CNOTES 2022-2023 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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Completed Picks
| May 19, 2023 | NBA | Miami Boston | 111 105 | Over 215.0 | Win |
| May 18, 2023 | MLB | NY Yankees Toronto | 4 2 | Over 9.0 | Loss |
| May 17, 2023 | MLB | Minnesota LA Dodgers | 3 7 | MIN +118 | Loss |
| May 16, 2023 | MLB | Chi. Cubs Houston | 3 7 | Under 7.5 | Loss |
| May 15, 2023 | MLB | Philadelphia San Francisco | 3 6 | Over 8.5 | Win |
| May 14, 2023 | MLB | Philadelphia Colorado | 0 4 | Under 10.5 | Win |
| May 13, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Arizona | 2 7 | Under 8.0 | Loss |
| May 11, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Arizona | 6 2 | Over 9.5 | Loss |
| May 10, 2023 | MLB | NY Mets Cincinnati | 2 1 | Under 9.5 | Win |
| May 9, 2023 | MLB | San Diego Minnesota | 6 1 | SD +101 | Win |
| May 8, 2023 | NBA | New York Miami | 101 109 | Under 209.5 | Loss |
| May 7, 2023 | NHL | Toronto Florida | 2 3 | FLA +110 | Win |
| May 6, 2023 | MLB | Milwaukee San Francisco | 1 4 | Under 8.5 | Win |
| May 5, 2023 | NBA | Denver Phoenix | 114 121 | PHO -4.0 | Win |
| May 4, 2023 | NBA | L.A. Lakers Golden State | 100 127 | GS -6.5 | Win |
| May 3, 2023 | NHL | New Jersey Carolina | 1 5 | CAR -115 | Win |
| May 2, 2023 | NBA | L.A. Lakers Golden State | 117 112 | GS -4.5 | Loss |
| May 1, 2023 | MLB | San Francisco Houston | 3 7 | Over 8.5 | Win |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 05/19/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/18/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/17/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/16/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/14/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/12/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1150 | Detail |
| 05/11/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/10/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 4-0-0 | 100.00% | +2000 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-0-1 | 75.00% | +500 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS
05/19/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/18/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0,50
05/17/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/16/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/14/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/12/2023..................................1 - 3..............................25,00%............. ...............- 11.50
05/11/2023..................................2 - 2..............................50.00%............. ...............- 1.00
05/10/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%............. ...............+ 9.50
05/09/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ...............- 1.00
05/08/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%.............. ..............+ 9.50
05/07/2023..................................4 - 0...........................100.00%............... .............+ 20.00
05/06/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/05/2023..................................3 - 0...........................100.00%............... ............+ 15.00
05/04/2023............................1 - 0 - 1...........................100.00%............... ............+ 5.00
05/03/2023..................................0 - 2............................00.00%............... ..............- 11.00
05/02/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/01/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%............... .............- 1.00
TOTALS....................................28 -24...........................53.84%............... ..............+ 9.00
05/19/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/18/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0,50
05/17/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/16/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/14/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/12/2023..................................1 - 3..............................25,00%............. ...............- 11.50
05/11/2023..................................2 - 2..............................50.00%............. ...............- 1.00
05/10/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%............. ...............+ 9.50
05/09/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ...............- 1.00
05/08/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%.............. ..............+ 9.50
05/07/2023..................................4 - 0...........................100.00%............... .............+ 20.00
05/06/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/05/2023..................................3 - 0...........................100.00%............... ............+ 15.00
05/04/2023............................1 - 0 - 1...........................100.00%............... ............+ 5.00
05/03/2023..................................0 - 2............................00.00%............... ..............- 11.00
05/02/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/01/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%............... .............- 1.00
TOTALS....................................28 -24...........................53.84%............... ..............+ 9.00
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Saturday’s 6-pack
Six oldest players to get five hits in a game:
45 years old— Pete Rose, 1986
42— Nelson Cruz, 2023
41.351— Paul Molitor, 1998
41.310— Stan Musial, 1962
41.196— Craig Biggio, 2007
41.014— Pete Rose, 1982
Quote of the Day
“How you play when things aren’t going your way, really defines you as a player.”
Steve Kerr
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Jimmy Butler play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Paul Goldschmidt broke into the big leagues with Arizona in 2011.
Thursday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, Jack Warden played the owner of the Washington Sentinels.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— RIP to Jim Brown, one of the greatest players in NFL history, who passed away at age 87.
Brown became a good actor after his playing days, with 58 TV/movie credits; he was Al Pacino’s assistant coach in Any Given Sunday, Denzel Washington’s probation officer in He Got Game.
Brown played nine years in the NFL, led the league in rushing eight times. He helped Cleveland win the 1964 NFL title. RIP, sir.
— We’ve had our fantasy baseball league for 19 years now; Friday night was the worst night my team has ever had. Awful.
It was so hideous it was easy to laugh off, but usually I’ll watch a replay of a game late at night. Instead, I watched the new movie Air on Amazon Prime.
Anything with Matt Damon/Ben Affleck is going to be good, but this was very good, dealing with how Sonny Vaccaro became totally focused on Nike signing Michael Jordan as its #1 basketball face back in 1984, when Nike was #3 in the sneaker game, behind Converse/adidas.
Vaccaro sold Jordan’s mom on the idea of her son joining Nike; apparently to this day, Jordan still banks around $400M a year from royalties from Air Jordan sales. Must be nice.
— Giants 4, Marlins 3— Miami is doing well at 23-22, but they’re 2-7 when Alcantara starts; he is pitching well, but is breaking down in one key inning every game. On this night, he fielded a 50-foot ground ball but threw it into right field, setting up the Giants to hit sac flies on their next two at-bats, and those two runs decided the game.
— Mets 10, Guardians 9 (10)
Cleveland led 5-0 in 5th, 7-3 in 7th, 9-7 in 10th.
Ex-Guardian Francisco Lindor has the walk-off hit for the Mets.
— Red Sox 6, Padres 1— Something is going to happen with the Padres soon; they’re awful, despite having a huge payroll.
Last two weeks, they’re 2-10
They’ve scored 3 or fewer runs in nine of those 12 games.
Padres are 0-9 this month if they allow 4 or more runs.
Tigers 8, Nationals 6— Since May 3rd, Detroit is very quietly 10-5.
— Veteran outfielder Jake Marisnick must be very good at packing:
2013-14— Marlins
2014-19— Astros
2020— Mets
2021— Cubs
2021— Padres
2022— Pirates
2023— White Sox
Veteran pitcher Jordan Lyles of Kansas City has pitched for eight teams in 13 years, and he isn’t superstitious. He’s worn eight different uniform numbers.
— Players with 40+ home runs, 40+ steals in same season:
1988— Jose Canseco, A’s
1996— Barry Bonds, SF
1998— Alex Rodriguez, Sea
2006— Alfonso Soriano, Wash
— Battle for Atlantis college hoop tournament in November:
Arkansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Villanova
Memphis, Northern Iowa, Stanford, Texas Tech
— Charleston Classic, November 16-19:
Dayton, Houston, St John’s, Wake Forest
LSU, North Texas, Towson, Utah
— Heat 111, Celtics 105— Miami opens series with pair of road wins; they outscored Boston 36-22 in the 4th quarter. Bam Abedayo had 22 points, 14 rebounds for the Heat.
Miami now has the most playoff wins of any team ever that finished last in the league in scoring during the regular season that season
— Last five years, the NBA team with the worst regular season record didn’t get the #1 pick in the draft— the lottery is having the desired effect, which makes Adam Silver happy.
— Vegas 4, Dallas 3 OT— Knights scored 1:35 into overtime to send everyone back onto the Strip happy. Dallas has tied game with 1:59 left in regulation. Vegas leads Western final, 1-0.
Saturday’s 6-pack
Six oldest players to get five hits in a game:
45 years old— Pete Rose, 1986
42— Nelson Cruz, 2023
41.351— Paul Molitor, 1998
41.310— Stan Musial, 1962
41.196— Craig Biggio, 2007
41.014— Pete Rose, 1982
Quote of the Day
“How you play when things aren’t going your way, really defines you as a player.”
Steve Kerr
Saturday’s quiz
Where did Jimmy Butler play his college basketball?
Friday’s quiz
Paul Goldschmidt broke into the big leagues with Arizona in 2011.
Thursday’s quiz
In the football movie The Replacements, Jack Warden played the owner of the Washington Sentinels.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with weekend here……..
— RIP to Jim Brown, one of the greatest players in NFL history, who passed away at age 87.
Brown became a good actor after his playing days, with 58 TV/movie credits; he was Al Pacino’s assistant coach in Any Given Sunday, Denzel Washington’s probation officer in He Got Game.
Brown played nine years in the NFL, led the league in rushing eight times. He helped Cleveland win the 1964 NFL title. RIP, sir.
— We’ve had our fantasy baseball league for 19 years now; Friday night was the worst night my team has ever had. Awful.
It was so hideous it was easy to laugh off, but usually I’ll watch a replay of a game late at night. Instead, I watched the new movie Air on Amazon Prime.
Anything with Matt Damon/Ben Affleck is going to be good, but this was very good, dealing with how Sonny Vaccaro became totally focused on Nike signing Michael Jordan as its #1 basketball face back in 1984, when Nike was #3 in the sneaker game, behind Converse/adidas.
Vaccaro sold Jordan’s mom on the idea of her son joining Nike; apparently to this day, Jordan still banks around $400M a year from royalties from Air Jordan sales. Must be nice.
— Giants 4, Marlins 3— Miami is doing well at 23-22, but they’re 2-7 when Alcantara starts; he is pitching well, but is breaking down in one key inning every game. On this night, he fielded a 50-foot ground ball but threw it into right field, setting up the Giants to hit sac flies on their next two at-bats, and those two runs decided the game.
— Mets 10, Guardians 9 (10)
Cleveland led 5-0 in 5th, 7-3 in 7th, 9-7 in 10th.
Ex-Guardian Francisco Lindor has the walk-off hit for the Mets.
— Red Sox 6, Padres 1— Something is going to happen with the Padres soon; they’re awful, despite having a huge payroll.
Last two weeks, they’re 2-10
They’ve scored 3 or fewer runs in nine of those 12 games.
Padres are 0-9 this month if they allow 4 or more runs.
Tigers 8, Nationals 6— Since May 3rd, Detroit is very quietly 10-5.
— Veteran outfielder Jake Marisnick must be very good at packing:
2013-14— Marlins
2014-19— Astros
2020— Mets
2021— Cubs
2021— Padres
2022— Pirates
2023— White Sox
Veteran pitcher Jordan Lyles of Kansas City has pitched for eight teams in 13 years, and he isn’t superstitious. He’s worn eight different uniform numbers.
— Players with 40+ home runs, 40+ steals in same season:
1988— Jose Canseco, A’s
1996— Barry Bonds, SF
1998— Alex Rodriguez, Sea
2006— Alfonso Soriano, Wash
— Battle for Atlantis college hoop tournament in November:
Arkansas, Michigan, North Carolina, Villanova
Memphis, Northern Iowa, Stanford, Texas Tech
— Charleston Classic, November 16-19:
Dayton, Houston, St John’s, Wake Forest
LSU, North Texas, Towson, Utah
— Heat 111, Celtics 105— Miami opens series with pair of road wins; they outscored Boston 36-22 in the 4th quarter. Bam Abedayo had 22 points, 14 rebounds for the Heat.
Miami now has the most playoff wins of any team ever that finished last in the league in scoring during the regular season that season
— Last five years, the NBA team with the worst regular season record didn’t get the #1 pick in the draft— the lottery is having the desired effect, which makes Adam Silver happy.
— Vegas 4, Dallas 3 OT— Knights scored 1:35 into overtime to send everyone back onto the Strip happy. Dallas has tied game with 1:59 left in regulation. Vegas leads Western final, 1-0.
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LA LAKERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in home games when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the current season.
NBA
Dunkel
Saturday, May 20
NBA
Long Sheet
Saturday, May 20
DENVER (63 - 32) at LA LAKERS (52 - 45) - 5/20/2023, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
LA LAKERS are 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA LAKERS are 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DENVER is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DENVER is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
LA LAKERS are 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) in home games when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 7-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 7-5 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA
Saturday, May 20
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Trend Report
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Denver @ LA Lakers
Denver
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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NBA
Dunkel
Saturday, May 20
NBA
Long Sheet
Saturday, May 20
DENVER (63 - 32) at LA LAKERS (52 - 45) - 5/20/2023, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DENVER is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
LA LAKERS are 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA LAKERS are 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DENVER is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DENVER is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
LA LAKERS are 7-21 ATS (-16.1 Units) in home games when trailing in a playoff series since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
LA LAKERS is 7-4 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
DENVER is 7-5 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA
Saturday, May 20
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Trend Report
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Denver @ LA Lakers
Denver
Denver is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Denver's last 7 games on the road
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Lakers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
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SATURDAY, MAY 20
| ATL at DAL | 01:00 PM | ATL +1.5 O 161.5 | +500 +500 |
| LV at SEA | 03:00 PM | SEA +13.5 O 167.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 05/20/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/19/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/18/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/17/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/16/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/14/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/12/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1150 | Detail |
| 05/11/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/10/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 4-0-0 | 100.00% | +2000 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-0-1 | 75.00% | +500 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
NBA PLAYOFF BEST BETS
05/20/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/19/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/18/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0,50
05/17/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/16/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/14/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/12/2023..................................1 - 3..............................25,00%............. ...............- 11.50
05/11/2023..................................2 - 2..............................50.00%............. ...............- 1.00
05/10/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%............. ...............+ 9.50
05/09/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ...............- 1.00
05/08/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%.............. ..............+ 9.50
05/07/2023..................................4 - 0...........................100.00%............... .............+ 20.00
05/06/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/05/2023..................................3 - 0...........................100.00%............... ............+ 15.00
05/04/2023............................1 - 0 - 1...........................100.00%............... ............+ 5.00
05/03/2023..................................0 - 2............................00.00%............... ..............- 11.00
05/02/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/01/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%............... .............- 1.00
TOTALS....................................29 -25...........................53.70%............... ..............+ 8.50
05/20/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/19/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/18/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0,50
05/17/2023..................................1 - 1.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 0.50
05/16/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/14/2023..................................0 - 2.............................00.00%.............. ..............- 11.00
05/12/2023..................................1 - 3..............................25,00%............. ...............- 11.50
05/11/2023..................................2 - 2..............................50.00%............. ...............- 1.00
05/10/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%............. ...............+ 9.50
05/09/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ...............- 1.00
05/08/2023..................................3 - 1.............................75.00%.............. ..............+ 9.50
05/07/2023..................................4 - 0...........................100.00%............... .............+ 20.00
05/06/2023..................................2 - 2.............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/05/2023..................................3 - 0...........................100.00%............... ............+ 15.00
05/04/2023............................1 - 0 - 1...........................100.00%............... ............+ 5.00
05/03/2023..................................0 - 2............................00.00%............... ..............- 11.00
05/02/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%.............. ..............- 1.00
05/01/2023..................................2 - 2............................50.00%............... .............- 1.00
TOTALS....................................29 -25...........................53.70%............... ..............+ 8.50
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Sunday’s 6-pack
Six top prospects for the Washington Nationals:
6) Cristhian Vaquero, OF
5) Brady House, SS
4) Cade Cavalli, P
3) Elijah Green, OF
2) Robert Hassell, OF
1) James Wood, OF
Quote of the Day
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
Sunday’s quiz
Pat Riley coached the Lakers for eight years, winning three NBA titles. Who took his place coaching the Lakers?
Saturday’s quiz
Jimmy Butler played his college basketball at Marquette.
Friday’s quiz
Paul Goldschmidt broke into the big leagues with Arizona in 2011.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— Guardians-Mets got rained out Saturday, are playing a doubleheader today.
Mets’ starting pitchers: Scherzer/Verlander, earning a combined $86,666,667 this year.
Cleveland’s entire payroll this year: $92,774,029. For the whole team.
— AJ Pierzynski was the analyst on the Mariners-Braves game Saturday. He was talking about how Marcell Ozuna recently hit the 10-year plateau as a major league player, and what a big deal it is for players to get to that point.
Never realized the 10-year plateau was this big a deal to players; once you get 10 years of service time, you get the maximum pension whether you’re a superstar, a utility infielder or a bullpen coach. Fewer than 10% of players in baseball history have played for a decade or more.
— Nuggets 119, Lakers 108
Denver outscored LA 35-26 in 4th quarter.
Jamal Murray scored 37 points, was +18 in 42:00.
Nuggets lead series 3-0; they’ve never been to the NBA Finals.
— Jayson Tatum scored 64 points in the first two games of the Boston-Miami series, but he didn’t scored a basket in the 4th quarter of either one- Miami won both games.
— Texas 11, Colorado 5— Bud Black/Bruce Bochy have managed 212 games against each other; they split those games, 106 wins each.
Bochy has won three World Series, is a sure-fire Hall of Famer; Black has made the playoffs twice in 16 years as a manager.
Go figure.
— Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10)— Toronto manager John Schneider screwed up on mound visits, was forced to take out Blue Jays’ starter Alek Manoah in the sixth inning, an embarrassing mistake for a team that has lost five of its last six games.
— Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5— Nolan Gorman hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.
— Minnesota Twins are 3-10 in last thirteen games when the winning run scored from the 7th inning on. Despite that, Twins are 25-21, lead AL Central by 3.5 games.
— Boston 4, San Diego 3— Padres are 20-26, losing four in row, 11 of last 13 games. They’re only a game out of last place in the NL West, despite having a payroll of $249,820,745.
$250M for a cruddy 20-26 record; how does GM AJ Preller keep his job?
Preller has been San Diego’s GM since August, 2014; he has a contract that runs thru 2026, but there is very little evidence that he is good at his job.
He traded Trea Turner for Wil Myers
He was suspended 30 days by MLB for not disclosing medical info before a trade.
He gave Eric Hosmer an eight-year, $144M contract in 2018.
They made a movie about Billy Beane because the A’s made the playoffs with a small payroll; the better movie would be about a GM who has an almost unlimited budget and still can’t win.
— Cubs DFA’d Hosmer this weekend; Bronx DFA’d OF Aaron Hicks.
— ESPN’s mobile app doesn’t list USFL scores, which seems petty; you can get chess results and snooker scores on there, but the USFL competes with the XFL, so no scores.
— Florida 2, Carolina 1 (OT)
Matthew Tkachuk scored in overtime for the 2nd straight game.
Panthers lead series 2-0.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Dodgers, Pitt/Mil Wild Cards: Arizona, Pitt/Mil. Miami
AL: Rays, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards: Orioles, New York, Astros
Sunday’s 6-pack
Six top prospects for the Washington Nationals:
6) Cristhian Vaquero, OF
5) Brady House, SS
4) Cade Cavalli, P
3) Elijah Green, OF
2) Robert Hassell, OF
1) James Wood, OF
Quote of the Day
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Lao Tzu
Sunday’s quiz
Pat Riley coached the Lakers for eight years, winning three NBA titles. Who took his place coaching the Lakers?
Saturday’s quiz
Jimmy Butler played his college basketball at Marquette.
Friday’s quiz
Paul Goldschmidt broke into the big leagues with Arizona in 2011.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— Guardians-Mets got rained out Saturday, are playing a doubleheader today.
Mets’ starting pitchers: Scherzer/Verlander, earning a combined $86,666,667 this year.
Cleveland’s entire payroll this year: $92,774,029. For the whole team.
— AJ Pierzynski was the analyst on the Mariners-Braves game Saturday. He was talking about how Marcell Ozuna recently hit the 10-year plateau as a major league player, and what a big deal it is for players to get to that point.
Never realized the 10-year plateau was this big a deal to players; once you get 10 years of service time, you get the maximum pension whether you’re a superstar, a utility infielder or a bullpen coach. Fewer than 10% of players in baseball history have played for a decade or more.
— Nuggets 119, Lakers 108
Denver outscored LA 35-26 in 4th quarter.
Jamal Murray scored 37 points, was +18 in 42:00.
Nuggets lead series 3-0; they’ve never been to the NBA Finals.
— Jayson Tatum scored 64 points in the first two games of the Boston-Miami series, but he didn’t scored a basket in the 4th quarter of either one- Miami won both games.
— Texas 11, Colorado 5— Bud Black/Bruce Bochy have managed 212 games against each other; they split those games, 106 wins each.
Bochy has won three World Series, is a sure-fire Hall of Famer; Black has made the playoffs twice in 16 years as a manager.
Go figure.
— Orioles 6, Blue Jays 5 (10)— Toronto manager John Schneider screwed up on mound visits, was forced to take out Blue Jays’ starter Alek Manoah in the sixth inning, an embarrassing mistake for a team that has lost five of its last six games.
— Cardinals 6, Dodgers 5— Nolan Gorman hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th.
— Minnesota Twins are 3-10 in last thirteen games when the winning run scored from the 7th inning on. Despite that, Twins are 25-21, lead AL Central by 3.5 games.
— Boston 4, San Diego 3— Padres are 20-26, losing four in row, 11 of last 13 games. They’re only a game out of last place in the NL West, despite having a payroll of $249,820,745.
$250M for a cruddy 20-26 record; how does GM AJ Preller keep his job?
Preller has been San Diego’s GM since August, 2014; he has a contract that runs thru 2026, but there is very little evidence that he is good at his job.
He traded Trea Turner for Wil Myers
He was suspended 30 days by MLB for not disclosing medical info before a trade.
He gave Eric Hosmer an eight-year, $144M contract in 2018.
They made a movie about Billy Beane because the A’s made the playoffs with a small payroll; the better movie would be about a GM who has an almost unlimited budget and still can’t win.
— Cubs DFA’d Hosmer this weekend; Bronx DFA’d OF Aaron Hicks.
— ESPN’s mobile app doesn’t list USFL scores, which seems petty; you can get chess results and snooker scores on there, but the USFL competes with the XFL, so no scores.
— Florida 2, Carolina 1 (OT)
Matthew Tkachuk scored in overtime for the 2nd straight game.
Panthers lead series 2-0.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Dodgers, Pitt/Mil Wild Cards: Arizona, Pitt/Mil. Miami
AL: Rays, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards: Orioles, New York, Astros
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BOSTON is 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive overs in the current season.
NBA
Dunkel
Sunday, May 21
NBA
Long Sheet
Sunday, May 21
BOSTON (65 - 32) at MIAMI (55 - 42) - 5/21/2023, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
MIAMI is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 52-43 ATS (+4.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 58-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 226-183 ATS (+24.7 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-20 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 41-54 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 10-9 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 10-9 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA
Sunday, May 21
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Miami
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
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NBA
Dunkel
Sunday, May 21
NBA
Long Sheet
Sunday, May 21
BOSTON (65 - 32) at MIAMI (55 - 42) - 5/21/2023, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
MIAMI is 39-25 ATS (+11.5 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 52-43 ATS (+4.7 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 58-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 226-183 ATS (+24.7 Units) against Southeast division opponents since 1996.
BOSTON is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) in road games off a upset loss as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 31-20 ATS (+9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 43-27 ATS (+13.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 41-54 ATS (-18.4 Units) in all games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 10-9 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 10-9 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA
Sunday, May 21
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Trend Report
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Boston @ Miami
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
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WNBA BEST BETS !
SUNDAY, MAY 21
SUNDAY, MAY 21
| WAS at CON | 01:00 PM | CON +1.0 O 158.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at NY | 02:00 PM | IND +16.0 O 159.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHI at PHO | 04:00 PM | PHO -3.5 U 161.0 | +500 +500 |
Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
Past Completed Picks
| 05/21/2023 | 2-0-0 | 100.00% | +1000 | Detail |
| 05/20/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/19/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/18/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/17/2023 | 1-1-0 | 50.00% | -50 | Detail |
| 05/16/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/14/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/12/2023 | 1-3-0 | 25.00% | -1150 | Detail |
| 05/11/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/10/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/09/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/08/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/07/2023 | 4-0-0 | 100.00% | +2000 | Detail |
| 05/06/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/05/2023 | 3-1-0 | 75.00% | +950 | Detail |
| 05/04/2023 | 1-0-1 | 75.00% | +500 | Detail |
| 05/03/2023 | 0-2-0 | 0.00% | -1100 | Detail |
| 05/02/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
| 05/01/2023 | 2-2-0 | 50.00% | -100 | Detail |
