Friday Trends and Indexes 09/07

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Baseball - Short Sheet

MLB
Short Sheet


Friday, September 7

National League

Florida at Philadelphia, 7:05 ET
Byung-Hyun Kim (R) vs. JD Durbin (R)
Kim: Florida 7-17 SU off 3+ games scoring 4 runs or less
Durbin: Philadelphia 16-4 SU after having 17+ base hits

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Rich Hill (L) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (L)
Hill: Cubs 10-20 SU revenging a loss as a road favorite
Gorzelanny: Pittsburgh 18-6 Under at home off 6+ division games

Houston at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Wandy Rodriguez (L) vs. Mike Pelfrey (R)
Rodriguez: Houston 5-16 SU off 6+ road games
Pelfrey: Mets 22-7 SU at home playing with rest

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Dave Bush (R) vs. Bronson Arroyo (R)
Bush: Milwaukee 5-17 SU away after scoring 8+ runs
Arroyo: 11-1 Under as a home favorite of -150 or less

Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 ET
Joel Hanrahan (R) vs. John Smoltz (R)
Hanrahan: Washington 20-10 Under off 3+ division games
Smoltz: Atlanta 2-9 SU at home on Fridays

San Diego at Colorado, 9:05 ET
Justin Germano (R) vs. Elmer Dessens (R)
Germano: San Diego 6-13 SU off 6+ division games
Dessens: Colorado 21-12 SU at home with a line of +125 to -125

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 ET
Adam Wainwright (R) vs. Brandon Webb (R)
Wainwright: St. Louis 8-17 SU off 6+ division games
Webb: Arizona 25-12 SU at home vs. NL Central opponents

(TC) LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:05 ET ESPN
Chad Billingsley (R) vs. Jonathan Sanchez (L)
Billingsley: Dodgers 31-16 SU on Fridays
Sanchez: Giants 13-2 Under at home after losing 4 of their last 5 games


American League

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Jon Lester (L) vs. Daniel Cabrera (R)
Lester: Boston 31-16 SU as a favorite of -150 or less
Cabrera: 0-6 TSR at home off a team loss

Seattle at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Miguel Batista (R) vs. Justin Verlander (R)
Batista: Seattle 21-12 Over vs. AL Central opponents
Verlander: 16-3 TSR pitching off BB team wins

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Dustin McGowan (R) vs. Edwin Jackson (R)
McGowan: Toronto 32-14 SU after losing 2 of their last 3 games
Jackson: Tampa Bay 17-40 SU after allowing 2 runs or less

Oakland at Texas, 8:05 ET
Dan Haren (R) vs. Edinson Volquez (R)
Haren: Oakland 21-9 Under as a favorite of -125 to -175
Volquez: 1-10 TSR in the second half of the season

NY Yankees at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Ian Kennedy (R) vs. Gil Meche (R)
Kennedy: Yankees 32-8 SU after scoring 10+ runs
Meche: Kansas City 14-5 Under as a home underdog of +125 to +175

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 ET
Carlos Silva (R) vs. Javier Vazquez (R)
Silva: 1-11 TSR away with a line of +125 to -125
Vazquez: 17-7 Over pitching on 5 or 6 days rest

Cleveland at LA Angels, 10:05 ET
Jake Westbrook (R) vs. John Lackey (R)
Westbrook: Cleveland 8-19 SU away after winning 3 of their last 4 games
Lackey: Angles 24-7 SU at home after the bullpen allowed 0 runs

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College Football - Tips & Trends (Saturday)

NCAAF


Saturday, September 8

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Miami at #5 Oklahoma (ABC | 12 PM ET)

Miami has played 10 of the current members of the Big 12 conference and has compiled a 31-19 record against the league. The Hurricanes have a 3-2 lead in the series versus the Sooners, having won the last three meetings. EDGE: MIAMI
In the season opener, Miami held Marshall to 51 yards rushing on 32 carries for an average of 1.6 yards per carry. In its last 14 games, the Miami defense has only allowed one team to rush for more than 100 yards. The Hurricanes defense ranked fourth in the NCAA last season in rush defense, allowing an average of 67.8 yards per game – a school record. EDGE: MIAMI
Oklahoma is 48-2 at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium under head coach Bob Stoops and has won its last 12 in a row there and 32 of its last 33. During the Stoop’s tenure, which included win streaks of 19 and 17 games, OU has registered six shutouts on Owen Field. EDGE: OKLAHOMA
The Sooners defense has forced at least one turnover in 95 of Bob Stoops’ 106 games and has at least one interception in 71 of the last 93 games. Opponents completed 50 percent or more of their passes in less than half of their games against Stoops-coached OU teams. EDGE: OKLAHOMA
The OVER is 5-0 in the Sooners' last five non-conference games.


#16 Nebraska at Wake Forest (ESPN | 12 PM ET)

Nebraska opened the 2007 season in impressive fashion, rolling up huge offensive numbers in a 52-10 victory over Nevada at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers racked up their top offensive effort in several seasons, amassing 625 yards of total offense. The defense held its own, allowing just 185 yards of total offense and nine first downs. EDGE: NEBRASKA
The Cornhuskers finished 17th nationally in scoring offense at 30.6 points per game in 2006, thanks primarily to an impressive offensive output at home. Nebraska averaged 50 points per game in its first four home games and average 41.6 per game at home in 2006. EDGE: NEBRASKA
Wake Forest wide receiver Kenneth Moore leads the nation in receptions after tying the school record with 15 catches against Boston College in the season opener. EDGE: WAKE FOREST
The Demon Deacons has just three non-offensive touchdowns in all of the 2006 season – they had two on Saturday at Boston College. Wake scored twice with Alphonso Smith returning an interception 21 yards for a score on BC’s first play from scrimmage. In the second quarter, Chip Vaughn returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. EDGE: WAKE FOREST
The Demon Deacons are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games as an underdog.


Oregon at Michigan (ABC | 3:30 PM ET)

The Oregon Ducks surpassed the 300-yard rushing mark as a team versus Houston, totaling 339 yards. It was the Ducks third game of 300-plus since the start of 2006 and highest total since setting the school record of 446 yards at Washington State on October 27, 2001. EDGE: OREGON
Oregon has been outscored 59-0 in the three prior meetings in Ann Arbor, the last being a 24-0 shutout on October 6, 1973. EDGE: MICHIGAN
The Ducks now have the very difficult chore of facing a team that is undoubtedly angry and determined to perform worthy of their preseason No. 5 ranking, before losing to Appalachian State last week. Michigan hasn’t lost back-to-back home games since 1994. EDGE: MICHIGAN
Michigan has compiled an impressive 44-21-1 record against teams that currently compete in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wolverines are 5-6 against its foes from the West over the past 12 years, but 0-3 in road games played at its opposition’s home field. SLIGHT EDGE: MICHIGAN
The Wolverines are 7-3-1 in their last 11 games overall.


South Carolina at #11 Georgia (ESPN2 | 5:45 PM ET)

This is the 60th meeting between these two schools. Georgia holds a 44-13-2 lead in the all-time series, including a 25-6 advantage when the teams have played in Athens. The Bulldogs have won each of the last five meetings, but three of those contests were decided by six points or less. EDGE: GEORGIA
South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier owns an 11-3 record against Georgia. He was 11-1 while in charge of the Florida Gator program, with his lone loss coming in the 1997 season. His squads have scored 30 or more points in nine of 14 contests against the Bulldogs. EDGE: SOUTH CAROLINA
Georgia’s 18-0 win at South Carolina in 2006 was the first SEC road shutout by the Bulldogs since 1982 and only the second time a Steve Spurrier-coached team didn’t score a point. EDGE: GEORGIA
The Bulldogs have the SEC’s best record during the last six seasons as well as the last 11 seasons. Georgia is the only SEC team to be ranked in the AP Top 25 ten straight seasons. EDGE: GEORGIA
The Fighting Gamecocks are 7-0 in their last seven road games.


BYU at #13 UCLA (6:30 PM ET)

UCLA owns a 6-1 record in the series, including six consecutive wins dating back to 1985. The Bruins have beaten the Cougars by an average of 15.5 points in their six wins. EDGE: UCLA
The BYU defense held Arizona scoreless through 59 minutes in a 20-7 victory over the Wildcats to extend the nation’s second longest active win streak to 11 straight games. In its last two games, the Cougars have kept each of their PAC-10 opponents under 10 points on its way to outscoring the two by a total of 58-15. EDGE: BYU
UCLA’s 624 yards of total offense in the 2007 opener versus Stanford is the 11th highest total in school history. Their 45 points were the most in a season opener since 1998 when it scored 49 to open the season versus Texas at the Rose Bowl. EDGE: UCLA
Under head coach Karl Dorrell, the Bruins home record is 20-5. UCLA has won its last two home openers, posting a 31-10 win last season against Utah and bested Rice 63-21 in the 2004 season. EDGE: UCLA
The Cougars are 17-4-1 ATS in their last 22 games overall.


#19 TCU at #7 Texas (7 PM ET)

Dating back to the 2005 campaign, the Horned Frogs will play a Big 12 opponent for the sixth time in their last 27 games. During that stretch, the Frogs are 5-0 while allowing just 8.8 points per contest. EDGE: TCU
Texas has won the last three games with TCU and 27 of the past 28 meetings. The Frogs’ lone win in that stretch was a 23-14 victory in Fort Worth in 1992. Since winning 24-17 in 1967, TCU has dropped its last 14 contests in Austin. BIG EDGE: TEXAS
TCU is one of only five teams to have reached 11 wins three times in the last four seasons. At 65-21, the Horned Frogs have the 11th-best record in the nation since the start of the 2000 campaign. EDGE: TCU
The Longhorns are 20-9-1 in their last 30 games following a ATS loss.


#9 Virginia Tech at #2 LSU (ESPN | 9:15 PM ET)

Virginia Tech has won its last 14 opening road games. The Hokies are also 48-6 overall and 18-2 on the road in the month of September since the start of the 1993 season. EDGE: VA TECH
The Hokies are 1-4 all-time against the No. 2 team in the AP’s poll and 0-7 all-time against the No. 1 team in the country. EDGE: LSU
Virginia Tech has won 30 straight games when scoring first. The last time Tech scored first and lost was against West Virginia in 2002. BIG EDGE: VA TECH – SECOND HALF (IF THEY SCORE FIRST)
Myth has it that LSU plays better at night in Tiger Stadium than they do during the day. The facts show that since 1960, LSU is 201-59-3 at night under the lights compared to 19-22-3 mark in Tiger Stadium during the day. EDGE: LSU
The OVER is 10-2 in the Hokies last 12 games as a road underdog.

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