Monday Trends and Indexes 04/30

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MLB
Long Sheet


Monday, April 30


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CHICAGO CUBS (10 - 13) at PITTSBURGH (11 - 12) - 7:05 PM
RICH HILL (L) vs. ZACH DUKE (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.

RICH HILL vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HILL is 1-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 1.26 and a WHIP of 0.907.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ZACH DUKE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
DUKE is 4-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 1.40 and a WHIP of 1.044.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)




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PHILADELPHIA (11 - 13) at ATLANTA (15 - 9) - 7:05 PM
JON LIEBER (R) vs. TIM HUDSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 21-27 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LIEBER is 3-15 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 167-93 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 94-37 (+31.7 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 156-84 (+39.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
LIEBER is 75-44 (+26.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 63-66 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 3-0 (+3.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JON LIEBER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LIEBER is 6-6 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 7-7 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-10. (-7.7 units)

TIM HUDSON vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
HUDSON is 4-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.416.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.5 units)




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FLORIDA (11 - 13) at NY METS (15 - 8) - 7:10 PM
SCOTT OLSEN (L) vs. ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 118-77 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 61-34 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 116-76 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 379-424 (+25.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against FLORIDA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

SCOTT OLSEN vs. NY METS since 1997
OLSEN is 0-0 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.192.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

ORLANDO HERNANDEZ vs. FLORIDA since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 3-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.315.
His team's record is 3-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.2 units)




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ST LOUIS (10 - 13) at MILWAUKEE (15 - 9) - 8:05 PM
KIP WELLS (R) vs. JEFF SUPPAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

KIP WELLS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
WELLS is 6-7 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.96 and a WHIP of 1.446.
His team's record is 7-11 (-6.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-7. (+1.1 units)

JEFF SUPPAN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
SUPPAN is 3-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.17 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.4 units)




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WASHINGTON (8 - 17) at SAN DIEGO (13 - 12) - 10:05 PM
JOHN PATTERSON (R) vs. JAKE PEAVY (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.

JOHN PATTERSON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
PATTERSON is 2-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.58 and a WHIP of 1.301.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.7 units)

JAKE PEAVY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
PEAVY is 2-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+5.0 units)




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ARIZONA (15 - 11) at LA DODGERS (15 - 10) - 10:10 PM
BRANDON WEBB (R) vs. RANDY WOLF (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WOLF is 10-2 (+8.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

BRANDON WEBB vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
WEBB is 5-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.144.
His team's record is 6-4 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-3.1 units)

RANDY WOLF vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WOLF is 4-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 6-2 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.8 units)




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COLORADO (10 - 15) at SAN FRANCISCO (12 - 11) - 10:15 PM
JOSH FOGG (R) vs. NOAH LOWRY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 80-150 (-39.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
COLORADO is 14-41 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 104-57 (+44.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 569-444 (+94.1 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-47 (-23.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOWRY is 10-22 (-13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOWRY is 2-13 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against COLORADO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JOSH FOGG vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
FOGG is 3-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.524.
His team's record is 5-2 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

NOAH LOWRY vs. COLORADO since 1997
LOWRY is 1-4 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 7.74 and a WHIP of 1.744.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.7 units)




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BALTIMORE (12 - 13) at DETROIT (13 - 11) - 7:05 PM
DANIEL CABRERA (R) vs. JEREMY BONDERMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 13-31 (-20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 37-69 (-23.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 107-72 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 78-47 (+21.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 60-29 (+18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 278-315 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
DETROIT is 62-111 (-47.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.

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

DANIEL CABRERA vs. DETROIT since 1997
CABRERA is 3-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BONDERMAN is 1-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 6.86 and a WHIP of 1.857.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)




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TEXAS (10 - 14) at TORONTO (12 - 12) - 7:05 PM
VICENTE PADILLA (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 123-101 (+28.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HALLADAY is 41-15 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HALLADAY is 27-5 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 44-54 (-19.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

VICENTE PADILLA vs. TORONTO since 1997
PADILLA is 2-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.29 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. TEXAS since 1997
HALLADAY is 5-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.44 and a WHIP of 1.524.
His team's record is 5-9 (-5.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-10. (-7.3 units)




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LA ANGELS (14 - 11) at KANSAS CITY (8 - 17) - 8:10 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. ODALIS PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 56-76 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 57-75 (+24.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 44-66 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 95-82 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 84-67 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 2-13 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 19-53 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.

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

JOHN LACKEY vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LACKEY is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.13 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

ODALIS PEREZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
PEREZ is 1-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.94 and a WHIP of 1.219.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)




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[Udog]

MLB
Streaking Pitchers


Monday, April 30


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Today we bring you a special 'chicken wing' edition of Streaking Pitchers. The 'suicide', 'hot' and 'bbq' pitchers are what we typically identify as 'hot' pitchers, while the 'mild' and 'honey garlic' pitchers are the 'cold' pitchers.

Suicide

Jake Peavy (San Diego Padres) - Talk about lights out. Outside of Mark Buerhle's no-hitter, Peavy turned in the performance of the young season his last time out. Peavy gave up only two hits while blanking the Arizona Diamondbacks over seven innings in a 3-2 Padres loss (yeah, the bullpen blew it) on April 25. You also might have heard something about the 16 strikeouts he had in the game including nine batters in a row. Overall, Peavy is 3-0 on the season with a 1.95 ERA for the Padres, who are -245 favorites tonight against the Washington Nationals.

Hot

Tim Hudson (Atlanta Braves) - Hudson is the hottest starting pitcher in baseball at the moment at 3-0 with a miniscule 1.22 ERA for the Braves. Hudson hasn't given up a home run in three starts and has only given up one dinger on the season. The sinkerballer has also been very tough to hit at home, where he's 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA at Turner Field in Atlanta, where the Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies tonight as -157 favorites.

BBQ

Roy Halladay (Toronto Blue Jays) - The doctor is in and he's on fire. While pitching well is nothing new for Halladay, it has to be pointed out just how incredible he's been for Blue Jays backers to date. Halladay is undefeated (3-0) with a 2.13 ERA, .215 OBP and an insane 0.79 WHIP over his last three trips to the hill. Most notable for baseball bettors is the 2003 Cy Young award winner's strong 1.56 ERA at home this year because the Jays host the Texas Rangers tonight. Books have Toronto as a -218 favorite.

Mild

Josh Fogg (Colorado Rockies) - The Rockies right-hander has put up a gaudy 7.80 ERA since April 14, due to his inability to keep runners off the base paths. With a .411 OBP against and 2.00 WHIP, Fogg has sucked all the value out of the Rockies on the road tonight in San Francisco, where oddsmakers have Colorado as a +134 underdogs. To make matters worse, Fogg has posted a 6.61 ERA away from Coors Field while failing to pick up a win.

Honey Garlic

John Patterson (Washington Nationals) - The fact that Patterson is the ace of the Nationals rotation says all you need to know about betting on Washington tonight. Throw in a winless season and 7.71 ERA and you get the picture as clear as a late-90s MLB locker room ointment. If Patterson puts in a good performance tonight against the Padres, he'll surprise anyone paying attention to the Nats as well as books. Washington is priced as a +227 underdog for their matchup with San Diego.

[Udog]

MLB
News Update


Braves' Hudson in mourning, but will start
Mon, Apr 30, 2007

Tim Hudson is the Atlanta Braves scheduled starter for today’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies but he may have other matters on his mind.

Hudson received two rounds of bad news Sunday morning after learning his grandmother and former teammate had died. His grandmother, Vera Mickle, died early Sunday after a long battle with cancer.

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was a teammate of Hudson’s at the University of Auburn. Hancock died in a car accident yesterday.

“I don’t know what to say,” Hudson told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “It’s like being punched in the gut. It’s such a shock right now, I don’t know what to say.”

Hudson and Hancock won a College World Series together at Auburn in 1997. The two stayed in contact after college and spent time together in the offseason.

“He’ll be missed, that’s for sure,” Hudson told reporters.

Hudson is 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA in five starts this season.

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MLB
Hot Lines


Monday, April 30


Florida Marlins at New York Mets

Orlando Hernandez is today’s scheduled starter for the New York Mets but the 41-year-old is complaining of tightness in his shoulder. Mets general manager Omar Minaya told the New York Post that Hernandez underwent tests on his shoulder yesterday but also said the right-hander should still pitch today.

The Mets’ offense has been struggling lately. The team scored only 10 runs in a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, Carlos Delgado is in a 1-for-17 slump and Carlos Beltran elected to bunt with runners on first and second on Sunday. Both runners moved up but neither came in to score.

“He occasionally does that on his own,” Mets manager Willie Randolph said of Beltran’s bunt. “If that’s part of what he wants to do, then that’s fine.”

It’s not fine when your No. 3 hitter is bunting with a runner in scoring position.

Pick: Marlins +154




Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers

If the Dodgers are to be successful tonight, they will need starter Randy Wolf to eat some innings. Los Angeles won yesterday but needed 17 innings to dispose of the San Diego Padres. The bullpen pitched 10 2/3 innings of scoreless ball but will it have any gas left for today?

The Dodgers used six different relievers including setup man Jonathan Broxton and closer Takashi Saito.

The Diamondbacks, winners of five in a row, should be able to take advantage of a tired Dodgers team.

Pick: Diamondbacks –108




Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers

Jeremy Bonderman has been the Tigers' most consistent starter but after five starts this season, he still hasn’t earned a decision. He owns a 3.18 ERA and has 29 strikeouts against only four walks.

The Tigers won in dramatic fashion yesterday. Third baseman Brandon Inge hit a homer in the ninth inning to seal a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins. It was the sixth time the Tigers scored the winning run on their final at-bat.

The Orioles have lost six of their last seven games and are struggling to get long outings from their starting pitchers. Yesterday's starter Jaret Wright left after only three innings because of pain in his throwing arm.

Pick: Tigers -151

[pm530]

Good morning Udog,

Good luck today to you and all the "BC" team!

[Udog]

Good morning, pm! Good luck right back at you!

[Udog]

NBA
Short Sheet


Monday, April 30th


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Eastern Conference Playoffs
Game Four
Cleveland Leads, 3-0
TV: NBATV
Cleveland at Washington, 7:05 EST

Cleveland:
16-6 ATS after out-rebounding their opponent by 15+
26-15 ATS off a win by 6 points or less

Washington:
1-9 ATS at home after losing 4 of their last 5 games
1-8 ATS off 4+ games committing 4 turnovers or less
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Western Conference Playoffs
Game Five
Series Tied, 2-2
TV: TNT
Utah at Houston, 8:05 EST

Utah:
2-10 ATS off BB home wins
16-31 ATS off BB Unders

Houston:
14-4 ATS off a road loss
14-6 Under at home off a road game
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Western Conference Playoffs
Game Four
San Antonio Leads, 2-1
TV: TNT
San Antonio at Denver, 10:35 EST

San Antonio:
9-0 ATS after losing 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
14-4 Under after making 85%+ of their free throws

Denver:
5-13 ATS off BB Unders
8-0 Under at home in the first round of the playoffs

[Udog]

MLB
Short Sheet


Monday, April 30th

National League

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 EST
Rich Hill (L) vs. Zach Duke (L)
Hill: Cubs 18-5 Over away on Mondays
Duke: Pittsburgh 2-10 SU off 3+ division games

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:05 EST
Jon Lieber (R) vs. Tim Hudson (R)
Lieber: 3-15 TSR away on Mondays
Hudson: 31-7 TSR after allowing 0 walks last start

Florida at NY Mets, 7:10 EST
Scott Olsen (L) vs. Orlando Hernandez (R)
Olsen: Florida 6-15 SU off a division loss scoring 1 or 0 runs
Hernandez: Mets 32-10 SU off BB Unders

(TC) St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:05 EST ESPN
Kip Wells (R) vs. Jeff Suppan (R)
Wells: St. Louis 39-15 SU after scoring 1 or 0 runs
Suppan: Milwaukee 12-26 SU off 5+ road games

Washington at San Diego, 10:05 EST
John Patterson (R) vs. Jake Peavy (R)
Patterson: Washington 3-16 SU off 4+ Unders
Peavy: 17-5 Under at home in night games

Arizona at LA Dodgers, 10:10 EST
Brandon Webb (R) vs. Randy Wolf (L)
Webb: Arizona 17-4 SU away off BB home games
Wolf: 10-2 TSR vs. division opponents

Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Josh Fogg (R) vs. Noah Lowry (L)
Fogg: Colorado 11-3 Under in night games
Lowry: San Francisco 2-12 SU off BB losses by 2 runs or less


American League

Baltimore at Detroit, 7:05 EST
Daniel Cabrera (R) vs. Jeremy Bonderman (R)
Cabrera: Baltimore 14-40 SU as an underdog of +125 to +175
Bonderman: Detroit 17-6 SU off a division win by 1 run

Texas at Toronto, 7:05 EST
Vicente Padilla (R) vs. Roy Halladay (R)
Padilla: Texas 24-10 Under off a loss by 4+ runs
Halladay: 27-5 TSR in night games

LA Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
John Lackey (R) vs. Odalis Perez (L)
Lackey: Angels 7-2 SU at Kansas City
Perez: Kansas City 2-13 SU with a total of 9 to 9.5 runs

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

[Udog]

NHL
Short Sheet


Monday, April 30th


Eastern Conference Playoffs
Semifinals, Game Three
Series Tied, 1-1
TV: VER
New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:05 EST

New Jersey:
7-1 SU away off a home win by 1 goal
13-1 SU off an overtime win

Ottawa:
18-9 Under at home after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
25-15 Under off a road game

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Western Conference Playoffs
Semifinals, Game Three
Series Tied, 1-1
TV: VER
Detroit at San Jose, 10:05 EST

Detroit:
4-12 SU away after winning 3 of their last 4 games
13-6 Under in April

San Jose:
20-6 SU in April
10-2 SU in Game Three of a playoff series

[Dennis14072]

Thanks Guys, GL tonight!

[Udog]

Hi, Dennis! Good luck to you, too!