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**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:27 AM

Enough is enough. More power to pro athletes in their effort to bring attention to a despicable condition in this country and the world. Since no one knows what to expect, we'll proceed as if games will be played today.

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:27 AM

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Odds to win the golf tournament this week:
+750— Dustin Johnson
+1000— Jon Rahm
+1200— Bryson DeChambeau
+1300— Justin Thomas
+1800— Rory McIlroy
+2000— Webb Simpson, Xander Schauffele

Americans who have died from COVID-19: 178,819
Please wear a mask when you go out.

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Armadillo: Thursday's Den: Doing some thinking out loud…….

13) Pretty good day/night for two pitchers from the Albany area.

Braves’ rookie Ian Anderson made his MLB debut in the opener of a twinbill- he gave up only one hit in six IP in a 5-1 win over New York.

Colorado’s Jeff Hoffman came out of the bullpen and squelched a late Arizona rally, getting the last out of the Rockies’ 8-7 win in the desert. It was his first career save.

Anderson went to Shenendehowa HS (with Kevin Huerter of the Atlanta Hawks), Hoffman went to Shaker HS (my high school’s arch-rival). Tommy Kahnle is another big league pitcher from the Albany area; he also went to Shaker.

12) There have been 16 doubleheaders in the major leagues this year; eight of them have been swept, which is an unusually high percentage of sweeps.

11) There was a time when the major league umpires’ union was pretty powerful; used to be that replays of close calls weren’t allowed to be shown on the stadium scoreboard.

Now the umpires’ union is hoping MLB doesn’t go to robotic umps to call balls/strikes; replays are an integral part of the game

10) Doug Eddings had the plate in the Colorado-Arizona game Wednesday; game was taking forever because Robbie Ray doesn’t throw strikes anymore, and Eddings was calling strikes whenever he could find a pith close to the plate. Ray threw 99 pitches in four tedious innings.

The last 2+ years, under is 37-31 with Eddings behind the plate.

9) We’ve mentioned how umpires have been traveling a lot less this season; in Kyle Hendricks’ last three starts for the Cubs, he’s had the same home plate umpire, Tim Timmons for all three games. That is really rare in the big leagues.

8) In Lucas Giolito’s no-hitter for the White Sox Tuesday night, he threw only 27 balls; Pirates swung/missed at 30 of his pitches, and only one batter reached base, on a walk.

7) Bad Beat of the night from Tuesday morning in the KBO; Kiwoom Heroes had a 5-0 lead after five innings at KT, but the Wiz rallied for a 6-5 win in 10 innings. Kiwoom used 12 pitchers in the game; they don’t have the 3-batter minimum in Korea.

6) Random stat: In baseball history, the most hits by one player, against one team:
Detroit Tigers’ Ty Cobb had 619 hits against New York. Lot of fewer teams back then, and no interleave play, so teams played each other a lot more than they do now.

5) Tampa Bay Rays already have 21 wins; 10 different Tampa pitchers have at least one save.

4) In his last 105 games, Ronald Acuna Jr. has 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases; if he stays healthy for an entire season, he’s going to put up some massive numbers. But he has to stay healthy, and stealing a lot of bases takes its toll on a players’ legs.

3) Indiana Pacers fired coach Nate McMIllan Wednesday; he made the playoffs all four years he coached the Pacers, but then went 3-16 in the playoffs, getting swept three of four years. Like all pro sports, NBA is a performance-based business.

2) Portland Trailblazers’ star Damian Lillard is going back to Portland to have his right knee checked; he dislocated a finger on his left hand in a game last week, then sprained his knee in the Blazers’ last game.

1) If the baseball playoffs started today (they do not):
AL East- Tampa Bay, New York
AL Central- Minnesota, Clev/CWS
AL West- Oakland, Houston
AL Wild Cards- Chi/CWS, Toronto

NL East- Miami, Atlanta
NL Central- Chicago, St Louis
NL West- Los Angeles, San Diego
NL Wild Cards- Colorado, San Francisco

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:30 AM

951LA ANGELS -952 HOUSTON
LA ANGELS are 2-12 SU (-12.4 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.

953SEATTLE -954 SAN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO is 18-6 SU (11.4 Units) in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

955COLORADO -956 ARIZONA
COLORADO is 30-50 SU (-28.8 Units) vs. a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start over the last 2 seasons.

957BOSTON -958 TORONTO
BOSTON is 1-9 SU (-10.3 Units) in road games vs. excellent power teams - averaging 1.5 or more HR's/game in the current season.

959BALTIMORE -960 TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE is 14-4 SU (9.6 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.

961MINNESOTA -962 DETROIT
DETROIT is 2-12 SU (-12.6 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.

963MIAMI -964 NY METS
MIAMI is 7-18 SU (-14.5 Units) vs. teams who strand 7.5 or more runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.

965PHILADELPHIA -966 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 1-11 SU (-12.7 Units) vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse in the current season.

967OAKLAND -968 TEXAS
OAKLAND is 107-80 SU (19 Units) in the second half of the season in the last 3 seasons.

969CINCINNATI -970 MILWAUKEE
CINCINNATI is 5-13 SU (-12.3 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.

971LA DODGERS -972 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-3 SU (9.3 Units) in home games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.

973PITTSBURGH -974 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.

975PITTSBURGH -976 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 16-5 SU (10.5 Units) in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:34 AM

MLB
Weather Report

Thursday, August 27

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:37 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, August 27

National League
Pittsburgh @ St Louis
Pirates (7-19):
Kuhl is 1-1, 3.14 in three starts (14 IP) this season.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-2 Team in first 5 innings: 2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-3 Totals: over 2-0-1

Bullpen game
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Pirates won three of their last five games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-10 on the road this year.
— Pirates are 1-4 in road series openers.
— Over is 7-3-3 in their last 13 games.

Cardinals (11-9)
Kim is 1-0, 0.93 in his first two MLB starts (9.2 IP)
Teams’ record in his starts: 2-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-2 Totals: under 2-0

Bullpen game
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— St Louis won five of its last seven games.
— Cardinals won seven of ten home games this season.
— St Louis is 5-1 in series openers.
— Over is 6-4-1 in their last 11 games.

Los Angeles @ San Francisco
Dodgers (22-9)
Kershaw is 3-1, 2.25 in four starts this season.
Teams’ record in his starts: 3-1 Team in first 5 innings: 3-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-4 Totals: 2-2

Buehler is 1-0, 4.68 in five starts this year, 0-0, 6.75 in three road starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-1 Team in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 2-5 Totals: under 3-2

— Dodgers won 11 of their last 13 games.
— LA won six of their last eight road games.
— Over is 6-1 in their last seven road games.

Giants (15-16):
Gausman is 1-0, 4.15 in his last three starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-4 Team in first 5 innings: 3-2
Allowed run in first inning: 2-5 Totals: over 3-2

Bullpen game
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Giants won their last seven games.
— SF is 9-6 at home this season, winning six in row at home.
— Under is 3-1 in Giants’ last four games.

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee
Reds (11-17):
Gray is 4-1, 2.95 in six starts this season0-1, 4.76 in two road outings.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 5-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-6 Totals: over 3-1-2

Miley is 0-3, 10.80 in three starts (8.1 IP) this year.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-3 Team in first 5 innings: 0-3
Allowed run in first inning: 2-3 Totals: under 2-1

— Cincinnati lost five of its last six games.
— Reds are 2-7 in their last nine road games.
— Under is 7-1 in the Reds’ last eight games.

Brewers (13-15):
Houser is 0-2, 5.82 in his last three starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 3-2 Team in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-5 Totals: over 3-2

Lindblom is 0-1, 8.31 in last three starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 3-2 Team in first 5 innings: 2-3
Allowed run in first inning: 3-5 Totals: over 5-0

— Milwaukee lost five of its last eight games.
— Brewers lost six of their ten home games.
— Under is 3-2 in Milwaukee’s last five home games.

Colorado @ Arizona
Rockies (16-15):
Freeland is 2-1, 2.87 in three starts this year, 1-1, 3.50 in three road outings.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 2-6 Totals: under 5-1

— Rockies won their last three games.
— Colorado lost six of its last nine road games.
— Under is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games.

Diamondbacks (13-19):
Gallen is 0-0, 2.25 in six starts this season.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 1-5
Allowed run in first inning: 1-6 Totals: under 4-1-1

— Arizona lost its last eight games overall.
— Diamondbacks won seven of their last ten home games.
— Under is 10-3 in their last 13 games.

Miami @ New York
Marlins (14-12):
Sixto Sanchez allowed three runs in five IP (66 PT) in his MLB debut.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-0 Team in first 5 innings: 1-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-1 Totals: over 1-0

— Miami won five of its last eight games.
— Marlins are 13-7 on the road this season.
— Over is 11-5 in their last 16 games.

Mets (13-16)
unknown starter
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Mets won four of their last six games overall.
— New York is 6-9 at home this season.
— Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.

Philadelphia @ Washington
Phillies (12-14)
Howard is 0-1, 6.75 in three starts (12 IP) this season.
Teams’ record in his starts: 1-2 Team in first 5 innings: 2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-3 Totals: over 2-1

— Philly won its last three games.
— Phillies lost five of their eight road games.
— Over is 4-1-1 in their last six games.

Nationals (11-17):
Scherzer is 1-1, 5.30 in his last four starts; he is 0-2, 4.34 in four home starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 4-6 Totals: under 3-2-1

— Washington is 6-9 in its last 15 games.
— Nationals lost nine of their last 11 home games.
— Over is 11-2-1 in their last 14 games.

American League
Oakland @ Texas
A’s (22-10):
Bassitt is 1-1, 5.94 in his last three starts; he is 2-0, 4.32 in three road starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 3-3
Allowed run in first inning: 4-6 Totals: under 5-1

— Oakland won 19 of its last 25 games.
— A’s are 9-6 on the road this season.
— Under is 6-2 in their last eight games

Rangers (11-19):
Lyles allowed 15 runs in eight IP in his last two starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 2-3 Team in first 5 innings: 1-4
Allowed run in first inning: 3-5 Totals: over 4-1

— Texas lost 10 of its last 11 games.
— Rangers are 8-8 at home this season.
— Over is 8-3 in their last 11 games.

Boston @ Toronto
Red Sox (10-21):
Bullpen game
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Red Sox lost 12 of their last 16 games.
— Boston lost 11 of its last 15 road games.
— Under is 5-2 in their last seven games.

Blue Jays (15-14):
Ryu is 2-0, 1.19 in his last four starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 3-2-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-6 Totals: over 3-2-1

— Blue Jays are 11-8 in their last 19 games.
— Jays are 5-4 in their “home” games in Buffalo.
— Over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games.

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Orioles (14-16):
Means is 0-2, 10.12 in four starts (10.2 IP) this year.
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-4 Team in first 5 innings: 0-4
Allowed run in first inning: 2-4 Totals: over 3-1

— Orioles lost eight of their last ten games overall.
— Baltimore is 8-3 on the road this season.
— Under is 6-1 in their last seven games.

Rays (21-11):
Yarbrough is 0-0, 5.27 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 4.86 in three home starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 3-3 Team in first 5 innings: 0-3-3
Allowed run in first inning: 1-6 Totals: under 4-2

— Tampa Bay won 15 of its last 18 games.
— Rays won 12 of their 17 home games.
— Under is 3-1-1 in their last five games.

Minnesota @ Detroit
Twins (20-12)
Dobnak is 5-0, 1.71 in his last five starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 5-1 Team in first 5 innings: 5-1
Allowed run in first inning: 1-6 Totals: under 5-1

— Twins split their last eight games.
— Minnesota is 5-8 in its last 13 road games.
— Twins are 8-3 in series openers.
— Under is 10-1-2 in their last 13 games.

Tigers (13-16):
Boyd is 0-3, 8.76 in five starts this year.
Teams’ record in his starts: 2-3 Team in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
Allowed run in first inning: 3-5 Totals: 2-2-1

— Detroit lost 12 of its last 16 games.
— Tigers lost six of their last eight home games.
— Over is 10-5 in their last 14 games.

Interleague
Seattle @ San Diego
Mariners (12-19):
Walker is 2-1, 3.04 in his last four starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 2-3 Team in first 5 innings: 3-2
Allowed run in first inning: 1-5 Totals: under 3-2

Bullpen game
Teams’ record in his starts: 0-0 Team in first 5 innings: 0-0
Allowed run in first inning: 0-0 Totals: 0-0

— Seattle won five of its last six games.
— Mariners lost seven of their last eight road tilts.
— Under is 3-2 in their last five road games.

Padres (18-13)
Lamet is 1-1, 2.35 in his last four starts; he is 2-0, 2.45 in four home starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 4-2 Team in first 5 innings: 5-0-1
Allowed run in first inning: 0-6 Totals: 3-3

Richards is 1-1, 3.52 in six starts this year, 0-1, 3.75 in three home starts.
Teams’ record in his starts: 3-3 Team in first 5 innings: 2-4
Allowed run in first inning: 2-6 Totals: under 4-2

— San Diego won seven of its last eight games.
— Padres are 11-5 at home this season.
— Over is 6-2 in their last seven games.

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 08:40 AM

MLB

Thursday, August 27

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Trend Report
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Seattle @ San Diego
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

Colorado @ Arizona
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

Seattle @ San Diego
Seattle
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
San Diego is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Pittsburgh

Boston @ Toronto
Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games on the road
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
Toronto is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games

Oakland @ Texas
Oakland
Oakland is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home

Philadelphia @ Washington
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Washington
Washington is 11-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia
Washington is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Baltimore is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco
LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Minnesota @ Detroit
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games at home

Miami @ NY Mets
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
NY Mets
NY Mets is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Miami
NY Mets is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Miami

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee
Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

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**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 09:22 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Thursday, August 27

Seattle @ San Diego

Game 953-954
August 27, 2020 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Kikuchi) 17.642
San Diego
(Lamet) 16.230
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-210
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+180); Over

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis

Game 973-974
August 27, 2020 @ 3:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl) 16.418
St. Louis
(Kim) 15.598
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-175
7
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+155); Over

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco

Game 971-972
August 27, 2020 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 17.864
San Francisco
(Webb) 16.745
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-225
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-225); Over

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 977-978
August 27, 2020 @ 5:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Gray) 13.959
Milwaukee
(Houser) 14.868
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
N/A

Seattle @ San Diego

Game 979-980
August 27, 2020 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(TBD) 15.556
San Diego
(Richards) 16.490
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
N/A

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 955-956
August 27, 2020 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Freeland) 15.430
Arizona
(Gallen) 14.165
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(+140); Over

Pittsburgh @ St. Louis

Game 975-976
August 27, 2020 @ 6:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Ponce) 13.825
St. Louis
(Oviedo) 16.778
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
N/A

Philadelphia @ Washington

Game 965-966
August 27, 2020 @ 6:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Howard) 17.220
Washington
(Scherzer) 14.955
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-185
9
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+165); Over

Oakland @ Texas

Game 967-968
August 27, 2020 @ 6:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Bassitt) 15.409
Texas
(Lyles) 16.515
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-200
10
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+170); Under

Boston @ Toronto

Game 957-958
August 27, 2020 @ 6:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Mazza) 15.886
Toronto
(Ryu) 14.784
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-170
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(+150); Over

Baltimore @ Tampa Bay

Game 959-960
August 27, 2020 @ 6:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Means) 14.727
Tampa Bay
(Yarbrough) 17.868
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-185
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-185); Under

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco

Game 781-782
August 27, 2020 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Kershaw) 16.985
San Francisco
(TBD) 17.994
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
N/A

Minnesota @ Detroit

Game 961-962
August 27, 2020 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Dobnak) 14.845
Detroit
(Boyd) 15.739
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-155
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+135); Under

Miami @ NY Mets

Game 963-964
August 27, 2020 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Sanchez) 00.000
NY Mets
(TBD) 00.000
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami

Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Miami

Dunkel Pick:
Miami
N/A

Cincinnati @ Milwaukee

Game 969-970
August 27, 2020 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Miley) 13.959
Milwaukee
(Lindblom) 14.868
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-130
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-130); Under

**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 10:28 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, August 27

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SEATTLE (12 - 19) at SAN DIEGO (18 - 13) - 3:10 PM
TAIJUAN WALKER (R) vs. DINELSON LAMET (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.8 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

TAIJUAN WALKER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WALKER is 3-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.33 and a WHIP of 0.593.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

DINELSON LAMET vs. SEATTLE since 1997
LAMET is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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COLORADO (16 - 15) at ARIZONA (13 - 19) - 6:10 PM
KYLE FREELAND (L) vs. ZAC GALLEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 275-481 (-82.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
COLORADO is 341-466 (-100.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ARIZONA is 49-45 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 99-79 (+27.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
FREELAND is 36-26 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 11-3 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 11-3 (+13.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 25-11 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 21-9 (+15.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FREELAND is 9-1 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 42-45 (-23.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 958-857 (-105.7 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 271-270 (-67.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

KYLE FREELAND vs. ARIZONA since 1997
FREELAND is 3-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.27 and a WHIP of 1.443.
His team's record is 9-4 (+6.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-4. (+2.4 units)

ZAC GALLEN vs. COLORADO since 1997
GALLEN is 0-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 1.647.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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MIAMI (14 - 12) at NY METS (13 - 16) - 7:10 PM
SIXTO SANCHEZ (R) vs. ROBERT GSELLMAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 6-3 (+0.6 Units) against MIAMI this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

SIXTO SANCHEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

ROBERT GSELLMAN vs. MIAMI since 1997
GSELLMAN is 1-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 8.38 and a WHIP of 1.758.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (12 - 14) at WASHINGTON (11 - 17) - 6:37 PM
SPENCER HOWARD (R) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-50 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 11-17 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-12 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 8-13 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-13 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 4-15 (-17.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

SPENCER HOWARD vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

MAX SCHERZER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SCHERZER is 11-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 0.964.
His team's record is 16-4 (+9.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-13. (-9.3 units)

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OAKLAND (22 - 10) at TEXAS (11 - 19) - 6:37 PM
CHRIS BASSITT (R) vs. JORDAN LYLES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 53-44 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 28-19 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 118-75 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 204-113 (+42.8 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 100-76 (+29.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 163-133 (+51.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 19-6 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
OAKLAND is 16-5 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 61-37 (+17.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 74-47 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 141-103 (+29.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 73-45 (+19.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 116-58 (+35.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 5-1 (+3.6 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

CHRIS BASSITT vs. TEXAS since 1997
BASSITT is 1-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.48 and a WHIP of 1.560.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LYLES is 2-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 1.45 and a WHIP of 1.071.
His team's record is 3-0 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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CINCINNATI (11 - 17) at MILWAUKEE (13 - 15) - 5:10 PM
SONNY GRAY (R) vs. ADRIAN HOUSER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

SONNY GRAY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
GRAY is 2-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.88 and a WHIP of 1.279.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.1 units)

ADRIAN HOUSER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HOUSER is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.111.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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LA DODGERS (22 - 9) at SAN FRANCISCO (15 - 16) - 4:05 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-4 (+5.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
KERSHAW is 23-13 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.876.
His team's record is 29-19 (-5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 30-15. (+13.2 units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GAUSMAN is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.469.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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PITTSBURGH (7 - 19) at ST LOUIS (11 - 9) - 3:15 PM
CHAD KUHL (R) vs. KWANG-HYUN KIM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 32-74 (-31.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 49-21 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-5 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 53-35 (+12.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 55-27 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CHAD KUHL vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KUHL is 1-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.314.
His team's record is 1-6 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)

KWANG-HYUN KIM vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

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PITTSBURGH (7 - 19) at ST LOUIS (11 - 9) - 6:15 PM
CODY PONCE (R) vs. JOHAN OVIEDO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 32-74 (-31.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 49-21 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 15-5 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 53-35 (+12.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 55-27 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CODY PONCE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHAN OVIEDO vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (12 - 19) at SAN DIEGO (18 - 13) - 6:10 PM
YUSEI KIKUCHI (L) vs. GARRETT RICHARDS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-0 (+1.8 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

YUSEI KIKUCHI vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
KIKUCHI is 0-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

GARRETT RICHARDS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
RICHARDS is 7-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 9-5 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (-0.6 units)

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LA DODGERS (22 - 9) at SAN FRANCISCO (15 - 16) - 7:05 PM
WALKER BUEHLER (R) vs. LOGAN WEBB (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-4 (+5.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

WALKER BUEHLER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BUEHLER is 4-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

LOGAN WEBB vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
WEBB is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

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CINCINNATI (11 - 17) at MILWAUKEE (13 - 15) - 8:10 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. JOSH LINDBLOM (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

WADE MILEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MILEY is 3-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 6.82 and a WHIP of 1.545.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

JOSH LINDBLOM vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

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**Udog** · 08-27-2020, 12:02 PM

Diamond Trends - Thursday
Vince Akins

SU Play ON Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (6:40 p.m. ET)

The Rays are 10-0 SU since Aug 18, 2019 at home off a home game in which they drew 5+ walks.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Seattle at San Diego (3:10 p.m. ET)

The Mariners are 0-12 SU since Jun 29, 2019 as a road dog after their opponent left 18+ men on base last game.

OU Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Colorado at Arizona (6:10 p.m. ET)

The Rockies are 12-0 OU (4.21 ppg) since May 02, 2018 in the last game of a series as a road dog after they hit multiple home runs last game.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:
Matchup: Oakland at Texas (6:37 p.m. ET)

The Athletics are 8-0-2 OU (2.90 ppg) since Apr 23, 2016 when Chris Bassitt starts after he threw over 100 pitches in his last start.

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