Wednesday Trends and Indexes 04/04

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NBA
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Wednesday, April 4


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NBA (Wednesday) Play Against NBA home favorites who average >=36.5% from the 3-point line facing a team that allows >=36.5% from the 3-point line, a team that averages +/-3 rebounds per game facing a team that averages <=-5.5 rebounds per game.
(23-4 ATS since 1996.) (85.2%) PLAY: Golden State +8


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at Orlando Magic by 3.5 Toronto Raptors O/U 190.0
Orlando Magic are 42-65-1 ATS As Favorite (All Lines)
Toronto Raptors are 71-42-4 ATS After 1 Away (All Lines)



at New Jersey Nets by 10.0 Atlanta Hawks O/U 190.0
Atlanta Hawks are 134-102-2 O/U All Games (All Lines)
Atlanta Hawks are 71-45-2 O/U After 1 Home (All Lines)



at New York Knicks by 3.0 Philadelphia 76ers O/U 183.5
Philadelphia 76ers are 41-65-5 ATS After 1 ATS Wins (All Lines)
Philadelphia 76ers are 32-16-1 O/U After 2 Unders (All Lines)
Philadelphia 76ers are 9-2-0 O/U After 2 Unders (2 -> 3.5)



at Milwaukee Bucks by NL Boston Celtics O/U NL
Boston Celtics are 37-61-3 ATS After 1 Wins (All Lines)
Boston Celtics are 46-69-2 ATS After 1 Overs (All Lines)



at OKC/New Orleans Hornets by 7.5 Seattle SuperSonics O/U 197.0
OKC/New Orleans Hornets are 6-18-1 O/U As Home (6 -> 7.5)



at Houston Rockets by 7.0 Golden State Warriors O/U 206.0
Houston Rockets are 47-69-4 ATS As Home (All Lines)
Golden State Warriors are 1-7-0 O/U After 2 Wins (6 -> 7.5)
Golden State Warriors are 17-4-0 O/U After 3 Home (All Lines)



at Denver Nuggets by 8.0 Sacramento Kings O/U 216.0
Sacramento Kings are 75-45-0 O/U After 1 Home (All Lines)
Sacramento Kings are 14-4-0 O/U After 1 Home (8 -> 9.5)



Utah Jazz by 6.0 at Portland Trailblazers O/U 185.5
Utah Jazz are 41-64-3 ATS After 1 Unders (All Lines)
Portland Trailblazers are 18-35-1 ATS All Games (6 -> 7.5)
Portland Trailblazers are 7-21-1 ATS As Home (6 -> 7.5)
Portland Trailblazers are 5-15-1 ATS As Home Dog (6 -> 7.5)

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MLB
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Here is a list of the best and worst pitcher performance records during the month of April over the past three years. Note that the win-loss figures are team-start records, or the team's record in games started by the denoted pitcher. To qualify, pitchers must have started a minimum of ten games within the month.

Keep this valuable list handy throughout the opening month of April, as well as future updates at the beginning of each month right here on this web site during the 2007 baseball season, as you'll soon beefing up on a diet of lip-smacking baseball delicacies and winning plays. Hey beer man, pour me a cold one, would you?

April Good Pitchers:
- Bronson Arroyo 10-3
- Gustavo Chacin 8-2
- John Garland 9-4
- Rich Harden 9-3
- Cliff Lee 11-4
- Mike Maroth 10-4
- Pedro Martinez 11-4
- Mark Mulder 11-4
- Odalis Perez 11-4
- Johan Santana 11-4
- Curt Schilling 10-4
- Brandon Webb 11-5

April Bad Pitchers:
- David Bush 2-8
- Scott Elarton 3-12
- Kevin Millwood 4-12
- Ramon Ortiz 3-7
- Andy Pettitte 4-9
- John Smoltz 3-7
- Josh Towers 2-10
- Jake Westbrook 3-8
- Barry Zito 3-12

[Udog]

MLB
Short Sheet


Wednesday, April 4th

National League

Florida at Washington, 1:05 EST
Anibal Sanchez (R) vs. Matt Chico (L)
Sanchez: 6-1 TSR as a favorite
Chico: Washington 15-5 Over at home vs. Florida

Arizona at Colorado, 3:05 EST
Doug Davis (L) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (R)
Davis: Arizona 14-7 SU at Arizona
Lopez: 7-1 Under as a home favorite of -125 or less

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
Tim Hudson (R) vs. Cole Hamels (L)
Hudson: 7-2 SU as a road underdog of +125 or less
Hamels: 7-2 Over off a loss

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Ted Lilly (L) vs. Bronson Arroyo (R)
Lilly: Cubs 21-40 after the bullpen allowed 0 runs
Arroyo: Cincinnati 18-9 SU in April

LA Dodgers at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Jason Schmidt (R) vs. Jeff Suppan (R)
Schmidt: Dodgers 18-7 Over on Wednesdays
Suppan: Milwaukee 12-3 Over vs. LA Dodgers

Pittsburgh at Houston, 8:05 EST
Tom Gorzelanny (L) vs. Woody Williams (R)
Gorzelanny: Pittsburgh 10-27 SU as a road underdog of +150 or less
Williams: 21-1 TSR as a home favorite of -150 to -175

NY Mets at St. Louis, 8:10 EST ESPN2
John Maine (R) vs. Braden Looper (R)
Maine: 7-2 TSR in road games
Looper: St. Louis 9-3 Under vs. NY Mets

San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Chris Young (R) vs. Matt Cain (R)
Young: San Diego 10-2 SU away on Wednesdays
Cain: 1-4 TSR in April


American League

Toronto at Detroit, 1:05 EST
AJ Burnett (R) vs. Nate Robertson (L)
Burnett: 6-0 Over on Wednesdays
Robertson: 2-11 TSR at home with a line of +125 to -125

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees, 1:05 EST
Jae Seo (R) vs. Andy Pettitte (L)
Seo: Tampa Bay 12-45 SU as a road underdog of +150 or higher
Pettitte: 23-9 TSR at home with a total of 10+ runs

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 EST
Jake Westbrook (R) vs. Jon Garland (R)
Westbrook: 11-25 TSR away with a line of +125 to -125
Garland: 34-15 TSR in April

Texas at LA Angels, 3:35 EST
Brandon McCarthy (R) vs. Ervin Santana (R)
McCarthy: Texas 5-16 SU at LA Angels
Santana: 25-9 TSR in home games

Boston at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
Josh Beckett (R) vs. Odalis Perez (L)
Beckett: Boston 6-15 SU away after scoring 1 or 0 runs
Perez: 27-13 Under at home off a win

Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 EST
Jaret Wright (R) vs. Ramon Ortiz (R)
Wright: Baltimore 4-18 SU as a road underdog of +125 or less
Ortiz: Minnesota 25-8 SU at home vs. AL East opponents

Oakland at Seattle, 10:05 EST
Rich Harden (R) vs. Miguel Batista (R)
Harden: 9-0 TSR in April
Batista: Seattle 10-29 SU vs. Oakland

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet


Wednesday, April 4th

Toronto at Orlando, 7:05 EST
Toronto: 10-1 ATS away off a SU road loss / ATS win
Orlando: 3-22 ATS off a home loss by 3 points or less

Charlotte at Washington, 7:05 EST
Charlotte: 40-22 ATS playing without rest
Washington: 1-10 ATS at home off a road loss by 10+ points

Atlanta at New Jersey, 7:35 EST
Atlanta: 9-21 ATS after playing 4+ games as an underdog
New Jersey: 10-2 ATS at home playing their 6th or less game in two weeks

Philadelphia at New York, 7:35 EST
Philadelphia: 2-10 ATS off a loss by 6 points or less
New York: 21-8 ATS revenging a loss by 10+ points

Boston at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Boston: 24-8 ATS as a road underdog
Milwaukee: 20-8 Under off BB games allowing 110+ points

(TC) Chicago at Detroit, 7:35 EST ESPN
Chicago: 12-2 ATS in April
Detroit: 9-20 ATS at home off a win by 10+ points

Seattle at New Orleans, 8:05 EST
Seattle: 6-1 ATS after allowing 60+ first-half points
New Orleans: 1-6 ATS after scoring 110+ points

Golden State at Houston, 8:35 EST
Golden State: 1-8 ATS away after scoring 110+ points
Houston: 19-7 ATS off a loss as a favorite

(TC) Sacramento at Denver, 10:05 EST ESPN
Sacramento: 4-13 ATS off a home loss
Denver: 14-3 ATS off a road win

Utah at Portland, 10:05 EST
Utah: 13-5 ATS off a road win
Portland: 8-18 ATS at home after losing 4 of their last 5 games

LA Lakers at LA Clippers, 10:35 EST
LA Lakers: 17-6 ATS after playing 3+ home games
LA Clippers: 2-10 ATS after playing as a road favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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NHL
Short Sheet


Wednesday, April 4th

Washington at Atlanta, 7:05 EST
Washington: 2-19 SU away in the second half of the season
Atlanta: 14-4 SU off a road win by 1 goal

San Jose at Anaheim, 10:05 EST
San Jose: 11-2 SU away off a division win
Anaheim: 3-9 SU playing with 3+ days rest

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[rocko]

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Kaptain and rocko,

You guys are sure welcome. Good luck today!

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MLB
hot lines



Texas at Los Angeles: Pick Angeles -147

Last season the Los Angeles Angels had arguably the league’s best young pitching staff. Now, with one more year of experience and maturity, their staff should be even better.

Today’s starter Ervin Santana is excited about showing off his improved slider today against the Texas Rangers.

“It’s ready to go and it’s very good,” Santana told the L.A. Daily News. “I will throw it at any time, on any count.”

This isn’t good news for the Rangers lineup. Last year in two starts in Angels Stadium against Texas, Santana went 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA.

Oakland at Seattle: Pick Athletics -122

Don’t sleep on Rich Harden. At the start of last season, Sports Illustrated senior baseball writer Tom Verducci predicted the A’s flamethrower would win the American League Cy Young award. If Harden hadn’t been injured for most of last season he probably would be the opening day starter instead of No. 3 in the rotation.

Don’t be fooled by his spot in the rotation. Harden has a nasty splitter and his fastball tops out at 97 mph. He looked great in spring training with a 1.53 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 17 innings of work.

Expect Harden to salvage the last game of this series against the Seattle Mariners. Don’t forget Oakland won 17 of 19 games against Seattle last year.

San Diego at San Francisco: Pick Padres -102

What a weird offseason for the San Francisco Giants. Besides losing Jason Schmidt and signing free agent Barry Zito, the Giants grabbed two outfielders and a manager from the San Diego Padres. Their roster moves resemble a game of musical chairs involving Major League teams in California.

“It’s behind me now,” former Padres and current Giants manager Bruce Bochy told the San Diego Union-Tribune. “It’s over; I’ve moved on.”

His managing days with the Padres are behind him, but he still has to find a way to beat his former team after yesterday’s 7-0 thumping.

Padres starter Chris Young hasn’t lost an away game since June of last year. During that stretch he’s complied a 9-0 record in 24 road starts.

New York at St. Louis: Pick Mets +100

The St. Louis Cardinals pitching rotation has reached an all-hands-on-deck situation because of an elbow injury to staff ace Chris Carpenter. Longtime reliever Braden Looper will make his first start since a Single-A game in 1997.

The New York Mets' batting lineup is as good as, and maybe even better than, the Yankees'. The key to the Mets offense is leadoff hitter Jose Reyes and how often he can get on base. If he’s on first, he’s always a distraction to the pitcher because of his ability to steal bases. The two walks and three runs Reyes has accumulated in just two games is a great sign for Mets backers.

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NBA
More Tips and trends


Wednesday, April 4


Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic (7 PM ET)
The Raptors have held the Magic to 90.7 points per game and 41.9 percent shooting in three games this season, putting them in position to sweep the series for the first time in their 12-year history. EDGE: RAPTORS
Toronto has lost three of its last four on the road, scoring 90 points in each of those losses. EDGE: MAGIC & UNDER
The Raptors are 6-0 ATS in the last six meetings.
The UNDER is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Orlando.




Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons (ESPN | 7:30 PM ET)
Chicago is 6-28 against the Pistons - holders of the best record in the Central and the Eastern Conference - since winning three of four contests in the 1997-98 season. BIG EDGE: PISTONS
Detroit is trying to secure homecourt advantage in the Eastern Conference for the second consecutive season and took another step in that direction with a 100-85 victory at Indiana. EDGE: PISTONS
Bulls guard Ben Gordon has averaged 24.2 points in his last five games versus Detroit, shooting 52 percent from 3-point range and 50 percent overall. EDGE: BULLS
The Bulls are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Detroit.
The OVER is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Detroit.




Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (8:30 PM ET)
Houston star Tracy McGrady is averaging 32.5 points in his last four meetings with the Warriors. EDGE: ROCKETS
These teams have split two meetings this season, but the Rockets have won five of the last six in Houston. EDGE: ROCKETS
The Warriors are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Houston.
The Rockets are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games playing on two days rest.

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NHL
Tips and trends


Wednesday, April 4


San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks (10 PM ET)
Anaheim has won three straight games, but San Jose is the division's hottest team. Since March 2nd, the Sharks have gone 11-1-2, outscoring opponents 55-21. BIG EDGE: SHARKS
Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov is 9-0-2 with a 1.49 GAA in his last 12 starts, but is 1-5-1 with a 3.46 GAA in his last seven starts versus the Ducks. BIG EDGE: DUCKS
The Ducks are 8-2 in their last 10 home games.

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