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**StarDust Bum** · 08-20-2018, 12:32 PM

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, August 20

Atlanta @ Pittsburgh

Game 951-952
August 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Gausman) 16.113
Pittsburgh
(Archer) 13.167
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+105); Under

San Francisco @ NY Mets

Game 953-954
August 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 15.924
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 14.259
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+100); Under

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 955-956
August 20, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 13.826
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 16.594
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-230
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-230); Over

St. Louis @ LA Dodgers

Game 957-958
August 20, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Gomber) 16.150
LA Dodgers
(Wood) 18.370
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-170
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-170); Over

Baltimore @ Toronto

Game 959-960
August 20, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Cashner) 11.990
Toronto
(Estrada) 14.381
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-175); Over

Kansas City @ Tampa Bay

Game 961-962
August 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Lopez) 14.015
Tampa Bay
(Wood) 17.172
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-190
8
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-190); Over

Cleveland @ Boston

Game 963-964
August 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Kluber) 17.535
Boston
(Porcello) 16.385
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-110); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota

Game 965-966
August 20, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Giolito) 16.509
Minnesota
(Gonsalves) 13.100
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-170
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+150); Under

Texas @ Oakland

Game 967-968
August 20, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Colon) 15.923
Oakland
(Fiers) 17.195
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-175
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-175); Over

Houston @ Seattle

Game 969-970
August 20, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Cole) 16.681
Seattle
(Hernandez) 13.865
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-180
8
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-180); Over

**StarDust Bum** · 08-20-2018, 12:34 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, August 20

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ATLANTA (68 - 55) at PITTSBURGH (63 - 62) - 7:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GAUSMAN is 3-9 (-7.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 9-20 (-12.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 14-31 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-14 (-11.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 10-23 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-13 (-10.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 63-62 (+0.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 657-584 (+64.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 47-40 (+7.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 72-63 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 437-445 (+40.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 68-54 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 91-87 (+24.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-27 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 45-43 (+19.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-16 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 50-35 (+17.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 33-21 (+12.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 102-85 (+28.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
ATLANTA is 35-30 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARCHER is 38-49 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 22-31 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARCHER is 14-28 (-17.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 8.43 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (61 - 64) at NY METS (54 - 69) - 7:10 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. ZACK WHEELER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-39 (-14.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-93 (-28.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 78-109 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-61 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-18 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-12 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 16-27 (-16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 61-64 (+4.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 213-163 (+40.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
NY METS are 53-69 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 24-37 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 35-47 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 4-13 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 51-69 (-23.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 49-56 (-34.8 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DEREK HOLLAND vs. NY METS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

ZACK WHEELER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WHEELER is 2-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.338.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (55 - 69) at MILWAUKEE (69 - 57) - 8:10 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. CHASE ANDERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BAILEY is 1-15 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 1-10 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
BAILEY is 0-9 (-9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 69-57 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 50-26 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 54-40 (+13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ANDERSON is 29-13 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 6-13 (-10.6 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
MILWAUKEE is 7-3 (+3.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BAILEY is 7-10 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.79 and a WHIP of 1.367.
His team's record is 13-14 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-13. (-0.3 units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
ANDERSON is 4-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.98 and a WHIP of 1.138.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.6 units)

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ST LOUIS (68 - 57) at LA DODGERS (67 - 58) - 10:10 PM
AUSTIN GOMBER (L) vs. ALEX WOOD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 14-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
ST LOUIS is 84-63 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 462-413 (+58.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 67-58 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 14-19 (-15.6 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 32-30 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 48-40 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

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

AUSTIN GOMBER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

ALEX WOOD vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
WOOD is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (37 - 87) at TORONTO (55 - 69) - 7:05 PM
ANDREW CASHNER (R) vs. MARCO ESTRADA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 37-87 (-41.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-36 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 7-26 (-15.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
BALTIMORE is 16-47 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-57 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 22-62 (-34.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-61 (-29.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-31 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 8-24 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 55-69 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 28-39 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 18-24 (-10.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 78-97 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-1 (+8.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. TORONTO since 1997
CASHNER is 1-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 1.231.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.7 units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
ESTRADA is 8-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.146.
His team's record is 11-4 (+7.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-6.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (38 - 86) at TAMPA BAY (63 - 61) - 7:10 PM
JORGE LOPEZ (R) vs. HUNTER WOOD (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JORGE LOPEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

HUNTER WOOD vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (71 - 52) at BOSTON (88 - 37) - 7:10 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 71-52 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 41-35 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 53-39 (-9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 39-31 (-10.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-27 (-18.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 88-37 (+33.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 44-16 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 60-31 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 71-25 (+33.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 71-37 (+24.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-15 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 130-66 (+32.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 113-83 (+43.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
BOSTON is 235-233 (-61.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

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

COREY KLUBER vs. BOSTON since 1997
KLUBER is 3-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.085.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.3 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
PORCELLO is 10-5 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.290.
His team's record is 14-9 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-14. (-5.6 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (46 - 77) at MINNESOTA (59 - 64) - 7:10 PM
LUCAS GIOLITO (R) vs. STEPHEN GONSALVES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 144-142 (+4.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-17 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 93-83 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 417-430 (+33.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
GIOLITO is 8-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
GIOLITO is 10-6 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 69-89 (-30.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 7-5 (-0.2 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.6 Units)

LUCAS GIOLITO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GIOLITO is 1-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.298.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.3 units)

STEPHEN GONSALVES vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (56 - 70) at OAKLAND (74 - 50) - 10:05 PM
BARTOLO COLON (R) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 8-5 (+1.6 Units) against TEXAS this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.6 Units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. OAKLAND since 1997
COLON is 10-7 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.56 and a WHIP of 1.215.
His team's record is 12-11 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-10. (+1.3 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. TEXAS since 1997
FIERS is 2-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.69 and a WHIP of 1.460.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.4 units)

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HOUSTON (75 - 49) at SEATTLE (71 - 54) - 10:10 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. FELIX HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 75-49 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 33-25 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 18-25 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 30-29 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SEATTLE is 71-54 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 37-29 (+5.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SEATTLE is 48-33 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 50-33 (+17.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 31-21 (+6.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 48-20 (+18.4 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 42-20 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 25-7 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 67-36 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 133-69 (+26.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 29-11 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
COLE is 25-6 (+16.4 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 7-6 (+4.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
COLE is 2-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.10 and a WHIP of 0.767.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 4-6 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.27 and a WHIP of 1.515.
His team's record is 5-7 (-5.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-7. (-3.7 units)

**StarDust Bum** · 08-20-2018, 12:37 PM

Monday's Top Wager
August 20, 2018

By Kyle Markus

MLB Game Preview - Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox

There isn’t much drama left for the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox, as they are both cruising into the playoffs. The vision for both teams is bigger than a simple postseason berth, as the World Series is a legitimate goal for each side. Boston and Cleveland will face off this week in a matchup that could be a preview of the postseason.

The Red Sox have the best record in the major leagues and will easily win the American League East. The Indians are cruising to the American League Central title. Boston has dominated all comers on the season and should be the slight favorite in this matchup at home. Cleveland has hit a nice groove lately and is sending its Cy Young-caliber starting pitcher to the hill, which should give it some confidence in pulling the upset in MLB gambling.

The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox will face off on Monday, August 20th, 2018, at 7:10 p.m. ET at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The game will be nationally televised on MLB Network.

We'll have MLB baseball odds at BookMaker.eu available for every game of the 2018 MLB season.

Odds Analysis

The Indians are 70-52 on the season and they have won eight of their past 10 outings. Cleveland is 32-28 away from home on the season. The Indians have a run-differential of plus-130, which is the fourth-best in the major leagues behind the Red Sox, Astros and Yankees.

The Red Sox are an incredible 88-36 on the year. They have dominated all season, especially at home, where Boston is 44-15. The team has a great combination of hitting, pitching and defense and is definitely the team to beat in the push for the World Series.

Probable Pitchers

The Indians have a decent shot at winning this game because they will send out star right-hander Corey Kluber. He is 15-6 on the year with a 2.68 ERA and a microscopic 0.92 WHIP. Kluber has struck out 160 batters in 168 innings while only walking 22 batters. He is consistently among the best pitchers in the major leagues and has continued that dominance in 2018. Kluber gave up only one run in seven innings last time out in a victory over the Reds.

The Red Sox will counter with Rick Porcello. He is 15-5 on the season with a 4.04 ERA. Porcello was hammered for seven runs in four innings two starts ago but bounced back with seven innings of one-run ball in a victory over the Phillies last time out. Porcello struck out 10 batters in that outing and is averaging nearly a strikeout per inning.

Key Stat

677. That’s the number of runs scored by the Red Sox, which is easily the most in the major leagues. They have a large collection of impact bats, led by Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez. Betts is batting .343 this season with 27 homers, 64 RBIs and a 1.082 OPS. Martinez is hitting .331 with 38 home runs, 106 RBIs and a 1.064 OPS.

While Betts and Martinez are leading the way, the Boston offense is strong down the line, with other bats like Xander Bogaerts, Mitch Moreland, Steve Pearce and Rafael Devers coming up with big hits consistently throughout the season.

Free MLB ATS Picks

The matchup between Kluber and the strong Red Sox offense should be a good one. Cleveland’s offense is also solid so this should be a competitive matchup. Boston is great at home, but look for Cleveland to come up with enough big hits against Porcello to sneak out an upset victory. Kluber will get out of jams when needed to pick up another win in MLB gambling.

MLB ATS Pick: Indians 5, Red Sox 4

**StarDust Bum** · 08-20-2018, 12:40 PM

Monday's Best Bet
August 20, 2018
By YouWager.eu

Monday MLB Best Bet

Baltimore vs Toronto

On a Monday where the MLB betting board has the majority of games between AL opponents, one matchup that's going to get overlooked by many is the start of this Baltimore/Toronto series. Sure, matchups like Cleveland/Boston and Houston/Seattle are definitely more appealing from the overall perspective of which team(s) will compete for a championship in October, but this Baltimore/Toronto game presents a few different angles - no matter how you look at it – that can be much more applicable in a betting market.

So let's break down this series opener:

Odds: Baltimore (+161) vs Toronto (-171); Total set at 9

Major changes will be coming to both clubs come October after some very disappointing seasons, but those changes in Toronto might come sooner than later with manager John Gibbons continually discussing and addressing his (possible) departure from Toronto for the second time this year. Gibbons has already stated he doesn't really want to be around for a “rebuild” that it looks like Toronto is heading towards, and with the losses continuing to mount, it's become of question of “when” and not “if” he will be relieved of his role as the skipper in Toronto.

With rosters expanding in 10+ days with September call-ups looming, you can't help but wonder if Jays management wants Gibbons gone before then so he can't have any sort of influence (good or bad) over the young guys that should be the future of this organization. I am definitely not privy to those decisions by any means, but it would not surprise me to see Gibbons get served his walking papers by the time we flip the calendars over to September.

The Jays got their asses handed to them in New York over the weekend (outscored 28-13 in a three-game sweep) as Gibbons is clearly at the end of his rope as evidenced by his early ejection in the finale. He's completely lost the team at this point, with a 4-9 SU run since returning from a rowdy series in Seattle at the beginning of the month, and it's become clear that this team needs a new voice soon, even if it is just for a month. Yet, regarding tonight, Toronto welcomes in a Baltimore team that they've dominated all year long in 2018 and despite this run of poor results, are laying heavy chalk against an Orioles team that hasn't cared about results for a long time now.

Baltimore has been swept in their last two trips to Toronto this season (seven straight losses) and have lost nine of 10 overall to the Blue Jays. That's a big part of why this line opened up where it did, and with all that recent history in favor of Toronto, it's no surprise to see them getting the bulk of the action on the ML tonight. The betting percentage numbers at VegasInsider.com show 85% + of the ML bets already made are on Toronto and I wouldn't expect that percentage to drop too much when bettors dive into this matchup and see all those Toronto victories this year.

However, the Toronto Blue Jays team at the end of August is quite different then the one that last saw Baltimore a month ago in terms of the mental approach to the game. Back in June and July when Toronto swept the Orioles twice, there were plenty of Blue Jays trying to showcase themselves for other squads in regards to a possible trade. Former Jays starter J.A Happ (now a member of the Yankees) pitched in two of those seven victories, and even tonight's starter Marco Estrada counted for one.

But Toronto has mentally 'checked out' of the 2018 season now as I'm sure they ave some thoughts about how long Gibbons will be around, and I don't care what the season series says, I'm not about to even consider laying -170 on a team that's not mentally engaged in what happens. Conversely, Baltimore may not care about many wins and losses this year, but on a professional level, they've got to be sick and tired of losing to a sub-par team like Toronto.

Baltimore has lost eight of their last 10 overall as they aren't exactly the best team to back either, but in those eight losses they were priced as +200 or greater underdogs in five of those games, and two others had them close in the +185 to +199 range as well. This is not a team that's expected to win often, but those prices were also against dominate division leaders in Boston and Cleveland. The 2018 Blue Jays are nowhere near as good as those teams and yet, because of the Jays recent dominance in this series – especially at home – they are being priced in a similar fashion.

Flat out, I just don't buy it as the Jays are in a freefall now and it's gotten to the point where it's probably best for all involved to make some decisions now (ie Gibbons future) just to allow them to move on. It's become a toxic environment in that locker room with so many guys still there from Toronto's “glory years” of 2015-16 and the guys over in the Orioles locker room are going to want to finally get a win over this team again.

Baltimore is not going to get swept in Toronto for the third straight time this year, and considering we might not get a bigger underdog price on the Orioles in this series, I'm taking my shot with them tonight. I just don't see any arguments in favor of Toronto outside of their recent two sweeps over the Orioles – who had just lost Manny Machado the last time – and yet the majority are using that as their lone support to lay 70 cents on the dollar.

To me, that's how your bankroll takes a hit in a hurry, so I'm going the other way here as I believe the Orioles – given their “professional pride” to finally beat this Blue Jays team again – have a much better chance than the 36.9% implied odds at this price to win this game against a Toronto team that's just counting down the days until they all get a fresh start.

Best Bet: Baltimore ML

**StarDust Bum** · 08-20-2018, 12:44 PM

MONDAY, AUGUST 20
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PIT 07:05 PM
PIT -125
O 7.5

BAL at TOR 07:07 PM
BAL +158
O 9.0

CHW at MIN 07:10 PM
CHW +146
U 9.5

CLE at BOS 07:10 PM
CLE -106
O 8.0

SF at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -118
U 7.5

KC at TB 07:10 PM
TB -172
O 8.0

CIN at MIL 08:10 PM
CIN +186
O 9.0

TEX at OAK 10:05 PM
OAK -189
O 8.5

STL at LAD 10:10 PM
STL +161
U 8.0

HOU at SEA 10:10 PM
HOU -171
U 8.0

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:25 AM

Kluber, Indians top Porcello, Red Sox 5-4
August 20, 2018

BOSTON (AP) Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night.

Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington's Max Scherzer and the Yankees' Luis Severino for the most victories in the majors. Michael Brantley and Melky Cabrera also homered to help the AL Central-leading Indians improve to 14-4 in August.

Xander Bogaerts had an early two-run single and an RBI single in the ninth for East-leading Boston. Ian Kinsler flied out with two runners on base, leaving the Red Sox with just their fifth loss in 22 games.

In a matchup of the AL's last two Cy Young Award winners, it was 3-all into the seventh. Porcello (15-6) retired the leadoff batter and retired the next hitter. Yan Gomes followed with a liner that hit Porcello near the stomach - Porcello retrieved the ball near the mound, threw to second for a forceout and then slid to his knees, grabbing the spot where he was hit.

Porcello was checked on the mound, took a practice toss or two, and stayed in the game. Two pitches later, Allen hit a drive into the Indians' bullpen for his second home run of the season.

BRAVES 1, PIRATES 0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryse Wilson worked five solid innings, becoming the third 20-year-old pitcher to start in his big league debut for Atlanta this season.

Wilson (1-0) allowed three hits, struck out five and walked three as Atlanta increased its NL East lead to one game over idle Philadelphia while ending its four-game skid.

Dan Winkler pitched the ninth, working around a leadoff single for his second save.

Pittsburgh has allowed exactly one run in five straight games, but has lost three of them. The organization hasn't done that since July 13-18, 1888, when they were the Alleghenys, according to Stats.

The Braves scored in the first inning when Freddie Freeman hit a two-out double and scored on Nick Markakis' single.

Pirates starter Chris Archer (4-6) was removed after four innings because of left leg discomfort. Pittsburgh is optimistic he'll make his next scheduled start.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 3

TORONTO (AP) - Kendrys Morales homered twice, Marco Estrada pitched 5 1/3 innings to win his second straight start and Toronto improved to 8-0 at home against Baltimore.

Morales hit a one-out solo homer in the fourth, then added a three-run drive in the fifth - both off Baltimore right-hander Andrew Cashner (4-11) - for his 22nd career multihomer game.

Renato Nunez replied with a solo home run for the struggling Orioles, who have lost nine of their past 11.

Estrada (7-9) allowed three runs and seven hits, improving to 9-2 in 18 career games against Baltimore. Ken Giles finished for his 16th save in 16 opportunities.

WHITE SOX 8, TWINS 5

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Matt Davidson homered, Lucas Giolito (9-9) struck out six in six innings and Chicago spoiled Stephen Gonsalves' major league debut.

Playing without manager Rick Renteria, Chicago won for the fourth time in five games in the makeup of snowed-out April contest. Davidson drove in three runs, and Jose Abreu had two hits and two RBIs.

Renteria experienced lightheadedness before the game and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. Bench coach Joe McEwing served as the manager, and the team said tests on Renteria didn't show any problems.

Jake Cave and Max Kepler homered for the second straight day for Minnesota, which had won five of six.

Gonsalves (0-1) surrendered four runs in just 1 1/3 innings.

RAYS 1, ROYALS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Yarbrough helped extend Tampa Bay's shutout streak to 23 innings, and the Rays got their only run via video replay.

Yarbrough (12-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief of opener Hunter Wood. The rookie left-hander gave up two hits and a walk while striking out six, earning his major league-leading 10th relief win.

Jose Alvarado pitched the ninth for his fifth save and stretched the Rays' streak of scoreless innings, which included 14 over the weekend in Boston.

Willy Adames drove in the game's first run. After singles by Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier in the second inning, Adames hit a two-out chopper over third base. Adames beat Rosell Herrera's throw across the diamond, but it took a 43-second review to reverse the original out call.

The run came off right-hander Jorge Lopez (0-3), who pitched five innings in his second major league start.

BREWERS 5, REDS 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Travis Shaw and Christian Yelich homered, Chase Anderson settled in after giving up two solo homers and Milwaukee rallied for a victory.

Shaw's two-run homer off Homer Bailey put the Brewers up 3-2 in the sixth. Jesus Aguilar singled to open the inning and Shaw followed with his 25th homer, lining an 0-2 pitch into the right-field seats.

Anderson (8-7) entered tied for the NL lead with 24 homers allowed and gave up second-inning solo shots to Eugenio Suarez and Phillip Ervin as the Reds took a 2-0 lead. Anderson then retired the final 14 hitters he faced.

Jeremy Jeffress pitched the ninth for his fifth save.

Bailey (1-11) kept the Brewers off the scoreboard until Yelich's 20th homer, a one-out solo shot in the fifth that made it 2-1. Bailey, who has not won since May 12, allowed three runs on five hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:25 AM

Kluber, Indians top Porcello, Red Sox 5-4
August 20, 2018

BOSTON (AP) Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night.

Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington's Max Scherzer and the Yankees' Luis Severino for the most victories in the majors. Michael Brantley and Melky Cabrera also homered to help the AL Central-leading Indians improve to 14-4 in August.

Xander Bogaerts had an early two-run single and an RBI single in the ninth for East-leading Boston. Ian Kinsler flied out with two runners on base, leaving the Red Sox with just their fifth loss in 22 games.

In a matchup of the AL's last two Cy Young Award winners, it was 3-all into the seventh. Porcello (15-6) retired the leadoff batter and retired the next hitter. Yan Gomes followed with a liner that hit Porcello near the stomach - Porcello retrieved the ball near the mound, threw to second for a forceout and then slid to his knees, grabbing the spot where he was hit.

Porcello was checked on the mound, took a practice toss or two, and stayed in the game. Two pitches later, Allen hit a drive into the Indians' bullpen for his second home run of the season.

BRAVES 1, PIRATES 0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Bryse Wilson worked five solid innings, becoming the third 20-year-old pitcher to start in his big league debut for Atlanta this season.

Wilson (1-0) allowed three hits, struck out five and walked three as Atlanta increased its NL East lead to one game over idle Philadelphia while ending its four-game skid.

Dan Winkler pitched the ninth, working around a leadoff single for his second save.

Pittsburgh has allowed exactly one run in five straight games, but has lost three of them. The organization hasn't done that since July 13-18, 1888, when they were the Alleghenys, according to Stats.

The Braves scored in the first inning when Freddie Freeman hit a two-out double and scored on Nick Markakis' single.

Pirates starter Chris Archer (4-6) was removed after four innings because of left leg discomfort. Pittsburgh is optimistic he'll make his next scheduled start.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 3

TORONTO (AP) - Kendrys Morales homered twice, Marco Estrada pitched 5 1/3 innings to win his second straight start and Toronto improved to 8-0 at home against Baltimore.

Morales hit a one-out solo homer in the fourth, then added a three-run drive in the fifth - both off Baltimore right-hander Andrew Cashner (4-11) - for his 22nd career multihomer game.

Renato Nunez replied with a solo home run for the struggling Orioles, who have lost nine of their past 11.

Estrada (7-9) allowed three runs and seven hits, improving to 9-2 in 18 career games against Baltimore. Ken Giles finished for his 16th save in 16 opportunities.

WHITE SOX 8, TWINS 5

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Matt Davidson homered, Lucas Giolito (9-9) struck out six in six innings and Chicago spoiled Stephen Gonsalves' major league debut.

Playing without manager Rick Renteria, Chicago won for the fourth time in five games in the makeup of snowed-out April contest. Davidson drove in three runs, and Jose Abreu had two hits and two RBIs.

Renteria experienced lightheadedness before the game and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. Bench coach Joe McEwing served as the manager, and the team said tests on Renteria didn't show any problems.

Jake Cave and Max Kepler homered for the second straight day for Minnesota, which had won five of six.

Gonsalves (0-1) surrendered four runs in just 1 1/3 innings.

RAYS 1, ROYALS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Ryan Yarbrough helped extend Tampa Bay's shutout streak to 23 innings, and the Rays got their only run via video replay.

Yarbrough (12-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief of opener Hunter Wood. The rookie left-hander gave up two hits and a walk while striking out six, earning his major league-leading 10th relief win.

Jose Alvarado pitched the ninth for his fifth save and stretched the Rays' streak of scoreless innings, which included 14 over the weekend in Boston.

Willy Adames drove in the game's first run. After singles by Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier in the second inning, Adames hit a two-out chopper over third base. Adames beat Rosell Herrera's throw across the diamond, but it took a 43-second review to reverse the original out call.

The run came off right-hander Jorge Lopez (0-3), who pitched five innings in his second major league start.

BREWERS 5, REDS 2

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Travis Shaw and Christian Yelich homered, Chase Anderson settled in after giving up two solo homers and Milwaukee rallied for a victory.

Shaw's two-run homer off Homer Bailey put the Brewers up 3-2 in the sixth. Jesus Aguilar singled to open the inning and Shaw followed with his 25th homer, lining an 0-2 pitch into the right-field seats.

Anderson (8-7) entered tied for the NL lead with 24 homers allowed and gave up second-inning solo shots to Eugenio Suarez and Phillip Ervin as the Reds took a 2-0 lead. Anderson then retired the final 14 hitters he faced.

Jeremy Jeffress pitched the ninth for his fifth save.

Bailey (1-11) kept the Brewers off the scoreboard until Yelich's 20th homer, a one-out solo shot in the fifth that made it 2-1. Bailey, who has not won since May 12, allowed three runs on five hits in six innings, striking out five and walking one.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:35 AM

SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 21, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
7:05 PM Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
7:05 PM Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:10 PM Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
7:10 PM Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
7:10 PM Kansas City Royals Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:10 PM New York Yankees Miami Marlins Marlins Park
7:10 PM San Francisco Giants New York Mets Citi Field
8:10 PM Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:10 PM Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
8:40 PM San Diego Padres Colorado Rockies Coors Field
9:40 PM Los Angeles Angels Arizona Diamondbacks Chase Field
10:05 PM Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:10 PM Houston Astros Seattle Mariners Safeco Field
10:10 PM St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium

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DATE W-L-T % UNITS.......( ALL BETS )

08/20/2018 8-11-1 42.11% -18.35
08/19/2018 12-16-0 42.86% -21.45
08/18/2018 9-18-1 33.33% -54.00
08/17/2018 13-17-0 43.33% -24.35
08/16/2018 7-13-0 35.00% -34.20
08/15/2018 12-16-0 42.85% -23.05
08/14/2018 13-15-2 46.43% -8.60
08/13/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +13.45
08/12/2018 16-12-2 57.14% +25.70
08/11/2018 15-15-0 50.00% +1.70
08/10/2018 15-12-0 55.56% +14.20
08/09/2018 5-12-1 29.41% -47.75
08/08/2018 15-11-2 57.69% +10.05
08/07/2018 17-15-0 53.13% +8.25
08/06/2018 9-8-1 52.94% +1.05
08/05/2018 13-14-1 48.15% -3.70
08/04/2018 13-18-0 41.94% -30.70
08/03/2018 9-17-0 34.62% -49.60
08/02/2018 3-11-0 21.43% -44.90
08/01/2018 6-12-0 33.33% -26.50

TOTALS........220-271-3.......44.80%.....-312.15

BEST BETS DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY

date............................ats............... ...units.....................o/u......................units.............total

08/20/2018...............2 - 2..................+5.35..................3 - 6..................-18.00..........-12.65
08/19/2018...............4 - 3.................+15.55.................4 - 10.................-35.00..........-19.45
08/18/2018...............2 - 4..................-4.90...................5 - 9...................-24.50..........-28.90
08/17/2018...............1 - 7..................-28.45.................7 - 8....................-9.00............-37.45
08/16/2018...............1 - 5..................-16.75.................5 - 5....................-2.50...........-19.25
08/15/2018...............1 - 5..................-20.95.................5 - 9....................-24.50..........-45.45
08/14/2018...............4 - 4..................+10.15................7 - 6....................+2.00...........+12.15
08/13/2018...............3 - 3..................+10.65................6 - 3 ...................+13.50.........+24.15
08/12/2018...............4 - 6..................-1.30...................7 - 6....................+2.00...........+0.70
08/11/2018...............5 - 6..................+2.30..................9 - 7...................+6.50............+8.80
08/10/2018...............4 - 3..................+13.20................9 - 6...................+15.00..........+28.20
08/09/2018...............0 - 5..................-25.00.................4 - 4....................-2.00.............-27.00
08/08/2018...............3 - 6..................-11.30................10 - 2...................+39.00..........+27.70
08/07/2018...............3 - 4..................+5.25..................8 - 8....................-4.00............+1.25
08/06/2018...............0 - 5..................-25.00..................5 - 4...................+3.00............-22.00
08/05/2018...............4 - 7..................-6.90....................6 - 7...................-8.50.............-15.40
08/04/2018...............2 - 7..................-18.50..................7 - 9...................-14.50............-33.00
08/03/2018...............2 - 6..................-16.45..................4 - 8...................-24.00............-40.45
08/02/2018...............1 - 3..................-7.35....................2 - 7...................-38.50............-45.85
08/01/2018...............1 - 5..................-18.00..................4 - 7....................-18.50............-36.50

TOTALS..................47 - 96.................-138.40.............117 - 131.................-142.50.........-280.90

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:44 AM

Tuesday’s six-pack

Odds to win the National League pennant:

3-1: Chicago Cubs

7-2: Los Angeles Dodgers

7-1: Arizona, Atlanta, Colorado, St Louis

10-1: Milwaukee Brewers

25-1: Washington Nationals

100-1: Pittsburgh Pirates

Quote of the Day
“It’s like when you get invited to a party and its at the end of the night and you’re not sure if you’re going to show up or not, but you decide to go and it’s the best night of your life.”
Rockies’ TV analyst Ryan Spilborghs, after Colorado’s 10th-inning win Saturday night

Tuesday’s quiz
Texas Rangers lost the World Series in both 2010, 2011; who was their manager?

Monday’s quiz
Barry Switzer replaced Jimmy Johnson as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Sunday’s quiz
When the Chargers started play in the AFL in 1960, they called Los Angeles home, before moving to San Diego in 1961. Now they’ll be back in LA in 2020.

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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) This is one of the many reasons Moneyball 2 could be coming to a theater near you in the near future:

On February 12, 2016, Milwaukee traded Khris Davis to the A’s, for minor leaguers Bubba Derby and Jacob Nottingham.

In three seasons for the A’s, Davis has hit 122 homers, knocked in 311 runs.

Derby is 5-5, 4.92 in 28 AAA games this year (15 starts); he hasn’t pitched in the majors yet, and is playing for Colorado Springs, where the high altitude can inflate your ERA.

Nottingham has played in seven MLB games; he is hitting .286 in AAA this year, again playing in a hitter-friendly environment.

Part of the reason Milwaukee traded Davis is that he can’t throw very well so he would’ve been a liability playing the outfield in a league with no DH.

12) Davis has four homers and a double in 10 career AB’s vs Justin Verlander.

Monday night, a bunch of Make-a-Wish kids were on the field before the game in Oakland; Davis had one of the kids sign his jersey, and he played the game with the kid’s signature on his left shoulder.

Second time, up, he hits a very long home run. The type of stuff Hollywood loves.

11) With college football starting soon, there was an article written with results of a poll where coaches were asked anonymously which of their colleagues was overrated/underrated.

Penn State’s James Franklin was one of most often mentioned as overrated, to which I say, “If you win at Vanderbilt (they went 24-15 under Franklin, 11-13 in SEC games) then you ain’t underrated.”

Penn State is 22-5 under Franklin the last two years. Enough said.

10) Jose Ureña tossed a complete game 2-hitter in Washington Sunday; now he can go on his 6-game suspension from hitting Ronald Acuña and life can resume.

Pitching inside has to be allowed; if a pitcher makes the batter move his feet, then all the better for the pitcher. You don’t want to see getting hitters getting drilled by pitches, but pitchers can’t allow them to be so comfortable in the batters’ box.

9) When Brandt Snedeker shot a 59 at the Wyndham Classic Thursday, he made only three putts longer than 10 feet, thats how well he was striking the ball.

8) Baseball is hard: Phillies’ IF Scott Kingery played in the Little League World Series when he was a kid, but he went hitless in Williamsport:

“We played three games [in the Little League World Series], went 2-1, and got knocked out because of a tiebreaker. I had zero hits, [in] probably 10, 11 at-bats. I hit a kid right in the chest at third base and he picked it up and threw me out. It was tough.”

Phillies’ P Nick Pivetta didn’t make his league’s All-Star team when he was 12.

7) Denver Broncos won their last six Week 1 games, the longest active winning streak on Opening Day in the NFL. This will be 8th year in row they open the season at home.

Dallas Cowboys are opening on road this year for the first time since 2012.

6) I was surprised to learn that San Antonio is the 7th-largest city in America, and San Diego is the 8th-largest. Why did the Chargers leave San Diego?

5) The Cactus Bowl will now be called the Cheez-It Bowl, and will be played at Chase Field (where the Diamondbacks play) on December 26.

4) From 2005-08, Doug Pederson was a high school football coach, at Calvary Baptist Academy in Louisiana. Now he is head coach of the Super Bowl champs. Life is funny sometimes.

3) Mets’ 1B Wilmer Flores has two brothers who are also named Wilmer. Seriously. His father must be related to George Foreman, who has four sons named George.

2) Clarification: Last week I was wondering why the kid on Puerto Rico’s Little League team was taken out of the game in the last inning, with a 2-0 lead- he had thrown 88 pitches.

Turns out it is a LLWS rule; when a pitcher hits 85 pitches, that is his last batter, so they had to put a new pitcher in at that point.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
NL: Braves-Cubs-Diamondbacks. Wild Card: Phil or Colo @ Milwaukee
AL: Red Sox-Indians-A’s or Hst. Wild Card: AL West #2 @ New York

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:46 AM

LEADING OFF: Stanton returns to Miami, Altuve off the DL
August 20, 2018

A look at what's happening around the majors Tuesday:

SOUTH BEACH STANTON

Giancarlo Stanton returns to Marlins Park for the first time since Miami traded him to the New York Yankees in December. Stanton spent his first eight years with the Marlins and was the NL MVP last season when he hit 59 home runs.

Stanton went 0 for 7 with four strikeouts in mid-April when the Marlins visited Yankee Stadium. The slugger has 32 homers this year and 299 in his career going into this two-game series.

''It's going to be weird for sure walking in, going to the visitors' side,'' Stanton said. ''But I am looking forward to it. It's a big part of my life, my time down there. It will be a cool experience.''

MISSED YOU

Star second baseman Jose Altuve is set to come off the disabled list and rejoin the Astros. Houston wobbled minus the reigning AL MVP, whose knee trouble put him on the DL for the first time in his career. The World Series champs lost 13 of the next 20 games after Altuve was sidelined July 25. He has led the AL in hits for four straight years and is batting .329 this season. Altuve is ready to be in the lineup at Seattle.

FROM WAY BACK

Blue Jays rookie catcher Danny Jansen is being reunited this week with his "big bro" Adam Jones as Toronto hosts Baltimore. When Jones was a minor leaguer with Class A Wisconsin in 2004, the then-18-year-old lived with Jansen's family. Jansen was 9 years old at the time but has since embarked on his own pro career, making his major league debut last week. Jones tweeted Monday recalling Jansen ''waking me up at 7am before you had to go to school'' and the two of them playing video games.

''This is a Movie,'' Jones added.

HEATING UP

Highly touted White Sox prospect Michael Kopech makes his major league debut when he throws his 100 mph fastball at home against the Twins. The 22-year-old righty was 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA at Triple-A, striking out 170 in 126 1/3 innings. Kopech was traded from Boston to Chicago after the 2016 season in the deal for ace Chris Sale.

CAREFUL

The White Sox will see how manager Rick Renteria is doing a day after he was taken to a hospital because of lightheadedness. The 56-year-old Renteria was at Target Field when the issue arose before the game against the Twins on Monday. A team official said tests didn't show any problems.

Bench coach Joe McEwing took over as manager for the one-game makeup in Minnesota. The teams now play twice in Chicago.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 03:52 AM

Tuesday’s games

National League

Braves (69-55) @ Pirates (63-63)
Gausman is 2-1, 2.84 in three starts for Atlanta (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1, 0-1 road
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24

Nova is 1-1, 2.13 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 13-10, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 12-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23

Braves lost four of their last five games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Pittsburgh lost seven of its last ten games, scoring 5 runs last five nights- they’ve lost three 1-0 games since Thursday. Under is 8-1 in their last eight games.

Phillies (68-56) @ Nationals (62-63)
Velasquez is 2-1, 2.64 in his last six starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight starts. Team in his starts: 10-13, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 10-9-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23

Roark is 5-0, 2.02 in his last five starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11 starts. Team in his starts: 10-14, 4-7 home
5-inning record: 9-13-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-24

Phillies are 5-8 in their last 13 games, 8-12 in road series openers. Under is 9-2 in their last 11 road games. Washington lost six of its last eight games; they’re 12-8 in home series openers. Six of their last seven games went over.

Giants (62-64) @ Mets (54-70)
Stratton is 0-3, 10.61 in his last four starts (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 11-8, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 8-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-19

Matz is 1-5, 8.89 in his last six starts; his last five starts went over. Team in his starts: 10-12, 4-6 home
5-inning record: 7-13-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-22 (4 of last 5)

Giants lost four of their last five games; they’re 24-25 vs lefty starters- under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Mets are 8-5 in their last 13 games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Reds (55-70) @ Brewers (70-57)
Romano is 1-2, 7.43 in his last three starts; over is 12-3 in his last 15 starts. Team in his starts: 12-11, 4-4 away
5-inning record: 6-12-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-23

Guerra is 0-3, 5.97 in his last six starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 12-11, 9-5 home
5-inning record: 8-12-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-23

Reds won three of their last four games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Milwaukee is 5-8 in its last 13 games; five of Brewers’ last six home games all went over.

Padres (49-78) @ Rockies (68-56)
Erlin is 1-0, 3.94 in his last three starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3, 2-1 away
5-inning record: 0-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Anderson is 0-2, 9.30 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 10-15, 3-9 home
5-inning record: 11-7-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 13-25

Padres lost six of their last seven games; they’re 4-1 in last five road series openers, 12-25 vs lefty starters- over is 9-4 in their last 13 road games. Colorado eight of its last nine games; they’re 8-11 in home series openers, 25-20 vs lefty starters- six of their last seven games stayed under.

Cardinals (69-57) @ Dodgers (67-59)
Poncedeleon blanked the Reds for seven innings (116 PT) in his only start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 1-0, 1-0 away.
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Ryu is 3-0, 1.77 in seven starts this year (under 4-3); he is 2-0, 0.00 in three home starts (19 IP). Team in his starts: 5-2, 3-0 home
5-inning record: 5-0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7

St Louis won 11 of its last 13 games; they’re 21-15 vs lefty starters; over is 12-6-1 in their last 19 home games. Dodgers won three of their last five games; under is 3-0-2 in their last five home games.

American League

Orioles (37-88) @ Blue Jays (56-69)
Bundy is 0-2, 9.37 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-15, 4-9 away
5-inning record: 8-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-23

Gaviglio is 0-3, 7.50 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 6-11, 4-4 home.
5-inning record: 5-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17

Baltimore lost nine of its last 11 games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Blue Jays are 5-10 in their last 15 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Royals (38-87) @ Rays (64-61)
Sparkman allowed two runs in four IP (75 PT) in his first ’18 start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-0 away
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Snell is 2-0, 0.64 in his last three starts; his last six starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 14-9, 6-3 home.
5-inning record: 14-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-23

Royals are 4-14 in their last 18 games; they’re 14-25 vs lefty starters- over is 9-3 in their last 12 road games. Tampa Bay is 7-4 in its last 11 games; under is 9-1 in their last ten games.

Indians (72-52) @ Red Sox (88-38)
Bieber is 1-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; his last four starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 8-4, 4-2 away
5-inning record: 6-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-12

Eovaldi is 2-0, 4.37 in four starts for Boston (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 3-1, 2-0 home.
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-14

Indians won eight of their last nine games; four of Tribe’s last five games stayed under. Boston won 13 of its last 17 games; under is 11-4-1 in their last 16 home games.

Twins (59-65) @ White Sox (47-77)
Berrios is 1-1, 6.05 in his last four starts; his last three went over. Team in his starts: 14-11, 3-8 away.
5-inning record: 8-12-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25

Kopech is making his MLB debut; he was 7-7, 3.70 in 24 AAA starts, striking out 170 batters in 126.1 IP (60 walks). Team in his starts: 0-0 home
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Minnesota won six of its last eight games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. White Sox won five of their last six games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games.

Rangers (56-71) @ A’s (75-50)
Jurado is 2-2, 6.41 in his five starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 3-2, 1-2 away
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Anderson is 0-0, 0.92 in his last three starts (under 9-2). Team in his starts: 6-5, 1-2 home.
5-inning record: 3-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11

Texas won three of its last five games; they’re 15-21 vs lefty starters- under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. A’s are 14-4 in their last 18 games; under is 8-3-1 in their last 12 home games.

Astros (75-50) @ Mariners (72-54)
Team in his starts: 18-7, 9-4 away
5-inning record: 13-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-25

Leake is 0-0, 2.18 in his last three starts; under is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 17-8, 8-5 home.
5-inning record: 10-7-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25

Houston lost eight of its last ten games; under is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Seattle lost seven of its last ten home games; over is 8-1 in their last nine home games.

Interleague

Cubs (71-52) @ Tigers (51-74)
Hendricks is 3-0, 4.38 in his last four starts; Team in his starts: 12-13, 4-7 away
5-inning record: 9-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 13-25

Zimmerman is 1-5, 6.40 in his last six starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-13, 5-7 home.
5-inning record: 9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Cubs split their last ten games; they’re 13-7 in road series openers. Under is 6-0-1 in their last seven road games. Detroit lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-0 in last three home series openers. Over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

New York (78-46) @ Miami (50-76)
Tanaka is 0-2, 5.17 in his last three starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-8, 8-4 away
5-inning record: 11-5-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-20

Lopez is 0-2, 4.88 in his last four starts (over 4-4). Team in his starts: 2-6, 1-3 home.
5-inning record: 4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8

New York is 10-4 in its last 14 games, 3-6 in last nine road series openers. Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Marlins are 4-9 in their last 13 games, 10-7 in last 17 home series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Angels (63-63) @ Diamondbacks (69-56)
Pena is 0-1, 3.18 in his last three starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-5, 2-2 away
5-inning record: 3-4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-10

Corbin is 4-0, 2.97 in his last five starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 15-10, 7-6 home.
5-inning record: 12-6-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-25

Angels lost three of their last four games; they’re 5-11 in last 16 road series openers, 14-21 vs lefty starters- over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Arizona won four of its last five games; they’re 1-6 in last seven home series openers. Snakes’ last four home games stayed under.

Umpires
Atl-Pitt: Over is 9-3-1 in last 13 May games.
SF-NY: Eight of last nine Whitson games went over.
Cin-Mil: Four of last five TGibson games stayed under.
StL-LA: Over is 12-3-1 in last sixteen Wolf games.

Balt-Tor: Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Blakney games.
KC-TB: Six of last seven Torres games stayed under.
Clev-Bos: Four of last five Knight games went over.
Chi-Min: Seven of last nine Gonzalez games went over.
Tex-A’s: Under is 12-4-1 in last 17 Estabrook games.
Hst-Sea: Four of last five Winters games stayed under.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/20
Ariz 33-22-9……30-21-9……..63-43
Atl 28-27-7…..31-22-9………59-49
Cubs 24-25-13……28-26-8…….52-51
Reds 19-36-4……23-31-10….…42-67
Colo 32-22-14……31-21-6……62-44
LA 32-23-8…….28-24-13……61-47
Miami 22-32-9…..26-26-12…….48-58
Milw 26-31-9…..31-24-6…….57-55
Mets 30-29-4……24-25-13…..54-52
Philly 24-24-13…..32-20-10……56-44
Pitt 28-25-6……29-26-12……..57-51
StL 31-25-8……27-29-6………58-54
SD 20-34-9……20-34-9…….40-68
SF 27-29-12…..23-23-12……50-52
Wash 28-25-11..…28-25-8………56-50

Orioles 18-36-11……19-33-10……37-69
Boston 32-21-13……38-16-6……..70-37
W Sox 19-37-6…..…19-34-10……38-71
Indians 25-23-13……39-16-9……64-39
Det 21-33-9…..…27-27-11.……48-60
Astros 32-18-15……31-20-11…….63-37
KC 19-36-8…….23-31-10…..42-67
Angels 28-25-11……27-28-8……55-53
Twins 19-32-11……31-28-8…..50-60
NYY 29-21-9……40-19-7…….69-39
A’s 23-29-10……27-24-12…..50-53
Seattle 31-26-8……29-22-14…….60-46
TB 29-25-12……27-24-8……56-48
Texas 21-31-8…..25-35-7…….46-66
Toronto 18-34-11……21-28-14……39-62

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/20)
Ariz 28-63…….22-61…..…50
Atl 20-61……26-62………46
Cubs 12-62……..19-59……..31
Reds 14-59……..14-66……..28
Colo 21-67…….23-58.……..44
LA 22-63……..23-63..…..45
Miami 14-63……..19-63…….33
Milw 22-65…..…21-62…….43
Mets 25-62……..20-62……45
Philly 13-61……..21-63……34
Pitt 15-59……..19-68…….34
StL 22-64……..19-62…….41
SD 17-64……..17-64…….34
SF 12-66………18-61..…..30
Wash 24-64……..18-61……..42

Orioles 19-65……..18-61………37
Boston 19-65……24-61………43
White Sox 17-61……16-62…….33
Clev 17-60…….27-63……..44
Detroit 19-63……..18-63….…37
Astros 18-64…..…14-62………32
KC 15-63..…….19-62…….34
Angels 17-62…..….18-63…….35
Twins 14-60………15-64…….29
NYY 13-59……..28-65………41
A’s 17-64…..…..17-63…….34
Seattle 23-63………21-65…….44
TB 20-66..……19-58……..39
Texas 9-60…….…19-66…..…28
Toronto 16-63………13-62….….29

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 66-62 NL, favorites +$187
AL @ NL– 60-52 NL, favorites -$481
Total: 126-114 NL, favorites -$294

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 01:17 PM

MLB

Tuesday, August 21

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Trend Report
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Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Philadelphia's last 21 games
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Philadelphia is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Washington is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Baltimore is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Baltimore is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-19 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 15 games when playing Toronto
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Baltimore's last 14 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Toronto is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Baltimore
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Toronto's last 14 games when playing at home against Baltimore

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Miami
NY Yankees is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 5-14 ATS in its last 19 games
Miami is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Kansas City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Tampa Bay is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 12-5 ATS in its last 17 games
Boston is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Boston is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Boston's last 16 games at home
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 18 games when playing Detroit
Chi Cubs is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Detroit is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games when playing Chi Cubs
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
NY Mets is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
NY Mets is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Minnesota's last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home
Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games when playing Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Chi White Sox is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Cincinnati Reds
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Cincinnati's last 24 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Milwaukee's last 24 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
San Diego is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing Colorado
San Diego is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Colorado
San Diego is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Colorado is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games
Colorado is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games at home
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing San Diego
Colorado is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against San Diego
Colorado is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego

Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
LA Angels is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Arizona
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games at home
Arizona is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

Texas Rangers
Texas is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Texas is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Oakland is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oakland's last 15 games
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oakland is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oakland's last 12 games at home
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
Oakland is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games when playing at home against Texas

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
LA Dodgers is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Dodgers's last 23 games
LA Dodgers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
LA Dodgers is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis

Houston Astros
Houston is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Houston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
Houston is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Houston's last 23 games on the road
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 10-3 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Houston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 13 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games
Seattle is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
Seattle is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games when playing at home against Houston

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 01:26 PM

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Cincinnati at Milwaukee - Tuesday August 21, 2018
The Reds look to bounce back from last night’s 5-2 loss as they face a Brewers team that is 3-13 in Junior Guerra’s last 16 starts when their opponent scores 2 runs or less in their previous game. Cincinnati is the pick (+170) according to Dunkel, which has the Reds favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+170).

TUESDAY AUGUST 21, 2018

Atlanta
@
Pittsburgh
Game 901-902
August 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Atlanta
(Gausman) 16.455
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 12.824
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Atlanta
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Atlanta
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta
(-115); Over

Philadelphia
@
Washington
Game 903-904
August 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 12.655
Washington
(Roark) 14.881
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Washington
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-135
9
Dunkel Pick: Washington
(-135); Over

San Francisco
@
NY Mets
Game 905-906
August 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Francisco
(Stratton) 15.814
NY Mets
(Matz) 14.370
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: San Francisco
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Mets
-115
8
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco
(-105); Under

Cincinnati
@
Milwaukee
Game 907-908
August 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cincinnati
(Romano) 15.262
Milwaukee
(Guerra) 14.159
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cincinnati
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Milwaukee
-190
9
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati
(+170); Under

San Diego
@
Colorado
Game 909-910
August 21, 2018 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Diego
(Erlin) 14.795
Colorado
(Andrson) 16.713
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Colorado
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Colorado
-180
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado
(-180); Under

St. Louis
@
LA Dodgers
Game 961-962
August 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: St. Louis
(Pncedeleon) 16.687
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 17.833
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: LA Dodgers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Dodgers
-180
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers
(-180); Under

Baltimore
@
Toronto
Game 913-914
August 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Baltimore
(Bundy) 13.508
Toronto
(Gaviglio) 12.762
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Baltimore
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Toronto
-150
9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore
(+130); Over

Cleveland
@
Boston
Game 915-916
August 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
(Bieber) 16.629
Boston
(Eovaldi) 15.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cleveland
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-150
9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland
(+130); Over

Kansas City
@
Tampa Bay
Game 917-918
August 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Kansas City
(Sparkman) 14.144
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 17.043
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Tampa Bay
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Tampa Bay
-240
7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay
(-240); Under

Minnesota
@
Chicago White Sox
Game 919-920
August 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
(Berrios) 16.501
Chicago White Sox
(Kopech) 13.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
-115
9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
(-115); Under

Texas
@
Oakland
Game 921-922
August 21, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Texas
(Jurado) 17.050
Oakland
(Andrson) 15.068
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Texas
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oakland
-210
9
Dunkel Pick: Texas
(+180); Over

Houston
@
Seattle
Game 923-924
August 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Houston
(Peacock) 13.905
Seattle
(Leake) 16.641
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Seattle
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle
(+120); Over

Chicago Cubs
@
Detroit
Game 925-926
August 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 12.791
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 16.294
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Detroit
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago Cubs
-210
9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit
(+180); Over

NY Yankees
@
Miami
Game 927-928
August 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 13.903
Miami
(Lopez) 17.405
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Miami
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-220
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami
(+190); Over

LA Angels
@
Arizona
Game 929-930
August 21, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: LA Angels
(Pena) 15.125
Arizona
(Corbin) 17.319
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Arizona
-200
8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona
(-200); Under

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 01:37 PM

Pro Baseball Trend Report

ATLANTA (69 - 55) at PITTSBURGH (63 - 63) - 7:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GAUSMAN is 3-9 (-7.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 9-20 (-12.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 14-31 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 4-14 (-11.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 10-23 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 657-585 (+63.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 47-41 (+6.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 437-446 (+39.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 69-54 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 91-87 (+24.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 35-27 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 45-43 (+19.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 22-16 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 51-35 (+19.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 101-132 (-36.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 8.43 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

IVAN NOVA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NOVA is 3-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 1.078.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

PHILADELPHIA (68 - 56) at WASHINGTON (62 - 63) - 7:05 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 68-56 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 46-35 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 53-42 (+9.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-21 (+13.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 62-63 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 50-58 (-26.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-34 (-21.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-30 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 27-28 (-16.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 26-26 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-38 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 49-41 (-6.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 29-31 (-10.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 29-32 (-10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WASHINGTON is 6-14 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ROARK is 1-7 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

PHILADELPHIA is 6-4 (+3.1 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 2-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.379.
His team's record is 3-3 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

TANNER ROARK vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
ROARK is 5-8 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.291.
His team's record is 7-11 (-8.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-8. (+0.2 units)

SAN FRANCISCO (62 - 64) at NY METS (54 - 70) - 7:10 PM
CHRIS STRATTON (R) vs. STEVEN MATZ (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History

SAN FRANCISCO is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CHRIS STRATTON vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

STEVEN MATZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MATZ is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CINCINNATI (55 - 70) at MILWAUKEE (70 - 57) - 8:10 PM
SAL ROMANO (R) vs. JUNIOR GUERRA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 70-57 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 15-4 (+9.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 14-5 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 51-26 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 55-40 (+14.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 7-13 (-9.6 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

MILWAUKEE is 8-3 (+4.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.6 Units)

SAL ROMANO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
ROMANO is 0-5 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 5.70 and a WHIP of 1.690.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

JUNIOR GUERRA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GUERRA is 2-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.20 and a WHIP of 1.265.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

SAN DIEGO (49 - 78) at COLORADO (68 - 56) - 8:40 PM
ROBBIE ERLIN (L) vs. TYLER ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 49-78 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 68-56 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 68-59 (+12.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 51-32 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 55-39 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 42-25 (+21.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN DIEGO is 21-17 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 78-62 (-44.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 since 1997.
COLORADO is 41-45 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
ANDERSON is 3-9 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

COLORADO is 7-5 (-0.1 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.3 Units)

ROBBIE ERLIN vs. COLORADO since 1997
ERLIN is 1-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 8.64 and a WHIP of 2.040.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

TYLER ANDERSON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 1.065.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

ST LOUIS (69 - 57) at LA DODGERS (67 - 59) - 10:10 PM
DANIEL PONCEDELEON (R) vs. HYUN-JIN RYU (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 15-4 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
ST LOUIS is 52-39 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 67-59 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 14-20 (-17.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 32-31 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 8-12 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
LA DODGERS are 48-41 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 40-38 (-18.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 29-30 (-19.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
RYU is 3-11 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.6 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DANIEL PONCEDELEON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
RYU is 2-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.36 and a WHIP of 0.879.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-5. (-5.3 units)

BALTIMORE (37 - 88) at TORONTO (56 - 69) - 7:05 PM
DYLAN BUNDY (R) vs. SAM GAVIGLIO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 37-88 (-42.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-37 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 7-27 (-16.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
BALTIMORE is 16-48 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 13-28 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 21-58 (-32.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 22-63 (-35.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-62 (-30.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-32 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 8-25 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUNDY is 1-13 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 132-155 (-29.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 29-39 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 19-24 (-9.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 79-97 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 23-32 (-10.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History

TORONTO is 10-1 (+9.1 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.0 Units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. TORONTO since 1997
BUNDY is 2-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.61 and a WHIP of 0.903.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

SAM GAVIGLIO vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GAVIGLIO is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.043.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

CLEVELAND (72 - 52) at BOSTON (88 - 38) - 7:10 PM
SHANE BIEBER (R) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 72-52 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-19 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 21-22 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 42-35 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 54-39 (-8.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 40-31 (-9.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-27 (-17.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 88-38 (+32.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 41-15 (+17.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 32-10 (+18.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 60-32 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 71-26 (+32.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 71-38 (+23.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 30-16 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BOSTON is 235-234 (-62.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History

CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

SHANE BIEBER vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.65 and a WHIP of 1.460.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

KANSAS CITY (38 - 87) at TAMPA BAY (64 - 61) - 7:10 PM
GLENN SPARKMAN (R) vs. BLAKE SNELL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 38-87 (-33.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 7-35 (-21.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 23-55 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 12-45 (-21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 64-61 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 35-24 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 105-96 (+8.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 38-24 (+17.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SNELL is 9-3 (+7.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History

TAMPA BAY is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

GLENN SPARKMAN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

BLAKE SNELL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SNELL is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 2.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MINNESOTA (59 - 65) at CHI WHITE SOX (47 - 77) - 8:10 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. MICHAEL KOPECH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-39 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 144-143 (+2.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 373-387 (+45.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 93-84 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

CHI WHITE SOX is 6-7 (+1.2 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BERRIOS is 6-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 0.866.
His team's record is 6-1 (+5.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.1 units)

MICHAEL KOPECH vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

TEXAS (56 - 71) at OAKLAND (75 - 50) - 10:05 PM

ARIEL JURADO (R) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History

OAKLAND is 9-5 (+2.6 Units) against TEXAS this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.6 Units)

ARIEL JURADO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

BRETT ANDERSON vs. TEXAS since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.44 and a WHIP of 1.666.
His team's record is 3-6 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.7 units)

HOUSTON (75 - 50) at SEATTLE (72 - 54) - 10:10 PM
BRAD PEACOCK (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History

SEATTLE is 8-6 (+5.6 Units) against HOUSTON this season
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

BRAD PEACOCK vs. SEATTLE since 1997
PEACOCK is 3-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.436.
His team's record is 4-5 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.8 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LEAKE is 6-5 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.61 and a WHIP of 1.293.
His team's record is 7-6 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-6. (+0.6 units)

CHICAGO CUBS (71 - 52) at DETROIT (51 - 74) - 7:10 PM
KYLE HENDRICKS (R) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1766-1814 (-267.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 453-472 (-97.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 287-330 (-66.4 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 249-287 (-73.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 126-101 (-18.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 858-792 (-155.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
HENDRICKS is 26-26 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 4-9 (-11.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 10-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 this season.
DETROIT is 32-30 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-19 (+13.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 115-172 (-38.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 60-111 (-40.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 78-134 (-43.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

CHICAGO CUBS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. DETROIT since 1997
HENDRICKS is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 1-5 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.58 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 3-6 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.7 units)

NY YANKEES (78 - 46) at MIAMI (50 - 76) - 7:10 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. PABLO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 21-32 (-14.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 38-45 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 59-51 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History

MIAMI is 1-1 (+1.6 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. MIAMI since 1997
TANAKA is 0-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.583.
His team's record is 0-2 (-4.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

PABLO LOPEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

LA ANGELS (63 - 63) at ARIZONA (69 - 56) - 9:40 PM
FELIX PENA (R) vs. PAT CORBIN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 63-63 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 26-33 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-35 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 163-128 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-4 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday this season.
ARIZONA is 50-35 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 93-69 (+14.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 74-56 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
ARIZONA is 23-26 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 898-801 (-100.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 252-252 (-65.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
ARIZONA is 632-578 (-78.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History

ARIZONA is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

FELIX PENA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PENA is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

PAT CORBIN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

**StarDust Bum** · 08-21-2018, 01:48 PM

Diamond Trends - Tuesday
August 21, 2018

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Rays are 22-0 SU as a 190-plus favorite off a home game in which they had at least eight team left-on-base and a higher team-left-on-base than their opponent.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Giants are 0-11 SU off a road win in which they scored 3 runs or less and it is not a series opener and it is post All-Star break.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Marlins are 0-14 SU in franchise history as a 160-plus dog after a game in which Starlin Castro had multiple hits. Miami has lost these 14 games by an average of 5.56 runs.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Twins are 0-14 SU when Jose Berrios starts on the road and they won in his last start. He has only produced two quality starts in the 14 games.

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