CNOTES MLB NEWS-NOTES-BEST BETS THRU THE WORLD SERIES !

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, July 13

 

[Cnotes53]

SATURDAY, JULY 13​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
LAD at DET	01:10 PM	DET +105 U 9.0	+500 +500
PIT at CHW	02:10 PM	PIT -135 U 8.5	+500 +500
CHC at STL	02:15 PM	CHC +110 U 8.5	+500 +500
OAK at PHI	04:05 PM	OAK +155 O 9.0	+500 +500
NYY at BAL	04:05 PM	BAL -140 U 8.5	+500 +500
CLE at TB	04:10 PM	TB -115 O 7.5	+500 +500
WAS at MIL	04:10 PM	WAS +110 U 9.0	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	04:10 PM	HOU +100 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIA at CIN	04:10 PM	CIN -155 U 9.0	+500 +500
KC at BOS	04:10 PM	KC +110 U 9.0	+500 +500
COL at NYM	04:10 PM	NYM -210 O 8.0	+500 +500
MIN at SF	07:15 PM	SF -115 U 8.5	+500 +500
ATL at SD	07:15 PM	ATL +110 O 7.0	+500 +500
SEA at LAA	09:38 PM	SEA -145 O 7.5	+500 +500
TOR at AZ	10:10 PM	TOR +110 O 9.0	+500 +500

 

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JULY'S BEST BET RECORD:

07/13/2024................................11 - 15 - 0...................................42.30%..............................- 28.00
07/12/2024................................12 - 11 - 1...................................52.17%..............................+ 7.00
07/11/2024................................ 9 - 10 - 1.....................................47..36%.............................- 9.50
07/10/2024................................12 - 9 - 1......................................57.14%..............................+ 16.50
07/09/2024................................10 - 11 - 1....................................47.61%..............................- 8.50
07/08/2024...................................5 - 4 - 0....................................55.55%...............................+ 4.50
07/07/2024................................11 - 12 - 0..................................47.82%................................- 4.25
07/06/2024..................................9 - 13 - 1...................................40.90%................................- 28.50
07/05/2024..................................16 - 7 - 2...................................69.56%...............................+ 43.00
07/04/2024..................................15 - 8 - 1...................................65.21%...............................+ 33.00
07/03/2024.................................12 - 13 - 1..................................48.00%................................- 11.98
0702/2024..................................13 - 10 - 0..................................56.52%................................+ 16.25
07/01/2024....................................3 - 3 - 0..................................50.00%.................................- 3.75

TOTALS....................................138 -126 - 8...................................52.27%................................+ 26.27

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BEST BET TOTALS:

Mar - April : TOTALS....................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21

 

[Cnotes53]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
Six players who have scored the most runs for the San Diego Padres:
1,383— Tony Gwynn
599— Dave Winfield
484— Gene Richards
470— Brian Giles
464— Adrian Gonzalez
449— Ryan Klesko

Quote of the Day
“Every single opportunity I’ve had, every chair I’ve sat in, I’ve been able to learn and grow from that,. There’s very real value. To be at a spot at CU (Colorado) last year, there’s the media attention, there’s the spotlight, there’s the NIL, there’s the reality TV show, there’s all of it. It challenges you to think about all the things that are important within the program that have helped me grow as a coach and as a man.”
San Diego State’s new football coach, Sean Lewis

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, what team does Kevin Costner’s character pitch for?

Saturday’s quiz
Francisco Lindor is the last guy on the Mets to hit three home runs in a game, in 2021.

Friday’s quiz
Jeff Bagwell is the all-time leading home run hitter for the Houston Astros.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a steamy Saturday……..​

— NBA Summer League is in Las Vegas for the next 10 days; you can bet on those games.
Maybe 10-12 years ago, I’m at the Summer League, in the smaller of the two gyms and I’m sitting with a buddy who lives out there. Two other guys sit in front of us, one guy was built like a weightlifter, huge guy in a tank top.
He sits down and starts rattling on about how the casino he was at put out a bad spread on the game that was about to start; Team A had won by 20 the day before, but was favored by only a couple points in this game. He was positive he had a winning ticket in his hand.
One small problem; in Summer League, the best players don’t play every game, the teams need to see all their prospects, so the rotations change from game-to-game.
The game starts, and Team B is hammering Team A; the weightlifter is getting steamed, and he was a big freakin’ guy. We moved to a different seat, to avoid the inevitable meltdown…….
Moral of the Story: Las Vegas casinos don’t put out bad spreads.

— Denver Nuggets first round draft pick DaRon Holmes tore his achilles tendon this week, will miss this coming season.

— Jeff Weltman is the President of Basketball Operations for the Orlando Magic; his father was Harry Weltman, who a long time ago was GM of the Spirits of St Louis in the old ABA, a team with an interesting collection of characters- their radio announcer back then was Bob Costas.
Orlando was 47-35 this past season, their best year since 2011; Jeff Weltman is doing a good job running things.

— There is a story out there this week how Nick Saban leaving Alabama created a domino effect of coaching changes that has reached 46 different coaching changes. 46!!!!
Saban leaves Alabama
The coach at Washington bolts to Alabama
The coach at Arizona bolts to Washington
The coach at San Jose State bolts to Arizona.
And so on and so on; lot of college football coaches are nomads.

— White Sox OF Tommy Pham has been dealt at the trading deadline three times since 2018; there is a pretty good chance this year will be the fourth time.
2018- traded by the Cardinals to Tampa Bay, who missed the playoffs.
2022- traded by the Reds to Boston, who missed the playoffs.
2023- traded by the Mets to Arizona, who lost the World Series in five games.
He can hit pretty well, is a decent outfielder; someone will add him to their lineup, trying to get an edge to make it to the postseason.

— Famous birthdays, July 14th:
Ken Willard, 81
Steve Stone, 77
Robin Ventura, 57
Tim Hudson, 49
Erick Dampier, 49
Carson Kelly, 30
Lucas Giolito, 30
Alaric Jackson, 26
Joey Ortiz, 26

— Tigers 11, Dodgers 9 (10)
Detroit tied game with five runs in 9th inning.
Gio Urshela hit a walk-off homer in 10th inning.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 200th career home run.

— Reds 10, Marlins 6
Rookie Rece Hinds has five home runs this week, his first week in the majors.
Nine extra base hits in his first six games, the most of any player in MLB history.

— Rangers 2, Astros 1 (10)
Both teams scored in first inning; game was 1-1 after nine innings.
Loss ended Houston’s 10-game home winning streak.

— Nationals 6, Brewers 5
Milwaukee scored five runs in bottom of the first inning, and that’s all.
CJ Abrams hit the game-winning, 2-run homer in the 9th inning.

— Red Sox 5, Royals 0
Kutter Crawford allowed three baserunners in his 7 IP.
Rafael Devers hit his 22nd home run this season.

— Angels 2, Mariners 1
Jose Soriano put 11 guys on base in six IP, but allowed only one run.
Seattle was 1-8 with runners in scoring position.

— There is no Sunday Night game tonight with the Amateur Draft happening and the All-Star break underway. Time goes by quickly; hard to believe July is half-over already.

 

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MLB
Weather Report

Sunday, July 14

 

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, July 14

National League
Cubs (46-51) @ St Louis (50-45)
— Taillon is 3-1, 3.12 in his last four starts.
— Chicago is 2-5 in his road starts.
— under 4-3 road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7
— He is 5-2, 3.36 in 14 starts vs St Louis.


— Cubs are 7-3 in their last ten games.
— They’re 21-30 on road.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 21-97
— record in first 5 innings: 38-43-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-9.2


— Mikolas is 1-0, 1.46 in his last two starts.
— St Louis is 7-4 in his last 11 starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 5-12-2
— He is 6-4, 2.62 in 19 starts vs Chicago.


— Cardinals are 8-5 in their last 13 games.
— They’re 26-21 at home.
— over 11-5 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 19-95
— record in first 5 innings: 35-45-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-8


Colorado (33-63) @ NY Mets (49-45)
— Marquez is making his first 2024 start.
— LY, he was 2-2, 4.95 in four starts, before he got hurt.
— In his career, he is 65-56, 4.41 in 173 starts.
— He is 4-2, 3.27 in seven starts vs New York.


— Rockies lost six of last seven games.
— They’re 13-36 on road.
— over 5-0 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 25-96
— record in first 5 innings: 38-47-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5-4.1


— Quintana is 3-0, 1.19 in his last five starts.
— Mets are 5-1 in his last six starts.
— over 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-3
— He is 3-3, 5.09 in eight starts vs Colorado.


— New York is 7-1 in its last eight games.
— Mets are 26-25 at home.
— over 9-2 last 11 home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-94
— record in first 5 innings: 41-38-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-4.2


Miami (32-63) @ Cincinnati (46-50)
— Rogers is 0-2, 3.34 in his last six starts.
— Marlins are 3-15 in his starts.
— under 4-1 last five road starts
— allowed run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 3-13-2
— He gave up six runs in 3.2 IP, in his one start vs Cincinnati.


— Marlins are 3-11 in their last 14 games.
— Miami is 14-32 on road.
— over 9-3 last dozen games.
— scored run in first inning: 22-95
— record in first 5 innings: 27-58-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 1.1-2.1-5.2


— Lodolo is 2-1, 4.64 in his last four starts.
— Reds are 6-2 in his home starts.
— under 6-2 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-1
— He gave up 2 unearned runs in 6 IP, in his one start vs Miami.


— Reds are 5-1 in their last six games.
— They’re 25-27 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 25-96
— record in first 5 innings: 43-41-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-5.2


Washington (44-52) @ Milwaukee (54-42)
— Irvin is 2-1, 2.77 in his last four starts.
— Washington is 6-2 in his last eight starts
— under 9-3 last 12 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-4
— He is 0-1, 5.40 in two starts vs Milwaukee


— Nationals are 9-16 in their last 25 games.
— They’re 24-28 on road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 15-96
— record in first 5 innings: 40-48-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-4.1-8.1


— Rea is 4-1, 4.54 in his last six starts.
— Milwaukee is 7-2 in his home starts
— under 4-2 last six
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-3
— He gave up 2 runs in 6.1 IP, in his one start vs Washington.


— Brewers lost seven of last nine games.
— They’re 28-17 at home.
— over 6-2 last eight home games
— scored run in first inning: 25-96
— record in first 5 innings: 46-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-4-6


Atlanta (52-42) @ San Diego (50-48)
— Sale is 4-1, 2.08 in his last five starts.
— Braves are 12-5 in his starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 14-3
— He is 3-0, 1.17 in three starts vs San Diego.


— Braves won five of last eight games.
— They’re 7-12 in last 19 road games.
— under 19-6 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 45-36-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-2-2


— Vasquez is 1-0, 1.76 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 5-2 in his last seven starts.
— over 4-0 last four starts
— allowed run in first inning: 7-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-1
— He is 0-2, 4.82 in two starts vs Atlanta.


— Padres lost five of last six games.
— They’re 26-27 at home.
— over 14-6 last 20 games
— scored run in first inning: 28-98
— record in first 5 innings: 40-43-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3


American League
Cleveland (58-36) @ Tampa Bay (47-48)
— Lively is 1-1, 5.71 in his last three starts.
— Cleveland is 10-5 in his starts.
— over 4-1 last five
— allowed run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 10-3-2
— He gave up 3 runs in 4 IP, in his one start vs Tampa Bay.


— Cleveland lost four of last six games.
— Guardians are 3-8 in last 11 road games.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 26-94
— record in first 5 innings: 45-36-13
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4


— Pepiot is 1-1, 2.95 in his last four starts.
— Rays are 4-6 in his home starts.
— over 7-3 last ten
— allowed run in first inning: 6-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— This is his first start vs Cleveland.


— Tampa Bay is 3-2 in its last five games.
— Rays are 26-27 at home.
— under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 25-95
— record in first 5 innings: 33-47-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-2-3


Bronx (58-39) @ Baltimore (57-38)
— Rodon is 0-5, 10.96 in his last five starts.
— New York is 7-5 in his road starts.
— over 11-3 last 14 starts
— allowed run in first inning: 9-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-2
— He is 0-3, 5.74 in five starts vs Baltimore.


— New York is 9-19 in its last 28 games.
— They’re 33-20 on road.
— over 17-8 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 33-97
— record in first 5 innings: 51-34-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-3


— Kremer is 1-3, 8.68 in his last four starts.
— Orioles are 5-6 in his starts.
— over 8-3
— allowed run in first inning: 1-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He is 3-3, 4.70 in ten starts vs New York.


— Baltimore is 1-6 in its last seven games.
— Orioles scored 2 runs in last 38 innings.
— Orioles are 29-22 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 21-95
— record in first 5 innings: 50-34-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3.2-4


Kansas City (52-44) @ Boston (52-42)
— Singer is 1-1, 1.48 in his last four starts.
— Royals are 11-7 in his starts.
— over 7-4 last 11
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-3
— He is 2-0, 2.13 in two starts vs Boston.


— Royals won four of last five games.
— Royals are 5-8 in last 13 road games.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 24-96
— record in first 5 innings: 44-38-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-2-3


— Bello is 3-1, 6.64 in his last four starts.
— Red Sox are 10-6 in his starts.
— over 7-3 last 10
— allowed run in first inning: 5-16
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6
— He gave up a run in 6.2 IP, in his one start vs Kansas City


— Red Sox won nine of last 12 games.
— They’re 23-25 at home.
— under 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 28-94
— record in first 5 innings: 49-35-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2


Texas (45-50) @ Houston (50-45)
— Scherzer is 1-2, 3.47 in four starts.
— Texas is 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 5-2, 3.84 in nine starts vs Houston


— Rangers are 6-2 in last eight games.
— They’re 21-29 on road.
— over 9-4 last 13 road games
— scored run in first inning: 31-95
— record in first 5 innings: 40-39-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


— Blanco is 4-1, 2.84 in his last six starts.
— Houston is 13-4 in his starts.
— under 13-4
— allowed run in first inning: 6-17
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-3
— He is 2-0, 3.10 in three starts vs Texas.


— Houston won 17 of last 22 games.
— Astros are 28-20 at home.
— over 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 32-95
— record in first 5 innings: 45-38-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4


Seattle (52-45) @ LA Angels (40-55)
— Gilbert is 3-1, 2.25 in his last five starts.
— Seattle is 5-1 in his last six starts
— under 6-3 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 2-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-4
— He is 4-2, 4.57 in eight starts vs Anaheim.


— Seattle is 5-4 in its last nine games.
— Mariners are 22-27 on road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 26-97
— record in first 5 innings: 42-40-15
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-2


— bullpen game


— Angels lost nine of last 13 games.
— They’re 21-29 at home.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 22-95
— record in first 5 innings: 32-54-9
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-4-3


Interleague Games
Los Angeles (56-40) @ Detroit (46-50)
— Dodgers haven’t named a starter.


— Dodgers are 5-9 in their last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 28-21 on road.
— over 10-4 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 34-96
— record in first 5 innings: 47-39-10
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-5.1-4.2


— bullpen game


— Detroit won seven of last nine games.
— Tigers are 23-24 at home.
— over 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 30-96
— record in first 5 innings: 39-41-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-5


Oakland (36-59) @ Philadelphia (62-33)
— Estes is 1-2, 5.51 in his last three starts.
— Oakland is 5-6 in his starts.
— over 5-3 last eight
— allowed run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philly.


— A’s are 6-5 in last 11 games.
— Oakland is 4-19 in last 23 road games.
— under 7-4 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 19-96
— record in first 5 innings: 32-59-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-6-4.1


— bullpen game


— Phillies are 8-4 in their last 12 games.
— They’re 37-15 at home.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 35-95
— You’re reading armadillosports.com
— record in first 5 innings: 60-28-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3


Pittsburgh (47-48) @ White Sox (27-70)
— Keller is 2-1, 4.15 in his last four starts.
— Pittsburgh is 9-2 in his last 11 starts
— over 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 10-6-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago


— Pirates are 21-18 in their last 39 games.
— They’re 24-24 on road.
— over 3-2 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 18-95
— record in first 5 innings: 41-36-18
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-4-3.1


— bullpen game


— White Sox lost six of last seven games.
— Chicago is 17-33 at home
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 18-97
— record in first 5 innings: 42-43-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-7-3


Toronto (43-51) @ Arizona (49-47)
— Kikuchi is 0-3, 6.38 in his last five starts.
— Toronto is 2-12 in his last 14 starts.
— over 7-2 last nine
— allowed run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-3
— He is 0-1, 3.45 in three starts vs Arizona.


— Toronto is 10-17 in its last 27 games.
— Blue Jays are 22-27 on road.
— over 18-6 last 24 games
— scored run in first inning: 20-94
— record in first 5 innings: 41-42-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-2-4


— Gallen is 1-1, 4.70 in his last three starts.
— Arizona is 4-3 in his home starts.
— under 4-3 home starts.
— allowed run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-1
— He gave up 3 runs in 5 IP, in his one start vs Toronto.


— Arizona is 10-4 in its last 14 games.
— Diamondbacks are 26-23 at home.
— over 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 31-96
— record in first 5 innings: 44-36-16
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-2-3


Minnesota (54-41) @ San Francisco (46-50)
— Paddack is 0-0, 7.50 in his last three starts.
— Minnesota is 5-2 in his last seven starts
— over 5-1 last six starts
— allowed run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-1
— He is 1-1, 3.82 in seven starts vs San Francisco


— Twins are 19-9 in their last 28 games.
— Twins are 27-23 on road.
— over 20-9 last 29 games.
— scored run in first inning: 26-95
— record in first 5 innings: 41-42-12
— bullpen IP last 3 days: x-1.1-4.2


— Snell is 0-0, 5.82 in his last four starts.
— San Francisco is 3-4 in his starts.
— over 6-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-7
— record in first 5 innings: 2-4-1
— He is 2-2, 5.97 in six starts vs Minnesota.


— San Francisco is 10-6 in its last 16 games.
— Giants are 27-21 at home.
— over 11-4 last 15 home games
— scored run in first inning: 21-95
— record in first 5 innings: 36-45-14
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4.2-3.2


Umpires
— Chi-StL- Home favorites are 10-3 in Hoye games.
— Col-NY- Road underdogs are 8-3 in Hanahan games.
— Mia-Cin- Under is 11-7 in BRMiller games.
— Wash-Milw- Road underdogs are 7-5 in Bucknor games
— Atl-SD- Road teams are 11-7 in Randazzo games.


— NYY-Balt- Over is 10-8 in Emil Jimenez games.
— Clev-TB- Over is 9-9 in Carlson games.
— KC-Bos- Over is 11-8 in Walsh games.
— Tex-Hst- Under is 10-7 in Torres games.
— Sea-LAA- Over is 8-7 in Metz games.


— LA-Det- Underdogs are 0-9 in Edwin Jimenez games.
— Pitt-CWS- Home underdogs are 4-4 in Whitson games.
— A’s-Phil- Road underdogs are 8-4 in Segal games.
— Minn-SF- Home teams are 9-4 in Blaser games.
— Tor-Ariz- Home favorites are 7-4 in Morales games.

 

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, July 14

 

[Udog]

 

[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JULY 14​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
OAK at PHI	01:35 PM	OAK +200 O 10.0	+500 +500
KC at BOS	01:35 PM	KC +120 O 9.5	+500 +500
CLE at TB	01:40 PM	TB -125 O 8.0	+500 +500
LAD at DET	01:40 PM	DET +125 O 9.0	+500 +500
MIA at CIN	01:40 PM	CIN -185 U 9.0	+500 +500
COL at NYM	01:40 PM	NYM -200 O 8.0	+500 +500
PIT at CHW	02:10 PM	PIT -185 O 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at MIL	02:10 PM	WAS +125 O 9.0	+500 +500
TEX at HOU	02:10 PM	TEX +105 O 8.0	+500 +500
CHC at STL	02:15 PM	STL -135 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at SF	04:05 PM	SF -145 O 7.5	+500 +500
SEA at LAA	04:07 PM	SEA -165 O 8.5	+500 +500
TOR at AZ	04:10 PM	TOR +135 U 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at SD	04:10 PM	ATL -175 U 7.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

JULY'S BEST BET RECORD:

07/14/2024................................12 - 11 - 0...................................52.17%..............................+ 2.25
07/13/2024................................11 - 15 - 0...................................42.30%..............................- 28.00
07/12/2024................................12 - 11 - 1...................................52.17%..............................+ 7.00
07/11/2024................................ 9 - 10 - 1.....................................47..36%.............................- 9.50
07/10/2024................................12 - 9 - 1......................................57.14%..............................+ 16.50
07/09/2024................................10 - 11 - 1....................................47.61%..............................- 8.50
07/08/2024...................................5 - 4 - 0....................................55.55%...............................+ 4.50
07/07/2024................................11 - 12 - 0..................................47.82%................................- 4.25
07/06/2024..................................9 - 13 - 1...................................40.90%................................- 28.50
07/05/2024..................................16 - 7 - 2...................................69.56%...............................+ 43.00
07/04/2024..................................15 - 8 - 1...................................65.21%...............................+ 33.00
07/03/2024.................................12 - 13 - 1..................................48.00%................................- 11.98
0702/2024..................................13 - 10 - 0..................................56.52%................................+ 16.25
07/01/2024....................................3 - 3 - 0..................................50.00%.................................- 3.75

TOTALS....................................150-137 - 8...................................52.26%................................+ 28.52

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BEST BET TOTALS:

Mar - April : TOTALS....................292 - 260 - 7...............52.98%..................+ 96.45
May.........: TOTALS....................336 - 300 - 18.............52.83%..................+143.50
June..........TOTALS...................289 - 313 - 12..............48.00%................. -186.21

 

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Armadillo Sports

Monday’s 6-pack:
Seven players with the most hits for the Colorado Rockies:
2,519— Todd Helton
1,759— Charlie Blackmon
1,361— Larry Walker
1,330— Carlos Gonzalez
1,278— Dante Bichette
1,206— Nolan Arenado, Vinny Castilla

Quote of the Day
“There are only two options regarding commitment. You’re either IN or you’re OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between.”
Pat Riley

Monday’s quiz
When the Mets won the 1969 World Series, a huge upset, which Baltimore Oriole made the last out of the last game?

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner’s character Billy Chapel pitches for the Detroit Tigers.

Saturday’s quiz
Francisco Lindor is the last guy on the Mets to hit three home runs in a game, in 2021.

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Monday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports weekend……..

— Cleveland Guardians took 2B Travis Bazzana with the first pick of the amateur draft Sunday night, the first time a second baseman has ever been the first pick of the draft. Bazzana went to Oregon State, just like current Guardians’ star OF Steven Kwan.

— Three of the top 10 picks in the draft were players from Wake Forest; Deacons were 38-22 this past season, only 15-15 in ACC games.

— Overall, 13 of the first 16 picks were college players, who tend to get thru the minor leagues faster than high school kids.

— There have been eight guys who hit three home runs in a game this season; Michael Toglia and Lawrence Butler both did it Sunday.

I’m in a 14-team fantasy league with 30-man rosters, so 420 players are on rosters in this league; Toglia and Butler are both free agents, as I type this.

Toglia has 34 hits this season, is hitting .197; 16 of his 34 hits have been home runs. Butler is hitting .211 for Oakland.

— A’s closer Mason Miller is taking the Phillies’ private jet to the All-Star Game in Texas, along with the eight Phillies who made the All-Star Game. A’s played in Philadelphia this weekend, so nice of the Phillies to let Miller tag along on the flight to Dallas.

— On June 14, 1974, Nolan Ryan pitched 13 innings in a game against Boston, a game the Angels eventually won 4-3 in 15 innings.

Ryan faced 58 hitters, threw 278 pitches; 278 freakin’ pitches!!!! He walked 10 guys, struck out 19 more. Luis Tiant pitched the whole game for the Red Sox, facing 56 hitters.

— Genius of the Day: Marlins’ OF Dane Myers got thrown out of the game in the 8th inning of Saturday’s 10-6 loss in Cincinnati; he went into the clubhouse, angrily kicked a door there, and he broke his ankle. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.

— Famous birthdays, July 15th:
Billy Truax, 81
John Stallworth, 72
Lolita Davidovich, 63

Carnell Lake, 57
Khalid Reeves, 52
Damian Lillard, 34

Tobias Harris, 32
Masataka Yoshida, 31
Ramon Laureano, 30

— Weird Fact of the Day: Of the 35 biggest high school gyms in this country, 27 of them are in Indiana, like the gym in the movie Blue Chips.

— Main Event at this year’s World Series of Poker has 10,112 entries, at $10,000 a pop, so the prize pool is a crisp $101,120,000.

Long time ago, when poker was shown on TV all the time, I read a couple of books, was curious about learning how to play tournament poker. After reading the books, I quickly scrapped those plans; it wouldn’t have gone well.

— On July 14, 1994, there was a CFL game where Winnipeg QB Matt Dunigan threw for 713 yards (713 yards!!!) In a 50-35 win over Edmonton. WR Alfred Jackson caught seven passes for 308 yards (44 yards/catch) and 4 touchdowns.

— Pass Interference penalties drawn by NFL offenses last year:
19- Jaguars
15- Cowboys
13- Bengals, Packers, Seahawks
12- Chargers

— New York Mets are 31-14 this season when C Francisco Alvarez plays, 18-32 when he doesn’t.

— Sometimes you get the idea that MLB has no idea how to market their own product.

The 2024 Futures Game, showcasing baseball’s up-and-coming stars, was played Saturday afternoon, while there was a full schedule of major league games going on. No bueno.

Play the damn game the night after the All-Star Game and give it a national profile, so we can see the stars of the future play.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Braves, Cardinals, Mets
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Cards: Bronx, Twins, Red Sox

 

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All-Star break starts today. Home run derby is tonight. Season play resumes Friday.

 

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This year's T-Mobile Home Run Derby will take place at Globe Life Field on Monday (8 p.m. ET, ESPN), and the first player to announce he will be participating in the annual tournament was Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Henderson, who trails only Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani for the most homers in MLB this season, made the announcement while mic'd up during Baltimore's Sunday Night Baseball contest against the Rangers on June 30.

Seven star sluggers followed Henderson, and the field is now set for the Derby after Teoscar Hernández also announced his entrance to the event while mic'd up during Wednesday's Dodgers-Phillies game.

Gunnar Henderson, Orioles
Current HR total: 27

Longest HR of 2024: 430 feet, June 10 vs. Rays
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 112.3 mph, April 29 vs. Yankees

Henderson belted 28 home runs in his 2023 AL Rookie of the Year campaign, and he's nearly equaled that number in the first half of the '24 season. He'll follow teammate Adley Rutschman and make his Derby debut after Rutschman made his first Derby appearance in Seattle last year.

Pete Alonso, Mets
Current HR total: 18

Longest HR of 2024: 446 feet, June 4 vs. Nationals
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 115.3 mph, May 16 vs. Phillies

This marks the fifth Derby appearance for Alonso, who has participated in each year’s competition since 2019 -- outside of 2020 when there were no All-Star Game festivities due to COVID-19. Alonso won in both 2019 and ‘21 and with a win this year, he would tie Ken Griffey Jr. for the most Derby titles since the competition began in 1985.

Alec Bohm, Phillies
Current HR total: 11

Longest HR of 2024: 427 feet, June 30 vs. Marlins
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 106.8 mph, June 30 vs. Marlins

Though he's never been a prolific home run hitter -- his career high in a season is 20 -- he definitely has pop. Four of his 11 homers this season have traveled 415 or more feet and nine of the 11 have been hit with an exit velocity of 101.9 mph or better. Bohm has been a doubles machine so far in 2024, but now he'll attempt to up his game just for the fun of it.

Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Current HR total: 15

Longest HR of 2024: 468 feet, May 21 vs. Tigers
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 112.0 mph, July 7 vs. Rockies

A native of Colleyville, Texas, which is a short drive from Arlington, Witt will have a chance to make his Home Run Derby debut in his own backyard. After a breakout 2023 season that saw him produce the first 30/30 campaign in franchise history, Witt has been even better this year, earning his first All-Star nod as a result.

Although this will be Witt's first go in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby, he won the High School HR Derby held at Nationals Park in 2018, the summer before he was drafted.
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Marcell Ozuna, Braves
Current HR total: 24

Longest HR of 2024: 446 feet, April 12 vs. Marlins
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 114.6 mph, April 12 vs. Marlins

Another player making his Home Run Derby debut, Ozuna has stepped up in a big way for an Atlanta team that lost reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. to a torn ACL and has had a number of key hitters take a step back from 2023. The right-handed slugger reached the 40-homer mark for the first time in 2023 and has a shot to do so again this season.

José Ramírez, Guardians
Current HR total: 23

Longest HR of 2024: 436 feet, June 28 vs. Royals
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 109.8 mph, June 24 vs. Orioles

With the first 40-homer season of his career in play, Ramírez will step into the Home Run Derby spotlight for the second time after participating in 2022. He came up short against Juan Soto in the first round despite hitting 17 home runs.

Adolis García, Rangers
Current HR total: 17

Longest HR of 2024: 428 feet, April 1 vs. Rays
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 110.1 mph, April 1 vs. Rays

Representing the host club, García will aim to become just the fourth player to win the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, following Ryne Sandberg with the Cubs in 1990, Todd Frazier with the Reds in 2015 and Bryce Harper with the Nationals in 2018. García got his first taste of the Derby a year ago, losing his first-round matchup to the Rays' Randy Arozarena. He finished the season with 39 homers before hitting eight more -- including five in the AL Championship Series -- during Texas’ run to a World Series title.

Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers
Current HR total: 19

Longest HR of 2024: 431 feet, April 1 vs. Giants
Hardest-hit HR of 2024: 108.0 mph, May 6 vs. Marlins

Shohei Ohtani may be getting more attention, but Hernández has been a strong addition to the Dodgers’ lineup in his own right. Hernández, who will be making his Derby debut, has a chance to reach the 30-homer mark for the second time in his career.

 

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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
Six players with the most hits for the Milwaukee Brewers:
3,142— Robin Yount
2,281— Paul Molitor
1,963— Ryan Braun
1,815— Cecil Cooper
1,696— Jim Gantner
1,221— Geoff Jenkins

Quote of the Day
“…..one thing I think, if you’re a really good umpire, I think you should get paid more and that you should umpire more than one game per week behind the plate. Even if we don’t have the challenge system, if the better umpires are behind the plate all the time, I think it’s better for baseball.”
Bryce Harper

Tuesday’s quiz
Who was Vanderbilt’s football coach, the last time they had a winning season?

Monday’s quiz
When the Mets won the 1969 World Series, a huge upset, Orioles’ 2B Davey Johnson made the last out of the last game; when the Mets won their other World Series, in 1986, Johnson was the Mets’ manager.

Sunday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner’s character Billy Chapel pitches for the Detroit Tigers.

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Tuesday’s Den: Part 1 of our SEC football preview……..​

SEC has 16 teams now; I’m going to divide the preview into two days, then I’ll do the same thing with the Big X later this week……..

— Vanderbilt
Vandy is 9-27 under Clark Lea; their last winning season was 2013.
Commodores have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Commodores have 121 returning starts on the offensive line;
Senior QB Pavia started 4 games at New Mexico State; his offensive coordinator there works at Vanderbilt now.
Since 2019, Vandy is 1-7 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Lea, Commodores are 4-10 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2020, Vandy is 16-25 ATS in SEC games.
Vandy’s last bowl game was in 2018; their last bowl win, 2013.

— Mississippi State
Jeff Lebby is Miss State’s 5th head coach the last eight seasons.
Lebby was offensive coordinator at Oklahoma the last 2 years.
Bulldogs have 5 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Bulldogs have 67 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Shapen started 23 games at Baylor.
Since 2019, MSU is 1-10-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Since 2019, MSU is 15-26-1 ATS in SEC games.
Since 2017, Bulldogs are 8-12 ATS as a road underdog.
Bulldogs are 2-3 SU/ATS in last five bowls (1-3 ATS as a favorite).

— Arkansas
Arkansas was 4-8 LY, their fifth losing season in seven years.
Razorbacks have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Razorbacks have 67 returning starts on the offensive line;
Junior QB Green started 22 games at Boise State.
Under Pittman, Arkansas is 16-7 ATS as an underdog.
Under Pittman, Arkansas is 6-11-1 ATS as a favorite.
Under Pittman, Arkansas is 19-13-2 ATS in SEC games.
Arkansas won three of last four bowl games (favorites 3-1 ATS).

— Auburn
Auburn has had three straight losing years (6-7/5-7/5-7).
Tigers have 9 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Tigers have 87 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Thorne has 37 starts (25 at Michigan State)
In his career, Freeze is 28-13 ATS as an underdog.
In his career, Freeze is 43-28-1 ATS in home games.
Last four years, Auburn is 4-11 ATS in non-SEC games.
Auburn lost its last four bowl games, by average of 11 ppg.

— Famous birthdays, July 16:
Ron Yary, 78
Ron Brewer, 69
Terry Pendleton, 64
Phoebe Cates, 61
Will Ferrell, 57
Barry Sanders, 56
Aaron Glenn, 52
Zach Randolph, 43
Jarred Kelenic, 25

— Kentucky
Kentucky had winning seasons the last 3 years, and 7 of last 8 years.
Wildcats have 8 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Wildcats have 156 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Wimsatt started 13 games at Rutgers; junior QB Vandagriff was a backup at Georgia.
Last five years, Kentucky is 21-12 ATS in home games.
Last five years, Kentucky is 15-6 ATS in non-SEC games.
Under Stoops, Wildcats are 22-34-2 ATS coming off a loss.
Underdogs are 4-1 ATS in Kentucky’s last five bowl games.

— South Carolina
Under Beamer, Gamecocks are 11-4 ATS as a favorite.
Carolina has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Gamecocks have 118 returning starts on the offensive line.
Freshman QB Sellers threw four passes in three games LY.
Under Beamer, Gamecocks are 10-6 ATS coming off a loss.
Last four years, Carolina is 15-19 ATS in SEC games.
Under Beamer, Gamecocks are 9-5 ATS in non-SEC games.
Underdogs are 4-1 ATS in South Carolina’s last five bowls.

— Florida
Last three years, Gators were 6-7/6-7/5-7.
Six years before that, Gators were 52-24; the natives are restless.
Florida has 8 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Gators have 80 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Mertz has 43 career starts, 32 at Wisconsin.
Last two years, Florida is 3-7 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Napier is 18-7-1 ATS as an underdog.
Florida is 5-14-1 ATS in its last 20 non-conference games.
Gators lost their last three bowl games, by a combined 114-40.

— Texas A&M
A&M went 5-7/7-6 last two years; they told the coach to take a hike.
Aggies have 9 starters back on offense, 9 on defense.
A&M has 112 returning starts on offensive line.
Soph QB Weigman has 8 career starts.
Since 2018, A&M is 19-13 ATS as a home favorite.
In his 2 years at Duke, new HC Elko was 7-4 ATS as an underdog.
Last 10 years, Aggies are 15-26-2 ATS coming off a loss.
A&M is 3-1 SU/2-2 ATS in last four bowl games.

 

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MLB All Star Game Odds, Betting Trends: Everything You Need To Know​

Patrick Everson​

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MLB All Star Game odds are front-and-center, which can mean only one thing: It's the slowest week on the American sports betting calendar.


But at least we've got the Midsummer Classic to wager on. The AL is a modest favorite over the NL in odds to win the MLB All-Star Game. First pitch is at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

​

Does AL Dominance Resume?​

UPDATE 6 P.M. ET MONDAY: Since 1988, the American League has owned the National League in this annual ritual. Across 35 games, the AL is 27-7-1. On the plus side for the NL, the senior circuit won a low-scoring 2023 contest, 3-2.


But that was after a 9-0 AL run.


BetMGM opened the AL -115 in its MLB All Star Game odds market and is up slightly to -120, with the NL even money.


"I originally thought we'd take more AL money, based off of that trend. But it's been pretty balanced, with the NL actually taking a little bit more money up to this point," BetMGM trader Hal Egeland said. "It's too early to say who we'll be cheering for. It would only take a couple bets for us to become NL fans."


The total is at 7.5 (Under -115), with action running similar to the moneyline.


"It's still relatively low handle. But we're about as balanced as we can get," Egeland said.

All-Star MVP Odds​

UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET MONDAY: There are plenty of markets on the MLB All Star Game odds board, well beyond the moneyline/runline/total. Alternate totals, inning props, winning margin and a slew of other prop bets are up at BetMGM.


There's even a Yes/No on whether the game will be decided by a tiebreak Home Run Derby. No is a healthy -1100 favorite, and Yes is +600.


And of course, there are MLB All-Star MVP odds. That's the market creating the most early concern.


"The one thing I know for certain is that we'll be cheering against Paul Skenes to win MVP," Egeland said of the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie and NL starter. "He's our biggest liability by a decent margin, and I think that's going to grow quite a bit before he takes the mound."


That said, Skenes is a distant +3500 in the MLB All- Star Game MVP odds market. Sixteen other players are ahead of the wildly popular Skenes, led by +900 chalk Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge is the +1000 second choice, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (+1200) and the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson (+1300).


"MVP is a very popular market, especially when Skenes is throwing," Egeland said, before noting one other market of concern for BetMGM. "Like most games, we'd love to get a run in the first inning by either team."

UPDATE 6 P.M. ET MONDAY: Since 1988, the American League has owned the National League in this annual ritual. Across 35 games, the AL is 27-7-1. On the plus side for the NL, the senior circuit won a low-scoring 2023 contest, 3-2.


But that was after a 9-0 AL run.


BetMGM opened the AL -115 in its MLB All Star Game odds market and is up slightly to -120, with the NL even money.


"I originally thought we'd take more AL money, based off of that trend. But it's been pretty balanced, with the NL actually taking a little bit more money up to this point," BetMGM trader Hal Egeland said. "It's too early to say who we'll be cheering for. It would only take a couple bets for us to become NL fans."


The total is at 7.5 (Under -115), with action running similar to the moneyline.


"It's still relatively low handle. But we're about as balanced as we can get," Egeland said.

All-Star MVP Odds​

UPDATE 6:30 P.M. ET MONDAY: There are plenty of markets on the MLB All Star Game odds board, well beyond the moneyline/runline/total. Alternate totals, inning props, winning margin and a slew of other prop bets are up at BetMGM.


There's even a Yes/No on whether the game will be decided by a tiebreak Home Run Derby. No is a healthy -1100 favorite, and Yes is +600.


And of course, there are MLB All-Star MVP odds. That's the market creating the most early concern.


"The one thing I know for certain is that we'll be cheering against Paul Skenes to win MVP," Egeland said of the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie and NL starter. "He's our biggest liability by a decent margin, and I think that's going to grow quite a bit before he takes the mound."


That said, Skenes is a distant +3500 in the MLB All- Star Game MVP odds market. Sixteen other players are ahead of the wildly popular Skenes, led by +900 chalk Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge is the +1000 second choice, followed by the Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper (+1200) and the Baltimore Orioles' Gunnar Henderson (+1300).


"MVP is a very popular market, especially when Skenes is throwing," Egeland said, before noting one other market of concern for BetMGM. "Like most games, we'd love to get a run in the first inning by either team."

 

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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— AL 5, NL 3- American League is 10-1 in last 11 All-Star Games.
— Jarren Duran hit the decisive 2-run homer in fifth inning.
— Ohtani hit the first All-Star HR by a Dodger since Mike Piazza in 1996.
— Padres drafted P Clark Candiotti in 4th round; he is Tom Candiotti’s son.
— Red Sox drafted 3B D’Angelo Ortiz in 19th round; he is David Ortiz’ son.
— Bears signed rookie QB Caleb Williams for four years/$39M, all guaranteed.

Quote of the Day
“…..one thing I think, if you’re a really good umpire, I think you should get paid more and that you should umpire more than one game per week behind the plate. Even if we don’t have the challenge system, if the better umpires are behind the plate all the time, I think it’s better for baseball.”
Bryce Harper

Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie For Love of the Game, Kevin Costner’s character Billy Chapel pitches for the Detroit Tigers.

Tuesday’s quiz
Penn State coach James Franklin was Vanderbilt’s football coach, the last time they had a winning season, in 2013.

Monday’s quiz
When the Mets won the 1969 World Series, a huge upset, Orioles’ 2B Davey Johnson made the last out of the last game; when the Mets won their other World Series, in 1986, Johnson was the Mets’ manager.

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Wednesday’s Den: Part 2 of our SEC football preview…….​

Part 2 of our SEC football preview……..
— Tennessee
Last two years, Vols are 20-6 SU/17-9 ATS
Tennessee has 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Vols have 112 returning starts on the offensive line;
Frosh QB Iamaleava had one start, was MVP of Citrus Bowl.
Under Heupel, Tennessee is 12-5 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Heupel is 3-8 ATS as an underdog.
Since 2020, Tennessee is 15-19 ATS in SEC games.
Vols are 4-1 SU/ATS in their last five bowl games.

— Oklahoma
Since 2015, Sooners are 94-24 SU (16-10 under Venables)
Oklahoma has 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Sooners have 114 returning starts on the offensive line.
QB Gabriel bolted to Oregon; Oklahoma is very inexperienced under center.
Last 10 years, Oklahoma is 4-1 ATS as an underdog.
They’ve been favored in 126 of their last 131 games.
Last three years, Sooners are 3-9-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Since 2020, Oklahoma is 15-9 ATS as a home favorite.
Sooners are 2-3 SU/3-2 ATS in last five bowls.

— Missouri
Mizzou was 11-2 last year, their best season since 2014.
Tigers have 9 starters back on offense, 5 on defense.
Tigers have 107 returning starts on the offensive line.
Senior QB Green has started 26 games.
Under Drinkwitz, Mizzou is 4-10-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Under Drinkwitz, Mizzou is 14-9 ATS as an underdog.
Last two years, Mizzou is 11-5 ATS in SEC games.
Tigers lost three of their last four bowl games.

— LSU
In two years under Kelly, LSU is 20-7 SU/15-11-1 ATS
Tigers have 6 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Tigers have 111 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Nussmeier was MVP of LSU’s 35-31 bowl win, but he threw only 78 passes LY. 1st-round draft pick Daniels leaves big shoes to fill.
In his career, Kelly is 35-17-2 ATS as an underdog.
Under Kelly, LSU is 9-2-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last ten years, Tigers are 23-11-1 ATS coming off a loss.
LSU won five of its last six bowls, scoring 43.8 ppg.

— Famous birthdays, July 17th:
David Hasselhoff, 72
Bryan Trottier, 68
Scott Norwood, 64
Bobby Thigpen, 61
Kevin Pritchard, 57
Calbert Cheaney, 53
Donny Marshall, 52
Mason Rudolph, 29
OG Anunoby, 27

— Ole Miss
Last three years, Ole Miss is 29-10 SU/20-17-2 ATS.
Rebels have 10 starters back on offense, 10 on defense.
Rebels have 222 returning starts on offensive line (VERY experienced).
Junior QB Dart has started 25 games.
Under Kiffin, Ole Miss is 7-3-1 ATS as a road favorite.
Last four years, Ole Miss is 11-5 ATS in non-conference games.
Last three years, Rebels are 15-11-2 ATS coming off a win.
Rebels are 3-2 in last five bowl games (underdogs covered last four).

— Alabama
Hard to replace a legendary coach; last 10 years, Alabama was 127-14.
New coach DeBoer was 37-9 SU at Fresno State/Washington.
Alabama has 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense.
Crimson Tide has 60 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Milroe has started 14 games.
Last four years, Alabama is 18-7-1 ATS as a home favorite.
Last three years, Alabama is 5-9 ATS as a road favorite.
Last five years, Crimson Tide is 0-2 ATS as an underdog (both in bowls)
Alabama is 5-2 SU/ATS in its last seven bowls.

— Texas
Texas was 12-2 LY, after going 13-12 previous two years.
Longhorns have 7 starters back on offense, 8 on defense.
Longhorns have 123 returning starts on the offensive line.
Junior QB Ewers has 22 career starts (22 TDs, 6 INTs LY).
Under Sarkisian, Texas is 11-7 ATS as a home favorite.
In his career, Sarkisian is 10-5 ATS as home dog, 10-18 as road dog.
Since 2015, Longhorns are 6-1-1 ATS as a home underdog.
Texas is 3-2 SU in last five bowls (underdogs 4-1 ATS)

— Georgia
Last seven years, Georgia is 86-11 SU, 54-42-1 ATS.
Dawgs have 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense.
Georgia has 87 returning starts on offensive line.
Junior QB Beck started 14 games LY.
Under Smart, Georgia is 18-27-1 ATS as home favorite, 20-11 as road favorite.
Since 2018, Dawgs are 0-1 ATS as an underdog.
Last 10 years, Dawgs are 13-7 ATS coming off a loss.
Georgia won its last seven bowl games, last two by 65-7/63-3 scores.

 

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MLB All-Star Game: Analysis, favorite moments from Arlington

The 2024 MLB All-Star Game from Arlington, Texas, is a wrap -- and, yup, the American League is back on top. The Junior Circuit's 5-3 win marked its 10th victory in 11 years.

After the National League snapped an epic nine-game skid last year, it looked like it might put together back-to-back victories. A standout performance from Pittsburgh Pirates rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes and a three-run home run off the bat of Los Angeles Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani put the Senior Circuit ahead early.

But the Junior Circuit stormed back with five unanswered runs, highlighted by a two-run double by New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto -- who came around to score the tying run on a pinch-hit single by the Cleveland Guardians' David Fry -- and a two-run, go-ahead home run by Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran, who was named the game's MVP.

From in-game analysis to our favorite moments from baseball's most star-studded night, here's how the Midsummer Classic went down.

Our favorite moments from the 2024 All-Star Game

Jorge Castillo: The All-Star Game isn't just about the sport's superstars, the perennial participants who become household names. It's also about the guys who grind and grind until they suddenly find themselves on that stage. David Fry is one of those guys. The Cleveland Guardians' designated hitter/catcher/utility man made his major league debut last May at age 27. He slashed .238/.319/.416 with four home runs in 57 games -- nothing that screamed a breakout was coming. But Fry, now 28, was one of baseball's biggest first-half surprises, riding a blistering first two months to an unlikely All-Star Game nod. Fry was in the middle of the American League's comeback in the third inning, delivering a pinch-hit, game-tying, two-out RBI single off San Francisco Giants right-hander Logan Webb. Fry might never make an All-Star Game again. But he had his moment Tuesday.

Alden Gonzalez: No single moment from him stood out -- just Juan Soto's overall vibe. There was staring down Paul Skenes and later drawing a walk to make good on his prediction of reaching base against the electrifying rookie. There was his bullet throw to second base from the right-field corner and trolling Jurickson Profar for not trying to stretch a double. And of course there was getting a double himself after NL center fielder Teoscar Hernández was too slow to scoop up his base hit up the middle. Nobody is more in on the theatrics than Juan Soto. The game needs more players like him.

Jesse Rogers: Shohei Ohtani's home run off Tanner Houck was a thing of beauty, making Mason Miller's strikeout of him in his next at-bat in the fifth inning even more impressive. Miller has burst onto the All-Star scene with a dominant first half, firing 299 pitches of 100 mph or more. Add two more triple-digit offerings during Ohtani's at-bat -- mixed between two sliders -- and it was the young pitcher who got the "oohs" and "aahs" from the crowd when Ohtani swung and missed on the righty's fourth pitch. Miller -- who also threw a Midsummer Classic-record 103.6 mph pitch to Trea Turner -- would be fun to watch in October, if he can get out of Oakland.

 

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Season play resumes Friday.

 

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Thursday’s 6-pack:
All-time leaders in hits for the Kansas City Royals:
3,154— George Brett
2,006— Frank White
1,977— Amos Otis
1,968— Willie Wilson
1,924— Hal McRae
1,843— Alex Gordon

Quote of the Day
“We have plenty of guys who can score. That’s not a problem for us. We want defense, defense, defense. The identity of our team is the depth, the strength of our team is the depth.”
Team USA coach Steve Kerr

Thursday’s quiz
Who hit the only inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history?

Wednesday’s quiz
Nick Saban coached the Miami Dolphins for two seasons, going 9-7/6-10 in 2005-06, before moving on to Alabama.

Tuesday’s quiz
Penn State coach James Franklin was Vanderbilt’s football coach, the last time they had a winning season, in 2013.

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Thursday’s Den: Random things on a summer day…….​

— Every kid in America who plays high school basketball should be watching some of the NBA Summer League this week; watch it for a while, then turn the TV off and go outside and practice.
A lot.
It is REALLY HARD to make an NBA roster; Isaiah Wong was ACC Player of the Year in 2023, a third-team All-American at Miami; you have any idea how hard it is to be ACC Player of the Year?
Isaiah Wong got into one NBA game last season; he played four minutes.
This week, Wong is on the Phoenix Suns’ summer team; he scored 7 points in 12:00 off the bench in Tuesday’s 98-94 loss to Indiana, Wong’s former team.
Go outside and practice, kids…….

— One thing about playing in Summer League; you’re not just trying out for your team, you’re trying out for the other 29 teams, who all have their eyes out for prospects.
Philadelphia 76ers have only two spots open on their regular season roster, so most of the guys on their summer team are trying to impress another club, to get an invite to training camp.

— Washington Wizards’ rookie Alex Sarr, the #2 pick in last month’s NBA Draft, went 0-15 from the floor in the Wizards’ 82-80 loss to Portland. In the scheme of things, this might not be such a big deal, but it has to be at least a little bit of a red flag.

— They’ve been calling some sketchy technical fouls in the Summer League; you could hear what was said before the technicals were called- no cursing, not even that many theatrics.

— Team USA 98, Australia 92
Anthony Davis scored 17 points, grabbed 14 rebounds in 18:00.
Americans were 12-29 on the arc
Game drew 12,217 fans at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Team USA 105, Serbia 79
Stephen Curry scored 24 points.
Game was 40-40; Americans ended first half on a 19-5 run.
Team USA is now 3-0 in its pre-Olympic games.

— Famous birthdays, July 18
Joe Torre, 84
James Brolin, 84
Audrey Landers, 68
Jeff Lageman, 57
Anfernee Hardaway, 53
Torii Hunter, 49
Eugenio Suarez, 33
Bam Abedayo, 27
Kyle Manzardo, 24

— Episode 3 of Hard Knocks, where Saquon Barkley bolts the Giants for the division rival Eagles; two quick impressions.
Giants’ owner John Mara made it clear he wouldn’t be happy if Barkley went to the Giants’ rivals in Philadelphia, which is exactly what happened. Whoops.
Giants’ GM Joe Schoen asked Barkley if he would be willing to take $1M or so less from the Giants than the Eagles, with the inference that if he did, he’d eventually be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor. Was surprised to hear him say that.

— Fresno State football coach Jeff Tedford stepped down due to health issues; he went 45-22 in two stints at his alma mater, but he’s had recurring health problems. Fresno will have an interim coach this season.
Tedford was Aaron Rodgers’ coach at Cal; he was also a head coach in the CFL. We wish him a speedy recovery.

— Edmonton Elks fired coach/GM Chris Jones after an 0-5 start; Edmonton was 8-33 in Jones’ tenure running the club.

— Movie of the Day– Absence of Malice (1981)- A prosecutor leaks to a news reporter that a liquor wholesaler is suspected in the murder of local longshoreman, the wholesaler’s life begins to unravel, until he fights back.
Paul Newman, Sally Field; two of our greatest actors, with an appearance by Wilford Brimley in the key scene at the end of the movie. Movie was made 43 years ago, but it still holds up- I was glad to find it the other night.

Baseball thoughts…….

— The All-Star uniforms were horrendous, to be kind; they need to go back to when the players wore their teams’ uniforms.

— Teoscar Hernandez is the first LA Dodger to win the Home Run Derby.

— Cincinnati rookie Rece Hinds won Player of the Week in his first week as a major leaguer, which is pretty impressive.

— One of the most surprising things this baseball season is how Cubs P Shota Imanaga has been a much better pitcher Dodgers’ free agent P Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
During spring training, NO ONE, not one person, thought that was going to happen.

— P Domingo German exercised an opt-out clause in his contract, was released by Pittsburgh. He was 4-4, 5.35 in ten starts for the Pirates’ AAA team.

— If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Card: Braves, Cardinals, Mets
AL: Orioles, Guardians, Mariners. Wild Card: Bronx, Twins, Red Sox

 

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Season play resumes tomorrow.