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**Udog** · 05-25-2017, 07:37 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to win the PGA Tour event at Colonial this weekend:

12-1— Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth

14-1— Sergio Garcia

20-1— Jason Dufner

25-1— Matt Kuchar, Paul Casey

30-1— Bud Cauley, Kevin Kisner

35-1— Adam Hadwin, Tony Finau, Zach Johnson

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

13) Dodgers beat St Louis 2-1 in 13 innings late Tuesday night, but Cardinals tied the game in the 9th inning in an odd way. Clayton Kershaw was going for a complete game shutout but threw a wild pitch with a man on second and Randall Grichuk scored all the way from second with the tying run. Don’t see that more than a couple of times a year.

12) That game Tuesday started the Cardinals out on a 47-game in 48-day stretch that takes them up to the All-Star break. Has to be a makeup game in there somewhere, since teams generally aren’t allowed to play more than 20 consecutive days.

11) They had a 3:12 rain delay in Atlanta Tuesday nite; with non-division opponents only visiting a city once a year, teams don’t want to have to play doubleheaders, so they wait the rain out and finish the game when they can, which in this case was close to 2am.

10) If you’re trying to develop young pitchers, like the Milwaukee Brewers are, is it smart to have your AAA farm team in the high altitude of Colorado Springs?

Arizona, Colorado, Milwaukee, San Diego and the Mets all have their AAA teams in high altitude cities.

9) North Carolina’s 6-10 Tony Bradley scored 7.1 pts/game in 14.6 minutes per game, but he is bolting to the NBA, UNC’s first one/done player since 2007 (Brandan Wright).

8) Most overused word in English language these days: “process”. If ballplayers don’t know what to say during an interview, they “trust the process”- its become a cliche.

7) Former Duke guard Frank Jackson had a stress reaction in his foot last winter at Duke but reportedly played pain-free through the season, but decided to have surgery on the foot now to begin the rehabilitation process- he is expected to be back by late July, but summer league is in early July.

Unless the kid got a promise from an NBA team that they will draft him, what on earth was he thinking, signing with an agent? That prevented him from going back to school, having the operation on Duke’s dime, rehabbing all summer and then playing for the Blue Devils next winter.

6) Purdue’s chances of making the Final Four next spring went down the drain when big man Caleb Swanigan stayed in the NBA Draft. Matt Painter is suspect as a game coach, so they probably wouldn’t have made it anyway, but having Swanigan gave them an advantage.

5) All-time, there have been 18,988 major league baseball players; Houston’s new backup catcher Juan Centeno became the 875th all-time Astro this week.

4) Colorado’s Charlie Blackmon has 44 RBI, most in the major leagues and he bats leadoff— part of that is because Colorado has sacrificed 22 times (most in MLB) this year, giving him lot of guys in scoring position when he bats.

Blackmon has come to bat with a guy on 3rd base 15 times this year (T2 in MLB), also 15 times with a man on second base (most in MLB). Makes it easier to get a lot of RBI that way.

3) Phillies were 12-12 on May 1st; they are 3-17 since then, with all three wins in games started by Jeremy Hellickson- they’ve lost their last 15 games not started by Hellickson.

2) If/when David Ortiz gets in the Hall of Fame and I think he will, then Edgar Martinez has to get in, too, since that would eliminate the anti-DH bias. Playing in Seattle shouldn’t work against him; Ortiz played in the eastern media spotlight, Martinez didn’t.

Martinez had a career on-base percentage of .418, he hit .312 with 309 homers. A great hitter.

1) Eagles’ QB Carson Wentz spent 10 days in LA this spring with QB gurus Adam Dedeaux and Tom House (of baseball fame), to improve his throwing mechanics, I guess. Doug Pederson is the Eagles’ coach, a former NFL QB and apparently he wasn’t all that happy Wentz did that.

**Udog** · 05-25-2017, 09:09 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, May 25

Cincinnati @ Cleveland

Game 973-974
May 25, 2017 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Adleman) 16.310
Cleveland
(Clevnger) 14.546
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-210
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+180); Under

Seattle @ Washington

Game 971-972
May 25, 2017 @ 12:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Miranda) 10.931
Washington
(Gnzalez) 14.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-150
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-150); Under

Detroit @ Houston

Game 969-970
May 25, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Verlnder) 16.665
Houston
(Fiers) 14.494
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+100); Under

Texas @ Boston

Game 967-968
May 25, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Mrtinez) 16.991
Boston
(Pmeranz) 14.932
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-185
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+165); Under

LA Angels @ Tampa Bay

Game 965-966
May 25, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Wright) 17.108
Tampa Bay
(Andriese) 15.114
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+110); Under

Kansas City @ NY Yankees

Game 963-964
May 25, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Almonte) 15.107
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 15.884
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-185
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-185); Over

St. Louis @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
May 25, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 14.417
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 16.864
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-140); Over

Arizona @ Milwaukee

Game 959-960
May 25, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Ray) 16.170
Milwaukee
(Davies) 14.766
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-115); Over

Pittsburgh @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
May 25, 2017 @ 12:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 14.021
Atlanta
(Colon) 15.900
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+100); Over

San Diego @ NY Mets

Game 955-956
May 25, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lamet) 12.694
NY Mets
(deGrom) 14.465
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-215
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-215); Under

San Francisco @ Chicago Cubs

Game 953-954
May 25, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Smrdzja) 14.141
Chicago Cubs
(Butler) 16.072
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-110
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-110); N/A

Colorado @ Philadelphia

Game 951-952
May 25, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 14.856
Philadelphia
(Velsquez) 15.844
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-105); Over

**Udog** · 05-25-2017, 09:14 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, May 25

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COLORADO (31 - 17) at PHILADELPHIA (15 - 29) - 1:05 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-43 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 31-17 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 15-6 (+9.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
COLORADO is 18-7 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 15-7 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
COLORADO is 13-5 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
COLORADO is 21-12 (+8.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 18-12 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 14-6 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 4-17 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in May games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.444.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.90 and a WHIP of 1.781.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (20 - 28) at CHICAGO CUBS (24 - 21) - 2:20 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. EDDIE BUTLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-10 (-8.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 70-72 (-24.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAMARDZIJA is 73-100 (-33.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 27-44 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 30-55 (-22.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-19 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1623-1707 (-260.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 869-798 (-154.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 834-854 (-158.1 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1193-1268 (-200.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 782-836 (-184.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 785-748 (-156.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+0.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 0-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 9.75 and a WHIP of 2.167.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

EDDIE BUTLER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BUTLER is 3-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.22 and a WHIP of 1.478.
His team's record is 3-1 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (17 - 31) at NY METS (19 - 25) - 7:10 PM
DINELSON LAMET (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 14-38 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 19-25 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 55-52 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 41-39 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 24-29 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 50-47 (-20.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against NY METS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

DINELSON LAMET vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

JACOB DEGROM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DEGROM is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.750.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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PITTSBURGH (21 - 26) at ATLANTA (20 - 24) - 12:10 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 73-91 (-28.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLON is 11-3 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 56-40 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 4-2 (+2.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NOVA is 2-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.923.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
COLON is 5-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 1.94 and a WHIP of 1.046.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-1. (+7.0 units)

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ARIZONA (29 - 19) at MILWAUKEE (25 - 21) - 8:10 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. ZACH DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
RAY is 24-40 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 25-21 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 35-25 (+12.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-12 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 35-24 (+20.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIES is 25-18 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 29-19 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 12-4 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 23-13 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 21-11 (+10.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 15-8 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 75-97 (-33.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.

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

ROBBIE RAY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
RAY is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 7.94 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. ARIZONA since 1997
DAVIES is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.106.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (23 - 20) at LA DODGERS (27 - 20) - 10:10 PM
MICHAEL WACHA (R) vs. KENTA MAEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 59-40 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 7-1 (+6.6 Units) against the money line in road games in May games this season.
ST LOUIS is 41-30 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 44-27 (+20.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 35-21 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 26-19 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 123-97 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 86-75 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
WACHA is 3-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.23 and a WHIP of 1.211.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (+0.2 units)

KENTA MAEDA vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MAEDA is 1-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 0.882.
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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KANSAS CITY (19 - 27) at NY YANKEES (27 - 17) - 1:05 PM
MIGUEL ALMONTE (R) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 28-50 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 63-40 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TANAKA is 28-12 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 16-3 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 16-4 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TANAKA is 15-0 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 206-180 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 143-128 (-67.8 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.9 Units)

MIGUEL ALMONTE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TANAKA is 0-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 0.917.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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LA ANGELS (25 - 24) at TAMPA BAY (24 - 25) - 1:10 PM
DANIEL WRIGHT (R) vs. MATT ANDRIESE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 178-145 (+44.2 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 92-119 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-20 (-13.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 51-58 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 9-17 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 48-71 (-20.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.1 Units)

DANIEL WRIGHT vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT ANDRIESE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ANDRIESE is 1-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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TEXAS (24 - 23) at BOSTON (24 - 21) - 7:10 PM
NICK MARTINEZ (R) vs. DREW POMERANZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 119-93 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 97-92 (+30.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-20 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 24-14 (+14.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 88-64 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 64-56 (+18.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 45-33 (+17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 544-415 (-61.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.
BOSTON is 43-48 (-19.7 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
BOSTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

NICK MARTINEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
MARTINEZ is 0-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 1.962.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

DREW POMERANZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
POMERANZ is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 10.00 and a WHIP of 2.111.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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DETROIT (22 - 23) at HOUSTON (31 - 16) - 8:10 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 321-406 (-89.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
HOUSTON is 25-10 (+13.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 108-98 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 58-50 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 5-16 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
FIERS is 17-24 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-1 (+0.3 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
VERLANDER is 4-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of 0.931.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.2 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. DETROIT since 1997
FIERS is 1-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.174.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

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SEATTLE (20 - 27) at WASHINGTON (28 - 17) - 4:05 PM
ARIEL MIRANDA (L) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 7-18 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 160-197 (-51.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 51-71 (-24.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 92-162 (-53.4 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 34-30 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 14-21 (-17.3 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
WASHINGTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ARIEL MIRANDA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

GIO GONZALEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GONZALEZ is 6-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.25 and a WHIP of 1.414.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (22 - 24) at CLEVELAND (24 - 21) - 6:10 PM
TIM ADLEMAN (R) vs. MIKE CLEVINGER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 20-30 (-20.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 12-19 (-15.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 3-8 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

TIM ADLEMAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ADLEMAN is 0-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.41 and a WHIP of 1.502.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MIKE CLEVINGER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CLEVINGER is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.126.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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**Udog** · 05-25-2017, 09:25 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 25

National League
Rockies @ Phillies
Anderson is 2-1, 3.06 in his last three starts (over 6-3).

Velasquez is 0-2, 7.27 in his last three starts (over 7-1).

Rockies won eight of last ten games; over is 8-3-1 in their last 12 road games. Phillies lost nine of last ten games; over is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.

Pirates @ Braves
Nova is 1-1, 4.15 in his last four starts; under is 3-1-1 in his road starts.

Colon is 1-2, 8.53 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight.

Pirates lost six of last nine road games; over is 6-3-1 in their last ten games. Atlanta is 9-4 in its last 13 games; over is 9-3-1 in their last 13 home games.

Giants @ Cubs
Samardzija is 1-0, 1.84 in his last two starts (under 7-2).

Butler is 1-0, 2.00 in to starts this year (over 1-1).

Giants lost three of last four games; five of their last seven games went over. Cubs won six of last eight games; over is 16-2 in last 18 games at Wrigley Field.

Padres @ Mets
Lamet is making his MLB debut here; he is 3-2, 3.23 in eight AAA starts this season.

deGrom is 3-0, 4.35 in his last five starts; under is 4-0 in his home starts.

San Diego lost six of its last eight games; over is 10-5-1 in their last 16 road games. Mets lost nine of last 12 games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 games.

Diamondbacks @ Brewers
Ray is 2-0, 5.50 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five starts.

Davies is 5-0, 3.94 in his last six starts (over 7-2)- Milwaukee scored 44 runs in those six games.

Arizona won eight of last nine games; they’re 4-2 in road series openers. Under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Milwaukee lost its last three games; they’re 5-3 in home series openers. Over is 16-4 in their last 20 games at Miller Park.

Cardinals @ Dodgers
Wacha is 1-0, 2.64 in his last five starts; his last four starts went over.

Maeda comes off DL here; he is 2-0, 2.66 in his last three starts (over 4-2-1).

St Louis lost four of last six games; over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 road games. Los Angeles won six of last eight home games; five of last six Dodger games went over the total.

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American League
Kansas City @ New York
Almonte is making his first MLB start; he’s allowed six runs in 8.2 IP in nine MLB relief stints. He is 1-0, 1.86 in six AA starts this season.

Tanaka is 1-2, 13.89 in his last three starts (over 7-2).

Royals lost six of last nine games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 games. New York won three of last four games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.

Angels @ Rays
Wright blanked Toronto for five innings (80 PT) in his first ’17 start on April 23.

Andriese is 3-0, 4.03 in his last four starts- his last three outings went over.

Angels won seven of last ten games; under is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Tampa Bay lost three of last three games; over is 10-5-1 in their last 16 games.

Rangers @ Red Sox
Martinez is 1-1, 4.24 in his last three starts (under 4-2).

Pomeranz is 0-2, 8.18 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five.

Texas lost three of last four games after a 10-game win streak; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Boston won its last three games; over is 9-1 in last ten Red Sox games.

Tigers @ Astros
Verlander is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; over is 4-1 in his road starts.

Fiers is 1-1, 5.96 in his last four starts (over 4-4).

Tigers lost four of last six games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games. Houston lost four of their last six games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

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Interleague
Mariners @ Nationals
Miranda is 2-0, 4.23 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven.

Gonzalez is 0-1, 5.40 in his last three starts (over 5-4).

Mariners lost 10 of last 13 games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Washington won its last three games; over is 9-4 in Nationals’ last 13 home games.

Reds @ Indians
Adleman is 1-1, 10.97 in his last three starts (over 4-2).

Clevinger is 2-1, 1.59 in three starts this year (under 3-0).

Indians lost five of last seven home games; over is 4-1 in their last five home games. Reds lost nine of last 12 games; eight of last ten Cincy games went over the total.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
SF-Chi: Samardzija 4-5; Butler 1-1
Col-Phil: Anderson 5-4; Velasquez 2-6
Pitt-Atl: Nova 5-4; Colon 5-4
SD-NY: Lamet 0-0; deGrom 5-4
Az-Mil: Ray 5-4; Davies 6-3
StL-LA: Wacha 3-4; Maeda 5-2

American League
KC-NY: Almonte 0-0; Tanaka 5-4
LA-TB: Wright 0-1; Andriese 5-4
Tex-Bos: Martinez 3-3; Pomeranz 4-4
Det-Hst: Verlander 5-4; Fiers 4-4

Interleague
Sea-Wsh: Miranda 5-4; Gonzalez 5-4
Cin-Clev: Adleman 3-3; Clevinger 2-1

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
SF-Chi: Samardzija 3-9; Butler 1-2
Col-Phil: Anderson 1-9; Velasquez 3-8
Pitt-Atl: Nova 2-9; Colon 3-9
SD-NY: Lamet 0-0; deGrom 3-6
Az-Mil: Ray 4-9; Davies 1-9
StL-LA: Wacha 1-7; Maeda 2-7

American League
KC-NY: Almonte 0-0; Tanaka 5-9
LA-TB: Wright 0-1; Andriese 5-9
Tex-Bos: Martinez 1-6; Pomeranz 4-8
Det-Hst: Verlander 4-9; Fiers 5-8

Interleague
Sea-Wsh: Miranda 4-9; Gonzalez 6-9
Cin-Clev: Adleman 3-6; Clevinger 0-3

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Umpires
National League
SF-Chi: Last five Diaz games went over total.
Col-Phil: Under is 5-2 in last seven Kulpa games.
Pitt-Atl: Last eight Hallion games went over total.
SD-NY: Under is 6-1-1 in Baker games this season.
StL-LA: Road team won six of last eight Segal games.

American League
KC-NY: Both Ortiz games last year stayed under the total.
LA-TB: Under is 5-2-1 in Fletcher games this season.
Tex-Bos: Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Fairchild games.
Det-Hst: Over is 4-1-1 in last six Demuth games.

Interleague
Sea-Wsh: Favorites won last seven Hamari games.
Clev-Cin: Over is 5-2 in last seven Timmons games.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 24-11 AL, favorites -$57
AL @ NL– 24-23 AL, favorites +$547
Total: 48-34 AL, favorites +$490

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 18-20-1
AL @ NL: Over 28-17
Total: Over 46-37-1

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/24/17
Ariz 7-9-3……17-8–4…….24-17–7
Atl 9-11-3……8-11-2……..17-22–5
Cubs 9-11………..12-9-3……..21-20-3
Reds 4-13-2……12-12–2……16-25-4
Colo 17-6-2…..11-10-2…….28-16–5
LA 9-11-2……16-7-2…….25-18-4
Miami 8-16-1…….8-9-3……..16-25-4
Milw 12-5-4…….11-12-2…….23-17-6
Mets 8-10-1……..11-12-2……19-22-3
Philly 7-12-5………7-10-2……14-22-7
Pitt 9-15-2…….10-8-3…….19-23-5
St. Louis 8-6-2……..14-6-5……..22-12-7
SD 5-16-4…….10-11–2…….15-27-6
SF 5-17-5……..11-7-3………19-24-8
Wash 15-7-2……11-8-2………26-15-4

Orioles 10-10-2……..11-10-1………21-20-3
Boston 8-12-2………10-11-2……..18-23-4
White Sox 8-16-5……..8-7–1……..16-23-6
Cleveland 12-12-2……..7-11-1……..19-23-3
Detroit 9-11-3…….12-8-2……..21-19-5
Astros 8-8-5……..13-11-2……..21-19-7
KC 6-13-3…….14-8-2……..20-21-5
Angels 7-13-6……12-6-5………19-19-11
Twins 11-5-3………10-9-5……21-14-7
NYY 11-10-1……….14-8…..……25-18-1
A’s 7-11-3……..10-10-5……..17-21-8
Seattle 6-14-5……..12-6-4…….18-20-9
TB 11-7-3……..18-7-3……..29-14-6
Texas 13-6-4……..11-8-5…….24-14-9
Toronto 9-16-1……..6-9-5……..15-25-6

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/24/17)
Ariz 6-19……..11-29……….17
Atl 5-23……..5-21………..10
Cubs 4-21……..10-24………..14
Reds 4-19……..13-27………17
Colo 8-25……..8-23……….16
LA 7-22……..11-25..…….18
Miami 8-25……..7-20……….15
Milw 8-21……..11-25………19
Mets 8-19……..13-25……….21
Philly 9-25……..4-19…………13
Pitt 7-26……..8-21…………15
StL 6-18……..7-25………..13
SD 11-25……6-23………..17
SF 4-30……..6-21………..10
Wash 8-24……..8-21……….16

Orioles 2-23……..6-22………..8
Boston 7-22……..5-23………..12
White Sox 7-29…….8-16………..15
Clev 7-26……..8-19……….15
Detroit 5-23……11-22………..16
Astros 7-21……..12-26……….19
KC 3-23……..4-23…………7
Angels 10-26…….5-23………..15
Twins 4-19……..7-24……….11
NYY 6-22……..9-22……….15
A’s 3-21……..6-25……….9
Seattle 10-25…….10-22…….20
TB 6-21……..14-28………20
Texas 8-23……..8-24………16
Toronto 8-26……..4-21………12

**Udog** · 05-25-2017, 09:28 AM

MLB

Thursday, May 25

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. WASHINGTON
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 1-13 SU in its last 14 games when playing Washington
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games at home

12:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Pittsburgh's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh

1:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Kansas City
NY Yankees are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Kansas City

1:05 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 15 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

1:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels are 8-15 SU in their last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home

2:20 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. CHI CUBS
San Francisco is 2-11 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
San Francisco is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Chi Cubs are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games at home

6:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CLEVELAND
Cincinnati is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cincinnati is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
TEXAS vs. BOSTON
Texas is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Mets's last 15 games when playing San Diego

8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games on the road
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 11 games
Milwaukee is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. HOUSTON
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Houston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 18 of St. Louis's last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Dodgers's last 18 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis

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