Wednesday Trends and Indexes 8/12 (MLB, Misc.)

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CFL
Week 7 Preview


DUNKEL

Calgary at Edmonton
The Stampeders look to build on their 5-2 ATS record in their last 7 games in Edmonton. Calgary is the pick (+1) according to Dunkel, which has the Stampeders favored by 7. Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+1). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13

Game 401-402: Calgary at Edmonton
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 116.134; Edmonton 109.161
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 7; 62
Vegas Line: Edmonton by 1; 59
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (+1); Over


FRIDAY, AUGUST 14

Game 403-404: BC at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: BC 109.082; Toronto 106.942
Dunkel Line: BC by 2; 38
Vegas Line: BC by 3; 46 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+3); Under


SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

Game 405-406: Montreal at Winnipeg
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 121.352; Winnipeg 106.813
Dunkel Line: Montreal by 14 1/2; 52
Vegas Line: Montreal by 8; 48
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-8); Over


SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Game 407-408: Hamilton at Saskatchewan
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 108.868; Saskatchewan 112.156
Dunkel Line: Saskatchewan by 3 1/2; 48
Vegas Line: Saskatchewan by 5 1/2; 52 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+5 1/2); Under




LONG SHEET

The Top Trends sections should update as gamedays get closer.

Week 7

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Thursday, August 13
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CALGARY (3 - 3) at EDMONTON (3 - 3) - 8/13/2009, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 4-2 against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-2 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Friday, August 14
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BRITISH COLUMBIA (2 - 4) at TORONTO (2 - 4) - 8/14/2009, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 4-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, August 15
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MONTREAL (5 - 1) at WINNIPEG (2 - 4) - 8/15/2009, 8:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 4-3 against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 5-2 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Sunday, August 16
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HAMILTON (4 - 2) at SASKATCHEWAN (3 - 3) - 8/16/2009, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 3-1 against the spread versus HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
SASKATCHEWAN is 4-0 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TREND REPORT


Thursday, August 13

9:00 PM
CALGARY vs. EDMONTON
Calgary is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Edmonton's last 13 games at home


Friday, August 14

7:30 PM
BRITISH COLUMBIA vs. TORONTO
British Columbia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
British Columbia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia


Saturday, August 15

8:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. WINNIPEG
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home


Sunday, August 16

7:00 PM
HAMILTON vs. SASKATCHEWAN
Hamilton is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Saskatchewan
Hamilton is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Hamilton
Saskatchewan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Hamilton




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Lens' Top 5


Happy Wednesday everyone, here's my Top 5 for August 12, 2009 from Len Berman Sports.

1. Quick Hits

It's been reported that Rick Pitino, the married Louisville basketball, coach had sex with a woman at a restaurant and then paid for an abortion. The woman is charged with trying to extort money from Pitino. I thought only governors got involved in this sort of stuff.
Fight night at Fenway. A beanball war with Detroit leads to Boston's Kevin Youkilis charging the mound. Look for a nice suspension.
Pedro Martinez returns to baseball tonight starting for the Phillies at Wrigley.
Never mind. Tiger Woods says he wasn't fined for his critical comments about the official who told his group to "speed it up" on Sunday. Now about those slow players the rest of us have to deal with...

2. All Eyes on the Quarterback

In the NFL it's all about the quarterback. You lose, it's his fault. You win, he's the MVP. How many trees have been sacrificed in the name of Brett Favre? Now it's Michael Vick. Word is he'll be signed this week, somewhere. There are anonymous players all over the country just trying to catch a sniff of the NFL, but you rarely hear about them. That's why the highest paid player in the league won't be an offensive guard or linebacker. Right or wrong, he'll be a quarterback , Eli Manning.

3. My Hero

When I was idolizing Mickey Mantle as a kid, I never gave any thought to his drinking, philandering, or his wife back home. Merlyn Mantle was raising their four sons while her husband was out doing who knows what? I finally met Merlyn a few years back at her beautiful apartment outside Dallas. She frankly discussed her husband's failings and showed me some of his hallowed memorabilia. I left that day thinking this is one classy woman. She passed away the other day leaving two surviving sons. I can't help but think I had idolized the wrong Mantle.

4. Can You Hear me Now?

It sounded like one of those warm fuzzy stories. Deaf soccer teams competing in Australia. But red cards are flying everywhere. Turns out many of the players from Ghana who made the trip weren't really players. They were team officials. The Aussies are asking Ghana to refund the money that the Aussies paid to have them come. But hold on a second. Turns out most of the deaf players on the Australian team, weren't. They could really hear. Let's call this one a draw and NOT settle it with penalty kicks.

5. Pillow Talk

A Nigerian man with a bad stutter can't land a girlfriend. So he intends to marry his pillow. Well lets see. The pillow is soft, cuddly, doesn't talk back and compared with a woman is low maintenance. I think he's on to something.

Happy Birthday: Tennis great Pete Sampras. 38.
Bonus Birthday: Mr. perpetual suntan himself, actor George Hamilton. 70.

Today in Sports: Mickey Mantle hits a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game for the 10th time. His record is eventually eclipsed by Eddie Murray (11). 1964.
Bonus Event: Sound effects, plus the score and time constantly on the screen, come to TV sports! Fox televises its first NFL game. 1994.

[Kaptain]

Starting pitcher rankings for August 12, 2009

Rk Team Name T W-L ERA WHIP K/9 OPSA Opp OPS CT%

1 Tim Lincecum R 12-3 2.20 1.04 10.89 .559 LAD .766 81.1%

2 Chris Carpenter R 11-3 2.26 0.97 6.33 .595 CIN .691 79.9%

3 Josh Beckett R 13-4 3.12 1.13 8.34 .627 DET .749 79.9%

4 Ricky Nolasco R 8-7 4.86 1.28 9.07 .756 HOU .736 82.9%

5 A.J. Burnett R 10-5 3.67 1.37 7.93 .704 TOR .769 83.3%

6 Ubaldo Jimenez R 9-9 3.65 1.26 8.02 .641 PIT .713 79.5%

7 Felix Hernandez R 12-4 2.84 1.19 8.41 .627 CHW .756 81.4%

8 Derek Lowe R 11-7 4.15 1.40 4.66 .732 WAS .767 78.0%

9 Mark Buehrle L 11-6 3.89 1.18 4.78 .734 @SEA .722 81.4%

10 Jon Garland R 6-10 4.33 1.41 4.02 .774 NYM .732 83.7%

11 Tommy Hunter R 4-2 2.63 1.19 5.63 .663 @CLE .778 78.1%

12 Jeff Niemann R 10-5 3.73 1.29 5.74 .710 @LAA .801 81.7%

13 Bud Norris R 2-0 1.69 1.13 9.00 .518 @FLA .742 77.4%

14 Carlos Villanueva R 2-9 6.05 1.47 7.14 .815 SD .691 78.6%

15 Ricky Romero L 10-5 3.66 1.37 7.00 .759 @NYY .835 82.4%

16 Kevin Correia R 7-9 4.51 1.34 6.63 .723 @MIL .758 77.1%

17 Armando Galarraga R 6-10 5.23 1.54 5.73 .850 @BOS .787
79.5%

18 Vin Mazzaro R 3-8 5.70 1.73 6.08 .857 @BAL .744 82.5%

19 Pedro Martinez R -- -- -- -- -- @CHC .745 78.0%

20 Kevin Hart R 3-1 2.94 1.51 4.81 .776 @COL .781 77.5%

21 Trevor Bell R -- -- -- -- -- TB .798 76.9%

22 Jeff Weaver R 5-4 3.90 1.45 6.60 .799 @SF .698 78.9%

23 Fausto Carmona R 2-6 6.66 1.77 4.90 .818 TEX .771 76.5%

24 Craig Stammen R 3-6 5.40 1.33 4.00 .790 @ATL .744 81.6%

25 Jeff Samardzija R 1-1 6.29 1.77 4.81 .921 PHI .781 79.3%

26 Oliver Perez L 2-3 6.38 1.87 8.35 .847 @ARI .754 77.7%

27 Francisco Liriano L 4-11 5.63 1.54 8.06 .825 KC .712 80.5%

28 Homer Bailey R 2-3 7.11 1.56 5.29 .828 @STL .743 81.1%

29 Jason Berken R 2-9 6.72 1.67 5.04 .860 OAK .709 81.7%

30 Bruce Chen L 1-6 5.28 1.51 6.50 .868 @MIN .768 80.7%





Rk.: The author's ranking of that pitcher for that day only. T: Pitcher throws left-handed or right-handed. W-L: Pitcher's win-loss record. ERA: Pitcher's earned run average. WHIP: Pitcher's average number of walks plus hits surrendered per inning. K/9: Pitcher's average number of strikeouts per nine innings. OPSA: Pitcher's on-base plus slugging percentage surrendered to opponents. OPS: Pitcher's opponent's composite team on-base plus slugging percentage. CT%: Pitcher's opponent's success rate putting the ball in play (versus striking out).