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Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 12
LA Lakers @ New York
Lakers (33-20)
? Lakers are 5-7 SU in their last 12 games.
? Lakers are 7-10 ATS in their last 17 road games.
? Under is 9-4 in their 13 games overall.
Knicks (27-27)
? New York won last two games, by 4-6 points.
? Knicks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? New York is 5-4 ATS if it played night before.
? Under is 10-4 in New York?s last 14 games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Lakers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Philadelphia @ Dallas
76ers (36-17)
? 76ers won eight of their last 12 games.
? Sixers are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
? Under is 11-3 in Philly?s last 14 games.
Mavericks (29-23)
? Mavericks won six of their last eight games.
? Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
? Dallas is 4-6 ATS in its last ten home games.
? Under is 18-6 in last 24 Dallas games.
? Mavericks won three of last four series games.
? 76ers are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.
San Antonio @ Orlando
Spurs (25-26)
? San Antonio lost 10 of its last 13 games.
? Spurs are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
? Spurs are 4-5 ATS if they played night before.
? Over is 10-4 in Spurs? last thirteen games.
Magic (17-36)
? Orlando lost 18 of its last 22 games.
? Magic is 7-3 ATS in last ten games overall.
? Orlando is 6-3 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 6-4 in their last ten home games.
? San Antonio won four of last six series games.
? Spurs are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Orlando.
? Four of last five series games went over the total.
Brooklyn @ Minnesota
Nets (36-17)
? Brooklyn won 20 of their last 25 games
? Nets are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 7-4 in last 11 Brooklyn games.
Timberwolves (14-40)
? Minnesota lost nine of its last 13 games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
? Minnesota is 5-6-1 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
? Wolves won five of last six series games.
? Nets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
? Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Chicago @ Memphis
Bulls (22-30)
? Chicago lost nine of its last 13 games SU.
? Bulls are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
? Over is 3-0 in their last three games.
Grizzlies (26-25)
? Memphis won four of its last six games SU.
? Grizzlies are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games overall.
? Over is 4-0 in last four Memphis games.
? Chicago won last six series games.
? Bulls are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Memphis.
? Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games.
Sacramento @ New Orleans
Kings (22-31)
? Sacramento lost its last six games.
? Kings are 6-10 ATS in their last 16 road games.
? Under is 6-4 in Sacramento?s last ten road games.
Pelicans (24-29)
? New Orleans split its last dozen games.
? Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
? Sacramento won three of last four series games.
? Kings are 1-2 ATS in last three visits to New Orleans.
? Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.
Washington @ Utah
Wizards (19-33)
? Wizards lost five of last seven games SU (3-1 ATS last four).
? Wizards are 8-6 ATS in last 14 road games.
? Under is 7-3 in their last ten games
Jazz (40-13)
? Utah won 11 of its last 13 games.
? Jazz is 11-6 ATS in its last 17 home games.
? Under is 5-3 in Utah?s last eight games.
? Jazz won nine of last ten series games.
? Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
? Last four series games went over the total.
Denver @ Golden State
Nuggets (34-19)
? Denver won eight of its last nine games (6-3 ATS)
? Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in last nine road games.
? Under is 6-1 in Denver?s last seven road games.
Warriors (25-28)
? Golden State lost eight of its last 11 games SU.
? Warriors are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
? Under is 3-2 in their last five games.
? Teams split last ten series games.
? Nuggets are 1-3-1 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
? Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Houston @ Phoenix
Rockets (14-39)
? Houston lost 29 of its last 32 games (7-25 ATS).
? Rockets are 4-12 ATS in last 16 road games.
? Under is 5-3 in their last eight road games.
Suns (37-15)
? Phoenix won 29 of its last 36 games (24-12 ATS).
? Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
? Suns won last three series games.
? Houston is 1-2 ATS in last three visits to Phoenix.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Monday, April 12
LA Lakers @ New York
Lakers (33-20)
? Lakers are 5-7 SU in their last 12 games.
? Lakers are 7-10 ATS in their last 17 road games.
? Under is 9-4 in their 13 games overall.
Knicks (27-27)
? New York won last two games, by 4-6 points.
? Knicks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? New York is 5-4 ATS if it played night before.
? Under is 10-4 in New York?s last 14 games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Lakers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Philadelphia @ Dallas
76ers (36-17)
? 76ers won eight of their last 12 games.
? Sixers are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
? Under is 11-3 in Philly?s last 14 games.
Mavericks (29-23)
? Mavericks won six of their last eight games.
? Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
? Dallas is 4-6 ATS in its last ten home games.
? Under is 18-6 in last 24 Dallas games.
? Mavericks won three of last four series games.
? 76ers are 1-4 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.
San Antonio @ Orlando
Spurs (25-26)
? San Antonio lost 10 of its last 13 games.
? Spurs are 6-1 ATS in last seven road games.
? Spurs are 4-5 ATS if they played night before.
? Over is 10-4 in Spurs? last thirteen games.
Magic (17-36)
? Orlando lost 18 of its last 22 games.
? Magic is 7-3 ATS in last ten games overall.
? Orlando is 6-3 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 6-4 in their last ten home games.
? San Antonio won four of last six series games.
? Spurs are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Orlando.
? Four of last five series games went over the total.
Brooklyn @ Minnesota
Nets (36-17)
? Brooklyn won 20 of their last 25 games
? Nets are 1-4 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 7-4 in last 11 Brooklyn games.
Timberwolves (14-40)
? Minnesota lost nine of its last 13 games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games.
? Minnesota is 5-6-1 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 4-1 in their last five games.
? Wolves won five of last six series games.
? Nets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
? Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Chicago @ Memphis
Bulls (22-30)
? Chicago lost nine of its last 13 games SU.
? Bulls are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 road games.
? Over is 3-0 in their last three games.
Grizzlies (26-25)
? Memphis won four of its last six games SU.
? Grizzlies are 10-3 ATS in last 13 games overall.
? Over is 4-0 in last four Memphis games.
? Chicago won last six series games.
? Bulls are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Memphis.
? Under is 2-0-1 in last three series games.
Sacramento @ New Orleans
Kings (22-31)
? Sacramento lost its last six games.
? Kings are 6-10 ATS in their last 16 road games.
? Under is 6-4 in Sacramento?s last ten road games.
Pelicans (24-29)
? New Orleans split its last dozen games.
? Pelicans are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
? Sacramento won three of last four series games.
? Kings are 1-2 ATS in last three visits to New Orleans.
? Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.
Washington @ Utah
Wizards (19-33)
? Wizards lost five of last seven games SU (3-1 ATS last four).
? Wizards are 8-6 ATS in last 14 road games.
? Under is 7-3 in their last ten games
Jazz (40-13)
? Utah won 11 of its last 13 games.
? Jazz is 11-6 ATS in its last 17 home games.
? Under is 5-3 in Utah?s last eight games.
? Jazz won nine of last ten series games.
? Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five visits to Utah.
? Last four series games went over the total.
Denver @ Golden State
Nuggets (34-19)
? Denver won eight of its last nine games (6-3 ATS)
? Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in last nine road games.
? Under is 6-1 in Denver?s last seven road games.
Warriors (25-28)
? Golden State lost eight of its last 11 games SU.
? Warriors are 7-3 ATS in last ten home games.
? Under is 3-2 in their last five games.
? Teams split last ten series games.
? Nuggets are 1-3-1 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
? Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Houston @ Phoenix
Rockets (14-39)
? Houston lost 29 of its last 32 games (7-25 ATS).
? Rockets are 4-12 ATS in last 16 road games.
? Under is 5-3 in their last eight road games.
Suns (37-15)
? Phoenix won 29 of its last 36 games (24-12 ATS).
? Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last seven home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 6-1 in their last seven games.
? Suns won last three series games.
? Houston is 1-2 ATS in last three visits to Phoenix.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
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LA Lakers @ New York
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Dallas
Dallas is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 10 games at home
San Antonio @ Orlando
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Orlando is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Brooklyn @ Minnesota
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Brooklyn is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Washington @ Utah
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago @ Memphis
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Sacramento @ New Orleans
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 9 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Sacramento
Denver @ Golden State
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Denver
Houston @ Phoenix
Houston
Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Houston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
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LA Lakers @ New York
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games at home
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Dallas
Dallas is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas's last 10 games at home
San Antonio @ Orlando
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Orlando is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Brooklyn @ Minnesota
Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Brooklyn is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Washington @ Utah
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Chicago @ Memphis
Chicago
Chicago is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Memphis
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Memphis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Sacramento @ New Orleans
Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Sacramento's last 9 games when playing New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing at home against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Sacramento
Denver @ Golden State
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing Denver
Houston @ Phoenix
Houston
Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Houston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
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Tuesday?s 6-pack
Teams that have scored the fewest runs:
16? Mets
17? Nationals
24? Marlins
26? Cubs
29? Tigers
31? Giants
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?[Doug Pederson] was ridiculed and criticized for every decision. If you won by three, it wasn?t enough. If you lost on a last-second field goal, you?re the worst coach in history.?
An unnamed source, telling The Athletic how the Eagles? front office gave Doug Peterson a hard time during his tenure as head coach
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, who has made the most 3-point shots?
Monday?s quiz
When Rams? QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team?s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.
Sunday?s quiz
Alex Rodriguez began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners.
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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??..
13) Maryland passed a sports betting bill Monday; the law will allow as many as 60 online operators and 30 retail sportsbooks between casinos, professional sports stadiums, small businesses and lot of other organizations.
They?re hoping to kick off sports betting in Maryland before football season season starts.
12) Warriors 116, Nuggets 107:
? Steph Curry scored 53 points, made 10-18 shots on the arc, 14-16 on foul line, even grabbed six rebounds. It is a pleasure to watch him play.
11) Chicago Cubs have two coaches on the COVID list, including their bullpen coach; they also put three relief pitchers on the list, for contact tracing.
10) Best fried chicken ever? Church?s Fried Chicken; I had it in South Carolina long time ago, very, very good. Church?s is also in Las Vegas; you should try it.
9) White Sox 4, Indians 3? Chicago is only MLB team that has scored 3+ runs in all of its games this season.
8) Ryan Odom leaves UMBC to become the new head coach at Utah State; Odom coached the only #16-seed to beat a #1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Odom replaces Craig Smith, who bolted to in-state rival Utah.
Ryan Odom is Dave Odom?s son; Dave Odom was Tim Duncan?s coach at Wake Forest.
7) Eastern Michigan hired alum Stan Heath as its new basketball coach; Heath was once a rising star in coaching, going from Kent State to Arkansas, but after going 43-24 his last two years with the Razorbacks, he made the strange career move of going to South Florida, which was in the Big East at the time. It didn?t go well.
Heath had been coaching the G-League the last few years.
6) Richest owner in the NFL is David Tepper, who owns the Carolina Panthers; he is worth $12B, that?s billion, with a B. He is a hedge fund manager.
Richest owner in the NBA is Steve Ballmer, who owns the Clippers; the guy is worth freakin? $51B? can you imagine that? He used to be the CEO of Microsoft.
Only difference their bank accounts and ours are a lot of zeroes. A whole lot of zeroes, on the left side of the decimal point.
5) Wizards 125, Jazz 121? Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists in sparking the big upset. Game was 70-65 at the half.
4) Patriots? WR Julian Edelman retired from the NFL; he had 6,822 receiving yards in his career, 1,442 more in playoff games. Not bad for a guy who played QB at Kent State.
3) Tigers 6, Astros 2? Detroit catchers hit five home runs in 58 games last year; they?ve already hit five in their first ten games this season.
2) Reds 3, Giants 0? Bullpens at Oracle Park in San Francisco are under the bleachers in right-center field now, instead of on the field down the foul lines, the way they used to be. The home run Jesse Winker hit in the third inning wouldn?t have been a home run before this season
1) Lot of baseball on tap today; doubleheaders in Philly, Baltimore. Marcus Stroman is starting one game for the Mets; he threw nine pitches Sunday before the game got rained out- pitching today probably gets him out of starting at Coors Field this weekend.
Teams that have scored the fewest runs:
16? Mets
17? Nationals
24? Marlins
26? Cubs
29? Tigers
31? Giants
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?[Doug Pederson] was ridiculed and criticized for every decision. If you won by three, it wasn?t enough. If you lost on a last-second field goal, you?re the worst coach in history.?
An unnamed source, telling The Athletic how the Eagles? front office gave Doug Peterson a hard time during his tenure as head coach
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, who has made the most 3-point shots?
Monday?s quiz
When Rams? QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team?s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.
Sunday?s quiz
Alex Rodriguez began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners.
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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??..
13) Maryland passed a sports betting bill Monday; the law will allow as many as 60 online operators and 30 retail sportsbooks between casinos, professional sports stadiums, small businesses and lot of other organizations.
They?re hoping to kick off sports betting in Maryland before football season season starts.
12) Warriors 116, Nuggets 107:
? Steph Curry scored 53 points, made 10-18 shots on the arc, 14-16 on foul line, even grabbed six rebounds. It is a pleasure to watch him play.
11) Chicago Cubs have two coaches on the COVID list, including their bullpen coach; they also put three relief pitchers on the list, for contact tracing.
10) Best fried chicken ever? Church?s Fried Chicken; I had it in South Carolina long time ago, very, very good. Church?s is also in Las Vegas; you should try it.
9) White Sox 4, Indians 3? Chicago is only MLB team that has scored 3+ runs in all of its games this season.
8) Ryan Odom leaves UMBC to become the new head coach at Utah State; Odom coached the only #16-seed to beat a #1-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Odom replaces Craig Smith, who bolted to in-state rival Utah.
Ryan Odom is Dave Odom?s son; Dave Odom was Tim Duncan?s coach at Wake Forest.
7) Eastern Michigan hired alum Stan Heath as its new basketball coach; Heath was once a rising star in coaching, going from Kent State to Arkansas, but after going 43-24 his last two years with the Razorbacks, he made the strange career move of going to South Florida, which was in the Big East at the time. It didn?t go well.
Heath had been coaching the G-League the last few years.
6) Richest owner in the NFL is David Tepper, who owns the Carolina Panthers; he is worth $12B, that?s billion, with a B. He is a hedge fund manager.
Richest owner in the NBA is Steve Ballmer, who owns the Clippers; the guy is worth freakin? $51B? can you imagine that? He used to be the CEO of Microsoft.
Only difference their bank accounts and ours are a lot of zeroes. A whole lot of zeroes, on the left side of the decimal point.
5) Wizards 125, Jazz 121? Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 14 rebounds, 14 assists in sparking the big upset. Game was 70-65 at the half.
4) Patriots? WR Julian Edelman retired from the NFL; he had 6,822 receiving yards in his career, 1,442 more in playoff games. Not bad for a guy who played QB at Kent State.
3) Tigers 6, Astros 2? Detroit catchers hit five home runs in 58 games last year; they?ve already hit five in their first ten games this season.
2) Reds 3, Giants 0? Bullpens at Oracle Park in San Francisco are under the bleachers in right-center field now, instead of on the field down the foul lines, the way they used to be. The home run Jesse Winker hit in the third inning wouldn?t have been a home run before this season
1) Lot of baseball on tap today; doubleheaders in Philly, Baltimore. Marcus Stroman is starting one game for the Mets; he threw nine pitches Sunday before the game got rained out- pitching today probably gets him out of starting at Coors Field this weekend.
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571ATLANTA -572 TORONTO
ATLANTA is 16-30 ATS (-17 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
573LA CLIPPERS -574 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-10 ATS (-11 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
577OKLAHOMA CITY -578 UTAH
UTAH is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
579MIAMI -580 PHOENIX
MIAMI is 35-15 ATS (18.5 Units) in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.
581BOSTON -582 PORTLAND
BOSTON is 20-5 ATS (14.5 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-30 ATS (-17 Units) after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
573LA CLIPPERS -574 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-10 ATS (-11 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
577OKLAHOMA CITY -578 UTAH
UTAH is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.
579MIAMI -580 PHOENIX
MIAMI is 35-15 ATS (18.5 Units) in road games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.
581BOSTON -582 PORTLAND
BOSTON is 20-5 ATS (14.5 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, April 13
LA Clippers @ Indiana
Clippers (37-18)
? Clippers won 11 of their last 13 games.
? Clippers are 3-1 ATS in last four road games.
? Three of Clippers? last four games went over the total.
Pacers (25-27)
? Indiana won four of its last five games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? Under is 3-1 in Indiana?s last four home games.
? Clippers won/covered last three series games.
? LA is 2-3 ATS in last five series games.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Atlanta @ Toronto
Hawks (29-25)
? Hawks is 15-5 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 7-5-1 ATS in their last 13 road games.
? Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Raptors (21-33)
? Toronto lost three of its last four games.
? Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last six home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
? Hawks won last two series games, after losing previous eight.
? Atlanta is 1-3 ATS in last four road series games.
? Last five series games went over the total.
LA Lakers @ Charlotte
Lakers (33-21)
? Lakers are 5-8 SU in their last 13 games.
? Lakers are 7-11 ATS in their last 18 road games.
? Under is 9-5 in their 14 games overall.
Hornets (27-25)
? Charlotte won seven of its last 11 games SU.
? Hornets covered eight of their last 11 games.
? Under is 13-4 in Charlotte?s last 17 games.
? Lakers won/covered last four series games.
? Lakers covered their last four visits to Charlotte.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Oklahoma City @ Utah
Thunder (20-33)
? Thunder are 1-9 SU in their last ten games.
? OKC is 4-7 ATS in their last 11 road games.
? Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
Jazz (40-14)
? Utah lost three of its last five games.
? Jazz is 11-7 ATS in its last 18 home games.
? Over is 3-1 in Utah?s last four home games.
? OKC won six of last eight series games.
? Thunder covered their last five visits to Utah.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.
Miami @ Phoenix
Heat (28-25)
? Miami won six of its last seven games (4-2 ATS).
? Heat is 8-3 ATS in last 11 road games.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Suns (38-15)
? Phoenix won 30 of its last 37 games (24-13 ATS).
? Suns are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.
? Suns won three of last four series games.
? Miami is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Phoenix.
? Over is 6-1 in last seven series games.
Boston @ Portland
Celtics (28-26)
? Boston won five of its last six games.
? Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games.
? Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Trailblazers (31-22)
? Portland lost three of its last four games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Blazers are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
? Under is 6-0 in Portland?s last six home games.
? Boston won five of last seven series games.
? Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Portland.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Tuesday, April 13
LA Clippers @ Indiana
Clippers (37-18)
? Clippers won 11 of their last 13 games.
? Clippers are 3-1 ATS in last four road games.
? Three of Clippers? last four games went over the total.
Pacers (25-27)
? Indiana won four of its last five games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? Under is 3-1 in Indiana?s last four home games.
? Clippers won/covered last three series games.
? LA is 2-3 ATS in last five series games.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Atlanta @ Toronto
Hawks (29-25)
? Hawks is 15-5 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 7-5-1 ATS in their last 13 road games.
? Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Raptors (21-33)
? Toronto lost three of its last four games.
? Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last six home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
? Hawks won last two series games, after losing previous eight.
? Atlanta is 1-3 ATS in last four road series games.
? Last five series games went over the total.
LA Lakers @ Charlotte
Lakers (33-21)
? Lakers are 5-8 SU in their last 13 games.
? Lakers are 7-11 ATS in their last 18 road games.
? Under is 9-5 in their 14 games overall.
Hornets (27-25)
? Charlotte won seven of its last 11 games SU.
? Hornets covered eight of their last 11 games.
? Under is 13-4 in Charlotte?s last 17 games.
? Lakers won/covered last four series games.
? Lakers covered their last four visits to Charlotte.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Oklahoma City @ Utah
Thunder (20-33)
? Thunder are 1-9 SU in their last ten games.
? OKC is 4-7 ATS in their last 11 road games.
? Under is 8-2 in their last ten road games.
Jazz (40-14)
? Utah lost three of its last five games.
? Jazz is 11-7 ATS in its last 18 home games.
? Over is 3-1 in Utah?s last four home games.
? OKC won six of last eight series games.
? Thunder covered their last five visits to Utah.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.
Miami @ Phoenix
Heat (28-25)
? Miami won six of its last seven games (4-2 ATS).
? Heat is 8-3 ATS in last 11 road games.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Suns (38-15)
? Phoenix won 30 of its last 37 games (24-13 ATS).
? Suns are 6-2 ATS in their last eight home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 7-1 in their last eight games.
? Suns won three of last four series games.
? Miami is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Phoenix.
? Over is 6-1 in last seven series games.
Boston @ Portland
Celtics (28-26)
? Boston won five of its last six games.
? Celtics are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games.
? Under is 8-1 in their last nine games.
Trailblazers (31-22)
? Portland lost three of its last four games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Blazers are 2-4 ATS in last six home games.
? Under is 6-0 in Portland?s last six home games.
? Boston won five of last seven series games.
? Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Portland.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.
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Tuesday, April 13
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Toronto
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
LA Clippers @ Indiana
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers @ Charlotte
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Oklahoma City @ Utah
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Utah is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Boston @ Portland
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
Miami @ Phoenix
Miami
Miami is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Miami is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
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Atlanta @ Toronto
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Atlanta is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Toronto is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
LA Clippers @ Indiana
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
LA Lakers @ Charlotte
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
Oklahoma City @ Utah
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Utah is 24-1 SU in its last 25 games at home
Boston @ Portland
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 9 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games
Miami @ Phoenix
Miami
Miami is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Miami is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games at home
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Hoop Trends for Tuesday April 13
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Lakers at Charlotte (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Lakers are 11-0 ATS (9.45 ppg) on the road after Kyle Kuzma had a plus/minus at least 10 less than the team margin last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Toronto (7:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Raptors are 0-10 ATS (-11.30 ppg) off a road loss in which Kyle Lowry had at least 5 turnovers.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Trailblazers are 11-0 OU (13.59 ppg) after a game as a home dog in which Damian Lillard shot worse than 33 percent.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Celtics are 0-12 OU (-11.71 ppg) off a win as a dog in which Jayson Tatum was their high scorer.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Lakers at Charlotte (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Lakers are 11-0 ATS (9.45 ppg) on the road after Kyle Kuzma had a plus/minus at least 10 less than the team margin last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Atlanta at Toronto (7:40 p.m. ET)
-- The Raptors are 0-10 ATS (-11.30 ppg) off a road loss in which Kyle Lowry had at least 5 turnovers.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Trailblazers are 11-0 OU (13.59 ppg) after a game as a home dog in which Damian Lillard shot worse than 33 percent.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at Portland (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Celtics are 0-12 OU (-11.71 ppg) off a win as a dog in which Jayson Tatum was their high scorer.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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Wednesday?s 6-pack
NFL teams that pay out the most $$$ in workout bonuses:
$5.1M? Green Bay
$3.7M? Jacksonville
$3.2M? Buffalo
$3.1M? Kansas City
$1.9M? Carolina, Cincinnati
$1.8M? Las Vegas
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Rather than playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach every game as a playoff game to either get into or stay in the top 6 since the consequences, as Luka said, are enormous. So players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days.?
Mark Cuban, on the NBA?s play-in playoff format
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, who holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game?
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, Ray Allen has made the most 3-point shots, 2,973.
Monday?s quiz
When Rams? QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team?s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.
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Wednesday?s Den: Mid-week musings??..
13) Dak Prescott got a 4-year, $160M contract from the Cowboys, which apparently includes a $1M incentive for winning a Super Bowl. $126M of that money is guaranteed.
Prescott has a 42-27 career W-L record in regular season, 1-2 in playoffs; he played in only five games last season, after he broke/dislocated his ankle.
12) Here?s something you don?t see every day; Monday night, Milwaukee Brewers brought in a relief pitcher late in their game, but turns out the guy?s name wasn?t written on the lineup card, so he couldn?t pitch, and they had to quickly get someone else warmed up to enter the game.
You wouldn?t think stuff like that would happen in the major leagues.
11) Players who have had 3+-homer games for three different teams:
? Johnny Mize? StL, NYG, NYY
? Alex Rodriguez? Sea, Tex, NYY
? Dave Kingman? Cubs, NYM, A?s
? Mark Teizeira? Tex, Atl, NYY
? JD Martinez? Det, Ariz, Bos
10) Most pitches thrown in a game this season:
118? Johnny Cueto
113? Shane Bieber (last night)
112? Joe Musgrove (perfect game)
111? Lance Lynn
110? Trevor Bauer
105? Johnny Cueto
9) Longtime major league ump Joe West has been awarded $500,000 plus interest in damages in a defamation suit against former MLB catcher Paul LoDuca that was filed in October 2019.
There was a podcast where LoDuca accused reliever Billy Wagner of bribing West to get a bigger strike zone. He accused that Wagner let West use his 1957 vintage Chevrolet to make the strike zone change when he was up at bat.
Apparently, LoDuca lied in the podcast about how many times West has ejected him in his career; the judge who made the ruling raised the possibility that West will not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame because of LoDuca?s statements.
West, by the way, was one of the umpires in the replay center Sunday night, when they missed a call on the Phillies scoring the winning run on a close play at home plate in the last inning.
8) Rangers 8, Rays 3? Texas breaks out for eight runs, after being shut out in three of their previous four games.
7) Red Sox 4, Twins 2? Boston wins its 7th game in a row on a snowy afternoon in Minnesota. Rafael Devers has hit five homers in his last four games.
6) Denver Nuggets? star Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is out for the year, tough break for a Denver team that is 34-20, the #4-seed in the Western Conference.
5) Mets 4-4, Phillies 3-0: Big day for the Metropolitans, who swept a twinbill, holding the Phils to three runs total.
4) ?I don?t know who that is. I know he?s going to be the owner. But I don?t know anything about baseball.?
Thats Timberwolves? star rookie Anthony Edwards, talking about baseball Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez, who will soon be a co-owner of Minnesota?s NBA team.
3) Former NFL running back Eddie George is the new football coach at Tennessee State; George played nine seasons in the NFL and ran for 10,441 yards, but he has never coached before.
George played for the Tennessee Titans, where his coach was Jeff Fisher, whose son Brandon is expected to be on the Tennessee State coaching staff.
2) Now that Chris Beard is the basketball coach at Texas, they?re going to poach players from teams all over the country. Longhorns poached kids from Utah/Kentucky on Tuesday, and also announced that Andrew Jones will be staying with the Longhorns next season.
1) Having trouble getting used to doubleheaders being 7-inning games; a game is 2-2 in fifth inning and you forget that this is a late-inning situation. You do the same thing for 60 years, it is difficult to shift gears and think in a different way.
NFL teams that pay out the most $$$ in workout bonuses:
$5.1M? Green Bay
$3.7M? Jacksonville
$3.2M? Buffalo
$3.1M? Kansas City
$1.9M? Carolina, Cincinnati
$1.8M? Las Vegas
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?The worst part of this approach is that it doubles the stress of the compressed schedule. Rather than playing for a playoff spot and being able to rest players as the standings become clearer, teams have to approach every game as a playoff game to either get into or stay in the top 6 since the consequences, as Luka said, are enormous. So players are playing more games and more minutes in fewer days.?
Mark Cuban, on the NBA?s play-in playoff format
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, who holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game?
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, Ray Allen has made the most 3-point shots, 2,973.
Monday?s quiz
When Rams? QB Matthew Stafford was a high school QB in Texas, his team?s center was Clayton Kershaw. Now both of them are playing ball in Los Angeles.
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Wednesday?s Den: Mid-week musings??..
13) Dak Prescott got a 4-year, $160M contract from the Cowboys, which apparently includes a $1M incentive for winning a Super Bowl. $126M of that money is guaranteed.
Prescott has a 42-27 career W-L record in regular season, 1-2 in playoffs; he played in only five games last season, after he broke/dislocated his ankle.
12) Here?s something you don?t see every day; Monday night, Milwaukee Brewers brought in a relief pitcher late in their game, but turns out the guy?s name wasn?t written on the lineup card, so he couldn?t pitch, and they had to quickly get someone else warmed up to enter the game.
You wouldn?t think stuff like that would happen in the major leagues.
11) Players who have had 3+-homer games for three different teams:
? Johnny Mize? StL, NYG, NYY
? Alex Rodriguez? Sea, Tex, NYY
? Dave Kingman? Cubs, NYM, A?s
? Mark Teizeira? Tex, Atl, NYY
? JD Martinez? Det, Ariz, Bos
10) Most pitches thrown in a game this season:
118? Johnny Cueto
113? Shane Bieber (last night)
112? Joe Musgrove (perfect game)
111? Lance Lynn
110? Trevor Bauer
105? Johnny Cueto
9) Longtime major league ump Joe West has been awarded $500,000 plus interest in damages in a defamation suit against former MLB catcher Paul LoDuca that was filed in October 2019.
There was a podcast where LoDuca accused reliever Billy Wagner of bribing West to get a bigger strike zone. He accused that Wagner let West use his 1957 vintage Chevrolet to make the strike zone change when he was up at bat.
Apparently, LoDuca lied in the podcast about how many times West has ejected him in his career; the judge who made the ruling raised the possibility that West will not be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame because of LoDuca?s statements.
West, by the way, was one of the umpires in the replay center Sunday night, when they missed a call on the Phillies scoring the winning run on a close play at home plate in the last inning.
8) Rangers 8, Rays 3? Texas breaks out for eight runs, after being shut out in three of their previous four games.
7) Red Sox 4, Twins 2? Boston wins its 7th game in a row on a snowy afternoon in Minnesota. Rafael Devers has hit five homers in his last four games.
6) Denver Nuggets? star Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is out for the year, tough break for a Denver team that is 34-20, the #4-seed in the Western Conference.
5) Mets 4-4, Phillies 3-0: Big day for the Metropolitans, who swept a twinbill, holding the Phils to three runs total.
4) ?I don?t know who that is. I know he?s going to be the owner. But I don?t know anything about baseball.?
Thats Timberwolves? star rookie Anthony Edwards, talking about baseball Hall of Famer Alex Rodriguez, who will soon be a co-owner of Minnesota?s NBA team.
3) Former NFL running back Eddie George is the new football coach at Tennessee State; George played nine seasons in the NFL and ran for 10,441 yards, but he has never coached before.
George played for the Tennessee Titans, where his coach was Jeff Fisher, whose son Brandon is expected to be on the Tennessee State coaching staff.
2) Now that Chris Beard is the basketball coach at Texas, they?re going to poach players from teams all over the country. Longhorns poached kids from Utah/Kentucky on Tuesday, and also announced that Andrew Jones will be staying with the Longhorns next season.
1) Having trouble getting used to doubleheaders being 7-inning games; a game is 2-2 in fifth inning and you forget that this is a late-inning situation. You do the same thing for 60 years, it is difficult to shift gears and think in a different way.
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501BROOKLYN -502 PHILADELPHIA
BROOKLYN is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.
503CLEVELAND -504 CHARLOTTE
CLEVELAND is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
507ORLANDO -508 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 13-32 ATS (-22.2 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
509NEW YORK -510 NEW ORLEANS
NEW YORK is 19-5 ATS (13.5 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.
511MILWAUKEE -512 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) over the last 2 seasons.
513LA CLIPPERS -514 DETROIT
DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game in the current season.
515GOLDEN STATE -516 OKLAHOMA CITY
GOLDEN STATE is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.
517INDIANA -518 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 30-56 ATS (-31.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
519DALLAS -520 MEMPHIS
DALLAS are 18-6 ATS (11.4 Units) as a road favorite of 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
521WASHINGTON -522 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 7-20 ATS (-15 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.
BROOKLYN is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) after 2 consecutive non-conference games in the current season.
503CLEVELAND -504 CHARLOTTE
CLEVELAND is 8-22 ATS (-16.2 Units) after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.
507ORLANDO -508 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 13-32 ATS (-22.2 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
509NEW YORK -510 NEW ORLEANS
NEW YORK is 19-5 ATS (13.5 Units) when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.
511MILWAUKEE -512 MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) over the last 2 seasons.
513LA CLIPPERS -514 DETROIT
DETROIT is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in home games versus good teams - outscoring their opponents by 3+ points/game in the current season.
515GOLDEN STATE -516 OKLAHOMA CITY
GOLDEN STATE is 11-26 ATS (-17.6 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.
517INDIANA -518 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 30-56 ATS (-31.6 Units) after allowing 115 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
519DALLAS -520 MEMPHIS
DALLAS are 18-6 ATS (11.4 Units) as a road favorite of 6 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
521WASHINGTON -522 SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO is 7-20 ATS (-15 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 3 or more consecutive games in the last 3 seasons.
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, April 14
Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Bucks (33-20)
? Milwaukee is 4-6 SU in its last ten games.
? Bucks are 4-10 ATS in last 14 road games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 11-6 in Milwaukee?s last 17 games.
Timberwolves (14-41)
? Minnesota lost 10 of its last 14 games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 4-2 ATS in their last six home games.
? Minnesota is 5-6-1 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 4-2 in their last six games.
? Milwaukee won last five series games.
? Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Minnesota.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cavaliers (19-33)
? Cleveland lost seven of its last nine games.
? Cavaliers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven road games.
? Last five Cleveland games went over the total.
Hornets (27-25)
? Charlotte is 4-5 SU in its last nine games SU.
? Hornets are 3-4 ATS in their last seven games.
? Under is 14-4 in Charlotte?s last 18 games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Nets (37-17)
? Brooklyn won 21 of their last 26 games
? Nets are 2-4 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 8-4 in last 12 Brooklyn games.
76ers (37-17)
? 76ers won nine of their last 13 games.
? Sixers are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Under is 12-3 in Philly?s last 15 games.
? 76ers won eight of last ten series games.
? Nets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
? Four of last five series games went over.
San Antonio @ Toronto
Spurs (26-26)
? San Antonio won last two games, after a 2-10 skid.
? Spurs are 7-1 ATS in last eight road games.
? Over is 11-4 in Spurs? last fifteen games.
Raptors (21-34)
? Toronto lost four of its last five games.
? Raptors are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games.
? Over is 3-2 in their last five games.
? Spurs won seven of last ten series games.
? San Antonio is 4-0 ATS in last four road series games.
? Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.
LA Clippers @ Detroit
Clippers (38-18)
? Clippers won 12 of their last 14 games.
? Clippers are 4-1 ATS in last five road games.
? Four of Clippers? last five games went over the total.
Pistons (16-38)
? Detroit lost nine of its last 13 games
? Pistons are 11-7 ATS since the All-Star break.
? Over is 6-3 in Detroit?s last nine games.
? Clippers won four of last five series games.
? LA is 2-1-1 ATS in last four visits to Detroit.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.
Orlando @ Chicago
Magic (17-37)
? Orlando lost 19 of its last 23 games.
? Magic is 7-4 ATS in last 11 games overall.
? Over is 3-0 in their last three road games.
Bulls (22-31)
? Chicago lost 10 of its last 14 games SU.
? Bulls are 3-7 ATS in their last ten home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Magic is 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Orlando.
? Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.
New York @ New Orleans
Knicks (28-27)
? New York won last three games, by 4-6-15 points.
? Knicks are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games.
? Under is 10-5 in New York?s last 15 games.
Pelicans (25-29)
? New Orleans won its last three games.
? Pelicans are 6-3 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
? Pelicans won six of last eight series games.
? Knicks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to New Orleans.
? Three of last four series games went over the total.
Indiana @ Houston
Pacers (25-28)
? Indiana won four of its last six games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 5-3 ATS in their last eight road games.
? Over is 3-1 in Indiana?s last four games.
Rockets (14-40)
? Houston lost 30 of its last 33 games (8-25 ATS).
? Rockets are 3-15 ATS in last 18 home games.
? Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
? Rockets won five of last seven series games.
? Pacers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
? Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.
Golden State @ Oklahoma City
Warriors (26-28)
? Golden State won three of its last four games SU.
? Warriors are 0-5 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
Thunder (20-34)
? Thunder are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games.
? OKC is 1-7 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four home games.
? Thunder won four of last five series games.
? Golden State is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Oklahoma.
? Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.
Dallas @ Memphis
Mavericks (29-24)
? Mavericks lost three of their last four games.
? Mavericks are 6-2 ATS in last eight road games.
? Under is 19-6 in last 25 Dallas games.
Grizzlies (27-25)
? Memphis won five of its last seven games SU.
? Grizzlies are 11-3 ATS in last 14 games overall.
? Over is 4-1 in last five Memphis games.
? Dallas won four of last five series games.
? Mavericks are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Memphis.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Miami @ Denver
Heat (28-26)
? Miami won six of its last eight games SU.
? Heat is 8-4 ATS in last 12 road games.
? Under is 4-0 in their last four road games.
Nuggets (34-20)
? Denver lost last two games, after an 8-0 run.
? Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is done for the year.
? Nuggets are 4-5 ATS in last nine home games.
? Under is 3-1 in Denver?s last four games.
? Nuggets won six of last eight series games.
? Miami is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Colorado.
? Four of last five series games stayed under total.
Washington @ Sacramento
Wizards (20-33)
? Wizards won three of last four games SU (4-1 ATS last five).
? Wizards are 9-6 ATS in last 15 road games.
? Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games
Kings (22-32)
? Sacramento lost its last seven games.
? Kings are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
? Under is 5-2 in Sacramento?s last seven games.
? Kings won four of last five series games.
? Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five trips to Sacramento.
? Six of last seven series games stayed under.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Wednesday, April 14
Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Bucks (33-20)
? Milwaukee is 4-6 SU in its last ten games.
? Bucks are 4-10 ATS in last 14 road games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 11-6 in Milwaukee?s last 17 games.
Timberwolves (14-41)
? Minnesota lost 10 of its last 14 games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 4-2 ATS in their last six home games.
? Minnesota is 5-6-1 ATS if it played the night before.
? Over is 4-2 in their last six games.
? Milwaukee won last five series games.
? Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Minnesota.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cavaliers (19-33)
? Cleveland lost seven of its last nine games.
? Cavaliers are 4-3 ATS in their last seven road games.
? Last five Cleveland games went over the total.
Hornets (27-25)
? Charlotte is 4-5 SU in its last nine games SU.
? Hornets are 3-4 ATS in their last seven games.
? Under is 14-4 in Charlotte?s last 18 games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
? Three of last four series games went over.
Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Nets (37-17)
? Brooklyn won 21 of their last 26 games
? Nets are 2-4 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 8-4 in last 12 Brooklyn games.
76ers (37-17)
? 76ers won nine of their last 13 games.
? Sixers are 5-3 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Under is 12-3 in Philly?s last 15 games.
? 76ers won eight of last ten series games.
? Nets are 0-5 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
? Four of last five series games went over.
San Antonio @ Toronto
Spurs (26-26)
? San Antonio won last two games, after a 2-10 skid.
? Spurs are 7-1 ATS in last eight road games.
? Over is 11-4 in Spurs? last fifteen games.
Raptors (21-34)
? Toronto lost four of its last five games.
? Raptors are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games.
? Over is 3-2 in their last five games.
? Spurs won seven of last ten series games.
? San Antonio is 4-0 ATS in last four road series games.
? Over is 5-5 in last ten series games.
LA Clippers @ Detroit
Clippers (38-18)
? Clippers won 12 of their last 14 games.
? Clippers are 4-1 ATS in last five road games.
? Four of Clippers? last five games went over the total.
Pistons (16-38)
? Detroit lost nine of its last 13 games
? Pistons are 11-7 ATS since the All-Star break.
? Over is 6-3 in Detroit?s last nine games.
? Clippers won four of last five series games.
? LA is 2-1-1 ATS in last four visits to Detroit.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.
Orlando @ Chicago
Magic (17-37)
? Orlando lost 19 of its last 23 games.
? Magic is 7-4 ATS in last 11 games overall.
? Over is 3-0 in their last three road games.
Bulls (22-31)
? Chicago lost 10 of its last 14 games SU.
? Bulls are 3-7 ATS in their last ten home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
? Teams split last eight series games.
? Magic is 3-3 ATS in last six visits to Orlando.
? Under is 8-2 in last ten series games.
New York @ New Orleans
Knicks (28-27)
? New York won last three games, by 4-6-15 points.
? Knicks are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games.
? Under is 10-5 in New York?s last 15 games.
Pelicans (25-29)
? New Orleans won its last three games.
? Pelicans are 6-3 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.
? Pelicans won six of last eight series games.
? Knicks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to New Orleans.
? Three of last four series games went over the total.
Indiana @ Houston
Pacers (25-28)
? Indiana won four of its last six games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 5-3 ATS in their last eight road games.
? Over is 3-1 in Indiana?s last four games.
Rockets (14-40)
? Houston lost 30 of its last 33 games (8-25 ATS).
? Rockets are 3-15 ATS in last 18 home games.
? Over is 5-1 in their last six games.
? Rockets won five of last seven series games.
? Pacers are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Houston.
? Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.
Golden State @ Oklahoma City
Warriors (26-28)
? Golden State won three of its last four games SU.
? Warriors are 0-5 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
Thunder (20-34)
? Thunder are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games.
? OKC is 1-7 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Over is 3-1 in their last four home games.
? Thunder won four of last five series games.
? Golden State is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Oklahoma.
? Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.
Dallas @ Memphis
Mavericks (29-24)
? Mavericks lost three of their last four games.
? Mavericks are 6-2 ATS in last eight road games.
? Under is 19-6 in last 25 Dallas games.
Grizzlies (27-25)
? Memphis won five of its last seven games SU.
? Grizzlies are 11-3 ATS in last 14 games overall.
? Over is 4-1 in last five Memphis games.
? Dallas won four of last five series games.
? Mavericks are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Memphis.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Miami @ Denver
Heat (28-26)
? Miami won six of its last eight games SU.
? Heat is 8-4 ATS in last 12 road games.
? Under is 4-0 in their last four road games.
Nuggets (34-20)
? Denver lost last two games, after an 8-0 run.
? Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is done for the year.
? Nuggets are 4-5 ATS in last nine home games.
? Under is 3-1 in Denver?s last four games.
? Nuggets won six of last eight series games.
? Miami is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Colorado.
? Four of last five series games stayed under total.
Washington @ Sacramento
Wizards (20-33)
? Wizards won three of last four games SU (4-1 ATS last five).
? Wizards are 9-6 ATS in last 15 road games.
? Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games
Kings (22-32)
? Sacramento lost its last seven games.
? Kings are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
? Under is 5-2 in Sacramento?s last seven games.
? Kings won four of last five series games.
? Wizards are 1-3-1 ATS in last five trips to Sacramento.
? Six of last seven series games stayed under.
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Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Minnesota is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Charlotte's last 14 games
Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
San Antonio @ Toronto
San Antonio
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
LA Clippers @ Detroit
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
New York @ New Orleans
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
Orlando @ Chicago
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Orlando's last 18 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
Indiana @ Houston
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Golden State @ Oklahoma City
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 11 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
Dallas @ Memphis
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Washington @ Sacramento
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing Washington
Sacramento is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami @ Denver
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
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Milwaukee @ Minnesota
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Minnesota is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Charlotte's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Charlotte's last 14 games
Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Brooklyn
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
San Antonio @ Toronto
San Antonio
San Antonio is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Toronto
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Antonio
LA Clippers @ Detroit
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Clippers is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against LA Clippers
New York @ New Orleans
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New York
New Orleans is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing New York
Orlando @ Chicago
Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Orlando's last 18 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
Indiana @ Houston
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana's last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games
Golden State @ Oklahoma City
Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Golden State's last 11 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 11 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
Dallas @ Memphis
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 8 games
Dallas is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis's last 5 games
Washington @ Sacramento
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Sacramento
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sacramento's last 7 games when playing Washington
Sacramento is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Miami @ Denver
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Denver
Denver
Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Denver is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Miami
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Hoop Trends for Wednesday April 14
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pistons are 12-0-3 ATS (8.20 ppg) facing an opponent that has a season-to-date points per field goal attempt average of better than 1.3925.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Orlando at Chicago (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Magic are 0-15 ATS (-14.73 ppg) with rest after allowing 50-plus points in the paint last game.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pistons are 14-0 OU (11.07 ppg) at home with more than one day of rest coming off a road game.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Golden State at Oklahoma City (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Warriors are 0-12 OU (-16.54 ppg) on the road after Stephen Curry had the highest plus/minus on the team last game.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pistons are 12-0-3 ATS (8.20 ppg) facing an opponent that has a season-to-date points per field goal attempt average of better than 1.3925.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Orlando at Chicago (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Magic are 0-15 ATS (-14.73 ppg) with rest after allowing 50-plus points in the paint last game.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: L.A. Clippers at Detroit (8:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Pistons are 14-0 OU (11.07 ppg) at home with more than one day of rest coming off a road game.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Golden State at Oklahoma City (9:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Warriors are 0-12 OU (-16.54 ppg) on the road after Stephen Curry had the highest plus/minus on the team last game.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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Thursday?s 6-pack
Odds for this week?s RBC Heritage golf tournament:
19-2? Dustin Johnson
13-1? Webb Simpson
17-1? Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay
19-1? Daniel Berger
23-1? Tyrell Hatton
28-1? Cam Smith, Paul Casey, Will Zalatoris
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?Don?t throw away the old bucket until you know if the new bucket holds water.?
Anonymous
Thursday?s quiz
What baseball player holds the record for most total bases in one game?
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, Charles Oakley holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game, with 35.
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, Ray Allen has made the most 3-point shots, 2,973.
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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??..
13) White Sox 8, Indians 0:
? Carlos Rodon throws a no-hitter, allowing a hit batter in 9th inning.
? Last two years, Rodon started only 11 games; lot of injury issues.
? Already 2nd no-hitter this year, both with no walks, but one hit batter. Before this year, that had happened only four times in the previous 100 years.
12) Nationals 6, Cardinals 0? Yadier Molina is first player ever to catch 2,000+ games with the same team.
11) Coming into Wednesday?s games, major league batting average was only .235; last year it was .245, which was the lowest since 1972.
I?m thinking shifts will be outlawed next season; they want more offense in the game.
10) Near the end of last season, Angels? SS Andrelton Simmons opted out of the season; he didn?t want to go into quarantine for the playoffs.
This year, now with Minnesota, Simmons opted not to get the vaccine.
This week, Simmons tested positive for COVID, so now he is in quarantine. Go figure.
9) Was weird seeing Blake Snell pitch for the Padres Tuesday night, throw 38 pitches and not finish the first inning. Teams are going to be very vigilant about monitoring pitch counts and inning counts this year, with last year having been a shortened season.
8) Minnesota rookie OF Alex Kirilloff is the first player ever whose first career hit came in a playoff game. He made his 2021 debut for the Twins yesterday.
7) Milwaukee?s Corbin Burnes is the first pitcher in the last 100 years to strike out 30+ batters in his first three starts of a season, without walking anyone.
6) Cleveland?s Shane Bieber has allowed five runs in 21.1 IP, striking out 35 guys, but he doesn?t have any wins; Indians didn?t score a run in the first five innings of any of those three games.
5) Toronto 5, Bronx 4:
? New York is 2-1 when Cole pitches, 3-6 with any other starter.
? DH Stanton got another day off; why? Is being a DH that strenuous?
? Bo Bichette hit a walk-off homer in the 9th inning.
4) Red Sox swept a twinbill in Minnesota; they?re first team ever to start a season 0-3, then win 9+ games in a row. Twins scored total of three runs in the two games.
3) Mets 5, Phillies 1:
? David Peterson pitched a strong game for the Mets.
? Peterson?s father was a horse trainer; he trained Seattle Slew the year after that great horse won the Triple Crown? owners had fired Billy Turner, the previous trainer.
2) College basketball stuff:
? Arizona named Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as their new coach.
? NC-Greensboro coach Wes Miller is now the Cincinnati coach.
? Joe Golding bolts from Abilene Christian to Texas-El Paso.
1) Gonzaga is a unique situation; they?re pretty much what UNLV was 30 years ago; I?m not sure a Pac-12 team hiring Mark Few?s right-hand man will translate well.
? Can he recruit top flight players to the desert?
? Can he recruit top flight players who will stay more than one year?
? Arizona has won A LOT over the last 35 years; can he satisfy a spoiled fanbase?
College basketball is changing drastically; every kid who makes two layups in a row either wants to jump to to the NBA or to a better conference. Very difficult to develop continuity.
Odds for this week?s RBC Heritage golf tournament:
19-2? Dustin Johnson
13-1? Webb Simpson
17-1? Collin Morikawa, Patrick Cantlay
19-1? Daniel Berger
23-1? Tyrell Hatton
28-1? Cam Smith, Paul Casey, Will Zalatoris
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 562,428
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?Don?t throw away the old bucket until you know if the new bucket holds water.?
Anonymous
Thursday?s quiz
What baseball player holds the record for most total bases in one game?
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, Charles Oakley holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game, with 35.
Tuesday?s quiz
In the history of the NBA, Ray Allen has made the most 3-point shots, 2,973.
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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??..
13) White Sox 8, Indians 0:
? Carlos Rodon throws a no-hitter, allowing a hit batter in 9th inning.
? Last two years, Rodon started only 11 games; lot of injury issues.
? Already 2nd no-hitter this year, both with no walks, but one hit batter. Before this year, that had happened only four times in the previous 100 years.
12) Nationals 6, Cardinals 0? Yadier Molina is first player ever to catch 2,000+ games with the same team.
11) Coming into Wednesday?s games, major league batting average was only .235; last year it was .245, which was the lowest since 1972.
I?m thinking shifts will be outlawed next season; they want more offense in the game.
10) Near the end of last season, Angels? SS Andrelton Simmons opted out of the season; he didn?t want to go into quarantine for the playoffs.
This year, now with Minnesota, Simmons opted not to get the vaccine.
This week, Simmons tested positive for COVID, so now he is in quarantine. Go figure.
9) Was weird seeing Blake Snell pitch for the Padres Tuesday night, throw 38 pitches and not finish the first inning. Teams are going to be very vigilant about monitoring pitch counts and inning counts this year, with last year having been a shortened season.
8) Minnesota rookie OF Alex Kirilloff is the first player ever whose first career hit came in a playoff game. He made his 2021 debut for the Twins yesterday.
7) Milwaukee?s Corbin Burnes is the first pitcher in the last 100 years to strike out 30+ batters in his first three starts of a season, without walking anyone.
6) Cleveland?s Shane Bieber has allowed five runs in 21.1 IP, striking out 35 guys, but he doesn?t have any wins; Indians didn?t score a run in the first five innings of any of those three games.
5) Toronto 5, Bronx 4:
? New York is 2-1 when Cole pitches, 3-6 with any other starter.
? DH Stanton got another day off; why? Is being a DH that strenuous?
? Bo Bichette hit a walk-off homer in the 9th inning.
4) Red Sox swept a twinbill in Minnesota; they?re first team ever to start a season 0-3, then win 9+ games in a row. Twins scored total of three runs in the two games.
3) Mets 5, Phillies 1:
? David Peterson pitched a strong game for the Mets.
? Peterson?s father was a horse trainer; he trained Seattle Slew the year after that great horse won the Triple Crown? owners had fired Billy Turner, the previous trainer.
2) College basketball stuff:
? Arizona named Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as their new coach.
? NC-Greensboro coach Wes Miller is now the Cincinnati coach.
? Joe Golding bolts from Abilene Christian to Texas-El Paso.
1) Gonzaga is a unique situation; they?re pretty much what UNLV was 30 years ago; I?m not sure a Pac-12 team hiring Mark Few?s right-hand man will translate well.
? Can he recruit top flight players to the desert?
? Can he recruit top flight players who will stay more than one year?
? Arizona has won A LOT over the last 35 years; can he satisfy a spoiled fanbase?
College basketball is changing drastically; every kid who makes two layups in a row either wants to jump to to the NBA or to a better conference. Very difficult to develop continuity.
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525MILWAUKEE -526 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
527GOLDEN STATE -528 CLEVELAND
GOLDEN STATE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the current season.
529BOSTON -530 LA LAKERS
BOSTON is 21-5 ATS (15.5 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
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Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Golden State @ Cleveland
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston @ LA Lakers
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Boston
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
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ATLANTA is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.
527GOLDEN STATE -528 CLEVELAND
GOLDEN STATE is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) in road games versus good passing teams, averaging >=23 assists/game in the current season.
529BOSTON -530 LA LAKERS
BOSTON is 21-5 ATS (15.5 Units) in road games versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
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Thursday, April 15
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Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
Atlanta is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Golden State @ Cleveland
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Golden State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston @ LA Lakers
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Lakers's last 6 games when playing Boston
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Phoenix is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
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Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, April 15
Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Bucks (34-20)
? Milwaukee is 5-6 SU in its last ten games.
? Bucks are 5-10 ATS in last 15 road games (2-0 last two).
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 12-6 in Milwaukee?s last 18 games.
Hawks (30-25)
? Hawks is 16-5 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
? Milwaukee won last five series games.
? Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.
Golden State @ Cleveland
Warriors (27-28)
? Golden State won four of its last five games SU.
? Warriors are 1-5 ATS in last six road games.
? Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
Cavaliers (20-33)
? Cleveland won three of its last five games.
? Cavaliers are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
? Five of last five Cleveland games went over the total.
? Golden State won last 10 series games (8-2 ATS)
? Warriors won/covered their last five trips to Cleveland.
? Three of last four series games went over the total.
Boston @ LA Lakers
Celtics (29-26)
? Boston won six of its last seven games.
? Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last five road games.
? Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Lakers (34-21)
? Lakers are 6-4 SU in their last ten games.
? Lakers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games at Staples.
? Over is 4-1 in their five games overall.
? Lakers won four of last six series games.
? Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five series games played here.
? Five of last six series games went over.
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Kings (22-33)
? Sacramento lost its last eight games.
? Kings are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games.
? Under is 7-4 in Sacramento?s last 11 games.
Suns (39-15)
? Phoenix won 31 of its last 38 games (4-4 ATS last eight).
? Suns are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
? Sacramento won five of last eight series games.
? Kings are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Phoenix.
? Six of last nine series games stayed under.
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, April 15
Milwaukee @ Atlanta
Bucks (34-20)
? Milwaukee is 5-6 SU in its last ten games.
? Bucks are 5-10 ATS in last 15 road games (2-0 last two).
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 12-6 in Milwaukee?s last 18 games.
Hawks (30-25)
? Hawks is 16-5 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 8-1 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Under is 4-2 in their last six games.
? Milwaukee won last five series games.
? Bucks are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine series games.
Golden State @ Cleveland
Warriors (27-28)
? Golden State won four of its last five games SU.
? Warriors are 1-5 ATS in last six road games.
? Under is 11-4 in their last 15 road games.
Cavaliers (20-33)
? Cleveland won three of its last five games.
? Cavaliers are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
? Five of last five Cleveland games went over the total.
? Golden State won last 10 series games (8-2 ATS)
? Warriors won/covered their last five trips to Cleveland.
? Three of last four series games went over the total.
Boston @ LA Lakers
Celtics (29-26)
? Boston won six of its last seven games.
? Celtics are 5-0 ATS in their last five road games.
? Under is 8-2 in their last ten games.
Lakers (34-21)
? Lakers are 6-4 SU in their last ten games.
? Lakers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games at Staples.
? Over is 4-1 in their five games overall.
? Lakers won four of last six series games.
? Celtics are 3-2 ATS in last five series games played here.
? Five of last six series games went over.
Sacramento @ Phoenix
Kings (22-33)
? Sacramento lost its last eight games.
? Kings are 0-4 ATS in their last four road games.
? Under is 7-4 in Sacramento?s last 11 games.
Suns (39-15)
? Phoenix won 31 of its last 38 games (4-4 ATS last eight).
? Suns are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 7-2 in their last nine games.
? Sacramento won five of last eight series games.
? Kings are 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Phoenix.
? Six of last nine series games stayed under.
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Hoop Trends for Thursday April 15
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at L.A. Lakers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Celtics are 11-0-1 ATS (10.04 ppg) off a road game when the total is at least 15 points less than their last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Kings are 0-10 ATS (-8.05 ppg) off a home loss in which their opponent shot over 50% from the field.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Kings are 12-0 OU (22.29 ppg) on the road off a 10+ point loss in which they had more than 12 steals.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at L.A. Lakers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Lakers are 0-10 OU (-16.25 ppg) off a road game that had at least 8 lead changes.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
Vince Akins
ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at L.A. Lakers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Celtics are 11-0-1 ATS (10.04 ppg) off a road game when the total is at least 15 points less than their last game.
ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Kings are 0-10 ATS (-8.05 ppg) off a home loss in which their opponent shot over 50% from the field.
OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Sacramento at Phoenix (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Kings are 12-0 OU (22.29 ppg) on the road off a 10+ point loss in which they had more than 12 steals.
OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Boston at L.A. Lakers (10:10 p.m. ET)
-- The Lakers are 0-10 OU (-16.25 ppg) off a road game that had at least 8 lead changes.
Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)
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Friday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders, on-base %age (minimum 20 AB?s):
.583? Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.547? Yuli Gurriel, Hst
.526? Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.522? Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.519? Max Muncy, LAD
.492? Ronald Acuna, Atl
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 565,067
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?If you are building for the future, you?re going to lose your job.?
Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe, talking about the new college basketball transfer rules
Friday?s quiz
In the movie Rocky, before Rocky Balboa fought Apollo Creed the first time, how many professional fights had he lost? (He had 44 wins)
Thursday?s quiz
Sean Green holds the record for most total bases in one game; on May 23, 2002, he hit four homers, a single and a double (19 TB)
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, Charles Oakley holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game, with 35.
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Friday?s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??..
13) Later this month, the NCAA is expected to approve a new rule, where players can transfer once, without sitting out a year? they?re not eligible if they?ve already transferred.
This is expected to cause chaos for a while, in both football/basketball; it?ll be just like baseball, rich teams poaching from the not-so-rich. It?ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.
12) Baylor just won the national championship in basketball; 54% of their points this season came from players who transferred into Baylor.
11) My fantasy baseball team is desperate for a catcher who can hit; Jorge Alfaro looks terrible, so I added Tucker Barnhart, but he platoons. One of three things needs to happen:
? I added Yermin Mercedes, the White Sox? hitting prodigy who is supposedly a catcher but hasn?t caught in a big league game yet, so he isn?t eligible to use behind the plate until the White Sox put him there.
? Texas Rangers have a kid in the minors (Sam Huff) who can hit? he was 11-31 in a brief cameo in the majors last year, but right now he is getting more experience in the minors.
? Mariners? utility guy Todd France is supposedly their emergency catcher; would be nice of Seattle had an emergency and let France catch for an inning or two.
10) 30 or so years ago, I spent 11 months of my life working as a court assistant in a county courthouse. Interesting experience; the best part were the actual trials. I would swear the witnesses in, keep an inventory of the evidence, all that stuff.
One thing I learned, and I heard this from more than one lawyer; in a criminal trial, if the defendant is innocent, he/she will testify. If they?re guilty, not so much.
9) Actually, the best part of that job was the first Friday of each month, the matrimonial conferences; only people present were the husband/wife, their lawyers, the judge, the court stenographer and me.
Some funny stuff happened, but you?re sitting there out in the open- you?d better not laugh.
8) One rule I?d be in favor of; when the playoffs start, the highest-seeded team can choose which team they play in the first round of the playoffs. They used to do this in the G-League, we do it in our fantasy baseball league. Makes things a little more interesting, plus it would make for good television, when the teams announced their choices.
7) A?s 8, Detroit 4:
? Detroit pitchers walked 12 guys; they threw 51 pitches, just in the 6th inning.
? Thru six innings, Tiger pitchers threw 161 pitches, Oakland pitchers 82.
6) Few years ago in July, I?m sitting in a Las Vegas casino playing video poker, watching the Diamondbacks? their game goes 12 innings. At the same time, and this is a Friday night, the third round of the British Open is starting on the TV next to the baseball game.
So at the same time, I?m watching a Friday night baseball game and Saturday morning golf. As if I wasn?t confused enough, then I hit a jackpot at video poker. Pretty good night.
5) Utah State hired Ryan Odom to be its new basketball coach, making the long move from UMBC; it is unusual in that Odom brings all three of his assistants with him to Logan. Usually, one of the three assistants would inherit the job Odom left behind, but UMBC hired the guy that was Penn State?s interim coach last year.
Odom went 29-17 in conference games in the three years since he upset Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, the only #1-#16 upset ever.
Utah State won 74 games the last three years; he is inheriting a good program in a league that hasn?t been getting better. Will be interesting to see how Richard Pitino/Kevin Kruger do in the Mountain West, having been hired at New Mexico/UNLV.
4) I read this on the Interweb, so it has to be true; French people sleep an average of 8.83 hours/day, more than any other country.
3) Washington Nationals are batting their pitcher 8th; this isn?t a good idea. Tony LaRussa started this near the end of his tenure in St Louis, so it gained credibility, and at one point, several teams tried it, but don?t think anyone ever did it in a playoff game, which would?ve been the ultimate endorsement.
Hopefully next year everyone will use the DH and this argument will be put to rest.
2) I was amusing myself the other night by looking thru hotels.com, pricing hotels in Las Vegas during football season for this fall; I could really go for a chicken salad sandwich at the Carnegie Deli at The Mirage, especially with a Dr Brown?s soda.
Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
1) I?m getting my first vaccine shot April 25; it was supposed to be in a tent in a parking at the college I went to, but they?re moving the vaccine site to a mall a half-mile away. I?m thinking this is a good thing, don?t have to worry about the weather interrupting things.
But the vaccine site is right across the hall from the Apple store; this could get expensive.
Major league leaders, on-base %age (minimum 20 AB?s):
.583? Brandon Nimmo, NYM
.547? Yuli Gurriel, Hst
.526? Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.522? Yermin Mercedes, CWS
.519? Max Muncy, LAD
.492? Ronald Acuna, Atl
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 565,067
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.
Quote of the Day
?If you are building for the future, you?re going to lose your job.?
Oakland basketball coach Greg Kampe, talking about the new college basketball transfer rules
Friday?s quiz
In the movie Rocky, before Rocky Balboa fought Apollo Creed the first time, how many professional fights had he lost? (He had 44 wins)
Thursday?s quiz
Sean Green holds the record for most total bases in one game; on May 23, 2002, he hit four homers, a single and a double (19 TB)
Wednesday?s quiz
Since the 1983-84 season, Charles Oakley holds the NBA record for most rebounds in one game, with 35.
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Friday?s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??..
13) Later this month, the NCAA is expected to approve a new rule, where players can transfer once, without sitting out a year? they?re not eligible if they?ve already transferred.
This is expected to cause chaos for a while, in both football/basketball; it?ll be just like baseball, rich teams poaching from the not-so-rich. It?ll be interesting to see how it all plays out.
12) Baylor just won the national championship in basketball; 54% of their points this season came from players who transferred into Baylor.
11) My fantasy baseball team is desperate for a catcher who can hit; Jorge Alfaro looks terrible, so I added Tucker Barnhart, but he platoons. One of three things needs to happen:
? I added Yermin Mercedes, the White Sox? hitting prodigy who is supposedly a catcher but hasn?t caught in a big league game yet, so he isn?t eligible to use behind the plate until the White Sox put him there.
? Texas Rangers have a kid in the minors (Sam Huff) who can hit? he was 11-31 in a brief cameo in the majors last year, but right now he is getting more experience in the minors.
? Mariners? utility guy Todd France is supposedly their emergency catcher; would be nice of Seattle had an emergency and let France catch for an inning or two.
10) 30 or so years ago, I spent 11 months of my life working as a court assistant in a county courthouse. Interesting experience; the best part were the actual trials. I would swear the witnesses in, keep an inventory of the evidence, all that stuff.
One thing I learned, and I heard this from more than one lawyer; in a criminal trial, if the defendant is innocent, he/she will testify. If they?re guilty, not so much.
9) Actually, the best part of that job was the first Friday of each month, the matrimonial conferences; only people present were the husband/wife, their lawyers, the judge, the court stenographer and me.
Some funny stuff happened, but you?re sitting there out in the open- you?d better not laugh.
8) One rule I?d be in favor of; when the playoffs start, the highest-seeded team can choose which team they play in the first round of the playoffs. They used to do this in the G-League, we do it in our fantasy baseball league. Makes things a little more interesting, plus it would make for good television, when the teams announced their choices.
7) A?s 8, Detroit 4:
? Detroit pitchers walked 12 guys; they threw 51 pitches, just in the 6th inning.
? Thru six innings, Tiger pitchers threw 161 pitches, Oakland pitchers 82.
6) Few years ago in July, I?m sitting in a Las Vegas casino playing video poker, watching the Diamondbacks? their game goes 12 innings. At the same time, and this is a Friday night, the third round of the British Open is starting on the TV next to the baseball game.
So at the same time, I?m watching a Friday night baseball game and Saturday morning golf. As if I wasn?t confused enough, then I hit a jackpot at video poker. Pretty good night.
5) Utah State hired Ryan Odom to be its new basketball coach, making the long move from UMBC; it is unusual in that Odom brings all three of his assistants with him to Logan. Usually, one of the three assistants would inherit the job Odom left behind, but UMBC hired the guy that was Penn State?s interim coach last year.
Odom went 29-17 in conference games in the three years since he upset Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, the only #1-#16 upset ever.
Utah State won 74 games the last three years; he is inheriting a good program in a league that hasn?t been getting better. Will be interesting to see how Richard Pitino/Kevin Kruger do in the Mountain West, having been hired at New Mexico/UNLV.
4) I read this on the Interweb, so it has to be true; French people sleep an average of 8.83 hours/day, more than any other country.
3) Washington Nationals are batting their pitcher 8th; this isn?t a good idea. Tony LaRussa started this near the end of his tenure in St Louis, so it gained credibility, and at one point, several teams tried it, but don?t think anyone ever did it in a playoff game, which would?ve been the ultimate endorsement.
Hopefully next year everyone will use the DH and this argument will be put to rest.
2) I was amusing myself the other night by looking thru hotels.com, pricing hotels in Las Vegas during football season for this fall; I could really go for a chicken salad sandwich at the Carnegie Deli at The Mirage, especially with a Dr Brown?s soda.
Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
1) I?m getting my first vaccine shot April 25; it was supposed to be in a tent in a parking at the college I went to, but they?re moving the vaccine site to a mall a half-mile away. I?m thinking this is a good thing, don?t have to worry about the weather interrupting things.
But the vaccine site is right across the hall from the Apple store; this could get expensive.
