CNOTES 2021-2022 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

CHA at ATL 07:00 PM
ATL -5.5
O 235.5
+500 +500

SA at NO 09:30 PM
SA +5.5
O 224.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50



BEST BETS:

04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS.....................1-7-0...............0.12%...............-33.50


UPDATED ON 04/13/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday?s 6-pack
XFL begins play next year; here are the head coaches:
? Reggie Barlow
? Anthony Becht
? Terrell Buckley
? Jim Haslett
? Wade Phillips
? Bob Stoops
? Hines Ward
? Rod Woodson

Quote of the Day
?I feel disrespected. A hundred percent. Because I was told one thing, and they completely did another. That?s what I?m in the middle of right now. ? I?m just looking for stabilization right now.?
Baker Mayfield

Thursday?s quiz
In the 2014 movie The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor with a serious gambling problem. What well-known actor plays one of the three mobsters he owes a ton of money to?

Wednesday?s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, John Malkovich played Russian mobster Teddy KGB.

Tuesday?s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach; he began his NBA coaching career as an assistant for three years, for Kevin Loughery and the New Jersey Nets.

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

13) Dodgers 7, Twins 0:
? Kershaw threw 7 perfect IP, striking out 13, but was pulled after 80 pitches.
? Gary Sanchez had Minnesota?s only hit, in 8th inning.
? Dodgers will be glad to get home; it was 38 degrees for this game.

12) Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts is the only manager ever to pull a starting pitcher who threw seven perfect innings. He has done it TWICE now; Wednesday in Minnesota and with Rich Hill six years ago.

11) Toronto 6, New York 4:
? Guerrero was 4-4, hit three home runs.
? Gerrit Cole?s first two starts: 6 runs in 9.2 IP, two no-decisions.

10) Guardians 7, Reds 3:
? Cleveland won its last four games, scoring 44 runs.
? Last four games, Jose Ramirez is 10-17, with 23 total bases,

9) Mets 9, Phillies 6:
? Pete Alonso went 3-5, with two doubles, a homer, 5 RBI
? Two bullpens combined to give up 11 runs in 9.2 IP.

8) Diamondbacks 3, Astros 2 (10):
? Arizona is batting .130 as a team, scoring 13 runs in six games. Somehow, they?ve won two games (2-4).
? Teams combined to go 2-22 with runners in scoring position.

7) A?s 4, Rays 2:
? I complained (and still complain) about the A?s tanking this season, but they?re 3-3 on this road trip, showing a lot of spunk against two good teams.
? Murphy?s 3-run homer was the big hit in this game.

6) Hawks 132, Hornets 103:
? Atlanta shot 50% (16-32) on the arc; they scored 72 points in 2nd half.
? Atlanta plays Cleveland for the last playoff spot in the East.

5) Pelicans 113, Spurs 103:
? New Orleans shot 59% inside the arc.
? Pelicans play the Clippers for the last playoff slot in the West.

4) Las Vegas Raiders signed QB Derek Carr to a 3-year contract extension worth $121.5M; Carr has a 57-71 W-L record in eight years with the Raiders, 18-16 the last two years. Las Vegas hired Josh McDaniels as its new head coach; can he help Carr become a championship QB?

3) One of the TV analysts for USFL games this spring is former Cowboys? coach Jason Garrett; will be interesting to hear what he has to say, especially where the quarterbacks are concerned.

2) North Carolina basketball star Armando Bacot is coming back to Chapel Hill for his senior year, with UNC losing only one player from this year?s national runner-ups (Manek), Tar Heels are a top 5 team nationally next fall if everyone else stays on the squad.

1) Baseball is going to look a whole lot different next year, when shifts are banned; Having two infielders on each side of second base, having all four infielders on the infield dirt, going to be a lot more spray hitters getting hits next season, and that is a good thing.

 

[Udog]

Play-in tournament concludes Friday and playoffs begin Saturday...

 

[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ATL at CLE 07:30 PM
ATL -2.5
U 223.5
+500 +500

NO at LAC 10:00 PM
NO +4.0
U 215.5
+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack
NFL teams with most dead $$$ on their salary cap this year:
$62.1M? Falcons
$51.8M? Texans
$45.2M? Bears
$44.6M? Seahawks
$36.5M? Eagles
$29.3M? Saints

Quote of the Day
?There comes a time in your life, you realize that silence is more powerful than proving a point.?
Rick Lewis

Friday?s quiz
What two managers led the Marlins to their World Series titles?

Thursday?s quiz
In the 2014 movie The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor with a serious gambling problem. John Goodman plays one of the three mobsters he owes a ton of money to.

Wednesday?s quiz
In the great poker movie Rounders, John Malkovich played Russian mobster Teddy KGB.

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

13) Got a pleasant surprise Thursday; doorbell rang about 5:00, the UPS guy left a package on my stoop. I was a little confused, since I hadn?t ordered anything. It was a book, The Baseball 100, written by the great writer Joe Posnanski.

I had previously considered buying this book; for a second, thought I was going senile and forgot ordering it, but turns out a buddy bought it for me as a gift. Much appreciated; over the coming weeks/months, knowledge from this book will undoubtedly find its way into this space.

12) Baseball season is only eight days old, and I?m already annoyed with the Miami Marlins:
? Exhibit A: Monday night, Marlins/Angels are tied in 9th inning. Angels have winning run on second, no one out. Marlins throw a wild pitch, so now, game-ending run is on third with no one out and a 2-0 count on the hitter.

At this point, the defensive team is supposed to walk the next two hitters, set up a force at any base, and try to weasel their way out of the jam. But no, Miami pitches to the guy at the plate, who singles up the middle on the first pitch. Game over.

Reasons this annoys me:
a) It is the wrong thing to do
b) If they walk the batter and then the on-deck hitter to load the bases, the on-deck hitter was Jared Walsh, who is on my fantasy team. On-base %age is a close category this week; need all the help I can get.

? Exhibit B: Thursday night, Sandy Alcantara is pitching (Marlins? ace and my fantasy team?s ace) They shift against Didi Gregorius like he is Ty Cobb or Roy freakin? Hobbs; the guy was hitting .158, so of course he lays down a bunt for a leadoff single. Why give the guy a hit?

Looking forward to a shift-less 2023.

11) A?s 6, Rays 3:
? Tampa Bay has pitching issues; they?ve played seven games, their starting pitchers have logged a total of 19.1 innings, roughly 8 outs per game. This is not sustainable over 162 games.
? A?s already have five home runs with either 2 or 3 men on base; all last season, Oakland hit only 13 three-run homers, so a positive development there.

10) In 88 games so far this baseball season, only 23 out of a possible 198 starting pitchers have:
a) pitched 6+ innings
b) allowed 3 or fewer runs

9) Wednesday in Detroit, Boston?s Nathan Eovaldi threw 101 pitches, the first pitcher in the majors this season to throw 100+ pitches in a game.

8) Brewers 5, Cardinals 1:
? Milwaukee is in the 414 area code; Brewers? home opener started at 4:14 local time
? Woodruff tossed five scoreless IP for the Brew Crew.
? Omar Narvaez hit his first homer this season.

7) Over/under in baseball so far this season: Under 55-38-7

6) Couple of guys got paid Thursday:
? Cleveland gave OF Myles Straw five years, $25M
? Pittsburgh gave OF Bryan Reynolds two years, $13.5M

5) Rangers 10, Angels 5:
? As a pitcher, Shohei Ohtani is 5-5, 5.83 in 17 road starts; he is 8-2, 2.18 in 20 home starts.
? Rangers have scored 38 runs in six games, but they?re only 2-4.

4) Padres 12, Braves 1:
? Manny Machado went 5-6, scored four runs, knocked in two.
? Eric Hosmer went 4-5 with two doubles.
? Atlanta has given up 49 runs in eight games. Not good.

3) Dodgers 9, Reds 3:
? Dodgers led 3-0 in first inning, Reds tied game in 7th.
? Trea Turner?s opposite-field single put Dodgers ahead to stay in bottom of 8th.
? Will Smith?s 3-run homer provided some insurance.

2) Detroit Mercy star Antoine Davis entered the transfer portal this week; kid was #3 scorer in country last year, shooting 37.9% on the arc. Weird thing about this is that Davis? father is the Detroit Mercy coach; Titans were only 34-35 in Horizon games with the younger Davis playing, going to be lot harder to win without him.

1) I?m lucky in many ways, one of which is that the Baseball Hall of Fame is only 80 miles from my house; I?ve been there a few times, excellent place. Have been to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Ohio twice, in 2001/2017; if you get the chance to go to either/both of these places, you should. So much history, museums with fun stuff in them.

 

[Udog]

CLEVELAND is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) in home games after covering 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.

NEW ORLEANS are 15-1 Under (13.9 Units) as a road underdog of 6 points or less in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 15

NBA

Friday, April 15

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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Cleveland
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

New Orleans @ LA Clippers
New Orleans
New Orleans is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing LA Clippers
New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
LA Clippers is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games


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[Udog]

The Hawks are 8-2 ATS in their last ten games.
The Cavs' are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last six Hawks' games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last eight Cavs' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last ten matchups between Cleveland and Atlanta.
The Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups against Cleveland.


The Clippers are 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Clippers' games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last ten Pelicans' games.
The Pelicans are 6-1 ATS in their last seven matchups against the Clippers.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between the Pelicans and Clippers.

 

[Cnotes53]

[SUB]FRIDAY, APRIL 15
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ATL at CLE 07:30 PM
ATL -2.5
U 223.5
+500 +500

NO at LAC 10:00 PM
NO +4.0
U 215.5
+500 +500[/SUB]

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS.....................5-7-0.............41.66%...............-13.50



BEST BETS:

04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS.....................5-7-0..............41.66%..............-13.50


UPDATED ON 04/15/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Saturday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in batting average (minimum 15 AB?s):
.526? Ji-Man Choi, TB
.522? Owen Miller Clev
.464? Jose Ramirez, Clev
.455? Steven Kwan, Clev
.435? Nolan Arenado, StL
.429? Tim Anderson CWS/Ian Happ Cubs

Quote of the Day
?A lot of guys don?t get another chance, to start over where they?re really wanted. I was just happy to get away from a toxic situation and get somewhere new. Anywhere was going to be better, and I found the right place.?
South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler, who transferred out of Oklahoma this year

Saturday?s quiz
Where did Cooper Kupp play his college football?

Friday?s quiz
Jack McKeon, Jim Leyland are the managers who led the Marlins to their two World Series titles.

Thursday?s quiz
In the 2014 movie The Gambler, Mark Wahlberg plays a college professor with a serious gambling problem. John Goodman plays one of the three mobsters he owes a ton of money to.

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Saturday?s Den: Random baseball trivia??

13) Pitching has certainly changed a lot; from 1952-55, Robin Roberts started 154 games; he finished 118 of them, going 97-52 in those four seasons. 154 starts in four years is 38.5/year; most anyone would start now is probably 32 or so.

12) In his Hall of Fame career, Tony Gwynn was intentionally walked 203 times; he hit only 135 home runs.

11) Pretty sure I underestimated how productive Frank Thomas was in his career; seven years in a row, he walked 100+ times, scored 100+ runs, knocked in 100+ runs, hit .300+.

10) Mike Mussina took five no-hitters into the 8th inning, but never threw a no-hitter. Too bad he wasn?t around for the 7-inning games in doubleheaders couple years ago.

9) Ichiro Suzuki is the only player ever with 200+ singles in a season; he did it twice. Ichiro led the American League in singles ten years in a row.

8) There are seven father/son combinations in MLB history, where both father/son made an All-Star team and father/son played the same position.

7) Hall of Famer Larry Walker was a hockey goalie growing up in Canada; one of his teammates was NHL great Cam Neely. Walker has three brothers: Barry, Carey, Gary. His parents must have a good sense of humor.

6) Tris Speaker was a centerfielder who, in his career, pulled off six unassisted double plays. Not sure how an outfielder did that, but he did.

5) In 1947, Johnny Mize hit 51 homers, struck out only 42 times; I?m guessing he never heard of the term ?launch angle?.

4) Of all the players since 1961 who had 3,000+ plate appearances, these players had the best batting averages:
.338 Tony Gwynn
.331 Roberto Clemente
.328 Wade Boggs

3) In 2015, Max Scherzer came pretty close to Johnny Vander Meer territory; he threw a 1-hit shutout, giving up a 7th inning single. His next start, he threw a no-hitter, the only baserunner a hit batsman with two out in the 9th inning.

2) Remember Phil Niekro, the great knuckleball pitcher? Turns out one of his childhood friends was NBA great John Havlicek, who apparently wasn?t very good at catching knuckleballs.

1) Three guys who today might have been passed over in the amateur draft:
1,390th pick? Mike Piazza
574th pick? John Smoltz
511th pick? Ryne Sandberg

Going forward, amateur draft will only be 20 rounds; scouting becomes even more important now, to find the kids who fall through the cracks.

 

[Udog]

UTAH is 45-65 ATS (-26.5 Units) after playing a road game in the last 3 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 14-2 ATS (11.8 Units) revenging a road loss vs opponent in the current season.

TORONTO is 13-2 Under (10.8 Units) in road games after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the current season.

DENVER is 22-7 Over (14.3 Units) off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Saturday, April 16

NBA

Saturday, April 16

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Trend Report
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Utah @ Dallas
Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Utah's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah

Minnesota @ Memphis
Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Minnesota's last 17 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

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

Denver @ Golden State
Denver
Denver is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games on the road
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games


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The Jazz are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
The Mavericks are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the last 20 Jazz' games.
The Mavericks are 5-0 ATS in their last five matchups against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in six of the last seven Mavs' games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last seven matchups between Utah and Dallas.


The Wolves are 2-6 ATS in their last eight games.
The Grizzlies are 7-3-1 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Wolves' games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last five Grizzlies' games.
The Grizzlies are 8-2 ATS in their last ten matchups against Minnesota.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last eight matchups between Memphis and Minnesota.


The Raptors are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games.
The Raptors are 5-1 ATS in their last six matchups against Philadelphia.
The Sixers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Sixers' games.
The Sixers are 5-1 SU in their last six games.


The Nuggets are 6-12 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in nine of the last 13 Nuggets' games.
The Warriors are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 matchups against Denver.
The Warriors are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last seven Warriors' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight matchups between Golden State and Denver.

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

UTA at DAL 01:00 PM
DAL +5.5
U 208.5
+500 +500

MIN at MEM 03:30 PM
MEM -6.5
O 237.5
+500 +500

TOR at PHI 06:00 PM
TOR +4.5
O 216.5
+500 +500

DEN at GS 08:30 PM
DEN +6.5
U 223.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

04/16/2022...............3-5-0.............37.50%...............-12.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS...................8-12-0.............40.00%...............-26.00



BEST BETS:

04/16/2022...............1-5-0..............16.66%.............-22.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS...................6-12-0..............33.33%..............-36.00


UPDATED ON 04/16/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday?s 6-pack
Teams who have scored the most runs:
50? Oakland
48? Cleveland
46? NY Mets, Texas
45? Atlanta
43? San Diego
42? LA Dodgers, Colorado

Quote of the Day
?You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.?
Pat Riley

Sunday?s quiz
Who was the star of the 60?s TV comedy, The Flying Nun?

Saturday?s quiz
Cooper Kupp played his college football at I-AA Eastern Washington.

Friday?s quiz
Jack McKeon, Jim Leyland are the managers who led the Marlins to their two World Series titles.

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Sunday?s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

13) Bottom of 4th inning Friday night, Texas leads Angels 3-2; Rangers have bases loaded, one out and Corey Seager up. Angels have a relief pitcher in who they can?t take out; they freakin? give Seager an intentional walk, giving Texas another run. Next guy hit a sac fly, making score 5-2. People on Twitter were either astonished, furious or calling for Maddon?s ouster.

They walked a guy intentionally with the bases loaded in the 4th inning. It was April 15; if you think the pitcher has any ability, don?t you have to find out if he can get Seager out there? If he doesn?t have any ability, why is he in the game?

If you owned the Angels, would you give Maddon a call to see if he?s feeling OK? Angels won the game 9-6, but sometimes I think Maddon does weird things, just because he can.

12) NBA regular season scoring vs playoff scoring:
2017-18: 212.7 vs 208.9
2018-19: 222.4 vs 215.4
2019-20: 223.6 vs 219.1
2020-21: 224.2 vs 220.6

In the playoffs, playing 7-game series, teams are more familiar with each other; games are also more intense, more physical. Ergo, lower scoring games.

11) Is the key to winning the AL East beating up on the Orioles?
From 2020-22, teams? record vs Baltimore:
? Tampa Bay 27-5 (.844)
? Toronto 22-7 (.759)
? Boston 18-11 (.621)
? New York 19-12 (.613)

By the way, moving the fence back in leftfield has drastically changed Camden Yards; much less of a hitter?s park now. Baltimore has some promising pitching prospects coming up the chain in their farm system. Hard to develop young pitchers when you play in a bandbox.

10) Last time the Green Bay Packers drafted a RB, WR or TE in the first round? 2002.

Packers signed veteran WR Sammy Watkins this week; Watkins has started 10 games in a season twice in the last six years. Last year, he caught 27 balls for 394 yards for Baltimore.

9) Russell Wilson plays QB for the Broncos now; Quarterbacks make a boatload of $$$. Wilson and his wife just bought a $25M house in the Denver area, complete with a nine-car garage. You know you?re rich when you live in a house with a nine-car garage.

8) Orioles/Reds are only teams in the major leagues that haven?t scored in the first inning.

7) Minnesota Twins? pitcher Joe Ryan?s first seven MLB starts:
? 2.70 ERA
? 0.87 WHIP
? .176 batting average
? 41 K?s in 36.2 IP

6) Arizona P Zac Gallen is pretty good; he is the only pitcher I?ve ever seen go to an index card in his back pocket, while he?s on the mound. I?m guessing there are catcher?s signals on the card, or sign sequences, but I?ve never seen anyone else do it.

5) Louisville?s new basketball coach Kenny Payne has signed Nolan Smith, Danny Manning as assistants; his coaching staff might wind up being the best playing staff in the country.

4) Harold Varner III leads the PGA golf tournament in Hilton Head by a stroke; last 23 times a guy led by a stroke after three rounds, he only won the tournament twice. Since 2010, the %age is 30.2%.

3) Baseball stuff:
? Astros put closer Ryan Pressly on the IL
? Mariners put OF Mitch Haniger on the IL
? Orioles put P John Means on the IL
? Tigers put IF Javier Baez on the IL.

2) Friday afternoon, turned my TV on to watch some baseball, and the Extra Innings package is kaput. Nada. Nothing. Bupkus. Called DirecTV?s help desk; they said to be patient, the problem would be fixed later. They didn?t say how much later.

Five hours later, called them again; after waiting on hold for 50 minutes, I was going to unplug the receiver (again) but then the games suddenly appeared on my screen. Problem solved.

1) DirecTV?s help desk is in the Philippines, by the way.

 

[Udog]

ATLANTA is 10-39 ATS (-32.9 Units) in road games as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the last 3 seasons.

BOSTON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 2 seasons.

CHICAGO is 9-0 ATS (9 Units) in road games after 2 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 50% or higher over the last 2 seasons.

PHOENIX is 34-18 Over (14.2 Units) in home games after 1 or more consecutive unders in the last 3 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Sunday, April 17

NBA

Sunday, April 17

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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Miami
Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
Atlanta is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games
Miami
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

Brooklyn @ Boston
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Brooklyn

Chicago @ Milwaukee
Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games

New Orleans @ Phoenix
New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of New Orleans's last 12 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New Orleans


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[Udog]

The Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last five Heat' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven Hawks' games.
The Heat are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of the last seven matchups between Atlanta and Miami.
The Heat are 6-4 ATS in their last ten matchups against Atlanta.


The Nets are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games.
The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last seven Nets' games.
The total has gone OVER in ten of the last 12 Celtics' games.
The Nets are 13-5-1 ATS in their last 19 matchups against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last eight matchups between Brooklyn and Boston.


The Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
The Bucks are 2-4 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone OVER in six straight Bucks' games.
The total has gone OVER in five of the last six Bulls' games.
The Bucks are 5-2 ATS in their last seven matchups against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight matchups between the Bucks and Bulls.


The Pelicans are 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
The Suns are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last 11 Pelicans' games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last nine Suns' games.
The Suns are 4-1 ATS in their last five matchups against New Orleans.
The total has gone OVER in four of the last six matchups between Phoenix and New Orleans.

 

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SUNDAY, APRIL 17
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

ATL at MIA 01:00 PM
MIA -6.5
U 220.5
+500 +500

BK at BOS 03:30 PM
BOS -4.0
O 225.5
+500 +500

CHI at MIL 06:30 PM
MIL -10.5
U 229.5
+500 +500

NO at PHO 09:00 PM
PHO -10.5
O 223.5
+500 +500

 

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NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

Date .......................W-L-T.....................%...................Units

04/17/2022...............5-3-0.............62.50%...............+8.50
04/16/2022...............3-5-0.............37.50%...............-12.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0...........100.00%..............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS..................13-15-0.............46.42%...............-17.50



BEST BETS:

04/17/2022...............3-3-0..............50.00%.............- 1.50
04/16/2022...............1-5-0..............16.66%.............-22.50
04/15/2022...............4-0-0............100.00%.............+20.00
04/13/2022...............1-3-0.............25.00%...............-11.50
04/12/2022...............0-4-0...............0.00%...............-22.00


TOTALS...................9-15-0..............37.50%..............-37.50


UPDATED ON 04/17/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Monday?s 6-pack
Major league leaders in OPS (minimum 20 AB?s):
1.514? Arenado, StL
1.510? Miller, Clev
1.503? Suzuki, Cubs
1.477? Choi, TB
1.386? Ramirez, Clev
1.235? Olson, Atl

Quote of the Day
?Why didn?t we block that guy??
New Jersey Generals coach Mike Riley, miked during Saturday?s USFL game

Monday?s quiz
Burgess Meredith played Rocky Balboa?s manager in the first couple Rocky movies; what villain was he in the 60?s TV series Batman?

Sunday?s quiz
Sally Field was the star of the 60?s TV comedy, The Flying Nun. She is currently on HBO?s Winning Time, playing Dr Jerry Buss? mom.

Saturday?s quiz
Cooper Kupp played his college football at I-AA Eastern Washington.

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Monday?s Den: Thoughts on the USFL and other stuff??

Some thoughts on Week 1 of the USFL:

? The whole league is in Birmingham, which gives it a bush league kind of vibe. They need to let people in the stands for free, when the hometown Stallions aren?t playing. Looks like tickets only cost $10 and kids may get in for free. League needs people in the stands.

? The 1980?s USFL had top-flight talent; Jim Kelly, Reggie White, Steve Young and so on. This is different, it is like AAA football, but it is good football.

? Lightning delay around noon Sunday set the whole day back, since all three games were in the same ballpark.

? Quality of play has been good; they have good coaches. Mike Riley, Jeff Fisher, Todd Haley have all been head coaches in the NFL.

? Mike Pereira gives the league great credibility running the officiating end of things.

? First down measurements are done virtually, like tennis replays. No chain gangs in the USFL.

? Saturday night, TV analyst Brock Huard sat with the Generals? QB on the bench while he watched clips of his last series on a tablet. Access like that teaches you stuff.

? Teams need to carry three QB?s; Birmingham?s QB McGough got hurt Saturday night. What happens if the #2 QB gets hurt too?

? Having coaches/refs miked is a positive; can learn some football that way.

? Former Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was a disappointment in the booth; he didn?t say much.

Stallions 28, Generals 24:
? New Jersey?s kicker looked bad, missing two FG?s.
? Generals outgained Birmingham, 408-277.
? New Jersey ran ball for 222 yards.
? Birmingham scored game-winning TD with 0:29 left.

Gamblers 17, Panthers 12:
? Panthers? Hail Mary pass was caught on last play, but WR only got one foot down inbounds.
? Houston scored a TD on a 90-yard scoop/score off a QB sack/fumble.
? Gamblers won despite getting shut out in second half; they led 17-0 at the half.
? Michigan ran 79 plays for 363 yards; Houston 45 plays for 174 yards.

Breakers 23, Stars 17:
? Breakers scored their first TD on a pick-6, then blocked a punt for a safety.
? New Orleans outgained the Stars, 321-246
? Bryan Scott is the Stars? QB; he went to Occidental College, hardly a football power.
? Remember Jim Mora Sr the coach? His bridge to the NFL was coaching the Philadelphia Stars in the original USFL. Jim Mora Sr also went to college at Occidental.

Tampa Bay-Pittsburgh game was pushed back to Monday night because of the weather delays; seems like having a game on national TV every Monday would be a good idea, anyway.

Elsewhere in this world of ours???

? If I?m the Arizona Diamondbacks? hitting coach, I?m not sleeping too well; Arizona has scored 21 runs in nine games, somehow going 3-6 in those games.

? Then again, the big money Bronx Bombers have only scored 21 runs their last eight games; getting shut down by the Orioles in Baltimore this weekend is a red flag.

? Houston Astros utility guy Aledmys Diaz has already started games at six different positions.

? Animated cartoon star Daffy Duck turned 85 years old this week.

? QB JT Daniels started his college career at USC, then he transferred to Georgia, now he?s moved on to West Virginia. He was the Dawgs? backup last year when they won the national title. Curious to see how he does in Morgantown.

? Of the Miami Heat?s top 10 players in minutes played, only five of them were drafted, making them unique in NBA history. No team with that many undrafted players in their rotation has done as well as the Heat.

? Going forward, C JT Realmuto is expected to bat leadoff for the Phillies, which is unusual; don?t see lot of catchers leading off. Jason Kendall holds the single-season record for catchers, batting leadoff in 119 games in 2004.

? In his career, Anthony Rizzo has been hit by 182 pitches, which seems like a lot. Next-highest total among active players is Starling Marte (135). Hughie Jennings holds the all-time record (287); he played back around the turn of the 20th century.