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MLB

Monday, April 4


Astros/Yankees postponed due to weather for today. Rescheduled for Tuesday.

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MLB

Monday, April 4


6 of Brewers last 7 season openers have gone Over the total. Set at 7.5 today vs. Giants


Giants last 2 season openers (both with Bumgarner on the mound) have hit the W/O parlay. SF -180, T 7.5 @ MIL

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MLB

Monday, April 4


The Twins have lost their last 7 season openers. +115 @ Baltimore today, Total set at 9


Orioles have won last 5 season openers, including last 2 with Tillman. -125 vs MIN today

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MLB

Monday, April 4


Mariners have won last 9 openers, 8 of those with Felix on the mound, and 6 of those on the road. +120 @ TEX today

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MLB

Monday, April 4


Rangers last 3 season openers have hit the L/O combo. -125 vs SEA today, Total 7.5.

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Yesterday's Best Bets: 0 - 0.............+ 0.00

As in Hockey......i wil only be looking for the underdogs for that day......Good Luck this season..........


MONDAY, APRIL 4

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


SF at MIL 02:10 PM

MIL +156

O 7.5


MIN at BAL 03:05 PM

BAL -120

U 9.0


SEA at TEX 04:05 PM

SEA +113

U 7.5


WAS at ATL 04:10 PM

WAS -167

O 6.5


BOS at CLE 04:10 PM

CLE -106

U 6.5


PHI at CIN 04:10 PM

PHI +156

U 7.5

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B]MLB[/B]

MLB > (971) CHI WHITE SOX@ (972) OAKLAND | 2016-04-04 22:05:00 - 2016-04-04 22:05:00
Play ON OAKLAND in Home games in April games
The record is 12 Wins and 1 Losses for the last two seasons (+11.35 units)

MLB > (971) CHI WHITE SOX@ (972) OAKLAND | 2016-04-04 22:05:00 - 2016-04-04 22:05:00
Play OVER OAKLAND on the totalin Home games in April games
The record is 12 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.35 units)

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TOP POWER LINES

MLB > (961) HOUSTON @ (962) NY YANKEES | 2016-04-04 13:05:00 - 2016-04-04 13:05:00
Line: NY YANKEES+124 BTB PowerLine: NY YANKEES119
Edge On: NY YANKEES (5)

MLB > (951) SAN FRANCISCO @ (952) MILWAUKEE | 2016-04-04 14:10:00 - 2016-04-04 14:10:00
Line: MILWAUKEE+150 BTB PowerLine: MILWAUKEE146
Edge On: MILWAUKEE (4)

MLB > (963) MINNESOTA @ (964) BALTIMORE | 2016-04-04 15:05:00 - 2016-04-04 15:05:00
Line: MINNESOTA BTB PowerLine: MINNESOTA-116
Edge On: MINNESOTA (10)

MLB > (965) SEATTLE @ (966) TEXAS | 2016-04-04 16:05:00 - 2016-04-04 16:05:00
Line: TEXAS-126 BTB PowerLine: TEXAS-140
Edge On: TEXAS (14)

MLB > (967) BOSTON @ (968) CLEVELAND | 2016-04-04 16:10:00 - 2016-04-04 16:10:00
Line: CLEVELAND-108 BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND-132
Edge On: CLEVELAND (24)

MLB > (955) PHILADELPHIA @ (956) CINCINNATI | 2016-04-04 16:10:00 - 2016-04-04 16:10:00
Line: PHILADELPHIA BTB PowerLine: PHILADELPHIA-117
Edge On: PHILADELPHIA (33)

MLB > (953) WASHINGTON @ (954) ATLANTA | 2016-04-04 16:10:00 - 2016-04-04 16:10:00
Line: WASHINGTON BTB PowerLine: WASHINGTON221
Edge On: WASHINGTON (49)

MLB > (957) LA DODGERS @ (958) SAN DIEGO | 2016-04-04 19:05:00 - 2016-04-04 19:05:00
Line: SAN DIEGO+175 BTB PowerLine: SAN DIEGO145
Edge On: SAN DIEGO (30)

MLB > (969) TORONTO @ (970) TAMPA BAY | 2016-04-04 19:10:00 - 2016-04-04 19:10:00
Line: TORONTO BTB PowerLine: TORONTO110
Edge On: TORONTO (12)

MLB > (959) COLORADO @ (960) ARIZONA | 2016-04-04 21:40:00 - 2016-04-04 21:40:00
Line: ARIZONA-183 BTB PowerLine: ARIZONA-198
Edge On: ARIZONA (15)

MLB > (973) CHICAGO CUBS @ (974) LA ANGELS | 2016-04-04 22:05:00 - 2016-04-04 22:05:00
Line: CHICAGO CUBS BTB PowerLine: CHICAGO CUBS227
Edge On: CHICAGO CUBS (85)

MLB > (971) CHI WHITE SOX @ (972) OAKLAND | 2016-04-04 22:05:00 - 2016-04-04 22:05:00
Line: OAKLAND+120 BTB PowerLine: OAKLAND112
Edge On: OAKLAND (8)

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MLB MONEYLINE

MLB > (911) SEATTLE@ (912) TEXAS | 2016-04-05 20:05:00 - 2016-04-05 20:05:00
Play ON SEATTLE using money line in Road games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 19 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+16.42 units)

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MLB RUNLINE

MLB > (915) NY METS@ (916) KANSAS CITY | 2016-04-05 16:15:00 - 2016-04-05 16:15:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY in Home games when playing with a day off
The record is 18 Wins and 5 Losses for the last three seasons (+20 units)

MLB > (915) NY METS@ (916) KANSAS CITY | 2016-04-05 16:15:00 - 2016-04-05 16:15:00
Play ON NY METS in Road games in day games
The record is 19 Wins and 4 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.1 units)

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MLB TOTALS

MLB > (903) SAN FRANCISCO@ (904) MILWAUKEE | 2016-04-05 20:10:00 - 2016-04-05 20:10:00
Play OVER SAN FRANCISCO on the totalin All games as a road favorite of -125 to -150
The record is 11 Overs and 0 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.25 units)

MLB > (913) CHI WHITE SOX@ (914) OAKLAND | 2016-04-05 22:05:00 - 2016-04-05 22:05:00
Play OVER OAKLAND on the totalin Home games in April games
The record is 12 Overs and 1 Unders for the last two seasons (+11.35 units)

MLB > (911) SEATTLE@ (912) TEXAS | 2016-04-05 20:05:00 - 2016-04-05 20:05:00
Play OVER SEATTLE on the totalin All games when playing on Tuesday
The record is 18 Overs and 5 Unders for the last two seasons (+12.9 units)

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win at least one major this season:

even-- Jordan Spieth

13-10-- Rory McIlroy

9-4-- Jason Day

7-2-- Bubba Watson

4-1-- Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler

6-1-- Phil Mickelson

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

13) Villanova 77, North Carolina 74-- One of the great championship games ever played in NCAA tournament, an ending that will be remembered forever. A great advertisement for the sport.

12) The swing in emotions in a Las Vegas sportsbook during a game like that is fun to watch; was next to a sharp gambler who had Villanova and the under- the Marcus Paige 3-pointer cost him his under bet-- he took that loss like an adult and was rewarded by Villanova covering.

11) Mike Krzyzewski had knee replacement surgery on Sunday; who has surgery on a Sunday?

10) I had no idea Shaquille O'Neal wasn't in the Basketball Hall of Fame already; what took so long? He appeared in Wrestlemania before his election.

9) UAB hired from within, replacing Jerod Haase with assistant Rob Ehsan.

Vanderbilt hired Bryce Drew away from Valparaiso.

8) I'm driving down the Strip Sunday night, and a guy dressed in full Superman costume is walking alongside my car, carrying only a crowbar. Only in Las Vegas.

7) Random fact: Apparently Al Roker and Lenny Kravitz are cousins.

6) It snowed in the Northeast this week and baseball season started. A team in Texas that plays its home games in a dome got rained out in the Bronx yesterday. Why in the name of Willard Scott was this series not played in Houston?

There are seven dome teams in the majors; those seven, the five California teams, and the Rangers should open at home every damn year, just for weather's sake.

5) Rookie shortstop Trevor Story homered twice in his MLB debut as Colorado won in Arizona. Story looks like a terrific prospect, but sometime this year, they'll also get Jose Reyes back from whatever suspension he gets. Reyes makes $22M a year- they'll have to trade Reyes, right?

4) Mets-Royals series was put at the start of the season before the teams met in the World Series LY. Schedules for the next season come out in August.

3) Pirates gave Gregory Polanco a 5-year, $35M extension; glad to see them spend some money to keep their nucleus intact.

2) Ben Revere left the Nationals' opener yesterday, but Washington doesn't release injury information during a game- they said it was a ribcage injury after the game.

1) Sonny Gray got scratched from his start with food poisoning; Rich Hill was less than brilliant as a replacement. No word on when Gray will pitch next.

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MLB

Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 5

For the first few days, not a lot of relevant information to go on, but we'll give you what we can and after a couple weeks, we'll be going full-tilt. Pitchers/teams/umpires trends, every day.

Tuesday's games

National League games

Giants @ Brewers

Cueto is 2-1, 5.40 in his last four starts; eight of his last ten starts went over total. He was 2-0, 1.69 in two starts vs Milwaukee LY.

Nelson is 1-4, 7.66 in his last five starts; he allowed three runs in seven IP in winning his only career start against the Giants.

Giants won six of last seven games with Milwaukee.

Cardinals @ Pirates

Wacha is 1-3, 3.85 in his last four starts; his last eight starts went over. He was 2-1, 397 in four starts against Pittsburgh LY.

Niese is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts. This is his Pirate debut. Niese is 0-1, 5.68 in two career starts against the Cardinals.

St Louis/Pittsburgh split their last 20 games.

Rockies @ Diamondacks

Bettis is 2-1, 1.88 in his last four starts; six of his last seven starts stayed under. He is 0-1, 3.75 in two starts against Arizona.

Miller was 1-8, 5.86 in his last nine starts for Atlanta; this is his Arizona debut. Four of his last six starts went over the total. He was 0-2, 6.94 against Colorado LY.

Colorado is 7-13 in its last 20 games against the Diamondbacks.

Dodgers @ Padres

Kazmir is 0-1, 9.53 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). This is his Dodger debut. He is 0-0, 4.91 in two career starts against San Diego.

Shields is 4-1, 4.03 in his last six starts; nine of his last ten starts went over. LY, he was 1-0, 3.24 in four starts against the Dodgers.

Dodgers are 15-5 in their last 20 games against San Diego.

American League games

Astros @ Bronx

Keuchel is 5-0, 1.34 in his last five starts; three of his last four starts stayed under. He has a career mark of 2-1, 1.13 in three starts against the Bronx Bombers.

Tanaka is 1-2, 2.61 in his last five starts (under 4-1). He allowed six runs in five IP in his only start against the Astros.

Astros beat Bronx in Wild Card Game LY, they were 4-3 in the seres LY.

Blue Jays @ Rays

Sanchez is 2-0, 2.61 in his last three starts, last of which was June 5, 2015. He is 0-1, 3.12 in five appearances vs Tampa Bay (one start).

Odorizzi is 3-1, 3.64 in his last five starts; against Toronto; he is 2-2, 3.96 in his six career starts against Toronto.

Jays won first two games of this series, both by 5-3 scores.

Red Sox @ Indians

Price makes his Boston debut here; he is 1-2, 6.17 in his last four starts. He is 9-2, 2.19 in 13 career starts against Cleveland.

Kluber is 1-4, 4.57 in his last seven starts; his last three starts stayed under. He is 1-2, 4.91 in six career starts against Boston.

Boston lost four of six games with Cleveland LY.

Mariners @ Rangers

Iwakuma is 4-2, 2.36 in his last seven starts; five of his last six stayed under the total. starts against Texas LY. He was 2-0, 3.21 against the Rangers LY.

Perez is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts; eight of his last ten starts stayed under. He is 2-2, 3.49 in six career starts against Seattle.

Seattle is 12-8 in its last 20 games against the Rangers. .

White Sox @ A's

Quintana is 2-0, 1.75 in his last five starts; seven of his last ten starts went over. He is 0-0, 3.60 in three career starts vs Oakland.

Gray is 2-2, 6.61 in his last six starts; six of his last seven starts went over. He is 0-0, 8.10 (nine ER in 10 IP) in two career starts against the White Sox. Gray was scratched with food poisoning Monday, will throw at some point this week. Former White Sox Bassitt is 0-4, 6.08 in his last five starts; three of last four went over.

Chicago won six of last eight games against the A's.

Interleague games

Mets @ Royals

Syndergaard is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts; six of his last nine starts went over the total. He allowed three runs in six IP in winning his only start vs KC, in World Series.

Young is 1-0, 2.25 in his last four starts; he is 0-1, 6.05 in four career starts against the Mets, whom he played for in 2012-13.

Royals won five of last six games against the Mets.

Tigers @ Marlins

Verlander is 2-0, 2.60 in his last four starts; he has never faced the Marlins. In his last six starts, over is 4-1-1.

Chen was 3-1, 2.45 in his last four starts for Baltimore; five of his last seven starts went over total. He is 1-0, 7.53 in three career starts vs Detroit.

Season opener for both teams, who didn't meet LY.

Cubs @ Angels

Lester is 1-4, 3.60 in his last five starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. He is 4-4, 3.93 in 11 career starts against the Angels.

Heaney is 0-2, 4.44 in his last five starts; his last three starts stayed under. He has never faced the Cubs.

Umpires- We'll start with umpires in a couple weeks, after we have some numbers to go over.

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MLB

Tuesday, April 5

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Houston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
NY Yankees are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games

1:10 PM
BOSTON vs. CLEVELAND
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Boston

4:15 PM
NY METS vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Mets's last 22 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

7:05 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MIAMI
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Tampa Bay is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Toronto

8:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Texas's last 22 games when playing Seattle

8:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. MILWAUKEE
San Francisco is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games

9:40 PM
COLORADO vs. ARIZONA
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado

10:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 15 games
Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games at home
Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

10:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. LA ANGELS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing LA Angels
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games

10:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

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MLB
Dunkel

Tuesday, April 5


St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 901-902
April 5, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 12.027
Pittsburgh
(Niese) 16.222
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-110
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-110); Under

San Francisco @ Milwaukee

Game 903-904
April 5, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Cueto) 16.081
Milwaukee
(Nelson) 12.552
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-145
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-145); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 905-906
April 5, 2016 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Bettis) 16.569
Arizona
(Miller) 15.499
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+140); Over

LA Dodgers @ San Diego

Game 907-908
April 5, 2016 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kazmir) 13.807
San Diego
(Shields) 15.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-125
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+105); Over

Houston @ NY Yankees

Game 921-922
April 5, 2016 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Keuchel) 16.040
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 18.452
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-130
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+110); Over

Toronto @ Tampa Bay

Game 909-910
April 5, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Sanchez) 15.250
Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi) 16.747
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-120); Over

Seattle @ Texas

Game 911-912
April 5, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Iwakuma) 14.218
Texas
(Perez) 16.421
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-115); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Oakland

Game 913-914
April 5, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Santana) 12.708
Oakland
(Bassitt) 14.295
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-105); Under

Boston @ Cleveland

Game 923-924
April 5, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Price) 15.489
Cleveland
(Kluber) 18.405
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-115
6 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-105); Under

NY Mets @ Kansas City

Game 915-916
April 5, 2016 @ 4:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 14.873
Kansas City
(Young) 16.373
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+105); Under

Detroit @ Miami

Game 917-918
April 5, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Verlnder) 15.856
Miami
(Chen) 14.208
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Under

Chicago Cubs @ LA Angels

Game 919-920
April 5, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lester) 16.490
LA Angels
(Heaney) 13.660
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-135); Over

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TUESDAY, APRIL 5

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS


HOU at NYY 01:05 PM

HOU -127

O 7.0


BOS at CLE 01:10 PM

CLE -103

U 6.0


NYM at KC 04:15 PM

NYM -105

O 8.0

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Tigers, Marlins battle
April 5, 2016


DETROIT TIGERS (0-0) at MIAMI MARLINS (0-0)

First pitch: Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Detroit -120, Miami +110, Total: 7.5

Justin Verlander and the Tigers kick off their 2016 season against Wei-Yin Chen and the Miami Marlins in an interleague matchup.

The Tigers (74-87 in 2015) finished in last place in the American League Central last season, but there’s no reason to think they can’t return to the playoffs in 2016. The Marlins (71-91 in 2015) will have difficulty squeezing into the playoffs with the Mets and the Nationals in their division, but they should be much improved from last season.

The Tigers added some high-priced free agents in RHP Jordan Zimmermann (13-10, 3.66 ERA, 164 Ks in 2015) and OF Justin Upton (.251, 26 HRs, 81 RBIs, 19 SBs in 2015). The Marlins’ biggest free-agent addition was LHP Wei-Yin Chen (11-8, 3.34 ERA, 153 Ks in 2015); Tuesday’s starter. Miami also added 3B/1B Chris Johnson (.255, 3 HRs, 18 RBIs in 83 games in 2015).

The Tigers are an incredibly dangerous offensive club, and Chen will have to be awfully careful in his Marlins debut. 1B Miguel Cabrera (.338, 18 HRs, 76 RBIs in 2015) is one of the best hitters on the planet, and DH Victor Martinez (.245, 11 HRs, 64 RBIs in 2015) remains a threat despite a down year in 2015. Chen will also have to contend with Upton, 2B Ian Kinsler (.296, 11 HRs, 73 RBIs in 2015) and RF J.D. Martinez (.282, 38 HRs, 102 RBIs in 2015), who’s coming off an outstanding campaign.

The Tigers haven’t seen much of Chen. Only two players on the Tigers have more than five at-bats against him. Kinsler has had tremendous success against the left-hander in his career, going 5-for-12 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and a walk.

RHP Justin Verlander (5-8, 3.38 ERA, 113 Ks in 20 starts in 2015) is far from the most dominant pitcher in baseball—he was at one time—but he still possesses very good stuff.

As RF Giancarlo Stanton (.265, 27 HRs in 279 ABs in 2015) goes, so go the Marlins. The 6’6” slugger played just 74 games last season, but when healthy he’s arguably the most potent power hitter in baseball. 24-year-old LF Christian Yelich (.300, 7 HRs, 44 RBIs, 16 SBs in 126 games in 2015) has a ton of upside, as does 25-year-old CF Marcell Ozuna (.259, 10 HRs, 44 RBIs, 27 2Bs in 123 games in 2015). Always a threat to steal, 2B Dee Gordon (.333, 58 SBs, .359 OBP in 2015) can hit and is an absolute terror on the bases. If he gets on, Verlander will have to keep a very close eye on him.

Verlander has spent his entire career in the American League—with the Tigers—so the Marlins have very limited experience against the six-time All-Star and 2011 American League Cy Young Award winner. Stanton has struck out in all three career plate appearances against Verlander, and Gordon is also 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Veteran 3B Martin Prado (.288, 9 HRs, 63 RBIs in 129 games in 2015) has seen a bit of Verlander, going 3-for-9 with two doubles. Future Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki (.229, 1 HR, 21 RBIs, 11 SBs in 2015) played in the American League from 2001 up until last season and has had a ton of at-bats against Verlander, but the former MVP is now a bench player in this late stage of his career.

If Marlins manager Don Mattingly decides to insert the sweet-swinging lefty into the lineup, it’s worth nothing that he’s 18-for-62 against Verlander with a double, a triple, a home run and a walk.

[StarDust Bum]

Yesterday's Results: 0 - 3............- 3.00
Aprils Total............. 6 - 6..............+ 1.84


STL at PIT 07:05 PM

PIT -108

U 7.0


TOR at TB 07:10 PM

TOR -102

O 8.0


DET at MIA 07:10 PM

DET -105

U 7.5


SEA at TEX 08:05 PM

TEX -106

U 9.0


SF at MIL 08:10 PM

SF -155

O 8.0


COL at ARI 09:40 PM

ARI -123

O 9.0


CHW at OAK 10:05 PM

CHW -115

U 7.5


CHC at LAA 10:05 PM

CHC -133

U 7.5


LA at SD 10:10 PM

LA -117

O 7.5

[StarDust Bum]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Some unusual prop bets for The Masters this week........

-- Winning score: 278.5 Over: -$170, Under: +$150

-- 36-hole cut: 149.5 Over: -$150, Under: +$130

-- Lowest completed round by any golfer: 65.5 Over: -$150, Under: +$130

-- Will there be a playoff? Yes: +$290, No -$350

-- Finish position by Phil Mickelson: 18.5 -$110 both ways

-- Will Day, Spieth or McIlroy win? Yes: +$200, No -$240

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Happy Hump Day, everyone......

13) Minnesota 124, Golden State 117 OT-- At the start of the overtime, you could've gotten +$300 on the Timberwolves to win. Didn't see a big rush to the windows to bet them, but Wiggins was terrific and Minnesota is now 26-52. Steph Curry was 7-25 as Warriors lost second home game in last three tries.

12) Still confused why TV networks insist on interviewing the losing coach after a championship game. Do you enjoy watching people suffer? Thats really what it is, and unless there was controversy in the game, it isn't necessary.

11) White Sox 5, A's 4-- Season starts with my A's losing two one-run games, continuing last year's dismal trend, when Oakland was 19-35 in one-run games.

10) Staggering amount of betting options here at the Westgate for the golf this week at The Masters. You can lay 9-1 that Jordan Spieth won't miss the cut, you can take over/under 73.5 for Brandt Snedeker's first round score. Lot of options.

9) Dodgers 3, Padres 0-- San Diego still hasn't scored a run, third time in franchise history they were blanked in their first two games. Other two years, they went on to lose 96, 102 games. No bueno.

8) Phil Jackson is pushing for Kurt Rambis to be given a multi-year deal to coach the Knicks-- I'm confused by this, but I confuse easily. Why hasn't anyone hired Tom Thibobeau to coach their team and I'm including college teams in this?

7) Rookie SS Trevor Story hit his third homer in his second MLB game; he is the first player since 1889 to hit two homers in his first game, then homer again the next day. Just wait until he gets to Coors Field.

6) Tim Duncan won his 1,000th NBA game last night; he ranks behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,074) and Robert Parish (1,014) on the all-time list.

5) To put that into perspective, five NBA franchises haven't won 1,000 games yet.

4) If you're ever in the Westgate Casino, I highly recommend the cherry danish in the coffee area by the gift shop. Tremendous.

3) The new sliding rules around second base are going to be a problem early in the season; not everyone seems sure exactly what they are. They called Nick Markakis out on a slide Monday night and it looked perfectly legal. Go figure; they try to eliminate any injuries and they wind up screwing things up more than they were.

2) Do you think the Rays will move to Montreal? They put 106,000 fans into Olympic Stadium last weekend, for two exhibition games. Rays aren't supported well enough in the Bay Area.

1) I complained last year about the Westgate Sportsbook having cocktail waitresses old enough to be my mother and I am 56. I am here to report that this issue has been resolved and resolved in an emphatically positive way.

[StarDust Bum]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 6


Houston @ NY Yankees

Game 969-970
April 6, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(McHugh) 15.224
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 16.755
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-130
7
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-130); Over

Minnesota @ Baltimore

Game 971-972
April 6, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.095
Baltimore
(Gallardo) 13.569
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+105); Over

San Francisco @ Milwaukee

Game 951-952
April 6, 2016 @ 1:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Samrdzja) 14.575
Milwaukee
(Jungmnn) 15.632
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+110); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Oakland

Game 973-974
April 6, 2016 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Rodon) 15.876
Oakland
(Gray) 12.640
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-140
7
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+120); Over

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 953-954
April 6, 2016 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Chatwood) 16.593
Arizona
(Corbin) 15.099
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+150); Under

Detroit @ Miami

Game 975-976
April 6, 2016 @ 4:55 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Sanchez) 14.987
Miami
(Fernandez) 16.448
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-160
7
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-160); Under

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 955-956
April 6, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Leake) 12.049
Pittsburgh
(Nicasio) 15.972
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 4
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-125); Under

Washington @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
April 6, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strasburg) 15.856
Atlanta
(Norris) 12.782
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-205
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-205); Under

Philadelphia @ Cincinnati

Game 959-960
April 6, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 15.795
Cincinnati
(Finnegan) 14.279
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+115); Over

LA Dodgers @ San Diego

Game 961-962
April 6, 2016 @ 9:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 13.511
San Diego
(Cashner) 14.719
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-130
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+110); Over

Toronto @ Seattle

Game 963-964
April 6, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Happ) 18.523
Seattle
(Moore) 16.986
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-120); Over

Seattle @ Texas

Game 965-966
April 6, 2016 @ 2:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Miley) 16.506
Texas
(Lewis) 15.049
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-115); Under

Boston @ Cleveland

Game 967-968
April 6, 2016 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Buchholz) 15.650
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 18.178
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-135
7
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-135); Under