WNBA BEST BETS AND MORE !

[Cnotes53]

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

CON at MIN	08:00 PM	CON -4.5 U 158.5	+500 +500
WAS at CHI	08:00 PM	WAS -3.0 U 154.5	+500 +500
IND at SEA	10:00 PM	SEA +1.5 O 164.0	+500 +500

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Friday’s 6-pack
Top six QB’s in passing yardage last year:
5,250— Patrick Mahomes
4,739— Justin Herbert
4,694— Tom Brady
4,547— Kirk Cousins
4,475— Joe Burrow
4,438— Jared Goff

Quote of the Day
“I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong.”
Charles Schulz

Friday’s quiz
What college did Joe Burrow go to, before he transferred to LSU?

Thursday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers are the only team in the NBA that doesn’t have a losing season in the last 10 years.

Wednesday’s quiz
2020 was the last time the Cincinnati Reds were in the playoffs; Atlanta beat them 2 games to none. Reds didn’t score in either game.

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Friday’s Den: Wrapping up a busy Thursday……..​

— I was going to do a running diary of the NBA Draft, but ESPN’s coverage is so unlistenable, I had to mute it and just follow the picks on line. They have four people on their panel, only one of whom (JJ Redick) played in the NBA.
Jay Bilas is a college basketball expert at least; their coverage got better in the second round, when they have to go do draft expert Bobby Marks for info on the more obscure players chosen.

— Bad news for college basketball; only two of their first seven players drafted Thursday have played any college basketball at all. G-League players, foreign kids took center stage in this draft.

The first two college players taken both played at Arkansas; would’ve been nice if ESPN had Hogs’ coach Eric Musselman on for an interview, especially since his wife used to work at ESPN.

— ESPN did manage to get UConn coach Danny Hurley on for an interview; lot of D-I coaches were on the floor (Mike Woodson, John Calipari, Shaka Smart, Bill Self). One thing for sure: TV time helps recruiting.
Hurley, by the way, signed a 6-year, $33M contract extension with UConn this week.

— This is the 16th draft in a row that Calipari had a first round pick in the NBA Draft.

— It drives me nuts when TV analysts say, “This guy is a winner!!!” because for every winner, there is a loser, and I’m damn sure there are no players who are born losers. It takes a lot of work to become a successful pro athlete; no one is pre-ordained for that level of success.

— Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton declined his $40M option for next year, which makes him an unrestricted free agent. Imagine turning down $40M a year to play basketball? I mean, he will probably make more than that next year, but geez……..

— Golden State traded Jordan Poole to Washington for Chris Paul; Warriors also will send 2022 second-round pick Ryan Rollins and two future picks to the Wizards.

— 4th and 5th picks in the draft were twin brothers:
Houston took Amen Thompson with the 4th pick
Detroit took Ausar Thompson with the 5th pick

— Jordan Hawkins was the 14th pick in the draft; last year, he played only 14.7 minutes a game at UConn, scoring 5.8 ppg.
Instead of whining/transferring, he worked hard at his game, and this season, he played 29.3 minutes a game, scoring 16.3 ppg for the national champs. Now he is going to be really rich.

— There was a 3-way trade:
Celtics got Kristaps Porzingis, the 25th pick (Marcus Sasser) and a 2024 2nd round pick.
Grizzlies got Marcus Smart
Wizards got Tyus Jones, Danilo Gallinari, Mike Muscala and the #35 pick (Julian Phillips)

— Every year at the draft, Jay Bilas seems surprised that a lot of pro basketball players have a long wingspan. Lot of guys who are 6-foot-8 have very long arms— go figure.

— Bobby Marks pointed out that teams who are in win-now mode (Miami, Denver, Golden State) are more apt to draft older players, “win-now” guys, while struggling teams might take a younger player that they can develop over time.

— Charlotte took UCLA G Amari Bailey with the 41st pick; Bailey played high school ball with Lebron James at Sierra Canyon HS in Los Angeles— they were in the series on Amazon that showcased that high school team.
Amari Bailey showed up at the draft Thursday wearing a suit jacket with no shirt and some gold chains; interesting fashion choice. Damn I’m getting old.

— Royals 6, Rays 5— Kansas City trailed 5-3 after seven innings, but they rallied for the win. KC has split its last six games, after starting the season 18-51.
Rays’ ace pitcher Shane McClanahan left the game with back tightness.

— Twins 6, Red Sox 0— Joe Ryan tossed a complete game shutout for Minnesota.

— Braves 5, Phillies 1 (10)— Game was scoreless thru nine innings; Kyle Schwarber misplayed a line drive in left field that helped the Braves break the game open in the 10th.

— Padres 10, Giants 0— San Diego snaps the Giants’ 10-game winning streak.

— Marlins 6, Pirates 4— Miami scored five runs in the bottom of the 8th for the comeback win. Garrett Cooper’s 3-run homer was the decisive blast.

— Movie of the Day— Rounders (1998)— A young gambler returns to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.
Matt Damon is the star; Edward Norton is his slimy friend. Martin Landau is excellent as a law professor, John Malkovich is a Russian mobster who runs an underground poker room.
Very good movie that helped inspire the poker boom 25 years ago; the guys who wrote this movie also write the Showtime series Billions.

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Friday, June 23

WNBA

Friday, June 23

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Trend Report
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New York @ Atlanta
New York
New York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
New York is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games

Dallas @ Los Angeles
Dallas
Dallas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Los Angeles's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 6 games when playing Dallas


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[Cnotes53]

FRIDAY, JUNE 23​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
NY at ATL	07:30 PM	ATL +7.5 O 171.5	+500 +500
DAL at LA	10:00 PM	DAL -1.5 U 163.0	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
06/23/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/22/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
06/20/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1950	Detail
06/18/2023	8-2-0	80.00%	+2900	Detail
06/17/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/16/2023	1-3-0	25.00%	-1150	Detail
06/15/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
06/14/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/13/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/11/2023	4-8-0	33.33%	-2400	Detail
06/09/2023	6-4-0	60.00%	+800	Detail
06/08/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/07/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/06/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/04/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/03/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/02/2023	2-6-0	25.00%	-2300	Detail
06/01/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !

06/23/2023...................................2 - 2................................50.00%............................- 1.00
06/22/2023....................................4 - 2................................66.66%...........................+ 9.00
06/21/2023.....................................1 - 1...............................50.00%............ ................- 0.50
06/20/2023.....................................4 - 1...............................80.00%............ ...............+ 14.50
06/18/2023.....................................6 - 1.................................85.71%..........................+ 24.50
06/17/2023.....................................0 - 2................................00.00%........... .................- 11.00
06/16/2023.....................................1 - 2...............................33.33%............ .................- 6.00
06/15/2023.....................................3 - 3...............................50.00%............ ..................- 1.50
06/14/2023.....................................0 - 2...............................00.00%............ ..................- 11.00
06/13/2023.....................................2 - 3...............................40.00%............ ..................- 6.50
06/11/2023.....................................3 - 5...............................37.50%............ ..................- 12.50
06/09/2023.....................................5 - 3...............................62.50%............ .................+ 8.50
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%............ ..................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00

TOTALS....................................... .41 - 37.............................52.25%............ ..................-+ 1.50

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports
Saturday’s 6-pack
Highest paid baseball players this year:
$43,333,333— Justin Verlander/Max Scherzer, NYM
$40,000,000— Aaron Judge, NYY
$38,571,428— Anthony Rendon, LAA
$37,116,666— Mike Trout, LAA
$36,000,000— Gerrit Cole, NYY
$35,500,000— Corey Seager, Tex

Quote of the Day
“Is it true that cannibals don’t eat clowns because they taste funny?”
Steven Wright

Saturday’s quiz
How many colors are there in the rainbow?

Friday’s quiz
Joe Burrow went to Ohio State, before he transferred to LSU.

Thursday’s quiz
Los Angeles Clippers are the only team in the NBA that doesn’t have a losing season in the last 10 years.

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Saturday’s Den: Random stuff with the weekend here………

— Reds 11, Braves 10
Atlanta scored five runs in the top of the first inning, but Joey Votto hit two home runs and the streaking Reds won again, in front of 43,086 excited fans.

Cincinnati has won 12 games in a row, their best winning streak since 1957. One of their players that year was Gus Bell, whose grandson David is now the Reds’ manager.

Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, in his 15h big league game. It was the first cycle by a Reds’ player since Eric Davis, in 1989.

— Brewers 7, Guardians 1— 36-year old Wade Miley needed only 67 pitches to toss six shutout innings. Milwaukee broke the game open by scoring five runs in the sixth inning.

— Phillies 5, Mets 1— Taijuan Walker allowed only four baserunners and one run in six IP. Mets and their $375M roster are now 34-41, 14 games out of first place, eight games behind the last Wild Card slot.

— Mets traded 3B Eduardo Escobar to the Angels, for a couple minor league pitching prospects.

— Texas 4, New York 2 (10)
Adolis Garcia hit a 2-run homer in the 10th inning for the game-winning runs.
Giancarlo Stanton is 3 for his last 45 and is hitting .183.

It was a pretty good night for teams on long losing streaks:
— Pirates 3, Marlins 1— Miami scored a run in the first inning, Luzardo tossed seven shutout innings, but Pittsburgh scored three runs in the 9th inning. Carlos Santana had the winning hit as the Pirates snap their 10-game losing streak.

— Marlins’ 2B Luis Arraez went 3-for-4, is now hitting .402.

— A’s 5, Blue Jays 4— Shea Langeliers homered in the ninth inning, as Oakland snaps their losing skid at eight games. A’s are 20-58 as the season’s halfway mark approaches, but they’re 3-1 in James Kaprielian’s last four starts.

— Rockies 7, Angels 4— Elias Diaz hit an 8th inning grand slam, as Colorado snapped its 8-game losing skid. Diaz is going to be the first Rockies’ catcher ever to make an All-Star team; this is the 31st season for the Rockies.

— San Diego Padres called up knuckleballer Matt Waldron to start Saturday’s game against Washington. Waldron was 1-6, 7.02 in 12 starts at AAA El Paso, not good numbers, but El Paso is in high altitude.

— Movie of the Day— The Verdict (1982)— An outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer tries to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling.

Paul Newman plays the lawyer; his friend is Jack Warden, who helps him get the big case. James Mason plays the opposing lawyer in the big case.

Trivia: Jack Warden/James Mason also worked together in Heaven Can Wait, the movie where Warren Beatty plays QB for the Rams and helps them win the Super Bowl.

— Texas A&M defensive ends coach Terry Price, a longtime SEC assistant and former Aggie football star, passed away at age 55. Since joining Texas A&M in 2012, Price helped recruit and develop nine NFL draft picks, all of whom were selected in the first four rounds of the draft.

RIP, sir.

— Gonzaga star Drew Timme didn’t get drafted; he signed with Milwaukee Friday to a minimum contract that can be converted to a two-way deal before the start of the season.

 

[Udog]

WNBA

Saturday, June 24

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Trend Report
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Indiana @ Las Vegas
Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Las Vegas
Indiana is 5-0-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Las Vegas's last 5 games when playing Indiana

Phoenix @ Seattle
Phoenix
Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Phoenix is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games


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[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Saturday, June 24

 

[Cnotes53]

Pending Picks​

SATURDAY, JUNE 24​

Game	Score		Pick	Units	Status
Indiana Las Vegas	- -	09:00 PM	IND +15.5 Over 167.5	+500 +500	Pending Pending
Phoenix Seattle	- -	09:00 PM	SEA -2.0 Under 158.5	+500 +500	Pending Pending

 

[Cnotes53]

Pending Picks​

Date	League	Game	Score	Status	Pick
Jun 24, 2023	WNBA	Indiana Las Vegas	- -	09:00 PM	Over 169.5

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
06/24/2023	3-1-0	75.00%	+950	Detail
06/23/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/22/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
06/20/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1950	Detail
06/18/2023	8-2-0	80.00%	+2900	Detail
06/17/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/16/2023	1-3-0	25.00%	-1150	Detail
06/15/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
06/14/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/13/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/11/2023	4-8-0	33.33%	-2400	Detail
06/09/2023	6-4-0	60.00%	+800	Detail
06/08/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/07/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/06/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/04/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/03/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/02/2023	2-6-0	25.00%	-2300	Detail
06/01/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail

 

[Udog]

Armadillo Sports

Sunday’s 6-pack
Highest paid basketball players for 2023-24:
$51,915,615— Steph Curry, GSt
$47,649,433— Kevin Durant, Phx
$46,900,000— Joel Embiid, Phil
$46,900,000— LeBron James, LAL
$46,900,000— Nikola Jokic, Den
$46,741,590— Bradley Beal, Phx

Quote of the Day
“By the way, come try to get my guys. I dare you, Power Fives. I got a pretty big platform that I can step on, and if I find you in my kids’ DMs, and if I find you talking to high school coaches about my kids — if you’re in my roster, I’m gonna call your ass out.

I’m going to say it, by name, to the biggest voices in television today and it’s going to make [College] GameDay and it’s going to make SportsCenter. By the way, those guys running SportsCenter are still my friends.”
Trent Dilfer, now the football coach at UAB

Sunday’s quiz
Which current major league manager was in the on-deck circle when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run?

Saturday’s quiz
There are seven colors in the rainbow.

Friday’s quiz
Joe Burrow went to Ohio State, before he transferred to LSU.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday

— Angels 25, Rockies 1— This game was 23-0 in the 4th inning; scores like this get managers fired, especially when 45,274 fans pay to get in. The #8-9 hitters for Anaheim went 9-11 with six runs scored, nine RBI.

— Royals 9, Rays 4— Tampa Bay led 4-0 after two innings, but Royals hit three homers and gave P Jordan Lyles his first win this season. Kansas City had been 0-15 in Lyles’ starts this season.

— Cubs 9, Cardinals 1— Ian Happ hit two home runs over in London; teams play again Sunday.

— Next year’s London games are Mets-Phillies. Padres are expected to play someone in Korea next year. They were talking on TV about having big league games in France in 2025.

—Orioles 6, Mariners 4 — Ryan McKenna entered the game as a defensive replacement for Anthony Santander, who went 4-for-4. Seattle tied the game in the 9th inning, but McKenna hit a walk-off home run to send the fans home happy.

— So it turns out that Aaron Judge has a torn ligament in his big toe; there hasn’t been any timetable listed for his return, but a doctor on Twitter estimated that August 1st would be an optimistic date for Judge’s return.

New York has scored a total of 15 runs in its last seven games; they need a healthy Judge.

— Giants 7, Arizona 6— 21-year old Luis Matos hit his first big league home run.

— Marlins 4, Pirates 3 (11)— Miami improves to 19-5 in one-run games. Pirates tied game after Bryan Hoeing had no-hit them for five innings.

— Dodgers 8, Astros 7— Winning run scored on a controversial balk call in bottom of the 8th inning; Ryan Stanek/Dusty Baker both got tossed as a result.

— Movie of the Day— The Fugitive (1993)— A highly respected surgeon (Harrison Ford) is unjustly accused of killing his wife, and must find the real murderer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a veteran U.S. Marshal (Tommy Lee Jones).

Joe Pantoliano, who was Guido the pimp in Risky Business, is a cop in this movie.

— Braves 7, Reds 6— Cincinnati’s winning streak ends at 12; Reds hit four home runs, but they weren’t enough, since Atlanta also hit four homers.

— LSU 4, Florida 3 (11)— LSU takes the first game of the best-of-3 College World Series;
Bayou Bengal pitcher Ty Floyd struck out 17 Gators.

— West Virginia promoted assistant basketball coach Josh Eilert to interim head coach for the 2023-24 season; it is up to him to keep the current roster intact, if he is going to have any shot at a winning season next year, which is the only chance he would have at getting the full-time job.

— If the playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves, Reds, Arizona. Wild Cards: Giants-Dodgers-Marlins
AL: Rays, Twins, Rangers. Wild Cards: Orioles-New York-Tor/LAA

 

[Udog]

WNBA
Dunkel

Sunday, June 25

WNBA

Sunday, June 25

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Trend Report
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Chicago @ Connecticut
Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chicago's last 12 games on the road
Connecticut
Connecticut is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 5 games at home

Washington @ New York
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington's last 9 games
New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

Dallas @ Los Angeles
Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas's last 9 games
Dallas is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games


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[Cnotes53]

SUNDAY, JUNE 25​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
CHI at CON	01:00 PM	CON -6.0 O 157.5	+500 +500
WAS at NY	01:00 PM	WAS +7.5 U 162.0	+500 +500
DAL at LA	03:00 PM	LA +2.5 U 161.5	+500 +500

 

[Cnotes53]

Completed Picks​

Past Completed Picks

Date	W-L-T	%	Units	Record
06/25/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/24/2023	3-1-0	75.00%	+950	Detail
06/23/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/22/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/21/2023	1-1-0	50.00%	-50	Detail
06/20/2023	5-1-0	83.33%	+1950	Detail
06/18/2023	8-2-0	80.00%	+2900	Detail
06/17/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/16/2023	1-3-0	25.00%	-1150	Detail
06/15/2023	3-3-0	50.00%	-150	Detail
06/14/2023	0-2-0	0.00%	-1100	Detail
06/13/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/11/2023	4-8-0	33.33%	-2400	Detail
06/09/2023	6-4-0	60.00%	+800	Detail
06/08/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/07/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail
06/06/2023	2-4-0	33.33%	-1200	Detail
06/04/2023	4-2-0	66.67%	+900	Detail
06/03/2023	2-2-0	50.00%	-100	Detail
06/02/2023	2-6-0	25.00%	-2300	Detail
06/01/2023	2-0-0	100.00%	+1000	Detail

 

[Cnotes53]

JUNE'S WNBA BEST BETS !

06/25/2023...................................4 - 2................................66.66%............................+ 9.00
06/24/2023...................................3 - 1................................75.00%............................+ 9.50
06/23/2023...................................2 - 2................................50.00%............................- 1.00
06/22/2023....................................4 - 2................................66.66%...........................+ 9.00
06/21/2023.....................................1 - 1...............................50.00%............ ................- 0.50
06/20/2023.....................................4 - 1...............................80.00%............ ...............+ 14.50
06/18/2023.....................................6 - 1.................................85.71%..........................+ 24.50
06/17/2023.....................................0 - 2................................00.00%........... .................- 11.00
06/16/2023.....................................1 - 2...............................33.33%............ .................- 6.00
06/15/2023.....................................3 - 3...............................50.00%............ ..................- 1.50
06/14/2023.....................................0 - 2...............................00.00%............ ..................- 11.00
06/13/2023.....................................2 - 3...............................40.00%............ ..................- 6.50
06/11/2023.....................................3 - 5...............................37.50%............ ..................- 12.50
06/09/2023.....................................5 - 3...............................62.50%............ .................+ 8.50
06/08/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 10.00
06/07/2023.....................................2 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 10.00
06/06/2023.....................................2 - 4...............................33.33%............ ..................- 12.00
06/03/2023.....................................2 - 1...............................56.25%............ .................+ 4.50
06/02/2023.....................................1 - 5...............................16.66%............ .................- 22.50
06/01/2023.....................................1 - 0.............................100.00%............. ................+ 5.00

TOTALS....................................... .48 - 40.............................54.54%............ ..................+ 20.00

 

[Cnotes53]

Monday’s 6-pack
Active ballplayers with 2,000+ career hits:
3,119— Miguel Cabrera
2,098— Joey Votto
2,049— Nelson Cruz
2,036— Elvis Andrus
2,009— Andrew McCutchen
2,000— Freddie Freeman

Quote of the Day
“……here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker.”
Mike McDermott, Rounders

Monday’s quiz
In the baseball movie Moneyball, what well-known actor played A’s manager Art Howe?

Sunday’s quiz
Dusty Baker was in the on-deck circle when Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run.

Saturday’s quiz
There are seven colors in the rainbow.

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Monday’s Den: A quick note on every National League team……..

Arizona— Last three years, Arizona was a combined 151-233 (.393); this year, they’re 47-32 and lead the NL West by 2.5 games. Last time Diamondbacks made the playoffs? 2017.

Atlanta— Braves lead the NL East by six games; they’re 19-6 vs divisional rivals. Atlanta has won 10 of its last 11 games overall. Braves have won 11 of their 13 series on the road.

Cubs— Cubs are 13-10 vs lefty starters, 24-29 vs righties, 7-11 in one-run games. Chicago has won 8 of its last 10 games; they’re only NL Central team with a positive run differential (+32).

Reds— Cincinnati leads NL Central thanks to a 12-game win streak; they lost last two days, 7-6/7-6. Over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Will Reds be a buyer at the trade deadline?

Rockies— Kris Bryant makes $27,333,333 a year, and will thru 2028. He played in only 42 games last year, and has already missed 30 more games this year. His OPS this year is .719, which is bad for a guy making $27M. Personnel decisions like this are why the Rockies suck.

Dodgers— Dodgers have been in the playoffs ten years in a row; if the playoffs started today, LA would be the last team in, but they’ve won four of their last five games. Hard to believe the Dodgers won’t be buyers at the trade deadline, trying to fortify an injury-plagued roster.

Marlins— Miami has been in the playoffs once in the last 19 seasons, but they’re 44-34 now and Skip Schumaker is front-runner for Manager of the Year. 20-year Eury Perez is 4-1, 1.54 in his first eight major league starts.

Brewers— Milwaukee went 86-76 LY, but missed playoffs for first time in five years. This year, Brewers are 40-37, half-game out of first in NL Central. Christian Yelich is having a comeback season, having scored 51 runs with a .790 OPS so far in 2023.

New York— With a payroll of $359,204,730, you’d expect more than a 35-42 record, 9-18 vs lefty starting pitchers. Over last five weeks, Mets are 10-19, 2-8 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on.

Phillies— Phils are 15-5 in their last 20 games; they scored four runs in the bottom of the 8th Sunday to beat the Mets, 7-6. Here is what happened in that inning:
Walk-single-walk-E5 scored a run.
Walk-strikeout-hit by pitch-hit by pitch
Four runs scored on one hit; they’re finding ways to win.

Pirates— On April 29, Pirates were 20-8, the talk of baseball; since then, they’re 15-34 and have scored a total of 21 runs in their last 11 games. Under is 7-2 in their last nine games.

St Louis— Cardinals are a disappointing 32-45, in last place in NL Central, 8-16 in one-run games. St Louis is only 14-22 at home; they’re 2-8 in last ten series openers. Free agent C Contreras is hitting .216, but he went 4-for-4 in London Sunday- maybe that’ll wake him up.

San Diego— Payroll is $250,086,874, record is 37-41, not good. Padres are 30-4 when they score 5+ runs, 7-37 when they don’t.
Coming into this weekend, Padres were hitting .197 with runners in scoring position, which would be the worst such average in the last 80 years:

.197– 2023 Padres
.200– 1969 Padres (they were an expansion team)
.202– 1942 Phillies
.204– 1968 Mets (they won World Series the next year)
.207– 1963 Senators

Giants— San Francisco is 12-2 in its last 14 games; they’d be the #2 Wild Card team right now, even though that in their last 15 games, Giants’ starting pitcher has lasted less than 5 innings 10 times. They’re pasting together games by taxing their bullpen heavily; is that sustainable?

Nationals— Washington won the 2019 World Series; since then, they’re 175-295 (.372). This year, Nationals are 13-27 at home, 8-14 in one-run games. They lost their last seven series openers.

 

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Indiana @ Las Vegas
Indiana
Indiana is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 6 games when playing Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Las Vegas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indiana


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