CNOTES 2024-2025 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
NBA leaders in 3-point shooting %age:
44.5%— Zach Levine, Chi/Sac
43.6%— Taurean Prince, Milw
43.3%— Ty Jerome Clev/Vit Krejci, Atl
43.2%— Keon Ellis, Sac/Luke Kennard, Mem
43.1%— Harrison Barnes, SA
43%— Kevin Durant, Phx
Thought of the Day
“Did you know that “Dammit Im Mad” spelled backwards is “Dammit Im Mad””?
Unknown
Thursday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.
Tuesday’s quiz
Billy Donovan won consecutive national titles coaching Florida in 2006, 2007; Mike White replaced him as Florida’s coach. White is now the coach at Georgia.
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Arizona is 2-0 in road series openers, 0-2 in home openers.
Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Braves (2-9)
Atlanta is 0-9 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Cubs (9-6)
Cubs scored 7+ runs in eight of their 15 games.
Over is 11-3 in their last fifteen games.
— Reds (5-8)
Reds scored 2 or fewer runs in seven of last nine games.
Cincinnati is 2-1 when it scores more than four runs.
Reds are 5-5 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies lost eight of their last nine games.
Under is 5-1 in their six games.
— Dodgers (10-4)
Dodgers are 2-4 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen games.
— Marlins (6-6)
Marlins are 4-3 at home, 2-3 on road.
Marlins are 3-1 in games where winning run scored after the 6th inning.
— Brewers (7-5)
Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
— Mets (8-4)
Mets won six of their last seven games.
Mets are 6-0 when they score 3+ runs.
— Phillies (8-3)
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 8-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-8)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 11 of their 13 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
— St Louis (5-7)
Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games.
Eight of their nine games went over the total.
— Padres (10-3)
San Diego is 9-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 5-2 in their home games.
— Giants (9-3)
Giants are 8-1 vs rightly pitchers, 1-2 vs lefties.
Giants scored total of two runs in their three losses.
— Washington (5-7)
Nationals won four of their last five games.
Over is 7-2 in their home games.
— Famous birthdays, April 10th:
Ken Griffey Sr, 75
Terry Teagle, 65
Steve Tasker, 63
Sean Gilbert, 55
Kenny Satterfield, 44
Andre Ethier, 43
Robert Woods, 33
Jake Burger, 29
— Orioles (5-8)
Orioles are 5-0 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
— Red Sox (6-7)
Boston lost last three games, scoring 2-1-1 runs.
Under is 5-2 in their road games.
— White Sox (2-9)
Chicago lost its last seven games.
White Sox are 14-69 (.203) with runners in scoring position.
— Cleveland (5-6)
Guardians are 2-0 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Detroit (7-5)
Detroit is 5-1 at home; they lead the AL Central by a game.
Tigers are 7-2 when they score 4+ runs.
— Houston (5-7)
Astros lost six of their last nine games.
Under is 8-4 in their games so far.
Astros led 5-0 in 8th inning Wednesday, blew game to Seattle.
— Royals (6-6)
Kansas City is 6 for last 32 AB’s with runners in scoring position.
Royals’ last four games stayed under the total.
— Angels (7-4)
Angels won seven of their last ten games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Twins (4-8)
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Twins are 4-1 when they score 4+ runs.
— New York (7-5)
New York is 2-5 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— A’s (5-8)
A’s lost five of their first six games in Sacramento.
Over is 5-1 home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (5-8)
Mariners haven’t scored a 1st inning run in their 10 home games.
Eight of their ten home games stayed under the total.
— Tampa Bay (5-6)
Rays lost five of their last six games.
Eight of their eleven games stayed under the total.
— Texas (9-4)
Rangers are 8-2 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (8-5)
Last ten Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Phillies, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Mets
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, New York
NBA leaders in 3-point shooting %age:
44.5%— Zach Levine, Chi/Sac
43.6%— Taurean Prince, Milw
43.3%— Ty Jerome Clev/Vit Krejci, Atl
43.2%— Keon Ellis, Sac/Luke Kennard, Mem
43.1%— Harrison Barnes, SA
43%— Kevin Durant, Phx
Thought of the Day
“Did you know that “Dammit Im Mad” spelled backwards is “Dammit Im Mad””?
Unknown
Thursday’s quiz
Who was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.
Tuesday’s quiz
Billy Donovan won consecutive national titles coaching Florida in 2006, 2007; Mike White replaced him as Florida’s coach. White is now the coach at Georgia.
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Thursday’s Den: Baseball trends after two weeks of games……..
— Arizona (7-6)Arizona is 2-0 in road series openers, 0-2 in home openers.
Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Braves (2-9)
Atlanta is 0-9 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-5 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Cubs (9-6)
Cubs scored 7+ runs in eight of their 15 games.
Over is 11-3 in their last fifteen games.
— Reds (5-8)
Reds scored 2 or fewer runs in seven of last nine games.
Cincinnati is 2-1 when it scores more than four runs.
Reds are 5-5 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies lost eight of their last nine games.
Under is 5-1 in their six games.
— Dodgers (10-4)
Dodgers are 2-4 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 9-4 in their last thirteen games.
— Marlins (6-6)
Marlins are 4-3 at home, 2-3 on road.
Marlins are 3-1 in games where winning run scored after the 6th inning.
— Brewers (7-5)
Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games.
Over is 3-1 in their last four games.
— Mets (8-4)
Mets won six of their last seven games.
Mets are 6-0 when they score 3+ runs.
— Phillies (8-3)
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 8-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-8)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 11 of their 13 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
— St Louis (5-7)
Cardinals lost seven of their last nine games.
Eight of their nine games went over the total.
— Padres (10-3)
San Diego is 9-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 5-2 in their home games.
— Giants (9-3)
Giants are 8-1 vs rightly pitchers, 1-2 vs lefties.
Giants scored total of two runs in their three losses.
— Washington (5-7)
Nationals won four of their last five games.
Over is 7-2 in their home games.
— Famous birthdays, April 10th:
Ken Griffey Sr, 75
Terry Teagle, 65
Steve Tasker, 63
Sean Gilbert, 55
Kenny Satterfield, 44
Andre Ethier, 43
Robert Woods, 33
Jake Burger, 29
— Orioles (5-8)
Orioles are 5-0 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
— Red Sox (6-7)
Boston lost last three games, scoring 2-1-1 runs.
Under is 5-2 in their road games.
— White Sox (2-9)
Chicago lost its last seven games.
White Sox are 14-69 (.203) with runners in scoring position.
— Cleveland (5-6)
Guardians are 2-0 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Detroit (7-5)
Detroit is 5-1 at home; they lead the AL Central by a game.
Tigers are 7-2 when they score 4+ runs.
— Houston (5-7)
Astros lost six of their last nine games.
Under is 8-4 in their games so far.
Astros led 5-0 in 8th inning Wednesday, blew game to Seattle.
— Royals (6-6)
Kansas City is 6 for last 32 AB’s with runners in scoring position.
Royals’ last four games stayed under the total.
— Angels (7-4)
Angels won seven of their last ten games.
Over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
— Twins (4-8)
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
Twins are 4-1 when they score 4+ runs.
— New York (7-5)
New York is 2-5 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-4 in their last eleven games.
— A’s (5-8)
A’s lost five of their first six games in Sacramento.
Over is 5-1 home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (5-8)
Mariners haven’t scored a 1st inning run in their 10 home games.
Eight of their ten home games stayed under the total.
— Tampa Bay (5-6)
Rays lost five of their last six games.
Eight of their eleven games stayed under the total.
— Texas (9-4)
Rangers are 8-2 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (8-5)
Last ten Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Phillies, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Mets
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, New York
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New York VS Detroit
New York are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
New York are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Detroit are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games against New York.
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
Cleveland VS Indiana
Cleveland are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Cleveland are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games.
Indiana are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Atlanta are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games against Brooklyn.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against Atlanta.
Brooklyn are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
New Orleans VS Milwaukee
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
New Orleans are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Milwaukee are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games.
Milwaukee are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 17 games against New Orleans.
Minnesota VS Memphis
Minnesota are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Minnesota are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Memphis are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games against Minnesota.
Memphis are 1-12 ATS in their last 13 games at home.
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Dunkel
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Trend Report
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New York VS Detroit
New York are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games.
New York are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
New York are 12-5-1 ATS in their last 18 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
Detroit are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games against New York.
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games at home.
Cleveland VS Indiana
Cleveland are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Cleveland are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 6-13 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 8 games.
Indiana are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana's last 12 games against Cleveland.
Atlanta VS Brooklyn
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Atlanta are 0-8 ATS in their last 8 games against Brooklyn.
Atlanta are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 6 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Brooklyn's last 6 games against Atlanta.
Brooklyn are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
New Orleans VS Milwaukee
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
New Orleans are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games against Milwaukee.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Milwaukee are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games.
Milwaukee are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Milwaukee's last 17 games against New Orleans.
Minnesota VS Memphis
Minnesota are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Minnesota are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Minnesota are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Memphis.
Memphis are 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games against Minnesota.
Memphis are 1-12 ATS in their last 13 games at home.
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Thursday, April 10
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at IND | 07:00 PM | IND -9.5 O 233.5 | +500 +500 |
| NY at DET | 07:00 PM | DET -3.5 O 228.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at BK | 07:30 PM | BK +13.0 O 232.5 | +500 +500 |
| NO at MIL | 08:00 PM | MIL -13.5 U 220.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at MEM | 09:30 PM | MEM +2.0 U 232.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................45- 55 - 0.....................45.00%................. - 77.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................45- 55 - 0.....................45.00%................. - 77.50
Friday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in batting average:
.459— George Springer, Tor
.412— Wilyer Abreu, Bos
.400— Jacob Wilson, A’s
.395— Brendan Donovan, StL
.385— Jonathan Aranda, TB
.381— Paul Goldschmidt, NYY
Thought of the Day
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, what former major league catcher was the third base coach for the Indians?
Hint: He played in four World Series, going 17-57 (298) at the plate.
Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.
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Game had a 2:45 rain delay after the 6th inning; game resumed at 11:30pm.
Marcell Ozuna ended the game with a walk-off home run in 11th inning.
Both teams have games in other cities tonight.
— Angels 11, Rays 1
Jo Adell homered twice (both in 5th inning), drove in four runs
Mike Trout homered twice, drove in three runs
Taylor Ward homered twice (both in 6th inning), drove in three runs
Third time in Angels history that three guys homered twice in same game.
— Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10)
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Red Sox tied game 2-2 in 8th inning on a wild pitch.
Boston has 14 errors this season, most in the major leagues.
— Guardians 6, White Sox 1
Steven Kwan went 4-5 with four RBI, two runs scored.
Gavin Williams got the win, giving up a run in five IP.
White Sox have now lost eight games in a row.
— Royals 3, Twins 2
Kansas City scored twice in 7th inning for the win.
Royals’ bullpen pitched 3.2 scoreless IP.
Twins SS Carlos Correa is hitting only .149 so far this season.
— Rockies 7, Brewers 2
Brenton Doyle went 3-5 with five RBI, including a home run.
Milwaukee was 1-13 with runners in scoring position.
Colorado won for only third time in 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- NYM/Phil, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, NYM/Phil
AL- New York, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, Blue Jays
— Famous birthdays, April 11th:
Peter Reigert, 78
Michael Ray Richardson, 70
Jim Breech, 69
Bret Saberhagen, 61
Jason Varitek, 53
Trot Nixon, 51
Mark Teixeira, 45
Kenta Maeda, 37
— Television legend Brent Musburger has won the 2025 Pete Rozelle radio-TV award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame; he’ll be inducted in Canton this summer.
— Tuesday night, Vancouver Canucks became the first NHL team ever to overcome a three-goal deficit in the last minute; they tied the game with 0:05.2 left in regulation, beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime.
— The whole thing with the Denver Nuggets firing their coach three games before the playoffs start seems weird. Why not just wait until after the playoffs?
Since 1985, the only two teams to win an NBA title after an in-season coaching change:
2006- Miami replaced Stan Van Gundy with Pat Riley
2016- Cleveland replaced David Platt with Tyronn Lue.
— Florida’s win over Houston in the NCAA title game drew the best TV audience for this game since 2019; it was 22% higher than last year’s Purdue-UConn game.
— Unusual situation for Seattle Mariners, who have two staring pitchers named Luis Castillo; once George Kirby comes back from his injury, this situation should be fixed, but for now, it is a little confusing.
— Indianapolis Colts saved $2.75M on the salary cap by cutting kicker Matt Gay this week; Gay was the Rams’ kicker when they won the Super Bowl three years ago- he was 64-78 on field goals in two seasons for Indianapolis. In five of his six NFL seasons, his home games have been in domed stadiums.
— Cleveland State named Missouri assistant Rob Summers as its new basketball coach; he was an assistant at Cleveland State from 2019-22.
High Point coach Alan Huss quit his job, is going back to Creighton as an assistant coach, with the promise that he will replace Greg McDermott as head coach when McDermott decides to retire.
High Point was 56-15 in two years under Huss, making the NCAA’s this season.
— When Colorado Rockies’ IF Kyle Farmer was in high school, he appeared in the movie The Blind Side, playing the Briarcrest Christian School quarterback.
— Speaking of The Blind Side, best wishes to Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer; the 55-year old Freeze is going to wait until January to decide whether or not to have an operation to hopefully correct the problem.
Freeze was the football coach at Briarcrest when Michael Oher played there, so he also appears in the movie.
Major League leaders in batting average:
.459— George Springer, Tor
.412— Wilyer Abreu, Bos
.400— Jacob Wilson, A’s
.395— Brendan Donovan, StL
.385— Jonathan Aranda, TB
.381— Paul Goldschmidt, NYY
Thought of the Day
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, what former major league catcher was the third base coach for the Indians?
Hint: He played in four World Series, going 17-57 (298) at the plate.
Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, Corbin Bernsen played Roger Dorn, third baseman for the Cleveland Indians.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here……..
— Braves 4, Phillies 2 (11)Game had a 2:45 rain delay after the 6th inning; game resumed at 11:30pm.
Marcell Ozuna ended the game with a walk-off home run in 11th inning.
Both teams have games in other cities tonight.
— Angels 11, Rays 1
Jo Adell homered twice (both in 5th inning), drove in four runs
Mike Trout homered twice, drove in three runs
Taylor Ward homered twice (both in 6th inning), drove in three runs
Third time in Angels history that three guys homered twice in same game.
— Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3 (10)
Game was scoreless after five innings.
Red Sox tied game 2-2 in 8th inning on a wild pitch.
Boston has 14 errors this season, most in the major leagues.
— Guardians 6, White Sox 1
Steven Kwan went 4-5 with four RBI, two runs scored.
Gavin Williams got the win, giving up a run in five IP.
White Sox have now lost eight games in a row.
— Royals 3, Twins 2
Kansas City scored twice in 7th inning for the win.
Royals’ bullpen pitched 3.2 scoreless IP.
Twins SS Carlos Correa is hitting only .149 so far this season.
— Rockies 7, Brewers 2
Brenton Doyle went 3-5 with five RBI, including a home run.
Milwaukee was 1-13 with runners in scoring position.
Colorado won for only third time in 12 games.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- NYM/Phil, Cubs, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, NYM/Phil
AL- New York, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Royals, Blue Jays
— Famous birthdays, April 11th:
Peter Reigert, 78
Michael Ray Richardson, 70
Jim Breech, 69
Bret Saberhagen, 61
Jason Varitek, 53
Trot Nixon, 51
Mark Teixeira, 45
Kenta Maeda, 37
— Television legend Brent Musburger has won the 2025 Pete Rozelle radio-TV award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame; he’ll be inducted in Canton this summer.
— Tuesday night, Vancouver Canucks became the first NHL team ever to overcome a three-goal deficit in the last minute; they tied the game with 0:05.2 left in regulation, beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 in overtime.
— The whole thing with the Denver Nuggets firing their coach three games before the playoffs start seems weird. Why not just wait until after the playoffs?
Since 1985, the only two teams to win an NBA title after an in-season coaching change:
2006- Miami replaced Stan Van Gundy with Pat Riley
2016- Cleveland replaced David Platt with Tyronn Lue.
— Florida’s win over Houston in the NCAA title game drew the best TV audience for this game since 2019; it was 22% higher than last year’s Purdue-UConn game.
— Unusual situation for Seattle Mariners, who have two staring pitchers named Luis Castillo; once George Kirby comes back from his injury, this situation should be fixed, but for now, it is a little confusing.
— Indianapolis Colts saved $2.75M on the salary cap by cutting kicker Matt Gay this week; Gay was the Rams’ kicker when they won the Super Bowl three years ago- he was 64-78 on field goals in two seasons for Indianapolis. In five of his six NFL seasons, his home games have been in domed stadiums.
— Cleveland State named Missouri assistant Rob Summers as its new basketball coach; he was an assistant at Cleveland State from 2019-22.
High Point coach Alan Huss quit his job, is going back to Creighton as an assistant coach, with the promise that he will replace Greg McDermott as head coach when McDermott decides to retire.
High Point was 56-15 in two years under Huss, making the NCAA’s this season.
— When Colorado Rockies’ IF Kyle Farmer was in high school, he appeared in the movie The Blind Side, playing the Briarcrest Christian School quarterback.
— Speaking of The Blind Side, best wishes to Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer; the 55-year old Freeze is going to wait until January to decide whether or not to have an operation to hopefully correct the problem.
Freeze was the football coach at Briarcrest when Michael Oher played there, so he also appears in the movie.
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Milwaukee VS Detroit
Milwaukee are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games.
Milwaukee are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Milwaukee are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games against Milwaukee.
Orlando VS Indiana
Orlando are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games.
Orlando are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Orlando are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games.
Indiana are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Indiana's last 20 games against Orlando.
Atlanta VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Philadelphia.
Atlanta are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 20 games.
Philadelphia are 1-12 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against Atlanta.
Charlotte VS Boston
Charlotte are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games.
Charlotte are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Charlotte are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games against Charlotte.
Boston are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Cleveland VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against New York.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against New York.
New York are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 11 games against Cleveland.
New York are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games at home.
Washington VS Chicago
Washington are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Washington are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Chicago.
Chicago are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games against Washington.
Miami VS New Orleans
Miami are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games.
Miami are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Miami are 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans' last 13 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 6 games at home.
New Orleans are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games when playing at home against Miami.
Toronto VS Dallas
Toronto are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
Toronto are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Dallas.
Dallas are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Dallas' last 16 games.
Dallas are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games against Toronto.
Memphis VS Denver
Memphis are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
Memphis are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver.
Denver are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Memphis.
Brooklyn VS Minnesota
Brooklyn are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
Brooklyn are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Minnesota are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma City VS Utah
Oklahoma City are 13-2 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
Oklahoma City are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
Utah are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Sacramento
LA Clippers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers' last 12 games.
LA Clippers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
LA Clippers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Sacramento are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
Sacramento are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
Golden State VS Portland
Golden State are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Golden State are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
Golden State are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Portland.
Golden State are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Portland.
Portland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home.
San Antonio VS Phoenix
San Antonio are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games.
San Antonio are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games.
Phoenix are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games against San Antonio.
Houston VS Los Angeles
Houston are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games.
Houston are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games.
Houston are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Lakers' last 18 games.
LA Lakers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against Houston.
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Trend Report
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Milwaukee VS Detroit
Milwaukee are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games.
Milwaukee are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
Milwaukee are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games against Detroit.
Detroit are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games.
Detroit are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 8 games against Milwaukee.
Orlando VS Indiana
Orlando are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Orlando's last 7 games.
Orlando are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Orlando are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Indiana.
Indiana are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Indiana's last 9 games.
Indiana are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Indiana's last 20 games against Orlando.
Atlanta VS Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Atlanta are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Philadelphia.
Atlanta are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 20 games.
Philadelphia are 1-12 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 7 games against Atlanta.
Charlotte VS Boston
Charlotte are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games.
Charlotte are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Charlotte are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Boston.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games against Charlotte.
Boston are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Cleveland VS New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games.
Cleveland are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Cleveland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against New York.
Cleveland are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against New York.
New York are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New York's last 11 games against Cleveland.
New York are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games at home.
Washington VS Chicago
Washington are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games.
Washington are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Washington are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Chicago.
Chicago are 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games.
Chicago are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 11 games against Washington.
Miami VS New Orleans
Miami are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games.
Miami are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Miami are 15-4 ATS in their last 19 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of New Orleans' last 13 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans' last 6 games at home.
New Orleans are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games when playing at home against Miami.
Toronto VS Dallas
Toronto are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games.
Toronto are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games.
Toronto are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Dallas.
Dallas are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Dallas' last 16 games.
Dallas are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas' last 5 games against Toronto.
Memphis VS Denver
Memphis are 4-13 ATS in their last 17 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 6 games.
Memphis are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
Memphis are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Denver.
Denver are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Denver's last 11 games.
Denver are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games against Memphis.
Brooklyn VS Minnesota
Brooklyn are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 7 games.
Brooklyn are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games.
Brooklyn are 3-11 ATS in their last 14 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Minnesota are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games against Brooklyn.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma City VS Utah
Oklahoma City are 13-2 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games.
Oklahoma City are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
Oklahoma City are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against Utah.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Utah's last 7 games against Oklahoma City.
Utah are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Sacramento
LA Clippers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Clippers' last 12 games.
LA Clippers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
LA Clippers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Sacramento are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
Sacramento are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
Golden State VS Portland
Golden State are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
Golden State are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games.
Golden State are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Portland.
Golden State are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games against Portland.
Portland are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 10 games.
Portland are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home.
San Antonio VS Phoenix
San Antonio are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 9 games.
San Antonio are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games against Phoenix.
Phoenix are 0-9 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games.
Phoenix are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games against San Antonio.
Houston VS Los Angeles
Houston are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games.
Houston are 15-3 SU in their last 18 games.
Houston are 5-15 SU in their last 20 games against LA Lakers.
LA Lakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Lakers' last 18 games.
LA Lakers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Lakers' last 6 games against Houston.
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Friday, April 11
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIL at DET | 07:00 PM | DET -6.5 O 231.5 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at PHI | 07:00 PM | PHI +11.0 O 241.0 | +500 +500 |
| ORL at IND | 07:00 PM | ORL +8.5 O 213.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at NY | 07:30 PM | CLE +4.0 O 225.5 | +500 +500 |
| CHA at BOS | 07:30 PM | CHA +19.5 O 214.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at NO | 08:00 PM | MIA -15.0 O 214.5 | +500 +500 |
| WAS at CHI | 08:00 PM | WAS +16.5 O 238.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at DAL | 08:30 PM | TOR +12.5 O 224.0 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at DEN | 09:00 PM | MEM +6.5 O 244.5 | +500 +500 |
| BK at MIN | 09:00 PM | MIN -20.0 O 216.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at UTA | 09:30 PM | OKC -9.5 O 234.5 | +500 +500 |
| GS at POR | 10:00 PM | GS -14.0 O 224.5 | +500 +500 |
| SA at PHO | 10:00 PM | SA +5.5 O 232.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAC at SAC | 10:00 PM | LAC -6.5 O 226.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at LAL | 10:30 PM | HOU +9.5 O 225.0 | +500 +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !
04/11/2025..................13 - 13 - 0......................50.00%................- 6.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................58- 68 - 0.....................46.03%.................. - 84.00
04/11/2025..................13 - 13 - 0......................50.00%................- 6.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................58- 68 - 0.....................46.03%.................. - 84.00
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Major League leaders in runs scored:
96— Cubs
82— Bronx
72— Diamondbacks, Cardinals
71— Red Sox
69— Dodgers
68— Brewers
Quote of the Day
“There are only two days where nothing can be done; one is yesterday, the other one is tomorrow. Today is the best day to do something.”
Unknown
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for which three major league teams?
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.
Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.
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In case you were wondering, he called 89 balls, 47 strikes.
— Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Cal Raleigh hit the decisive 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Corey Seager is 0 for his last 28 against Seattle.
— Dodgers 3, Cubs 0
Tommy Edman’s 3-run homer were the game’s only runs.
Yamamoto allowed two hits in seven shutout innings.
Dodgers are 7-0 at home.
— Rays 6, Braves 3
Danny Jansen homered, knocked in four runs.
Bradley allowed one run in six IP.
Braves are off to a horrendous 3-10 start.
— Giants 9, New York 1 (5)
San Francisco scored five runs in the first inning.
Game was called on count of rain in the sixth inning.
Giants won nine of their last eleven games.
— Tigers 7, Twins 6
Minnesota led 4-1 after five innings.
Dillon Dingler went 3-5 with an RBI, also scored a run.
Twins lost five of their last six games.
— Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Pallante threw 7 shutout IP, allowed only four baserunners.
Last two nights, Phillies were 0-15 with runners in scoring position.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Mets, Brewers, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Guardians, New York
— Famous birthdays, April 12th:
Mike Garrett, 81
Ed O’Neill, 79
Jerry Tagge, 75
Andy Garcia, 69
Devlin Hodges, 29
Paul LoDuca, 53
Brad Miller, 49
Claire Danes, 46
Cade Povich, 25
— Word of the Day– Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
These days, our country needs more integrity. A lot more.
— Not a lot of happy news these days; the QB for the Tennessee Vols, Nico Iamaleava, skipped spring practice Friday; apparently he wants a raise in his NIL deal from $2M/year to $4M. This is for a college QB who has started for one year; they lost 41-17 to Ohio State in the first round of the college football playoff last fall.
Just stop calling it “college football”; give it a new name, a lower level version of the NFL. Have the players sign contracts, like the NFL guys do.
— Problem is, this likely will have a domino effect; if Iamaleava bolts Tennessee, then the Vols have to poach someone else’s QB and so on and so forth, until Coastal Carolina or Nevada loses its QB, all because Iamaleava is a greedy, disloyal human.
— Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty, Max Fried are all major league pitchers; they also all pitched on the same high school team, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, in 2012. The pitching coach for that high school team was Ethan Katz, now the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox.
— Speaking of a different Harvard, their point guard Evan Nelson will play for Arizona next year; Ivy League players can’t take redshirt years, and Nelson didn’t play in 2023-24, so he had to transfer in order to keep playing.
This past season, Nelson scored 9.1 ppg; he is from Tucson, so he’s coming home to finish his college career.
— Cleveland Browns signed 40-year Joe Flacco to be one of their QB’s next season; Flacco started six games for the Colts last year, throwing for 1,761 yards. His won-loss record in his 17-year NFL career is 115-92, 10-6 in playoff games.
Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign QB Drew Lock to back up newly-acquired Sam Darnold after Lock started five games for the Giants last year. Lock started two games for Seattle back in 2023, after starting 24 games for Denver before that.
— Was pretty cool to see the reception Luka Doncic got when he returned to Dallas Wednesday night. Doncic played for Dallas for 6.5 years, was traded to the Lakers February 2nd, in a trade rattled the Interweb when it happened.
Wednesday, Doncic scored 45 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, had 6 assists; Lakers were +26 with him on the floor, in a 112-97 LA win.
Major League leaders in runs scored:
96— Cubs
82— Bronx
72— Diamondbacks, Cardinals
71— Red Sox
69— Dodgers
68— Brewers
Quote of the Day
“There are only two days where nothing can be done; one is yesterday, the other one is tomorrow. Today is the best day to do something.”
Unknown
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for which three major league teams?
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.
Thursday’s quiz
Brian Shaw was coach of the Denver Nuggets before Michael Malone.
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Saturday’s Den: Clearing out a cluttered mind……..
— Thursday in Kansas City, umpire Mark Ripperger worked a perfect game behind the plate; he called 136 pitches, all of them correctly. Pretty awesome, very unusual.In case you were wondering, he called 89 balls, 47 strikes.
— Mariners 5, Rangers 3
Cal Raleigh hit the decisive 2-run homer in the 8th inning.
Corey Seager is 0 for his last 28 against Seattle.
— Dodgers 3, Cubs 0
Tommy Edman’s 3-run homer were the game’s only runs.
Yamamoto allowed two hits in seven shutout innings.
Dodgers are 7-0 at home.
— Rays 6, Braves 3
Danny Jansen homered, knocked in four runs.
Bradley allowed one run in six IP.
Braves are off to a horrendous 3-10 start.
— Giants 9, New York 1 (5)
San Francisco scored five runs in the first inning.
Game was called on count of rain in the sixth inning.
Giants won nine of their last eleven games.
— Tigers 7, Twins 6
Minnesota led 4-1 after five innings.
Dillon Dingler went 3-5 with an RBI, also scored a run.
Twins lost five of their last six games.
— Cardinals 2, Phillies 0
Pallante threw 7 shutout IP, allowed only four baserunners.
Last two nights, Phillies were 0-15 with runners in scoring position.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL- Mets, Brewers, Padres Wild Cards- Dodgers, Giants, Phillies
AL- Blue Jays, Tigers, Rangers Wild Cards- Angels, Guardians, New York
— Famous birthdays, April 12th:
Mike Garrett, 81
Ed O’Neill, 79
Jerry Tagge, 75
Andy Garcia, 69
Devlin Hodges, 29
Paul LoDuca, 53
Brad Miller, 49
Claire Danes, 46
Cade Povich, 25
— Word of the Day– Integrity- the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.
These days, our country needs more integrity. A lot more.
— Not a lot of happy news these days; the QB for the Tennessee Vols, Nico Iamaleava, skipped spring practice Friday; apparently he wants a raise in his NIL deal from $2M/year to $4M. This is for a college QB who has started for one year; they lost 41-17 to Ohio State in the first round of the college football playoff last fall.
Just stop calling it “college football”; give it a new name, a lower level version of the NFL. Have the players sign contracts, like the NFL guys do.
— Problem is, this likely will have a domino effect; if Iamaleava bolts Tennessee, then the Vols have to poach someone else’s QB and so on and so forth, until Coastal Carolina or Nevada loses its QB, all because Iamaleava is a greedy, disloyal human.
— Lucas Giolito, Jack Flaherty, Max Fried are all major league pitchers; they also all pitched on the same high school team, Harvard-Westlake in Los Angeles, in 2012. The pitching coach for that high school team was Ethan Katz, now the pitching coach for the Chicago White Sox.
— Speaking of a different Harvard, their point guard Evan Nelson will play for Arizona next year; Ivy League players can’t take redshirt years, and Nelson didn’t play in 2023-24, so he had to transfer in order to keep playing.
This past season, Nelson scored 9.1 ppg; he is from Tucson, so he’s coming home to finish his college career.
— Cleveland Browns signed 40-year Joe Flacco to be one of their QB’s next season; Flacco started six games for the Colts last year, throwing for 1,761 yards. His won-loss record in his 17-year NFL career is 115-92, 10-6 in playoff games.
Seattle Seahawks are expected to sign QB Drew Lock to back up newly-acquired Sam Darnold after Lock started five games for the Giants last year. Lock started two games for Seattle back in 2023, after starting 24 games for Denver before that.
— Was pretty cool to see the reception Luka Doncic got when he returned to Dallas Wednesday night. Doncic played for Dallas for 6.5 years, was traded to the Lakers February 2nd, in a trade rattled the Interweb when it happened.
Wednesday, Doncic scored 45 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, had 6 assists; Lakers were +26 with him on the floor, in a 112-97 LA win.
Sunday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the Miami Marlins:
267— Giancarlo Stanton
154— Dan Uggla
148— Hanley Ramirez
143— Mike Lowell
138— Miguel Cabrera
129— Derrek Lee
Thought of the Day
“This program has been around for a long time. There are a lot of great coaches, a lot of great players who came before that laid the cornerstone pieces, the legacy, the tradition that is Tennessee football. It’s going to be around a long time after I’m gone and after they’re gone.”
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel
Sunday’s quiz
Who managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs?
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.
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Milwaukee led 4-0 in the ninth inning; Arizona scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth for the dramatic win.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Chad Patrick threw 4.1 scoreless innings (77 PT) but they took him out in the fifth inning, after he struck out the leadoff hitter in the inning.
This is a stupid analytics thing that says pitchers shouldn’t face the same hitters three times in a game. Patrick allowed a run in 10 IP in his first two starts, both Milwaukee wins. How do you know if a guy is going to be really good unless you give him the chance?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
— Reds 5, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz hit a grand slam on his bobblehead day.
Andrew Abbott gave up a run in 5 IP, in his 2025 debut.
— Braves 5, Rays 4
Tampa Bay led 2-0 after the sixth inning.
Michael Harris hit a 2-run homer for the Braves in the ninth inning.
First road win nine nine tries for Atlanta this season.
— A’s 3, Mets 1
Jacob Wilson has a 15-game hitting streak to start the season, the longest by an Oakland player to start a season, since Stan Javier in 1994.
A’s bullpen got 11 outs, allowed only two baserunners, no runs.
— Angels 4, Astros 1
Tyler Anderson didn’t allow a hit in the first five innings.
Astros loaded the bases with three walks in 4th inning, but didn’t score.
Angels are off to a 9-5 start; Houston is only 6-8.
— Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
Toronto led 3-0 in the fifth inning.
Former Oriole Anthony Santander homered for the Blue Jays.
Baltimore turned five double plays in the game.
— Phillies 4, Cardinals 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 6.1 IP
Phillies turned four double plays in the first five innings.
Nick Castellanos went 3-4, with two RBI
— Famous birthdays, April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 69
Quinn Early, 60
Ricky Schroder, 55
Bo Outlaw, 54
Dan Campbell, 49
Baron Davis, 46
Quentin Richardson, 45
Hunter Pence, 42
Melvin Gordon, 32
Edward Cabrera, 27
— Former Tennessee Vols QB Nico Iamaleava will be in the transfer portal a few days from now, trying to earn more than the $2M Tennessee was paying him (Oregon has apparently already turned him down).
It is a free country; he can transfer if he likes, but my question is this— down the road, when it is time for him to go to the NFL and the big $$$, will this BS hang over his head like a dark cloud? Will teams be queasy about making him the key person in their organization?
Maybe it won’t, maybe it will; I’m asking.
I always think of the Al Pacino speech in Any Given Sunday:
“………..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.”
It is a fair question; if Tennessee had to play a game today, they’d only have two scholarship QB’s on their roster, so they’re going to have to poach at least one QB (probably more) from another team over the next four months, and those QB’s won’t have much time to develop chemistry with their new teammates.
— New Orleans Saints’ QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury, his 2025 season may already be in jeopardy. Right now, the other QB’s on the New Orleans roster are Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and Ben DiNucci.
Here’s the biggest part of that problem: in 2026, Carr has a $69M salary cap hit, with a $60M dead cap number, and now there’s a chance he’ll never play again.
Oy.
— Random NFL record: Brandon Marshall holds the NFL record for most passes caught in a game; he caught 21 passes for 200 yards and 2 TD’s in the Broncos 28-16 loss at Indianapolis, back in 2009.
— When Nebraska won the Crown college basketball tournament in Las Vegas couple weeks ago, their award for winning was $300K in NIL money for their program. Central Florida lost in the championship game; their program got $100K in NIL money.
— Getting back quickly to the football transfer thing, if a player wants to be eligible this year, he cannot transfer from one SEC team to another— they have a rule against that.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phil/NYM, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Giants, Dodgers, Phil/NYM
AL: New York, Tigers, Texas/LAA. Wild Cards: Tex/LAA, Guardians, Blue
All-time home run leaders for the Miami Marlins:
267— Giancarlo Stanton
154— Dan Uggla
148— Hanley Ramirez
143— Mike Lowell
138— Miguel Cabrera
129— Derrek Lee
Thought of the Day
“This program has been around for a long time. There are a lot of great coaches, a lot of great players who came before that laid the cornerstone pieces, the legacy, the tradition that is Tennessee football. It’s going to be around a long time after I’m gone and after they’re gone.”
Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel
Sunday’s quiz
Who managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs?
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
Friday’s quiz
In the movie Major League, former Dodgers’ catcher Steve Yeager was the third base coach for the Indians.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday
— Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 4Milwaukee led 4-0 in the ninth inning; Arizona scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth for the dramatic win.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Chad Patrick threw 4.1 scoreless innings (77 PT) but they took him out in the fifth inning, after he struck out the leadoff hitter in the inning.
This is a stupid analytics thing that says pitchers shouldn’t face the same hitters three times in a game. Patrick allowed a run in 10 IP in his first two starts, both Milwaukee wins. How do you know if a guy is going to be really good unless you give him the chance?
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
— Reds 5, Pirates 2
Elly De La Cruz hit a grand slam on his bobblehead day.
Andrew Abbott gave up a run in 5 IP, in his 2025 debut.
— Braves 5, Rays 4
Tampa Bay led 2-0 after the sixth inning.
Michael Harris hit a 2-run homer for the Braves in the ninth inning.
First road win nine nine tries for Atlanta this season.
— A’s 3, Mets 1
Jacob Wilson has a 15-game hitting streak to start the season, the longest by an Oakland player to start a season, since Stan Javier in 1994.
A’s bullpen got 11 outs, allowed only two baserunners, no runs.
— Angels 4, Astros 1
Tyler Anderson didn’t allow a hit in the first five innings.
Astros loaded the bases with three walks in 4th inning, but didn’t score.
Angels are off to a 9-5 start; Houston is only 6-8.
— Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4
Toronto led 3-0 in the fifth inning.
Former Oriole Anthony Santander homered for the Blue Jays.
Baltimore turned five double plays in the game.
— Phillies 4, Cardinals 1
Cristopher Sanchez allowed one run in 6.1 IP
Phillies turned four double plays in the first five innings.
Nick Castellanos went 3-4, with two RBI
— Famous birthdays, April 13th:
Dennis Thurman, 69
Quinn Early, 60
Ricky Schroder, 55
Bo Outlaw, 54
Dan Campbell, 49
Baron Davis, 46
Quentin Richardson, 45
Hunter Pence, 42
Melvin Gordon, 32
Edward Cabrera, 27
— Former Tennessee Vols QB Nico Iamaleava will be in the transfer portal a few days from now, trying to earn more than the $2M Tennessee was paying him (Oregon has apparently already turned him down).
It is a free country; he can transfer if he likes, but my question is this— down the road, when it is time for him to go to the NFL and the big $$$, will this BS hang over his head like a dark cloud? Will teams be queasy about making him the key person in their organization?
Maybe it won’t, maybe it will; I’m asking.
I always think of the Al Pacino speech in Any Given Sunday:
“………..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.”
It is a fair question; if Tennessee had to play a game today, they’d only have two scholarship QB’s on their roster, so they’re going to have to poach at least one QB (probably more) from another team over the next four months, and those QB’s won’t have much time to develop chemistry with their new teammates.
— New Orleans Saints’ QB Derek Carr has a shoulder injury, his 2025 season may already be in jeopardy. Right now, the other QB’s on the New Orleans roster are Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener and Ben DiNucci.
Here’s the biggest part of that problem: in 2026, Carr has a $69M salary cap hit, with a $60M dead cap number, and now there’s a chance he’ll never play again.
Oy.
— Random NFL record: Brandon Marshall holds the NFL record for most passes caught in a game; he caught 21 passes for 200 yards and 2 TD’s in the Broncos 28-16 loss at Indianapolis, back in 2009.
— When Nebraska won the Crown college basketball tournament in Las Vegas couple weeks ago, their award for winning was $300K in NIL money for their program. Central Florida lost in the championship game; their program got $100K in NIL money.
— Getting back quickly to the football transfer thing, if a player wants to be eligible this year, he cannot transfer from one SEC team to another— they have a rule against that.
— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phil/NYM, Cubs, Padres. Wild Cards: Giants, Dodgers, Phil/NYM
AL: New York, Tigers, Texas/LAA. Wild Cards: Tex/LAA, Guardians, Blue
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Orlando VS Atlanta
Orlando are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
Orlando are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Orlando are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against Atlanta.
Orlando are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games against Orlando.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Charlotte VS Boston
Charlotte are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games.
Charlotte are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
Charlotte are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against Boston.
Boston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
Boston are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games against Charlotte.
Boston are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home.
New York VS Brooklyn
New York are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games.
New York are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
New York are 9-0 SU in their last 9 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games.
Brooklyn are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games against New York.
Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games.
Indiana are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Indiana are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
Cleveland are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games at home.
Washington VS Miami
Washington are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games.
Washington are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Washington are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games against Miami.
Miami are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games against Washington.
Detroit VS Milwaukee
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Detroit are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games.
Milwaukee are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games against Detroit.
Chicago VS Philadelphia
Chicago are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chicago's last 13 games.
Chicago are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Chicago are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Philadelphia's last 20 games.
Philadelphia are 1-13 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games against Chicago.
Dallas VS Memphis
Dallas are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Dallas' last 17 games.
Dallas are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Dallas are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Memphis.
Memphis are 4-14 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
Memphis are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis' last 6 games against Dallas.
Los Angeles VS Golden State
LA Clippers are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games.
LA Clippers are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
LA Clippers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Golden State.
LA Clippers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against Golden State.
Golden State are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
Toronto VS San Antonio
Toronto are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games.
Toronto are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Toronto are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games.
San Antonio are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games against Toronto.
Denver VS Houston
Denver are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 15 games.
Denver are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Denver are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston are 15-4 SU in their last 19 games.
Houston are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Houston are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Denver.
Phoenix VS Sacramento
Phoenix are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games.
Phoenix are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
Phoenix are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 12 games.
Sacramento are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
Sacramento are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Portland
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Lakers' last 19 games.
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Portland.
Portland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Portland are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games against LA Lakers.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma City VS New Orleans
Oklahoma City are 14-2 ATS in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games.
Oklahoma City are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games.
New Orleans are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans' last 12 games at home.
Utah VS Minnesota
Utah are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games.
Utah are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games against Utah.
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Orlando VS Atlanta
Orlando are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
Orlando are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
Orlando are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against Atlanta.
Orlando are 5-13 SU in their last 18 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games against Orlando.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against Orlando.
Charlotte VS Boston
Charlotte are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games.
Charlotte are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
Charlotte are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games against Boston.
Boston are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
Boston are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games against Charlotte.
Boston are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games at home.
New York VS Brooklyn
New York are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New York's last 8 games.
New York are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
New York are 9-0 SU in their last 9 games against Brooklyn.
Brooklyn are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games.
Brooklyn are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games against New York.
Indiana VS Cleveland
Indiana are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Indiana's last 10 games.
Indiana are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games.
Indiana are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Cleveland.
Cleveland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games.
Cleveland are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
Cleveland are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games at home.
Washington VS Miami
Washington are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games.
Washington are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
Washington are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games against Miami.
Miami are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games.
Miami are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games against Washington.
Detroit VS Milwaukee
Detroit are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Detroit are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games.
Milwaukee are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games against Detroit.
Chicago VS Philadelphia
Chicago are 14-5 ATS in their last 19 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Chicago's last 13 games.
Chicago are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Chicago are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games against Philadelphia.
Philadelphia are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Philadelphia's last 20 games.
Philadelphia are 1-13 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 8 games against Chicago.
Dallas VS Memphis
Dallas are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Dallas' last 17 games.
Dallas are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Dallas are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games against Memphis.
Memphis are 4-14 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Memphis' last 5 games.
Memphis are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis' last 6 games against Dallas.
Los Angeles VS Golden State
LA Clippers are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games.
LA Clippers are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
LA Clippers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Golden State.
LA Clippers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games against Golden State.
Golden State are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games.
Golden State are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games against LA Clippers.
Toronto VS San Antonio
Toronto are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games.
Toronto are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Toronto are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against San Antonio.
San Antonio are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games.
San Antonio are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games against Toronto.
Denver VS Houston
Denver are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Denver's last 15 games.
Denver are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Denver are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games.
Houston are 15-4 SU in their last 19 games.
Houston are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
Houston are 15-5 SU in their last 20 games when playing at home against Denver.
Phoenix VS Sacramento
Phoenix are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Phoenix's last 12 games.
Phoenix are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
Phoenix are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against Sacramento.
Sacramento are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Sacramento's last 12 games.
Sacramento are 4-9 SU in their last 13 games.
Sacramento are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games at home.
Los Angeles VS Portland
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of LA Lakers' last 19 games.
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against Portland.
Portland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
Portland are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games against LA Lakers.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Portland's last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma City VS New Orleans
Oklahoma City are 14-2 ATS in their last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games.
Oklahoma City are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games.
Oklahoma City are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games against New Orleans.
New Orleans are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans' last 5 games.
New Orleans are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New Orleans' last 12 games at home.
Utah VS Minnesota
Utah are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games.
Utah are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games.
Utah are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Minnesota.
Minnesota are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games.
Minnesota are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games against Utah.
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Sunday, April 13
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI at PHI | 01:00 PM | CHI -9.5 | +500 |
| WAS at MIA | 01:00 PM | WAS +8.0 | +500 |
| ORL at ATL | 01:00 PM | ORL -2.0 | +500 |
| DET at MIL | 01:00 PM | MIL +8.0 | +500 |
| IND at CLE | 01:00 PM | IND -7.0 | +500 |
| NY at BK | 01:00 PM | NY -5.0 | +500 |
| CHA at BOS | 01:00 PM | BOS -11.0 | +500 |
| LAC at GS | 03:30 PM | LAC +4.0 | +500 |
| UTA at MIN | 03:30 PM | MIN -23.0 | +500 |
| DAL at MEM | 03:30 PM | DAL +1.0 | +500 |
| OKC at NO | 03:30 PM | OKC -12.5 | +500 |
| LAL at POR | 03:30 PM | POR -5.5 | +500 |
| PHO at SAC | 03:30 PM | SAC -15.0 | +500 |
| TOR at SA | 03:30 PM | TOR +5.0 | +500 |
| DEN at HOU | 03:30 PM | HOU +9.0 | +500 |
NBA BEST BETS FOR APRIL !
04/12/2025......................3 - 6 -0........................33.37%................- 18.00
04/11/2025..................13 - 13 - 0......................50.00%................- 6.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................61- 74 - 0.....................45.18%.................. - 102.00
04/12/2025......................3 - 6 -0........................33.37%................- 18.00
04/11/2025..................13 - 13 - 0......................50.00%................- 6.50
04/10/2025......................2 - 6 - 0.......................25.00%................- 23.00
04/08/2025......................5 - 12 - 0.....................29.41%...............- 41.00
04/07/2025........................1 - 3 - 0....................25.00%................- 11.50
04/06/2025.......................8 - 10 - 0...................44.44%.................- 15.00
04/05/2025.........................3 - 6 - 0....................33.33%.................- 18.00
04/04/2025.........................7 - 8 - 0....................46.66%.................- 9.00
04/03/2025.........................5 - 3 - 0....................62.50%..................+ 8.50
04/02/2025..........................8- 5 - 0....................61.53%..................+ 12.50
04/01/2025.........................6 - 2 - 0....................75.00%..................+ 19.00
TOTALS............................61- 74 - 0.....................45.18%.................. - 102.00
Monday’s 6-pack:
All-time home run leaders for the New York Mets:
252— Darryl Strawberry
242— David Wright
230— Pete Alonso
220— Mike Piazza
192— Howard Johnson
154— Dave Kingman
Thought of the Day
“There were points on the back nine today when I thought, ‘Have I let it slip again?’ My battle today was with myself. It wasn’t with anyone else.”
Rory McIlroy, after winning the Masters for the first time
Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; what team did he play for last, when he was 44 years old?
Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
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One of the most fun things I’ve ever done was from 1993-2001, being an assistant coach for the basketball team at Schenectady; I was the nerdy analytics guy, I scouted opponents and helped with game management. It was a great educational experience.
Pat O’Connor was a lefty, a coach on the floor, a leader. He was kind of like the Draymond Green of that team, and this is a compliment. He went on to play college ball at Utica College.
Justin Hoffman was more of a scorer, skilled with the ball in his hands; a solid rebounder, he would’ve scored a lot more points on a lesser team, but one of our other big guys wound up playing in the NBA, so Justin’s opportunities were somewhat limited. He was a terrific player in college, at NYU.
Congrats fellas, it was great fun watching both of you play!!!
— Arizona (9-7)
Diamondbacks won four of their last five games.
Arizona is 7-3 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Braves (4-11)
Atlanta is 2-11 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-9 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (11-7)
Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by two games.
— Reds (8-8)
Reds won five of their last six games.
Cincinnati is 6-3 when it scores 3+ runs.
Reds are 6-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies went to San Diego this weekend and were shut out all three games.
2B Kyle Farmer was 5-10 this weekend; rest of the Colorado roster? 4 for 78
Rockies are 1-8 on the road (under 7-2).
— Dodgers (11-6)
Dodgers are 3-6 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Dodgers are 11-2 when they score 3+ runs.
— Marlins (8-7)
Marlins are 6-4 at home, 2-3 on road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Miami is 3-1 in second game of a series, if they lost the opener.
— Brewers (8-8)
Milwaukee won five of its last six home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Under is 4-1 in their series openers.
— Mets (10-5)
Mets won eight of their last ten games.
Mets are 8-0 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 11-4 in their games.
— Phillies (9-6)
Phillies are 7-3 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 9-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-11)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 14 of their 16 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.
— St Louis (7-8)
Cardinals are 6-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
Their last four games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (13-3)
Padres have thrown six shutouts in ten home games.
San Diego is 12-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
— Giants (11-4)
Giants are 9-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-2 vs lefties.
SF is 8-1 vs American League teams, 3-3 vs NL teams.
Giants scored total of six runs in their four losses.
— Washington (6-9)
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Over is 7-0 in their last nine games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 0 of 6 on the road.
— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 85
Brad Garrett, 65
Stan Humphries, 60
David Justice, 59
Greg Maddux, 59
Craig Kupp, 58
Anthony Michael Hall, 57
Brad Ausmus, 56
Marc Macon, 56
Steve Avery, 55
Adrien Brody, 52
Baker Mayfield, 30
— Orioles (6-9)
Baltimore lost seven of its last ten games.
Orioles are 6-1 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Red Sox (8-9)
Boston lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 7-3 in their road games.
Red Sox are 8-6 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs lefties.
— White Sox (4-11)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 4-5 at home, 0-6 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland (8-7)
Guardians are 5-1 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.
— Detroit (9-6)
Detroit is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
Tigers are 9-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Houston (7-8)
Astros scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of 15 games.
Under is 9-6 in their games so far.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in nine home games.
— Royals (8-8)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 2-4 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC has only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Angels (9-6)
12 of the Angels’ 15 games have been on the road.
Halos scored in first inning in 7 of their 15 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Angels have played only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Twins (5-11)
Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Twins are 5-2 when they score 4+ runs, 0-9 otherwise.
— New York (8-7)
New York is 2-7 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
New York scored in first inning in six of nine home games.
— A’s (6-10)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 4-3 on the road.
A’s are 1-4 in series openers.
Over is 6-3 in their home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (8-8)
Mariners won six of their last seven home games.
Under is 9-4 in their home games.
13 of their first 16 games have been at home.
— Tampa Bay (7-8)
Rays lost seven of their last ten games.
10 of their 15 games stayed under the total.
Rays are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (9-7)
Texas lost five of its last six games.
Rangers are 8-5 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (9-7)
10 of last 12 Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
Toronto is 6-4 against its AL East rivals.
All-time home run leaders for the New York Mets:
252— Darryl Strawberry
242— David Wright
230— Pete Alonso
220— Mike Piazza
192— Howard Johnson
154— Dave Kingman
Thought of the Day
“There were points on the back nine today when I thought, ‘Have I let it slip again?’ My battle today was with myself. It wasn’t with anyone else.”
Rory McIlroy, after winning the Masters for the first time
Monday’s quiz
Rickey Henderson played for nine teams his 25-year big league career; what team did he play for last, when he was 44 years old?
Sunday’s quiz
Bob Melvin managed the A’s, the last time they made the playoffs, in 2020.
Saturday’s quiz
Bob Uecker played for the Braves (Milwaukee and Atlanta), the Cardinals and the Phillies.
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Monday’s Den: Major League trends, after the first five series…….
Before we start with our baseball trends today, I’d like to congratulate Pat O’Connor, Justin Hoffman on their induction into the New York State Basketball Hall of Fame. Both guys were on the 1998 Schenectady High team that won the NYS Public High School championship.One of the most fun things I’ve ever done was from 1993-2001, being an assistant coach for the basketball team at Schenectady; I was the nerdy analytics guy, I scouted opponents and helped with game management. It was a great educational experience.
Pat O’Connor was a lefty, a coach on the floor, a leader. He was kind of like the Draymond Green of that team, and this is a compliment. He went on to play college ball at Utica College.
Justin Hoffman was more of a scorer, skilled with the ball in his hands; a solid rebounder, he would’ve scored a lot more points on a lesser team, but one of our other big guys wound up playing in the NBA, so Justin’s opportunities were somewhat limited. He was a terrific player in college, at NYU.
Congrats fellas, it was great fun watching both of you play!!!
— Arizona (9-7)
Diamondbacks won four of their last five games.
Arizona is 7-3 vs right starters, 2-4 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Braves (4-11)
Atlanta is 2-11 when they score less than seven runs.
Braves are 1-9 on the road.
Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
— Cubs (11-7)
Chicago won nine of its last 12 games.
Over is 12-5 in their last seventeen games.
Cubs haven’t played any divisional rivals; they lead NL Central by two games.
— Reds (8-8)
Reds won five of their last six games.
Cincinnati is 6-3 when it scores 3+ runs.
Reds are 6-5 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs southpaws.
— Rockies (2-9)
Rockies went to San Diego this weekend and were shut out all three games.
2B Kyle Farmer was 5-10 this weekend; rest of the Colorado roster? 4 for 78
Rockies are 1-8 on the road (under 7-2).
— Dodgers (11-6)
Dodgers are 3-6 since their 8-0 start.
Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Dodgers are 11-2 when they score 3+ runs.
— Marlins (8-7)
Marlins are 6-4 at home, 2-3 on road.
Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.
Miami is 3-1 in second game of a series, if they lost the opener.
— Brewers (8-8)
Milwaukee won five of its last six home games.
Brewers are 0-5 on the road if they score less than seven runs.
Under is 4-1 in their series openers.
— Mets (10-5)
Mets won eight of their last ten games.
Mets are 8-0 when they score 3+ runs.
Under is 11-4 in their games.
— Phillies (9-6)
Phillies are 7-3 vs righty starters, 2-3 vs lefties.
Under is 5-1 in their home games.
Philly is 9-1 when it scores 3+ runs.
— Pirates (5-11)
Pittsburgh scored 4 or fewer runs in 14 of their 16 games.
Five of their six home games went over the total.
Pirates haven’t made the playoffs since 2015.
— St Louis (7-8)
Cardinals are 6-3 at home, 1-5 on road.
Their last four games stayed under the total.
St Louis is 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Padres (13-3)
Padres have thrown six shutouts in ten home games.
San Diego is 12-1 when they score 2 or more runs.
Under is 7-3 in their home games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five road games.
— Giants (11-4)
Giants are 9-2 vs rightly pitchers, 2-2 vs lefties.
SF is 8-1 vs American League teams, 3-3 vs NL teams.
Giants scored total of six runs in their four losses.
— Washington (6-9)
Nationals lost three of their last four games.
Over is 7-0 in their last nine games.
Nats scored in 1st inning in 4 of 9 home games, 0 of 6 on the road.
— Famous birthdays, April 14th:
Julie Christie, 85
Brad Garrett, 65
Stan Humphries, 60
David Justice, 59
Greg Maddux, 59
Craig Kupp, 58
Anthony Michael Hall, 57
Brad Ausmus, 56
Marc Macon, 56
Steve Avery, 55
Adrien Brody, 52
Baker Mayfield, 30
— Orioles (6-9)
Baltimore lost seven of its last ten games.
Orioles are 6-1 when they score 5+ runs, 0-8 when they don’t.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven road games.
Over is 4-1 in their last five home games.
— Red Sox (8-9)
Boston lost five of their last seven games.
Under is 7-3 in their road games.
Red Sox are 8-6 vs righty starters, 0-3 vs lefties.
— White Sox (4-11)
Chicago lost eight of its last ten games.
White Sox are 4-5 at home, 0-6 on the road.
Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.
— Cleveland (8-7)
Guardians are 5-1 at home, 3-6 on the road.
Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.
Cleveland is 7-2 against its AL Central rivals.
— Detroit (9-6)
Detroit is 9-3 in its last dozen games.
Tigers are 9-2 when they score 4+ runs.
Under is 8-3 in their last eleven games.
— Houston (7-8)
Astros scored 3 or fewer runs in 10 of 15 games.
Under is 9-6 in their games so far.
Astros haven’t scored a first inning run in nine home games.
— Royals (8-8)
Kansas City is 6-4 at home, 2-4 on the road.
Royals’ last five home games stayed under the total.
KC has only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Angels (9-6)
12 of the Angels’ 15 games have been on the road.
Halos scored in first inning in 7 of their 15 games.
Over is 7-2 in their last nine road games.
Angels have played only played one game (1-0) vs a lefty starter.
— Twins (5-11)
Minnesota is 3-7 in its last ten games.
Under is 9-2 in their last eleven games.
Twins are 5-2 when they score 4+ runs, 0-9 otherwise.
— New York (8-7)
New York is 2-7 when they score less than nine runs.
Over is 7-1 in their last eight home games.
New York scored in first inning in six of nine home games.
— A’s (6-10)
A’s are 2-7 in Sacramento, 4-3 on the road.
A’s are 1-4 in series openers.
Over is 6-3 in their home games; under is 4-2-1 in road games.
— Seattle (8-8)
Mariners won six of their last seven home games.
Under is 9-4 in their home games.
13 of their first 16 games have been at home.
— Tampa Bay (7-8)
Rays lost seven of their last ten games.
10 of their 15 games stayed under the total.
Rays are 1-4 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.
— Texas (9-7)
Texas lost five of its last six games.
Rangers are 8-5 vs righty starters, 1-2 vs lefties.
Under is 6-1 in their home games.
— Toronto (9-7)
10 of last 12 Toronto games stayed under the total.
Blue Jays won five of their last six home games.
Toronto is 6-4 against its AL East rivals.
