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**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:06 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

NFL teams with the most salary cap space available:

1) Browns $69,082,093

2) Colts $50,684,324

3) 49ers $42,577,829

4) Texans $34,801,772

5) Titans $34,735,127

6) Bears $26,127,980

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend……

13) Red Sox are 40 games over .500 in July, just 5th team since 1969 to do that. Here are the other four:

1969 Orioles— 41 games over .500
1970 Reds- 40 games over .500
2001 Mariners— 47 games over .500
2017 Dodgers— 43 games over .500

Good news for the Red Sox; three of those teams got to the World Series that year.
Bad news for the Red Sox; none of those teams won the World Series that year.

12) Why haven’t the Jets signed Sam Darnold yet? Quit nitpicking over contract details; he’s your franchise QB moving forward— get him in camp.

11) Not only did Angels’ rookie catcher Francisco Arcia knock in 10 runs in his first two major league games, which is an all-time major league record, it came after he played 12 years in the minor leagues.

10) According to RJ Bell, when the Royals won in the Bronx Saturday afternoon, it was the biggest baseball upset since Tampa Bay upset Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox (-$460) back in September, 2004.

9) If you follow college basketball, you probably know who Seth Davis is; he appears on the CBS college basketball studio show, writes for The Athletic, used to write for Sports Illustrated.

Davis’ father has been in the news a lot lately; he is Lanny Davis, one of Michael Cohen’s lawyers.

8) Mets are paying injured 3B David Wright $20M this year, then $15M next year and $12M in 2020, but they recoup 75% of that money from an insurance policy. Too bad they don’t re-invest the $15M they saved this year.

7) Duquesne’s basketball team brought in seven new players for this season, all of whom have a wingspan of 7+ feet. One kid has a wingspan of 7-7.5. Will they play more zone, with all those long arms ready to deflect passes?

6) Why did the Cubs trade for Cole Hamels? Tyler Chatwood has 11 starts this year with 5+ walks; no one else in the major leagues has more than six. Thats why.

5) Cincinnati Reds are 28-21 since June 1; problem is, they were 20-37 before June 1.

4) When Matt Carpenter homered in six straight games earlier this month, he didn’t hit any singles in those games; he is the first player since Travis Hafner (in 2005) to do that.

3) For some reason, ESPN decided to rank the last 20 college football national champs, and they came up with the 2002 Ohio State team as the worst of the 20 champs, all of which annoyed a lot of people in the Buckeye State.

2) Baseball strategy: Mets led Pittsburgh 1-0 in top of 7th Sunday; they had men on 2nd, 3rd with two out and pitcher Zack Wheeler was due up- he is pitching a shutout and has thrown only 89 pitches. Do you pinch-hit or not?

Mets send Conforto up to pinch-hit; the Pirates walk him intentionally, loading the bases, and then they get Rosario out to end the inning, so not only is Wheeler out of the game, you’ve wasted your best pinch-hitter.

This isn’t a clear-cut decision; they probably figured they were only getting one more inning out of Wheeler no matter what, so they should go for the runs. Decisions like this are one of the big differences between managing in the American and National Leagues.

Mets won 1-0; from Mark Simon “Wheeler becomes first Mets pitcher with only RBI in a 1-0 win since Nino Espinosa in 1977 against the Phillies”

1) Braves 4, Dodgers 1— Lefty Sean Newcomb was masterful for Atlanta, no-hitting the Dodgers for 8.2 innings, before Chris Taylor singled with two out in the 9th.

He threw 117 pitches in first eight innings, 134 for the game, most of any pitcher in the major leagues this season. He had never thrown more than 111 as a pro. Will be interesting to track him going forward.

Newcomb was 1-3, 7.00 in his previous four starts. Go figure.

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:08 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Monday, July 30

Miami @ Atlanta

Game 901-902
July 30, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Chen) 15.525
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.432
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-165
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+145); Over

Colorado @ St. Louis

Game 903-904
July 30, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 14.231
St. Louis
(Martinez) 16.256
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-135); Over

Milwaukee @ LA Dodgers

Game 905-906
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Peralta) 15.331
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 16.413
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-165
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-165); Under

San Francisco @ San Diego

Game 907-908
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Holland) 12.696
San Diego
(Lauer) 15.215
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-105); Under

Cleveland @ Minnesota

Game 909-910
July 30, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bieber) 15.200
Minnesota
(Santana) 17.305
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-130
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+110); Under

Toronto @ Oakland

Game 911-912
July 30, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Estrada) 14.139
Oakland
(Jackson) 17.018
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-155
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-155); Under

Houston @ Seattle

Game 913-914
July 30, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Cole) 16.145
Seattle
(Paxton) 13.805
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-115
7
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-115); Over

Philadelphia @ Boston

Game 915-916
July 30, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Nola) 16.110
Boston
(Price) 15.044
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+130); Over

Texas @ Arizona

Game 917-918
July 30, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Perez) 16.118
Arizona
(Ray) 14.987
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-210
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+180); Under

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:11 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, July 30

National League
Marlins (46-61) @ Braves (55-47)
Chen is 1-2, 4.84 in his last four starts; over is 6-3-1 in his last 10. Team in his starts: 7-9, 5-3 away.
5-inning record: 8-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-16

Teheran is 1-2, 6.05 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 11-9, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 7-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-20

Marlins are 7-4 in their last 11 games, 6-4 in last ten road series openers. Over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Atlanta lost four of its last five games; they’re 8-8 in home series openers. 16-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Rockies (57-47) @ Cardinals (53-52)
Anderson is 2-0, 1.27 in his last five starts; his last six starts all stayed under. Team in his starts: 10-11, 7-3 away
5-inning record: 10-5-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-21

Martinez is 0-2, 8.10 in his last two starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 9-8, 5-4 home
5-inning record: 7-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-17

Rockies won their last four games, are 13-4 in road series openers. Last six Colorado games stayed under. St Louis won three of its last four home games, is 8-9 in home series openers, 15-14 vs lefty starters. Under is 5-1 in their last six games.

Brewers (61-47) @ Dodgers (59-47)
Peralta is 1-2, 6.10 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 5-3, 3-2 road
5-inning record: 4-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Maeda is 2-1, 2.51 in his last five starts; under is 9-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-5 home.
5-inning record: 8-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Brewers won five of its last seven games; they’re 10-7 in road series openers. Over is 4-1 in their last five games. Los Angeles won three of its last four games; they’re 8-1 in last nine home series openers. Last three Dodger games stayed under the total.

Giants (53-54) @ Padres (42-66)
Holland is 0-1, 2.78 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 9-10, 4-7 away
5-inning record: 6-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-19

Lauer is 0-2, 16.50 in his last two starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 5-12, 3.5 home.
5-inning record: 7-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17

Giants lost six of their last eight games; they’re 8-9 in road series openers, 19-22 vs lefty starters. Under is 12-2 in their last 14 road games. San Diego lost its last five games; they’re 1-15 in home series openers, 10-21 vs lefty starters. Padres’ last six home games all went over.

American League
Indians (57-47) @ Twins (48-56)
Bieber is 1-2, 9.20 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 6-2, 3-0 away
5-inning record: 5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8

Santana allowed three runs in five IP (97 PT) in his first ’18 start (over 1-0). Team in his starts: 1-0, 0-0 home.
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Indians won three of last four games, are 7-2 in last nine road series openers. Over is 7-3 in their last ten road games. Minnesota lost its last three games; they’re 9-8 in home series openers. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.

Blue Jays (48-56) @ A’s (61-46)
Estrada is 0-1, 5.84 in his last three starts; under is 7-4 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 8-9, 4-4 away
5-inning record: 6-7-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Jackson is 0-2, 5.40 in his last three starts (under 4-2). Team in his starts: 4-2, 1-1 home
5-inning record: 0-5-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6

Toronto lost four of its last six games; they won last four road series openers. Over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. A’s lost their last three games; they’re 7-8 in home series openers. Four of their last five games stayed under.

Astros (67-40) @ Mariners (62-43)
Cole is 1-0, 1.50 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 17-4, 10-1 away
5-inning record: 11-5-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21

Paxton is 2-2, 3.57 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 12-8, 5-4 home.
5-inning record: 8-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Astros lost their last four games; they’re 14-2 in road series openers, 23-16 vs lefty starters. Under is 10-1 in their last 11 road games. Correa/Altuve are on the DL. Seattle is 4-8 in its last 12 games, 12-5 in home series openers. Under is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.

Interleague
Phillies (58-47) @ Red Sox (74-33)
Nola is 4-1, 2.09 in his last six starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 15-6, 5-6 away
5-inning record: 8-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-21

Price is 2-0, 1.93 in his last three starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 14-6, 5-3 home
5-inning record: 9-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-20

Phillies lost their last three games, scoring total of 6 runs; they’re 8-9 in road series openers, 13-10 vs lefty starters. Boston is 13-2 in its last 15 home games; they’re 12-4 in home series openers. Under is 5-1 in its last six home games.

Rangers (45-62) @ Diamondbacks (59-48)
Perez is 0-2, 4.84 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 2-6, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 4-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-8

Ray is 0-2, 6.00 in his last five starts; over is 4-1 in his home starts. Team in his starts: 6-6, 2-3 home
5-inning record: 7-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-12

Rangers won their last three games; they’re 5-1 in last six road series openers, 13-18 vs lefty starters. Over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Arizona won six of its last eight games; they’re 0-4 in last four home series openers, 22-16 vs lefty starters. Snakes’ last four games all went over.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/29
Ariz 29-20-6……25-18-8……..54-38
Atl 24-22-7…..22-19-8………46-41
Cubs 19-22-12……24-21-8…….43-43
Reds 16-29-4……20-29-6….…36-58
Colo 26-17-12……29-17-5……54-35
LA 27-20-7…….25-18-11……53-38
Miami 20-24-6…..24-24-10…….44-48
Milw 21-25-8…..27-22-5…….48-47
Mets 22-25-3……19-22-13…..41-45
Philly 21-21-11…..28-16-7……49-37
Pitt 23-21-6……26-19-12……..49-40
StL 26-21-7……23-24-4………49-45
SD 19-28-9……17-27-7…….36-55
SF 23-22-10…..20-21-11………43-43
Wash 24-23-10..…19-22-7………43-45

Orioles 12-28-11…….18-29-9……30-57
Boston 29-18-10……31-14-5……..60-32
W Sox 15-36-4…..…15-28-8…..…30-64
Indians 22-20-9……33-14-7……55-34
Det 19-26-8…..…22-24-11.……41-50
Astros 26-15-11……28-17-11…….54-31
KC 16-29-8…….19-26-8…..35-55
Angels 24-19-7……24-25-8……48-44
Twins 17-27-11……22-23-7…..39-50
NYY 27-16-9……32-14-7…….59-29
A’s 20-29-10……17-22-10……37-51
Seattle 27-21-7……26-16-11……53-36
TB 23-22-12……23-20-6……46-41
Texas 19-26-8…..18-30-6…….37-56
Toronto 15-25-9……18-24-14……33-49

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 7/29)
Ariz 23-55…….18-52…..…41
Atl 18-52……17-49………35
Cubs 10-53……..18-51……..28
Reds 11-49……..13-57……..24
Colo 20-53…….21-51.……41
LA 17-54……..20-52..…..37
Miami 12-50……..16-57…….28
Milw 18-54…..…16-55……..34
Mets 20-49……..16-54…….36
Philly 11-53……..18-52…….29
Pitt 13-50……..17-58……..30
StL 19-54……..16-51…….35
SD 15-56……..12-52…….27
SF 10-53………17-55..…..27
Wash 21-57……..13-48……..34

Orioles 16-51……..17-55………33
Boston 16-56……20-51………35
White Sox 16-54……14-51…….30
Clev 14-51…….21-52……..35
Detroit 15-53……..16-54….…31
Astros 15-51…..…13-56………28
KC 14-53..…….16-52…….29
Angels 14-50…..….15-57…….29
Twins 14-53………12-51…….26
NYY 12-52……..21-52………33
A’s 14-59…..…..12-48…….26
Seattle 20-52………18-53……..38
TB 17-57..……16-49……..33
Texas 9-53…….…13-54…..…21
Toronto 11-49………12-55….….23

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 53-51 NL, favorites -$131
AL @ NL– 57-40 NL, favorites -$804
Total: 110-91 NL, favorites -$935

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:17 AM

MLB

Monday, July 30

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Trend Report
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Philadelphia Phillies
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 16-6 ATS in its last 22 games
Boston is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Boston's last 11 games
Boston is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Miami Marlins
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
Miami is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Miami's last 12 games when playing Atlanta
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games at home
Atlanta is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing Miami
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland's last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Minnesota is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota's last 18 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Colorado is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Colorado is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Colorado's last 25 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of St. Louis's last 25 games when playing at home against Colorado

Texas Rangers
Texas is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Texas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Arizona is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games
Arizona is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Arizona is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Texas

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games
Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Oakland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto

Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
LA Dodgers is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games on the road
San Francisco is 8-17 ATS in its last 25 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Francisco is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
San Diego is 17-8 ATS in its last 25 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing San Francisco
San Diego is 15-5 ATS in its last 20 games when playing at home against San Francisco
San Diego is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Houston Astros
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Houston is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games on the road
Houston is 10-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Houston is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Houston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 9 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games
Seattle is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
Seattle is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Houston
Seattle is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
Seattle is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Houston

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**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:22 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Monday, July 30

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 09:54 AM

Ballpark Figures - Week 18
Joe Williams

Streaky Teams (entering Monday)

Wins and Losses Streak
Boston 18-4 past 22 games overall
Colorado 16-4 past 20 games overall
Houston 0-4 past four games overall
Pittsburgh 13-3 past 16 games overall
San Diego 2-12 past 14 games overall

Over/Under Streak
Kansas City Under 5-2-2 past nine games
Milwaukee Over 4-1 past five games
Minnesota Under 6-3 past nine games
N.Y. Yankees Under 4-1-1 past six games
Pittsburgh Under 3-1-1 past five games

Bieber Fever

The Cleveland Indians have a strong pitching staff, including two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, All-Star Trevor Bauer, fireballer Carlos Carrasco and up-and-comer Mike Clevinger. However, the city of Cleveland is starting to get Bieber Fever, but it's not the bubble gum pop singer that is the object of their affection. On the surface, Bieber's 4.80 ERA nad 1.44 WHIP isn't terribly impressive. However, those numbers are skewed dramatically from his most recent outing when he allowed seven earned runs while retiring just five batters against the Pirates on July 24. He entered that start 5-1 with a 3.53 ERA. He has registered 44 strikeouts over 45 innings across his eight appearances.

The Indians enter Monday's game at Target Field with an 8-2 record over their past 10 road games, and they're 4-1 in their past five on the road against teams with a winning overall mark. Better yet, they're 4-0 in Bieber's past four outings against American League Central foes, while going 4-0 in his past four against losing teams and 6-2 in his past eight outings overall. The Indians have built their huge division lead by picking on the weak, and many of those weaklings reside in the AL Central. They're 63-22 in their past 85 against losing sides, and 51-17 across their past 68 inside the division. Facing the Twinkies at Target will be a challenge, as Minnesota is 10-2 in their past 10 at home and 8-2 in the past 10 home games against a right-handed starting pitcher. However, the Twins have come up empty in 11 of their past 15 attempts against teams with a winning overall mark.

Looking Ahead

Monday, July 30

The Braves will welcome the Marlins to SunTrust Park for a new series, but Julio Teheran has had his issues against Miami this season. He is 0-1 with a 12.54 ERA across two outings vs. Miami, allowing 15 runs - 13 earned - and 14 hits with seven strikeouts over 9 1/3 innings while the Marlins are hitting .350 against him. Justin Bour has been particularly hard on him, going 7-for-17 (.412) with a double, a triple and a homer with five RBI and eight walks while posting a 1.365 OPS in hs career against Teheran. Derek Dietrich has launched a pair of homers with five RBI, posting a .296 (8-for-27) record with a .987 OPS. The good news for Teheran is that he is up against Wei-Yin Chen. Miami has won just twice over Chen's past nine on the road, and they're 1-6 in his past seven against the NL East. The 'over' has dominated in his series, going 5-0 in Teheran's past five at home against the Marlins, and 8-2 in his past 10 overall against them. The over is also a perfect 6-0 in Chen's past six starts against the Braves.

The Astros and Mariners will square off in a key AL West series, with Seattle lurking just four games behind Houston for first place. The M's received an unexpected gift from the cellar-dwelling Texas Rangers, who became the first team this season to sweep the Astros over the weekend. The Astros turn to Gerrit Cole to stop the slide. Houston is 17-4 over Cole's past 21 outings, and they're a perfect 7-0 in his past seven while working on five days of rest. The Astros are also 5-0 over his past five road starts against a team with a winning overall record, 9-2 in his past 11 on the road and 6-1 in his past seven against AL West foes.

The Brewers and Dodgers do battle in a potential postseason preview. The Brewers will use RHP Freddy Peralta against RHP Kenta Maeda. Milwaukee heads into the game with a stellar 20-8 mark in their past 28 attempts against NL West clubs, while posting an impressive 5-2 mark in the past seven overall. They haven't been terribly impressive on the road, however, going 3-7 in their past 10 against right-handed starting pitchers, while posting just four win in their past 14 on the road. They're also 3-9 in the past 12 road outings vs. RHP. L.A. is finally living up to expectations after a bumpy start, going 6-1 in their past seven at home, 5-1 in the past six against NL Central clubs and 6-0 in their past six at home vs. RHP.

Weather Report

It's the summer in Georgia, so you can expect scattered thunderstorms to pop up with the daytime heating most every day. Monday will be no exception, as there is a 40 percent or greater chance of t-storms from 7pm-9pm ET, tapering off as the evening goes on. Expect to see the tarp at least once on Monday in the ATL. That's the only weather concern on an abbreviated night of action in MLB.

Tuesday, July 31

The Giants head south to battle the Padres on Tuesday afternoon. San Fran enters the week with an ugly 2-6 mark over their past eight road outings, while going just 3-8 in the past 11 road starts against a left-handed starting pitcher. Rookie Dereck Rodriguez has been the stopper for the Giants lately, however, as San Francisco is 6-1 over his past seven outings, including a perfect 4-0 in his past four on four days of rest. The Padres have managed just three victories in their past 11 against a team with a losing overall record. San Diego is also a dismal 1-10 in the past 11 at home vs. RHP, and 0-4 in their past four overall against righties. They have posted victories in just three of their past 17 at Petco Park, while going 1-5 in Clayton Richard's past six overall. San Francisco has won four of the past five in this series, but they're just 1-5 in the past six trips to San Diego.

Two red-hot clubs meet in the Steel City when the Cubs and Pirates tangle on the banks of the Allegheny River. Chicago has won each of the past six on the road when Jon Lester starts, while going 52-22 over his past 74 starts overall. In addition, Chicago is 23-4 in his past 27 starts in Game 1 of a new series. They're also 5-1 in his past six against winning teams. The Bucs will not be pushovers, however, as they have won 13 of their past 16 and 12 of the past 14 against NL Central opponents. Pittsburgh has won eight in a row at home against teams with an overall record, too, while going 10-1 in their past 11 overall against winnings sides. Jameson Taillon hasn't been terribly dominant, however, as the Bucs are just 3-7 over his past 10 against winning teams, and 1-4 over his past five starts at PNC.

The Blue Jays take on the A's in Oakland, and Toronto hasn't been particularly good on the road this season. They're just 8-17 in the past 25 road outings while going just 4-11 in the past 15 contests against AL West foes. They have won just once in the past five against winning teams, while going 1-4 in Sam Gaviglio's past five assignments away from home. The A's have been on fire lately, going 27-10 in their past 37 overall, while winning eight of the past 10 at home. They're also 11-2 in the past 13 at home against losing teams, and they're 13-6 in the past 19 against AL East foes. Oakland has had success with Trevor Cahill on the mound, too, going 6-2 in his past eight against teams with a losing overall mark.

Weather Report

The O's and Yankees will dodge the raindrops in the middle innings and on, as the weather forecast calls for a 40 percent of thunderstorms from 8pm ET through the overnight. The weather pulls out of Washington D.C. by the middle innings, so the Mets and Nationals could be delayed, but they'll definitely get their game in. When they do play, there will be a jetstream blowing 10-13 mph from home plate to left field.

The Cubs and Pirates will also face a pretty strong possibility of thunderstorms, with the weather clearing around 11pm ET. Since these are divisional foes, and a make-up game is easier to schedule, if the weather gets to be too much a postponement wouldn't be a surprise. Mother Nature is about the only thing that can cool these two clubs off.

In Motown, the Reds and Tigers are also staring a potential delay or postponement in the face. The rain chances are over 50 percent through 11pm ET. They'll also battle those summertime popcorn storms in Atlanta again, with chances over 40 percent all day long. Everyone else will be dry, but the Jays and A's face a 12-15 mph wind current from home plate to the right-center field power alley.

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 10:22 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, July 30

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MIAMI (46 - 61) at ATLANTA (55 - 47) - 7:35 PM
WEI-YIN CHEN (L) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 55-46 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 85-82 (+25.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 29-15 (+16.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MIAMI is 46-61 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 21-14 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games in July games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 35-43 (+7.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 11-4 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CHEN is 93-70 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 52-30 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 45-29 (+16.9 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 54-33 (+27.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 4-12 (-12.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 17-28 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 19-36 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 7-15 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-3 (+1.8 Units) against MIAMI this season
7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.8 Units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
CHEN is 2-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.103.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+5.1 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
TEHERAN is 6-6 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.23 and a WHIP of 1.339.
His team's record is 10-9 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-9. (-0.7 units)

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COLORADO (57 - 47) at ST LOUIS (53 - 52) - 8:10 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. CARLOS MARTINEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 493-349 (+60.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 261-168 (+66.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
COLORADO is 57-47 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 16-9 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
COLORADO is 35-35 (+16.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 30-23 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 16-9 (+9.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
COLORADO is 16-5 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
COLORADO is 43-25 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 19-13 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 35-21 (+16.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
COLORADO is 31-20 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 17-5 (+14.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 53-52 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 45-47 (-24.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 108-105 (-39.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 64-61 (-24.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 29-32 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

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

TYLER ANDERSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
MARTINEZ is 3-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.16 and a WHIP of 1.483.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

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MILWAUKEE (61 - 47) at LA DODGERS (59 - 47) - 10:10 PM
FREDDY PERALTA (R) vs. KENTA MAEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 61-47 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 70-65 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 44-20 (+24.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 48-35 (+11.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 27-19 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MILWAUKEE is 59-47 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 25-16 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 59-47 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-16 (-13.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
LA DODGERS are 28-24 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 17-18 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 24-23 (-12.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

FREDDY PERALTA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

KENTA MAEDA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MAEDA is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.02 and a WHIP of 0.985.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (53 - 54) at SAN DIEGO (42 - 66) - 10:10 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. ERIC LAUER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-37 (-14.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-87 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-43 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 73-101 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-34 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 42-59 (-27.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-24 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 58-51 (+17.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 135-166 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 33-22 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-54 (+4.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 15-34 (-14.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 19-33 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 6-5 (+0.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HOLLAND is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 7.04 and a WHIP of 1.760.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

ERIC LAUER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LAUER is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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CLEVELAND (57 - 47) at MINNESOTA (48 - 56) - 8:10 PM
SHANE BIEBER (R) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 57-47 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 13-16 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 7-12 (-11.3 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
CLEVELAND is 24-25 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CLEVELAND is 32-31 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 40-36 (-17.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 30-26 (-9.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 85-78 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 112-82 (+43.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 48-70 (-24.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 38-51 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-87 (-34.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 22-33 (-11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 6-3 (+5.4 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

SHANE BIEBER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BIEBER is 1-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.764.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SANTANA is 7-11 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.70 and a WHIP of 1.233.
His team's record is 9-16 (-7.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 18-7. (+10.4 units)

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TORONTO (48 - 56) at OAKLAND (61 - 46) - 10:05 PM
MARCO ESTRADA (R) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 124-142 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 72-89 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 50-73 (-29.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 61-46 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 72-57 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 15-8 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
OAKLAND is 42-28 (+18.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 26-19 (+11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 32-11 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 18-14 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
JACKSON is 59-76 (-25.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 4-0 (+4.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

MARCO ESTRADA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
ESTRADA is 0-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.90 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. TORONTO since 1997
JACKSON is 4-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 6-8 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+1.5 units)

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HOUSTON (67 - 40) at SEATTLE (62 - 43) - 10:10 PM
GERRIT COLE (R) vs. JAMES PAXTON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 49-45 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 62-43 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 17-9 (+8.0 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
SEATTLE is 34-19 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SEATTLE is 42-25 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 45-26 (+19.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 91-50 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 22-4 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 63-34 (+20.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-22 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 466-442 (-94.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against SEATTLE this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

GERRIT COLE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
COLE is 2-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 0.56 and a WHIP of 0.625.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. HOUSTON since 1997
PAXTON is 5-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.136.
His team's record is 5-5 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.8 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (58 - 47) at BOSTON (74 - 33) - 7:10 PM
AARON NOLA (R) vs. DAVID PRICE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 74-33 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 33-13 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 23-5 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 58-22 (+24.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 51-22 (+17.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 22-12 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 58-47 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-31 (+17.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-17 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-23 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 441-437 (+54.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
BOSTON is 228-231 (-65.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
PRICE is 38-37 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

AARON NOLA vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

DAVID PRICE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
PRICE is 1-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.67 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.7 units)

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TEXAS (45 - 62) at ARIZONA (59 - 48) - 9:40 PM
MARTIN PEREZ (L) vs. ROBBIE RAY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 59-48 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 43-28 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 90-62 (+23.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 34-18 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
RAY is 17-4 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 218-216 (+19.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 29-27 (+14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 25-28 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TEXAS is 23-22 (+13.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 161-150 (+26.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 55-52 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 36-32 (+26.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 13-7 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 893-797 (-98.8 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 249-250 (-65.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.

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

MARTIN PEREZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PEREZ is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 2.064.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. TEXAS since 1997
RAY is 1-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.73 and a WHIP of 1.636.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 12:20 PM

Diamond Trends - Monday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 21-0 SU as a favorite of more than 130 off a road game in which they drew one or fewer walks and scored fewer than ten runs. Oakland outscored their opponent by an average of 4.38 runs per game in this spot.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Mariners are 0-23 SU after All-Star break as a dog in the first game of a series with no rest when they are off a road game in which they left 18+ men on base.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Astros are 9-0 SU in franchise history as a road favorite after a game in which Alex Bregman struck out at least twice.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Red Sox are 11-0 SU as a home favorite with David Price when he had a quality start in his last outing.

**Udog** · 07-30-2018, 02:15 PM

MLB

Monday, July 30

Streaking and Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking: Tyler Anderson, Colorado Rockies (6-3, 3.57 ERA, $-151)

Rockies' lefty Tyler Anderson has been a nice surprise this season and over his last five outings he has been one of the best starting pitchers in baseball. Under is 5-0-1 in his last six starts and over his last five he owns an ERA of 1.02 to go along with a very tidy WHIP of 0.7925.

Anderson will attempt to keep his string of really good starts going tonight at Busch Stadium in St. Louis as a +130 underdog against Carlos Martinez and the host Cardinals.

Slumping: Eric Lauer, San Diego Padres (5-7, 5.29 ERA, $-506)

The San Diego Padres are really struggling to win baseball games right now as losers of 12 of their last 14 overall. Lefty Eric Lauer was a bright spot for them throughout June and early July but things have really come off the rails for him in his last two outings.

Over his last two starts, Lauer has logged only six inning of work and has pitched to an ERA of 16.50 and a WHIP of 2.50.

Lauer and the Padres look to get things back on track tonight at home in a Pick 'Em game against Derek Holland and the visiting San Francisco Giants.
3 Up, 3 Down

Road Woes

Marlins starter Wei-Yin Chen sure does prefer is own bed in Miami as the veteran southpaw has some of the craziest home-road splits you'll ever see. Chen owns a very impressive 2.18 ERA and 1.10 WHIP when pitching at home but when starting on the road his numbers balloon to an ERA of 10.47 and a WHIP of 2.02.

Look for Chen's road struggles to continue today at SunTrust Park in Atlanta and for the Braves to lead after three innings of play at +100.

Bay Area Breeze

The wind is expected to be howling out to center field tonight in Oakland where the A's will be hosting the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. The wind doesn't impact ball flight as much at Oakland Coliseum as it does at most other ballparks, but a stiff 14-15 miles per hour breeze (like they are expecting tonight) will make a difference on high fly balls.

Both teams can put up runs in bunches, and with a pair of questionable starting pitchers scheduled for Monday's series opener (Marco Estrada and Edwin Jackson) this game should sail over the first five inning total of 4.5.

Over in Cascadia

With a total as low as we are seeing for tonight's Astros/Mariners game (7), you need plenty of trend-based convincing to take the Under – and the trends just aren't there in this matchup. While the Mariners have gone Under in four of their last five games, they're also 9-4-1 to the Over in their last 14 against AL West foes. Houston is 1-8-2 O/U in its last 11 road contests, but has gone Over in 10 of its last 14 contests vs. teams above .500.

When in doubt on a low number, take the Over – and in this case, you can buy a slightly lower number to avoid a push and still see a decent payout. Over 6.5 at -135 is a good price.

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