MLB 2018 Season Long Thread Thru the World Series / Picks,Trends,News Etc. !!

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, May 21


San Diego @ Washington

Game 951-952
May 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Erlin) 15.806
Washington
(Gonzalez) 14.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+165); Under

Atlanta @ Philadelphia

Game 953-954
May 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Fltynwcz) 16.260
Philadelphia
(Pivetta) 15.172
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+105); Under

Miami @ NY Mets

Game 955-956
May 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Hernandez) 12.753
NY Mets
(Vargas) 15.203
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-130); Over

Arizona @ Milwaukee

Game 957-958
May 21, 2018 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 17.044
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 13.531
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-120
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-120); Over

Colorado @ LA Dodgers

Game 959-960
May 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 17.222
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 14.083
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+165); Under

NY Yankees @ Texas

Game 961-962
May 21, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 14.363
Texas
(Colon) 16.887
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-195
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+175); Under

Baltimore @ Chicago White Sox

Game 963-964
May 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Cashner) 15.243
Chicago White Sox
(Santiago) 14.362
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-115); Over

Detroit @ Minnesota

Game 965-966
May 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Hardy) 14.466
Minnesota
(Berrios) 16.597
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-200); Over

Kansas City @ St. Louis

Game 967-968
May 21, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 12.871
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 17.112
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-210
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-210); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, May 21

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SAN DIEGO (20 - 28) at WASHINGTON (24 - 21) - 7:05 PM
ROBBIE ERLIN (L) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 3-18 (-14.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 86-50 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 120-139 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 10-13 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-11 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-28 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

ROBBIE ERLIN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
ERLIN is 0-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 16.40 and a WHIP of 2.680.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.357.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.6 units)

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ATLANTA (28 - 17) at PHILADELPHIA (26 - 18) - 7:05 PM
MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (R) vs. NICK PIVETTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 833-875 (+20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 28-17 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 13-5 (+9.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 17-8 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 37-36 (+17.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-1 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games this season.
ATLANTA is 19-9 (+12.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 58-66 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 66-72 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 42-42 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-8 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-3 (+3.4 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
FOLTYNEWICZ is 4-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.53 and a WHIP of 1.275.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

NICK PIVETTA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PIVETTA is 3-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.290.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

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MIAMI (17 - 29) at NY METS (23 - 19) - 7:10 PM
ELIESER HERNANDEZ (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
VARGAS is 89-76 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 21-13 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 93-111 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 48-55 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 19-26 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 43-46 (-27.6 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
NY METS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

ELIESER HERNANDEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON VARGAS vs. MIAMI since 1997
VARGAS is 0-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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ARIZONA (25 - 21) at MILWAUKEE (28 - 19) - 7:40 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. CHASE ANDERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 28-19 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 26-18 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 22-9 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 22-14 (+10.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 12-6 (+8.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-34 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ANDERSON is 26-12 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 119-93 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GREINKE is 1-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.294.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.6 units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.88 and a WHIP of 0.958.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

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COLORADO (25 - 22) at LA DODGERS (20 - 26) - 10:10 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. WALKER BUEHLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 319-435 (-92.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 89-34 (+34.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 112-98 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 30-28 (+16.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 18-11 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 17-8 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 19-11 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 11-5 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 20-26 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 8-13 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-16 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA DODGERS are 13-18 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 11-19 (-19.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

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

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MARQUEZ is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

WALKER BUEHLER vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (30 - 13) at TEXAS (18 - 30) - 8:05 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 24-34 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 191-184 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 88-71 (+26.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 141-126 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 82-77 (+26.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLON is 19-10 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 97-92 (-31.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. TEXAS since 1997
TANAKA is 0-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.38 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
COLON is 7-10 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 11-12 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-10. (+1.4 units)

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BALTIMORE (14 - 32) at CHI WHITE SOX (13 - 30) - 8:10 PM
ANDREW CASHNER (R) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 14-32 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 4-19 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 4-20 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 22-47 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 44-72 (-28.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 13-27 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

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

ANDREW CASHNER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
CASHNER is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.06 and a WHIP of 2.249.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SANTIAGO is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.373.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

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DETROIT (20 - 26) at MINNESOTA (19 - 23) - 8:10 PM
BLAINE HARDY (L) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 84-124 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-178 (-63.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997.
DETROIT is 45-83 (-32.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-96 (-32.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 39-61 (-21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 104-101 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 69-60 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 79-101 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 29-46 (-20.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

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

BLAINE HARDY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSE BERRIOS vs. DETROIT since 1997
BERRIOS is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 12.86 and a WHIP of 2.357.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-4. (-4.4 units)

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KANSAS CITY (14 - 32) at ST LOUIS (25 - 19) - 8:15 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. MILES MIKOLAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 14-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 5-23 (-17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 96-89 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-16 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 59-63 (-29.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 73-68 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 43-51 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

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

IAN KENNEDY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KENNEDY is 3-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.41 and a WHIP of 1.569.
His team's record is 3-6 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.9 units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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LEADING OFF: Big Sexy vs Bronx Bombers; Harper in walk year
May 20, 2018

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

BIG SEXY AND THE BRONX BOMBERS

Three days before his 45th birthday, Bartolo Colon (2-1, 2.82 ERA) pitches for last-place Texas against the hard-hitting New York Yankees, who socked nine homers and totaled 18 runs in the final two games of their series at Kansas City. Colon is 6-9 with a 6.11 ERA in 21 career appearances against the Yankees, one of his former teams. Masahiro Tanaka (4-2, 4.73) starts for New York.

SNAKE BIT

Paul Goldschmidt and the slumping Diamondbacks try to snap out of their funk in Milwaukee. Arizona, which still leads the NL West, has lost four in a row and 10 of 11 - scoring just 22 runs in that span. ''Everybody here is a victim of trying to do too much,'' manager Torey Lovullo said. ''They want it so bad that we're doing things in a pressing manner. I just want us to remember that we're good when we're ourselves.'' Zack Greinke (3-2) goes on an extra day of rest against right-hander Chase Anderson (3-3), who is set to come off the disabled list. Anderson hasn't started since May 6 because of an illness. Greinke is 16-3 at Miller Park, including a 15-0 stretch when he pitched for the Brewers.

WALK YEAR

In his final season before free agency, Bryce Harper has more walks (42) than hits (34). The 2015 NL MVP is stuck in a monthlong slump as the injury-depleted Nationals have struggled to protect him in the lineup. Since April 17, Harper has had three multihit games and 15 hitless games, and his batting average has dropped from .315 to a season-low .224. His 13 home runs are still tied for fourth-most in the majors, but he's gone deep just once since May 4. He went 1 for 10 with five strikeouts as Washington was swept by the Dodgers. Next up, Harper and the Nats host last-place San Diego.

STATE RIVALS

The struggling Royals head to the other side of Missouri for an I-70 interleague series in St. Louis. Miles Mikolas (5-0, 2.63 ERA) opposes Kansas City right-hander Ian Kennedy (1-4, 4.98) in the opener of a three-game set. Mikolas has held opponents to two runs or fewer in his last six starts.

TRY AGAIN

Jason Vargas gets another chance for his first win with the Mets after a miserable first three outings that led to him being skipped in the rotation. The left-hander, signed to a $16 million, two-year contract in February to provide veteran depth in New York's rotation, is 0-3 with a 13.86 ERA. He hasn't pitched since May 8, when he allowed four runs in four innings during a loss to the Reds. Vargas went 18-11 with a 4.16 ERA for Kansas City last year, tying for the major league lead in wins.

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MONDAY, MAY 21
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
ATL +110
O 8.5

SD at WAS 07:05 PM
SD +165
U 7.5

MIA at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -127
U 8.5

ARI at MIL 07:40 PM
MIL +101
U 8.0

NYY at TEX 08:05 PM
TEX +187
U 9.5

DET at MIN 08:10 PM
DET +185
U 8.5

BAL at CHW 08:10 PM
BAL -108
U 9.5

KC at STL 08:15 PM
STL -200
U 8.5

COL at LAD 10:10 PM
COL +162
O 7.0

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SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY MAY 22, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
7:05 PM Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
7:05 PM San Diego Padres Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:07 PM Los Angeles Angels Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
7:10 PM Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:10 PM Miami Marlins New York Mets Citi Field
7:10 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
7:40 PM Arizona Diamondbacks Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
8:05 PM New York Yankees Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
8:10 PM Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
8:10 PM Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Target Field
8:10 PM San Francisco Giants Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
8:15 PM Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
10:05 PM Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:10 PM Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium


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May's MLB Record: ( OVERALL RECORD BASED ON 5 UNITS )

05/21/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +11.15
05/20/2018 9-20-0 31.03% -64.15
05/19/2018 15-14-2 51.72% -1.95
05/18/2018 13-14-1 48.14% -15.30
05/17/2018 12-5-1 70.59% +42.20
05/16/2018 8-8-0 50.00% +2.05
05/15/2018 13-11-2 54.17% +11.85
05/14/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +0.40
05/13/2018 9-17-0 34.62% -57.65
05/03/2018 5-14-1 26.32% -53.90
05/02/2018 10-16-0 38.46% -38.45
05/01/2018 13-16-0 44.83% -41.10

Totals.............115-135-0....46.00%.....-247.05


MAY MLB BEST BETS ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )

DATE.................ATS................UNITS..... ............0/U..............UNITS................TOTAL

05/21/2018........2 - 4.................-6.48...............5 - 4 - 0.........+3.00 .................-3.48
05/20/2018........1 - 7.................-30.00.............5 - 10 - 0........-30.00.................-60.00
05/19/2018........5 - 2................+21.15.............6 - 6 - 2..........-3.00..................+18.15
05/18/2018........3 - 3................+4.25...............6 - 7 - 1..........-3.00..................+1.25
05/17/2018........5 - 2................+24.30.............6 - 2 - 1..........+19.00...............+43.30
05/16/2018........3 - 2................+6.48...............2 - 6...............-23.00................-16.52
05/15/2018........2 - 3................+2.05...............6 - 6...............-3.00..................-0.95
05/14/2018........2 - 1................+8.05...............6 - 3..............+13.50...............+21.55
05/13/2018........3 - 4................-3.29................5- 7................-13.50................-16.79
05/03/2018........1 - 3................+3.80...............3 - 4 - 1..........-1.40..................+2.40
05/02/2018........1 - 5................-19.20...............4 - 7..............-13.50................-32.70
05/01/2018........2 - 0...............+15.10...............6 - 8..............-2.80.................+12.30


Totals................32 - 36............+26.21...........54 - 64- 5...........-57.70.................-31.49

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win the CFL’s Grey Cup this coming season:

2-1: Calgary Stampeders

5-1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats

6-1: Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto

7-1: Edmonton Eskimos

12-1: BC Lions, Ottawa RedBlacks

18-1: Montreal Alouettes

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

13) Major League Baseball has something they need to clean up, for their own good, if they want to promote their product. I’m thinking it would be a pretty simple fix.

There was one 10pm Eastern time game Monday night; Rockies-Dodgers, but the game wasn’t shown in the Westgate SuperBook because Dodger games are blacked out in Las Vegas. Why?

12) LA and Las Vegas are 265 miles apart, a 4-hour drive; why in God’s name would Dodger games be blacked out here?

There were over 100 people in the SuperBook when the NBA game ended Monday; lot of them would’ve stuck around and watched the ballgame, and thats good for the sport, but they all either went home or played blackjack or whatever.

They’re playing ballgames in Japan and England next year, to “grow the game”. How about showing the Dodgers in Las Vegas? That would grow the game, too.

11) Was playing video poker Monday and was talking to a guy who is a Chicago cop; good guy. He told me the Westgate comps him his room because he plays video poker for ten hours at a time. Ten hours!!!! I wouldn’t be able to see the screen after half that long.

10) SuperBook had ESPN’s volume on Monday night; the 90 minutes before the Celtics-Cavs game was a seemingly eternal pre-game show. I mean, a 2-hour game doesn’t need a 90-minute pregame show, where very little, if anything new is ever said.

Best of the on-air personalities is Jalen Rose, who actually says stuff you can learn from, or will at least make you think. He claimed Monday night that Kyrie Irving won’t be happy if Boston wins the NBA title with him sitting out, since it would increase the chances that he would have to move elsewhere when his contract comes up.

Interesting theory; not sure if it is true, but it something to consider going forward.

9) 19-year old Juan Soto hit his first major league homer for the Nationals Monday night; he started this season in A ball, got only 35 plate appearances in AA before getting the call to the major leagues.

If Soto does real well in Washington, it’ll put pressure on Toronto’s brass to promote their #1 prospect, 19-year old Vladimir Guerrero Jr, who is batting .421 in the AA Eastern League. Thats .421 in 39 games, roughly 25% of a season.

8) Orioles 3, White Sox 2— Chicago had guys on 1st and 3rd, two out and Jose Abreu up in the 9th inning; he was quickly walked intentionally, which isn’t a surprise. Abreu is the White Sox’ best hitter, and Buck Showalter doesn’t let the other team’s best hitter beat him, if he can help it.

When he was managing Arizona, Showalter once walked Barry Bonds intentionally in the ninth inning, with the bases loaded and the Diamondbacks nursing a 2-run lead. He walked a guy with bases loaded!!! Next guy lined out to right to end the game, by the way.

7) Nationals 10, Padres 2— Padres’ 22-year old prospect Franmil Reyes hit his first big league homer Monday night in Washington; he is 3 for 20 in his first seven MLB games. He had 14 HR’s in 130 AB’s in AAA ball this season, before he was called up.

Reyes is listed at 6-5, 275; he looks bigger than that; his future may be as a DH. He didn’t look so good playing right field Monday.

6) Washington 3, Tampa Bay 0— Golden Knight fans were delighted when Washington won and forced a Game 7, while the Las Vegas team rests its tired legs.

5) Cavaliers 111, Celtics 102— This was by far the best game of this round of the playoffs, and it wasn’t that good. Home teams are 6-1 SU/ATS in the conference finals so far.

4) Phillies 3, Braves 0— Atlanta got shut out only once in its first 42 games; they’ve been blanked twice in their last four games.

3) 53% of NBA players have played in the G-League, which surprised me.

2) New Jersey Giants’ coach Pat Shurmur threw out the first pitch at a Mets’ game this weekend, after they were turned down by #1 draft pick Saquon Barkley, who was born in the Bronx and has different baseball allegiances.

1) Something I’m curious about but will probably never know: when good players leave the Patriots and go play somewhere else, are they happier away from Foxboro?

I’m not inferring they are or aren’t, other than I’ve read some stuff lately that suggests that maybe some guys are. Brady/Gronkowski aren’t at OTA’s this week; thats not a good sign.

[StarDust Bum]

Pro Baseball Trend Report

ATLANTA (28 - 18) at PHILADELPHIA (27 - 18) - 7:05 PM
BRANDON MCCARTHY (R) vs. VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 834-875 (+21.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 28-18 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 70-68 (+24.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 17-9 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 9-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games this season.
ATLANTA is 19-10 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 58-67 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 66-73 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 13-4 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 16-9 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-4 (+2.4 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)
BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MCCARTHY is 3-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.50 and a WHIP of 1.334.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)
VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
VELASQUEZ is 0-4 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.89 and a WHIP of 1.474.
His team's record is 2-5 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.4 units)

SAN DIEGO (20 - 29) at WASHINGTON (25 - 21) - 7:05 PM
ERIC LAUER (L) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 87-50 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 120-140 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 80-77 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 97-116 (+15.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 58-49 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 5-11 (-9.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 30-32 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 31-28 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+1.7 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)
ERIC LAUER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.
JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HELLICKSON is 3-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 5.80 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.9 units)

MIAMI (17 - 30) at NY METS (24 - 19) - 7:10 PM
CALEB SMITH (L) vs. ZACK WHEELER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 71-97 (-32.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 94-111 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 49-55 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 38-47 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 44-46 (-26.6 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
NY METS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)
CALEB SMITH vs. NY METS since 1997
SMITH is 0-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)
ZACK WHEELER vs. MIAMI since 1997
WHEELER is 3-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.15 and a WHIP of 0.954.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.1 units)

PITTSBURGH (26 - 20) at CINCINNATI (16 - 32) - 7:10 PM
JAMESON TAILLON (R) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 60-79 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 119-130 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 198-189 (+29.7 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 10-3 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CINCINNATI is 16-32 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 5-18 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 7-18 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CINCINNATI is 3-15 (-12.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 4-18 (-13.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
HARVEY is 6-16 (-15.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HARVEY is 15-30 (-19.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
JAMESON TAILLON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TAILLON is 2-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.23 and a WHIP of 1.321.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)
MATT HARVEY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HARVEY is 1-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.429.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

ARIZONA (25 - 22) at MILWAUKEE (29 - 19) - 7:40 PM
MATT KOCH (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 29-19 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 40-34 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 12-6 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 23-9 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 23-14 (+11.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 40-34 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 25-17 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 13-7 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 119-94 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-8 (+13.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 22-10 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-1 (+2.5 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
MATT KOCH vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
KOCH is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 16.63 and a WHIP of 2.309.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)
JHOULYS CHACIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CHACIN is 6-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.36 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 10-7 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-10. (-3.7 units)

COLORADO (26 - 22) at LA DODGERS (20 - 27) - 10:10 PM
CHAD BETTIS (R) vs. BROCK STEWART (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
CHAD BETTIS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
BETTIS is 2-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.591.
His team's record is 4-3 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.2 units)
BROCK STEWART vs. COLORADO since 1997
STEWART is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 20.25 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

LA ANGELS (26 - 21) at TORONTO (22 - 25) - 7:05 PM
GARRETT RICHARDS (R) vs. J.A. HAPP (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 39-54 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 14-4 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA ANGELS are 22-10 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 10-2 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
TORONTO is 58-72 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
GARRETT RICHARDS vs. TORONTO since 1997
RICHARDS is 2-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.70 and a WHIP of 1.633.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)
J.A. HAPP vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HAPP is 1-6 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.17 and a WHIP of 1.572.
His team's record is 1-6 (-7.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+5.0 units)

BOSTON (32 - 15) at TAMPA BAY (22 - 23) - 7:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. JACOB FARIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 23-7 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 80-51 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 103-62 (+24.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-3 (+1.7 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.6 Units)
CHRIS SALE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SALE is 8-5 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 0.956.
His team's record is 9-6 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-7. (-1.2 units)
JACOB FARIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
FARIA is 1-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.71 and a WHIP of 2.142.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

NY YANKEES (31 - 13) at TEXAS (18 - 31) - 8:05 PM
DOMINGO GERMAN (R) vs. COLE HAMELS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 191-185 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 88-72 (+25.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 141-127 (+23.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 82-78 (+25.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
HAMELS is 33-17 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)
DOMINGO GERMAN vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.
COLE HAMELS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HAMELS is 1-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.30 and a WHIP of 1.432.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.5 units)

BALTIMORE (15 - 32) at CHI WHITE SOX (13 - 31) - 8:10 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 15-32 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 1-9 (-10.9 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 33-71 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 5-20 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 9-20 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 23-47 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 56-84 (-29.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 14-27 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GAUSMAN is 12-29 (-17.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GAUSMAN is 0-6 (-8.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 13-31 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 6-17 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)
JAMES SHIELDS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SHIELDS is 11-8 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.99 and a WHIP of 1.276.
His team's record is 16-12 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-12. (+1.1 units)

DETROIT (20 - 27) at MINNESOTA (20 - 23) - 8:10 PM
MATT BOYD (L) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 84-125 (-32.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-56 (-20.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 45-84 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-97 (-33.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 39-62 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 105-101 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 70-60 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 80-101 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 30-46 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
MATT BOYD vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BOYD is 5-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.98 and a WHIP of 1.121.
His team's record is 7-4 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.6 units)
LANCE LYNN vs. DETROIT since 1997
LYNN is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.541.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

SEATTLE (27 - 19) at OAKLAND (25 - 22) - 10:05 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LEAKE is 40-52 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 12-23 (-16.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 57-44 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 32-20 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-9 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LEAKE is 14-5 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 10-3 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against OAKLAND this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
MIKE LEAKE vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LEAKE is 1-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)
TREVOR CAHILL vs. SEATTLE since 1997
CAHILL is 5-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.386.
His team's record is 7-6 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-5. (+3.0 units)

CLEVELAND (22 - 23) at CHICAGO CUBS (25 - 19) - 7:05 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. TYLER CHATWOOD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 22-23 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-25 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 14-17 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 8-16 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 10-15 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 12-16 (-12.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 7-15 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 121-95 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 919-831 (-160.4 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 21-25 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 243-280 (-71.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-39 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 64-57 (-18.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 839-780 (-155.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CHATWOOD is 12-18 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHATWOOD is 5-13 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHATWOOD is 8-15 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHATWOOD is 14-20 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)
TREVOR BAUER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BAUER is 2-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.53 and a WHIP of 1.312.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.2 units)
TYLER CHATWOOD vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
CHATWOOD is 1-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

SAN FRANCISCO (24 - 24) at HOUSTON (30 - 18) - 8:10 PM
ANDREW SUAREZ (L) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 88-122 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 36-69 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 58-84 (-31.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 13-19 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
ANDREW SUAREZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.
GERRIT COLE vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
COLE is 4-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.261.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

KANSAS CITY (14 - 33) at ST LOUIS (26 - 19) - 8:15 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. LUKE WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 14-33 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 5-24 (-18.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HAMMEL is 12-29 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 97-89 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 10-17 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 9-16 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 60-63 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 74-68 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 44-51 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
JASON HAMMEL vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HAMMEL is 4-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.54 and a WHIP of 1.365.
His team's record is 5-9 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-8. (-3.6 units)
LUKE WEAVER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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Tuesday’s games

National League

Braves (28-18) @ Phillies (27-18)
McCarthy is 0-2, 9.42 in his last three starts (over 7-2). Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 5-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Velasquez is 3-0, 2.08 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1). Team in his starts: 5-4.
5-inning record: 4-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9

Braves won nine of last 13 games; over is 4-2 in their last six road games. Philadelphia won six of its last seven home games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six home tilts.

Padres (20-29) @ Nationals (25-21)
Lauer is 1-2, 8.57 in five starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 1-4.
5-inning record: 1-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Hellickson is 1-0, 0.59 in his last three starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 4-2.
5-inning record: 4-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6

Padres won three of their last four games; under is 13-8-2 in their road games. Washington lost three of its last four games; four of their last five games went over.

Marlins (17-30) @ Mets (24-19)
Smith is 2-4, 3.99 in his last six starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 3-6.
5-inning record: 3-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Wheeler is 0-2, 8.44 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 3-4.
5-inning record: 1-6. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-7

Marlins are 4-10 in last 14 games; over is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Mets won five of their last six games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Pirates (26-20) @ Reds (16-32)
Taillon is 0-0, 1.98 in his last three starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-4.
5-inning record: 3-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-9

Harvey is 0-0, 3.38 in two starts for the Reds (over 1-0-1). Team in his starts: 2-0.
5-inning record: 3-2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-6

Pirates lost their last three games; they’re 4-4 in road series openers. Under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games; they’re 3-5 in home series openers. Under is 5-1 in their last six home games.

Diamondbacks (25-22) @ Brewers (29-19)
Koch is 0-2, 8.03 in his last two starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 3-3.
5-inning record: 1-5. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4

Chacin is 1-0, 1.96 in his last three starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 7-3.
5-inning record: 5-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10

Diamondbacks are 1-11 in their last dozen games; over is 12-5 in their last 17 road games. Milwaukee won six of its last eight games; under is 4-0-1 in their last five home games.

Rockies (26-22) @ Dodgers (20-27)
Bettis is 1-1, 3.96 in his last four starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 6-3.
5-inning record: 8-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Unknown. Team in his starts: 0-0.
5-inning record: 0-0. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0

Colorado is 9-3 in its last 12 road games; under is 10-5-1 in their last 16 road games. Dodgers won four of their last five games; under is 4-0-1 in their last five home games.

American League

Angels (26-21) @ Blue Jays (22-25)
Richards is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 5-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Happ is 2-2, 4.70 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 6-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Angels lost five of their last six games; they’re 4-2 in road series openers. Under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Toronto lost its last six home games; they’re 4-4 in home series openers. Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Red Sox (32-15) @ Rays (22-23)
Sale is 3-0, 2.91 in his last five starts (over 3-1-1). Team in his starts: 6-4
5-inning record: 6-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-10

Faria is 0-1, 14.29 in two starts vs Boston this year; he is 1-1, 6.19 in his last three starts. Under is 4-2-1 in his last seven starts. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 4-3-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Boston won four of its last five games; they’re 3-5 in road series openers. Under is 4-1-2 in their last seven road games. Rays won six of their last seven games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

New York (31-13) @ Texas (18-31)
German is 0-0, 4.91 in two starts this year (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 2-0
5-inning record: 0-0-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

Hamels is 1-0, 2.55 in his last three starts, but he missed his last turn. Under is 6-3 in his starts. Team in his starts: 2-7
5-inning record: 3-4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

New York is 22-4 in its last 26 games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Rangers lost seven of their last nine games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Orioles (15-32) @ White Sox (13-31)
Gausman is 2-1, 3.04 in his last four starts (under 5-4). Team in his starts: 4-5.
5-inning record: 4-3-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9

Shields is 0-3, 5.06 in his last six starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 3-6.
5-inning record: 4-4-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Orioles lost four of their last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. White Sox won three of their last five games; under is 7-1 in their last eight games.

Tigers (20-27) @ Twins (20-23)
Boyd is 2-1, 3.60 in his last four starts (under 6-2). Team in his starts: 4-4.
5-inning record: 1-5-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-8

Lynn is 1-3, 8.46 in his last five starts(over 7-1). Team in his starts: 2-6.
5-inning record: 1-6-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8

Tigers lost five of their last six games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Minnesota lost five of its last eight games; three of their last five games went over.

Mariners (27-19) @ A’s (25-22)
Leake is 2-3, 7.64 in his last six starts (over 7-1-1). Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 4-2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Cahill is 0-2, 4.09 in his last four starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 1-2-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-5

Mariners won five of their last seven games; they’re 4-4 in road series openers Over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Oakland won won six of its last seven games; they’re 4-2 in home series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five home games.

Interleague

Indians (22-23) @ Cubs (25-19)
Bauer is 2-1, 3.09 in his last five starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 4-5.
5-inning record: 4-2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9

Chatwood is 3-0, 2.63 in his last five starts (over 4-4). Team in his starts: 3-5.
5-inning record: 4-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8

Cleveland is 3-8 in its last 11 road games; they’re 3-5 in road series openers. Under is 5-3 in their last eight road games. Cubs won three of their last four games; they’re 6-2 in last eight series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight home games.

Giants (24-24) @ Astros (30-18)
Suarez is 0-2, 9.00 in his last two starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 1-4.
5-inning record: 1-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-5

Cole is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts; under is 4-2-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-1.
5-inning record: 4-2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Giants lost six of their last seven road games; they’re 4-3 in road series openers. Over is 7-2-3 in their last 13 games. Houston won six of its last eight games; they’re 4-4 in home series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Royals (14-33) @ Cardinals (26-19)
Hammel is 0-4, 8.46 in his last five starts (under 6-2-1). Team in his starts: 1-8.
5-inning record: 2-7. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9

Weaver is 1-1, 0.75 in his last two starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 4-5.
5-inning record: 5-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9

Royals lost eight of their last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. St Louis lost four of its last seven home games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 games.

Umpires
SD-Wsh: Underdogs won five of last seven Cooper games.
Atl-Phil: Over is 4-0-2 in last six LBarrett games.
Mia-NY: Under is 5-3 in Estabrook games this season.
Az-Mil: Five of last six Hernandez games stayed under.
Colo-LA: Last three Marquez games stayed under total.

NY-Tex: Six of seven Hoberg games went over total.
Balt-Chi: Four of last five Miller games stayed under.
Det-Minn: Road team won six of last eight Hudson games.

KC-StL: Three of last four Foster games went over the total.

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

Orioles 4-14-6…….10-11-2……14-25
Boston 13-8-5……..11-8-3……24-16
White Sox 8-12-2…….6-15-2…..14-27
Cleveland 10-8-5……12-6-5……22-14
Detroit 9-12-4……10-10-4……19-21
Astros 11-6-7……12-8-5……..23-13
KC 5-14-3……..8-15-3……13-29
Angels 14-3-1……9-14-6……..23-17
Twins 9-12-3……7-10-5…….16-22
NYY 12-4-4……15-6-4…….27-10
A’s 9-12-6……7-8-5………16-21
Seattle 15-7-4……8-8-6………23-15
TB 14-8-5……6-9-3………20-16
Texas 9-12-4……7-14-3……..16-26
Toronto 7-11-3……..6-16-5…….13-27

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 5/21)
Ariz 8-20……..6-25……….14
Atl 11-25……11-21……..22
Cubs 6-23……..11-23………17
Reds 5-23……..5-23………..10
Colo 12-30……..6-18..…….18
LA 9-25……..5-21..………14
Miami 7-22……..10-26……….17
Milw 8-28……..3-19…..……11
Mets 6-20……..9-23………..15
Philly 6-23……..9-23……….15
Pitt 5-22……..7-24………..12
StL 6-20……..5-24………..11
SD 6-22……..3-26………..9
SF 2-23………11-24….…13
Wash 12-23……..8-24……..20

Orioles 8-24……..8-23………16
Boston 9-25……..9-22………18
White Sox 5-22……8-23………12
Clev 7-23…….7-22……….14
Detroit 8-25…….4-22………12
Astros 6-22……5-23……….9
KC 7-22……..7-25………14
Angels 7-18……..4-28………11
Twins 7-24……3-27……….10
NYY 5-20……..9-24………14
A’s 6-27……..7-20………13
Seattle 9-24……6-22……….15
TB 12-27…..4-18………16
Texas 3-25……4-24……….7
Toronto 4-21……7-26……….11

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 25-8 NL, favorites +$284
AL @ NL– 15-10 NL, favorites -$212
Total: 40-18 NL, favorites +$72

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 16-12-1
AL @ NL: Under 12-6-1
Total: Under 28-18-2

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MLB (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Arizona at Milwaukee - Monday May 21, 2018

The Diamondbacks look to bounce back from yesterday’s 4-1 loss to the Mets and come into tonight’s game with a 14-3 record in Zack Greinke’s last 17 starts after sccring 2 runs or less in the previous game. Arizona is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Diamondbacks favored by 3 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-120).


TUESDAY MAY 22, 2018

Atlanta
@
Philadelphia
Game 901-902
May 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Atlanta
(McCrthy) 16.451
Philadelphia
(Velasquez) 14.881
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Atlanta
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Philadelphia
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta
(+105); Over

San Diego
@
Washington
Game 903-904
May 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Diego
(Lauer) 16.791
Washington
(Hellckson) 14.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: San Diego
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington
-200
8
Dunkel Pick: San Diego
(+170); Over

Miami
@
NY Mets
Game 905-906
May 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Miami
(Smith) 12.698
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 15.258
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Mets
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Mets
-120
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets
(-120); Under

Pittsburgh
@
Cincinnati
Game 907-908
May 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Pittsburgh
(Taillon) 14.449
Cincinnati
(Harvey) 13.558
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Pittsburgh
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Pittsburgh
-135
9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh
(-135); Over

Arizona
@
Milwaukee
Game 909-910
May 22, 2018 @ 7:40 pm

Dunkel Rating: Arizona
(Koch) 13.499
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 16.975
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Milwaukee
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Milwaukee
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee
(-135); Under

Colorado
@
LA Dodgers
Game 911-912
May 22, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Colorado
(Bettis) 00.000
LA Dodgers
(Stewart) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Colorado

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Colorado

Dunkel Pick: Colorado

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LA Angels
@
Toronto
Game 913-914
May 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: LA Angels
(Richards) 14.803
Toronto
(Happ) 15.891
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Toronto
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Angels
-115
9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto
(-105); Under

Boston
@
Tampa Bay

Game 915-916
May 22, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Boston
(Sale) 15.393
Tampa Bay
(Faria) 16.760
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-215
7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay
(+185); Under

NY Yankees
@
Texas
Game 917-918
May 22, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Yankees
(German) 17.305
Texas
(Hamels) 14.106
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Yankees
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-160
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees
(-160); Over

Baltimore
@
Chicago White Sox
Game 919-920
May 22, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Baltimore
(Gausman) 15.256
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 14.348
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Baltimore
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Baltimore
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore
(-130); Over

Detroit
@
Minnesota
Game 921-922
May 22, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Detroit
(Boyd) 14.361
Minnesota
(Lynn) 16.682
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Minnesota
-160
9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
(-160); Under

Seattle
@
Oakland
Game 923-924
May 22, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Seattle
(Leake) 15.501
Oakland
(Cahill) 17.568
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oakland
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Oakland
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland
(-150); Under

Cleveland
@
Chicago Cubs
Game 925-926
May 22, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Cleveland
(Bauer) 17.177
Chicago Cubs
(Chtwood) 15.530
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Cleveland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cleveland
-115
No Total
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland
(-115); N/A

San Francisco
@
Houston
Game 927-928
May 22, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: San Francisco
(Suarez) 15.052
Houston
(Cole) 18.556
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Houston
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Houston
-270
8
Dunkel Pick: Houston
(-270); Under

Kansas City
@
St. Louis
Game 929-930
May 22, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating: Kansas City
(Hammel) 12.595
St. Louis
(Weaver) 17.387
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: St. Louis
by 5
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: St. Louis
-200
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis
(-200); Under

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Tuesday's Diamond Notes
May 22, 2018

Hottest team: Athletics (7-3 last 10)

The AL West race is turning into the most competitive one in baseball so far. The Astros are still leading the way with the Mariners right behind, followed by the Angels and Athletics. Oakland returns home from a highly successful 7-3 road trip against New York, Boston, and Toronto, capped off by a four-game sweep of the Blue Jays. In six of the seven victories, the Athletics’ offense carried them by scoring at least five runs, while also forging above the .500 mark on the road.

Oakland welcomes in Seattle for a key three-game series as the Mariners are riding a three-game winning streak. Trevor Cahill takes the mound for the A’s in the opener, as Oakland is unbeaten in his two home starts this season. Cahill struck out 12 batters in six innings of work in a 2-0 victory over Baltimore on May 5, as the A’s are hosting the Mariners for the first time this season. Seattle captured four of the first six meetings at Safeco Field, while three of the last four matchups have finished UNDER the total.

Coldest team: Diamondbacks (1-11 last 12)

What happened to the Arizona team that was running away with the NL West division following a 24-11 start? A lack of hitting is the answer, as the D-backs have scored two runs or less in nine of the past 12 games, while falling out of first place with the Rockies jumping them for the top spot. The Rockies edged the Dodgers on Monday, coupled with Arizona’s 4-2 defeat at Milwaukee as Zack Greinke allowed three home runs in the loss.

Arizona has lost five straight road games as the D-backs try to end that skid tonight with Matt Koch taking the mound. Koch seeks a better effort against the Brewers after getting tagged for eight runs and nine hits in 4.1 innings of work in an 8-2 home loss to Milwaukee last Wednesday. Brewers’ right-hander Jhoulys Chacin limited the D-backs to two hits and one run in seven innings in his last appearance against Arizona last week, but the Snakes picked up a 2-1 win.

Hottest pitcher: Vince Velasquez, Phillies (4-4, 4.37 ERA)

Philadelphia captured the opener against Atlanta on Monday, 3-0 to creep within a half-game of first place in the NL East. Velasquez heads to the hill for the Phillies in Game 2 looking to stay hot, while also trying to figure out this Braves’ lineup. The right-hander is coming off three straight wins over the Nationals, Giants, and Cardinals, while tossing six scoreless innings at St. Louis in his last outing. However, Velasquez has not been able to slow down Atlanta in three starts by going 0-3, as the righty has given up 13 earned runs in 12.2 innings.

Coldest pitcher: Andrew Suarez, Giants (1-3, 4.88 ERA)

San Francisco hasn’t had much luck when Suarez starts this season by posting a 1-4 team record. The southpaw has delivered a solid 28/5 strikeout to walk ratio, but was knocked around for four runs in the opening inning of a 6-3 defeat to the last-place Reds in his past outing. Suarez and the Giants have a tall task traveling to Houston to face the defending champion Astros as heavy underdogs. The good news for San Francisco is Houston’s 3-4 record in the last seven home series openers, while the Astros have scored three runs or less six times in this situation.

Biggest OVER run: Padres (5-2 last seven)

San Diego continues its road swing at Washington after getting blown out at Washington on Monday, 10-2. The Padres’ offense swung the bats well in the final two wins at Pittsburgh this past weekend by scoring 14 runs before Monday’s blowout loss. San Diego’s lineup has actually performed better of late by plating four runs or more in seven of the past 10 games, as Eric Lauer heads to the mound tonight. Lauer has been tagged for 10 runs in his last two starts, resulting in OVERS against the Cardinals and Pirates.

Biggest UNDER run: White Sox (7-1 last eight)

It took until late May for Chicago to finally win a home series, doing so this past weekend against Texas. The White Sox followed up that successful weekend with a home loss to the Orioles on Monday, 3-2. Chicago’s pitching has actually carried them of late by allowing three runs or less in five of the past six games, while the White Sox are turning around their total record at home following a 5-1 OVER mark in their previous homestand. James Shields heads to the mound for Chicago tonight as the righty has cashed the UNDER in four of the past five starts, while coming off his best outing of the season by allowing three hits and one run in seven innings against Texas.

Matchup to watch: Indians vs. Cubs

The second portion of this interleague series continues over the next two nights at Wrigley Field. The rematch of the 2016 World Series began in Cleveland last month as the Cubs blew out the Indians in opener, followed by a 4-1 victory by the Tribe.

Cleveland sits atop the AL Central in spite of owning a below .500 record at 22-23. The Indians dropped two of three at Houston this past weekend, as Cleveland sends out right-hander Trevor Bauer in the opener of this set. Bauer shut down the Cubs the last time he faced them at Progressive Field on April 25 by allowing one earned run and four hits in 6.2 innings of work. The former UCLA standout is coming off his first scoreless effort of the season in a 6-0 road victory at Detroit, while striking out 10 in eight innings last Wednesday.

The Cubs return home after grabbing three of four at Cincinnati as Tyler Chatwood heads to the hill. Chatwood has won his last two starts at Wrigley Field, while beating the Indians in the opener of their interleague set last month by tossing six solid innings and giving up one run. The Cubs look to extend their winning streak to five in home series openers dating back to late April, while hosting the Indians for the first time since Game 5 of the 2016 World Series.

Betcha didn’t know: Since getting blown out at Baltimore 17-1 on May 13, the Rays have caught fire by winning six of seven to close out their road trip. Tampa Bay went the unconventional route in its last two games against the Angels by starting reliever Sergio Romo in each of those contests. Romo pitched a total of 2.1 innings, but was able to shut down the top of the Angels’ lineup, possibly starting a trend where the bullpen would start the game and perhaps turn it over to a starter to eat up innings. Tampa Bay comes back home to battle Boston as Jake Faria heads to the hill with the Rays winning five of his past six starts.

Biggest public favorite: Astros (-270) vs. Giants

Biggest public underdog: Tigers (+145) at Twins

Biggest line move: Rangers (+153 to +145) vs. Yankees

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LEADING OFF: Soto swings away, Harvey's home debut with Reds
May 21, 2018

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

ENCORE!

Nationals outfielder Juan Soto looks to add to his hit total. The youngest player in the majors at 19, he launched a 442-foot home run Monday night in his first big league start. Soto also singled while driving in three runs at home against San Diego. According to Baseball-Reference.com, he was the first teenager to hit a home run in a major league game since Washington teammate Bryce Harper on Sept. 30, 2012.

COLE ON A ROLL

Gerrit Cole starts at home for Houston, facing the Giants. The right-hander has been dominant in his first season with the Astros, going 4-1 with a 1.75 ERA while striking out 93 in 61 2/3 innings.

OCTOBER FLASHBACKS

It's another rematch of the 2016 World Series when the Chicago Cubs host Cleveland at Wrigley Field. Trevor Bauer (3-3, 2.59 ERA) pitches for the Indians after throwing eight shutout innings with 10 strikeouts last Wednesday in Detroit. Tyler Chatwood (3-3, 3.14) goes for the Cubs. Bauer and Chatwood both won when the teams split a two-game series last month in Cleveland. Of course, it was the Cubs who rallied to win the World Series in seven games two years ago, taking Game 7 in extra innings at Cleveland for their first championship since 1908.

YOU, AGAIN

For the fourth time already this season, Braves right-hander Brandon McCarthy pitches against Vince Velasquez of the Phillies. It was the same thing Monday night when Atlanta's Mike Foltynewicz and Philadelphia's Nick Pivetta squared off for the fourth time this year. McCarthy (4-2, 5.05 ERA) will look to improve to 4-0 against the Phillies. He has a 2.25 ERA in three starts spanning 16 innings. Velasquez (4-4, 4.37) is 0-3 versus the Braves. He's lasted just 12 2/3 innings in those three outings.

FIRST IMPRESSION

Matt Harvey makes his home debut for Cincinnati against Pittsburgh. Acquired in a May 8 trade with the Mets, the former ace has started twice on the road for the Reds with mixed results in a pair of no-decisions. He threw four shutout innings of one-hit ball at Dodger Stadium and then was touched up for three runs and seven hits in four innings at San Francisco. One bright spot: Harvey hasn't walked a batter since joining the Reds' rotation, striking out seven. Jameson Taillon gets the ball as the Pirates try to snap a three-game skid. He is 0-3 in his last seven starts.

BEEN A WHILE

Both starters in the Yankees-Rangers matchup have had a lot of extra time to rest. Texas lefty Cole Hamels (2-4) will be pitching for the first time in 11 days, and Domingo German (0-1) is going to the mound for the first time in 10 days. Hamels was scratched from his last turn in the rotation because of neck stiffness. German, a rookie right-hander, got pushed back because New York had two scheduled off days in what turned out to be a rainy week.

D-BACKS DROUGHT

Arizona has lost five in a row and 11 of 12, scoring just 24 runs in that span. The Diamondbacks were playing well atop the NL West when their skid began. Matt Koch looks for big improvement in his start at Milwaukee - in his last outing, the Brewers tagged him for four home runs in 4 1/3 innings.

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TUESDAY, MAY 22
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

CLE at CHC 07:05 PM
CLE -105
U 7.5

ATL at PHI 07:05 PM
ATL +102
O 8.5

SD at WAS 07:05 PM
WAS -185
O 8.5

LAA at TOR 07:07 PM
LAA -105
U 8.5

PIT at CIN 07:10 PM
CIN +117
O 9.5

BOS at TB 07:10 PM
BOS -220
U 7.0

MIA at NYM 07:10 PM
NYM -113
U 7.0

ARI at MIL 07:40 PM
MIL -147
O 9.0

NYY at TEX 08:05 PM
NYY -159
U 9.5

DET at MIN 08:10 PM
DET +145
U 9.0

SF at HOU 08:10 PM
HOU -260
U 7.5

BAL at CHW 08:10 PM
CHW +113
O 8.5

KC at STL 08:15 PM
STL -220
O 8.5

SEA at OAK 10:05 PM
OAK -140
U 8.5

COL at LAD 10:10 PM
COL +135
U 7.5

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Betts powers Red Sox past Rays 4-2
May 22, 2018

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Mookie Betts hit his major league-leading 16th homer, Chris Sale struck out nine in 7 2/3 innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Sale (5-1) gave up four hits and walked two. He has allowed three runs or fewer in his first 11 starts, the longest stretch by a Boston pitcher to open a season since Pedro Martinez's 12 in 2001.

Joe Kelly finished the eighth, and Craig Kimbrel got into a bases-loaded jam before finishing his 14th save in 16 chances when Mallex Smith grounded into a game-ending forceout.

Willy Adames made his big league debut and hit a solo home run off Sale in his second at-bat. The 22-year-old shortstop prospect went 1 for 4 with three strikeouts.

Betts hit a three-run drive in the third off Jake Faria (3-3), who left two batters later because of a strained left oblique.

Two hitters following Faria's departure, Wilson Ramos was taken out due to a bruised left hand after Austin Pruitt's 0-2 pitch to Xander Bogaerts bounced and struck the catcher.

BRAVES 3, PHILLIES 1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ozzie Albies hit his 14th homer and Brandon McCarthy tossed 5 2/3 sharp innings, leading Atlanta to the victory.

McCarthy (5-2) allowed one run and four hits. He is 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA against Philadelphia this season and 1-2 with a 6.60 ERA against the rest of the league.

Vince Velasquez (4-5) gave up two runs - one earned - and fanned nine in 4 2/3 innings. He fell to 0-4 against the Braves.

The NL East's top two teams have already met 11 times, with Atlanta winning seven games.

Arodys Vizcaino finished with a perfect inning for his ninth save in 11 tries.

INDIANS 10, CUBS 1

CHICAGO (AP) - Jose Ramirez hit his 14th homer and the Indians routed the Cubs in their first meeting at Wrigley Field since the 2016 World Series.

The AL Central leaders moved back to .500 with an easy victory against the team that beat them two years ago to end a 108-year championship drought.

Ramirez got the blowout going with his three-run drive in the third. The Indians scored four times in the inning while chasing a wild Tyler Chatwood (3-4).

Trevor Bauer (4-3) went six innings in his second straight scoreless start. The right-hander gave up seven hits and struck out six.

Yonder Alonso had three of Cleveland's 11 hits, including a three-run double in the fifth.

Chicago's Ian Happ led off the ninth with a pinch-hit homer against Josh Tomlin.

ASTROS 11, GIANTS 2

HOUSTON (AP) - Gerrit Cole struck out eight in six innings, leading Houston to the victory.

Both of the runs off Cole (5-1) scored on a fifth-inning homer by Brandon Crawford, whose sister Amy is married to Cole.

Tony Kemp had two hits and a career-high five RBIs as Houston won for the fifth time in six games.

San Francisco's Andrew Suarez (1-4) was tagged for five runs and in four-plus innings in his sixth major league start.

RANGERS 6, YANKEES 4

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Texas ace Cole Hamels limited the slugging Yankees to four hits over seven innings, and Jurickson Profar and Ronald Guzman homered for the last-place Rangers.

Profar's three-run homer in the first that just cleared the 8-foot wall in center put the Rangers ahead to stay against Domingo German (0-2). Guzman started the fourth with a liner into the right field seats, making it 6-1 only a few batters before the Yankees starter came out.

Hamels (3-4) struck out seven in his first start in 11 days. The lefty was scratched from his precious turn because of neck stiffness.

Keone Kela worked a perfect ninth for his ninth save.

Rookies Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar hit solo homers off Hamels.

REDS 7, PIRATES 2

CINCINNATI (AP) - Matt Harvey pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first victory with Cincinnati, and Scooter Gennett hit his fifth grand slam over the last two seasons.

Harvey (1-2) gave up three hits in his third start for the Reds, who acquired him from the Mets for catcher Devin Mesoraco on May 8.

The Pirates loaded the bases in the first inning with the help of a pair of walks, but Harvey escaped the threat by fanning Colin Moran for the first of his five strikeouts. Moran hit a solo homer in the fourth.

Gennett led the majors with a club-record four grand slams last season. He got his first of this season off Jameson Taillon (2-4), connecting in the fifth inning.

NATIONALS 2, PADRES 1

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bryce Harper hit his NL-leading 15th homer for Washington, and Michael Taylor's one-out double in the ninth scored the game-winning run.

Juan Soto, the youngest player in the majors, reached base in all four at-bats in his second career start. The 19-year-old led off the ninth with his third walk, took second on Wilmer Difo's groundout and scored on Taylor's hit off the center-field wall against Matt Strahm (0-2).

Washington's Sean Doolittle (2-2) struck out the side in the ninth.

Franchy Cordero homered for the Padres.

BREWERS 1, DIAMONDBACKS 0

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jhoulys Chacin and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, sending Milwaukee to the win.

Domingo Santana drove in the only run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning for the NL Central leaders. Milwaukee (30-19) moved a season-high 11 games over .500, while the Diamondbacks have lost six in a row and 12 of 13 - scoring just 24 runs in that stretch.

Chacin allowed two hits in five innings. Matt Albers (3-1) got three outs, Josh Hader pitched two innings and Corey Knebel worked the ninth for his third save.

Arizona starter Matt Koch (2-3) permitted three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked three.

TWINS 6, TIGERS 0

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota's Lance Lynn gave up five hits over 6 2/3 innings in his most efficient outing of the season, and Brian Dozier drove in three runs with a pair of doubles.

Lynn (2-4) lowered his jumbo ERA from 7.47 to 6.34 in his ninth start, striking out four and walking one. Dozier's two-run liner capped a three-run fifth for Minnesota, which won its third straight game.

Detroit's Matt Boyd (2-4) departed with a left oblique spasm after walking the first two batters of the bottom of the fifth. Boyd gave up two runs.

ROYALS 5, CARDINALS 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez homered for Kansas City, helping Jason Hammel to his first victory of the season.

Hammel (1-5) allowed one run and nine hits in seven innings. He struck out six and walked none.

Gordon added two singles in a 3-for-4 night after entering the game hitless in his previous 14 at-bats. He was in a 4-for-40 skid that dated to May 9.

St. Louis' Luke Weaver (3-4) struck out eight in seven innings. He yielded three runs and seven hits.

BLUE JAYS 5, ANGELS 3

TORONTO (AP) - Kendrys Morales hit a two-run homer, J.A. Happ won his second straight start and Toronto stopped a four-game losing streak.

Morales connected for his fourth homer in the Blue Jays' five-run first against Garrett Richards (4-3).

Angels outfielder Chris Young misplayed Russell Martin's first-inning line drive, allowing two runs to score and ending the longest active errorless streak in the major leagues at 236 games.

Los Angeles has lost eight of 11.

Happ (5-2) allowed two runs in seven innings. Tyler Clippard got three outs for his second save in three chances, finishing a four-hitter.

MARLINS 5, METS 1

NEW YORK (AP) - Miami's Caleb Smith pitched neatly into the seventh inning against a Mets lineup that included newcomer Jose Bautista.

Derek Dietrich homered and J.T. Realmuto got three hits as the Marlins, the lowest-scoring team in the majors, ended a three-game skid. The Mets had won four in a row.

Bautista signed with the Mets two days after being cut by Atlanta. He doubled and scored New York's only run on Tomas Nido's sacrifice fly.

Smith (3-5) pitched with poise, giving up three hits over 6 2/3 innings.

Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler struck out nine in six innings. He allowed one earned run and seven hits.

WHITE SOX 3, ORIOLES 2

CHICAGO (AP) - Yolmer Sanchez capped Chicago's three-run eighth with a tiebreaking RBI single, lifting the White Sox to the victory.

Welington Castillo also had an RBI single and Yoan Moncada added a sacrifice fly as last-place Chicago won for the fourth time in six games. Bruce Rondon (2-2) pitched a scoreless eighth and Nate Jones got three outs for his fourth save.

Mark Trumbo went 4 for 4 with two doubles for Baltimore. Mychal Givens (0-1) got the loss.

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SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 23, 2018
Time (ET) Away Home Site
1:10 PM Arizona Diamondbacks Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
1:10 PM Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Target Field
1:15 PM Kansas City Royals St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
2:10 PM San Francisco Giants Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
4:05 PM San Diego Padres Washington Nationals Nationals Park
7:05 PM Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
7:05 PM New York Yankees Texas Rangers Globe Life Park in Arlington
7:07 PM Los Angeles Angels Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
7:10 PM Boston Red Sox Tampa Bay Rays Tropicana Field
7:10 PM Miami Marlins New York Mets Citi Field
7:10 PM Pittsburgh Pirates Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
8:05 PM Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
8:10 PM Baltimore Orioles Chicago White Sox Guaranteed Rate Field
10:05 PM Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
10:10 PM Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium


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May's MLB Record: ( OVERALL RECORD BASED ON 5 UNITS )

05/22/2018 13-17-0 43.33% -35.25
05/21/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +11.15
05/20/2018 9-20-0 31.03% -64.15
05/19/2018 15-14-2 51.72% -1.95
05/18/2018 13-14-1 48.14% -15.30
05/17/2018 12-5-1 70.59% +42.20
05/16/2018 8-8-0 50.00% +2.05
05/15/2018 13-11-2 54.17% +11.85
05/14/2018 10-8-0 55.56% +0.40
05/13/2018 9-17-0 34.62% -57.65
05/03/2018 5-14-1 26.32% -53.90
05/02/2018 10-16-0 38.46% -38.45
05/01/2018 13-16-0 44.83% -41.10

Totals.............128-152-0....45.72%.....-282.30


MAY MLB BEST BETS ( DOGS AND TOTALS ONLY )

DATE.................ATS................UNITS..... ............0/U..............UNITS................TOTAL

05/22/2018........3 - 2................+6.60...............6 - 8 - 0........-14.00..................-8.00
05/21/2018........2 - 4.................-6.48...............5 - 4 - 0.........+3.00 .................-3.48
05/20/2018........1 - 7.................-30.00.............5 - 10 - 0........-30.00.................-60.00
05/19/2018........5 - 2................+21.15.............6 - 6 - 2..........-3.00..................+18.15
05/18/2018........3 - 3................+4.25...............6 - 7 - 1..........-3.00..................+1.25
05/17/2018........5 - 2................+24.30.............6 - 2 - 1..........+19.00...............+43.30
05/16/2018........3 - 2................+6.48...............2 - 6...............-23.00................-16.52
05/15/2018........2 - 3................+2.05...............6 - 6...............-3.00..................-0.95
05/14/2018........2 - 1................+8.05...............6 - 3..............+13.50...............+21.55
05/13/2018........3 - 4................-3.29................5- 7................-13.50................-16.79
05/03/2018........1 - 3................+3.80...............3 - 4 - 1..........-1.40..................+2.40
05/02/2018........1 - 5................-19.20...............4 - 7..............-13.50................-32.70
05/01/2018........2 - 0...............+15.10...............6 - 8..............-2.80.................+12.30


Totals................35 - 38............+32.81...........60 - 72- 5...........-71.70.................-38.89

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Odds on some interesting NFL games this season:

Week 2: Vikings @ Green Bay (-2.5)

Week 3: Cowboys @ Seattle (-1.5)

Week 4: Eagles (-2.5) @ Tennessee

Week 5: Redskins @ New Orleans (-7.5)

Week 6: Chiefs @ New England (-7)

Week 7: Broncos (-1.5) @ Arizona


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings…….

13) Rockets 95, Warriors 92— Houston held Golden State to 12 4th-quarter points as they evened Wester finals 2-2.

Rockets’ PJ Tucker didn’t score a basket (0-4) but he grabbed 16 rebounds and was +7 in 44:08, which means Houston was outscored by 10 points in the 3:52 he sat out.

12) A gutty gambler dropped $50,000 on the Rockets to win the NBA title at 10-1 at the SouthPoint Casino Tuesday. Later on Tuesday, someone put $10,000 on the Rockets to win Game 4, at a +$400 money line.

11) Michigan Wolverines opened as a 7-point underdog at Notre Dame this coming football season; they’re now a 1-point favorite.

10) Tampa Bay Rays brought SS prospect Willie Adames up Tuesday; he got to the ballpark a half hour before the game, but still started and homered off of Chris Sale.

9) On May 22, 1990, the Reds lost 3-1 in 16 innings to the Cubs; Cincy walked Andre Dawson intentionally five times that day.

Who was batting behind Dawson? Former big league manager Lloyd McClendon was 0-6, then Dave Clark went 1-2

Cincinnati wound up winning the World Series that year.

8) Seattle Mariners put CF Dee Gordon (toe) on the DL. Tigers’ P Matthew Boyd left with an oblique injury after allowing one hit in four IP at Minnesota.

7) Chargers’ TE Hunter Henry tore his ACL, is done for 2018.

6) Reds 7, Pirates 2— Matt Harvey wins his home debut for the Reds, allowing one run in six IP. Devin Mesoraco is playing well for the Mets, so a good trade for both teams.

5) Jets traded QB Christian Hackenberg to Oakland for a 7th-round pick. Hackenberg suited up for five games with the Jets, but never took a snap.

4) Orioles’ SS Manny Machado is married to the sister of Indians’ 1B Yonder Alonso.

3) Someone didn’t vote for Jayson Tatum on the NBA’s all-rookie team; whoever that is should lose their right to vote.

2) Mets signed OF Jose Bautista not long after the Braves cut him; he batted 5th, and scored the Mets’ only run in a 5-1 loss to the Marlins.

1) Super Bowl champ Eagles released starting LB Michael Kendricks Tuesday; he had been with the club the last six seasons.