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**Udog** · 08-31-2017, 08:24 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

— Johnny Manziel worked out for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats, but he showed up out of shape; they don’t think he is ready to play ball, mentally or physically.

— Browns cut CB Joe Haden, a 7-year veteran; he then got three years, $27M from the Steelers.

— Atlanta 3B Brandon Phillips got his 2,000th career hit Wednesday.

— Florida Atlantic opened as a 14.5-point underdog vs Navy; they’ve been bet down to +9. Navy’s OC is ill, and people are jumping on the Lane Kiffin bandwagon.

— Mariners acquired P Mike Leake from the Cardinals; he has $55M left on his contract.

— Cowboys-Texans preseason game scheduled for tonite was cancelled, so the Houston players could go home and assess the damage to their homes.

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

13) All-time record for consecutive scoreless innings:
48— Chicago Cubs, 1968
45— Cincinnati Reds, 1931
45— Kansas City Royals, 2017

12) As of Tuesday night’s results, Joey Votto had 27 walks in his last 18 games; time for the Reds to at least consider batting him leadoff.

Votto’s on-base %age: .449
Billy Hamilton’s on-base %age: .298

11) In 2015, the state of California collected $258.1M in taxes from pro athletes.

10) The major league record for home runs in a season by someone who wasn’t in the majors before August 1? 13, by Ted Williams in 1953.

Phillies’ rookie Rhys Hoskins has 11 homers; his first big league game was August 10.

9) To win $100 at the Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas, all a bettor has to do is put up $100,000 on the Golden State Warriors making the NBA playoffs this coming season. A $100 bet on Golden State to miss the playoffs pays $10,100.

I could be wrong, but I would advise against putting up $100,000 to win $100.

8) Cedar Bayou, TX had 51.88 inches of rain from Hurricane Harvey, the most rainfall ever on the continental United States. Thats over four feet of rain!!!!

7) Dolphins’ DT Ndamukong Suh played youth soccer as a kid in Oregon— one of his teammates was Klay Thompson. Apparently Suh is now the Miami Dolphins’ backup kicker, should anything happen to starting kicker Andrew Franks, who went to D-III RPI, which is across the river from me in beautiful downtown Troy, NY.

RPI is better known for its Division I hockey program. And its engineering program.

6) How come no one bats the pitcher 8th this year? Because it was never a good idea, just something Tony Larussa/Joe Maddon did, so other teams blindly copied it.

5) Former LSU coach Les Miles, one of my favorites, will be a game analyst for FOX Sports this fall. Miles live-tweeted the Floyd Mayweather fight Saturday night- he could be television gold.

4) Major league record for most games started by a pitcher without ever appearing in relief:
682, Tom Glavine
379, Justin Verlander
372, Felix Hernandez
240, Juan Guzman

3) According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle last week, the book Moneyball is required reading at most business schools across the country.

Wonder if they’ll study the part where the A’s trade their best pitcher (who has an affordable contract) for three players, two of whom are currently incapacitated, and a third guy who is in AA. (he is hitting .269 in the Texas League right now).

To paraphrase Rick Pitino, Brad Pitt isn’t walking thru that door anytime soon. Moneyball 2 ain’t gonna happen, not while the A’s flounder year after year.

2) First-round matchups for the Puerto Rico tip-off tournament this fall:
South Carolina-Illinois State, Boise State-UTEP, Iowa State-Appalachian State, Tulsa-Western Michigan. Pretty good tournament.

1) Astros are coming home to Houston this weekend; Friday’s game with the Mets was postponed to a day/night doubleheader on Saturday, with a day game on Sunday.

**Udog** · 08-31-2017, 08:29 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 31

National League
Mets @ Reds
deGrom is 2-4, 3.92 in his last six starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten starts. New York is 9-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 16-9-1

Stephenson is 2-0, 2.76 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Reds split his two home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-1-1

Mets are 5-12 in their last 17 games; four of their last five games went over. Cincinnati lost six of last nine games; under is 4-2 in their last six games.

Phillies @ Marlins
Lively is 0-4, 6.49 in his last five starts (under 6-2-1). Phillies are 1-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 0-8-1

Despaigne is 0-1, 7.59 in two starts this season (over 1-1). Miami won his only home start— their first 5-inning record with him: 0-1-1

Phillies are 2-5 in last seven road games (over 5-2)- they’re 8-14 in road series openers. Marlins lost their last three games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Miami is 7-14 in home series openers.

Dodgers @ Diamondbacks
Maeda is 6-1, 2.84 in his last eight starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. He is 0-0, 5.00 in two starts against Arizona this season. Dodgers are 6-5 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 14-5-2

Greinke is 2-2, 4.13 in his last four starts (under 4-0). He is 0-2, 6.17 against the Dodgers this season. LA is 15-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-6-4

Dodgers lost four in row for first time this year; five of their last seven games stayed under. Arizona won eight of last nine games; their last three games went over.

Braves @ Cubs
Newcomb is 1-2, 4.44 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Atlanta is 2-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-10

Hendricks is 1-0, 2.19 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Cubs are 5-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-6-3

Atlanta is 5-3 in its last eight road games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Braves are 12-7 in last 19 road series openers. Cubs won four of last five games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Chicago is 10-12 in home series openers.

Nationals @ Brewers
Gonzalez is 5-0, 1.05 in his last five starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11 starts. Washington is 9-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 16-5-5

Davies is 2-1, 1.37 in his last three starts; under is 7-0-1 in his last eight. Milwaukee is 7-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-8-5

Washington won its last four games; five of their last six games went over. Nationals are 14-9 in home series openers. Milwaukee won five of their last six home games; eight of their last ten games stayed under. Brewers are 12-10 in home series openers.

Cardinals @ Giants
Wacha is 0-3, 10.22 in his last three starts; over is 4-0 in his last four. St Louis is 4-6 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 10-10-4

Bumgarner is 2-1, 2.77 in his last four starts; under is 4-2 in his last six starts. Giants are 2-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-7-3

Cardinals lost four of last six games; over is 4-1 in their last five. St Louis is 9-12 in road series openers. Giants lost five of their last six games; eight of their last ten games overall stayed under. SF is 7-14 in home series openers.

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American League
White Sox @ Twins
Gonzalez is 2-0, 1.29 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Chicago is 4-8 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-11-2

Colon is 4-1, 3.21 in his last five starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Minnesota split his four home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-3

White Sox lost three of last four games; six of their last eight games stayed under. Minnesota won its last six home games; under is 5-3 in their last eight games overall.

Boston @ New York
Rodriguez is 0-1, 6.23 in his last three starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Boston lost his last four road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-9

Sabathia is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; under is 13-2 in his last 15 starts. New York is 6-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-10-1

Red Sox won five of last six road games; four of their last five games stayed under. Boston is 10-12 in road series openers. New York lost its last three games; under is 9-4 in their last 13 home games. NY is 13-8 in home series openers.

Blue Jays @ Orioles
Estrada is 1-1, 6.61 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Toronto lost four of his last five road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-15-3

Hellickson is 1-2, 7.54 in his last four starts, last three of which went over. Baltimore is 2-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-2-1

Toronto lost nine of last 11 games; under is 5-2 in their last seven. Blue Jays lost their last five road series openers. Orioles won eight of last nine games; seven of their last 11 games stayed under. Baltimore is 15-7 in home series openers.

Rangers vs Astros (@ St Petersburg)
Hamels is 4-1, 3.51 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Texas is 4-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-1-2

McHugh is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts; his last six starts stayed under. Houston is 2-3 in his starts away from home— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-3-1

This is series is in the Trop where the Rays normally play. Rangers lost four of last seven games (over 6-1). Houston lost three of last four games; over is 4-0 in their last four games.

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Interleague

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
NY-Cin: deGrom 16-10; Stephenson 3-2
LA-Az: Maeda 15-6; Greinke 18-8
Phil-Mia: Lively 2-7; Despaigne 1-1
Atl-Chi: Newcomb 4-10; Hendricks 15-12

American League
Chi-Minn: Gonzalez 9-12; Colon 4-4
Bos-NY: Rodriguez 10-8; Sabathia 14-7
Tor-Balt: Estrada 12-15; Hellickson 3-2
Tex-Hst: Hamels 10-7; McHugh 3-4

Interleague

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
NY-Cin: deGrom 8-26; Stephenson 1-5
LA-Az: Maeda 7-21; Greinke 3-26
Phil-Mia: Lively 3-9; Despaigne 1-2
Atl-Chi: Newcomb 3-14; Hendricks 7-27

American League
Chi-Minn: Gonzalez 6-21; Colon 1-8
Bos-NY: Rodriguez 4-18; Sabathia 5-21
Tor-Balt: Estrada 9-27; Hellickson 1-5
Tex-Hst: Hamels 7-17; McHugh 1-7

Interleague

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 76-55 AL, favorites +$103
AL @ NL– 71-65 NL, favorites +$164
Total: 141-126 AL, favorites +$267

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 65-65-3
AL @ NL: Over 71-59-7
Total: Over 136-124-10

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/30/17
Ariz 25-26-16……36-21–11……..61-47
Atl 25-31-9……23-35-7………..48-66
Cubs 30-30-7…….31-21-13………61-51
Reds 21-37-7……..25-36–7……….46-73
Colo 34-27-6…….35-26-4………..69-53
LA 30-21-12…….41-20-7……….71-41
Miami 28-32-8…….33-22-9………61-54
Milw 33-24-9…….32-27-8……….64-51
Mets 31-31-3……..25-36-6……….56-67
Philly 15-38-14……26-31-8……….41-69
Pitt 30-32-6…….26-28-11………57-60
St. Louis 26-29-8……35-24-9…………61-53
SD 20-39-8……..32-26–8……….52-65
SF 14-45-9……..27-28-11……….41-73
Wash 39-20-6……32-27-8………….71-47

Orioles 27-33-5……..30-31-6………57-64
Boston 29-29-10………30-33-2…….59-62
White Sox 21-37-9………24-36–4……..45-72
Cleveland 37-23-7……..31-24-8………68-47
Detroit 26-34-9…….27-29-8……..53-63
Astros 32-25-9……..40-24-4……..72-49
KC 24-30-9……..27-28-12…….51-58
Angels 25-31-8………29-27-13……..54-58
Twins 37-19-10………30-31-7……..66-49
NYY 28-36-6……….33-26-4…..…61-62
A’s 24-34-7……..28-30-11……..52-64
Seattle 26-35-9……..34-22-9………60-57
TB 34-24-10……..36-21-8……..70-45
Texas 32-24-11……..32-24-8……..64-48
Toronto 24-36-4……..27-31-10……..51-67

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/30/17)
Ariz 20-65……..24-66………..44
Atl 15-64……….18-66……….33
Cubs 18-67……..24-65………..42
Reds 24-65……..26-68………50
Colo 17-67……..24-65..……..41
LA 18-63……..24-67..……..42
Miami 29-68……..23-64………52
Milw 22-66……25-68…..…..47
Mets 29-65……..22-67……….51
Philly 16-67……..20-66……….36
Pitt 20-68……..21-66……….41
StL 14-64……..21-67………..35
SD 23-67……….20-65……….43
SF 15-69……….20-66……….35
Wash 25-65……..26-67……….51

Orioles 15-66……..21-68……….36
Boston 20-68……..14-65……….34
White Sox 21-67……16-64………..37
Clev 18-67……..21-65……….39
Detroit 16-68…….26-64………42
Astros 19-66……..26-67……….45
KC 16-64……..13-69……….29
Angels 23-66……..20-70……….43
Twins 15-64……..16-67……….31
NYY 16-69……..17-63……….33
A’s 15-65……..26-69………41
Seattle 21-70…….22-66………43
TB 20-68……..23-67……….43
Texas 25-68……..27-64………52
Toronto 22-64……..19-71………41

**Udog** · 08-31-2017, 08:31 AM

MLB

Thursday, August 31

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
NY METS vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games
NY Mets are 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games at home

1:10 PM
TEXAS vs. HOUSTON
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games at home
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

1:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. MINNESOTA
Chi White Sox are 2-11 SU in their last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox

3:40 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ARIZONA
LA Dodgers are 16-8 SU in their last 24 games
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games
Arizona is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Arizona is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers

7:05 PM
TORONTO vs. BALTIMORE
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Toronto

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing NY Yankees
Boston is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing Boston
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MIAMI
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Miami is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

8:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. CHI CUBS
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 7 games at home

10:15 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

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**Udog** · 08-31-2017, 10:01 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, August 31

Texas @ Houston

Game 969-970
August 31, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Mrtinez) 14.566
Houston
(McHugh) 15.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-150); Over

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 967-968
August 31, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 13.131
Baltimore
(Hllckson) 17.427
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-135
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-135); Under

Boston @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
August 31, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Rdriguez) 15.404
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 16.296
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-120
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-120); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota

Game 963-964
August 31, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Gnzalez) 14.233
Minnesota
(Colon) 17.034
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-155
10
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-155); Under

St. Louis @ San Francisco

Game 961-962
August 31, 2017 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 15.391
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 13.040
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(+100); Over

Washington @ Milwaukee

Game 959-960
August 31, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Gnzalez) 16.882
Milwaukee
(Davies) 14.384
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-115
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-105); Under

Atlanta @ Chicago Cubs

Game 957-958
August 31, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Newcomb) 15.502
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 18.032
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-220
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-220); N/A

Philadelphia @ Miami

Game 955-956
August 31, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Lively) 13.160
Miami
(Despaigne) 14.648
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-165
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-165); Over

LA Dodgers @ Arizona

Game 953-954
August 31, 2017 @ 3:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 14.634
Arizona
(Greinke) 15.812
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-105); Under

NY Mets @ Cincinnati

Game 951-952
August 31, 2017 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 13.897
Cincinnati
(Stphnson) 14.608
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-130
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+110); Over

**Udog** · 08-31-2017, 10:07 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, August 31

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NY METS (58 - 74) at CINCINNATI (56 - 77) - 12:35 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. ROBERT STEPHENSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 58-74 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 12-26 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
NY METS are 46-54 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 24-31 (-12.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CINCINNATI is 48-51 (+4.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 110-88 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
NY METS are 23-14 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY METS are 220-169 (+40.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 402-369 (-85.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
DEGROM is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ROBERT STEPHENSON vs. NY METS since 1997
STEPHENSON is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (91 - 40) at ARIZONA (75 - 58) - 3:40 PM
KENTA MAEDA (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 18-30 (-13.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 118-115 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 29-36 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 75-58 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 36-20 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 18-9 (+9.1 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
ARIZONA is 44-23 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 26-10 (+15.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 12-5 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
ARIZONA is 30-23 (+7.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 57-44 (+9.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 44-30 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
GREINKE is 34-18 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 13-2 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 67-26 (+34.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 91-40 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 62-28 (+20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 7-8 (+0.8 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.3 Units)

KENTA MAEDA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
MAEDA is 3-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.18 and a WHIP of 1.162.
His team's record is 5-4 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-6. (-4.9 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GREINKE is 3-4 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.31 and a WHIP of 1.491.
His team's record is 5-4 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.6 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (49 - 83) at MIAMI (66 - 66) - 7:10 PM
BEN LIVELY (R) vs. ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 49-83 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-33 (-17.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-46 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-57 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-64 (-27.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-55 (-21.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MIAMI is 66-66 (+4.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 17-11 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
MIAMI is 54-51 (+6.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 34-31 (+7.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MIAMI is 41-34 (+7.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MIAMI is 24-11 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 7-5 (+0.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

BEN LIVELY vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ATLANTA (59 - 72) at CHICAGO CUBS (72 - 60) - 8:05 PM
SEAN NEWCOMB (L) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 127-165 (+2.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 22-27 (+17.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 67-79 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 47-51 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 54-57 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 61-82 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 72-60 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 893-815 (-160.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 276-323 (-67.5 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 36-35 (-16.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 2-7 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 820-771 (-159.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

SEAN NEWCOMB vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
NEWCOMB is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
HENDRICKS is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.218.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

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WASHINGTON (81 - 51) at MILWAUKEE (69 - 64) - 8:10 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. ZACH DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 69-64 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 44-40 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 44-32 (+22.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 35-32 (+8.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MILWAUKEE is 23-19 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 33-33 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIES is 17-10 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 10-2 (+9.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 23-12 (+11.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
WASHINGTON is 41-24 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 56-25 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 33-19 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 27-13 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
MILWAUKEE is 77-100 (-34.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.408.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-6. (-4.7 units)

ZACH DAVIES vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
DAVIES is 2-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.241.
His team's record is 3-0 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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ST LOUIS (66 - 66) at SAN FRANCISCO (53 - 82) - 10:15 PM
MICHAEL WACHA (R) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 66-66 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 77-68 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 56-45 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 442-400 (+51.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-82 (-33.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-29 (-15.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 35-53 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 37-57 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BUMGARNER is 3-10 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 2-8 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-1 (+1.6 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WACHA is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BUMGARNER is 4-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.082.
His team's record is 5-5 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-3. (+4.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (52 - 79) at MINNESOTA (69 - 63) - 1:10 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 16-41 (-17.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 69-63 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 19-10 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
MINNESOTA is 50-44 (+9.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 63-86 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 94-125 (-51.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 24-43 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-19 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games in day games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 11-7 (+2.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.5 Units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.25 and a WHIP of 1.382.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
COLON is 11-8 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.311.
His team's record is 12-11 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-10. (+0.9 units)

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BOSTON (76 - 57) at NY YANKEES (70 - 62) - 7:05 PM
EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 56-54 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 13-20 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 38-36 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
RODRIGUEZ is 5-12 (-8.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 41-22 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SABATHIA is 14-7 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 10-2 (+10.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 22-11 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 8-1 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 70-62 (-7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 8-7 (+3.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.4 Units)

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 4-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.31 and a WHIP of 1.157.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-6. (-4.7 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
SABATHIA is 16-15 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.44 and a WHIP of 1.350.
His team's record is 19-21 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 24-14. (+8.6 units)

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TORONTO (61 - 72) at BALTIMORE (68 - 65) - 7:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 61-72 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 23-34 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 34-48 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 22-37 (-17.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 67-65 (+0.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 39-17 (+14.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 41-26 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 29-22 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 48-44 (+3.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 109-97 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 38-29 (+9.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 64-31 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
HELLICKSON is 30-27 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HELLICKSON is 7-2 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 9-3 (+7.8 Units) against TORONTO this season
9 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+6.0 Units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ESTRADA is 5-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 1.058.
His team's record is 8-3 (+4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.7 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. TORONTO since 1997
HELLICKSON is 5-5 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.61 and a WHIP of 1.289.
His team's record is 6-10 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-10. (-6.5 units)

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TEXAS (66 - 66) at HOUSTON (79 - 53) - 1:10 PM
NICK MARTINEZ (R) vs. COLLIN MCHUGH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 62-32 (+17.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MCHUGH is 15-3 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MCHUGH is 18-3 (+13.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MCHUGH is 15-2 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 66-66 (+2.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 80-61 (+30.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 73-77 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 50-42 (+21.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 52-31 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 28-17 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 72-56 (+19.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 122-102 (+20.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 90-70 (+18.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 28-22 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 13-5 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
HOUSTON is 80-69 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 10-17 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
HOUSTON is 9-21 (-17.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 7-8 (+1.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

NICK MARTINEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MARTINEZ is 3-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.260.
His team's record is 4-2 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-5. (-4.3 units)

COLLIN MCHUGH vs. TEXAS since 1997
MCHUGH is 4-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.687.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.1 units)

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