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**StarDust Bum** · 04-18-2016, 02:37 PM

MLB

Monday, April 18

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Trend Report
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11:05 AM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 12 games at home

7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Mets are 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
NY Mets are 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets

7:10 PM
COLORADO vs. CINCINNATI
Colorado is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games at home
Miami is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington

8:09 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chi Cubs's last 22 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 9 games

8:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games at home

8:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. CHI WHITE SOX
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
LA Angels are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

10:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona

**StarDust Bum** · 04-18-2016, 02:38 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, April 18

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NY METS (5 - 6) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 7) - 7:05 PM
NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R) vs. JERAD EICKHOFF (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 16-3 (+14.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-1 (+2.7 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 2-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.46 and a WHIP of 0.973.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.1 units)

JERAD EICKHOFF vs. NY METS since 1997
EICKHOFF is 1-3 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (9 - 2) at MIAMI (3 - 7) - 7:10 PM
TANNER ROARK (R) vs. JOSE FERNANDEZ (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

TANNER ROARK vs. MIAMI since 1997
ROARK is 2-4 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

JOSE FERNANDEZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
FERNANDEZ is 3-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 0.98 and a WHIP of 0.873.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (+0.0 units)

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COLORADO (7 - 5) at CINCINNATI (6 - 6) - 7:10 PM
JORDAN LYLES (R) vs. DANIEL STRAILY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 3-17 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 185-269 (-60.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 604-948 (-180.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 2-15 (-12.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 548-868 (-163.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
COLORADO is 41-73 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 69-105 (-32.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 69-105 (-32.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 91-131 (-35.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 53-76 (-20.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JORDAN LYLES vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LYLES is 3-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.03 and a WHIP of 1.369.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+3.8 units)

DANIEL STRAILY vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHICAGO CUBS (9 - 3) at ST LOUIS (7 - 5) - 8:05 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1103-1210 (-199.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
LACKEY is 61-82 (-26.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 109-69 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 84-68 (+22.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 114-60 (+29.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 109-69 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 76-44 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 83-48 (+23.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-31 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 110-73 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 34-16 (+14.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 22-10 (+10.3 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 55-37 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 91-78 (+24.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 53-31 (+17.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 110-73 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 68-41 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

JOHN LACKEY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LACKEY is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LEAKE is 9-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.135.
His team's record is 13-6 (+6.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-9. (-0.7 units)

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ARIZONA (5 - 8) at SAN FRANCISCO (7 - 6) - 10:15 PM
ARCHIE BRADLEY (R) vs. JAKE PEAVY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ARCHIE BRADLEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BRADLEY is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 0.900.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JAKE PEAVY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PEAVY is 17-13 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.49 and a WHIP of 1.272.
His team's record is 19-15 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-19. (-8.3 units)

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TORONTO (6 - 7) at BOSTON (6 - 5) - 11:05 AM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HAPP is 2-10 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 155-181 (-34.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 625-562 (-75.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 18-36 (-23.8 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 80-89 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-49 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 134-160 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 40-48 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BUCHHOLZ is 19-29 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 7-18 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 7-16 (-11.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 14-27 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 4-10 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUCHHOLZ is 1-7 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2 (+2.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. BOSTON since 1997
HAPP is 3-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.3 units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 13-9 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.226.
His team's record is 15-12 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 15-10. (+4.1 units)

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LA ANGELS (5 - 7) at CHI WHITE SOX (8 - 4) - 8:10 PM
HECTOR SANTIAGO (L) vs. CARLOS RODON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
RODON is 16-9 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RODON is 16-9 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 789-776 (+62.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 664-657 (+55.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SANTIAGO is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CARLOS RODON vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
RODON is 1-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 1.20 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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MILWAUKEE (5 - 7) at MINNESOTA (3 - 9) - 8:10 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. PHIL HUGHES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 86-88 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 49-38 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 84-83 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 52-51 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 48-33 (+22.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

CHASE ANDERSON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

PHIL HUGHES vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-18-2016, 02:40 PM

Cubs visit Cardinals
April 18, 2016

CHICAGO CUBS (9-3) at ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (7-5)

First pitch: Monday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Chicago -115, St. Louis +105, Total: 8.0

The Cubs and the Cardinals, hated rivals and National League Central powerhouses, kick off a three-game series at Busch Stadium.

The Cubs (9-3), believed by many to be the most talented team in baseball, come into this series with the second-best record in the majors. (Only the Nationals, at 9-2, have a better mark.) But it’s never easy for them—or any team, for that matter—to beat the division-rival Cardinals (7-5), especially in Busch Stadium. The second-place Cards, currently two games behind the division-leading Cubbies, have an opportunity to overtake first place, whereas Chicago has a chance to put some distance between the clubs.

On the mound for Joe Maddon’s team will be veteran RHP John Lackey (2-0, 5.68 ERA, 11 SO, 4 BB in 12 2/3 innings), who has been the beneficiary of plenty of run support. On the hill for Mike Matheny’s squad will be RHP Mike Leake (0-1, 6.97 ERA, 7 SO, 4 BB in 10 1/3 innings), who has struggled in his first two starts with the Cards. The Cubs have played well away from Wrigley Field (5-1) and the Cardinals have been solid in St. Louis (4-2). This will be the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

The Cubs’ offense has produced, as expected (71 R – 2nd in MLB, 5.9 R/G). When you combine that with their 2.42 ERA (2nd in NL), you have one of the most complete clubs in the sport. The Cubs have more than enough power bats to survive the loss of LF Kyle Schwarber (0-for-4, 2 SO), who is out for the season after tearing his ACL and LCL. One through eight, the Cubs are relentless. Leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler (.375, 2 HR, 9 RBI, .510 OBP) has set the table nicely for the big boys. What’s scary for the National League is that Chicago’s most feared hitters haven’t really gotten going yet.

SS Addison Russell (.237, 1 HR, 7 RBI), LF Jorge Soler (.235, 2 HR, 5 RBI), Kris Bryant (.229, 2 HR, 5 RBI) and Ben Zobrist (.214, 0 HR, 4 RBI) have found hits hard to come by, and while 1B Anthony Rizzo (.186, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .352 OBP) has gaudy power numbers, he’s been terribly inconsistent.

High-priced free-agent acquisition Jason Heyward (.205, 0 HR, 7 RBI) has been a disappointment thus far. Rizzo has terrific career numbers against Leake (10-for-30 with 2 HR, 2 2B, 5 RBI and 3 BB), though Fowler (3-for-14 with 6 SO) and Heyward (1-for-14) have struggled against him.

So you think the Cubs can hit, huh? Well then you clearly haven’t paid much attention to the Cardinals, whose offense has been otherworldly (85 R – 1st in MLB, 7.1 R/G). Rookies Aledmys Diaz (.406, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .441 OBP, 5 2B) and Jeremy Hazelbaker (.394, 3 HR, 7 RBI, .421 OBP, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB) have been on absolute tears, and seven-time All-Star Yadier Molina (.311, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 4 2B) just continues to deliver.

St. Louis has gotten RBI contributions from stalwarts Matt Carpenter (.250, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .411 OBP), Stephen Piscotty (.244, 2 HR, 8 RBI), Brandon Moss (.233, 4 HR, 10 RBI) and Matt Holliday (.225, 2 HR, 7 RBI). None of the Cardinals’ regulars have a significant number of at-bats against Lackey. Only SS Jhonny Peralta and C Brayan Pena have more than eight at-bats against the 37-year-old, but both players are on the 15-day disabled list.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-18-2016, 02:44 PM

MLB MONEYLINE

MLB > (959) ARIZONA@ (960) SAN FRANCISCO | 2016-04-18 22:15:00 - 2016-04-18 22:15:00
Play ON ARIZONA using money line in All games as a road underdog of +100 to +125
The record is 20 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+14.6 units)

MLB > (955) COLORADO@ (956) CINCINNATI | 2016-04-18 19:10:00 - 2016-04-18 19:10:00
Play AGAINST COLORADO using money line in All games when the total is 9 to 9.5
The record is 3 Wins and 17 Losses for the last two seasons (-14.45 units)

MLB > (961) TORONTO@ (962) BOSTON | 2016-04-18 11:05:00 - 2016-04-18 11:05:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON using money line in All games at home with a money line of -100 to -125
The record is 18 Wins and 36 Losses for the last three seasons (-23.75 units)
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TOP POWER LINES

Users of our matchup reports are familiar with our Power Line ratings, calculated using both teams' ratings and home field advantage. The Top Power Lines tool offers a way to view and compare current Power Lines in one simple report, as well as the Power Line Edge, where the Power Line differs significantly from the current line.

MLB > (961) TORONTO @ (962) BOSTON | 2016-04-18 11:05:00 - 2016-04-18 11:05:00
Line: TORONTO BTB PowerLine: TORONTO110
Edge On: TORONTO (4)

MLB > (951) NY METS @ (952) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-04-18 19:05:00 - 2016-04-18 19:05:00
Line: PHILADELPHIA+165 BTB PowerLine: PHILADELPHIA110
Edge On: PHILADELPHIA (55)

MLB > (955) COLORADO @ (956) CINCINNATI | 2016-04-18 19:10:00 - 2016-04-18 19:10:00
Line: COLORADO BTB PowerLine: COLORADO131
Edge On: COLORADO (51)

MLB > (953) WASHINGTON @ (954) MIAMI | 2016-04-18 19:10:00 - 2016-04-18 19:10:00
Line: WASHINGTON BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON115
Edge On: WASHINGTON (61)

MLB > (957) CHICAGO CUBS @ (958) ST LOUIS | 2016-04-18 20:05:00 - 2016-04-18 20:05:00
Line: CHICAGO CUBS BTB PowerLine: CHICAGO CUBS131
Edge On: CHICAGO CUBS (28)

MLB > (965) MILWAUKEE @ (966) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-18 20:10:00 - 2016-04-18 20:10:00
Line: MINNESOTA-140 BTB PowerLine: MINNESOTA-158
Edge On: MINNESOTA (18)

MLB > (963) LA ANGELS @ (964) CHI WHITE SOX | 2016-04-18 20:10:00 - 2016-04-18 20:10:00
Line: CHI WHITE SOX-132 BTB PowerLine: CHI WHITE SOX-147
Edge On: CHI WHITE SOX (15)

MLB > (959) ARIZONA @ (960) SAN FRANCISCO | 2016-04-18 22:15:00 - 2016-04-18 22:15:00
Line: SAN FRANCISCO-140 BTB PowerLine: SAN FRANCISCO-188
Edge On: SAN FRANCISCO (48)

**StarDust Bum** · 04-18-2016, 06:38 PM

4/17 - Results: 3 - 4 + 0.46
Overall: 52 - 61 + 1.33

MONDAY, APRIL 18

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYM at PHI 07:05 PM

PHI +165

U 7.0

WAS at MIA 07:10 PM

MIA -165

U 7.5

COL at CIN 07:10 PM

COL +122

O 8.5

CHC at STL 08:09 PM

STL +106

O 8.0

MIL at MIN 08:10 PM

MIN -133

U 8.0

LAA at CHW 08:10 PM

CHW -118

U 8.5

ARI at SF 10:15 PM

ARI +120

U 8.0

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:15 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Mavericks 85, Thunder 84-- Kevin Durant was 7-33 from floor. 7. for. 33.

-- Warriors 115, Rockets 106-- Stephen Curry didn't even play.

-- Raptors 98, Pacers 87-- Toronto evens this series, 1-1.

-- Washington 6, Philly 1-- Caps are now up 3-nil in series.

-- Wild 5, Dallas Stars 3-- Home side won all three series games.

-- Kings 2, Sharks 1 OT-- LA's first win in six playoff OT games vs San Jose.

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

13) Oklahoma City Thunder is now 3-13 in their last 16 games that were within five points with 5:00 to play.

NBA replay system came up big here, nullifying the Oklahoma City hoop that came just after the buzzer; Felton missed two FTs with 0:07 left, but Dallas survived and now the series heads to Texas tied 1-1.

12) #1 seeds are 45-1 in NBA playoff series if they lead the series, 2-0.

11) Jets are going into the NFL Draft without knowing who its QB will be in the fall, which is obviously a problem. Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Jets haven't been able to get an agreement on a contract- do they really want Geno Smith to be their guy?

10) Kevin McHale is pretty good as a TV cmmentator; couple of people I know say he's a good guy and it came thru over the air Monday. The best analysts make you feel like you're listening to a conversation between him and the play-by-play guy.

9) Parts of Houston had over 10 inches of rain in the last few days; crazy weather.

8) Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen ran the Boston Marathon Monday; if I drive my car 26 miles, I'm looking for a drive-thru window or a convenience store to get some Cherry Coke. Running 26 miles seems craxy to me.

7) Cubs were -$310 against Colorado Saturday, the heaviest April favorite in over 10 years, when Bronx was -$354 in a game against the Royals.

6) Dwyane Wade hasn't made a 3-pointer since December; he is 7-44 outside the arc for the season, which explains why he doesn't try many anymore. In 2009, Wade was 88-278 (31.7%) behind the arc- his career mark is 28.4%.

5) Big East/Big East will play series of early season games in November to kick off the season: Villanova-Purdue, Wisconsin-Creighton, Seton Hall-Iowa are three of the better games that have been scheduled. St John's-Minnesota will also play.

4) Mike Trout was the 25th pick in the 2009 MLB Draft, one pick after Cardinals' OF Randal Grichuk. Scouting is an inexact scienece.

3) Angels didn't score a first inning run until their 11th game, despite Trout batting third in the batting order.

2) Dustin Pedroia has been on base 48 games in a row against AL East opponents. The all-time record for most consecutive games reaching base is held by Ted Williams, who reached base in an amazing 84 consecutive games.

1) John Madden's only three rules when he coached the Oakland Raiders:
-- Be on time. Pay attention. Play like hell.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:18 AM

MLB

Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 19

National League games

Mets @ Phillies

Verrett is 1-1, 2.86 in his last five starts (under 3-2).

Velasquez is 2-0, 0.00 (15 IP) in his first two starts for the Phillies.

Mets won four of their last five games. Phillies lost three of last four games; three of those four games went over the total.

Nationals @ Marlins

Strasburg is 5-0, 1.27 in his last six starts; three of his last four stayed under.

Conley is 1-0, 2.25 in his last six starts (under 4-2).

Washington won seven of its last nine games; three of their last five games got over the total. Miami lost four of its last fiver games; they're 1-5 at home, with five of six games going over the total.

Dodgers @ Braves

Wood is 2-3, 5.28 in his last five starts (over 4-1).

Teheran is 0-2, 6.88 (over 2-0-1) in three starts this season.

Dodgers won four of their last five games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine. Atlanta won its last three games after an 0-9 start; over is 8-2 in their last ten games.

Rockies @ Reds

De La Rosa is 1-1, 9.39 in three starts this season (over 3-0).

Simon is 0-1, 14.85 in three appearances (two starts) this season; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts.

Colorado won five of its last six games; four of its last five road games stayed under total. Cincinnati lost six of last seven games but is 5-2 at home; five of their last seven games went over the total. .

Cubs @ Cardinals

Hammel is 2-1, 3.38 in his last five starts (over 4-1).

Garcia is 1-0, 2.40 in two starts this month; four of his last six starts stayed under.

Cubs won seven of their last nine games; three of their last four games stayed under total. St Louis won seven of its last ten games (over 7-3).

Pirates @ Padres

Liriano is 3-0, 2.64 in his last five starts; over is 6-3 in hid last nine starts.

Rea is 0-3, 5.17 in his last six starts; over is 4-1 in his last five home starts.

Pirates lost three of last four road games; six of their last seven games went over the total. San Diego lost five of its last six games; six of its last eight games stayed under the total.

Diamondbacks @ Giants

Ray is 1-0, 2.83 in his last five starts; last four stayed under.

Cain is 0-3, 6.62 in his last seven starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight starts.

Arizona lost four of its last six games; their last three games went over. Giants lost five of their last six games (over 4-1-1).

American League games

Mariners @ Indians

Miley is 0-2, 7.33 in his last four starts; eight of his last nine went over.

Carrasco is 2-1, 3.60 in his last four starts; over is 5-2-1 in his last eight.

Seattle won three of last four games; under is 6-2-1 in its last nine. Cleveland is 3-4 in its last seven games; four of its five home games went over.

A's @ Bronx

Surkamp is 0-1, 4.00 in two starts for Oakland (under 2-0).

Pineda is 1-3, 8.71 in his last four starts (over 4-0)

Oakland won its last two games; they're 3-0 on road- under is 9-2 in their last eleven games. Bronx lost four of last five games; under is 3-0-1 in their last four

Blue Jays @ Orioles

Stroman is 3-0, 4.55 in his last four starts; six of his last seven starts went over

Wright is 1-2, 9.00 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over

Toronto won four of its last six games; its last six road games stayed under. Orioles are 5-0 at home; over is 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Rays @ Red Sox

Smyly is 0-2, 5.27 in two starts this month.

Boston is 9-1 in last ten Kelly starts, scoring 70 runs; he is 1-0, 10.13 in two starts this month-- seven of his last nine starts went over.

Tampa Bay is 3-5 in its last eight games; they're 0-2 on road- under is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Boston is also 3-5 in its last eight games- they're 3-4 at home, with last five games staying under the total.

Tigers @ Royals

Greene is 1-5, 11.22 in his last seven starts (over 6-1).

Ventura is 0-2, 5.06 in his last seven starts; three of last four stayed under

Detroit is 5-2 on the road; under is 7-2-2 in their games. Kansas City won seven of its last ten games; under in 5-0 in Royal home tilts.

Astros @ Rangers

Feldman is 0-1, 3.54 in his last five starts; four of his last six starts stayed under

Holland is 2-1, 5.40 in his last four starts; five of his last seven went over

Houston lost eight of its last 12 games; over is 5-1 in its road games. Texas won six of its last nine games; its last five home games went over.

Angels @ White Sox

Shoemaker is 3-2, 3.67 in his last five starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.

Latos is 2-0, 0.75 in his first two starts for the White Sox (under 2-0). .

Chicago lost its last three games (under 8-2-1 in last 11). Angels lost three of last four games; under is 8-4 in their last twelve games.

Interleague

Brewers @ Twins

Peralta is 0-5, 11.05 in his last five starts; eight of his last ten went over

Santana is 5-2, 1.94 in his last ten starts; his last six starts stayed under

Milwaukee lost four of its last five games; seven of its last ten went over. Twins won their last four games after an 0-9 start.

Umpires
NY-Phil-- Five of last seven Hickox games went over.
Wsh-Mia-- Three of last four HGibson games stayed under.
Col-Cin-- Seven of last nine Johnson games went over.
Chi-StL-- Five of last six Davis games stayed under
Az-SF-- Four of last five Tichenor games stayed under.

LA-Chi-- Under is 9-4 in last thirteen Conroy games

Mil-Min-- Six of last eight Timmons games stayed under

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:21 AM

MLB

Tuesday, April 19

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Trend Report
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1:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. MINNESOTA
Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

6:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. CLEVELAND
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets

7:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. NY YANKEES
Oakland is 12-5 SU in their last 17 games when playing NY Yankees
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games

7:10 PM
COLORADO vs. CINCINNATI
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 15 games at home
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado

7:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. BOSTON
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ATLANTA
LA Dodgers are 11-4 SU in their last 15 games when playing Atlanta
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 15 games at home

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MIAMI
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Washington is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Miami is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington

7:15 PM
DETROIT vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Detroit

8:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. TEXAS
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Houston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Houston

8:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels

8:15 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 10 games

10:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

10:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Arizona is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,on the road
Arizona6-1-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco is 1-6-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing at home against Arizona
San Francisco is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing Arizona

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:28 AM

MLB

Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 19

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NY METS (6 - 6) at PHILADELPHIA (6 - 8) - 7:05 PM
LOGAN VERRETT (R) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 153-176 (-49.7 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+1.7 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

LOGAN VERRETT vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
VERRETT is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 6.24 and a WHIP of 1.848.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.4 units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 1-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (9 - 3) at MIAMI (4 - 7) - 7:10 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. ADAM CONLEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 92-82 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 91-81 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 56-57 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
STRASBURG is 7-14 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 40-40 (-20.4 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 32-19 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. MIAMI since 1997
STRASBURG is 10-7 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.172.
His team's record is 14-9 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-11. (-2.2 units)

ADAM CONLEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CONLEY is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.833.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (8 - 5) at ATLANTA (3 - 9) - 7:10 PM
ALEX WOOD (L) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 42-48 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 7-13 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 42-48 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 26-35 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 30-38 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 22-27 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WOOD is 24-34 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOOD is 10-23 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOOD is 24-33 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 22-14 (+11.2 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
TEHERAN is 14-5 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 16-34 (-20.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ALEX WOOD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JULIO TEHERAN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
TEHERAN is 0-5 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.36 and a WHIP of 1.705.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.6 units)

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COLORADO (8 - 5) at CINCINNATI (6 - 7) - 7:10 PM
JORGE DE LA ROSA (L) vs. ALFREDO SIMON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 87-111 (-36.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 605-948 (-179.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 549-868 (-162.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
COLORADO is 42-73 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SIMON is 36-30 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SIMON is 36-29 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 12-7 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
DE LA ROSA is 34-27 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DE LA ROSA is 34-27 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 69-106 (-33.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 69-106 (-33.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 91-132 (-36.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 17-30 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 32-60 (-21.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JORGE DE LA ROSA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 3-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.57 and a WHIP of 1.621.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

ALFREDO SIMON vs. COLORADO since 1997
SIMON is 0-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.375.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (10 - 3) at ST LOUIS (7 - 6) - 8:15 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 710-788 (-183.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 109-70 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 11-1 (+9.9 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 114-61 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 109-70 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 76-45 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 83-49 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 91-67 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 111-73 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 56-37 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 34-19 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 54-31 (+18.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 111-73 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 69-41 (+22.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 63-55 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

JASON HAMMEL vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HAMMEL is 2-3 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.97 and a WHIP of 1.529.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+2.0 units)

JAIME GARCIA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
GARCIA is 2-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.95 and a WHIP of 1.243.
His team's record is 2-4 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (7 - 6) at SAN DIEGO (4 - 9) - 10:10 PM
FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L) vs. COLIN REA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 105-71 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 32-12 (+16.1 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 108-117 (+28.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 105-71 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 85-55 (+20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 66-37 (+21.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-97 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 44-63 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-97 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
LIRIANO is 1-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.13 and a WHIP of 0.947.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

COLIN REA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (6 - 8) at SAN FRANCISCO (7 - 7) - 10:15 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 58-87 (-29.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1080-910 (+114.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 256-165 (+54.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 20-8 (+14.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
CAIN is 16-30 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
RAY is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

MATT CAIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CAIN is 14-7 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.217.
His team's record is 19-15 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-18. (-6.8 units)

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SEATTLE (5 - 7) at CLEVELAND (5 - 5) - 6:10 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 81-93 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 76-92 (-29.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 54-63 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 90-78 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-6 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 24-11 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 63-47 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 41-44 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 22-36 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 8-16 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 79-82 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 24-30 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 27-36 (-14.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CARRASCO is 14-30 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 14-30 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 9-21 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 4-15 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

WADE MILEY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
MILEY is 0-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
CARRASCO is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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OAKLAND (6 - 7) at NY YANKEES (5 - 6) - 7:05 PM
ERIC SURKAMP (L) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 74-101 (-30.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 72-96 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 46-63 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 78-82 (-25.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 27-40 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 19-31 (-19.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ERIC SURKAMP vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PINEDA is 2-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)

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TORONTO (7 - 7) at BALTIMORE (8 - 3) - 7:05 PM
MARCUS STROMAN (R) vs. MIKE WRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 88-91 (-35.3 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 189-154 (+37.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 54-32 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 39-21 (+13.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 91-67 (+27.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 53-31 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 132-96 (+38.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 42-22 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 44-23 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

MARCUS STROMAN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
STROMAN is 1-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

MIKE WRIGHT vs. TORONTO since 1997
WRIGHT is 0-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 11.82 and a WHIP of 2.814.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (5 - 7) at BOSTON (6 - 6) - 7:10 PM
DREW SMYLY (L) vs. JOE KELLY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 162-174 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 109-125 (-32.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
KELLY is 30-16 (+15.5 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 594-682 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
BOSTON is 155-182 (-35.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 64-80 (-24.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-37 (-24.9 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 80-90 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-31 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 33-50 (-26.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 71-81 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 40-49 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DREW SMYLY vs. BOSTON since 1997
SMYLY is 2-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 1.028.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

JOE KELLY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
KELLY is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.900.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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DETROIT (7 - 4) at KANSAS CITY (8 - 4) - 7:15 PM
SHANE GREENE (R) vs. YORDANO VENTURA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 114-76 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 62-32 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 23-11 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 20-8 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 31-16 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 110-70 (+32.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 80-55 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 77-48 (+25.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 45-28 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 97-70 (+23.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 17-11 (+12.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

SHANE GREENE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GREENE is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 0.69 and a WHIP of 0.923.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. DETROIT since 1997
VENTURA is 3-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.06 and a WHIP of 1.484.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.2 units)

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HOUSTON (5 - 8) at TEXAS (7 - 6) - 8:05 PM
SCOTT FELDMAN (R) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 37-54 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 9-21 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FELDMAN is 24-45 (-25.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 26-58 (-31.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 97-83 (+32.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 92-78 (+29.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 71-54 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 60-50 (+19.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 51-45 (+17.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 42-63 (-22.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. TEXAS since 1997
FELDMAN is 3-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.9 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HOLLAND is 3-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.37 and a WHIP of 1.283.
His team's record is 7-3 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-8. (-7.1 units)

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LA ANGELS (6 - 7) at CHI WHITE SOX (8 - 5) - 8:10 PM
MATT SHOEMAKER (R) vs. MAT LATOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 790-776 (+63.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 665-657 (+56.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 564-546 (+50.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 114-72 (+36.2 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
SHOEMAKER is 18-6 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SHOEMAKER is 16-5 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SHOEMAKER is 16-5 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

MATT SHOEMAKER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 8.43 and a WHIP of 1.687.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

MAT LATOS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
LATOS is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.026.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (5 - 8) at MINNESOTA (4 - 9) - 1:10 PM
WILY PERALTA (R) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 10-25 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 52-79 (-22.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-23 (-15.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 87-88 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 50-38 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 137-89 (+38.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 85-83 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 59-60 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 45-41 (+11.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 49-33 (+23.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

WILY PERALTA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PERALTA is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
SANTANA is 0-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.083.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:32 AM

MLB

Dunkel

Tuesday, April 19

Colorado @ Cincinnati

Game 907-908
April 19, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(De La Rosa) 12.012
Cincinnati
(Simon) 16.981
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 5
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-105); Under

Milwaukee @ Minnesota

Game 929-930
April 19, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Peralta) 14.797
Minnesota
(Santana) 13.130
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+125); Under

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 909-910
April 19, 2016 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hammel) 15.051
St. Louis
(Garcia) 16.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-130); Over

Pittsburgh @ San Diego

Game 911-912
April 19, 2016 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Liriano) 15.887
San Diego
(Rea) 14.340
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-145
7
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-145); Over

Arizona @ San Francisco

Game 913-914
April 19, 2016 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Ray) 15.887
San Francisco
(Cain) 14.667
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-130
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+110); Under

Seattle @ Cleveland

Game 915-916
April 19, 2016 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Miley) 16.946
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 15.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-150
7
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+130); Under

Oakland @ NY Yankees

Game 917-918
April 19, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Surkamp) 12.677
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 15.712
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-170); Over

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 919-920
April 19, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.861
Baltimore
(Wright) 14.478
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-145); Over

Tampa Bay @ Boston

Game 921-922
April 19, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Smyly) 16.841
Boston
(Kelly) 15.264
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-105); Under

NY Mets @ Philadelphia

Game 901-902
April 19, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Verrett) 13.946
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 15.526
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
7
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-115); Over

Detroit @ Kansas City

Game 923-924
April 19, 2016 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Greene) 16.130
Kansas City
(Ventura) 14.568
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-160
8
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Under

Washington @ Miami

Game 903-904
April 19, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strasburg) 17.398
Miami
(Conley) 15.832
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-145
7
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-145); Over

Houston @ Texas

Game 925-926
April 19, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Feldman) 14.797
Texas
(Holland) 18.841
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 4
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-120); Over

LA Dodgers @ Atlanta

Game 905-906
April 19, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Wood) 12.599
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+115); Under

LA Angels @ Chicago White Sox

Game 927-928
April 19, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Shoemker) 13.854
Chicago White Sox
(Latos) 16.078
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(-120); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:35 AM

Tuesday's Diamond Notes

April 19, 2016

Hottest team: Twins (won four straight)
Following a dreadful 0-9 start, Minnesota has come back to life after winning four consecutive games. The Twins swept a three-game series from the Angels over the weekend, then followed that up with a rain-shortened 7-4 victory over the Brewers on Monday. The key is the offense finally showed up after plating three runs or less in each of their first nine losses, as Minnesota scored 21 runs during this four-game winning streak. Ervin Santana takes the mound for the Twins in a matinee affair against the Brewers, searching for his first win in four starts in spite of owning a 3.00 ERA.

Coldest team: White Sox (lost three straight)
A promising 8-2 start on the South Side has faded along with the White Sox bats over the last few days. Chicago has dropped three straight, including an embarrassing 7-0 home loss to the Angels on Monday as Los Angeles chased southpaw Carlos Rodon with five runs in the opening inning. The Sox offense is nowhere to be found right now, putting up five runs in the last four games, while finishing ‘under’ the total in six of the past seven contests. Chicago hopes to turn things around tonight with veteran Mat Latos searching for his third victory in three starts after the right-hander beat Oakland and Minnesota on the road.

Hottest pitcher: Vincent Velasquez, Phillies (2-0, 0.00 ERA)
Philadelphia acquired the right-hander from Houston in a non-descript trade in December, but Velasquez has quickly turned into fantasy gem in April. Velasquez struck out 16 batters in a complete-game shutout of the Padres in his last outing, beating San Diego, 3-0 for his second victory in two starts. The former Astro silenced the Mets’ lineup in his first outing this season by scattering three hits in six scoreless innings and striking out nine in a 1-0 victory as a +145 road underdog on April 9.

Coldest pitcher: Alfredo Simon, Reds (0-1, 12.15 ERA)
Cincinnati expected to bolster its rotation with the return of Simon following a one-year stint in Detroit, but the right-handed hurler has struggled. Simon wasn’t bad in his first start of the season by allowing five hits and two runs in five innings against the Pirates before the bullpen blew a 5-2 lead in a 6-5 setback. However, Simon was shelled in his next outing against the Cubs by not escaping the first inning in a 9-2 rout at Wrigley Field by yielding five earned runs and recording only two outs.

Biggest UNDER run: Blue Jays (5-0 last five)
Toronto’s explosive offense from a year ago hasn’t quite lived up to expectations this season. The Blue Jays averaged 5.5 runs per game last season, but are plating 4.0 runs per game in 2016. Toronto managed a split of a four-game set at Boston on Monday, as the Jays have averaged 2.8 runs per game in their last six contests away from Rogers Center after putting up five runs in each of their two victories to start the season at Tampa Bay. The Jays travel to Baltimore tonight to face an Orioles’ squad that has eclipsed the ‘over’ in five of the last six games.

Biggest OVER run: Braves (4-0 last four)
Who woke up the Atlanta bats? The Braves finally got in the win column this past weekend by sweeping the Marlins, while scoring six runs in each of those three victories. Atlanta was limited to seven runs in a four-game sweep at Washington last week before breaking out at Miami, as the Braves are riding an 8-2 streak to the ‘over’ the last 10 games. The task won’t be easy to keep that streak alive tonight as the Dodgers invade Turner Field, as Los Angeles has allowed three runs or less in four of the past five contests.

Matchup to watch: Tigers vs. Royals
The top two teams in the AL Central hook up for the first time this season as Kansas City returns home following a 4-3 road trip. The Royals dropped the final two games at Oakland this past weekend, the first time this season the defending champions have lost consecutive contests. The Tigers lost two of three games at Houston last weekend with the two defeats coming by one run each. Yordano Ventura (0-0, 2.45 ERA) has racked up a pair of no-decisions in two Royals’ wins, despite allowing a total of three earned runs in 11 innings. In two home starts against Detroit last season, Ventura struck out 17 batters and yielded one earned runs in a pair of victories.

Betcha didn’t know: Only one team has yet to lose a road game this season and it’s the Oakland Athletics. Granted, the A’s have played only three times away from the Coliseum, but they were victorious in all three games at Seattle earlier this month. Oakland cashed the ‘under’ in each victory at Safeco Field, while limiting the Mariners to a total of four runs.

Biggest public favorite: Yankees (-170) vs. Athletics

Biggest public underdog: Mets (+102) at Phillies

Biggest line move: Rays (+110 to -105) at Red Sox

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:37 AM

LEADING OFF: Velasquez, Garcia coming off dominant outings
April 19, 2016

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

KID STUFF

The Mets aren't the only NL East team with promising young pitching. Philadelphia right-hander Vince Velasquez is coming off a dominant outing in which he struck out 16 Padres during a three-hit shutout. He has thrown 15 scoreless innings to begin the season. Velasquez and fellow youngsters Aaron Nola and Jerad Eickhoff have a combined 78-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 60 innings. Velasquez faces Logan Verrett and the Mets in Philadelphia.

BIG STORY

Colorado rookie Trevor Story tries to extend his incredible start when the Rockies visit Cincinnati. Story homered and doubled against the Reds on Monday night and has at least one extra-base hit in eight of his 13 games this season. He leads the majors with eight home runs, the most through a player's first 13 games in major league history since 1900. ''You think you might want to give him a day off and he goes out and has another big game,'' Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.

GET WELL SOON

Chris Colabello is looking to get back into Toronto's starting lineup after being beaned by Steven Wright on Sunday, so the Blue Jays first baseman might need to put aside his get-well gift for a little while. The Red Sox pitcher sent a bottle of liquor to Colabello with his apologies. ''It's just more of a token of saying I'm sorry,'' Wright said. ''I didn't really want it to be a public thing because it was really between me and him.''

ENCORE

Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia tries to follow up the best start of his career when St. Louis hosts the rival Chicago Cubs. Garcia pitched a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts - three more than his previous high - last Thursday in a 7-0 win over Milwaukee. Eight of Garcia's strikeouts were looking, and the 13 Ks were the most by a Cardinals left-hander since Steve Carlton fanned 16 Phillies on May 21, 1970.

CONSISTENT CUBS

Jason Hammel (1-0) starts for the Cubs at St. Louis, looking to extend an impressive streak. Chicago starters have worked at least six innings in every game. The 13-game run to begin the year is the longest in the majors since 1988 when the Astros had a 22-game streak and the Indians went 17 games, according to STATS.

THE OTHER GUY

Stephen Strasburg (2-0, 1.98 ERA) pitches for the Nationals against Marlins lefty Adam Conley (0-0, 3.86), who threw six scoreless innings in his most recent outing against the Mets and impressed his new manager, Don Mattingly. ''He pounded the strike zone,'' Mattingly said. ''He's going to come in there. He's not going to back off. He's going to pitch inside. It's interesting to watch how hitters react to him.''

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:39 AM

Cubs-Cardinals Preview
April 18, 2016

ST. LOUIS (AP) John Lackey had a little extra something in the tank for his old team.

The 37-year-old right-hander struck out 11 in seven innings of four-hit ball and delivered an RBI single, leading the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 Monday night.

''I've been known to be able to focus a little bit, I guess,'' Lackey said. ''I kind of like this sort of situation.''

''You could tell he was amped up,'' Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.

Jason Heyward, playing at Busch Stadium for the first time since leaving to sign with Chicago, was 0 for 4 at the plate, made two nice catches in right field and was booed throughout.

''Oh yeah, you hear it. It's fun, it's cool, whatever,'' Heyward said. ''They don't boo too often, so it must be somebody important or somebody doing something worth booing.''

Dexter Fowler homered for the second time in three days for the Cubs, a major league-best 10-3 and off to their best start since 1970. Chicago has won 15 of its last 16 regular-season road games, going 6-1 this year.

Fowler homered in the sixth, and rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz misplayed a potential double-play grounder in the Cubs' three-run seventh, throwing the ball wildly for an error as a run scored. Addison Russell had a sacrifice fly and Lackey, who entered with a .111 career batting average, singled for a 4-0 lead and his seventh RBI in 129 career at-bats.

He has a hit and an RBI in his last two starts. But it was the pitching numbers that really mattered.

''We talked about it before the game, the focus he was going to have,'' Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. ''He had his sharpness tonight.''

Matheny wasn't too hard on Diaz, who doubled and is batting .400 in 35 at-bats.

''Young player, it happens,'' Matheny said. ''We do also see a trend of him getting better the more he gets out there.''

Lackey has a 12-4 record at 11-year-old Busch Stadium after entering with a 2.03 ERA at the park, his best among stadiums with four or more starts.

''I feel like it's by far the best place to pitch in the division, as far as size and not giving up homers,'' Lackey said.

Mike Leake (0-2) allowed four runs - three earned - and six hits in seven innings in his home debut for St. Louis. At the plate, he botched a squeeze bunt in the fifth, although Kolten Wong scrambled back to third safely to Lackey's ire.

''It was a tough pitch to try to get down. I guess I'll try to practice a little more,'' said Leake, one of the game's best hitting pitchers. He entered with a .210 career average.

Lackey (3-0) struck out cleanup hitter Brandon Moss three times, and fanned leadoff man Matt Carpenter and No. 5 hitter Stephen Piscotty twice each. The 11 strikeouts, one shy of his career high, was his 20th double-digit strikeout game.

Lackey was 13-10 with a career-best 2.77 ERA with St. Louis last year, taking over as ace after Adam Wainwright tore his left Achilles tendon in April.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Cardinals: SS Ruben Tejada was activated from the 15-day DL from a strained left quadriceps but did not play.

ROTATIONAL PULL

Cubs starters have worked at least six innings in every game. The 13-game streak to start the year is the longest in the majors since 1988 when the Astros had a 22-game streak and the Indians went 17 games, according to STATS.

NUMBERS GAME

Heyward is 1 for 18 against Leake with one RBI although he lined out sharply twice. Moss entered 4 for 8 with two RBIs against Lackey.

UP NEXT

Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel (1-0, 0.75 ERA) has allowed one run in 12 innings with nine strikeouts. He's 2-3 with a 5.97 ERA in seven career starts against St. Louis.

Cardinals: LHP Jaime Garcia (1-0, 2.40) threw a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts his last time out against Milwaukee.

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 10:49 AM

MLB MONEYLINE

MLB > (915) SEATTLE@ (916) CLEVELAND | 2016-04-19 18:10:00 - 2016-04-19 18:10:00
Play ON SEATTLE using money line in Road games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 20 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+17.42 units)

MLB > (913) ARIZONA@ (914) SAN FRANCISCO | 2016-04-19 22:15:00 - 2016-04-19 22:15:00
Play ON ARIZONA using money line in All games as a road underdog of +100 to +125
The record is 20 Wins and 8 Losses for the last two seasons (+14.6 units)

MLB > (921) TAMPA BAY@ (922) BOSTON | 2016-04-19 19:10:00 - 2016-04-19 19:10:00
Play AGAINST BOSTON using money line in All games at home with a money line of -100 to -125
The record is 18 Wins and 37 Losses for the last three seasons (-24.85 units)

MLB > (929) MILWAUKEE@ (930) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-19 13:10:00 - 2016-04-19 13:10:00
Play ON MINNESOTA using money line in All games when playing against a team with a losing record
The record is 49 Wins and 33 Losses for the last two seasons (+23.05 units)

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MLB RUNLINE

MLB > (923) DETROIT@ (924) KANSAS CITY | 2016-04-19 19:15:00 - 2016-04-19 19:15:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY in Home games when playing with a day off
The record is 18 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+18.6 units)

MLB > (929) MILWAUKEE@ (930) MINNESOTA | 2016-04-19 13:10:00 - 2016-04-19 13:10:00
Play AGAINST MILWAUKEE in Road games in April games
The record is 4 Wins and 12 Losses for the last two seasons (-15.1 units)

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MLB TOTALS

MLB > (915) SEATTLE@ (916) CLEVELAND | 2016-04-19 18:10:00 - 2016-04-19 18:10:00
Play OVER SEATTLE on the totalin All games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 20 Overs and 5 Unders for the last two seasons (+14.9 units)

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TOP POWER LINES

Users of our matchup reports are familiar with our Power Line ratings, calculated using both teams' ratings and home field advantage. The Top Power Lines tool offers a way to view and compare current Power Lines in one simple report, as well as the Power Line Edge, where the Power Line differs significantly from the current line.

MLB > (915) SEATTLE @ (916) CLEVELAND | 2016-04-19 18:10:00 - 2016-04-19 18:10:00
Line: CLEVELAND-155 BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND-196
Edge On: CLEVELAND (41)

MLB > (919) TORONTO @ (920) BALTIMORE | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Line: TORONTO BTB PowerLine: TORONTO245
Edge On: TORONTO (105)

MLB > (901) NY METS @ (902) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Line: NY METS BTB PowerLine: NY METS161
Edge On: NY METS (58)

MLB > (917) OAKLAND @ (918) NY YANKEES | 2016-04-19 19:05:00 - 2016-04-19 19:05:00
Line: OAKLAND BTB PowerLine: OAKLAND-150
Edge On: OAKLAND (20)

MLB > (905) LA DODGERS @ (906) ATLANTA | 2016-04-19 19:10:00 - 2016-04-19 19:10:00
Line: LA DODGERS BTB PowerLine: LA DODGERS193
Edge On: LA DODGERS (53)

MLB > (903) WASHINGTON @ (904) MIAMI | 2016-04-19 19:10:00 - 2016-04-19 19:10:00
Line: WASHINGTON BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON155
Edge On: WASHINGTON (15)

MLB > (907) COLORADO @ (908) CINCINNATI | 2016-04-19 19:10:00 - 2016-04-19 19:10:00
Line: COLORADO BTB PowerLine: COLORADO130
Edge On: COLORADO (27)

MLB > (923) DETROIT @ (924) KANSAS CITY | 2016-04-19 19:15:00 - 2016-04-19 19:15:00
Line: KANSAS CITY-148 BTB PowerLine: KANSAS CITY-198
Edge On: KANSAS CITY (50)

MLB > (925) HOUSTON @ (926) TEXAS | 2016-04-19 20:05:00 - 2016-04-19 20:05:00
Line: TEXAS-107 BTB PowerLine: TEXAS-140
Edge On: TEXAS (33)

MLB > (927) LA ANGELS @ (928) CHI WHITE SOX | 2016-04-19 20:10:00 - 2016-04-19 20:10:00
Line: CHI WHITE SOX-116 BTB PowerLine: CHI WHITE SOX-136
Edge On: CHI WHITE SOX (20)

MLB > (911) PITTSBURGH @ (912) SAN DIEGO | 2016-04-19 22:10:00 - 2016-04-19 22:10:00
Line: PITTSBURGH BTB PowerLine: PITTSBURGH174
Edge On: PITTSBURGH (40)

MLB > (913) ARIZONA @ (914) SAN FRANCISCO | 2016-04-19 22:15:00 - 2016-04-19 22:15:00
Line: ARIZONA BTB PowerLine: ARIZONA114
Edge On: ARIZONA (30)

**StarDust Bum** · 04-19-2016, 11:03 AM

4/18 - 2 - 5 - 3.00
Overall 54 - 66 - 1.67

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIL at MIN 01:10 PM

MIN -163

U 8.5

SEA at CLE 06:10 PM

CLE -156

O 7.5

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