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April's MLB Record.........Dogs and Totals

Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

MONDAY, APRIL 3

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

MIA at WAS 01:05 PM

O 7.5

ATL at NYM 01:10 PM

ATL +165

U 7.0

PIT at BOS 02:05 PM

O 8.5

COL at MIL 02:10 PM

O 8.0

TOR at BAL 03:05 PM

O 8.5

KC at MIN 04:10 PM

U 8.0

PHI at CIN 04:10 PM

U 8.5

SD at LAD 04:10 PM

O 6.0

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Night Action:

CLE at TEX 07:05 PM

TEX +100

U 8.0

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM

SEA +140

U 8.5

LAA at OAK 10:05 PM

U 8.0

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Baseball Capsules
April 3, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) Adam Lind's first swing as a member of the Nationals resulted in a pinch-hit, go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Bryce Harper went deep on opening day for the fifth time in his young career, leading Washington past the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Monday.

Stephen Strasburg (1-0) earned the win, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings, pitching out of the stretch the whole way. It was his return to action after missing last September and the playoffs with a right elbow injury.

Matt Wieters singled ahead of Lind's drive off David Phelps (0-1) that made it 3-2.

ORIOLES 3, BLUE JAYS 2

BALTIMORE (AP) - Mark Trumbo homered off Jason Grilli (0-1) with two outs in the 11th inning in a rematch of last year's AL wild card playoff, won by Toronto 5-2 on an 11th-inning home run by Edwin Encarnacion.

Tyler Wilson (1-0), the fourth Baltimore reliever, pitched one shutout inning in the 25th Camden Yards opener.

METS 6, BRAVES 0

NEW YORK (AP) - Noah Syndergaard struck out seven over six sharp innings in his first opening day start for New York before leaving with a blister, Asdrubal Cabrera snapped a seventh-inning tie with a single and the Mets broke through following a pivotal replay reversal at the plate in which Wilmer Flores initially was called out.

New York took advantage of five walks by a shaky Braves bullpen in a six-run bottom of the seventh that lasted 35 minutes. Curtis Granderson had a sacrifice fly and Lucas Duda busted the game open with a three-run double off Eric O'Flaherty.

Hansel Robles (1-0) worked a perfect inning for the win. Ian Krol (0-1) was the loser.

RED SOX 5, PIRATES 3

BOSTON (AP) - Rookie Andrew Benintendi hit a three-run homer off Gerrit Cole (0-1) that capped a five-run fifth inning as Boston began its post-David Ortiz era.

Rick Porcello (1-0) gave up three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings while striking out five. Craig Kimbrel retired Starling Marte on a game-ending popup with two on for the save.

ROCKIES 7, BREWERS 5

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bud Black won his debut as Colorado manager, and Greg Holland got a save in his first game with the Rockies.

Mark Reynolds homered, had three RBIs and scored the tying run in a two-run seventh following two defensive lapses by Milwaukee.

Milwaukee's Junior Guerra left his first opening-day start in the big leagues after three innings with a strained right calf, grimacing as he broke out of the batter's box after laying down a bunt. The right-hander will go on the disabled list.

Carlos Estevez (1-0) pitched a hitless sixth. Holland, who missed last season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, walked Jonathan Villar leading off the ninth, then retired Eric Thames one a lineout to center and Ryan Braun on a game-ending, double-play grounder started by third baseman Nolan Arenado, who dove to his left.

TWINS 7, ROYALS 1

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Miguel Sano homered and drew the third bases-loaded walk during a dreadful seventh inning for Kansas City's bullpen, and the Twins won an opener for the first time in nine years.

Ervin Santana (1-0) gave up two hits and two walks while striking out three over seven innings, aided by two diving catches of sinking line drives by center fielder Byron Buxton.

Matt Strahm (0-1) and Travis Wood allowed four runners while recording only one out.

PHILLIES 4, REDS 3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Cesar Hernandez opened the Phillies' season with a homer on Cincinnati's eighth pitch, and Jeremy Hellickson drove in a run with his first career triple.

Hellickson (1-0) pitched into the sixth, allowing a run and six hits, and he also contributed his RBI triple in the sixth. Right fielder Scott Schebler failed to make a diving catch of his two-out liner, letting the ball get by him as Hellickson chugged across an infield turned muddy by several innings of rain.

Jeanmar Gomez gave up Scooter Gennett's two-out, two-run homer in the ninth before retiring Billy Hamilton on a routine fly for the save.

Scott Feldman (0-1) allowed three runs and seven hits over 4 2/3 innings in his third opening day start.

DODGERS 14, PADRES 3

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joc Pederson launched a grand slam and the Dodgers backed Clayton Kershaw with a franchise-record four home runs on opening day.

Pederson drove in five runs, Yasmani Grandal homered twice and Corey Seager added a three-run shot.

Kershaw (1-0) allowed two runs - one earned - and two hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none in his seventh consecutive opening day start.

Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) gave up nine runs and eight hits in 3 1/3 innings in his Padres debut.

INDIANS 8, RANGERS 5

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Abraham Almonte singled in the go-ahead run in a three-run ninth as Cleveland won the opener of its AL title defense.

Making his first opening-day start for Texas, Yu Darvish had a 5-1 lead behind Rougned Odor, who homered twice and drove in four runs.

Edwin Encarnacion tied the score 5-5 with an eighth-inning homer off Matt Bush, and the Indians went ahead against Sam Dyson. Carlos Santana added an RBI double and scored on Michael Brantley's single.

Andrew Miller (1-0) struck out two in a perfect eighth, and Cody Allen got the save by striking out the side around Elvis Andrus' triple.

ASTROS 3, MARINERS 0

HOUSTON (AP) - Dallas Keuchel (1-0) allowed two hits over seven innings, Luke Gregerson and Ken Giles completed the three-hitter and Houston won its fifth straight opener.

George Springer became Houston's first player since Terry Puhl in 1980 to lead off the first game with a home run. Carlos Correa homered and drove in two runs.

Felix Hernandez (0-1), making his 10th opening day start, allowed two runs and five hits while striking out six in five innings before leaving with tightness in a groin.

ATHLETICS 4, ANGELS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Khris Davis hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth and connected again leading off the eighth to lead Oakland past Anaheim.

Davis had just the second multihomer game on opening day in Oakland history - Jason Giambi did it in 2000 - to back Kendall Graveman (1-0). The right-hander struck out seven over six innings.

Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in the third inning for the Angels, then Yonder Alonso's RBI single in the fifth tied it at 2.

Davis, who dealt with a sore quadriceps muscle leading up to the opener, connected first against Angels starter Ricky Nolasco (0-1) then JC Ramirez for his 12th career multihomer game. The slugger didn't hit his first home run last season until April 21 then finished with a career-high 42.

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LEADING OFF: Cubs and Yankees try again, Shoemaker returns
April 3, 2017

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

TRY AGAIN

The World Series champion Cubs go again after their first win as former Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta starts in St. Louis against Adam Wainwright. The Cardinals beat Chicago in the opener at Busch Stadium, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

NO WORRIES ... YET

The Yankees and their fans aren't known for more patience. So after posting the best record in the majors during spring training, it was a jarring opener for New York - youngster Gary Sanchez and Greg Bird went a combined 0 for 9 with a couple of misplays and ace Masahiro Tanaka was rocked by Tampa Bay. The Yanks aim to do better when CC Sabathia starts against Jake Odorizzi.

GREAT TO SEE YOU

Matt Shoemaker makes his first start for the Angels since being hit in the head by a line drive last September when he pitches at Oakland. It will be exactly seven months to the day since he was struck by a liner from Seattle's Kyle Seager, an injury that forced Shoemaker to have surgery to stop bleeding in his brain. He no longer thinks about the frightening ordeal and now wears protective headgear. ''Not too big of a deal,'' he said.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

The first game at newly named Guaranteed Rate Field wasn't guaranteed - it rained in Chicago, the Tigers and White Sox never got started and were washed out. They hope to play the opener, with Detroit ace Justin Verlander facing Jose Quintana

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Individual betting matchups for the Masters this week:

— Dustin Johnson -$130 vs Rory McIlroy +$110

— Rory McIlroy -$170 vs Jordan Spieth +$110

— Jordan Spieth -$160 vs Hideki Matsuyama +$140

— Phil Mickelson -$115 vs Henrik Stenson -$105

— Henrik Stenson -$110 vs Adam Scott -$110

— Adam Scott -$130 vs Justin Thomas +$110

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

13) North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65— Ton of missed shots led to a game with lot of whistles; both teams shot under 36% for the game. Zags had the lead in last 2:00- they missed an awful lot of shots in the paint. Tar Heels win a title this year, after losing at the buzzer LY. As for Gonzaga, they had a great season that had a disappointing ending.

12) 25 guys on the San Diego Padres’ Opening Day roster make a total of $28.13M this season. Clayton Kershaw makes $33M, all by himself.

11) Dodgers and Detroit Tigers have baseball’s highest payrolls this season.

10) Indians play in Arizona this weekend, which means no DH; I’m hoping they use Carlos Santana in the outfield for a game; then he becomes eligible in the outfield all season for my fantasy team. Would be a big help to the Armadillos.

9) Eagles and Redskins are only teams that will be playing both Rams/Chargers in Los Angeles this season; Eagles would like those games in consecutive weeks.

8) Cincinnati Bengals haven’t opened a season at home since 2009; they want to open at home this season.

7) Duke has had two basketball players transfer since their season ended two weeks ago; it is not a good optic. It almost seems like that if you’re not good enough to jump to the NBA or start for the Blue Devils, then they tell you to take a hike.

6) First meal when I got to Las Vegas: Steak ’n Shake. Tastes good and doesn’t cost much. Also had my first-ever chicken quesadilla Monday night- it will not be my last one.

5) This 10-day disabled list in baseball is going to take some getting used to- has been 15 days for a long time— it was 21 before that.

4) Rangers’ SS Elvis Andrus learned English by listening to Rascal Flatts songs. Really, he did.

3) Oklahoma City Thunder is 31-9 when Russell Westbrook gets a triple/double, 13-24 when he does not.

2) Since 1970, most pitches thrown in an Opening Day start: Jack Morris (144) 1992, Roger Clemens (135) 1988, Randy Johnson (133) 2000 and 2001.

1a) North Carolina won the national title in men’s basketball.
1b) South Carolina won the women’s national title.
1c) Coastal Carolina’s cheerleaders were suspended after they were anonymously accused of being involved in a prostitution ring, amongst other things.

Big year in the Carolinas. Oy.

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Pro Baseball Trend Report

COLORADO (1 - 0) at MILWAUKEE (0 - 1) - 7:40 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. ZACH DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 191-282 (-65.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 634-994 (-188.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
COLORADO is 578-914 (-171.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
COLORADO is 422-680 (-140.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 30-19 (+18.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 15-9 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 13-33 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO 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)
TYLER ANDERSON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
ZACH DAVIES vs. COLORADO since 1997
DAVIES is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

CHICAGO CUBS (0 - 1) at ST LOUIS (1 - 0) - 8:15 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1602-1688 (-259.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 223-268 (-76.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 178-206 (-52.7 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1545-1601 (-234.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1179-1253 (-195.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
WAINWRIGHT is 169-97 (+36.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 168-96 (+37.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-10 (+17.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
ARRIETA is 11-1 (+9.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARRIETA is 30-9 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARRIETA is 30-9 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 39-43 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 2-8 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 39-43 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 26-29 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-24 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)
JAKE ARRIETA vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ARRIETA is 8-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.15 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 9-5 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.4 units)
ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 13-8 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.25 and a WHIP of 1.322.
His team's record is 20-11 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-14. (-1.1 units)

SAN FRANCISCO (0 - 1) at ARIZONA (1 - 0) - 9:40 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 405-318 (+63.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 212-184 (+43.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1132-962 (+100.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 404-406 (+39.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
ARIZONA is 34-48 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 34-48 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 22-39 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 26-44 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
CORBIN is 1-10 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORBIN is 0-7 (-8.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORBIN is 1-10 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
JOHNNY CUETO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CUETO is 9-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 10-3 (+6.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.3 units)
PAT CORBIN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
CORBIN is 4-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 7-7 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (-0.5 units)

SAN DIEGO (0 - 1) at LA DODGERS (1 - 0) - 10:10 PM
CLAYTON RICHARD (L) vs. KENTA MAEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 53-59 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 44-50 (+11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 191-150 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 188-148 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 67-59 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 104-87 (-19.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
CLAYTON RICHARD vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
RICHARD is 6-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.370.
His team's record is 11-6 (+7.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (+0.4 units)
KENTA MAEDA vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MAEDA is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 0.727.
His team's record is 3-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

NY YANKEES (0 - 1) at TAMPA BAY (1 - 0) - 7:10 PM
C.C. SABATHIA (L) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 11-28 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 69-94 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-45 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-45 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 41-63 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-45 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
C.C. SABATHIA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SABATHIA is 14-14 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.83 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 21-20 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 18-21. (-5.5 units)
JAKE ODORIZZI vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ODORIZZI is 5-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.59 and a WHIP of 1.098.
His team's record is 5-6 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+2.2 units)

CLEVELAND (1 - 0) at TEXAS (0 - 1) - 8:05 PM
CARLOS CARRASCO (R) vs. MARTIN PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 15-23 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 95-71 (+25.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 48-26 (+23.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 53-31 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 33-15 (+15.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 33-17 (+20.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 93-65 (+28.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 71-46 (+27.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 73-51 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 78-67 (+18.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 75-43 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
CARLOS CARRASCO vs. TEXAS since 1997
CARRASCO is 1-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.52 and a WHIP of 1.452.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)
MARTIN PEREZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PEREZ is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 12.46 and a WHIP of 2.307.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

SEATTLE (0 - 1) at HOUSTON (1 - 0) - 8:10 PM
HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. LANCE MCCULLERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 46-62 (-21.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 128-115 (+29.3 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 60-45 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
IWAKUMA is 38-24 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 36-23 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 27-12 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 8-17 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
IWAKUMA is 5-6 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.70 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 6-8 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-5. (+2.1 units)
LANCE MCCULLERS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MCCULLERS is 3-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 1.193.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.7 units)

LA ANGELS (0 - 1) at OAKLAND (1 - 0) - 10:05 PM
MATT SHOEMAKER (R) vs. SEAN MANAEA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 820-821 (+56.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 690-700 (+42.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
OAKLAND is 138-187 (-43.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 11-22 (-14.6 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 69-94 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 30-47 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 133-179 (-41.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 46-62 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
MATT SHOEMAKER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
SHOEMAKER is 4-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 1.247.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.0 units)
SEAN MANAEA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MANAEA is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

DETROIT (0 - 0) at CHI WHITE SOX (0 - 0) - 2:10 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 86-75 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 18-9 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 64-88 (-30.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
VERLANDER is 19-13 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.190.
His team's record is 23-16 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-17. (+0.5 units)
JOSE QUINTANA vs. DETROIT since 1997
QUINTANA is 5-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.396.
His team's record is 9-8 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-7. (+0.3 units)

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MLB (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis - Tuesday April 4, 2017
The Cardinals look to follow up their 4-3 victory in the season-opener and come into tonight’s contest with a 6-1 record in Adam Wainwright’s last 7 starts versus the Cubs. St. Louis is the pick (+125) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 2. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+125).

TUESDAY APRIL 4, 2017
Detroit
@
Chicago White Sox
Game 917-918
April 4, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:

Detroit
(Vrlander) 17.093
Chicago White Sox
(Quntana) 15.554
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Detroit
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Detroit
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit
(-120); Under

LA Angels
@
Oakland
Game 915-916
April 4, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: LA Angels
(Shmaker) 16.884
Oakland
(Manaea) 17.809
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oakland
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Angels
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland
(-105); Under

Seattle
@
Houston
Game 913-914
April 4, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Seattle
(Iwakuma) 16.916
Houston
(McCullers) 15.360
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Seattle
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle
(+145); Over

Cleveland
@
Texas
Game 911-912
April 4, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
(Carrsco) 15.400
Texas
(Perez) 14.548
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cleveland
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cleveland
-150
9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland
(-150); Under

NY Yankees
@
Tampa Bay
Game 909-910
April 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 15.628
Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi) 12.704
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Yankees
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees
(-115); Over

San Diego
@
LA Dodgers
Game 907-908
April 4, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Diego
(Richard) 14.377
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 18.400
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LA Dodgers
by 4
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Dodgers
-240
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers
(-240); Under

San Francisco
@
Arizona
Game 905-906
April 4, 2017 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Francisco
(Cueto) 15.400
Arizona
(Corbin) 16.222
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Arizona
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Francisco
-150
9
Dunkel Pick: Arizona
(+130); Over

Chicago Cubs
@
St. Louis
Game 903-904
April 4, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago Cubs
(Arrieta) 15.537
St. Louis
(Wnwright) 17.400
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: St. Louis
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago Cubs
-145
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis
(+125); Over

Colorado
@
Milwaukee
Game 901-902
April 4, 2017 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: Colorado
(Andrson) 13.984
Milwaukee
(Davies) 14.850
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Milwaukee
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee
(-115); Under

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Date W-L-T % Units Record

04/03/2017 6-7-1 46.15% -700

04/02/2017 3-1-1 75.00% +1175

TUESDAY, APRIL 4

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

DET at CHW 02:10 PM

CHW +110

O 7.5

NYY at TB 07:10 PM

O 7.5

COL at MIL 07:40 PM

O 8.5

CLE at TEX 08:05 PM

TEX +140

U 9.0

SEA at HOU 08:10 PM

U 8.5

CHC at STL 08:15 PM

STL +125

O 7.5

SF at ARI 09:40 PM

U 9.0

LAA at OAK 10:05 PM

U 7.5

SD at LAD 10:10 PM

SD +180

O 7.5

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Tuesday’s games

National League

Cubs @ Cardinals
Arrieta is 2-3, 5.22 in his last five starts; seven of his last nine starts went over total.

Wainwright is 4-1, 4.66 in his last six starts; four of his last five starts went over.

Rockies @ Brewers
Anderson is 0-1, 5.40 in his last four starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.

Davies is 1-1, 3.82 in his last five starts; six of his last eight starts went over.

Padres @ Dodgers
Richard is 3-1, 3.48 in his last seven starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts.

Maeda is 2-3, 5.56 in his last five starts; over is 9-5 in his last 14 starts.

Giants @ Diamondbacks
Cueto is 4-0, 1.78 in his last five regular season starts. Over is 8-3 in his last 11 starts.

Corbin is 0-6, 11.49 in his last seven starts; his last nine starts went over the total.

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American League games
Tigers @ White Sox
Verlander is 2-1, 0.98 in his last four starts; under is 15-3 in his last 18 starts.

Quintana is 2-2, 3.75 in his last four starts; his last seven starts all went over.

Bronx @ Tampa Bay
Sabathia is 1-0, 2.82 in his last four starts; six of his last starts stayed under.

Odorizzi is 1-0, 2.45 in his last four starts; six of his last starts stayed under.

Indians @ Rangers
Carrasco was 2-2, 6.45 in his las five regular season starts. Over is 8-6-1 in his last 15 starts.

Perez is 0-1, 5.87 in his last four starts; six of his last eight starts went over total.

Mariners @ Astros
Iwakuma is 2-5, 5.33 in his last nine starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.

McCullers is 2-2, 1.88 in his last four starts; his last ten starts all stayed under total.

Angels @ A’s
Shoemaker is 3-0, 1.69 in his last four starts, three of which went over the total.

Manaea is 3-1, 1.57 in his last six starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five starts.

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Interleague games

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Record with this pitcher starting in 2016:

National League
Colo-Mil— Anderson 8-10; Davies 15-13
Chi-StL— Arrieta 20-11; Wainwright 21-11
SD-LA— Richard 6-3; Maeda 20-13
SF-Az— Cueto 23-9; Corbin 7-17

American League
Det-CWS— Verlander 20-14; Quintana 17-15
NYY-TB- Sabathia 14-15; Odorizzi 16-17
Clev-Tex— Carrasco 17-9; Perez 18-15
Sea-Hst— Iwakuma 18-15; McCullers 8-6
LAA-A’s— Shoemaker 9-16; Manaea 11-13

Interleague
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Umpires

National League
Colo-Mil— Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Wendelstedt games; favorites won last ten.
Chi-StL— Over is 8-3-2 in last thirteen O’Nora games, underdogs won four of last five.
SD-LA— Over is 6-4 in last ten Marquez games.
SF-Az— Over is 7-3 in last ten Timmons games; favorites won his last five.

American League
NYY-TB— Over is 5-0-1 in last six Hudson games.
Clev-Tex— Last three Wegner games stayed under total. Favorites are 16-4 in his last 20 games.
Sea-Hst— Over is 3-1-1 in last five Diaz games; favorites won nine of his last ten.
LAA-A’s— Four of last five Hernandez games stayed under; underdogs won last three.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 10/1/16

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 1-0 AL, favorites +$100
AL @ NL– 0-0, favorites
Total: 1-0, favorites +$100

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 0-1
AL @ NL– Over 0-0
Total– Over 0-1

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*MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, April 4*

*Colorado at Milwaukee, 7:40 PM ET
*Anderson: COLORADO 15-9 SU in road games in April games
Davies: MILWAUKEE 17-32 SU in home games after a game where they committed 3 or more errors

*Chicago Cubs at St Louis, 8:15 PM ET
*Arrieta: CHICAGO CUBS 48-19 SU as a road favorite of -125 to -175
Wainwright: ST LOUIS 15-24 SU in home games after a win

*San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET
*Cueto: SAN FRANCISCO 20-7 SU revenging a one run loss to opponent
Corbin: 1-9 TSR at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

*San Diego at LA Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET
*Richard: SAN DIEGO 55-41 SU after allowing 12 runs or more
Maeda: LA DODGERS 7-12 SU after a game with a combined score of 17 runs or more

*NY Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 PM ET
*Sabathia: NY YANKESS are 29-19 SU on the road with a money line of -100 to -125
Odorizzi: TAMPA BAY is 41-63 SU in night games

*Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 PM ET
*Carrasco: CLEVELAND is 12-25 SU in April games
Perez: TEXAS is 17-9 SU as a home underdog of +100 or higher

*Seattle at Houston, 8:10 PM ET
*Iwakuma: 25-14 TSR as an underdog of +100 to +150
Mccullers Jr: 1-7 TSR as a home favorite of -150 or more

*LA Angels at Oakland, 10:05 PM ET
*Shoemaker: LA ANGLES are 79-74 SU against division opponents
Manaea: OAKLAND is 59-86 SU at home when the total is 7 to 8.5

*Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 PM ET
*Verlander: DETROIT is 18-9 SU in road games in day games
Quintana: CHI WHITE SOX are 64-88 SU against division opponents
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MLB roundup: Arrieta, Cubs tame Cardinals
April 5, 2017

ST. LOUIS -- Jake Arrieta tossed six sharp innings, and the defending champion Chicago Cubs edged the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Tuesday.

Jason Heyward had an RBI single and Javier Baez drove in a run with a safety squeeze.

Chicago center fielder Albert Almora denied a potential tying homer from Matt Adams in the seventh and third baseman Kris Bryant made a diving stop on Aledmys Diaz's grounder in the fourth.

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright allowed two runs and three hits in five innings.

Tigers 6, White Sox 3

CHICAGO -- Justin Verlander struck out 10 over 6 1/3 innings, and Detroit hit three home runs to beat Chicago in the season opener for both teams.

JaCoby Jones, Nick Castellanos and Ian Kinsler hit home runs for the Tigers.

Chicago's Jose Quintana gave up six runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Yankees 5, Rays 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- CC Sabathia allowed three hits in five solid innings as New York blanked Tampa Bay.

Ronald Torreyes and Chase Headley hit home runs for New York. Dellin Betances worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth for the Yankees.

Tampa Bay's Jake Odorizzi allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.

Astros 2, Mariners 1

HOUSTON -- Lance McCullers pitched six strong innings and Houston edged Seattle.

Brian McCann and Marwin Gonzalez delivered home runs for the Astros, who are 2-0.

Seattle starter Hisashi Iwakuma allowed two runs and four hits in six innings.

Rockies 6, Brewers 5

MILWAUKEE -- Veterans Gerardo Parra and Mark Reynolds had three hits apiece as Colorado edged Milwaukee.

Parra and Reynolds combined for half of Colorado's 12 hits while veterans Mike Dunn and Greg Holland pitched perfect innings to preserve the win.

Ryan Braun hit his first home run of the season for Milwaukee while Travis Shaw drove in two runs.

Indians 4, Rangers 3

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Carlos Carrasco allowed two runs and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings as Cleveland beat Texas.

Carlos Santana hit a leadoff homer and added an RBI single for the Indians. Michael Brantley added an RBI single for Cleveland.

Joey Gallo hit a two-run home run for Texas, which is 0-2 for the first time since 2007. Left-hander Martin Perez allowed three runs in six innings.

Padres 4, Dodgers 0

LOS ANGELES -- Clayton Richard scattered five hits in eight outstanding innings as San Diego blanked Los Angeles.

Richard struck out five and recorded three double plays. San Diego's Yangervis Solarte homered and hit an RBI single, and Wil Myers scored a run and added a run-scoring single.

Los Angeles starter Kenta Maeda allowed three runs and six hits in five innings.

Giants 8, Diamondbacks 4

PHOENIX -- Gorkys Hernandez drove in a career-high four runs, and Brandon Crawford hit a solo home run as San Francisco defeated Arizona.

Hernandez hit a two-run single in the second inning and added a two-run double during a five-run fifth.

Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for Arizona.

Angels 7, Athletics 6

OAKLAND -- Danny Espinosa hit a three-run home run off Ryan Dull with one out in the top of the ninth inning as Los Angeles rallied to beat Oakland.

Matt Shoemaker took a no-decision after allowing two runs and four hits in five innings seven months after sustaining a skull fracture when struck by a comebacker.

Ryon Healy and Jed Lowrie hit home runs for Oakland.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Individual betting matchups for the Masters this week:

— Paul Casey -$145 vs Bubba Watson +$125

— Daniel Berger -$140 vs Patrick Reed

— Justin Rose -$130 vs Jon Rahm +$110

— Lee Westwood -$125 vs Jimmy Walker +$105

— Charley Hoffman -$155 vs Danny Willett +$135

— Bill Haas -$125 vs JB Holmes +$105

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

13) Tony Romo retired Tuesday and will now work on CBS with Jim Nantz on their #1 NFL broadcasting team. There are rumors he will also do some work on CBS golf telecasts, seeing as how he is a scratch golfer.

12) North Carolina Tar Heels got zero #1 votes in the preseason Top 25 poll- they won the national championship. Wonder if they’ll get any #1 votes next preseason.

11) Washington Wizards are 47-31, most games they’ve won since 1979. Good for Scott Brooks, who got a bum deal in Oklahoma City.

10) Minnesota Timberwolves’ star Karl Anthony Towns is younger than all ten players who started in the Gonzaga-UNC game Monday night.

9) I don’t give a rat’s ass about who wins MVP in any sport; it does not matter. You listen to some people talk about the NBA, and they talk more about individuals than teams. Winning and losing are all that truly matter; that and effort. Too much talk about individuals.

8) San Diego Padres have a payroll of roughly $71M this season, but over half of that is to players who are now on other teams.

7) Portland/Denver are tied in loss column for #8 playoff spot in the West. Celtics/Cavaliers are tied for first in the Eastern Conference. Miami trails Indiana by a half-game for the 8th and final playoff spot in the East.

6) College basketball coaching changes:
a) Joe Pasternack (Arizona ass’t) takes over at Cal-Santa Barbara.
b) Lamont Paris (Wisconsin ass’t) takes over at Chattanooga.
c) CB McGrath (North Carolina ass’t) takes over at NC-Wilmington.
d) Matt Figger (South Carolina ass’t) takes over at Austin Peay.

5) It is funny that Georgetown paid a search firm to find their new basketball coach; Patrick Ewing is the best player in Georgetown history- couldn’t have been that difficult to identify him.

4) NHL players are unhappy that the league won’t set time aside for players to compete in the Olympics next winter.

3) Quote of the Day, part 2, from Klay Thompson, a great “outside” shooter:
“I’d probably say the weather’s gotten better. The sunshine has been so good to me. … It just puts me in a great mood to come to the gym every day, get my work in, go home, enjoy it — the outdoors. The Bay Area is beautiful. That’s a big part of it — not even kidding.”

2) If the NBA playoffs started this morning (they do not), matchups would be:
East
Indiana/Cleveland, Chicago/Boston, Atlanta/Toronto, Milwaukee/Washington

West
Portland/Golden State, Memphis/San Antonio, Oklahoma City/Houston, Clippers/Utah.

1— Tony Romo earned $127,422,458 in salary during his NFL career; curious to see how he does behind a microphone. I know he’ll like announcing better on Monday mornings, when he wakes up and isn’t sore all over from getting hit all day Sunday.

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, April 5


Pittsburgh @ Boston

Game 979-980
April 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Taillon) 15.792
Boston
(Sale) 14.726
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+170); Under

LA Angels @ Oakland

Game 977-978
April 5, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Richards) 17.061
Oakland
(Cotton) 18.056
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+100); Under

Seattle @ Houston

Game 975-976
April 5, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Paxton) 17.061
Houston
(Morton) 15.056
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+100); Over

Detroit @ Chicago White Sox

Game 973-974
April 5, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 16.886
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 15.840
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-130); Under

Cleveland @ Texas

Game 971-972
April 5, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Salazar) 15.607
Texas
(Hamels) 14.726
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-105); Over

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 969-970
April 5, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Happ) 17.726
Baltimore
(Bundy) 14.548
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-120); Over

NY Yankees @ Tampa Bay

Game 967-968
April 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 16.858
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 17.696
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+105); Over

Kansas City @ Minnesota

Game 965-966
April 5, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 15.840
Minnesota
(Sntiago) 12.392
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-115); Over

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
April 5, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Cahill) 13.247
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 16.023
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-260
7
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-260); Under

San Francisco @ Arizona

Game 961-962
April 5, 2017 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Moore) 14.626
Arizona
(Walker) 16.023
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-105); Over

Colorado @ Milwaukee

Game 959-960
April 5, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Chtwood) 15.808
Milwaukee
(Peralta) 12.627
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-115); Under

Atlanta @ NY Mets

Game 957-958
April 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Colon) 14.471
NY Mets
(deGrom) 11.317
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-200
7
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+175); Under

Philadelphia @ Cincinnati

Game 955-956
April 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eickhff) 16.984
Cincinnati
(Finnegan) 15.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-110
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-110); Under

Miami @ Washington

Game 953-954
April 5, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Straily) 14.436
Washington
(Roark) 13.247
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+145); Over

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Game 951-952
April 5, 2017 @ 1:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Lackey) 17.792
St. Louis
(Lynn) 15.626
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-135); Over

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 5

National League
Cubs @ Cardinals
Lackey is 4-1, 2.65 in his last nine starts. His last three starts went over.

Lynn didn’t pitch LY; he was hurt. Lynn was 12-11, 3.03 in 31 starts for St Louis in 2015.

Marlins @ Nationals
Straily was 3-0, 3.04 in his last four starts LY. Over is 8-4 in his last 12 starts.

Roark is 2-2, 2.43 in his last five starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.

Phillies @ Reds
Eickhoff is 1-1, 3.34 in his last five starts. Three of his last four starts went over.

Finnegan is 3-2, 2.65 in his last seven starts; five of his last six starts stayed under.

Braves @ Mets
Colon is 3-1, 3.27 in his last six starts; six of his last seven starts stayed under.

deGrom is 0-3, 5.72 in his last five starts; his last three starts went over total.

Rockies @ Brewers
Chatwood is is 2-0, 3.50 in his last four starts; four of his last six starts went over.

Peralta is 2-2, 2.79 in his last six starts. Under is 6-1 in his last seven starts.

Padres @ Dodgers
Cahill has made 174 MLB starts, but only four the last two years. He was 4-4, 2.74 in 50 MLB games for the Cubs LY, thrown 65.1 innings.

Hill is 0-2, 4.11 in his last three regular season starts.

Giants @ Diamondbacks
Moore is 4-1, 3.77 in his last five starts. His last four starts went over the total.

Walker is 4-1, 2.93 in his last five starts; under is 9-3 in his last 12 starts.

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American League games
Royals @ Twins
Kennedy is 0-2, 4.07 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Santiago is 1-2, 5.19 in his last three starts; his last five starts stayed under.

Bronx @ Tampa Bay
Pineda is 0-2, 4.29 in his last 12 starts (over 7-4-1).

Cobb was 2-2, 9.00 in five starts last year (over 4-0-1).

Blue Jays @ Orioles
Happ is 3-0, 2.13 in his last five starts; under is 8-5-2 in his last 15 starts.

Bundy is 2-1, 6.63 in his last six starts. Under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Tigers @ White Sox
Zimmerman was 0-4, 17.18 in his last four starts. Over is 5-1 in his last six starts.

Shields is is 1-3, 6.06 in his last six starts; under is 6-3 in his last nine starts.

Indians @ Rangers
Salazar is 0-3, 9.27 in his last six starts; over is 7-1-1 in his last nine starts.

Hamels is 1-1, 7.31 in his last six starts; over is 6-1-1 in his last eight starts.

Mariners @ Astros
Paxton is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four four starts.

Morton was 1-1, 4.15 in four starts for the Phillies LY (over 2-2).

Angels @ A’s
Richards was 1-3, 4.15 in six starts LY (under 4-2).

Cotton was 2-0, 3.07 in his first five MLB starts LY (over 2-2-1).

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Interleague games
Pirates @ Red Sox
Taillon is 2-0, 3.86 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over total.

Sale is 2-3, 5.45 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six starts.
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Record with this pitcher starting in 2016:
National League
Chi-StL: Lackey 17-12; Lynn 0-0 (injured)
Mia-Wsh: Straily (Cin) 19-12; Roark 20-13
Phil-Cin: Eickhoff 16-17; Finnegan 13-19
Atl-NY: Colon (NYM) 20-13; deGrom 14-12
Colo-Mil: Chatwood 15-12; Peralta 9-14
SF-Az: Moore 7-5; Walker (Sea) 11-14
SD-LA: Cahill (Cubs) 1-0; Hill 3-3

American League
KC-Min: Kennedy 16-17; Santiago 4-7
NY-TB: Pineda 15-17; Cobb 2-3
Tor-Balt: Happ 24-8; Bundy 8-6
Cle-Tex: Salazar 16-9; Hamels 24-8
Det-Chi: Zimmerman 10-9; Shields 7-15
Sea-Hst: Paxton 7-13; Morton (Phil) 3-1
LAA-A’s: Richards 2-4; Cotton 4-1

Interleague
Pitt-Bos: Taillon 13-5; Sale (CWS) 18-14

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Umpires
National League
Chi-StL: Under is 7-4 in last eleven Wolcott games.
Mia-Wsh: Five of last six Kulpa games went over total.
Phil-Cin: Three of last four Cuzzi games stayed under; favorites won seven of his last eight games behind the plate.
Atl-NY: Four of last five Hoye games stayed under the total.
Colo-Mil: Over is 3-1-1 in last five Fletcher games; underdogs are 5-3 in his last eight games.
SF-Az: Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve Wolf games.
SD-LA: Four of last five Fairchild games stayed under.

American League
KC-Min: Underdogs won 11 of last 16 Randazzo games.
NY-TB: Four of last six Bellino games stayed under; underdogs are 6-4 in his last ten.
Tor-Balt: Four of last five Cooper games stayed under.
Cle-Tex: Five of last six Foster games stayed under.
Det-Chi: Road team won seven of last ten Iassogna games.
Sea-Hst: Over is 5-2 in last seven Eddings games; underdogs won seven of his last ten.
LAA-A’s: Underdogs won five of last six Barksdale games.

Interleague
Pitt-Bos: Last eight Nauert games went over the total.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 10/1/16

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 1-0 AL, favorites +$100
AL @ NL– 0-0, favorites
Total: 1-0, favorites +$100
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 0-1
AL @ NL– Over 0-0
Total– Over 0-1

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MLB

Wednesday, April 5

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Trend Report
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1:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 15 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Minnesota is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games

1:45 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

2:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Detroit

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Baltimore's last 17 games

7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. WASHINGTON
Miami is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Miami

7:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. BOSTON
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

7:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
NY Yankees are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 14 games when playing NY Yankees

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Philadelphia's last 18 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Cincinnati is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 8 games at home

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 18 games when playing Atlanta

8:05 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TEXAS
Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 16 games
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland

8:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Milwaukee is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. HOUSTON
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Seattle is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 15 games

10:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. OAKLAND
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games at home

10:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego