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MLB

Tuesday, April 1

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Trend Report
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Texas VS Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas' last 5 games.
Texas are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
Texas are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games against Cincinnati.
Texas are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 11 games.
Cincinnati are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games.
Cincinnati are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Texas.
Cincinnati are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the American League.

New York VS Miami
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets' last 14 games.
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Miami.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets' last 12 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets' last 9 games when playing on the road against Miami.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games.
Miami are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets.
Miami are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games against an opponent in the National League.

Pittsburgh VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 20 games.
Pittsburgh are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Pittsburgh are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games against Tampa Bay.
Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Tampa Bay's last 20 games.
Tampa Bay are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home.

Arizona VS New York
Arizona are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against NY Yankees.
Arizona are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games on the road.
Arizona are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games against an opponent in the American League.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games.
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games at home.
NY Yankees are 13-4 SU in their last 17 games when playing at home against Arizona.

Washington VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games.
Washington are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Washington are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
Toronto are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 12 games against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Washington.
Toronto are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National League East Division division.

Minnesota VS Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games.
Minnesota are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
Minnesota are 13-2 SU in their last 15 games against Chicago White Sox.
Minnesota are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago White Sox's last 15 games.
Chicago White Sox are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago White Sox's last 13 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago White Sox's last 19 games at home.

Kansas City VS Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Kansas City's last 17 games.
Kansas City are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
Kansas City are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Kansas City are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games.
Milwaukee are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games against Kansas City.
Milwaukee are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.

Los Angeles VS St. Louis
LA Angels are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games.
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against St. Louis.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels' last 7 games on the road.
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis' last 8 games.
St. Louis are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis' last 6 games against LA Angels.
St. Louis are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home.

San Francisco VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 9 games.
San Francisco are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games.
San Francisco are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Houston.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games.
Houston are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games at home.

Cleveland VS San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games.
Cleveland are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Cleveland are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games against San Diego.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road.
San Diego are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games against Cleveland.
San Diego are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland.

Detroit VS Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 6 games.
Detroit are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Detroit are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against Seattle.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road.
Seattle are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games.
Seattle are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games at home.
Seattle are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 8 games played in April.

Chicago VS Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago Cubs' last 6 games.
Chicago Cubs are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games against The.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chicago Cubs' last 20 games on the road.
Chicago Cubs are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against The.
The are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of The's last 5 games against Chicago Cubs.
The are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games at home.
The are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago Cubs.

Atlanta VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games.
Atlanta are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games.
Atlanta are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against LA Dodgers.
Atlanta are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers' last 5 games.
LA Dodgers are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta.


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[Udog]

On opening day, Dunkel went 4 -10 on the ML. For the last 4 days, it is 38 - 13.

 

[Cnotes53]

Tuesday, April 1​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NYM at MIA	06:40 PM	MIA +139 O 7.5	+500 +500
TEX at CIN	06:40 PM	CIN +127 U 9.0	+500 +500
PIT at TB	07:05 PM	TB -164 U 9.0	+500 +500
AZ at NYY	07:05 PM	NYY +100 O 8.5	+500 +500
WAS at TOR	07:07 PM	TOR -154 O 8.5	+500 +500
KC at MIL	07:40 PM	KC +110 O 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at CHW	07:40 PM	CHW +144 U 7.0	+500 +500
LAA at STL	07:45 PM	LAA +132 O 8.5	+500 +500
SF at HOU	08:10 PM	SF -118 U 8.0	+500 +500
CLE at SD	09:40 PM	SD -163 O 7.5	+500 +500
DET at SEA	09:40 PM	DET +153 O 6.5	+500 +500
CHC at ATH	10:05 PM	CHC -127 O 8.0	+500 +500
ATL at LAD	10:10 PM	ATL +114 U 7.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB BETS BETS FOR APRIL !

04/01/2025.....................9 - 7 - 0............................56.25%.........................+ 15.20

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Six of the Laws of Karma
— Good intentions lead to good outcomes.
— Everything happens for a reason.
— Help others without expecting anything in return.
— Your actions come back to you- good or bad.
— Don’t chase what is meant to leave you.
— Treat others the way you’d like to be treated.

Quote of the Day
“………stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,
It’s when things go wrong that you must not quit.”
John Greenleaf Whittier

Wednesday’s quiz
Which NBA franchise has gone 74 years since they won their only championship?

Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft- Chicago traded up and took him with the #2 pick.

Monday’s quiz
In the last ten NCAA Tournaments, #1-seeds won the national title seven times.

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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings……​

— NFL manages to stay in the news 49-50 weeks a year; they had their annual coaches’ meeting this week, with the overtime rules getting tweaked a little.
Both teams will get at least one possession in regular season overtime games now; before this, if a team scored a TD on their first possession, the game was over.
Regular season overtime remain at a maximum of 10:00; will this result in more ties?

— Cleveland Browns have the 2nd pick in this year’s draft, which is in three weeks; the team is having a private concert in their stadium on draft night, with the famous band Journey the performers. Only season ticket holders can attend the concert.

— First downs will now be determined by Hawk-Eye technology, not the chains being dragged on the field, like they had been for the last 70 years.

— 17 players on the 49ers have left the team this offseason, whether by free agency, getting traded or released; they’re getting ready to give QB Brock Purdy a big pay raise, so some salary cap space had to be made.

— Washington Commanders have an over/under win total of 10.5 this fall, their highest figure since 2000, when their total was 11.5- they finished that season 8-8.

— Former Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams is the new coach at Maryland; Williams has had an interesting career, moving around a lot:
2006-07- New Orleans 14-17/9-9
2008-14- Marquette 139-69/69-39 (8-5 NCAAs)
2014-19- Virginia Tech 100-69/44-46 (2-3 NCAAs)
2019-25- Texas A&M 120-73/56-44 (2-3 NCAAs)

— BYU had a basketball player this year, Richie Saunders, whose great grandfather is the guy who invented Tater Tots.

— UNLV point guard Dedan Thomas, whose father also played for the Rebels, has transferred to LSU. College basketball has turned into a lesser version of the NBA, which is disappointing.

— Famous birthdays, April 2nd:
Reggie Smith, 80
Linda Hunt, 80
Roy Gerela, 77
Larry Drew, 67
Christopher Meloni, 64
Pete Incaviglia, 61
Roselyn Sanchez, 52
Austin Riley, 28

— Miami Marlins are the 5th team ever whose first three wins all came on walk-offs:
1900 Cincinnati
1914 Kansas City Packers
1998 New York Mets
2003 Tampa Bay Rays
2025 Marlins

— Only four pitchers to throw 200+ innings last year:
208.2- Logan Gilbert
206.2- Seth Lugo
204.2- Logan Webb
200- Zach Wheeler

— Angels 9, Cardinals 7 (11)
Both teams scored three times in 10th inning.
Angels are 4-1 for first time since 2021; last time they were three games over .500 was August 2, 2023 (56-53).

— Marlins 4, Mets 2
Sandy Alcantara allowed 3 baserunners in 5 IP, got his first win since 2023.
Marlins had only three hits; they’re off to a 4-2 start, all at home.

— Tigers 4, Mariners 1
Casey Mize allowed only one hit in 5.2 IP for Detroit.
Seattle is 2-4; they trailed all six games after five innings.

— Rangers 1, Reds 0
Wyatt Langford homered in first inning, for game’s only run.
Nathan Eovaldi, threw a 99-pitch complete game, allowing only four hits.

— Padres 7, Guardians 0
Michael King struck out 11 guys to get the win.
San Diego is 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.

— Giants 3, Astros 1
Logan Webb allowed only five hits in 7 IP.
Houston is off to a 2-3 start, scoring total of nine runs.

 

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Wednesday, April 2

 

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MLB

Wednesday, April 2

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Texas VS Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas' last 6 games.
Texas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Texas are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against Cincinnati.
Texas are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 12 games.
Cincinnati are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games against Texas.
Cincinnati are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home.

Pittsburgh VS Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games.
Pittsburgh are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Pittsburgh are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games against Tampa Bay.
Pittsburgh are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games.
Tampa Bay are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games against Pittsburgh.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games at home.

Kansas City VS Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games.
Kansas City are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 14 games on the road.
Kansas City are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee.
Milwaukee are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games against Kansas City.
Milwaukee are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Milwaukee are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City.

Los Angeles VS St. Louis
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
LA Angels are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games against St. Louis.
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
LA Angels are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis' last 5 games.
St. Louis are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis' last 7 games against LA Angels.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games at home.

Minnesota VS Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 10 games.
Minnesota are 1-8 SU in their last 9 games.
Minnesota are 14-2 SU in their last 16 games against Chicago White Sox.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Chicago White Sox's last 16 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago White Sox's last 5 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago White Sox's last 20 games at home.
Chicago White Sox are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota.

Washington VS Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 9 games.
Washington are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games.
Washington are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Toronto.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road.
Toronto are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 13 games against Washington.
Toronto are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Toronto are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Washington.

Chicago VS Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago Cubs' last 7 games.
Chicago Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Chicago Cubs are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games against The.
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chicago Cubs' last 20 games on the road.
The are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of The's last 6 games against Chicago Cubs.
The are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games at home.
The are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chicago Cubs.

San Francisco VS Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games.
San Francisco are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
San Francisco are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games against Houston.
San Francisco are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 9 games.
Houston are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games against San Francisco.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home.

Cleveland VS San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games.
Cleveland are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Cleveland are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against San Diego.
Cleveland are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games on the road.
San Diego are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games against Cleveland.
San Diego are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
San Diego are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland.

Detroit VS Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games.
Detroit are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
Detroit are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against Seattle.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games.
Seattle are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Seattle are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home.
Seattle are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit.

New York VS Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 5 games.
NY Mets are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets' last 6 games on the road.
Miami are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
Miami are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Mets.
Miami are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National League.

Boston VS Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games.
Boston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Boston are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
Boston are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games against Boston.
Baltimore are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.
Baltimore are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.

Colorado VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games.
Colorado are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Colorado are 4-15 SU in their last 19 games against Philadelphia.
Colorado are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 13 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games against Colorado.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home.
Philadelphia are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado.

Arizona VS New York
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games.
Arizona are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
Arizona are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 6 games.
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 6 games against Arizona.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home.

Atlanta VS Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games.
Atlanta are 0-8 SU in their last 8 games.
Atlanta are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games against LA Dodgers.
Atlanta are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of LA Dodgers' last 18 games.
LA Dodgers are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games.
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home.
LA Dodgers are 6-0 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta.


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[Udog]

 

[Udog]

On opening day, Dunkel went 4 -10 on the ML. For the last 4 days, it is 38 - 13.

They are now 50 -15 for the last 5 days. Get it while it's hot! It won't last. Wow! Only 5 losses in 5 days!

 

[Udog]

They are now 50 -15 for the last 5 days. Get it while it's hot! It won't last. Wow! Only 5 losses in 5 days!

That's wrong! It's not quite that good. Let me get the correct figures....... The correct figure through the last 5 days is 46- 18. That's 8 losses in the last 63 games.

 

[Cnotes53]

Wednesday, April 2​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
TEX at CIN	12:40 PM	CIN -137 U 8.5	+500 +500
KC at MIL	01:10 PM	MIL -118 U 7.5	+500 +500
PIT at TB	01:10 PM	PIT -107 U 7.0	+500 +500
LAA at STL	01:15 PM	STL -154 U 8.5	+500 +500
MIN at CHW	02:10 PM	CHW +162 O 7.0	+500 +500
WAS at TOR	03:07 PM	TOR +101 O 8.5	+500 +500
CHC at ATH	03:35 PM	ATH -116 O 8.5	+500 +500
DET at SEA	04:10 PM	SEA +114 O 6.5	+500 +500
SF at HOU	04:10 PM	SF +149 U 7.5	+500 +500
CLE at SD	04:10 PM	SD -177 U 7.5	+500 +500
NYM at MIA	04:40 PM	NYM -203 O 8.5	+500 +500
BOS at BAL	06:35 PM	BAL +107 O 7.5	+500 +500
COL at PHI	06:45 PM	PHI -322 U 7.0	+500 +500
AZ at NYY	07:05 PM	AZ +122 O 7.5	+500 +500
ATL at LAD	08:38 PM	ATL +207 O 8.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

MLB BETS BETS FOR APRIL !

04/02/2025...................11 - 6 - 1...........................64.70%.........................+ 27.30
04/01/2025.....................9 - 7 - 0...........................56.25%.........................+ 15.20

TOTALS.......................20 - 13 - 1...........................60.60%.........................+ 42.50

 

[Cnotes53]

Thursday’s 6-pack:
Major league leaders in total bases:
29— Kyle Tucker, Cubs
20— Aaron Judge NYY/Eugenio Suarez Ariz
18— Tyler Soderstrom A’s/Andres Gimenez Tor
17— Dansby Swanson Cubs/Heliot Ramos SF
16— Edman LA/Suzuki Cubs/Westburg Balt/McLain Cin
15— Abreu Bos/Schwarber Phil/Betts LA

Quote of the Day
“As soon as I can figure out who’s on the roster, that would be the first place to start. I met with the team this morning. They were great. I think it’s a volatile change that coaches always speak of, that sometimes players don’t have the opportunity to speak of. … I just wanted to give them a platform to give me advice.”
Maryland’s new basketball coach, Buzz Williams

Thursday’s quiz
Which former major league manager won Rookie of the Year in 1969, five years after he made his major league debut?
Hint: He won a World Series, both as a player and a manager

Wednesday’s quiz
Sacramento Kings have gone 74 years since they won their only NBA championship; way back then, they were the Rochester Royals.

Tuesday’s quiz
In 2017, Kansas City Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick in the draft; Mitch Trubisky was the only quarterback selected before Mahomes in that draft- Chicago traded up and took him with the #2 pick.

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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….​

— Dodgers 6, Braves 5
Shohei Ohtani hit a walk-off home run on his Bobblehead Night.
Braves led this game 5-0 in second inning, 5-3 in 8th inning.
Dodgers are first defending champ EVER to start the next season 8-0.
Atlanta went 0-7 on its first road trip of the season.
Braves were 5-15 with runners in scoring position in this game; in their first six games, they were a combined 1-34 with RISP.

— Just spent an hour or so listening to a podcast about these new “torpedo bats”, which could very well be revolutionizing hitting. (they’re perfectly legal, by the way)

Wooden bats are only used at the professional level; there was a guy on TV explaining how they are now meeting with each specific player and design the bat to tailor it to that player’s swing, so what is good for one player might not be good for anyone else.
Some of the talk went over my head; the guy explaining it is a scientist, and I sucked at science, but it is possible that some players/teams will be ahead of the curve and will hit better than they have previously. The guy on TV said he’s been hired as a consultant by a major league team, but he wouldn’t say which team.

— On the Red Sox-Orioles telecast Wednesday night, Orioles TV guy Ben McDonald said that Mets’ SS Francisco Lindor used a torpedo bat last year, when he hit 33 home runs, had an OPS of .844. No one mentioned that last year.

— Cubs 10, A’s 2
Cubs swept this 3-game series, scoring 35 runs in the first three major league games played in Sacramento’s minor league ballpark.

— San Diego Padres are 7-0, but they’re still a half-game behind the Dodgers in the NL West; Padres gave 21-year old OF Jackson Merrill a nine-year contract extension worth $135M, after he hit .292 with an .826 OPS last year. Merrill turns 22 in two weeks.

— Arizona Diamondbacks gave 2B Ketel Marte a contract extension that adds $64M in new money to his current contract, and extends the contracts thru 2031.

— Boston Red Sox gave 22-year old rookie IF Kristian Campbell an 8-year old contract worth at least $60M— the kid has played only six major league games- he is 8-20 with five runs scored, and now he is also really rich.

— Current standings in the AL Central:
Twins 2-4
Royals 2-4
Tigers 2-4
Guardians 2-4
White Sox 2-4

— Famous birthdays, April 3rd:
Marsha Mason, 83
Alec Baldwin, 67
David Hyde Pierce, 66
Tim Conroy, 65
Eddie Murphy, 64
Pervis Ellison, 58
Rodney Hampton, 56
Jay Bruce, 38
Jason Kipnis, 38
Andrew Vaughn, 27

— NBA coaching staffs are huge; Golden State Warriors list ten assistant coaches, in addition to head coach Steve Kerr. NBA rosters have only 15 players; why do they need 11 coaches?

Read kind of a disturbing article this week about how/why the Memphis Grizzlies fired their coach, even though they’re having their fourth winning season in the least five years.

After last season’s 27-55 disaster, Memphis fired five assistant coaches, kept head coach Taylor Jenkins, but the handwriting was on the wall. They brought in assistant coach Tuomas Iisalo, a Finnish coach who’d had a quick rise in Europe coaching circles by implementing innovative offensive concepts around pick-and-roll schemes and playing fast.

The fly in the ointment here is that the Grizzlies’ key player is G Ja Morant, who doesn’t seem like the most dependable guy in the world, on or off the floor (he’s never played more than 67 games in a season, played in nine last year, when he was suspended 25 games for brandishing guns) and isn’t a great pick-and-roll player, according to NBA analytics.

Anyway, a coach who won a lot of games got fired; the whole situation seems like a mess; you want your best players to be dependable, hard workers, a good example for his teammates (think Jayson Tatum or Steph Curry)

— Tuesday night, Steph Curry scored 52 points against Memphis, grabbed 10 rebounds, dished out 8 assists, had five steals. Not a bad night.
Denver’s Nikola Jokic scored 61 points for Denver, had 10 assists, 10 rebounds; he was 19-24 on the foul line. Minnesota’s whole team was 17-25 on the line, but the T-Wolves won 140-139 in double overtime.

— There are rumblings that flag football might be an Olympic sport at the 2028 Summer games in Los Angeles, and that NFL players might participate.

— NIT played their semi-finals Tuesday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis:
Cal-Irvine 69, North Texas 67
North Texas led 24-9 midway thru the first half.
Mean Green was +12 in turnovers, but shot only 34.3% from the floor.
Anteaters won their last three games by a total of 11 points.

Chattanooga 80, Loyola Chicago 73
Ramblers led 38-34 at halftime.
5-10 G Huff played all 40:00, didn’t have any turnovers, shot 4-10 on the arc.
Chattanooga was 9-7 on January 10; they’re 19-2 since then.
Cal-Irvine/Chattanooga play for a championship Thursday night.

 

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Boston VS Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games.
Boston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games against Boston.
Baltimore are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston.

Colorado VS Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games.
Colorado are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games.
Colorado are 4-16 SU in their last 20 games against Philadelphia.
Colorado are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 14 games.
Philadelphia are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games against Colorado.
Philadelphia are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games at home.

Houston VS Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games.
Houston are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games.
Houston are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games against Minnesota.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games.
Minnesota are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games against Houston.
Minnesota are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games at home.

Arizona VS New York
Arizona are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games.
Arizona are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 13 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees.
Arizona are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees' last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Yankees' last 13 games when playing at home against Arizona.
NY Yankees are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against an opponent in the National League West Division division.
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played in April.

Cincinnati VS Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 13 games.
Cincinnati are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games.
Cincinnati are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against Milwaukee.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road.
Milwaukee are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 20 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati.
Milwaukee are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games played in April.


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Thursday, April 3​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
COL at PHI	01:05 PM	COL +179 U 10.0	+500 +500
BOS at BAL	01:05 PM	BAL -122 U 9.5	+500 +500
HOU at MIN	04:10 PM	HOU +112 O 7.0	+500 +500
AZ at NYY	07:05 PM	AZ +106 U 10.0	+500 +500
CIN at MIL	07:40 PM	CIN +105 U 8.5	+500 +500