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MLB

Wednesday, July 5

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home

2:20 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHI CUBS
Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Chi Cubs
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games at home
Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay

3:35 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. OAKLAND
Chi White Sox are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Chi White Sox are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games on the road
Oakland is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games

7:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing Pittsburgh

7:08 PM
NY METS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Washington
NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CLEVELAND
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cleveland's last 13 games

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. DETROIT
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

7:35 PM
HOUSTON vs. ATLANTA
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Houston is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games

8:05 PM
BOSTON vs. TEXAS
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston

8:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 11 games
LA Angels are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home

8:15 PM
MIAMI vs. ST. LOUIS
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games when playing Miami
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami

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

10:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. SEATTLE
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Kansas City is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing Kansas City

10:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
Arizona is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing Arizona
LA Dodgers are 21-4 SU in their last 25 games

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, July 5


Baltimore @ Milwaukee

Game 929-930
July 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Aquino) 13.195
Milwaukee
(Garza) 15.298
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-130
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-130); Under

Houston @ Atlanta

Game 927-928
July 5, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Musgrve) 18.072
Atlanta
(Garcia) 13.633
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 4 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
N/A

San Diego @ Cleveland

Game 925-926
July 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Perdomo) 17.362
Cleveland
(Bauer) 13.735
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-220
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+190); Under

San Francisco @ Detroit

Game 923-924
July 5, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Blach) 15.941
Detroit
(Norris) 13.880
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-180
10
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+160); Under

Tampa Bay @ Chicago Cubs

Game 921-922
July 5, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 13.554
Chicago Cubs
(Lackey) 15.477
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-160
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-160); N/A

Kansas City @ Seattle

Game 919-920
July 5, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Vargas) 16.149
Seattle
(Miranda) 15.011
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+110); Under

LA Angels @ Minnesota

Game 917-918
July 5, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Bridwell) 14.630
Minnesota
(Santana) 16.247
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-165
10
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-165); Over

Boston @ Texas

Game 915-916
July 5, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Fister) 18.684
Texas
(Cashner) 14.658
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 4
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-110
11
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-110); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Oakland

Game 913-914
July 5, 2017 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Pelfrey) 12.594
Oakland
(Gray) 16.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-180); Under

Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 911-912
July 5, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 14.113
NY Yankees
(Pineda) 14.979
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-155
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-155); Over

Arizona @ LA Dodgers

Game 909-910
July 5, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Godley) 16.761
LA Dodgers
(Wood) 15.691
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-230
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+195); Under

Cincinnati @ Colorado

Game 907-908
July 5, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Feldman) 12.747
Colorado
(Gray) 14.364
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-150
11 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-150); Over

Miami @ St. Louis

Game 905-906
July 5, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Volquez) 17.131
St. Louis
(Leake) 13.620
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+120); Under

NY Mets @ Washington

Game 903-904
July 5, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 16.408
Washington
(Roark) 14.926
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-115); Under

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 901-902
July 5, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Cole) 14.274
Philadelphia
(Lively) 15.412
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-155
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+135); Over

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, July 5

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PITTSBURGH (38 - 46) at PHILADELPHIA (28 - 54) - 7:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. BEN LIVELY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 22-34 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 87-108 (-32.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 59-44 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-54 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-20 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-34 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-41 (-19.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-39 (-18.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
COLE is 3-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.245.
His team's record is 3-3 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

BEN LIVELY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY METS (38 - 45) at WASHINGTON (50 - 34) - 7:05 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 38-45 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 29-35 (-14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 7-22 (-16.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 35-14 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 423-437 (+34.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
DEGROM is 18-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 11-17 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-36 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-37 (-18.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-3 (+4.8 Units) against NY METS this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.8 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
DEGROM is 4-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.95 and a WHIP of 1.115.
His team's record is 6-4 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.5 units)

TANNER ROARK vs. NY METS since 1997
ROARK is 6-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.158.
His team's record is 7-3 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.5 units)

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MIAMI (37 - 45) at ST LOUIS (40 - 43) - 8:15 PM
EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 87-106 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-43 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 24-31 (-22.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 61-65 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 84-83 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 29-34 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LEAKE is 6-16 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 5-13 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against MIAMI this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 5-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.27 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 9-9 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-7. (+3.3 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. MIAMI since 1997
LEAKE is 6-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.5 units)

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CINCINNATI (36 - 47) at COLORADO (49 - 37) - 8:40 PM
SCOTT FELDMAN (R) vs. JON GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FELDMAN is 60-85 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 30-60 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 49-37 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 34-26 (+6.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 228-302 (-79.9 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. COLORADO since 1997
FELDMAN is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.049.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JON GRAY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GRAY is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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ARIZONA (52 - 32) at LA DODGERS (56 - 29) - 10:10 PM
ZACK GODLEY (R) vs. ALEX WOOD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 34-109 (-43.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 28-5 (+21.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 52-32 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 37-20 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
GODLEY is 17-8 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GODLEY is 12-3 (+10.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 149-173 (-60.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 175-137 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-4 (+1.6 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

ZACK GODLEY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GODLEY is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

ALEX WOOD vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WOOD is 2-3 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.183.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

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TORONTO (38 - 45) at NY YANKEES (44 - 38) - 1:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 38-45 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 10-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 14-25 (-15.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 15-23 (-12.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
NY YANKEES are 37-18 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PINEDA is 21-33 (-22.5 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 5-4 (+0.8 Units) against TORONTO this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ESTRADA is 4-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.99 and a WHIP of 1.209.
His team's record is 7-4 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.7 units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. TORONTO since 1997
PINEDA is 2-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.256.
His team's record is 4-8 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-8. (-5.1 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (37 - 46) at OAKLAND (36 - 48) - 3:35 PM
MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. SONNY GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 173-235 (-55.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 32-41 (-25.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 91-115 (-36.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 59-79 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 70-97 (-31.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GRAY is 12-22 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

MIKE PELFREY vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PELFREY is 0-5 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 7.56 and a WHIP of 1.919.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

SONNY GRAY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GRAY is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.13 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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BOSTON (49 - 35) at TEXAS (40 - 44) - 8:05 PM
DOUG FISTER (R) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 135-114 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 37-23 (+14.8 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 75-49 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 96-80 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 103-85 (+21.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 22-12 (+13.6 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 98-90 (+18.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 24-15 (+13.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 54-46 (+18.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)

DOUG FISTER vs. TEXAS since 1997
FISTER is 6-6 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.98 and a WHIP of 1.457.
His team's record is 6-10 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+3.4 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. BOSTON since 1997
CASHNER is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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LA ANGELS (43 - 45) at MINNESOTA (43 - 40) - 8:10 PM
PARKER BRIDWELL (R) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 43-40 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 27-18 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 32-27 (+8.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 528-503 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 35-31 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 48-76 (-30.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-1 (+4.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

PARKER BRIDWELL vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

ERVIN SANTANA vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SANTANA is 1-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.20 and a WHIP of 1.297.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (43 - 40) at SEATTLE (41 - 44) - 10:10 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. ARIEL MIRANDA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 43-40 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 56-49 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 68-57 (+15.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
VARGAS is 12-4 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 17-5 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 52-59 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 43-46 (-23.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 250-245 (-54.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
SEATTLE is 616-565 (-93.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 57-77 (-25.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

JASON VARGAS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
VARGAS is 3-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.70 and a WHIP of 0.946.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

ARIEL MIRANDA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (44 - 41) at CHICAGO CUBS (41 - 42) - 2:20 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 112-134 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LACKEY is 22-6 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 34-24 (+9.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-42 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 353-294 (-78.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 878-804 (-155.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-16 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 17-20 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 15-20 (-9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

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

BLAKE SNELL vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHN LACKEY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
LACKEY is 14-8 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.382.
His team's record is 16-9 (+6.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-11. (+2.0 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (33 - 52) at DETROIT (37 - 45) - 7:10 PM
TY BLACH (L) vs. DANIEL NORRIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-52 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 16-31 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 78-87 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-21 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DETROIT is 37-45 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 386-335 (-70.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

TY BLACH vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

DANIEL NORRIS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (35 - 48) at CLEVELAND (44 - 38) - 7:10 PM
LUIS PERDOMO (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 77-90 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 42-31 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in road games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 21-23 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 44-38 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 30-34 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 2-6 (-10.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 this season.
CLEVELAND is 18-22 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 17-22 (-16.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 2-10 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game this season.
CLEVELAND is 24-27 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-20 (-15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-0 (+2.6 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

LUIS PERDOMO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

TREVOR BAUER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
BAUER is 0-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.715.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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HOUSTON (57 - 27) at ATLANTA (40 - 42) - 7:35 PM
JOE MUSGROVE (R) vs. JAIME GARCIA (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JOE MUSGROVE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
MUSGROVE is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

JAIME GARCIA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GARCIA is 3-7 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 6.36 and a WHIP of 1.571.
His team's record is 3-9 (-9.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-8. (-4.8 units)

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BALTIMORE (40 - 43) at MILWAUKEE (46 - 40) - 7:10 PM
JAYSON AQUINO (L) vs. MATT GARZA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 49-76 (-27.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 46-40 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 9-3 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 29-24 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-28 (+20.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 128-117 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 93-80 (+12.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

JAYSON AQUINO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT GARZA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GARZA is 9-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.11 and a WHIP of 1.179.
His team's record is 10-3 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-9. (-6.6 units)

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Diamond Trends - Wednesday
July 5, 2017

TOP SU TREND

-- The Mets are 12-0 since Aug 11, 2014 in the last game of a series as a road favorite after they had a higher team-lefton-base than their opponent last game.

TOP OU TREND

-- The Pirates are 0-10-2 OU (-2.38 ppg) since Apr 23, 2017 as a favorite after they used 5+ pitchers last game.

TOP STARTER TREND

-- The Athletics are 0-8 RUN LINE AGAINST since Aug 20, 2013 when Sonny Gray starts at home after he went 8 or more innings in his last start.

TOP CHOICE TREND

-- The Royals are 10-0 OU (3.00 ppg) after Mike Moustakas hit a home run last game.

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Wednesday's Diamond Notes
July 5, 2017

Hottest team: Red Sox (6-0 last six, 8-1 last nine)
Andrew Benintendi hit a pair of homers, finishing 5-for-5 while driving in six as the Nos. 5-9 hitters in the Boston lineup went a ridiculous 16-for-24 (.667) in an 11-4 rout of the Rangers on Tuesday night. The onslaught made up for Mookie Betts going 0-for-6 in leaving eight men on base as the Sox scored in six of nine innings and led 11-0 before Texas got on the board against their bullpen. David Price struck out nine over six scoreless frames, which combined with New York's home loss to Toronto, helped increase Boston's AL East lead to a season-high four games. The Red Sox seek out a season-best seven-game winning streak and consecutive series sweeps for the first time in 2017 as they send Doug Fister (0-1, 4.91 ERA) to the mound in Arlington for his third start with the club. Following the game, the team will leave for Tampa Bay, where they'll play four against the divisional rival Rays prior to the All-Star break.

Coldest team: Rockies (2-11 last 13)
Colorado assembled seperate winning streaks of six and seven games in June and sat atop the NL West after Nolan Arenado helped beat the Diamondbacks with an eighth-inning two-run triple on June 20. The terms "magic" and "destiny" were being thrown around, perhaps tempting fate given what has transpired since. The Rockies lost the last two home games of their series against the Snakes and then went 1-8 on a road trip where they exclusively played division rivals. After beating the Reds for its first win this month to open the week, Colorado suffered an 8-1 Independence Day loss at the hands of the previously winless Homer Bailey, who came in with an ERA of 27.00. The under is 6-0-1 in their last seven games and 8-2-1 over the Rockies' last 11 since they've scored three or fewer runs in eight of those games. Staff ace Jon Gray returned from the disabled list after missing two months due to a broken bone in his left foot and won the only game on that aforementioned ill-fated road trip, striking out 10 over six innings in a 6-3 win at Arizona. He'll be making only his second start at Coors Field this season, his first since April 8, and has Colorado installed as a substantial favorite (-160) against Cincinnati despite last night's poor showing.

Hottest pitcher: Jason Vargas, Royals (12-3, 2.22 ERA)
After the Padres pulled off a stunning 1-0 July 4th upset of Corey Kluber and the Indians, Kansas City climbed to within 1.5 games of the AL Central lead. That's quite an accomplishment considering they went 7-16 in April, but the Royals have gone 21-10 since June began and will look to sweep Seattle before moving on to Dodger Stadium for a weekend series. Vargas gives them a great shot at breaking out the brooms considering he leads the AL with 12 wins and has compiled a 2.22 ERA, allowing more than three runs in just one of his 16 starts this season. The left-handed Vargas went 36-42 over a four-year stint with the Mariners from 2009-12, so he's no stranger to Safeco Field. He'll be facing the M's for the first time this season but has won seven consecutive starts, which includes victories over the Indians, Giants and Angels on the road. Despite Vargas' dominance, the Royals are an underdog (+115) against Seattle southpaw Ariel Miranda, who threw seven scoreless innings against the Angels in a 10-0 win last time out and pitched at least seven frames in four of his six June starts.

Coldest pitcher: Andrew Cashner, Rangers (3-7, 3.87 ERA)
After allowing two or fewer earned runs in seven of his first eight starts, Cashner's resurgent season hit a rough spot in June. He gave up four or more runs in three of his four starts last month, losing all of those decisions by a combined margin of 24-8. He also landed on the disabled list with an oblique strain and returned last Thursday in Cleveland only to give up five runs in five innings in addition to getting drilled in his pitching arm by Edwin Encarnacion's flying broken bat. X-rays were negative and he suffered only a contusion, so Cashner hopes there won't be any lingering effects against Boston as he makes only his second home start since May 17. The TCU product is 1-2 with a 3.10 ERA in Arlington despite issuing more walks (13) than strikeouts (12) and allowing opposing hitters to bat a robust .291 with five homers over his five starts.


Biggest UNDER run: Pirates (7-1 last eight, 16-5-1 last 22)
Jameson Taillon and the Pittsburgh bullpen combined to blank the Phillies 3-0 yesterday despite the fact that slumping Tony Watson single-handedly tried to blow the shutout in the seventh before being bailed out. The win snapped a four-game losing streak, but runs have been hard to come by for the Bucs of late as they've plated more than four in only three of their last 13 games. They'll run into promising Phils rookie Ben Lively but are favored heavily (-150) on the road behind ace Gerrit Cole (6-7, 4.51) despite the fact he's struggled in allowing 18 home runs over his 17 starts.

Biggest OVER run: White Sox (5-0 last five)
Chicago rallied to tie Oakland in the top of the ninth on Tuesday, but the bullpen served up a game-winning homer to rookie Franklin Barreto in a 7-6 loss. The White Sox missed closer David Robertson, who is currently on paternity leave after welcoming a daughter to the family on July 4th. With the bullpen in disarray and Mike Pelfrey (3-6, 4.13) attempting to work out of a slump that has seen him win a single decision over his last seven starts, completing six innings only once in that span, it's no surprise to see the A's heavily favored (-180) with ace Sonny Gray on the mound for Wednesday's matinee series finale. Chicago has averaged 6.2 runs per game over this stretch of high-scoring games, but have surrendered that exact amount as well.

Matchup to watch: Diamondbacks at Dodgers
These are two of only four teams in the majors currently at 50 or more wins, so there's no doubt that this series between the NL West's top teams provides baseball's marquee matchup for the next two days. L.A. improved to an MLB-best 34-11 at home by winning the series opener 4-3 behind Clayton Kershaw, but Arizona cashed late for run-line bettors that took the +1.5 on a three-run homer from Daniel Descalso off closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 9th. We'll see if that momentum carries over for the Snakes as they take on undefeated Alex Wood (9-0, 1.83), who was shocking left off the NL All-Star team despite the fact he's just 8.1 innings shy of qualifying for the league lead in ERA. Arizona righty Zach Goldley hasn't given up more than three runs in a start this year, potentially setting up a pitcher's duel in this second of a three-game set.

Betcha didn’t know: Young Jayson Aquino (1-1, 9.00), who was called up to the bigs for the first time on July 4 last year, will make his second career MLB start for Baltimore. Slumping Chris Tillman is on the paternity list as he prepares to become a father for the first time, so the 24-year-old Dominican lefty will take the mound for the Orioles in Milwaukee for what will be his first big-league road start. He beat the Red Sox on April 22 at Camden Yards, allowing just two runs over six innings, but faces a National League team for just the second time, having debuted at Dodger Stadium a year and a day ago. He's had issues with his mechanics but enjoyed a strong June and has a losing record at Triple-A Norfolk mostly because of poor run support.

Biggest public favorite: Indians (-220) vs. Padres

Biggest public underdog: Angels (+155) at Twins

Biggest line move: Tigers (-150 to -180) vs. Giants

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BC-AP Sports Preview ******
July 5, 2017

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports ****** will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:

- LONDON - Past champions Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova are in second-round action at Wimbledon.

- VITTEL, France - British rider Mark Cavendish commends the ''courage'' of Tour de France jurors for disqualifying world champion Peter Sagan for a horrific crash that took both of them out of the race.

- Two-time Olympic high jumper Jamie Nieto proposed to his fiancee while in a wheelchair as he recovered from a spinal cord injury after a mistimed backflip. He fully intends to walk her down the aisle, up to 130 steps with no assistance, at their wedding on July 22.

- When Gordon Hayward announced he was joining the Boston Celtics, it wrapped up the decisions of players at the top of this summer's NBA free agent board. The biggest moves have been made, but there is more dealing to be done.

- SALT LAKE CITY - The NBA has evolved into a free-flowing, positionless game where there's value in being able to segue into multiple roles. Players now need a Swiss-Army-knife skill set more than ever.

- ORLANDO, Fla. - There are five summer league games on the schedule today, including three in Orlando - Mavericks-Thunder, Hornets-Pistons, Magic-Knicks - and two in Utah - Celtics-Spurs; 76ers-Jazz.

- SEATTLE - All-Star Jason Vargas goes for his American League-leading 13th victory as the surging Kansas City Royals look to complete a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners. Game starts 10:10 p.m.

- LOS ANGELES - Alex Wood, on a 9-0 run to start the season, takes the mound for the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers against Zack Godley and the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks. Game starts 10 p.m.

- ARLINGTON, Texas - The AL East-leading Red Sox, who have a majors-best six-game winning streak, try to complete a sweep of their season series against the struggling Rangers. Texas has lost six of seven overall. Game starts 8:05 p.m.

- WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Phil Mickelson heads into the next phase of his career with a new caddie on a course marking its comeback from devastating floods. Mickelson will have his brother, Tim, on his bag starting Thursday at the rebuilt Greenbrier Classic in his first tournament since parting ways with his caddie of 25 years, Jim ''Bones'' Mackay.

- BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi has agreed a three-year contract extension that will keep him at Barcelona through the 2020-21 season. By then, Barcelona's all-time leading scorer will be 34 years old and finishing his 17th season with the club.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 5

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

TOR at NYY 01:05 PM

U 9.0

TB at CHC 02:20 PM

U 9.5

CHW at OAK 03:35 PM

U 9.0

NYM at WAS 07:05 PM

O 8.5

PIT at PHI 07:05 PM

U 9.0

SF at DET 07:10 PM

SF +155

O 11.0

SD at CLE 07:10 PM

SD +215

U 9.0

BAL at MIL 07:10 PM

BAL +120

U 10.0

HOU at ATL 07:35 PM

ATL +120

U 9.5

BOS at TEX 08:05 PM

O 11.0

LAA at MIN 08:10 PM

LAA +155

U 10.0

MIA at STL 08:15 PM

U 8.5

CIN at COL 08:40 PM

U 11.0

ARI at LAD 10:10 PM

ARI +175

U 7.5

KC at SEA 10:10 PM

KC +100

O 9.0

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Thursday’s six-pack

Odds on various NFL teams to make the playoffs this fall:

— Cincinnati Bengals Yes +$140, No -$160

— Cleveland Browns Yes +$2,000, No -$10,000

— Jacksonville Jaguars Yes +$400, No -$500

— Kansas City Chiefs Yes -$150, No +$130

— Los Angeles Chargers Yes +$270, No -$350

— Oakland Raiders Yes -$160, No +$140

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Thursday’s List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud……..

13) Lets see the analytics guys try to quantify this, because you can’t:

In Tuesday’s Milwaukee Brewer game, 3B Travis Shaw threw a ball to first base that wound up going into foul territory, and the runner advanced. Scorer ruled: E5, which ended a 52-game errorless streak for Shaw.

After the game, Brewers’ 1B Eric Thames called the official scorer and told him the error should be his; it was a good throw and he missed it. The error was changed to E3 and Shaw’s errorless streak extended to 53.

Not everyone would do that, but a selfless guy on an overachieving team did it, and there is no way you can quantify that and factor it into his WAR. Too bad, because it matters.

12) Cincinnati Reds’ OF Scott Schebler is a pretty good big leaguer; he is a .259 hitter in 180 major league games. Coming out of high school in Iowa, he had zero baseball scholarship offers, but he did have a couple to play football. Things have turned out pretty well for him.

11) 70 hot dogs (and buns) in 10 minutes. Oy.

I almost get nauseous just thinking about what it must feel like to eat 70 hot dogs in ten minutes. How long before you eat again? Do you just find a restroom and puke your guts out?

10) Orlando Magic waived big guy Stephen Zimmerman, who will be 21 in September and could be heading into his junior year at UNLV, had he gotten/taken intelligent advice. He wasn’t even a first round pick— he was the 41st player taken in the 2016 draft.

Instead, Zimmerman scored 23 points in 108 minutes of garbage time spread out over 19 NBA games, a classic case of a kid turning pro before he is ready. Now he’ll have to climb back to the NBA the hard way— it can still be done, but it ain’t gonna be easy.

He scored 13.4 pts/game in 21 D-League games last year. Now he is either headed back there or over to Europe, when he could still be in college and improving his game and getting a college education, in case this NBA thing never works out for him.

Zimmerman scored 10.5 pts/game for a sub-par UNLV squad in 2015-16; their coach got fired during the season, thats how cruddy the team played. But Zimmerman and his family were convinced he was an NBA star-in-waiting, so he bolted to the draft despite having a game that needed more maturity to be NBA-ready. He shot 62% from the line, both at UNLV and in the D-League last year- -shooting is one part of his game he needs to sharpen up.

9) Pretty cool to see Stan Van Gundy watching games at the Orlando Summer League while sitting next to his dad Bill, a coaching lifer who was a small college coach for years.

Flash back to November 1980, I’m a student manager at Albany- we’re in a tip-off tournament at Brockport State near Rochester, NY. Host Brockport plays Upsala in the first round; Brockport’s coach has a neck brace on from a car accident- Bill Van Gundy. Upsala is the #1 preseason team in the country, according to Sports Illustrated.

We sneak by RIT in the first game, Upsala beats Brockport, then we beat Upsala in the title game, beating the #1 team in the country. Basketball without a shot clock; our team ran its offense until Upsala got sick of defending it. It wasn’t pretty, but it damn sure worked.

Who knew that the guy with neck brace would wind up with two famous sons?

8) They had 15,664 fans in Albuquerque Tuesday night for baseball/fireworks, but the game lasted only 2:03, so the fans had to wait a while for the fireworks- the sun hadn’t set yet when the ballgame ended.

7) I’ve never understood why people like fireworks; seriously. They have a free fireworks show in downtown Albany every July 4, and it draws 50,000 people. I know its free, but I just don’t see what the big deal is. Thats what makes the world interesting; different people like different stuff.

6) RIP Gene Conley 86, who played on a World Series champ with the Milwaukee Braves and three NBA championship teams with the Celtics. Not many humans pitched to Willie Mays and also guarded Wilt Chamberlain. RIP, sir.

5) NBA doings:
— You may have heard; Boston gave Gordon Hayward $128M for four years.
— Golden State signed Omar Casspi for one year, $2.1M
— Sacramento signed Zach Randolph for two years, $24M
— Sacramento signed George Hill for three years, $57M.
— Mike Scott gets one year, $1.17M from Washington
— Clippers acquired Danilo Gallinari and gave him three years, $65M.
— Nick Young somehow gets $5.2M for one year from the Warriors.
— Andre Roberson gets $30M for three years from Oklahoma City.

4) Celtics have to trade at least one of these three players: Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder and Avery Bradley, to clear cap room for Hayward. Crowder might be the most marketable of the three, because his contract is very team-friendly.

3) Handicapping baseball is difficult; Cincinnati’s Homer Bailey allowed 14 runs in 4.2 IP in his first two starts this year- with start #3 at Coors Field, it didn’t look good for Bailey breaking his cold spell, but he did. Colorado won 8-1; Bailey put only eight men on base on six innings.

Go figure.

2) Former Louisville guard Russ Smith scored 61 pts/game in his first five games in a Chinese pro league- he had 81 in one game. Smith also owns the G-League scoring record: 65 points.

He has played in 27 NBA games for the Pelicans/Grizzlies, scoring 2.0 pts/game.

1) Marlins 9, Cardinals 6— Giancarlo Stanton homered in innings 1-2, his 22nd multi-homer game. Stanton is incredibly streaky, but when he gets hot, he is great fun to watch.

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Thursday’s games
National League

Marlins @ Cardinals
Koehler is 0-2, 11.84 in his last five starts; his last six starts went over. Miami is 2-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-5

Wacha is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts; over is 10-2 in his last 12 starts. St Louis is 5-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-6-2

Marlins won three of last four games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. St Louis lost three of last four games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 home games.

Reds @ Rockies
Romano allowed three runs in three IP (82 PT) in his only ’17 start, April 16. Reds’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-1

Chatwood is 0-2, 5.32 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Colorado is 3-4 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-9-1

Reds are 3-16 in last 19 road games; over is 13-7 in their last 20 road games. Colorado lost 10 of last 13 games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

Pirates @ Phillies
Kuhl is 1-1, 3.77 in his last six starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Pirates are 1-6 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-7-2

Hellickson is 0-0, 2.79 in his last three starts (under 9-5-3). Phillies are 5-3 in his home starts-their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-9-2

Pirates lost four of their last six games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Phillies lost seven of last nine home games; under is 9-3-1 in their last 13 games.

Braves @ Nationals
Foltynewicz is is 3-0, 2.97 in his last six starts; his last three starts stayed under. Braves are 3-5 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-5-3

Gonzalez is 3-2, 2.31 in his last six starts, four of which stayed under. Washington lost his last four home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-4-2

Braves are 4-5 in last nine games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games. Braves are 9-2 in last 11 road series openers. Washington won four of last five home games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Nationals are 10-5 in home series openers.

Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Ray is 1-1, 5.19 in his last three starts; over is 3-0-2 in his last five. Arizona is 6-1 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-4-5

Hill is 2-1, 1.89 in his last three starts (under 7-4). Dodgers are 3-3 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6

Arizona won seven of last ten road games; under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. Los Angeles is 14-1 in last 15 home games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 games.

Brewers @ Cubs
Davies is 2-0, 2.77 in his last two starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Milwaukee is 6-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-6-3

Montgomery is 0-2, 4.97 in his last two starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Cubs’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1

Milwaukee won six of last seven games; they’re 6-6 in road series openers. Under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Chicago lost five of last eight games; under is 9-3 in their last 12 games. Cubs are 5-8 in home series openers.

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American League
Astros @ Blue Jays
McCullers is 1-0, 2.60 in his last three starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Houston is 6-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-4-3

Liriano is 1-2, 6.48 in his last three starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Toronto is 5-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-6-3

Houston is 9-1 in its last ten road games; they’re 11-2 in road series openers. Over is 10-2 in their last 12 games. Toronto lost nine of last 13 games; under is 7-4-1 in their last 12 games. Jays are 4-10 in home series openers.

Red Sox @ Rays
Sale is 5-1, 2.32 in his last six starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Boston is 6-3 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 9-2-6

Faria is 3-0, 2.51 in six starts this year; under is 3-1-1 in his last five. Rays are 1-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-0-1

Boston won six of its last seven games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Rays are 8-4 in last 12 home games, 5-8 in home series openers; over is 11-0 in their last 11 home games.

Orioles @ Twins
Bundy is 1-2, 8.22 in his last three starts; his last five starts all went over. Orioles are 4-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-7-2

Berrios is 0-1, 7.15 in his last two starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Minnesota is 3-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-3-1

Baltimore lost five of last six games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Orioles are 4-10 in road series openers. Minnesota won three of last five games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Twins are 7-7 in home series openers.

A’s @ Mariners
Blackburn allowed one run in six IP (96 PT) in his first ’17 start, vs Atlanta. A’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 0-0-1

Gaviglio is 0-2, 3.64 in his last three starts; under is 4-0-1 in his last five. Seattle is 4- 1in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-4-1

Oakland lost six of last eight games but won last two; they’re 4-9 in road series openers. Over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. Seattle lost eight of its last ten games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten home games.

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Interleague

Giants @ Tigers
Cueto is 1-1, 2.84 in his last three starts; under is 6-4-1 in his last 11. Giants are 5-5 in his road starts their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-7-3

Sanchez is 0-0, 3.63 in three starts this year (over 2-1). Detroit’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-0-1

Giants won seven of their last eight games; six of their last seven games stayed under. Detroit is 5-12 in its last 17 games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Padres @ Indians
Lamet is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. San Diego is 2-1 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-4

Tomlin is 1-3, 7.20 in his last six starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Indians are 3-6 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-10-2

Padres won their last three games; under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Indians are 2-3 in last five games; under is 8-1 in their last nine home games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Mia-StL: Koehler 3-6; Wacha 7-8
Cin-Colo: Romano 0-1; Chatwood 7-10
Pitt-Phil: Kuhl 4-12; Hellickson 9-8 (1-7 last 8)
Atl-Wsh: Foltynewicz 8-7 (5-0 last 5); Gonzalez (9-8)
Az-LA: Ray 12-5; Hill 6-5
Mil-Chi: Davies 11-6; Montgomery 1-4

American League
Hst-Tor: McCullers 12-3; Liriano 8-5
Bos-TB: Sale 13-4; Faria 4-1
Balt-Min: Bundy 9-8; Berrios 7-3
A’s-Sea: Blackburn 0-1; Gaviglio 6-3

Interleague
SF-Det: Cueto 9-8; Sanchez 7-7-3
SD-Clev: Lamet 5-2; Tomlin 5-11

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Mia-StL: Koehler 4-5; Wacha 7-8
Cin-Colo: Romano 0-1; Chatwood 7-9-1
Pitt-Phil: Kuhl 7-7-2; Hellickson 6-9-2
Atl-Wsh: Foltynewicz 7-5-3; Gonzalez 11-4-2
Az-LA: Ray 7-4-5; Hill 5-6
Mil-Chi: Davies 8-6-3; Montgomery 2-2-1

American League
Hst-Tor: McCullers 3-15; Liriano 4-6-3
Bos-TB: Sale 9-2-6; Faria 4-0-1
Balt-Min: Bundy 8-7-2; Berrios 6-3-1
A’s-Sea: Blackburn 0-0-1; Gaviglio 4-4-1

Interleague
SF-Det: Cueto 7-7-3; Sanchez 2-0-1
SD-Clev: Lamet 3-4; Tomlin 4-10-2

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 42-31 AL, favorites -$1,193
AL @ NL– 44-43 NL, favorites -$552
Total: 86-74 AL, favorites -$1,745

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 42-34-2
AL @ NL: Over 47-35-2
Total: Over 89-69-4

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/5/17
Ariz 14-17-9……26-13–6……….39-30
Atl 18-18-5……16-22-5………..34-40
Cubs 17-24-2……18-17-5………..35-41
Reds 12-26-3……18-22–2…………30-48
Colo 26-15-6…….21-17-2……….47-32
LA 18-17-5…….30-13-3……….48-30
Miami 17-22-2…….21-16-4……..38-38
Milw 19-13-6…….23-20-6………42-33
Mets 21-17-2……..18-22-3………39-39
Philly 11-26-8……12-18-6……….23-44
Pitt 20-19-3…..17-20-7………..37-39
St. Louis 16-17-3……25-14-7……….41-31
SD 11-24-5……..21-19–4………32-43
SF 10-31-7……..17-18-4……….30-49
Wash 29-12-2……20-15-5………..49-27

Orioles 13-25-5……..18-20-3………31-45
Boston 19-21-6………18-19-2…….37-40
White Sox 15-26-6……..17-18–2……..32-43
Cleveland 21-17-4……..17-20-4……..37-37
Detroit 16-20-5…….21-17-4……..37-37
Astros 21-11-8……..27-15-3……..48-26
KC 15-19-7………19-17-8…….34-36
Angels 17-23-7………18-16-7………35-39
Twins 23-12-4………17-21-6……..40-33
NYY 18-22-3……….24-13-2…..…42-35
A’s 12-22-5……..19-17-9……..31-39
Seattle 14-22-5……..21-17-7……..35-39
TB 21-14-8……..26-10-6……..47-24
Texas 23-12-7……..18-16-8………41-28
Toronto 15-24-3……..13-21-6……..28-45

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/5/17)
Ariz 12-40……..18-45………30
Atl 8-40……..11-43…………19
Cubs 13-44……..16-40……….29
Reds 16-41……..17-43……….33
Colo 10-48……..11-40..…….22
LA 11-40……..18-45..……..29
Miami 15-41……..14-42………29
Milw 15-38……20-49…..…..35
Mets 18-39……..15-42……….33
Philly 13-46……..11-37……….24
Pitt 11-42……..14-43……….25
StL 10-37……..13-46……….23
SD 17-40……..13-42…………30
SF 10-51……..11-37…………21
Wash 16-43……..19-41………35

Orioles 5-43……..15-42……….20
Boston 14-45……..10-38………24
White Sox 14-47……11-37……….25
Clev 9-43……..13-41……….22
Detroit 8-41…….17-42………..25
Astros 13-40……..19-45………32
KC 9-41……..7-42…………16
Angels 19-48…….10-42………29
Twins 9-40……..11-45……….20
NYY 11-43……..14-40………25
A’s 7-40……..13-46……….20
Seattle 15-41…….17-46………32
TB 13-44……..19-42………32
Texas 14-43……..19-42………33
Toronto 12-42……..9-42……….21

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MLB notebook: Judge ties DiMaggio's rookie HR mark
July 5, 2017

Powerhouse Aaron Judge belted his majors-best 29th homer in Wednesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, matching the New York Yankees' rookie franchise record set in 1936 by Joe DiMaggio.

Judge went deep for the second time in as many days on Wednesday when he deposited a pitch from Marco Estrada over the wall in right-center field for a two-run homer during the fourth inning. The blast, which came in Judge's 83rd game this season, trimmed Toronto's lead to 5-2.

Judge's 29 homers are the most by a rookie prior to the All-Star break since Chicago White Sox slugger Jose Abreu had the same number in 2014. Mark McGwire had 33 with the Oakland Athletics in 1987.

The 25-year-old Judge is the American League's leading vote-getter for the upcoming All-Star Game in Miami. He will also participate in the Home Run Derby.

--Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona remains hospitalized at Cleveland Clinic for tests, missing a second straight game against the San Diego Padres at Progressive Field.

His status as American League manager in the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Miami is not certain.

Doctors are attempting to diagnose the cause of Francona's chronic lightheadedness. The 58-year-old manager has been wearing a heart monitor after dizzy spells on June 13 and again June 26 caused concern.

"We talked about a wide variety of issues from different trade conversations we're having and things going on with the team, so he's actively engaged and actively itching to get back," team president Chris Antonetti said after visiting Francona. "But as I've shared with him, the most important thing for all of us is his health, his long-term health, and we want to make sure we get him back healthy and ready to lead us the rest of the way."

--The Minnesota Twins placed left-hander Hector Santiago on the 10-day disabled list with upper thoracic back pain and discomfort, the team announced.

The move is retroactive to July 3.

Santiago, who spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with a left shoulder strain, is 4-8 with a 5.63 ERA over 70 1/3 innings in 15 games (14 starts).

Santiago, 29, was pulled after 3 1/3 innings and 58 pitches in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. He was charged with four runs on four hits, a hit batter and a walk, and absorbed his seventh consecutive defeat.

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LEADING OFF: Sale's All-Star tuneup, final fan voting wraps
July 5, 2017

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

ALL-STAR SALE

Red Sox ace Chris Sale makes his final appearance before the All-Star Game, putting him in line to potentially start for the American League next Tuesday in Miami. Sale (11-3, 2.61 ERA) enters a game against Tampa Bay with double-digit strikeouts in three of his past four outings, including seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts against Toronto last Saturday.

ELECTION DAY

Fan voting online for the final spot on each All-Star roster ends at 4 p.m. EDT, and the two winners will be announced a few hours later on MLB Network. As of Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas was leading the American League balloting over shortstops Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox), Didi Gregorius (Yankees) and Elvis Andrus (Rangers), and Rays first baseman Logan Morrison. Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was at the front of the National League field, followed by Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon, Rockies first baseman Mark Reynolds and Marlins first baseman Justin Bour.

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE...

Justin Verlander's once-secure future in Detroit has become increasingly uncertain. With the Tigers languishing below .500, the pressure may soon be on general manager Al Avila to trade some of his biggest stars, including the 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner who debuted with Detroit in 2005. ''Obviously, where there's smoke, there's fire,'' Verlander said of the trade speculation, adding that ''it's just the way sports are now.''

STILL AILING

Indians manager Terry Francona will miss at least a few more games as doctors try to pinpoint his medical issues. Francona was still at the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday getting tests to determine what has been causing light-headedness and an increased heart rate over the past month. The 58-year-old Francona was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday. Team president Chris Antonetti said Francona could be sidelined for the remainder of Cleveland's homestand before next week's All-Star break. Francona is supposed to manage the American League All-Star team next Tuesday in Miami.

NL WEST SHOWDOWN

The Dodgers and Diamondbacks conclude a three-game series with a battle of left-handers: Los Angeles' Rich Hill (5-4, 4.00) against Arizona's Robbie Ray (8-4, 3.06). Hill dominated San Diego in his previous start, a promising sign after a first half of the season plagued by blisters and inconsistent performance. Ray was named to his first All-Star team Sunday, although he's 1-1 with a 5.09 ERA over his past three starts.

FOLTY FOLLOW-UP

Braves right-hander Mike Foltynewicz makes his first start since taking a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Oakland. The hard-throwing 25-year-old was pulled after Matt Olson's leadoff homer on his career-high 119th pitch, and he got an extra day of rest ahead of his scheduled start against Washington. Foltynewicz (6-5, 3.83) was 3-0 with a 2.97 ERA in six starts last month.

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Best Bets and Opinions
Date....................... W-L-T................. %...................... Units Record

07/05/2017.......... 11-10-0............. 52.38%................. +12.75
07/04/2017............ 4-13-0............. 23.53%.................. -41.00
07/03/2017.............. 5-9-1............. 35.71%.................. -20.75
07/02/2017.............. 5-4-1............. 55.56%................. +10.75
07/01/2017............ 11-9-0............. 55.00%................. +11.00

Total:..................36 - 45 - 2............44.44%...................- 27.25


ATS / Totals
Best Bets:

07/05/2017.........4 - 3................57,14%...........+3.25........... 6 -7...........- 1.70
07/04/2017........ 1 - 5 - 0...........16.66%............-2.40...........3 - 3...........- 0.30
07/03/2017.........0 - 5 - 0...........00.00%............-5.00...........2 - 2 - 0......- 0.20
07/02/2017.........4 - 3 - 0...........57.14%.........+11.75...........2 - 2 - 1......- 1.00
07/01/2017........ 3 - 3 - 0.......... 50.00%.......... +0.70...........5 - 3..........+ 1.70

Totals:...............12 - 19 - 0..........38.70%..........+ 8.30...........16 - 17 - 1......- 1.50

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MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, July 6


Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs

Game 973-974
July 6, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Davies) 13.588
Chicago Cubs
(Mntgmry) 17.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-160
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-160); N/A

San Diego @ Cleveland

Game 971-972
July 6, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lamet) 16.074
Cleveland
(Tomlin) 14.923
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-185
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+165); Under

San Francisco @ Detroit

Game 969-970
July 6, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Cueto) 15.931
Detroit
(Sanchez) 14.690
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-115
10
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-105); Under

Oakland @ Seattle

Game 967-968
July 6, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Blackburn) 14.480
Seattle
(Gaviglio) 15.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-145); Over

Baltimore @ Minnesota

Game 965-966
July 6, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Bundy) 13.005
Minnesota
(Berrios) 14.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-150
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-150); Under

Boston @ Tampa Bay

Game 963-964
July 6, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Sale) 17.550
Tampa Bay
(Faria) 14.010
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-165
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-165); Over

Houston @ Toronto

Game 961-962
July 6, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(McCllers) 15.257
Toronto
(Liriano) 16.407
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+140); Under

Arizona @ LA Dodgers

Game 959-960
July 6, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Ray) 16.975
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 15.476
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-160
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+140); Over

Atlanta @ Washington

Game 957-958
July 6, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 13.548
Washington
(Gnzalez) 16.926
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-165); Under

Pittsburgh @ Philadelphia

Game 955-956
July 6, 2017 @ 6:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl( 15.964
Philadelphia
(Hllckson) 14.723
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-135
9
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-135); Over

Cincinnati @ Colorado

Game 953-954
July 6, 2017 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Romano) 11.989
Colorado
(Chtwood) 14.922
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-170
12 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-170); Under

Miami @ St. Louis

Game 951-952
July 6, 2017 @ 1:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Koehler) 16.713
St. Louis
(Wacha) 14.239
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-155
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+135); Over

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MLB

Thursday, July 6

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Trend Report
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1:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. DETROIT
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco

1:45 PM
MIAMI vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 12 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami

2:20 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee

3:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. COLORADO
Cincinnati is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

6:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games
Washington4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta

7:07 PM
HOUSTON vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

8:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 9 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home

10:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Arizona is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
LA Dodgers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona

10:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. SEATTLE
Oakland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Oakland
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, July 6

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MIAMI (38 - 45) at ST LOUIS (40 - 44) - 1:45 PM
TOM KOEHLER (R) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 48-99 (-40.1 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997.
MIAMI is 88-106 (-25.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-44 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 24-32 (-23.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 61-66 (-30.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 29-35 (-12.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 19-24 (-8.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-2 (+1.4 Units) against MIAMI this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

TOM KOEHLER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KOEHLER is 1-3 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.62 and a WHIP of 1.654.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. MIAMI since 1997
WACHA is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.300.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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CINCINNATI (36 - 48) at COLORADO (50 - 37) - 3:10 PM
SAL ROMANO (R) vs. TYLER CHATWOOD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 50-37 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 22-12 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
COLORADO is 35-26 (+7.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 29-20 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 229-302 (-78.9 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+1.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

SAL ROMANO vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

TYLER CHATWOOD vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CHATWOOD is 0-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.971.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

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PITTSBURGH (39 - 46) at PHILADELPHIA (28 - 55) - 6:05 PM
CHAD KUHL (R) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 23-34 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 88-108 (-31.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HELLICKSON is 26-23 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 60-44 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 28-55 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-21 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-35 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-42 (-20.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-40 (-19.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+1.9 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

CHAD KUHL vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
KUHL is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.636.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HELLICKSON is 3-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 0.985.
His team's record is 3-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.4 units)

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ATLANTA (40 - 43) at WASHINGTON (50 - 34) - 7:05 PM
MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 35-14 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 108-136 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-12 (+12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 57-64 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 27-26 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 42-41 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 24-29 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-17 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-36 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-37 (-18.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 17-24 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-5 (+2.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 1-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 6.14 and a WHIP of 1.682.
His team's record is 2-2 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 4-9 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.13 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 6-12 (-9.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-11. (-5.5 units)

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ARIZONA (52 - 33) at LA DODGERS (57 - 29) - 10:10 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
RAY is 13-28 (-16.9 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 61-24 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 52-33 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 37-21 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 176-137 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-5 (+0.6 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
RAY is 4-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.30 and a WHIP of 1.217.
His team's record is 6-4 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (+0.0 units)

RICH HILL vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HILL is 1-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.09 and a WHIP of 1.472.
His team's record is 1-6 (-9.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-0. (+5.0 units)

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HOUSTON (58 - 27) at TORONTO (39 - 45) - 7:05 PM
LANCE MCCULLERS JR. (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 58-27 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 31-9 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 41-21 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 39-19 (+13.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
HOUSTON is 13-4 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
HOUSTON is 17-4 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 39-45 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 11-17 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 69-59 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 21-31 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 66-67 (-20.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LIRIANO is 5-12 (-9.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

LANCE MCCULLERS JR. vs. TORONTO since 1997
MCCULLERS JR. is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.85 and a WHIP of 1.713.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LIRIANO is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.61 and a WHIP of 1.170.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

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BOSTON (49 - 36) at TAMPA BAY (44 - 42) - 7:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. JACOB FARIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 12-17 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 112-135 (-28.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 69-87 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-4 (+0.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

CHRIS SALE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SALE is 6-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 0.975.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.5 units)

JACOB FARIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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BALTIMORE (40 - 44) at MINNESOTA (43 - 41) - 8:10 PM
DYLAN BUNDY (R) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 209-336 (-105.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 43-41 (+5.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 27-19 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 128-118 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 276-356 (+43.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 93-81 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-26 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 1-9 (-9.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 92-123 (-50.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 12-21 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 54-90 (-27.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 3-0 (+3.6 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BUNDY is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BERRIOS is 1-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.77 and a WHIP of 1.324.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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OAKLAND (37 - 48) at SEATTLE (41 - 45) - 10:10 PM
PAUL BLACKBURN (R) vs. SAM GAVIGLIO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 174-235 (-54.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 13-25 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 71-97 (-30.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 43-47 (-24.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 162-200 (-52.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 616-566 (-95.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 794-716 (-105.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
SEATTLE is 374-342 (-75.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-3 (+1.1 Units) against SEATTLE this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

PAUL BLACKBURN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

SAM GAVIGLIO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (34 - 52) at DETROIT (37 - 46) - 1:10 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-52 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 8-17 (-9.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-31 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-21 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-35 (-17.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-63 (-19.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-21 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 217-195 (+36.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
DETROIT is 37-46 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 13-21 (-9.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
DETROIT is 43-61 (-20.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 25-36 (-12.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 16-23 (-9.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SANCHEZ is 2-14 (-12.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.7 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. DETROIT since 1997
CUETO is 1-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 0.990.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
SANCHEZ is 3-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 0.900.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

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SAN DIEGO (36 - 48) at CLEVELAND (44 - 39) - 7:10 PM
DINELSON LAMET (R) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 18-5 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-90 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 22-23 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 44-39 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 30-35 (-19.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 2-7 (-12.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 this season.
CLEVELAND is 18-23 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 17-23 (-19.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 2-11 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game this season.
CLEVELAND is 24-28 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-21 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TOMLIN is 5-11 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 1-8 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 2-0 (+4.9 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DINELSON LAMET vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSH TOMLIN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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MILWAUKEE (47 - 40) at CHICAGO CUBS (42 - 42) - 2:20 PM
ZACH DAVIES (R) vs. MIKE MONTGOMERY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 47-40 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 21-17 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 6-0 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Thursday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 40-28 (+21.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIES is 26-19 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 14-8 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 14-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 42-42 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 354-294 (-77.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 879-804 (-154.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 409-370 (-80.5 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 18-20 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 28-36 (-23.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 19-22 (-11.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MONTGOMERY is 3-14 (-13.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 5-3 (-0.1 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
7 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.2 Units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
DAVIES is 3-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 3-3 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

MIKE MONTGOMERY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.818.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (+0.0 units