10/19/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%.........................- 0.75
10/18/2023......................0 - 2...............................00.00%.........................- 11.70
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS.......................... 7 - 7 - 0 .........................50.00%...........................- 2.25
10/19/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%.........................- 0.75
10/18/2023......................0 - 2...............................00.00%.........................- 11.70
10/17/2023......................2 - 0.............................100.00%.........................+ 10.00
10/16/2023......................2 - 2...............................50.00%..........................- 0.15
10/15/2023......................1 - 1..............................50.00%..........................+ 0.35
TOTALS.......................... 7 - 7 - 0 .........................50.00%...........................- 2.25
Friday’s 6-pack:
Highest scoring teams in college football:
48.5— Oregon
47.3— USC
45.3— LSU
45.2— Oklahoma
44.3— Penn State
44.3— Washington
Tweet of the Day
“If you want to be successful…….
know what you are going,
love what you are doing,
and believe in what you are doing. ”
Will Rogers
Friday’s quiz
Who managed the Arizona Diamondbacks when they won their one World Series title?
Thursday’s quiz
In the first three years (1960-62) of the AFL, the Kansas City Chiefs played in a different city; back then, they were the Dallas Texans.
Wednesday’s quiz
49ers’ QB Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.
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— Kirk caught 44-yard TD pass with 3:08 left for game-winning TD.
— Jaguars led 24-9 after a pick-6 with 6:47 left in third quarter.
— Jaguars won/covered their last four games.
— Jacksonville outscored last four opponents 66-19 in first half.
— Saints lost four of their last five games.
— New Orleans converted 3-18 third down plays.
— Saints had ball in red zone on last drive, but couldn’t tie game.
— Saints are 6-9-1 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Diamondbacks 2, Phillies 1
Game was scoreless thru six innings.
Neither starting pitcher finished the sixth inning.
Ketel Marte had walk-off single in 9th inning.
Phillies lead series, 2-1; home side won all three games.
— Astros 10, Rangers 3
Altuve went 3-4, with three runs scored.
Alvarez went 2-4, with 3 RBI
Astros used four relievers to get 20 outs.
Series is tied 2-2; road team won all four games.
Roof was open at the Rangers’ ballpark, first time that happened since mid-May.
— This week, Max Scherzer joined David Wells as the only pitchers ever to start a playoff game for five different teams.
— Denver Broncos lost the last ten games they led at halftime, which isn’t good.
— Thru six games, Bears’ WR DJ Moore has 582 receiving yards; last year, Cole Kmet led the Bears in receiving yards for the whole season, with 544.
— This is the first time since 2017 that no NFL team started the season 6-0.
— Las Vegas Raiders have ruled QB Jimmy Garoppolo out for this week’s game in Chicago; rookie Aidan O’Connell is likely to start, even though Brian Hoyer played the whole second half in last week’s win over New England.
— Word of the Day: shenanigans— devious tricks used, especially for an underhanded purpose
— Rice 42, Tulsa 10
Well-traveled QB Daniels threw for 342 yards, two TD’s.
WR McCaffrey caught six passes for 99 yards and a TD.
Owls ran for 170 yards (5.5 yards/carry)
Rice outscored Tulsa 21-0 in second half.
— James Madison 20, Marshall 9
7-0 James Madison led 3-0 at halftime.
JMU’s punter pinned Marshall inside their 20-yard line seven times.
Dukes outgained Marshall, 405-169.
Marshall’s only TD was a 94-yard kick return.
— This past June, Michigan Wolverines had two players taken in the top 15 of the NBA Draft, the 49th team since 1979 to do that.
Of those 49 teams, Michigan was the only one that didn’t make the NCAA Tournament.
— Last six years, the defending NBA champ has gone under their win total for that next season. All in all, 22 of the last 28 defending champs stayed under their win total.
— Retired Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is going to do some TV work for ESPN this winter; he is already signed up to do NCAA Tournament games on Westwood One radio.
— NCAA is investigating Michigan Wolverines’ football team for stealing opponents’ signs; someone posted a halftime interview with Rutgers’ coach Greg Schiano, who seemed to imply that he knew there were shenanigans going on when his team trailed 14-7 at halftime in a game in Ann Arbor.
— RIP to actor Burt Young, who passed away this week at age 83; he played Paulie in six of the Rocky movies. He has 166 acting credits on IMDB.com, he was in the original version of The Gambler, with James Caan in 1974, and he was also in the Marines for two years, in real life.
RIP, sir.
Highest scoring teams in college football:
48.5— Oregon
47.3— USC
45.3— LSU
45.2— Oklahoma
44.3— Penn State
44.3— Washington
Tweet of the Day
“If you want to be successful…….
know what you are going,
love what you are doing,
and believe in what you are doing. ”
Will Rogers
Friday’s quiz
Who managed the Arizona Diamondbacks when they won their one World Series title?
Thursday’s quiz
In the first three years (1960-62) of the AFL, the Kansas City Chiefs played in a different city; back then, they were the Dallas Texans.
Wednesday’s quiz
49ers’ QB Brock Purdy played his college football at Iowa State.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
Jaguars 31, Saints 24— Kirk caught 44-yard TD pass with 3:08 left for game-winning TD.
— Jaguars led 24-9 after a pick-6 with 6:47 left in third quarter.
— Jaguars won/covered their last four games.
— Jacksonville outscored last four opponents 66-19 in first half.
— Saints lost four of their last five games.
— New Orleans converted 3-18 third down plays.
— Saints had ball in red zone on last drive, but couldn’t tie game.
— Saints are 6-9-1 ATS in last 16 games with spread of 3 or less.
— Diamondbacks 2, Phillies 1
Game was scoreless thru six innings.
Neither starting pitcher finished the sixth inning.
Ketel Marte had walk-off single in 9th inning.
Phillies lead series, 2-1; home side won all three games.
— Astros 10, Rangers 3
Altuve went 3-4, with three runs scored.
Alvarez went 2-4, with 3 RBI
Astros used four relievers to get 20 outs.
Series is tied 2-2; road team won all four games.
Roof was open at the Rangers’ ballpark, first time that happened since mid-May.
— This week, Max Scherzer joined David Wells as the only pitchers ever to start a playoff game for five different teams.
— Denver Broncos lost the last ten games they led at halftime, which isn’t good.
— Thru six games, Bears’ WR DJ Moore has 582 receiving yards; last year, Cole Kmet led the Bears in receiving yards for the whole season, with 544.
— This is the first time since 2017 that no NFL team started the season 6-0.
— Las Vegas Raiders have ruled QB Jimmy Garoppolo out for this week’s game in Chicago; rookie Aidan O’Connell is likely to start, even though Brian Hoyer played the whole second half in last week’s win over New England.
— Word of the Day: shenanigans— devious tricks used, especially for an underhanded purpose
— Rice 42, Tulsa 10
Well-traveled QB Daniels threw for 342 yards, two TD’s.
WR McCaffrey caught six passes for 99 yards and a TD.
Owls ran for 170 yards (5.5 yards/carry)
Rice outscored Tulsa 21-0 in second half.
— James Madison 20, Marshall 9
7-0 James Madison led 3-0 at halftime.
JMU’s punter pinned Marshall inside their 20-yard line seven times.
Dukes outgained Marshall, 405-169.
Marshall’s only TD was a 94-yard kick return.
— This past June, Michigan Wolverines had two players taken in the top 15 of the NBA Draft, the 49th team since 1979 to do that.
Of those 49 teams, Michigan was the only one that didn’t make the NCAA Tournament.
— Last six years, the defending NBA champ has gone under their win total for that next season. All in all, 22 of the last 28 defending champs stayed under their win total.
— Retired Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is going to do some TV work for ESPN this winter; he is already signed up to do NCAA Tournament games on Westwood One radio.
— NCAA is investigating Michigan Wolverines’ football team for stealing opponents’ signs; someone posted a halftime interview with Rutgers’ coach Greg Schiano, who seemed to imply that he knew there were shenanigans going on when his team trailed 14-7 at halftime in a game in Ann Arbor.
— RIP to actor Burt Young, who passed away this week at age 83; he played Paulie in six of the Rocky movies. He has 166 acting credits on IMDB.com, he was in the original version of The Gambler, with James Caan in 1974, and he was also in the Marines for two years, in real life.
RIP, sir.
MLB
Weather Report
Friday, October 21
MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 21
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 21
Friday’s games
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Game 3 (Phillies lead, 2-1)
Sanchez is 1-2, 4.42 in his last three starts.
Phillies are 1-4 in his last five starts.
Under is 3-1 in his last four starts.
This is his first playoff start.
He gave up 5 runs in 1.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Arizona.
Phillies won 15 of their last 20 games overall.
Philly is 42-42 on road.
Over is 6-4-1 in their last eleven games.
Four relievers threw a total of 56 pitches yesterday.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 18-8
Bullpen game— Mantiply will start.
Arizona is 6-2 in the playoffs this year.
Diamondbacks are 45-38 at home.
Arizona was outscored 16-5 in first three series games.
Diamondbacks are in playoffs for first time since 2017.
Lovullo’s playoff record: 7-5
Phillies are 6-4 vs Arizona this season.
Home team is 3-0 in this series.
Houston @ Texas
Game 4 (series tied, 2-2)
Verlander is 3-1, 1.05 in his last four starts.
Houston is 8-5 in his starts.
Under is 3-1 in his last four starts.
He is 17-12, 3.51 in 36 playoff starts.
He is 21-8, 2.60 in 35 starts vs Texas.
Houston won 10 of its last 14 games (2-2 in this series).
Astros are 55-30 on road this season.
Houston bullpen pitched 10 innings last two games.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 56-49
Montgomery is 4-0, 1.42 in his last seven starts.
Rangers are 7-7 in his starts (3-0 in playoffs).
Under 5-1 last six starts
He is 2-0, 1.88 in four playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 3.73 in six starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-2 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-33 at home.
Rangers’ bullpen pitched 13.1 IP innings last two games.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-35
Astros are 11-6 vs Texas this season.
Road team is 4-0 in this series
MLB
Friday, October 21
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Houston
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
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Weather Report
Friday, October 21
MLB
Dunkel
Friday, October 21
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, October 21
Friday’s games
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Game 3 (Phillies lead, 2-1)
Sanchez is 1-2, 4.42 in his last three starts.
Phillies are 1-4 in his last five starts.
Under is 3-1 in his last four starts.
This is his first playoff start.
He gave up 5 runs in 1.2 IP, in two relief stints vs Arizona.
Phillies won 15 of their last 20 games overall.
Philly is 42-42 on road.
Over is 6-4-1 in their last eleven games.
Four relievers threw a total of 56 pitches yesterday.
Phillies are in playoffs for second year in a row.
Before last year, last time they were in playoffs was 2011.
Thomson’s playoff record: 18-8
Bullpen game— Mantiply will start.
Arizona is 6-2 in the playoffs this year.
Diamondbacks are 45-38 at home.
Arizona was outscored 16-5 in first three series games.
Diamondbacks are in playoffs for first time since 2017.
Lovullo’s playoff record: 7-5
Phillies are 6-4 vs Arizona this season.
Home team is 3-0 in this series.
Houston @ Texas
Game 4 (series tied, 2-2)
Verlander is 3-1, 1.05 in his last four starts.
Houston is 8-5 in his starts.
Under is 3-1 in his last four starts.
He is 17-12, 3.51 in 36 playoff starts.
He is 21-8, 2.60 in 35 starts vs Texas.
Houston won 10 of its last 14 games (2-2 in this series).
Astros are 55-30 on road this season.
Houston bullpen pitched 10 innings last two games.
Astros won the World Series LY, lost WS in 2019, 2021.
Houston is in the playoffs for 7th year in a row.
Baker’s playoff record: 56-49
Montgomery is 4-0, 1.42 in his last seven starts.
Rangers are 7-7 in his starts (3-0 in playoffs).
Under 5-1 last six starts
He is 2-0, 1.88 in four playoff starts.
He is 1-1, 3.73 in six starts vs Houston.
Rangers are 7-2 so far in the playoffs.
Texas is 51-33 at home.
Rangers’ bullpen pitched 13.1 IP innings last two games.
Texas is in the playoffs for first time since 2016.
Bochy won three World Series when he managed the Giants.
His postseason record: 51-35
Astros are 11-6 vs Texas this season.
Road team is 4-0 in this series
MLB
Friday, October 21
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Trend Report
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Houston @ Texas
Houston
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Houston
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
Arizona is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
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