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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, April 19

Cleveland @ Detroit
Cavaliers (20-36)
? Cleveland lost four of its last five games SU.
? Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four road games.
? Last three Cleveland games stayed under the total.

Pistons (17-40)
? Detroit lost 11 of its last 16 games
? Pistons are 12-8-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
? Under is 5-1 in Detroit?s last six games.

? Cleveland won last four series games.
? Cavaliers are 4-1 ATS in last five visits to Detroit.
? Last nine series games went over.

Chicago @ Boston
Bulls (23-33)
? Chicago lost five of its last six games SU (1-5 ATS).
? Bulls are 0-3 ATS in their last three road games.
? Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Celtics (31-26)
? Boston won eight of its last nine games.
? Celtics are 5-7 ATS in their last 12 home games.
? Under is 8-4 in their last 12 games

? Celtics won eight of last nine series games.
? Bulls are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Boston.
? Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Golden State @ Philadelphia
Warriors (28-29)
? Golden State won five of its last seven games SU.
? Warriors are 2-6 ATS in last eight road games.
? Under is 12-5 in their last 17 road games.

76ers (39-17)
? 76ers won 11 of their last 15 games.
? Sixers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
? Under is 13-4 in Philly?s last 17 games.

? Teams split last six series games.
? Warriors are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Philly.
? Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.

San Antonio @ Indiana
Spurs (27-28)
? San Antonio won four of its last six games.
? Spurs are 8-2 ATS in last ten road games.
? Over is 12-6 in Spurs? last 18 games.

Pacers (26-30)
? Indiana lost three of its last four games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 1-11 ATS in their last 12 home games.
? Over is 5-2 in Indiana?s last seven games.

? Pacers won five of last six series games.
? Spurs are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Indiana.
? Last four series games went over the total.

Houston @ Miami
Rockets (15-42)
? Houston lost 32 of its last 36 games (9-27 ATS).
? Rockets are 4-3 ATS in last seven road games.
? Over is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

Heat (29-28)
? Miami lost three of its last four games SU.
? Heat is 3-6 ATS in last nine home games.
? Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.

? Teams split last ten series games.
? Rockets are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Miami.
? Four of last five series games stayed under.

Oklahoma City @ Washington
Thunder (20-37)
? Thunder lost 10 in row, 13 of last 14 games.
? OKC is 5-9 ATS in their last 14 road games.
? Under is 11-2 in their last 13 road games.

Wizards (23-33)
? Wizards won six of last eight games SU (6-2 ATS).
? Wizards are 5-2 ATS in last seven home games.
? Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games

? Teams split last eight series games.
? Thunder is 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Washington.
? Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Phoenix @ Milwaukee
Suns (40-16)
? Phoenix won 32 of its last 40 games (4-6 ATS last ten).
? Suns are 7-4 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Bucks (35-21)
? Milwaukee won three of its last four games SU.
? Bucks are 1-6 ATS in last seven home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 13-7 in Milwaukee?s last 20 games.

? Phoenix won four of last five series games.
? Suns are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Milwaukee.
? Last three series games went over the total.

Memphis @ Denver
Grizzlies (29-26)
? Memphis won three of its last four games SU.
? Grizzlies are 14-3 ATS in last 17 games overall.
? Over is 7-1 in last eight Memphis games.

Nuggets (36-20)
? Denver won 10 of its last 12 games.
? Jamal Murray tore his ACL, is done for the year.
? Nuggets are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
? Over is 4-2 in Denver?s last six home games.

? Nuggets won five of last six series games.
? Memphis is 0-2-1 ATS in last three visits to Denver.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Utah @ LA Lakers
Jazz (42-15)
? Utah won four of its last six games.
? Jazz is 1-6 ATS in its last seven road games.
? Under is 4-2 in Utah?s last six road games.

Lakers (35-22)
? Lakers are 7-5 SU in their last dozen games.
? Lakers are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games at Staples.
? Over is 6-1 in their six games overall.

? Lakers won five of last six series games.
? Utah is 1-4 ATS in last five road series games.
? Three of last four series games went over.

 

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NBA

Monday, April 19

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Trend Report
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Cleveland @ Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games

Chicago @ Boston
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

Golden State @ Philadelphia
Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Golden State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Golden State

Oklahoma City @ Washington
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Oklahoma City's last 13 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games
Washington
Washington is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Houston @ Miami
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston

San Antonio @ Indiana
San Antonio
San Antonio is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Indiana
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Indiana
Indiana is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Antonio
Indiana is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio

Phoenix @ Milwaukee
Phoenix
Phoenix is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Memphis @ Denver
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Memphis's last 8 games
Denver
Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games

Utah @ LA Lakers
Utah
Utah is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Utah is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Lakers's last 7 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Utah


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[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Monday April 19
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day
Matchup: Memphis at Denver (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Grizzlies are 10-0 ATS (12.60 ppg) after they scored at least 18 fast break points.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day
Matchup: San Antonio at Indiana (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Pacers are 0-13 ATS (-5.77 ppg) at home after they has at least twice as many assists as turnovers last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Houston at Miami (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Heat are 13-0-1 OU (12.64 ppg) at home after they had fewer than 15 fouls last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day
Matchup: Oklahoma City at Washington (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Wizards are 0-12-2 OU (-8.29 ppg) at home with less than two days rest coming off a home win in which they never trailed.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

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Tuesday?s 6-pack
NBA leaders in scoring:
31.1? Bradley Beal, Wash
31.0? Steph Curry, GSt
28.7? Damian Lillard, Port
28.6? Luka Doncic, Dal
28.4? Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw
27.5? Zach LaVine, Chi
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Although I would have rather won, tonight we rejoice in our democracy, we rejoice in the freedom of a wonderful people, and we accept their verdict. I thank the people of America for hearing my case.?
Walter Mondale, after losing the 1984 Presidential election.
Mr Mondale passed away Monday, at age 93. RIP, sir.

Tuesday?s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; where did he have his first head coaching job?

Monday?s quiz
Since 2008, Jay Bruce is the lefty batter who has hit the most home runs (319)

Sunday?s quiz
When Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly played in the USFL, he played for the Houston Gamblers.

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Tuesday?s Den: Nobody asked me, but??.

13) QB Alex Smith retired Monday, ending a 16-year career; he suffered a severely broken leg in 2018, wound up having 17 surgeries, had his life threatened by infection, but fought back and wound up starting six games for Washington LY, winning five of them.

All in all, Smith had a 99-67-1 record as a QB; he was the first player taken in the 2005 draft, after playing for Urban Meyer at Utah. He?s also the answer to a future trivia question; he was the Chiefs? QB before Patrick Mahomes.

If you get a chance to see the film ESPN did on Smith?s recovery (Project 11) it is worth your time. It is stunning, all he went through so he could play football again. Very tough guy, this Alex Smith. I am hoping he goes on TV so we can learn from him.

12) There isn?t enough ?nice? in the world these days, but CNN?s Wolf Blitzer did a nice thing Monday night. This week is the 20th anniversary of Dr Sanjay Gupta working for CNN- they put together a highlight reel from the past 20 years of Dr Gupta on TV, and CNN showed it while Wolf Blitzer had him on the air Monday. It was pretty cool.

Dr Gupta is an accomplished neurosurgeon; over the past year, I?ve learned a lot from listening to him on TV. He didn?t get a haircut until he got his vaccine; I haven?t had a haircut since last summer because of that? now I look like Albert Einstein 🙂

Good news is my first vaccine shot is Sunday. Then, thanks to Dr Gupta, I can get my haircut.

11) Tampa Bay Rays went 90-72 in 2018, then made the playoffs the last two years, so they?re doing great stuff with a very limited payroll- they made the World Series last year.

But they do some unusual things; they firmly believe that the starting pitcher shouldn?t face the opponents? lineup more than twice. Last year, they took Blake Snell out of a World Series game when he was rolling; it went against the grain, it didn?t work and they got ripped for it.

Monday night in Kansas City, Josh Fleming had a 2-0 lead in the 6th inning- he had allowed only two baserunners, but when Whit Merrifield came up for his third AB, out came Kavin Cash and Fleming went to the showers. They have their philosophy, and they stick to it.

Tampa Bay?s bullpen held the lead last night, they improved to 9-8. Can?t argue with their results, but their tactics can make you shake your head.

10) In his first two starts, Washington?s Joe Ross threw 11 shutout innings, and one of those starts was against the Dodgers, so I sat down to watch him pitch last night, to see if I wanted to pick him up for my fantasy team. It didn?t go well.

Cardinals attacked Ross?s pitches like they were smashng a pi?ata; he gave up ten runs in 4.1 IP, as St Louis hammered the Nationals 12-5. Go figure.

9) Warriors 107, 76ers 96? Steph Curry made 10-17 3-pointers, scored 49 points, as he tries to carry the Warriors on his back to the playoffs.

8) Nuggets 139, Grizzlies 137, 2OT? Nikola Jokic scored 41 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, also had eight assists, as Denver improved to 37-20.

7) San Jose Sharks? F Patrick Marleau played in his 1,768th career NHL game Monday night in Las Vegas, breaking the previous record, held by Gordie Howe. Anytime you break a record held by Gordie Howe, thats impressive.

6) Former Michigan quarterback Joe Milton will transfer to Tennessee; he?s going to graduate from Michigan next month, so he should be eligible to play this fall. Milton will have three years of eligibility left; he started five games LY, but was replaced near the end of the season.

5) Kind of an alarming stat: Roughly 40% of all college basketball players who enter Division I directly out of high school leave their initial school by the end of their sophomore year. This is a chaotic time for college coaches; you have to re-recruit all your players, every year.

I?m going to need a vacation in October to try and sort out who is playing where in college basketball next winter. Sounds like a good excuse to visit Las Vegas for the first time in two years.

4) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL: Mets-Reds-Dodgers. Wild Card: Giants-Brewers
AL: Red Sox-Royals-Mariners, Wild Card: Angels-A?s

3) Texas Rangers? new ballpark appears to be a pitchers? park; under is 7-2 in first nine games there this season. My question is this: did they make it a pitcher?s park on purpose?

Keep hearing how baseball wants more offense, then they build a pitchers? park. Go figure.

2) Red Sox 11, White Sox 4? Patriots? Day is a holiday in Boston; Red Sox have played at home every Patriots? Day since 1959? the Boston Marathon is usually run that day (it?ll be in October this year). Red Sox play their annual Patriots? Day game at 11am.

This year?s game was over by 11:30; first six Boston batters got hits, they all scored and they cruised to an 11-4 win over White Sox ace Lucas Giolito, who had an awful hour on the mound- he threw 46 pitches in the first inning.

All in all, the Red Sox are 71-53 on Patriots? Day.

1) White Sox? DH Yermin Mercedes pitched the 8th inning, making him the first White Sox player to DH and pitch in the same game since Adam LaRoche, on July 31, 2015.

Here?s the thing: in both of those games, games played six years apart, the opposing starting pitcher was Nathan Eovaldi.

 

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519ORLANDO -520 ATLANTA
ORLANDO is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - shooting pct defense of >=46% - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

521BROOKLYN -522 NEW ORLEANS
BROOKLYN is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games in non-conference games in the current season.

523CHARLOTTE -524 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

525MINNESOTA -526 SACRAMENTO
MINNESOTA is 16-36 ATS (-23.6 Units) versus poor foul drawing teams - attempting <=24 free throws/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

527LA CLIPPERS -528 PORTLAND
LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 20

NBA

Tuesday, April 20

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Orlando @ Atlanta
Orlando
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Orlando's last 5 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home

Charlotte @ New York
Charlotte
Charlotte is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Brooklyn @ New Orleans
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Brooklyn's last 13 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 12 of New Orleans's last 13 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games when playing Brooklyn

LA Clippers @ Portland
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Portland
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Portland's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games

Minnesota @ Sacramento
Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing Minnesota


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 20

Orlando @ Atlanta
Magic (18-39)
? Orlando lost 21 of its last 26 games.
? Magic is 5-2 ATS in last seven road games.
? Over is 8-2 in their last ten games overall.

Hawks (31-26)
? Hawks is 17-6 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games.
? Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.

? Magic won six of last nine series games.
? Orlando is 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Atlanta.
? Last three series games went over the total.

Charlotte @ New York
Hornets (28-28)
? Charlotte lost four of its last five games SU.
? Hornets are 6-3 ATS in their last nine road games.
? Under is 16-5 in Charlotte?s last 21 games.

Knicks (31-27)
? New York won/covered its last six games.
? Knicks are 7-2 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Over is 7-2 in New York?s last eight games.

? Charlotte won seven of last eight series games.
? Hornets are 2-1 ATS in last three visits to Manhattan.
? Under is 4-1 in last five series games.

Brooklyn @ New Orleans
Nets (38-19)
? Brooklyn is 4-4 SU its last eight games.
? Nets are 2-4 ATS in last six road games.
? Over is 5-2 in last seven Brooklyn games.

Pelicans (25-32)
? New Orleans lost its last three games, the last two in OT.
? Pelicans are 6-4 ATS in their last ten home games.
? Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

? Nets won/covered last four series games.
? Brooklyn is 3-1 ATS in last four visits to New Orleans.
? Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.

LA Clippers @ Portland
Clippers (40-19)
? Clippers won 14 of their last 17 games.
? Clippers are 4-1 ATS in last five road games.
? Last three Clipper games stayed under the total.

Trailblazers (32-24)
? Portland lost five of its last seven games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Blazers are 2-5 ATS in last seven home games.
? Under is 7-2 in Portland?s last nine games.

? Clippers won/covered last five series games.
? LA is 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Portland.
? Last three series games went over the total.

Minnesota @ Sacramento
Timberwolves (15-43)
? Minnesota lost 12 of its last 17 games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Kings (23-34)
? Sacramento lost nine of its last ten games.
? Kings are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games.
? Under is 5-2 in Sacramento?s last seven games.

? Timberwolves won four of last six series games.
? Minnesota is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento.
? Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Tuesday April 20
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Charlotte at New York (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 14-0 ATS (15.36 ppg) after allowing 50-plus points in the paint last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Minnesota at Sacramento (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Timberwolves are 0-11 ATS (-7.45 ppg) with rest off a game as a dog in which they had assists on at least 70 percent of their field goals.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Orlando at Atlanta (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Hawks are 9-0-2 OU (13.23 ppg) after Kevin Huerter shot better than 66 percent from the field last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Charlotte at New York (7:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 0-10 OU (-11.25 ppg) at home off a home win where they were outscored by double digits in the paint.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Udog]

Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA?s Zurich Open (team event) this weekend:
7-1? Rahm/Palmer, Schauffele/Cantlay
9-1? Smith/Leishman
14-1? Finau/Champ, Morikawa/Wolff, Watson/Scheffler
20-1? Horschel/Burns, Kirk/Todd
27-1? Willett/Hatton
29-1? Bradley/Steele, Grace/Varner III
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Two totally different basketball players. Jordan was a guy that he was going to make big shots. He?s going to take the ball every time and shoot it every time he has to. I think LeBron is an all-around basketball player.

If you ask me who?s a better all-around basketball player? LeBron James by far. He does everything. He passes the ball better than Jordan, He can dribble it a little bit better than Jordan? shooting-wise, I don?t think so, rebounding I think he did but Jordan did rebound; but they?re two different basketball players.?
Gary Payton

Wednesday?s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; what other QB was the #2 pick?

Tuesday?s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; his first head coaching job was at Boston University, from 1978-83

Monday?s quiz
Since 2008, Jay Bruce is the lefty batter who has hit the most home runs (319)

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Wednesday?s Den: Mid-week musings??..

13) Now that transferring is all the rage in college basketball, I?m curious; how does it work?
? Does the player reach out to the school, or the school to the player?
? Is it legal for a coach to call a player at another school and try to poach him?
? Are third parties involved?
? Do players call other guys they know and try to get them to bolt to their school?

Last time I heard, there were over 1,300 names in the transfer portal for next year. Chaotic times in college basketball; would be a good Hard Knocks-type show to see how it all works.

12) Some of the more impactful basketball transfers this spring:
? Kid from Davidson jumped to Kentucky; he is a shooter
? Utah to Texas (Chris Beard is good at poaching)
? Georgetown to Maryland (lot of people bolting from the Hoyas)
? North Carolina to Auburn
? Rutgers to UCLA

11) Penguins 7, Devils 6:
? Pittsburgh led this game 6-0 after two periods.
? If you took the Devils +1.5 goals, hope you didn?t rip the ticket up.
? Penguins are first NHL team EVER to win a game, when they were outscored by 5+ goals in the third period. NHL teams are now 1-279 when outscored by 5+ goals in third period.

10) New York Knicks have won seven games in a row, covered ten in a row; Tom Thibodeau may be Coach of the Year in the NBA this year, as the Knicks figure to make the playoffs for the first time since 2013.

9) Last year, Atlanta Braves were 24-6 when they scored first; this year, they?re 3-5.

8) Guy named Brad Spielberger posted info on whether NFL GM?s tend to trade up or down in NFL Drafts. Some interesting stuff??..
? Bill Belichick, Patriots 13 Up, 23 Down
? Les Snead, Rams 9 Up, 15 Down
? Rick Spielman, Vikings 9 Up, 24 Down

? Mickey Loomis, Saints 10 Up, 0 Down
? Thomas Dimitroff, Falcons 12 Up, 3 Down
? Dave Gettleman, Giants 5 Up, 0 Down

7) NFL schedule is usually out by now; think it isn?t being released for a couple more weeks, at least. Three things have to happen before I schedule my next vacation:
? get my two vaccine shots
? get my enhanced drivers? license, so I can fly after October 1
? see the NFL schedule, so I can pick the right weekend to go.

Halloween is a Sunday this year; that weekend is the early favorite for a visit.

6) NBA teams that go over the total the most:
64.3%? Pelicans
59.6%? Pacers, Nets, Bucks
58.9%? Nuggets
55.4%? Kings

5) Last four times Giants? backup catcher Curt Casali started, San Francisco pitchers tossed a shutout. Maybe he should play more.

4) This is Austin Barnes? 7th year on the Los Angeles Dodgers; he has a secure job as the backup catcher- he also plays some other positions. Barnes has never batted more than 262 times in a season, but LA made the playoffs in all six of his major league seasons, so could be they see him as a good luck charm.

3) Weird fact of the day: Remember the old TV series Columbo, with Peter Falk? He wore a scruffy overcoat all the time, and didn?t seem all that smart, until the last 20 minutes of the show, when he solved the crime every week.

Anyway, in Budapest, Romania, there is a statue of Falk?s Columbo character on a street corner. No idea why, but saw a picture of it yesterday.

2) Washington DC has more people living there than live in either Vermont or Wyoming.

1) Got a message the other day that I?ve been on Twitter for 12 years; time flies when you?re having fun. I spend a ridiculous amount of time scrolling thru Twitter, but I?ve learned a lot there and much like this site, it is free. You can?t beat free.

 

[Udog]

529PHOENIX -530 PHILADELPHIA
PHOENIX is 13-1 ATS (11.9 Units) in road games when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 70%) over the last 2 seasons.

531GOLDEN STATE -532 WASHINGTON
GOLDEN STATE is 43-62 ATS (-25.2 Units) versus good shooting teams - making >=46% of their shots in the last 3 seasons.

533OKLAHOMA CITY -534 INDIANA
INDIANA is 0-12 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=14 turnovers/game in the current season.

535CHICAGO -536 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 37-58 ATS (-26.8 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

537BROOKLYN -538 TORONTO
TORONTO is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) after covering 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

539UTAH -540 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 24-54 ATS (-35.4 Units) after a non-conference game in the last 3 seasons.

541ATLANTA -542 NEW YORK
NEW YORK is 14-1 ATS (12.9 Units) in home games when the line is +3 to -3 in the current season.

543MIAMI -544 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 11-25 ATS (-16.5 Units) in home games after having won 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.

545DETROIT -546 DALLAS
DALLAS are 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 25% to 40%) in the current season.

547MEMPHIS -548 LA CLIPPERS
LA CLIPPERS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus explosive offensive teams - scoring 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

 

[Udog]

NBA

Wednesday, April 21

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Cleveland
Chicago
Chicago is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games at home

Golden State @ Washington
Golden State
Golden State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Washington
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Brooklyn @ Toronto
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Brooklyn

Oklahoma City @ Indiana
Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games on the road
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

Phoenix @ Philadelphia
Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Phoenix's last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Phoenix is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games when playing at home against Phoenix

Utah @ Houston
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Utah

Atlanta @ New York
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
New York
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Miami @ San Antonio
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Miami's last 13 games on the road
Miami is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
San Antonio
San Antonio is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Miami
San Antonio is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games when playing Miami

Detroit @ Dallas
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Detroit is 16-7-1 ATS in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 11 games

Memphis @ LA Clippers
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games on the road
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games

Denver @ Portland
Denver
Denver is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Portland
Denver is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing at home against Denver
Portland is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Denver

Minnesota @ Sacramento
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing Minnesota


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 21

Chicago @ Cleveland
Bulls (24-33)
? Chicago lost five of its last seven games SU (2-5 ATS).
? Bulls are 1-3 ATS in their last four road games.
? Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

Cavaliers (20-37)
? Cleveland lost five of its last six games SU.
? Cavaliers are 1-4 ATS in last five home games.
? Three of last four Cleveland games stayed under the total.

? Chicago won four of last five series games.
? Bulls are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Cleveland.
? Last three series games stayed under the total.

Oklahoma City @ Indiana
Thunder (20-38)
? Thunder lost 11 in row, 14 of last 15 games.
? OKC is 6-9 ATS in their last 15 road games.
? Under is 12-2 in their last 14 road games.

Pacers (26-31)
? Indiana lost four of its last five games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Pacers are 1-12 ATS in their last 12 home games.
? Over is 5-3 in Indiana?s last eight games.

? Pacers won three of last four series games.
? Thunder is 3-2 ATS in its last five trips to Indiana.
? Last seven series games stayed under the total.

Phoenix @ Philadelphia
Suns (41-16)
? Phoenix won 33 of its last 41 games (5-6 ATS last 11).
? Suns are 3-5 ATS in their last eight road games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.

76ers (39-18)
? 76ers won 11 of their last 16 games.
? Sixers are 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games.
? Under is 14-4 in Philly?s last 18 games.

? Phoenix won/covered last three series games.
? Suns are 3-2 ATS in last five visits to Philly.
? Over is 9-1 in last ten series games.

Golden State @ Washington
Warriors (29-29)
? Golden State won five of its last six games SU.
? Warriors are 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
? Under is 13-5 in their last 18 road games.

Wizards (24-33)
? Wizards won seven of last nine games SU (7-2 ATS).
? Wizards are 5-3 ATS in last eight home games.
? Under is 11-4 in their last 15 games

? Golden State won six of last eight series games.
? Warriors are 1-3 ATS in last four visits here.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Brooklyn @ Toronto
Nets (39-19)
? Brooklyn is 5-4 SU its last nine games.
? Nets are 3-4 ATS in last seven road games.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight Brooklyn games.

Raptors (24-34)
? Toronto won/covered its last three games.
? Raptors won/covered their last three home games.
? Over is 5-3 in their last eight games.

? Toronto won last five series games.
? Nets are 2-2 ATS in last four road series games.
? Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.

Atlanta @ New York
Hawks (32-26)
? Hawks is 18-6 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games.
? Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Knicks (32-27)
? New York won its last seven games, covered last ten.
? Knicks are 8-2 ATS in their last ten home games.
? Over is 7-3 in New York?s last ten games.

? Knicks won five of last six series games.
? Hawks are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Manhattan.
? Over is 4-1 in last five series games.

Utah @ Houston
Jazz (43-15)
? Utah won five of its last seven games.
? Jazz is 2-6 ATS in its last eight road games.
? Under is 5-2 in Utah?s last seven road games.

Rockets (15-43)
? Houston lost 33 of its last 37 games (9-27 ATS).
? Rockets are 4-4 ATS in last eight road games.
? Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

? Teams split last six series games.
? Jazz is 2-2 ATS in last four visits to Houston.
? Under is 6-1 in last seven series games.

Detroit @ Dallas
Pistons (18-40)
? Detroit lost 11 of its last 17 games
? Pistons are 13-8-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
? Under is 5-2 in Detroit?s last seven games.

Mavericks (30-26)
? Mavericks lost four of their last five games.
? Mavericks are 3-6 ATS in last nine home games.
? Under is 20-8 in last 28 Dallas games.

? Teams split last eight series games.
? Pistons are 3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Dallas.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Miami @ San Antonio
Heat (30-28)
? Miami split its last eight games SU.
? Heat is 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
? Under is 10-3 in their last 13 road games.

Spurs (28-28)
? San Antonio won four of its last six games.
? Spurs are 9-2 ATS in last ten road games.
? Under is 3-0 in Spurs? last three games.

? Miami won three of last four series games.
? Heat is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
? Three of last four series games stayed under.

Memphis @ LA Clippers
Grizzlies (29-27)
? Memphis is 7-4 in its last 11 games SU.
? Grizzlies are 15-3 ATS in last 18 games overall.
? Over is 8-1 in last nine Memphis games.

Clippers (41-19)
? Clippers won 15 of their last 18 games.
? Clippers are 5-1 ATS in last six home games.
? Three of last four Clipper games stayed under the total.

? Clippers won five of last seven series games.
? Memphis is 1-3 ATS in last four series games played here.
? Last three series games stayed under the total.

Denver @ Portland
Nuggets (36-20)
? Denver won 11 of its last 13 games.
? Nuggets are 3-1 ATS in last four road games.
? Under is 7-1-1 in Denver?s last nine road games.

Trailblazers (32-24)
? Portland lost six of its last eight games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Blazers are 3-5 ATS in last eight home games.
? Under is 7-3 in Portland?s last ten games.

? Denver won four of last five series games.
? Nuggets covered three of last four visits to Portland.
? Four of last six series games stayed under.

Minnesota @ Sacramento
Timberwolves (16-43)
? Minnesota split its last six games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Wolves are 4-6 ATS in last ten road games.
? Over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Kings (23-35)
? Sacramento lost 10 of its last 11 games.
? Kings are 1-5 ATS in their last six home games.
? Under is 5-3 in Sacramento?s last eight games.

? Timberwolves won four of last six series games.
? Minnesota is 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Sacramento.
? Four of last five series games stayed under the total.

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[Udog]

NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 21

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Wednesday April 21
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Atlanta at New York (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Knicks are 12-0 ATS (10.38 ppg) after being outscored in the paint by double digits last game.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Utah at Houston (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rockets are 0-17 ATS (-9.71 ppg) at home with less than two days rest off a 10+ point loss.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Minnesota at Sacramento (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Kings are 10-0 OU (17.95 ppg) at home off a home game where DeAaron Fox was not their high scorer.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Miami at San Antonio (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Heat are 0-10 OU (-21.50 ppg) on the road coming off a win.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Udog]

Thursday?s 6-pack
Active leaders in career games pitched:
790? Joe Smith
777? Tyler Clippard
738? Sergio Romo
733? Joakim Soria
695? Oliver Perez
639? Kenley Jansen
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 567,557
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Put a tent on that circus.?
Mets? TV guy Gary Cohen, after the Cubs scored seven runs in the 4th inning Wednesday, helped by a couple errors by the Mets.

Thursday?s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, who did they beat?

Wednesday?s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the #2 pick.

Tuesday?s quiz
Rick Pitino has had a long, very successful coaching career; his first head coaching job was at Boston University, from 1978-83

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Thursday?s Den: Doing some thinking out loud??.

13) Braves 4, Bronx 1? Atlanta starter Ian Anderson blanked New York for 6.2 innings last night; he went to Shenendehowa HS in Clifton Park, NY, about 15 miles north of Armadillo World HQ. Pretty strong performance 160 miles south of home.

Knicks 137, Hawks 127 OT? 10-15 miles away at Madison Square Garden, Kevin Huerter scored 17 points for Atlanta; he also went to Shenendehowa, before going to Maryland.

Pretty cool coincidence for two high school friends/teammates.

12) Knicks, by the way, have now won eight games in a row, covered 11 in a row; they?re the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Going to be an interesting vote between Tom Thibodeau and the Suns? Monty Williams, for NBA Coach of the Year.

11) Arizona 8, Cincinnati 5:
? Strong candidate for Bad Beat of the Week, if you had Reds/under. Cincinnati led this game 3-0 in ninth inning, but Josh VanMeter hit a 3-run tater to tie the game, then the Snakes scored five runs in the 10th inning.
? Reds gets Castellano back from suspension Thursday, a big deal for their lineup.

10) Marlins 3, Orioles 0:
? Trevor Rogers is 2-1, 1.64 in four starts; he?s looking pretty good.

9) A?s 13, Twins 12 (10):
? Weird game; after not scoring a run in a doubleheader Tuesday, Minnesota scored 12 runs here and still loses? their defense fell apart in the last inning.
? Hector Cruz homered twice for the Twins.

? Minnesota had 18 hits, but they pinch-ran for Josh Donaldson in the 10th inning and it badly compromised their infield defense, which cost them the game.

8) Cubs 16, Mets 4:
? Things got so bad that 3B Luis Guillorme pitched the bottom of the 8th inning.
? When Javier Baez batted in against Guillorme, he hit lefty for only the third time in his career, so as not to screw up his righty swing against a position player.
? When the home team announcer says ?Put a tent on this circus? after a bad half-inning, you know the team?s defense needs some work.

7) From 2000-09, 95 position players pitched in big league games. Since 2010, 310 position players have toed the rubber. White Sox used two position players to pitch in Monday?s loss.

6) Pacers 122, Thunder 116? Oklahoma City lost its last 12 games; their last win was way back on March 31. Thunder has a boatload of draft picks coming up over the next few years; they?re going to need them.

5) Braves 4, Bronx 1? New York has scored 3 or fewer runs in 11 of 17 games; they?re 6-11. Not sure how the batting coach keeps his job? you can?t fire the players.

4) Bad news for the Padres; P Dinelson Lamet left Wednesday?s start after 29 pitches with tightness in his forearm, a bad omen as he tries to recover from last year?s injury issues.

San Diego gets talked up a lot as a viable rival for the world champion Dodgers but they?re 10-10 and looking very average.

3) Evil bastard alert: Hong Kong police arrested a 19-year old guy who bilked a 90-year old woman out of $32M. The woman lives in Hong Kong?s most expensive neighborhood; the evil bastard has obviously never heard of the term ?karma? before.

2) Genius alert: Houston Rockets? guard Kevin Porter Jr will miss time because of a violation of the NBA?s health/safety protocols after he visited a Miami strip club with teammate Sterling Brown- Brown was assaulted in a fracas at the club.

1) NFL schedule gets released May 12 at 8pm; its not so much who you play as when you play them. That would be a great reality show, how they make the schedule, how they pick which games are in primetime.

 

[Udog]

553NEW ORLEANS -554 ORLANDO
NEW ORLEANS are 17-5 ATS (11.5 Units) in road games off a home loss in the last 3 seasons.

555PHOENIX -556 BOSTON
BOSTON is 11-2 ATS (8.8 Units) versus very good teams - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

557PHILADELPHIA -558 MILWAUKEE
PHILADELPHIA is 38-21 ATS (14.9 Units) after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the last 3 seasons.

559DETROIT -560 SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days in the current season.

561CHARLOTTE -562 CHICAGO
CHICAGO is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

563LA LAKERS -564 DALLAS
LA LAKERS are 17-6 ATS (10.4 Units) in road games after playing a home game over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, April 22

NBA

Thursday, April 22

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Trend Report
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Phoenix @ Boston
Phoenix
Phoenix is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Boston
Phoenix is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

New Orleans @ Orlando
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing on the road against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 14 games when playing Orlando
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games at home
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Detroit @ San Antonio
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
San Antonio is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Detroit

Charlotte @ Chicago
Charlotte
Charlotte is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing Charlotte

LA Lakers @ Dallas
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Dallas
LA Lakers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Dallas's last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 12 games


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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 22

Phoenix @ Boston
Suns (42-16)
? Phoenix won 34 of its last 42 games (5-6-1 ATS last 12).
? Suns are 3-5-1 ATS in their last nine road games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 10-3 in their last 13 games.

Celtics (31-27)
? Boston won six of its last seven games.
? Celtics are 5-8 ATS in their last 13 home games.
? Under is 9-4 in their last 13 games

? Phoenix won three of last four series games.
? Suns covered their last four visits to Boston.
? Under is 3-1 in last four series games.

New Orleans @ Orlando
Pelicans (25-33)
? New Orleans lost its last four games, two in OT.
? Pelicans are 0-5 ATS in their last five road games.
? Over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.

Magic (18-40)
? Orlando lost nine of its last ten games.
? Magic is 1-4 ATS in last five home games.
? Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games overall.

? Magic won last five series games.
? Pelicans are 2-3 ATS in last five visits to Orlando.
? Last three series games went over the total.

Philadelphia @ Milwaukee
76ers (39-19)
? 76ers lost their last two games, after a 7-2 run.
? Sixers are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games.
? Under is 14-5 in Philly?s last 19 games.

Bucks (35-22)
? Milwaukee is 3-5 in its last eight games SU.
? Bucks are 0-6 ATS in last six home games.
? You?re reading armadillosports.com
? Over is 14-7 in Milwaukee?s last 21 games.

? Bucks won five of last seven series games.
? 76ers are 1-5 ATS in last six visits to Wisconsin.
? Last three series games went under the total.

Detroit @ San Antonio
Pistons (18-41)
? Detroit lost 12 of its last 18 games
? Pistons are 14-8-1 ATS since the All-Star break.
? Under is 7-5 in Detroit?s last dozen road games.

Spurs (28-29)
? San Antonio lost eight of its last 12 games.
? Spurs are 2-9 ATS in last 11 home games.
? Under is 4-0 in Spurs? last four games.

? Spurs won eight of last ten series games.
? Detroit is 1-4 ATS in last five visits to the Alamo.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

Charlotte @ Chicago
Hornets (28-29)
? Charlotte lost five of its last six games SU.
? Hornets are 3-4 ATS in their last seven road games.
? Under is 17-5 in Charlotte?s last 22 games.

Bulls (24-34)
? Chicago lost six of its last eight games SU.
? Bulls are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games.
? Over is 6-3 in their last nine games.

? Charlotte won five of last seven series games.
? Hornets are 2-2 ATS in last four trips to Chicago.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.

LA Lakers @ Dallas
Lakers (35-23)
? Lakers split their last dozen games SU.
? Lakers are 5-1 ATS in their last six road games.
? Over is 6-3 in their nine games overall.
? Anthony Davis returns here, on a minutes limit.

Mavericks (31-26)
? Mavericks lost four of their last six games.
? Mavericks are 3-7 ATS in last ten home games.
? Over is 3-1 in last four Dallas games.

? Lakers won/covered six of last seven series games.
? LA covered its last three visits to Dallas.
? Under is 6-3 in last nine series games.

 

[Udog]

Hoop Trends for Thursday April 22
Vince Akins

ATS Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Charlotte at Chicago (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Bulls are 12-0-1 ATS (10.23 ppg) coming off a loss as a road favorite where they allowed at least 15 points more than projected.

ATS Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at San Antonio (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Pistons are 0-12 ATS (-8.12 ppg) as a dog with no rest after they had 30+ assists last game.

OU Play OVER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Detroit at San Antonio (8:40 p.m. ET)

-- The Pistons are 16-0 OU (15.09 ppg) as a 8+ point dog after allowed at least 45 points in the paint and being outscored in the paint last game.

OU Play UNDER Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Charlotte at Chicago (9:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Hornets are 0-11 OU (-10.00 ppg) with less than two days rest off a game as a dog.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)

 

[Udog]

Friday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in run differential:
+37? Dodgers
+24? Milwaukee
+23? Boston
+17? Cincinnati
+14? White Sox
+10? Toronto, San Francisco
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 569,438
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Every GOAT I?ve trained is driven more by failure than success. They wouldn?t trade their failures for anything.?
Tom House

Friday?s quiz
Who led the major leagues in hits from 1990-99?
Hint: He isn?t a Hall of Famer.

Thursday?s quiz
When the Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they beat Cleveland.

Wednesday?s quiz
Peyton Manning was the first pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; Ryan Leaf was the #2 pick.

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Friday?s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here??.

13) Cleveland pitcher Aaron Civale is on my fantasy baseball team; turned the Indians? game on last night to watch him pitch against New York, thought he got squeezed by the home plate umpire in the first inning. Strike zone seemed to widen some when Cleveland batted.

I can be paranoid now and then, so checked at the boxscore to see who the home plate umpire was; as long as I didn?t see one name, it would be no big deal. But then I saw it??..

Sure enough, Will Bleepin? Little was umpiring home plate; Cleveland wasn?t going to win.

12) Since the start of the 2015 season, Bronx Bombers are 12-1 when Little calls balls/strikes in their games; in the one loss, the last out was a fly ball to the fence that would?ve won the game.

Back in 2017, I was sitting at a bar having lunch, watching the A?s play in the Bronx; they lost 3-2, the only game A?s 2B Jed Lowrie has ever been thrown out of, that?s how bad Little was.

Sure enough, Indians lost 6-3 last night, though Civale did OK. Little shouldn?t be allowed to ump behind the plate when the Bronx Bombers are playing.

11) The new thing in baseball is having players who can play several positions; it helps if guys get hurt and makes teams more flexible, but I?m thinking it also hurts a team?s defense? if a guy is playing several positions, he has to practice lot of different throws, hard to excel at any one of the positions.

Watching lot of games every night, between the shifts putting fielders in unusual places, and guys playing several positions, think infield defense has suffered some so far this season.

10) St Louis Cardinals scored 44 runs in Jack Flaherty?s first four starts, winning all four.

Cardinals scored 7 runs in Carlos Martinez?s first four starts, losing all four.

9) Giants 3, Marlins 0? This is a genuinely weird stat; Giants? backup C Curt Casali started this game, and for his 5th straight start, the Giants threw a shutout.

8) Arizona 14, Cincinnati 11 (10):
? Game was 2-1 Arizona after the 5th inning.
? David Peralta was 5-6 with seven RBI for Arizona.
? Cincinnati hit six home runs and still lost.

7) Padres 3, Dodgers 2? San Diego 2B Jake Cronenworth made two great defensive plays to help save this game, starting an 8th inning double play after fielding a vicious smash hit by Sheldon Neuse. He doesn?t field the ball, and the Dodgers tie the game, at least.

6) Blake Snell has started four games for San Diego, but pitched a total of only 15.1 innings; that isn?t enough, especially with Dinelson Lamet now out with another arm injury. In four starts, Snell hasn?t gotten an out after the 5th inning.

Aces on a pitching staff have to give the bullpens a breather, or else the bullpens will get worn out as the summer goes on.

5) College football teams will have to try 2-point conversions after TD?s in the second overtime period of games rather than the third, according to a change approved Thursday by the NCAA.

If the game is still tied after the second OT, then they?ll do 2-point conversion shootouts, kind of the way the NHL does their shootouts.

4) If the NBA regular season ended today, the Knicks would have home court edge in the first round of the playoffs? didn?t see that coming.

3) Baseball injuries:

? Cubs put OF Joc Pederson (wrist) on IL
? Padres put P Dinelson Lamet (arm) on IL
? Giants put SS Donovan Solano (calf) on IL
? Marlins put 3B Brian Anderson (oblique) on IL.

2) I?m not fond of mock drafts; there are too many of them. I?m interesting in what a guy like Mel Kiper or Daniel Jeremiah on NFL Network, but when the same person does four of them, then throws in a bunch of trades, they?re just making stuff up for clickbait.

It becomes a waste of time.

Plus I root for the Rams, who haven?t made a first round pick since 2016, so it doesn?t matter as much to me as it does to other fans.

1) NL East standings:
7-7: Mets
9-9: Phillies
8-10: Marlins, Braves
7-9: Nationals

Going to be an interesting summer in that division.

 

[Udog]

567MIAMI -568 ATLANTA
MIAMI is 29-15 ATS (12.5 Units) in road games versus good ball handling teams - committing <=14 turnovers/game - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

571WASHINGTON -572 OKLAHOMA CITY
WASHINGTON is 8-1 ATS (6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

573LA CLIPPERS -574 HOUSTON
HOUSTON is 0-12 ATS (-13.2 Units) in home games after 2 straight losses by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.

575MEMPHIS -576 PORTLAND
MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) versus terrible defensive teams - allowing 110+ points/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

577DENVER -578 GOLDEN STATE
DENVER is 14-29 ATS (-17.9 Units) in road games after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.

 

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Miami @ Atlanta
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami's last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Atlanta
Atlanta is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home

Boston @ Brooklyn
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Brooklyn is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 7 games

LA Clippers @ Houston
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing LA Clippers

Washington @ Oklahoma City
Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games at home

Denver @ Golden State
Denver
Denver is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Denver is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Golden State
Golden State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Denver
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Denver

Memphis @ Portland
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Memphis's last 7 games on the road
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Portland
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games at home


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Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 23

Miami @ Atlanta
Heat (31-28)
? Miami won/covered its last three games.
? Heat is 4-6 ATS in last ten road games.
? Under is 11-3 in their last 14 road games.

Hawks (32-27)
? Hawks is 18-7 SU since they changed coaches.
? Hawks are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
? Under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

? Miami won five of last seven series games.
? Heat are 1-3 ATS in last four visits to Atlanta.
? Under is 4-2 in last six series games.

Boston @ Brooklyn
Celtics (32-27)
? Boston won seven of its last eight games.
? Celtics are 6-0 ATS in their last six road games.
? Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games

Nets (39-20)
? Brooklyn is 3-4 SU its last seven games.
? Nets are 3-7 ATS in last ten home games.
? Over is 6-3 in last nine Brooklyn games.

? Nets won four of last five series games.
? Celtics are 0-4 ATS in last four visits to Brooklyn.
? Four of last six series games went over.

Cleveland @ Charlotte
Cavaliers (21-37)
? Cleveland lost five of its last seven games SU.
? Cavaliers are 5-8 ATS in last 13 road games.
? Over is 7-3 in last ten Cleveland games.

Hornets (28-30)
? Charlotte lost six of its last seven games SU.
? Hornets are 1-3 ATS in their last four home games.
? Under is 18-5 in Charlotte?s last 23 games.

? Cleveland won three of last four series games.
? Cavaliers are 3-1 ATS in last four visits to Charlotte.
? Under is 7-3 in last ten series games.

LA Clippers @ Houston
Clippers (42-19)
? Clippers won 16 of their last 19 games.
? Clippers are 5-3 ATS in last eight road games.
? Four of last five Clipper games stayed under the total.

Rockets (15-44)
? Houston lost 34 of its last 38 games (9-29 ATS).
? Rockets are 2-7 ATS in last nine home games.
? Over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games.

? Clippers won three of last four series games.
? LA covered three of last four visits to Houston.
? Over is 6-2 in last eight series games.

Washington @ Oklahoma City
Wizards (25-33)
? Wizards won seven of last nine games SU (7-2 ATS).
? Wizards are 5-1 ATS in last six road games.
? Under is 12-4 in their last 16 games

Thunder (20-39)
? Thunder lost 12 in row, 15 of last 16 games.
? OKC is 1-8 ATS in their last nine home games.
? Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

? Wizards won three of last four series games.
? Washington is 2-4 ATS in last six visits to OKC.
? Three of last four series games stayed under.

Denver @ Golden State
Nuggets (38-20)
? Denver won 12 of its last 14 games.
? Nuggets are 3-2 ATS in last five road games.
? Under is 8-1-1 in Denver?s last ten road games.

Warriors (29-30)
? Golden State won five of its last seven games SU.
? Warriors are 4-1 ATS in last five home games.
? Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

? Golden State won five of last seven series games.
? Nuggets are 0-4-1 ATS in last five trips to the Bay Area.
? Under is 7-2 in last nine series games.

Memphis @ Portland
Grizzlies (29-28)
? Memphis is 3-5 in its last eight games SU.
? Grizzlies are 15-4 ATS in last 19 games overall.
? Over is 8-2 in last ten Memphis games.

Trailblazers (32-26)
? Portland lost last three games, last two by one point each.
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? Blazers are 4-2 ATS in last six home games.
? Under is 8-3 in Portland?s last 11 games.

? Home team won last nine series games.
? Grizzlies are 2-3 ATS in last five road series games.
? Over is 3-2 in last five series games.