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  • Tuesday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 8/18

    Trends and Indexes

    Tuesday, August 18

    Good Luck on day #230 of 2015!

    NOTE:
    As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.
    Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.
    Any opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the posting member or BettorsChat.


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  • #2
    Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

    -- Dodgers demoted 3B coach Lorenzo Bundy and hired former Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke as their new third base coach. Interesting timing for that move.

    -- Rice Owls are building a $31M practice facility for football. Rice.

    -- 41 states have at least one I-A football program; Texas has 12 of them.

    -- Other than the three service academies, Tulsa is the school with the least amount of students that is currently playing I-A football.

    -- If I was a Redskins fan, I'd sure as hell want Kirk Cousins starting ahead of RGIII, but thats just my opinion. We'll see what the coaches think in three weeks.

    -- Speaking of the Redskins' coach, Jay Gruden won six Arena Bowls; four as a QB, two more as a head coach.


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    Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but.......

    13) The Indians are in Boston this week and Terry Francona manages the Indians; he was manager of the Red Sox when they won two World Series and John Farrell was his pitching coach- they are very good friends.

    Farrell manages the Red Sox now, except he has lymphoma and has taken a leave from the club. His first chemo treatment is today; Francona is going with him.

    That, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of a great friend.

    12) Did you ever hear of a law called escheatment?

    I have a small savings account that I ignored for the last three years, just let the money sit there. Got a registered letter Monday; if I don't send a signed note back to the bank in 30 days, they're going to seize the money and give it to the state. Say what?

    There is a law that if an account lays dormant for 3+ years, state can take the money. This also goes for people who die without having a will. Who made this law?

    11) Don't give away your childhood: Kid named Ricky Town was a bigtime QB recruit; committed to Alabama first, then enrolled at USC a semester early, but now he has left USC and will go somewhere else, since he has seen the handwriting on the wall that the Trojans have better guys than him. It is a cruel world out there.

    These top 25 schools stockpile talent; there is no waiver wire in college football. Back in 1980, Herschel Walker started the season as Georgia's #5 tailback- that didn't last long, but kids getting disgruntled and transferring is an unfortunate annual tradition.

    Meanwhile, young Mr Town didn't have a senior year in high school to enjoy and that is a little sad. We all become adults fast enough; kids should enjoy being a kid. Rumors have Town headed to Florida, but he doesn't seem like a person you can depend on, and you really, really need to have a dependable quarterback..

    10) Rhode Island/Cincinnati have both offered scholarships to a point guard who starts 10th grade this month. Recruiting is a fascinating, bizarre business.

    9) Oakland Raiders have an assistant strength coach named Darryl Eto, who spent the last five years working for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Interesting career move.

    8) Atlanta Falcons did zero live tackling before their first exhibition game against the Titans last week. None. As time goes on, teams hit less and less in practice-- paranoia about guys getting hurt is the reason why. Just can't afford injuries.

    7) Danny White, Warren Moon and Mark Brunell were all very good NFL QB's; hell, Moon is in the Hall of Fame and helped Edmonton win six CFL titles before he came to the NFL, but these three QBs hold the record with ten playoff starts each, without any of them ever starting in a Super Bowl.

    6) Atlanta Braves are 1-10 in Shelby Miller's last 11 starts, scoring a total of 15 runs in the 11 games. Miller couldn't even get a win Sunday when he had a no-hitter in the 8th inning. Atlanta did win that game in extra innings, though.

    5) Greg Oden is still only 27 years old; he played half a year at Ohio State, jumped to the NBA, but has played in only 105 NBA games, 82 for Portland ('08-'10), then 23 more for Miami two years ago. Now he has signed to play for a pro team in China; will be very interesting to see how he does if he ever plays a full season.

    4) Royals are running away with AL West and A's look stupid for having versatile Ben Zobrist for only a half-year before dealing him, but one of the guys they got from the Royals is pitcher Sean Manaea, who is 3-1, 2.84 in six starts in the AA Texas League, a hitter-happy league. Manaea has 38 strikeouts in 31 IP-- promising.

    3) One thing that must be upgraded next year is Oakland's defense; one of the basic tenets of baseball is "strong defense up the middle". This hasn't changed,, no matter what the Ivy League geniuses tell you their algorithms say.

    Marcus Semien has 31 errors this season; he is a horrible defensive shortstop and that is despite gradual improvement during the season. You cannot have a remedial program for players at the major league level- this has been a disaster.

    2) Cardinals 2, Giants 1-- Game took 2:48 with veteran ump Bob Davidson behind the plate; it figured to be a fast game, since Davidson's last two games behind the dish lasted 14 and 16 innings. Davidson isn't a young man; that had to be tiring. Wish he had worked a game when we knew he was going to be behind the plate beforehand.

    1) Jaguars-Bills are playing in London this year; one of sidebars of that game will be that one of the Jaguar assistant coaches is Doug Marrone, who spent the last two years as the Buffalo head coach, going 15-17. Think that game means extra to him?

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    • #3
      MLB

      Tuesday, August 18


      MLB roundup: Orioles sweep slumping A's

      BALTIMORE -- Steve Clevenger hit a three-run homer and Chris Tillman won his seventh straight decision as the Baltimore Orioles completed a sweep of their four-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 4-2 victory on Monday night.

      Baltimore (61-56) has won four straight games and the A's (51-69) have dropped seven in a row. The Orioles banged out 11 homers in the series and scored 34 runs.

      Clevenger has been hot in both of his brief stints with the Orioles this season. The designated hitter went 4-for-6 in Sunday's 18-2 rout of the A's and now has a .417 average with one homer and five RBIs in seven games in 2015.

      His three-run homer, which came off A's starter Sonny Gray (12-5) and gave the Orioles a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning, was Clevenger's first home run as an Oriole and the second of the Baltimore native's major league career.

      Angels 2, White Sox 1

      ANAHEIM, Calif. -- C.J. Cron's one-out home run in the seventh inning snapped a 1-1 tie and lifted Los Angeles over Chicago.

      Cron's homer came off Carlos Rodon, who was coming off seven scoreless innings against the Angels in his last start. But Cron's homer and a home run by designated hitter Albert Pujols in the second inning were just enough to push the Angels over the top.

      Indians 8, Red Sox 2

      BOSTON -- Danny Salazar continued his marvelous run of pitching. The Cleveland right-hander turned in his seventh straight strong performance and Lonnie Chisenhall drove in three runs to lead the Indians to a rout of Boston at Fenway Park.

      Facing a team that had just scored 45 runs on 60 hits against Seattle over the weekend, Salazar allowed a run on four hits in seven innings, yielding only a home run to Travis Shaw that gave Boston a 1-0 lead in the third inning.

      Over his last seven starts, Salazar (11-6) is 4-2 with a 1.45 ERA. Coming into the game, the opposition was batting .144 against him in his previous six starts.

      Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 1

      PITTSBURGH --- Jeremy Hellickson won on the road for the first time since May and Jake Lamb homered to lead Arizona to a victory over Pittsburgh.

      Hellickson (9-8) allowed one run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four and walking one. The right-hander had gone 0-4 with an 8.67 ERA in his previous six road starts since winning May 30 at Milwaukee.

      Lamb connected for his fifth home run in the fourth inning, a solo shot off Gerrit Cole (14-7) that put the Diamondbacks ahead 4-0 and helped snap the National League wild card-leading Pirates’ four-game winning streak.

      Cardinals 2, Giants 1

      ST. LOUIS -- On a day where they put one outfielder on the disabled list and may have lost another one with an injury, St. Louis found a different way to win.

      Mark Reynolds broke a tie in the bottom of the eighth inning with a fielder's choice bouncer as St. Louis eked out a win over San Francisco at Busch Stadium.

      Stephen Piscotty lined a one-out triple off reliever Hunter Strickland (2-2), followed by an intentional walk to Brandon Moss. Reynolds chopped a 2-2 pitch to shortstop Brandon Crawford. Eschewing a toss to Kelby Tomlinson for the force at second, Crawford ran to second, tagged it and then spun around to throw to first. His throw sailed wide of the bag as Piscotty scored the winning run.

      Marlins 6, Brewers 2

      MILWAUKEE -- Derek Dietrich hit his eighth home run of the season and Justin Nicolino worked into the seventh inning as Miami beat Milwaukee at Miller Park.

      Nicolino (8-7) walked two, struck out three and held Milwaukee to two runs and two hits in 6 2/3 innings to win for the third time in four starts.

      The Miami offense did its part, collecting 12 hits, including three by Adeiny Hechavarra and two each by Justin Bour and Dee Gordon, who also drove in two runs and scored.

      Rangers 4, Mariners 3

      ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adrian Beltre did plenty of damage with his bat, but his eye proved the game winner in Texas' victory over Seattle.

      Beltre went 3-for-4 with three RBIs but didn't swing the bat in drawing a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to give Texas its fifth consecutive win. The Rangers have also won their last eight games at home and are three games above .500 for the first time since June 23.

      The Mariners have dropped three of four on their current six-game road trip and lost to the Rangers for only the third time in 10 meetings this season.

      Yankees 8, Twins 7 (10 innings)

      NEW YORK -- Chase Headley had a bases-loaded groundout with nobody out in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting New York to a victory over Minnesota.

      New York opened the 10th with doubles from Greg Bird and Brian McCann against Glen Perkins (1-3) in a span of five pitches. After Perkins intentionally walked Carlos Beltran, Headley came up with Minnesota using a five-man infield alignment and slapped a ground ball to Eduardo Nunez, who did not field it cleanly and pinch-runner Brendan Ryan scored.

      Closer Andrew Miller (1-2) struck out two in the 10th for his first victory with the Yankees. He was New York's sixth reliever after spot starter Bryan Mitchell took a line drive from Eduardo Nunez off his face in the second inning and was diagnosed with a broken nose.

      Rays 9, Astros 2

      HOUSTON -- Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez pitched effectively under duress and benefited from an early offensive surge courtesy of Tim Beckham as Tampa Bay clubbed Houston at Minute Maid Park.

      Ramirez (10-4) became the third Tampa Bay pitcher to record 10 wins in a season after he was acquired via trade, joining Mark Hendrickson (2004) and Matt Garza (2008). He joined that duo by stranding three baserunners over his first two innings and working around a pair of one-out singles in the fifth, departing with two outs in the sixth up 6-2.

      The Rays provided Ramirez ample run support early and piled on with three additional runs in the ninth inning. The right-handed tandem of Steve Geltz and Brandon Gomes combined to work 2 1/3 hitless innings with four strikeouts to keep the Astros at bay.

      Padres 5, Braves 3

      SAN DIEGO -- Will Venable had two RBIs, Matt Kemp and Yonder Alonso homered and Colin Rea won his second straight start as San Diego defeated Atlanta.

      Rea, who prevailed in his major league debut on Aug. 11 against Cincinnati, pitched 5 2/3 innings and was charged with two runs and five hits. Craig Kimbrel, the third Padres reliever, pitched the ninth for his 34th save of the season.

      Alonso homered in the eighth inning. Venable drove in two of the Padres' three runs in the second. Kemp, with a 10-game hitting streak, belted his 14th homer of the year in the fifth.

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      • #4
        MLB
        Armadillo's Write-Up

        Tuesday, August 18


        National League
        Diamondbacks @ Pirates

        Anderson is 1-3, 7.20 in his last four starts; under is 6-4 in his last ten.

        Liriano is 4-0, 3.38 in his last seven starts; his last five went over.

        Pittsburgh won eight of last 11 games (over 7-3-1). Pirates won five of last seven games with Arizona; under is 4-0-1 in last five. D'backs lost three of last five games; four of their last seven went over.

        Marlins @ Brewers
        Conley is 0-0, 5.89 in his two starts (over 2-0); Marlins scored 28 runs in both of those games.

        Cravy is 0-4, 5.64 in his four starts; all four games stayed under.

        Marlins won five of last seven games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten- they lost seven of last 11 games with Milwaukee (under 6-3-2). Brewers won three of last four games-- under is 4-1-1 in their last six.

        Giants @ Cardinals
        Vogelsong is 1-1, 4.34 in his last four starts (over 2-2).

        Lynn is 1-2, 8.49 in his last three starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten.

        Giants won four of last six games with St Louis; five of last seven in series went over total. SF won four of last five games overall; six of last eight games stayed under. Cardinals won nine of last 12 games; three of last five games went over.

        Nationals @ Rockies
        Zimmerman is 0-3, 3.68 in his last six starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.

        Hale is making first start since July 9; he is 1-4, 7.06 in his last six starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight.

        Washington lost its last six games, allowing 36 runs; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games; Nationals lost three of last four with Colorado; over is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Rockies lost six of last seven games; three of their last four games went over the total.

        Braves @ Padres
        Former Padre farmhand Wisler is 0-1, 8.40 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.

        Padres are 2-11 in las 13 Shields starts (0-2, 4.50 in his last four); four of his last five starts went over.

        Atlanta lost five of last seven games; over is 7-4-1 in their last 12. Braves lost six of last eight games with San Diego- five of last six went over the total. Padres won five of last seven games overall-- nine of their last 12 went over.

        American League
        Twins @ Bronx

        Pelfrey is 0-2, 12.64 in his last four road starts; three of his last four starts overall went over the total.

        Sabathia is 0-1, 2.25 in his last two starts; over is 6-4 in his last ten.

        Minnesota lost six of last eight games with Bronx; eight of last nine in series went over. Twins won four of last seven games overall, with three of last four staying under. Bronx won four of last five; four of their last six went under.

        Indians @ Red Sox
        Bauer is 1-4, 6.11 in his last six starts; six of his last nine stayed under.

        Rodriguez is 1-3, 7.36 in his last five starts (over 4-1).

        Red Sox won five of last eight home games, scoring 76 runs; their last eight games overall went over. Cleveland lost three of last five games; four of their last six stayed under. Tribe won six of last eight vs Boston; five of those eight games stayed under the total.

        Mariners @ Rangers
        Iwakuma pitched a no-hitter last time out; he is 2-0, 1.46 in his last three starts. Five of his last seven starts stayed under.

        Gonzalez is 0-3, 9.47 in his last four starts (over 3-1).

        Rangers lost seven of last nine games with Seattle; under is 8-3 in last eleven series games. Texas won its last five games overall; five of their last six at home stayed under. Mariners lost three of last four games; four of their last six games went over the total

        Rays @ Astros
        Odorizzi is 0-0, 4.82 in his last three starts; four of his last five went over.

        Feldman is 1-0, 2.16 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight.

        Tampa Bay lost three of last four games, allowing 24 runs; over is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Astros won three of last five games; six of their last nine stayed under total. Rays won eight of their last nine games with Houston (under 6-2-1).

        White Sox @ Angels
        Danks is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts; four of his last stayed under.

        Richards is 1-3, 4.54 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over.

        White Sox won four of last five games with the Angels; home side won nine of last 11 series games. Chicago won four of last seven games; over is 7-5 in its last 12 games. Angels lost six of their last eight games; five of their last seven went under the total.

        Interleague
        Blue Jays @ Phillies

        Dickey is 4-0, 1.91 in his last six starts; five of his last seven stayed under.

        Nola is 3-0, 4.94 in his last four starts (Phils scored 34 runs); all four games went over the total.

        Toronto won nine of last ten games with Philly; four of last five went over the total. Blue Jays won 12 of last 14 games overall; eight of their last nine went under the total. Philly lost five of last six; its last three games stayed under.

        Mets @ Orioles
        deGrom is 3-0, 1.31 in his last six starts; three of his last four stayed under.

        Gausman lost his last two starts but is 1-0, 0.86 in his last three home starts; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine starts overall.

        Orioles won six of last seven home games, but lost last eight games with the Mets; eight of last nine series games stayed under. New York lost last three games, scoring total of six runs- three of their last four games went over

        Royals @ Reds
        Volquez is 1-2, 4.05 in his last thee starts; four of his last six stayed under.

        Iglesias is 2-1, 2.89 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.

        Royals won seven of last eight games against the Reds; four of last five in series went over total. KC won eight of its last ten games; three of its last four on road stayed under. Cincinnati lost six of its last eight games; five of its last six went over the total

        Tigers @ Cubs
        Sanchez is 0-3, 6.94 in his last four starts; over is 7-1-2 in his last ten.

        Hammel is 1-0, 2.35 in his last three starts; four of his last six went over.

        Cubs won 13 of their last 15 games overall, but lost eight of last ten with the Tigers; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Detroit lost five of its last seven games, with four of last six staying under

        Dodgers @ A's
        Kershaw is 5-0, 0.75 in his last six starts; eight of his last nine stayed under.

        Doubront is making first start for A's; he was 0-1, 8.56 in his last three starts for Toronto. Over is 3-1-1 in his last five starts

        Oakland is off an awful 0-7 road trip in which they were outscored 52-20; they won four of last five games with the Dodgers- five of last six series games stayed under. LA won five of last six games; three of last four went over the total. For what its worth, it is Mark McGwire Bobblehead Night in Oakland.

        Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
        Az-Pitt-- Anderson 8-12; Liriano 12-10
        Mia-Mil-- Conley 2-0; Cravy 0-4
        SF-StL-- Vogelsong 10-8; Lynn 13-9
        Wsh-Col-- Zimmerman 13-11 (0-4 last 4); Hale 2-6
        Atl-SD-- Wisler 6-4; Shields 11-14 (2-11 last 13)

        Min-NY-- Pelfrey 12-10; Sabathia 10-12
        Cle-Bos-- Bauer 10-13 (1-5 last 6); Rodriguez 8-6
        Sea-Tex-- Iwakuma 6-5; Gonzalez 4-4
        TB-Hst-- Odorizzi 10-9; Feldman 7-8
        Chi-LA-- Danks 11-11; Richards 12-10

        Tor-Phil-- Dickey 12-12 (5-0 last 5); Nola 4-1
        NY-Balt-- deGrom 15-7 (6-0 last 6); Gausman 3-5
        KC-Cin-- Volquez 16-8; Iglesias 4-6
        Det-Chi-- Sanchez 12-12; Hammel 11-11 (4-1 last 5)
        LA-A's-- Kershaw 13-10; Doubront (1-3 w/Tor)

        Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
        Az-Pitt-- Anderson 7-20; Liriano 4-23
        Mia-Mil-- Conley 0-2; Cravy 0-4
        SF-StL-- Vogelsong 5-18; Lynn 8-22
        Wsh-Col-- Zimmerman 7-24; Hale 5-8
        Atl-SD-- Wisler 5-10; Shields 9-25

        Min-NY-- Pelfrey 3-22; Sabathia 10-12
        Cle-Bos-- Bauer 5-23; Rodriguez 3-14
        Sea-Tex-- Iwakuma 4-11; Gonzalez 1-8
        TB-Hst-- Odorizzi 5-9; Feldman 4-15
        Chi-LA-- Danks 7-22; Richards 6-22

        Tor-Phil-- Dickey 4-24; Nola 3-5
        NY-Balt-- deGrom 6-22; Gausman 3-8
        KC-Cin-- Volquez 5-14; Iglesias 3-10
        Det-Chi-- Sanchez 6-24; Hammel 9-22
        LA-A's-- Kershaw 5-23; Doubront 1-4

        Umpires
        Az-Pitt-- Home side is 20-5 in Reynolds games; last three stayed under.
        Mia-Mil-- Underdogs won five of last seven Miller games.
        SF-StL-- Three of last four Wendelstedt games went over.
        Atl-SD-- Under is 5-3 in last eight Guccione games.

        Min-NY-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Hoberg games.
        Cle-Bos-- Seven of last nine Muchlinski games stayed under.
        Sea-Tex-- Under is 6-1-2 in last nine Hoye games.
        TB-Hst-- Favorites won 13 of last 15 Fagan games.
        Chi-LA-- Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Nauert games.

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        • #5
          MLB

          Tuesday, August 18


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          Trend Report
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          7:05 PM
          ARIZONA vs. PITTSBURGH
          Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
          Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

          7:05 PM
          MINNESOTA vs. NY YANKEES
          Minnesota is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
          The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
          NY Yankees are 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing at home against Minnesota
          NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Minnesota

          7:05 PM
          NY METS vs. BALTIMORE
          NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
          NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
          Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing NY Mets

          7:05 PM
          TORONTO vs. PHILADELPHIA
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
          Toronto is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
          Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
          Philadelphia is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto

          7:10 PM
          CLEVELAND vs. BOSTON
          Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
          Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
          Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

          7:10 PM
          KANSAS CITY vs. CINCINNATI
          Kansas City is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
          Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
          Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home

          8:05 PM
          SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
          The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 12 games when playing Texas
          The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
          Texas is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Seattle
          Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

          8:05 PM
          DETROIT vs. CHI CUBS
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games on the road
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
          Chi Cubs are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
          The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games at home

          8:10 PM
          TAMPA BAY vs. HOUSTON
          Tampa Bay is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Houston
          The total has gone OVER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games
          Houston is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games

          8:10 PM
          MIAMI vs. MILWAUKEE
          Miami is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
          Miami is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
          The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home

          8:15 PM
          SAN FRANCISCO vs. ST. LOUIS
          San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
          The total has gone UNDER in 16 of St. Louis's last 24 games at home
          St. Louis is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

          8:40 PM
          WASHINGTON vs. COLORADO
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
          Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
          Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

          10:05 PM
          LA DODGERS vs. OAKLAND
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
          LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Oakland
          The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
          Oakland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers

          10:05 PM
          CHI WHITE SOX vs. LA ANGELS
          Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
          Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
          LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
          LA Angels are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox

          10:10 PM
          ATLANTA vs. SAN DIEGO
          Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Diego
          The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
          San Diego is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta
          The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Atlanta


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          • #6
            MLB
            Long Sheet

            Tuesday, August 18


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            ARIZONA (58 - 59) at PITTSBURGH (69 - 47) - 7:05 PM
            CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
            Top Trends for this game.
            ARIZONA is 202-239 (-59.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
            ARIZONA is 48-72 (-24.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
            ARIZONA is 46-84 (-30.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
            ARIZONA is 13-39 (-22.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
            PITTSBURGH is 69-47 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            PITTSBURGH is 39-19 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            PITTSBURGH is 69-47 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            PITTSBURGH is 111-79 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
            PITTSBURGH is 56-38 (+11.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            PITTSBURGH is 83-51 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
            ARIZONA is 58-59 (+3.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            ARIZONA is 58-59 (+3.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            ARIZONA is 44-41 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+1.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
            3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.2 Units)

            CHASE ANDERSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
            ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.758.
            His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

            FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
            LIRIANO is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.96 and a WHIP of 1.255.
            His team's record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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            MIAMI (48 - 70) at MILWAUKEE (51 - 69) - 8:10 PM
            ADAM CONLEY (L) vs. TYLER CRAVY (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            MIAMI is 48-70 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            MIAMI is 20-40 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
            MIAMI is 48-67 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            MIAMI is 30-49 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            MIAMI is 37-55 (-16.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            MIAMI is 28-38 (-12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
            MIAMI is 26-16 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            MILWAUKEE is 51-69 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 37-43 (-21.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
            MILWAUKEE is 27-37 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 51-69 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 17-25 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 27-41 (-14.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 19-26 (-10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
            MILWAUKEE is 20-31 (-21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            MIAMI is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
            0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

            ADAM CONLEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
            No recent starts.

            TYLER CRAVY vs. MIAMI since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            SAN FRANCISCO (64 - 54) at ST LOUIS (76 - 42) - 8:15 PM
            RYAN VOGELSONG (R) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            ST LOUIS is 76-42 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            ST LOUIS is 45-18 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            ST LOUIS is 66-32 (+21.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
            ST LOUIS is 76-42 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            ST LOUIS is 54-29 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            ST LOUIS is 59-27 (+26.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            ST LOUIS is 48-28 (+12.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            ST LOUIS is 33-18 (+14.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
            ST LOUIS is 21-7 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
            LYNN is 14-2 (+11.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
            SAN FRANCISCO is 64-54 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 78-71 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 64-54 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 1063-889 (+119.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 115-93 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 379-380 (+41.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
            SAN FRANCISCO is 739-728 (+47.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
            VOGELSONG is 63-49 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
            VOGELSONG is 44-32 (+16.2 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

            Head-to-Head Series History
            ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
            1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

            RYAN VOGELSONG vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
            VOGELSONG is 3-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.43 and a WHIP of 1.438.
            His team's record is 5-7 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+3.1 units)

            LANCE LYNN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
            LYNN is 0-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 6.18 and a WHIP of 1.699.
            His team's record is 2-4 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.7 units)

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            WASHINGTON (58 - 59) at COLORADO (48 - 68) - 8:40 PM
            JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. DAVID HALE (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            WASHINGTON is 58-59 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            WASHINGTON is 27-36 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
            WASHINGTON is 4-12 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
            WASHINGTON is 57-58 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            WASHINGTON is 34-41 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            WASHINGTON is 43-46 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            WASHINGTON is 24-25 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
            WASHINGTON is 38-15 (+18.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
            ZIMMERMANN is 43-20 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
            COLORADO is 114-164 (-41.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            COLORADO is 114-164 (-41.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
            COLORADO is 25-49 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            COLORADO is 90-113 (-32.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            COLORADO is 2-1 (+3.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
            2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

            JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. COLORADO since 1997
            ZIMMERMANN is 5-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.10 and a WHIP of 1.150.
            His team's record is 6-3 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.3 units)

            DAVID HALE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
            HALE is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.400.
            His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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            ATLANTA (53 - 65) at SAN DIEGO (57 - 62) - 10:10 PM
            MATT WISLER (R) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            ATLANTA is 132-148 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 58-85 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 13-29 (-19.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 19-38 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
            ATLANTA is 104-118 (-17.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 30-53 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 67-81 (-25.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 33-41 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
            SAN DIEGO is 66-46 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
            ATLANTA is 30-29 (+7.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
            ATLANTA is 38-37 (+22.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 since 1997.
            SAN DIEGO is 34-44 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            SAN DIEGO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against ATLANTA this season
            4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)

            MATT WISLER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
            No recent starts.

            JAMES SHIELDS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
            SHIELDS is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.71 and a WHIP of 1.385.
            His team's record is 0-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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            MINNESOTA (59 - 59) at NY YANKEES (65 - 52) - 7:05 PM
            MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
            Top Trends for this game.
            NY YANKEES are 65-52 (+3.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            NY YANKEES are 24-9 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
            NY YANKEES are 38-26 (+9.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            MINNESOTA is 59-59 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            MINNESOTA is 59-55 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            MINNESOTA is 33-32 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            MINNESOTA is 31-27 (+10.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
            PELFREY is 56-46 (+16.9 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
            NY YANKEES are 15-25 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            NY YANKEES is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
            4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

            MIKE PELFREY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
            PELFREY is 2-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.655.
            His team's record is 2-3 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.7 units)

            C.C. SABATHIA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
            SABATHIA is 19-9 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.13 and a WHIP of 1.222.
            His team's record is 23-14 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-19. (-3.6 units)

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            CLEVELAND (55 - 62) at BOSTON (52 - 66) - 7:10 PM
            TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L)
            Top Trends for this game.
            CLEVELAND is 55-62 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            CLEVELAND is 51-62 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            CLEVELAND is 36-39 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            CLEVELAND is 15-26 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
            CLEVELAND is 23-31 (-15.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            CLEVELAND is 21-26 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
            CLEVELAND is 69-34 (+25.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
            BOSTON is 52-66 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            BOSTON is 38-44 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
            BOSTON is 15-32 (-22.1 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
            BOSTON is 29-30 (-8.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            BOSTON is 24-32 (-17.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
            BOSTON is 16-25 (-12.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            BOSTON is 45-60 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            BOSTON is 34-44 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            BOSTON is 39-45 (-10.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            BOSTON is 34-42 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
            BOSTON is 53-61 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
            1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

            TREVOR BAUER vs. BOSTON since 1997
            No recent starts.

            EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            SEATTLE (55 - 64) at TEXAS (60 - 57) - 8:05 PM
            HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. CHI CHI GONZALEZ (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            SEATTLE is 55-64 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            SEATTLE is 50-63 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            SEATTLE is 37-42 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            TEXAS is 60-57 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            TEXAS is 8-1 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in home games in August games this season.
            TEXAS is 57-53 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            TEXAS is 45-39 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            TEXAS is 39-34 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            TEXAS is 31-28 (+12.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            SEATTLE is 75-66 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
            SEATTLE is 16-6 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            SEATTLE is 54-42 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
            TEXAS is 44-66 (-20.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
            TEXAS is 60-77 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
            TEXAS is 31-54 (-23.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
            TEXAS is 21-40 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
            TEXAS is 10-20 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            SEATTLE is 7-3 (+3.4 Units) against TEXAS this season
            7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.6 Units)

            HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. TEXAS since 1997
            IWAKUMA is 7-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.046.
            His team's record is 8-4 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.3 units)

            CHI CHI GONZALEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            TAMPA BAY (59 - 59) at HOUSTON (64 - 55) - 8:10 PM
            JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            TAMPA BAY is 136-144 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            TAMPA BAY is 38-46 (-10.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            HOUSTON is 134-147 (+4.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            HOUSTON is 40-20 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            HOUSTON is 64-49 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            HOUSTON is 29-15 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
            FELDMAN is 38-51 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
            FELDMAN is 38-51 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
            FELDMAN is 24-43 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

            Head-to-Head Series History
            TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.7 Units) against HOUSTON this season
            2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

            JAKE ODORIZZI vs. HOUSTON since 1997
            ODORIZZI is 2-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.615.
            His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.1 units)

            SCOTT FELDMAN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
            FELDMAN is 3-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.045.
            His team's record is 3-3 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-6. (-6.6 units)

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            CHI WHITE SOX (55 - 61) at LA ANGELS (61 - 57) - 10:05 PM
            JOHN DANKS (L) vs. GARRETT RICHARDS (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            CHI WHITE SOX are 15-28 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
            CHI WHITE SOX are 42-85 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
            DANKS is 4-19 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
            LA ANGELS are 159-124 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            LA ANGELS are 125-91 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
            LA ANGELS are 89-53 (+23.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
            LA ANGELS are 43-19 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
            RICHARDS is 23-7 (+14.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
            RICHARDS is 12-1 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
            CHI WHITE SOX are 15-6 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            CHI WHITE SOX are 87-88 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
            CHI WHITE SOX are 542-575 (+35.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
            LA ANGELS are 157-139 (-66.6 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            CHI WHITE SOX is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
            3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

            JOHN DANKS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
            DANKS is 3-4 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.94 and a WHIP of 1.205.
            His team's record is 6-6 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.5 units)

            GARRETT RICHARDS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
            RICHARDS is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 0.500.
            His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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            TORONTO (65 - 54) at PHILADELPHIA (46 - 72) - 7:05 PM
            R.A. DICKEY (R) vs. AARON NOLA (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            PHILADELPHIA is 402-380 (+52.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 (+1.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
            1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

            R.A. DICKEY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
            DICKEY is 5-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.58 and a WHIP of 1.227.
            His team's record is 7-4 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-5. (+0.7 units)

            AARON NOLA vs. TORONTO since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            NY METS (63 - 55) at BALTIMORE (61 - 56) - 7:05 PM
            JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            NY METS are 11-28 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
            NY METS are 15-28 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
            BALTIMORE is 161-126 (+37.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
            BALTIMORE is 38-21 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            BALTIMORE is 28-15 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
            BALTIMORE is 37-20 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
            BALTIMORE is 28-13 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
            BALTIMORE is 28-14 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
            BALTIMORE is 87-72 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
            NY METS are 63-55 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            NY METS are 62-51 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            BALTIMORE is 22-33 (-16.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
            BALTIMORE is 20-31 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            NY METS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
            2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

            JACOB DEGROM vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
            DEGROM is 1-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.000.
            His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

            KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. NY METS since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            KANSAS CITY (71 - 46) at CINCINNATI (51 - 65) - 7:10 PM
            EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. RAISEL IGLESIAS (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            KANSAS CITY is 71-46 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 81-62 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
            KANSAS CITY is 29-14 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
            KANSAS CITY is 13-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 27-9 (+18.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
            KANSAS CITY is 29-15 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
            KANSAS CITY is 70-43 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 48-32 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 48-27 (+19.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 43-29 (+11.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 38-21 (+16.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
            KANSAS CITY is 36-21 (+14.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
            KANSAS CITY is 40-22 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
            VOLQUEZ is 34-22 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
            VOLQUEZ is 16-7 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
            CINCINNATI is 51-65 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            CINCINNATI is 51-65 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            KANSAS CITY is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
            1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

            EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
            VOLQUEZ is 1-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.84 and a WHIP of 1.330.
            His team's record is 4-2 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

            RAISEL IGLESIAS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
            No recent starts.

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            DETROIT (56 - 61) at CHICAGO CUBS (67 - 49) - 8:05 PM
            ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            DETROIT is 244-211 (-26.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
            DETROIT is 236-203 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
            DETROIT is 29-42 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            DETROIT is 65-69 (-15.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 67-49 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 12-2 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 26-16 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 67-49 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 43-26 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 71-64 (+11.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 157-127 (-46.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 778-750 (-164.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 155-195 (-60.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 1068-1192 (-208.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 714-709 (-157.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
            CHICAGO CUBS are 213-183 (-45.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
            HAMMEL is 7-18 (-16.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

            Head-to-Head Series History
            CHICAGO CUBS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
            1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

            ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
            SANCHEZ is 3-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.557.
            His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.2 units)

            JASON HAMMEL vs. DETROIT since 1997
            HAMMEL is 2-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 7.66 and a WHIP of 2.060.
            His team's record is 2-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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            LA DODGERS (67 - 51) at OAKLAND (51 - 69) - 10:05 PM
            CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. SONNY GRAY (R)
            Top Trends for this game.
            LA DODGERS are 67-51 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            LA DODGERS are 32-29 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
            LA DODGERS are 25-31 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
            LA DODGERS are 10-15 (-11.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less this season.
            LA DODGERS are 67-51 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            LA DODGERS are 48-39 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            LA DODGERS are 20-25 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
            LA DODGERS are 36-32 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
            LA DODGERS are 1-6 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
            OAKLAND is 111-56 (+42.0 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
            OAKLAND is 51-69 (-26.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
            OAKLAND is 39-50 (-22.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
            OAKLAND is 27-34 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
            OAKLAND is 18-27 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
            OAKLAND is 49-64 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
            OAKLAND is 32-42 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
            OAKLAND is 10-22 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
            OAKLAND is 29-39 (-13.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
            OAKLAND is 29-38 (-13.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
            OAKLAND is 27-40 (-19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

            Head-to-Head Series History
            OAKLAND is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
            1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

            CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. OAKLAND since 1997
            KERSHAW is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 0.66 and a WHIP of 0.878.
            His team's record is 1-1 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

            SONNY GRAY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
            GRAY is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.444.
            His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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            Comment


            • #7
              MLB
              Dunkel

              Tuesday, August 18



              Arizona @ Pittsburgh

              Game 901-902
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Arizona
              (Anderson) 15.619
              Pittsburgh
              (Liriano) 17.738
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Pittsburgh
              by 2
              8
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Pittsburgh
              -210
              7
              Dunkel Pick:
              Pittsburgh
              (-210); Over

              Miami @ Milwaukee


              Game 903-904
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:10 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Miami
              (Conley) 14.007
              Milwaukee
              (Cravy) 15.589
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Milwaukee
              by 1 1/2
              10
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Milwaukee
              -150
              8 1/2
              Dunkel Pick:
              Milwaukee
              (-150); Over

              San Francisco @ St. Louis


              Game 905-906
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:15 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              San Francisco
              (Voglsong) 16.679
              St. Louis
              (Lynn) 15.522
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              San Francisco
              by 1
              6
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              St. Louis
              -140
              7
              Dunkel Pick:
              San Francisco
              (+120); Under

              Washington @ Colorado


              Game 907-908
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:40 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Washington
              (Zimmrmnn) 14.235
              Colorado
              (Hale) 15.324
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Colorado
              by 1
              12
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Washington
              -155
              11
              Dunkel Pick:
              Colorado
              (+135); Over

              Atlanta @ San Diego


              Game 909-910
              August 18, 2015 @ 10:10 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Atlanta
              (Wisler) 15.738
              San Diego
              (Shields) 14.929
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Atlanta
              by 1
              8
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              San Diego
              -175
              7
              Dunkel Pick:
              San Diego
              (-175); Over

              Minnesota @ NY Yankees


              Game 911-912
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Minnesota
              (Pelfrey) 16.248
              NY Yankees
              (Sabathia) 15.472
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Minnesota
              by 1
              8
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              NY Yankees
              -170
              9
              Dunkel Pick:
              Minnesota
              (+150); Under

              Cleveland @ Boston


              Game 913-914
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Cleveland
              (Bauer) 14.515
              Boston
              (Rodrguez) 16.148
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Boston
              by 1 1/2
              8
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Boston
              -120
              9
              Dunkel Pick:
              Boston
              (-120); Under

              Seattle @ Texas


              Game 915-916
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Seattle
              (Iwakuma) 16.792
              Texas
              (Gonzalez) 15.398
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Seattle
              by 1 1/2
              7 1/2
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Seattle
              -135
              9
              Dunkel Pick:
              Seattle
              (-135); Under

              Tampa Bay @ Houston


              Game 917-918
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:10 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Tampa Bay
              (Odorizzi) 13.693
              Houston
              (Feldman) 16.792
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Houston
              by 3
              7
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Houston
              -120
              8
              Dunkel Pick:
              Houston
              (-120); Under

              Chicago White Sox @ LA Angels


              Game 919-920
              August 18, 2015 @ 10:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Chicago White Sox
              (Danks) 12.169
              LA Angels
              (Richards) 16.671
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              LA Angels
              by 4 1/2
              7
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              LA Angels
              -175
              7 1/2
              Dunkel Pick:
              LA Angels
              (-175); Under

              Toronto @ Philadelphia


              Game 921-922
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Toronto
              (Dickey) 14.472
              Philadelphia
              (Nola) 15.511
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Philadelphia
              by 1
              10
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Toronto
              -185
              8 1/2
              Dunkel Pick:
              Philadelphia
              (+165); Over

              NY Mets @ Baltimore


              Game 923-924
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              NY Mets
              (deGrom) 15.845
              Baltimore
              (Gausman) 16.773
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Baltimore
              by 1
              8
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              NY Mets
              -120
              7 1/2
              Dunkel Pick:
              Baltimore
              (+100); Over

              Kansas City @ Cincinnati


              Game 925-926
              August 18, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Kansas City
              (Volquez) 15.169
              Cincinnati
              (Iglesias) 13.171
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Kansas City
              by 2
              7
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Kansas City
              -125
              8
              Dunkel Pick:
              Kansas City
              (-125); Under

              Detroit @ Chicago Cubs


              Game 927-928
              August 18, 2015 @ 8:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              Detroit
              (Sanchez) 13.693
              Chicago Cubs
              (Hammel) 16.671
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Chicago Cubs
              by 3
              10
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              Chicago Cubs
              -175
              No Run Total
              Dunkel Pick:
              Chicago Cubs
              (-175); N/A

              LA Dodgers @ Oakland


              Game 929-930
              August 18, 2015 @ 10:05 pm

              Dunkel Rating:
              LA Dodgers
              (Kershaw) 16.150
              Oakland
              (Doubront) 17.314
              Dunkel Team:
              Dunkel Line:
              Dunkel Total:
              Oakland
              by 1
              5
              Vegas Team:
              Vegas Line:
              Vegas Total:
              LA Dodgers
              -240
              6 1/2
              Dunkel Pick:
              Oakland
              (+200); Under

              Comment


              • #8
                MLB

                Tuesday, August 18


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                Game of the Day: Mets at Orioles
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                Since losing his first three decisions away from home this season, deGrom is 5-1 over his last seven road starts.

                New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles (+101, 7.5)

                Jacob deGrom goes for his team-high 11th victory as the New York Mets kick off a nine-game road trip on Tuesday night with the first of two interleague contests against the Baltimore Orioles. The Mets, who hold a 4 1/2-game lead over Washington atop the National League East, will be trying to rebound after getting swept at home in a three-game series versus Pittsburgh.

                DeGrom is unbeaten over his last six starts, not allowing a run in half of them to lower his ERA to 2.03 - second in the majors to Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Orioles opened a 10-game homestand with a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics to snag the second wild card in the American League. Seldom-used designated hitter Steve Clevenger followed up Sunday's four-hit performance with the second homer of his career, a three-run shot in Monday's 4-2 victory that moved Baltimore five games over .500 for the first time since July 2. Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman, who has pitched at least seven innings in three of his past four starts, will oppose deGrom.

                TV:
                7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN (Baltimore)

                LINE HISTORY:
                The Orioles opened in the +107 range but are now +101. The total opened and remains at 7.5.

                INJURY REPORT:
                Mets - 1B Lucas Duda (Questionable, back), 3B David Wright (60-day DL, back). Orioles - C Matt Wieters (Probable, hamstring).

                WEATHER:
                Temperatures expected to be in the low-80s under mostly cloudy skies. Wind will blow out to center at around 6 mph.

                PITCHING MATCHUP:
                Mets RH Jacob deGrom (11-6, 2.03 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (2-4, 4.48)

                DeGrom matched his season high with four walks last time out, but he more than compensated by striking out 10 and limiting Colorado to two hits over seven scoreless innings. It was the fifth quality start in as many outings since the All-Star break for deGrom, who is 2-0 and has permitted a total of six runs in that span. Since losing his first three decisions away from home this season, deGrom is 5-1 over his last seven road starts.

                Gausman struck out eight and yielded three runs over seven innings in his last outing, but it went for naught as the Orioles were no-hit by Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma. He was tagged for six runs in 5 2/3 innings by the Los Angeles Angels in his previous turn, which followed a pair of solid outings in which he gave up two runs over 14 2/3 innings. Gausman is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in six appearances (three starts) at home.

                TRENDS:


                * Under is 5-0 in the last five meetings.
                * Mets are 8-0 in the last eight meetings.
                * Mets are 17-4 in deGroms last 21 starts as a favorite.
                * Orioles are 0-6 in their last six interleague games as an underdog.

                CONSENSUS:
                Fifty-nine percent of users are backing the visiting Mets.


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                • #9
                  MLB

                  Tuesday, August 18



                  Threat of thunderstorms at Wrigley Field

                  According to weather forecasts, there is a 64 percent chance of thunderstorms in Chicago as the Cubs host the Detroit Tigers at Wrigley Field Tuesday evening.

                  Anibal Sanchez is expected to start for the visitors with Jason Hammel probable to take the mound for the Cubbies.


                  Top home umpire at PNC Park Tuesday

                  Umpire Jim Reynolds is the top "homer ump" in the bigs this season and is probable to call balls and strikes at PNC Park in Pittsburgh when the Pirates host the Arizona Diamondbacks Tuesday evening.

                  Home teams have gone 20-4 (83.3 percent) when Reynolds works behind home plate so far this season. If bettors had risked $100 on the home team in each of Reynolds' games, they'd be up 15.22 units.

                  Home teams have averaged 5.46 runs scored per game, compared to 3.17 runs against.

                  The Pirates (-213) are expected to start Francisco Liriano while Chase Anderson is probable to start for the Dbacks (+195).

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                  • #10
                    MLB

                    Tuesday, August 18



                    Mets starter deGrom on fire

                    Jacob deGrom will try to keep his hot streak going and lead the New York Mets to their seventh straight win when he starts.

                    In his last six starts, deGrom has pitched to 1.32 ERA to go along with 50 strikeouts to just eight walks.

                    deGrom and the Mets visit Kevin Gausman the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night. The Mets are currently even with the O's at -104.


                    Pirates rolling with Liriano on the hill, especially at PNC

                    The Pittsburgh Pirates are red-hot when Francisco Liriano starts, especially at home, winning his last eight starts overall and his last six at PNC Park.

                    Liriano has pitched to a 3.13 ERA with 44 strikeouts and 17 walks in his last eight starts overall and is even better at home, pitching to a 2.74 ERA with 43 strikeouts and just 14 walks in his last six starts there.

                    Liriano and the Pirates host the Arizona Diamondbacks and Chase Anderson Tuesday night, where the Buccos are currently big -207 favorites.


                    Cleveland's Bauer really struggling versus AL East

                    Cleveland Indians hurler Trevor Bauer is 0-2 with a 9.82 ERA in three starts versus the American League East this season and is 1-6 with a 6.65 ERA in eight career starts against the division.

                    Bauer has allowed 16 earned runs in 14 2/3 innings of work in those three starts versus the East this season. Those starts came against the Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.

                    He'll give it another shot versus the division as he's expected to get the ball at Fenway Park to face the Boston Red Sox Tuesday evening. Cleveland is presently +108 while the Red Sox, expected to counter with Eduardo Rodriguez, are -117.


                    Road teams cashing with Muchlinski behind the plate

                    Visiting teams have posted an impressive record of 7-0 in the past seven ball games that umpire Mike Muchlinksi has worked behind home plate.

                    Season to date, road teams are 7-13 in the games that Muchlinksi has worked behind the dish. Home teams have averaged just 2.80 runs while the visitors have averaged 4.00 runs per game.

                    Muchlinksi will be at Fenway Park when the Boston Red Sox host the Cleveland Indians Tuesday evening. Trevor Bauer is the probable starter for Cleveland (+108) while Eduardo Rodriguez is expected to start for the BoSox (-117).


                    Wind blowing in at Coors Field Tuesday

                    According to weather forecasts, wind is expected to blow in from right field at around 12 miles per hour at Coors Field when the Colorado Rockies host the Washington Nationals Tuesday evening.

                    According to our stadium data for Coors Field, the Over/Under count is 2-1 when wind blows in from right but is 3-6 O/U overall with inbound wind.

                    Jordan Zimmermann is probable to start for the Nationals and David Hale is expected to start for the Rockies. The total opened at 11 but is down a run to 10.


                    Cubs to try and extend home winning streak

                    The Chicago Cubs will try to extend their home winning streak to nine consecutive games when they begin a mini two-game series with the Detroit Tigers at Wrigley Field Tuesday.

                    The Cubs have been just plain dominant during the win streak at Wrigley Field, outscoring their opponents 51-22 during those eight games.

                    The cubs send right-hander Jason Hammel (6-5, 3.10 ERA) to the mound to take on the Tigers Anibal Sanchez (10-10, 4.95 ERA). Chicago is currently a -150 favorite.


                    Mets own matchup versus Orioles

                    The New York Mets have defeated the Baltimore Orioles in eight consecutive contests dating back to 2010, outscoring them 41-12 in the process.

                    The Mets swept a two-game mini series in New York back in May, with Jacob deGrom pitching seven innings of six hit, one run ball in a 5-1 win in the second game of that series.

                    deGrom gets the call against the Orioles once again Tuesday night, going up against the Orioles Kevin Gausman. The odds are currently even at -104 apiece.


                    Rangers on fire in front of home fans

                    The Texas Rangers have won eight consecutive home games and will look to make it nine when they face the Seattle Mariners Tuesday evening.

                    If you had risked $100 on the Rangers each time over the past eight home games, you'd be up 8.57 units.

                    The team has been a fave just four of those times and have been as much as a +152 dog (Aug. 5 vs. Houston).

                    Chi Chi Gonzalez is expected to take the bump for the Rangers (+126) while Hisashi Iwakuma is slated to start for the Mariners.


                    Rangers thriving as home dogs

                    The Texas Rangers will be home underdogs when they host the Seattle Mariners Tuesday night, a position they have thrived in, winning their last seven games when that is the case.

                    The Rangers are not having any trouble scoring as home dogs, putting up 6.86 runs per game during the seven game streak, while giving up 4.0 runs per game at the same time.

                    Texas and starter Chi Chi Gonzalez (2-4, 4.22 ERA) are currently +126 dogs for tonight's matchup against the Mariners Hisashi Iwakuma (4-2, 3.86 ERA), who is coming off a no-hitter in his last start.


                    Twins slumping against the AL East

                    The Minnesota Twins have lost seven consecutive games against American League East opponents after their 8-7 extra innings loss to the New York Yankees Monday night.

                    The Twins haven't just lost seven in a row they are getting thumped, giving up 7.0 runs per game in those seven games, while scoring just 3.7.

                    Minnesota will try to end the skid when they continue their series against the Bronx Bombers at Yankee Stadium Tuesday, sending Mike Pelfrey to the hill to take on C.C. Sabathia.

                    The Yankees are currently -163 favorites with a total sitting at 8.5.

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                    • #11
                      MLB

                      Tuesday, August 18



                      Dickey has been on fire since All-Star Break

                      R.A. Dickey has been lights-out since the All-Star break, with the knuckleballer posting a 4-0 record and a 1.49 ERA in his past six starts.

                      The Blue Jays have been benefiting from Dickey's pitching and have gone 5-1 in those six starts.

                      The Jays are currently -164 when they send Dickey to the mound Tuesday against the Philadelphia Phillies.


                      Zimmermann tough on Rockies at Coors Field

                      Coors Field is a notoriously tough place to pitch, but don't tell that to Washington Nationals righty Jordan Zimmermann.

                      The 29-year-old is 2-0 with a 3.74 ERA and has given up just two home runs in 21 2/3 innings of work in four career starts in the Mile High City.

                      The Nats are 3-1 in those Zimmermann starts, with the only defeat coming in 2009. Zimmermann went four innings allowing two earned runs on seven hits.

                      This time around, the Nationals are -150 while the Rox, who are expected to start David hale, are priced in the +138 area.


                      Over bettors sizing up Iwakuma's next start after no-hitter

                      Hisashi Iwakuma became the oldest pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Randy Johnson's perfect game in 2004, when the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday. Iwakuma became the first pitcher to toss a no-no in the American League since teammate Felix Hernandez in 2012.

                      Iwakuma walked two batters in the fourth and ended the day with three in total as his only blemishes on his day.

                      However, going back to 1999, and excluding three collective no-no's involving more than one pitcher (Houston 2003, Seattle 2012, Philadelphia 2014), starters making their first appearance since their no-hitter are 24-17-1 Over/Under – 56 percent Over.

                      Chris Heston, Max Scherzer and Cole Hamels have all thrown no-hitters this season with the O/U going 1-2.

                      Iwakuma's next scheduled start comes Tuesday when the Mariners visit the Texas Rangers.


                      Feldman floundering at Minute Maid Park

                      Home field advantage has been lost when Scott Feldman takes the mound this season, with the veteran posting a 2-4 record and a 5.56 ERA in eight starts at Minute Maid Park this season. Feldman has surrendered eight home runs in those eight starts while allowing opponents to hit .319.

                      The Houston Astros have gone 3-5 when Feldman takes the mound at home this season.

                      The 'Stros are currently -119 when they host the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday.

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Hey Udog--Boy you are so right about RGIII--Old Daniel Snyder just doesn't want to admit he made a mistake--Cousins is 10 times better than RGIII.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          I think he's the biggest bust since Ryan Leaf, RS. He might be as disappointing as Marcus Dupree!

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            MLB

                            Tuesday, August 18


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                            Hottest MLB betting trends to track down the stretch
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                            The dog days of summer are done and the postseason push has officially arrived. The next six weeks of MLB action will separate the pretenders from the contenders, as divisional matchups, daunting cross-country road trips and primetime pitching matchups will dominate the headlines from now until October.

                            Which teams will be left standing when all is said and done and the playoffs finally get underway? Perhaps that answer can be found below within the handful of betting trends we’re putting under the microscope this week.

                            Divisional showdowns

                            September, and to a lesser extent the first week of October, are best known around the majors for marquee divisional showdowns that carry a significant impact on the chase for the postseason. Look no further than the Chicago Cubs, who will play 23 of their final 31 contests against National League Central opposition.

                            For bottom dwellers, like the Milwaukee Brewers (25 games back), this stretch represents nothing more than an opportunity to call up some young, talented minor league prospects. But for those in the grueling hunt for postseason stardom, this is the most mentally-trying span of the entire 162-game season. As of Monday afternoon, here are baseball’s best and worst teams in terms of divisional play:

                            Best

                            St. Louis Cardinals: 32-18 (.640)
                            New York Mets: 30-17 (.638)
                            Kansas City Royals: 32-19 (.627)
                            Detroit Tigers: 30-20 (.600)
                            Los Angeles Dodgers: 29-20 (.592)

                            The NL West-leading Dodgers may be nine games over .500 within their division, but be advised that this team has a serious issue when it comes to beating the San Francisco Giants, who are 9-3 with a plus-8 run differential against the Dodgers this season.

                            Worst

                            Miami Marlins: 16-28 (.364)
                            Cleveland Indians: 18-31 (.367)
                            Colorado Rockies: 18-31 (.367)
                            Texas Rangers: 18-28 (.391)
                            Chicago White Sox: 20-31 (.392)

                            The Marlins, Indians, Rockies and White Sox all own losing records and were a combined 56 games under .500 as of Monday afternoon, so it’s no surprise to see those teams on this list. What is surprising is to see the Texas Rangers (59-57), who are just 1.5 games out of a wild card berth, sharing the same space. But that’s what happens when you somehow find a way to post a 4-9 record against the lowly Oakland Athletics.

                            How rest impacts totals

                            Major League Baseball has been kicking around the idea of reducing the current 162-game regular season format to 154 games in an effort to avoid situations like the one the Oakland A’s will face on Tuesday, which will see the club play a 7:05 p.m. ET start in Baltimore Monday evening before traveling across the country to host the Dodgers Tuesday.

                            A’s manager Bob Melvin told me Monday, during my radio show on 95.7 The Game in the Bay Area, that he’s in favor of the idea, as the Oakland skipper doesn’t understand why MLB didn’t schedule Monday’s showdown with the Orioles during the afternoon so that his team would have adequate time to rest for Tuesday’s matchup with Clayton Kershaw and the NL West-leading Dodgers.

                            But before baseball can make any such changes official, it’s important that we analyze how its clubs perform given the current scheduling landscape. Here’s a look at the most profitable clubs in baseball in terms of Overs and Unders when given one day of rest in 2015:

                            Top OVER records following one day of rest

                            Houston Astros: 7-3-1 (.700)
                            Pittsburgh Pirates: 9-4-1 (.692)
                            New York Yankees: 9-4 (.692)
                            Atlanta Braves: 8-4 (.667)
                            Los Angeles Angels: 8-4-1 (.667)

                            Top UNDER records following one day of rest

                            Washington Nationals: 9-3 (.750)
                            New York Mets: 8-3 (.727)
                            Arizona Diamondbacks: 8-3-1 (.727)
                            Philadelphia Phillies: 8-3-1 (.727)
                            St. Louis Cardinals: 7-3-2 (.700)

                            Road warriors

                            Winning on the road is one thing, but winning on the road while covering the number as a favorite is another feat entirely. Take the Arizona Diamondbacks as an example, who have been listed as road favorites 10 times this season, only to win in just one of those instances.

                            Hotel rooms, foreign time zones, unfamiliar surroundings. These are just a handful of reasons as to why a team expected to win a specific contest away from home fails to do so.

                            Heading into the home stretch, here are the best and worst at winning games while assuming the role of road favorite:

                            Best road faves

                            Detroit Tigers: 10-3 (.769)
                            Chicago Cubs: 21-8 (.724)
                            St. Louis Cardinals: 20-11 (.645)
                            Oakland A’s: 13-8 (.619)
                            New York Mets: 11-7 (.611)

                            Worst road faves

                            Arizona Diamondbacks: 1-9 (.100)
                            Houston Astros: 7-14 (.333)
                            Miami Marlins: 4-8 (.333)
                            Boston Red Sox: 6-11 (.353)
                            Baltimore Orioles: 7-9 (.438)

                            Keep an eye on…

                            Finally, I’ll leave you with a trend that is 100 percent worth monitoring for the rest of the 2015 MLB season:

                            MLB teams in the role of home underdog

                            San Francisco Giants: 11-3 (.786)

                            Stay patient, pick your spots and best of luck this week!


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