MONDAY, APRIL 22
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORL at CLE | 07:00 PM | CLE -5.5 O 203.5 | +500 +500 |
| PHI at NY | 07:30 PM | PHI +6.0 U 204.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAL at DEN | 10:00 PM | . DEN -7.0 O 224.5 | +500 +500 |
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Tuesday’s 6-pack:
— Nuggets 101, Lakers 99- Murray hit contested jumper at buzzer for the win.
— Knicks 104, 76ers 101- NY outscored 76ers 8-0 over the final 0:30.
— Cavaliers 96, Magic 86- Home side won all six games in these three series.
— Knights 4, Stars 3- Vegas scored four goals on only 15 shots.
— Hurricanes 5, Islanders 3- New York led 3-0 with 8:00 left in 2nd period.
— Toronto 3, Boston 2- Maple Leafs even series, 1-1.
Quote of the Day
“Over the last 11 years, Tammy and I have enjoyed calling Kansas City our home. The community has embraced us, we’ve watched our family grow, including having all 12 grandkids during our time here. On the field, there have been so many people that have contributed to our success and Super Bowls, and I’m grateful to the players, coaches and staff that have all invested their time into this process.”
Andy Reid, after getting a contract extension thru 2029
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid?
Monday’s quiz
Randy Johnson is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ all-time leader in pitching wins.
Sunday’s quiz
Everyone knows that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American major leaguer, but he played in the National League; Larry Doby was the first African-American player in the American League- he was an outfielder for Cleveland.
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Back in the late 60’s, Tennessee Vols had a punter named Ron Widby; he wound up punting for seven years in the NFL, for Dallas/Green Bay, but he was also a good enough basketball player that he played 20 games for the New Orleans Buccaneers in the old ABA. He punted for Dallas when they won Super Bowl VI.
He punted in Tennessee’s bowl game one year, and also played in their basketball game the same day, getting ferried back and forth by boosters’ airplanes. He was also on the school’s golf team. Widby scored 50 points in a basketball game against LSU.
Impressive career, for sure.
— Jets traded QB Zach Wilson to Denver Monday; in return, they moved up from a 7th round pick to a 6th round pick late in the draft.
Wilson was the 2nd pick in the 2021 draft; he went 12-21 in three years as the Jets’ starter.
— Denver Broncos’ quarterback room as we speak:
Jarrett Stidham
Zach Wilson
Ben DiNucci
Will they draft a quarterback this week?
— Top five QB’s drafted three short years ago, in 2021:
Jacksonville- Trevor Lawrence- 21-31 as Jaguars’s starter, 1-1 in playoffs.
Jets- Zach Wilson- traded to Denver
San Francisco- Trey Lance- traded to Dallas
Chicago- Justin Fields- traded to Pittsburgh
New England- Mac Jones- traded to Jacksonville.
— Matt Ryan officially retired Monday, with career earnings of $304M; he had a career record of 128-115-1, 4-6 in playoff games.
— A 15-year old kid finished T20 on the Korn Ferry golf tour this weekend- that’s the AAA golf tour, the old Nike Tour. Pretty impressive for a high school kid.
— Alabama poached a kicker from Miami OH; college sports is like baseball now, the rich steal from the not-so-rich.
— Speaking of which, FedEx kicked in $25M to the NIL program at Memphis, which figures to be a big boost to their recruiting efforts.
— Famous birthdays for April 23rd:
Lee Majors, 85
Gail Goodrich, 81
Joyce DeWitt, 75
Joe Ferguson, 74 (Bills’ QB)
Uwe von Schamann, 68
Valerie Bertinelli, 64
Andruw Jones, 47
Gavin Sheets, 28
— Astros-Rockies are playing couple of games in Mexico this weekend; very high altitude, games figure to be hitter-friendly.
— Dodgers just finished a homestead where they lost all three series, first time that happened since 2011.
— Baseball season is only four weeks old, but who would’ve thought that Shota Imanaga would be a better pitcher than Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
Listening to the wise guys this winter who supposedly know all this stuff, no one thought Imanaga would be a big deal, but so far, he is 3-0, 0.84 in four starts.
— Mets’ catcher Francisco Alvarez (thumb) is out for a couple months.
— A’s 2, New York 0
Zack Gelof’s 9th-inning homer provided the game’s only runs.
JP Sears tossed six scoreless IP against the team that traded him away.
— Twins 7, White Sox 0
Chicago was blanked for the 8th time in 22 games.
Paddack was 0-1, 8.36 in three starts before this game.
— Padres 3, Rockies 1
Cease allowed one baserunner in 7 IP.
Rockies are 1-8 in last nine games, scoring total of 15 runs.
— Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3
Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-19 skid with a walk-off homer.
— Phillies 7, Reds 0
Ranger Suarez has a 25-inning scoreless streak.
Phillies have won seven games in a row.
— Nuggets 101, Lakers 99- Murray hit contested jumper at buzzer for the win.
— Knicks 104, 76ers 101- NY outscored 76ers 8-0 over the final 0:30.
— Cavaliers 96, Magic 86- Home side won all six games in these three series.
— Knights 4, Stars 3- Vegas scored four goals on only 15 shots.
— Hurricanes 5, Islanders 3- New York led 3-0 with 8:00 left in 2nd period.
— Toronto 3, Boston 2- Maple Leafs even series, 1-1.
Quote of the Day
“Over the last 11 years, Tammy and I have enjoyed calling Kansas City our home. The community has embraced us, we’ve watched our family grow, including having all 12 grandkids during our time here. On the field, there have been so many people that have contributed to our success and Super Bowls, and I’m grateful to the players, coaches and staff that have all invested their time into this process.”
Andy Reid, after getting a contract extension thru 2029
Tuesday’s quiz
Who was the Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid?
Monday’s quiz
Randy Johnson is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ all-time leader in pitching wins.
Sunday’s quiz
Everyone knows that Jackie Robinson was the first African-American major leaguer, but he played in the National League; Larry Doby was the first African-American player in the American League- he was an outfielder for Cleveland.
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Tuesday’s Den: Nobody asked me, but……..
— You hear a lot about guys who played more than one pro sport; Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Brian Jordan, Dave DeBusschere, Danny Ainge.Back in the late 60’s, Tennessee Vols had a punter named Ron Widby; he wound up punting for seven years in the NFL, for Dallas/Green Bay, but he was also a good enough basketball player that he played 20 games for the New Orleans Buccaneers in the old ABA. He punted for Dallas when they won Super Bowl VI.
He punted in Tennessee’s bowl game one year, and also played in their basketball game the same day, getting ferried back and forth by boosters’ airplanes. He was also on the school’s golf team. Widby scored 50 points in a basketball game against LSU.
Impressive career, for sure.
— Jets traded QB Zach Wilson to Denver Monday; in return, they moved up from a 7th round pick to a 6th round pick late in the draft.
Wilson was the 2nd pick in the 2021 draft; he went 12-21 in three years as the Jets’ starter.
— Denver Broncos’ quarterback room as we speak:
Jarrett Stidham
Zach Wilson
Ben DiNucci
Will they draft a quarterback this week?
— Top five QB’s drafted three short years ago, in 2021:
Jacksonville- Trevor Lawrence- 21-31 as Jaguars’s starter, 1-1 in playoffs.
Jets- Zach Wilson- traded to Denver
San Francisco- Trey Lance- traded to Dallas
Chicago- Justin Fields- traded to Pittsburgh
New England- Mac Jones- traded to Jacksonville.
— Matt Ryan officially retired Monday, with career earnings of $304M; he had a career record of 128-115-1, 4-6 in playoff games.
— A 15-year old kid finished T20 on the Korn Ferry golf tour this weekend- that’s the AAA golf tour, the old Nike Tour. Pretty impressive for a high school kid.
— Alabama poached a kicker from Miami OH; college sports is like baseball now, the rich steal from the not-so-rich.
— Speaking of which, FedEx kicked in $25M to the NIL program at Memphis, which figures to be a big boost to their recruiting efforts.
— Famous birthdays for April 23rd:
Lee Majors, 85
Gail Goodrich, 81
Joyce DeWitt, 75
Joe Ferguson, 74 (Bills’ QB)
Uwe von Schamann, 68
Valerie Bertinelli, 64
Andruw Jones, 47
Gavin Sheets, 28
— Astros-Rockies are playing couple of games in Mexico this weekend; very high altitude, games figure to be hitter-friendly.
— Dodgers just finished a homestead where they lost all three series, first time that happened since 2011.
— Baseball season is only four weeks old, but who would’ve thought that Shota Imanaga would be a better pitcher than Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
Listening to the wise guys this winter who supposedly know all this stuff, no one thought Imanaga would be a big deal, but so far, he is 3-0, 0.84 in four starts.
— Mets’ catcher Francisco Alvarez (thumb) is out for a couple months.
— A’s 2, New York 0
Zack Gelof’s 9th-inning homer provided the game’s only runs.
JP Sears tossed six scoreless IP against the team that traded him away.
— Twins 7, White Sox 0
Chicago was blanked for the 8th time in 22 games.
Paddack was 0-1, 8.36 in three starts before this game.
— Padres 3, Rockies 1
Cease allowed one baserunner in 7 IP.
Rockies are 1-8 in last nine games, scoring total of 15 runs.
— Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 3
Nolan Gorman snapped an 0-19 skid with a walk-off homer.
— Phillies 7, Reds 0
Ranger Suarez has a 25-inning scoreless streak.
Phillies have won seven games in a row.
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MINNESOTA is 25-12 ATS (11.8 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more in the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights in the current season.
LA CLIPPERS are 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the current season.
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Tuesday, April 23
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Tuesday, April 23
INDIANA is 7-0 ATS (7 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights in the current season.
LA CLIPPERS are 11-0 ATS (11 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games in the current season.
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Tuesday, April 23
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHO at MIN | 07:30 PM | MIN -3.0 U 211.5 | +500 +500 |
| IND at MIL | 08:30 PM | IND +1.0 O 223.5 | +500 +500 |
| DAL at LAC | 10:00 PM | LAC -1.0 O 216.0 | +500 +500 |
Wednesday’s 6-pack:
Teams with first six picks in tomorrow’s NFL Draft:
1) Chicago Bears
2) Washington Commanders
3) New England Patriots
4) Arizona Cardinals
5) Los Angeles Chargers
6) New Jersey Giants
Quote of the Day
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much.”
Jeffrey Eugenides
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, what was the name of the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing?
Tuesday’s quiz
Romeo Crennel was the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid.
Monday’s quiz
Randy Johnson is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ all-time leader in pitching wins.
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Clippers’ bench shot 5-23 from the floor.
Doncic scored 32 points, had nine assists.
Series is 1-1.
— Pacers 125, Bucks 108
First win by a road team in these playoffs.
Siakam scored 37 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, had 6 assists.
Series is 1-1.
— Timberwolves 125, Suns 108
Phoenix led 51-50 at halftime.
McDaniels scored 25 points; Minnesota was +24 with him on court.
Minnesota leads series, 2-0.
— So far this season, Rory McIlroy has earned $1.7M on the pro golf tour.
Tim Scott has earned $1.8M this year; he is Scottie Scheffler’s CADDY.
— Matchups for the Big East-Big X basketball challenge next fall:
Baylor @ UConn
Kansas @ Creighton
Butler @ Houston
Marquette @ Iowa State
Kansas State @ St John’s
Xavier @ TCU
Cincinnati @ Villanova
BYU @ Providence
Oklahoma State @ Seton Hall
Georgetown @ West Virginia
DePaul @ Texas Tech
— Famous birthdays for April 24th:
Shirley MacLaine, 90
Barbra Streisand, 82
Eric Bogosian, 71
Vince Ferragamo, 70
Michael O’Keefe, 69
Dino Radja, 57
Melinda Clarke, 55
Jeff Brohm, 53
Chipper Jones, 52
Carlos Beltran, 47
— Pirates 2, Brewers 1
Monday night, Pirates’ rookie P Jared Jones threw six innings/91 pitches in his 4-2 win over Milwaukee, six nights after he was taken out of a game he led 1-0 after five innings, when he had thrown only 59 pitches.
What changed in six days? I’m guessing there were some conversations in the Pittsburgh front office after they basically gave away a game while they were 11-6, off to a surprisingly good start- they lost their next four games, too.
Now they’ve won two games in a row, are 13-11; will be interesting to chart Jones’ starts from this point on.
— Angels 7, Orioles 4
Mike Trout batted leadoff for the first time in three years; he hit his first leadoff home run in 11 years— he hit leadoff all the time when he was a rookie. His last leadoff home run was against Texas, when the Rangers’ manager was current Angels’ manager Ron Washington.
Monday night’s loss was the 10,000th game in Angels’ history.
— Rockies 7, Padres 4
San Diego scored twice in first inning; Colorado has now trailed in all 24 of its games this year, the first team to do that since the 1939 Reds.
Brendan Rodgers hit a grand slam for the struggling Rockies, who are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
— Cubs 7, Astros 2
Mike Tauchman homered twice for the Cubs.
Houston is 7-17, first time since 2016 they’ve been 10 games under .500.
— Guardians 4, Red Sox 1
Cleveland is 17-6, their best start in franchise history.
Game was scoreless after six innings.
Jose Ramirez homered for Cleveland.
— Tigers 4, Rays 2
Riley Greene had his first multi-home run game.
Detroit is 5-0-1 in road series, first time they’ve done that well since 2007.
— Braves 5, Marlins 0
Marlins got shut out two nights in a row.
Max Fried threw a 92-pitch complete game for Atlanta.
— Twins 6, White Sox 5
Alex Kirilloff hit a two-out, walk-off single, after Byron Buxton tied the game with a home run, as the White Sox fall to 3-20 on the season.
— Giants 5, Mets 1
Mets have scored only six first-inning runs this season, least in MLB.
Logan Webb threw eight shutout IP for San Francisco.
Teams with first six picks in tomorrow’s NFL Draft:
1) Chicago Bears
2) Washington Commanders
3) New England Patriots
4) Arizona Cardinals
5) Los Angeles Chargers
6) New Jersey Giants
Quote of the Day
“You never get over it, but you get to where it doesn’t bother you so much.”
Jeffrey Eugenides
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, what was the name of the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing?
Tuesday’s quiz
Romeo Crennel was the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid.
Monday’s quiz
Randy Johnson is the Arizona Diamondbacks’ all-time leader in pitching wins.
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Wednesday’s Den: Mid-week musings…….
— Mavericks 96, Clippers 93Clippers’ bench shot 5-23 from the floor.
Doncic scored 32 points, had nine assists.
Series is 1-1.
— Pacers 125, Bucks 108
First win by a road team in these playoffs.
Siakam scored 37 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, had 6 assists.
Series is 1-1.
— Timberwolves 125, Suns 108
Phoenix led 51-50 at halftime.
McDaniels scored 25 points; Minnesota was +24 with him on court.
Minnesota leads series, 2-0.
— So far this season, Rory McIlroy has earned $1.7M on the pro golf tour.
Tim Scott has earned $1.8M this year; he is Scottie Scheffler’s CADDY.
— Matchups for the Big East-Big X basketball challenge next fall:
Baylor @ UConn
Kansas @ Creighton
Butler @ Houston
Marquette @ Iowa State
Kansas State @ St John’s
Xavier @ TCU
Cincinnati @ Villanova
BYU @ Providence
Oklahoma State @ Seton Hall
Georgetown @ West Virginia
DePaul @ Texas Tech
— Famous birthdays for April 24th:
Shirley MacLaine, 90
Barbra Streisand, 82
Eric Bogosian, 71
Vince Ferragamo, 70
Michael O’Keefe, 69
Dino Radja, 57
Melinda Clarke, 55
Jeff Brohm, 53
Chipper Jones, 52
Carlos Beltran, 47
— Pirates 2, Brewers 1
Monday night, Pirates’ rookie P Jared Jones threw six innings/91 pitches in his 4-2 win over Milwaukee, six nights after he was taken out of a game he led 1-0 after five innings, when he had thrown only 59 pitches.
What changed in six days? I’m guessing there were some conversations in the Pittsburgh front office after they basically gave away a game while they were 11-6, off to a surprisingly good start- they lost their next four games, too.
Now they’ve won two games in a row, are 13-11; will be interesting to chart Jones’ starts from this point on.
— Angels 7, Orioles 4
Mike Trout batted leadoff for the first time in three years; he hit his first leadoff home run in 11 years— he hit leadoff all the time when he was a rookie. His last leadoff home run was against Texas, when the Rangers’ manager was current Angels’ manager Ron Washington.
Monday night’s loss was the 10,000th game in Angels’ history.
— Rockies 7, Padres 4
San Diego scored twice in first inning; Colorado has now trailed in all 24 of its games this year, the first team to do that since the 1939 Reds.
Brendan Rodgers hit a grand slam for the struggling Rockies, who are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
— Cubs 7, Astros 2
Mike Tauchman homered twice for the Cubs.
Houston is 7-17, first time since 2016 they’ve been 10 games under .500.
— Guardians 4, Red Sox 1
Cleveland is 17-6, their best start in franchise history.
Game was scoreless after six innings.
Jose Ramirez homered for Cleveland.
— Tigers 4, Rays 2
Riley Greene had his first multi-home run game.
Detroit is 5-0-1 in road series, first time they’ve done that well since 2007.
— Braves 5, Marlins 0
Marlins got shut out two nights in a row.
Max Fried threw a 92-pitch complete game for Atlanta.
— Twins 6, White Sox 5
Alex Kirilloff hit a two-out, walk-off single, after Byron Buxton tied the game with a home run, as the White Sox fall to 3-20 on the season.
— Giants 5, Mets 1
Mets have scored only six first-inning runs this season, least in MLB.
Logan Webb threw eight shutout IP for San Francisco.
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MIAMI is 10-2 Under (7.8 Units) when playing 4 or less games in 10 days in the current season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
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Wednesday, April 24
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Wednesday, April 24
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-3 Over (8.7 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
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Wednesday, April 24
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Wednesday, April 24
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| MIA at BOS | 07:00 PM | MIA +14.5 O 204.0 | +500 +500 |
| NO at OKC | 09:30 PM | NO +7.5 O 211.5 | +500 +500 |
Thursday’s 6-pack:
Last six players picked first in the NFL Draft:
2023- Bryce Young, QB Carolina (Alabama)
2022- Travon Walker, DE Jacksonville (Georgia)
2021- Trevor Lawrence, QB Jacksonville (Clemson)
2020- Joe Burrow, QB Cincinnati (LSU)
2019- Kyler Murray, QB Arizona (Oklahoma)
2018- Baker Mayfield, QB Cleveland (Oklahoma)
Quote of the Day
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.”
Peyton Manning
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; which QB was the second pick?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing, was the Rockford Peaches.
Tuesday’s quiz
Romeo Crennel was the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid.
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St Brown was the 17th wide receiver drafted in 2021, another example of how the draft is such a fascinating process. He’s caught 315 passes in his first three NFL seasons.
— This stat is kind of weird, in a bad way.
Chicago White Sox are playing in their 8th series this week; in their eight series openers, White Sox have scored a total of two runs. 2.
They’ve been shut out in six of eight series openers.
— James Shields was a good big league pitcher: 145-139 career record in 13 years, led the league in games started three years in a row, but he gave up a couple memorable home runs:
October 5, 2014, he gave up a home run to Mike Trout in Game 3 of the ALDS; Shields won the game 8-3. That home run is Trout’s only hit in 12 career post-season at bats.
May 7, 2016, Shields gave up a home run to Bartolo Colon in San Diego, his only home run in 326 career plate appearances.
— Baltimore Orioles have gone 99 consecutive series without being swept, the longest streak in American League history, third-longest streak ever. Cardinals went 142 consecutive series without being swept, back from 1942-44.
— Rookie 2B Jackson Holliday is wearing #7 for the Orioles, like his dad did when he played in the majors. Holliday is the first Oriole to wear #7 since Bill Ripken; Ripekn wore #7 because that was the number his father Cal Ripken Sr wore when he managed the Orioles from 1985-88.
Holliday is off to a 2-34 start as a 20-year old rookie. He got rushed to the majors to a little bit, but how do they handle this? Orioles are a playoff contender, but they don’t want to crush the kid’s confidence. This will be interesting to follow.
— I get 7-8 e-mails a day from people trying to give me a job, which is funny, since sometimes, the jobs are for lawyers or counselors and Lord knows, you definitely wouldn’t want me being your counselor, much less your lawyer, although I do watch Law and Order re-runs a lot.
If someone wants to send me a job offer to be a basketball analytics person, I’d listen…….
— Sampling of the college basketball transfer portal:
Kentucky poached a big guy who was very good for Drexel.
Syracuse poached a guard from Hofstra.
UCLA poached a guy from South Dakota State
Drexel was 20-13 last year, 13-5 in CAA; losing this kid hurts.
— Famous birthdays for April 25th:
Al Pacino, 83
Tony Phillips, 65
Art Schlichter, 64
Hank Azaria, 60
Gina Torres, 55
Tim Duncan, 48
Sean Mannion, 32
Trevor Williams, 32
AJ Puk, 29
Last six players picked first in the NFL Draft:
2023- Bryce Young, QB Carolina (Alabama)
2022- Travon Walker, DE Jacksonville (Georgia)
2021- Trevor Lawrence, QB Jacksonville (Clemson)
2020- Joe Burrow, QB Cincinnati (LSU)
2019- Kyler Murray, QB Arizona (Oklahoma)
2018- Baker Mayfield, QB Cleveland (Oklahoma)
Quote of the Day
“Pressure is something you feel when you don’t know what the hell you’re doing.”
Peyton Manning
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; which QB was the second pick?
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing, was the Rockford Peaches.
Tuesday’s quiz
Romeo Crennel was the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach before Andy Reid.
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Thursday’s Den: Doing some thinking out loud……..
— Detroit Lions signed WR Amon-Ra St Brown to a 4-year deal for $120M, with $77M of that guaranteed, the most guaranteed money for a WR in a single contract in NFL history. They also signed OT Penei Sewell to a 4-year, $112M deal.St Brown was the 17th wide receiver drafted in 2021, another example of how the draft is such a fascinating process. He’s caught 315 passes in his first three NFL seasons.
— This stat is kind of weird, in a bad way.
Chicago White Sox are playing in their 8th series this week; in their eight series openers, White Sox have scored a total of two runs. 2.
They’ve been shut out in six of eight series openers.
— James Shields was a good big league pitcher: 145-139 career record in 13 years, led the league in games started three years in a row, but he gave up a couple memorable home runs:
October 5, 2014, he gave up a home run to Mike Trout in Game 3 of the ALDS; Shields won the game 8-3. That home run is Trout’s only hit in 12 career post-season at bats.
May 7, 2016, Shields gave up a home run to Bartolo Colon in San Diego, his only home run in 326 career plate appearances.
— Baltimore Orioles have gone 99 consecutive series without being swept, the longest streak in American League history, third-longest streak ever. Cardinals went 142 consecutive series without being swept, back from 1942-44.
— Rookie 2B Jackson Holliday is wearing #7 for the Orioles, like his dad did when he played in the majors. Holliday is the first Oriole to wear #7 since Bill Ripken; Ripekn wore #7 because that was the number his father Cal Ripken Sr wore when he managed the Orioles from 1985-88.
Holliday is off to a 2-34 start as a 20-year old rookie. He got rushed to the majors to a little bit, but how do they handle this? Orioles are a playoff contender, but they don’t want to crush the kid’s confidence. This will be interesting to follow.
— I get 7-8 e-mails a day from people trying to give me a job, which is funny, since sometimes, the jobs are for lawyers or counselors and Lord knows, you definitely wouldn’t want me being your counselor, much less your lawyer, although I do watch Law and Order re-runs a lot.
If someone wants to send me a job offer to be a basketball analytics person, I’d listen…….
— Sampling of the college basketball transfer portal:
Kentucky poached a big guy who was very good for Drexel.
Syracuse poached a guard from Hofstra.
UCLA poached a guy from South Dakota State
Drexel was 20-13 last year, 13-5 in CAA; losing this kid hurts.
— Famous birthdays for April 25th:
Al Pacino, 83
Tony Phillips, 65
Art Schlichter, 64
Hank Azaria, 60
Gina Torres, 55
Tim Duncan, 48
Sean Mannion, 32
Trevor Williams, 32
AJ Puk, 29
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ORLANDO is 10-1 Under (8.9 Units) in home games when playing with double revenge - 2 straight losses vs. opponent in the current season.
NEW YORK is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or less in the current season.
DENVER is 85-55 ATS (24.5 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
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Thursday, April 25
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Thursday, April 25
NEW YORK is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in road games after scoring 105 points or less in the current season.
DENVER is 85-55 ATS (24.5 Units) in road games when playing against a marginal winning team (Win Pct. 51% to 60%) - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
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Thursday, April 25
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Thursday, April 25
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| CLE at ORL | 07:00 PM | ORL -2.5 U 201.0 | +500 +500 |
| NY at PHI | 07:30 PM | NY +5.0 O 203.5 | +500 +500 |
| DEN at LAL | 10:00 PM | DEN +1.0 U 217.5 | +500 +500 |
Friday’s 6-pack:
— A’s 3, New York 1- Spunky A’s split four games in the Bronx.
— Dodgers 2, Nationals 1- Yamamoto tossed six shutout innings.
— Rockies 10, Padres 9- Colorado scored six runs in bottom of 8th.
— Brewers 7, Pirates 5- Sanchez hit pinch-hit homer in 8th for 16-8 Milwaukee.
— Phillies 5, Reds 0- Harper homered, in his first game after paternity leave.
— Cubs 3, Astros 1- Rookie OF Crow-Armstrong’s first MLB hit was a home run.
Quote of the Day
“He makes some big plays … [but] he’s going to need some work in reading defenses, reading coverages. He’s kind of quick to bail out of the pocket, he’s going to have to hang in there a little bit longer, I think, and find those receivers. … This is a kid that can make all the throws. He just needs to be more consistent.”
Bill Belichick, talking about Drake Maye, the Patriots’ new QB
Friday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Hall of Famer John Elway?
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; QB Ryan Leaf was the second pick, by the Chargers.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing, was the Rockford Peaches.
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— Before we start talking football, let me vent for a second; I’m in my 60’s, since 2019 I’ve had three operations on my right eye. The eye is fine now, thanks to my two surgeons, but I’m still a stickler for taking good care of your eyes.
It drives me nutty when I see people wearing sunglasses indoors; take care of your damn eyes!!! Why were several guys at the draft wearing sunglasses inside? It is nonsensical.
— Chicago Bears had the first pick in this draft, the first time since 1947 they had the first pick; they took USC QB Caleb Williams, then later took Washington WR Rome Odunze with the 9th pick. Bears have never had a QB throw 30+ TD’s in a season, or for 4,000+ yards in a season; they seem determine to break those trends.
In two years at USC, Williams took only seven snaps under center (as opposed to the shotgun) but lot of college QB’s have gone thru that recently, so no big deal there.
— Commanders/Patriots followed by doing the expected, taking QB’s Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye; this was the 4th time since 1971 that the first three picks in a draft were QB’s.
— Before the draft, Eagles signed WR AJ Brown to a 3-year extension worth $96M, with $84M of that guaranteed.
— NFL commish Roger Goodell had back surgery 3-4 weeks ago, so his greetings on stage with guys who got drafted were a little more subdued this year.
By the way, they estimated that there were 275,000 people at the draft in Detroit. Must have been a solid night for the pickpockets in the crowd.
— Atlanta Falcons stunned lot of people (including newly acquired QB Kirk Cousins) by drafting Washington QB Michael Penix with the #8 pick. Penix has already torn his right ACL twice, and separated both shoulders; he wasn’t even at the draft, but went with the 8th pick.
— Vikings traded up one spot and drafted Michigan QB JJ McCarthy; they later traded up again and took Alabama LB Dallas Turner.
To get Turner with the 17th pick, Vikings gave Jacksonville a 5th round pick this year, plus 3rd and 4th round picks next year- they must really like him.
This was the earliest the Vikings have ever drafted a QB; in 1999, they took Daunte Culpepper with the 11th pick in the draft.
— Denver drafted Oregon QB Bo Nix with the 12th pick; Mel Kiper said Nix reminds him a little bit of Drew Brees. Nix started 61 games at Auburn/Oregon, the all-time record for college starts; he gets to learn from Sean Payton, one of the better QB gurus.
— Famous birthdays for April 26th:
Carol Burnett, 91
Gary Cuozzo, 83
Doug France, 71
Phil Olsen, 66
Kevin James, 59
Cole Beasley, 35
Joey Wendle, 34
Aaron Judge, 32
— One of the surprising things about the Falcons drafting a QB is that they need defense; over the last three years, Atlanta has a total of only 81 sacks, least in the NFL.
— Apparently, Vikings/Patriots both called the Chargers and tried to trade for QB Justin Herbert; both were told to take a hike.
— Cardinals drafted WR Marvin Harrison Jr; he is the 5th first round pick ever whose dad was an NFL Hall of Famer.
— Two LSU receivers went in the first round:
Giants took Malik Cabers, Jaguars took Brian Thomas.
Last three LSU receivers drafted in the first round:
2021- Ja’Maar Chase
2020- Justin Jefferson
2014- Odell Beckham
— First 14 players drafted play offense, which is an all-time record.
— Lot of media people are obsessed with “Who won the trade?” but it is possible for both teams to win (or lose) a trade.
— Rams had their first 1st round pick since 2016 (Jared Goff); they took DE Jared Verse of Florida State, who played his first two college years at I-AA Albany, where I went to school. With Aaron Donald retiring, Rams need to bolster their defense.
— Last month, Steelers traded a 6th round pick for QB Justin Fields; word comes out that they’re not going to pick up his 5th-year $25M option next winter, since they also acquired Russell Wilson.
— Six of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks, tying 1983 for the most QB’s taken in the first round; for what its worth, four of those six players transferred during their college careers.
— Draft continues Friday, with the 2nd/3rd round picks happening then.
— A’s 3, New York 1- Spunky A’s split four games in the Bronx.
— Dodgers 2, Nationals 1- Yamamoto tossed six shutout innings.
— Rockies 10, Padres 9- Colorado scored six runs in bottom of 8th.
— Brewers 7, Pirates 5- Sanchez hit pinch-hit homer in 8th for 16-8 Milwaukee.
— Phillies 5, Reds 0- Harper homered, in his first game after paternity leave.
— Cubs 3, Astros 1- Rookie OF Crow-Armstrong’s first MLB hit was a home run.
Quote of the Day
“He makes some big plays … [but] he’s going to need some work in reading defenses, reading coverages. He’s kind of quick to bail out of the pocket, he’s going to have to hang in there a little bit longer, I think, and find those receivers. … This is a kid that can make all the throws. He just needs to be more consistent.”
Bill Belichick, talking about Drake Maye, the Patriots’ new QB
Friday’s quiz
Which NFL team drafted Hall of Famer John Elway?
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; QB Ryan Leaf was the second pick, by the Chargers.
Wednesday’s quiz
In the movie A League of Their Own, the team that Tom Hanks managed, that also had Madonna and Geena Davis playing, was the Rockford Peaches.
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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up the first round of the NFL Draft…..
Lot of stuff going on; baseball, NHL/NBA playoffs, but tonight I focused on the first round of the NFL Draft.— Before we start talking football, let me vent for a second; I’m in my 60’s, since 2019 I’ve had three operations on my right eye. The eye is fine now, thanks to my two surgeons, but I’m still a stickler for taking good care of your eyes.
It drives me nutty when I see people wearing sunglasses indoors; take care of your damn eyes!!! Why were several guys at the draft wearing sunglasses inside? It is nonsensical.
— Chicago Bears had the first pick in this draft, the first time since 1947 they had the first pick; they took USC QB Caleb Williams, then later took Washington WR Rome Odunze with the 9th pick. Bears have never had a QB throw 30+ TD’s in a season, or for 4,000+ yards in a season; they seem determine to break those trends.
In two years at USC, Williams took only seven snaps under center (as opposed to the shotgun) but lot of college QB’s have gone thru that recently, so no big deal there.
— Commanders/Patriots followed by doing the expected, taking QB’s Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye; this was the 4th time since 1971 that the first three picks in a draft were QB’s.
— Before the draft, Eagles signed WR AJ Brown to a 3-year extension worth $96M, with $84M of that guaranteed.
— NFL commish Roger Goodell had back surgery 3-4 weeks ago, so his greetings on stage with guys who got drafted were a little more subdued this year.
By the way, they estimated that there were 275,000 people at the draft in Detroit. Must have been a solid night for the pickpockets in the crowd.
— Atlanta Falcons stunned lot of people (including newly acquired QB Kirk Cousins) by drafting Washington QB Michael Penix with the #8 pick. Penix has already torn his right ACL twice, and separated both shoulders; he wasn’t even at the draft, but went with the 8th pick.
— Vikings traded up one spot and drafted Michigan QB JJ McCarthy; they later traded up again and took Alabama LB Dallas Turner.
To get Turner with the 17th pick, Vikings gave Jacksonville a 5th round pick this year, plus 3rd and 4th round picks next year- they must really like him.
This was the earliest the Vikings have ever drafted a QB; in 1999, they took Daunte Culpepper with the 11th pick in the draft.
— Denver drafted Oregon QB Bo Nix with the 12th pick; Mel Kiper said Nix reminds him a little bit of Drew Brees. Nix started 61 games at Auburn/Oregon, the all-time record for college starts; he gets to learn from Sean Payton, one of the better QB gurus.
— Famous birthdays for April 26th:
Carol Burnett, 91
Gary Cuozzo, 83
Doug France, 71
Phil Olsen, 66
Kevin James, 59
Cole Beasley, 35
Joey Wendle, 34
Aaron Judge, 32
— One of the surprising things about the Falcons drafting a QB is that they need defense; over the last three years, Atlanta has a total of only 81 sacks, least in the NFL.
— Apparently, Vikings/Patriots both called the Chargers and tried to trade for QB Justin Herbert; both were told to take a hike.
— Cardinals drafted WR Marvin Harrison Jr; he is the 5th first round pick ever whose dad was an NFL Hall of Famer.
— Two LSU receivers went in the first round:
Giants took Malik Cabers, Jaguars took Brian Thomas.
Last three LSU receivers drafted in the first round:
2021- Ja’Maar Chase
2020- Justin Jefferson
2014- Odell Beckham
— First 14 players drafted play offense, which is an all-time record.
— Lot of media people are obsessed with “Who won the trade?” but it is possible for both teams to win (or lose) a trade.
— Rams had their first 1st round pick since 2016 (Jared Goff); they took DE Jared Verse of Florida State, who played his first two college years at I-AA Albany, where I went to school. With Aaron Donald retiring, Rams need to bolster their defense.
— Last month, Steelers traded a 6th round pick for QB Justin Fields; word comes out that they’re not going to pick up his 5th-year $25M option next winter, since they also acquired Russell Wilson.
— Six of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks, tying 1983 for the most QB’s taken in the first round; for what its worth, four of those six players transferred during their college careers.
— Draft continues Friday, with the 2nd/3rd round picks happening then.
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MILWAUKEE is 7-0 Under (7 Units) as a dog of 3.5 to 9.5 in the current season.
LA CLIPPERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 35-20 Over (13 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
NBA
Dunkel
Friday, April 26
NBA
Long Sheet
Friday, April 26
LA CLIPPERS are 8-0 ATS (8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games in the current season.
MINNESOTA is 35-20 Over (13 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
NBA
Dunkel
Friday, April 26
NBA
Long Sheet
Friday, April 26
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
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| MIL at IND | 05:30 PM | IND -6.5 O 223.5 | +500 +500 |
| LAC at DAL | 08:00 PM | DAL -4.5 O 214.0 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at PHO | 10:30 PM | PHO -5.5 U 208.5 | +500 +500 |
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Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Last six New York Mets with 4 hits, 4 RBI in same game:
July 3, 2016— Wilmer Flores
April 11, 2017— Yoenis Cespedes
June 18, 2018— Brandon Nimmo
July 23, 2019— Robinson Cano
April 8, 2024— Brandon Nimmo
April 24, 2024— Francisco Lindor
Quote of the Day
“I look at it as a blessing and as an opportunity to show the work I put in in the offseason. I lost some weight to be more athletic and I’m excited for the opportunity.”
White Sox OF Tommy Pham, now on his 8th team in 11 MLB seasons
Saturday’s quiz
Who was the Oakland Raiders’ QB, the last time they played in a Super Bowl?
Friday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; QB Ryan Leaf was the second pick, by the Chargers.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night…….
— Friday night, retired NFL stars announced the picks that their old teams made; the Chargers’ representative was former kicker Rolf Benirschke, who kicked for the Chargers for ten years, then later hosted Wheel of Fortune for six months in 1989, when Pat Sajak left briefly to host an ill-fated talk show.
— Sounds like eventually, the NFL is going to go to an 18-game schedule, with each team having two byes, which would put the Super Bowl on Presidents’ Day weekend.
— 23 of the 32 picks in the first round were offensive players, six of the top 12 QB’s, but since then, no other quarterbacks have been taken.
— 5 of the first 62 players drafted were offensive players from the Washington Huskies.
— Since 2002, the Washington Commanders have drafted five QB’s in first round:
2002- Patrick Ramsey, Tulane
2005- Jason Campbell, Auburn
2012- Robert Griffin III, Baylor
2018- Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
2024- Jayden Daniels, LSU
By way of comparison, the Saints haven’t drafted a QB in the first round since Archie Manning, way back in 1971.
— With the 100th pick in the draft, Washington drafted Rice WR Luke McCaffrey, Christian McCaffrey’s brother.
— Rookie quarterbacks shouldn’t start, they should observe and learn: here are Aaron Rodgers’ stats for his first three NFL seasons:
7 games, no starts
35-59 passing, for 329 yards, one TD, one INT.
That is for his first THREE YEARS in the NFL.
Rodgers’ record as an NFL starter is now 159-85-1.
— Famous birthdays for April 27th:
George Gervin, 72
Herm Edwards, 70
David Whitehurst, 69
Sheena Easton, 65
Roland Williams, 49
Keenan Allen, 32
JD Davis, 31
Corey Seager, 30
One of my favorite actors, Jack Klugman, was born on this day in 1922.
— Cubs 7, Red Sox 1
Shota Imanaga is a surprising 4-0, 0.98 for the 17-9 Cubs.
Michael Busch went 3-4, with two runs scored.
— Brewers 7, New York 6 (10)
Joey Ortiz had the walk-off single and 4 RBI for 17-8 Milwaukee.
Brewers’ bullpen tossed five scoreless innings.
— Rangers 2, Reds 1
Marcus Semien homered in the bottom of 8th inning.
Texas bullpen pitched three perfect innings.
— A’s 3, Orioles 2 (10)
Oakland is 3-2 this week, despite scoring 3 or fewer runs in all five games.
Abraham Toro tied game with a 9th inning double.
Brent Rooker’s double plated the game-winning run.
Orioles sent rookie 2B Jackson Holliday back to AAA, after he went 2-34 in ten games.
— Giants 3, Pirates 0
Patrick Bailey snapped a scoreless tie with a walk-off, 3-run homer.
Pirates were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
— Couple of prominent pitchers got hurt Friday:
Marlins’ lefty Jesus Luzardo (elbow tightness) went on the IL
Arizona ace Zac Gallen (hamstring tightness) left his start in the 6th inning
— Royals 8, Tigers 0
Seth Lugo tossed 7 shutout IP, allowing five baserunners.
Game was 1-0 in ninth inning; Royals scored seven runs in the ninth.
— Astros-Rockies are playing two games in Mexico City this weekend; Mexico City is in high altitude; total on Saturday’s game is 16.5, a very high total.
Saturday’s 6-pack:
Last six New York Mets with 4 hits, 4 RBI in same game:
July 3, 2016— Wilmer Flores
April 11, 2017— Yoenis Cespedes
June 18, 2018— Brandon Nimmo
July 23, 2019— Robinson Cano
April 8, 2024— Brandon Nimmo
April 24, 2024— Francisco Lindor
Quote of the Day
“I look at it as a blessing and as an opportunity to show the work I put in in the offseason. I lost some weight to be more athletic and I’m excited for the opportunity.”
White Sox OF Tommy Pham, now on his 8th team in 11 MLB seasons
Saturday’s quiz
Who was the Oakland Raiders’ QB, the last time they played in a Super Bowl?
Friday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.
Thursday’s quiz
Peyton Manning was first pick in the 1998 NFL Draft; QB Ryan Leaf was the second pick, by the Chargers.
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Saturday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Friday night…….
— Friday night, retired NFL stars announced the picks that their old teams made; the Chargers’ representative was former kicker Rolf Benirschke, who kicked for the Chargers for ten years, then later hosted Wheel of Fortune for six months in 1989, when Pat Sajak left briefly to host an ill-fated talk show.
— Sounds like eventually, the NFL is going to go to an 18-game schedule, with each team having two byes, which would put the Super Bowl on Presidents’ Day weekend.
— 23 of the 32 picks in the first round were offensive players, six of the top 12 QB’s, but since then, no other quarterbacks have been taken.
— 5 of the first 62 players drafted were offensive players from the Washington Huskies.
— Since 2002, the Washington Commanders have drafted five QB’s in first round:
2002- Patrick Ramsey, Tulane
2005- Jason Campbell, Auburn
2012- Robert Griffin III, Baylor
2018- Dwayne Haskins, Ohio State
2024- Jayden Daniels, LSU
By way of comparison, the Saints haven’t drafted a QB in the first round since Archie Manning, way back in 1971.
— With the 100th pick in the draft, Washington drafted Rice WR Luke McCaffrey, Christian McCaffrey’s brother.
— Rookie quarterbacks shouldn’t start, they should observe and learn: here are Aaron Rodgers’ stats for his first three NFL seasons:
7 games, no starts
35-59 passing, for 329 yards, one TD, one INT.
That is for his first THREE YEARS in the NFL.
Rodgers’ record as an NFL starter is now 159-85-1.
— Famous birthdays for April 27th:
George Gervin, 72
Herm Edwards, 70
David Whitehurst, 69
Sheena Easton, 65
Roland Williams, 49
Keenan Allen, 32
JD Davis, 31
Corey Seager, 30
One of my favorite actors, Jack Klugman, was born on this day in 1922.
— Cubs 7, Red Sox 1
Shota Imanaga is a surprising 4-0, 0.98 for the 17-9 Cubs.
Michael Busch went 3-4, with two runs scored.
— Brewers 7, New York 6 (10)
Joey Ortiz had the walk-off single and 4 RBI for 17-8 Milwaukee.
Brewers’ bullpen tossed five scoreless innings.
— Rangers 2, Reds 1
Marcus Semien homered in the bottom of 8th inning.
Texas bullpen pitched three perfect innings.
— A’s 3, Orioles 2 (10)
Oakland is 3-2 this week, despite scoring 3 or fewer runs in all five games.
Abraham Toro tied game with a 9th inning double.
Brent Rooker’s double plated the game-winning run.
Orioles sent rookie 2B Jackson Holliday back to AAA, after he went 2-34 in ten games.
— Giants 3, Pirates 0
Patrick Bailey snapped a scoreless tie with a walk-off, 3-run homer.
Pirates were 0-7 with runners in scoring position.
— Couple of prominent pitchers got hurt Friday:
Marlins’ lefty Jesus Luzardo (elbow tightness) went on the IL
Arizona ace Zac Gallen (hamstring tightness) left his start in the 6th inning
— Royals 8, Tigers 0
Seth Lugo tossed 7 shutout IP, allowing five baserunners.
Game was 1-0 in ninth inning; Royals scored seven runs in the ninth.
— Astros-Rockies are playing two games in Mexico City this weekend; Mexico City is in high altitude; total on Saturday’s game is 16.5, a very high total.
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ORLANDO is 18-2 ATS (15.8 Units) in home games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the current season.
NEW ORLEANS are 40-24 ATS (13.6 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-13 ATS (17.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 135-99 Under (26.1 Units) revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a home favorite since 1996.
NBA
Dunkel
Saturday, April 27
NBA
Long Sheet
Saturday, April 27
NEW ORLEANS are 40-24 ATS (13.6 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 32-13 ATS (17.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season in the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 135-99 Under (26.1 Units) revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a home favorite since 1996.
NBA
Dunkel
Saturday, April 27
NBA
Long Sheet
Saturday, April 27
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE at ORL | 01:00 PM | ORL -2.0 U 201.5 | +500 +500 |
| OKC at NO | 03:30 PM | OKC -1.0 U 208.5 | +500 +500 |
| BOS at MIA | 06:00 PM | BOS -9.5 O 202.0 | +500 +500 |
| DEN at LAL | 08:30 PM | LAL +3.5 O 218.0 | +500 +500 |
Sunday’s 6-pack:
Conference with most players drafted by the NFL this week:
59— SEC
43— Pac-12
42— Big 14
41— ACC
31— Big X
6— Sun Belt
Quote of the Day
“We came up with a decision, this is what we plan to do. And Kirk (Cousins) does not have to look over his shoulder every time he throws a bad pass. Like, that is not the case.”
Falcons coach Raheem Morris, when asked about drafting a quarterback this week
Sunday’s quiz
Atlanta Falcons have played in two Super Bowls; who were their quarterbacks in those two games?
Saturday’s quiz
Rich Gannon was the Oakland Raiders’ QB, the last time they played in a Super Bowl.
Friday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.
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— After 23 offensive players were taken in the first round, 20 defensive players were taken in Round 2, the most in any Round 2 since 2016.
— Mel Kiper Jr thrashed the Falcons for drafting QB Michael Penix, when they already have Kirk Cousins; Atlanta ranked last in the league in pass rush win rate (30.9%) last year and 29th in takeaways (16)- there hadn’t been a defensive player taken in the first seven selections- they would’ve had their pick of the lot.
— New England drafted two QB’s in the first six rounds, first time a team did that since the Redskins in 2012, when they picked Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.
— Arizona Cardinals had seven of the first 90 picks in the draft; three of those picks are defensive backs.
— Would you rather watch the draft on ESPN or NFL Network? At first I was going to listen to Bill Belichick on the McAfee broadcast, but then I thought better of that, just listened to Mel Kiper Jr on ESPN. NFL Network host Rich Eisen annoys me, no idea what they see in him- I try to avoid him as much as possible.
— Chicago Bears acquired some new receivers, they drafted a hotshot QB with the first pick, so why did they draft a punter in the 4th round?
— Famous birthdays for April 28th:
Ann Margret, 83
Paul Guilfoyle, 75
Jay Leno, 74
Mary McDonnell, 72
Tom Browning, 64
Mark Bavaro, 61
Barry Larkin, 60
Jessica Alba, 43
Matt Chapman, 31
— White Sox 8, Rays 7
Coming into Saturday, Andrew Benintendi was hitting .169 with 4 RBI in 89 AB’s this season; Saturday, he went 3-for-5 with two homers, 6 RBI, including a walk-off home run.
— Guardians 4, Braves 2 (11)
Game was scoreless after seven innings.
Steven Kwan went 2-5, scored twice; he’s hitting .345.
— Pirates 4, Giants 3 (10)
Reynolds/Hayes hit back/back homers in 10th inning.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
— Reds 8, Rangers 4
Hunter Greene tossed 7 scoreless IP, allowing 2 baserunners.
Jonathan India was 4-4 with four RBI
— Astros 12, Rockies 4
Houston snapped a 5-game losing skid.
Yordan Alvarez was 3-5 with two homers, 3 RBI
— Tigers 6, Royals 5
Kansas City led 3-1 in 7th inning.
Matt Vierling’s 3-run homer was the key hit for Detroit.
— Cardinals 7, Mets 4
Paul Goldschmidt snapped out of a slump, is 7-20 with 6 runs scored this week.
Mets lost five of their last six games.
Conference with most players drafted by the NFL this week:
59— SEC
43— Pac-12
42— Big 14
41— ACC
31— Big X
6— Sun Belt
Quote of the Day
“We came up with a decision, this is what we plan to do. And Kirk (Cousins) does not have to look over his shoulder every time he throws a bad pass. Like, that is not the case.”
Falcons coach Raheem Morris, when asked about drafting a quarterback this week
Sunday’s quiz
Atlanta Falcons have played in two Super Bowls; who were their quarterbacks in those two games?
Saturday’s quiz
Rich Gannon was the Oakland Raiders’ QB, the last time they played in a Super Bowl.
Friday’s quiz
Baltimore Colts drafted Hall of Fame QB John Elway, then traded him to Denver.
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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday…….
— 6 of the first 12 players drafted this week were quarterbacks, but it was 137 more picks before the 7th QB got taken, when the Saints drafted South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler.— After 23 offensive players were taken in the first round, 20 defensive players were taken in Round 2, the most in any Round 2 since 2016.
— Mel Kiper Jr thrashed the Falcons for drafting QB Michael Penix, when they already have Kirk Cousins; Atlanta ranked last in the league in pass rush win rate (30.9%) last year and 29th in takeaways (16)- there hadn’t been a defensive player taken in the first seven selections- they would’ve had their pick of the lot.
— New England drafted two QB’s in the first six rounds, first time a team did that since the Redskins in 2012, when they picked Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.
— Arizona Cardinals had seven of the first 90 picks in the draft; three of those picks are defensive backs.
— Would you rather watch the draft on ESPN or NFL Network? At first I was going to listen to Bill Belichick on the McAfee broadcast, but then I thought better of that, just listened to Mel Kiper Jr on ESPN. NFL Network host Rich Eisen annoys me, no idea what they see in him- I try to avoid him as much as possible.
— Chicago Bears acquired some new receivers, they drafted a hotshot QB with the first pick, so why did they draft a punter in the 4th round?
— Famous birthdays for April 28th:
Ann Margret, 83
Paul Guilfoyle, 75
Jay Leno, 74
Mary McDonnell, 72
Tom Browning, 64
Mark Bavaro, 61
Barry Larkin, 60
Jessica Alba, 43
Matt Chapman, 31
— White Sox 8, Rays 7
Coming into Saturday, Andrew Benintendi was hitting .169 with 4 RBI in 89 AB’s this season; Saturday, he went 3-for-5 with two homers, 6 RBI, including a walk-off home run.
— Guardians 4, Braves 2 (11)
Game was scoreless after seven innings.
Steven Kwan went 2-5, scored twice; he’s hitting .345.
— Pirates 4, Giants 3 (10)
Reynolds/Hayes hit back/back homers in 10th inning.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
— Reds 8, Rangers 4
Hunter Greene tossed 7 scoreless IP, allowing 2 baserunners.
Jonathan India was 4-4 with four RBI
— Astros 12, Rockies 4
Houston snapped a 5-game losing skid.
Yordan Alvarez was 3-5 with two homers, 3 RBI
— Tigers 6, Royals 5
Kansas City led 3-1 in 7th inning.
Matt Vierling’s 3-run homer was the key hit for Detroit.
— Cardinals 7, Mets 4
Paul Goldschmidt snapped out of a slump, is 7-20 with 6 runs scored this week.
Mets lost five of their last six games.
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PHILADELPHIA is 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) on Sunday games in the current season.
DALLAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
INDIANA is 36-20 ATS (14 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-20 Over (14 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
NBA
Dunkel
Sunday, April 28
NBA
Long Sheet
Sunday, April 28
DALLAS are 9-1 ATS (7.9 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive unders in the current season.
INDIANA is 36-20 ATS (14 Units) in home games after a game where they failed to cover the spread in the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-20 Over (14 Units) in road games versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing <=13 turnovers/game in the last 3 seasons.
NBA
Dunkel
Sunday, April 28
NBA
Long Sheet
Sunday, April 28
SUNDAY, APRIL 28
| Game | Time(ET) | Pick | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY at PHI | 01:00 PM | PHI -5.5 O 211.0 | +500 +500 |
| LAC at DAL | 03:30 PM | LAC +5.5 U 209.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIL at IND | 07:00 PM | MIL +10.0 O 216.5 | +500 +500 |
| MIN at PHO | 09:30 PM | MIN -1.5 O 212.5 | +500 +500 |
