Saturday Trends and Indexes 06/02

[Udog]

NHL
Dunkel


Anaheim at Ottawa
The Senators were dominated defensively in the first two games of the series and did not resemble the team that had lost only three games in the first three rounds of the playoffs. Ottawa was outshot 63-36 and could not produce an even-strength goal with the top line of Heatley, Spezza and Alfredsson producing only 11 shots and two assists. Meanwhile Anaheim's checking line of Pahlsson, Niedermayer and Moen played near-perfect defense and produced the winning goals in both games. The Ducks look like the tougher team right now and a good underdog pick in Game Three according to Dunkel, which has Anaheim favored straight up by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Game 5-6: Anaheim at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Anaheim 14.274; Ottawa 13.837
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa by 1 1/2; 5
Dunkel Pick: Anaheim (+1 1/2); Under

[Udog]

MLB
Hot Lines


Saturday, June 2


Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates (-126, 8 ½)

Ian Snell has been solid this season with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP, but the Pirates have scored four runs or fewer in nine of his 11 starts, leaving him 4-4 on the season.

The 25-year-old right-hander should finally get some run support today if Pittsburgh’s bats can keep things up.

The Pirates are averaging 5.43 runs per game over the last week despite getting shut out twice. They are hitting .291 as a team with a .769 OPS.

Don’t expect those numbers to go down against left-hander Hong-Chih Kuo, who will be making his first start of the season for the Dodgers. Kuo has a 15.43 ERA in two relief appearances for the Dodgers this season, but did manage to go 1-2 with a 3.25 ERA in five starts for Los Angeles in 2006.

Pick: Pirates -126




Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians (-142, 11)

Last night’s loss could be tough to recover from for the Tigers. Detroit led 11-7 going into the bottom of the ninth before Cleveland rolled out five runs to pull out the win as a -167 favorite.

Expect that momentum to carry over to tonight when the Indians try and continue their remarkable home streak to start the season. Cleveland is 19-4 at Jacobs Field this season and has won 12 of its last 13 home games.

The Indians are also on a strong run overall, having won 12 of their last 17.

Left-hander Cliff Lee will start for Cleveland. Chad Durbin will start for Detroit.

Pick: Cleveland -142




Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics (-136, 8 ½)

This is pretty much a bet against Carlos Silva. The big right-hander has a 6.18 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP in five road starts this season and posted a 7.28 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP in 19 road appearances (16 starts, three in relief) in 2006.

Joe Blanton has also been dynamite for the A’s at home this season. The 26-year-old is 1-1 at McAfee Coliseum with a 2.46 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP.

The Twins are also struggling to hit in Oakland in recent years. Minnesota has scored just 17 runs in six games dating back to the beginning of the 2006 season.

Pick: Athletics -136

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Hockey – Tips & Trends

NHL
Tips and trends


Saturday, June 2

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Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators (NBC | 8:00 PM ET)
Ottawa is getting set to host the championship series, for the first time in 80 years when the original version of the team won the 1927 championship. The city is hoping for ts first Stanley Cup victory since the Senators were reborn in 1992. EDGE: SENATORS
Senators goaltender Ray Emery has stopped 120 of 129 shots over the past five games - including 59 of 63 against Anaheim. EDGE: UNDER
Anaheim goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere is making a case for another Conn Smyth Trophy, going 11-3 with a 1.75 goals-against-average in the playoffs. EDGE: DUCKS & UNDER
The Senators are 7-1 in their last eight playoff games as favorites.
The UNDER is 6-0 in the Ducks' last six games as an underdog.

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Baseball Today

MLB
”Baseball Today”


Saturday, June 2

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SCOREBOARD
Saturday, June 2

San Francisco at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EDT). Cole Hamels struck out nine in a win against the Giants on May 6.

STARS
Friday

-Matt Morris, Giants, gave up one hit in six scoreless innings and had three hits and scored twice in San Francisco's 13-0 pounding of Philadelphia.
-Javier Vazquez, White Sox, pitched eight shutout innings in Chicago's 3-0 win over Toronto.
-Ronnie Belliard, Nationals, had a pinch-hit single in the 10th inning to push Washington past San Diego 4-3.
-Kyle Davies, Braves, gave up one run in seven innings and went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Atlanta's 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
-John Lackey, Angels, allowed two runs in 7 1-3 innings to earn his major league-leading ninth win and the Los Angeles Angels edged Baltimore 3-2.

STINGY AT SHEA

Reigning NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb allowed four hits over eight innings in Arizona's 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night. He struck out eight and walked one to improve to 5-3 on the season and lower his ERA to 0.31 in four career starts at Shea Stadium.

CONSECUTIVE FIRSTS

Juan Encarnacion and Gary Bennett hit their first homers of the season on consecutive pitches in St. Louis' seven-run ninth inning to lift the Cardinals to an 8-1 victory over Houston on Friday night.

SECOND TIME'S THE CHARM

Bobby Livingston allowed seven hits in 6 2-3 innings for his first major league win and Cincinnati beat Colorado 4-2 on Friday night. Livingston was called up from Triple-A Louisville on Monday and was making his second career start. He gave up one unearned run and a walk. He also had a two-out, RBI single in the fourth.

STREAKS

Ichiro Suzuki extended his career-best hitting streak to 25 games, a Seattle record, in a 9-8 loss to Texas on Friday night. ... Kevin Youkilis extended his hitting streak to 23 games in Boston's 9-5 loss to the New York Yankees. ... Arizona topped the New York Mets 5-1 to earn their eighth straight win, their longest winning streak since 2003. ... Russell Martin homered for the third straight game in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 5-4 win over Pittsburgh.

SNAPPED

Kansas City snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Friday night. ... The Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-0 win over Toronto. ... Baltimore had a six-game winning streak snapped in a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

SPEAKING

''I don't think I've ever gone into any game thinking, 'Well, we're due for a clunker.' It just kind of happens that way some times.'' - Boston manager Terry Francona, on his team's 9-5 loss to the rival New York Yankees on Friday night.

SEASONS
June 2

1928 - Les Bell of the Boston Braves hit three home runs and a triple at Braves Field, but the Cincinnati Reds came away with a 20-12 triumph.

1928 - The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1. All the runs came from three pinch-hit home runs.

1941 - Lou Gehrig died in New York at age 37.

1949 - The Philadelphia Phillies hit five homers in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. Andy Seminick hit two and Del Ennis, Willie Jones, and Schoolboy Rowe hit one apiece. Seminick had homered earlier in the game.

1959 - The Baltimore Orioles-Chicago White Sox game at Comiskey Park was delayed for nearly half an hour as a swarm of gnats overcame the field. Groundskeepers tried using bug sprays and torches, but the gnats wouldn't budge. A post-game fireworks display was brought in from center field and a smoke bomb was attached to the framework. The gnats left and the Orioles defeated the White Sox, 3-2.

1990 - Randy Johnson pitched the first no-hitter in the Seattle Mariners' history, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-0. The 6-foot-10 left-hander, walked six and struck out eight while pitching the first no-hitter at the Kingdome, which opened for baseball in 1977.

1996 - Houston starter Darryl Kile tied the modern major league record by hitting four batters in St. Louis, becoming the first to do it in the NL since Moe Drabowsky in 1957.

2000 - Tampa Bay's Fred McGriff hit his 400th career home run, but the Devil Rays lost to the Mets 5-3.

2000 - Rick Aguilera of the Chicago Cubs became the 13th pitcher with 300 saves in a 2-0 win over Detroit. Aguilera reached the mark in 614 career appearances, third quickest.

2005 - Kansas City completed a sweep of the New York Yankees with a 5-2 victory. The Royals, who had the worst record and second-lowest payroll in the major leagues, finished their first three-game sweep of the Yankees at home in 15 years.

Today's birthdays:
Chin-hui Tsao, 26; Neifi Perez, 34; Raul Ibanez, 35; Mike Stanton, 40.

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[pm530]

NBA Today

NBA
”NBA Today”


Saturday, June 2

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SCOREBOARD
Saturday, June 2

Detroit at Cleveland, (8:30 p.m. EDT). The Cavaliers can advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in team history.

MICHAEL NEVER DID THAT

LeBron James was the first player to score 25 straight points in the postseason, when he scored Cleveland's final 25 and 29 of the last 30 in the Cavaliers' 109-107 win in double overtime over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

DICE OK

Detroit Pistons forward Antonio McDyess will not be further penalized by the NBA for his rough foul in the first quarter on Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao in Game 5 on Thursday night. McDyess received a flagrant-2 foul after he unexpectedly clotheslined Varejao under the basket and was ejected. On Friday, league spokesman Tim Frank said McDyess will not face any more discipline.

APPEARING ACT

Billy Donovan was introduced Friday as coach of the Orlando Magic. He won back-to-back national titles at Florida before agreeing to terms with the Magic on Thursday night. Donovan accepted a five-year, $27.5 million contract, which pays more than twice the annual $1.7 million he was making at Florida, an official in the NBA told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The team did not disclose terms.

SOAK IT IN

Just how drained was LeBron James following his 48-point performance in Cleveland's 109-107 win in double overtime over Detroit in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals? James received an IV to guard against dehydration before leaving Detroit's home arena for the short flight back to Cleveland on Friday morning.

SPEAKING

''You know, I'm still in awe.'' - Cavaliers coach Mike Brown on Friday, the day after LeBron James scored 48 points to lead Cleveland over Detroit 109-107 in two overtimes.

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NHL Hockey today

NHL
”NHL Hockey Today”


Saturday, June 2

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SCOREBOARD
Saturday, June 2

Anaheim at Ottawa (8 p.m. EDT). The Senators will have home-ice advantage as they try to bounce back from an 0-2 series deficit.

HIGH-POWER LINE

Samuel Pahlsson, Rob Niedermayer and Travis Moen are doing their job in shutting down the Senators' top line. In two games, Daniel Alfredsson, Dany Heatley and Jason Spezza have been limited to a combined 11 shots and two assists - a considerable drop-off for a trio that had produced 23 of Ottawa's 48 goals through the first three playoff rounds. Also, Moen scored the winning goal in Anaheim's 3-2 victory in Game 1, and Pahlsson produced the lone goal in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.

REUNITED

The NHL will pay tribute to members of the league's greatest dynasty before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday. Jean Beliveau, Henri Richard, Dickie Moore, Tom Johnson, Jean-Guy Talbot and Don Marshall will be on hand as part of a select group of 12 Montreal Canadiens who played for each of the record-setting five straight Stanley Cup-winning teams from 1956-60.

SIGNED

Carolina re-signed defenseman Glen Wesley to a one-year, $1.4 million contract Friday. Wesley, who will return for a 13th season with the franchise, is the last original player from the 1997-98 squad - the first in North Carolina for the former Hartford Whalers - and ranks second in franchise history with 835 games played. ... Forward Matthew Lombardi signed a three-year contract extension with Calgary. Lombardi comes off a breakout season with career highs in goals (20) and assists (26) in 81 games this season.

RESIGNED

The NHL's Players' Association accepted senior director Ken Kim's resignation Friday. Kim and former executive director Ted Saskin, whom the NHLPA executive board voted unanimously to fire on May 10, were put on paid leaves in March following allegations they read players' e-mails.

SPEAKING

''He thinks he's from Red Deer.'' - Anaheim GM Brian Burke on the determination of checking-line forward Samuel Pahlsson.

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[Udog]

WNBA
Long Sheet


Saturday, June 2


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PHOENIX (4 - 1) at CONNECTICUT (2 - 2) - 6/2/2007, 3:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CONNECTICUT is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) in June games since 1997.
PHOENIX is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CONNECTICUT is 2-2 against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
CONNECTICUT is 3-1 straight up against PHOENIX 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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DETROIT (3 - 0) at HOUSTON (0 - 3) - 6/2/2007, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 194-150 ATS (+29.0 Units) in all games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 101-71 ATS (+22.9 Units) in home games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 62-39 ATS (+19.1 Units) in June games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 137-94 ATS (+33.6 Units) in May, June, or July games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 73-49 ATS (+19.1 Units) against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
HOUSTON is 73-49 ATS (+19.1 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
DETROIT is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 4-12 ATS (-9.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-1 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON is 2-2 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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LOS ANGELES (2 - 1) at SACRAMENTO (2 - 2) - 6/2/2007, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more since 1997.
SACRAMENTO is 17-5 ATS (+11.5 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) as a road favorite of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
SACRAMENTO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in June games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SACRAMENTO is 6-5 against the spread versus LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO is 7-4 straight up against LOS ANGELES 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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SAN ANTONIO (3 - 2) at SEATTLE (2 - 1) - 6/2/2007, 10:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 40-64 ATS (-30.4 Units) in May, June, or July games since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 2-12 ATS (-11.2 Units) off a upset loss as a favorite since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 4-4 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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[Udog]

MLB
Write-up

Saturday, June 2

Hot Pitchers
-- James is 2-1, 2.74 in his last four starts.
-- LHernandez is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts. Sosa is 4-1, 3.64 in five starts for the Mets.
-- Kim is 2-0, 3.78 in three starts for the Marlins.
-- Germano is 3-0, 1.44 in four starts for the Padres.
-- Phillies are 7-2 in last nine Hamels starts.
-- Francis is 3-0, 1.70 in his last five starts.

-- Red Sox are 8-2 in last ten Schilling starts.
-- Durbin is 4-0, 2.87 in his last seven starts.
-- Trachsel is 3-0, 2.18 in his last three starts. Santana is 4-1, 2.12 at home this season (0-5, 10.20 on the road).
-- Seattle is 5-1 in Batista starts if they give him 3+ runs.

Cold Pitchers
-- Cubs lost last four Hill starts, scoring total of six runs.
-- Sampson is 1-4, 3.94 in his last five starts; Astros scored total of 10 runs in the five games. KWells is 1-8, 8.08 in his last nine starts.
-- Capuano is 0-4, 7.08 in his last four starts; Brewers scored one run in all four games.
-- Snell is 1-2, 5.30 in his last three starts. Kuo makes first start for Dodgers; he was 1-2, 3.48 in six starts last year, and is 0-1, 3.60 in AAA this year (28 strikeouts in 20 IP).
-- Speigner is 0-1, 14.80 in three starts for Washington.
-- Lowry is 1-3, 4.55 in four road starts.
-- Lohse is 0-4, 10.70 in his last four road starts.

-- Contreras is 1-2, 6.87 in his last three starts. McGowan is 1-2, 5.90 in five starts; home side won all five games.
-- Mussina is 0-2, 6.88 in his last three starts.
-- Lee is 1-2, 7.66 in his last four starts.
-- Perez is 0-3, 4.42 in his last six starts. Jackson is 0-6, 8.79 in his nine starts this season (Devil Rays 1-8 in those games).
-- Silva is 1-4, 5.28 in his last five starts. Blanton is 0-2, 7.55 in his last three outings.
-- Loe is 0-4, 8.03 in his last seven starts.

Totals
-- Over is 14-6 in last twenty Atlanta road games.
-- Under is 17-6-1 in last twenty-four Arizona road games.
-- Seven of last nine Houston games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Capuano starts.
-- Under is 7-3 in Phillies' last ten home games.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve San Diego road games.
-- Seven of last ten Philly home games stayed under total.
-- Five of last seven Colorado home games went over the total.

-- Eight of last 11 White Sox road games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in Schilling starts this season.
-- Over is 7-3 in Cleveland's last ten games.
-- Five of last seven Tampa Bay games went over the total.
-- Under is 9-0-2 in Orioles' last eleven away games.
-- Four of last six Minnesota games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Seattle home games went over the total.


Hot Teams
-- Atlanta won three of its last four games.
-- Padres won eight of their last 11 games. Washington is 15-7 in its last twenty-two games.
-- Dodgers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Arizona won its last eight games, scoring 60 runs. New York won five of its last seven games.
-- Florida won six of its last eight road games, but lost last two. Brewers won three of their last four games. .
-- Cardinals won last three games, scoring 23 runs.
-- Reds won four of their last five games.

-- Indians won seven of their last nine games.
-- Red Sox won five of their last seven games.
-- Blue Jays are 8-3 in their last eleven home games.
-- Orioles won six their last seven games, outscoring foes 42-15. Angels won six of their last eight games.
-- Twins won their last five games, scoring thirty-two runs.

Cold Teams
-- Cubs lost their last five games, outscored 33-13.
-- Pirates lost four of their last five games.
-- Phillies lost their last four games, allowing 33 runs. Giants are 2-5 in their last seven games.
-- Astros lost eleven of their last twelve games.
-- Rockies lost their last three games, outscored 19-9.

-- Tigers lost eight of their last ten road games.
-- Bronx lost seven of its last eleven road games.
-- White Sox lost five of their last six games.
-- Royals lost seven of their last eight games. Devil Rays are 3-7 in their last ten home games.
-- Oakland is 4-7 in its last eleven games.
-- Rangers lost eight of their last ten games. Mariners scored 6+ runs in eight of their last nine games, but lost three of last four.

Umpires
-- (Atl-Chi) Last four Froemming games went over the total.
-- (Az-NY) Home side won last five Tschida games.
-- (StL-Hst) Over is 7-2 in last nine Barksdale games.
-- (Fla-Mil) Underdog is 10-7 in last seventeen Fairchild games.
-- (LA-Pitt) Under is 9-2-1 in last dozen Drake games; underdog is 8-4 in those games.
-- (SD-Wsh) Under is 8-3 in last eleven Marsh games; home side is 8-1 in his last nine.
-- (SF-Phil) Under is 4-1-1 in last six McClelland games.
-- (Cin-Col) Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Poncino games.

-- (Chi-Tor) Four of last five Meriwether games stayed under.
-- (NY-Bos) Over is 8-3 in last eleven Cuzzi games.
-- (Det-Clev) Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Randazzo games.
-- (KC-TB) Home side is 9-0 in Bucknor games this season.
-- (Min-A's) Underdog is 13-1 in last fourteen Hudson games.
-- (Blt-LA) Seven of last ten Danley games stayed under total.
-- (Tex-Sea) Home side won five of last six Everitt games.

[Udog]

NBA
Write-up


Saturday, June 2


NBA Conference Finals

Lebron James scored his team's last 25 points Thursday in epic performance rivaling anything done in playoff history; giving Cavaliers 3-2 series lead and chance to advance to NBA Finals for first time in franchise history. Detroit's 52-51 halftime lead in Game 5 was their first halftime lead in series; they're 12-46 from arc in last three games, after being 11-25 in first two. Could be biggest sports day in Cleveland in decades.

[Udog]

NHL
Write-up


Saturday, June 2


Stanley Cup Finals

Ottawa led Anaheim 2-1 after second period of Game 1 at Pond; since then, they've been outshot 45-23, outscored 3-0, and find themselves down 2-0 in games as series now shifts to national capitol of Canada. Anaheim won 14 of 18 faceoffs in offensive zone Wednesday. Senators' last six games have been decided by a single goal, but they've only scored eight goals in last five games. Unless they find some offense soon, Stanley Cup will spend yet another summer in a warm weather climate.

[Udog]

AFL
Write-up


Saturday, June 2


Austin (4-8) @ New York (5-7)- Dragons won four of five since Garcia returned at QB, scoring 62+ points in all four wins; they're 1-7 if they score less than 62, a figure has allowed six of last nine opponents to reach. Wranglers are 0-4 since their bye, losing by 21,12,1,10 points; they're 1-4 as road dog, losing away games by 9,15,4,23,12 points. Dragons are 2-1 as home favorites this year.

Columbus (7-5) @ Georgia (10-2)-- Force has only two losses, but one came at Columbus, 62-61 in Week 5, as Destroyers grabbed a 41-27 halftime lead, forced four turnovers, then hung on for a win. Since then, Georgia won six of seven games; they're 6-0 at home, 4-2 as home favorite, with wins by 9,2,1,15,21,14 pts. Columbus is 1-4 on road, losing last four by 7,2,2,18 points; they're 2-1 as dog ont he road this season.

Kansas City (7-5) @ Grand Rapids (4-8)-- Rampage lost 52-41 at KC in Week 7 (+8), as they lost three fumbles and fell behind by 26-16 at half. Brigade won three of last four games; they're 2-3 on road, winning at Vegas, Philly, 4-1 vs spread as favorite. Five of last six Rampage games went over the total, as last 11 opponnets all scored at least 52 points. Rampage covered four of last five as the underdog.

Tampa Bay (5-7) @ New Orleans (4-8)-- Storm's four-game streak ended last week in Georgia; they were 0-5 first time they played New Orleans this year, but beat Voodoo 66-43 (+3), and are 5-2 from that point on, 2-4 on road, winning at Austin, LA. Voodoo lost last five games, by 7,15,8,44,6 points; they're 3-3 at home so far this season. Six of last eight New Orleans games went over.

Chicago (9-3) @ Los Angeles (6-6)-- Avengers lost 66-31 back in Week 5 at Chicago (+7.5), in game they trailed 42-10 at half; they lost four fumbles in game. LA is 4-1 in game following a loss this season; they've won three of last four home games. Chicago won at Arizona last week, snapping two-game skid; they're 4-2 on the road, with wins by 8,21,12,6 points. Under is 3-1 in last four LA games, 3-0 in Chicago's last three contests.

[Udog]

NBA
Long Sheet


Saturday, June 2


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DETROIT (63 - 34) at CLEVELAND (61 - 36) - 6/2/2007, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 1-10 ATS (-10.0 Units) in the conference finals over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-36 ATS (-15.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 52-42 ATS (+5.8 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 77-57 ATS (+14.3 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 17-6 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
DETROIT is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) as an underdog this season.
DETROIT is 31-16 ATS (+13.4 Units) in road games this season.
DETROIT is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
DETROIT is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 16-8 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 14-10 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
19 of 24 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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[Dennis14072]

Thanks Guys, hope the weekend's going well!

[Udog]

So far so good, Dennis! Good luck tonight!

The Cavs are 5-0 ATS for the first half in this series. It's been making me a little money and I thnk I'm going to stay on it tonight.

[Udog]

Six-pack for Saturday

-- Indians scored five in 9th inning last night to stun Tigers 12-11; they're 15-4 in division games, and lead by 4.5 games.
-- Carlos Zambrano, Michael Barrett got into pair of scuffles during Friday's game, as life with the Cubs continues to be an interesting experience.
-- Astro bullpen gave up seven runs in 9th inning, breaking up 1-1 tie that had been duel between Oswalt, Wainwright.
-- Credit to Washington manager Manny Acta, who has the Nationals 15-7 in last 22 games, after a horrendous start.
-- Johnny Damon is 246th player in big league history with 2,000+ hits in his career.
-- Orioles, Arizona are the two hot teams right now.