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**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:51 AM

Six-Pack for Thursday

Knee jerk reactions after seeing NFL schedule

-- Ron Rivera was Bears' defensive coordinator, got let go when he tried to become a head coach. Rivera is now inside linebackers coach for Chargers, so he'll see his old team in Week One, when Chicago comes to Qualcomm.

-- Tennessee @ New Orleans in Week 3 Monday nighter; Vince Young, Reggie Bush. Good stuff.

-- Jets get nine home games in '07, since they play Giants, so only seven road trips for team that opens with archrival Patriots, then opposes Ravens in Week 2.

-- Like to see Lion-Raider game in Week 1; two doormats in game that will leave one of them 1-0 and optimistic.

-- Six division games in Week 1, including both parts of the Monday night twinbill: Bengals-Ravens, Cardinals-49ers.

-- Last regular season game is Herm Edwards' return to the Meadowlands to face the Jets, 8:15 on December 30. Pack the warm clothes, Herm.

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:51 AM

Thursday's list of 13: Random thoughts on variety of things

13) John Beilein had clause in his contract with West Virginia that paid him $500,000/year for every year left on his contract if he had been fired, but contract went both ways, saying that he had $500,000 a year buyout if he left early, which he did.

12) Simple math says that Beilein now owes the fine folks in Morgantown $2.5M, and Michigan ain't paying the tab, while Beilein's lawyers, who didn't represent him when the deal was made, are trying to reduce the amount owed. Good luck.

11) How could someone who is such a good coach do this, unless he didn't know the clause was in there (he signed the contract, though)? Even at today's salaries, $2.5M is a lot of coin for a college hoop coach to come up with.

10) Citigroup is going to pay the Mets major money for rights to name the new stadium in Flushing after their company, but Citigroup just eliminated 17,000 jobs, leading one to think they might have better use for their money than a ballfield.

9) Felix Hernandez has been totally dominant in his first two starts, allowing four hits, no runs in 17 innings.

8) Chargers redesigned their uniforms a little; numbers look good, but wish they went with the light blue jerseys fulltime.

7) Giants have been blanked three times in first nine games.

6) Nationals have yet to lead during a game; the only game it won, they trailed until two-run single on last pitch of game.

5) New Orleans Hornets won their last nine overtime games.

4) Nebraska is expecting crowd of 70,000 for spring football game. Arizona State transfer Keller has yet to clinch top spot at QB, although it would be shocking if he didn't start in fall.

3) They showed a graphic on Padre-Giant game about an old Cub-Padre game, when Greg Maddux bested Mark Grant, the Padres' color commentator, 1-0. The game was in 1988. Here we are, nineteen years later, and Maddux is still winning.

2) Bitter loss for Orioles, who got a fine pitching performance from Adam Loewen, saw game go into extra innings 0-0, until Monroe's homer in 11th gave Detroit the win. Pitching poor clubs like Baltimore can't afford to lose games like that.

1) Harvard hired Tommy Amaker as head coach, but if he can not win at Michigan, where he had vast resources, how can he win at Harvard, where hockey is bigger than hoop?

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:53 AM

Hockey - Dunkel Index

NHL
Dunkel Index

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

NY Rangers at Atlanta
The last two Stanley Cup winners have come from the Southeast Division, which should give Atlanta something to shoot for. But the Rangers don't look to be a pushover in this series as they've gone 16-6-6 since the beginning of February. Much of that success is due to the hot goaltending of Henrik Lundqvist, who finished his sophomore season with a 2.34 GAA and 917 save percentage. The Rangers look like a good underdog pick in this one according to Dunkel, which has New York favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

Game 59-60: Calgary at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 12.282; Detroit 13.672
Dunkel Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Neutral; Over

Game 61-62: NY Rangers at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 13.550; Atlanta 12.459
Dunkel Line & Total: NY Rangers by 1; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: NY Rangers (+1 1/2); Over

Game 63-64: Tampa Bay at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay 11.383; New Jersey 12.846
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Neutral; Under

Game 65-66: NY Islanders at Buffalo
Dunkel Ratings: NY Islanders 12.292; Buffalo 13.377
Dunkel Line & Total: Buffalo by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Buffalo by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Islanders (+1 1/2); Over

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:54 AM

Hockey – Long Sheet

NHL
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 12

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CALGARY (43-29-0-10, 96 pts.) at DETROIT (50-19-0-13, 113 pts.) - 4/12/2007, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 43-39 ATS (-16.0 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 43-39 ATS (-16.0 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
CALGARY is 43-39 ATS (-16.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
CALGARY is 13-28 ATS (-16.0 Units) as a road underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
CALGARY is 13-28 ATS (-16.0 Units) as a road favorite of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
CALGARY is 13-28 ATS (-16.0 Units) in road games against the puck line this season.
CALGARY is 7-16 ATS (-9.8 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
CALGARY is 16-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) in road games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 3-15 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CALGARY is 5-18 ATS (+27.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 49-14 ATS (+19.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 44-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 25-10 ATS (+11.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 195-163 ATS (-142.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-4 (+0.1 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 4-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)

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NY RANGERS (42-30-0-10, 94 pts.) at ATLANTA (43-28-0-11, 97 pts.) - 4/12/2007, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 30-37 ATS (-19.3 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 5-14 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-3 (+2.4 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-3-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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TAMPA BAY (44-33-0-5, 93 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (49-24-0-9, 107 pts.) - 4/12/2007, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 16-1 ATS (+14.2 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 43-31 ATS (+0.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 28-14 ATS (+13.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-19 ATS (+43.9 Units) as a road underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-19 ATS (+43.9 Units) as a road favorite of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-19 ATS (+43.9 Units) in road games against the puck line this season.
TAMPA BAY is 14-9 ATS (+24.0 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-3-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

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NY ISLANDERS (40-30-0-12, 92 pts.) at BUFFALO (53-22-0-7, 113 pts.) - 4/12/2007, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 116-66 ATS (+210.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 116-66 ATS (+20.1 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 116-66 ATS (+116.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 44-21 ATS (+17.6 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 7-1 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-1-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.8 Units)

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**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:56 AM

Hockey – Short Sheet

NHL
Short Sheet

Round 1
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Thursday, April 12
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Western Conference Playoffs
First Round
Game One

Calgary at Detroit, 7:05 EST|TV: VER

Calgary:
1-7 SU away off BB Overs
1-8 SU away off BB losses

Detroit:
49-14 SU off a division game
8-1 SU off a division win by 4+ goals

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
First Round
Game One

NY Rangers at Atlanta, 7:05 EST

NY Rangers:
9-17 SU off a road loss by 1 goal
8-15 SU revenging a one-goal loss

Atlanta:
6-0 SU off 5+ Unders
7-1 SU off a home division win

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
First Round
Game One

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7:35 EST

Tampa Bay:
1-4 SU in the first round of the playoffs
7-14 SU at New Jersey

New Jersey:
16-1 SU in April
8-0 SU off a division loss

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
First Round
Game One

NY Islanders at Buffalo, 8:05 EST

NY Islanders:
0-7 SU off BB road wins
11-34 SU off a road division win

Buffalo:
30-11 SU off a combined score of 7+ goals
29-11 SU off BB road games

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**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:57 AM

Hockey – Write up

NHL
Write-up

Thursday, April 12

Home side won all four Calgary-Detroit games this season, with Flames winning 4-1/2-1 at Saddledome, losing 3-2/7-4 in Detroit. Calgary lost last four games in season, allowing 17 goals. Red Wings won three of last four games; nine of their last eleven games stayed under.

Atlanta won last three games vs Rangers, 5-4ot/3-1/2-1ot, after losing first meeting 5-2 this season; road team won three of the four games. Thrashers won four of last five games; under is 7-0 in their last seven games. Rangers won eight of their last eleven games to make the playoffs.

New Jersey fired its coach despite being #2 seed in East, which is, at best, strange; they lost three of four vs Lightning this yr, losing 3-2/4-1 at home vs Tampa (games in Tampa were 2-0 NJ, 3-1 TB). last five Devil games stayed under total. Tampa Bay is 5-7 in last dozen games, 1-3 in last four on road.

Sabres won three of four vs Islanders this season, winning 3-1/ 6-4 at home, splitting on Island (3-0/3-5). Buffalo won nine of its last thirteen games; they started season 10-0, coasted to the #1 seed in East. Islanders needed to win last game in shootout just to make playoffs; it was their fourth win in row, so they're hot.

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 03:58 AM

Pro Basketball - Dunkel Index

NBA
Dunkel Index

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

LA Clippers at LA Lakers
The Lakers are struggling, winning only three of their last nine with an even worse 2-7 record ATS. One of those losses came against the Clippers on April 4 (90-82). Trying to fend off Golden State for the final playoff spot in the West, the Clips have won six of their last 10 straight up and are 6-3-1 ATS. The Clippers look like a good underdog pick (+2 1/2) in this one according to Dunkel, which has the Clippers favored straight up by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (+2 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

Game 701-702: New Jersey at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 116.472; Cleveland 126.553
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 10; 185 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Cleveland by 6; 186
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-6); Under

Game 703-704: LA Clippers at LA Lakers
Dunkel Ratings: LA Clippers 121.084; LA Lakers 118.455
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Clippers by 2 1/2; 211 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 197 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Clippers (+2 1/2); Over

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 04:00 AM

Pro Basketball – Write up

NBA
Write-up

Thursday, April 12

Cleveland is 7-1 vs spread in game following last eight losses; their last three games stayed under the total, as did four of last five Net games. Jersey lost 96-91 in Cleveland in last meeting, way back on Jan 6 (+6.5). New Jersey won four of its last five games- they're 4-3 in last seven on road.

Clippers lost last three games, are now in tie with Warriors for last playoff spot; Clips' last win was 90-82 vs sliding Laker club eight days ago (-3). Lakers lost six of last eight games, are 7-13 in last 20, 10-19 in last 29-- ten of their last thirteen games went over the total. Bryant was 9-30 from floor in last game.

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 04:03 AM

Pro Basketball – Tips and Trends

NBA
Tips and trends

Thursday, April 12

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Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers (TNT | 10:30 PM ET)
The Lakers are in seventh place in the West, but have lost six of eight and there are five teams - including the Clippers - competing for the final three playoff spots. Los Angeles is 2-1 against the Clippers this season and 40-12 in the series since the 1994-95. EDGE: LAKERS
Clippers swingman Corey Maggette is averaging 16.5 points per game and has scored 24 in each of his last three contests. EDGE: CLIPPERS
The Lakers haven't beaten a team with a winning record since defeating Utah on Feb. 26, with the Clipppers coming in with a 37-40 record. SLIGHT EDGE: LAKERS
The Lakers are 3-15-1 ATS in their last 19 home games.
The home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

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**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 04:05 AM

Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up

Thursday, April 12

Hot Pitchers
-- Mets won eight of last eleven Glavine starts.
-- Smoltz is 5-0, 1.98 in his last six starts.

-- Indians won five of last seven Sowers starts. Moseley beat A's in first start, allowing one run in six IP.
-- Trachsel was on winning side in 18 of his last 25 starts.
-- Detroit is 8-2 in Maroth's last ten starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Moyer allowed eight runs in 4.2 IP in his first '07 start.
-- Bergmann threw 91 pitches in 3.2 IP in his first '07 start, giving up four runs in 4-3 home loss to Arizona.

-- Wakefield is 0-4, 6.85 in his last five starts. Washburn was 0-1, 6.35 in two starts vs Boston last year.
-- Meche has a 6.16 RA in his last five starts.
-- Ohka is 0-3, 6.75 in his last five starts.
-- Fossum is 0-3, 12.79 in his last five starts. Twins are 3-6 in last nine Silva starts.

Totals
-- Four of five Phillies' road games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Smoltz starts stayed under the total.

-- Six of last seven Angel games stayed under the total.
-- Six of eight Boston games stayed under total.
-- Over is 21-10 in last thirty-one Trachsel starts.
-- Last four Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-0 in Tampa Bay games this season.

Hot Teams
-- Braves won seven of their first eight games.
-- Mets won five of their first seven games.

-- Angels won six of their first nine games.
-- Detroit, Toronto both won four of their last five games.
-- Minnesota is 5-3 in its first eight games.

Cold Teams
-- Nationals lost seven of their first eight games.
-- Mets lost three of last four games. Phillies lost of their first games.

-- Seattle lost three of its first five games. Red Sox allowed three or less runs in six of last seven games, but are still just 4-4.
-- Royals lost six of their last eight games. Orioles lost six of their first nine games.
-- Tampa Bay lost four of last six games.

Q Starts
Q Starts are when pitcher goes up against same team twice in a short period of time. We believe this helps the over.
Thursday: None
Season record: 1-1, minus 10.

**pm530** · 04-12-2007, 04:08 AM

MLB
Hot Lines

Thursday, April 12

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Seattle at Boston: Pick Red Sox -160

Tim Wakefield was his usual dazzling self in his first start this season, but the Red Sox couldn’t score a single run for him, and Boston lost 2-0 to Texas. Wakefield pitched six innings of three-hit ball, walking two and striking out four. He allowed two runs but only one was earned.

Wakefield also sparkled the last time he faced Seattle. He allowed three runs, two earned, in nine innings in Boston on April 15 last year. He also struck out six and walked zero.

The Red Sox's struggling bats are also happy to be back at Fenway Park. Boston scored 14 runs in their home opener Tuesday. Boston’s batters will be up against Jarrod Washburn.

Detroit at Toronto: Pick Blue Jays -120

Left-hander Mike Maroth has been the dirty little secret among what is an otherwise quality group of Tigers starters. Things got so bad at the end of last year that he was demoted to the bullpen. He finished 2006 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP.

Those numbers are actually lower than his career averages of 4.80 and 1.40.

Maroth won his first start of the season against Kansas City but his performance was typically shaky. He allowed four runs and six hits in five innings, yet Detroit managed to win 6-5.

Maroth faces Tomo Ohka and a Blue Jays team that loves to hit at home. Toronto had an MLB-best .861 OBP at the Rogers Centre last year.

Washington at Atlanta: Pick Braves -300

Yes, the line is high, but a pitcher like John Smoltz simply doesn’t lose to a team like the Nationals at home. The Nationals, on the other hand, don’t beat anyone anywhere.

Smoltz has been solid in his first two starts this season, going 1-0 with a 3.75 ERA. His starts have earned 2.13 units.

Meanwhile, Jason Bergmann comes into the game looking for his first win for Washington since 2005. He's appeared in 45 games for the Nationals, including eight starts, and is 2-3 lifetime with a 5.93 ERA.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota: Pick Twins -165

Minnesota's Carlos Silva has allowed no more than a run in five of his last seven starts. He was great in his first game of the season April 7 against the White Sox, but the Twins couldn’t score and Silva took the loss. The 27-year-old right-hander allowed one run and five hits in five innings.

Minnesota is also up against a Tampa Bay pitching staff that can turn an ordinary hitter into Wade Boggs. Opponents are hitting .335 against the Devil Rays, and their hurlers now carry a 7.35 ERA.

Casey Fossum is pitching for Tampa Bay on Thursday. His ERA is 17.18 after one game.

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**Udog** · 04-12-2007, 08:48 AM

MLB
Dunkel

LA Angels at Cleveland
The Angels snapped a mini two-game skid yesterday behind a solid effort from pitcher Joe Saunders. Today Dustin Moseley makes his second start of the season and is coming off a win over Oakland in which he allowed just one run over six innings of work. The Angels, who have won six of their first nine, look like a good underdog pick (+140) in this one according to Dunkel, which has L.A. favored straight up by 1 1/2 runs. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+140). Here are all of today's games.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

Game 951-952: Philadelphia at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Moyer) 16.345; NY Mets (Glavine) 17.459
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-150); Under

Game 953-954: Atlanta at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Smoltz) 18.994; Washington (Bergman) 13.155
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 5 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-300); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-300); Over

Game 955-956: LA Angels at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Moseley) 17.948; Cleveland (Sowers) 16.233
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+140); Under

Game 957-958: Seattle at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Washburn) 15.985; Boston (Wakefield) 15.568
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 10
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+165); Under

Game 959-960: Kansas City at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Meche) 15.890; Baltimore (Trachsel) 15.258
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+130); Under

Game 961-962: Detroit at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Maroth) 17.308; Toronto (Ohka) 16.643
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+130); Under

Game 963-964: Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Fossum) 14.715; Minnesota (Silva) 16.170
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 11 1/2
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-165); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-165); Over

**Udog** · 04-12-2007, 09:39 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 12

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PHILADELPHIA (2 - 6) at NY METS (5 - 3) - 7:10 PM
JAMIE MOYER (L) vs. TOM GLAVINE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 12-20 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 108-72 (+19.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 44-21 (+19.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 106-71 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
GLAVINE is 27-10 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GLAVINE is 26-10 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JAMIE MOYER vs. NY METS since 1997
MOYER is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.18 and a WHIP of 1.016.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

TOM GLAVINE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
GLAVINE is 13-11 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.80 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 20-13 (+4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 15-16. (-3.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (1 - 8) at ATLANTA (7 - 1) - 7:35 PM
JASON BERGMANN (R) vs. JOHN SMOLTZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 26-21 (+15.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JASON BERGMANN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
BERGMANN is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.375.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JOHN SMOLTZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
SMOLTZ is 8-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.55 and a WHIP of 0.934.
His team's record is 13-4 (+6.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-9. (-1.5 units)

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LA ANGELS (6 - 3) at CLEVELAND (3 - 2) - 12:05 PM
DUSTIN MOSELEY (R) vs. JEREMY SOWERS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 93-75 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 148-135 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 82-60 (+29.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 51-43 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 81-86 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 13-27 (-18.1 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 43-56 (-34.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 31-39 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

DUSTIN MOSELEY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
MOSELEY is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JEREMY SOWERS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SOWERS is 0-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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SEATTLE (3 - 2) at BOSTON (4 - 4) - 4:05 PM
JARROD WASHBURN (L) vs. TIM WAKEFIELD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHBURN is 4-13 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 70-50 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.
WASHBURN is 67-49 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 237-227 (-51.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
WAKEFIELD is 21-32 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

JARROD WASHBURN vs. BOSTON since 1997
WASHBURN is 3-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.84 and a WHIP of 1.484.
His team's record is 5-6 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-6.0 units)

TIM WAKEFIELD vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WAKEFIELD is 1-5 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.18 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-6 (-5.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.7 units)

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KANSAS CITY (3 - 6) at BALTIMORE (3 - 6) - 7:05 PM
GIL MECHE (R) vs. STEVE TRACHSEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MECHE is 26-35 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
TRACHSEL is 49-29 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 53-68 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 52-68 (+25.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 46-58 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 183-228 (-71.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.
TRACHSEL is 16-32 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

GIL MECHE vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
MECHE is 4-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.351.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+1.5 units)

STEVE TRACHSEL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TRACHSEL is 0-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 6.21 and a WHIP of 1.833.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.0 units)

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DETROIT (5 - 3) at TORONTO (5 - 3) - 7:05 PM
MIKE MAROTH (L) vs. TOMO OHKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 61-104 (-35.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
TORONTO is 118-96 (+26.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
OHKA is 14-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 109-75 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 57-38 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 16-6 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 73-43 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 68-39 (+20.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 126-149 (-52.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997.
TORONTO is 42-50 (-17.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 (-0.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MIKE MAROTH vs. TORONTO since 1997
MAROTH is 3-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 6.92 and a WHIP of 1.611.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

TOMO OHKA vs. DETROIT since 1997
OHKA is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 13.50 and a WHIP of 2.571.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (3 - 5) at MINNESOTA (5 - 3) - 8:10 PM
CASEY FOSSUM (L) vs. CARLOS SILVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 22-65 (-29.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 13-47 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 101-72 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 73-47 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-38 (+19.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
FOSSUM is 12-5 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

CASEY FOSSUM vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
FOSSUM is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

CARLOS SILVA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SILVA is 1-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.053.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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**Udog** · 04-12-2007, 09:42 AM

NBA
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 12

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NEW JERSEY (37 - 40) at CLEVELAND (46 - 32) - 4/12/2007, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
CLEVELAND is 92-77 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
CLEVELAND is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record - 2nd half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 9-24 ATS (-17.4 Units) after scoring 85 points or less over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 9-1 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-4 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA CLIPPERS (37 - 40) at LA LAKERS (40 - 38) - 4/12/2007, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA CLIPPERS are 33-43 ATS (-14.3 Units) in all games this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 10-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) as an underdog this season.
LA CLIPPERS are 13-24 ATS (-13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA LAKERS are 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 14-26 ATS (-14.6 Units) as a favorite this season.
LA LAKERS are 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
LA LAKERS are 14-24 ATS (-12.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA CLIPPERS is 6-5 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 6-5 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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