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913 CHICAGO CUBS -135
Cubs are 10-5 since Apr 06, 2019 on the road
Nationals are 4-11 since Apr 22, 2019 as a dog

926 LOS ANGELES ANGELS -165
Royals are 13-31 since Mar 31, 2019
Angels are 13-7 since Apr 25, 2019
Angels are 22-12 since Jul 25, 2018 as a home favorite

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Pirates are 19-0 SU in the last game of a series when their line is within 20 cents of pickem after they scored 6+ runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Giants are 0-23 SU in the last game of a series as a dog of more than 125 after a game in which they struck out their opponent at least ten times.

Batter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 19-0 SU in franchise history as a favorite of more than 125 after a game in which Matt Chapman was hitless in at least three at bats and did not score a run.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Cubs are 13-0 SU with Kyle Hendricks when he had a WHIP of less than 1.5 in his last start and he is not the underdog.

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
May 19, 2019
By Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Pirates are 19-0 SU in the last game of a series when their line is within 20 cents of pickem after they scored 6+ runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Giants are 0-23 SU in the last game of a series as a dog of more than 125 after a game in which they struck out their opponent at least ten times.

Batter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Athletics are 19-0 SU in franchise history as a favorite of more than 125 after a game in which Matt Chapman was hitless in at least three at bats and did not score a run.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Cubs are 13-0 SU with Kyle Hendricks when he had a WHIP of less than 1.5 in his last start and he is not the underdog.

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LEADING OFF: A's thump Tigers, Sale starts, Callaway cloud?
May 18, 2019
By The Associated Press

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

ALL A'S

The Athletics try to beat Detroit for the 16th time when Mike Fiers starts at Comerica Park.

A win by the A's would equal the franchise record for the longest winning streak against one team. Oakland took 16 in a row from the Yankees from 1989-91.

Rookie Gregory Soto goes for his first major league win when he pitches for the Tigers. The Athletics are aiming for a four-game sweep - they host Detroit in a three-game series in early September.

RE-SALE

Red Sox ace Chris Sale starts for the first time since striking out 17 in just seven innings against Colorado. He'll face the hard-hitting Houston Astros, who have won 10 in a row, at Fenway Park.

Sale (1-5, 4.24 ERA) looks to continue his stellar revival after a rough start this year. After opening the season 0-5 with a 6.30 ERA in six starts, he has a 1.29 ERA in three starts in May.

The lefty is now the only pitcher in major league history to allow no more than three hits, strike out at least 14 and walk nobody in consecutive starts.

CALLAWAY CLOUDS

The Mets have lost four in a row and fallen a season-worst four games under .500, increasing the speculation that manager Mickey Callaway's job is in jeopardy.

Miami, with the worst record in the majors, has beaten the Mets two straight days, including holding them to one hit Saturday in a 2-0 win.

''I'm coming in tomorrow to manage the New York Mets and I'm going to be enthusiastic about it and I'm going to continue to lead this team to something special,'' Callaway said.

Callaway is in his second season.

''I do believe we have talent in there,'' he said. ''We haven't played like that. There's no doubt that hasn't been the case, but I believe those things for a reason and I believe everyone comes to the park every day for something greater than what's been happening. We have to start making it happen, somehow, some way.''

FEELING BETTER?

The Yankees will see how Masahiro Tanaka is doing, a day after he was hit just above the right ankle by hard grounder against Tampa Bay. X-rays were negative.

Tanaka said he wasn't sure whether he would be able to take his next turn.

''There's some swelling and some blueness to it,'' Tanaka said through a translator.

''We'll see how it is tomorrow and I guess we can evaluate from there,'' he said.

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SUNDAY, MAY 19
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

COL at PHI 01:05 PM
COL +116
U 10.0

TB at NYY 01:05 PM
O 9.0

HOU at BOS 01:05 PM
BOS -170
U 9.5

NYM at MIA 01:10 PM
MIA +177
O 7.0

LAD at CIN 01:10 PM
U 9.5

BAL at CLE 01:10 PM
BAL +221
U 10.0

OAK at DET 01:10 PM
OAK -190
O 10.0

MIL at ATL 01:20 PM
MIL -127
U 9.5

TOR at CHW 02:10 PM
CHW -116
U 9.5

STL at TEX 03:05 PM
TEX +138
U 11.0

KC at LAA 04:07 PM
KC +146
O 8.5

MIN at SEA 04:10 PM
MIN -105
O 9.0

PIT at SD 04:10 PM
SD -108
O 8.0

SF at ARI 04:10 PM
SF +153
U 8.0

CHC at WAS 07:05 PM
CHC -132
O 10.0

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STREAKING/SLUMPING STARTERS

STREAKING

Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers (5-1, 1.72 ERA, $150): Ryu might be the hottest pitcher in the majors. His control is reminiscent of Greg Maddux with an incredible 54/3 strikeout to walk ratio through eight starts. He's coming off back to back shutouts against Washington and Atlanta and has an incredible 0.73 WHIP and .189 BAA this season. Ryu has to be ecstatic with the Dodgers facing the Cincinnati Reds and their league-worst .217 BA this afternoon.

The Reds will start Tanner Roark and his solid 3.50 ERA. With the Dodgers batting just .238 and scoring just 4.55 runs per game away from home, the Under 5 for the first five innings looks like a great play.

SLUMPING

Shane Bieber, Cleveland Indians (2-2, 3.81 ERA, $142): It wasn't that long ago that we had Beiber as our streaking pitcher but oh the times, they have a changed. Through his first four games of the season Bieber was 2-0 with 1.71 ERA and 0.81 WHIP. In five starts since then, he's gone 0-2 with a 5.34 ERA and 1.29 WHIP. In his last start, Bieber gave up four dingers in just over six innings of work against the White Sox.

Bieber is in a good spot to snap out of that funk today, with Cleveland -269 favorites against the Baltimore Orioles who average just 3.75 runs per game on the road.


3 STRIKES

SERIES SWEEP IN SEATTLE?

Minnesota will be looking to pull off the road sweep in Seattle today after demolishing the Mariners in three straight games by a combined score of 36-11. Minnesota has been terrific on the road this season going 15-7, including 6-0 in their last six away games. They are also 9-2 in starter Kyle Gibson's last 11 starts overall, and 7-1 in Gibson's last eight starts against the M's.

The Mariners started the season off like they were contenders, but their pretender status has been revealed with a 9-24 record in their last 33 games and a 2-9 record over their previous 11 games at home. The game is currently a -108 pick'em at FanDuel.

STILL LOOKING FOR HIS FIRST WIN

The Braves have taken the first two games of their home series against the Brewers but there's reason to believe the line might be a bit too skewed in their favor for this afternoon's game where they are small +115 underdogs.

The Braves will be starting Mike Foltynewicz who is still looking for his first win this season having gone 0-3 with a 8.02 ERA and .295 BAA. Folty has given up five homers in his last 10 innings which is bad news against a Brewers lineup that ranks fourth in the majors in homeruns. Atlanta is 0-6 in Folty's last six starts and 0-4 in his previous four starts at home.

The Brewers will have Brandon Woodruff and his 6-1 record with 3.72 ERA on the mound. The Brew Crew is 4-0 in Woodruff's last four starts and 7-2 in his previous nine starts on the road.

ROYALS ROAD WOES

It's rare to see the Los Angeles Angels and Tyler Skaggs (5.05 ERA) as big favorites but they are -158 tonight against Danny Duffy and the Kansas City Royals. The Royals are just 5-16 on the road this season and winless in their last four games overall. They are also just 0-7 in Duffy's last seven Sunday starts.

The Angles are 6-2 in their last eight games at home and 7-1 in their previous eight contests against a start pitcher with a WHIP over 1.30.

The Royals are just 2-10 in the last 12 meetings between these two sides and 0-5 in the last five meetings in L.A.

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Red Sox avoid series sweep, snap Astros' 10-game win streak
May 19, 2019
By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) Michael Chavis homered, Xander Bogaerts hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox averted a series sweep against Houston with a 4-3 victory Sunday that snapped the Astros' 10-game winning streak.

Mookie Betts scored three runs for Boston, which lost the first two games in its first meeting with the Astros since beating them in the 2018 AL Championship Series.

Carlos Correa hit a two-run homer off Chris Sale for Houston, which is 13-4 in May.

Astros outfielder George Springer, who began the day leading the American League with 17 homers, exited with lower back stiffness after striking out three times against Sale.

Bogaerts' double to deep left-center off Framber Valdez (1-2) scored Betts scored from first base.

Sale struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings, giving up three runs and four hits with five walks. In his previous start, he became the first major league pitcher to strike out 17 batters in seven innings.

Marcus Walden (6-0) escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam and tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief. Brandon Workman got three outs for his first career save.

YANKEES 13, RAYS 5

NEW YORK (AP) - Brett Gardner homered early, then got two hits during a seven-run burst in the sixth inning fueled by five walks that sent New York past Tampa Bay.

The Yankees took their second straight weekend series from the Rays and moved a half-game in front atop the AL East. Aaron Hicks homered for the first time since returning from a back injury and DJ LeMahieu also connected to help New York win for the 10th time in 13 games.

Kevin Kiermaier and Willy Adames homered on consecutive pitches in the second to give the Rays a 2-1 lead. Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in the third, his third of the series, to make it 5-3.

Adam Ottavino (2-1) struck out Austin Meadows with the bases loaded to end the sixth and keep the score tied at 5. Chance Adams pitched three scoreless innings for his first career save.

Gardner, who hit a two-run homer off Charlie Morton in the second, started the Yankees sixth with an infield hit off the glove of Diego Castillo (0-3). Pinch-hitter Thairo Estrada delivered a three-run double off Casey Sadler, and Gardner capped the inning with an RBI double.

PHILLIES 7, ROCKIES 5

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bryce Harper homered for the second straight day and pinch-hitter J.T. Realmuto also went deep to help Philadelphia complete a three-game sweep of Colorado.

Harper's tiebreaking, two-run shot in the sixth inning wasn't as prodigious as his 466-foot drive in Saturday's 2-1 victory, but this 404-footer had plenty of distance to clear the right-center wall for the NL East leaders.

The $330 million slugger also had a single and an RBI groundout.

Ryan McMahon hit two homers, and Charlie Blackmon and Trevor Story also went deep. But the Rockies, who dropped 9+ games behind the first-place Dodgers in the NL West, have lost four straight.

Realmuto tied it 5-all in the sixth with his first career pinch-hit homer, a two-run shot off Bryan Shaw (2-1). Harper connected against Mike Dunn.

Edgar Garcia (1-0) got one out for his first major league win, and Pat Neshek earned his third save.

Struggling starter Kyle Freeland lasted just 1 2/3 innings for Colorado.

MARLINS 3, METS 0

MIAMI (AP) - Sandy Alcantara threw a two-hitter in a pitching duel with Noah Syndergaard, and Miami beat the reeling New York Mets to finish a three-game sweep.

A day after being shut out on just one hit, the Mets lost their fifth in a row. The latest defeat against a team with baseball's worst record is sure to intensify speculation about the job security of manager Mickey Callaway.

Alcantara (2-4) struck out eight, walked one and needed only 89 pitches for the Marlins' first complete game shutout since Edinson Volquez tossed a no-hitter against Arizona in June 2017. The 23-year-old righty threw his first complete game in the majors.

Syndergaard (3-4) retired his first 12 batters and allowed two runs in seven innings.

The Mets (20-25) have their longest losing streak of the year and are a season-worst five games under .500. They went 1-5 on their trip and have dropped 16 of their past 20 road games.

The Marlins (13-31), who came into the series with a seven-game losing streak, have their first three-game winning streak of the season. Curtis Granderson homered for their final run in the eighth.

BREWERS 3, BRAVES 2, 10 INNINGS

ATLANTA (AP) - Ben Gamel led off the 10th inning with a home run that lifted Milwaukee over Atlanta.

All five runs in the game came on homers.

Gamel's drive off Wes Parsons (1-2) helped the Brewers end Atlanta's four-game winning streak. Christian Yelich and Keston Hiura also connected for Milwaukee, which avoided a three-game sweep in a matchup of 2018 NL division winners.

Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman went deep for the Braves. Freeman has homered in four consecutive games for the first time in his career.

Josh Hader (1-3) pitched two perfect innings after Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff went eight.

DODGERS 8, REDS 3

CINCINNATI (AP) - Hyun-Jin Ryu threw seven shutout innings to extend his major league-leading streak to 31, and Cody Bellinger hit his 17th homer as Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati.

Ryu (6-1) had baserunners in each of his first five innings, but none of them got past second and he retired his last eight batters. The left-hander allowed five hits with one walk and five strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 1.52.

Alex Verdugo drove in three runs and Russell Martin added a solo homer for the Dodgers.

Verdugo's RBI double gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the second inning and they added a run in the third on a fielder's choice.

Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig crashed into a retaining wall in foul territory while making a catch and later left the game with a sprained right shoulder.

Bellinger's two-run shot that glanced off the glove of a leaping Nick Senzel in center field made it 4-0 in the seventh.

Jose Peraza and pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich homered in the ninth for the Reds. Tanner Roark (3-3) allowed two runs in five innings.

INDIANS, 10, ORIOLES 0

CLEVELAND (AP) - Shane Bieber struck out a career-high 15 in his first major league complete game and Cleveland routed Baltimore.

A day after being held to one hit, the Orioles were overmatched against Bieber (3-2).

The 23-year-old right-hander gave up five hits, didn't walk anyone and threw 107 pitches. He bounced back from allowing four home runs against the White Sox in his previous start.

Carlos Santana hit an RBI single in the first inning, then led off the third with his seventh home run.

Cleveland took three of four from the Orioles. Baltimore has lost nine of 11 and allowed a major league-high 94 home runs.

Yefry Ramirez (0-2) struggled in his first start of the season, giving up four earned runs in 3 1/3 innings.

ATHLETICS 5, TIGERS 3, 7 INNINGS, SUSPENDED

DETROIT (AP) - The Oakland Athletics led Detroit in the bottom of the seventh inning when the game was suspended because of rain.

Oakland scored twice in the top of the seventh to take the lead, but the teams were unable to complete the inning before it began to rain hard and the tarp was brought onto the field. The game will resume Sept. 6 before the Tigers play a series in Oakland.

It was the finale of a four-game series that marked Oakland's only scheduled trip to Detroit this season.

Play was called after a delay of 1 hour, 41 minutes.

Stephen Piscotty hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh, putting Oakland in position for its 16th straight victory over the Tigers - but the A's will have to wait 3+ months before trying to close it out.

Mike Fiers allowed three runs in six innings for Oakland. Fiers pitched for the Tigers last season before he was traded to the A's in August.

Detroit was trying to snap a six-game losing streak.

BLUE JAYS 5, WHITE SOX 2

CHICAGO (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit another home run, Danny Jansen and Billy McKinney also connected and Toronto beat Chicago.

Guerrero has hit all four of his homers in the last six games. The highly touted 20-year-old didn't homer in his first 13 games after making his major league debut in late April.

Guerrero's two-run drive broke a 1-all tie in the eighth inning. Jansen added a two-run homer in the ninth.

Jose Abreu drove in two runs for the White Sox.

Daniel Hudson (3-1) worked a scoreless seventh. Ken Giles gave up an RBI double to the first batter he faced, then got four outs for his 10th save.

Kelvin Herrera (1-3) took the loss.

RANGERS 5, CARDINALS 4, 10 INNINGS

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nomar Mazara hit a sacrifice fly off reliever Carlos Martinez to cap a two-run rally in the 10th inning that lifted Texas over St. Louis.

Both teams blew leads in the late innings.

Dexter Fowler's solo homer in the ninth off Rangers reliever Chris Martin made it 3-all. The Cardinals went ahead in the 10th when Harrison Bader doubled off Jeanmar Gomez (1-0) and scored on a sacrifice fly by Paul DeJong.

Rougned Odor opened the Texas 10th with a single off Jordan Hicks (1-2). Danny Santana walked and pinch-hitter Willie Calhoun had a tying single.

Shin-Soo Choo hit a leadoff homer for the Rangers. Santana gave Texas a 3-2 lead in the eighth with a pinch-hit home run.

DeJong drove in three runs for the Cardinals.

ROYALS 5, ANGELS 1

ANAHEIM (AP) - Danny Duffy won his third straight start and Kansas City beat Los Angeles to stop a four-game skid.

Hunter Dozier hit a two-run double and Duffy (3-1) allowed five hits in six effective innings. The veteran left-hander from California had about 40 friends and family members in attendance. He struck out five and walked three.

Tyler Skaggs (4-4) permitted four runs - three earned - on 110 pitches in 5 2/3 innings.

MARINERS 7, TWINS 4

SEATTLE (AP) - Edwin Encarnacion made several nice plays at first base early in the game, then hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to help Seattle snap Minnesota's five-game winning streak.

Mitch Haniger and Daniel Vogelbach hit back-to-back homers off Kyle Gibson (4-2) as the Mariners ended a three-game skid, one day after an 18-4 drubbing.

Yusei Kikuchi (3-1) gave up one earned run in six innings, striking out six.

Jorge Polanco had four hits for the Twins.

GIANTS 3, DIAMONDBACKS 2, 10 INNINGS

PHOENIX (AP) - Pablo Sandoval opened the 10th inning with a pinch-hit homer after shortstop Brandon Crawford made a game-saving stop in the ninth, sending San Francisco past Arizona.

The Diamondbacks appeared to have the game won when Adam Jones hit a grounder into the hole off Sam Dyson (2-0) with a runner on third with two outs in the ninth. Crawford made a spectacular play to save the Giants, diving to his right and hopping up to make a throw that beat Jones by a step.

Sandoval had a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning of San Francisco's 8-5 win Saturday night and added another off Yoshihisa Hirano (1-2).

Will Smith struck out the side for his 12th save in 12 opportunities.

PIRATES 6, PADRES 4

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Colin Moran hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs, and Joe Musgrove beat his hometown Padres for the second time in two seasons as Pittsburgh won to take three of four from San Diego.

Musgrove (3-4) was the second straight alum of Grossmont High in suburban El Cajon to beat the Padres. Steven Brault won Saturday night in relief of opener Montana DuRapau.

The big right-hander took a one-hit shutout into the seventh inning before the Padres broke out for four runs, the big blow coming on Hunter Renfroe's three-run homer.

Felipe Vazquez pitched the ninth for his 13th save.

Moran's homer off rookie Cal Quantrill (0-2) helped stake Musgrove to a 4-0 lead before he threw a pitch. Josh Bell, who homered twice Saturday night, was aboard on an RBI single.

CUBS 6, NATIONALS 5

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Rizzo homered, Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and Chicago held off Washington.

Chicago led 6-1 before Washington closed to within a run on a three-run homer by Anthony Rendon in the sixth inning and a solo home run by Howie Kendrick in the seventh.

Kyle Hendricks (4-4) retired the first 11 Washington batters and didn't allow a hit until Kurt Suzuki's single leading off the fifth, but finished by giving up four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. Steve Cishek pitched a 2 1/3 scoreless innings for his fourth save as the Cubs took two of three from the Nationals and improved to 10-1-1 in their past 12 series.

Washington starter Jeremy Hellickson (2-3) allowed three runs and four hits with three walks in three innings.

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MLB MAY'S OPINIONS AND BEST BETS:

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

05/19/2019 16-9-1 64.00% +42.25
05/18/2019 12-13-1 48.00% -8.85
05/17/2019 12-14-2 46.15% -13.40
05/16/2019 10-9-0 52.63% +2.00
05/15/2019 17-11-0 60.71% +26.95
05/14/2019 15-11-1 57.69% +24.95
05/13/2019 8-2-0 80.00% +42.80
05/12/2019 14-10-0 58.33% +21.75
05/11/2019 16-15-1 51.61% +1.85
05/10/2019 14-14-2 50.00% -8.80
05/09/2019 11-9-0 55.00% +5.50
05/08/2019 12-13-0 48.00% -11.50
05/07/2019 10-14-0 41.67% -19.15
05/06/2019 7-12-1 36.84% -37.10
05/05/2019 12-15-1 44.44% -19.80
05/04/2019 14-14-0 50.00% -7.45
05/03/2019 19-9-0 67.86% +51.65
05/02/2019 5-11-0 31.25% -31.40
05/01/2019 4-20-1 16.60% -91.05

Totals............224-225-7....49.88% -39.20


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BEST BETS:

DATE........................ATS................... ..UNITS..................O/U..................UNITS.............TOTALS

05/19/2019.............3 - 3....................+6.95...................9 - 5.................+17.50...........+24.35
05/18/2019.............1 - 4....................-13.05..................5 - 8..................-19.00............-32.05
05/17/2019.............3 - 6.....................-7.80...................6 - 5..................+2.50.............-5.30
05/16/2019.............1 - 3.....................-9.00...................6 - 4..................+8.00.............-1.00
05/15/2019.............0 - 5.....................-25.00.................9 - 5..................+17.50...........-7.50
05/14/2019.............3 - 6.....................-7.55...................8 - 5..................+12.50...........+4.95
05/13/2019.............2 - 1.....................+8.30..................5 - 1..................+19.50...........+27.80
05/12/2019.............4 - 5.....................+0.85..................6 - 4..................+8.00.............+8.85
05/11/2019.............3 - 5.....................-4.30...................8 - 7..................+1.50.............-2.80
05/10/2019.............1 - 5.....................-18.55.................8 - 5..................+12.50............-6.05
05/09/2019.............1 - 2.....................-3.50...................4 - 6..................-13.00.............-16.50
05/08/2019.............1 - 3.....................-7.95...................5 - 9..................-24.50.............-32.45
05/07/2019.............1 - 6.....................-19.75..................5 - 9.................-24.50..............-44.25
05/06/2019.............1 - 4.....................-14.85..................5 - 6..................-8.00...............-22.85
05/05/2019.............2 - 4.....................-8.80....................4 - 8.................-24.00..............-32.80
05/04/2019.............2 - 5.....................-13.05..................7 - 6.................+2.00...............-11.05
05/03/2019.............2 - 3.....................-1.10...................10 - 4................+28.00.............+26.90
05/02/2019.............1 - 4.....................-11.40..................4 - 4..................-2.00................-13.40
05/01/2019.............4 - 4.....................+1.10...................1 - 12................-61.00..............-59.90

Totals...................36 - 78....................-148.45............115 - 113...............-35.50...............-195.05


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APRIL'S BEST BETS:

Totals.................77 - 109...................-38.35...............177 - 192............-162.00...............-203.85

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Odds to win the US Open golf tournament next month:

5-1— Brooks Koepka

8-1— Dustin Johnson

12-1— Eldrick Woods

14-1— Rory McIlroy

16-1— Justin Rose

20-1— Day, Fowler, Rahm, Smith, Thomas


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: In a perfect world, where I made all the decisions……

13) Kids could go right from high school to the NBA; going to school for only one year is a farce, so if a kid goes to college, then he is there for at least two years. College baseball has that rule, but I think it is three years for them.

12) Both leagues would have the DH; this will happen in a couple years. Add a player or two to rosters, to appease the players’ union.

11) NFL would have an 18-game regular season, only two preseason games; Super Bowl would be Sunday night of Presidents’ Day weekend.

10) College football teams wouldn’t play I-AA opponents; SEC teams do this a lot. Last year, Alabama played The Citadel, Ole Miss played Southern Illinois, South Carolina played Tenn-Chattanooga. Seriously? Go play a MAC team or a Sun Belt team, at least.

9) Online poker would be made legal so the poker companies would advertise on TV and ESPN would start replaying the World Series of Poker again, like they used to. The stuff ESPN puts on in daytime on weekdays is mostly terrible. Mike Greenberg, Stephen A Smith both make around $6M a year, a tremendous waste of money.

Listening to talking heads in contrived arguments is a waste of electricity. Much rather watch people play cards, or replays of games, actual competition.

8) As far as college basketball transfers go, if you poach a transfer from a team, then you have to go play a game in that team’s gym. Most of the teams that poach transfers are way better than the teams they poach from anyway, but they often don’t have the onions to play road games.

By way of explanation, over the last seven seasons, Duke has played only three non-conference road games, all mandated by the ACC-Big 14 challenge. When Duke poached Seth Curry from Liberty, they should have had to go there and play a true road game.

7) I would take the radios out of NFL players’ helmets; coaches have six days to prepare their teams to play. Gameday should be the players’ day; let the QB’s call their own plays, which would make the game lot more exciting. QB’s calling the plays would make the game more fun.

6) I’d eliminate the American/National Leagues and go to geographic realignment, which would reduce travel costs and invigorate regional rivalries. Going to 32 teams (which will happen soon) will make scheduling a lot easier.

5) NBA playoff series would be best-of-3, with finals best-of-5. Less games, more drama; it is more interesting when the best team has a chance to lose. Would the NCAA tournament be at all interesting if a 16-seed played Duke/Kentucky best-of-3?

4) I’d get rid of the Electoral College in our presidential election; whoever gets the most votes wins, just like in all the other elections.

3) Would definitely move the NBA Draft Lottery back to a half hour before the actual draft; imagine the drama then? Lot of executives would have to think on their feet.

2) You want to make baseball’s All-Star Game more interesting? Make it USA vs the World, and it’ll become a serious game fairly quickly. Maybe too serious.

1) Would like to make people happier; nowadays, there is so much anger in the world. There is a lot less tolerance of others than there used to be. You be you, and let others do what they do. Cheer the bleep up!!!!

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951Washington -952 Ny Mets
NY METS are 18-33 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

953Philadelphia -954 Chicago Cubs
PHILADELPHIA is 29-43 SU (-18.3 Units) in road games when the money line is +125 to -125 in the last 3 seasons.

955Atlanta -956 San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-78 SU (-34.8 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.

957Arizona -958 San Diego
ARIZONA is 73-52 SU (24.3 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.

959Boston -960 Toronto
TORONTO is 64-87 SU (-35.7 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse over the last 2 seasons.

961Oakland -962 Cleveland
CLEVELAND is 8-1 SU (6.9 Units) after 4 or more consecutive home games in the current season.

963Ny Yankees -964 Baltimore
BALTIMORE is 34-70 SU (-43 Units) after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span in the last 3 seasons.

965Seattle -966 Texas
TEXAS are 39-27 SU (14.5 Units) in home games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

967Chi White Sox -968 Houston
HOUSTON is 11-1 SU (10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.

969Minnesota -970 La Angels
LA ANGELS are 17-6 SU (12.7 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, May 20

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WASHINGTON (19 - 27) at NY METS (20 - 25) - 7:10 PM
PAT CORBIN (L) vs. DREW GAGNON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-4 (+0.8 Units) against NY METS this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

PAT CORBIN vs. NY METS since 1997
CORBIN is 2-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.52 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 5-6 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-2.5 units)

DREW GAGNON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (27 - 19) at CHICAGO CUBS (27 - 17) - 8:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-47 (-22.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-59 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 1-10 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 50-88 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 15-29 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 17-6 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 404-462 (+42.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1817-1849 (-261.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 391-325 (-86.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 972-861 (-152.5 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1345-1378 (-202.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 889-925 (-204.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
DARVISH is 9-15 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in home 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.

JAKE ARRIETA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

YU DARVISH vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
DARVISH is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 0.73 and a WHIP of 0.892.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

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ATLANTA (25 - 22) at SAN FRANCISCO (20 - 25) - 9:45 PM
MIKE SOROKA (R) vs. ANDREW SUAREZ (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

MIKE SOROKA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
SOROKA is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

ANDREW SUAREZ vs. ATLANTA since 1997
SUAREZ is 1-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.38 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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ARIZONA (25 - 22) at SAN DIEGO (23 - 24) - 10:10 PM
LUKE WEAVER (R) vs. CHRIS PADDACK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 19-14 (+13.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 14-9 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 10-3 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 41-63 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 2-11 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 4-13 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 28-44 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 23-39 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 4-3 (+0.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

LUKE WEAVER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WEAVER is 2-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 1.014.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

CHRIS PADDACK vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PADDACK is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 0.750.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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BOSTON (24 - 22) at TORONTO (19 - 27) - 1:07 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 16-15 (+17.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +175 or more since 1997.
JACKSON is 14-4 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 8-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 143-79 (+31.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 110-55 (+30.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PRICE is 101-46 (+37.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 14-31 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-43 (-16.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 68-99 (-34.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 (+1.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. TORONTO since 1997
PRICE is 21-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.082.
His team's record is 24-5 (+16.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-15. (-2.0 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. BOSTON since 1997
JACKSON is 3-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.67 and a WHIP of 1.630.
His team's record is 6-6 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-8. (-4.5 units)

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OAKLAND (22 - 25) at CLEVELAND (25 - 20) - 6:10 PM
BRETT ANDERSON (L) vs. CARLOS CARRASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 12-20 (-11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 119-90 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 55-49 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 74-58 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 116-94 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 65-60 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 9-13 (-10.6 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 61-54 (-22.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CARRASCO is 45-44 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ANDERSON is 3-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 0.758.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-0. (+5.0 units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
CARRASCO is 4-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.74 and a WHIP of 0.797.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.1 units)

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NY YANKEES (28 - 17) at BALTIMORE (15 - 31) - 7:05 PM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. ANDREW CASHNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 75-56 (-23.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 62-146 (-57.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-67 (-28.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 34-68 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 37-95 (-45.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 43-101 (-37.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 27-81 (-35.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-6 (-0.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HAPP is 8-7 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 10-12 (-7.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-11. (-1.9 units)

ANDREW CASHNER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
CASHNER is 2-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.229.
His team's record is 3-6 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.6 units)

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SEATTLE (23 - 26) at TEXAS (21 - 23) - 8:05 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 30-11 (+13.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 14-8 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 8-3 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 111-99 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 55-49 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 51-41 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 79-61 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 12-3 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LEAKE is 24-16 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEAKE is 15-7 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against SEATTLE this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. TEXAS since 1997
LEAKE is 1-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MINOR is 1-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.45 and a WHIP of 1.423.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (21 - 24) at HOUSTON (31 - 16) - 8:10 PM
ROSS DETWILER (L) vs. BRAD PEACOCK (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

ROSS DETWILER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
DETWILER is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 0.926.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

BRAD PEACOCK vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PEACOCK is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.37 and a WHIP of 1.053.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.7 units)

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MINNESOTA (30 - 16) at LA ANGELS (22 - 24) - 10:07 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. TAYLOR COLE (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ODORIZZI is 1-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.87 and a WHIP of 1.729.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.7 units)

TAYLOR COLE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 20

National League
Nationals (19-27) @ Mets (20-25)
Corbin is 2-0, 1.71 in his last three starts; he is 2-4, 4.39 in 12 games (11 starts) vs NY. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 6-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-9 Over/under: 5-4

Font is 0-1, 9.95 in two starts (6.1 IP). Team in his starts: 0-2
5-inning record: 0-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2 Over/under: 0-2

Washington split its last ten games; they’re 2-5 in road series openers. Under is 4-1-1 in their last six road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-1 in their last five games.

Mets lost last five games, were shut out last two days; they’re 2-4 in home series openers. Under is 4-1 in their last five home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 last five home games.

Phillies (27-19) @ Cubs (27-17)
Arrieta is 0-2, 6.35 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 Over/under: 3-5-1

Darvish is 0-0, 5.40 in his last three starts; he is 1-0, 0.73 in two starts vs Philly. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 5-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9 Over/under: 6-3

Philly won its last three games; they’re 2-4 in road series openers- under is 6-1 in their last seven road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-1 in their last eight games.

Cubs are 11-3 in last 14 home games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers- their last five home games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-0 last five home games.

Braves (25-22) @ Giants (20-25)
Soroka is 4-0, 1.42 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 4-2
5-inning record: 3-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 1-5

Suarez was 7-13, 4.49 in 29 starts LY; he is 1-1, 2.38 in two starts vs Atlanta. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Braves won four of last five games; they’re 2-5 in road series openers- over is 10-6 in their last 16 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in their last five games.

San Francisco won three of its last four games; they’re 2-5 in home series openers- under is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-1-1 last six games.

Diamondbacks (25-22) @ Padres (23-24)
Weaver is 3-1, 2.27 in his last six starts; he is 2-2, 2.28 in four starts vs SD. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 4-2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: 6-3

Paddack is 3-1, 2.84 in his last four starts; he allowed one run in 5.1 IP vs Arizona April 12. Team in his starts: 6-2
5-inning record: 2-3-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8 Over/under: 2-6

Arizona lost six of its last nine games; they’re 5-2 in road series openers- over is 5-1 in his last six road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 in their last eight road games.

San Diego lost its last three games; they’re 4-4 in home series openers- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-4-1 last 14 home games.

American League
Red Sox (24-22) @ Blue Jays (19-27)
Price is 0-1, 3.71 in his last three starts; he is 12-1, 3.31 in 17 starts at Toronto. Team in his starts: 2-4
5-inning record: 2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 2-4

Jackson allowed three runs in five IP in his first ’19 start; he is 3-4, 4.64 in 15 games (12 starts) vs Boston. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1

Red Sox are 10-4 in last 14 games; they’re 1-6 in road series openers- over is 6-4 in their last 10 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 in their last eight games.

Toronto lost five of last six home games; they’re 2-5 in home series openers- under is 5-2-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six home games.

A’s (22-25) @ Indians (25-20)
Anderson is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts; he is 3-0, 0.82 in five starts vs Cleveland. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 5-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-9 Over/under: 6-3

Carrasco is 2-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (12 IP); he is 4-1, 2.89 in seven games (6 starts) vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 5-4
5-inning record: 5-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-9 Over/under: 5-3-1

Oakland won its last three games; they’re 3-6 in road series openers- over is 4-2-2 in their last eight road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-4 in their last 13 road games.

Cleveland won four of last five games; they’re 5-2 in home series openers- under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games overall. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.

New York (28-17) @ Baltimore (15-31)
Happ is 3-1, 2.74 in his last four starts; he is 8-7, 3.29 in 23 games (22 starts) vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9 Over/under: 5-4

Hess is 0-2, 7.07 in three home starts; he is 0-2, 7.36 vs NY this season. Team in his starts: 2-6
5-inning record: 1-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8 Over/under: 5-1-2

New York won five of its last six games; they’re 4-2 in road series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0 in their last four games.

Orioles lost nine of last 11 games; they’re 2-5 in home series openers- under is 6-1-1 in their las eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-2 last nine home games.

Mariners (23-26) @ Rangers (21-23)
Leake is 1-1, 3.20 in his last three starts; he is 1-2, 3.64 in seven starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 3-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-9 Over/under: 6-3

Minor is 2-1, 1.80 in his last four starts; he is 2-3, 4.21 in nine games (6 starts) vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 5-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: 3-6

Mariners lost 11 of last 13 road games; they’re 3-5 in road series openers- over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-0 in their last five games.

Texas won four of last five games; they’re 2-6 in home series openers- under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven games.

White Sox (21-24) @ Astros (31-16)
Bullpen game. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Peacock is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts. Team in his starts: 5-2
5-inning record: 3-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-7 Over/under: 4-2-1

White Sox are 5-3 in last eight games; they’re 3-4 in road series openers- under is 4-0-1 in their last five road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Houston won 10 of its last 11 games; they’re 8-1 in road series openers- .their last four games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2-1 last seven games.

Twins (30-16) @ Angels (22-24)
Odorizzi is 6-0, 1.47 in his last six starts; he is 1-3, 5.87 in six starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 6-3
5-inning record: 6-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: 5-4

Cole is 4-2, 3.86 in 23 MLB games (2 starts); he allowed four runs in 7.1 IP in four relief stints this year. This is a bullpen game. Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0

Twins won five of last six games; they’re 6-2 in road series openers- over is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-0 last six games.

Angels won six of last seven home games; under is 5-2-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-1 in last five games.

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 5/19
Ariz 7-22……5-22…….12
Atl 5-20…..11-24……16
Cubs 6-21……7-20……..13
Reds 7-23……8-21……..15
Colo 4-24……5-19……..9
LA 2-22……12-22……14
Mia 2-17……7-26……..9
Milw 8-23…..11-23…….18
Mets 9-27……2-15……..11
Philly 3-17…..10-25…….13
Pitt 8-23…..5-18……..13
StL 6-23…..3-21……….9
SD 7-20……6-25…….13
SF 1-24……4-20……..5
Wash 7-21…….6-21…….13

Orioles 6-23…….7-19…….13
Boston 5-22…..5-21……….10
W Sox 5-20…….9-23……..14
Clev 6-21…….8-22……..14
Det 2-18…….7-25………9
Astros 10-26…….4-19…….14
KC 5-21…….12-25…….17
Angels 8-24……4-20………12
Twins 9-24……5-21………14
NYY 8-18……10-26…….18
A’s 4-26…….5-20……..9
Sea 8-24…….8-23…….16
TB 11-21…….9-20……20
Texas 5-20…….7-20………12
Toronto 4-23…….7-20……..11

Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 17-16 AL, favorites -$1,141 under 17-14-1
AL @ NL– 13-13, favorites +$350 over 16-10-1
Total: 30-29 AL, favorites -$791 Over 30-27-2

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MLB

Monday, May 20

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Trend Report
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Boston Red Sox
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
Boston is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Boston is 8-15 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Toronto
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Boston is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games
Toronto is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 10 games at home
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 15 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Toronto is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Boston

Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oakland's last 9 games
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Oakland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Oakland is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Oakland is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cleveland's last 12 games
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home
Cleveland is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Oakland
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Cleveland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oakland
Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oakland

New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
NY Yankees is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 19 of NY Yankees's last 25 games on the road
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 16 of NY Yankees's last 22 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games at home
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Baltimore's last 22 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

Washington Nationals
Washington is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Washington is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
New York Mets
NY Mets is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 17 games
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games at home
NY Mets is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Washington

Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games
Seattle is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Seattle's last 9 games
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 11 games
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Chi Cubs is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games
Chi White Sox is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Chi White Sox's last 24 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Chi White Sox is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Houston is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Houston's last 24 games when playing Chi White Sox
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Houston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 14 games
San Francisco is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
San Francisco is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Angels is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
LA Angels is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota

Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Arizona is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Arizona is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Arizona is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Arizona is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Arizona is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games
San Diego is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games at home
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
San Diego is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona
San Diego is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Arizona

[StarDust Bum]

959 BOSTON RED SOX -1.5 -150
Red Sox are 8-2 since Apr 19, 2019 on the road
Red Sox are 13-5 since Apr 29, 2019
Red Sox are 13-3 since Apr 29, 2019 as a favorite
Blue Jays are 2-8 since Sep 23, 2018 as a home dog
Blue Jays are 5-13 since Apr 30, 2019
Blue Jays are 9-16 since Sep 23, 2018 at home

963 NEW YORK YANKEES -1.5 -135
Yankees are 22-8 since Aug 06, 2018 as a road favorite
Yankees are 20-7 since Apr 04, 2019 as a favorite
Yankees are 29-16 since Aug 06, 2018 on the road
Yankees are 22-8 since Apr 16, 2019
Orioles are 11-30 since Apr 03, 2019
Orioles are 10-30 since Apr 03, 2019 as a dog

966 TEXAS RANGERS -145
Mariners are 2-11 since Apr 21, 2019 on the road
Mariners are 2-11 since Apr 21, 2019 as a road dog
Mariners are 10-24 since Apr 12, 2019
Mariners are 6-22 since Apr 12, 2019 as a dog
Rangers are 18-10 since May 09, 2018 as a home favorite
Rangers are 28-21 since Aug 02, 2018 at home

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MLB (PROFESSIONAL)

DUNKEL'S HIGHLIGHTED GAME

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs - Monday May 20, 2019

The Chicago Cubs enter today’s contests with the highest Dunkel home power rating on the board at 17.339. Chicago is 11-2 in its last 13 home games versus a team with a winning record. The Philadelphia Phillies come in with a road power rating of 16.193. Philadelphia is 1-4 in Jake Arrieta’s last five starts. The Chicago Cubs have a Dunkel home O/U rating of 6.792. The Cubs have gone under in each of their last five home games. Dunkel’s Pick: Chicago Cubs (-135; Under).

Highest-rated Favorite: Boston 17.731
Lowest-rated Favorite: San Diego 12.807
Highest-rated Underdog: Minnesota 16.648
Lowest-rated Underdog: Toronto 13.325
Highest O/U Rating: Seattle 13.840
Lowest O/U Rating: NY Yankees 5.780


MONDAY MAY 20, 2019

Boston
@
Toronto
Game 959-960
May 20, 2019 @ 1:07 pm

Dunkel Rating: Boston
(Price) 17.731
Toronto
(Jackson) 13.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Boston
by 4 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Boston
-220
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston
(-220); Over


Oakland
@
Cleveland
Game 921-962
May 20, 2019 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Oakland
(Andrson) 16.022
Cleveland
(Carrasco) 14.595
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Oakland
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Cleveland
-175
8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland
(+155); Under


NY Yankees
@
Baltimore
Game 963-964
May 20, 2019 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: NY Yankees
(Happ) 16.812
Baltimore
(Cashner) 13.429
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: NY Yankees
by 3 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: NY Yankees
-195
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees
(-195); Under


Washington
@
NY Mets
Game 951-952
May 20, 2019 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Washington
(Corbin) 00.000
NY Mets
(Gagnon) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Washington

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Washington

Dunkel Pick: Washington
( );


Philadelphia
@
Chicago Cubs
Game 953-954
May 20, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 16.193
Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 17.339
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Chicago Cubs
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago Cubs
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs
(-135); Under


Seattle
@
Texas
Game 965-966
May 20, 2019 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating: Seattle
(Leake) 15.510
Texas
(Minor) 13.312
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Seattle
by 2
14
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Texas
-145
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle
(+125); Over


Chicago White Sox
@
Houston
Game 967-968
May 20, 2019 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Chicago White Sox
(TBD) 00.000
Houston
(Peacock) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Chicago White Sox

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Chicago White Sox

Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox
( );


Atlanta
@
San Francisco
Game 955-956
May 20, 2019 @ 9:45 pm

Dunkel Rating: Atlanta
(Soroka) 16.366
San Francisco
(Suarez) 14.896
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Atlanta
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: Atlanta
-135
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta
(-135); Over


Minnesota
@
LA Angels
Game 969-970
May 20, 2019 @ 10:07 pm

Dunkel Rating: Minnesota
(Odorizzi) 16.648
LA Angels
(Cole) 14.567
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Minnesota
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: LA Angels
-120
9
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota
( +100); Under


Arizona
@
San Diego
Game 957-958
May 20, 2019 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating: Arizona
(Weaver) 15.203
San Diego
(Paddack) 12.807
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total: Arizona
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total: San Diego
-135
7
Dunkel Pick: Arizona
(+115); Under