Friday Trends and Indexes 06/27

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Trends and Indexes
Friday June 27

Good Luck on day #179 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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Weekend Sports Preview

The Arena Football League playoffs kick off this weekend, but they’ll have to share the stage with interleague play in MLB, WNBA, the start of the CFL season, and NASCAR.

Interleague play concludes in Major League Baseball this weekend, as the American League and National League face off for the last time until the All-Star Game and the World Series.

The NL teams that visit AL parks and get to use a DH this weekend include the Cubs at the White Sox, Cincinnati at Cleveland, Colorado at Detroit, Atlanta at Toronto, Milwaukee at Minnesota, Philadelphia at Texas, St. Louis at Kansas City and San Francisco at Oakland.

The AL teams that will lose the DH and have to send their pitchers to the plate include Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, Baltimore at Washington, Boston at Houston and Seattle at San Diego.

The Mets and Yankees play four games in three days this weekend including a doubleheader on Friday. This is no ordinary doubleheader though, as Game 1 will be played at Yankee Stadium, while Game 2 goes at Shea Stadium. The following games in the series on Saturday and Sunday will both be played at Shea.

The lone all-NL matchup on the weekend schedule is Arizona at Florida.

The Arena Football League playoffs get started on Friday night as the hunt for Arena Bowl XXII begins. Playoffs begin on Friday when National Conference No. 6 seed New York takes on No. 3 seed Dallas (-7.5). On Saturday, American Conference No. 5 seed Colorado visits No. 4 seed Utah. (-6.5) The rest of the opening round continues on Monday night.

There’s even more gridiron action this weekend, as the Canadian Football League returns for their new season. Week 1 officially kicked off on Thursday night with a doubleheader and it continues through Friday and Saturday. On Friday Toronto heads to Winnipeg in a big Eastern Conference battle, while on Saturday the Edmonton Eskimos face the defending Grey Cup champs from Saskatchewan.

On the court this weekend the WNBA has one game on Friday night as winless Atlanta drops in on league-best Connecticut. There are four more games on Saturday, including Minnesota at San Antonio, Detroit at Chicago, Indiana at Houston and New York at Sacramento. The weekend concludes on Sunday with three games including Phoenix at Connecticut, Atlanta at Detroit and Washington at Seattle.

On the track this weekend NASCAR heads to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the Lenox Industrial Tools 301. Kyle Busch increased his points lead with a win at Infineon last week and he’ll once again be the favorite this weekend. Denny Hamlin won this race at New Hampshire last year and he’ll be one to watch again.

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Six-pack for Friday

-- Matt Garza had a no-hitter going against Florida before a 7th-inning homer by Hanley Ramirez gave Marlins their only hit in a 6-1 Tampa win; Rays swept three straight from Fish.

-- Twins won last nine games, are 12-3 in interleague play so far, and their best starting pitcher is still in minor leagues.

-- Shane Victorino was 2-3 against A's Thursday; rest of the Phillies went 1-27, as Rich Harden was dominant in 5-0 win.

-- Danks threw six shutout innings as White Sox blanked the Dodgers, keeping LA 3.5 games out of first in NL West.

-- Cliff Lee's magical season continued as he allowed Giants just one run in eight innings of 4-1 win.

-- Calgary, Montreal both had double-digit wins as CFL 2008 got underway Thursday night north of the border.

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Friday's List of 13: Hanging around with the NBA Draft......

The NBA Draft might be the highlight of the NBA year; there are no referees mentioned, no clips of Kobe Bryant berating a teammate, then sucking up to TV reporters, just optimism from each of the league's franchises, even the Knicks. Here are my thoughts after Thursday night's festivities........

13) First of all, a complaint; why do I have to wait until after the draft to find out about the Love/Mayo trade? Wouldn't this be a good thing to discuss during the draft? It kind of makes just about every word spoken during the telecast irrelevant, when the trades are announced after the fact.

12) By the way, OJ Mayo wears glasses? And his real name is Ovinton J'Anthony? Why don't people name their kids Bill, Ed, or Joe anymore? Is it too easy?

11) Why is Michael Beasley a character risk? Because he went to a lot of high schools? Amare Stoudemire went to six of them and he seems to be doing OK. Leave the kid alone.

10) Clippers have had 19 lottery picks, four more than any team in the NBA; it doesn't seem to have helped much.

9) Jerryd Bayless shot a hole-in-one when he was 10; he also was hurt a lot last year, in his only season of college ball. Not real crazy about Mr. Bayless, but at least he's a good golfer, a lot like Bulls' coach Vinny Del Negro (a single handicapper).

8) Love the Celtics going for Bill Walker; he's had lot of lousy luck in his career so far; just hope his knee is OK-- if it is, he'll help Boston bigtime.

7) On the other hand, Celtics drafted the prolific JR Giddens of New Mexico; the graphic on him says he needs to work on his "professionalism". That has to be a huge criticism, right? His skills don't need work, his attitude does. Uh-oh. Once he gets his pockets full of money, that should improve a lot.

6) Brook Lopez cost himself a small fortune by coming out of school early; he damn sure would have been picked higher in next year's draft. His brother was picked surprisingly high (15).

5) Nets' trade of Richard Jefferson is pre-cursor to their signing Lebron James two years from now; they're clearing cap space.

4) No one has ever described me as "bouncy" or as having "a huge upside". A huge backside maybe, but not much upside.

3) When I hear Stephen A. Smith on TV, it means one thing; it is time to switch channels to see how the baseball is doing.

2) How about the poor dude who has to come out and say all the foreigners' names in second round, after David Stern goes home? Stern couldn't stay an extra couple of hours-- he's the damn commissioner, what else does he have to do, other than find new ways to make the people of Seattle miserable?

1) The Van Gundy/Jackson tandem was very good, as usual; Jay Bilas was preachy, as always. John Calipari didn't look too thrilled wth Doris Burke's interview with him. Bob Huggins and Ben Howland were there but didn't get interviewed on TV, at least not while I was watching, which was 90% of the time. The Italain kid answered every question, "I want to help the team."

The NBA; its offseason is always fantastic.

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Arena Football League – Long Sheet

AFL
Long Sheet

Playoffs

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NEW YORK (8 - 8) at DALLAS (12 - 4) - 6/27/2008, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-38 ATS (-19.8 Units) in home games since 1996.
DALLAS is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in home games where the total is between 100 and 104.5 points over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-2 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 6-0 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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COLORADO (6 - 10) at UTAH (6 - 10) - 6/28/2008, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games against American Conference, Central Division Opponents over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 17-32 ATS (-18.2 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 6-19 ATS (-14.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 7-17 ATS (-11.7 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 6-16 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-0 against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ORLANDO (9 - 7) at CLEVELAND (9 - 7) - 6/30/2008, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ORLANDO is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) off a win versus a division rival over the last 2 seasons.

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

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GRAND RAPIDS (6 - 10) at ARIZONA (8 - 8) - 6/30/2008, 9:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GRAND RAPIDS is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in road games against American Conference, Western Division Opponents since 1996.

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

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Canadian Football League – Long Sheet

CFL
Long Sheet


Week 1

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TORONTO (11 - 8) at WINNIPEG (12 - 8 - 1) - 6/27/2008, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 33-17 ATS (+14.3 Units) in games where the line is +3 to -3 since 1996.
TORONTO is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) versus division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-5 ATS (+7.5 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-4 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-4 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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EDMONTON (5 - 12 - 1) at SASKATCHEWAN (15 - 6) - 6/28/2008, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 4-3 against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 4-3 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Canadian Football League – Additional

CFL


Trend Sheet

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8:00 PM TORONTO vs. WINNIPEG
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Toronto is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home

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7:30 PM EDMONTON vs. SASKATCHEWAN
Edmonton is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games
Edmonton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Saskatchewan is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Saskatchewan is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton

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Major League Baseball – Write up

MLB
Write-up


Friday, June 27

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AL teams were 8-1 yesterday, are just killing the NL 124-84 this year. Over is 75-83-9 since over last two weeks in interleague.

Hot Pitchers
-- Florida won last three Nolasco starts, scoring 20 runs.
-- Dempster is 2-1, 1.64 in his last three starts, but Cubs are 1-4 in his last five road outings.
-- Thompson three five shutout innings at Bronx in his debut on Saturday, in game Reds later won 6-0. Sabathia is 2-0, 1.50 in his last three starts.
-- Jurrjens is 1-0, 1.98 in his last couple starts. Toronto won four of last five McGowan home starts.
-- Pelfrey is 2-0, 2.76 in his last five starts.
-- RHernandez was 6-3, 3.72 in 15 starts at AAA; he's made
-- Pineiro has 2.37 RA in his last three starts, but St Louis lost his last five outings, scoring total of 13 runs. Meche is 2-0, 2.84 in his last three starts.
-- McClung is 3-1, 2.92 in his last four starts. Twins won five of last six Blackburn home starts.
-- Eveland has 2.37 RA in his last three starts.
-- Park is 0-0, 3.00 in two starts this season. Angels won six of Saunders' seven road outings.

Cold Pitchers
-- Owings is 0-4, 9.24 in his last five starts.
-- Contreras is 0-3, 10.69 in his last three starts.
-- Rockies are 0-8 when Jimenez starts on the road. Bonine has a 5.84 RA in two starts for the Tigers.
-- Barthmeier makes MLB debut; he was 2-1, 2.84 in five starts for AAA Indianapolis. Kazmir is 0-2, 3.71 in last three starts.
-- Martinez has 6.93 RA in five starts this season. Giese lost his first start 6-0 to Reds (three runs in 6.2 IP). Ponson had an RA of under 4.00 for Texas, but was such a jerk, they cut him.
-- OPerez is 1-2, 6.52 in his last four starts. Cabrera is 0-2, 6.31 in his last six starts.
-- Matsuzaka has 10.97 RA in his last three starts.
-- Phillies lost last five Myers road starts. Gabbard is 1-3, 9.00 in his last five starts.
-- Correia is 0-5, 6.75 in his last five starts.
-- Wolf is 0-2, 9.00 in his last two starts, but Padres are 6-2 when Wolf starts at Petco. Mariners lost five of Washburn's last six starts on foreign soil.

Hot Teams
-- White Sox are 16-4 in their last twenty home games.
-- Tigers won nine of their last twelve home games.
-- Rays won four of their last five games. Pirates are 11-6 in their last seventeen home games.
-- Bronx won five of its last six road games; they've won six of their last nine home contests. .
-- Orioles won nine of last eleven road series openers.
-- Rangers won three of last four home games.
-- Red Sox won four of last five road games.
-- Royals won their last five games, scoring 35 runs.
-- Brewers won four of their last five games.
-- Oakland is 8-4 in its last twelve games. Giants are 11-5 in their last sixteen road games.
-- Twins won their last nine games, allowing total of 19 runs.
-- Angels won 12 of their last 15 road games.

Cold Teams
-- Marlins lost their last four games, allowing 34 runs. Arizona lost five of its last six games.
-- Cubs are 11-18 in their last 29 road games.
-- Reds lost eight of their last eleven games. Indians lost six of their last nine games.
-- Rockies lost last four games, scoring total of ten runs.
-- Blue Jays lost eight of their last eleven games. Braves lost 20 of their last 27 road games.
-- Mets are 2-6 in game following their last eight wins.
-- Nationals lost four of their last five games.
-- Phillies lost seven of eight, nine of last eleven games.
-- Astros lost eight of their last eleven home games.
-- Cardinals are 3-6 in their last nine games.
-- Padres lost five in row, nine of their last ten games. Mariners are 4-8 in last 12 games.
-- Dodgers are 4-8 in their last dozen home games.

Totals
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Florida games.
-- Six of last eight Cub games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-4 in last dozen Indian home games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in Colorado's last eight road games.
-- Under is 7-2 in Braves' last nine road games.
-- Over is 10-2 in Pittsburgh's last dozen games.
-- Last four Bronx road games went over the total; six of their last seven home games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Oriole road games went over the total.
-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Houston games.
-- Under is 10-2 in Phillies' last twelve road games.
-- Six of last nine Cardinal games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Milwaukee road games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Giant road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Seattle games.
-- Last four Dodger games all stayed under the total.

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Major League Baseball – Additional

MLB


Friday, June 27

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2:05 PM NY METS vs. NY YANKEES
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing NY Mets


4:05 PM CHI CUBS vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs


7:05 PM CINCINNATI vs. CLEVELAND
Cincinnati is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


7:05 PM COLORADO vs. DETROIT
Colorado is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games


7:05 PM TAMPA BAY vs. PITTSBURGH
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 3-5-1 SU in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay


7:07 PM ATLANTA vs. TORONTO
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 11 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta


7:10 PM ARIZONA vs. FLORIDA
Arizona is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona


7:35 PM BALTIMORE vs. WASHINGTON
Baltimore is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Baltimore's last 19 games when playing Washington
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games


8:05 PM BOSTON vs. HOUSTON
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Houston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games


8:05 PM PHILADELPHIA vs. TEXAS
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Texas's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games at home


8:10 PM MILWAUKEE vs. MINNESOTA
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee


8:10 PM NY YANKEES vs. NY METS
NY Yankees are 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Yankees are 2-3-2 SU in their last 7 games
NY Mets are 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


8:10 PM ST. LOUIS vs. KANSAS CITY
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing St. Louis


10:05 PM SAN FRANCISCO vs. OAKLAND
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing San Francisco


10:05 PM SEATTLE vs. SAN DIEGO
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Seattle's last 18 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games


10:40 PM LA ANGELS vs. LA DODGERS
LA Angels are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games at home

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Major League Baseball - Tips & Trends

MLB


Friday, June 27

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Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox [WGN | 4:05 PM ET]

Cubs: With Carlos Zambrano on the mend, Ryan Dempster takes over as the Cubs ace for the time being and the honor is well deserved. Dempster is 9-2 on the season and hasn't lost a decision since May 20. Dempster has been phenomenal in his last six outings, allowing just 11 runs in his last 39.1 innings of work. Dempster's two losses have come on the road this season, although he does possesses an ERA of 2.48 in six starts.

Cubs are 8-1 in the last 9 meetings.
The UNDER is 14-4-2 in Chicago's last 20 Friday games.

Key Injuries - OF Kosuke Fukudome (.299; calf) is questionable.
OF Reed Johnson (.271; back) is on the 15-day DL.
OF Alfonso Soriano (.283; broken hand) is out at least 6 weeks.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

White Sox (-110, O/U 8.5): Jose Contreras has been hammered over his last three starts. In just 16 innings on the mound, Contreras gave up an unacceptable 30 hits and 19 runs. He's been good at home on the year, sporting a 3.04 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in seven starts. He's allowed just eight runs in his last four starts at home. Surprisingly, the UNDER is the way to go when Contreras pitches. The UNDER is 8-2 in his last 10 starts.

White Sox are 12-2 in their last 14 home games.
The UNDER is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings at U.S. Cellular Field.

Key Injuries - 1B Paul Konerko (.215; oblique) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers [8:05 PM ET]

Phillies (-115, O/U 10.5): Phillies fans must cringe every time Brett Myers takes the mound. They are just 1-9 overall in his last 10 starts and that includes four straight losses. Myers has been absolutely blistered in his last three starts, giving up 15 runs in just 19 innings pitched. Philadelphia has had no chance in Myers' road starts this year. He's 0-6 with a 7.54 ERA in eight starts away from home. Even worse, teams are hitting a robust .345 against him over that stretch.

Phillies are 1-7 in their last 8 games overall.
The UNDER is 6-0 in Philadelphia's last 6 games overall.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Rangers: Kason Gabbard hasn't pitched great in his two starts since coming off the DL but he's managed to come up with a split in games against the Mets and Nationals. This will be Gabbard's first start at home since May 18, where he has an ERA of 5.63 in three appearances this season. The OVER is 7-4 in Gabbard's 11 starts this season and has cashed in two of his three outings at home.

Rangers are 8-3 in their last 11 interleague home games.
The OVER is 7-2 in Texas' last 9 games as a home underdog.

Key Injuries - OF Josh Hamilton (.312; knee) is expected to play.
OF Milton Bradley (.330; quad) is expected to play.
C Gerald Laird (.306; hamstring) is on the 15-day DL.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros [NESN | 8:05 PM ET]

Red Sox (-160, O/U 9.5): Daisuke Matsuzaka was a perfect 8-0 before going on the DL but he was anything but perfect in his first start back against the Cardinals. He lasted just one inning versus St. Louis, allowing an alarming seven runs. The Red Sox will be looking for a much better effort out of Dice-K this time around. Matsuzaka is still unbeaten on the road with a record of 3-0 to go along with a 2.60 ERA. Two of Dice-K's last three starts have easily gone OVER the total.

Red Sox are 51-14 in their last 65 interleague games.
The OVER is 17-8-3 in Boston's last 28 Friday games.

Key Injuries - DH David Ortiz (.252; hand) is on the 15-day DL.
RP Mike Timlin (3-3; knee) is on the 15-day DL).

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Astros: Now that Shawn Chacon is on a permanent vacation for beating up Houston's GM, Runelvys Hernandez gets his turn in the Astros rotation. Hernandez was called up from Class AAA Round Rock to face the Red Sox tonight but his spot in the rotation is far from secure. Hernandez gets his chance to prove he belongs for a Houston pitching staff in disarray right now. Hernandez was 6-3 with 3.72 ERA in 15 starts at Round Rock. This will be Hernandez's first appearance in the major leagues since 2006.

Astros are 1-7 in their last 8 games following a win.
Astros are 3-14 in their last 17 games as an underdog.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD



Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers [10:40 PM ET]

Angels (-130, O/U 8): After a rough start against Tampa, Joe Saunders has put forth two strong efforts in a row, allowing just two runs in wins over Atlanta and Philadelphia. Saunders has been money on the road this season where he's 6-1 with a spectacular 1.89 ERA. In his one career start versus the Dodgers, Saunders got the win after giving up two runs over 7.1 innings of work. The UNDER is 7-3 in the last 10 games Saunders has started.

Angels are 10-2 in their last 12 road games.
The UNDER is 8-1 in LA's last 9 Friday games.

Key Injuries - 3B Maicer Izturis (.266; hamstring) is day-to-day.
OF Vladimir Guerrero (.290; flu) is day-to-day.

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

Dodgers: Chan Ho Park gets his second straight start after replacing Hiroki Kuroda in the Dodgers rotation. Park was sharp in his outing against the Indians but took a no-decision after allowing just one run in five innings. This will be Park's third start of the year in spot duty, although seeing that he's allowed just three runs in his other two appearances, he could be positioning himself for an extended stay in LA's rotation.

Dodgers are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings.
Dodgers are 2-6 in their last 8 interleague home games.

Key Injuries - NONE

PROJECTED SCORE: TBD

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Major League Baseball – Streaking Pitchers

MLB

Friday, June 27

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Friday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers

Streaking

Ricky Nolasco, Florida Marlins (7-4, 4.31)

Nolasco has been stellar in his last three starts, posting a 2.70 ERA, which includes a dominant 12-strikeout victory against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The 25-year old right-hander is coming off a solid outing on Saturday, lasting seven innings, striking out three and surrendering just three runs in a 6-4 no-decision over the Oakland Athletics.

Nolasco has also lost just two of his last 10 starts and has allowed more than three runs just twice in that span. He is 2-2 at Dolphins Stadium with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP.

Florida is 14-5 in its last 19 meetings against the Diamondbacks at Dolphin Stadium and is 6-1 in Nolascos last seven starts against a team with a winning record. Nolasco is 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA this season against Arizona.


Daisuke Matsuzaka, Boston Red Sox (8-1, 3.46)

Matsuzaka has been Boston’s human victory cigar this season, especially on the road. Dice-K is 3-0 outside Fenway Park, posting a solid 2.60 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. He hasn’t allowed more than two runs in any of his five road starts and has struck out 25 in that span.

Dice-K allowed seven runs in last Saturday’s 9-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals but should find his form against the slumping Houston Astros. He should also get some major run support from his teammates. The Red Sox will face Houston starting pitcher Runelvys Hernandez, who hasn’t started a MLB contest since 2006.

Boston is 51-14 in its last 65 interleague games and 4-1 in Matsuzaka's last five interleague starts.



Slumping

Jose Contreras, Chicago White Sox (6-6, 3.96)

Contreras will be in tough against the NL-leading Chicago Cubs on Friday. The right-hander gave up nine runs on a mere 10 hits in last Saturday’s 11-7 loss to the Cubbies. He is also 0-3 in his last three starts with a lofty 10.13 ERA.

Contreras has won just one of his last five outings. He is also 1-3 all-time versus the Cubs and has lost his last two tilts at Wrigley Field.

To make matters worse, the Cubs are 6-0 in their last six meetings with the White Sox.


Kevin Correia, San Francisco Giants (1-5, 5.22)

Correia allowed eight runs in his first three tilts outside AT&T Park, resulting in a 0-3 mark and a 5.29 ERA. The right-hander is also 0-2 in his last three overall outings with a lofty 7.59 ERA and 1.79 WHIP.

Correia lasted five innings and relinquished five runs in a loss to Oakland earlier this month. He has also been dealing with an oblique injury all season that has hampered his pitching.

San Francisco is 0-4 in Correias last four starts outside the Bay. It is also 6-16 in its last 22 interleague road games.

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SCOREBOARD

Friday, June 27

New York Mets vs. New York Yankees, (2:05 p.m. and 8:10 p.m.). For the third time, the Subway Series hits both parks in one day. The opener at Yankee Stadium is a makeup of a rainout and the Mets throw Mike Pelfrey (4-6) against Dan Giese (1-2). The nightcap at Shea is the first of three there this weekend. Pedro Martinez (2-1) faces Sidney Ponson (4-1), making his first start of New York.


STARS

Thursday

-Matt Garza, Rays, struck out 10 in a one-hitter, leading Tampa Bay to a 6-1 victory over the Florida Marlins.

-Albert Pujols, Cardinals, went 4-for-4 with an intentional walk in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Detroit Tigers.

-Rich Harden, Athletics, struck out a career-high 11 and allowed two hits over eight innings in a 5-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

-Justin Morneau, Twins, went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs in Minnesota's 4-3 victory at San Diego.

-Evan Longoria, Rays, homered and had three hits in a 6-1 win over the Florida Marlins.

-Aubrey Huff, Orioles, had four hits and two RBIs in an 11-4 win over the Chicago Cubs.

-John Danks, White Sox, allowed four hits over six innings in a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

-Scott Rolen, Blue Jays, hit a two-run homer off Edinson Volquez and finished with three RBIs in a 7-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.


WELCOME BACK

Albert Pujols went 4-for-4 with an intentional walk in his first game back from the disabled list for the St. Louis Cardinals, who lost 3-2 in 10 innings at Detroit. Pujols, who missed 13 games with a calf injury, hit an RBI single in the ninth to give the Cardinals the lead. Gary Sheffield, who returned Tuesday from the disabled list, answered with a solo homer for Detroit in the bottom of the inning.


ROUGHED UP

For the first time this season, Reds starter Edinson Volquez got roughed up. The right-hander entered Cincinnati's game at Toronto with a major league-best 1.71 ERA but saw that rise to 2.08 after giving up five earned runs - seven total - in 4 1-3 innings. He had allowed three runs or fewer in each of his previous 16 appearances this season. The Blue Jays won 7-1.


WHIFF

Cliff Lee struck out a career-high 11 over eight innings and tied for the major league lead in victories with his 11th, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. ... Rich Harden struck out a career-high 11 in eight innings in Oakland's 5-0 win against the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the first A's pitcher to start a season 5-0 since Billy Koch in 2002, and he improved to 18-3 in 29 starts when pitching at least seven innings.


STREAKS

The Minnesota Twins won their ninth straight game - all against NL teams - beating the San Diego Padres 4-3. Twins have gained six games on the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox during this round of interleague play. They have outscored their opponents 56-19 during the winning streak, and their starters are 8-0 with a 2.17 ERA. It's their longest winning streak since taking 11 straight from June 22-July 3, 2006. ... Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts had two hits in Baltimore's 11-4 win over the Cubs to extend his hitting streak to 13 games.


SWEET RELIEF

John Danks and four White Sox relievers combined on a five-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Dodgers. The White Sox bullpen leads the league in ERA and strikeouts per nine innings.


OUCH!

Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton, who leads the majors with 76 RBIs, left Texas' 7-2 loss at Houston after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch from Wandy Rodriguez in the first inning. X-rays were negative and Hamilton was considered day to day.


YER OUTTA HERE

Umpire Brian Runge was suspended for one game for bumping into New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel before ejecting him earlier in the week. Manuel and center fielder Carlos Beltran also were fined by Major League Baseball for arguing with Runge in the fourth inning of the Mets' game against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.


SLUMPING

Florida starter Mark Hendrickson (7-6) allowed five runs, five hits and five walks in 4 2-3 innings in the Marlins' 6-1 loss to the Rays. Hendrickson, Florida's opening day starter, is 0-4 in six starts since beating San Francisco on May 25.


SPEAKING

"I'm displeased simply because we didn't play at 1 o'clock today - it was a beautiful day, and we could have played all day long. Now we'll get home at whatever time we get home and we've got a 2 o'clock game tomorrow. It's frustrating, we lose another off day and we play another game.'' - Pitcher Mike Mussina after New York's game at Pittsburgh was washed away by rain with the Yanks leading 3-1 in the third inning. New York plays a day-night doubleheader with the Mets on Friday.


SEASONS

June 27

1917 - Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I.

1939 - The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves played a 23-inning, 2-2 tie. Whit Wyatt pitched the first 16 innings for the Dodgers. Both clubs played a 26-inning tie in 1920 at the same Braves Field.

1958 - Billy Pierce of the Chicago White Sox retired 26 straight Washington batters before pinch-hitter Ed Fitzgerald hit a double just inside the right-field line for the only hit. Pierce then struck out Albie Pearson on three pitches and beat the Senators 3-0.

1973 - David Clyde, a $125,000, 18-year-old bonus baby with the Rangers, pitched five innings, struck out eight and allowed one hit in his first major league start. Texas beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 before 35,698 fans - the Rangers' first home sellout at Arlington Stadium.

1980 - The Los Angeles Dodgers' Jerry Reuss pitched a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants in an 8-0 victory at Candlestick Park. The only player to reach base was Jack Clark in the first inning on a throwing error by shortstop Bill Russell.

1986 - San Francisco rookie Robby Thompson set a major league record when he was caught stealing four times in the Giants' 7-6, 12-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Catcher Bo Diaz threw out Thompson in the fourth, sixth, ninth and 11th innings.

1993 - Anthony Young of the New York Mets set a major league record by losing his 24th straight decision, 5-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

1999 - Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 27th homer and robbed Juan Gonzalez of a three-run shot with a spectacular over-the-fence catch as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 in the final game at the Kingdome.

2003 - Boston set a major league record by scoring 10 runs before the first out. The 50-minute, 91-pitch first inning came during a 25-8 victory over Florida. The Red Sox also tied an AL record with 14 first-inning runs. Johnny Damon matched a major league mark with three hits in an inning.

2007 - Ryan Howard hit his 100th career homer in his 325th game, becoming the fastest player to reach that total. Howard's three-run shot off Cincinnati's Aaron Harang gave the Phillies a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning. The 505-foot drive was the longest in the four-year history of Citizens Bank Park.

Today's birthdays: Johnny Estrada 32; Daryle Ward 33; Jim Edmonds 38.

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MLB
Dunkel


Milwaukee at Minnesota
The Brewers have won eight of their last 10 and come into today's contest with a 5-2 record on the road when the total is listed from 8 to 8 1/2. Milwaukee is the underdog pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored straight up by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+120). Here are all of today's games.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27

Game 901-902: Arizona at Florida
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Owings) 13.009; Florida (Nolasco) 14.921
Dunkel Line: Florida by 2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Florida (-120); Under

Game 903-904: Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 15.850; White Sox (Contreras) 14.069
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+100); Over

Game 905-906: Cincinnati at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Thompson) 15.034; Cleveland (Sabathia) 14.072
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-190); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+180); Under

Game 907-908: Colorado at Detroit
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Jimenez) 15.472; Detroit (Bonine) 15.028
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+135); Over

Game 909-910: Atlanta at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Jurrjens) 16.149; Toronto (McGowan) 14.273
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+120); Over

Game 911-912: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Kazmir) 16.082; Pittsburgh (Barthmaier) 13.902
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-165); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-165); Over

Game 913-914: NY Yankees at NY Mets
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Ponson) 15.119; NY Mets (Martinez) 14.089
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+120); Over

Game 915-916: Baltimore at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Cabrera) 16.025; Washington (Perez) 13.902
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-120); Over

Game 917-918: Boston at Houston
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Matsuzaka) 14.608; Houston (Hernandez) 16.306
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-160); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+150); Under

Game 919-920: Philadelphia at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Myers) 13.681; Texas (Gabbard) 15.346
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+110); Under

Game 921-922: St. Louis at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Pineiro) 15.181; Kansas City (Meche) 17.099
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-125); Over

Game 923-924: Milwaukee at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (McClung) 16.379; Minnesota (Blackburn) 15.737
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+120); Over

Game 925-926: San Francisco at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Correia) 15.905; Oakland (Eveland) 14.800
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+155); Under

Game 927-928: Seattle at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Washburn) 15.709; San Diego (Wolf) 13.764
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: San Diego (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+130); Over

Game 929-930: LA Angels at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Saunders) 14.697; LA Dodgers (Park) 15.571
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+105); Under

Game 931-932: NY Mets at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Pelfrey) 15.720; NY Yankees (Giese) 13.908
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-135); 10
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+125); Under

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Hot Lines: Friday's best MLB bets
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Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox (-110, 8 1/2)

The Cubbies are a brutal road team, but does this really count as a road game? Players will be sleeping in their own beds, relaxing with family and enjoying all the comforts of home - save for the ivy walls of Wrigley Field. Considering the Cubs swept the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field last season, home-field advantage probably doesn't count for much in this crosstown series.

You've also got to love Ryan Dempster right now as he's hotter than he has been at any point in his career and has pitched the Cubs to 12 wins and just four losses this season. Jose Contreras, on the other hand, is battling through a three-game losing streak.

Pick: Cubs


Philadelphia at Texas (-110, 10 1/2)

These are two of the best offenses in the major leagues, so the "over" seems like the logical pick, right? Not so fast. Both teams are in the midst of serious scoring draughts and Philadelphia, in particular, has been struggling mightily at the plate. The Phillies are hitting .210 as a team over their last 10 games, which has led to their current six-game "under" streak.

Texas, the No. 1 offense in the majors, has also been having trouble with the bats. Their batting average has dipped to .239 over their last 10 games and they have averaged only 4.5 runs per game over that span. It also doesn't help that RBI leader Josh Hamilton was hit on the hand yesterday and could be out of the lineup today.

Pick: Under

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Friday, June 27

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ARIZONA (40 - 39) at FLORIDA (40 - 38) - 7:10 PM
MICAH OWINGS (R) vs. RICKY NOLASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 24-28 (-9.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 10-21 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 40-38 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 31-20 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
FLORIDA is 39-36 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
FLORIDA is 31-29 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
FLORIDA is 30-27 (+8.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NOLASCO is 6-1 (+7.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 133-115 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 133-112 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 96-77 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 3-0 (+4.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

MICAH OWINGS vs. FLORIDA since 1997
OWINGS is 0-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.700.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
NOLASCO is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.51 and a WHIP of 0.837.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (49 - 30) at CHI WHITE SOX (43 - 35) - 4:05 PM
RYAN DEMPSTER (R) vs. JOSE CONTRERAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 22-31 (-13.4 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 40-25 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 739-629 (+77.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 49-30 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 25-12 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 47-26 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DEMPSTER is 92-86 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 34-23 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 23-13 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in June games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 32-23 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 79-74 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 54-40 (+23.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

RYAN DEMPSTER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
DEMPSTER is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 1.375.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

JOSE CONTRERAS vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CONTRERAS is 1-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.39 and a WHIP of 1.388.
His team's record is 1-4 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (36 - 44) at CLEVELAND (36 - 43) - 7:05 PM
DARYL THOMPSON (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 9-20 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CINCINNATI is 108-134 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 107-132 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 433-500 (+45.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 39-24 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 282-322 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 15-20 (-11.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-30 (-18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CLEVELAND is 36-43 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 59-75 (-32.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 35-43 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 22-29 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 35-41 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 353-310 (-67.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 27-30 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

DARYL THOMPSON vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

C.C. SABATHIA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
SABATHIA is 2-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.145.
His team's record is 5-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)

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COLORADO (32 - 47) at DETROIT (38 - 40) - 7:05 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. EDDIE BONINE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 25-60 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
COLORADO is 31-47 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 21-39 (-20.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 15-31 (-17.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 55-120 (-44.8 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
COLORADO is 31-47 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 11-27 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
JIMENEZ is 4-12 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 4-12 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 3-10 (-9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 51-25 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 19-10 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 92-86 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-35 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

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

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

EDDIE BONINE vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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ATLANTA (39 - 41) at TORONTO (38 - 42) - 7:07 PM
JAIR JURRJENS (R) vs. DUSTIN MCGOWAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 59-62 (-14.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 5-16 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 39-41 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 11-27 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 29-50 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 24-29 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 9-18 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 13-4 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 23-8 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 96-111 (-33.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 14-20 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TORONTO is 38-42 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 7-15 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
TORONTO is 22-33 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MCGOWAN is 8-20 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JAIR JURRJENS vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

DUSTIN MCGOWAN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (47 - 31) at PITTSBURGH (37 - 41) - 7:05 PM
SCOTT KAZMIR (L) vs. JIMMY BARTHMAIER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 30-49 (-21.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 54-113 (-37.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 53-35 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 22-18 (+9.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 236-245 (+33.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 24-17 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 24-17 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 337-318 (+36.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 47-31 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 31-21 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 33-22 (+8.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KAZMIR is 28-15 (+18.0 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
KAZMIR is 0-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 17.34 and a WHIP of 2.355.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

JIMMY BARTHMAIER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (42 - 36) at NY METS (38 - 39) - 8:10 PM
SIDNEY PONSON (R) vs. PEDRO MARTINEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 137-107 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 16-23 (-20.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 120-93 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 31-15 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY METS are 62-56 (-25.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 27-32 (-25.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 38-39 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 84-78 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 23-30 (-13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 38-39 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MARTINEZ is 81-65 (-27.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

SIDNEY PONSON vs. NY METS since 1997
PONSON is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

PEDRO MARTINEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MARTINEZ is 12-12 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.081.
His team's record is 14-22 (-20.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 20-15. (+3.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (40 - 37) at WASHINGTON (31 - 49) - 7:35 PM
DANIEL CABRERA (R) vs. ODALIS PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 44-73 (-32.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CABRERA is 3-12 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997. (Team's Record)
CABRERA is 1-12 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 76-60 (+38.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-29 (+21.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 62-39 (+27.3 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 40-37 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 24-14 (+16.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-30 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 32-19 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 2-1 (+0.5 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

DANIEL CABRERA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CABRERA is 0-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 12.53 and a WHIP of 2.248.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)

ODALIS PEREZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PEREZ is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.32 and a WHIP of 1.360.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

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BOSTON (49 - 32) at HOUSTON (37 - 42) - 8:05 PM
DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (R) vs. RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 13-20 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 156-101 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 19-7 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 42-13 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 48-23 (+19.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 28-9 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 307-317 (-72.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.

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

DAISUKE MATSUZAKA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (43 - 37) at TEXAS (40 - 40) - 8:05 PM
BRETT MYERS (R) vs. KASON GABBARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MYERS is 4-12 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
MYERS is 1-7 (-8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
MYERS is 4-12 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
MYERS is 13-20 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 40-40 (+6.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 66-51 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 38-24 (+13.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 107-113 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-25 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 32-24 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 23-17 (+10.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 50-52 (+12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GABBARD is 17-9 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GABBARD is 16-7 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GABBARD is 7-0 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 23-14 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games after getting shut out since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-15 (+13.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 10 to 10.5 over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 80-65 (+28.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.

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

BRETT MYERS vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

KASON GABBARD vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ST LOUIS (45 - 35) at KANSAS CITY (36 - 43) - 8:10 PM
JOEL PINEIRO (R) vs. GIL MECHE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PINEIRO is 15-32 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 95-130 (+21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 37-31 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 29-21 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 12-3 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game this season.
KANSAS CITY is 20-15 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MECHE is 21-12 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MECHE is 19-11 (+12.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MECHE is 54-45 (+21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 65-55 (+14.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 45-35 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 45-35 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 17-11 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 30-21 (+11.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 3-0 (+3.3 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

JOEL PINEIRO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PINEIRO is 4-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 0.950.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.2 units)

GIL MECHE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MECHE is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.71 and a WHIP of 2.141.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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MILWAUKEE (43 - 35) at MINNESOTA (43 - 36) - 8:10 PM
SETH MCCLUNG (R) vs. NICK BLACKBURN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 16-31 (-13.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 50-71 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 24-38 (-19.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 34-52 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 24-18 (+7.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 11-3 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 43-36 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-20 (+7.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-16 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-9 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in June games this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-3 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-16 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
MINNESOTA is 33-22 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 25-16 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
MINNESOTA is 35-24 (+15.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 32-16 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-1 (+1.7 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

SETH MCCLUNG vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
MCCLUNG is 1-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.425.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

NICK BLACKBURN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (34 - 45) at OAKLAND (43 - 35) - 10:05 PM
KEVIN CORREIA (R) vs. DANA EVELAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-82 (-24.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 105-136 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 105-136 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 43-35 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 47-29 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 71-32 (+32.7 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
OAKLAND is 10-2 (+9.3 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 16-12 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
CORREIA is 14-7 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 42-46 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 26-29 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

KEVIN CORREIA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
CORREIA is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

DANA EVELAND vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
EVELAND is 1-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 1.349.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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SEATTLE (28 - 50) at SAN DIEGO (32 - 48) - 10:05 PM
JARROD WASHBURN (L) vs. RANDY WOLF (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 28-50 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 24-48 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 20-35 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 19-30 (-11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SEATTLE is 9-26 (-19.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WASHBURN is 1-11 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 12-3 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 32-47 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 9-21 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 32-47 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 20-36 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

JARROD WASHBURN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WASHBURN is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.158.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

RANDY WOLF vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WOLF is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.27 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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LA ANGELS (48 - 31) at LA DODGERS (36 - 42) - 10:40 PM
JOE SAUNDERS (L) vs. CHAN HO PARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PARK is 46-25 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 48-31 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 26-13 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA ANGELS are 10-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games in June games this season.
LA ANGELS are 174-127 (+41.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 43-26 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-10 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 109-77 (+14.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 20-10 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAUNDERS is 12-3 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 14-5 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 11-2 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 26-8 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAUNDERS is 12-3 (+8.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 87-109 (-31.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 36-42 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 8-19 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 36-42 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-1 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

JOE SAUNDERS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SAUNDERS is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.46 and a WHIP of 0.955.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

CHAN HO PARK vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
PARK is 5-7 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.75 and a WHIP of 1.639.
His team's record is 10-8 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-7. (+1.7 units)

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NY METS (38 - 39) at NY YANKEES (42 - 36) - 2:05 PM
MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. DAN GIESE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 38-39 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 38-39 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 23-30 (-13.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 17-22 (-10.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
PELFREY is 10-17 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PELFREY is 10-17 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PELFREY is 2-11 (-11.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 15-4 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 137-107 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 200-133 (-59.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 since 1997.
NY YANKEES are 16-23 (-20.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 120-93 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

MIKE PELFREY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

DAN GIESE vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

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