Friday Trends and Indexes 05/04

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Trends and Indexes
Friday, May 4

Good Luck on day #124 of 2007!

NOTE:
As information becomes available, we will attempt to post the trends and indexes as soon as possible.
Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.

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Friday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........

13) Another terrific evening of televised sports, as Warriors are putting Dallas away as I type this; Canucks-Ducks are on their way to a second OT, and Mets just scored six in the 9th to come from behind to beat the Diamondbacks. Good stuff.

12) Vancouver actually started the first OT without its goalie Luongo, who had an equipment problem; he returned to the game soon after, but tough spot for Sabourin, his backup.

Ducks won game and series at 4:30 of second OT, 3-2.

11) All of Orange County can thank Mrs Pronger, who forced Edmonton Oilers to trade her husband because, supposedly, she hated living in Alberta. She is from St Louis, and now her husband is in Final Four of Stanley Cup playoffs.

10) Arizona inserted Tony Clark at 1B in ninth inning with 4-3 lead for defense, but the first ball hit to him went through his legs, and Mets won on to score six in the ninth for a 9-4 win.

9) Moises Alou left game in sixth inning with knee problem; older players get hurt more often, and Mets have their share.

8) Matsuzaka gave up five runs in first inning on only couple hits, allowed seven runs in five IP, but Red Sox rallied for 8-7 win, thanks to long Ramirez HR over the bullpens at Fenway. In two starts where he was making his second start against an opponent, Matsuzaka allowed 11 runs in 11 innings, which is not exactly getting your $103M worth.

7) Papelbon didn't pitch for Boston, which makes you believe he has injury issues, since he threw 36 pitches Tuesday, blew the save, then spent rest of game throwing things in Red Sox dugout. He didn't pitch Wednesday; closers rarely are out of action two nights in a row. Something has to be wrong.

6) Timlin is on the DL, Lester's rehab start ended early, things are suddenly not going as well in Beantown, who no doubt are aware that Bronx swept a twinbill in Arlington Thursday.

5) I know there was full moon this week, but the Brewers are in first place in NL Central, and Devil Rays are tied for second in AL East (13-15, but still, tied for second). NFL Films has a famous clip of Vince Lombardi on the Packer sidelines, after giving up a TD, yelling, "What the hell's going on out there?"

That quote fits today's baseball standings.

4) What a horrible series for Mavericks, who got spanked by the 8-seed Warriors, losing last night even though Davis did his best Willis Reed imitation and hobbled around on a lame hamstring. Not only did Golden State pull one of the biggest upsets in playoff history, they also ended Mavs' the 17-game winning streak during the regular season.

3) Dallas went 67-15 in the regular season and will be viewed as an abject failure. Big decisions now; do they just retool, and come back next year, or do they dismantle the nucleus of team, which could be an overreaction to the Warrior series?

With their season on the line, Dallas, a 1-seed, lost 111-86 to an 8-seed. What a tank job.

2) Baron Davis didn't miss a game in his first three seasons in NBA, but in seven years since, has missed an average of 36 games per season. When he plays, he is an elite player.

1) My question is this: Where the hell were these Warriors all season long? They came thisclose to not making the playoffs

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Baseball – Write up

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Write-up


Friday, May 4

Hot Pitchers
-- Zambrano is 1-0, 2.13 in his last two starts. Bergmann has a 2.13 RA in his last four starts.
-- Maddux is 1-0, 3.14 in his last three starts.
-- Cincinnati won four of Belisle's five '07 starts.
-- Atlanta won five of six Smoltz starts this season.
-- Milwaukee is 4-0 in Vargas starts (2-0, 3.15).
-- Astros won three of four Sampson starts.
-- Mets are 5-0 in Maine starts (4-0, 1.35).
-- Phillies won last three Moyer starts (2-0, 2.11). Giants are 4-1 in Morris starts this season.

-- Seattle won both of Baek's starts (1-0, 4.22).
-- Orioles won four of Bedard's last five starts. Byrd is 2-1, 3.57 in four starts this season.
-- A's won last four Haren starts (3-0, 2.39).
-- Ohka is 2-0, 3.00 in his last two starts.
-- Tigers won three of last four Verlander starts.
-- Twins won three of last four Silva starts.
-- White Sox won three of last four Contreras starts. Angels are 3-1 in Escobar starts, scoring 23 runs.

Cold Pitchers
-- Willis has 9.00 RA in last three games, but Florida is 5-1 in his starts, scoring 48 runs.
-- Hirsh is 1-1, 4.50 in his last three starts.
-- Tomko is 0-2, 6.23 in his last three starts.
-- Pittsburgh lost four of Maholm's five starts.
-- Wainwright is 0-2, 10.34 in his last three starts.
-- Johnson is 0-1, 7.36 in two starts this season.

-- Igawa has 8.27 RA in four starts, but pitched well in relief in his last appearance (six scoreless IP vs Boston).
-- Fossum has 8.58 RA in five starts this season.
-- In his last three starts, McCarthy allowed 17 runs in six IP.
-- Bannister is 0-1, 6.55 in two starts this season.
-- Wakefield is 0-2, 5.56 in his last two starts.

Totals
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten games at Wrigley.
-- Over is 7-1 in Florida's last eight home games.
-- Four of last five Cincinnati games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last dozen Dodger games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Milwaukee home games.
-- Under is 4-1 in Houston's last five road games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Arizona home games.
-- Over is 6-1-2 in Giants' last nine games.

-- Over is 7-3-2 in Bronx home games.
-- Under is 8-2-2 in Baltimore home games.
-- Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen Devil Ray games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Texas home games.
-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Detroit road games.
-- Under is 11-2-1 in Red Sox road games.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six White Sox games.


Hot Teams
-- Cubs won five of their last six games.
-- Marlins won four of their last five home games.
-- Dodgers won three of their last four games.
-- Atlanta is 8-4 in its last dozen home games.
-- Brewers won eight of their last ten home games.
-- Mets are 10-3 on the road this season.
-- Phillies are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.


-- Mariners won six of their last eight games. Bronx won its last three games, allowing only six runs.
-- Indians won ten of their last eleven games, four in row.
-- Tampa Bay won three of its last four games.
-- Royals won last two games, allowing three runs. Detroit won its last four games, allowing thirteen runs.
-- Red Sox won six of their last eight games.
-- Angels won eleven of their last fourteen home games.

Cold Teams
-- Nationals lost four of their last five games.
-- Padres lost three of their last four road games.
-- Reds lost six of their last eight home games. Colorado is 4-10 in its last fourteen road games.
-- Pirates lost four of their last six games.
-- Astros lost their last six road games. Cardinals lost last five in a row, outscored 36-7.
-- Arizona lost last three games, scoring six runs; they've won five of their last six home games.
-- Giants lost five of last seven games overall, but won seven of their last nine home games.

-- A's lost five of their last seven games.
-- Orioles lost nine of their last ten games.
-- Rangers lost their last five games, allowing 32 runs. Toronto lost five of its last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost three of its last four games.
-- White Sox lost their last four games, scoring six runs.

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Pro Basketball – Write up

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Write-up


Friday, May 4

Toronto has PGs Ford/Calderon banged up, need win in Swamp to get back to Canada for Game 7, and hope that Carter goes in tank the way he did for Raptors vs Philly few years back. Nets won two home games in this series, 102-89/102-81; they almost rallied for clinching win in Game 5 in Toronto, losing by a hoop after trailing 33-13 in first quarter. Raptors were just 8-31 from arc in first two games at New Jersey.

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Hockey – Write up

NHL
Write-up


Friday, May 4

Rangers were 0-6 vs Buffalo this season before winning pair of 2-1 decisions at home; now they need to win in Buffalo, where they've lost games this season by 7-4/4-3/5-2/3-2 scores. So far in series, Sabres are just 3-25 on power play (Rangers are 5-19). Neither side scored in first period last two games; Rangers own 3-0 second period scoring edge over last three games, but the Sabres have 6-3 edge in third period.

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Arena Football League – Write up

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Friday, May 4

New York (2-6) @ Columbus (4-4) -- Dragons got Garcia back at QB last week; he is one of all-time AFL greats; they responded with 67-45 win over Arizona, but NY is 1-3 on road, losing by 21, 13,5 points. Last week was the first time all season Dragons had positive turnover ratio. Columbus won its last three home games by 1,23,23 points. Last three Dragon games stayed under total.

Orlando (5-3) @ Georgia (8-1) -- Orlando is 3-0 since its bye; they allowed average of just 39.3 ppg during win streak, but Georgia is 8-1, winning last four games by average score of 69-59; they are a scoring machine- eight of their nine games went over. Predators are 2-1 on road, losing only by FG at New Orleans. Georgia is 4-0 at home, winning by 9,2,1,15 points.

Dallas (8-1) @ Utah (5-4) -- Danny White's Utah club lost last two games, allowing 76 ppg; they're 3-1 at home, winning by 2,41,13 points, losing only to Arizona, White's old team. Dallas lost last road game, but also has road wins by 53,12,21 points-- six of their last eight games went over the total, as have seven of nine Dallas games this season. Dallas has six INTs in its last three games.

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Baseball - Tips & Trends

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Tips and Trends


Friday, May 4

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Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles (7:05 PM ET)
Cleveland starter Paul Byrd is 1-4 with a 4.73 ERA in five career starts against Baltimore. EDGE: ORIOLES
Baltimore shortstop Miguel Tejada is hitless in eight career at-bats against Byrd. EDGE: INDIANS
Orioles left-hander Erik Bedard is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA in six career starts against Cleveland. He struck out a season-high 11 batters against the Indians last time out, picking up a no-decision in a 7-4 Baltimore victory. EDGE: ORIOLES
The Indians are 3-9 in Byrd's last 12 starts as an underdog.
The Orioles are 9-21 in Bedard's last 30 starts versus a team with a winning record.



San Diego Padres at Florida Marlins (7:05 PM ET)
Padres veteran right-hander Greg Maddux is a superb 19-12 with a 2.69 ERA in 38 career starts against the Marlins. In 241 innings of work, he's allowed just 44 free passes while striking out 162. BIG EDGE: PADRES
Maddux has been knocked around on the road this season, going 0-1 with a 5.25 ERA. He's allowed seven runs and 13 hits over 12 innings. EDGE: MARLINS
Dolphin Stadium certainly hasn't been kind to left-hander Dontrelle Willis, who has allowed 16 runs (14 earned) and 25 hits there this season over 17 2/3 innings. EDGE: OVER
Florida's 5-1 with Willis on the mound this season despite his season ERA of 5.35. SLIGHT EDGE: MARLINS
The UNDER is 5-0 in Maddux's last five starts overall.
The OVER is 6-0 in Willis' last six starts overall.



Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds (7:10 PM ET)
Rockies right-hander Jason Hirsch suffered through his worst start of his career against the Reds last year, getting blasted for 10 runs in just 2 2/3 innings. EDGE: REDS & OVER
Hirsch is an even 1-1 with a 3.09 ERA in two road starts this season, but hasn't thrown on the road since April 11. SLIGHT EDGE: ROCKIES
Cincinnati starter Matt Belisle is coming off his best start of the season last time out, picking up an 8-1 road victory over Pittsburgh. He pitched a complete game, allowing just one run and five hits while striking out five and walking none. EDGE: REDS
The UNDER is 5-0 in Hirsh's last five starts overall.
The OVER is 4-1 in Belisle's last five home starts.



Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Devil Rays (7:10 PM ET)
Oakland right-hander Dan Haren will look to duplicate his only career start against the Devil Rays tonight. He allowed two earned runs and seven hits over 7 1/3 innings. He's an impressive 4-1 with a 2.48 ERA in five career starts against them. BIG EDGE: A'S
Tampa Bay starter Casey Fossum is 2-1 at home this season despite having an 8.82 ERA at Tropicana Field. The left-hander has allowed 16 runs and 23 hits over 16 1/3 innings. EDGE: OVER
The Devil Rays are 6-1 in Fossum's last seven home starts.
The Athletics are 16-5 in Haren's last 21 starts versus the AL East.



Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves (7:35 PM ET)
Los Angeles starter Brett Tomko is 2-3 with a 6.80 ERA in nine career appearances (six starts) against Atlanta. He's allowed seven runs and 14 hits over 11 1/3 innings. EDGE: BRAVES
Atlanta right-hander John Smoltz has a 15-13 career record with a 2.90 ERA in 45 career appearances (34 starts) against Los Angeles. He's an even 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA in two starts at Turner Field this season. EDGE: BRAVES
The Braves have won five out of six games with Smoltz as the starter this season, with a 2-0 loss to the Washington Nationals being the only blemish. EDGE: BRAVES
The Braves are 24-6 in Smoltz's last 30 starts as a home favorite.
The OVER is 8-3 in Tomko's last 11 starts overall.



Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers (8:05 PM ET
Toronto starter Tomo Ohka is 1-0 on the road this season with a 6.75 ERA. He's allowed eight runs and 12 hits over 9 1/3 innings. EDGE: OVER
Ohka is coming off his best start of the season, grabbing a 7-3 home victory over the Texas Rangers, allowing a season-low one run on just five hits. EDGE: BLUE JAYS
Rangers left-hander Brandon McCarthy was knocked around for five runs on six hits in just three innings of work last time out against Toronto at the Rogers Centre. EDGE: BLUE JAYS & OVER
The UNDER is 10-2 in the Blue Jays' last 12 games versus the AL West.
The UNDER is 5-1 in the last six meetings.



Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins (8:10 PM ET)
After allowing just three earned runs in his first three starts this season, Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield has suffered back-to-back losses. He's allowed six earned runs and 13 hits over his last 11 1/3 innings. EDGE: TWINS
Wakefield has thrown well away from home this season, going 1-2 in three road starts with a solid 2.45 ERA. EDGE: RED SOX
Minnesota's Carlos Silva is winless at home but has an impressive 2.31 ERA at the Metrodome in three starts there.EDGE: TWINS
Silva is 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA in four career appearances against the Red Sox in his career. EDGE: TWINS
The Red Sox are 1-4 in Wakefield's last five road starts.
The UNDER is 22-4-2 in Red Sox last 28 road games versus a right-handed starter.



Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals (8:10 PM ET)
Houston starter Chris Sampson is 3-1 with a 3.55 ERA through five appearances (four starts) this season. He's 2-1 with a 5.06 ERA in three road starts in 2007. EDGE: OVER
The 2007 season looked bright for right-hander Adam Wainwright, after picking up a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros in his first start. Wanwright has struggled over his last two starts, giving up 13 runs and 19 hits over just 9 2/3 innings. EDGE: ASTROS & OVER
Wainwright is 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA in seven appearances (one start) against the Astros. EDGE: CARDINALS
The Cardinals are 15-5 in their last 20 home games versus a team with a losing road record.
The Astros are 0-6 in their last six road games.



New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks (9:40 PM ET)
New York second-year starter John Maine has been brilliant through five starts this season, posting a perfect 4-0 record and 1.35 ERA. The Mets have picked up a victory in all five of his starts, outscoring opponents 37-8. BIG EDGE: METS
Maine has picked up a victory in all three road starts, allowing just six hits in 21 innings. BIG EDGE: METS
Randy Johnson has found it difficult in his return to Arizona's rotation, going 0-1 with a 6.55 ERA in two starts this season. He's 6-5 with a 3.59 ERA in 14 career starts against New York. SLIGHT EDGE: METS
The Mets are 14-2 in Maine's last 16 starts as a favorite.
The UNDER is 7-1-1 in Diamondbacks' last nine games as an underdog.



Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels (10:05 PM ET)
Chicago right-hander Jose Contreras is 3-2 with a 3.96 ERA in six career starts against Los Angeles. He's also 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in three road starts this season. SLIGHT EDGE: WHITE SOX & UNDER
Angels starter Kelvim Escobar is 3-9 with a 5.57 ERA in 20 career appearances (11 starts) versus Chicago. EDGE: WHITE SOX
Escobar is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA in three home starts this season and a perfect 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in one start under the lights. EDGE: ANGELS
The Angels are 4-0 in their last four home games following a road trip of seven or more days.
The UNDER is 14-4-1 in Chicago's last 19 road games versus a right-handed starter.



Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants (10:15 PM ET)
Philadelphia southpaw-starter Jamie Moyer has pitched great through five starts this season, going 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA. He pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings last time out in a 6-1 victory over the Florida Marlins. EDGE: PHILLIES
San Francisco right-hander Matt Morris is 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in two home starts this season. He's also 3-3 with a 4.09 ERA in nine starts against Philadelphia in his career. EDGE: GIANTS
The Phillies are 7-1 in Moyer's last eight starts.
The Giants are 5-1 in Morris' last six starts.

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#3 Toronto Raptors at #6 New Jersey Nets
Game 6 - Friday, May 4th, 8 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)

The Raptors are hopeful one of their two top point guards will play. It's far more likely that backup Jose Calderon will play than T.J. Ford, who is still not feeling well after his collision with New Jersey's Vince Carter in the first quarter of Game 5. Ford has a history of neck and back problems and had to be taken to a local hospital before returning to watch his team pull off the latest win. Calderon is one of the league's top backups, but he is suffering from a sprained ankle that happened in the final minute of the game. Whoever plays will have their hands full with New Jersey's Jason Kidd, who is averaging a triple double in the series with 13.2 points, 12.8 assists and 10.4 rebounds per game. EDGE: NETS
Toronto's Chris Bosh has been a big disappointment for the most part in this series, turning in his third straight sub-par performance and first at home in Game 5. Bosh was in foul trouble yet again and has at least three fouls in four of the five games. He has averaged just 12 points on the road in this series compared to 19.3 at home. BIG EDGE: NETS
Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell might have something up his sleeve for Game 6, as he said he might have a surprise in store depending on the availability of Ford and Calderon. Mitchell made a brilliant move in Game 5, playing rookie Andrea Bargnani at center for the first time in the series and inserting Morris Peterson into the starting lineup. Bargnani scored a series-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds while Peterson scored more points in Game 5 (17) than he did in the previous four games combined (15). Moves like these earned Mitchell NBA Coach of the Year honors. EDGE: RAPTORS
After shooting just 30 percent and averaging 17.5 points in the first two games of the series, Carter has caught fire for the Nets. The free-agent to-be has shown a lot of motivation in the last three games, averaging 31.3 points on 57 percent shooting. The biggest difference for Carter has come from beyond the 3-point arc, where he made just 2-of-10 shots in the first two games and has gone 11-of-19 since (58 percent). EDGE: NETS
The Nets have won the last four home meetings with the Raptors by an average of nearly 15 points.
The home team is 8-2-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games overall.
New Jersey is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games overall.
UNDER is 13-5 in Toronto's last 18 vs. Atlantic Division opponents.
UNDER is 8-3 in New Jersey's last 11 vs. Atlantic Division opponents.
UNDER is 23-8 in the last 31 meetings.

Head-to-Head Recaps
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS (HOME team in CAPS)

New Jersey leads 3-2 SU & 4-1 ATS
UNDER 3-2

5/1/07 - Game 5: TORONTO 98, New Jersey 96 (ATS winner: New Jersey +3.5 | OVER 189.5)
Recap | Boxscore
SUMMARY: The Raptors got off a roaring start in this one, jumping out to a commanding 33-13 lead after the first quarter. However, they lost starting point guard T.J. Ford to a stinger when he collided with New Jersey's Vince Carter early on, and the Nets slowly chipped away at the lead. New Jersey got within one in the final minute when Carter nailed a 3-pointer with 27.6 seconds remaining and then Bostjan Nachbar missed what would have been the game-winner as time expired. The 54 points scored by New Jersey in the second half along with 59 in the first by Toronto led to the OVER cashing while the Nets didn't get the win, but they got the cover.

4/29/07 - Game 4: NEW JERSEY 102, Toronto 81 (ATS winner: New Jersey -4 | OVER 190.5)
Recap | Boxscore
SUMMARY: The Nets jumped out to another huge lead, outscoring the Raptors 32-15 in the first quarter. New Jersey by as many as 33 in a complete rout, and Toronto's best quarter of 25 points in the fourth wasn't nearly enough to save the OVER.

4/24/07 - Game 3: NEW JERSEY 102, Toronto 89 (ATS winner: New Jersey -4 | OVER 190)
Recap | Boxscore
SUMMARY: The Nets got off to a strong start, leading 31-19 at the end of the first quarter and 58-39 at halftime. While the Raptors outscored them 29-21 in the third, they never really threatened the spread. Vince Carter scored a game-high 37 points for New Jersey while Jason Kidd had a monster triple double with 16 points, 16 rebounds and 19 assists despite playing with a knee injury. The total went OVER on a T.J. Ford jumper with 1:41 remaining, which turned out to be the last scoring play of the game.

4/24/07 - Game 2: TORONTO 89, New Jersey 83 (ATS winner: Toronto -5.5 | UNDER 193.5)
Recap | Boxscore
SUMMARY: The OVER in this game was virtually killed at the end of the first quarter with Toronto up 14-12. The Nets held an 83-82 lead with 46 seconds left and then Bostjan Nachbar missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds left that would have tied it. Anthony Parker then sealed the deal for the Ratpors and their backers by making three straight free throws to earn a win and cover, tying up the series at a game apiece.

4/21/07 - Game 1: New Jersey 96, TORONTO 91 (ATS winner: New Jersey +4.5 | UNDER 194)
Recap | Boxscore
SUMMARY: The Nets came out firing on all cylinders and took advantage of some first-half foul trouble by Toronto's Chris Bosh. Experience definitely looked to be the difference early on as New Jersey built a 51-41 halftime lead. T.J. Ford kept the Raptors in the game with 21 points and then backup Jose Calderon ignited a 17-5 run to open the fourth quarter and pull Toronto within 84-83. However, former Raptor Vince Carter overcame a poor 5-for-19 shooting day by making some key free throws down the stretch as the Nets held off the home team.

REMAINING SCHEDULE

5/4/07 - Game 6: Toronto at NEW JERSEY (ESPN | 8 PM ET)
5/6/07 - Game 7: New Jersey at TORONTO (IF NECESSARY, TBD)

REGULAR-SEASON RESULTS

Series tied 2-2 SU & ATS
UNDER 3-1

2/14/07 - TORONTO 120, New Jersey 109 (ATS winner: Toronto -9.5 | OVER 190)
1/9/07 - NEW JERSEY 101, Toronto 86 (ATS winner: New Jersey -3.5 | UNDER 194.5)
12/15/06 - TORONTO 90, New Jersey 78 (ATS winner: Toronto +2.5 | UNDER 193)
11/1/06 - NEW JERSEY 102, Toronto 92 (ATS winner: New Jersey -7 | UNDER 202)

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES RECAP: This could very well be the best matchup in the first round since each team won two home games en route to splitting the season series. Both meetings in Toronto had players missing for each team, as Chris Bosh missed the first meeting there and Richard Jefferson and Jason Kidd sat out the second. The key could very well be former Raptor Vince Carter, who is a free agent at the end of the year and would love nothing more than to stick it to his former team. However, Carter averaged just 14.5 points in Toronto this season on poor 28 percent shooting. Bosh gives the Raptors a serious advantage inside though and could have a coming-out party in his first playoffs similar to Amare Stoudemire a couple years ago.

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TORONTO (49 - 38) at NEW JERSEY (44 - 43) - 5/4/2007, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) as a favorite this season.
NEW JERSEY is 144-100 ATS (+34.0 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
TORONTO is 48-37 ATS (+7.3 Units) in all games this season.
TORONTO is 49-31 ATS (+14.9 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 15-3 ATS (+11.7 Units) in road games on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 9-6 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 10-7 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NY RANGERS (48-32-0-10, 106 pts.) at BUFFALO (59-24-0-8, 126 pts.) - 5/4/2007, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 4-19 ATS (+30.2 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.
BUFFALO is 122-69 ATS (+194.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 122-69 ATS (+19.3 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 122-69 ATS (+122.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 14-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) when playing with 2 days rest this season.
BUFFALO is 25-7 ATS (+13.6 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 53-38 ATS (+8.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 140-117 ATS (+268.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 8-4 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.8 Units)

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NEW YORK (2 - 6) at COLUMBUS (4 - 4) - 5/4/2007, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 3-1 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 3-1 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (5 - 3) at GEORGIA (8 - 1) - 5/4/2007, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 36-18 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 8 or more games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-2 against the spread versus GEORGIA over the last 3 seasons
GEORGIA is 3-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (8 - 1) at UTAH (5 - 4) - 5/4/2007, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 8-18 ATS (-11.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 1-0 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 1-0 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
Game Six
New Jersey Leads, 3-2
TV: TBD
Toronto at New Jersey, 8:05 EST

Toronto:
12-28 ATS off a home win by 3 points or less
6-14 ATS off BB ATS losses

New Jersey:

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Hockey – Short Sheet

NHL
Short Sheet


Friday, May 4

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Eastern Conference Playoffs
Semifinals, Game Five
Series Tied, 2-2
TV: VER
NY Rangers at Buffalo, 7:05 EST

NY Rangers:
9-4 SU away off a win by 1 goal
10-5 SU off BB home wins

Buffalo:
2-10 SU off a combined score of 4 goals or less
0-6 SU off 3+ games allowing 2 goals or less

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MLB
Streaking Pitchers

Friday, May 4


HOT

John Maine (New York Mets) - John Maine has been nothing short of fantastic this season for the New York Mets. Maine is 4-0 with a 1.35 ERA and 1.05 WHIP and he's 3-0 with a blistering 0.86 ERA and 0.71 outside of the Big Apple. The right-hander can join Florida's Dontrelle Willis and Boston's Josh Beckett as the only pitchers with five or more wins tonight with a road win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Mets are 17-4 in Maine's last 21 starts and 4-0 in his last four starts outside Shea Stadium. Oddsmakers list the Mets as -118 favorites.

Jamie Moyer (Philadelphia Phillies) - Jamie Moyer has given the Philadelphia Phillies the veteran leadership they've needed this season. The left-hander is 3-1 with a solid 2.65 ERA in 34.0 IP and has not allowed more than three earned runs in any of his starts this season. Moyer faces the San Francisco Giants tonight at AT&T Park. He is 4-4 with a 2.60 ERA in nine career starts against San Francisco and the Phillies are 4-1 in their last five meetings in San Fran.

Dontrelle Willis (Florida Marlins) - Willis hopes to become the second six-game winner in MLB with a win over the San Diego Padres at Dolphins Stadium. The D-Train is 5-1 with a lofty 5.35 ERA and 1.59 WHIP but his team has provided him with the best run support in MLB with 44 runs over his 37 innings pitched. The Marlins are 5-1 in Willis's last six starts as a home favorite of -110 to -150 and are listed as -121 favorites tonight against the Padres.

COLD

Brandon McCarthy (Texas Rangers) - McCarthy seems to be getting worse as the Rangers’ season progresses. McCarthy is 0-3 with a 19.13 ERA over his last four appearances. Overall, the left-hander is 1-4 with a 9.90 ERA and 2.10 WHIP. McCarthy takes the mound tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rangers Ballpark. McCarthy is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in his career against the Blue Jays. Oddsmakers list the Rangers as -106 home favorites against the Blue Jays.

Brett Tomko (Los Angeles Dodgers) - Tomko is in search of his first win of the season tonight against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 3.75 ERA and a 1.54 WHIP and is 2-3 with a 7.32 ERA in six career starts against the Braves. Furthermore, the Dodgers are 1-5 in Tomko's last six road starts and Tomko is 0-3 with an enormous 9.15 ERA in four starts at Turner Field.

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MLB
Long Sheet


Friday, May 4


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WASHINGTON (9 - 19) at CHICAGO CUBS (12 - 14) - 2:20 PM
JASON BERGMANN (R) vs. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-26 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 36-53 (-20.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-110 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 40-54 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 9-22 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 39-62 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-107 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 583-649 (-132.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

JASON BERGMANN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

CARLOS ZAMBRANO vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
ZAMBRANO is 3-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.32 and a WHIP of 1.105.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)




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SAN DIEGO (15 - 13) at FLORIDA (13 - 14) - 7:05 PM
GREG MADDUX (R) vs. DONTRELLE WILLIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 69-66 (+10.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 381-425 (+26.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 33-24 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 23-15 (+11.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 53-44 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 43-16 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 53-44 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

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

GREG MADDUX vs. FLORIDA since 1997
MADDUX is 13-13 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 2.62 and a WHIP of 1.010.
His team's record is 16-16 (-17.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-16. (-4.3 units)

DONTRELLE WILLIS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WILLIS is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.259.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)




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COLORADO (11 - 17) at CINCINNATI (13 - 15) - 7:10 PM
JASON HIRSH (R) vs. MATT BELISLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 87-144 (-46.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 52-108 (-43.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 21-9 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 195-190 (-51.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

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

JASON HIRSH vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HIRSH is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 33.71 and a WHIP of 5.243.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

MATT BELISLE vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.




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LA DODGERS (17 - 11) at ATLANTA (17 - 10) - 7:35 PM
BRETT TOMKO (R) vs. JOHN SMOLTZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SMOLTZ is 25-10 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 22-8 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 41-51 (-18.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-27 (-13.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 43-50 (-18.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

BRETT TOMKO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
TOMKO is 2-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 7.32 and a WHIP of 1.570.
His team's record is 3-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+4.2 units)

JOHN SMOLTZ vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SMOLTZ is 4-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.280.
His team's record is 4-4 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-6. (-6.4 units)




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PITTSBURGH (13 - 14) at MILWAUKEE (18 - 10) - 8:05 PM
PAUL MAHOLM (L) vs. CLAUDIO VARGAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 104-73 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 104-73 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
VARGAS is 32-25 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 32-24 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 59-64 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 38-54 (-22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-1 (+0.6 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

PAUL MAHOLM vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MAHOLM is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.54 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 3-1 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

CLAUDIO VARGAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
VARGAS is 3-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 1.89 and a WHIP of 0.960.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)




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HOUSTON (12 - 15) at ST LOUIS (10 - 16) - 8:10 PM
CHRIS SAMPSON (R) vs. ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 95-95 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 14-30 (-14.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-39 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 95-95 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 53-53 (-16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 104-99 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 3-9 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ST LOUIS is 49-53 (-18.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 3-9 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 3-11 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

CHRIS SAMPSON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. HOUSTON since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)




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NY METS (17 - 10) at ARIZONA (16 - 14) - 9:40 PM
JOHN MAINE (R) vs. RANDY JOHNSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 120-79 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 63-36 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 22-9 (+11.9 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 59-39 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 27-11 (+15.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 118-78 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 36-21 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 50-32 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MAINE is 8-1 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 403-355 (-66.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
ARIZONA is 57-62 (-31.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday since 1997.
ARIZONA is 403-355 (-66.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
ARIZONA is 287-261 (-52.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 183-178 (-41.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JOHN MAINE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

RANDY JOHNSON vs. NY METS since 1997
JOHNSON is 6-6 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.257.
His team's record is 7-8 (-7.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-8. (-4.7 units)




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PHILADELPHIA (13 - 15) at SAN FRANCISCO (14 - 13) - 10:15 PM
JAMIE MOYER (L) vs. MATT MORRIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 571-446 (+93.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 134-65 (+49.9 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 20-8 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MOYER is 38-17 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-49 (-24.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JAMIE MOYER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MOYER is 3-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.93 and a WHIP of 1.229.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.7 units)

MATT MORRIS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MORRIS is 3-3 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.25 and a WHIP of 1.623.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+1.2 units)




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SEATTLE (12 - 11) at NY YANKEES (12 - 14) - 7:05 PM
CHA SEUNG BAEK (R) vs. KEI IGAWA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 575-545 (-84.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
NY YANKEES are 205-152 (-41.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 67-61 (-43.7 Units) against the money line in home games in May games since 1997.
NY YANKEES are 27-31 (-20.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 61-49 (-20.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

CHA SEUNG BAEK vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BAEK is 0-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

KEI IGAWA vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.




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CLEVELAND (17 - 8) at BALTIMORE (12 - 16) - 7:05 PM
PAUL BYRD (R) vs. ERIK BEDARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 27-37 (-12.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BYRD is 2-11 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BEDARD is 15-7 (+9.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 184-231 (-74.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 102-190 (-85.0 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 37-72 (-26.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BEDARD is 14-32 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

PAUL BYRD vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BYRD is 1-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.73 and a WHIP of 1.299.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

ERIK BEDARD vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BEDARD is 2-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.171.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)




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OAKLAND (13 - 14) at TAMPA BAY (13 - 15) - 7:10 PM
DAN HAREN (R) vs. CASEY FOSSUM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 20-38 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 48-47 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-43 (+18.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 48-47 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 63-59 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 48-47 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 37-33 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FOSSUM is 12-5 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FOSSUM is 12-6 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FOSSUM is 13-8 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FOSSUM is 14-6 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 109-87 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 60-43 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 53-46 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 20-6 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+1.4 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

DAN HAREN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
HAREN is 4-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.48 and a WHIP of 0.881.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)

CASEY FOSSUM vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FOSSUM is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 14.25 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)




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TORONTO (13 - 15) at TEXAS (10 - 18) - 8:05 PM
TOMO OHKA (R) vs. BRANDON MCCARTHY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 21-9 (+10.5 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 72-62 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
TORONTO is 54-35 (+16.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 36-42 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against TORONTO this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

TOMO OHKA vs. TEXAS since 1997
OHKA is 3-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.05 and a WHIP of 1.177.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.3 units)

BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. TORONTO since 1997
MCCARTHY is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 15.00 and a WHIP of 3.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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DETROIT (16 - 11) at KANSAS CITY (10 - 19) - 8:10 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. BRIAN BANNISTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 16-15 (+14.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 57-78 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 59-77 (+24.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 46-68 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 63-29 (+21.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 120-83 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 66-36 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 61-41 (+21.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 31-15 (+16.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 110-72 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 80-47 (+23.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 74-44 (+19.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
VERLANDER is 16-3 (+13.6 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
DETROIT is 4-2 (+0.2 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
VERLANDER is 4-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.36 and a WHIP of 0.909.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

BRIAN BANNISTER vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.




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BOSTON (18 - 9) at MINNESOTA (15 - 13) - 8:10 PM
TIM WAKEFIELD (R) vs. CARLOS SILVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 3-10 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 8-18 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
WAKEFIELD is 6-13 (-10.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 79-54 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 72-48 (+18.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

TIM WAKEFIELD vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
WAKEFIELD is 8-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.52 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 9-7 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-7. (+0.7 units)

CARLOS SILVA vs. BOSTON since 1997
SILVA is 2-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.86 and a WHIP of 1.190.
His team's record is 2-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)




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CHI WHITE SOX (12 - 13) at LA ANGELS (16 - 13) - 10:05 PM
JOSE CONTRERAS (R) vs. KELVIM ESCOBAR (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 152-113 (+35.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 103-78 (+20.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 67-35 (+22.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-20 (+17.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 106-74 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 40-19 (+19.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 20-10 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 87-59 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 154-90 (+44.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ESCOBAR is 5-15 (-16.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
ESCOBAR is 16-22 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

JOSE CONTRERAS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
CONTRERAS is 4-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.70 and a WHIP of 1.089.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

KELVIM ESCOBAR vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
ESCOBAR is 2-7 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.02 and a WHIP of 1.492.
His team's record is 2-9 (-9.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-1. (+8.0 units)




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