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**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

ACC basketball has been re-configured for four years; here are cumulative standings:

Virginia 56-16 conference games, 7-4 NCAA games
North Carolina 52-20, 14-3
Duke 50-22, 9-3
Louisville 48-18, 4-2 (only 3 years)
Notre Dame 43-29, 7-3
Syracuse 42-30, 5-2
Miami 40-32, 2-2
Florida State 37-35, 1-1
Clemson 34-38, 0-0
Pittsburgh 32-40, 1-2
NC State 28-44, 3-2
Georgia Tech 25-47, 0-0
Virginia Tech 24-48, 0-1
Wake Forest 22-50, 0-1
Boston College 10-62, 0-0

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

13) Sometimes there are no good options, something I’m sure OKC Thunder coach Billy Donovan is thinking about now that his team was eliminated from the NBA Playoffs by the Houston Rockets in five very interesting games.

Fact #1: In the five games, Oklahoma City was +15 with Russell Westbrook on the floor, -58 when he was off the floor. Donovan tried very hard to find spots to rest Westbrook, but when he did, the team suffered.

Know-it-alls like myself suggested that Westbrook never come out of the game, but in the series, (Fact #2) Westbrook shot 14-49 in the 4th quarter- thats 28.6%, which is dismal.

He needed rest, he needed better teammates, and in the end, without those, they just were not gonna beat Houston, no matter what strategy Donovan used.

12) I’m not always crazy about TNT’s Reggie Miller as an analyst, but thought he did an excellent job on the Game 5 Houston-OKC telecast— he stated a definitive opinion about playing/sitting Westbrook, said why he thought that way and then let the game unfold. Well done.

11) Trea Turner hit for the cycle in Denver Tuesday nite, had seven RBI; he is the first player since Troy Tulowitzki in 2009 to hit for the cycle and also knock in 7+ runs in that game.

10) I’m sure the organizers at the Zurich Classic are thrilled that Jordan Spieth is playing in their event in New Orleans this week; I’m not sure they’re thrilled that word got out that the reason that Spieth is playing is because he lost a bet with partner Ryan Palmer’s caddy.

9) Miami Marlins are playing the Phillies this week, but the NFL bought up all the hotel rooms to Philly this week for their Draft, so the Marlins are staying in Wilmington, Delaware, which according to MapQuest, is 32.6 miles away.

8) Michigan Wolverines are having spring football practice in Italy; I’m not sure why, but that has to be pretty expensive.

7) Odd college basketball stat: over the last three years, Hofstra is 5-22 vs spread in CAA home games, which is awful; during same time, they’re 17-9-1 vs spread on CAA road, 9-1-1 as road underdogs the last two seasons.

6) Kansas City Chiefs haven’t drafted a QB in the first round since Todd Blackledge in 1983.

5) Big week for UNLV’s basketball program; they’ve bagged three excellent recruits, including a 5-star center, Brandon McCoy. Rebels will be back near the top of the Mountain West next winter, helped by Steve Fisher retiring as coach at San Diego State.

4) A’s get good news; Kendall Graveman will be activated and pitch for Oakland Thursday in Anaheim against the Angels.

3) Sounds like a group of 5+ investors, which includes Jeb Bush/Derek Jeter, are going to buy the Miami Marlins for $1.3B from hideous Jeffrey Loria, who won’t be missed.

Sounds like Jeb Bush won by losing; I’d rather own the Marlins than be President.

2) NBA fined Houston Rockets’ owner Les Alexander $100,000 after he left his court side seat during live game action to yell at referee Bill Kennedy during Game 5 Tuesday nite.

When you look at how close fans are to the action in NBA games, it really is surprising that stuff like this doesn’t happen more often.

1— ESPN fired around 100 people this week, many of them people we’ve seen on TV for several years- tough day in the TV industry.

My question is this: How did they decide who they kept, and who they told to take a hike?

For the foreseeable future, every time I watch ESPN, I’ll be wondering why they kept the person on my TV screen instead of someone they fired. Human nature, I guess.

**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 08:34 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 27

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MIAMI (10 - 8) at PHILADELPHIA (9 - 9) - 1:05 PM
EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 797-830 (+20.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
HELLICKSON is 21-15 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HELLICKSON is 12-7 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record 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.

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 4-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.256.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+4.8 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. MIAMI since 1997
HELLICKSON is 3-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.71 and a WHIP of 1.016.
His team's record is 8-2 (+7.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-8. (-7.7 units)

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ATLANTA (6 - 12) at NY METS (8 - 11) - 1:10 PM
R.A. DICKEY (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (-0.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

R.A. DICKEY vs. NY METS since 1997
DICKEY is 2-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 0.63 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SYNDERGAARD is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.306.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.8 units)

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WASHINGTON (14 - 6) at COLORADO (14 - 7) - 3:10 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. ANTONIO SENZATELA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 14-7 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 14-7 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
COLORADO is 64-52 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 6-1 (+7.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

ANTONIO SENZATELA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA DODGERS (10 - 11) at SAN FRANCISCO (7 - 14) - 3:45 PM
JULIO URIAS (L) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 106-88 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-21 (-12.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 45-53 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 16-27 (-18.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 22-24 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 17-27 (-21.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 19-27 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 26-34 (-17.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 20-26 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 272-175 (+60.4 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-14 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-34 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-14 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 6-13 (-9.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JULIO URIAS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
URIAS is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

MATT MOORE vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MOORE is 3-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.39 and a WHIP of 1.256.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

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SAN DIEGO (8 - 14) at ARIZONA (14 - 8) - 9:40 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. TAIJUAN WALKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 14-8 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 10-2 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-8 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
ARIZONA is 8-1 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 92-66 (+21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 59-68 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WEAVER is 195-135 (+31.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 580-537 (-78.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

JERED WEAVER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WEAVER is 1-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

TAIJUAN WALKER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WALKER is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.500.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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SEATTLE (8 - 13) at DETROIT (11 - 8) - 1:10 PM
HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 35-47 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 157-196 (-53.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
DETROIT is 97-83 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
IWAKUMA is 38-27 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 381-330 (-68.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
VERLANDER is 9-18 (-12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. DETROIT since 1997
IWAKUMA is 2-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.282.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
VERLANDER is 10-8 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.25 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 11-9 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-9. (+1.9 units)

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HOUSTON (14 - 6) at CLEVELAND (10 - 9) - 6:10 PM
MICHAEL FIERS (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 4-14 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 62-30 (+23.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 81-49 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 11-1 (+9.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 7-17 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games in April games over the last 3 seasons.

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

MICHAEL FIERS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
FIERS is 2-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
KLUBER is 3-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.194.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.2 units)

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NY YANKEES (11 - 7) at BOSTON (11 - 8) - 7:10 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 13-31 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TANAKA is 25-10 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 380-330 (-85.5 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BOSTON is 37-43 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

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

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. BOSTON since 1997
TANAKA is 5-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-3. (+3.9 units)

CHRIS SALE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SALE is 4-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.43 and a WHIP of 0.815.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

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OAKLAND (10 - 10) at LA ANGELS (10 - 12) - 10:05 PM
KENDALL GRAVEMAN (R) vs. RICKY NOLASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 147-197 (-44.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 352-443 (-92.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 205-157 (+40.3 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against OAKLAND this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

KENDALL GRAVEMAN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GRAVEMAN is 2-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.32 and a WHIP of 1.254.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
NOLASCO is 3-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.025.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.6 units)

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TORONTO (6 - 14) at ST LOUIS (9 - 11) - 1:45 PM
MAT LATOS (R) vs. CARLOS MARTINEZ (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

MAT LATOS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LATOS is 5-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.76 and a WHIP of 1.360.
His team's record is 7-6 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+1.8 units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (6 - 14) at ST LOUIS (9 - 11) - 7:15 PM
CASEY LAWRENCE (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

CASEY LAWRENCE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. TORONTO since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 08:37 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 27

National League
Marlins @ Phillies
Volquez is 0-2, 7.24 in his last three starts (under 2-1-1).

Hellickson is 3-0, 1.88 in four starts this month (under 4-0).

Miami is 3-5 in its last eight road games; their last five games went over. Phillies won their last five games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Braves @ Mets
Former Met Dickey is 1-2, 5.30 in three starts this month (under 2-1).

Syndergaard is 1-1, 3.12 in four starts this month (under 2-1-1).

Atlanta lost six of its last seven games; under is 5-2 in Braves’ last seven games. Mets lost nine of their last ten games; over is 7-1-3 in their last 11 home tilts.

Nationals @ Rockies
Gonzalez is 2-0, 2.02 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Senzatela is 3-0, 2.08 in four starts this month (under 3-1).

Nationals won nine of their last their last ten games; they’re 9-3 on road. Their last four games went over total. Colorado won seven of its last ten games; four of their last five games went over.

Padres @ Diamondbacks
Weaver is 0-1, 4.30 in four starts this month (over 3-1).

Walker is 2-1, 4.98 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Padres lost six of their last seven road games; over is 9-2 in their last eleven games overall. Arizona won nine of last 11 home games; over is 11-2 in their home games.

Dodgers @ Giants
20-year old Urias is making his first ’17 start; he is 5-2, 3.39 in 15 MLB starts. He is 0-0, 1.93 in three AAA starts this season.

Moore is 1-3, 7.04 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Dodgers lost seven of their last ten games (under 7-2-1)- they’re 4-8 on road. San Francisco lost five of their last seven games. Under is 10-3-2 in their last 15 games.

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American League
Astros @ Indians
Fiers is 0-1, 6.00 in three starts this month (over 2-1).

Kluber is 2-1, 4.61 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Astros won ten of last 13 games, are 7-3 on road- eight of their last nine road games went over total. Cleveland won six of its last eight games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

Bronx @ Boston
Tanaka is 2-0, 2.70 in his last two starts (over 3-1).

Sale is 1-1, 0.91 in four starts this month (under 3-1); Boston scored 10 runs in the four games.

Bronx lost five of last eight road games; they’re 8-3 in last 11 games overall. Over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Red Sox are 7-3 at home; their last six games stayed under the total.

Mariners @ Tigers
Iwakuma is 0-2, 5.31 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Verlander is 0-2, 13.00 in his last two starts (over 3-1).

Mariners are 3-10 on the road (over 5-2-1 in last eight). Detroit won three of its last four games; they’re 6-3 at home. Over is 5-0-2 in their last seven games.

A’s @ Angels
Graveman was just on DL; he is 2-1, 2.00 in three starts this month (under 2-1).

Nolasco is 1-2, 4.76 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Oakland lost its last three games; five of their last seven road games stayed under. Angels won four of their last five games; over is 7-3-1 in their last eleven games.

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Interleague
Blue Jays @ Cardinals
Latos allowed four runs in five IP (85 PT) in his first ’17 start, an extra-inning win in Anaheim. Lawrence allowed five runs in 6.1 IP in his only ’17 start, a 5-4 loss in Anaheim.

Martinez is 0-3, 8.04 in his last three starts (over 1-1-2 in his ’17 starts). Wainwright is 1-3, 6.75 in four starts this month (over 2-2).

Toronto is 5-5 in its last ten games after a 1-9 start; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Cardinals won six of last eight games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Mia-Phil: Volquez 1-3; Hellickson 4-0
Atl-NY: Dickey 1-2; Syndergaard 2-2
Wsh-Col: Gonzalez 3-1; Senzatela 4-0
LA-SF: Urias 0-0; Moore 1-3
SD-Az: Weaver 0-4; Walker 3-1

American League
Hst-Clev: Fiers 2-1; Kluber 3-1
NY-Bos: Tanaka 2-2; Sale 3-1
Sea-Det: Iwakuma 1-3; Verlander 2-2
A’s-LAA: Graveman 2-1; Nolasco 2-2

Interleague
Tor-StL: Latos 1-0 Lawrence 0-1; Martinez 1-3 Wainwright 1-3

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Mia-Phil: Volquez 2-4; Hellickson 0-4
Atl-NY: Dickey 0-3; Syndergaard 1-4
Wsh-Col: Gonzalez 2-4; Senzatela 2-4
LA-SF: Urias 0-0; Moore 1-4
SD-Az: Weaver 0-4; Walker 1-4

American League
Hst-Clev: Fiers 2-3; Kluber 0-4
NY-Bos: Tanaka 2-4; Sale 0-4
Sea-Det: Iwakuma 0-4; Verlander 2-4
A’s-LAA: Graveman 0-3; Nolasco 2-4

Interleague
Tor-StL: Latos 1-0 Lawrence 1-1; Martinez 1-3 Wainwright 1-4

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Umpires
National League
Mia-Phil: Four of five Hernandez games this month went over.
Atl-NY: Four of five Nelson games this month stayed under.
Wsh-Col: Over is 10-5 in las fifteen Winters games.
LA-SF: Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Danley games.
SD-Az: Four of five Cooper games this month stayed under.

American League
Hst-Clev: Favorites won five of last six Reynolds games.
NY-Bos: Under is 11-6 in last 17 Carlson games.
Sea-Det: Under is 4-0-1 in Fletcher games this month.
A’s-LAA: Favorites won eight of last eleven Hudson games.

Interleague
Tor-StL: All four Barry games this month went over. Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen O’Nora games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/26/17
Ariz 3-5-2………..7-3-3…….10-8-5
Atl 3-7-2………..4-2-1…….7-9-3
Cubs 7-5………….4-4-1…….11-9-1
Reds 5-4-1……….4-5-2……..9-9-3
Colo 6-4………….6-4-2…….12-8-2
LA 5-6-2………..5-3-1…….10-9-3
Miami 4-8-2………..5-0………9-8-2
Milw 7-1-1……….6-7-1…….13-8-2
Mets 2-4…………4-9-2……..6-13-2
Philly 4-2-2………..6-4-1…….10-6-3
Pitt 1-6-2………..6-6……..7-12-2
St. Louis 3-6-1……….6-2-2……..9-8-3
SD 3-9-2……….5-2-2……..8-11-4
SF 4-7-2………..3-5-1…….7-12-3
Wash 8-4…………..5-4………..12-8

Orioles 5-2-2……….6-5……….11-7-2
Boston 3-6-1………3-5-2………6-11-3
White Sox 3-4-2………6-4-1………9-8-3
Cleveland 5-6-1………2-5-1……..7-11-2
Detroit 5-5-1………..6-3……….11-8-1
Astros 1-6-3………6-4-1………7-10-4
KC 2-9-2……….5-2-1……..7-11-3
Angels 3-6-2………..7-4-1…….10-10-3
Twins 4-3-2………5-4-3……….9-7-5
NYY 4-6…………..7-2………..11-8
A’s 2-4-2……….5-4-4………7-8-6
Seattle 4-7-2………..6-2-1……..10-9-3
TB 6-3-1……….9-2-2…….15-5-3
Texas 5-2-2……….7-4-2………12-6-4
Toronto 1-9-1………..1-6-2………2-14-3

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total-4/26/17)
Ariz 1-10……..7-13……….8
Atl 2-12……..2-7…………4
Cubs 3-12……..3-9…………6
Reds 2-9……..4-12…………6
Colo 3-9……..4-12…………7
LA 4-12……..2-10..………6
Miami 5-13……..4-7…………9
Milw 5-8……..6-14…………11
Mets 3-7……..5-13………….8
Philly 4-9……..2-10………….6
Pitt 1-9……..5-12…………6
StL 3-10……4-10…………7
SD 5-13…….5-8…………10
SF 2-12……..2-10…………4
Wash 5-12……..3-9…………8

Orioles 1-9……..1-10…………2
Boston 1-10……..1-9…………2
White Sox 1-8…….5-11…………6
Clev 4-12……..4-7…………8
Detroit 2-10……..4-9…………6
Astros 2-10……..5-11………..7
KC 2-13……..3-6…………5
Angels 2-10…….3-12…………5
Twins 1-9……..3-11…………4
NYY 1-10……..4-8…………5
A’s 0-8……..3-13…………3
Seattle 6-13……..3-8…………9
TB 2-8……..7-14………..9
Texas 3-8……..2-13…………4
Toronto 3-11……..2-8………….5

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 7-4 AL, favorites -$209
AL @ NL– 6-4 NL, favorites -$198
Total: 11-10 AL, favorites -$407
Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL– Over 1-10
AL @ NL– Over 6-4
Total– Over 7-14

**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 08:39 AM

MLB

Thursday, April 27

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
MIAMI vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

1:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

1:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. NY METS
Atlanta is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets are 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta

1:45 PM
TORONTO vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto

3:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Washington is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing Washington

3:45 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Dodgers's last 14 games on the road
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 15 games

6:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. CLEVELAND
Houston is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home

7:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BOSTON
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games at home

7:15 PM
TORONTO vs. ST. LOUIS
Toronto6-2-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
Toronto4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing Toronto
St. Louis is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing at home against Toronto

9:40 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ARIZONA
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing San Diego

10:07 PM
OAKLAND vs. LA ANGELS
Oakland is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
LA Angels are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games

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**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 08:49 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, April 27

Toronto @ St. Louis

Game 971-972
April 27, 2017 @ 6:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Lawrence) 14.862
St. Louis
(Wnwrght) 16.443
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-160); Over

Toronto @ St. Louis

Game 969-970
April 27, 2017 @ 1:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Latos) 16.981
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 13.547
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-185
8
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+165); Under

Oakland @ LA Angels

Game 967-968
April 27, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Grveman) 13.529
LA Angels
(Nolasco) 14.341
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-120); Over

NY Yankees @ Boston

Game 965-966
April 27, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 17.037
Boston
(Sale) 15.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(+155); Over

Houston @ Cleveland

Game 963-964
April 27, 2017 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Fiers) 14.091
Cleveland
(Kluber) 18.035
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-170); Over

Seattle @ Detroit

Game 961-962
April 27, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Iwakuma) 16.882
Detroit
(Verlnder) 15.382
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+120); Over

San Diego @ Arizona

Game 959-960
April 27, 2017 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Weaver) 16.581
Arizona
(Walker) 13.234
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-165
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+145); Under

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco

Game 957-958
April 27, 2017 @ 3:45 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Urias) 15.516
San Francisco
(Moore) 13.938
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-140); Over

Washington @ Colorado

Game 955-956
April 27, 2017 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Gnzalez) 15.056
Colorado
(Snzatela) 17.467
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 2 1/2
14
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-125
11
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+105); Over

Atlanta @ NY Mets

Game 953-954
April 27, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Dickey) 14.218
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 12.814
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-220
7
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+190); Over

Miami @ Philadelphia

Game 951-952
April 27, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Volquez) 16.991
Philadelphia
(Hellckson) 13.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 3 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-105); Under

**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 12:44 PM

MLB Daily Line Drive: Thursday's Picks, Betting Odds and Analysis

Antonio Senzatela has won three consecutive starts, working seven innings in each of the performances.

Double-Play Picks

Washington Nationals at Colorado Rockies (+105, 11)

We start today off with one of the "cardinal sins" of sports betting - picking the Under in Denver.

Times have changed in the Mile High City. Sure the air is still thin and the ball still flies, but the Rockies now have a really good young pitching staff and their top performer early in the 2017 season takes the mound Thursday.

Rookie Antonio Senzatela has been dynamite in four starts putting up a 3-0 record to go with an ERA of 2.08. Oh yeah, and his numbers have actually been better at Coors Field where he is 2-0, 1.93 ERA, and 0.71 WHIP.

Opposing Sanzatela today for the Nationals will be lefty Gio Gonzalez. G-Gon is off to a fast start to the 2017 season with a 2-0 record, 1.35 ERA, and 1.05 WHIP. Gonzalez is coming off a tremendous road start in his last outing where he held the New York Mets to just two hits over 6.1 innings at Citi Field.

Two strong starting pitchers and and pitcher's wind blowing straight in from center field at 10-15 miles per hour.

Pick: Under 11

San Diego Padres at Arizona Diamondbacks (-170, 10.5)

Today is the final game of this four-game series between the Padres and D-Backs and the scoreboard operator at Chase Field must be relieved that this one is coming to an end. Good thing for him/her they don't have an old-timey wooden scoreboard like at Fenway Park or Wrigley Field. Over the first three games of the series these two teams have combined for 38 runs scored - that's an average of 12.66 runs per game. Add to that the fact that the Diamondbacks own a 10-2 O/U record at home in 2017 and should be expecting more fireworks today.

The two starting pitchers today are questionable, at best. Jered Weaver has been better in 2017 than he's been since 2014 in Anaheim. He's throwing more ground balls (which is what he needs to due to have success at this point in his career) but he still owns a 4.24 ERA in a trio of road starts thus far. Taijuan Walker will get the ball for the D-Backs and he has been horrible at home (despite his 1-0 record) with a 6.17 ERA in two trips to the Chase Field bump.

The first three games of this series have sailed Over the total, and game four shouldn't be any different.

Pick: Over 10.5

Yesterday's Picks 1-1
Season to date: 13-12-1

Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox (1-1, 0.91 ERA, $196)

The Red Sox gave up quite the haul to bring Chris Sale to Boston this offseason and so far he has been more than worth it. Let’s just hope no one asks him a jersey he doesn’t like.

Ten, twelve, thirteen. Those are the number of strikeouts Sale has racked up in his last three starts. The dominant lefty has KO’d 42 batters this season overall with just six walks, pitching to a 0.91 ERA, while limiting opponents to a .194 OBP. Sale and the BoSox are -175 chalk hosting the rival Yankees today.

Slumping: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers (1-2, 6.04 ERA, $-35)

Verlander started his season strong, allowing just two earned runs in 13.1 innings with 14 strikeouts, but his two starts since then have been a disaster.

The former MVP has allowed an unthinkable 13 runs in his last two starts in just 9 innings pitched with a super high WHIP of 2.33, thanks in large part to giving up seven walks. The Tigers are -133 home faves this afternoon against the Mariners.

Thursday's Top Trends

* Cardinals are 0-8 in their last eight interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter. -190 vs. Blue Jays righty Mat Latos.
* Rockies are 7-0 in their last seven home games vs. a left-handed starter. +105 vs. Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez.
* Yankees are 7-0 in their last seven games vs. a left-handed starter. +155 vs. Red Sox lefty Chris Sale.
* Under is 6-0 in Giants last six games following a win. O/U: 7.5 vs. Dodgers.

Weather to Keep an Eye On

The starting pitchers could be given a hand in Detroit, where the Tigers are slated to host the Seattle Mariners. The forecast is calling for a pitchers wind at Comerica Thursday, with gusts coming in from right field at 18-20 miles per hour. There is also a 50 percent chance of rain early on, but it should taper off during the game. The total is currently 8.5.

Meanwhile in Cleveland, where the Indians are hosting the Houston Astros, the opposite winds are in effect. Batters should get a boost with winds gusting out to right field at 15-17 miles per hour during the game. There is also a chance of thunderstorms around first pitch. The total is currently 8.5.

Ump of the Day

Kerwin Danley: Danley has been one of the most prolific Under umpires over the last several years. In fact, during the last five full seasons, the Under is 86-47 in games in which Danley has officiated. That is a 64.7 percent success rate. His strike rate in those five years is 63.92 and is currently 64.66 percent this season. Danley will be calling balls and strikes in San Francisco today as the Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers. Additionally, the Under is 16-5 in Danley's last 21 games overall and 8-0 in his last eight games behind home plate when the Dodgers are playing. The total is currently 7.5.

**Udog** · 04-27-2017, 02:50 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

Thursday, April 27

Miami at Philadelphia, 1:40 PM ET
Volquez: MIAMI is 54-34 OVER in road games
Hellickson: PHILADELPHIA is 11-5 SU after 9 consecutive games versus division rivals

Atlanta at NY Mets, 1:10 PM ET
Dickey: ATLANTA is 14-7 SU after a win by 4 runs or more
Harvey: NY METS are 15-4 OVER in home games when playing on Thursday

Washington at Colorado, 3:10 PM ET
Gonzalez: WASHINGTON is 22-10 OVER after 6 or more consecutive road games
Senzatela: COLORADO is 6-1 SU against left-handed starters

LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 3:45 PM ET
Urias: LA DODGERS are 17-6 UNDER after a game where their bullpen blew a save
Moore: SAN FRANCISCO is 42-27 SU at home when the money line is +125 to -125

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 PM ET
Weaver: SAN DIEGO is 33-31 SU after 3 consecutive game versus a division rival
Walker: ARIZONA is 10-2 OVER at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

Seattle at Detroit, 1:10 PM ET
Iwakuma: SEATTLE is 23-35 SU after allowing 1 run or less
Verlander: DETROIT is 50-26 SU when the money line is -100 to -150

Houston at Cleveland, 6:10 PM ET
Fiers: HOUSTON is 52-38 OVER in road games
Kluber: CLEVELAND is 63-30 SU when the total is 8 to 8.5

NY Yankees at Boston, 7:10 PM ET
Tanaka: 24-7 TSR when the total is 7 to 8.5
Sale: BOSTON is 24-11 UNDER after 6 consecutive games versus division rivals

Oakland at LA Angels, 10:05 PM ET
Graveman: OAKLAND is 143-119 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5
Nolasco: LA ANGELS are 19-7 SU in home games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6

Toronto at St Louis, 1:45 PM ET
Latos: 10-3 TSR in all games
Martinez: ST LOUIS is 8-16 SU in an inter-league game

Toronto at St Louis, 7:15 PM ET
Lawrence: TORONTO is 26-10 UNDER as an underdog of +100 to +150
Wainwright: ST LOUIS is 16-22 SU as a home favorite of -125 to -175

*TSR = Team Start Record

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