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**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 08:33 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

— San Juan tip-off hoop tourney will be moved to Coastal Carolina’s campus in South Carolina for this year. Event is Nov 16-19.

— Road teams are 7-3 in the baseball Wild Card games.

— Former UConn coach Jim Calhoun is now coaching a D-III team; St Joseph’s College- they will begin play next season. Calhoun is 75 years old.

— 33-year old Matt Cain will start Saturday for the Giants and then retire; he helped SF win three world titles.

— Dwayne Wade gets $2.3M to play for the Cavaliers this season.

— Still can’t get over the Jaguars running a fake punt Sunday while leading 37-0.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Random stuff with weekend here……..

13) First of all, congrats to the Minnesota Twins for making the playoffs this season; they lost 103 games last year. No team had ever made the playoffs when they had lost 97+ games in the previous season. Excellent accomplishment.

12) NBA changed how their draft lottery will work, to discourage tanking; right now the top three teams have these percentages of getting the #1 pick:
1) 25%, 2) 19.9%, 3) 15.6%

Under the new system, the top three teams will each have a 14% shot at the #1 pick.

11) JD Martinez made $11,750,000 this season; he is hitting .418 in September, with 16 HR’s and 36 RBI and is a free agent after this season. He is going to make a freakin’ fortune this winter.

10) There were rumors on the Interweb Thursday that Clemson coach/Alabama alum Dabo Swinney might replace Nick Saban when Saban retires from the Crimson Tide.

I’ve said this here before; replacing Saban in Tuscaloosa will be like replacing John Wooden at UCLA or even replacing Bear Bryant at Alabama 35 years ago. A rabid, spoiled fanbase. Very, very difficult job.

9) Oakland A’s extended manager Bob Melvin’s contract thru 2019, which is excellent news; A’s were 46-35 at home this year, have a decent nucleus of young position players. Not sure their starting pitching will be good enough to contend next year. One can hope, though.

8) Seattle Mariners have used 40 pitchers this season; 17 of them started at least one game.

7) Arizona Wildcats lose 6-5 swingman Rawle Atkins for 8-12 weeks with a broken foot; he was supposed to be one of the Pac-12’s best players this winter.

6) Tigers’ utility guy Austin Romine will play all nine positions for Detroit Sunday, which is pretty cool. Bert Campaneris of the A’s was the first player to do that, in 1965.

5) Sam Saunders shot a 59 at the web.com championship Thursday; Saunders is Arnold Palmer’s grandson.

4) Chris Fallica of ESPN points out that there are only six college football games this week that have a spread less than 7 points. 27 games have a double digit spread.

3) Packers 35, Bears 14— Long time ago, I met John Fox; good guy. Too bad he’s going to get fired before New Year’s Day; the Bears turned ball over four times, are -7 in turnovers in two bad road losses. They’ve got a rookie QB sitting on the bench who might as well be playing, much like the Rams with Jared Goff last season. Chicago will hire an offensive-minded coach (Jim Bob Cooter??) to mentor Trubisky next year.

2) Clippers are having training camp in Hawai’i, the Nets at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Nothing against the Naval Academy, but advantage, Clippers.

1) NBA preseason games start Saturday night, which is good news. Will be better news when the games count for real, in a couple weeks.

**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 08:47 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, September 29

Cincinnati @ Chicago Cubs

Game 901-902
September 29, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Stphnson) 15.100
Chicago Cubs
(Quntana) 16.683
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-180
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-180); N/A

Pittsburgh @ Washington

Game 903-904
September 29, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Cole) 14.173
Washington
(Strasburg) 15.863
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-185); Under

NY Mets @ Philadelphia

Game 905-906
September 29, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(Harvey) 15.386
Philadelphia
(Lively) 12.213
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-135
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(+115); Over

Atlanta @ Miami

Game 907-908
September 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Gohara) 14.043
Miami
(Straily) 12.080
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+130); Over

LA Dodgers @ Colorado

Game 909-910
September 29, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 13.882
Colorado
(Bettis) 17.349
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-115
12
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-105); Under

Milwaukee @ St. Louis

Game 911-912
September 29, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 16.201
St. Louis
(Gant) 12.803
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
N/A

San Diego @ San Francisco

Game 913-914
September 29, 2017 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lyles) 11.367
San Francisco
(Stratton) 13.849
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-135); Over

Toronto @ NY Yankees

Game 915-916
September 29, 2017 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Biagini) 15.928
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 17.076
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
N/A

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay

Game 917-918
September 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Miley) 14.335
Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi) 16.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-145); Over

Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland

Game 919-920
September 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Pelfrey) 15.163
Cleveland
(Bauer) 17704
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
N/A

Houston @ Boston

Game 921-922
September 29, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Morton) 18.876
Boston
(Fister) 15.943
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
N/A

Oakland @ Texas

Game 923-924
September 29, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Alcantara) 15.663
Texas
(Perez) 12.170
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-120
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+100); Under

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 925-926
September 29, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Boyd) 16.079
Minnesota
(Gibson) 15.014
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
N/A

Seattle @ LA Angels

Game 927-928
September 29, 2017 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Gonzales) 15.996
LA Angels
(Skaggs) 14.445
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+140); Under

Arizona @ Kansas City

Game 929-930
September 29, 2017 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 16.239
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 12.702
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-150
11
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-150); Over

**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 08:49 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, September 29

National League
Reds @ Cubs
Stephenson is 1-2, 6.00 in his last two starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Reds are 2-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-3-2

Quintana is 2-0, 2.18 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Cubs are 6-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-4-3

Reds lost eight of their last nine games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. Cincy is 5-14 in last 19 road series openers. Cubs won six of last eight games (under 5-2-1). Chicago is 6-1 in last seven home series openers.

Pirates @ Nationals
Cole is 1-3, 5.58 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Pirates are 9-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-14-8

Strasburg is 4-0, 1.06 in his last five starts; under is 7-1-1 in his last nine. Washington is 9-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-10-4

Pirates won four of their last five games; under is 13-2 in their last 15 road games. Washington is 7-4 in its last 11 games; under is 11-5-2 in their last 18 games.

Mets @ Phillies
Harvey is 1-3, 13.19 in his last four starts; over is 4-0-1 in his last five. Mets are 2-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-9

Lively is 0-1, 4.80 in his last three starts; under is 3-0-2 in his last five. Phillies are 2-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-9-4

Mets won their last three games; over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. NY is 2-5 in last seven road series openers. Phillies are 5-2 in last seven home games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Phils are 7-6 in last 13 home series openers.

Braves @ Marlins
Gohara is 1-3, 5.02 in four starts (over 2-2). Braves won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 0-3-1

Straily is 1-0, 1.64 in his last two starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Marlins are 9-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 17-11-4

Braves lost five of last six games; under is 7-1 in their last eight. Marlins lost three of last five games (under 4-1).

Dodgers @ Rockies
Ryu is 0-2, 4.24 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. dodgers are 3-8 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-11-4

Bettis is 1-3, 7.97 in his last five starts (under 7-1). Colorado is 2-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-5-1

Dodgers won their last four games, last three of which went over. LA is 13-5 in last 18 road series openers. Colorado won three of last four games; under is 8-2 in their last ten. Rockies are 15-5 in last 20 home series openers.

Brewers @ Cardinals
Anderson is 3-1, 1.99 in his last four starts; under is 6-3-1 in his last ten. Milwaukee is 7-5 in his road starts— their 1st 5-inning record with him: 15-7-2

Gant allowed one run in three IP (48 PT) in his first ’17 start, which was on the road. Cardinals’ first 5-inning record with him: 0-1

Milwaukee won five of last six road games; under is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Brewers are 6-10 in last 16 road series openers. St Louis lost five of last six games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Cardinals are 8-5 in last 13 home series openers- they got eliminated yesterday, while Milwaukee is two games behind Colorado for Wild Card spot.

Padres @ Giants
Lyles is 1-2, 7.92 in four starts for San Diego (over 3-1). Padres split his two road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-2

Stratton is 1-1, 5.02 in his last four starts (under 5-4). Giants are 4-0 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-5-1

Padres lost their last four games, all of which went over. San Diego is 4-7 in last 11 road series openers. Giants lost four of last six games; under is 6-1 in their last seven home games. SF is 5-14 in last 19 home series openers.

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American League
Blue Jays @ New York
Biagini is 0-3, 7.71 in his last four starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Toronto is 3-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-10-1

Garcia is 0-3, 6.03 in eight starts for New York (under 6-2). NY is 2-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-5-2

Toronto won three of its last four games; their last four road games went over. Blue Jays are 7-12 in last 19 road series openers. New York won 11 of last 15 games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 home games. NY won its last four home series openers.

Orioles @ Rays
Miley is 0-4, 9.92 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Baltimore is 8-9 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-17-2

Odorizzi is 4-1, 3.62 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Tampa Bay is 4-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-10-4

Orioles lost four of last five games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games. Baltimore is 9-16 in road series openers. Tampa Bay lost three of last four games; under is 19-9-1 in their last 29 home games. Rays are 3-7 in last ten home series openers.

White Sox @ Indians
Pelfrey is 0-5, 8.76 in his last five starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. White Sox are 3-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-11-2

Bauer is 6-1, 3.10 in his last eight starts; under is 9-1-1 in his last 11. Cleveland is 9-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 18-8-4

White Sox won six of last eight games; under is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Chicago is 3-7 in last ten road series openers. Cleveland is 31-3 in its last 34 games; under is 10-3 in their last 13 home games. Indians are 10-1 in last 11 home series openers.

Astros @ Red Sox
Morton is 3-1, 2.74 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Houston is 4-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-7-2

Fister is 0-1, 11.12 in his last three starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Boston is 3-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 5-9

Houston won 12 of its last 14 games; over is 5-0 in their last five. Boston won 10 of last 14 games; over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

A’s @ Rangers
Alcantara is 1-0, 0.00 (8.2 IP) in two starts this season (over 1-1). A’s won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-0

Perez is 0-2, 4.96 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Texas is 8-9 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-14-4

A’s won 9 of last 11 games; over is 9-6 in their last 15 road games. Texas lost its last seven games; under is 8-4 in their last 12.

Tigers @ Twins
Boyd is 1-0, 1.15 in his last two starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Detroit is 6-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-11-6

Berrios is 1-2, 4.50 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four starts. Minnesota is 8-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 14-8-3

Twins won five of last seven games but lost last two; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Minnesota is 6-3 in last nine road series openers. Detroit lost nine of its last ten games; over is 9-4-1 in their last 14. Tigers are 0-8 in last eight home series openers.

Mariners @ Angels
Gonzales is 1-1, 7.01 in six starts this season (over 5-1). Seattle is 2-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-4

Skaggs is 1-4, 5.98 in his last eight starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Angels are 4-3 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-9-3

Seattle is 3-8 in its last 11 games; their last eight series openers stayed under. Mariners are 11-5 in last 16 road series openers. Angels lost nine of last 11 games; under is 5-3 in their last eight. Halos are 6-15 in last 21 home series openers.

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Interleague

Diamondbacks @ Royals
Greinke is 3-0, 3.49 in his last six starts; under is 6-1-2 in his last nine starts. Arizona is 7-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 19-7-5

Kennedy is 0-4, 8.72 in his last five starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Royals are 5-9 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 7-18-4

Arizona won five of last seven games (over 5-2). Snakes won four of last five road series openers. Royals are 5-3 in last eight home games; under is 4-1 in last five. KC is 4-7 in last 11 home series openers.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
Cin-Chi: Stephenson 6-4; Quintana 9-4
Pitt-Wsh: Cole 17-15; Strasburg 21-6
NY-Phil: Harvey 6-11; Lively 13-14
Atl-Mia: Gohara 1-3; Straily 15-17
LA-Colo: Ryu 11-12; Bettis 3-5
Mil-StL: Anderson 13-11; Gant 0-1
SD-SF: Lyles 2-2; Stratton 5-4

American League
Tor-NY: Biagini 5-12; Garcia 4-4
Balt-TB: Miley 15-16; Odorizzi 12-15
Chi-Clev: Pelfrey 6-14; Bauer 17-13
Hst-Bos: Morton 15-9; Fister 8-6
A’s-Tex: Alcantara 2-0; Perez 15-16
Det-Min: Boyd 9-15; Berrios 14-11
Sea-LA: Gonzales 3-3; Skaggs 7-8

Interleague
Az-KC: Greinke 22-9; Kennedy 13-16

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Cin-Chi: Stephenson 4-10; Quintana 4-13
Pitt-Wsh: Cole 11-32; Strasburg 4-27
NY-Phil: Harvey 10-17; Lively 6-27
Atl-Mia: Gohara 2-4; Straily 7-32
LA-Colo: Ryu 9-23; Bettis 3-8
Mil-StL: Anderson 7-24; Gant 0-1
SD-SF: Lyles 1-4; Stratton 1-8

American League
Tor-NY: Biagini 6-17; Garcia 6-8
Balt-TB: Miley 12-31; Odorizzi 8-27
Chi-Clev: Pelfrey 7-20; Bauer 4-30
Hst-Bos: Morton 3-24; Fister 9-14
A’s-Tex: Alcantara 0-2; Perez 12-31
Det-Min: Boyd 9-24; Berrios 6-25
Sea-LA: Gonzales 1-6; Skaggs 7-15

Interleague
Az-KC: Greinke 4-31; Kennedy 9-29

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 84-57 AL, favorites -$280
AL @ NL– 75-72 NL, favorites +$396
Total: 156-131 AL, favorites +$116

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 71-68-4
AL @ NL: Over 75-65-8
Total: Over 146-133-12

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/19/17
Ariz 28-26-20……43-25–12……..71-51
Atl 27-35-10……26-42-8………..53-77
Cubs 33-31-8…….39-25-14………..72-56
Reds 23-43-9……..30-37-9…………53-80
Colo 38-31-7………40-29-5………..78-60
LA 38-24-13…….41-25-9…………79-49
Miami 32-36-10…….36-26-11………68-62
Milw 37-27-10…….38-29-10……….74-56
Mets 33-39-5……..30-37-7………….63-76
Philly 19-43-16……30-36-9………..49-79
Pitt 31-37-9…….28-33-13………..60-70
St. Louis 32-34-9……..39-25-10………..71-59
SD 21-46-8……..38-29–9…………59-75
SF 16-49-9……..30-33-13……….46-81
Wash 43-23-7……34-33-10………….77-56

Orioles 29-39-5……..31-39-8………..60-78
Boston 31-35-11………34-37-3……….65-72
White Sox 25-40-11………29-42–4…….54-82
Cleveland 45-23-8……..39-24-10……..84-47
Detroit 27-38-10…….30-36-11……..57-74
Astros 37-28-11……..47-24-5………84-52
KC 26-35-13……..30-31-13…….56-66
Angels 26-39-8………31-31-14……..57-70
Twins 38-24-13………38-33-8……..76-57
NYY 34-38-7……….40-28-5…..…74-66
A’s 29-39-10……..32-32-12……..61-71
Seattle 29-39-9……..39-25-11………68-64
TB 36-29-11……..40-24-9……..76-53
Texas 35-27-12……..38-28-9……..73-55
Toronto 30-40-5……..30-33-12……..60-73

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/19/17)
Ariz 24-76……..27-74………..51
Atl 17-71……….19-79………36
Cubs 20-72……..26-78………..46
Reds 30-76……..27-76……….57
Colo 20-76……..25-74..……..45
LA 23-76……..26-74..…….49
Miami 32-78……..27-73……….59
Milw 24-74……29-78…..…..53
Mets 34-75……..26-75……….60
Philly 17-78……..24-74……….41
Pitt 22-77……..22-75……….44
StL 16-76……..23-73………..39
SD 23-75……….26-75……….49
SF 17-75……….22-77……….39
Wash 26-73……..30-77……….56

Orioles 17-76……..25-77……….42
Boston 21-77……..18-74……….39
White Sox 24-76……20-75……….44
Clev 22-77……..26-75………48
Detroit 18-74…….27-77………45
Astros 21-77……..29-74………50
KC 18-75……..16-76………..34
Angels 27-75……..22-77……….49
Twins 17-73……..20-77……….37
NYY 19-78……..21-73……….40
A’s 20-76……..27-76………47
Seattle 21-77…….25-77……….46
TB 22-74……..26-77………48
Texas 29-76……..30-74………59
Toronto 26-76……..21-78………47

**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 08:53 AM

MLB

Friday, September 29

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
Toronto is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Yankees are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games

2:20 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Philadelphia's last 15 games when playing NY Mets

7:05 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. WASHINGTON
Pittsburgh is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games

7:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Miami is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games

7:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Houston is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Houston

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games at home

8:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. TEXAS
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Texas's last 12 games

8:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. COLORADO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Colorado
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Colorado's last 18 games at home

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Minnesota's last 13 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 2-15 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit

8:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. KANSAS CITY
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 Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

8:15 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Milwaukee's last 21 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

10:07 PM
SEATTLE vs. LA ANGELS
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Seattle's last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Seattle is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Angels's last 23 games when playing at home against Seattle
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Seattle

10:15 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
San Diego is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Francisco is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 game

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**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 10:22 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, September 29

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CINCINNATI (67 - 92) at CHICAGO CUBS (90 - 69) - 2:20 PM
ROBERT STEPHENSON (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 8-27 (-17.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
QUINTANA is 14-2 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 36-37 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 90-69 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 902-819 (-158.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 420-379 (-84.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 35-35 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 69-55 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 49-40 (-9.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 829-775 (-156.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 10-6 (+0.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.7 Units)

ROBERT STEPHENSON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
STEPHENSON is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 7.04 and a WHIP of 2.477.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
QUINTANA is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.600.
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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PITTSBURGH (73 - 86) at WASHINGTON (96 - 63) - 7:05 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. STEPHEN STRASBURG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 73-86 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 29-49 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 46-64 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 115-136 (-32.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 35-50 (-15.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 2-13 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 69-35 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
STRASBURG is 40-11 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 23-4 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 23-24 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
COLE is 3-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.56 and a WHIP of 1.010.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-5. (-5.5 units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
STRASBURG is 4-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 0.837.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.2 units)

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NY METS (69 - 90) at PHILADELPHIA (64 - 95) - 7:05 PM
MATT HARVEY (R) vs. BEN LIVELY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 69-90 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 54-67 (-21.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 29-36 (-13.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
HARVEY is 12-22 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 5-15 (-11.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 5-15 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 4-14 (-15.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 37-36 (+9.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 42-31 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 25-19 (+7.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-65 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-74 (-26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 11-5 (+3.1 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.7 Units)

MATT HARVEY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
HARVEY is 7-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 0.932.
His team's record is 7-3 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.8 units)

BEN LIVELY vs. NY METS since 1997
LIVELY is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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ATLANTA (71 - 88) at MIAMI (75 - 84) - 7:10 PM
LUIZ GOHARA (L) vs. DANIEL STRAILY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 30-20 (+9.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
STRAILY is 35-28 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 22-10 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 9-1 (+8.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRAILY is 19-10 (+10.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 139-181 (+1.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 42-38 (+7.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 71-87 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 50-57 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 56-63 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 98-82 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
MIAMI is 31-40 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
MIAMI is 64-84 (-27.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 10-6 (+3.9 Units) against MIAMI this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)

LUIZ GOHARA vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

DANIEL STRAILY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
STRAILY is 2-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.44 and a WHIP of 1.291.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

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LA DODGERS (102 - 57) at COLORADO (86 - 73) - 8:10 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. CHAD BETTIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 18-31 (-14.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 86-79 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 11-16 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
LA DODGERS are 16-23 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 39-34 (-19.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA DODGERS are 140-103 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 94-92 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 3-8 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in road games after shutting out their opponent this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-14 (-11.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
RYU is 2-7 (-7.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
RYU is 1-9 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 86-73 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 40-28 (+12.8 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 41-32 (+12.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 27-19 (+13.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 33-27 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BETTIS is 24-16 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BETTIS is 12-3 (+9.5 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BETTIS is 21-8 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 71-31 (+22.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LA DODGERS are 36-12 (+17.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 9-7 (+8.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-1.1 Units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. COLORADO since 1997
RYU is 3-5 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.97 and a WHIP of 1.584.
His team's record is 3-5 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.5 units)

CHAD BETTIS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
BETTIS is 1-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.32 and a WHIP of 1.787.
His team's record is 3-3 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+4.2 units)

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MILWAUKEE (84 - 75) at ST LOUIS (82 - 77) - 8:15 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. JOHN GANT (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 9-7 (+3.9 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.6 Units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.95 and a WHIP of 1.430.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.9 units)

JOHN GANT vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (70 - 89) at SAN FRANCISCO (62 - 97) - 10:15 PM
JORDAN LYLES (R) vs. CHRIS STRATTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 70-89 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 39-44 (+6.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 27-24 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 66-83 (+11.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 53-59 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 51-62 (+6.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 27-20 (+12.7 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 8-3 (+9.7 Units) against the money line after getting shut out this season.
SAN DIEGO is 83-100 (+13.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 27-24 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 36-29 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN DIEGO is 19-13 (+8.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 62-97 (-38.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 50-62 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
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 27-46 (-19.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 41-63 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 44-67 (-28.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-41 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-21 (-13.9 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
SAN DIEGO is 11-5 (+8.7 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LYLES is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 6.39 and a WHIP of 1.548.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-5. (-4.8 units)

CHRIS STRATTON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (75 - 84) at NY YANKEES (89 - 70) - 1:05 PM
JOE BIAGINI (R) vs. MASAHIRO TANAKA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-7 (+3.4 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

JOE BIAGINI vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BIAGINI is 0-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. TORONTO since 1997
TANAKA is 8-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.122.
His team's record is 10-4 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-9. (-5.4 units)

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BALTIMORE (75 - 84) at TAMPA BAY (77 - 82) - 7:10 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 28-49 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 62-98 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 48-61 (-14.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 15-32 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 163-158 (+3.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 76-73 (+10.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 145-175 (-37.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 14-18 (-12.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 75-83 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 92-117 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 33-43 (-12.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TAMPA BAY is 49-55 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 8-8 (+0.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.4 Units)

WADE MILEY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MILEY is 4-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.03 and a WHIP of 1.098.
His team's record is 5-6 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+4.4 units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ODORIZZI is 5-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.13 and a WHIP of 1.442.
His team's record is 8-8 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-6. (+3.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (66 - 93) at CLEVELAND (100 - 59) - 7:10 PM
MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 11-5 (+1.4 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

MIKE PELFREY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PELFREY is 2-4 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.66 and a WHIP of 1.594.
His team's record is 5-5 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.3 units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BAUER is 5-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.209.
His team's record is 8-3 (+5.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-7. (-3.3 units)

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HOUSTON (99 - 60) at BOSTON (92 - 67) - 7:10 PM
CHARLIE MORTON (R) vs. DOUG FISTER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

CHARLIE MORTON vs. BOSTON since 1997
MORTON is 1-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

DOUG FISTER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
FISTER is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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OAKLAND (74 - 85) at TEXAS (76 - 83) - 8:05 PM
RAUL ALCANTARA (R) vs. MARTIN PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 365-461 (-97.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 28-50 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 10-25 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 40-58 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-25 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 171-153 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 79-70 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 127-106 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 127-115 (+13.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 146-123 (+42.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 16-10 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
OAKLAND is 37-35 (+7.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 39-44 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TEXAS is 18-25 (-11.5 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
OAKLAND is 10-6 (+4.3 Units) against TEXAS this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.9 Units)

RAUL ALCANTARA vs. TEXAS since 1997
ALCANTARA is 2-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.232.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
PEREZ is 6-7 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.29 and a WHIP of 1.531.
His team's record is 8-7 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-8. (-1.4 units)

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DETROIT (63 - 96) at MINNESOTA (83 - 76) - 8:10 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. KYLE GIBSON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 9-7 (+1.6 Units) against DETROIT this season
11 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+7.8 Units)

MATT BOYD vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BOYD is 5-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.046.
His team's record is 7-3 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+2.0 units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. DETROIT since 1997
GIBSON is 6-7 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.51 and a WHIP of 1.488.
His team's record is 7-8 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-7. (-1.8 units)

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SEATTLE (77 - 82) at LA ANGELS (78 - 81) - 10:05 PM
MARCO GONZALES (L) vs. TYLER SKAGGS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 77-82 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 35-46 (-15.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA ANGELS are 78-81 (+0.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 35-24 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 61-29 (+20.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 60-58 (+3.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 44-36 (+14.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA ANGELS are 34-13 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 41-25 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 14-4 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
LA ANGELS are 9-16 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
LA ANGELS are 15-36 (-22.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 39-44 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 10-6 (+5.8 Units) against SEATTLE this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

MARCO GONZALES vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GONZALES is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.155.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SKAGGS is 1-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.67 and a WHIP of 1.587.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.1 units)

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ARIZONA (92 - 67) at KANSAS CITY (78 - 81) - 8:15 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 78-81 (+2.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 88-71 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 60-59 (+4.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 38-36 (+9.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 92-67 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 65-46 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 68-50 (+11.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 56-35 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 140-96 (+30.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 22-9 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 14-2 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 282-398 (-108.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 17-23 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 3 seasons.

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

ZACK GREINKE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GREINKE is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 0-3 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
KENNEDY is 2-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.93 and a WHIP of 1.939.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.2 units)

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**Udog** · 09-29-2017, 03:13 PM

MLB Daily Line Drive: Friday's picks, betting odds and analysis

Double-Play Picks

Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals (+120, 8.5)

It is a tough time to handicap baseball with most teams either locked into their playoff positions, or are already making their offseason plans. However, one team which still has an outside chance at the playoffs is the Milwaukee Brewers. They’ll look to keep those hopes alive when they visit the recently eliminated Cardinals in the final series of the season.

Milwaukee is the lone team who can catch the Rockies for the second Wild Card spot in the National league, sitting two games back with three games to go and they send their best pitcher to the mound on Friday to keep those postseason dreams alive.

Chase Anderson will take the mound for the Brewers in the series opener and the veteran right-hander has had a career year in Milwaukee. Anderson set career marks in wins with 11, ERA at a 2.81 and WHIP at 1.12.

Anderson has also seemed to get stronger in the latter part of the season, going 3-1 in his last four starts with a 1.59 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP while striking out 23 batters and walking just three.

The Cardinals counter with John Gant, who will be making just his second start for a Cardinals team that had the life sucked out of it last night in a heartbreaking loss to the Cubs, which ended their season.

This will just be a tough game for the Cardinals to show up to against a hot pitcher.

Pick: Brewers -130

New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies (-135, 9.5)

You don’t think we would pass up one more opportunity to rag on Matt Harvey this season, did you? Well, we are, as the Mets close out their disappointing season with a three-game set in Philadelphia this weekend.

New York opened this season as a 12/1 contender to win the World Series and now here they sit at 69-90 just five games better than the Phillies this season and it could get worse as the Mets will send Harvey to the hill one more time this season.

It has been a season to forget for the former Mets ace, riddled with injuries and inconsistencies. Harvey is 5-6 this season with a 6.60 ERA and has only struck out 64 batters, while walking 44.

His last five starts have been pretty brutal, where he is 1-3 with a whopping 12.26 ERA and a WHIP of 2.40. (Puke.)

The Phillies counter with Ben Lively, who hasn’t been terrible, but is nothing to write home about either. The rookie right-hander is 3-7 with a 4.35 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP and the MLB season seems to be wearing on him a bit. Lively is 0-2 with a 6.19 ERA in his last three starts.

Expect the bats to take over in this matchup.

Pick: Over 9.5.

Yesterday's Picks: 1-1
Season To Date: 159-145-15

Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Jose Quintana, Chicago Cubs

Quintana, the Cubs big trade deadline acquisition, is ramping up nicely in anticipation of the first postseason action oh his career.

The Cubs have won the southpaws last five starts, thanks to the fact he has pitched to a 2.14 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP and includes a three-hit, 10 strikeout, complete-game shutout of the Brewers in his last start.

Chicago is currently a -171 home favorite for tonight’s game against the Reds.

Slumping: Wade Miley, Baltimore Orioles

Miley’s first full season in Baltimore has been a rough one and he has the look of a man who just wants to get this season with and move on to the next.

The Orioles’ southpaw has gone 8-14 with a 5.52 ERA and a 1.71 WHIP, but has been even worse in his last four starts, going 0-4 with a 9.92 ERA and a 1.84 WHIP.

Miley and the Orioles are currently +131 road dogs tonight against the Rays.

Friday's Top Trends

* Blue Jays are 0-7 in Joe Biagini's last seven starts vs. a team with a winning record. Blue Jays +195 @ Yankees.
* Rangers are 0-7 in their last seven games overall. -12 vs A's.
* Over is 11-1-2 in the last 14 meetings between the Tigers and Twins. O/U: 8.5.
* Under is 8-0 in Chad Bettis' last eight home starts. O/U: 11.5 vs Dodgers.

Weather To Keep An Eye On

Friday will mostly be a beautiful fall day and night for baseball all around the Big League, except for maybe in Cleveland where there will be a chance of rain and a pitchers wind for the Indians game against the White Sox. The total is currently 8.5.

Ump Of The Day

Rob Drake: Drake has turned into a abit of an Over ump in the later half of the season, with it going 7-2 in his last nine games behind home plate. Drake sees an average of 8.72 total runs per game this season and has a strike percentage of 63.47. Drake will be calling balls and strikes tonight in Texas, where the Rangers will host the A's, with a total currently sitting at 10.5.

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