Friday Trends and Indexes 06/15

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Trends and Indexes
Friday, June 15

Good Luck on day #166 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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Six-pack for Friday

-- The Spurs are the best team in the NBA; six of their guys were born in other countries, and a seventh (Brent Barry) is son of one of the greatest players in NBA history.

-- San Antonio has a selfless core of players, then adds to it with role players who have either won titles, or are hungry to get that first championship ring.

-- Don't forget David Robinson; he could have stiffed Spurs when he came out of college; if he had, the franchise would have moved out of Texas. Instead, this franchise is now the model, and the Admiral is one of those responsible.

-- It is weird that the Spurs won four titles in nine years, but have not repeated. I guess Spurs are an odd-year team.

-- When will American basketball people look at the Suns and Spurs and realize that teams with many shooters on it are the teams that are the hardest to defend? Its not like this is a great secret, but you'd think it was.

-- If I were advising a young basketball prospect, I'd advise him to do these things:

1) Become as athletic and strong as you can, strong in the lower body, not so much the upper. Upper body strength is for looking good at the beach.
2) Become the best shooter and passer you can.
3) Embrace defense. A coach will always find minutes for a player who can stop opposing players.

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Weekend Sports Preview

Major League Baseball steps into the sporting spotlight this weekend as interleague play continues with a number of interesting matchups. The best include Atlanta at Cleveland, San Francisco at Boston, the Mets at Yankees, Detroit at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Minnesota and the Angels at the Dodgers.

The rest of the interleague schedule includes Arizona at Baltimore, the White Sox at Pittsburgh, Washington at Toronto, Texas and Cincinnati, Seattle at Houston, Florida at Kansas City, Tampa Bay at Colorado and St. Louis at Oakland. The lone National League series has San Diego taking on the Cubs.

Meanwhile just outside Pittsburgh, the world's best golfers will continue to tiptoe their way around the multi-faceted challenge that is Oakmont Country Club at the U.S. Open. Unheralded Englishman Nick Dougherty (-2) and Argentinian Angel Cabrera (-1) were the only two players to shoot below par after Round 1 action on Thursday, while Tiger Woods shot 71 to sit three strokes behind heading in to Round 2 on Friday.

The playoffs are looming in the AFL as Week 16 kicks off on Friday with a jam-packed schedule. Friday night’s lone contest has Georgia visiting Orlando (+3), but there are five games on Saturday, including Columbus at Philadelphia (-8.5), Tampa Bay at Grand Rapids (+7.5), Nashville at Kansas City (-7.5), New York at Dallas (-14) and Arizona at San Jose. Two games follow on Sunday, as Austin visits New Orleans (-2.5) and Las Vegas takes on Los Angeles (-16).

Five games fill the WNBA schedule on Friday, including Phoenix at Indiana, Los Angeles at Washington, Connecticut at Detroit, New York at Chicago and Houston at Seattle. On Saturday Indiana faces Detroit, New York heads to San Antonio, Los Angeles battles Minnesota and Houston travels to Sacramento. There’s only one game on tap for Sunday, as Chicago takes on Connecticut.

The drivers of NASCAR roll into Michigan International Speedway this Sunday for the Citizens Bank 400. Kasey Kahne won this race last season, but hasn’t come close to seeing the checkered flag this year. Jimmie Johnson is the favorite at Michigan at 4/1 odds, while points leader Jeff Gordon comes in at 6/1.

And Formula 1 heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday for the United States Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton is coming off his first career win last week in Montreal and he’ll be looking for another win to extend his lead in the points standings. History won’t help bettors much in this race, as retired driver Michael Schumacher had won at Indy the last four years.

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Arena Football League – Write up

AFL
Write-up


Friday, June 15

Georgia (12-2) @ Orlando (8-6) -- Georgia beat Orlando 55-34 six weeks ago, at home (-6), holding Preds to 233 total yards and 20 incompletions, a lot for Arenaball. Georgia won last three games, by 14,21,17 points, holding foes to 45 ppg. Orlando won three of last four home games, but they allowed 59.3 ppg last three weeks Last four Georgia games, and five of last seven Orlando tilts all stayed under the total.

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Arena Football League – Long Sheet

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Long Sheet


Friday, June 15

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GEORGIA (12 - 2) at ORLANDO (8 - 6) - 6/15/2007, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 37-19 ATS (+16.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 8 or more games since 1996.
ORLANDO is 34-18 ATS (+14.2 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
GEORGIA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) against conference opponents this season.
GEORGIA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) versus division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ORLANDO is 3-3 against the spread versus GEORGIA over the last 3 seasons
GEORGIA is 4-2 straight up against ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Baseball - Tips & Trends

MLB
Tips and Trends


Friday, June 15

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San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs (2:20 PM ET)
San Diego starter David Wells is 2-1 with a 3.48 ERA in four lifetime starts against Chicago. EDGE: PADRES
Wells has struggled mightily on the road this season, posting a 2-3 record and an inflated 7.31 ERA in six starts. Opposing hitters are hitting .367 against him away from Petco Park. EDGE: CUBS & OVER
Chicago's Ted Lilly was ejected after just 2/3 of an inning in his last start against Atlanta, as the Cubs have lost four straight games with him on the hill. EDGE: PADRES
Lilly is a perfect 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA against the Padres in his career, striking out 19 batters and walking just five in the process. EDGE: CUBS
The Padres are 10-2 in the last 12 meetings.



San Francisco Giants at Boston Red Sox (7:05 PM ET)
Giants left-hander Barry Zito is an even 5-5 with a 4.78 ERA in 13 career starts against the Red Sox. He's 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA in five starts at Fenway Park. SLIGHT EDGE: OVER
Zito is an even 3-3 on the road this season with a 4.00 ERA, but the Giants have picked up two straight victories away from AT&T Park with their left-handed ace on the mound. SLIGHT EDGE: GIANTS
Boston's Julian Tavarez is 1-2 with a 5.94 ERA in three home starts this season. EDGE: OVER
Tavarez is 2-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 13 career appearances against the Giants. He's 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in seven appearances at AT&T Park. EDGE: UNDER
The UNDER is 5-1 in Zito's last six road starts.



Atlanta Braves at Cleveland Indians (7:05 PM ET)
Atlanta's John Smoltz is 3-1 with a 3.89 ERA on the road this season thru seven starts, but he lasted a season-low 3 1/3 innings at Milwaukee in his last outing. SLIGHT EDGE: BRAVES
Smoltz has enjoyed a fantastic career, but he's just four games over .500 at 33-29 with a 3.50 ERA in June. SLIGHT EDGE: BRAVES
Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia has been absolutely rolling in the month of June, hurling 18 shutout innings against the Reds and Royals. BIG EDGE: INDIANS & UNDER
Sabathia is a perfect 6-0 with a 2.72 ERA in eight starts this season at Jacobs Field, walking just nine batters and fanning 53 in 56 1/3 innings of work. BIG EDGE: INDIANS
The Indians are 19-8 in their last 27 interleague home games.



Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies (7:05 PM ET)
Tigers right-hander Jeremy Bonderman is 2-0 with a fantastic 2.91 ERA in five road starts this season. He's issued just four walks while striking out 34 batters in 34 innings of work. EDGE: TIGERS
Bonderman picked up a victory in his only career start against the Phillies, allowing just a single run over seven innings of work - walking just one batter and striking out eight. EDGE: TIGERS & UNDER
Philadelphia's Jon Lieber is an even 2-2 with a 4.11 ERA in five career starts against Detroit. The right-hander has given up just three free passes and fanned 30 in 35 innings against them. SLIGHT EDGE: PHILLIES
Lieber enters tonight's game off of his best start of the season, a 4-0 shutout victory of the Kansas City Royals. He allowed just three hits and didn't walk a batter while striking out a season-high 11 batters. BIG EDGE: PHILLIES
The OVER is 7-0 in Bonderman's last seven starts as a favorite.



New York Mets at New York Yankees (7:05 PM ET)
New York's Oliver Perez is 2-1 with a 4.19 ERA in three career starts against the Bronx Bombers, picking up a 3-2 victory over them on May 18. He lasted 7 2/3 innings in that particular outing and allowed just two runs and five hits. EDGE: METS
Perez is 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA in June, after going 4-1 with a 2.01 ERA in May. EDGE: YANKEES & OVER
Yankees right-hander Roger Clemens grabbed a 9-3 victory over the Pirates in his first start of 2007, allowing three runs and five hits over six innings. SLIGHT EDGE: YANKEES
Clemens is 53-22 all-time with a 3.59 ERA at Yankee Stadium in 101 career starts. BIG EDGE: YANKEES
The OVER is 9-4 in the last 13 meetings.



Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins (8:10 PM ET)
Brewers right-hander Dave Bush is 1-2 with a 6.97 ERA away from Miller Park this season in six starts. Milwaukee hasn't won on the road since April 11, but the Brewers did pick up a 9-6 victory at Texas in his last start. EDGE: TWINS
Bush is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts against Minnesota. The Twins have homered five times in Bush's 20 innings against them. EDGE: TWINS
Minnesota starter Scott Baker has allowed nine runs and 15 hits in just 8 1/3 innings of work at home, but the Twins have picked up two victories. EDGE: OVER
Baker is 6-11 with a 5.33 ERA in 22 career appearances under the lights and has allowed 23 home runs over that span. EDGE: BREWERS
The Brewers are 0-4 in their last four meetings in Minnesota.



St. Louis Cardinals at Oakland Athletics (10:05 PM ET)
St. Louis right-hander Braden Looper has faltered in June, allowing nine earned runs and 18 hits in just 12 innings. EDGE: A'S & OVER
Looper is an even 3-3 on the road this season with a 4.75 ERA, which is nearly a run and a half higher than his 3.41 home ERA. EDGE: OVER
Oakland's Dan Haren has a sparkling 1.34 home ERA in seven starts this season, as the Athletics have won five straight games overall with their ace on the hill. BIG EDGE: A'S
Haren is a perfect 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA in two June starts this season and 8-3 with a 3.35 ERA in his career. EDGE: A'S
The Cardinals are 2-11 in their last 13 interleague road games.



Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:40 PM ET)
Angels right-hander Ervin Santana is 1-5 with an 8.50 ERA on the road this season, but he picked up his first win outside of Anaheim in his last start against St. Louis. EDGE: DODGERS
Santana is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA in three career starts against the crosstown-rival Dodgers. He was knocked out after just four innings in his only career start at Dodger Stadium. SLIGHT EDGE: ANGELS
Dodgers starter Derek Lowe is an even 5-5 with a 2.97 ERA in 26 career appearances against the Angels. He surrendered three earned runs and nine hits in Anaheim earlier this season, as the Angels picked up a 4-1 victory. SLIGHT EDGE: DODGERS & UNDER
Lowe has allowed just two earned runs and eight hits in his last 15 innings of work at Dodger Stadium against the Blue Jays and Cubs. EDGE: DODGERS & UNDER
The Angels are 5-0 in the last five meetings.

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Baseball Betting Notes

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Friday, June 15


MLB Betting Notes

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Friday’s key MLB betting notes


Riling the Rocket

The New York Mets are on a five-game losing streak as they head into their subway series with the Yankees, but there is reason to expect a win for the NL squad in the first game on Friday.

The Mets face the Yanks' Roger Clemens knowing that he's 3-5 with a 5.14 earned run average that in 10 career regular season starts against them. That is easily his highest ERA against any team; the Philadelphia Phillies are next highest, at 4.33. Every other team is under 4.00 against Clemens.

The Mets will need every advantage they can get; they are 6-16 against the Yankees in the teams' last 22 meetings.

Right-hander Oliver Perez, who is 6-5 with a 3.21 ERA in his 12 starts this season, gets the call to oppose Clemens. Not surprisingly, given the Yankees eight-game winning streak, they are –158 favorites to win the series opener.

Cubs, Lilly get off light?

Chicago Cubs starter Ted Lilly (4-4, 3.96 ERA) escaped Sunday night’s incident with Atlanta without a suspension and is set to make his scheduled start against the San Diego Padres on Friday.

Lilly basically missed his entire start Sunday after he was ejected just ten pitches into the game for allegedly throwing at Braves shortstop Edgar Renteria. MLB dished out a fine but no suspension to Lilly.

There is an upside for the Cubs. Lilly starts the three-game series against the Padres on nine days rest. Chicago is a –142 favorite to take Friday’s game.

Smoltz settles for Saturday

Originally scheduled to pitch Friday, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz has instead opted for a Saturday start against the Cleveland Indians to help recover from injury. Smoltz has struggled since late May with a right shoulder problem.

In his place, the Braves will send Buddy Carlyle (1-1, 4.91 ERA) to the mound to pitch the opener of a three-game series in Cleveland.

Carlyle allowed four runs through 6 1/3 innings in a loss to Cubs in his last start. The Braves are +200 underdogs to beat the Indians on the back of his third start of the season

Road improvement needed

Vicente Padilla takes the mound on Friday looking to help the slumping Texas Rangers to a much needed win against the Cincinnati Reds. Padilla pitched a no-decision against Milwaukee on Sunday after missing his previous start because of irritation in his right triceps.

The right-hander’s numbers do not make good reading; the Rangers are 2-11 this season when Padilla starts. On the road this year, he is 0-5 in seven starts with a 8.74 ERA.

Padilla has a 3-2 record in 13 career games against the Reds, which includes five appearances as a starter. The Rangers are +131 underdogs in the opener of the three-game series.

Shield-ing his bullpen

Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter James Shields seems to have found a solution to his team's bullpen problems – he just does the work himself.

Shields, who takes the mound Friday against the Colorado Rockies, has given the Devil Rays seven-plus innings of work in ten consecutive starts. In fact, he has gone eight innings or longer in six of his 13 starts this season.

Shields has a 6-0 record for the year, with seven no-decisions. The Devil Rays are –119 favorites.

Darin’s DL decision

Chicago White Sox outfielder Darin Erstad could make his return from the 15-day disabled list on Friday.

Erstad, who was out with a sprained left ankle, has been taking flips and batting practice the last few days, as well as testing his mobility with running drills. The center fielder has a .264 batting average with 21 RBI for the season.

The White Sox start a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday looking to snap a three-game losing streak. Chicago are -115 with John Garland (4-3, 3.42 ERA) set to take the mound.

The battle of L.A.

The Angels make the short trip to Dodger Stadium to take on their city-rivals. The Angels have lost three of their last six, while the Dodgers have won their last three.

The Angels are 5-0 in the last five meetings between these teams and are +115 underdogs to take the first game of the series with Ervin Santana (5-6, 5.25 ERA) on the mound.

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Pro Basketball (women) – Hot Lines

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Hot Lines


Friday, June 15

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Lady luck: Friday’s best WNBA bets



Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics (+2, O/U 151)

Has Tree Rollins finally turned the Mystics' dismal season around? Washington won its first game of the season Wednesday night against the Mercury and there are more smiles in the locker room now that the team is no longer winless.

“It was a weight off our shoulders,” said Rollins, who took over for former coach Richie Adubato two weeks ago. “As an organization, as a team, as a staff, the weight is off.”

Perhaps the best news for Washington backers came from the words of Mystics star Alana Beard.

“Every positive adjective that you can possibly think of is the best adjective to explain the way that I’m feeling right now, the way that the team is feeling,” Beard said after the victory. “It feels good considering the slump that we were in. We were setting records on the losing side, and you don’t want to do that.”

The Mystics guard has been bothered by pain in her shoulder all season, but you wouldn’t be able to tell checking out the boxscores. Beard is averaging 18.4 points and almost three rebounds a night.

Washington is in high spirits while the Sparks are still trying to figure out their identity after the retirement of their leading scorer, Chamique Holdsclaw. The six-time All-Star announced her decision on Monday and the Sparks failed to cover against the winless Comets on Wednesday.

Pick: Mystics



Phoenix Mercury at Indiana Fever (-8 ½, O/U 156)

The real WNBA championship may take place when Detroit and Indiana play in the Eastern Conference finals. Indiana is on pace to finish the season 31-3 and it’s not all because of Tamika Catchings.

The Fever have the most balanced starting lineup in the league. Tammy Sutton-Brown, Tamika Whitmore and Tan White are each averaging 11 points a night.

“Anybody can step up on any given night,” Catchings after Wednesday’s 90-62 win. “We had a balanced scoring attack. That’s going to be a key thing for us as we look to win a championship – not focusing on one person or two people.”

Meanwhile, the season hasn’t been progressing well for Phoenix backers. Many people were expecting big things from the Mercury after a full season in coach Paul Westhead’s offensive system, but the results have been inconsistent.

They've beaten a very good Sacramento Monarchs team twice, but they were on the wrong side of the Minnesota Lynx's and Mystics' first wins of the season.

Pick: Fever



Houston Comets at Seattle Storm (-9 ½, O/U 157 ½)

Don’t be fooled by the Comets near-win Wednesday night against the Sparks. The Comets covered (as we predicted they would) only because of the state of chaos the Sparks were in. Nothing’s changed, Houston still stinks.

The Storm, on the other hand, are better than their 90-62 loss against the Fever suggests. Indiana’s zone defense held Seattle to 39.1 percent shooting and 2-for-19 shooting from long distance.

“If I were a coach, the next game, I would play zone against us by the way we played against their zone tonight,” Storm leading scorer Lauren Jackson said.

You can bet Seattle coach Anne Donovan had her team practicing its zone offense in practice on Thursday.

Pick: Storm

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Baseball – Write up (updated)

MLB
Write-up


Friday, June 15

AL owns 69-55 lead for season so far in interleague tilts; it was a 7-5 edge for American League in last night's action. .

Hot Pitchers
-- Sabathia threw nine-inning shutouts in each of his last two starts, but Indians scored one run in the two games; they're 5-1 in his last six starts.
-- Garland is 1-0, 1.76 in his last couple starts.
-- Owings is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts. Bedard has 2.93 RA in his last six starts, but Orioles lost five of the six games.
-- Detroit won last six Bonderman starts, scoring 60 runs.
-- Zito is 3-1, 2.25 in his last four starts.
-- Clemens won first start, allowing three runs in six IP (108 PT)
-- Toronto won last three Halladay starts, scoring 25 runs.
-- Mitre is 2-0, 1.60 in his last six starts.
-- Brewers won nine of eleven Vargas starts.
-- Shields is 3-0, 2.70 in his last three starts. Colorado won last four Lopez starts, scoring 26 runs.
-- Former Cardinal Haren is 4-0, 1.47 in his last five starts.
-- Dodgers are 8-0 with Lowe if they score more than three runs. Angels won last three Santana starts (2-0, 3.15).

Cold Pitchers
-- Cubs lost last four Lilly starts (0-2, 9.00); he got tossed out of last start after 10 pitches, after he hit Atlanta batter. Padres lost seven of nine with Wells when they score less than seven runs.
-- Carlyle has 5.19 RA in three starts for Atlanta.
-- Maholm is 0-5, 6.21 in his last six starts.
-- Phillies lost six of last eight Lieber starts.
-- Tavarez is 1-2, 6.61 in his three home starts.
-- Perez is 0-2, 5.21 in his last three starts.
-- Bacsik is 0-3, 8.22 in his last three starts.
-- Reds lost six of last eight Belisle starts. Texas is 2-11 this year when Padilla starts for them
-- Royals lost last five Meche starts, scoring total of eight runs.
-- Rodriguez is 1-3, 7.65 in his last four starts. Hernandez has a 5.97 RA in six starts, since coming off the DL.
-- Baker has 6.45 RA in four starts this season.
-- Looper is 0-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.

Totals
-- Under is 5-2-1 in Cubs' last eight games.
-- Five of last seven Indian home games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Pittsburgh games.
-- Under is 21-7-1 in Arizona's last twenty-nine road games.
-- Five of last seven Philly games went over the total.
-- Under is 10-4 in Giants' last fourteen road games.
-- Over is 5-2 in Mets' last seven road games.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in Washington's last eleven road games.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Texas road games.
-- Five of last seven Florida games went over the total.
-- Last seven Houston home games all went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Vargas road starts.
-- Five of last six Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 12-2-2 in last sixteen Cardinal road games.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last dozen Angel road games.

Hot Teams
-- San Diego won six of its last eight road games. Cubs won three of their last four games.
-- Indians won nineteen of their last twenty-four home games.
-- Phillies won nine of last twelve games. Detroit won four of last five road games.
-- Nationals won ten of last twelve road games.
-- Royals won three of last four games, scoring 43 runs.
-- Bronx Bombers won their last nine games.
-- Toronto won last five home series openers.
-- Seattle won last five road series openers.
-- Milwaukee won three of its last four games. Minnesota won its last four games, allowing eight runs.
-- Colorado won eight of its last eleven games.
-- Oakland won ten of its last twelve games.
-- Angels won fourteen of last nineteen games. Dodgers won last three games, scoring 18 runs, but still fired hitting coach Eddie Murray Thursday.


Cold Teams
-- Braves lost three in row and eight of last eleven games.
-- Orioles lost their last five games, outscored 28-14.
-- Pirates lost ten of their last fifteen games. White Sox lost 15 of their last eighteen games.
-- Arizona lost three in row and six of its last seven games.
-- Giants lost eight of their last twelve games. Red Sox are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
-- Mets lost five in row, nine of last ten games.
-- Cincinnati is 8-20 in its last twenty home games. Rangers lost six of their last eight road games.
-- Marlins lost four of their last five games.
-- Devil Rays are 1-9 in road series openers.
-- Astros lost four of their last five games.
-- Cardinals lost five of their last seven games.

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MLB
Dunkel


Washington at Toronto
The Nationals have been a tough draw on the road as they have won five of their last six on the current road trip, including a just-completed three-game sweep over the Orioles in Baltimore. Overall Manny Acta's team has won 10 of its last 12 away from home, which is a primary reason the Nats have moved to within 8 games of the slumping Mets in the N.L. East. Washington will have a tough assignment tonight against Toronto ace Roy Halladay, but the Nats have played some of their best ball against baseball's best pitchers with wins already over Jake Peavy, John Smoltz, Cole Hamels and Johan Santana. Washington looks like a decent underdog pick (+245) in this one according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored straight up by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+245). Here are all of today's games.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

Game 951-952: San Diego at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Wells) 17.268; Cubs (Lilly) 15.874
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-150); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+150); N/A

Game 953-954: Atlanta at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Carlyle) 14.506; Cleveland (Sabathia) 16.342
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-230); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-230); Under

Game 955-956: Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Garland) 13.815; Pittsburgh (Maholm) 15.106
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+120); Under

Game 957-958: Arizona at Baltimore
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Owings) 16.232; Baltimore (Bedard) 15.058
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+155); Under

Game 959-960: Detroit at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Bonderman) 17.366; Philadelphia (Lieber) 16.152
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Detroit (-120); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-120); Over

Game 961-962: San Francisco at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 16.249; Boston (Tavarez) 15.738
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+125); Under

Game 963-964: NY Mets at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Perez) 14.954; NY Yankees (Clemens) 18.766
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 4; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-165); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-165); Over

Game 965-966: Washington at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Bacsik) 16.410; Toronto (Halladay) 16.138
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-245); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+245); Over

Game 967-968: Texas at Cincinnati
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Padilla) 15.195; Cincinnati (Belisle) 14.927
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-140); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+140); Under

Game 969-970: Florida at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Mitre) 15.376; Kansas City (Meche) 15.732
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+120); Over

Game 971-972: Seattle at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 17.134; Houston (Rodriguez) 15.085
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Seattle (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-140); Over

Game 973-974: Milwaukee at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Vargas) 15.253; Minnesota (Baker) 16.574
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 975-976: Tampa Bay at Colorado
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Shields) 16.619; Colorado (Lopez) 17.604
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-125); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+125); Over

Game 977-978: St. Louis at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Looper) 15.198; Oakland (Haren) 17.591
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-200); Over

Game 979-980: LA Angels at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 16.722; LA Dodgers (Lowe) 15.917
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+125); Over

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MLB
Streaking Pitchers


Friday, June 15


Hot

Jeremy Bonderman (Detroit Tigers) - Bonderman faltered in his last outing, allowing six runs and eight hits in six innings against the Mets but has won his last six starts. He brings his 3.63 ERA to the mound at Citizens Bank Park when the Tigers face the Phillies tonight as -118 road faves. Bonderman has struck out 34 in 34 innings on the road.

C.C. Sabathia (Cleveland Indians) - Sabathia looks to earn a win for his fifth straight decision when the Indians host the struggling Atlanta Braves tonight as -223 favorites. The left-hander is 9-1 with a 3.09 ERA and has not given up a run in 18 innings.

James Shields (Tampa Bay Devil Rays) - The Devil Rays stink again this year, but if there is any sign of hope it might just be starter James Shields. Shields is 6-0 with a 3.04 ERA and is riding a three-game winning streak. He has never faced the Rockies but brings a 3-1 interleague record to Colorado tonight. Sportsbooks list the Rockies as slim -105 favorites and have set the run total at 9.

Cold

Mike Bacsik (Washington Nationals) - Bacsik was retired after just five innings in a 6-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins Sunday. He is 1-3 for the season with a 4.34 ERA and looks to avoid his fourth-straight loss tonight when the Nationals face the Jays in Toronto. Books list the Jays as heavy -244 favorites and have set the total at 8 1/2.

Gil Meche (Kansas City Royals) - Meche is working on snapping a five-game losing streak, during which he posted a dismal 5.76 ERA. The Royals host the Marlins tonight as -112 home favorites. The right-hander is 3-6 with a 3.16 ERA for the season and has lost his last two interleague starts. Meche gave up four runs in five innings in his only start against the Marlins, a 5-4 loss in 2005.

[Udog]

MLB
Long Sheet


Friday, June 15


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SAN DIEGO (38 - 27) at CHICAGO CUBS (30 - 35) - 2:20 PM
DAVID WELLS (L) vs. TED LILLY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 127-104 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 64-52 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 25-12 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 62-51 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WELLS is 194-112 (+46.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 96-58 (+32.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 74-46 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-35 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-18 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 5-13 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games in June games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 50-70 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-35 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 27-41 (-18.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 38-57 (-21.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LILLY is 40-55 (-21.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

DAVID WELLS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WELLS is 2-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.48 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

TED LILLY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
LILLY is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.59 and a WHIP of 0.652.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)




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ATLANTA (35 - 32) at CLEVELAND (39 - 26) - 7:05 PM
BUDDY CARLYLE (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 114-115 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 52-64 (-23.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 11-30 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 112-111 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 77-81 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 31-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 37-11 (+25.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 15-24 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 76-82 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

BUDDY CARLYLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

C.C. SABATHIA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.




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CHI WHITE SOX (27 - 35) at PITTSBURGH (28 - 38) - 7:05 PM
JON GARLAND (R) vs. PAUL MAHOLM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 117-107 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 48-54 (-19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 35-43 (-18.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-25 (+13.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 44-34 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 112-87 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 90-65 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
GARLAND is 26-15 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 6-14 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.

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

JON GARLAND vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

PAUL MAHOLM vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
MAHOLM is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)




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ARIZONA (37 - 30) at BALTIMORE (29 - 37) - 7:05 PM
MICAH OWINGS (R) vs. ERIK BEDARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 22-46 (-25.6 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 37-30 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 37-30 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-38 (-23.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 93-103 (-26.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 2-10 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
BALTIMORE is 76-108 (-36.0 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 93-103 (-26.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 11-25 (-15.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 105-196 (-89.7 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 43-81 (-27.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BEDARD is 5-15 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

MICAH OWINGS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

ERIK BEDARD vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.




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DETROIT (37 - 28) at PHILADELPHIA (35 - 31) - 7:05 PM
JEREMY BONDERMAN (R) vs. JON LIEBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 141-100 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 79-45 (+22.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 72-50 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-18 (+17.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 128-86 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 93-61 (+21.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-18 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-31 (-16.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
LIEBER is 15-22 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LIEBER is 15-22 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BONDERMAN is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.429.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JON LIEBER vs. DETROIT since 1997
LIEBER is 2-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.11 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)




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SAN FRANCISCO (30 - 35) at BOSTON (41 - 24) - 7:05 PM
BARRY ZITO (L) vs. JULIAN TAVAREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 106-120 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-43 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 106-120 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-6 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
TAVAREZ is 25-13 (+18.4 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 583-462 (+89.2 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 325-298 (+46.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 410-384 (+42.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ZITO is 16-8 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 35-40 (-17.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-8 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

BARRY ZITO vs. BOSTON since 1997
ZITO is 6-6 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.435.
His team's record is 6-9 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (-0.7 units)

JULIAN TAVAREZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
TAVAREZ is 0-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)




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NY METS (36 - 28) at NY YANKEES (33 - 31) - 7:05 PM
OLIVER PEREZ (L) vs. ROGER CLEMENS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 2-10 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
CLEMENS is 89-31 (+31.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 139-97 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 75-42 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 68-48 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 15-5 (+8.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY METS are 137-96 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 103-66 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 33-31 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 44-43 (-18.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 2-8 (-9.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
NY YANKEES are 73-57 (-21.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CLEMENS is 26-29 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 26-29 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 17-22 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

OLIVER PEREZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
PEREZ is 2-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.551.
His team's record is 2-1 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

ROGER CLEMENS vs. NY METS since 1997
CLEMENS is 4-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.52 and a WHIP of 1.158.
His team's record is 4-7 (-8.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.5 units)




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WASHINGTON (29 - 37) at TORONTO (31 - 34) - 7:05 PM
MIKE BACSIK (L) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HALLADAY is 45-17 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HALLADAY is 22-4 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HALLADAY is 30-7 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 181-208 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-24 (+18.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 5-1 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
WASHINGTON is 5-1 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game this season.
WASHINGTON is 22-25 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 17-15 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 52-65 (-22.9 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.

MIKE BACSIK vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

ROY HALLADAY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HALLADAY is 4-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.55 and a WHIP of 0.932.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)




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TEXAS (24 - 42) at CINCINNATI (26 - 41) - 7:10 PM
VICENTE PADILLA (R) vs. MATT BELISLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 24-42 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 22-40 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 16-31 (-14.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 8-21 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PADILLA is 2-11 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 23-13 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 23-13 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 26-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 13-21 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CINCINNATI is 26-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 16-32 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 13-23 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

VICENTE PADILLA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
PADILLA is 2-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.533.
His team's record is 4-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

MATT BELISLE vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.




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FLORIDA (32 - 35) at KANSAS CITY (26 - 41) - 8:10 PM
SERGIO MITRE (R) vs. GIL MECHE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 32-34 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 19-18 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 16-11 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 69-94 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 70-90 (+27.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MECHE is 12-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 24-14 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 109-81 (+32.8 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
MECHE is 26-40 (-21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

SERGIO MITRE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

GIL MECHE vs. FLORIDA since 1997
MECHE is 0-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 2.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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SEATTLE (35 - 28) at HOUSTON (27 - 39) - 8:05 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 35-28 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 18-15 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 27-12 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 19-8 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 33-27 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 26-18 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 13-4 (+12.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 27-39 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 43-49 (-17.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 14-18 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 13-23 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 27-39 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 81-82 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 19-29 (-12.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 14-24 (-13.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

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

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.




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MILWAUKEE (36 - 30) at MINNESOTA (33 - 31) - 8:10 PM
DAVE BUSH (R) vs. SCOTT BAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 14-29 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 41-72 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 12-23 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-48 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 32-55 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 15-31 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BUSH is 6-17 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 22-5 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 78-51 (+19.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

DAVE BUSH vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BUSH is 0-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

SCOTT BAKER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BAKER is 2-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 0.975.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)




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TAMPA BAY (29 - 35) at COLORADO (33 - 33) - 9:05 PM
JAMES SHIELDS (R) vs. RODRIGO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 32-78 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 24-63 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-54 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 20-58 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 18-10 (+10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
COLORADO is 16-8 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 27-22 (+9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LOPEZ is 43-33 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
LOPEZ is 73-63 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

JAMES SHIELDS vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

RODRIGO LOPEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
LOPEZ is 9-5 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.87 and a WHIP of 1.444.
His team's record is 9-5 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (-0.4 units)




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ST LOUIS (28 - 35) at OAKLAND (36 - 29) - 10:05 PM
BRADEN LOOPER (R) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 122-118 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 53-69 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 122-118 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 70-87 (-34.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 14-33 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 132-102 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 66-22 (+24.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 10-3 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
OAKLAND is 110-75 (+35.0 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 122-92 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 94-74 (+14.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 128-94 (+25.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 7-12 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

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

BRADEN LOOPER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

DAN HAREN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.




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LA ANGELS (42 - 25) at LA DODGERS (38 - 28) - 10:40 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. DEREK LOWE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 26-10 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 42-25 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 110-90 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 36-22 (+17.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 158-113 (+41.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 42-25 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 30-13 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 34-18 (+12.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 56-50 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 11-28 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SANTANA is 2-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.78 and a WHIP of 1.380.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

DEREK LOWE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
LOWE is 3-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 3-7 (-6.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-2. (+6.1 units)




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MLB
Hot Lines


Friday, June 15


Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies (+110, 9)

The Tigers almost always packs a potent offense, but they’re crossing the plate even more frequently than usual when Jeremy Bonderman takes the hill.

The average Detroit score in Bonderman’s 11 starts in 2007 is 7.1 to 4, which explains Bonderman’s 1.000 winning percentage. All of his wins have come over his last six starts when the Tigers’ average score has been 10 to 3.7. Detroit won as a favorite in each of those half-dozen starts and only once failed to deliver on the moneyline.

Philadelphia starter Jon Lieber pitched a complete-game shutout in his last start, but that was against the Kansas City Royals. The Royals’ lineup isn’t hitting .337 and slugging .529 for the month of June. Detroit’s lineup.

Carlos Guillen’s status is still iffy due to a hamstring injury, but he said after yesterday’s loss that he’d like to suit up in Philadelphia tonight. With six other Tigers regulars hitting over .350 for the month, Guillen’s return would just be icing on the cake.

Pick: Tigers -118



Florida Marlins at Kansas City Royals (-112, 8 ½)

Gil Meche is the anti-Bonderman as far as offensive support goes. The Royals’ $55-million man has pitched well this season, but Kansas City has given him only 3.4 runs of support per start and only 1.6 over his last five. Not surprisingly, all five recent starts resulted in losses for Meche.

The Royals are consistent underdogs but they’ve still managed to be a money-losing team in 2007 due to their rotten 13-23 home record. They’re in tough tonight against the Marlins, whose 18-16 record away from Miami has netted consistent road backers 6.00 units of profit.

The Fish send Sergio Mitre to the mound at Kaufmann Stadium tonight. Mitre maintains the lowest profile of the young Florida starters, but that won’t be the case for long if he keeps up his current form. He has an insane 0.99 ERA in his seven post-April starts and while his durability can be questioned, the fact that Mitre hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in any of those seven starts cannot.

Pick: Marlins +104



Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Colorado Rockies (-105, 9)

Tampa Bay’s trophy case has stayed fairly empty since the club commenced operations in the 1990s, but that wouldn’t be the case if MLB had an award for worst bullpen. Tampa Bay would annually be in contention for the hypothetical prize and might be favored to take the 2007 title.

Luckily for the D-Rays, the relievers get a break every fifth day when James Shields starts. The youngster with the unblemished record has pitched at least seven full innings in each of his last 10 starts. He’s not wearing out his arm in the process, either. Shields has peaked at 111 pitches over that span, a number that even the most cautious pitching coach would approve.

Oddsmakers are on to Shields, setting Tampa Bay as a favorite in five of his last six starts. The D-Rays are 4-2 in those games, 4-1 when favored.

The Rockies have been playing well in June, but are bound for a letdown after back-to-back wins over Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett of the high-profile Boston Red Sox.

Pick: Devil Rays -103

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MLB
Short Sheet


Friday, June 15th

National League

San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST WGN
David Wells (L) vs. Ted Lilly (L)
Wells: SD 6-2 at Cubs
Lilly: ChC 5-21 at home off a one-run win


Interleague

Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:05 EST
Buddy Carlyle (R) vs. CC Sabathia (L)
Carlyle: Atl 7-0 Over off a one run loss
Sabathia: Cle 29-10 at home off BB wins

Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 EST
Jon Garland (R) vs. Paul Maholm (L)
Garland: 21-9 Under when the money line is -100 to -150
Maholm: Pit 6-14 at home vs. righties

Arizona at Baltimore, 7:05 EST
Micah Owings (R) vs. Erik Bedard (L)
Owings: Ari 11-1 Under after having lost 3 of their last 4
Bedard: 5-17 TSR when the total is 7 to 8.5

Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:05 EST
Jeremy Bonderman (R) vs. Jon Lieber (R)
Bonderman: Det 12-2 Over after a loss by 2 runs or less
Lieber: 7-14 TSR first half of season

San Francisco at Boston, 7:05 EST
Barry Zito (L) vs. Julian Tavarez (R)
Zito: San Francisco 19-7 Under as an underdog of +150 or less
Tavarez: Boston 21-6 SU in interleague games

NY Mets at NY Yankees, 7:05 EST
Oliver Perez (L) vs. Roger Clemens (R)
Perez: Mets 2-10 SU in June
Clemens: Yankees 9-1 Under off 4+ home games

Washington at Toronto, 7:05 EST
Mike Bacsik (R) vs. Roy Halladay (R)
Bacsik: Washington 20-49 SU away after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
Halladay: Toronto 15-3 SU after losing 2 of their last 3 games

Texas at Cincinnati, 7:10 EST
Vicente Padilla (R) vs. Matt Belisle (R)
Padilla: 0-7 TSR with a line of +125 to -125
Belisle: Cincinnati 16-6 Over as a favorite

Florida at Kansas City, 8:05 EST
Sergio Mitre (R) vs. Gil Meche (R)
Mitre: Florida 19-11 SU away after scoring 2 runs or less
Meche: Kansas City 4-16 SU off 4+ home games

Seattle at Houston, 8:05 EST
Felix Hernandez (R) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (L)
Hernandez: Seattle 13-4 TSR vs. left-handed starters
Rodriguez: Houston 8-15 SU off BB losses

Milwaukee at Minnesota, 8:10 EST
Claudio Vargas (R) vs. Scott Baker (R)
Vargas: Milwaukee 8-23 SU off BB wins
Baker: Minnesota 16-2 SU off 3+ interleague games

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 9:05 EST
James Shields (R) vs. Rodrigo Lopez (R)
Shields: Tampa Bay 1-17 SU away off BB home games
Lopez: Colorado 16-8 SU in interleague games

St. Louis at Oakland, 10:05 EST
Braden Looper (R) vs. Dan Haren (R)
Looper: St. Louis 24-10 Over in June
Haren: Oakland 12-0 SU at home vs. NL Central opponents

LA Angels at LA Dodgers, 10:40 EST
Ervin Santana (R) vs. Derek Lowe (R)
Santana: Angels 21-8 SU after losing 2 of their last 3 games
Lowe: Dodgers 11-28 SU in interleague games

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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Baseball today - June 15


SCOREBOARD

Friday, June 15

Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers (10:40 p.m. EDT). The Angels are 5-0 in the last five meetings against their L.A. rivals.

STARS

Thursday

-Kameron Loe, Rangers, threw eight shutout innings in a 6-0 win over Pittsburgh.

-Mark Teahen, Royals, had two triples and five RBIs in a 17-8 win over the St. Louis.

-Andy Pettitte, Yankees, pitched eight innings, giving up four hits and one run to help New York beat Arizona 7-1.

-Jason Kendall, Athletics, hit the go-ahead RBI single in the 11th inning to give Oakland a 6-5 win over Houston.

HEAVENLY

With a 9-7 win over Cincinnati on Thursday, the Angels reached 17 games over .500 for only the second time in franchise history. Their 42-25 mark also represents the best start in franchise history. Since May 9 the Angels are on a 25-9 tear, the best in the Majors.

CATCHING FIRE

Andy Pettitte breezed for eight innings and the Yankees won their ninth straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 Thursday. The Yankees finished off another sweep - they brushed aside Pittsburgh last weekend - and extended their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in 2005.

HIGH AND LOE

Kameron Loe, called up earlier Thursday from Triple-A Oklahoma, allowed five hits and struck out a career-high seven over eight innings in Texas' 6-0 win over Pittsburgh. Loe was sent to Oklahoma last week after giving up nine runs in 2 2-3 innings in an 11-4 loss to Detroit. He entered the game with a 7.40 ERA and on a personal six-game losing streak since winning his first start of the season April 21.

SPOILER

Mike Redmond capped a three-run rally in the ninth inning with an RBI single for Minnesota against Atlanta closer Bob Wickman, ruining Tim Hudson's strong start and lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Braves on Thursday night.

SWING AND A MISS

Craig Monroe tied the major league record for strike outs in a nine inning game when he whiffed five times in Detroit's 6-5 loss to Milwaukee on Thursday. Monroe had a chance in the ninth with the tying run on third and one out, but he went down swinging against Brewers' closer Francisco Cordero.

ROYAL DRUBBING

Mark Teahen had two triples and five RBIs and Tony Pena Jr. went 4-for-4, leading Kansas City past St. Louis 17-8 for the Royals' first series win at home against the Cardinals in six years. The Royals have averaged 9.57 runs in their seven wins this month, including a 17-5 drubbing last Sunday of Philadelphia.

STREAKS

Los Angeles' Chone Figgins extended his hitting streak to 13 games to match his career high, in a 9-7 win at Cincinnati on Thursday. ... San Diego's Justin Germano beat Tampa Bay 7-1 to win his fifth straight decision since being promoted from Triple-A.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Tim Hudson pitched 7 1-3 scoreless innings in Atlanta's 3-2 loss to Minnesota on Thursday night.

SPEAKING

''He didn't even get a chance to work on his stuff. So I guess he's smarter than us. All we had to do was tell him.'' - Texas manager Ron Washington on pitcher Kameron Loe. Recalled on Thursday from Triple-A Oklahoma as an injury-replacement starter, Loe tossed eight shutout innings for the Rangers in a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.