In today’s SportSense Entertainment Newsletter…

There were plenty of predictions to go around yesterday across the MLB, with our model focusing in on one of those predictions and making it a 3-star play. That prediction went 0-1 overall, and you can see how the rest of the model performed below.

Money Line Predictions: 3-8

Over/Under Predictions: 3-7-1

Run Line Predictions: 3-8

3-star Predictions: 0-1

There are 15 MLB games scheduled to take place today. However, due to some gaps in the season data and lines being unavailable at the time the model was run, our model has predictions for 10 of today’s matchups.

Also, this will be last newsletter until next Thursday, July 6, 2023 as we are taking some time off.

There are no 3-star plays in the MLB today.

Today’s trivia requires you to dig into multiple pockets of your brain, testing your knowledge of recent events as well as those that happened decades ago.

See how many of the below questions you can get correct. Answers are provided at the end of the newsletter.

Question #1- The Minnesota Twins are named after two Twin Cities located in Minnesota. What are those two cities?

Question #2- Larry Bird is widely known for being one of the greatest players to ever pick up a basketball, but after his laying career he would find a ton of success as a coach as well. Which NBA team did Bird coach from 1997-2000?

Question #3- The only time the New York Jets won a Super Bowl was in 1969, defeating the Baltimore Colts by a score of 16-7. Who was the Jets quarterback in that game?

Anyone know what has happened on June 28th throughout history? We didn’t have a clue either, but it appears that it has been a busy day.

On June 28th…

1939- The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics in both games of a double-header, winning Game 1 23-2 and Game 2 10-0. The two blowout victories came as a result of the Yankees hitting 13 home runs in that two-game span, helping propel New York to a stellar 48-13 record through 61 games. The performance was also some foreshadowing of what would come later in the season, with the Yankees being crowned World Series champions after sweeping the Cincinnati Reds.

1992- The United States defeats Cuba in an exhibition basketball game by a final score of 136-57. That U.S. team would later be known as the “Dream Team”, which consisted of several Hall of Fame players, including Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Charles Barkley. The Dream Team would run over everyone they faced later that summer in the Olympics, beating opponents by an average of 43.8 points per game on its way to a gold medal.

2012- The New Orleans Pelicans select Anthony Davis with the No.1 overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Davis was the No.1 ranked recruit coming out of high school, taking his talents to the University of Kentucky before entering the NBA. While at Kentucky Davis averaged 14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, and an incredible 4.7 blocks per game, leading the charge for a Wildcats team that would later defeat Kansas in the national championship. Davis is currently a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, where he has won one NBA title.

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1. Minneapolis and St. Paul

2. Indiana Pacers

3. Joe Namath