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**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 08:31 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

Major league batting averages the last seven years, for lefty hitters who pull the ball on the ground. Shifting has forced lefty batters to hit the ball in the air more.

2017 – .197

2016 – .193

2015 – .207

2014 – .208

2013 – .222

2012 – .221

2011 – .235

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

13) With 20 more days until the NFL Draft, it is beginning to look like Lamar Jackson will be the most interesting player to follow.

The Louisville QB was a really good college player- he won the freakin’ Heisman Trophy, but his Wonderlic score wasn’t good and there are reports that when he was analyzing plays/concepts on the white board with coaches, he didn’t do well either, both major red flags for QB prospects.

Then there’s the thing about his mother being his manager which hasn’t helped anything.

12) Lot of outfielders now carry an index card in their back pocket to help them position themselves for different hitters.

11) Fresno State hired San Diego State assistant Justin Hutson as its new coach; he spent the last 12 years as an assistant in the Mountain West, for the Aztecs and at UNLV. He is considered to be a great recruiter— basketball people on Twitter were very enthusiastic about this hire.

10) I mentioned couple weeks ago how Texas-Arlington fired coach/alum Scott Cross despite his team going 72-33 the last three years; now it turns out the Mavericks’ basketball budget is in the lower half…..of the Sun Belt Conference!!!!

School’s AD says he wants the basketball team to be like Gonzaga, but the school spends money like it is a bottom 50 team. No bueno.

Texas-Arlington’s basketball budget is $1.5M; Gonzaga’s is $7M.

9) Pretty good basketball tournament Nov 22-23 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas; Michigan State, North Carolina, UCLA and Texas.

8) Oakland A’s did a logical thing and acquired OF Trayce Thompson off waivers from New York. Trayce will live in Oakland with his brother Klay, who plays across the parking lot from the Oakland Coliseum with the Warriors.

Trayce Thompson will likely only be in Oakland for 10 days or so, unless he makes a positive impression before the A’s need a 5th starting pitcher on April 17.

7) Oddsmakers put out over/unders for individual team totals for each NFL game; say Team A is a 3-point favorite over Team B and the total of 41, then Team A’s total would be 22 and Team B’s would be 19. You wager on stuff like this, if you live somewhere that has legal wagering (ahem).

Last year the Chargers led the NFL by allowing 4.59 points less per week than their opponents’ over/under; Vikings were next at -3.88 per week.

6) Houston Texans allowed 4.2 ppg more than their opponents’ total each week; Denver was 31st in the NFL, at +2.98 ppg.

5) As far as offense goes, he Rams scored 5.75 more ppg than the oddsmakers estimated to lead the league; Jacksonville was next, at +4.72 ppg.

4) Most disappointing offensive teams were Oakland at -4.14 ppg and Atlanta (-4.06).

3) I’m not a “Get off my lawn!!!” guy on this subject, but this is an interesting fact, with the strikeout becoming so prevalent now.

In 1950, Yogi Berra went to the plate 656 times and struck out 12 times. Twelve.

He hit 28 homers, knocked in 124 runs and struck out 12 times.

2) Sergio Garcia had a rough day; he hit five balls in the water on the 15th hole and got a 13. He shot an 81, which isn’t good. Garcia can’t even go home when he misses the cut Friday; since he is the defending champ, he’ll present this year’s champ with the green jacket Sunday.

No one in Masters history had even gotten worse than an 11 on the 15th hole; Ben Crenshaw is one of the guys who got an 11 on #15.

To his credit, Garcia played the last three holes in -1.

1) Brewers’ closer Corey Knebel hurt his hamstring in the 9th inning of Milwaukee’s loss to the Cubs last night. It didn’t look good. The game was 8-0 Cubs when he got hurt.

**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 08:42 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 6

Atlanta @ Colorado

Game 901-902
April 6, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(McCrthy) 14.290
Colorado
(Marquez) 15.370
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-145
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-145); Over

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh

Game 903-904
April 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 15.901
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 14.386
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-115); Under

Chicago Cubs @ Milwaukee

Game 905-906
April 6, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Hndrcks) 14.498
Milwaukee
(Woodruff) 15.366
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+130); Under

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco

Game 907-908
April 6, 2018 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 15.374
San Francisco
(Holland) 16.985
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-145
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+125); Under

Kansas City @ Cleveland

Game 909-910
April 6, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Duffy) 15.486
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 14.019
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-210
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+180); Under

Baltimore @ NY Yankees

Game 911-912
April 6, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Gausman) 16.825
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 15.873
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-170
9
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+150); Over

Toronto @ Texas

Game 913-914
April 6, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 17.433
Texas
(Moore) 14.436
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-120
10
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-120); Under

Oakland @ LA Angels

Game 915-916
April 6, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Gossett) 13.818
LA Angels
(Bridwell) 18.187
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-135
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-135); Under

San Diego @ Houston

Game 917-918
April 6, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Perdomo) 12.629
Houston
(McCllers) 18.474
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 6
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-265
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-265); Under

**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 08:44 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 6

National League
Braves (4-2) @ Rockies (4-3)
McCarthy allowed two runs in 5.1 IP (97 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 6-0-1 in his last seven starts.

Marquez allowed one run in five IP (89 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 11-3-1 in his last 15 starts.

Braves won three of last four games; over is 3-0-3 in their games, all at home. Colorado won four of its last five games, all on road; under is 4-3 in their games.

Reds (1-3) @ Pirates (4-1)
Castillo allowed six runs in five IP (85 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 4-2 in his last six starts.

Williams blanked Detroit for six innings (85 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 15-3 in his last 18 starts.

Reds lost four of their first five games (over 2-3). Pittsburgh won five of its first six games (over 4-2).

Cubs (3-3) @ Brewers (4-3)
Hendricks allowed one run in six IP (88 PT) in his first ’18 start; nine of his last ten starts went under the total.

Woodruff is 1-2, 8.85 in his last four starts; under is 6-1-1 in his last eight starts.

Cubs split their first six games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Milwaukee lost three of its last four games- they got shut out in last two. Under is 2-0-1 in their last three games.

Dodgers (2-5) @ Giants (3-3)
Maeda blanked the Giants for five innings Saturday (90 PT); under is 5-1-1 in his last seven starts.

Holland allowed five runs in five IP (80 PT) in LA Saturday.

Dodgers lost five of their first seven games (under 5-2). Giants split their first six games, last three of which went over total.

American League
Royals (1-3) @ Indians (2-4)
Duffy allowed five runs in four IP (78 PT) in his first ’17 start; under is 8-5 in his last 13 starts.

Carrasco allowed five runs in 5.2 IP (77 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 11-5 in his last 16 starts.

Royals lost three of their first four games, last three of which stayed under. Cleveland lost four of its last six games, all on road (over 3-3).

Orioles (2-5) @ New York (4-3)
Gausman allowed six runs in four IP (73 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 11-3 in his last 14 starts.

Sabathia allowed two runs in five IP (84 PT) in his first ’18 start; five of his last six starts stayed under.

Orioles lost five of their last six games; under is 6-1 in their games this month. New York won four of its first seven games- three of their last four games went over.

Blue Jays (4-3) @ Rangers (3-5)
Estrada allowed three runs in seven IP (91 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 4-1-1 in his last six starts.

Moore allowed four runs in four IP (85 PT) in his first ’18 start; under is 8-7-1 in his last 16 starts.

Blue Jays won four of their last five games, all at home; under is 5-2 in their games. Texas is 3-5 in its first eight games (under 6-2).

A’s (3-5) @ Angels (5-2)
Gossett allowed four runs in four IP (66 PT) in his first ’18 start; six of his last seven starts went over the total.

Bridwell is 3-1, 2.52 in his last four starts; four of his last five starts stayed under.

Oakland is 3-5 in its first eight games, all at home. A’s last four games stayed under. Angels won five of their last six games (over 4-3).

Interleague
Padres (1-6) @ Astros (6-1)
Perdomo allowed five runs in four IP (96 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 9-5-1 in his last 15 starts.

McCullers allowed two runs in 5.2 IP (91 PT) in his first ’18 start; over is 9-3 in his last dozen starts.

Padres lost six of their first seven games (over 4-3), all at home. Houston won six of its first seven games (under 4-3).

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 3/29/18
Ariz 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Atl 0-0……0-1……..0-1
Cubs 1-0……0-0……..1-0
Reds 0-0……0-0……..0-0
Colo 0-0……0-0………0-0
LA 0-0……0-0………0-0
Miami 0-0…….0-1……..0-1
Milw 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Mets 0-0……1-0………1-0
Philly 1-0…….0-0………1-0
Pitt 0-0…….0-0………0-0
St. Louis 0-1…….0-0……….0-1
SD 0-0……..0-1………0-1
SF 0-0…….0-0………0-0
Wash 0-0……..0-0………0-0

Orioles 0-0……..0-0-1……0-0-1
Boston 1-0……..0-0………1-0
White Sox 1-0……..0-0………1-0
Cleveland 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Detroit 0-0……..0-0………0-0
Astros 1-0……..0-0………1-0
KC 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Angels 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
Twins 0-0-1……0-0……..0-0-1
NYY 1-0………0-0…..…1-0
A’s 0-0…….0-0-1……..0-0-1
Seattle 0-0……..0-0………0-0
TB 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Texas 0-0……..0-1………0-1
Toronto 0-0……..0-1………0-1

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 3-0 NL, favorites +$79
AL @ NL– 0-0, favorites
Total: 3-0 NL, favorites +$79

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 2-1
AL @ NL: Over
Total: Over 2-1

**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 08:52 AM

MLB

Friday, April 6

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Trend Report
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Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games
Cleveland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 15-8 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Cleveland is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 19 games at home
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 9 games
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Atlanta is 5-18 SU in its last 23 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing Colorado
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Atlanta is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games at home
Colorado is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 13 games when playing Atlanta
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Colorado is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Baltimore's last 11 games
Baltimore is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Baltimore's last 13 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Baltimore's last 11 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
NY Yankees is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games at home
NY Yankees is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
NY Yankees is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 13 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing at home against Baltimore

Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Cincinnati is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games on the road
Cincinnati is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 14-3 ATS in its last 17 games
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games
Toronto is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games
Texas is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 12 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego

Chicago Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 17 games
Milwaukee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Oakland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing LA Angels
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Oakland is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Oakland's last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing Oakland
LA Angels is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oakland
LA Angels is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 18 of LA Angels's last 23 games when playing at home against Oakland

Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games
LA Dodgers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 8 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 5-13 ATS in its last 18 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of San Francisco's last 21 games
San Francisco is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
San Francisco is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 10:20 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 6

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ATLANTA (4 - 2) at COLORADO (4 - 3) - 4:10 PM
BRANDON MCCARTHY (R) vs. GERMAN MARQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 91-79 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 36-23 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 34-30 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 72-89 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 57-65 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 68-89 (+18.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

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

BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. COLORADO since 1997
MCCARTHY is 2-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.24 and a WHIP of 1.360.
His team's record is 5-4 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.5 units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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CINCINNATI (1 - 4) at PITTSBURGH (5 - 1) - 7:05 PM
LUIS CASTILLO (R) vs. TREVOR WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 636-567 (+62.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CASTILLO is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.727.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

TREVOR WILLIAMS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WILLIAMS is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 1.347.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (3 - 3) at MILWAUKEE (4 - 3) - 8:10 PM
KYLE HENDRICKS (R) vs. BRANDON WOODRUFF (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1698-1765 (-269.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 436-456 (-92.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1252-1310 (-204.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 51-47 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 90-79 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 71-61 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

KYLE HENDRICKS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
HENDRICKS is 6-4 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.050.
His team's record is 9-6 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-3. (+8.4 units)

BRANDON WOODRUFF vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WOODRUFF is 0-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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LA DODGERS (2 - 5) at SAN FRANCISCO (3 - 3) - 10:15 PM
KENTA MAEDA (R) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 92-86 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 46-40 (-22.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 63-63 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 35-30 (-17.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 6-11 (-15.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 67-101 (-35.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-19 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 99-121 (-35.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-69 (-27.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-43 (-24.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 23-43 (-28.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-2 (+2.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

KENTA MAEDA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MAEDA is 4-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.554.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (1 - 3) at CLEVELAND (2 - 4) - 4:10 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CARRASCO is 33-38 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CARRASCO is 15-19 (-13.8 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
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

DANNY DUFFY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DUFFY is 2-6 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.42 and a WHIP of 1.527.
His team's record is 3-8 (-5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-3. (+5.1 units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CARRASCO is 9-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.202.
His team's record is 11-6 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-6. (+5.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (2 - 5) at NY YANKEES (4 - 3) - 7:05 PM
KEVIN GAUSMAN (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 29-55 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
GAUSMAN is 1-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 70-35 (+20.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SABATHIA is 21-11 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 13-4 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 27-14 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 11-3 (+9.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+2.1 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GAUSMAN is 5-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.391.
His team's record is 10-6 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-5.0 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SABATHIA is 21-10 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 27-16 (+5.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 21-20. (-0.7 units)

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TORONTO (4 - 3) at TEXAS (3 - 5) - 8:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 8-19 (-15.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-24 (-16.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 47-59 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 176-159 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 131-108 (+28.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 71-59 (+27.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MOORE is 9-29 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in night games 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.

MARCO ESTRADA vs. TEXAS since 1997
ESTRADA is 4-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.98 and a WHIP of 0.993.
His team's record is 6-2 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.3 units)

MATT MOORE vs. TORONTO since 1997
MOORE is 5-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.490.
His team's record is 8-2 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.7 units)

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OAKLAND (3 - 5) at LA ANGELS (5 - 2) - 10:05 PM
DANIEL GOSSETT (R) vs. PARKER BRIDWELL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 365-463 (-99.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 38-26 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BRIDWELL is 17-3 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BRIDWELL is 10-1 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BRIDWELL is 9-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BRIDWELL is 7-0 (+8.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BRIDWELL is 9-1 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 17-36 (-20.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 3-1 (+1.9 Units) against OAKLAND this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

DANIEL GOSSETT vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GOSSETT is 0-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.06 and a WHIP of 1.687.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

PARKER BRIDWELL vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BRIDWELL is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 19.50 and a WHIP of 2.833.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (1 - 6) at HOUSTON (6 - 1) - 8:10 PM
LUIS PERDOMO (R) vs. LANCE MCCULLERS JR. (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 118-69 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 89-41 (+29.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 107-123 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

LUIS PERDOMO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

LANCE MCCULLERS JR. vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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**Udog** · 04-06-2018, 11:29 AM

MLB

Friday, April 6

Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Trevor Williams, Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0, 0.00 ERA, $100)

Trevor Williams of the Pirates had an electric start to the 2018 season when he no-hit the Tigers over six innings, only to see his potential shared no-hitter die in the seventh at the hands of reliever Michael Feliz. Starting the season with a no-hit performance certainly qualifies him for the Streaking Starter section.

Let's see if Williams can keep his run going Friday when he takes on the Cincinnati Reds. Willy and the Buccos are listed as a Pick 'Em at home against Luis Castillo and the Reds.

Slumping: Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals (0-1, 11.25 ERA, $-120)

Everyone certainly expects 2018 to be a long season for the Kansas City Royals. They are right on pace to be among the bottom teams in the American League with a 1-3 start and starting pitching will be an issue for them all summer.

Left-hander Danny Duffy gets the ball Friday afternoon and he was less-than-stellar in his first appearance of the season, lasting only four innings while allowing five runs (including three home runs) to the Chicago White Sox in an eventual 14-7 loss as a -120 favorite.

Duffy and the Royals are +180 underdogs today in Cleveland against Carlos Carrasco and the Indians.

Friday's Top Trends

* Under is 6-0 in German Marquezs last 6 home starts. O/U 10.5 @ COL.
* Indians are 7-0 in Carlos Carrasco's last 7 home starts vs. a team with a losing record. CLE -210 vs Royals.
* Under is 10-1 in Orioles last 11 overall. O/U 9 @ NYY.
* Under is 8-1 in Kyle Hendricks' last 9 starts overall. O/U 9 at MIL.
* Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings between the Dodgers and Giants. O/U 8 @ SF.

Weather Watch

The only precipitation in the MLB forecast today is a possibility of rain at AT&T Park in San Francisco where the Giants will be hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers. There is a 75 percent chance of rain at first pitch with winds around 10 miles per hour. The Giants as noted above are +125 home dogs.

Ump of the Day

Chad Whitson is projected to make his 2018 home plate debut in today's game at Miller Park between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. Whitson was one of the top homer umpires in baseball in 2017 with home teams going 21-7 (75 percent) with him behind the plate. If you bet $100 on the home team in every game Whitson had the gear on you would have made $1372.

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