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CNOTES 2022-2023 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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Wednesday’s 6-pack
NBA’s worst teams against the spread this year:
30-49-3— Dallas, Miami
32-46-4— San Antonio
36-45-1— Atlanta, Houston
37-42-3— Detroit, Memphis, Washington
39-43— Golden State
38-42-2— Charlotte
Quote of the Day
“You’re a goddamn quarterback!!! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, from Any Given Sunday
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, what semi-famous actress plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns?
Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.
Monday’s quiz
2015-16 Golden State Warriors went 73-9, the most regular season wins in one season.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
— We were talking about Ted Williams at lunch Tuesday; the guy’s record was amazing. He had a career on-base %age of .482, a tremendous number.
From 1941-49, Williams led the league in walks six times; in the other three years, he didn’t play, he was flying combat missions in World War II. In his career, Williams had 2,654 hits and walked 2,021 times. His last year in the majors, at age 41, he hit .316. Excellent.
— Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2
Rays are 11-0, best start by a big league team since the ’87 Brewers started out 13-0. Those Brewers wound up 91-71 and finished third in their division.
— I switched my TV system from DirecTV to YouTube TV because YouTube has the NFL Sunday Ticket now. Tuesday, they announced what it will cost me.
Last year, the Sunday Ticket was $290; this year………
If you subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $349, but only $249 if you pay by June 6.
$289 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
If you don’t subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $449, but $349 if you pay by June 6.
$389 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
So I will actually save $41 this year. Good for me.
— Marlins 8, Phillies 4— Luis Arraez is the first Marlins player to hit for the cycle; I’d be more enthusiastic about it if he wasn’t playing against my fantasy team this week.
— Padres’ reliever Brent Honeywell is the nephew of Mike Marshall, who was a really good reliever for the Dodgers in the early 70’s. Marshall appeared in 263 games from 1972-74; he threw 208 innings in 1974, and he didn’t start any games.
— Cardinals 9, Rockies 6— Colorado led 6-2 after six innings, but St Louis scored seven runs in three innings against the Rockies’ bullpen. Nolan Arenado knocked in three runs against his old team.
— Orioles 12, A’s 8— Ryan Mountcastle went 3-4, knocked in nine runs; Orioles rallied from a 7-2 deficit against woeful Oakland, which has lost six games in a row.
— Brewers 7, Arizona 1— Game was scoreless after six innings; Burnes threw 8 shutout innings, allowing only three baserunners.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 0— Season is 12 days old; Mets and Dodgers are both 6-6, Cardinals are in last place. Small sample size, but a slow start for some of the league’s favorites.
— Rangers 8, Royals 5 (10)— Jonah Heim hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning; Texas lost Corey Seager to a hamstring injury, but they won this game and lead the AL West at 7-4.
— Angels 2, Washington 0— Ohtani threw seven shutout innings, allowing one hit.
— Cubs 14, Mariners 9— Seattle is off to a slow 4-8 start, 1-4 in one-run games; the last two years combined, Mariners were 67-41 in one-run games.
— Baseball injury stuff:
Milwaukee P Brandon Woodruff goes on the IL with shoulder inflammation
Texas SS Corey Seager left Tuesday’s game with a hamstring injury.
White Sox SS Tim Anderson is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained knee.
— In the NHL, the team with the best regular season record wins the President’s Cup; over the last 35 years, only 8 of 35 President’s Cup winners have also won the Stanley Cup— last team that did it was the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks.
— Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes are bringing the NHL to Australia next fall; they’re going to play a couple of preseason games there.
— Hawks 116, Heat 105— Atlanta led 65-50 at halftime, gets a road play-in win, after a 41-41 regular season. Hawks’ four subs who played were a combined +28.
Hawks move on to a first round series with Boston; the Heat will play winner of the Toronto-Chicago game Friday for the #8 spot in the East.
— Lakers 108, Minnesota 102 OT— Minnesota led 60-49 at halftime, then they scored a combined 16 points in the 4th quarter/overtime. Lakers advance to play Memphis in a series that starts on Sunday.
Timberwolves will play the Pelicans-Thunder winner on Friday night; winner of that game will play #1-seed Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
Wednesday’s 6-pack
NBA’s worst teams against the spread this year:
30-49-3— Dallas, Miami
32-46-4— San Antonio
36-45-1— Atlanta, Houston
37-42-3— Detroit, Memphis, Washington
39-43— Golden State
38-42-2— Charlotte
Quote of the Day
“You’re a goddamn quarterback!!! You know what that means? It’s the top spot, kid. It’s the guy who takes the fall. It’s the guy everybody’s looking at first – the leader of a team – who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. ‘Cause you make them believe. That’s a quarterback.”
Al Pacino, from Any Given Sunday
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, what semi-famous actress plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns?
Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.
Monday’s quiz
2015-16 Golden State Warriors went 73-9, the most regular season wins in one season.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings………
— We were talking about Ted Williams at lunch Tuesday; the guy’s record was amazing. He had a career on-base %age of .482, a tremendous number.
From 1941-49, Williams led the league in walks six times; in the other three years, he didn’t play, he was flying combat missions in World War II. In his career, Williams had 2,654 hits and walked 2,021 times. His last year in the majors, at age 41, he hit .316. Excellent.
— Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2
Rays are 11-0, best start by a big league team since the ’87 Brewers started out 13-0. Those Brewers wound up 91-71 and finished third in their division.
— I switched my TV system from DirecTV to YouTube TV because YouTube has the NFL Sunday Ticket now. Tuesday, they announced what it will cost me.
Last year, the Sunday Ticket was $290; this year………
If you subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $349, but only $249 if you pay by June 6.
$289 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
If you don’t subscribe to YouTube TV, it’ll be $449, but $349 if you pay by June 6.
$389 if you bundle with RedZone and buy it by June 6
So I will actually save $41 this year. Good for me.
— Marlins 8, Phillies 4— Luis Arraez is the first Marlins player to hit for the cycle; I’d be more enthusiastic about it if he wasn’t playing against my fantasy team this week.
— Padres’ reliever Brent Honeywell is the nephew of Mike Marshall, who was a really good reliever for the Dodgers in the early 70’s. Marshall appeared in 263 games from 1972-74; he threw 208 innings in 1974, and he didn’t start any games.
— Cardinals 9, Rockies 6— Colorado led 6-2 after six innings, but St Louis scored seven runs in three innings against the Rockies’ bullpen. Nolan Arenado knocked in three runs against his old team.
— Orioles 12, A’s 8— Ryan Mountcastle went 3-4, knocked in nine runs; Orioles rallied from a 7-2 deficit against woeful Oakland, which has lost six games in a row.
— Brewers 7, Arizona 1— Game was scoreless after six innings; Burnes threw 8 shutout innings, allowing only three baserunners.
— Giants 5, Dodgers 0— Season is 12 days old; Mets and Dodgers are both 6-6, Cardinals are in last place. Small sample size, but a slow start for some of the league’s favorites.
— Rangers 8, Royals 5 (10)— Jonah Heim hit a walk-off homer in the 10th inning; Texas lost Corey Seager to a hamstring injury, but they won this game and lead the AL West at 7-4.
— Angels 2, Washington 0— Ohtani threw seven shutout innings, allowing one hit.
— Cubs 14, Mariners 9— Seattle is off to a slow 4-8 start, 1-4 in one-run games; the last two years combined, Mariners were 67-41 in one-run games.
— Baseball injury stuff:
Milwaukee P Brandon Woodruff goes on the IL with shoulder inflammation
Texas SS Corey Seager left Tuesday’s game with a hamstring injury.
White Sox SS Tim Anderson is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained knee.
— In the NHL, the team with the best regular season record wins the President’s Cup; over the last 35 years, only 8 of 35 President’s Cup winners have also won the Stanley Cup— last team that did it was the 2013 Chicago Blackhawks.
— Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes are bringing the NHL to Australia next fall; they’re going to play a couple of preseason games there.
— Hawks 116, Heat 105— Atlanta led 65-50 at halftime, gets a road play-in win, after a 41-41 regular season. Hawks’ four subs who played were a combined +28.
Hawks move on to a first round series with Boston; the Heat will play winner of the Toronto-Chicago game Friday for the #8 spot in the East.
— Lakers 108, Minnesota 102 OT— Minnesota led 60-49 at halftime, then they scored a combined 16 points in the 4th quarter/overtime. Lakers advance to play Memphis in a series that starts on Sunday.
Timberwolves will play the Pelicans-Thunder winner on Friday night; winner of that game will play #1-seed Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
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TORONTO is 19-38 ATS (-22.8 Units) in home games versus very good shooting teams - making >=48% of their shots since 1996.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in road games versus very good shooting teams - making >=48% of their shots in the current season.
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CHICAGO (40 - 42) at TORONTO (41 - 41) - 4/12/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-3 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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OKLAHOMA CITY (40 - 42) at NEW ORLEANS (42 - 40) - 4/12/2023, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 46-34 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 41-31 ATS (+6.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 31-21 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 49-31 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after allowing 100 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-12 ATS (+15.8 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 47-33 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-4 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Toronto
Chicago
Oklahoma City @ New Orleans
Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-0 ATS (11 Units) in road games versus very good shooting teams - making >=48% of their shots in the current season.
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Wednesday, April 12
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CHICAGO (40 - 42) at TORONTO (41 - 41) - 4/12/2023, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-3 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-3 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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OKLAHOMA CITY (40 - 42) at NEW ORLEANS (42 - 40) - 4/12/2023, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 40-26 ATS (+11.4 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 46-34 ATS (+8.6 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 41-31 ATS (+6.9 Units) when the total is greater than or equal to 220 this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 31-21 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 49-31 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) against Southwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 18-8 ATS (+9.2 Units) after allowing 100 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 29-12 ATS (+15.8 Units) after allowing 105 points or less over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a win by 10 points or more this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 47-33 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS is 7-15 ATS (-9.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 116+ points/game this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 6-4 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Toronto
Chicago
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Toronto
- Chicago is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
- Toronto is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Chicago
Oklahoma City @ New Orleans
Oklahoma City
- Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
- Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
- New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
- The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans's last 13 games
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
| CHI at TOR | 07:00 PM | TOR -6.0 O 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at NO | 09:30 PM | OKC +5.5 O 226.5 | +500 +500 |
NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... .........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ .........................+ 4.50
TOTAL,.....................,.......5 - 2..................71.42%......................... ..........+ 14.00
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... .........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ .........................+ 4.50
TOTAL,.....................,.......5 - 2..................71.42%......................... ..........+ 14.00
Thursday’s 6-pack
Favorites to win the Stanley Cup playoffs:
3-1— Boston Bruins
13-2— Colorado Avalanche
8-1— Edmonton Oilers
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights
12-1— New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
14-1— Dallas Stars
Quote of the Day
“This week, the Phillies initiated the plan. They are preparing Harper to play first base later this season. This does not affect his timetable to return to the Phillies’ lineup — he will still return as the designated hitter because he will be cleared to hit in games before he is cleared to throw. But if Harper takes to the new position, the Phillies think it could allow him to return to the field sooner than if he played right field.”
Matt Gelb, from The Athletic
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, what real-life basketball Hall of Famer plays the athletic director at Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Tampa Bay 9, Boston 7
Rays are 12-0, baseball’s best start since 1987.
Taj Bradley allowed three runs in 5 IP in his MLB debut.
Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch the AL East: 147.
— Dodgers 10, Giants 5
Max Muncy hit two homers; he is 5-9 with four homers, 11 RBI the last three games.
Giants lost four of their first six home games.
— Arizona 7, Brewers 3
Rookie Jameson tossed four scoreless IP (54 PT) in his first ’23 start.
Diamondbacks are in first place in the NL West.
— Marlins 3, Phillies 2 (10)
Banged-up Phillies are 4-8, 4.5 games behind the first place Braves.
— A’s 8, Baltimore 4
Brent Rooker homered, knocked in three runs.
Carlos Perez went 3-4, with a homer and two RBI.
$59M A’s host the $375M Mets this weekend; should be a lot of fun.
— Toronto 4, Detroit 3 (10)
Tigers led 3-1 after eight innings.
Toronto tied game in 9th on two sac flies.
George Springer had a walk-off single in the 10th.
Detroit has lost six in a row, is 2-9 this season.
— Braves 5, Reds 4— Both starting pitchers (Greene/Strider) got 20+ whiffs; that doesn’t happen a lot. Greene got 21 whiffs on 54 swings, Strider 22 whiffs on 56 swings.
— Twins 3, White Sox 1— Not sure why Sonny Gray came out after throwing five scoreless IP and only 78 pitches, but Minnesota is 8-4 and leads the AL Central by 1.5 games.
— Highest-paid major leaguers in 1985:
$2.13M— Mike Schmidt, Phillies
$2.09M— Jim Rice, Red Sox
$1.95M— George Foster, NYM
$1.745M— Dave Winfield, NYY
$1.728M— Gary Carter, NYM
$1.6M— Dale Murphy, Atl
— White Sox reliever Joe Kelly got hurt Sunday, pulling a leg muscle while running in from the bullpen to join a benches’ clearing fracas in a game at Pittsburgh. Only in baseball does a guy get hurt running to a fight, especially a fight that never happened.
— Chicago Cubs signed 2B/OF Ian Happ to a 3-year, $61M contract extension. Cubs are off to a 6-5 start this season.
— Texas Rangers SS Corey Seager hurt his hamstring, is out a minimum of four weeks; this all happened because the Royals shifted against Seager- they put their LF in short RF, leaving left field wide open. Seager dumped a ball into the left field corner, was looking down there as he turned first base, trying to decide if he would go for a triple, when his hamstring went. Not good.
— Former Arizona Cardinals’ coach Kliff Kingsbury will be an offensive analyst at USC this year, where he will work with Caleb Williams, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy this year.
— Iona’s Nelly Junior Joseph transfers from Iona to New Mexico; he was a back-to-back MAAC first-team player who played the past three years for Rick Pitino. Now he will play next season for Richard Pitino with the Lobos.
— Bulls 109, Raptors 105— Toronto led by 19 in the third quarter; they made only 18-36 foul shots. Chicago visits Miami Friday; winner plays a first round series against the Bucks.
— Thunder 123, Pelicans 118— OKC outscored the Pelicans 39-24 in third quarter; Josh Giddey scored 31 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds. Thunder visits Minnesota Friday night; winner of that game plays Denver in a first round series.
Favorites to win the Stanley Cup playoffs:
3-1— Boston Bruins
13-2— Colorado Avalanche
8-1— Edmonton Oilers
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Vegas Golden Knights
12-1— New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
14-1— Dallas Stars
Quote of the Day
“This week, the Phillies initiated the plan. They are preparing Harper to play first base later this season. This does not affect his timetable to return to the Phillies’ lineup — he will still return as the designated hitter because he will be cleared to hit in games before he is cleared to throw. But if Harper takes to the new position, the Phillies think it could allow him to return to the field sooner than if he played right field.”
Matt Gelb, from The Athletic
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, what real-life basketball Hall of Famer plays the athletic director at Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
Tuesday’s quiz
Philadelphia 76ers lost the most NBA games ever in one season, going 9-73 in 1972-73.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Tampa Bay 9, Boston 7
Rays are 12-0, baseball’s best start since 1987.
Taj Bradley allowed three runs in 5 IP in his MLB debut.
Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch the AL East: 147.
— Dodgers 10, Giants 5
Max Muncy hit two homers; he is 5-9 with four homers, 11 RBI the last three games.
Giants lost four of their first six home games.
— Arizona 7, Brewers 3
Rookie Jameson tossed four scoreless IP (54 PT) in his first ’23 start.
Diamondbacks are in first place in the NL West.
— Marlins 3, Phillies 2 (10)
Banged-up Phillies are 4-8, 4.5 games behind the first place Braves.
— A’s 8, Baltimore 4
Brent Rooker homered, knocked in three runs.
Carlos Perez went 3-4, with a homer and two RBI.
$59M A’s host the $375M Mets this weekend; should be a lot of fun.
— Toronto 4, Detroit 3 (10)
Tigers led 3-1 after eight innings.
Toronto tied game in 9th on two sac flies.
George Springer had a walk-off single in the 10th.
Detroit has lost six in a row, is 2-9 this season.
— Braves 5, Reds 4— Both starting pitchers (Greene/Strider) got 20+ whiffs; that doesn’t happen a lot. Greene got 21 whiffs on 54 swings, Strider 22 whiffs on 56 swings.
— Twins 3, White Sox 1— Not sure why Sonny Gray came out after throwing five scoreless IP and only 78 pitches, but Minnesota is 8-4 and leads the AL Central by 1.5 games.
— Highest-paid major leaguers in 1985:
$2.13M— Mike Schmidt, Phillies
$2.09M— Jim Rice, Red Sox
$1.95M— George Foster, NYM
$1.745M— Dave Winfield, NYY
$1.728M— Gary Carter, NYM
$1.6M— Dale Murphy, Atl
— White Sox reliever Joe Kelly got hurt Sunday, pulling a leg muscle while running in from the bullpen to join a benches’ clearing fracas in a game at Pittsburgh. Only in baseball does a guy get hurt running to a fight, especially a fight that never happened.
— Chicago Cubs signed 2B/OF Ian Happ to a 3-year, $61M contract extension. Cubs are off to a 6-5 start this season.
— Texas Rangers SS Corey Seager hurt his hamstring, is out a minimum of four weeks; this all happened because the Royals shifted against Seager- they put their LF in short RF, leaving left field wide open. Seager dumped a ball into the left field corner, was looking down there as he turned first base, trying to decide if he would go for a triple, when his hamstring went. Not good.
— Former Arizona Cardinals’ coach Kliff Kingsbury will be an offensive analyst at USC this year, where he will work with Caleb Williams, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy this year.
— Iona’s Nelly Junior Joseph transfers from Iona to New Mexico; he was a back-to-back MAAC first-team player who played the past three years for Rick Pitino. Now he will play next season for Richard Pitino with the Lobos.
— Bulls 109, Raptors 105— Toronto led by 19 in the third quarter; they made only 18-36 foul shots. Chicago visits Miami Friday; winner plays a first round series against the Bucks.
— Thunder 123, Pelicans 118— OKC outscored the Pelicans 39-24 in third quarter; Josh Giddey scored 31 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds. Thunder visits Minnesota Friday night; winner of that game plays Denver in a first round series.
Friday’s 6-pack
Last six years, the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
2022— DE Travon Walker, Georgia— Jaguars
2021— QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson— Jaguars
2020— QB Joe Burrow, LSU— Bengals
2019— QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma— Cardinals
2018— QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma— Browns
2017— DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M— Browns
Quote of the Day
“With Lamar, you want to bring safeties down to help stop the run. You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart.”
Ben Roethlisberger, talking about Lamar Jackson
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Who was the #2 pick?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Early season trends for NFC teams…….
Cardinals
2-5 ATS last seven home openers (1-5-1 SU)
three of last four home openers went over total
covered last four road openers (won last three SU)
four of last five road openers stayed under
Falcons
15-4 ATS last 19 home openers (lost last three SU)
over 5-2 last seven home openers
6-13 ATS in last 19 road openers.
1-4 ATS last five years in Week 1
Panthers
opened at home the last five years
1-3 SU last four home openers.
over 3-1 in last four home openers
5-7 ATS last 12 road openers.
Bears
4-2 ATS last six home openers (won 4 of last 5 SU)
2-6 SU/ATS last eight road openers
under 6-0-1 last seven home openers
Under 17-5 last 22 road openers
Started out 0-1 SU seven of last nine years
Cowboys
Started last three seasons 0-1 SU
5-1 SU/4-2 ATS last six home openers
three of last four home openers went over
Covered three of last four road openers
Lions
Underdogs covered their last five home openers
2-6 SU/4-2 ATS in home openers
Over 10-3 in last 13 home openers
5-16-1 SU/4-3 ATS in road openers
Over 7-1 in last eight road openers
Packers
10-0 SU/8-2 ATS last ten home openers
Under 4-2 last six home openers
Lost 23-7/38-3 in last two road openers
Under 3-1 last four road openers
Opened on the road the last four years
Rams
Covered seven of last eight home openers
Under 4-1 last five home openers
6-0 SU/4-2 ATS in road openers under McVay
Four of last six road openers went over total.
Vikings
Covered seven of last eight home openers
under 8-1 last nine home openers
0-5-1 SU/0-6 ATS last six road openers
Under 4-2 last six road openers
Giants
2-9 SU/1-10 ATS last 11 home openers
Last nine home openers stayed under the total
1-5 SU last six road openers, but covered last three
Under 5-2 last seven road openers
Saints
2-6 SU/1-7 ATS last eight home openers
over 6-1 last seven home openers
2-4 SU/1-5 ATS last six road openers
started out 1-0 SU three of last four years
Eagles
5-2 SU/3-4 ATS last seven home openers
under 6-3 last nine home openers
1-4 ATS last five road openers
started season 1-0 six of last seven years
49ers
3-3 SU/1-5 ATS last six home openers
Under 7-2 last nine home openers
Four of last six road openers stayed under total
started season 0-1 four of last six years
Seahawks
18-2 SU/15-5 ATS last 20 home openers
Under 17-4-1 last 22 home openers
covered three of last four road openers
started last four seasons 1-0 SU
Buccaneers
4-5 SU/3-6 ATS last nine home openers
Over 5-3 last eight home openers
5-3 ATS last eight road openers
Over 5-2 last seven road openers
Commanders
3-8 SU/ATS last 11 home openers
three of last four home openers went over
0-4 SU/1-3 ATS last four road openers, giving up 34.5 ppg
Over 10-4 last 14 road openers
Last six years, the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
2022— DE Travon Walker, Georgia— Jaguars
2021— QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson— Jaguars
2020— QB Joe Burrow, LSU— Bengals
2019— QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma— Cardinals
2018— QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma— Browns
2017— DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M— Browns
Quote of the Day
“With Lamar, you want to bring safeties down to help stop the run. You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart.”
Ben Roethlisberger, talking about Lamar Jackson
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Who was the #2 pick?
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Draft Day, Jennifer Garner plays the salary cap manager for the Cleveland Browns.
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Friday’s Den: Early season trends for NFC teams…….
Cardinals
2-5 ATS last seven home openers (1-5-1 SU)
three of last four home openers went over total
covered last four road openers (won last three SU)
four of last five road openers stayed under
Falcons
15-4 ATS last 19 home openers (lost last three SU)
over 5-2 last seven home openers
6-13 ATS in last 19 road openers.
1-4 ATS last five years in Week 1
Panthers
opened at home the last five years
1-3 SU last four home openers.
over 3-1 in last four home openers
5-7 ATS last 12 road openers.
Bears
4-2 ATS last six home openers (won 4 of last 5 SU)
2-6 SU/ATS last eight road openers
under 6-0-1 last seven home openers
Under 17-5 last 22 road openers
Started out 0-1 SU seven of last nine years
Cowboys
Started last three seasons 0-1 SU
5-1 SU/4-2 ATS last six home openers
three of last four home openers went over
Covered three of last four road openers
Lions
Underdogs covered their last five home openers
2-6 SU/4-2 ATS in home openers
Over 10-3 in last 13 home openers
5-16-1 SU/4-3 ATS in road openers
Over 7-1 in last eight road openers
Packers
10-0 SU/8-2 ATS last ten home openers
Under 4-2 last six home openers
Lost 23-7/38-3 in last two road openers
Under 3-1 last four road openers
Opened on the road the last four years
Rams
Covered seven of last eight home openers
Under 4-1 last five home openers
6-0 SU/4-2 ATS in road openers under McVay
Four of last six road openers went over total.
Vikings
Covered seven of last eight home openers
under 8-1 last nine home openers
0-5-1 SU/0-6 ATS last six road openers
Under 4-2 last six road openers
Giants
2-9 SU/1-10 ATS last 11 home openers
Last nine home openers stayed under the total
1-5 SU last six road openers, but covered last three
Under 5-2 last seven road openers
Saints
2-6 SU/1-7 ATS last eight home openers
over 6-1 last seven home openers
2-4 SU/1-5 ATS last six road openers
started out 1-0 SU three of last four years
Eagles
5-2 SU/3-4 ATS last seven home openers
under 6-3 last nine home openers
1-4 ATS last five road openers
started season 1-0 six of last seven years
49ers
3-3 SU/1-5 ATS last six home openers
Under 7-2 last nine home openers
Four of last six road openers stayed under total
started season 0-1 four of last six years
Seahawks
18-2 SU/15-5 ATS last 20 home openers
Under 17-4-1 last 22 home openers
covered three of last four road openers
started last four seasons 1-0 SU
Buccaneers
4-5 SU/3-6 ATS last nine home openers
Over 5-3 last eight home openers
5-3 ATS last eight road openers
Over 5-2 last seven road openers
Commanders
3-8 SU/ATS last 11 home openers
three of last four home openers went over
0-4 SU/1-3 ATS last four road openers, giving up 34.5 ppg
Over 10-4 last 14 road openers
- Sep 10, 2018
- 18,388
- 20
- 38
MIAMI is 8-0 Over (8 Units) when playing with triple revenge - 3 straight losses vs. opponent over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games playing with 2 days rest in the last 3 seasons.
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Chicago @ Miami
Chicago
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games at home
Oklahoma City @ Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
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MINNESOTA is 3-14 ATS (-12.4 Units) in home games playing with 2 days rest in the last 3 seasons.
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Chicago @ Miami
Chicago
Chicago is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
- Chicago is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games at home
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Oklahoma City @ Minnesota
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oklahoma City
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
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FRIDAY, APRIL 14
| CHI at MIA | 07:00 PM | CHI +5.5 U 209.0 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at MIN | 09:30 PM | OKC +5.5 O 228.5 | +500 +500 |
NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
04/14/2023........................0 - 3..................00.00%......................... ..........- 16.50
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... ...........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ ............................+ 4.50
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TOTAL,.....................,.......5 - 5...................50.00%........................ . ..........- 2.50
04/14/2023........................0 - 3..................00.00%......................... ..........- 16.50
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... ...........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ ............................+ 4.50
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TOTAL,.....................,.......5 - 5...................50.00%........................ . ..........- 2.50
Saturday’s 6-pack
Updated odds to win the Stanley Cup:
5-2— Boston Bruins
5-1— Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers
6-1— Colorado Avalanche
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers
12-1— LA Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers
18-1— Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning
Quote of the Day
“Kind of relief. It really seemed like a load was lifted because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months. You kind of wondered what was going to happen.”
Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera, talking about the team being sold this week
Saturday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the #1 pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-12 quarterback was the #2 pick in that draft, selected by the Chargers?
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Sam Bowie was the #2 pick; he played 511 games over 10 injury-plagued seasons.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
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Saturday’s Den: XFL trends, and wrapping up a busy Friday
— Heat 102, Bulls 91— Heat outscored Chicago 35-23 in last quarter; they advance to play the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. Max Strus scored 31 points, making 7-12 on the arc.
— Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95— Minnesota outscored OKC 58-30 in the paint; they face #1-seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting Sunday night. Rudy Gobert returned from his one-game suspension, had 21 points, 10 rebounds.
— Blue Jays 6, Rays 3— Tampa Bay won’t go unbeaten this year; they also lost P Jeffrey Springs (elbow) for at least two months. Not the best day for the Rays, but they’re still 13-1.
— Brewers 11, Padres 2— San Diego has a huge payroll; right now they’re 7-8 and look lethargic. Maybe I’m bitter because I traded for Juan Soto in my fantasy league and he looks awful, hitting .189 thru 15 games.
— Boston Red Sox are only team in the major leagues that haven’t had a starting pitcher throw a pitch in the sixth inning so far this season. Short starts puts a strain on a team’s bullpen. Red Sox are 6-8, in last place in the AL East.
— Guardians 4, Nationals 3— Cleveland is 6-2 on road, 2-4 at home. 8 of their 14 games (5-3) were decided by one run.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 1— Small sample size obviously, but Miami is 7-7, an improvement. They won four of their last five games.
— Braves 10, Royals 3— Atlanta scored seven runs in first two innings, hitting three homers. Austin Riley hit his 100th career home run.
— Cubs 8, Dodgers 2— Justin Steele is 2-0, 1.42 in his first three starts; Cubs led this game 3-2 after seven innings, then broke game open late. Dodgers are 7-7, have lost five of their last seven games.
— Orioles 6, White Sox 3— Chicago led 3-0 after six innings, then their bullpen imploded; Adley Rutschman knocked in three runs, also walked three times. Orioles are 8-6; are they good enough to contend for a Wild Card spot?
— NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7- they sat a lot of their best players, so they would lose and miss the playoffs, while keeping a draft pick they would’ve lost had they made it to the playoffs.
— Top five seeds in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs have won a combined one NBA title, and that was when the Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) won a championship, way back in 1951.
— Teams that have won the NBA play-in games to advance into the playoffs are 0-9 in those playoff series.
— 2B Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins is the first MLB player in the modern era to have his first two career hits come in the 1st inning of the same game- he did that Thursday, when the Twins scored nine runs in the first inning in the Bronx.
Jhony Brito started that game for New York. His season so far:
First two starts: 10 IP, 8 baserunners, 1 run allowed, 2 wins.
Third start: 0.2 IP, 7 baserunners, 7 runs allowed, one loss.
— San Francisco Giants/P Logan Webb agreed to a 5-year, $90M contract extension.
— Red Sox have now lost 13 games in a row at Tampa Bay.
— Rory McIlroy skipped the RBC Heritage tournament this week; because of that, the PGA Tour will reportedly dock McIlroy $3M of the $12M he earned from his finish in the Player Impact Program last year.
This year, the 23 golfers who cashed in from the PIP are required to play all but one designated event in 2023 to receive their winnings. McIlroy missed the Tournament of Champions in January, so he was docked 25% of his winnings from the PIP, when he missed his second event of the season.
— TJ Bamba transferred from Washington State to Villanova; Bamba averaged 15.8 ppg for the Coogs last year. There are over 1,400 names in the college basketball transfer portal.
Baker Dunleavy quit as basketball coach at Quinnipiac, to become the general manager of Villanova’s basketball program. I’m thinking that he is overseeing the transfer portal, which is how Bamba winds up bolting from Wazzu to the Wildcats.
— This is Zion Williamson’s 4th year in the NBA; he’s played in 37% of the Pelicans’ games, for which he’s been paid $44,261,137. The last two years, he played in 29 of a possible 164 games.
Good work, if you can get it.
— Washington Commanders were sold for $6B this week; that’s Billion, with a B; last NFL team that was sold was the Denver Broncos last year- they sold for $4.65B. Carolina Panthers were sold for $2.28B in 2018.
Guy that bought the Commanders also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Oh, and the guy who owns the Cleveland Browns just bought the Milwaukee Bucks.
Must be nice to be rich.
— Three teams that have never had the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks
— They had 26 inches of rain in one day in Fort Lauderdale this week, an enormous amount of rain, event for south Florida. Two feet of rain!!!
“It was an unprecedented event.” said one Florida meteorologist. Scary stuff.
— Here are trends for all eight XFL teams, eight weeks into their 10-game regular season.
Arlington Renegades (4-4)
Their four wins were all by 1 or 2 points.
Losses were all by 6+ points.
Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.
Last seven games, scored 12.7 ppg.
2-6 ATS this season, 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
DC Defenders (7-1)
Won/covered seven of first eight games.
Seven of their eight games went over the total.
Last six games, Defenders scored 33.5 ppg.
Last three weeks, they allowed 26-37-33 points.
3-0 ATS as an underdog.
Houston Renegades (5-3)
Lost three of last four games, after a 4-0 start.
Scored 30.5 ppg in first four games, 18.3 ppg in last four.
3-1 SU/ATS at home, 1-3 on the road.
4-0 ATS first four games, 0-4 last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Las Vegas Vipers (2-6)
Split last four games, after an 0-4 start.
Vipers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
Last Las Vegas games stayed under the total.
1-3 in games decided by 4 or less points.
Vipers are 0-5 when they score less than 26 points.
Orlando Guardians (1-7)
Orlando beat spread in four of last six games.
Their only win was against 7-1 Defenders.
Six of their eight games went over total.
Guardians covered three of last four games.
St Louis Battlehawks (6-2)
Both their losses are to 7-1 Defenders (34-28/28-20)
St Louis allowed 18 or less points in its wins.
Battlehawks are 3-0 in games decided by 4 or less points.
St Louis is 3-2 ATS as an underdog.
Four of their last five games stayed under the total.
San Antonio Brahmas (2-6)
Brahmas were held to 15 or less points in seven of eight games.
Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Average total in their last four games: 27.0.
Brahmas are 0-5 if they allow more than 12 points.
Their last three games are all at home.
Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3)
Seattle won five of its last six games, after an 0-2 start.
Sea Dragons covered four of their last six games.
Six of their eight games went over the total.
Their four road games all went over the total.
Seattle’s losses were by 1-2-4 points.
USFL starts this weekend; we’ll get into that league once the XFL is over.
Updated odds to win the Stanley Cup:
5-2— Boston Bruins
5-1— Vegas Golden Knights, Edmonton Oilers
6-1— Colorado Avalanche
10-1— Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, New York Rangers
12-1— LA Kings, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers
18-1— Minnesota Wild, Tampa Bay Lightning
Quote of the Day
“Kind of relief. It really seemed like a load was lifted because everybody was on pins and needles for the last couple of months. You kind of wondered what was going to happen.”
Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera, talking about the team being sold this week
Saturday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was the #1 pick of the 1998 NFL Draft; which Pac-12 quarterback was the #2 pick in that draft, selected by the Chargers?
Friday’s quiz
Hakeem Olajuwon was the #1 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft; Michael Jordan was the #3 pick. Sam Bowie was the #2 pick; he played 511 games over 10 injury-plagued seasons.
Thursday’s quiz
In the movie Blue Chips, Hall of Famer Bob Cousy plays the athletic director at fictional Western U, where Nick Nolte’s character is the coach.
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Saturday’s Den: XFL trends, and wrapping up a busy Friday
— Heat 102, Bulls 91— Heat outscored Chicago 35-23 in last quarter; they advance to play the Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. Max Strus scored 31 points, making 7-12 on the arc.
— Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95— Minnesota outscored OKC 58-30 in the paint; they face #1-seed Denver in a best-of-seven series starting Sunday night. Rudy Gobert returned from his one-game suspension, had 21 points, 10 rebounds.
— Blue Jays 6, Rays 3— Tampa Bay won’t go unbeaten this year; they also lost P Jeffrey Springs (elbow) for at least two months. Not the best day for the Rays, but they’re still 13-1.
— Brewers 11, Padres 2— San Diego has a huge payroll; right now they’re 7-8 and look lethargic. Maybe I’m bitter because I traded for Juan Soto in my fantasy league and he looks awful, hitting .189 thru 15 games.
— Boston Red Sox are only team in the major leagues that haven’t had a starting pitcher throw a pitch in the sixth inning so far this season. Short starts puts a strain on a team’s bullpen. Red Sox are 6-8, in last place in the AL East.
— Guardians 4, Nationals 3— Cleveland is 6-2 on road, 2-4 at home. 8 of their 14 games (5-3) were decided by one run.
— Marlins 5, Arizona 1— Small sample size obviously, but Miami is 7-7, an improvement. They won four of their last five games.
— Braves 10, Royals 3— Atlanta scored seven runs in first two innings, hitting three homers. Austin Riley hit his 100th career home run.
— Cubs 8, Dodgers 2— Justin Steele is 2-0, 1.42 in his first three starts; Cubs led this game 3-2 after seven innings, then broke game open late. Dodgers are 7-7, have lost five of their last seven games.
— Orioles 6, White Sox 3— Chicago led 3-0 after six innings, then their bullpen imploded; Adley Rutschman knocked in three runs, also walked three times. Orioles are 8-6; are they good enough to contend for a Wild Card spot?
— NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 for “conduct detrimental to the league” in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7- they sat a lot of their best players, so they would lose and miss the playoffs, while keeping a draft pick they would’ve lost had they made it to the playoffs.
— Top five seeds in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs have won a combined one NBA title, and that was when the Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) won a championship, way back in 1951.
— Teams that have won the NBA play-in games to advance into the playoffs are 0-9 in those playoff series.
— 2B Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins is the first MLB player in the modern era to have his first two career hits come in the 1st inning of the same game- he did that Thursday, when the Twins scored nine runs in the first inning in the Bronx.
Jhony Brito started that game for New York. His season so far:
First two starts: 10 IP, 8 baserunners, 1 run allowed, 2 wins.
Third start: 0.2 IP, 7 baserunners, 7 runs allowed, one loss.
— San Francisco Giants/P Logan Webb agreed to a 5-year, $90M contract extension.
— Red Sox have now lost 13 games in a row at Tampa Bay.
— Rory McIlroy skipped the RBC Heritage tournament this week; because of that, the PGA Tour will reportedly dock McIlroy $3M of the $12M he earned from his finish in the Player Impact Program last year.
This year, the 23 golfers who cashed in from the PIP are required to play all but one designated event in 2023 to receive their winnings. McIlroy missed the Tournament of Champions in January, so he was docked 25% of his winnings from the PIP, when he missed his second event of the season.
— TJ Bamba transferred from Washington State to Villanova; Bamba averaged 15.8 ppg for the Coogs last year. There are over 1,400 names in the college basketball transfer portal.
Baker Dunleavy quit as basketball coach at Quinnipiac, to become the general manager of Villanova’s basketball program. I’m thinking that he is overseeing the transfer portal, which is how Bamba winds up bolting from Wazzu to the Wildcats.
— This is Zion Williamson’s 4th year in the NBA; he’s played in 37% of the Pelicans’ games, for which he’s been paid $44,261,137. The last two years, he played in 29 of a possible 164 games.
Good work, if you can get it.
— Washington Commanders were sold for $6B this week; that’s Billion, with a B; last NFL team that was sold was the Denver Broncos last year- they sold for $4.65B. Carolina Panthers were sold for $2.28B in 2018.
Guy that bought the Commanders also owns the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils. Oh, and the guy who owns the Cleveland Browns just bought the Milwaukee Bucks.
Must be nice to be rich.
— Three teams that have never had the #1 pick in the NFL Draft:
Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks
— They had 26 inches of rain in one day in Fort Lauderdale this week, an enormous amount of rain, event for south Florida. Two feet of rain!!!
“It was an unprecedented event.” said one Florida meteorologist. Scary stuff.
— Here are trends for all eight XFL teams, eight weeks into their 10-game regular season.
Arlington Renegades (4-4)
Their four wins were all by 1 or 2 points.
Losses were all by 6+ points.
Six of their last seven games stayed under the total.
Last seven games, scored 12.7 ppg.
2-6 ATS this season, 0-3 ATS as a favorite.
DC Defenders (7-1)
Won/covered seven of first eight games.
Seven of their eight games went over the total.
Last six games, Defenders scored 33.5 ppg.
Last three weeks, they allowed 26-37-33 points.
3-0 ATS as an underdog.
Houston Renegades (5-3)
Lost three of last four games, after a 4-0 start.
Scored 30.5 ppg in first four games, 18.3 ppg in last four.
3-1 SU/ATS at home, 1-3 on the road.
4-0 ATS first four games, 0-4 last four games.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Las Vegas Vipers (2-6)
Split last four games, after an 0-4 start.
Vipers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games.
Last Las Vegas games stayed under the total.
1-3 in games decided by 4 or less points.
Vipers are 0-5 when they score less than 26 points.
Orlando Guardians (1-7)
Orlando beat spread in four of last six games.
Their only win was against 7-1 Defenders.
Six of their eight games went over total.
Guardians covered three of last four games.
St Louis Battlehawks (6-2)
Both their losses are to 7-1 Defenders (34-28/28-20)
St Louis allowed 18 or less points in its wins.
Battlehawks are 3-0 in games decided by 4 or less points.
St Louis is 3-2 ATS as an underdog.
Four of their last five games stayed under the total.
San Antonio Brahmas (2-6)
Brahmas were held to 15 or less points in seven of eight games.
Seven of their eight games stayed under the total.
Average total in their last four games: 27.0.
Brahmas are 0-5 if they allow more than 12 points.
Their last three games are all at home.
Seattle Sea Dragons (5-3)
Seattle won five of its last six games, after an 0-2 start.
Sea Dragons covered four of their last six games.
Six of their eight games went over the total.
Their four road games all went over the total.
Seattle’s losses were by 1-2-4 points.
USFL starts this weekend; we’ll get into that league once the XFL is over.
- Sep 10, 2018
- 18,388
- 20
- 38
BROOKLYN is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in road games on Saturday games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 15-30 ATS (-18 Units) off an upset win as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.
SACRAMENTO is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
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Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Atlanta @ Boston
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
New York @ Cleveland
New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Golden State @ Sacramento
Golden State
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Sacramento
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Golden State
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ATLANTA is 15-30 ATS (-18 Units) off an upset win as an underdog in the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.
SACRAMENTO is 12-1 ATS (10.9 Units) after failing to cover the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
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Brooklyn @ Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Brooklyn is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Brooklyn
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Brooklyn
Atlanta @ Boston
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
New York @ Cleveland
New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Golden State @ Sacramento
Golden State
Golden State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Sacramento
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games
Sacramento is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Golden State
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SATURDAY, APRIL 15
| BK at PHI | 01:00 PM | PHI -8.5 O 214.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at BOS | 03:30 PM | ATL +10.0 U 231.0 | +500 +500 |
| NY at CLE | 06:00 PM | CLE -5.5 U 216.5 | +500 +500 |
| GS at SAC | 08:30 PM | GS +1.0 O 237.5 | +500 +500 |
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The Warriors are 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
The Warriors are 5-1 SU in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of Sacramento's last five games.
The Kings are 1-4 SU in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of Sacramento's last nine matchups against Golden State.
The Kings are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games.
The Warriors are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 matchups against Sacramento.
The Warriors are 8-1 SU in their last nine matchups against Sacramento.
The Warriors are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games.
The Warriors are 5-1 SU in their last six games.
The total has gone UNDER in four of Sacramento's last five games.
The Kings are 1-4 SU in their last five games.
The total has gone UNDER in six of Sacramento's last nine matchups against Golden State.
The Kings are 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games.
The Warriors are 5-13 ATS in their last 18 matchups against Sacramento.
The Warriors are 8-1 SU in their last nine matchups against Sacramento.
The Warriors are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 road games.
NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS !
04/15/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... ..........+ 9.50
04/14/2023........................0 - 3..................00.00%......................... ..........- 16.50
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... .........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ ..........................+ 4.50
TOTAL,.....................,.......8 - 6..................57.14%.......................... ........+ 7.00
04/15/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... ..........+ 9.50
04/14/2023........................0 - 3..................00.00%......................... ..........- 16.50
04/12/2023........................3 - 1..................75.00%......................... .........+ 9.50
04/11/2023........................2 - 1..................66.66%........ ..........................+ 4.50
TOTAL,.....................,.......8 - 6..................57.14%.......................... ........+ 7.00
Completed Picks
| Apr 15, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay Toronto | 2 5 | TOR -113 | Win |
| Apr 14, 2023 | MLB | Tampa Bay Toronto | 3 6 | TOR +115 | Win |
| Apr 13, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee San Diego | 4 3 | Under 9.0 | Win |
| Apr 12, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Chi. Cubs | 5 2 | CHC +104 | Loss |
| Apr 11, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee Arizona | 7 1 | ARI +111 | Loss |
| Apr 10, 2023 | MLB | LA Dodgers San Francisco | 9 1 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 9, 2023 | MLB | Chi. White Sox Pittsburgh | 0 1 | PIT -128 | Win |
| Apr 8, 2023 | MLB | Kansas City San Francisco | 6 5 | Over 8.0 | Win |
| Apr 7, 2023 | MLB | Seattle Cleveland | 5 3 | CLE -123 | Loss |
| Apr 6, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Chi. White Sox | 16 6 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| Apr 5, 2023 | MLB | Toronto Kansas City | 3 0 | Under 8.5 | Win |
| Apr 4, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Cincinnati | 12 5 | CHC -125 | Win |
