Wednesday Trends and Indexes 07/18

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Trends and Indexes
Wednesday, July 18

Good Luck on day #199 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 Wednesday

-- Mets' announcer Ron Darling was talking about how he signs autographs even now, glad to be asked as a retired player. I can attest to this, as my godson got his autograph in the airport just last week. Darling is a good guy.

-- Phillies had 23 hits Tuesday, five by Shane Victorino, as they clobbered the Dodgers. Ryan Howard hit two taters.

-- Dodgers are hitting over .300 in their last 27 games, as a switch to new hitting coach Bill Mueller has helped.

-- Ervin Santana pitched six innings for Angels Tuesday; he put 18 runners on base, seven of whom scored. Don't think I've seen a pitcher allowed to stay in to absorb that kind of damage before. Angels' pitching is struggling right now.

-- Mark Teixeira walked four times and also got hit by pitch Tuesday night. Good for the on-base percentage.

-- When Shane Komine came in the 8th inning to mop up yet another A's disaster, he became half of the first-ever Hawai'ian-born battery in majors, with catcher Kurt Suzuki.

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Wednesday's List of 13: Random baseball stuff..........

13) You still hear whiny Red Sox fans complaining about their old manager, Grady Little.......read a prominent NFL writer just today rip him randomly...........but here are Little's records in his 3+ years as a major league skipper........

93-69/95-67/88-74/53-40......thats 329-250, for a winning %age of .568.........Earl Weaver's was .583, Sparky Anderson's .545, Tony Larussa .525 and Bobby Cox .562. Please be quiet now.

12) Tony Gwynn gets in the Hall of Fame next week, but the first great San Diego Padre was a first baseman named Nate Colbert, who in Padres' first five seasons, hit 149 homers in a huge Qualcomm Stadium (they later built shorter fences) with 417 RBI. Odd thing, he faded out at age 28, playing for three other teams, but with very limited success.

11) Sandy Koufax played 12 years in major leagues, but it was really two different six-year careers..................

1955-60-- 36-40 in 103 starts, with 22 complete games.
1961-66-- 129-47 in 211 starts, with 115 complete games.

10) The A's used to have two guys who were pinch-runners and only pinch-runners.........Allen Lewis was 6-29 as a hitter in his seven seasons, but scored 47 runs, stealing 44 bases in 61 tries, plus four more in playoffs.

Then there was Herb Washington, who was a track star, and appeared in 105 games in '74-'75, stealing 31 bases in 48 tries, and scoring 33 runs. He never batted in the major leagues.

9) Denny McLain was 25 years old when he went 24-9 in '69, finishing a two-year run where he went 55-15, finishing 51 of his 82 starts in those two seasons. But it was over after that; as he went 17-34 the rest of his career, which was over by the time he was 28 years old. What started so brilliantly ended so suddenly, kind of a waste.

8) The media likes to make fun of Manny Ramirez, but look at this guy's RBI numbers for the last 13 seasons, starting in '94: 107-112-88-145-164-122-122-125-107-104-130-144-102. Just an extremely consistent producer of runs, and a decent fielder. The guy hasn't gotten his due as a great player.

7) Kenny Lofton has played in playoffs in 10 of his 16 years in big leagues, but with six different teams; why doesn't he ever stick on one team? No one wants to keep him, but there is always someone around who wants to trade for him.....

6) Orlando Hernandez stole a base for second straight game Tuesday, the first big league pitcher to do steal bases in two consecutive starts since '67, when Mets' Tom Seaver did it.

Some expansion teams have fared well early in their history....
5) The '62 Los Angeles Angels went 86-76, finishing third in the 8-team American League, in just their second year in the American League; on that team were three future managers in the big leagues....Chuck Tanner, Buck Rodgers, Jim Fregosi.

4) Colorado Rockies made playoffs as Wild Card in their 3rd season in big leagues, and haven't been back since, with just three winning seasons since then. Rockies had five starters who were 30+ years old in '95; four of them hit 30+ home runs. They only had one starter make 20+ starts, and one win more than nine games, the very forgetable Kevin Ritz (11-11).

3) Arizona Diamondbacks won 100 games in just their second year as an expansion team, an amazing accomplishment, and they also had winning seasons the next four years, before the roof fell in with a 51-111 trainwreck in '04. Those DBacks also had four starters 30+ years old, three of whom hit 34+ HRs.

2) Funny thing about the '95 Rockies and '99 Diamondbacks; Armando Reynoso was a starting pitcher for both teams; he went 7-7 in 18 starts for Rockies, 10-6 in 27 starts for Arizona.

1) Phillies may have 10,001 losses in their history, but in last four years before this one, they won 85-88-86-86 games, so it is not as dire as the media makes you think. Phillies were bad in the old, old days, pre-WWII but in modern times, they've been competitive most seasons.

Oddly, their last down period was the four years they had a manager named Terry Francona, going 285-363 from '97-'00. Red Sox fans probably like Francona better than Grady Little.

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Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up


Wednesday, July 18

Hot Pitchers
-- Colorado won five of last six Francis starts, scoring 44 runs.
-- Reds won last seven Harang starts, scoring 53 runs.
-- Zambrano is 6-2, 1.71 in his last eight starts.
-- Dodgers are 4-1 in Billingsley starts (2-0, 3.51). Phillies are 5-1 in Kendrick starts, scoring 52 runs.
-- Mets are 11-1 if they give Maine more than three runs.

-- Buehrle is 4-2, 2.18 in his last seven starts.
-- Millwood is 2-0, 1.71 in his last three starts.
-- JSantana is 5-0, 1.29 in his last five starts.
-- Orioles won last five Bedard starts (3-0, 2.94). Washburn has a 2.57 RA in his last four starts (3-1).

Cold Pitchers
-- Snell is 1-2, 5.88 in his last four starts.
-- Smoltz is 2-3, 4.18 in his last six starts, not getting an out past the sixth inning in any of those starts.
-- Jennings is 0-4, 5.33 in his last four starts. Bergmann is 0-2 in his last four starts, with an 8.66 RA.
-- Giants are 1-9 in last ten Cain starts (1-3, 6.17 in last four).
-- Willis is 0-4, 6.26 in his last eight starts. Cardinals are 1-13 in last fourteen Wells starts (0-4, 10.65 in last six).
-- Davis is 0-3, 5.60 in his last three starts. Milwaukee lost last 9 Capuano starts (0-6, 7.95).
-- Maddux is 0-3, 8.81 in his last three starts.

-- Westbrook is 0-2, 4.15 in his last four starts.
-- Dinardo is 1-4, 9.28 in his last five starts.
-- Royals lost last three Perez starts (0-1, 5.09).
-- Red Sox lost last four Tavarez starts (0-3, 8.68).
-- Bronx lost five of last six Clemens starts, though he does have a 2.22 RA in four home starts. Toronto lost four of Marcum's last five starts (1-1, 12.54 in last two outings).
-- Colon is 0-4, 9.52 in his last eight starts. Kazmir is 1-3, 5.40 in his last five starts.
-- Miller is 2-3, 4.34 in his last five starts.


Totals
-- Over is 10-5 in Colorado's last fifteen road games.
-- Under is 8-4 in last dozen Smoltz starts.
-- Under is 9-1-2 in last twelve Washington home games.
-- Eight of last twelve games at Wrigley Field went over the total
-- Six of last seven Dodger home games went over the total.
-- Seven of last ten Willis starts went over the total.
-- Under is 7-0-2 in last nine Arizona road games.
-- Eight of last 11 games at Petco Park stayed under the total.

-- Under is 10-5-1 in last sixteen White Sox road games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Texas road games.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in Boston's last eleven games.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Bronx games.
-- Over is 9-0-1 in Tampa Bay's last ten games.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Detroit games.
-- Six of last nine Oriole games stayed under the total.


Hot Teams
-- Cincinnati scored 16 runs in winning first two games of this series in Atlanta.
-- Nationals won three of their last four home games.
-- Cubs won nine of their last eleven home games.
-- Brewers won twelve of their last fourteen home games.
-- Dodgers won five of their last six games.

-- Indians won thirteen of their last seventeen home games.
-- Bronx won ten of its last thirteen games.
-- Red Sox won seven of their last ten home games. Royals won six of their last nine road games.
-- Tigers won eight of their last ten games. Minnesota won four of last five games, allowing total of twelve runs.
-- Seattle won thirteen of its last seventeen games. Orioles won last four of last five games, allowing total of sixteen runs.
-- Rangers are 7-4 in their last eleven games.

Cold Teams
-- Cardinals are 3-5 in their last eight games. Marlins are 6-10 in last sixteen home games.
-- Braves allowed 16 runs in losing first two games of Red series, but they're 6-2 in last eight home games.
-- Colorado lost eleven of its last fifteen road games. Pirates are 1-6 in their last seven games overall.
-- Astros are 6-23 in their last 29 road games.
-- Arizona lost ten of its last eleven road games.
-- Giants lost five of their last six games.
-- Mets lost seven of their last ten road games. Padres lost 12 of last 18 at home.
-- Phillies are 7-10 in their last seventeen road games.

-- White Sox lost four of their last five games.
-- Toronto lost nine of their last thirteen road games.
-- Devil Rays lost sixteen of their last nineteen games. Angels are 6-10 in their last sixteen games.
-- Oakland lost nine games in row, scoring total of 19 runs.


Umpires
-- Col-Pitt-- Over is 8-4 in Dowdy games this season.
-- Cin-Atl-- Five of last seven Carlson games went over total.
-- Hst-Wsh-- Favorite is 10-3 in Bell's last thirteen games.
-- SF-Chi-- Favorite won four of last five TWelke games.
-- Phil-LA-- Underdog is 7-3 in last ten Wegner games.
-- StL-Fla-- Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Hickox games.
-- Az-Mil-- Visiting side won seven of last nine Marsh games.
-- NY-SD-- Under is 8-2 in last ten Reed games.

-- Chi-Cle-- Eight of last nine Joyce games went over the total.
-- Tex-A's-- Favorite won five of last six Guccione games.
-- KC-Bos-- Over is 7-4 in last eleven Vanover games.
-- Tor-NY-- Favorite won five of last six Schrieber games.
-- LA-TB-- Favorites are 15-4 in Iassogna games this season.
-- Det-Min-- Underdog is 10-6 in last sixteen Darling games.
-- Blt-Sea-- Favorite won 10 of last 11 Fletcher games.

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Baseball - Tips & Trends

MLB

Wednesday, July 18

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Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians (12:05 PM ET)

Chicago starter Mark Buehrle is 7-10 with a 4.61 ERA in 25 career starts against Cleveland. The Indians have reached him for 27 home runs in his 156 1/3 innings against them. EDGE: INDIANS
Buehrle has been dynamite over the last six weeks, going at least seven innings and allowing two earned runs or less in each start. The White Sox have managed to go just 4-3 over that span. SLIGHT EDGE: WHITE SOX
Indians right-hander Jake Westbrook is an even 7-7 with a 5.24 ERA in 21 career outings – 15 starts – versus the White Sox. He went a perfect 3-0 with a 1.69 ERA in three starts against them in 2006. SLIGHT EDGE: INDIANS
Westbrook is an even 1-1 with a 3.38 ERA in five home starts this season. He’s yet to allow a single home run in 26 2/3 innings at Jacobs Field. SLIGHT EDGE: INDIANS



Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates (12:35 PM ET)

Colorado’s Jeff Francis is an even 2-2 with an 8.02 ERA in four career starts against Pittsburgh. He’s given up an astronomical 35 hits in 21 1/3 innings versus the Pirates. EDGE: PIRATES
The Rockies have won five out of Francis’ last six starts despite the fact that the left-hander has allowed six earned runs in three of those outings. SLIGHT EDGE: ROCKIES
Pirates right-hander Ian Snell is 1-0 in two career appearances against the Rockies, giving up just two runs and six hits over 7 1/3 innings while striking out 10 and walking one. EDGE: PIRATES
MLB insiders expect Snell to slow down after such a great first-half, as the talented ace is 7-9 with a 4.94 ERA in 29 career outings after the All-Star break. EDGE: ROCKIES



San Francisco Giants at Chicago Cubs (2:20 PM ET)

San Francisco starter Matt Cain is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in three career starts against Chicago. He’s allowed just 13 hits and struck out 17 in 22 innings versus the Cubs. EDGE: GIANTS
The Giants have lost nine of Cain’s last 10 starts, as the San Francisco offense has scored more than three runs just once over that span. His lone victory came two starts back on July 4, a 9-5 road victory over the Reds. EDGE: CUBS & UNDER
Chicago’s Carlos Zambrano is a perfect 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA in three career starts versus San Francisco. He threw eight strong innings and allowed just five hits in one start against them in 2006. EDGE: CUBS
Zambrano is enjoying a brilliant month of June, going 2-1 with a 1.77 ERA. He’s allowed just 10 hits in 20 1/3 innings this month. EDGE: CUBS



Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees (7:05 PM ET)

Toronto right-hander Shaun Marcum is an even 1-1 with a 5.47 ERA in seven career outings against New York. He worked six shutout innings and allowed just two hits in his first starts versus the Bronx Bombers this season. SLIGHT EDGE: BLUE JAYS
Marcum has come back to earth this month after posting impressive numbers in May and June. The talented right-hander is an even 1-1 with a 6.19 ERA in three starts this month. SLIGHT EDGE: YANKEES
New York’s Roger Clemens is 20-11 with a 3.49 ERA in 40 career starts against Toronto. EDGE: YANKEES
Clemens looks to rebound after a sub-par outing against Tampa Bay in his last start, when he allowed five runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. The Yankees are an even 2-2 in his four starts at Yankee Stadium this season. SLIGHT EDGE: YANKEES



Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (8:10 PM ET)

Tigers left-hander Andrew Miller has faced the Twins twice in his rookie campaign, posting a 0-1 record and 9.53 ERA. SLIGHT EDGE: TWINS
Miller has excelled during his five nighttime starts this season, going 3-2 with a 1.80 ERA. One thing will be a bit different in his outing, with the left-hander making his first professional start indoors at the Metrodome. SLIGHT EDGE: TIGERS
Minnesota’s Johan Santana is 11-3 with a 2.64 ERA in 24 career appearances against Detroit. He received 11 runs of support in his last start against the Tigers, which was more than enough during his six innings of one-run ball. EDGE: TWINS
Santana has amassed an amazing 46-10 record and 2.51 ERA in 94 career outings after the All-Star break. BIG EDGE: TWINS



Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers (8:10 PM ET)

Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis is 2-8 in his 10 road starts this season, even though he carries a respectable 3.73 ERA. SLIGHT EDGE: BREWERS
Arizona has last the last three road games with Davis on the hill, mainly because the offense has managed to score just four runs over that span. EDGE: UNDER
Times have been rough for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chris Capuano, with the team losing nine of his last 10 starts. He’s allowed 12 runs and 14 hits in his last 8 1/3 innings overall. EDGE: OVER
Capuano is 20-16 with a 3.88 ERA in 50 career starts at Miller Park. The tall left-hander is 3-2 with a 4.35 ERA at home this season, but hasn’t picked up a home victory since May 7 over Washington. EDGE: BREWERS



Baltimore Orioles at Seattle Mariners (10:05 PM ET)

Baltimore starter Erik Bedard is 5-1 with a 4.00 ERA in 11 road starts this season. The Orioles have won his last three games away from Camden Yards, as the left-hander has fanned 29 in 20 2/3 innings. EDGE: ORIOLES
Bedard has tallied 16 scoreless innings over his last two starts, dominating Chicago and Texas by fanning 22 batters and walking just 2. BIG EDGE: ORIOLES
Mariners starter Jarrod Washburn is 6-3 with a 4.21 ERA in 11 career outings against the Orioles. He allowed five runs and nine hits in his last start versus Baltimore in just 4 2/3 innings of work. SLIGHT EDGE: MARINERS
Washburn has been an absolute monster under the lights this season, posting a 7-3 record and 2.83 ERA in 13 starts. BIG EDGE: MARINERS



New York Mets at San Diego Padres (10:05 PM ET)

New York’s John Maine is right at home on the road in 2007, going 7-1 with a 2.25 ERA in nine starts. The Mets have won his last two games away from Shea Stadium, as the right-hander allowed just three earned runs over 15 2/3 innings. EDGE: METS
Maine hopes to improve upon his first start after the All-Star break, after allowing seven runs – four earned – over 4 2/3 innings against Cincinnati. SLIGHT EDGE: PADRES
Future Hall-of-Fame pitcher Greg Maddux is an impressive 35-18 with a 3.35 ERA in 64 career starts against New York. He went 1-2 with a 7.36 ERA in three starts versus the Mets last season. SLIGHT EDGE: PADRES
Maddux has struggled mightily in July, posting a dismal 0-3 record and 8.80 ERA in three starts this month. He’s allowed 25 hits and 15 runs in 15 1/3 innings. EDGE: METS

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Baseball – Betting Notes

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Wednesday, July 18

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Wednesday’s MLB betting notes

Stepping out of the shadows

The Oakland Athletics took a risk this week when they traded an experienced player in order to give a promising youngster a chance. They shipped veteran Jason Kendall to the Chicago Cubs, promoting rookie Kurt Suzuki to the role of everyday catcher.

Kendall was batting .226 with 22 RBIs and two homers before the trade. In his 11 games this season, 23-year-old Suzuki has a .241 average with four RBIs and two home runs.

"Jason's a veteran guy; he's been in the game a long time, he's been through a lot of everything, and he's got a well-rounded background," Oakland manager Bob Geren told MLB.com on Monday.

"But Kurt's learned a lot from Jason and (pitching coach) Curt Young. I think Kurt's going to do a fine job both offensively and defensively. He's shown incredible athletic ability behind the plate."

Suzuki will catch for A’s starter Lenny DiNardo (3-6, 2.78 ERA) on Wednesday as they close out a three-game series against Texas. The Rangers counter with Kevin Millwood (6-7, 5.77 ERA) and are +122 underdogs.

Diamondback’s road woes

The Arizona Diamondbacks have fallen 4 ½ games behind the L.A. Dodgers in the NL West and that’s mainly due to their poor road form. The D-Backs are 2-9 in their last 11 road games and have a 22-25 overall record away from home this season.

Bookmakers have already adjusted to Arizona's poor road form and they were dogged in all but two of the last 11 games away from home. Brandon Webb (8-7, 3.42 ERA) started both those games.

The main source of Arizona’s problems is batting. Their sluggers have a combined average of .239 with 185 runs scored and 42 homers on the road – the third worst in the NL this season. That’s compared to a .259 mark with 202 runs scored and 45 homers at Chase Field.

Life on the road is not about to get any easier for the Diamondbacks. They follow up the current series at Milwaukee with a trip to Chicago to take on the streaking Cubs.

Arizona sends Doug Davis (6-10, 4.19 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday to counter the Brewers' Chris Capuano (5-6, 5.16 ERA), with Milwaukee the –000 favorites.

Marlins going deep

The Florida Marlins are not generally considered a big-hitting team, but according to MLB.com they are on course to break the club record for home runs this season.

Florida has gone deep 109 times this season with nine of those homers coming in last weekend’s series with the Washington Nationals. They will hit around 192 homers this season at the current pace. The previous club record stands at 182 and was set in 2006.

Miguel Cabrera leads the way with 21 for the season and Dan Uggla follows him closely with 17. Hanley Ramirez and Josh Willingham have each gone deep 14 times this year.

The Marlins will try to continue their hot hitting on Wednesday as they close out a three-game series with St Louis. Kip Wells (3-12, 6.25 ERA) will start for the Cardinals and face Dontrelle Willis (7-8, 4.81 ERA). Florida is a –134 favorite with the total set at 9 ½.

Angel’s drought

The Los Angeles Angels were the best hitting team in the majors in June with a .319 batting average, but they have been unable to hit home runs in their last eight games.

Despite having the second-best batting average in the majors (.283), L.A. has gone 76 innings without going deep, matching a club record set back in 1993. In three games since the All-Star break the Angels are batting .269 with 15 runs scored.

Their recent problems hitting the ball into the stands have so far failed to impact the totals one way or the other. In the last eight games, the Angels have been over the oddsmakers' total four times and under three times, with one push.

The Angels have a chance to snap their unwanted home run streak when they face the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Game 2 of a three-game series. Ervin Santana (5-10, 5.97 ERA) faces Scott Kazmir (6-6, 4.18 ERA) on the mound, with Los Angeles a –106 favorite with the total set at 9.

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Baseball – Hot & Cold Teams

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Wednesday, July 18

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MLB hot and cold: Streaks and slumps

HOT

Los Angeles Dodgers

After much juggling by manager Grady Little, the Dodgers appear to have their best batting order in place. Rafael Furcal and Juan Pierre at the top of the order are doing a great job of getting on base. They’ve combined to score 14 runs in the last five games – all wins.

It could be argued the rest of the lineup is one of the better ones in the National League with Russell Martin, Jeff Kent, Luis Gonzalez and Nomar Garciaparra all hitting behind the leadoff tandem.

The team’s backbone is still its strong relief and starting pitching staffs. If the bats continue to produce the Dodgers might be able to run away from the San Diego Padres in the NL West.

Minnesota Twins

The Twinkies have won seven of their last 10 and as always the bullpen is the big hero. Minnesota relievers have allowed only three runs in the last nine contests (1.59 ERA).

The lineup is solid one through six but, as Jason Logan writes, this team needs to address the hole at DH.

The Twins' good fortune could easily change as they host the powerful Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels in the next two series.

New York Yankees

The Bronx Bombers season has been like a teeter-totter – up and down. Lately things have been on the upswing as the Yankees have won nine of the last 12.

The rotation is still iffy behind Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Chien-Ming Wang but at least the bullpen is back on track. The relief staff has surrendered only 10 runs in the last 35 1/3 innings.

There will be some lineup headaches whenever Jason Giambi returns from the disabled list. The Yankees would like to insert him back to the designated hitter role, but Johnny Damon has been hitting there with Melky Cabrera manning center. Manager Joe Torre doesn’t trust Giambi’s fielding at first base so he’ll have to be creative on how to get the slugger regular playing time.

COLD

San Francisco Giants

Barry Bonds is slowly climbing the ladder for the all-time home run record, but his team is quickly falling. The Giants have dropped five straight and 18 of the last 26.

They simply don’t have anyone who can hit besides Bonds. Only the Washington Nationals have scored fewer runs than the Giants and, heading into Tuesday's action, there is only one San Francisco regular batting above .280 (Randy Winn).

The team will be sellers at the deadline so the only way for things to improve is if some young call-ups can contribute right away.

Oakland Athletics

We wrote many stories explaining to bettors about the A’s tendency to turn it up in the second half only to watch Oakland lose its first five games after the break. The Athletics have lost eight straight and 17 of the last 22.

Things might improve if they could ever get healthy but with the luck this team has had, don’t hold your breath.

Houston Astros

The pitching just isn’t there like it used to be for the Astros. The rotation is middle-of-the-road without Clemens and Pettitte. Ace Roy Oswalt is having an off-year and the pairing of Carlos Lee and Lance Berkman hasn't been as productive as management hoped.

Houston’s lost its last four games, as well as seven of its last nine. The Astros own the league’s worst road record (15-32) and they're 11-16 in one-run games.

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Pro Basketball (women) – Hot Lines

WNBA


Wednesday, July 18

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Lady luck: Wednesday’s best WNBA bets


New York Liberty at Detroit Shock (-8 1/2, 142 1/2)

Cheryl Ford plays her first game after winning the MVP honors in the WNBA All-Star Game. It was about time Ford got some recognition because she has been the Shock’s most consistent player. The 6-foot-3 forward is averaging 12.8 points and a league-best 10.7 rebounds per game.

“Ford does that all the time,” Eastern Conference and Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer said. “Cheryl gets a double-double almost every game she plays. She’s a brute force in there, when it comes to defensive rebounding especially.”

Ford’s contributions are indispensable to the Shock. Detroit failed to cover in four of the five games she sat out this season.

Pick: Shock



Houston Comets at Washington Mystics (-4, 157 1/2)

Anyone who predicted a turnaround for the Mystics after a 0-8 start sure could have made some money. Since that dreadful start, Washington is 7-4 both straight up and against the spread.

The Comets have been an even bigger cash cow. Houston – the last team to pick up its first victory of year – has covered in eight of its last 10 contests.

Houston still hasn’t figured out how to play well on the road, so we’ll go with the Mystics in this battle of underdog moneymakers.

Pick: Mystics

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Baseball Today - July 18


SCOREBOARD

Wednesday, July 18

Detroit at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EDT). Rookie Andrew Miller faces off against two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana.

STARS

Tuesday

-Ryan Garko, Indians, hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th to give Cleveland a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.

-Bronson Arroyo, Reds, gave up three hits and struck out nine over seven scoreless innings and Cincinnati edged Atlanta 6-5.

-Nate Robertson, Tigers, allowed three hits in seven innings to lead Detroit to a 1-0 win over Minnesota.

-Robinson Cano, Yankees, drove in the winning run in the 10th inning to lift the New York Yankees over Toronto 3-2.

-Jay Gibbons, Orioles, drove in five runs to push Baltimore past Seattle 8-3.

DUELS

Matt Garza allowed an unearned run and three hits in seven innings but took the loss in Minnesota's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Detroit on Tuesday. Nate Robertson gave up three hits in seven innings to win for just the third time in 10 starts. ... Roy Halladay gave up one run and five hits but received a no-decision in Toronto's 3-2 10-inning loss to the New York Yankees. Andy Pettitte fanned a season-high seven over seven innings and also got a no-decision, his sixth of the season when allowing no more than two earned runs.

PHILS EXPLOSION

J.D. Durbin breezed to his first major league victory and had three of Philadelphia's 26 hits, Ryan Howard hit a pair of two-run homers and the Phillies routed the Los Angeles Dodgers 15-3 on Tuesday. Shane Victorino and Aaron Rowand had five hits each for the Phillies, who fell one shy of their franchise record and snapped the Dodgers' season-high five-game winning streak.

GROUP EFFORT

Rick Vanden Hurk struck out six in five innings to pick up the win in Florida's 4-0 victory over St. Louis on Tuesday. Five Marlins relievers scattered two hits over the final four innings to preserve the shutout.

D-RAYS RECORD

Ty Wigginton went 4-for-4 for the second straight game to tie a Tampa Bay record with eight consecutive hits and help the Devil Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Tuesday. Aubrey Huff had eight straight hits for the Devil Rays from Sept. 22-24, 2004. Wigginton also had four hits in a loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday.

STYMIED STAR

Barry Bonds extended his hitless slump to 0-for-21 while pinch-hitting in San Francisco's 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night, lining out to left in the eighth inning. Bonds' stretch without a hit is his longest since 21 at-bats from April 5-12, 2001. He is two away from matching a career-worst 0-for-23 drought from July 6-20, 1986, his rookie year.

ARROYO STUMPS ATLANTA

Bronson Arroyo, finding his 2006 All-Star form in his 20th start of the season, allowed three hits and struck out nine over seven shutout innings in Cincinnati's 6-5 win over Atlanta. Arroyo (4-10) began Tuesday night's game ranking among the NL leaders in losses, hits and runs allowed. It was the first time he did not allow a run in a start since last Sept. 25.

SPEAKING

''I was on a team like this in college. We always feel like we've got a chance to win.'' - Cleveland's Ryan Garko, comparing his current Indians teammates to his days at Stanford. Garko hit a game-tying pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning and singled home the winning run in the 11th to give Cleveland a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.

SEASONS

July 18

1882 - Ambidextrous pitcher Tony Mullane of Louisville pitched with both hands in a major league game at Baltimore. Normally a right-hander, Mullane switched to the left hand in the fourth inning. He eventually lost 9-8.

1912 - The Chicago Cubs had 21 hits in 11 innings but still lost to the Philadelphia Phillies when Gavvy Cravath stole home.

1927 - Ty Cobb of the Philadelphia Athletics doubled off the glove of Harry Heilmann for his 4,000th hit.

1948 - Pat Seerey of the Chicago White Sox hit four home runs in a 12-11, 11-inning victory over the Philadelphia A's in the opener of a doubleheader.

1962 - Bob Allison and Harmon Killebrew of the Minnesota Twins each hit grand slams in the first inning of a 14-3 rout of the Cleveland Indians.

1970 - Willie Mays bounced career hit number 3,000 through the left side of the infield off Mike Wegener in the second inning of the San Francisco Giants' 10-1 romp over the Montreal Expos.

1987 - New York's Don Mattingly tied Dale Long's 31-year-old major league record when he hit a home run for the eighth consecutive game in the Yankees' 7-2 loss to the Texas Rangers.

1998 - Donnie Sadler's first major league home run was the first of Boston's record four two-out homers in a 9-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. In the seven-run fourth inning, Darren Lewis, Nomar Garciaparra and Mo Vaughn followed to break the AL record of three held by six teams.

1999 - With Don Larsen on hand to help celebrate Yogi Berra Day at Yankee Stadium, David Cone pitched a perfect game. Cone dazzled the Montreal Expos, throwing the 14th perfect game in modern history to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory.

2001 - Roger Cedeno was 4-for-5 with a double, triple, two homers and six RBIs in Detroit's 12-4 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a day-night doubleheader.

2006 - Atlanta became the first team since the 1930 New York Yankees to score 10 or more runs in five straight games following a 14-5 victory over St. Louis. The Braves have scored 65 runs during their offensive explosion that included two 15-run games.

Today's birthdays: Ben Sheets 28; Torii Hunter 32.

[Udog]

MLB
Streaking Pitchers


Wednesday, July 18


Hot

Chad Billingsley (Los Angeles Dodgers) - The best move Dodgers manager Grady Little made this season was moving Billingsley out of the bullpen and into the rotation. The young righty is 6-0 on the season with a 1.50 ERA over his last three starts. Billingsley also sports a 4-0 record with an impressive 2.14 ERA in day games for the Dodgers, who are -138 favorites at home today against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Kevin Millwood (Texas Rangers) - Millwood is doing his best to salvage what has been a tough season for the hard-throwing righty. Since June 29, Millwood is 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA to go along with an excellent .262 OBP against and 1.00 WHIP. Millwood's success has been predicated on his ability to keep the ball in park, as he hasn't given up a home run in over a month. Oddsmakers have the Rangers as +109 road underdogs today against the Oakland Athletics.

Cold

Greg Maddux (San Diego Padres) - It would be a good idea to stay away from betting the Padres right now when Maddux takes the hill. The future Hall-of-Famer has dropped three straight paydays for San Diego, a -104 pick 'em tonight against the New York Mets. Maddux has surrendered 25 hits in his last 15 innings pitched, leading to a 1.83 WHIP and .405 OBP against in his last three outings.

Julian Tavarez (Boston Red Sox) - The way Tavarez is pitching, he'll likely be the odd man out when Curt Schilling returns to the rotation. Tavarez hasn't won a start in a month and has posted a 8.16 ERA since June 26. Like the aforementioned Maddux, Tavarez is simply allowing too many hits to be any help to BoSox backers. The Red Sox are listed as -180 favorites for their game tonight at Fenway Park against the Kansas City Royals.

[Udog]

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, July 18


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COLORADO (47 - 46) at PITTSBURGH (40 - 53) - 12:35 PM
JEFF FRANCIS (L) vs. IAN SNELL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 95-149 (-42.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 113-168 (-55.9 Units) against the money line in July games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 11-5 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SNELL is 29-21 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SNELL is 29-21 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 47-46 (+6.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 47-43 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 35-32 (+9.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
FRANCIS is 32-19 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FRANCIS is 32-19 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FRANCIS is 14-6 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 30-57 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 28-50 (-19.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

JEFF FRANCIS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
FRANCIS is 2-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 8.02 and a WHIP of 1.875.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

IAN SNELL vs. COLORADO since 1997
SNELL is 1-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.106.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)




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CINCINNATI (39 - 55) at ATLANTA (50 - 44) - 1:05 PM
AARON HARANG (R) vs. JOHN SMOLTZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 39-55 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 37-55 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 39-55 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 404-454 (+57.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 302-340 (+42.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 200-205 (+43.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
HARANG is 15-5 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 8-2 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 15-5 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 42-28 (+18.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 129-127 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 65-64 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 65-64 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 2-0 (+2.8 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

AARON HARANG vs. ATLANTA since 1997
HARANG is 1-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.81 and a WHIP of 1.462.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

JOHN SMOLTZ vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
SMOLTZ is 9-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.98 and a WHIP of 0.835.
His team's record is 11-1 (+8.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.9 units)




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HOUSTON (40 - 54) at WASHINGTON (38 - 55) - 1:05 PM
JASON JENNINGS (R) vs. JASON BERGMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 40-54 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 272-265 (-56.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
HOUSTON is 14-25 (-14.0 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 16-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 9-19 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
HOUSTON is 40-54 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 29-39 (-12.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-25 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 37-31 (+11.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-16 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-22 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JASON JENNINGS vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
JENNINGS is 2-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.554.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)

JASON BERGMANN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.




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SAN FRANCISCO (39 - 52) at CHICAGO CUBS (48 - 44) - 2:20 PM
MATT CAIN (R) vs. CARLOS ZAMBRANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 39-52 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 51-75 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 39-52 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-39 (-14.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-29 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CAIN is 3-15 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 3-15 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 1-10 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 115-140 (-32.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 4-10 (-12.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 60-67 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 60-76 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 115-137 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 323-310 (-73.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 55-66 (-19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MATT CAIN vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CAIN is 2-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 0.818.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

CARLOS ZAMBRANO vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
ZAMBRANO is 3-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.473.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)




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PHILADELPHIA (47 - 46) at LA DODGERS (53 - 41) - 3:10 PM
KYLE KENDRICK (R) vs. CHAD BILLINGSLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-29 (-15.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LA DODGERS are 53-41 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 50-38 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 57-45 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.




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ST LOUIS (42 - 48) at FLORIDA (45 - 49) - 7:05 PM
KIP WELLS (R) vs. DONTRELLE WILLIS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 136-131 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 136-131 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 79-98 (-35.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 39-53 (-27.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 29-36 (-15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WELLS is 2-14 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 25-47 (-20.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 2-14 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 1-9 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 7-19 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 89-91 (+9.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-0 (+8.9 Units) against the money line after getting shut out this season.
ST LOUIS is 26-21 (+8.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
FLORIDA is 14-23 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against FLORIDA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

KIP WELLS vs. FLORIDA since 1997
WELLS is 3-3 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 1.204.
His team's record is 4-3 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-7. (-7.9 units)

DONTRELLE WILLIS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
WILLIS is 1-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.297.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)




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ARIZONA (49 - 46) at MILWAUKEE (53 - 40) - 8:05 PM
DOUG DAVIS (L) vs. CHRIS CAPUANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 1-9 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in road games in July games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 48-25 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 55-46 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 38-29 (+17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 15-4 (+9.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 34-14 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 34-14 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 43-21 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIS is 18-6 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIS is 6-0 (+7.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAPUANO is 1-8 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DOUG DAVIS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS CAPUANO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CAPUANO is 1-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.545.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)




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NY METS (52 - 41) at SAN DIEGO (51 - 41) - 10:05 PM
JOHN MAINE (R) vs. GREG MADDUX (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 26-13 (+12.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 155-110 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 75-57 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 153-109 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 114-76 (+20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 44-29 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 68-49 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MAINE is 12-2 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MAINE is 12-2 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MAINE is 12-2 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MAINE is 9-0 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 26-39 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 51-52 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MADDUX is 3-12 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MADDUX is 136-104 (-40.1 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MADDUX is 47-48 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 1-1 (+0.4 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JOHN MAINE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

GREG MADDUX vs. NY METS since 1997
MADDUX is 17-7 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.082.
His team's record is 20-11 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-17. (-4.0 units)




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CHI WHITE SOX (41 - 51) at CLEVELAND (55 - 38) - 12:05 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. JAKE WESTBROOK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 41-51 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 22-28 (-8.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-44 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BUEHRLE is 2-11 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 111-87 (+20.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-23 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 42-28 (+19.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 121-94 (+25.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 176-114 (+43.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 66-65 (-15.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 5-3 (+1.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUEHRLE is 6-10 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.65 and a WHIP of 1.348.
His team's record is 12-13 (-5.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-12. (-1.9 units)

JAKE WESTBROOK vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
WESTBROOK is 7-6 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.99 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 8-7 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-5. (+4.5 units)




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TEXAS (41 - 52) at OAKLAND (44 - 50) - 3:35 PM
KEVIN MILLWOOD (R) vs. LENNY DINARDO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 12-25 (-15.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 59-40 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 24-27 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
OAKLAND is 44-50 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 17-28 (-15.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 23-25 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-15 (-13.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 3-11 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in July games this season.
OAKLAND is 42-45 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 28-37 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 5-3 (+3.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)

KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MILLWOOD is 3-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.395.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

LENNY DINARDO vs. TEXAS since 1997
DINARDO is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 1.126.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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KANSAS CITY (40 - 53) at BOSTON (56 - 37) - 7:05 PM
ODALIS PEREZ (L) vs. JULIAN TAVAREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 28-6 (+17.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 over the last 3 seasons.
TAVAREZ is 26-14 (+17.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 102-154 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 18-17 (+17.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 31-33 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 93-139 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 79-104 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 80-99 (+33.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 44-55 (+14.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 25-27 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 29-37 (+16.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 250-191 (-41.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
BOSTON is 38-44 (-19.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-3 (+0.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

ODALIS PEREZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
PEREZ is 0-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.233.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

JULIAN TAVAREZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TAVAREZ is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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TORONTO (45 - 48) at NY YANKEES (47 - 44) - 7:05 PM
SHAUN MARCUM (R) vs. ROGER CLEMENS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 42-64 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEMENS is 50-10 (+35.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 73-49 (+21.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 48-43 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 80-64 (-24.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 47-44 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 18-20 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-18 (-14.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 41-38 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEMENS is 11-15 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 27-33 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 18-25 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 13-19 (-13.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+1.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

SHAUN MARCUM vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MARCUM is 1-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.14 and a WHIP of 1.524.
His team's record is 3-2 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

ROGER CLEMENS vs. TORONTO since 1997
CLEMENS is 8-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.318.
His team's record is 10-2 (+5.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-3. (+5.7 units)




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LA ANGELS (55 - 37) at TAMPA BAY (36 - 56) - 7:10 PM
BARTOLO COLON (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 35-32 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
KAZMIR is 21-14 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 116-97 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
COLON is 21-8 (+11.7 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLON is 21-8 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 34-62 (-24.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 36-56 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
COLON is 9-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.277.
His team's record is 11-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-3. (+10.0 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
KAZMIR is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 8.53 and a WHIP of 1.738.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)




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DETROIT (55 - 36) at MINNESOTA (49 - 44) - 8:10 PM
ANDREW MILLER (L) vs. JOHAN SANTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 145-113 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SANTANA is 115-46 (+44.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 65-21 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 67-21 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 43-13 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 70-23 (+30.7 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 98-60 (+25.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 55-36 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 30-17 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
DETROIT is 34-19 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 106-68 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-7 (+11.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-5 (-0.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

ANDREW MILLER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
MILLER is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

JOHAN SANTANA vs. DETROIT since 1997
SANTANA is 11-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.80 and a WHIP of 1.059.
His team's record is 12-6 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-7. (+2.8 units)




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BALTIMORE (42 - 51) at SEATTLE (52 - 39) - 10:05 PM
ERIK BEDARD (L) vs. JARROD WASHBURN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 22-44 (-24.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 22-43 (-18.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 12-30 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 48-90 (-31.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-75 (-32.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
BEDARD is 4-17 (-14.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 52-39 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 30-18 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SEATTLE is 50-38 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 38-27 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 18-7 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
WASHBURN is 35-22 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 21-33 (-15.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
WASHBURN is 7-12 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-2 (+0.3 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

ERIK BEDARD vs. SEATTLE since 1997
BEDARD is 1-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.46 and a WHIP of 1.536.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

JARROD WASHBURN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
WASHBURN is 6-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.88 and a WHIP of 1.276.
His team's record is 7-3 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.7 units)




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MLB
Dunkel


Texas at Oakland
The Rangers go for their third straight over the A's behind Kevin Millwood, who has allowed only four earned runs over his last three starts covering 21 innings. Oakland has stumbled to nine straight losses and starter Lenny Dinardo is only 1-4 with a 6.40 ERA over his last five starts and just 1-3 with a 5.26 ERA at home. Texas looks like a good underdog pick (+130) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored straight up by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Texas (+130). Here are all of today's games.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18

Game 901-902: Colorado at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Francis) 15.304; Pittsburgh (Snell) 14.505
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-110); Over

Game 903-904: Cincinnati at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Harang) 15.337; Atlanta (Smoltz) 14.967
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+160); Under

Game 905-906: Houston at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Jennings) 13.667; Washington (Bergmann) 13.978
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Houston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Under

Game 907-908: San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 12.999; Cubs (Zambrano) 15.432
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-200); No Run Line
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-200); N/A

Game 909-910: Philadelphia at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.875; LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 14.378
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+140); Over

Game 911-912: St. Louis at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wells) 13.367; Florida (Willis) 14.587
Dunkel Line: Florida by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Florida (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-140); Over

Game 913-914: Arizona at Milwaukee
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Davis) 14.566; Milwaukee (Capuano) 13.756
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+145); Over

Game 915-916: NY Mets at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Maine) 15.897; San Diego (Maddux) 14.377
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-110); Under

Game 917-918: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Buehrle) 14.879; Cleveland (Westbrook) 14.376
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+135); Over

Game 919-920: Texas at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Millwood) 15.767; Oakland (Dinardo) 14.333
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+130); Under

Game 921-922: Kansas City at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Perez) 12.377; Boston (Tavarez) 14.762
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-200); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-200); Under

Game 923-924: Toronto at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Marcum) 15.567; NY Yankees (Clemens) 15.965
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-185); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-185); Over

Game 925-926: LA Angels at Tampa Bay
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels 14.698; Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 15.002
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+120); Over

Game 927-928: Detroit at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Miller) 16.333; Minnesota (Santana) 17.401
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-200); Under

Game 929-930: Baltimore at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Bedard) 15.406; Seattle (Washburn) 14.478
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-110); Under

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MLB
Hot Lines


Wednesday, July 18


Los Angeles Angels at Tampa Bay Devil Rays (-105, 9)

The Los Angeles Angels went toe-to-toe with the Boston Red Sox for the best record in baseball over the first half of the season, but they Halos certainly haven’t been playing like one of the best teams lately.

The Angels are 6-10 in their last 16 games, with most of their struggles coming from a lack of power at the plate. L.A. sluggers haven't hit a home run in ten straight games, their worst run since 1991.

Angels batters have a combined average of .271 since the All-Star break, second worst in the American League. Tonight they face Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir (6-6. 4.81) who allowed one unearned run and four hits over six innings against the Yankees in his last start.

Pick: Devil Rays –105



Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates (-109, 8)

The Colorado Rockies have won eight of their last 11 games and can sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates with a win at PNC Park tonight.

The Rockies can thank their hot hitting for the recent success. They are batting .326 during that 11-game stretch and have scored 30 runs in the last five games.

"We're taking it day-to-day, this team has been good at that," Garrett Atkins told MLB.com after he managed three hits in last night’s 6-2 win. "If you string together a long enough period of time where you're playing good baseball, you're going to be in it."

The Rockies are certainly "in it" and have closed to within 5 ½ games of the Dodgers in the NL West and 4 ½ games of the Wild-Card spot. Colorado sends Jeff Francis – 8-1 with a 3.35 ERA in his last 12 starts – to the mound today. The Pirates are countering with Ian Snell (7-6, 3.11 ERA).

Pick: Rockies +101



Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians (-137, 9)

The White Sox have lost four of their six games since the All-Star Game and the bullpen is largely to blame. The ChiSox pen has the second-worst ERA in the majors at 6.03 and has blown 16 saves this season.

One of those blown saves came in last night’s 6-5 loss to Cleveland. Closer Bobby Jenks had a two-run cushion in the ninth but surrendered a two-run homer to the Indians' Ryan Garko. The Sox went on to lose in extra innings.

There is some hope for the White Sox tonight as they look for the series win. Starter Mark Buehrle (6-5, 2.98 ERA) has pitched through the seventh inning in his last seven starts.

Pick: White Sox +129

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MLB
Short Sheet


Wednesday, July 18th

National League

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 12:35 EST
Jeff Francis (L) vs. Ian Snell (R)
Francis: 7-1 TSR as an underdog
Snell: Pittsburgh 28-50 SU vs. left-handed starters

Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1:05 EST TBS
Aaron Harang (R) vs. John Smoltz (R)
Harang: 9-1 TSR as an underdog
Smoltz: Atlanta 10-2 Over in July

Houston at Washington, 1:05 EST
Jason Jennings (R) vs. Jason Bergmann (R)
Jennings: Houston 4-15 SU off 5+ road games
Bergmann: Washington 25-10 Under off 3+ games scoring 4 runs or less

San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 EST WGN
Matt Cain (R) vs. Carlos Zambrano (R)
Cain: 3-15 TSR in all starts this year
Zambrano: 25-11 TSR in the second half of the season

Philadelphia at LA Dodgers, 3:10 EST
Kyle Kendrick (R) vs. Chad Billingsley (R)
Kendrick: Philadelphia 11-1 SU off a win by 8+ runs
Billingsley: Dodgers 12-23 SU after the bullpen allowed 6+ runs

St. Louis at Florida, 7:05 EST
Kip Wells (R) vs. Dontrelle Willis (L)
Wells: St. Louis 8-0 SU off a shutout loss
Willis: 3-11 TSR vs. NL Central opponents

Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:05 EST
Doug Davis (L) vs. Chris Capuano (L)
Davis: Arizona 1-9 SU away in July
Capuano: Milwaukee 14-1 SU at home after winning 4 of their last 5 games

NY Mets at San Diego, 10:05 EST
John Maine (R) vs. Greg Maddux (R)
Maine: 9-0 TSR away pitching off a team win
Maddux: 3-13 TSR vs. NL East opponents


American League

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 12:05 EST
Mark Buehrle (L) vs. Jake Westbrook (R)
Buehrle: White Sox 3-12 SU away after losing 3 of their last 4 games
Westbrook: Cleveland 20-9 Over at home off a win

Texas at Oakland, 3:35 EST
Kevin Millwood (R) vs. Lenny DiNardo (L)
Millwood: Texas 17-3 Over off BB division wins as road underdogs
DiNardo: Oakland 2-11 SU off 6+ games scoring 4 runs or less

Kansas City at Boston, 7:05 EST
Odalis Perez (L) vs. Julian Tavarez (R)
Perez: Kansas City 10-42 SU away vs. AL East opponents
Tavarez: 23-10 TSR with a total of 10+ runs

Toronto at NY Yankees, 7:05 EST
Shaun Marcum (R) vs. Roger Clemens (R)
Marcum: Toronto 40-19 SU revenging a one-run loss
Clemens: 30-13 Under in night games

LA Angels at Tampa Bay, 7:10 EST
Bartolo Colon (R) vs. Scott Kazmir (L)
Colon: 13-1 TSR as a road favorite of -150 or less
Kazmir: Tampa Bay 8-23 SU off 3+ road games

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 EST ESPN
Andrew Miller (L) vs. Johan Santana (L)
Miller: Detroit 18-5 SU away after allowing 1 or 0 runs
Santana: Minnesota 12-3 Under after allowing 1 or 0 runs

Baltimore at Seattle, 10:05 EST
Erik Bedard (L) vs. Jarrod Washburn (L)
Bedard: 3-13 TSR vs. AL West opponents
Washburn: Seattle 18-7 SU vs. left-handed starters

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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WNBA
Long Sheet


Wednesday, July 18


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HOUSTON (6 - 14) at WASHINGTON (7 - 12) - 7/18/2007, 11:30 AM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 202-157 ATS (+29.3 Units) in all games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games in July games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 145-101 ATS (+33.9 Units) in May, June, or July games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 75-51 ATS (+18.9 Units) against Eastern conference opponents since 1997.
HOUSTON is 130-99 ATS (+21.1 Units) after a division game since 1997.
HOUSTON is 75-51 ATS (+18.9 Units) in non-conference games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 77-54 ATS (+17.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more since 1997.
HOUSTON is 82-52 ATS (+24.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 139-181 ATS (-60.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 13-28 ATS (-17.8 Units) on Wednesday since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 21-38 ATS (-20.8 Units) when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1997.

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




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NEW YORK (10 - 9) at DETROIT (14 - 5) - 7/18/2007, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW YORK is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) after allowing 75 points or more this season.
DETROIT is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW YORK is 6-3 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-3 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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CHICAGO (8 - 12) at INDIANA (15 - 4) - 7/18/2007, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 5-16 ATS (-12.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 3-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 4-1 straight up against CHICAGO 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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