Sunday Trends and Indexes 9/28 (MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

[Udog]

Sunday's six-pack:

-- Mets, Brewers are tied for Wild Card with one day left to go; if teams are still tied tonight, they play Monday at Shea.

-- Twins lead White Sox by half-game; unless Twins gain a game on Sunday, Chicago has to play the Tigers Monday; then, if the teams are tied, a playoff game would be Tuesday.

-- Royals and Indians are finishing strong, making life miserable for both AL Central contenders.

-- Greg Maddux threw 47 pitches in six innings Saturday night, as Dodgers beat Giants 2-1. 47 pitches and 18 outs-- amazing.

-- Phillies won the NL East, holding off a late Washington rally.

-- Wonder who Bud Selig is rooting for; his hometown Brewers, or the big market Mets, who would help the TV ratings in playoffs?

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Major League Baseball - Short Sheet

MLB
Short Sheet


Updated


Sunday, September 28th

National League

Florida at NY Mets, 1:10 ET
Scott Olsen (L) vs. Oliver Perez (R)
Olsen: 10-3 OVER in AWAY games
Perez: 11-3 OVER in September

Washington at Philadelphia, 1:35 ET
Odalis Perez (L) vs. Cole Hamels (L)
Perez: 6-0 OVER AWAY when the money line is +125 to -125
Hamels: 8-4 TSR against Philly

Atlanta at Houston, 2:05 ET
Mike Hampton (L) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (L)
Hampton: 6-1 TSR against Houston
Rodriguez: 6-1 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 2:05 ET WGN
Carlos Zambrano (R) vs. CC Sabathia (L)
Zambrano: 32-14 TSR in AWAY games
Sabathia: 0-3 TSR against Cubs

Cincinnati at St. Louis, 2:15 ET
Adam Pettyjohn (L) vs. Kyle Lohse (R)
Pettyjohn: CIN 22-49 AWAY in day games
Lohse: 8-1 TSR in September

Pittsburgh at San Diego, 4:05 ET
Ross Ohlendorf (R) vs. Cha Seung Baek (R)
Ohlendorf: Pit 1-8 at San Diego
Baek: SD 8-0 Under as a home favorite of -150 to -175

LA Dodgers at San Francisco, 4:05 ET
Hiroki Kuroda (R) vs. Tim Lincecum (R)
Kuroda: LAD 35-44 in road games
Lincecum: 31-12 Under in night games

Colorado at Arizona, 4:10 ET
Ubaldo Jiminez (L) vs. Randy Johnson (L)
Jiminez: Col 3-14 vs. Arizona
Johnson: 1-7 TSR when the total is 8 to 8.5


American League

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1:05 ET
James Shields (R) vs. Zach Miner (R)
Shields: 3-0 TSR against Detroit
Miner: DET 32-46 in second half

Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 ET
Jesse Litsch (R) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Litsch: Tor 43-33 in the second half of the season
Guthrie: Bal 5-19 in September

NY Yankees at Boston, 1:35 ET Game 1
Mike Mussina (R) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (R)
Mussina: 10-3 ATS in AWAY games
Matsuzaka: BOS 27-36 when the money line is +125 to -125

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 ET
Brian Bullinger (L) vs. Mark Buerhle (L)
Bullinger: Cle 2-6 at Chicago
Buerhle: CHW 8-1 revenging 2 straight losses

Kansas City at Minnesota, 2:10 ET
Brandon Duckworth (R) vs. Scott Baker (R)
Duckworth: KC 39-62 against right-handed starters
Baker: MIN 11-6 against Royals

Texas at LA Angels, 3:35 ET
Kevin Millwood (R) vs. Joe Saunders (L)
Millwood: TEX 74-92 when the total is 9 to 9.5
Saunders: 12-2 TSR when the total is 9 to 9.5

Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 ET
Joshua Outman (L) vs. R.A. Dickey (R)
Outman: OAK 10-7 against Seattle
Dickey: Sea 6-18 in September

Write-In Game

NY Yankees at Boston, 7:35 ET Game 2
Sidney Ponson (R) vs. Tim Wakefield (R)
Ponson: NYY 16-25 AWAY in day games
Wakefield: 8-2 OVER at home when the money line is +125 to -125

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[Udog]

Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a college football Saturday


13) Halftime score: Alabama 31, Georgia 0. I'm thinking Nick Saban is the Rick Pitino of college football- a guy meant to coach in college, not the pros. When was last time Georgia was down 31 at home?

12) Ole Miss 31, Florida 30, on same day as Texas 52, Arkansas 10-- bad day to be a Razorback. Great day to be Houston Nutt.

11) What a set of noon games Saturday; Maryland-North Carolina- Northwestern-Ole Miss all pull out upset wins with late heroics, all on the road. Even Syracuse was winning for a while.

10) Orangemen are now 2-20 in their last 22 Big East games.

9) Something you don't see every day; Michigan State and Indiana both had a safety in Saturday's game; Spartans on a holding call in the end zone (which nullified a 98-yard Indiana TD) and Hoosiers on a blocked punt, which a Michigan State player recovered in end zone.

8) Washington State has played two Pac-10 home games, losing both by a combined score of 129-17. Coogs have a huge rebuilding job in the next couple of years. Look at a map, then circle the ten schools in the Pac-10. Pullman, Washington is a hard place to win.

7) Wisconsin led 19-0 at the half in Ann Arbor Saturday, in the first game they were ever favored to win in The Big House. Badgers then went out and lost 27-25, as a defensive TD put Wolverines ahead.

6) Houston outgained East Carolina 621-275 in Greenville, looking awesome in an easy 41-24 win. Hard to believe they lost their three games before yesterday-- how did Colorado State beat them?

5) Colorado State lost 42-7 at Cal; Golden Bears had TDs on a punt return, a blocked punt and an interception, so the score might be a little misleading, as far as Cal's offense is concerned.

4) Have never seen team struggle with handoffs the way Tennessee is; they lost a fumble on the Florida 3 last week, then lost a fumble on their own 3 yesterday, losing a game at Auburn- they were just 8-24 passing for 67 yards. Hard to break in eight new assistant coaches and a new quarterback in the same season.

3) Ty Willingham can pack his bags in Seattle; Stanford beat Huskies 35-28, making Washington 0-4, and star QB Locker broke his right thumb, so it'll be another dismal season for the Huskies. I'll say this; the next coach at Washington is set up for success-- they have talent but it hasn't matured yet. Willingham won't be there when it does.

2) If there was a national title game Monday night, it would have to be Oklahoma-Alabama. They've both been dominant.

1) Northwestern is 5-0; Vanderbilt has a shot at winning SEC East. Stanford is 3-2, Duke is 3-1- what the hell is going on out there?

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Major League Baseball - Dunkel Index

MLB
Dunkel Index

Update – for Game 2 of Yankees/Red Sox doubleheader

Game 931-932: NY Yankees at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Ponson) 15.431; Boston (Wakefield) 15.778
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Over

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[Kaptain]

09/28/08
12:30 PM Lineup Alert
MLB
SS Hanley Ramirez will not play in the Marlins' season finale Sunday after aggravating his sore left shoulder while diving for grounders during Saturday's game.

09/28/08
12:29 PM Lineup Alert
MLB
Red Sox OF J.D. Drew (back) is starting in right field for the first game of Sunday's day/night doubleheader with the Yankees.

09/28/08
12:19 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Lance Moore will start at receiver for the Saints today against the 49ers.

09/28/08
12:16 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Michael Clayton will start today for the Bucs at receiver against the Packers.

09/28/08
12:15 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Cardinals S Adrian Wilson is OUT for today's game with the Jets.

09/28/08
12:14 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Jets K Mike Nugent is OUT for today's game against the Cardinals. Jay Feely will be the Jets kicker.

09/28/08
12:02 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Bucs WR Joey Galloway is OUT for today's game against the Packers.

09/28/08
12:01 PM Lineup Alert
NFL
Texans RB Ahman Green is OUT today against the Jaguars.

09/28/08
11:57 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
Browns WR Donte' Stallworth, S Sean Jones, OLB Willie McGinest and OL Ryan Tucker are all OUT today against the Bengals.

09/28/08
11:52 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
Bengals CB Johnathan Joseph and S Dexter Jackson are both out today against the Browns.

09/28/08
11:44 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
Bengals QB Carson Palmer is listed as the team's No. 3 quarterback today and will not play. Backup Ryan Fitzpatrick will make his first NFL start against the Browns.

09/28/08
11:13 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
ESPN's John Clayton confirms that Devin Hester (ribs) is unlikely to be used on offense if he's active Sunday.


09/09/28/08
10:48 AM News Alert
MLB
Pedro Martinez will start Monday's play-in game for the Mets against the Brewers if it's needed.

09/28/08
10:44 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
WR Jerry Porter (hamstring) is expected make his Jaguars debut Sunday against Houston.

09/28/08
10:43 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
The Saints plan to give Deuce McAllister 10-15 carries today against the 49ers.

09/28/08
10:41 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
The Delaware County Times reports it would take a "dramatic recovery" for Eagles RB Brian Westbrook (ankle, questionable) to play tonight against the Bears.

09/28/08
10:39 AM Lineup Alert
NFL
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that Carson Palmer's (questionable, elbow) status for Sunday's game against Cleveland won't be known for sure until pre-game warmups.

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Major League Baseball – Update

MLB


Sunday, September 28


Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals

* Game Note: PITCHING CHANGE STL Thompson for Lohse

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WNBA – Long Sheet

WNBA
Long Sheet


Conference Finals


Updated - 2nd scheduled game

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LOS ANGELES (23 - 16) at SAN ANTONIO (27 - 12) - 9/28/2008, 5:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 16-8 ATS (+7.2 Units) after a division game this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-4 ATS (+11.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
LOS ANGELES is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LOS ANGELES is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 8-5 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 7-6 straight up against LOS ANGELES over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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