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Standings

Regular Season Standings

AMERICAN - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Toronto Blue Jays 82 60 .577 0 47-25 35-35 7-3 W-3
New York Yankees 77 64 .546 4 40-32 37-32 4-6 L-5
Tampa Bay Rays 69 72 .489 12 34-36 35-36 4-6 L-1
Baltimore Orioles 68 73 .482 13 39-28 29-45 5-5 L-1
Boston Red Sox 67 74 .475 14 39-35 28-39 6-4 W-1

AMERICAN - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Kansas City Royals 84 57 .596 0 48-27 36-30 4-6 W-1
Minnesota Twins 73 68 .518 11 42-26 31-42 5-5 L-1
Cleveland Indians 69 70 .496 14 30-34 39-36 6-4 W-2
Chicago White Sox 67 73 .479 16 35-35 32-38 6-4 W-1
Detroit Tigers 64 76 .457 19 33-38 31-38 4-6 L-2

AMERICAN - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Houston Astros 76 65 .539 0 48-24 28-41 4-6 L-1
Texas Rangers 74 66 .529 1 33-32 41-34 6-4 W-1
Los Angeles Angels 71 69 .507 4 43-30 28-39 6-4 W-2
Seattle Mariners 68 74 .479 8 31-39 37-35 7-3 L-1
Oakland Athletics 60 81 .426 16 33-42 27-39 3-7 L-2

NATIONAL - EAST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
New York Mets 81 61 .570 0 45-24 36-37 8-2 W-6
Washington Nationals 71 70 .504 9 41-29 30-41 5-5 L-5
Miami Marlins 61 81 .430 20 36-38 25-43 8-2 W-4
Atlanta Braves 56 87 .392 25 33-35 23-52 2-8 L-3
Philadelphia Phillies 55 88 .385 26 32-39 23-49 2-8 W-1

NATIONAL - CENTRAL
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
St. Louis Cardinals 88 54 .620 0 50-24 38-30 2-8 L-3
Pittsburgh Pirates 85 56 .603 2 48-22 37-34 6-4 W-2
Chicago Cubs 82 59 .582 5 43-28 39-31 7-3 L-1
Milwaukee Brewers 62 80 .437 26 33-39 29-41 5-5 L-2
Cincinnati Reds 60 81 .426 27 34-39 26-42 6-4 W-3

NATIONAL - WEST
Team Win Loss Percent GB Home Away Last 10 Streak
Los Angeles Dodgers 80 60 .571 0 47-21 33-39 7-3 L-2
San Francisco Giants 73 68 .518 7 39-27 34-41 4-6 W-1
Arizona Diamondbacks 68 73 .482 12 34-36 34-37 5-5 W-2
San Diego Padres 67 75 .472 14 35-37 32-38 3-7 L-2
Colorado Rockies 59 82 .418 21 31-40 28-42 6-4 W-2

Updated Sun Sep 13 3:04 AM EDT

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Standings

Wild Card Standings

AMERICAN

Team Win Loss Percent GB

New York Yankees 77 64 0.546 +2.5

Texas Rangers 74 66 0.529 0.0

Minnesota Twins 73 68 0.518 1.5

Los Angeles Angels 71 69 0.507 3.0

Cleveland Indians 69 70 0.496 4.5

Tampa Bay Rays 69 72 0.489 5.5

Baltimore Orioles 68 73 0.482 6.5

Seattle Mariners 68 74 0.479 7.0

Chicago White Sox 67 73 0.479 7.0

Boston Red Sox 67 74 0.475 7.5

Detroit Tigers 64 76 0.457 10.0

Oakland Athletics 60 81 0.426 14.5



NATIONAL

Team Win Loss Percent GB

Pittsburgh Pirates 85 56 0.603 +3

Chicago Cubs 82 59 0.582 0.0

San Francisco Giants 73 68 0.518 9.0

Washington Nationals 71 70 0.504 11.0

Arizona Diamondbacks 68 73 0.482 14.0

San Diego Padres 67 75 0.472 15.5

Milwaukee Brewers 62 80 0.437 20.5

Miami Marlins 61 81 0.430 21.5

Cincinnati Reds 60 81 0.426 22.0

Colorado Rockies 59 82 0.418 23.0

Atlanta Braves 56 87 0.392 27.0

Philadelphia Phillies 55 88 0.385 28.0



Updated Sun Sep 13 3:04 AM EDT

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Preview: Sky (21-12) at Sun (14-19)

Date: September 13, 2015 1:00 PM EDT

Elena Delle Donne will be crowned with her first WNBA scoring title Sunday when the Chicago Sky visit the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

Delle Donne will dethrone Minnesota's Maya Moore, who finished with a 20.6 scoring average. The Chicago star and frontrunner for MVP honors is averaging 23.2 points, and that figure could only drop as low as 22.5 if she's held scoreless.

She will become the ninth player to lead the WNBA in scoring. If she scores at least 47 points, she will join Diana Taurasi as the only players to average at least 24. Delle Donne's career-high is 45.

It's not even clear if Delle Donne will play since Chicago (21-12) has already clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed and opens the postseason Thursday at home against Indiana or Washington.

Teammate Cappie Pondexter figures to miss a fifth straight game due to a concussion. She is eighth in the league with 15.0 points per game.

Delle Donne was out with a foot injury and Pondexter was also out the last time these teams met in Connecticut's 72-68 road win Aug. 30. Kelsey Bone dominated inside with 25 points and eight rebounds as the Sun (14-19) evened the season series at two wins apiece.

Three of the four meetings have been decided by four points or less, with Chicago's 96-76 win July 12 the exception.

While Chicago will be looking ahead, Connecticut seeks to end an injury-plagued season on a winning note and halt a four-game home slide. Star forward Chiney Ogwumike has missed the entire season and Alex Bentley, second to Bone with a 14.7 scoring average, will miss her ninth straight game with a right ankle injury.

The Sun completed a 2-2 trip with Wednesday's 74-64 loss to New York, as Bone finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Sky posted their third straight win, 92-71 over Tulsa on Friday in their home finale. Delle Donne scored 21 points, and Allie Quigley and Jessica Breland each added 14.

Chicago has won by an average of 23.7 points during this win streak that began after the last meeting with Connecticut.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Aug 30, 2015 Score ATS Results
CONN « 72 Cover: 13
CHI 68 Under: 140
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Jul 12, 2015 Score ATS Results
CONN 76 Over: 172
CHI « 96 Cover: 12
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Jul 2, 2015 Score ATS Results
CHI « 77 Under: 151
CONN 74 Cover: 1.5
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Jun 11, 2015 Score ATS Results
CHI 65 Under: 132
CONN « 67 Cover: 7
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Aug 5, 2014 Score ATS Results
CHI « 82 Cover: 12
CONN 66 Under: 148
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Jun 25, 2014 Score ATS Results
CHI 69 Under: 148
CONN « 79 Cover: 8.5
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May 30, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN 82 Over: 183
CHI « 101 Cover: 11
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May 21, 2014 Score ATS Results
CONN 68 Under: 146
CHI « 78 Cover: 5
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Preview: Dream (14-19) at Mystics (18-15)

Date: September 13, 2015 4:00 PM EDT

The Washington Mystics will try to take some momentum into the playoffs by avoiding a season sweep to an Atlanta Dream team that's heading home after this matchup Sunday.

Washington (18-15) has dropped all three meetings this season with Atlanta, including a 73-67 defeat last Sunday, and eight of 10 since the beginning of the 2013 playoffs.

The Dream (14-19) wish they could have fared as well against other opponents as they are set to miss the postseason for the first time since their inaugural 2008 campaign.

The first two matchups were decided by three points apiece. Atlanta star Angel McCoughtry scored five of her 21 points in the final 28 seconds in the only other game in Washington, a 64-61 victory June 12.

A win would give the Mystics the No. 3 seed for the Eastern Conference playoffs if Indiana loses to New York on Sunday. Washington would face Chicago in the opening round if that happens and would get league-best New York if it doesn't.

A series against the Sky would begin Thursday and a series against the Liberty would start Friday.

Washington enters this game having earned back-to-back wins after Friday's 82-55 rout of New York, which played its starters sparingly to rest up for the postseason.

Atlanta also had won two straight before losing 75-67 to Indiana on Friday. McCoughtry came off the bench for a fifth straight game and was held to 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting after averaging 24.8 points in the previous four.

Sancho Lyttle tied a season high with 19 points and had eight rebounds. She's averaging 16.3 points on 56.8 percent shooting and 9.7 boards in the past three games.

Lyttle had 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Washington last weekend. Tiffany Hayes (19 points) and McCoughtry (18) were the Dream's scoring leaders.

Ivory Latta scored 22 for the Mystics, giving her a combined 40 in the past two meetings with Atlanta, and she's made 14 of 25 shots in those matchups.

Atlanta forward DeLisha Milton-Jones would become the league's first player to appear in 500 games if she returns from a concussion that's kept her out of the past three. Milton-Jones, who turned 41 on Friday, broke Tina Thompson's WNBA record Aug. 28.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Sep 6, 2015 Score ATS Results
WAS 67 Under: 140
ATL « 73 Cover: 3.5
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Jun 26, 2015 Score ATS Results
WAS 69 Under: 141
ATL « 72 Cover: 6
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Jun 12, 2015 Score ATS Results
ATL « 64 Cover: 9
WAS 61 Under: 125
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Jul 27, 2014 Score ATS Results
ATL 67 Under: 144
WAS « 77 Cover: 13
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Jul 5, 2014 Score ATS Results
WAS 73 Over: 159
ATL « 86 Cover: 4.5
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Jun 18, 2014 Score ATS Results
WAS 73 Over: 156
ATL « 83 Cover: 2
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Jun 15, 2014 Score ATS Results
ATL « 75 Cover: 4.5
WAS 67 Under: 142
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Preview: Mercury (20-13) at Shock (17-16)

Date: September 13, 2015 4:30 PM EDT

By making the playoffs for the first time in six years, the Tulsa Shock are guaranteed at least one more home game before the franchise relocates to Texas.

The Phoenix Mercury will be their opponent for that game and Sunday's regular-season finale in Tulsa.

The final WNBA game in Oklahoma would be next Saturday if the Shock (17-16) fail to beat Phoenix in a best-of-three, opening-round series which begins Thursday. This playoff appearance is their only one since relocating from Detroit after the 2009 season.

The Shock are moving to the Dallas-Fort Worth area next season but will try to reward their current fans by securing the only winning season in their time in Oklahoma. They were a combined 41-129 in their first five in Tulsa.

The Shock have won their last five home games, beginning with a 74-59 victory over Phoenix on Aug. 18. They had lost the previous five meetings, including three this season.

Tulsa has dropped two of three overall following a 92-71 loss in Chicago on Friday.

Odyssey Sims, Karima Christmas, Plenette Pierson and Riquna Williams did not play in that game. Williams, who had a team-high 18 points in the win over Phoenix, has been out since Aug. 30 because of an injured left leg.

Vicki Baugh and Jordan Hooper set career highs Friday with 22 and 16 points, respectively, but the Shock's regulars might see some playing time in front of the home crowd.

Sims has averaged 25.5 points in her past four games but has been held to a more pedestrian 15.3 while shooting 32.0 percent in three matchups against Phoenix this season.

The Mercury (20-13) will try to earn a fourth consecutive win in their final tuneup before their title defense. Monique Currie had a season-best 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting in a 70-65 victory over Los Angeles on Friday, and Phoenix reached 20 wins in consecutive seasons for the first time.

Candice Dupree has averaged a team-best 19.5 points on 63.2 percent shooting against Tulsa this season, and leading scorer DeWanna Bonner has averaged 20.7 in the past three meetings.

Bonner, averaging 15.8 points overall, has scored in single digits in each of the last three games.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Aug 18, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO 59 Under: 133
TUL « 74 Cover: 19.5
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Aug 4, 2015 Score ATS Results
TUL 84 Cover: 5
PHO « 87 Over: 171
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Jul 30, 2015 Score ATS Results
PHO « 78 Cover: 10
TUL 66 Under: 144
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Jul 2, 2015 Score ATS Results
TUL 55 Under: 141
PHO « 86 Cover: 23.5
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Jun 29, 2014 Score ATS Results
PHO « 80 Under: 157
TUL 77 Cover: 1.5
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Jun 20, 2014 Score ATS Results
TUL 80 Cover: 0
PHO « 91 Over: 171
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Jun 6, 2014 Score ATS Results
PHO 78 Over: 172
TUL « 94 Cover: 21.5
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May 30, 2014 Score ATS Results
TUL 78 Over: 178
PHO « 100 Cover: 12.5
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Preview: Liberty (23-10) at Fever (19-14)

Date: September 13, 2015 5:00 PM EDT

The New York Liberty and Indiana Fever will face one another in Sunday's regular-season finale. Whether the teams meet again a few days later is yet to be determined.

New York (23-10), the Eastern Conference's top seed for the playoffs, will host either the Fever or Washington in Friday's Game 1 of the conference semifinals. Indiana (19-14) will avoid a rematch with a win or a Mystics' loss to Atlanta on Sunday, and that would leave the Fever as the No. 3 seed with a first-round series against Chicago.

Avoiding the No. 4 seed may not be to the Fever's advantage, though. Indiana has won three of four season meetings with the Liberty, including both at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, but is 0-4 against the Sky.

Building momentum is likely the more important goal for both teams, and Indiana got a good start with Friday's 75-67 victory at Atlanta. The Fever had lost two straight and five of six following a six-game winning streak which was capped by an 80-79 victory over the Liberty on Aug. 23.

Indiana used a balanced offense to prevail Friday despite holding out top scorer and rebounder Tamika Catchings. Shavonte Zellous led five Fever players in double figures with 14 points and Shenise Johnson added 13 with eight rebounds.

"Tonight was a good first step," Stephanie White told the team's official website after becoming the fifth rookie coach in WNBA history with at least 19 wins. "We got better defensively and a whole lot of people produced. Shenise played well and Zellous gave us a big game."

Already having clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, the Liberty used most of their key players sparingly in Friday's 82-55 loss to Washington at Madison Square Garden. No New York starter played over 17 minutes in the team's first home game on Sept. 11 since the 2001 terror attacks.

"It's something special to be playing on this day for New York," said center and Queens native Tina Charles. "I just wish we could have put on a better show."

New York leads the WNBA in scoring defense (70.8 ppg) and field-goal percentage defense (39.3) but has struggled to stop Indiana this season. The Fever have averaged 80.8 points and shot 44.9 percent from 3-point range in the four meetings.

Reserve guard Maggie Lucas is 9 for 17 on 3s in the series while Johnson, fifth in the league in 3-point percentage (41.9), is 6 for 12.


WNBA HEAD TO HEAD

Aug 23, 2015 Score ATS Results
NEW 79 Cover: 1
IND « 80 Over: 159
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Jul 29, 2015 Score ATS Results
NEW 72 Over: 156
IND « 84 Cover: 14.5
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Jun 19, 2015 Score ATS Results
IND « 80 Cover: 20.5
NEW 63 Under: 143
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Jun 9, 2015 Score ATS Results
IND 79 Over: 165
NEW « 86 Cover: 4
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Aug 17, 2014 Score ATS Results
IND 61 Under: 134
NEW « 73 Cover: 8.5
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Aug 14, 2014 Score ATS Results
NEW 63 Under: 139
IND « 76 Cover: 7
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Aug 10, 2014 Score ATS Results
IND « 90 Cover: 14
NEW 76 Over: 166
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May 31, 2014 Score ATS Results
NEW 66 Under: 136
IND « 70 Cover: 1
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Stars-Storm Preview

The WNBA regular season will end with a whimper Sunday night when the league's worst teams meet, and one is trying to avoid a dubious piece of history.

The San Antonio Stars are out to end a franchise-record 10-game slide and avoid becoming the second team in league history to go winless on the road as they face the Seattle Storm.

San Antonio (7-26) will match the worst record in club history, set in 2005, with a loss Sunday. It would also give the Stars an 0-17 road mark that would be the worst in league history, with Washington going 0-15 in 1998.

It's a sad ending to the career of Sophia Young-Malcolm, who is retiring after this game. She is the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 4,311 points and helped lead the Stars to their lone WNBA finals appearance in 2008.

Young-Malcolm scored 12 points in her penultimate game, Tuesday's 74-64 defeat at Tulsa. Jia Perkins led the Stars with 24 points and nine rebounds.

Kayla McBride, who averages a team-high 13.8 points, and Danielle Robinson both sat out. They are listed as starters for Sunday's game according to the team's official game notes.

Seattle (10-23) is expected to have Sue Bird back in the lineup after the aging point guard was rested in Friday's 78-64 home victory over a Minnesota team that rested three of its best players. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 16 points as the Storm ended a three-game slide.

Angel Goodrich started in place of Bird and scored a season-high 11 points with five assists.

"She ran our team well and I think that is indicative of us only having nine turnovers," coach Jenny Boucek told the club's official website. "Nine turnovers without the best point guard in the world says a lot about how we're growing in our efficiency offensively."

These are the league's lowest scoring teams, with Seattle averaging 70.8 points and San Antonio 68.3.

The Storm took the first two 2015 matchups before losing the next two in Seattle.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK

New York Liberty - e
23 10 0.697 0 13-8 12-5 11-5 7-3 L 1

Chicago Sky - x
21 12 0.636 2 14-7 13-4 8-8 7-3 W 3

Indiana Fever - x
19 14 0.576 4 12-9 10-6 9-8 5-5 W 1

Washington Mystics - x
18 15 0.545 5 10-11 11-5 7-10 4-6 W 2

Atlanta Dream - o
14 19 0.424 9 9-12 9-8 5-11 6-4 L 1

Connecticut Sun - o
14 19 0.424 9 5-16 7-9 7-10 2-8 L 1



WESTERN CONFERENCE

Team W L PCT GB CONF HOME ROAD L-10 STREAK

Minnesota Lynx - w
22 12 0.647 0 16-6 13-4 9-8 4-6 L 1

Phoenix Mercury - x
20 13 0.606 1.5 15-6 13-4 7-9 5-5 W 3

Tulsa Shock - x
17 16 0.515 4.5 10-11 11-5 6-11 7-3 L 1

Los Angeles Sparks - x
14 20 0.412 8 10-12 9-8 5-12 6-4 L 2

Seattle Storm - o
10 23 0.303 11.5 8-13 8-8 2-15 4-6 W 1

San Antonio Stars - o
7 26 0.212 14.5 5-16 7-10 0-16 0-10 L 10



Legend

x: Clinched Playoffs Berth

e: Clinched Eastern Conference

w: Clinched Western Conference

o: Eliminated from Playoffs contention

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Sunday, Sept. 13

Ottawa RedBlacks (5-4 SU, 6-3 ATS) vs. British Columbia Lions (4-5 SU, 4-5 ATS)
Point-spread: BC -3 ½
Total: 50 ½

Game Overview

The RedBlacks remain in the thick of the East Division race after winning just two games last season as a first-year expansion team. Coming off a bye week, veteran CFL quarterback Henry Burris has proven that he still has some gas in the tank with 2,504 passing yards and 10 touchdown throws while completing 68.1 percent of his 313 attempts. Defensive end Jamaal Westerman leads the team in sacks with eight, which is also tied for most in the league.

BC quarterback Travis Lulay left last Thursday’s game in the first quarter with a knee injury and John Beck made the most of the opportunity by tossing two scores as part of a 14-for 22 performance that helped pace the upset. The Lions’ defense intercepted Montreal quarterback Tanner Marsh five times to help seal the win. BC is still just 2-4 ATS over its last six games.

Betting Trends

Ottawa won the first game in this season’s series on July 4 with a 27-10 victory as a 2 ½-point home underdog. BC won both meetings last season SU and the total has now stayed UNDER in all three games.

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Sunday, September 13

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OTTAWA (5 - 4) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (4 - 5) - 9/13/2015, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 16-32 ATS (-19.2 Units) in road games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 16-32 ATS (-19.2 Units) in road lined games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 2-1 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 2-1 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Sunday, September 13

4:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing British Columbia
British Columbia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of British Columbia's last 24 games

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Ottawa (5-4) @ BC Lions (4-5)-- RedBlacks (+3) upset BC 27-16 back in Week 2, in season opener for Lions, who had Week 1 bye; Ottawa lost 41-3 in their visit here LY- under is 2-0-1 in series tilts. RedBlacks are 3-2 in last five games (4-1 vs spread); they lost last three road games by average score of 41-15, are 2-2 as road dogs this season. Lions lost four of last six games, are 2-2 at home, as three of four games were decided by 3 points each (underdogs 3-0-1 vs spread). Four of last five Ottawa games went over the total; over is 3-1 in BC's home games.

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Ottawa @ BC Lions

Game 459-460
September 13, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
112.658
BC Lions
113.728
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
BC Lions
by 1
56
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
BC Lions
by 4
50
Dunkel Pick:
Ottawa
(+4); Over

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2015 Regular Season Standings

West Division

GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV STREAK

Calgary 11 8 3 0 16 287 224 6 - 0 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 L1

Edmonton 11 7 4 0 14 272 197 5 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 W1

BC 9 4 5 0 8 204 250 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 W1

Winnipeg 11 4 7 0 8 209 317 3 - 3 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 W1

Saskatchewan 11 1 10 0 2 262 335 1 - 5 - 0 0 - 5 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 L1


East Division

GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV STREAK

Hamilton 11 8 3 0 16 392 221 4 - 1 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 W2

Toronto 11 6 5 0 12 277 322 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 L3

Ottawa 9 5 4 0 10 193 241 4 - 1 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 W1

Montreal 10 4 6 0 8 207 196 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 L1

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, September 13

National League
Cubs @ Phillies
Haren is 1-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven.

Harang is 0-4, 8.12 in his last seven starts (over 3-0 in last three).

Cubs won seven of last nine games (over 7-3 in last ten); they lost five of last eight games with Philly- under is 8-5 in last 13 series games. Phillies lost eight of last ten games; eight of their last eleven went over the total.

Brewers @ Pirates
Jungmann is 0-3, 13.06 in his last three road starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts overall.

Liriano is 2-1, 3.63 in his last four starts; over is 9-0-1 in his last ten.

Milwaukee won nine of last 12 games with Pittsburgh; seven of last nine games in series went over. Brewers lost five of last seven games; 11 of their last 12 games went over total. Pirates won five of their last seven games; over is 10-2 in their last twelve.

Nationals @ Marlins
Scherzer is 0-3, 6.43 in his last five starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven.

Hand is 0-2, 17.06 in his last two starts; under is 4-1 in his home starts. .

Nationals lost last five games overall, over is 8-3-1 in their last 12. Marlins won nine of their last 11 games. Washington won four of last seven games with Miami (under 4-1-1 in last six).

Mets @ Braves
Niese is 1-1, 10.53 in his last four starts; his last five all went over.

Weber allowed two runs in six IP (74 PT) in his first MLB start.

Mets won seven of last eight games; over is 8-3 in their last 11. NY won last three games with Atlanta (over 7-3 in last ten). Braves lost 16 of last 18 games; eight of their last 11 went over the total.

Cardinals @ Reds
Wacha is 3-0, 1.50 in his last four road starts; under is 6-3-1 in his last ten.

Iglesias is 0-3, 4.50 in his last four starts; six of his last nine stayed under.

St Louis won seven of last 13 games with Cincinnati; ten of last eleven series games stayed under total. Cardinals lost eight of last ten games pverall; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13. Reds won five of last seven games (over 6-3).

Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Greinke is 5-1, 1.79 in his last six starts (under 5-1).

Corbin is 4-0, 1.13 in his last five starts (under 5-1 in last six).

Dodgers won nine of last 11 games with Arizona; five of last six series games went over total. LA won six of last eight games overall. Arizona lost five of last seven games; seven of their last 12 stayed under the total.

Padres @ Giants
Rea is 0-0, 1.50 in his last two starts; four of his six starts went over.

Leake is 0-2, 5.68 in his last three starts (under 4-1 in last five).

Padres lost five of last six games with San Francisco (over 5-1); San Diego lost lost seven of last nine games overall. Giants are 5-9 in last fourteen games; seven of their last 11 stayed under.

American League
Royals @ Orioles
Cueto is 0-4, 9.90 in his last four starts (over 5-0 in last five).

Chen is 1-1, 7.16 in his last three starts (over 3-0-1 in last four).

Royals won ten of last 12 games with Baltimore; over is 7-3-1 in last eleven in series. KC lost six of last eight games overall. Orioles are 5-4 in their last nine games; eight of their last eleven games went over.

Blue Jays @ Bronx
Blue Jays won last ten Dickey starts (2-0, 2.08 in his last three- all three stayed under the total).

Tanaka is 2-0, 3.38 in his last three starts; three of his last four went over.

Toronto is 10-3 in last 13 games with Bronx; seven of last ten series games went under total. Blue Jays are 8-3 in last 11 games; seven of their last nine went over the total. Bronx lost last five games; four of their last six games went over.

Red Sox @ Rays
Hill is making first start since 2009; he was 21-24 in 70 starts from 2005-9. This year he was 5-4, 2.83 in AAA; only five of his 30 appearances were starts.

Smyly is 2-0, 3.27 in his last four starts; his last three all went over.

Boston won four of last six games with Tampa Bay (over 5-1). Red Sox won six of last eight games (over 7-2 in last nine) overall. Rays lost six of last nine games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven games.

Tigers @ Indians
Verlander is 2-2, 2.21 in his last five starts; seven of his last nine stayed under. Wolf is 0-3, 6.95 in four starts for Detroit (over 2-2).

Bauer is 2-1, 3.97 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Anderson is 1-0, 2.08 in his last three starts; his last three at home went over.

Detroit lost four of last five games with Cleveland; seven of last nine games in series went over total. Tigers lost six of last nine games (over 6-3-1 in last ten). Indians won five of last seven games; their last three games went over the total.

A's @ Rangers
Doubrant is 2-0, 4.05 in four starts for A's; they scored 32 runs in his last three starts; all four of his Oakland starts went over the total.

Gonzalez is 0-4, 8.44 in his last five starts; six of his nine starts stayed under.

Oakland won six of last seven games with Texas (over 7-3-2 in last 12); A's lost seven of last ten games overall; five of their last nine went over. Rangers is 6-5 in last eleven games overall-- eight of their last nine games stayed under the total.

Twins @ White Sox
Gibson is 1-1, 3.19 in his last three starts; three of his last four stayed under.

Sale is 0-1, 3.10 in his last three starts; six of his last nine starts went over

Minnesota won seven of last ten games with Chicago; over is 5-2-2 in last nine series games. Twins won three of last five games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven. White Sox lost three of last five games; eight of their last 12 went over the total.

Astros @ Angels
Fiers is 2-1, 2.25 in his last three starts (over 3-2 in Houston starts).

Heaney is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts (over 3-1).

Astros are 3-7 in last ten games overall; over is 7-4-1 in last dozen. Angels are 8-3 in last eleven games; six of their last eight games stayed under. Houston won four of last seven games with the Angels; under is 8-4 in last 12 series games.

Interleague
Rockies @ Mariners
Kendrick is 2-2, 8.38 in his last five starts (under 4-2-1 in last seven).

Paxton is making first start since May 28; he is 3-1, 2.33 in his last six starts. Six of his last nine outings went over the total.

Colorado lost six of last eight games with Seattle (over 5-1-1 in last seven); Rockies are 6-5 in last 11 games overall (under 3-2 last five). Mariners won eight of their last eleven games; five of their last seven stayed under the total.

Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Chi-Phil-- Haren 14-14/4-3; Harang 8-17
Mil-Pitt-- Jungmann 10-7; Liriano 16-11 (12-1 last 13)
NY-Atl-- Niese 12-15; Weber 0-1
Wsh-Mia-- Scherzer 14-14 (1-5 last 6); Hand 4-6
StL-Cin-- Wacha 19-7; Iglesias 5-10
LA-Az-- Greinke 20-8 (11-2 last 13). Corbin 7-5
SD-SF-- Rea 4-2; Leake 12-14/1-4

KC-Balt-- Cueto 13-14/2-6 (0-4 last 4); Chen 16-11
Tor-NY-- Dickey 17-12 (10-0 last 10); Tanaka 14-7
Bos-TB-- Hill 0-0; Smyly 5-3
Det-Clev-- Wolf 1-3 Verlander 4-11; Bauer 13-15 Anderson 6-5
A's-Tex-- Doubront 5-3/4-0; Gonzalez 4-5
Min-Chi-- Gibson 14-14; Sale 15-12 (0-3 last 3)
Hst-LAA-- Fiers 3-2; Heaney 9-5

Col-Sea-- Kendrick 7-16; Paxton 4-6

Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Chi-Phil-- Haren 14-14/4-3; Harang 9-25
Mil-Pitt-- Jungmann 3-17; Liriano 5-28
NY-Atl-- Niese 8-27; Weber 0-1
Wsh-Mia-- Scherzer 6-28; Hand 5-10 (4 of last 5)
StL-Cin-- Wacha 5-26; Iglesias 4-15
LA-Az-- Greinke 7-28; Corbin 1-12
SD-SF-- Rea 1-6; Leake 4-26

KC-Balt-- Cueto 7-27; Chen 7-27
Tor-NY-- Dickey 7-29; Tanaka 6-21
Bos-TB-- Hill 0-0; Smyly 1-8
Det-Clev-- Wolf 1-3 Verlander 3-15; Bauer 13-15 Anderson 3-11
A's-Tex-- Doubront 3-7; Gonzalez 2-9
Min-Chi-- Gibson 8-28; Sale 8-27
Hst-LAA-- Fiers 2-5; Heaney 2-14 (2 of last 2)

Col-Sea-- Kendrick 13-23; Paxton 4-10

Umpires
StL-Cin-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Gibson games.
Chi-Phil-- Seven of last eight Cooper games went over.
Mil-Pitt-- Six of last eight Schreiber games went over.
Wsh-Mia-- Seven of last nine Woodring games went over.
NY-Atl-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Timmons games.
LA-Az-- Six of last seven Ripperger games went over.
SD-SF-- Under is 8-3-2 in last thirteen Hoye games.

KC-Balt-- Nine of last twelve Morales games went over
Tor-NY-- Five of last six Guccione games went over.
Bos-TB-- Over is 11-3 in last fourteen Hernandez games.
Min-Chi-- Three of last four Foster games went over.
A's-Tex-- Home side won six of last seven Rackley games.
Hst-LAA-- Three of last four Bellino games went over.

Col-Sea-- Underdogs are 5-4 in last nine Baker games.

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MLB

Sunday, September 13

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
Toronto is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games
NY Yankees are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games at home

1:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

1:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CINCINNATI
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 11 games when playing St. Louis

1:10 PM
BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston

1:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
Detroit is 5-15-1 SU in its last 21 games ,
Detroit is 1-7-1 SU in its last 9 games ,on the road
Cleveland is 3-11-1 SU in its last 15 games ,when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

1:35 PM
NY METS vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing NY Mets

1:35 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PHILADELPHIA
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 16 games at home

1:35 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. PITTSBURGH
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

2:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Minnesota is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Minnesota is 11-4 SU in their last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 4-11 SU in their last 15 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home

3:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. TEXAS
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Oakland is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 9 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland

3:35 PM
HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games on the road
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Angels's last 14 games when playing Houston
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Houston

4:05 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Diego's last 20 games on the road
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

4:10 PM
COLORADO vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

4:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ARIZONA
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
Arizona is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
Arizona is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home

4:40 PM
DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
Detroit11-3-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Detroit is 1-4-2 SU in its last 7 games ,when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 6-14-2 SU in its last 22 games ,when playing Detroit
Cleveland10-1-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

8:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. BALTIMORE
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Kansas City

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MLB
Dunkel

Sunday, September 13


Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
September 13, 2015 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Dickey) 14.944
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 18.382
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-130); Under

Boston @ Tampa Bay

Game 917-918
September 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Hill) 17.091
Tampa Bay
(Smyly) 15.522
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
9 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-150
8
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+130); Over

Detroit @ Cleveland

Game 919-920
September 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Verlander) 15.790
Cleveland
(Anderson) 14.947
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+150); Over

Kansas City @ Baltimore

Game 921-922
September 13, 2015 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Cueto) 17.059
Baltimore
(Chen) 13.038
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 4
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-120); Under

Washington @ Miami

Game 901-902
September 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Scherzer) 13.033
Miami
(Hand) 16.658
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+165); Under

Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox

Game 923-924
September 13, 2015 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.263
Chicago White Sox
(Sale) 17.124
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-180
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-180); Under

St. Louis @ Cincinnati

Game 903-904
September 13, 2015 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 14.739
Cincinnati
(Iglesias) 15.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+120); Under

Oakland @ Texas

Game 925-926
September 13, 2015 @ 3:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
Doubront) 15.656
Texas
(Gonzalez) 14.548
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-155
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+135); Under

NY Mets @ Atlanta

Game 905-906
September 13, 2015 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Niese) 17.561
Atlanta
(Weber) 13.587
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-170); Over

Houston @ LA Angels

Game 927-928
September 13, 2015 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Fiers) 14.587
LA Angels
(Heaney) 16.168
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-105); Under

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 907-908
September 13, 2015 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Jungmnn) 14.234
Pittsburgh
(Liriano) 16,778
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-200
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-200); Under

Colorado @ Seattle

Game 929-930
September 13, 2015 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Kendrick) 14.396
Seattle
(Paxton) 15.991
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-180
8
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-180); Over

Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia

Game 909-910
September 13, 2015 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Haren) 13.303
Philadelphia
(Harang) 14.201
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
N/A

Detroit @ Cleveland

Game 931-932
September 13, 2015 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Wolf) 14.091
Cleveland
(Bauer) 18.263
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-210
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-210); Over

San Diego @ San Francisco

Game 911-912
September 13, 2015 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Despgne) 16.098
San Francisco
(Leake) 15.113
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
8 1/2
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-160
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+140); Over

LA Dodgers @ Arizona

Game 913-914
September 13, 2015 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Greinke) 15.682
Arizona
(Corbin) 14.113
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-160
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-160); Under

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MLB

Sunday, September 13


Tigers Verlander looks to stay hot versus Indians

The Detroit Tigers hope the Justin Verlander resurgence continues Sunday afternoon when the Tigers close out their series with the Cleveland Indians.

The former MVP and Cy Young award winner has pitched to a very good 1.27 ERA in his last six starts to go along with 39 strikeouts to 11 walks. He also has eight quality starts in his last nine outings.

Verlander is matched up against the Indians Cody Anderson. The Tigers are currently +152 road dogs.


Blue Jays Dickey goes for 11th straight win

A resurgent looking R.A. Dickey has been a big part of the Toronto Blue Jays success this season, as they try to win their 11th consecutive game in which the knuckleballer starts when he takes the mound at Yankee Stadium Sunday.

Dickey is 8-0 in those 10 starts, pitching to a very good 2.66 ERA to go along with 42 strikeouts to just 13 walks in the last 10 games.

Dickey and the Jays are currently +123 road dogs for the finale of the four-game series with the Bronx Bombers. Masahiro Tanaka gets the start for the Yankees, who are trying to avoid a four-game sweep.


Nationals RHP Storen breaks thumb during tantrum

Washington Nationals right-hander Drew Storen is expected to miss the rest of the season after breaking his right thumb during a fit of frustration, manager Matt Williams said Saturday.

The injury happened Wednesday, when an upset Storen slammed his locker after giving up a go-ahead home run to the New York Mets' Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning.

The injury was diagnosed after Storen was unable to throw Friday and told the team what had happened, Williams said.

Storen has 29 saves and a 3.44 ERA, but he has surrendered three runs in his past three innings over four games.

The day before he gave up the late homer to Cespedes, Storen walked three to blow a save in what turned into an 8-7 loss to the Mets.