Cnotes 2020/2021 NHL Season Long Trends, News, Notes, Picks !

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51TAMPA BAY -52 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) after allowing 3 goals or more 3 straight games in the current season.

53PHILADELPHIA -54 WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA is 7-13 ATS (-10.6 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

55MONTREAL -56 TORONTO
MONTREAL is 19-27 ATS (-18.1 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

57DETROIT -58 COLUMBUS
DETROIT is 3-25 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game over the last 2 seasons.

59NY RANGERS -60 BOSTON
NY RANGERS are 17-12 ATS (3.8 Units) in road games on Saturday games in the last 3 seasons.

61BUFFALO -62 PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH is 16-1 ATS (14.9 Units) in home games after allowing 3 goals or more 2 straight games over the last 2 seasons.

63NEW JERSEY -64 NY ISLANDERS
NY ISLANDERS are 1-6 ATS (-10 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game - 2nd half of the season in the current season.

65OTTAWA -66 WINNIPEG
OTTAWA is 2-21 ATS (-21.1 Units) off a win by 2 goals or more over a division rival in the last 3 seasons.

67ANAHEIM -68 MINNESOTA
ANAHEIM is 8-3 ATS (10.2 Units) in road games against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.

69CAROLINA -70 NASHVILLE
CAROLINA is 15-6 ATS (9.5 Units) vs. winning teams in the current season.

 

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NHL

Saturday, May 8

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NY Rangers @ Boston
NY Rangers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Rangers's last 9 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Rangers's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Buffalo @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Buffalo
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Florida
Florida
Florida is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

New Jersey @ NY Islanders
New Jersey
New Jersey is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Islanders
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

Detroit @ Columbus
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing Columbus
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Columbus's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Columbus's last 8 games when playing Detroit

Montreal @ Toronto
Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games on the road
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Ottawa @ Winnipeg
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Winnipeg is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Ottawa

Anaheim @ Minnesota
Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games

Carolina @ Nashville
Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Nashville is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games

Colorado @ Los Angeles
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Los Angeles
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 8 games when playing Colorado

St. Louis @ Vegas
St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Vegas
St. Louis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Vegas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Vegas's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Vancouver @ Edmonton
Vancouver
Vancouver is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Vancouver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Edmonton's last 17 games

Arizona @ San Jose
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Jose's last 8 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Jose's last 6 games at home


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Sunday?s 6-pack
Leaders in RBI:
31? JD Martinez, Bos
28? Randal Grichuk, Tor
27? Trey Mancini, Balt
26? Shohei Ohtani, LAA
25? Baez, Aguilar, Devers, Walsh, YGurriel, Lowe
24? Haniger

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?He really believes ? and if he believes I believe ? he?s got game left. I?ll be very interested to see if a club sees the fit because they?ll get a very determined Albert.?
Tony La Russa, talking about Albert Pujols

Sunday?s quiz
A?s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; where did they call home, before they played in Kansas City?

Saturday?s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

Friday?s quiz
Lou Piniella was manager of the Cincinnati Reds, last time they won a World Series.

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Sunday?s Den: Random stuff about baseball??..

? Dodgers 14, Angels 11:
Dodgers led 13-0 in the top of the 6th; after seven innings, it was 14-11, but the Angels didn?t get a baserunner in the last two innings, as they fall to 14-18.

? No major league team has ever won a game after trailing by 13+ runs; three teams have won after trailing by 12 runs? those games were in 1911, 1925, and 2001, a Mariners-Indians game in Cleveland.

? Speaking of Cleveland, there have been five no-hitters already this season; Zach Plesac of the Indians was the losing pitcher in two of them.

? To me, the 7-inning no-hitter thrown by Madison Bumgarner counts, since the game was scheduled for seven innings, and he didn?t allow any hits. Put an asterisk next to it in the record book, but its a freakin? no-hitter.

? Dodgers lost seven of their last nine games; they scored 16-14 runs in the two wins.

? Saturday was May 8th, the 53rd anniversary of the perfect game Catfish Hunter threw in Oakland, the A?s first season there. I was 8 years old back then, in third grade; remember waking up the next morning and seeing a note about the perfect game next to my lunch.

My third grade teacher was probably confused as to why this skinny kid with glasses was babbling about a baseball game 3,000 miles away all day long.

? The perfect game was against Minnesota; Rod Carew, Tony Oliva, Harmon Killebrew. Some good bats in that lineup. He struck out 11 guys in a game that was scoreless after six innings; Catfish also drove in three of Oakland?s four runs that night. The DH was still five years away.

? Crowd was 6,298 that night; some things never change.

? Rick Monday was the A?s CF that night; 53 years later, he is the Dodgers? radio announcer.

? You may wonder how I became an A?s fan; or maybe you don?t wonder why, but I?m going to explain it anyway.

I got baseball cards as gifts when I was a kid; I loved baseball cards, and I?d read all of them, front and back. Rookie cards had four prospects from the same team on them; their minor league stats were on the back.

Growing up in upstate New York, 15o miles north of New York City, there weren?t many fans of out-of-town teams here back then. No internet, no ESPN, just newspapers and once a week, the Sporting News.

When I was five, I?m reading thru my baseball cards, and one card had four guys on it, but one of the guys didn?t have any minor league stats on the back? he had been shot in a hunting accident and never played minor league ball. They also spelled his name wrong on the card.

Walked into the living room and announced to my dad, ?This guy is my favorite player, and this is my favorite team? Jim Hunter of the Kansas City A?s; what were the odds that this guy with no minor league stats would become a Hall of Famer?

At that point, my dad just looked at me like, ?You?re a weird kid? He had grown up in Brooklyn, was a huge Brooklyn Dodger fan and then had converted to the Mets. I learned very early never to mention the Los Angeles Dodgers; he wasn?t fond of the O?Malley family, who had bolted out of Brooklyn with the Dodgers, taking them west.

So anyway, baseball has always been a big part of my life; with that in mind, here are some ideas I have about baseball?s future.

? Geographic realignment: Baseball needs more rivalry games, so we re-align geographically.

? Expansion? To make up the money baseball lost last year, they?re going to add two teams, lets say Nashville and Montreal. Eight teams in a division, four divisions.

Division A: both New York teams, Red Sox, Phillies, Orioles, Nationals, Montreal, Toronto

Division B: both Chicago teams, Reds, Indians, Tigers, Brewers, Twins, Pirates

Division C: Braves, Astros, Royals, Marlins, Nashville, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers

Division D: Diamondbacks, Rockies, Mariners and the five California teams.

? Travel costs would be less, attendance would go up because of more rivalry games

? They could have two All-Star games, pitting the four divisions against each other. More TV money, that usually makes the owners say yes to an idea.

? As far as changes to the actual rules:
a) get rid of 7-inning doubleheaders. Bad idea.

b) I?ve softened on the extra inning rule; I don?t care either way, as long as the players like it. My preference would be back to the old way of extra innings, but either way would be fine.
c) Universal DH for everyone is a must. No one wants to see pitchers bat.
d) Ban shifts; two infielders on each side of the infield.
e) All four infielders should be on the infield dirt, not in the outfield.

This would create more line drive hits, more action. Action is a good thing.

? I?d suggest a salary cap, but I don?t want to get too crazy. Have a nice day.

 

[Udog]

1DALLAS -2 CHICAGO
DALLAS are 9-27 ATS (-21.4 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

9OTTAWA -10 CALGARY
CALGARY is 6-14 ATS (-13.9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Sunday, May 9

NHL

Sunday, May 9

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Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games

Ottawa @ Calgary
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Ottawa is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Ottawa


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Monday?s 6-pack
Leaders in OPS (on-base %age plus slugging %age):
1.021? Mike Trout, LAA
1.075? JD Martinez, Bos
1.047? Kris Bryant, Cubs
1.044? Jesse Winker, Cin
1.040? Ronald Acuna, Atl
1.033? Yordan Ventura, Hst

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 580,076
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?It?s tough to get over the line, especially if you haven?t done it in a while. It?s such a funny week, knowing my game was pretty good and then having my neck lock up on the range and sitting here Sunday night with the trophy. Just glad I got through it.??
Rory McIlroy, who won his first PGA Tour event in 18 months this weekend

Monday?s quiz
Which NBA team has gone the longest since they last made the playoffs?

Sunday?s quiz
A?s moved from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968; before they played in Kansas City, they played in Philadelphia, moving to KC in 1955.

Saturday?s quiz
Russell Westbrook played his college basketball at UCLA.

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Monday?s Den: Thinking about no-hitters, and other stuff

There have been five no-hitters this season, which is a lot for May 10:

1) April 9: Joe Musgrove 3-0 @ Texas
? He threw 112 pitches, didn?t walk anyone, struck out 10.
? He got 15 whiffs on 53 swings
? Since then, he is 0-4, 5.63 in five starts.

2) April 14: Carlos Rodon 8-0 vs Cleveland
? He threw 114 pitches, didn?t walk anyone, struck out 7.
? He got 19 whiffs on 53 swings
? Since then, 3-0, 1.59 in three starts.

3) April 25: Madison Bumgarner 7-0 @ Atlanta
? This was a 7-inning game; he didn?t allow a hit, which makes it a ?no-hitter?
? He threw 98 pitches, didn?t walk anyone, struck out 7.
? He got 10 whiffs on 53 swings
? Since then, he is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts.

To prove that I am fair-minded, I?m defending Bumgarner?s 7-inning no-hitter, even though his resurgence came 10 days after I cut him off my fantasy team. 🙁

4) May 5: John Means 6-0 @ Seattle.

? He threw 113 pitches, didn?t walk anyone, struck out 12.
? He got 26 whiffs on 64 swings
? This was his most recent start.
? This was also his first career complete game.

5) May 7: Wade Miley 3-0 @ Cleveland
? He threw 114 pitches, didn?t walk anyone, struck out 8.
? He got 9 whiffs on 49 swings
? This was his most recent start.

6) Four of the five no-hitters were thrown by lefties.

7) In two of the five no-hitters, Cleveland?s Zach Plesac was the losing pitcher.

Elsewhere, away from the no-hitter related world??..
8) Cincinnati Reds are 15-16, even though they?re 8-2 in games where the winning run scored from the 7th inning on.

9) Arizona Diamondbacks just had an 0-6 road trip, where they went 7-62 with runners in scoring position. Hitting in the clutch is important in baseball.

10) Since the DH came into the American League in 1973, the record for most home runs hit by a pitcher is 24, held by Carlos Zambrano, who was 132-91 as a big league pitcher, mostly for the Cubs. He had a .238 career batting average.

11) White Sox have won their last ten games at division rival Kansas City; maybe they should put fountains behind the outfield fence in their home stadium, the way they have them in Kansas City.

12) Was watching an old highlight clip of Willie Mays on the Giants game Sunday, forgot that they had artificial turf at Candlestick Park in the early 70?s, probably because the 49ers also played there. Not sure why they needed AstroTurf in good weather, but they had it.

One year at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the infield was AstroTurf and the outfield was natural grass, which wasn?t that bad an idea, but it didn?t last long.

13) Umpire stats are returning to the baseball page this Wednesday; we note trends for each umpire when he is behind the plate, for all games except series openers, because we don?t know who the umpires are for each series until they play a game game.

 

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3NEW JERSEY -4 PHILADELPHIA
NEW JERSEY is 2-17 ATS (-16.7 Units) in road games after 5 straight games with 26 or less shots on goal since 1996.

5CAROLINA -6 NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE is 10-3 ATS (6.7 Units) in home games after covering 2 of their last 3 against the spread in the current season.

7DALLAS -8 CHICAGO
DALLAS are 9-27 ATS (-21.4 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

11EDMONTON -12 MONTREAL
MONTREAL is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) in home games after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games in the last 3 seasons.

13NY ISLANDERS -14 BOSTON
NY ISLANDERS are 16-5 ATS (10.8 Units) against good offensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

15TAMPA BAY -16 FLORIDA
FLORIDA is 33-17 ATS (12.8 Units) against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the current season.

17VANCOUVER -18 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 4-14 ATS (-11.4 Units) in home games off a home loss by 2 goals or more in the last 3 seasons.

19ST LOUIS -20 LOS ANGELES
ST LOUIS are 7-12 ATS (-14.8 Units) against poor defensive teams - allowing 2.85+ goals/game in the current season.

21COLORADO -22 VEGAS
VEGAS are 22-4 ATS (14.9 Units) against poor power play killing teams - opp score on >17.5% of chances in the current season.

 

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NHL

Monday, May 10

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New Jersey @ Philadelphia
New Jersey
New Jersey is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
New Jersey is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games at home

Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games at home

NY Islanders @ Boston
NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of NY Islanders's last 20 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Tampa Bay @ Florida
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 19 games when playing Florida
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Florida
Florida
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

Dallas @ Chicago
Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games at home

Carolina @ Nashville
Carolina
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Nashville
Carolina is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Carolina

Vancouver @ Winnipeg
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Vancouver's last 7 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 10 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games when playing at home against Vancouver

St. Louis @ Los Angeles
St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

Colorado @ Vegas
Colorado
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Vegas
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Vegas is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games


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NHL
Dunkel

Monday, May 10

 

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23BOSTON -24 WASHINGTON
BOSTON is 231-218 ATS (47.9 Units) in road games against good offensive teams - scoring 2.85+ goals/game since 1996.

25VANCOUVER -26 WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG is 0-6 ATS (-7 Units) in home games against mistake free teams - opponents average <=4 power plays/game in the 2nd half of the year in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Tuesday, May 11

NHL

Tuesday, May 11

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Boston @ Washington
Boston
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Boston

Vancouver @ Winnipeg
Vancouver
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vancouver's last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Vancouver's last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 8 games when playing at home against Vancouver
Winnipeg is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Vancouver


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Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the Stanley Cup:
+390? Colorado Avalanche
+435? Vegas Golden Knights
+675? Toronto Maple Leafs
+775? Tampa Bay Lightning
+880? Carolina Hurricanes
+1075? Boston Bruins
Americans who have died from COVID-19: 582,771
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn?t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.?
Ronald Reagan

Wednesday?s quiz
Where did Brett Favre play his rookie year in the NFL?

Tuesday?s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; he wore #24 for the majority of his Hall of Fame career.

Monday?s quiz
Sacramento is NBA team that has gone longest since they last made playoffs, 14 years.

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

13) News today signals that the A?s will start looking away from Oakland, to find a new ballpark to call home. Apparently playing at the Oakland Coliseum isn?t feasible in the long run, so now the big business of baseball kicks in? will the A?s leave Oakland for greener pa$ture$?

12) Baseball is going to expand to 32 teams pretty soon, but they?ve said the stadium situations for the A?s/Rays will be clarified, before the expansion cities are chosen.

Cities like Montreal, Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, San Jose and apparently Las Vegas are mentioned as new MLB locations. I can see the A?s moving to Portland or Las Vegas, the Rays moving north to Montreal, and Nashville getting an expansion team. Not sure if Charlotte is a viable alternative.

11) I?ve been an A?s fan since I was five years old, back in the mid-60?s; lot of history in that decrepit old Coliseum, both baseball/football. Will be a sad day if the A?s leave Oakland.

10) There would be one place the A?s could move that would be a vast improvement, and that is San Jose, an hour south of Oakland. Most everything would remain the same except for a new ballpark; lot of money in that area, but there is one small problem before that happens.

San Francisco Giants have been blocking the A?s from moving there for years; they have the territorial rights to San Jose, even though they have no intention of ever going there.

You can see the A?s ballpark in Oakland from the Giants? ballpark across the bay, but they won?t let them move an hour away. Go figure.

9) As far as Las Vegas goes, I love it there, have been there 28 times since 2009? living in New York, that?s a lot of air mileage. But five years ago, Las Vegas had no major league sports teams; UNLV basketball was their #1 thing.

Now all of a sudden, three major league teams in five years? Town isn?t that big.

8) San Diego Padres? SS Fernando Tatis tested positive for COVID, is on the IL.

7) Tim Tebow is going to sign on as a tight end with the Jaguars; his old college coach is the new coach in Jacksonville (Urban Meyer). Am guessing Tebow would also play special teams and be the #3 emergency QB. How much different is he than the Saints? Taysom Hill?

6) Dodgers 6, Mariners 4? Gavin Lux hits a 3-run bomb in the 8th inning for LA.

5) Tigers 8, Royals 7? Kansas City lost its last nine games, gave up 26 runs in last three; they were down 7-0 in 8th inning of this game, tied it up, then lost it in the last inning.

4) Indians 3, Cubs 2? Terry Francona must?ve really wanted this game; he left Bieber in for 121 pitches, most in MLB this season. Indians won seven of their last eight games.

3) If the playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL: Mets-Cardinals-Giants Wild Card: SD is #1, Phil/Mil/LA tied for last spot
AL: Red Sox, White Sox, A?s. Wild Card: New York @ Cleveland

2) Zion Williamson broke his finger when he was fouled last week, then I hear the Pelicans? GM whining because Williamson got fouled and referees aren?t calling the games tight enough.

The NBA is soft now; watch some old games from the 80?s/90?s, there was actual competition, where hard fouls were often committed in the name of winning. Today a guy breaks his finger and his GM whines in the media. Get tougher, people.

1) NFL?s 2021 schedule comes out tonight; each team will play 17 games now, with all the NFC teams having an extra road game this season. Will be a lot to talk about tomorrow.

 

[Udog]

27EDMONTON -28 MONTREAL
EDMONTON is 18-4 ATS (13.6 Units) after one or more consecutive overs in the current season.

29TORONTO -30 OTTAWA
TORONTO is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games against good starting goalies - saving >= 91.5% of shots against in the current season.

31VEGAS -32 SAN JOSE
VEGAS are 22-3 ATS (16.6 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

33LOS ANGELES -34 COLORADO
LOS ANGELES are 6-1 ATS (4.9 Units) off 3 or more consecutive home losses in the last 3 seasons.

35MINNESOTA -36 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 2-6 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 12

NHL

Wednesday, May 12

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Edmonton @ Montreal
Edmonton
Edmonton is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Edmonton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 9 games when playing Edmonton

Toronto @ Ottawa
Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ottawa is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

Minnesota @ St. Louis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 9 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games

Vegas @ San Jose
Vegas
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Jose
Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Jose
San Jose
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Jose's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games

Los Angeles @ Colorado
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing Los Angeles


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[Udog]

Thursday?s 6-pack
Odds to win the Byron Nelson golf tournament:
7-1? Bryson DeChambeau
17-2? Jon Rahm
10-1? Jordan Spieth
14-1? Daniel Berger
16-1? Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
18-1? Matthew Fitzpatrick

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 582,771
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Its not who you play, it?s when you play them.?
Bud Grant

Thursday?s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, where did they call home?

Wednesday?s quiz
Brett Favre played his rookie year with the Atlanta Falcons.

Tuesday?s quiz
Willie Mays had his 90th birthday last week; he wore #24 for the majority of his Hall of Fame career.

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Thursday?s Den: Quick thoughts on the 2021 NFL schedule

I?ll have more on the NFL schedule over the next few days, but here are some early thoughts on the 2021 schedule:

? NFL teams will play 17 games this season for the first time; exhibition games have been reduced to three. AFC teams get the extra home game this season.

? Regular season ends January 9th, with games in Buffalo and Cleveland. Have fun!!!

? Jets traded QB Sam Darnold to Carolina this winter; the wise guys who create the schedule created an interesting Week 1 matchup, Jets @ Carolina. Go figure, a coincidence I?m sure.

? Christmas is on a Saturday, Halloween is a Sunday this year; there are two Christmas games. Browns-Packers, Colts-Cardinals. Which casino will I be watching those games in?

? This has nothing to do with football, but Halloween weekend in Las Vegas is tremendous, take my word on that.

? Cowboys-Buccaneers is the Week 1 Thursday game, where the defending champ traditionally opens the next season at home. Home team is 15-3 SU in this game the last 18 years, 11-3-4 against the spread.

? Don?t think the NFL foresees Aaron Rodgers being traded to Denver; Broncos have one game on in prime-time, Green Bay has five.

? NFL doesn?t think much of the Patriots; only three primetime games, one of which is Tom Brady?s return to Foxboro in Week 4.

? Thanksgiving Day slate:
Bears @ Detroit, Raiders @ Dallas, Bills @ New Orleans

? Non-schedule news; Green Bay signed backup QB Blake Bortles, re-uniting him with OC Nathaniel Hackett- they worked together in Jacksonville from 2015-18.

? Division rivals Carolina/Tampa Bay have their two meetings in weeks 16/18.

? I?m totally befuddled that Rams-Lions isn?t a primetime game. Detroit got one game on in primetime, at Green Bay in Week 2. Very surprised by this, seeing how the teams swapped quarterbacks this winter. ESPN obviously didn?t want the game.

Every team got at least one primetime game; eight teams got just one.

? Four teams have the earliest byes, Week 6? Falcons, Saints, Jets, 49ers.

? Four teams have the latest byes, Week 14? Colts, Dolphins, Patriots, Eagles.

? Nine teams got the maximum five primetime games.

? Cardinals/Chargers have three prime-time games, all at home, which is odd. Giants got three primetime games, all on the road? they can?t be real happy about that.

 

[Udog]

37MINNESOTA -38 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 2-6 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games against poor defensive teams - >=29 shots on goal, convert >=17% pp in the current season.

39VANCOUVER -40 CALGARY
CALGARY is 7-14 ATS (-12.9 Units) against terrible defensive teams - allowing 3+ goals/game in the current season.

41LOS ANGELES -42 COLORADO
LOS ANGELES are 41-41 ATS (-4.1 Units) revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the last 3 seasons.




NHL
Dunkel

Thursday, May 13

NHL

Thursday, May 13

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Trend Report
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Minnesota @ St. Louis
Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

Vancouver @ Calgary
Vancouver
Vancouver is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Vancouver is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games
Calgary is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Vancouver

Los Angeles @ Colorado
Los Angeles
Los Angeles is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, MAY 13
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIN at STL 08:00 PM
MIN -120
U 5.5
+500 +500

LA at COL 09:00 PM
LA +320
O 5.5
+500 +500

VAN at CAL 09:00 PM
CAL -175
O 5.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Friday?s 6-pack
MLB leaders in on-base %age:
.477? Mike Trout, LAA
.437? Max Muncy, LA
.432? Vladimir Guerrero, Tor
.430? Jesse Winker, Cin
.427? Bryce Harper, Phil
.424? Yermin Mercedes, CWS

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 583,938
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?Only two teams have a lower slugging percentage (than San Diego) and those clubs (Pittsburgh and Detroit) are working under considerably lower expectations than the Padres.?
Bradford Doolittle, ESPN.com

Friday?s quiz
What was the name of the team Roy Hobbs played for in Robert Redford?s baseball movie, The Natural?

Thursday?s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, the Titans were the Houston Oilers.

Wednesday?s quiz
Brett Favre played his rookie year with the Atlanta Falcons.

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Friday?s Den: Schedule notes for NFC teams

Cardinals:
? Three primetime games, all at home.
? Three of first four games are on the road.
? Their last game outdoors is Week 13,

Falcons:
? Play Jets in England in Week 6, have the early Week 6 bye
? Only prime-time game is Week 11 vs New England.
? January 2nd in Buffalo could be dicey for a dome team.

Panthers:
? Sam Darnold faces his old team (Jets) in Week 1.
? Week 3 at Houston is their only primetime game.
? Play division rival Buccaneers in weeks 16/18.

Bears:
? Their odd-numbered games are all on road, even-numbered games all at home
? Three of their four primetime games are on road.
? Play division rival Vikings in weeks 15/18.

Cowboys:
? Play three straight weeks on road, in weeks 13-15.
? Three of their last five games are NFC East road games.
? Have four primetime games, plus they play the Raiders on Thanksgiving.

Lions:
? Only primetime game is week 2 at Green Bay
? Lions visit Rams and old friend Matthew Stafford in week 7.
? Road games at Green Bay/Chicago are in September; they visit Denver in Week 14.

Packers:
? Play primetime games in weeks 2-3, have five night games overall.
? Host Detroit in Week 2, don?t visit the Lions until Week 18.
? Have only six 1:00 games; lot of national TV dates.

Rams:
? First two games are against teams with new QB?s this season.
? Jared Goff and Lions visit in Week 7
? Host Arizona in Week 4, then have Thursday game in Seattle four days later.

Vikings:
? Three of last five games are at night, including games in Chicago/Green Bay.
? Don?t play Bears until Week 15, then play ?em again in Week 18.
? Host old friend Kevin Stefanski when Browns visit in Week 4.

Saints:
? In Weeks 12-16, play night games four weeks out of five.
? Have five primetime games, only four 4:00 games. Nine 1:00 games.
? Week 6 bye is an early one.

Giants:
? Have three primetime games, all on the road.
? Visit Washington in Week 2, don?t see them again until Week 18.
? Have consecutive December road games in Miami, Los Angeles.

Eagles:
? Five of their last six games are divisional games.
? Play consecutive weeks (12/13) in the Meadowlands, vs Giants/Jets
? Have only two primetime games.

49ers:
? Open @ Detroit/@ Philly; will they just stay east for the week?
? Host Falcons in Week 15, have Week 16 Thursday game in Nashville.
? Got good draw with their 17th game against the Bengals.

Seahawks:
? Play three of first four games on the road.
? Weeks 5-7 are all night games.
? Five of their eight road games are in domes.

Buccaneers:
? Tom Brady takes the Bucs into Foxboro in Week 4.
? Only six 1:00 games; three of them are Weeks 16-18.
? Play division rival Carolina in Weeks 16/18.

Washington:
? Weeks 14-17: Dallas/Philly/Dallas/Philly.
? Play Giants in Week 2, then not again until the season finale.
? Ron Rivera visits his old team (Carolina) in Week 11

 

[Udog]

43TORONTO -44 WINNIPEG
TORONTO is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in road games vs. winning teams in the current season.




NHL
Dunkel

Friday, May 14

NHL

Friday, May 14

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Trend Report
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Toronto @ Winnipeg
Toronto
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Toronto is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Winnipeg's last 25 games when playing Toronto


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[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, MAY 14
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at WIN 08:00 PM
TOR -160
O 6.0
+500 +500


DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD
05/14/2021 0-0-0 0.00% +0 Detail
05/13/2021 2-4-0 33.33% -1200 Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

more later

 

[Udog]

Saturday?s 6-pack
MLB leaders in runs scored:
33? Ronald Acuna, Atl
32? JD Martinez, Bos
31? Chris Taylor LA/Bo Bichette Tor
29? Mark Canha, A?s
28? Kris Bryant, Cubs
27? Hampton, Kiner-Falefa, Ohtani, Rojas, Solak

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 583,938
PLEASE wear a mask (over your nose/mouth) when you go out.

Quote of the Day
?The thought of playing for my dad was too good to pass up.?
5-star recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr., who chose to play basketball for his father at Milwaukee, instead of playing for Duke. Pat Baldwin Sr is 47-70 in four years as coach at Milwaukee; his son may save his job.

Saturday?s quiz
Who was coach of the Golden State Warriors before Steve Kerr?

Friday?s quiz
Roy Hobbs played for the New York Knights in Robert Redford?s baseball movie, The Natural.

Thursday?s quiz
Before moving to Tennessee Titans moved to Memphis and then Nashville, the Titans were the Houston Oilers.

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

13) We start today with good news; got my second vaccine shot Friday, and all is well. My left arm is a little sore; hell, some lady stuck a needle in it, but everything else is good.

The whole vaccine thing is a VERY efficient, simple operation; if you haven?t gotten yours, please do, so all of us can get our lives back to normal.

12) Since start of last season, Chicago White Sox are 23-1 vs lefty starting pitchers.

11) Cleveland hurler Zach Plesac has already been on the losing end of two no-hitters this season, but Thursday night in Seattle, Plesac took a no-hitter of his own into the 8th inning.

He didn?t get the no-hitter or a shutout, but he did get a 4-2 road win.

10) Modern baseball: Thursday night in Pittsburgh, Giants led the Pirates 3-0 in top of the 6th; their pitcher Anthony DeSclafani, was throwing a one-hit shutout, but when his time to bat came up with a couple of men on, Giants pinch-hit for him, despite his dominant pitcher to that point in the game.

DeSclafani faced 17 batters; more and more, teams don?t want their pitchers facing hitters three times in a game. It is a little weird to me, puts too much strain on the bullpen over the course of a six-month season.

9) Royals? star Whit Merrifield has played in 344 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the major leagues.

8) Umpire Bill Miller is a pitcher?s best friend; he did the plate in a 1-0 game at Tampa Bay this week, and had batters on both sides mumbling. One walk, 23 strikeouts in the game.

7) On July 31, 2017, A?s traded Sonny Gray to New York for three prospects, two of whom have long since left Oakland; the third guy is P James Kaprelian, who made his first MLB start this week in Boston.

Kaprelian struggled out of the game, but gave up only one run in five IP, throwing 95 pitches in Oakland?s 4-1 win. It took almost four years, but the A?s finally got something out of that trade.

6) On December 3, 2018, this trade was made:
? Mets got 36-year old Robinson Cano, closer Edwin Diaz
? Mariners got OF prospect Jarred Kelenic, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn and a couple journeyman pitchers.

Advantage, Mariners.

Kelenic debuted in the major leagues Thursday; last night, he homered and hit two doubles in Seattle?s 7-3 win over Cleveland. He looked really good, which could wind up making the Mets look really bad.

5) More and more, teams are starting to walk the leadoff hitter in the 10th inning, to create a force play, making it harder to bunt the go-ahead run to third base. Not sure if the new extra innings rule will survive after this year, but it is making people think.

4) Milwaukee P Corbin Burnes set a new MLB record when he struck out 52 batters before he walked someone this year.

Problem for Burnes, is, he?s started four games at home, and the Brewers were shut out in three of them. Go figure.

3) I?m wondering when a player disputes balls/strikes with an umpire, do they taunt the ump about robots taking their place someday? It is going to happen; there was a time when the umpires? union was very powerful- for a long time, you couldn?t show instant replays of close calls on the scoreboards, but those days are long gone.

2) If the playoffs started today (they don?t):
NL- Mets, Cardinals, Giants. Wild Card: Dodgers @ Padres
AL- Red Sox, White Sox, A?s. Wild Card: Astros @ Indians

1) Owners at the Talladega NASCAR track in Alabama are offering people a free ride around the track in a race car, if they get the COVID vaccine; they?re offering free beer in Buffalo, savings bonds in West Virginia, entry into a lottery in Ohio.

It is pretty sad when people have to bribe you to get a shot that could save YOUR life.

 

[Udog]