CNOTES MLB NEWS-NOTES-BEST BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !

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THURSDAY, MAY 16​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYY at MIN	01:10 PM	NYY +110 U 8.0	+500 +500
NYM at PHI	06:40 PM	PHI -134 O 8.0	+500 +500
TB at BOS	07:10 PM	BOS -106 U 7.5	+500 +500
PIT at CHC	07:40 PM	PIT +109 U 8.0	+500 +500
OAK at HOU	08:10 PM	HOU -195 U 9.0	+500 +500
CIN at LAD	10:10 PM	LAD -314 O 7.5	+500 +500

 

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MLB MAY'S BEST BETS !

05/16/2024....................6 - 5 - 1...............................54.54%....................................- 1.55
05/15/2024..................18 - 8 - 0...............................69.23%....................................+ 54.65
05/14/2024.................11 - 11 - 1...............................50.00%....................................+ 9.00
05/13/2024.................10 - 10 - 0...............................50.00%....................................- 4.60
05/12/2024...................16 - 9 - 1................................64.00%....................................+ 36.55
05/11/2024...................18 - 8 - 0................................69.23%....................................+ 44.20
05/10/2024...................10 - 7 - 0................................58.82%....................................+ 13.85
05/09/2024.....................7 - 5 - 0.................................58.33%...................................+ 11.15
05/08/2024....................8 - 15 - 1.................................34.78%...................................- 40.85
05/07/2024....................15 - 7 - 0.................................68.18%...................................+ 33.70
05/06/2024......................9 - 8 - 0.................................52.94%...................................+ 3.55
05/05/2024..................10 - 13 - 2.................................43.47%...................................- 18.60
05/04/2024..................10 - 14 - 1.................................41.68%....................................- 22.90
05/03/2024....................9 - 14 - 1.................................39.13%....................................- 30.90
05/02/2024......................4 - 5 - 0.................................44.44%....................................- 6.25
05/01/2024....................10 - 9 - 4..................................52.63%...................................+ 6.25

TOTALS...................171 - 148 - 12...............................53.60%.....................................+ 87.25

 

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Friday’s 6-pack:
More Week 1 NFL spreads:
— Titans @ Chicago (-4.5)
— LA Rams @ Detroit (-3.5)
— Raiders @ LA Chargers (-3.5)
— Broncos @ Seattle (-5)
— Cowboys (-1) @ Cleveland
— Commanders @ Tampa Bay (-4)

Quote of the Day
“People don’t want to say it, but part of playoffs is trying to hurt every player on the other team. The more guys you take out, the more advantage your team has.”
Boston Bruins’ captain Brad Marchand

Friday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, Ted Danson’s character becomes head of the Las Vegas crime lab, after moving from which city?

Thursday’s quiz
In the classic TV show The Odd Couple, Felix Unger was a photographer (portraits a specialty)

Wednesday’s quiz
A’s have played home games in Oakland since 1968; before that, they called Kansas City and Philadelphia home.

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Friday’s Den: Baseball trends, with regular season 25% over​

Trends for all 30 MLB teams…….

— Arizona is 7-3 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-5 in their last 14 home games.

— Braves are 6-1 in home series openers.
Under is 19-1 in their last 20 games.

— Cubs are 22-15 vs righty starting pitchers, 3-5 vs lefties.
Under is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.

— Cincinnati is 1-10 in one-run games.
Overall, Reds lost 13 of their last 17 games.

— Rockies started season 8-28; they’ve won seven in a row since then.
3B Ryan McMahon is hitting .384, with an .856 OPS.

— Dodgers won seven of their last eight home games.
LA leads NL West by seven games; next biggest divisional lead is three games.

— Marlins are 1-15 against lefty starting pitchers, 12-17 vs righties.
Over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.

— Brewers won seven of their last nine home games.
C William Contreras is hitting .359, with a .987 OPS.

— Mets are 4-8 in their last 12 games.
Last year, Mets had a $346M payroll, they went 75-87.
This year, Mets have a $323M payroll, they’re 20-23.

— Phillies won 16 of their last 20 games.
Phillies are 29-5 when they score 4+ runs, 2-9 when they don’t.

— Pirates lost six of their last nine games.
Pirates are 14-12 when Keller-Jones-Falter start, 6-13 in all the other games.

— Cardinals are 7-14 in day games, 11-11 in night games.
St Louis hasn’t scored in first inning in its last 11 road games.

— Padres lost four of their last five games.
San Diego is 10-16 at home, 12-8 on road.

— Giants are 6-14 in their last 20 road games.
San Francisco is 12-8 in day games, 9-17 in night games.

— Nationals lost four of their last five games.
C Keibert Ruiz is batting .141 in his first 92 at-bats this season; he hit .260 LY, .251 the year before.

— Famous birthdays for May 17th:
Paige Turco, 59
Danny Manning, 58
Sasha Alexander, 51
Carlos Pena, 46
Tony Parker, 42
Matt Cassel, 42
Matt Ryan, 39
Austin Ekeler, 29
Brayan Bello, 25

— Orioles are 8-3 in their last eleven games.
C Adley Rutschman is hitting .314, with an .859 OPS.

— Under is 13-2 in Red Sox’ last 15 games.
Boston is 1-6 in home series openers.

— White Sox started season 3-22; they’re 11-8 since then.
Tommy Pham is hitting .319 in 18 games, with an .829 OPS.

— Guardians are 10-3 in their last 13 home games.
Cleveland is 7-2 vs lefty starting pitchers, 20-15 vs righties.

— Tigers lost nine of their last 12 games.
Detroit is 10-6 in divisional games, 11-16 vs everyone else.

— Astros won seven of their last eight games.
Houston has a hole at 1B; Abreu is in minors, Singleton is hitting .213.

— Royals are off to a 26-19 start; their last winning season was 2015, when they won the World Series.
Under is 15-6 in their last 21 games.

— Angels lost 11 of their last 14 home games.
Over is 9-3 in their last 12 home games.

— Twins are 44-119 in their last 163 games against New York.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games overall.

— New York won 10 of its last 12 games.
Under is 11-3 in their series openers.

— A’s are 2-10 in their last 12 games.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.

— Mariners are 7-1 in home series openers, 2-4 in road series openers.
Seattle is 11-4 in its last 15 home games, overall.

— Rays are 4-7 in their last eleven road games.
Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games.

— Texas lost five of its last six games.
Under is 14-4 in Rangers’ last 18 home games.

— Blue Jays SS Bichette is batting .221; last three years, he hit .298/.290/.301
Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Friday, May 17

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, May 17

National League
Pittsburgh (20-25) @ Cubs (25-20)
— Skenes gave up 3 runs in 4 IP in his first MLB start (84 PT).
— Pirates are 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— His first start last week was also against the Cubs.


— Pirates are 11-22 in their last 33 games.
— They’re 11-13 on road.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-3


— Hendricks is 0-3, 10.04 in six starts.
— Chicago is 2-4 in his starts.
— over 6-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 9-13, 3.54 in 13 starts vs Pittsburgh


— Cubs are 2-4 in their last six games.
— They’re 13-7 at home.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-45
— record in first 5 innings: 19-16-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3.1


Washington (20-22) @ Philadelphia (31-14)
— Irvin is 1-2, 5.73 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 2-6 in his starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-2
— He is 0-1, 3.00 in two starts vs Philly.


— Nationals are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— They’re 13-12 on road.
— Nationals are 5-3 in road series openers.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-21-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-2.1-x


— Wheeler is 4-0, 2.45 in his last five starts.
— Phillies are 4-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3
— He is 12-15, 4.67 in 32 starts vs Washington.


— Phillies are 26-8 in their last 34 games.
— Phillies are 16-8 at home.
— Phillies are 12-3 in series openers.
— over 9-3 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-45
— record in first 5 innings: 30-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-4-7.2


NY Mets (20-23) @ Miami (13-32)
— Scott is 0-1, 2.84 in two starts.
— Mets are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.


— New York is 8-15 in its last 23 games.
— Mets are 10-9 on road.
— Mets are 6-9 in series openers.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 12-43
— record in first 5 innings: 14-19-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-5.2


— Luzardo is 0-3, 6.03 in six starts.
— Miami is 1-5 in his starts.
— over 3-3
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4
— He is 2-2, 3.55 in six starts vs New York.


— Marlins won three of their last four games.
— Miami is 6-17 at home.
— Marlins are 1-13 in series openers.
— over 13-5 last 18 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-x


San Diego (22-24) @ Atlanta (26-14)
— Waldron is 0-3, 8.79 in his last three starts.
— San Diego is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 6-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.


— Padres are 1-4 in their last five games.
— They’re 12-8 on road.
— Padres are 5-2 in road series openers.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 15-46
— record in first 5 innings: 19-21-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.2-x


— Fried is 2-1, 1.24 in his last four starts.
— Atlanta is 6-2 in his starts.
— under 5-0 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 3-0, 1.67 in four starts vs San Diego.


— Braves won six of last eight games.
— They’re 9-2 in last 11 home games.
— Braves are 11-3 in series openers.
— under 19-1 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-40
— record in first 5 innings: 22-12-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-6-x


Cincinnati (19-25) @ Los Angeles (29-17)
— Montas is 0-3, 8.35 in his last five starts.
— Reds are 1-4 in his last five starts.
— over 4-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 0-2, 16.20 in two starts against the Dodgers.


— Reds lost 15 of last 20 games.
— They’re 10-12 on road.
— under 18-10 last 28 games
— scored run in first inning: 10-44
— record in first 5 innings: 15-19-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-1-9


— Paxton is 3-0, 2.67 in his last five starts.
— Dodgers are 6-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2
— He gave up a run in 5 IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati


— Dodgers ware 3-4 in their last seven games.
— Dodgers are 15-9 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 19-45
— record in first 5 innings: 26-16-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3-4


Colorado (15-28) @ San Francisco (20-25)
— Feltner is 0-2, 6.21 in his last five starts.
— Colorado is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 5-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 0-1, 4.50 in two starts vs San Francisco.


— Rockies won their last seven games.
— They’re 6-16 on road.
— Rockies are 6-8 in series openers.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 11-43
— record in first 5 innings: 14-20-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x


— Harrison is 1-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— San Francisco won his last six starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Colorado.


— San Francisco is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Giants are 12-10 at home.
— Giants are 6-8 in series openers.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-23-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-5-3


American League
White Sox (14-30) @ Bronx (30-15)
— Clevinger is 0-1, 6.75 in two starts.
— White Sox are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-2, 3.77 in five starts vs New York.


— White Sox are 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Chicago is 4-16 on road.
— White Sox are 2-12 in series openers.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-44
— record in first 5 innings: 18-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-4-x


— Cortes is 0-3, 4.74 in his last four starts.
— New York is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 at home
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-2
— He is 4-0, 2.63 in four games (3 starts) vs Chicago.


— New York is 11-3 in its last 14 games.
— They’re 13-6 at home.
— New York is 9-5 in series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 15-45
— record in first 5 innings: 23-14-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-1


Seattle (23-20) @ Baltimore (26-14)
— Miller is 0-2, 3.52 in his last four starts.
— Seattle is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Baltimore.


— Seattle won four of last six games.
— Mariners are 9-10 on the road.
— Mariners are 9-5 in series openers.
— over 8-3 last eleven games
— scored run in first inning: 9-44
— record in first 5 innings: 21-17-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-3.2-x


— Irvin is 4-0, 0.70 in his last four starts.
— Baltimore is 6-1 in his starts.
— under 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-7
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2-1
— He is 0-6, 7.04 in seven starts vs Seattle.


— Baltimore is 10-4 in its last 14 games.
— Orioles are 15-9 at home.
— Orioles are 9-5 in series openers.
— under 9-4 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 8-41
— record in first 5 innings: 22-15-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-5-x


Tampa Bay (23-22) @ Toronto (19-23)
— bullpen game


— Tampa Bay is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 9-10 on road.
— Rays are 5-9 in series openers.
— under 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-45
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-4


— Bassitt is 1-3, 7.08 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-3
— He is 1-3, 3.21 in five starts vs Toronto.


— Toronto lost 12 of its last 17 games.
— Blue Jays are 9-9 at home.
— Blue Jays are 8-6 in series openers.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-42
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3.2-x


Minnesota (24-19) @ Cleveland (27-17)
— Woods-Richardson is 1-0, 3.60 in five starts.
— Minnesota is 4-1 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.


— Twins lost four of last five games.
— They’re 13-8 on road
— Twins are 4-3 in road series openers.
— under 4-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-43
— record in first 5 innings: 19-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2.2-3.2


— McKenzie is 1-1, 2.60 in his last five starts.
— Guardians are 5-3 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-1
— He is 2-5, 5.15 in ten starts vs Minnesota.


— Cleveland won three of last four games.
— Guardians are 12-6 at home.
— Guardians are 9-5 in series openers.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 8-44
— record in first 5 innings: 19-18-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x


Oakland (19-27) @ Kansas City (26-19)
— A’s haven’t named a starter.


— A’s lost 10 of their last 12 games.
— Oakland is 9-14 on road.
— A’s are 6-8 in series openers.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-28-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-1-4.1


— Ragans is 1-1, 3.86 in his last three starts.
— Kansas City is 4-5 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-2
— He is 1-1, 6.06 in three starts vs Oakland.


— Royals are 6-4 in their last ten games.
— Royals are 15-8 at home.
— Royals are 5-2 in home series openers.
— under 7-3 last 10 home games
— scored run in first inning: 14-45
— record in first 5 innings: 22-16-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


LA Angels (15-28) @ Texas (22-22)
— Anderson is 1-4, 4.33 in his last six starts.
— Angels are 1-3 in his road starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-4-1
— He is 1-0, 3.44 in six starts vs Texas.


— Angels are 4-8 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 10-12 on road.
— Angels are 4-3 in road series openers.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 10-44
— record in first 5 innings: 15-26-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-x


— Heaney is 0-1, 2.50 in his last three starts.
— Texas is 1-7 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 1-6-1
— He is 0-0, 3.86 in 3 games (1 start) vs Anaheim.
— He pitched for the Angels from 2015-21.


— Rangers are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— They’re 11-11 at home.
— Rangers are 8-6 in series openers.
— under 12-3 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-45
— record in first 5 innings: 18-17-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7.1-2.2-x


Interleague Games
Boston (22-22) @ St Louis (18-25)
— Bello is 3-0, 2.20 in his last three starts.
— Boston is 5-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He hasn’t pitched against St Louis.


— Red Sox are 4-9 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 12-9 on the road.
— Red Sox are 5-9 in series openers.
— under 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-44
— record in first 5 innings: 24-14-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.1-3.1-5.1


— Gibson is 1-0, 2.40 in his last five starts
— St Louis is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-1
— He is 4-4, 3.41 in ten starts vs Boston.


— Cardinals won three of last four games.
— They’re 6-11 at home.
— Cardinals are 9-5 in series openers.
— over 7-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 8-43
— record in first 5 innings: 12-25-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-x


Milwaukee (26-17) @ Houston (19-25)
— Peralta is 1-1, 4.32 in his last three starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-1 in his starts.
— over 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3
— He is 0-1, 11.57 in two games (1 start) vs Houston


— Brewers are 5-2 in their last seven games.
— They’re 14-8 on road
— Brewers are 8-6 in series openers.
— over 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 22-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-4


— Brown is 0-5, 9.22 in seven starts.
— Houston is 1-6 in his starts.
— over 5-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5
— He hasn’t pitched against Milwaukee.


— Houston won seven of its last eight games.
— Astros are 11-12 at home.
— Astros are 4-3 in home series openers.
— under 8-5 last 13 home games
— scored run in first inning: 16-44
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 7-2-2


Detroit (21-22) @ Arizona (21-23)
— Skubal is 3-0, 1.78 in his last four starts.
— Detroit is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.


— Detroit lost nine of last 12 games.
— Tigers are 11-9 on road.
— over 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-17-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3-x


— Nelson is 2-0, 4.08 in his last four starts (17.2 IP).
— Arizona is 2-4 in his starts.
— under 4-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-6
— record in first 5 innings: 2-3-1
— He threw 5.2 scoreless IP in his one start vs Detroit.


— Arizona won seven of its last ten games.
— Diamondbacks are 11-11 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-44
— record in first 5 innings: 19-16-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3.1-2

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, May 17

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, May 17

 

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[Cnotes53]

MLB MAY'S BEST BETS !

05/17/2024...................18 - 5 - 0..............................78.26%...................................+ 72.25
05/16/2024....................6 - 5 - 1...............................54.54%....................................- 1.55
05/15/2024..................18 - 8 - 0...............................69.23%....................................+ 54.65
05/14/2024.................11 - 11 - 1..............................50.00%..................................+ 9.00
05/13/2024.................10 - 10 - 0..............................50.00%...................................- 4.60
05/12/2024...................16 - 9 - 1...............................64.00%...................................+ 36.55
05/11/2024...................18 - 8 - 0..............................69.23%...................................+ 44.20
05/10/2024...................10 - 7 - 0..............................58.82%...................................+ 13.85
05/09/2024.....................7 - 5 - 0...............................58.33%..................................+ 11.15
05/08/2024....................8 - 15 - 1..............................34.78%.................................- 40.85
05/07/2024....................15 - 7 - 0..............................68.18%.................................+ 33.70
05/06/2024......................9 - 8 - 0..............................52.94%.................................+ 3.55
05/05/2024..................10 - 13 - 2..............................43.47%.................................- 18.60
05/04/2024..................10 - 14 - 1..............................41.68%..................................- 22.90
05/03/2024....................9 - 14 - 1..............................39.13%..................................- 30.90
05/02/2024......................4 - 5 - 0...............................44.44%..................................- 6.25
05/01/2024....................10 - 9 - 4...............................52.63%.................................+ 6.25

TOTALS...................189 - 153 - 12.............................55.26%...................................+ 159.50

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Mar - April : TOTALS........................292 - 260 - 7.................52.98%..................+ 96.45

 

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Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in batting average:
.358— Shohei Ohtani, LA
.353— Steven Kwan Clev/William Contreras, Milw
.343— Trea Turner, Phil
.341— Mookie Betts, LA
.335— Salvador Perez, KC
.331— Alec Bohm, Phil

Quote of the Day
“I just dinked and dunked, it’s high school football. You don’t have to create all these magical plays. You just get the ball to your guys. … That’s all you’ve got to do. That’s why I just try to remind my guys that it doesn’t take much.”
Former NFL QB Teddy Bridgewater, who is now a high school coach in Miami. He played briefly in his team’s scrimmage Thursday night.

Saturday’s quiz
The great basketball player David Thompson came out of NC State and played for the Denver Nuggets in the ABA, before they joined the NBA in 1976. Which NBA team drafted Thompson?

Friday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, Ted Danson’s character becomes head of the Las Vegas crime lab, after moving from Seattle; the actress who played also Danson’s wife (Peri Gilpin) also played Frasier Crane’s producer in Frasier, which was set in Seattle.

Thursday’s quiz
In the classic TV show The Odd Couple, Felix Unger was a photographer (portraits a specialty)

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Saturday’s Den: Weekend thoughts…….​

— Nine years ago this week, the world lost a great guy; my dad was the best person I’ve ever met, a nice man, a decent man, and boy, we do need more decency in the world.
He was an excellent role medal for his nerdy son; he loved the Mets/Knicks, he enjoyed playing golf, going to Saratoga racetrack. Above all things, he was honest.
When he would come home from work, I’d be watching re-runs of the Odd Couple or M*A*S*H or Mister Ed, and he’d come into the room and say, “How can you watch that stuff?” Five minutes later, he’d be laughing harder than I was.
I’m guessing he is up in heaven, wondering why the Mets don’t win more games.
It’s been nine years, and he is missed every day.

— Pirates 9, Cubs 3
Rookie P Skenes struck out the first seven batters he faced.
He didn’t allow a hit in his six IP (100 PT), in his second MLB start.

— Rays 4, Blue Jays 3
Tampa’s Tyler Alexander had a perfect game thru seven innings.
Rays are 10-4 in their last fourteen games.

— Guardians 3, Twins 2
Ramirez hit the game-winning homer in 8th inning.
Minnesota has lost four games in a row.

— Tigers 13, Arizona 0
Skubal tossed six shutout IP, allowing one hit.
Baez went 3-4 with 5 RBI.

— Giants’ OF Jung Hoo Lee (shoulder) had an operation, is out for the year.

— Pacers 116, Knicks 103
Indiana outscored Knicks 32-21 in second quarter.
Siakam scored 25 points, had 5 assists, 7 rebounds.
Game 7 is in New York Sunday afternoon.

Famous birthdays for May 18th:
Reggie Jackson, 78
Jim Sundberg, 73
Tina Fey, 54
Vince Young, 41
Robert Quinn, 34
Clint Capela, 30

NFL schedule notes:
— Only one of Detroit’s first 14 games is outdoors, Week 9 in Green Bay.

— 49ers are the only team playing four teams that are coming off a bye.

— Bears/Steelers don’t play their first divisional game until Week 11.

— There are nine games this season that are rematches of playoff games from last year.

— Eagles play four of last five games at home, for the first time since 1951; their only road game in that span is against Washington, so the Eagles won’t fly at all after Week 13.

— Chicago’s first three games are all against AFC South teams.

— Carolina Panthers are only team that doesn’t have a primetime game.

— Four teams have three consecutive road games:
Bills, Bears, Browns, Vikings.

— Chiefs have a game on every day of the week except Tuesday.

— Patriots/Panthers are an underdog in every game thru Week 17.
Jets are favored in 14 of their first 16 games.

 

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Saturday, May 18

National League
Pittsburgh (21-25) @ Cubs (25-21)
— Falter is 0-1, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Pirates are 5-3 in his starts.
— over 5-3
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 0-3, 8.41 in four starts against the Cubs.


— Pirates are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— They’re 1-13 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


— Imanaga is 5-0, 1.35 in eight starts.
— Chicago is 7-1 in his starts.
— under 7-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1-3
— He hasn’t pitched against Pittsburgh


— Cubs are 2-5 in their last seven games.
— They’re 13-8 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 12-46
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3.1-4.1


Washington (20-23) @ Philadelphia (32-14)
— Gore is 0-4, 5.25 in his last five starts.
— Washington is 3-5 in his starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 2-6
— He is 1-3, 5.93 in five starts vs Philly.


— Nationals are 2-6 in their last eight games.
— They’re 13-13 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 6-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-22-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.1-x-3


— Sanchez is 2-1, 2.19 in four home starts.
— Phillies are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-5
— He is 1-2, 4.97 in five starts vs Washington.


— Phillies are 27-8 in their last 35 games.
— Phillies are 17-8 at home.
— over 9-4 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-46
— record in first 5 innings: 31-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-7.2-1.2


NY Mets (20-24) @ Miami (14-32)
— Severino is 0-0, 3.50 in his last three starts.
— Mets are 3-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-7
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He threw 6 shutout IP, in his one start vs Miami.


— New York is 8-16 in its last 24 games.
— Mets are 10-10 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 14-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.2-4


— Garrett gave up 5 runs in 5.1 IP in his first ’24 start.
— Miami is 1-0 in his starts.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He is 0-2, 3.90 in six starts vs New York.


— Marlins won four of their last five games.
— Miami is 7-17 at home.
— over 14-5 last 19 games.
— scored run in first inning: 11-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3


San Diego (23-24) @ Atlanta (26-15)
— Darvish is 3-0, 0.00 in his last three starts (17 IP).
— San Diego is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 1-4, 5.30 in seven starts vs Atlanta.


— Padres are 2-4 in their last six games.
— They’re 13-8 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 15-47
— record in first 5 innings: 20-21-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-3.1


— Elder is 1-1, 4.79 in four starts.
— Atlanta is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 4.1 IP, in his one start vs San Diego.


— Braves won six of last nine games.
— They’re 9-3 in last 12 home games.
— under 20-1 last 21 games
— scored run in first inning: 11-41
— record in first 5 innings: 22-13-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-x-4.1


Cincinnati (19-26) @ Los Angeles (30-17)
— Ashcraft is 0-1, 3.80 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 3-5 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-6
— record in first 5 innings: 3-2-3
— He is 1-1, 3.12 in two starts against the Dodgers.


— Reds lost 16 of last 21 games.
— They’re 10-13 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 15-20-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-9-3


— Buehler is 0-1, 7.37 in two starts.
— Dodgers are 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-3, 3.22 in six starts vs Cincinnati


— Dodgers split their last eight games.
— Dodgers are 16-9 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 20-46
— record in first 5 innings: 27-16-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-3


Colorado (15-29) @ San Francisco (21-25)
— Blach is 1-1, 4.50 in two starts.
— Colorado is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 0-0, 5.52 in 5 games (1 start) vs San Francisco.


— Rockies won seven of last eight games.
— They’re 6-17 on road.
— over 6-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 12-44
— record in first 5 innings: 14-21-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-4


— Harrison is 1-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— San Francisco won his last six starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 1-0, 2.25 in two starts vs Colorado.


— San Francisco is 6-4 in its last ten games.
— Giants are 13-10 at home.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 10-46
— record in first 5 innings: 17-23-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-6


American League
White Sox (14-31) @ Bronx (31-15)
— Keller gave up 3 runs in 4.2 IP in his first ‘24 start.
— White Sox are 0-1 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-1, 6.17 in two starts vs New York.


— White Sox are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— Chicago is 4-17 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 9-45
— record in first 5 innings: 18-20-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-3.1


— Gil is 3-0, 0.48 in his last three starts.
— New York is 6-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-8
— record in first 5 innings: 7-1
— He gave up 4 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Chicago.


— New York is 12-3 in its last 15 games.
— They’re 14-6 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 16-46
— record in first 5 innings: 24-14-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-1-2


Seattle (24-21) @ Baltimore (28-14)
— Castillo is starts.
— Seattle is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-0, 3.60 in two starts vs Baltimore.


— Seattle is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Mariners are 1-4 in last five road games.
— over 9-3 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-18-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-2.1


— Baltimore hans’t named a starter.


— Baltimore is 11-4 in its last 15 games.
— Orioles are 16-9 at home.
— under 9-5 last 14 home games
— scored run in first inning: 9-42
— record in first 5 innings: 23-15-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-3


Tampa Bay (24-22) @ Toronto (19-24)
— Eflin is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
— Tampa Bay is 4-5 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He is 2-3, 6.43 in five starts vs Toronto.


— Tampa Bay is 10-4 in its last 14 games.
— Rays are 10-10 on road.
— under 7-2 last nine road games
— scored run in first inning: 13-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-21-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-1.2


— Gausman is 2-0, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Toronto is 4-4 in his starts.
— over 6-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 4-4
— He is 8-8, 3.72 in 20 starts vs Tampa Bay.


— Toronto lost 13 of its last 18 games.
— Blue Jays are 9-10 at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 10-43
— record in first 5 innings: 17-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-3.1


Minnesota (24-20) @ Cleveland (28-17)
— Ober is 4-0, 2.64 in his last five starts.
— Minnesota is 4-1 in his last five starts.
— under 5-2 last seven
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-1
— He is 1-1, 1.29 in five starts vs Cleveland.


— Twins lost five of last six games.
— They’re 13-9 on road
— under 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-44
— record in first 5 innings: 20-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3.2-2.2


— Allen is 1-1, 6.43 in his last three starts.
— Guardians are 5-4 in his starts.
— over 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 5-2-2
— He is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts vs Minnesota.


— Cleveland won four of last five games.
— Guardians are 13-6 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 8-45
— record in first 5 innings: 19-19-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2.1


Oakland (19-28) @ Kansas City (27-19)
— Stripling is 1-2, 7.86 in his last four starts.
— Oakland is 2-7 in his starts.
— under 5-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8
— He is 3-0, 4.15 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Kansas City.


— A’s lost 11 of their last 13 games.
— Oakland is 9-15 on road.
— over 10-3 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-47
— record in first 5 innings: 17-29-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1-4.1-3.1


— Lugo is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
— Kansas City is 6-3 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 0-9
— record in first 5 innings: 6-1-2
— He is 1-0, 7.71 in 2 games (1 start) vs Oakland.


— Royals are 7-4 in their last 11 games.
— Royals are 16-8 at home.
— under 8-3 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-46
— record in first 5 innings: 23-16-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


LA Angels (16-28) @ Texas (22-23)
— Sandoval is 1-4, 5.53 in his last five starts.
— Angels are 3-6 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 2-7
— He is 1-3, 3.60 in seven starts vs Texas.


— Angels are 5-8 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 11-12 on road.
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 10-45
— record in first 5 innings: 16-26-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2


— Urena is 1-1, 3.27 in two starts.
— Texas is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-1, 8.68 in two starts vs Anaheim.


— Rangers are 2-7 in their last nine games.
— They’re 11-12 at home.
— under 12-4 last 16 home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-46
— record in first 5 innings: 18-18-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-x-5.1


Interleague Games
Boston (22-23) @ St Louis (19-25)
— Crawford is 2-2, 3.77 in his last five starts.
— Boston is 3-6 in his starts.
— under 5-1 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 2-9
— record in first 5 innings: 4-3-2
— He gave up 4 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.


— Red Sox are 4-10 in their last 14 games.
— They’re 12-10 on the road.
— under 18-7 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 16-45
— record in first 5 innings: 24-15-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-5.1-3.1


— Mikolas is 1-2, 6.75 in his last three starts
— St Louis is 0-3 in his home starts.
— under 7-2
— allowed run in first inning: 3-9
— record in first 5 innings: 1-8
— He gave up a run in 6 IP, in his one start vs Boston.


— Cardinals won four of last five games.
— They’re 7-11 at home.
— over 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-44
— record in first 5 innings: 13-25-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3


Milwaukee (26-18) @ Houston (20-25)
— Wilson is 0-1, 1.88 in five starts (24 IP).
— Milwaukee is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 5-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— This is his first start vs Houston


— Brewers are 5-3 in their last eight games.
— They’re 14-9 on road
— over 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 14-44
— record in first 5 innings: 22-16-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3


— Verlander is 2-1, 3.38 in five starts.
— Houston is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-0, 1.57 in four starts vs Milwaukee.


— Houston won eight of its last nine games.
— Astros are 12-12 at home.
— over 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 16-45
— record in first 5 innings: 21-20-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-4


Detroit (23-22) @ Arizona (21-23)
— Flaherty is 0-2, 2.33 in his last three starts.
— Detroit is 3-5 in his starts.
— over 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 4-8
— record in first 5 innings: 3-3-2
— He is 0-2, 4.71 in five starts vs Arizona.


— Detroit split its last six games.
— Tigers are 13-9 on road.
— over 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 14-45
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-3-3


— Gallen is 2-0, 1.50 in his last two starts.
— Arizona is 5-3 in his starts.
— under 4-4
— allowed run in first inning: 3-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— He gave up 5 runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Detroit.


— Arizona won seven of its last 11 games.
— Diamondbacks are 11-12 at home.
— over 4-2 last six home games
— scored run in first inning: 15-45
— record in first 5 innings: 19-17-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-2-5


Umpires
Pitt-Chi- Under is 17-14 in last 31 Conroy games.
Col-SF- Under is 4-2 in last six Barber games.
NY-Mia- Under is 4-1 in last five Muchlinski games.
Wsh-Phil- Underdogs are 5-1 in last six Hudson games.
SD-Atl- Under is 5-2 in last seven Hanahan games.
Cin-LA- Favorites are 8-1 in Eddings games.


Chi-NY- Last seven Estabrook games stayed under.
TB-Tor- Over is 7-2 in Carlson games.
Sea-Balt- Over is 3-1 in last four Ceja games.
Minn-Clev- Under is 6-2 in Marquez games
A’s-KC- Road team is 6-2 in Additon games.
LAA-Tex- Last six Valentine games stayed under.


Mil-Hst- Home team is 8-1 in Iassogna games.
Bos-StL- Road team is 8-0 in Wegner games.
Cin-Ariz- Last three Tomlinson games went over.

 

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Trend Report
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Chi White Sox @ NY Yankees
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
NY Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Pittsburgh @ Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay @ Toronto
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Toronto's last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games

Seattle @ Baltimore
Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
Baltimore is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Seattle

Colorado @ San Francisco
Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games at home

NY Mets @ Miami
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home

Washington @ Philadelphia
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home

Minnesota @ Cleveland
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Milwaukee @ Houston
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games
Houston
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Oakland @ Kansas City
Oakland
Oakland is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Kansas City's last 12 games at home

LA Angels @ Texas
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Angels's last 20 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Texas's last 16 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Texas's last 20 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Boston @ St. Louis
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Boston's last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 9 games
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston

San Diego @ Atlanta
San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home

Detroit @ Arizona
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit

Cincinnati @ LA Dodgers
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home


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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, May 18

 

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MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, May 18

 

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SATURDAY, MAY 18​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHW at NYY	01:05 PM	NYY -277 U 8.0	+500 +500
PIT at CHC	02:20 PM	CHC -199 O 8.5	+500 +500
TB at TOR	03:07 PM	TB +115 O 7.5	+500 +500
COL at SF	04:05 PM	COL +166 U 8.5	+500 +500
SEA at BAL	04:05 PM	BAL +104 O 7.5	+500 +500
NYM at MIA	04:10 PM	MIA +117 O 7.5	+500 +500
WAS at PHI	06:05 PM	PHI -176 U 7.0	+500 +500
MIN at CLE	06:10 PM	CLE +109 U 7.0	+500 +500
MIL at HOU	07:10 PM	HOU -166 O 8.5	+500 +500
OAK at KC	07:10 PM	KC -177 O 9.5	+500 +500
BOS at STL	07:15 PM	STL +108 O 8.5	+500 +500
SD at ATL	07:15 PM	SD +104 U 9.0	+500 +500
LAA at TEX	07:15 PM	LAA +121 O 8.5	+500 +500
DET at AZ	08:10 PM	AZ -142 O 7.5	+500 +500
CIN at LAD	09:10 PM	CIN +192 U 8.0	+500 +500

 

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MLB MAY'S BEST BETS !

05/18/2024................13 - 11 - 1..............................54.16%..................................+ 13.95
05/17/2024..................18 - 5 - 0..............................78.26%...................................+ 72.25
05/16/2024....................6 - 5 - 1...............................54.54%....................................- 1.55
05/15/2024..................18 - 8 - 0...............................69.23%....................................+ 54.65
05/14/2024.................11 - 11 - 1..............................50.00%..................................+ 9.00
05/13/2024.................10 - 10 - 0..............................50.00%...................................- 4.60
05/12/2024...................16 - 9 - 1...............................64.00%...................................+ 36.55
05/11/2024...................18 - 8 - 0..............................69.23%...................................+ 44.20
05/10/2024...................10 - 7 - 0..............................58.82%...................................+ 13.85
05/09/2024.....................7 - 5 - 0...............................58.33%..................................+ 11.15
05/08/2024....................8 - 15 - 1..............................34.78%.................................- 40.85
05/07/2024....................15 - 7 - 0..............................68.18%.................................+ 33.70
05/06/2024......................9 - 8 - 0..............................52.94%.................................+ 3.55
05/05/2024..................10 - 13 - 2..............................43.47%.................................- 18.60
05/04/2024..................10 - 14 - 1..............................41.68%..................................- 22.90
05/03/2024....................9 - 14 - 1..............................39.13%..................................- 30.90
05/02/2024......................4 - 5 - 0...............................44.44%..................................- 6.25
05/01/2024....................10 - 9 - 4...............................52.63%.................................+ 6.25

TOTALS...................202 - 164 - 13.............................55.19%.................................+ 173.45

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Mar - April : TOTALS........................292 - 260 - 7.................52.98%..................+ 96.45

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack:
NFL over/under win totals for this fall:
11.5— Chiefs, 49ers
11— Ravens
10.5— Bills, Browns, Cowboys, Lions, Eagles
10— Packers
9.5— Falcons, Texans, Dolphins, Jets
9— Bears, Chargers

Quote of the Day
“(Zach) Edey showed some real touch here this week which left scouts wondering if he had more long-term shooting potential than we saw at Purdue.”
Adam Finkelstein, CBSSports.com

Sunday’s quiz
Which pitcher has the most wins in Arizona Diamondbacks’ history?

Saturday’s quiz
The great basketball player David Thompson came out of NC State and played for the Denver Nuggets in the ABA, before they joined the NBA in 1976. Atlanta Hawks drafted Thompson, but he chose the Nuggets instead.

Friday’s quiz
In the TV show CSI, Ted Danson’s character becomes head of the Las Vegas crime lab, after moving from Seattle; the actress who played also Danson’s wife (Peri Gilpin) also played Frasier Crane’s producer in Frasier, which was set in Seattle.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday​

— Cubs 1, Pirates 0
Shota Imanaga threw 7 scoreless innings; thru his first nine MLB starts, he is 5-0, 0.84, the lowest ERA in the last 100 years for ANYONE in their first nine MLB starts.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 4-1, 3.21 in his first nine starts for the Dodgers, so he’s done well too, but he was expected to be good. NO ONE thought Imanaga would do well; all these geniuses who get paid to analyze fantasy baseball, they all dismissed Imanaga, which was a mistake.

— Pirates are weird; April 16, they took out rookie P Jared Jones after five IP/59 pitches because they wanted to limit his workload, but since then, he’s thrown at least 83 pitches in his five starts. Friday, they let highly-touted rookie Paul Skenes throw 100 pitches in his six innings.
If Pittsburgh can keep its starting rotation intact, they should become a good team fairly soon.

— Saturday was the 45th anniversary of the 1979 game where the Phillies beat the Cubs 23-22 in 10 innings, with the wind blowing out at Wrigley Field.
Phillies scored 23 runs despite light-hitting Larry Bowa batting 2nd in the order, ahead of Pete Rose, Mike Schmidt. Bowa was 5-8 with four runs scored in that game, which the Phillies led 15-6 in the third inning.
Dave Kingman hit three homers for the Cubs, Bill Buckner knocked in seven runs in a losing cause.

— Aaron Nola had a 3-pitch inning against the Mets this week, with the third batter hitting into a double play on the first pitch he saw. It was the third 3-pitch inning in the majors this season.
You pretty much would never see three batters all retired in a 3-pitch inning, since the third batter would almost always get the take sign on the first pitch he saw.

— New York 6, White Sox 1
Juan Soto hit two more home runs, was 4-4 with a walk; he turned down a 15-year, $440M contract offer from Washington before they traded him to San Diego. Soto is only 25; how much $$$ is he going to make this winter?

— Giants 14, Rockies 4- Giants are last team this season to win three games in a row.

— In case you were wondering, there are 72 players who have played for both the Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers, with Miguel Cabrera the best of those players.

Famous birthdays for May 19th:
Archie Manning, 75
Luis Salazar, 68
Eric Show, 68
Jack Thompson, 68
Bill Laimbeer, 67
Paul Justin, 56
London Fletcher, 49
Kevin Garnett, 48
Brandon Inge, 47

— Good day/night of baseball Saturday; there were eight games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

— Rangers 3, Angels 2 (13)
This game tied for longest game in the majors this season.
Angels were 0-18 with runners in scoring position; Texas was 2-12.
Game-winning run scored when Lowe got hit by a pitch with bases loaded.

— Rays 5, Blue Jays 4
Toronto led 4-0 after five innings.
Tampa Bay is 11-4 in its last 15 games.

— Marlins 10, Mets 9
Mets led 7-2 in the 7th inning.
Josh Bell’s 3-run homer tied the game in 9th inning.
Mets lost seven of their last nine games.

— Guardians 11, Twins 4
Minnesota has lost five games in a row, outscored 28-7.

— Phillies 4, Nationals 3
Kody Clemens tied game with a 9th inning home run.
Bryce Harper hit a walk-off sac fly in 10th inning.

— Was kind of sad to see that the Mirage hotel/casino in Las Vegas is closing July 17; they’re going to re-model/re-brand as Hard Rock Las Vegas- it won’t re-open until 2027.
I stayed at the Mirage once, think it was 2012; they had the best food choices, with Carnegie Deli having the best sandwiches I’ve ever eaten- they were so big, I’d ask for extra bread and make two sandwiches, bringing the second one up to my room to put in the refrigerator. They also had Dr Brown’s cream soda, my all-time favorite soda.

— HBO’s Hard Knocks is going to feature the New Jersey Giants in their off-season process, with the shows airing in July. Giants have never been on Hard Knocks; this year is the 100th anniversary of their franchise.
HBO hasn’t said which team will be on Hard Knocks during training camp; the show is really well done, if you like the NFL, it is a must-watch.