Monday Trends and Indexes 04/07

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Trends and Indexes
Monday, April 7

Good Luck on day #98 of 2008!

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 Monday

-- Red Sox have already played in three different countries so far this season. They open at home with Detroit Tuesday.

-- Detroit Tigers have sold 27,600 season tickets, a franchise record for them. An 0-6 start has people shaking their heads.

-- Since 1903, 81 teams started season 0-5; only two of those 81 wound up making the playoffs that season (1974 Pirates, and the 1995 Reds).

-- Tigers sold $600,000 worth of tickets the day after the big trade with Florida, where they acquired Willis and Cabrera.

-- Braves are 37-61 in one-run games the last 2+ seasons.

-- Masters is the only golf major that has never been won by an Australian.

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Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend.......

13) Tremendous NBA game in Seattle Sunday night, with huge playoff implications out west; Denver blew 5-point lead late in overtime, and lost in double OT, 151-147- they're now tied for 8th in west with Warriors (46-31), two games behind Dallas.

12) You look at Durant-Green as Seattle rookies, and you think about how sad it is that the NBA is allowing some creep from Oklahoma to move the Sonics out of Seattle after they've been highly supportive for over forty years. Life isn't always fair.

11) Nuggets lost on consecutive nights to Kings/Sonics when they're battling to make playoffs-- inexcusable.

10) Good for the 4-1 Orioles, who scored three runs in ninth to shock the Mariners 3-2. They're leading the AL East.

9) Tigers, Rockies are stumbling badly. Detroit goes to Boston this week after an 0-6 homestand, while Rockies got swept at home by Arizona, and is 1-5. No way to start a long season.

8) I'm partial to Dusty Baker, since he signed an autograph and talked to me for 10 minutes when he was playing and I was 14, but he is a very good manager. Good first week in Cincy-- 4-2.

7) Barry Zito isn't same pitcher he was in Oakland, but it would be nice if Giants scored a run for him- they lost 5-0/7-0 in Zito's first two starts this week.

6) Cardinals won five in row, Washington lost four in row after Redbirds swept Nationals this week in St Louis.

5) Good first week for Toronto, going 4-2 vs Bronx/Boston.

4) Maybe its the crummy weather in most of the east this week, but teams seem sluggish coming out of spring training.

3) ESPN had interesting piece Sunday morning about how the athletic director at Oregon, while a successful businessman, is not a college graduate. He is a friend of Nike president Knight, and also helped finance the buyout of his predecessor, which seems like a huge conflict of interest, but thats life in college sports these days. Boosters more and more run the show.

2) If Oklahoma deserves an NBA ream so much, let 'em wait for the Grizzlies' lease to run out-- doubt there would be a lot of clamor in Tennessee if the Grizzlies left town.

1) Solid week ahead, with NHL playoffs starting, Masters, the first golf major, the rest of baseball's home openers, and maybe the NFL schedule getting released. And I need to do my taxes, just a little reminder to myself.

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NCAA Championship Game

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College Basketball – Long Sheet

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KANSAS (36 - 3) vs. MEMPHIS (38 - 1) - 4/7/2008, 9:15 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 187-149 ATS (+23.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 187-149 ATS (+23.1 Units) in all lined games since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 141-98 ATS (+33.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 87-55 ATS (+26.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15 or more games since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 27-11 ATS (+14.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games since 1997.
MEMPHIS is 50-31 ATS (+15.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
KANSAS is 23-10 ATS (+12.0 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS is 46-31 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

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

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College Basketball – Short Sheet

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Short Sheet

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Monday, April 7th
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NCAA Tournament
Championship Game
San Antonio, TX

Kansas vs. Memphis, 9:15 ET

Kansas:
12-5 Under vs. non-conference
22-12 Under Away off BB wins

Memphis:
18-7 Under off BB Wins by 15+ points
24-10 Under after scoring 75+ points BB games

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College Basketball – Write up

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Write-up


Monday, April 7

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NCAA Championship Game Preview

-- Kansas, Memphis, both won their last twelve games.

-- Memphis PG Rose was ill Sunday, supposedly because he had a few too many Gummy Bears (seriously); he skipped the media sessions, but it would be shocking if he didn't play.

-- Teams had four common opponents this year; Kansas split with Texas, winning by 10 (Memphis beat Longhorns by 18 in regional final)....... both teams beat USC by 4, although Tigers needed OT to beat the Trojans.........Kansas needed OT when they beat Arizona; Memphis beat Wildcats by 13, but Bayliss didn't play for Arizona that night.........Jayahwks beat Sooners by 30, while Memphis won its game vs Oklahoma by 10.

-- Game opened with Kansas favored by 1.5; as I type this, the line had swung to Memphis by 1.5 or 2 points.

-- Memphis is 151-214 (70.6%) from the foul line in postseason, even with the Mississippi State game, where they struggled to make a foul shot. Foul shooting shouldn't be an issue.

Think this will be very fast game. Kansas is more battle-tested, having played in Big 12, but Calipari is better coach- this just seems like Memphis' time. To me, when Kansas was up 40-12 on North Carolina, then saw the lead slip to four, that was red flag, but then again, they were up 40-12 on the Tar Heels.

I prefer the over in this game, but would lean to Memphis.

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College Basketball - Tips & Trends

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Monday, April 7

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2008 NCAA Championship - Alamodome (San Antonio, TX)

#1 Kansas vs. #1 Memphis [CBS | 9:21 PM ET]

Kansas: The key to the Jayhawks winning their fifth NCAA title in college basketball will be whether or not they can continue to play defense at the same level they played against North Carolina. They held the Tar Heels to a season-low 35.8 percent shooting from the field and blitzed them with 2 incredible runs. “We will need to have our best defensive performance,” Kansas guard Russell Robinson said. Insiders also wonder if the Jayhawks will have enough energy after such an emotional victory. “(Saturday night) was hard, no doubt about that, but I’m not worried,” Kansas center Sasha Kaun said. “We are going to relax today to get ready for this. That is the nice thing about knowing it’s the last game. There is no excuse to hold anything back.”

Kansas is 8-4 ATS during its 12-game winning streak.
The UNDER is 5-0 in Kansas' last 5 games overall.

Key Injuries - Reserve G Rodrick Stewart (2.8 ppg; dislocated knee) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 72


Memphis (-2, O/U 146.5): Despite ranking 239th out of 241 teams nationally in free-throw shooting during the regular season, the Tigers have been dynamite from the charity stripe in their last 3 games, hitting 81 percent (76-of-94). They are trying to become the first team since the 1990 UNLV Runnin' Rebels to win the national championship from a non-power conference. “Of all the teams in this tournament, this is huge for the city of Memphis,” Memphis head coach John Calipari said. “The city of Memphis is in the Bible belt, a Godly place, a charitable place. But we’ve got a lot of poverty. We’ve got a lot of things going on. This, in Memphis, will mean more.”

Memphis is 5-7 ATS during its 12-game winning streak.
Memphis is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 Monday games.
The OVER is 5-0 in Memphis' last 5 games overall.
The UNDER is 7-1 in Memphis' last 8 games vs. Big 12 (OVER happened in Elite 8 vs. Texas).

Key Injuries - Reserve G Andre Allen (4 ppg; suspension) is OUT.

PROJECTED SCORE: 74

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College Basketball – Additional

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APRIL 7, 9:15 PM

KANSAS vs. MEMPHIS
Kansas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Memphis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

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College Basketball – Cheat Sheet

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Monday, April 7

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And then there were two.The season began with 325 Division 1 men’s basketball teams. Now, only two survive as Kansas and Memphis battle for supremacy Monday night. In what has been the strongest Final Four pairing in the history of the tourney it’s only fitting the two best teams will take the floor for the final dance.

Separating the two is like casting a vote between the final two contestants in a beauty pageant. They are both worthy of wearing the crown, even if they have a flaw or two. First off, let’s be certain of one indisputable fact – Memphis is that good. They are not just national championship game material good, they are most victories ever in a season good. No team at this level has ever won 38 games in a season. In fact, In 172 games with UCLA, only four teams had handled a Ben Howland-coached UCLA squad by a larger margin than did the Tigers last Saturday… and this is Howland’s best team ever.

That’s not to refute the job Kansas did in a most-convincing 84-66 win over North Carolina. It marked the worst defeat by a Tar Heel team in the Roy Williams era at UNC. And in case you forgot, Carolina was not only the top-ranked team in the land, they were also 22-0 SU and 14-7-1 ATS away from Chapel Hill this season. Putting the two teams on a scale, and according to our database, we find these interesting stats and facts to ponder.


Memphis wins because:

• favorites of 5 or less points in NCAA championship games are 10-0 SU and ATS in the last ten tries

• five returning starter teams are 3-1 SU and ATS in NCAA championship games this decade (see Florida last year)

• teams who covered the Final Four game by 14 or more points (Kansas) are 1-5 SU and ATS in title games


Kansas wins because:

• defense prevails in championship games and the Jayhawks have allowed more than 80 points in only two games this season

• Big 12 teams are 7-2 SU and ATS against Conference USA teams in NCAA tourney play, including 6-0 when playing off an ATS win

• head coach Bill Self is 16-6 SU and 16-4 ATS in his career in games off a SU underdog win, including 16-3 SU and 15-2 ATS as a favorite or dog of less than 6 points.

Like the teams themselves, some pretty impressive numbers to say the least. So who will carry away this year’s prized trophy? Check out my take and the deciding reason why, on my page. I think you’ll like what you read.

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College Basketball – Gameday

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Gameday


Monday, April 7

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March Madness will finally come to a close on Monday night, as the Kansas Jayhawks battle the Memphis Tigers at the Alamodome in San Antonio in the championship game.

And both the Jayhawks and the Tigers are coming off impressive victories in the semi-final round on Saturday night. Kansas was an underdog against the North Carolina Tar Heels, but they got off to a great start and put away the tourney's overall top seed. Memphis turned some doubters around with a big second half in taking care of UCLA.

Brandon Rush led the way with 25 points for Kansas in their 84-66 win over the Tar Heels. The Jayhawks jumped out to a 44-27 halftime lead in that contest, and played the opposition about even in the second half to secure the win. Darnell Jackson picked up 12 points for Kansas, while Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins each had 11 points.

Memphis was up by just three points on the Bruins at the half on Saturday, but they outscored UCLA 40-28 after the break to come out with a 78-63 win. Chris Douglas-Roberts poured in a game-high 28 points for the Tigers on Saturday night, while Derrick Rose picked up 25 points and nine boards. Joey Dorsey chipped in with 15 rebounds.

The Tigers had been favored by 2 points against UCLA, and they had no trouble covering that spread. That marked the third straight cover for Memphis; they beat Texas 85-67 as 3.5-point favorites in the previous round, and Michigan State 92-74 as 5.5-point favorites in the game before that one. Memphis suffered ATS losses in their first two tournament games - they opened with an 87-63 win over Texas-Arlington as huge 26.5-point favorites, and they then just edged Mississippi State 77-74 as 9-point faves.

The Jayhawks were 3-point underdogs against North Carolina as they picked up their fourth ATS victory of the tournament. Kansas only failed to cover the spread in their 59-57 close call versus Davidson, in which they were listed as 10-point favorites. The Jayhawks managed to cover double-digit spreads in their first three games, beating Portland State 85-61 (-21), then UNLV 75-56 (-13.5), and then Villanova 72-57 (-12.5).

Totals bettors are going to see a trend come to an end for one team or the other on Monday night. The Jayhawks have turned in five UNDER results so far during the tournament, while the Tigers have played in five OVER games. The totals for Kansas' matchups have ranged from 136.5 to 158, and the Jayhawks haven't allowed any team to score more than 66 points on them in the tourney. Memphis' posted totals have been lower (ranging from 134 to 144.5), and they've scored at least 77 points each contest.

Vegas oddsmakers opened the total for the Kansas/Memphis matchup at 145.5 points, while the Tigers have started out as a 1.5-point favorite. The tipoff is set for 9:21pm ET.

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Major League Baseball – Write up

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Write-up


Monday, April 7

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Terms "hot/cold pitchers" is relative, since for the next week or so, it refers to last year, Please keep that in mind.

Hot Pitchers
-- Hamels has 1.63 RA in his last four starts.
-- Cain has 1.99 RA in his last five starts.
-- Astros won six of last seven Rodriguez starts. Cardinals won ten of last twelve Wellemeyer starts.
-- Redding tossed seven shutout innings in Philly in his first start of season last week.

-- White Sox won five of last six Vazquez starts. Blackburn lost his first '08 start, but it was 1-0 (one run in seven IP).
-- Silva is 3-0, 1.69 in his last four starts.
-- Rays won five of last seven Hammel starts.
-- Indians won ten of last eleven Carmona starts. Saunders won his first '08 start, tossing eight shutout innings.

Cold Pitchers
-- Arroyo is 0-1, 4.63 in his last four starts.
-- Cubs lost last four Lilly starts (0-3, 8.40). Gorzelanny is 0-4 in his last four starts, with a 7.54 RA.
-- Maddux is 2-2, 8.22 in his last five starts.
-- Miller is 0-3, 11.35 in his last six starts.
-- Glavine is 0-4, 7.46 in his last five starts. Colorado lost Cook's last four starts (0-3, 6.04).
-- Haren was on losing side in six of last seven starts. Loaiza is 0-4, 10.34 in his last four starts.

-- Cabrera is 0-6, 9.20 in his last nine starts.
-- Mussina has 6.62 RA in his last three starts.

Pitchers vs Teams
-- Hamels pitched CG 4-1 win at Cincinnati last April.
-- Lilly was 2-2, 3.60 vs Pittsburgh LY. Gorzelanny was 1-2, 3.66 vs Cubs LY; Pirates got shut out in both losses.
-- Maddux was 2-0, 1.77 in three starts vs Giants LY. Cain was
0-3, 2.85 in six starts against Padres LY- Giants scored total of nine runs in the last five.
-- Rodriguez beat Cardinals last September, allowing one run in eight IP. Wellemeyer shut Astros out for five innings in Cards' 4-3 win vs Houston July 23.
-- Redding allowed two runs in 2.1 IP in only '07 start vs Florida
-- Cook was 0-0, 7.94 in two starts vs Braves LY. Glavine lost 6-2 at Colorado LY, allowing six runs in six IP.
-- Loaiza was 0-2, 9.35 vs Arizona last year.

-- Vazquez was 3-0, 2.52 in five starts vs Minnesota LY.
-- Cabrera had 8.35 RA in three '07 starts against Seattle.
-- Mussina was 0-1, 7.59 in two starts vs Rays LY. Hammel was 1-0, 4.80 in three starts vs Bronx LY.
-- Saunders beat Tribe in Milwaukee LY, allowing one run in 6.2 IP- game was in Milwaukee because of snow in Cleveland.

Totals
-- Over is 5-0-1 in first six Florida games.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Pittsburgh games this season.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in Padre games this season.
-- Under is 5-2 in Houston games this season.
-- Seven of Miller's last nine starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Colorado games stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in first six Dodger games.

-- Four of Twins' last five games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Baltimore games went over the total.
-- Five of first six Bronx games stayed under.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Cleveland games.

Hot Teams
-- Reds won four of their last five games.
-- Cubs won three of their last four games.
-- Cardinals won last five games, outscoring foes 24-11.
-- Braves won three of their first four games.
-- Arizona won last three games, scoring 20 runs. Dodgers were 4-2 in first week this season.

-- White Sox won last four games, allowing eleven runs.
-- Orioles won last four games, scoring 25 runs.
-- Angels won four of their last six games.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost four of six games in opening week.
-- Giants lost five of their first six games.
-- Astros lost three of their last four games.
-- Nationals lost last four games, allowing 21 runs.
-- Rockies lost last five games, outcored 31-8.

-- Twins lost four of their last six games.
-- Bronx lost three of last five games, allowing 26 runs.
-- Mariners lost last three games, scoring total of ten runs.
-- Indians lost three of their last four games.

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Major League Baseball - Tips & Trends

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Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox [4:05 PM ET]

Twins: Minnesota's Nick Blackburn suffered a tough-luck loss 1-0 in his first start of the season against the Angels, allowing just 1 run and 5 hits in 7 innings with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Blackburn made 1 appearance against the White Sox as a rookie last year, pitching 2 scoreless innings of relief.

Twins are 5-13 in their last 18 games as an underdog.
The UNDER is 8-3 in Minnesota's last 11 games as an underdog.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3 (UNDER - Total Play of the Day)

White Sox (-150, O/U 9): Chicago's Javier Vazquez will try to rebound from a rough first start of the season, as he took the loss at Cleveland last Wednesday after giving up 4 runs and 5 hits in 5 innings. Vazquez walked 4 and struck out 6, and he will need to overcome a career mark of 4-5 and 4.82 ERA vs. Minnesota in the home opener for the Sox.

White Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games as a favorite.
White Sox are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
The OVER is 9-3-1 in the last 13 meetings.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 4



Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees [ESPN2 | 7:05 PM ET]

Rays: Jason Hammel gets his first start of the season tonight. Hammel was supposed to get the nod last Thursday in Baltimore but the game was postponed, pushing his season debut to Monday. That’s not good news for the Rays because in four career starts against the Yankees, Hammel has a lofty ERA of 6.42 and a WHIP of 1.63.

Rays are 2-8 on Hammel's last 10 starts on grass.
The OVER is 15-5-2 in the last 22 meetings.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

Yankees (-200, O/U 10.5): Mike Mussina has owned the Rays over his career, going 16-7 with an ERA of 3.50 in 29 starts. The Moose will be making his second appearance of the season after an average opening start against the Blue Jays where he got the loss, giving up four runs in 5.2 innings of work.

Yankees are 7-1 in Mussina's last 8 home starts vs. Tampa Bay.
The OVER is 9-2 in Mussina's last 11 starts overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 7



St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros [7:05 PM ET]

Cardinals: St. Louis pitcher Todd Wellemeyer will look to build off an impressive first start of the season, as he allowed just 1 run and 4 hits in 5 innings of an 8-3 win last Wednesday. Wellemeyer is 1-0 lifetime vs. Houston with a 5.27 ERA.

Cardinals are 10-2 in Wellemeyer's last 12 starts overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

Astros (-115, O/U 9): Houston's Wandy Rodriguez was a far better pitcher at Minute Maid Park last season, going 6-3 with a 2.94 ERA. However, Rodriguez has struggled mightily against the Cardinals during his career with a 1-4 mark and 6.59 ERA in 6 appearances, including 5 starts..

The UNDER is 14-3 in Houston's last 17 games overall.
The UNDER is 8-2 in Houston's last 10 home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 6 (Side Play of the Day)



Cleveland Indians at LA Angels [10:05 PM ET]

Indians (-120, O/U 8.5): Cleveland's Fausto Carmona did not allow more than 3 runs in any of his road starts last season, going 9-4 with a 2.80 ERA in 16 appearances. Carmona is coming off a dominating effort to start the season, allowing just 1 run and 4 hits in 7 innings of a 7-2 win over Chicago.

Indians are 23-7 in their last 30 games as a favorite.

Key Injuries - C Victor Martinez (hamstring) is probable.

PROJECTED SCORE: 5

Angels: LA's Joe Saunders has been able to start each of the previous 2 seasons strong, going 6-0 to open the 2007 season and 4-0 in 2006. Saunders followed suit in his first start of 2008, giving up only 4 hits in 8 scoreless innings at Minnesota in a 1-0 win last Wednesday. “It felt great, and I had a lot of fun,” Saunders said. “Guys have to step up, you know? Myself included. That’s what I tried to do tonight - step up.”

Angels are 22-10 in Saunders' last 32 starts.
The UNDER is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: 3

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Major League Baseball – Additional

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APRIL 7, 12:35 PM

PHILADELPHIA vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Philadelphia's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home



APRIL 7, 1:35 PM

CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games
Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs



APRIL 7, 3:05 PM

SEATTLE vs. BALTIMORE
Seattle is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Baltimore's last 11 games



APRIL 7, 4:05 PM

MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games



APRIL 7, 4:05 PM

SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 9 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
San Francisco is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Diego



APRIL 7, 7:05 PM

ST. LOUIS vs. HOUSTON
St. Louis is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 15 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 11 games



APRIL 7, 7:05 PM

TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Tampa Bay's last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home



APRIL 7, 7:10 PM

FLORIDA vs. WASHINGTON
Florida is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 6 games
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Florida



APRIL 7, 8:35 PM

ATLANTA vs. COLORADO
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games when playing Atlanta



APRIL 7, 9:40 PM

LA DODGERS vs. ARIZONA
LA Dodgers are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games



APRIL 7, 10:05 PM

CLEVELAND vs. LA ANGELS
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of LA Angels's last 13 games

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College Basketball - Dunkel Index

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Dunkel Index

Kansas vs. Memphis
The Jayhawks look to again take advantage of their underdog status against a Memphis team that was just 1-3 ATS down the stretch against good offensive teams (77+ points per game). Kansas is the underdog pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Jayhawks favored straight up by 1. Dunkel Pick: Kansas (+1 1/2). Here are all of today's games.

MONDAY, APRIL 7

Game 701-702: Kansas vs. Memphis
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas 81.899; Memphis 81.065
Dunkel Line: Kansas by 1
Vegas Line: Memphis by 1 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas (+1 1/2)

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