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

[Cnotes53]

MAY NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................18-18-0.................50.00%................- 9.00


BEST BETS:

05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%.................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS................. 18-18-0.................50.00%................- 9.00


UPDATED ON 05/10/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Wednesday?s 6-pack
Odds to win Pac-12 football this fall:
2-1? USC
11-5? Oregon
5-1? Utah
17-2? Arizona State, UCLA
11-1? Washington
33-1? Washington State
40-1? Oregon State
66-1? California
80-1? Stanford
200-1? Colorado
500-1? Arizona

Quote of the Day
?Alex (Smith), by nature, though, was the greatest thing that ever happened to Pat Mahomes ? Alex let Patrick into his world without being forced (into) it ? So it worked out (perfectly). I didn?t have to say a whole lot other than, ?You go play and go win games, let?s go win a championship, and do the best you possibly can do at the quarterback position.'?
Andy Reid

Wednesday?s quiz
How many NBA titles did Phil Jackson win as a head coach?

Tuesday?s quiz
Paul Silas was Lebron James? first coach in the NBA, with Cleveland in 2003-04.

Monday?s quiz
In the movie Runaway Jury, Dustin Hoffman plays the winning lawyer in the big case.

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

13) Watching Winning Time on HBO the last couple months, the story of the 1980?s Lakers, got me to thinking about how the franchise is run? it isn?t a normal pro sports franchise, which you can see from how Dr Jerry Buss ran things. His daughter Jeannie is now in charge, and she does things pretty much the same way.

Lakers won the NBA title two years ago, but they were 33-49 this year, with the league?s 4th-highest payroll. This was the Lakers? 7th losing season the last nine years, and now there are rumblings that Phil Jackson/Earvin Johnson are back involved with the team as consultants.

Curious to see where they turn for a new head coach.

12) When Pittsburgh beat the Dodgers Monday night, they ended a 16-game losing streak against Los Angeles, a streak that went back four years.

It was also the first win by a Pirate starting pitcher (Jose Quintana) this season, in their 28th game, the longest-such drought to begin a season in big league history (previous record was 21).

It was also Quintana?s first win in his last 21 starts.

11) Sounds like Broncos at Rams is the 4:30 game on Christmas Day; this will be the first time the NFL goes with three games on Christmas. Schedule comes out Thursday night.

10) RB Sony Michel, who helped the Rams win a Super Bowl three short months ago, signed with the Miami Dolphins this week.

9) Heat 120, 76ers 85:
? Miami led by 12 at half, outscored 76ers 39-19 in 4th quarter.
? Sixers? bench shot 10-32 from floor.
? Seven Miami players scored in double figures.
? Heat leads series, 3-2

8) Suns 110, Mavericks 80:
? Phoenix outscored Dallas 33-14 in 4th quarter.
? Mavericks had two starters who didn?t score a point.
? Suns had eight different guys who were +10 or better.

7) This was posted on Twitter by James Smyth; active players with the most career home runs, who don?t have a walk-off homer:
269? JD Martinez
199? Eugenio Suarez
172? Yadier Molina
171? Brendan Belt

6) Angels 12, Rays 0:
? Reid Detmers throws a no-hitter in his 11th big league start.
? Detmers walked one guy, struck out two, threw 108 pitches.
? Last two nights, Angels outscored Tampa Bay 23-3.

5) December 11 in Brooklyn, there will be a college basketball twinbill at Barclays Center; St Bonaventure-Iona, UMass-Hofstra. Not a bad card.

4) 44 prospects were invited to the NBA?s G-League camp; I?m not sure if people know how really difficult it to make to an NBA roster. You have to be GREAT at something (shooting is always marketable); going to NBA Summer League a few times, you see guys who were really good college players who have trouble getting significant minutes at the next level.

3) Former Ohio State QB Cardale Jones signed with the Edmonton Elks of the CFL; Jones played one game in the NFL, for Buffalo against the Jets, the last week in 2016.

2) Chris Flexen has started six games on the mound for the Mariners this season; Seattle was shut out in four of the six games, scored only one run in a fifth game. Not good.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: San Diego, San Francisco, St Louis
AL: Bronx, Twins, Angels. Wild Cards: Houston, Tampa Bay, Toronto

 

[Udog]

BOSTON is 37-21 ATS (13.9 Units) after 2+ road games in the last 3 seasons.

MEMPHIS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) as a home underdog of 6 points or less in the current season.




NBA
Dunkel

Wednesday, May 11

NBA

Wednesday, May 11

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Boston
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Boston is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games

Golden State @ Memphis
Golden State
Golden State is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Golden State
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State


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The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last nine Bucks' games.
The Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last seven games.
The Bucks are 5-2 SU in their last seven games.
The total has gone UNDER in five of the last seven Celtics' games.
The Bucks are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 matchups against Boston.
The total has gone OVER in nine of the last 13 matchups between Boston and Milwaukee.


The Warriors are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
The Grizzlies are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
The total has gone OVER in seven of the last ten Warriors' games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Grizzlies' games.
The Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last six matchups against Golden State.
The total has gone UNDER in ten of the last 15 matchups between Memphis and Golden State.

 

[Cnotes53]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIL at BOS 07:00 PM
MIL +5.5
O 214.5
+500 +500

GS at MEM 09:30 PM
GS -4.0
U 218.0
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MAY NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................20-20-0.................50.00%................-10.00


BEST BETS:

05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%.................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS................. 20-20-0.................50.00%................-10.00


UPDATED ON 05/11/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Thursday?s 6-pack
Odds to win ACC football this fall:
2-3? Clemson
5-1? Miami
9-1? Pittsburgh
10-1? NC State
11-1? North Carolina
20-1? Wake Forest
33-1? Florida State, Virginia
40-1? Boston College
66-1? Louisville
80-1? Virginia Tech
125-1? Georgia Tech
150-1? Syracuse
500-1? Duke

Quote of the Day
?Remember one thing; don?t mess up happy.?
Jay Wright, giving a friend career advice

Thursday?s quiz
What was the name of the ballpark the Dodgers played in when they were based in Brooklyn, before they moved to Los Angeles?

Wednesday?s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach.

Tuesday?s quiz
Paul Silas was Lebron James? first coach in the NBA, with Cleveland in 2003-04.

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Thursday?s Den: USFL notes, and other stuff??.

After this week, USFL regular season will be half over.

Birmingham Stallions (4-0)
? Trailed at halftime in three of four games
? Outscored opponents 62-27 in second half.
? 4-0 against spread

Houston Gamblers (1-3)
? Lost last three games.
? Led all four games at halftime
? Last three games went over total
? Outscored 58-16 in second half.

Michigan Panthers (1-3)
? Last two weeks, threw for 65-51 yards.
? Last two weeks, ran for 244-250 yards.
? Three of four games stayed under total
? Losses are by 1-4-5 points.

New Jersey Generals (3-1)
? Won last three games, giving up 6-16-13 points.
? Have only one takeaway, none in last three games.
? Allowed only 268 RY in four games (67/game)

New Orleans Breakers (3-1)
? Last two games, were minus-6 in turnovers (1-7)
? Three of four games stayed under total
? Outgained Houston last week, 523-155, won only 23-16

Philadelphia Stars (2-2)
? Last two weeks, gave up 269-250 rushing yards.
? Gave up 23+ points in all four games.
? Have been outgained in every game.

Pittsburgh Maulers (0-4)
? Only winless team; they?re 1-2-1 ATS.
? Outscored 34-13 in second half of games.
? Gained 256 or less yards in three of four games.
? All four losses are by 7+ points.

Tampa Bay Bandits (2-2)
? Have been outscored 28-13 in second half of games.
? Were held scoreless in 2nd half in three of four games.
? Three of four games stayed under total.
? Minus-6 in turnovers (1-7)

Elsewhere in the world???
? In my next life, I want to sell hockey jerseys in Canada; watching the Dallas-Calgary game last night, had to be 80-90% of the fans were wearing Flames jerseys, the real ones.

? Seven of first eight 1st-round playoff series are going to a sixth game, good news for the NHL?s accountants. Colorado Avalanche are only team that has advanced to the second round.

? When the Angels beat Tampa Bay 12-0 Tuesday, Rays used a position player to pitch the bottom of the 8th, so Angels? 3B Anthony Rendon batted lefty, for the first time in his ten major league seasons. 4,528 plate appearances, all right-handed.

He hit a home run to right-center, a fairly long one. Batting lefty.

? Wednesday?s Cleveland-Chicago game was postponed; Guardians have COVID issues.

? Christian Yelich hit for the cycle Wednesday for the third time in his career; all three came against Cincinnati. Yelich is the 6th major league to hit for the cycle three times- the others:

Bob Meusel, Babe Herman, John Reilly, Adrian Beltre, Trea Turner

? I?m getting whacked in fantasy baseball this week; other team has Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani? good team.

Trout has been traded twice in our league; who trades Mike Trout?

? Since 2000, Clemson has had 11 WR?s drafted by the NFL, more than any other school; Alabama, LSU, Ohio State are next on that list, with 10 each.

? RIP Bob Lanier, 73 who passed away this week.

Lanier played 14 years in the NBA, making eight All Star Games; he led St Bonaventure to the 1970 Final Four, but he got hurt at the end of the East Region final and never played in the Final Four. He got hurt in a collision with Villanova G Chris Ford, who would later be his teammate with the Detroit Pistons.

Lanier scored 20,492 points in his career; the Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks and St Bonaventure all retired his number. He was a great ballplayer. RIP, sir.

? Braves 5, Red Sox 3? Orlando Arcia hit a walk-off homer, giving Atlanta its first walk-off win this season. Red Sox are 11-20 and in last place in AL East.

? Reds 14, Brewers 11? Cincinnati is 4-2 in its last six games, after a 3-22 start.

? Marlins 11, Arizona 3? Miami blew 3-1 lead in 8th inning, then scored eight runs in top of the ninth. Alcantara allowed only one run in seven IP for Miami, but didn?t get the win.

? Rays 4, Angels 2 (10)? Taylor Ward tied game with 8th inning homer, but Tampa scored twice in 10th inning to salvage a game in this 3-game series.

? Houston-Minnesota game was suspended in 4th inning because of cruddy weather; game will resume this afternoon, followed by the regularly scheduled game.

Bucks 110, Celtics 107:
? Milwaukee ended game on a 31-17 run.
? Giannis scored 40 points, grabbed 11 rebounds.
? Celtics bench shot 11-13 from floor, was a combined +18.
? Bucks lead series, 3-2

Grizzlies 134, Warriors 95:
? Spineless effort by Golden State; they were down 52 after three quarters.
? Memphis made 18 of 41 3-pointers.
? Golden State still leads series, 3-2

 

[Udog]

PHILADELPHIA is 56-37 Under (15.3 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=108 points/game in the last 3 seasons.

DALLAS are 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) off a road blowout loss of 20 points or more over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Thursday, May 12

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Thursday, May 12

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Trend Report
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Miami @ Philadelphia
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 10 games
Miami is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Miami

Phoenix @ Dallas
Phoenix
Phoenix is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Dallas
Dallas is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Dallas is 9-1-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home


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The Sixers are 7-1 SU in their last eight home games.
The Heat are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last ten Sixers' games.
The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last ten Heat' games.
The Sixers are 5-1 SU in their last six home games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in seven of the last ten matchups between the Heat and Sixers.


The Mavericks are 7-3 ATS in their last ten games.
The Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of the last eight Mavericks' games.
The Suns are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 matchups against Dallas.
The Mavericks are 10-1 SU in their last 11 home games.
The total has gone UNDER in nine of the last 13 matchups between Dallas and Phoenix.

 

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, MAY 12
Game Time(ET) Pick Units

MIA at PHI 07:00 PM
PHI -2.0
U 207.0
+500 +500

PHO at DAL 09:30 PM
DAL +2.0
O 211.5
+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MAY NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................22-22-0.................50.00%................-11.00


BEST BETS:

05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%.................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS................. 22-22-0.................50.00%................-11.00


UPDATED ON 05/12/2022

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday?s 6-pack

? Heat 99, 76ers 90? Miami wins series, 4-2.
? Mavericks 113, Suns 86? Game 7 is Sunday.
? Raiders acquired QB Jarrett Stidham from New England, for 7th round pick
? Bryce Harper has a torn UCL in his elbow; can?t throw, but he can hit.
? Reds 4, Pirates 0? Cincinnati won five of seven after a 3-22 start.
? Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 3, OT? Lightning force Game 7 Saturday in Toronto.

Fortune Cookie Wisdom of the Day
?Try to live one block at a time.?

Friday?s quiz
Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for which team?

Thursday?s quiz
Dodgers played in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, before they moved to Los Angeles.

Wednesday?s quiz
Phil Jackson won 11 NBA titles as a head coach.

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Friday?s Den: Thoughts on the NFC schedules

? Week 1 starts on a Thursday with Buffalo visiting the Super Bowl champion Rams; it ends on Monday, with Seattle visiting old friend Russell Wilson in Denver.

Matthew Stafford?s brother-in-law is an assistant coach with Buffalo.

? Six divisional games in Week 1, which seems like more than usual:
Saints-Falcons
Steelers-Bengals
Colts-Texans
Patriots-Dolphins
Raiders-Chargers
Packers-Vikings

? Thanksgiving games:
Buffalo @ Detroit, Giants @ Dallas, New England @ Minnesota.

Byes seem to be later than in previous seasons.

Here are some notes for each team?s schedule.

NFC teams:

Arizona
? Play only four games outdoors this season; 13 dome games.
? Cold weather game in Week 15, at Denver.
? Don?t leave home in Weeks 11-14; three home games and a bye
? Bye is in Week 13
? Three of their last four games are on road.

Atlanta
? Week 10 Thursday game vs Carolina is only night game for either team.
? Falcons-Panthers play in weeks 8-10.
? Weeks 2-3 they?ll be on west coast, visiting Rams/Seattle.
? Bye is in Week 14
? NFL isn?t expecting much from them; 16 games at 1:00 local time.

Carolina
? Week 1 vs Cleveland; which team will Baker Mayfield be on?
? Four of their first five games are at home.
? Bye is in Week 13.
? Week 10 Thursday game vs Carolina is only night game for either team.
? They?re on road three weeks in row (Weeks 3-5).

Chicago
? Have three night games in first seven weeks (Wks 2-6-7)
? Visit New Jersey twice (Week 4 vs Giants, Week 12 vs Jets)
? Bye is in Week 14
? Weeks 13-16, they?ve got three home games and a bye.
? Play four road games in domed stadiums.

Dallas
? Mike McCarthy visits his old team/Lambeau Field in Week 10
? Three of their last four games are on road.
? Dallas is at home three of first four games.
? They?re also at home in Weeks 12-14.
? Bye week is Week 9

Detroit
? 17 games scheduled at 1:00; not a lot of faith there.
? Thanksgiving game is against Buffalo.
? Bye week is Week 6, pretty early.
? Have cold weather games at Jets (Week 15), Packers (Week 18)
? Are at home Weeks 12-14.

Green Bay
? Play Giants in London in Week 5
? Don?t have bye the next week; they host Jets instead.
? After Jet game, they?re on road more three weeks in row.
? Have five primetime games, only five 1:00 games.
? Their bye week is Week 14.

Rams
? Open season against Buffalo at home on a Thursday.
? Have 10 games at SoFi; Charger game January 1 is an away game.
? Have only one 1;00 game, Week 11 in New Orleans.
? Bye week is Week 7, earlier than you?d expect.
? December 19 Monday night game in Green Bay is genius scheduling.

Minnesota
? Close with two cold weather games, at Green Bay, at Chicago.
? Play four of their first five games at home.
? Week 9 at Washington; Kirk Cousins against his old team.
? Bye week is Week 7.
? Week 5, they play Saints in England, then host Chicago in Week 6. In past, almost all the teams that played overseas had bye week the next week.

NJ Giants
? Open season at Tennessee; their next true road game is Week 7 at Jaguars.
? Week 5 they play Green Bay in London.
? All four games vs Washington/Philly are after December 1st.
? Both games vs Dallas are on national TV, as usual.
? Bye week is Week 9.

New Orleans
? Weeks 1-3, they play their three NFC South rivals.
? Week 4, they play the Vikings in London.
? Bye week isn?t Week 14.
? Week 8 they play Raiders, the team Dennis Allen used to coach.
? Have cold weather games in Cleveland (Week 16), Philly (Week 17)

Philadelphia
? They?re on road three weeks in row, Weeks 14-16
? Visit Indianapolis in Week 11, Nick Sirianni?s old stomping grounds.
? Play old friend Carson Wentz/Commanders in Week 3-10.
? Bye week is in Week 7.
? Have five road games in domed stadiums.

San Francisco
? Visit Rams October 30; their next true road game is December 15.
? Play the Cardinals in Mexico City November 21.
? Weeks 5-6, they visit Carolina/Atlanta, will probably stay east the whole time.
? Bye week is in Week 9.
? Play five primetime games, one vs each NFC West rival.

Seattle
? Visit old friend Russell Wilson in Denver in Week 1, on Monday night.
? Play four of their last five games at home.
? Play Buccaneers in Germany in Week 10.
? Their bye week is in Week 11.
? Travel 29,125 miles this season, most of any team.

Tampa Bay
? Open with dome games (Cowboys/Saints) in Weeks 1-2.
? Play at home in Weeks 3-5.
? Play five primetime games, three at home.
? Bye week is Week 11, after the game in Germany.
? November 27 in Cleveland could be a cold weather game.

Washington
? Both primetime games are on road, at Bears/Eagles.
? Three of their last four games are at home.
? Their bye week is in Week 14.
? Carson Wentz plays Eagles twice (weeks 3-10), visits Colts in Week 8.
? Play four road games in domed stadiums.

I?ll have thoughts on the AFC schedules tomorrow.

 

[Udog]

MILWAUKEE is 13-29 ATS (-18.9 Units) after 3 straight games outrebounding opponent by 5 or more in the last 3 seasons.

GOLDEN STATE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a road favorite over the last 2 seasons.




NBA
Dunkel

Friday, May 13

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Friday, May 13

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Trend Report
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Boston @ Milwaukee
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Milwaukee is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Boston

Memphis @ Golden State
Memphis
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Golden State
Memphis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Golden State is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games


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The total has gone UNDER in eight of the last ten Bucks' games.
The Celtics are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
The Bucks are 1-7 ATS in their last eight home games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of the last 20 Celtics' games.
The Bucks are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 matchups against Boston.
The Bucks are 6-2 SU in their last eight games.
The total has gone OVER in ten of the last 14 matchups between Boston and Milwaukee.


The Warriors are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games.
The Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
The total has gone OVER in eight of the last 11 Warriors' games.
The Grizzlies are 2-5 SU in their last seven road games.
The Warriors are 15-5 SU in their last 20 home games against Memphis.
The Grizzlies are 6-1 ATS in their last seven matchups against Golden State.

 

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MAY NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

05/13/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................24-24-0.................50.00%................-12.00


BEST BETS:

05/13/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%.................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS................. 24-24-0.................50.00%................-12.00


UPDATED ON 05/13/2022

 

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Sunday’s 6-pack

Major league leaders in on-base %age (minimum 80 ABs):

.505— Taylor Ward, LAA

.439— Manny Machado, SD

.438— Mike Trout, LAA

.427— Eric Hosmer, SD

.426— Josh Bell, Wash

.414— Brandon Nimmo, NYM


Quote of the Day

“Obviously my name’s an attention-grabber and people like to do headlines with it, but I like to show people with my play that I can back it up. I have done that, I’m going to continue to do that as well, and give them a reason to remember my name.”

Oklahoma QB recruit General Booty, expected to be a backup this fall. That is his real name.


Sunday’s quiz

In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. Which one of those teams went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years?


Saturday’s quiz

Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.


Friday’s quiz

Phil Jackson won two NBA championship rings as a player for the Knicks, in 1970, 1973.


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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….

— NFL Week 1 pointspreads:

Buffalo @ Rams (-1)

San Francisco (-6) @ Chicago

New England @ Miami (-3)

New Orleans (-3) @ Atlanta




Baltimore (-4) @ NJ Jets

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (-6)

Cleveland (-4.5) @ Carolina

Philadelphia (-3.5) @ Detroit


Indianapolis (-7.5) @ Houston

Jacksonville @ Washington (-4.5)

Kansas City (-3) @ Arizona

Green Bay (-1.5) @ Minnesota


LA Chargers (-4) @ Las Vegas

NJ Giants @ Tennessee (-6.5)

Tampa Bay (-2.5) @ Dallas

Denver (-3.5) @ Seattle

— Chicago Bears don’t have a road game in December; three home games and a bye.

— As if they don’t have enough problems, Houston Texans are only team that plays three games against teams that are coming off their bye week.

— Washington Commanders have an odd three-week stretch:

Week 13— @ Giants

Week 14— bye week

Week 15— vs Giants at home

Not often an NFL team plays consecutive games against the same team.

All 32 NFL teams play at least one game on a Thursday this season.

This coming season in college football:

— 66 teams have a new offensive coordinator

— 56 teams have a new defensive coordinator


Over half the I-A teams in the country have a new offensive coordinator.

— USC’s football team poached six transfers who play defense; Trojans allowed 31.8 ppg last season, which is why they changed coaches in the offseason, and why they added experienced players to try and fill some gaps.

— All told this weekend, there are seven Game 7’s in NBA/NHL playoffs.

— Toronto Maple Leafs are the first team in MLB/NBA/NHL history to lose a winner-take-all game in the opening round of the playoffs five years in a row.

In baseball………

— Phillies 8, Dodgers 3— Philly won first three games in this series, scoring 29 runs. Coming into the series, Phillies were 14-17, but they sure can score some runs.

Thursday/Friday, Phillies became the first team ever (home or visitor) to allow 7+ runs in back-to-back games at Dodger Stadium yet win both games.

— NL East standings:

Mets 23-12

Phillies 17-17

Braves 16-18

Marlins 15-18

Nationals 12-23

— Mets catcher James McCann has a wrist injury, is out for six weeks.

NL West standings:

Dodgers 20-11

Padres 21-13

Giants 20-13

Diamondbacks 18-16

Rockies 17-16

— Red Sox are 2-9 this season in games where game-winning run scored from 7th inning on.

— Braves 6, Padres 5— San Diego scored four runs in top of 8th to take 5-2 lead, then Atlanta scored four runs in bottom of 8th to win the game.

— A’s 4, Angels 3— Luis Barrera of the A’s is the second player in MLB history whose first career HR was a walkoff HR with his team trailing by more than one run and down to its last out.

The other was Hank Severeid for the St. Louis Browns on April 17, 1915. 1915!!!!

Couple nights ago around 4am, I stumbled across an old movie I had never seen: The Gong Show Movie.

Back around 1980 or so, there was a daytime game show, The Gong Show; it was American Idol on quaaludes— five or six contestants would perform, but very few of them had actual talent.

There were three celebrity judges; if one of them hit the gong before your act was over, you had to leave. If you made it to the end, you would get scored by the judges and there was a winner for each show. Can’t remember what they got, but it wasn’t much.

The host was Chuck Barris, who created the Dating Game and put the Newlywed Game on ABC also; he was a TV genius, but he was a little…….quirky. As host of The Gong Show, he was in a world of his own, dancing during acts, misreading cue cards. It was bizarre at times.

They had this guy, The Unknown Comic, who would come on stage couple times a week and tell jokes; he always had a paper bag over his head. Occasionally his jokes would have to be bleeped out; they were off-color.

Another guy was Gene Gene the Dancing Machine; he would come on stage and just start dancing until they were to a commercial, for no apparent reason.

The Gong Show TV show was awesome, it was great fun. 20-year old me loved it. The movie didn’t have as many censors; it also wasn’t as funny, but I did laugh several times. It was like catching up with an old friend, a friend who often made you shake your head in disbelief.

 

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PHOENIX is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a favorite in the current season.

MILWAUKEE is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games when playing 6 or less games in 14 days in the current season.




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Sunday, May 15

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Sunday, May 15

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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Boston
Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 11 games

• Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Boston
Boston is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee

• Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

Dallas @ Phoenix
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games when playing Phoenix

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games

Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Dallas

• Phoenix is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home

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• The total has gone UNDER in nine of the last 11 Bucks' games.
• The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last five games.
• The Bucks are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.
• The total has gone UNDER in six of the last nine Celtics' games.
• The Bucks are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 matchups against Boston.
• The total has gone OVER in ten of the last 15 matchups between Boston and Milwaukee.

• The Mavericks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games.
• The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.
• The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Suns' games.
• The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five Mavericks' games.
• The Suns are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 matchups against Dallas.
• The Mavericks are 0-8 SU in their last eight road games against Phoenix.
• The total has gone UNDER in four of the last five matchups between Dallas and Phoenix.

 

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SUNDAY, MAY 15

MIL at BOS	03:30 PM	BOS -5.0 U 206.0	+500 +500
DAL at PHO	08:00 PM	DAL +6.5 U 205.0	+500 +500

 

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MAY NBA PLAYOFFS BEST BETS & OPINIONS

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

05/15/2022...............3-1-0...............75.00%.................+9.50
05/13/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................27-25-0.................51.92%................+2.50


BEST BETS:

05/15/2022...............3-1-0...............75.00%.................+9.50
05/13/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/12/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/11/2022...............2-2-0...............50.00%..................-1.00
05/10/2022...............1-3-0...............25.00%................-11.50
05/09/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%.................-1.00
05/08/2022...............3-1-0................75.00%.................+9.50
05/07/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/06/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/04/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/03/2022...............2-2-0................50.00%..................-1.00
05/02/2022...............4-0-0...............100.00%...............+20.00
05/01/2022...............0-4-0............... 00.00%.................-22.00

TOTALS.................27-25-0.................51.92%................+2.50


UPDATED ON 05/15/2022

 

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Monday’s 6-pack
Odds to win the PGA Championship this week:
12-1— Scheffler, Morikawa, Rahm
14-1— McIlroy, Thomas
16-1— Dustin Johnson, Cam Smith
18-1— Cantlay, Koepka
20-1— Hovland, Spieth
25-1— Xander Schauffele

Quote of the Day
“Despite speculation from media about my future this fall, I’m currently undecided. I may work for NBC, I may play football again, I may focus on business and philanthropy, I may train for the pickleball tour, senior golf tour, coach my kids or all of the above. I’ll let you know.”
Drew Brees

Monday’s quiz
Where did Drew Brees play his college football?

Sunday’s quiz
In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. St Louis Blues went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years those six new teams shared the same division.

Saturday’s quiz
Pat Riley won four titles in nine years coaching the Lakers; Mike Dunleavy replaced Riley as the Lakers’ coach.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Sunday

13) Pirates 1, Reds 0— Pittsburgh won the game, but didn’t get a hit; they’re 6th team since 1901 to win despite not getting any hits- it last happened in 2008, when Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels held the Dodgers hitless, but lost anyway.

Cincinnati is 9-26; things aren’t going well for them.

Hunter Greene threw 118 pitches Sunday, the most by any pitcher in a game this season. Coming into Sunday, Greene was 0-5, 8.57 in his previous five starts. He doesn’t give up a hit in 7.1 IP here, and they still lose.

12) Saturday/Sunday, there were seven Game 7’s, between NHL/NBA playoffs; I’m a believer that the NHL playoffs are better than the NBA version. Basketball doesn’t need seven games for each series— too many games. By the 7th game, everyone knows everyone’s plays and the games are uglier than normal games.

Playoff hockey is tremendous, where a hot goalie can keep an underdog in the hunt, and one odd bounce of the puck can send the favorite home unhappy.

11) Calgary 3, Dallas 2 OT— Flames outshot Dallas 67-28, but Stars’ goalie Jake Oettinger was just awesome in goal, keeping his team afloat until Calgary finally scored 15:09 into overtime.

Flames will now play their arch-rival Edmonton in playoffs for first time since 1991; this also guarantees a Canadian franchise will be in the NHL’s Final Four. Last time a Canadian team won the Stanley Cup was 1993, when Montreal won.

10) Rangers 4, Penguins 3 OT— New York rallies back from down three games to one, scoring at 4:46 of OT to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

For Pittsburgh, it is the fourth year in a row they lost in first round of playoffs. Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2016, 2017, the 4th and 5th times they’ve won the title.

9) In this round of the NBA playoffs, only five of 26 games were decided by less than seven points; the series were mostly close, but the games weren’t much fun to watch- the Memphis-Golden State series was mostly an exception.

Suns were down 57-27 at HALFTIME Sunday night; at home!!! How does that happen?

On to Week 5 of the USFL:
8) Tampa Bay 27, Michigan 20:
— Michigan outgained Bandits 407-273, but were minus-2 in turnovers.
— Michigan QB Patterson threw for 304 yards.
— Jeff Fisher’s Panthers start the season 1-4.

7) New Jersey 27, New Orleans 17:
— Generals averaged 6.1 yards/play, outgained New Orleans 401-270.
— Breakers completed only 15-36 passes, threw two picks.
— 4-1 New Jersey leads the North Division.

6) Birmingham 30, Philadelphia 17:
— Hometown Stallions are 5-0; they trailed in 2nd half of every game.
— Switch to QB Smith provided spark for Stallions; he threw for 203 yards.
— Birmingham ran 75 plays, Stars ran only 49.

5) Pittsburgh 21, Houston 20:
— Maulers threw a 9-yard TD pass as time expired for the game-winning TD.
— QB Vad Lee came off bench to throw for 170 yards, two TD’s.
— Both teams are now 1-4.

4) Not many people had heard of Vad Lee before Sunday; his given name is Lavaedeay Monlique “Vad” Lee. He started at Georgia Tech in 2013, but transferred to I-AA James Madison after that season and played there for two years. He played three games for Saskatchewan in the CFL in 2016, and then his career pretty much came to a halt. He played in the Spring League for couple of years, but now, at age 29, he is kind of in the limelight for the first time.

3) Drew Brees is apparently out at NBC after one season as a studio analyst; now he is making noise about playing again. I’m sure Roger Goodell is thrilled that a guy who has been doing TV ads for a gambling app is talking about playing ball again.

Chances are probably better that Brees winds up doing TV on FOX.

2) Dodgers 5, Phillies 4— Gavin Lux walked it off with a 2-run double in ninth inning as LA avoided a 4-game sweep by the Phillies, who gave torrid slugger Bryce Harper the day off.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL— Mets, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Padres, Giants, Cardinals.
AL— New York, Twins, Astros. Wild Cards: Angels, Rays, Blue Jays

 

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Armadillo Sports


Tuesday’s 6-pack

Leading scorers in the NBA playoffs:

31.7— Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milw

31.5— Luke Doncic, Dal

31.0— Nikola Jokic, Den

28.7— Jimmy Butler, Mia

28.3— Jayson Tatum, Bos

27.1— Ja Morant, Mem

Quote of the Day

“I found his comments to be extremely strange. There’s the letter, and you were doing it, too. You were there dude. What are you talking about? If I was one of the teams, and I knew our team was doing it [cheating], I’d keep my mouth shut and just go about our business. But listen, I can only control what’s going on here. I can’t control what the other guys do.”

Astros’ owner Jim Crane

Tuesday’s quiz

Who was the Minnesota Vikings’ coach when they won four NFC titles in the 60’s/70’s?

Monday’s quiz

Drew Brees played his college football at Purdue.

Sunday’s quiz

In 1967, the NHL expanded from six to 12 teams; the six new teams were all in the same division. St Louis Blues went 0-12 in the Stanley Cup finals the first three years those six new teams shared the same division.


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