Thread watched CNOTES 2023-2024 NBA TRENDS, NEWS, BEST BETS AND OPINIONS THRU THE PLAYOFFS !
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| MIL at WAS | 07:00 PM | MIL -12.5 O 228.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAL at TOR | 07:00 PM | TOR +12.0 O 232.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at PHI | 07:30 PM | PHI +5.0 U 224.5 | +500 +500 |
| NY at MIA | 07:30 PM | NY +3.0 U 206.5 | +500 +500 |
| HOU at MIN | 08:00 PM | HOU +7.5 O 215.0 | +500 +500 |
| SA at DEN | 09:00 PM | SA +16.0 O 223.0 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at UTA | 09:00 PM | UTA +12.5 U 218.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAC at SAC | 10:00 PM | SAC +2.5 O 222.5 | +500 +500 |
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Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Indiana State 100, Utah 90- Utes shot 17-29 on the arc and still lost.
— Seton Hall 84, Georgia 67- Sycamores-Pirates play for NIT title Thursday.
— Eastern Washington basketball coach David Riley bolts to Washington State.
— Ex-Xavier/Louisville coach Chris Mack is the new coach at Charleston.
— Over is 12-2 in Alabama’s last 14 basketball games.
— Tropicana Hotel/Casino here in Las Vegas closed for good this week.
Quote of the Day
“Where were you when I played?”
90 year-old broadcaster Bob Uecker to the crowd in Milwaukee Tuesday, when they gave him a standing ovation before the game
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, which college team did Nate Oats coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout is 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
Monday’s quiz
Danny Hurley was the head coach at Rhode Island, before he went to UConn.
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I’m going to start posting daily baseball knowledge on the MLB page next Friday (April 12), but in the meantime, here are some trends to get you thru this week:
— Miami Marlins are 0-6; over is 5-1 in those games, their bullpen is 0-3. Marlins led two of the games 4-0/5-0 after the first inning.
— Cincinnati Reds are 3-2; all five games went over the total. Reds haven’t scored a run in the first inning yet.
— Detroit Tigers are 4-0; their bullpen got three of the four wins.
— New York Mets have been outscored 19-8 in their 0-4 start.
— Pittsburgh Pirates scored 39 runs in their 5-0 start, all road games.
— Bronx is off to a 5-1 start; their bullpen got four of the five wins.
— Famous birthdays for April 3rd:
Eric Braeden, 83
Gary Pettis, 66
Alec Baldwin, 66
Tim Conroy, 64
Eddie Murphy, 63
Pervis Ellison, 57
Rodney Hampton, 55
Jared Allen, 42
Kam Chancellor, 36
— Astros are off to a 1-6 start; game-winning run in four of the six losses came from the 7th inning on. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Rockies are 1-5; they scored a total of seven runs in the five losses, nine runs in the one win.
Kris Bryant is off to an 0-16 start; the guy makes $28M a year, after playing in 122 out of a possible 324 games in 2022-23. Not good.
— Diamondbacks scored in the first inning in five of their six games.
— Cubs won their last three games, scoring 26 runs; their scored 3-2 runs in their two losses.
— Over is 4-0-1 in the Dodgers’ last five games.
— Giants lost their last three games; over is 6-0 in their games this season.
— Nationals lost three of their four games (over 4-0)
— Four of last five Seattle games stayed under the total.
— Word of the Day– Squander- waste an opportunity to succeed.
— Braves are 3-2; their starting pitchers are 1-0- four of their five games came down to their bullpen. Atlanta scored 30 runs in their three wins; 2-4 runs in their losses.
— Milwaukee Brewers are 4-0 (under 3-1).
— Philadelphia Phillies are 2-3; all five games went over the total. Phillies scored in the first inning in their last four games.
— San Diego Padres lost four of their last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
— Los Angeles Angels won their last three games, after an 0-2 start.
— Boston Red Sox won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
— Chicago White Sox lost four of first five games (under 3-1-1).
— Something I’ve never seen before; Tuesday night, A’s-Red Sox are tied 4-4 in bottom of 10th, A’s have a guy on 3rd, one out. They score, they win.
Boston walks JJ Bleday intentionally; A’s have guys on 1st and 3rd.
Boston brings in a 5th infielder, but doesn’t load the bases with another walk.
Next batter hits a ball right back to the pitcher but instead of getting an easy double play, he gets the runner trying to come home. The 5th infielder goes back to the outfield.
They strike out the next hitter, then win the game in the 11th inning. Had never seen a fifth OF used like that before.
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
— Indiana State 100, Utah 90- Utes shot 17-29 on the arc and still lost.
— Seton Hall 84, Georgia 67- Sycamores-Pirates play for NIT title Thursday.
— Eastern Washington basketball coach David Riley bolts to Washington State.
— Ex-Xavier/Louisville coach Chris Mack is the new coach at Charleston.
— Over is 12-2 in Alabama’s last 14 basketball games.
— Tropicana Hotel/Casino here in Las Vegas closed for good this week.
Quote of the Day
“Where were you when I played?”
90 year-old broadcaster Bob Uecker to the crowd in Milwaukee Tuesday, when they gave him a standing ovation before the game
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, which college team did Nate Oats coach?
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout is 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
Monday’s quiz
Danny Hurley was the head coach at Rhode Island, before he went to UConn.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week baseball trends…….
I’m going to start posting daily baseball knowledge on the MLB page next Friday (April 12), but in the meantime, here are some trends to get you thru this week:
— Miami Marlins are 0-6; over is 5-1 in those games, their bullpen is 0-3. Marlins led two of the games 4-0/5-0 after the first inning.
— Cincinnati Reds are 3-2; all five games went over the total. Reds haven’t scored a run in the first inning yet.
— Detroit Tigers are 4-0; their bullpen got three of the four wins.
— New York Mets have been outscored 19-8 in their 0-4 start.
— Pittsburgh Pirates scored 39 runs in their 5-0 start, all road games.
— Bronx is off to a 5-1 start; their bullpen got four of the five wins.
— Famous birthdays for April 3rd:
Eric Braeden, 83
Gary Pettis, 66
Alec Baldwin, 66
Tim Conroy, 64
Eddie Murphy, 63
Pervis Ellison, 57
Rodney Hampton, 55
Jared Allen, 42
Kam Chancellor, 36
— Astros are off to a 1-6 start; game-winning run in four of the six losses came from the 7th inning on. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.
— Rockies are 1-5; they scored a total of seven runs in the five losses, nine runs in the one win.
Kris Bryant is off to an 0-16 start; the guy makes $28M a year, after playing in 122 out of a possible 324 games in 2022-23. Not good.
— Diamondbacks scored in the first inning in five of their six games.
— Cubs won their last three games, scoring 26 runs; their scored 3-2 runs in their two losses.
— Over is 4-0-1 in the Dodgers’ last five games.
— Giants lost their last three games; over is 6-0 in their games this season.
— Nationals lost three of their four games (over 4-0)
— Four of last five Seattle games stayed under the total.
— Word of the Day– Squander- waste an opportunity to succeed.
— Braves are 3-2; their starting pitchers are 1-0- four of their five games came down to their bullpen. Atlanta scored 30 runs in their three wins; 2-4 runs in their losses.
— Milwaukee Brewers are 4-0 (under 3-1).
— Philadelphia Phillies are 2-3; all five games went over the total. Phillies scored in the first inning in their last four games.
— San Diego Padres lost four of their last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.
— Los Angeles Angels won their last three games, after an 0-2 start.
— Boston Red Sox won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
— Chicago White Sox lost four of first five games (under 3-1-1).
— Something I’ve never seen before; Tuesday night, A’s-Red Sox are tied 4-4 in bottom of 10th, A’s have a guy on 3rd, one out. They score, they win.
Boston walks JJ Bleday intentionally; A’s have guys on 1st and 3rd.
Boston brings in a 5th infielder, but doesn’t load the bases with another walk.
Next batter hits a ball right back to the pitcher but instead of getting an easy double play, he gets the runner trying to come home. The 5th infielder goes back to the outfield.
They strike out the next hitter, then win the game in the 11th inning. Had never seen a fifth OF used like that before.
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LA LAKERS are 12-34 ATS (-25.4 Units) off a road win in the last 3 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the current season.
MEMPHIS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 90-57 ATS (27.3 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season in the current season.
NEW ORLEANS are 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-4 Under (9.6 Units) after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher in the current season.
CLEVELAND is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.
CHARLOTTE is 42-64 ATS (-28.4 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the current season.
MEMPHIS are 11-3 ATS (7.7 Units) in road games after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread in the current season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 90-57 ATS (27.3 Units) as a dog in the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games versus teams who average 7 or less steals/game on the season in the current season.
NEW ORLEANS are 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) in home games after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-4 Under (9.6 Units) after 3 straight games - allowing a shooting pct. of 47% or higher in the current season.
CLEVELAND is 14-4 ATS (9.6 Units) revenging a loss where opponent scored 110 or more points in the current season.
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Wednesday, April 3
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Trend Report
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LA Lakers @ Washington
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Portland @ Charlotte
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games
Portland is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Oklahoma City @ Boston
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Indiana @ Brooklyn
Indiana
Indiana is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Indiana is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing Indiana
Detroit @ Atlanta
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 12 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Memphis @ Milwaukee
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Memphis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Orlando @ New Orleans
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of New Orleans's last 20 games when playing at home against Orlando
Toronto @ Minnesota
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ Phoenix
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
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Wednesday, April 3
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Trend Report
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LA Lakers @ Washington
LA Lakers
LA Lakers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Lakers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
Portland @ Charlotte
Portland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Portland's last 9 games
Portland is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Charlotte's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Charlotte's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
Oklahoma City @ Boston
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Indiana @ Brooklyn
Indiana
Indiana is 10-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Brooklyn
Indiana is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Indiana
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Brooklyn's last 8 games when playing Indiana
Detroit @ Atlanta
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 12 games on the road
Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Memphis @ Milwaukee
Memphis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Memphis is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Memphis
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Orlando @ New Orleans
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New Orleans
New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of New Orleans's last 20 games when playing at home against Orlando
Toronto @ Minnesota
Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ Phoenix
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix
Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Phoenix's last 9 games at home
Phoenix is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games at home
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| LAL at WAS | 07:00 PM | LAL -12.5 O 234.0 | +500 +500 |
| POR at CHA | 07:00 PM | POR +1.0 U 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at BK | 07:30 PM | IND -7.5 O 230.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at BOS | 07:30 PM | OKC +9.0 O 231.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at ATL | 07:30 PM | ATL -11.0 U 224.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MIN | 08:00 PM | TOR +15.5 U 214.5 | +500 +500 |
| MEM at MIL | 08:00 PM | MEM +13.5 O 220.5 | +500 +500 |
| ORL at NO | 08:00 PM | ORL +4.0 U 207.5 | +500 +500 |
| CLE at PHO | 10:00 PM | CLE +5.5 U 226.5 | +500 +500 |
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Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six actors who were in Batman and Magnum PI
— Elisha Cook (1903-1995)- Ice Pick on Magnum PI
— Alan Hale (1921-1990)- skipper on Gilligan’s Island
— Howard Duff (1913-1990)- played Magnum’s grandfather.
— Cesar Romero (1907-1994)- was the Joker on Batman
— Barbara Rush (1927-2024)- passed away this past Sunday
— Jill St John- was Molly in two episodes of Batman
Quote of the Day
“For the first time in my life, I don’t know what’s next. I’m dying to get back in……I know this, there’s some good coaches out there. I’m a good coach. I belong doing it. I just don’t know for sure where that’s going to be right now. If the right head coach job comes along, I’d take it. If the right coordinator job comes, I’d take it.”
Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; what team did he play for as a rookie?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout was 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
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Diggs put up 100+ yard receiving games in five of his first six games last year, then averaged only 51.2 yards/game the rest of the season. Buffalo takes a $31M dead cap hit this year, while the Texans are positioning themselves to be favored in the AFC South this fall.
— People here in Las Vegas have been looking at NFL totals bets every day, but how can you do that before the draft in three weeks? Rosters can/will change a lot between now and then.
Teams like Vikings, Broncos don’t know who their QB will be this season; I’m told that QB is kind of an important position in football.
— Sun Coast hotel/casino here in Las Vegas has a 24-hour coffee shop, Du-Par’s, which has the best pancakes I’ve ever had, seriously, they’re excellent.
— Tigers-Mets got rained out the last two days in Queens, will try and play a doubleheader on Thursday, which means I’ll be waking up way earlier than I wanted to.
— In his last three games against New Orleans, Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker scored 52-52-58 points, making him only the second player ever to score 50+ points three games in a row against the same team.
Wilt Chamberlain is the other player, but he did it against nine different teams, not just one.
— Milwaukee Bucks were 30-13 when they fired coach Adrian Griffin earlier this season; they’re 15-15 since they hired Doc Rivers to replace him.
— Famous birthdays for April 4th:
Mike Epstein, 81
Craig T Nelson, 80
Christine Lahti, 74
Tommy Herr, 68
Jack Del Rio, 61
Scott Rolen, 49
Ben Gordon, 41
JP France, 29
— RIP to Joe Flaherty, the great comic actor who passed away at age 81; Flaherty was in Second City TV, where he played anchorman Floyd Robertson next to Eugene Levy’s Earl Camembert in the news skits on that excellent comedy show. RIP, sir.
RIP to Barbara Rush, who passed way at age 97; she is one of six actors to appear in both the TV series Batman and the original Magnum PI, where she played Magnum’s Aunt Phoebe. She played Nora Clavicle on Batman. RIP, ma’am.
— College basketball’s Final Four is this weekend; there are already 1,360 names in the college basketball transfer portal, because that is how the sport works now. With 362 Division I teams, that works out to an average of 3.76 players per team in the portal.
— Forgot to mention this earlier in the week, but lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings in his MLB debut Monday, not giving up any hits until the 6th inning. Imanaga didn’t get much hype when he signed; that was reserved for Yomamoto with the Dodgers, but so far, so good, although the wind was blowing in Monday and Imanaga is a fly ball pitcher.
— Dodgers 5, Giants 4- Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Dodgers.
— Back in 1948 a guy named Fred Gehrke got paid a dollar a helmet to paint the LA Rams logo on all the Rams’ helmets— they were the first team to have their logo on a helmet, and for that, he is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as an innovator.
Fred Gehrke has a well-known great-grandson; Christian Yelich, outfielder for the Brewers.
— This week marks the 48th anniversary of a cruddy day in A’s history, when they traded Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman to the Orioles, as they slowly dismantled what had been a great team, winning the World Series three years in a row (1972-74). By 1977, they were truly terrible, as free agency had started in the major leagues and the A’s couldn’t match up $$$-wise.
Now this year, the A’s are 1-6, and have been shut out three times already. It would be nice if a really, really rich person bought the team and they actually tried to win again.
— For second day in a row, a team lost its DH during a game, but this time, it came back to bite them, in an embarrassing way.
Arizona trailed 6-5 at home in the 11th inning- they had runners on 1st/3rd with two outs, but Bronx walked their next batter intentionally, because Arizona’s DH Ketel Marte went in to play shortstop after they pinch-ran for Geraldo Perdomo, which left the Snakes without a hitter when Perdomo’s spot in the order came around in the 11th inning.
Pitcher Scott McGough took a called third strike to end the game. Managing in the DH era is supposed to be easier, but two teams losing their DH in the first week of the season, both in close games, seems like managerial malpractice.
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Six actors who were in Batman and Magnum PI
— Elisha Cook (1903-1995)- Ice Pick on Magnum PI
— Alan Hale (1921-1990)- skipper on Gilligan’s Island
— Howard Duff (1913-1990)- played Magnum’s grandfather.
— Cesar Romero (1907-1994)- was the Joker on Batman
— Barbara Rush (1927-2024)- passed away this past Sunday
— Jill St John- was Molly in two episodes of Batman
Quote of the Day
“For the first time in my life, I don’t know what’s next. I’m dying to get back in……I know this, there’s some good coaches out there. I’m a good coach. I belong doing it. I just don’t know for sure where that’s going to be right now. If the right head coach job comes along, I’d take it. If the right coordinator job comes, I’d take it.”
Former Nebraska football coach Scott Frost
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; what team did he play for as a rookie?
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
Tuesday’s quiz
Mike Trout was 1-12 with three walks in his three career playoff games.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Big trade in the NFL Wednesday; Buffalo Bills traded star WR Stefon Diggs to Houston, for three draft picks: 2nd/6th round picks later this month, then a 5th round pick in 2025.Diggs put up 100+ yard receiving games in five of his first six games last year, then averaged only 51.2 yards/game the rest of the season. Buffalo takes a $31M dead cap hit this year, while the Texans are positioning themselves to be favored in the AFC South this fall.
— People here in Las Vegas have been looking at NFL totals bets every day, but how can you do that before the draft in three weeks? Rosters can/will change a lot between now and then.
Teams like Vikings, Broncos don’t know who their QB will be this season; I’m told that QB is kind of an important position in football.
— Sun Coast hotel/casino here in Las Vegas has a 24-hour coffee shop, Du-Par’s, which has the best pancakes I’ve ever had, seriously, they’re excellent.
— Tigers-Mets got rained out the last two days in Queens, will try and play a doubleheader on Thursday, which means I’ll be waking up way earlier than I wanted to.
— In his last three games against New Orleans, Phoenix Suns’ star Devin Booker scored 52-52-58 points, making him only the second player ever to score 50+ points three games in a row against the same team.
Wilt Chamberlain is the other player, but he did it against nine different teams, not just one.
— Milwaukee Bucks were 30-13 when they fired coach Adrian Griffin earlier this season; they’re 15-15 since they hired Doc Rivers to replace him.
— Famous birthdays for April 4th:
Mike Epstein, 81
Craig T Nelson, 80
Christine Lahti, 74
Tommy Herr, 68
Jack Del Rio, 61
Scott Rolen, 49
Ben Gordon, 41
JP France, 29
— RIP to Joe Flaherty, the great comic actor who passed away at age 81; Flaherty was in Second City TV, where he played anchorman Floyd Robertson next to Eugene Levy’s Earl Camembert in the news skits on that excellent comedy show. RIP, sir.
RIP to Barbara Rush, who passed way at age 97; she is one of six actors to appear in both the TV series Batman and the original Magnum PI, where she played Magnum’s Aunt Phoebe. She played Nora Clavicle on Batman. RIP, ma’am.
— College basketball’s Final Four is this weekend; there are already 1,360 names in the college basketball transfer portal, because that is how the sport works now. With 362 Division I teams, that works out to an average of 3.76 players per team in the portal.
— Forgot to mention this earlier in the week, but lefty pitcher Shota Imanaga threw six shutout innings in his MLB debut Monday, not giving up any hits until the 6th inning. Imanaga didn’t get much hype when he signed; that was reserved for Yomamoto with the Dodgers, but so far, so good, although the wind was blowing in Monday and Imanaga is a fly ball pitcher.
— Dodgers 5, Giants 4- Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run for the Dodgers.
— Back in 1948 a guy named Fred Gehrke got paid a dollar a helmet to paint the LA Rams logo on all the Rams’ helmets— they were the first team to have their logo on a helmet, and for that, he is the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as an innovator.
Fred Gehrke has a well-known great-grandson; Christian Yelich, outfielder for the Brewers.
— This week marks the 48th anniversary of a cruddy day in A’s history, when they traded Reggie Jackson and Ken Holtzman to the Orioles, as they slowly dismantled what had been a great team, winning the World Series three years in a row (1972-74). By 1977, they were truly terrible, as free agency had started in the major leagues and the A’s couldn’t match up $$$-wise.
Now this year, the A’s are 1-6, and have been shut out three times already. It would be nice if a really, really rich person bought the team and they actually tried to win again.
— For second day in a row, a team lost its DH during a game, but this time, it came back to bite them, in an embarrassing way.
Arizona trailed 6-5 at home in the 11th inning- they had runners on 1st/3rd with two outs, but Bronx walked their next batter intentionally, because Arizona’s DH Ketel Marte went in to play shortstop after they pinch-ran for Geraldo Perdomo, which left the Snakes without a hitter when Perdomo’s spot in the order came around in the 11th inning.
Pitcher Scott McGough took a called third strike to end the game. Managing in the DH era is supposed to be easier, but two teams losing their DH in the first week of the season, both in close games, seems like managerial malpractice.
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DALLAS are 10-2 ATS (7.8 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite in the current season.
MIAMI is 14-4 Under (9.6 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
SACRAMENTO is 131-93 Over (28.7 Units) off a win against a division rival since 1996.
HOUSTON is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.
DENVER is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.
NBA
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Atlanta @ Dallas
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games at home
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Sacramento @ New York
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Golden State @ Houston
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
Denver @ LA Clippers
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games at home
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NBA
Long Sheet
Thursday, April 4
MIAMI is 14-4 Under (9.6 Units) after successfully covering the spread in 2 or more consecutive games in the current season.
SACRAMENTO is 131-93 Over (28.7 Units) off a win against a division rival since 1996.
HOUSTON is 10-0 ATS (10 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.
DENVER is 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) after failing to cover 3 of their last 4 against the spread in the current season.
NBA
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Atlanta @ Dallas
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas's last 9 games at home
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Sacramento @ New York
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Sacramento's last 8 games
Sacramento is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
New York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Sacramento
Philadelphia @ Miami
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Golden State @ Houston
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston
Houston is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games at home
Denver @ LA Clippers
Denver
Denver is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Denver's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Clippers's last 9 games when playing at home against Denver
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Clippers's last 5 games at home
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Long Sheet
Thursday, April 4
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI at MIA | 07:30 PM | MIA -2.5 U 209.5 | +500 +500 |
| SAC at NY | 07:30 PM | SAC +3.0 O 214.0 | +500 +500 |
| ATL at DAL | 07:30 PM | ATL +12.0 U 228.0 | +500 +500 |
| GS at HOU | 08:00 PM | GS -4.0 O 228.0 | +500 +500 |
| DEN at LAC | 10:00 PM | LAC +3.5 O 221.0 | +500 +500 |
Friday’s 6-pack:
Odds to win The Masters next week:
+440— Scottie Scheffler
+1400— Jon Rahm
+1500— Rory McIlroy
+1950— Xander Schauffele
+2100— Brooks Koepka
+2500— Wyndham Clark
Quote of the Day
“Focus on ‘get to’ instead of ‘have to’; each day, focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
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Pirates ended game on a 9-0 run to win the NIT
Game was 39-39 at halftime.
Seton Hall was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
— Going to be a tough few days for the Sycamores; ISU coach Josh Schertz is expected to leave Terre Haute this weekend, to take the vacant coaching job at Saint Louis.
— Voters in Kansas City rejected extending a sales tax this week, that would’ve paid for major renovations at Arrowhead Stadium along with a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals. The sales tax is currently in place through 2031; Tuesday’s vote was asking the people of Jackson County to extend the tax through 2064.
Chiefs and Royals will now have to figure out what their next step is going to be; re-location is an option, especially for the Chiefs.
— Oakland A’s are going to play the 2025-27 seasons in Sacramento, before they move to a new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028. This is their last season in Oakland, where they started playing in 1968, after moving from, ironically, Kansas City.
— NBA’s Toronto Raptors have lost 15 games in a row, going 3-12 ATS in those games.
— Golden State Warriors are 26-12 ATS on the road, best road record in NBA this season.
— Detroit’s Malachi Flynn scored 50 points off the bench in Atlanta Wednesday, in the Pistons’ 121-113 loss to the Hawks. Flynn is just the third guy ever to score 50+ points coming off the bench, joining Nick Anderson (1993) and Jamal Crawford (2014).
Coming into the game, Flynn was averaging 5.2 points/game.
— Guy sat next to me in the sportsbook and lit up a cigarette, blowing smoke in my direction. I’d forgotten that you can smoke in casinos here; smoking indoors in public isn’t allowed in New York State.
— Famous birthdays for April 5th
Michael Moriarity, 83
Oliver Luck, 64
Dale Hatcher, 61
Tony Banks, 51
Dane Looker, 48
Marc Bulger, 47
Stephen Jackson, 46
— USC hired Eric Musselman as its new basketball coach; Musselman went 111-59 coaching at Arkansas the last five years. Before that, he was 110-34 in four years coaching Nevada. He has also been a head coach in the NBA, for Golden State/Sacramento.
— Purdue big man Zach Edey has taken 424 foul shots this year, the most in one season by a college player since Pete Maravich, way back in 1970.
— UConn’s trip to the Final Four Wednesday night was delayed eight hours due to mechanical issues with the airplane; they finally landed in Arizona at 3:12am local time.
— If you like the NBA, you should be here in Las Vegas July 12-22, when they have the NBA’s Summer League at UNLV. It is fun to watch, it isn’t real expensive, lot of famous people in the arenas, and it is air conditioned— it’ll be over 100 degrees outside.
— On Opening Day of baseball season, there were 166 players on the Injured List, 5.5 players per team.
— Miami Marlins’ pitching prospect Eury Perez is going to have Tommy John surgery, is out for the season.
— Odd Fact of the Day: New York Mets have won two World Series, in 1969/1986.
In 1969, last out of the World Series was made by Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
In 1986, the Mets were managed by former Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
Odds to win The Masters next week:
+440— Scottie Scheffler
+1400— Jon Rahm
+1500— Rory McIlroy
+1950— Xander Schauffele
+2100— Brooks Koepka
+2500— Wyndham Clark
Quote of the Day
“Focus on ‘get to’ instead of ‘have to’; each day, focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.”
Jon Gordon
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, what well-known actress played James Caan’s wife?
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
Wednesday’s quiz
Before he became the coach at Alabama, Nate Oats coaching the Buffalo Bulls.
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Friday’s Den: Random stuff, with the weekend here……..
— Seton Hall 79, Indiana State 77Pirates ended game on a 9-0 run to win the NIT
Game was 39-39 at halftime.
Seton Hall was +7 in turnovers (15-8)
— Going to be a tough few days for the Sycamores; ISU coach Josh Schertz is expected to leave Terre Haute this weekend, to take the vacant coaching job at Saint Louis.
— Voters in Kansas City rejected extending a sales tax this week, that would’ve paid for major renovations at Arrowhead Stadium along with a new downtown stadium for the Kansas City Royals. The sales tax is currently in place through 2031; Tuesday’s vote was asking the people of Jackson County to extend the tax through 2064.
Chiefs and Royals will now have to figure out what their next step is going to be; re-location is an option, especially for the Chiefs.
— Oakland A’s are going to play the 2025-27 seasons in Sacramento, before they move to a new stadium in Las Vegas in 2028. This is their last season in Oakland, where they started playing in 1968, after moving from, ironically, Kansas City.
— NBA’s Toronto Raptors have lost 15 games in a row, going 3-12 ATS in those games.
— Golden State Warriors are 26-12 ATS on the road, best road record in NBA this season.
— Detroit’s Malachi Flynn scored 50 points off the bench in Atlanta Wednesday, in the Pistons’ 121-113 loss to the Hawks. Flynn is just the third guy ever to score 50+ points coming off the bench, joining Nick Anderson (1993) and Jamal Crawford (2014).
Coming into the game, Flynn was averaging 5.2 points/game.
— Guy sat next to me in the sportsbook and lit up a cigarette, blowing smoke in my direction. I’d forgotten that you can smoke in casinos here; smoking indoors in public isn’t allowed in New York State.
— Famous birthdays for April 5th
Michael Moriarity, 83
Oliver Luck, 64
Dale Hatcher, 61
Tony Banks, 51
Dane Looker, 48
Marc Bulger, 47
Stephen Jackson, 46
— USC hired Eric Musselman as its new basketball coach; Musselman went 111-59 coaching at Arkansas the last five years. Before that, he was 110-34 in four years coaching Nevada. He has also been a head coach in the NBA, for Golden State/Sacramento.
— Purdue big man Zach Edey has taken 424 foul shots this year, the most in one season by a college player since Pete Maravich, way back in 1970.
— UConn’s trip to the Final Four Wednesday night was delayed eight hours due to mechanical issues with the airplane; they finally landed in Arizona at 3:12am local time.
— If you like the NBA, you should be here in Las Vegas July 12-22, when they have the NBA’s Summer League at UNLV. It is fun to watch, it isn’t real expensive, lot of famous people in the arenas, and it is air conditioned— it’ll be over 100 degrees outside.
— On Opening Day of baseball season, there were 166 players on the Injured List, 5.5 players per team.
— Miami Marlins’ pitching prospect Eury Perez is going to have Tommy John surgery, is out for the season.
— Odd Fact of the Day: New York Mets have won two World Series, in 1969/1986.
In 1969, last out of the World Series was made by Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
In 1986, the Mets were managed by former Baltimore 2B Davey Johnson.
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PORTLAND is 120-80 Over (32 Units) after a game outrebounding opponent by 15 or more since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 42-65 ATS (-29.5 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) after a game outrebounding opponent by 15 or more in the current season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS are 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the current season.
HOUSTON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.
NEW YORK is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the current season.
PHOENIX is 17-34 ATS (-20.4 Units) off a home win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) off a home win in the current season.
CHARLOTTE is 42-65 ATS (-29.5 Units) after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7 games in the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-2 ATS (10.8 Units) after allowing 130 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 9-1 Over (7.9 Units) after a game outrebounding opponent by 15 or more in the current season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games off a home loss over the last 2 seasons.
NEW ORLEANS are 13-3 ATS (9.7 Units) in home games after failing to cover 5 or 6 of their last 7 against the spread over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-3 ATS (8.7 Units) in road games after one or more consecutive overs in the current season.
HOUSTON is 10-1 ATS (8.9 Units) in home games revenging a same season loss vs opponent in the current season.
NEW YORK is 9-1 Under (7.9 Units) when playing 6 or more games in 10 days in the current season.
PHOENIX is 17-34 ATS (-20.4 Units) off a home win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS are 16-6 ATS (9.4 Units) off a home win in the current season.
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Portland @ Washington
Portland
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City @ Indiana
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 14 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Indiana is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City
Orlando @ Charlotte
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games when playing Orlando
Sacramento @ Boston
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Sacramento's last 14 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Detroit @ Memphis
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
New York @ Chicago
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Toronto @ Milwaukee
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Miami @ Houston
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games
Golden State @ Dallas
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota @ Phoenix
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Utah @ LA Clippers
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
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Portland @ Washington
Portland
Portland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Portland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Portland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Oklahoma City @ Indiana
Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 14 games when playing Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Indiana is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Oklahoma City
Orlando @ Charlotte
Orlando
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Orlando is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Charlotte
Charlotte
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Charlotte's last 8 games when playing Orlando
Sacramento @ Boston
Sacramento
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Sacramento's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Sacramento's last 14 games
Boston
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Sacramento
Detroit @ Memphis
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Detroit's last 13 games on the road
Memphis
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Memphis's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
New York @ Chicago
New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 5 games on the road
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
San Antonio @ New Orleans
San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New Orleans
New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
New Orleans is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Toronto @ Milwaukee
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Miami @ Houston
Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games
Golden State @ Dallas
Golden State
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Dallas
Dallas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota @ Phoenix
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
Phoenix
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Phoenix is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Utah @ LA Clippers
Utah
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers
LA Clippers
LA Clippers is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
LA Clippers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Utah
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| POR at WAS | 07:00 PM | WAS -3.0 O 224.0 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at IND | 07:00 PM | IND -5.5 O 234.5 | +500 +500 |
| ORL at CHA | 07:00 PM | ORL -12.0 U 205.5 | +500 +500 |
| SAC at BOS | 07:30 PM | BOS -9.5 U 226.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIA at HOU | 08:00 PM | MIA -3.5 O 215.5 | +500 +500 |
| SA at NO | 08:00 PM | NO -11.5 O 219.5 | +500 +500 |
| DET at MEM | 08:00 PM | DET +1.0 U 212.5 | +500 +500 |
| TOR at MIL | 08:00 PM | TOR +14.5 O 230.0 | +500 +500 |
| NY at CHI | 08:00 PM | NY +1.0 U 212.0 | +500 +500 |
| GS at DAL | 08:30 PM | GS +4.5 O 226.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at PHO | 10:00 PM | MIN +4.0 O 216.5 | +500 +500 |
| UTA at LAC | 10:30 PM | LAC -12.5 U 223.5 | +500 +500 |
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Division leaders in the major leagues:
AL East— Bronx 6-2
AL Central— Tigers 6-1
AL West— Rangers 5-2
NL East— Braves 4-2
NL Central— Brewers 5-1
NL West— Dodgers 7-3
Quote of the Day
“They (the baseballs) were horrible. You can mark that down in all caps for me: horrible. That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes, you get punished for it. So, I’d love to see those come out of the humidor tomorrow in a little better shape before they get rubbed up, but there’s nobody to blame but myself for not being able to adjust to some of the quality issues.”
Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, what famous actor played the manager of the New York Knights?
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Lebron James’ son had a cardiac arrest at a July workout, then sat out four months; he averaged 4.8 ppg in 25 games for USC, starting six times (USC went 1-5 in those games).
Whats next?
USC coach Andy Enfield bolted to SMU; Eric Musselman, a former NBA head coach, is USC’s new head coach. Seems kind of doubtful that Bronny would transfer, if he stays in college.
If Bronny goes pro, he is likely to wind up wherever his dad is, and then they can play on the same team for a while, but Bronny isn’t an NBA player yet— he would likely wind up playing in the G-League for 2-3 years after he played some with his dad.
— It snowed a few times during the Oriole-Pirate game Friday; seems like every time it snowed, Pittsburgh was batting.
— Kid playing third base for the A’s Friday was dressed like he was playing for the Packers at Lambeau Field in January.
— Earlier this week, it snowed in upstate New York; Friday morning, there was an earthquake in New Jersey that measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. Good thing I’m out here in the desert, away from all the fun.
Oh yeah, there’s an eclipse coming Monday afternoon, too. Glad I won’t be flying home during that.
— Every night I’ve been in the sportsbook here, a young guy comes in, runs over and says hi to one of the ticket sellers, then starts yelling “Lets go Buffalo!!!” even though no teams from Buffalo are playing. Then he yells some stuff about Josh Allen, then roots for whatever teams he bet on. It has happened every night.
— They don’t have Apple TV in the sportsbook; couldn’t watch Mets-Reds or Astros-Rangers Friday night. MLB is so greedy that they forget to market their sport the right way.
— Famous birthdays for April 6th
Billy Dee Williams, 86
John Ratzenberger, 77
Bert Blyleven, 73
Marilu Henner, 72
Sterling Sharpe, 59
Bret Boone, 55
Paul Rudd, 55
Oliver Miller, 54
Tim Hasselbeck, 46
— Dodgers lost 9-7 to the Cubs Friday; LA is 7-3- they’ve scored a total of 23 runs in the three games they lost. Once their pitching gets healthier, they’ll be very hard to beat.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 2nd homer of the year; he is 12-42 (.286) so far this season.
— There was a kerfuffle involving the baseball Ohtani hit for his first Dodger home run; a fan got the ball, and then a Dodger employee bargained to get the ball back. The woman got a signed bat, two signed hats and an autographed baseball, I’m guessing around $400 worth of stuff, not a bad haul, but the woman complained, because she wanted to meet Ohtani.
I’m guessing when the Dodgers go back home, the meeting will be arranged, public relations being what they are.
— Dodgers have scored 5+ runs in their first ten games this year, which a graphic on TV said was their longest streak ever to start a season.
— Rockies 10, Rays 7
Colorado led 6-2 after eight innings.
Rays scored five runs in the top of the 9th
Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 3, Reds 2
Edwin Diaz got his first save since September, 2022
Jeff McNeil was off to a 1-18 start before he homered in 7th inning.
— Brewers 6, Mariners 5
Seattle tied game with two runs in top of the 9th
Mariner reliever walked four guys in bottom of 9th, including a walk-off walk.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Thairo Estrada had a walk-off double as Giants won their home opener.
Division leaders in the major leagues:
AL East— Bronx 6-2
AL Central— Tigers 6-1
AL West— Rangers 5-2
NL East— Braves 4-2
NL Central— Brewers 5-1
NL West— Dodgers 7-3
Quote of the Day
“They (the baseballs) were horrible. You can mark that down in all caps for me: horrible. That’s what happens when you don’t throw strikes, you get punished for it. So, I’d love to see those come out of the humidor tomorrow in a little better shape before they get rubbed up, but there’s nobody to blame but myself for not being able to adjust to some of the quality issues.”
Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks
Saturday’s quiz
In the baseball movie The Natural, what famous actor played the manager of the New York Knights?
Friday’s quiz
In the old TV show Las Vegas, Cheryl Ladd played James Caan’s wife.
Thursday’s quiz
Kevin Durant has been in the NBA since 2007; as a rookie, he played for the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff on a Friday in the desert
— Bronny James put his name in the transfer portal, but might also declare for the NBA Draft. Interesting situation.Lebron James’ son had a cardiac arrest at a July workout, then sat out four months; he averaged 4.8 ppg in 25 games for USC, starting six times (USC went 1-5 in those games).
Whats next?
USC coach Andy Enfield bolted to SMU; Eric Musselman, a former NBA head coach, is USC’s new head coach. Seems kind of doubtful that Bronny would transfer, if he stays in college.
If Bronny goes pro, he is likely to wind up wherever his dad is, and then they can play on the same team for a while, but Bronny isn’t an NBA player yet— he would likely wind up playing in the G-League for 2-3 years after he played some with his dad.
— It snowed a few times during the Oriole-Pirate game Friday; seems like every time it snowed, Pittsburgh was batting.
— Kid playing third base for the A’s Friday was dressed like he was playing for the Packers at Lambeau Field in January.
— Earlier this week, it snowed in upstate New York; Friday morning, there was an earthquake in New Jersey that measured 4.8 on the Richter scale. Good thing I’m out here in the desert, away from all the fun.
Oh yeah, there’s an eclipse coming Monday afternoon, too. Glad I won’t be flying home during that.
— Every night I’ve been in the sportsbook here, a young guy comes in, runs over and says hi to one of the ticket sellers, then starts yelling “Lets go Buffalo!!!” even though no teams from Buffalo are playing. Then he yells some stuff about Josh Allen, then roots for whatever teams he bet on. It has happened every night.
— They don’t have Apple TV in the sportsbook; couldn’t watch Mets-Reds or Astros-Rangers Friday night. MLB is so greedy that they forget to market their sport the right way.
— Famous birthdays for April 6th
Billy Dee Williams, 86
John Ratzenberger, 77
Bert Blyleven, 73
Marilu Henner, 72
Sterling Sharpe, 59
Bret Boone, 55
Paul Rudd, 55
Oliver Miller, 54
Tim Hasselbeck, 46
— Dodgers lost 9-7 to the Cubs Friday; LA is 7-3- they’ve scored a total of 23 runs in the three games they lost. Once their pitching gets healthier, they’ll be very hard to beat.
Shohei Ohtani hit his 2nd homer of the year; he is 12-42 (.286) so far this season.
— There was a kerfuffle involving the baseball Ohtani hit for his first Dodger home run; a fan got the ball, and then a Dodger employee bargained to get the ball back. The woman got a signed bat, two signed hats and an autographed baseball, I’m guessing around $400 worth of stuff, not a bad haul, but the woman complained, because she wanted to meet Ohtani.
I’m guessing when the Dodgers go back home, the meeting will be arranged, public relations being what they are.
— Dodgers have scored 5+ runs in their first ten games this year, which a graphic on TV said was their longest streak ever to start a season.
— Rockies 10, Rays 7
Colorado led 6-2 after eight innings.
Rays scored five runs in the top of the 9th
Ryan McMahon hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the 9th.
— Mets 3, Reds 2
Edwin Diaz got his first save since September, 2022
Jeff McNeil was off to a 1-18 start before he homered in 7th inning.
— Brewers 6, Mariners 5
Seattle tied game with two runs in top of the 9th
Mariner reliever walked four guys in bottom of 9th, including a walk-off walk.
— Giants 3, Padres 2
Thairo Estrada had a walk-off double as Giants won their home opener.
