Monday's MLB Trends and Indexes - 6/26

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Trends and Indexes

Monday, June 26

Good Luck on day #176 of 2016!

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Armadillo:Monday's six-pack

Neutral field college football games on Labor Day weekend:

— Alabama (-5.5) vs Florida State in Atlanta

— LSU (-22.5) vs BYU in Houston

— Michigan (-3) vs Florida in Dallas

— Tennessee (-3.5) vs Georgia Tech in Atlanta (Falcons’ new dome)

— NC State (-5) vs South Carolina in Charlotte

— Colorado (-8.5) vs Colorado State in Denver

— Louisville (-27) vs Purdue in Indianapolis

— Virginia Tech (-4) vs West Virginia in Landover, MD


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Armadillo:Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a warm weekend…….

13) When I was a kid 1,000 years ago, actually 1970, baseball gave the fans the All-Star vote back; it had been taken away after Cincinnati fans stuffed the ballot boxes in 1957.

It was so much fun to take the ballot and then figure out who the best players were at each position. You argued with your friends who was better than who, and that made it fun.

Nowadays, these goofy teams just openly promote fans to vote for guys on their team, even if their team sucks. No one ever mentions about voting for the best players. Every team has to be represented in the game anyway, why not just vote for the best guys?

12) New York Mets promoted Tim Tebow and his .222 batting average up a level in Class A, I’m guessing to make room at the entry level for the new players they just drafted.

I’m giving Mets’ hierarchy the benefit of the doubt here; they’re having a bad season, I’m just hoping, for their sake, they don’t plan on making Tebow a major leaguer later this season, to inflate attendance when the team is totally out of contention.

If you want to placate the fans, how about making Amed Rosario a major leaguer? He is hitting .320 at AAA and is a solid prospect at shortstop. Fans would love to see a big part of their future play in person. Just a thought.

11) I was going to give this Big3 basketball thing a shot Monday night, watch some half-court basketball with former NBA players, then I find out the games were played Sunday afternoon. Whats the bleeping point of showing games on tape delay?

By the time the games come on TV, everyone who cares about it is going to know who won.

10) Oklahoma is a 48-point favorite over Texas-El Paso in the football season opener Sept 2. Sooners have a rookie coach, they visit Ohio State the following week- they’ll have to be looking past the Miners, right? Plus they’ll keep some of their offensive weapons under wraps.

9) Northern Illinois opened up as a 2-point favorite over Boston College (a MAC team favored over an ACC squad?), but now the Eagles are a 2.5-point favorite.

8) Eight NBA teams have deals to have advertising patches on their uniforms next year.

7) June 25, 2010, Edwin Jackson threw a no-hitter, winning 1-0. He threw 149 pitches in the game. Jackson is 93-114, 4.65 in 275 major league starts- this was his 15th year in the majors.

6) One of the many reasons why baseball is cool is that the ballparks are so different. Sunday in Miami, Giancarlo Stanton hit a vicious line drive for a homer to left field. the ball barely cleared the fence, it was hit so low.

If he hits that same ball in Boston or Houston, it is likely a single, since the fences there are so much higher, and he hit it so hard, the LF would’ve retrieved the ball quickly and it would’ve been hard for Stanton to get a double.

5) Miami’s Dee Gordon has gone 310 AB since his last home run, the longest active drought in the major leagues.

4) Ichiro Suzuki became the oldest major leaguer ever to start a game in centerfield when he started for the Marlins Sunday.

3) Cubs’ SS Addison Russell left Sunday’s game with a bad shoulder, leaving Chicago with an outfield of John Jay, Kris Bryant (starting 3B), Willson Contreras (starting C). Cubs are 38-37 and just treading water; lucky for them, they’re in a bad division and still have a good shot at winning it.

2) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t), they would look like this:
AL: New York-Minnesota-Houston. Wild Cards: Boston-Cleveland
NL: Washington-Milwaukee-Los Angeles. Wild Cards: Arizona-Colorado

1) A guy named Bo Dietl is running for mayor of New York; he is a former NYC police detective who made $1.8M in 2015 as a security consultant— he’s done some TV work on FOX News and was in the movies Goodfellas and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Dietl has worked for both Roger Ailes and Steve Bannon as a detective in either divorce or sexual harassment cases, so that tells you where his philosophies would generally reside.

Only reason I ever heard of the guy was because he did a TV ad for Arby’s a couple of years ago; looked him up at the time, was surprised to find out he was playing himself in the commercial.

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, June 26


Cincinnati @ St. Louis

Game 965-966
June 26, 2017 @ 4:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Finnegan) 14.704
St. Louis
(Wacha) 12.711
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+130); Over

LA Angels @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
June 26, 2017 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Nolasco) 16.467
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 17.479
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-210
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-210); Under

NY Yankees @ Chicago White Sox

Game 961-962
June 26, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Mntgmry) 15.061
Chicago White Sox
(Holmberg) 14.158
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-150
10
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-150); Over

Minnesota @ Boston

Game 959-960
June 26, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 15.685
Boston
(Sale) 17.296
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-200); Under

Texas @ Cleveland

Game 957-958
June 26, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Hamels) 16.623
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 14.393
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+150); Under

Colorado @ San Francisco

Game 955-956
June 26, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 11.977
San Francisco
(Smrdjza) 14.247
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-135); Over

Chicago Cubs @ Washington

Game 953-954
June 26, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Butler) 16.895
Washington
(Gnzalez) 15.418
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-150
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(+130); Over

Philadelphia @ Arizona

Game 951-952
June 26, 2017 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Pivetta) 14.229
Arizona
(Greinke) 16.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-220
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-220); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, June 26

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PHILADELPHIA (24 - 50) at ARIZONA (48 - 28) - 3:40 PM
NICK PIVETTA (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-50 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 3-19 (-16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-30 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-37 (-19.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-37 (-19.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ARIZONA is 48-28 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 18-6 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 28-10 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-4 (+10.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 38-20 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 31-16 (+13.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 30-14 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
GREINKE is 40-10 (+20.6 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 124-67 (+42.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 65-25 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 18-4 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 386-430 (+52.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-1 (+3.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

NICK PIVETTA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

ZACK GREINKE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
GREINKE is 6-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 0.909.
His team's record is 6-3 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.3 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (38 - 37) at WASHINGTON (45 - 30) - 7:05 PM
EDDIE BUTLER (R) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 38-37 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 413-443 (-94.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 16-21 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-17 (-8.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 31-11 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 10-14 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 170-151 (-50.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.

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

EDDIE BUTLER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
BUTLER is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.096.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.0 units)

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COLORADO (47 - 31) at SAN FRANCISCO (27 - 51) - 10:05 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 438-689 (-132.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 201-150 (+40.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
COLORADO is 47-31 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 19-10 (+9.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
COLORADO is 25-16 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 25-16 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 33-21 (+10.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 27-51 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-43 (-19.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-21 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 5-18 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-22 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-31 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-34 (-21.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 20-30 (-11.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAMARDZIJA is 20-28 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 4-10 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 11-31 (-22.0 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 36-49 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 19-28 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 6-17 (-12.1 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
COLORADO is 10-1 (+9.9 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MARQUEZ is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 12.47 and a WHIP of 2.771.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. COLORADO since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 3-5 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.183.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-8. (-6.8 units)

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TEXAS (38 - 37) at CLEVELAND (39 - 35) - 7:10 PM
COLE HAMELS (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HAMELS is 27-33 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in June games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 76-39 (+23.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 10-0 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 133-107 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 76-60 (+26.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 44-44 (+20.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 58-60 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 46-41 (+16.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 7-2 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
TEXAS is 95-75 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 102-80 (+24.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 77-55 (+23.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 53-41 (+21.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HAMELS is 26-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 21-7 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 29-10 (+19.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 39-35 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-20 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 136-131 (-44.4 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 21-25 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 4-10 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 5-10 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CARRASCO is 26-36 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 16-23 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

COLE HAMELS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HAMELS is 1-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.94 and a WHIP of 1.065.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-4. (-4.3 units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. TEXAS since 1997
CARRASCO is 2-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.15 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

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MINNESOTA (39 - 34) at BOSTON (41 - 34) - 7:10 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 39-34 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 19-10 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 23-9 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-14 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-7 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 9-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 22-27 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 44-48 (-18.7 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 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS SALE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SALE is 9-6 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.198.
His team's record is 10-7 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-5. (+6.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (40 - 33) at CHI WHITE SOX (32 - 42) - 8:10 PM
JORDAN MONTGOMERY (L) vs. DAVID HOLMBERG (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-26 (+10.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 2-1 (+0.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JORDAN MONTGOMERY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

DAVID HOLMBERG vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (40 - 39) at LA DODGERS (51 - 26) - 10:10 PM
RICKY NOLASCO (R) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NOLASCO is 3-12 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 60-23 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 527-500 (+45.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 8-4 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
NOLASCO is 78-76 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 61-48 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 38-32 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 43-39 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 90-119 (-43.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 170-135 (-24.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

RICKY NOLASCO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
NOLASCO is 1-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.67 and a WHIP of 1.906.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

RICH HILL vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HILL is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 10.13 and a WHIP of 1.876.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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CINCINNATI (31 - 43) at ST LOUIS (34 - 40) - 4:15 PM
BRANDON FINNEGAN (L) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 418-390 (+46.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 34-40 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 22-30 (-22.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 57-63 (-31.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-15 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
ST LOUIS is 14-21 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ST LOUIS is 11-18 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 23-33 (-25.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 7-2 (+7.5 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

BRANDON FINNEGAN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
FINNEGAN is 2-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.241.
His team's record is 3-2 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WACHA is 7-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.38 and a WHIP of 1.137.
His team's record is 10-3 (+6.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+2.1 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, June 26

National League
Phillies @ Diamondbacks
Pivetta is 0-1, 3.50 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Phillies’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 2-4-2

Greinke is 2-2, 5.76 in his last five starts; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Arizona is 7-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-5-2

Phillies lost 14 of last 17 games; under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Arizona won 14 of its last 17 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Cubs @ Nationals
Butler is 0-1, 4.91 in his last three starts (under 4-3-1). Cubs’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-3

Gonzalez is 4-0, 3.06 in his last five starts; his last four home starts stayed under. Washington lost his last three home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 11-2-2

Cubs are 5-13 in last 18 road games, 5-7 in road series openers. Under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games, 9-4 in home series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.

Reds @ Cardinals
Finnegan is making his first start since April 15; he is 1-0, 2.70 in three starts this year (over 1-1-1). Reds’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-0-2

Wacha is 1-2, 9.59 in his last six starts; over is 9-1 in his last ten. St Louis is 3-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 5-6-2

Reds lost 13 of last 15 games; they’re 6-7 in road series openers. Over is 12-4 in their last 16 road games. St Louis lost five of last six home games; they’re 5-8 in home series openers. Over is 9-2-1 in their last dozen games.

Rockies @ Giants
Marquez is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts; under is 7-3 in his last ten. Colorado is 4-2 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-3-2

Samardzija is 0-2, 6.63 in his last three starts; under is 10-4 in his last 14. Giants are 2-5 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 1-9-5

Rockies lost their last five games; they’re 8-5 in road series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Giants lost 12 of last 13 games, are 4-7 in home series openers. Over is 5-1 in their last six home games.

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American League
Rangers @ Indians
Hamels is making his first start since April 26; he is 2-0, 2.45 in his last two starts. Texas’ 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-0-1

Carrasco is 3-0, 1.53 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Indians are 4-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 10-3-1

Rangers are 8-2 in last ten road games, 5-7 in road series openers. Under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Cleveland lost last three games, are 4-8 in home series openers. Last five Indian games stayed under the total.

Twins @ Red Sox
Berrios is 4-0, 2.63 in his last four starts (under 7-0-1). Twins are 4-0 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-2

Sale is 5-1, 4.32 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Boston is 6-1 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 7-2-6

Twins won five of last six games; they’re 9-2 in road series openers. Under is 11-5-1 in their last 17 games. Red Sox lost three of last four games; they’re 9-4 in home series openers. Under is 3-1 in their last four home games.

New York @ White Sox
Montgomery is 3-0, 2.96 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over. New York is 2-4 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 6-6-1

Holmberg is 1-1, 4.87 in five starts this year; his last three starts stayed under. Chicago’s 1st 5-inning record with him: 3-1-1

New York lost 10 of last 12 games; they’re 6-6 in road series openers. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Chicago lost six of last seven games; they’re 4-6 in home series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under the total.

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Interleague

Tigers @ Padres
Nolasco is 0-7, 6.52 in his last seven starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12. Angels are 1-7 in his road starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-8-3

Hill is 2-1, 6.00 in his last four starts, all of which went over. Dodgers are 3-2 in his home starts- their 1st 5-inning record with him: 4-5

Angels won their last four road series (8-4); they’re 6-7 in road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Dodgers won their last 10 games; they’re 10-3 in home series openers. Over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Phil-Az: Pivetta 2-6; Greinke 10-5
Chi-Wash: Butler 4-4; Gonzalez 9-6
Cin-StL: Finnegan 3-0; Wacha 5-8
Col-SF: Marquez 10-5; Samardzija 5-10

American League
Tex-Clev: Hamels 2-3; Carrasco 11-3
Min-Bos: Berrios 7-1; Sale 11-4
NY-Chi: Montgomery 6-7; Holmberg 3-2

Interleague
LAA-LA: Nolasco 3-12; Hill 5-4

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Phil-Az: Pivetta 2-8; Greinke 1-15
Chi-Wash: Butler 3-8; Gonzalez 3-15
Cin-StL: Finnegan 1-3; Wacha 2-13
Col-SF: Marquez 6-15; Samardzija 6-15

American League
Tex-Clev: Hamels 2-5; Carrasco 2-14
Min-Bos: Berrios 2-8; Sale 1-15
NY-Chi: Montgomery 4-13; Holmberg 1-5

Interleague
LAA-LA: Nolasco 4-15; Hill 3-9

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 40-22 AL, favorites +$18
AL @ NL– 38-37 AL, favorites -$784
Total: 78-58 AL, favorites -$766

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 40-26-1
AL @ NL: Over 43-27-2
Total: Over 83-53-3

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 6/25/17
Ariz 14-15-9……23-10–5……….36-25
Atl 15-16-4……16-21-4……..31-37
Cubs 15-20-1……18-15-5………..33-35
Reds 11-23-3……14-20–2………25-43
Colo 25-11-5…….19-16-2……….44-27
LA 15-16-4…….28-12-2……….43-28
Miami 14-19-2…….20-14-4……..34-33
Milw 18-11-6…….19-18-6………37-29
Mets 19-15-1……..17-21-2………36-36
Philly 10-23-6……11-17-6……….21-40
Pitt 18-18-3…..13-17-7………..31-35
St. Louis 14-16-3……20-12-7……….34-28
SD 9-24-5…….18-16–4………27-40
SF 8-28-7……..13-18-4……..24-46
Wash 28-10-2……18-14-3………..46-24

Orioles 11-21-5……..17-18-3………28-39
Boston 16-19-5………16-17-2…….32-36
White Sox 14-24-6……..15-13–2……..29-37
Cleveland 20-15-4……..15-17-3……..34-32
Detroit 16-20-5…….16-14-4……..32-34
Astros 20-11-7……..22-15-2……..42-26
KC 12-17-6………17-16-7…….29-33
Angels 15-21-6………17-13-6………32-34
Twins 20-8-3………15-20-6……..35-28
NYY 16-17-3……….22-12-2…..…38-29
A’s 12-20-4……..17-14-8……..29-34
Seattle 12-21-5……..20-15-5……..32-36
TB 16-12-8……..26-10-6……..42-22
Texas 19-10-6……..17-15-7………36-25
Toronto 14-22-3……..11-17-6……..25-39

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 6/25/17)
Ariz 12-38……..15-38……….27
Atl 8-35……..11-41…………19
Cubs 10-37……..16-38……….26
Reds 14-37……..16-37……….30
Colo 9-41……..10-37..………19
LA 9-35……..17-41..……..26
Miami 13-35……..14-38………27
Milw 14-35……18-43…..…..32
Mets 14-34……..15-39……….29
Philly 13-40……..9-34………..22
Pitt 11-39……..12-37………23
StL 9-34……..11-39………..20
SD 17-38……..11-37…………28
SF 8-46……..10-34………….18
Wash 15-40……..16-35………31

Orioles 4-37……..15-39……….19
Boston 12-40……..9-34……….21
White Sox 14-44…….9-30……….23
Clev 9-40……..11-35……….20
Detroit 8-41…….16-34………24
Astros 12-38……..17-39………29
KC 5-35……..6-38…………11
Angels 18-43…….10-37………28
Twins 7-32……..11-42……….18
NYY 9-36……..13-37……….22
A’s 7-37……..12-40……….19
Seattle 15-38…….14-41………29
TB 10-36……..19-42……..29
Texas 11-36……..18-39………29
Toronto 11-39……..7-36………..18

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MLB

Monday, June 26

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Trend Report
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3:40 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ARIZONA
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

4:15 PM
CINCINNATI vs. ST. LOUIS
Cincinnati is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
St. Louis is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi Cubs's last 15 games when playing Washington
Chi Cubs are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing Chi Cubs

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 12 games at home
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games at home

7:10 PM
TEXAS vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 11 games on the road
Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

8:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. CHI WHITE SOX
NY Yankees are 2-10 SU in their last 12 games
NY Yankees are 15-6 SU in their last 21 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games at home
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

10:08 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home


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MLB

Monday, June 26


Top 5 MLB $ Starters:
1.L. McCullers 12-2 $984
2.C. Kershaw 14-2 $960
3.J. Vargas 11-4 $861
4.D. Keuchel 10-1 $823
5.C. Sabathia 10-3 $751


Bottom 4 MLB $ Starters:
255. J. Eickhoff 2-12 $-1053
254. J. Tomlin 5-10 $-1010
253. R. Nolasco 3-12 $-912
252. M. Moore 4-12 $-908

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


Double-Play Picks

Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants (-130, 7.5)

As the Rockies open a three-game series in San Francisco against the Giants we must admit...we're a little bit stumped by the moneyline for this one. Why in the hell are the Giants favored over the Rockies tonight?

The Rockies are a terrific road bet in 2017 at 25-16. Sure, they are coming off getting swept in their three-game series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers, but there is no shame in getting swept by a very good Dodgers team and that should be more motivation for them to come out on fire against the pathetic Giants.

The Giants are a mess right now. They were just swept at home by the New York Mets, they've lost 12 of their last 13 games overall, they've lost 10 of their last 11 games at AT&T Park, and they are sending Jeff Samardzija to the mound tonight.

The Giants have lost five of Samardzija's last six starts and they have already lost three of his starts against the Rockies this season. In his previous three starts against Colorado in 2017, Samardzija owns an ERA of 9.33 and a WHIP of 1.64.

Rockies' starting pitcher German Marquez certainly isn't the reason for the strange line. The Rockies have won seven of his last eight starts and over his last three outings he owns a team win/loss record of 3-0, a 1.93 ERA, and a WHIP of 1.14.

Oh yeah - the Rockies have won nine consecutive meetings with the Giants.

Pick: Rockies +120

Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (-225, 9)

The "Battle of Los Angeles" opens Monday night with the Dodgers hosting the Angels for the first of two games at Dodger Stadium, before the series shifts to Anaheim for two games.

Rich Hill gets the ball for the home team tonight and he's been his usual self thus far in 2017 at 4-3, team win/loss record of 5-4, 4.72 ERA (4.09 at home), and a few too many walks. With blister issues being a big problem for Hill, you can pretty much pencil him in for five innings and around two earned runs. With the National League's best bullpen backing him up, his short outings are not a concern.

Ricky Nolasco will get the ball for the Angels tonight and he's the fun one to talk about in this matchup.
Ricky...Ricky...Ricky...what are we going to do with you? Fading definitely seems like the best course of action.

Nolasco owns a team win/loss of 3-12 this season, including team losses in 10 consecutive starts! He is 0-3 in his last three starts with an ERA of 5.89, WHIP of 1.75, and an opponent's on base percentage of .398.

Note: The Dodgers are 42-13 when Cody Bellinger is in the starting lineup. They should probably just keep him in the starting lineup, he'll probably hit a couple of home runs.

Second Note: The Dodgers have won 16 of their last 17 games overall. They have won 10 in a row and have covered -1.5 in nine of those wins.

Pick: Dodgers -1.5 (-110)

Yesterday's Picks: 0-2
Season To Date: 74-62-7


Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Carlos Carrasco, Cleveland Indians (8-3, 2.99, $518)

Dropping Carlos Carrasco into our Streaking Starting Pitchers section is an automatic at this point every time he's scheduled to start.

The Indians have won eight of his last nine outings and over his last three he's 3-0, 1.53 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and he has 21 strikeouts to go along with only four walks.

Carrasco and the Indians are -170 at home against returning Cole Hamels and the Texas Rangers.

Slumping: Ricky Nolasco, Los Angeles Angels (2-9, 5.23, $-912)

We don't usually like to feature a starting pitcher in the Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers section if they've already been discussed in the above Double-Play Picks section. However, when you've been as bad as Ricky Nolasco you certainly deserve a double shot.

As stated above, Nolasco is 0-3 in his last three starts with an ERA of 5.89, WHIP of 1.75, and an opponent's on base percentage of .398. The Angels have lost his last 10 outings and for the season he ranks third from the bottom (253rd overall) in Starting Pitcher Betting Money Earnings at $-912.

Nolasco and the Angels are in tough against the Dodgers and can be had at +180.

Monday's Top Trends

* The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-1 in Michael Wacha's last 11 starts vs. Cincinnati. -155 today vs. Reds.
* Under is 8-1 in the Chicago Cubs' last 9 overall. Cubs/Nationals Total: 9.5.
* Under is 10-1-1 in Jose Berrios' last 12 starts overall. Twins/Red Sox Total: 8.5.
* The Los Angeles Dodgers are 16-1 in their last 17 games overall. -225 today vs. Angels.

Weather To Keep An Eye On

The only precipitation to worry about in Monday's MLB forecast is in Cleveland where the Indians are schedule to host the Texas Rangers. There is a 35-50 percent chance of rain throughout the evening and there could be some thunderstorms involved in the equation.

There are notable hitter's winds in the forecast for four games today:

* Rangers at Indians (Total: 9) - 13-16 mile per hour wind blowing out to right field.
* Twins at Red Sox (Total: 8.5) - 10 mile per hour wind blowing out to right field.
* Yankees at White Sox (Total: 10.5) - 10-15 mile per hour wind blowing out to right field.
* Rockies at Giants (Total: 7.5) - 14-17 mile per hour wind blowing out to center field.

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MLB

Monday, June 26


Cardinals are 10-1 in Wacha's last 11 starts vs. Reds, including 6-0 at home. Reds are 3-13 in their last 16 overall.
CIN +145 STL -160