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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:20 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: April 16

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Stanley Cup playoffs continue on five fronts, while the Mariners host the Tigers, and the Giants battle with the Dodgers.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League has a full slate of games on Friday, with the White Sox at Cleveland, the Angels at Toronto, Tampa Bay at Boston, Kansas City at Minnesota, Baltimore at Oakland, Texas at the Yankees, and Detroit at Seattle. The Tigers will send Jeremy Bonderman (1-0, 1.80 ERA) to the mound for his second start of the season on Friday night; righthander Bonderman grabbed the win against the Tribe in his first outing of the year, allowing just one earned run on one hit over his five innings of work. The Mariners will counter with ace Felix Hernandez (0-0, 3.29 ERA); righthander Hernandez has picked up a pair of no-decisions over two starts this year, allowing five earned runs over 13 2-3 innings.

Over in the National League on Friday it's then Houston at the Cubs, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Florida at Philadelphia, Milwaukee at Washington, Colorado at Atlanta, the Mets at St. Louis, Arizona at San Diego, and San Francisco at the Dodgers. Todd Wellemeyer (0-1, 5.68 ERA) is scheduled to get the ball for the Giants on Friday night; righthander Wellemeyer was tagged with a loss by the Braves in his first start of the season, surrendering four earned runs on seven hits over 6 1-3 innings of work. The struggling Vicente Padilla (0-1, 11.42 ERA) will take the mound for the Dodgers; righthander Padilla has allowed 11 runs on 14 hits over 8 2-3 innings of work so far this year against the Pirates and Marlins.

Taking a trip around the rink . . .

Finally, the NHL playoffs continue on Friday with Ottawa at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at New Jersey, Detroit at Phoenix, Colorado at San Jose, and Nashville at Chicago. The Predators and Blackhawks will be playing Game 1 on Friday; they're the last series to get underway. Chicago fell just short of the top overall seed in the Western Conference, ending up one point back of the San Jose Sharks at 52-22-8. Nashville locked down the seventh seed in the West with a 47-29-6 record. Hawks forward Troy Brouwer (personal) is expected to play on Friday, while d-man Brian Campbell (collarbone/ribs) is still out of action. Preds forward Patric Hornqvist (upper body) is listed as probable for the opener.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:21 AM

Bettors' best friend: Friday's wagering tips

Lines off the board

The total is off the boards in the Astros-Cubs matinee pending the forecast on wind speed and direction.

Lines to keep an eye on

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox: The total has dopped from 9.5 to 9 at some shops.

Colorado Rockies at Atlanta Braves: The total has fallen from 9 to 8.5 at most books.

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres: The total has dipped from 8 to 7.5 at most shops.

Who's hot

Detroit Red Wings are 10-3 in their last 13.

Philadelphia Flyers are 7-1 in their last eight vs. New Jersey Devils.

Chicago Blackhawks are 6-1 in their last seven.

Who's not

Colorado Avalanche are 4-10 in their last 14.

Houston Astros are 1-8 this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins are 2-6 in their last eight vs. Ottawa Senators.

Key stat

0 - Number of times the Utah Jazz have covered the spread against the Denver Nuggets over the past two seasons. Utah is 3-5 SU in those meetings but 0-6-2 ATS.

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

The Colorado Avalanche will likely be without a pair of right wingers in Peter Mueller (concussion) and David Jones (knee), both of whom are listed as doubtful for tonight's game at San Jose. The two have combined for 19 goals and 34 assists this season, leaving the Avs severely shorthanded against the Sharks if neither are in the lineup.

Game of the day

Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes

Notable quotable

"I respect every coach, every player, everybody. I never say anything bad about anybody else or question why they do this or do that. So for them to say that about me, I don't even want to use no foul language."

Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant told the Oklahoman about Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson, who was fined $35,000 for his comments about the scoring champ getting favorable calls to get to the free-throw line.

Tips and notes

Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle is off to a great start at 2-0 with a 2.40 ERA, including a 6-0 win over the Indians last week, his second straight shutout against the Tribe dating back to last season. The Indians snapped a five-game losing skid Thursday and were held to just two runs in each of four of those losses. The Sox have finally started to rattle the bats and should score more than enough than Buehrle needs.

The seventh-seeded Flyers' first-round win over the Devils was not a fluke. After their 2-1 victory on Wednesday night, they have now won seven of their last eight against the second-seeded Devils, including 3-1 in New Jersey. The Devils deny that the Flyers have their number and may be motivated to even the series tonight. But at -190 on the money line, it's hard to like the Devils at that number.

Sunday's race is the third since NASCAR decided to switch back to spoilers, but the first two came at short tracks where the aerodynamic change has little impact. Texas Motorspeedway will be the first real test, although four-time champion Jimmie Johnson was one of the drivers chosen to test the spoiler at Charlotte, a similar track in size and speed. Just another reason to take a serious look at Johnson to win again this weekend.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:22 AM

Friday six-pack

-- NHL playoffs are most underrated sporting event in North America.

-- LSU-Tulane baseball game drew 10,682 fans Wednesday, more than three major league games did that night.

-- Colorado averaged 6,267 fans in an 11,000-seat basketball arena, one of many reasons why Jeff Bzdelik is now coaching Wake Forest.

-- Phillies had their 45th sellout in a row Thursday; Roy Halladay's 1st home start for Philadelphia will be #46 Friday night.

-- Why couldn't Jose Reyes have batted 3rd Wednesday/Thursday? If it is such a great idea, why not do it as soon as possible?

-- I'd forgotten that the Orioles started the '88 season 0-21. Ouch.

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Friday's List of 13: Random thoughts after a taxing day.......

13) New trend in mid-major coaching seems to be jumping ship the year before you're going to be fired; Hartford coach left to be an assistant for Penn Quakers and UL-Monroe's coach left early to become an assistant at South Carolina. Now comes word that Albany's Will Brown is looking at the Dartmouth job. Getting that job would be like going on a blind date and seeing Rosie O'Donnell sitting there waiting for you. Not good, but it is a date, just not one most people would want.

12) Brown got Albany (my alma mater) to NCAAs twice, but last couple years have been a struggle. AD McElroy has never seemed supportive of Brown, but stepped on the bandwagon after two NCAA appearances. Now rumors are strong that Brown is out of favor again. McElroy must think he's back at UCLA- this world is just very fickle sometimes.

11) If I'm pitching for Colorado and I see Jason Giambi playing first base, I'm not happy. The guy can't play the field anymore.

10) College of St Rose here in Albany has a new baseball facility and boy is it nice; took in a game there this week. Field has lights, bleachers, nice scoreboard and a press box. The league St Rose plays in uses only wood bats, which makes for better baseball. All in all, a fun afternoon.

9) Further evidence that college hoop recruits sign with coaches and not the school: Siena lost its best basketball recruit when 6-7 Melsahn Basabe got out of his commitment to the Saints, most likely to go to Iowa where Fran McCaffery is promoting an up-tempo style of play. My question for the kid would be: If you're good enough to play at Iowa, why in the name of Roy Marble were you going to Siena in the first place?

8) Now that the 76ers have fired Eddie Jordan, Rutgers needs to step up and make alumnus Jordan its new basketball coach. He would do well.

7) In two games vs lefthanded starting pitchers, Orioles scored one run. Angels are 0-3 against southpaws so far this season.

6) Washington pitcher Stammen faced Phillies twice already and has not fared well. allowing 16 hits on 32 balls in play (.500); 11 of the 35 batters he's faced scored. LY's major league average on balls in play was .299.

5) Placido Polanco is just third player since 1952 to start the season with eight multi-hit games in the first nine games of the season; Hank Aaron in 1952 did it and Barry Larkin did it twenty years ago.

4) Joe Morgan made sure to wish the former union head Marvin Miller a happy birthday on air Sunday night, saying that Miller made baseball a better sport for everyone. Miller helped make Morgan rich, thats for sure but is modern baseball better now for fans than it was 40 years ago? I'd argue very strongly that it isn't, unless you live in Boston, NY or LA.

3) New York City OTB might run out of money this weekend; how in the name of Art Schlichter can an organization that takes in $1B in bets each year go bankrupt? If it wasn't so pathetic, it might actually be funny, how the government can screw up things that seem fool-proof.

2) The new college football taunting rules are so bad, even people that put them into law know they're bad, otherwise they wouldn't delay putting the rule into effect until the 2011 season. If a kid showboats on his way to the end zone, not only is it a penalty, but its from the spot and they take away the touchdown. This could lead to some serious corruption; it is hard to believe the stupid things administrators can some up with.

1) Next week will be weird, since it is late April and we'll be talking NFL almost all week, with schedule being released Tuesday night and the draft Thursday-Saturday. NFL is good at staying in the news; next week news will be for all the right reasons. We all could use some good news.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:23 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 16

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NASHVILLE (47-29-0-6, 100 pts.) at CHICAGO (52-22-0-8, 112 pts.) - 4/16/2010, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 75-57 ATS (+1.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO is 15-5 ATS (+6.6 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 46-35 ATS (+81.1 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 25-12 ATS (+37.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NASHVILLE is 20-18 ATS (+42.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 15-8 ATS (+6.6 Units) after a division game this season.
CHICAGO is 37-54 ATS (-30.5 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 12-8 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 12-8-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)

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OTTAWA (44-32-0-6, 94 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (47-28-0-7, 101 pts.) - 4/16/2010, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 8-8-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-1.0 Units)

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PHILADELPHIA (41-35-0-6, 88 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (48-27-0-7, 103 pts.) - 4/16/2010, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 10-10-0 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.3 Units)

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DETROIT (44-24-0-14, 102 pts.) at PHOENIX (50-25-0-7, 107 pts.) - 4/16/2010, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 9-3 (+3.9 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 9-3-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.8 Units)

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COLORADO (43-30-0-9, 95 pts.) at SAN JOSE (51-20-0-11, 113 pts.) - 4/16/2010, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 8-4 (+2.3 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 8-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.7 Units)

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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:25 AM

NHL

Friday, April 16

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets
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Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins (-260, 5.5)

In a series that features stars on both sides of the ice, the Ottawa Senators turned to their role players for a lift in Wednesday’s 5-4 Game 1 victory in Pittsburgh.

Tough guys Chris Neil, Jarkko Ruutu, Chris Kelly and Peter Regin all found the back of the net for the Senators while defenseman Erik Karlsson also scored in the opening win.

"We're trying to do it by committee, we're trying to do it as a team, we're trying to get in shooting lanes, we're trying to block shots, we're trying to have numbers at the bluelines," Ottawa coach Cory Clouson told CBC Sports.

As much as Clouson is happy those skaters contributed, he knows not to count on those goals in Game 2 Friday. He would much rather see stars like Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza stepping up. Those two had an assist each but Alfredsson failed to register a shot on goal while Spezza managed just three shots on goal.

On the other hand, Pittsburgh’s studs were walking tall. Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added a helper while Sidney Crosby picked up three assists. Those two combined for six shots on goal in the loss and will be aiming to tie this series at 1-1 before making the move to Ottawa for Game 3 Sunday.

"We want to have our best effort each and every shift, but you're playing good teams in the playoffs, and there's going to be swings in momentum," Crosby told reporters. "It's a matter of adjusting, it's a matter of executing when you get chances."

Pick: Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes (115, 5)

Phoenix has been a team of opportunity all season.

The Coyotes made the most of a down year in the Pacific Division, jumped on a hot goalie in Ilya Bryzgalov and took advantage of Detroit’s penalties in Wednesday’s 3-2 Game 1 victory at home.

Phoenix scored all three of its goals with the man advantage, finishing the game 3-for-4 on the power play. The Coyotes weren’t that opportunistic during the regular season, ranking 28th in the NHL in power-play efficiency.

Those man advantages helped Phoenix dig itself out of a 2-1 first period lead. The Coyotes were a little anxious in their first period and a half of playoff hockey since 2002.

“We might have had too much emotion at the beginning,” Coyotes’ captain Shane Doan told the media. “But that’s okay, it’s been too long for a lot of us.”

Expect those postseason jitters to be calmed by the time the puck drops Friday night.

Pick: Phoenix

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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:26 AM

MLB

Friday, April 16

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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Los Angeles Angels at Toronto Blue Jays (-110, 8.5)

Has Angels manager Mike Scioscia mastered the art of the team meeting?

Remember last season when the Angels played .500 ball for the first two months, held a team gathering after a sloppy loss to the Rays on June 11 and went 68-36 the rest of the way?

He didn't wait that long for the annual closed-door chat after the Halos' 2-6 start. Scioscia called the team together Tuesday and they promptly went out and beat the Bronx Bombers on Wednesday.

"Today we seemed to have a little more fire," Torii Hunter said after the victory. "You don't know if it was the meeting yesterday, but today I saw something different in the pitching staff, the hitters and the way we played defensively, all the way around."

While it's too early to call it a turning point, the Angels head north of the border to meet the Blue Jays today with a lot more confidence. They will give the ball to ace Jered Weaver, who's off to a hot start by allowing just four earned runs in 12 innings of work.

Weaver is especially sharp against the Jays, going 5-1 in his career with a level 3.00 ERA. Look for Weaver to shut down what has been a red-hot Jays team.

Pick: Angels

Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs (-210, Off)

Houston had a problem, but may have put it in the past with Thursday's victory over St. Louis.

Off to an 0-8 start, the Astros salvaged their series finale against Kyle Lohse and the Cardinals for their first win of the season.

Houston now heads to Wrigley Field to meet the Cubs and banged-up starter Carlos Silva, who experienced some soreness in his shoulder after his first start at the Reds, where he pitched six innings and settled for a no-decision.

The Astros will go with Felipe Paulino, who was in line for a win against the Phillies in his first start before the bullpen blew it.

It's hard to trust Silva at this price.

Pick: Astros

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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:27 AM

MLB

Friday, April 16

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This Day in Baseball
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On April 16 in Baseball History...

1929 - Cleveland outfielder Earl Averill becomes the first A.L. player to hit a home run in his first major league time at bat when he blasts an 0-and-2 pitch off Detroit's Earl Whitehill in the Indians' 5-4, 11-inning victory.

1935 - Babe Ruth's N.L. debut draws 25,000 to Braves Field. The Babe's two-hit debut includes a 430-foot home run off Carl Hubbell, as Boston beats New York 4-2. The Babe's contract includes a share in the team's profits.

1940 - A baseball game was televised for the first time, by WGN-TV. It was an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse doing the play-by-play. The White Sox defeated the Cubs, 4-1.

1940 - Working in 47-degree weather, Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws an Opening Day no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox, winning 1-0 at Comiskey Park. It's the first Opening Day no-hitter since Leon Red Ames pitched one for the Giants in 1909.

1948 - The White Sox beat the Cubs 4-1 in an exhibition game at Wrigley Field with Jack Brickhouse at the WGN-TV mike. This is the first telecast in Chicago history.

1972 - In Chicago, 22-year-old rookie Burt Hooton of the Cubs no-hits the Phillies 4-0. It is Hooton's fourth major league game over two seasons. He has allowed just eight hits in 30 innings with his knuckle-curve.

1977 - Regulations force Oakland pitcher Vida Blue to discard his old, discolored lucky cap because it is no longer identical in color, trim and style to those of his teammates.

1978 - Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob's brother, Ken, of the Houston Astros pitched a no-hitter against Atlanta. They are the only brothers to throw no-hitters.

1983 - Padres first baseman Steve Garvey plays in his 1,118th consecutive game, breaking Billy Williams' N.L. record. Garvey goes 2-for-4 in an 8-5 Padres loss at Los Angeles.

1984 - Dave Kingman of the Oakland A's hit three home runs, including a grand slam, in his first three at-bats. He drove in a total of eight runs in a 9-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

1989 - Kelly Gruber becomes the first member of the Blue Jays to hit for the cycle as Toronto beats Kansas City 15-8.

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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:27 AM

NOTE:
For the initial posting of trends and indexes, we have provided information available up to the time of posting.
Additional updates for today’s games will be posted ASAP.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:54 AM

NHL
Write-Up

Friday, April 16

2009-10 playoffs

Underdogs are 5-2 so far in playoffs; under is 5-1-1.

Devils got beat in first round last two years, are 2-3 in first round series since winning last Cup in '03; they lost opener in series 2-1, going 0-5 on power play (full 10:00 with man edge). Flyers had only 14 shots in first game of series, but killed off five penalties despite losing 10 faceoffs out of 12 while a man short-- they're 4-3 in last seven games at New Jersey.

Penguins lost six of last eight games vs Ottawa, going 2-3 this year. Sens scored pair of power play goals in just 4:51 with man advantage in first game, scoring five goals on just 26 shots and winning 30 of 46 faceoffs while at even strength. Penguins went 7-10 in last 17 games, scoring 7-0-6-4 goals in last four. Ottawa is 5-2 in its last seven road games.

Sharks were ousted in first round of playoffs LY, after going 53-18-11 in regular season, now they're down 1-0 again, after losing 2-1 in the series opener. Home side won four of last five in series, after Sharks were 4-0 vs Colorado LY. Avalanche lost three of four, seven of last ten games. Sharks won eight of last eleven games, but ton of pressure on them here.

Red Wings outshot Phoenix 20-10 in first period of Game 1, led 2-1, but didn't score again; Coyotes are 3-2 vs Detroit this year, winning Game One 3-2, scoring three power play goals in 3:58 with man edge. Phoenix was 1-11 vs Red Wings the last three years, but now can go up 2-0 with win here. Detroit mustered only 20 shots in last two periods, after they had those 20 shots in first period.

Predators missed playoffs LY; they've never won playoff series, losing in first round four times. Nashville won three of last four games- nine of its last 12 games stayed under total. Blackhawks lost in semifinals LY, their first playoffs in six years; they won six of last seven games overall, six of eight games vs Nashville, four of last five vs Preds in this building.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 03:55 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Friday, April 16

Hot pitchers
-- Silva allowed one run in six IP (71 PT) in his first start for the Cubs.
-- Duke is 2-0, 3.00 in his first two '10 starts. Leake allowed one run in 6.1 IP, had two hits in first big league start.
-- Halladay is 2-0, 1.13 in his first two NL starts.
-- Braves scored 23 points in winning Lowe's first two starts.

-- Sabathia is 1-0, 3.46 in two starts this season. Wilson blanked Jays for seven innings in first '10 start, his first start since 2005.
-- Buehrle is 2-0, 2.40 in two starts this season.
-- Oakland won both Braden starts this season (1-0, 2.77).
-- Mariners won both FHernandez starts (0-0, 3.95); bullpen backed him with 4.1 scoreless IP. Bonderman allowed one run in five IP (91 PT) in his first '10 start.

Cold pitchers
-- Paulino allowed four runs in five IP in his first '10 start.
-- Gallardo is 0-2, 7.50 in his first two '10 starts. Lannan is 1-1, 8.31 in his first two starts, getting only two swings/misses out of 171 pitches.
-- Sanchez allowed five runs in six IP in his first '10 start.
-- Hammel allowed four runs in seven IP in his first '10 start.
-- Carpenter has 7.36 RA in his first two '10 starts. OPerez allowed four runs in 5.2 IP (01 PT) in his first '10 start.
-- Jackson is 1-1, 5.25 in his first two Arizona starts. Garland is 0-2, 9.00 in his first two San Diego starts.
-- Wellemeyer allowed four runs in 6.1 IP in losing his first 2010 start to the Braves, 7-2. Padilla allowed 11 runs in 8.2 IP in his first two starts.

-- Talbot allowed four runs in five IP (104 PT) in his first '10 start.
-- Angels won both Weaver starts this year (1-0, 3.00). Marcum is 0-0, 3.46 in his first two starts this season.
-- Beckett has a 6.17 RA in his two starts this season. Rays lost 10-0 in first Davis start this year (six IP, four runs).
-- Greinke is 0-1, 4.26 in two starts this season. Baker is 1-1, 3.86 in his two starts this season.
-- Millwood is 0-1, 4.26 in two starts this season.

Totals
-- Last three Cub games went over the total. Houston's last four games stayed under the total.
-- Three of four Cincinnati road games went over the total.
-- Last four Milwaukee games went over the total
-- Eight of ten Florida games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Atlanta games.
-- Five of last six Cardinal games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Arizona games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Giant games went over the total.

-- Six of nine Bronx games went over the total. Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Texas games.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in Cleveland games this season.
-- Three of four Toronto home games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Tampa Bay games went over the total.
-- Last five Kansas City games went over the total. Under is 4-1-1 in Twins' last six games.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in Balitmore road games.
-- Five of last six Seattle games stayed under. Last four Detroit games all went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Cubs are 3-1 this season in game following a loss.
-- Phillies won five of their last six games. Marlins won six of their last nine games.
-- Rockies won three of their last four games. Braves won their last two games, 6-1/6-2.
-- Cardinals won six of their first nine games.
-- Diamondbacks are 3-0 in game following a loss.
-- Giants won seven of their last nine games.

-- Bronx won four of its last five games. Rangers won three of four.
-- Blue Jays won seven of their last nine games.
-- Rays won last three games, scoring 22 runs.
-- Twins won seven of their last nine games.
-- A's won their last four home games.
-- Tigers won five of their last seven games. Seattle won its last couple games, allowing total of two runs.

Cold teams
-- Astros lost eight of their first nine games.
-- Pirates lost five of their last seven games.
-- Nationals are 0-3 in series openers this season. Brewers lost four of their last six games.
-- Reds lost last two games, scoring five runs; none of their starting Ps have a win yet.
-- Mets lost four of their last five games.
-- Padres lost three of their last four games.

-- Indians lost five of their last six games.
-- Angels lost three of their last four games.
-- Red Sox are 3-5 in last eight games.
-- Orioles lost nine of their first ten games.

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 11:59 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Ottawa at Pittsburgh
The Penguins look to rebound from their 5-4 loss in Game One and build on their 9-2 record in their last 11 games after allowing 5 goals or more in the previous game. Pittsburgh is the pick (-260) according to Dunkel, which has the Penguins favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-260). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

Game 65-66: Nashville at Chicago
Dunkel Ratings: Nashville 12.529; Chicago 12.156
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-250); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (+210); Over

Game 67-68: Ottawa at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Ottawa 11.189; Pittsburgh 11.939
Dunkel Line & Total: Pittsburgh by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-260); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-260); Under

Game 69-70: Philadelphia at New Jersey
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 12.165; New Jersey 12.974
Dunkel Line & Total: New Jersey by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: New Jersey (-190); 5
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (-190); Under

Game 71-72: Detroit at Phoenix
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.909; Phoenix 13.111
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Detroit (-135); 5
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+115); Under

Game 73-74: Colorado at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.193; San Jose 12.179
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose (-270); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Jose (-270); Under

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 12:02 PM

MLB
Dunkel

LA Angels at Toronto
The Angels look to build on their 9-1 record in Jered Weaver's last 10 starts with the total set from 7 1/2 to 9 runs. LA is the pick (-110) according to Dunkel, which has the Angels favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-110). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

Game 951-952: Houston at Chicago Cubs
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Paulino) 13.904; Cubs (Silva) 14.574
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-180); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-180); N/A

Game 953-954: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 14.626; Pittsburgh (Duke) 14.082
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-110); Under

Game 955-956: Milwaukee at Washington
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.804; Washington (Lannan) 15.022
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+140); Over

Game 957-958: Florida at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Sanchez) 14.674; Philadelphia (Halladay) 16.567
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-250); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-250); Under

Game 959-960: Colorado at Atlanta
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Hammel) 14.803; Atlanta (Lowe) 15.554
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-130); Over

Game 961-962: NY Mets at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Perez) 15.033; St. Louis (Carpenter) 14.776
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-250); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+210); Under

Game 963-964: Arizona at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Jackson) 15.288; San Diego (Garland) 14.180
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-115); Under

Game 965-966: San Francisco at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Wellemeyer) 15.969; LA Dodgers (Padilla) 15.736
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+130); Over

Game 967-968: Texas at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Wilson) 15.484; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 16.335
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-210); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-210); Over

Game 969-970: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Buehrle) 15.624; Cleveland (Talbot) 14.191
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-140); Under

Game 971-972: LA Angels at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 16.104; Toronto (Marcum) 14.878
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-110); Under

Game 973-974: Tampa Bay at Boston
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Davis) 15.726; Boston (Beckett) 15.599
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-185); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+165); Under

Game 975-976: Kansas City at Minnesota
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Greinke) 15.490; Minnesota (Baker) 16.676
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-130); Over

Game 977-978: Baltimore at Oakland
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Millwood) 14.450; Oakland (Braden) 14.779
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-150); Under

Game 979-980: Detroit at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Bonderman) 15.185; Seattle (Hernandez) 14.321
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-180); 7
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+160); Over

**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 12:09 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 16

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HOUSTON (1 - 8) at CHICAGO CUBS (4 - 5) - 2:20 PM
FELIPE PAULINO (R) vs. CARLOS SILVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 87-83 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 561-505 (-116.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 87-83 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 70-67 (-15.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 526-493 (-110.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

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

FELIPE PAULINO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
PAULINO is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

CARLOS SILVA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SILVA is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
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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CINCINNATI (5 - 5) at PITTSBURGH (4 - 5) - 7:05 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. ZACH DUKE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 381-361 (+42.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 489-568 (+50.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 87-82 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 49-37 (+18.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 428-513 (+36.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 325-369 (+38.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 46-31 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 24-52 (-23.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DUKE is 5-21 (-17.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

MIKE LEAKE vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

ZACH DUKE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
DUKE is 3-6 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.37 and a WHIP of 1.526.
His team's record is 4-6 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-6. (-3.9 units)

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MILWAUKEE (4 - 5) at WASHINGTON (4 - 5) - 7:05 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. JOHN LANNAN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 37-45 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 122-210 (-48.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 2-11 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-80 (-29.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LANNAN is 12-31 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
GALLARDO is 2-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

JOHN LANNAN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
LANNAN is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 7.10 and a WHIP of 1.579.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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FLORIDA (6 - 4) at PHILADELPHIA (7 - 2) - 7:05 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 177-156 (+30.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 415-379 (+48.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 46-37 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 35-23 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 17-9 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 26-13 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 43-35 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 69-54 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 28-18 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 48-41 (+16.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 2-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.3 units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. FLORIDA since 1997
HALLADAY is 0-1 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 5.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-2 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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COLORADO (5 - 4) at ATLANTA (5 - 4) - 7:35 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. DEREK LOWE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 34-24 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 163-170 (-34.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 48-48 (-16.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 42-42 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 26-30 (-20.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 42-42 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-31 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 26-31 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

JASON HAMMEL vs. ATLANTA since 1997
HAMMEL is 0-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 8.00 and a WHIP of 2.222.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

DEREK LOWE vs. COLORADO since 1997
LOWE is 8-7 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.33 and a WHIP of 1.321.
His team's record is 10-8 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-8. (+1.2 units)

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NY METS (3 - 6) at ST LOUIS (6 - 3) - 8:15 PM
OLIVER PEREZ (L) vs. CHRIS CARPENTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 41-70 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 28-45 (-17.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-21 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
PEREZ is 24-14 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in road games 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.

OLIVER PEREZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PEREZ is 3-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.81 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 6-9 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-6. (+1.0 units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. NY METS since 1997
CARPENTER is 1-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.05 and a WHIP of 1.268.
His team's record is 2-5 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.8 units)

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ARIZONA (5 - 4) at SAN DIEGO (3 - 6) - 10:05 PM
EDWIN JACKSON (R) vs. JON GARLAND (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 75-96 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 75-96 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 33-24 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 17-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
GARLAND is 19-9 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

EDWIN JACKSON vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
JACKSON is 0-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 7.84 and a WHIP of 1.646.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

JON GARLAND vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GARLAND is 2-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.67 and a WHIP of 1.556.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (7 - 2) at LA DODGERS (4 - 5) - 10:10 PM
TODD WELLEMEYER (R) vs. VICENTE PADILLA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WELLEMEYER is 8-18 (-11.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 36-14 (+19.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PADILLA is 38-21 (+21.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 18-6 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 34-21 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 21-7 (+16.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PADILLA is 21-10 (+14.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 95-76 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 95-76 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 719-607 (+86.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 70-54 (+15.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

TODD WELLEMEYER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
WELLEMEYER is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

VICENTE PADILLA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
PADILLA is 4-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.83 and a WHIP of 1.148.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+3.6 units)

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TEXAS (5 - 4) at NY YANKEES (6 - 3) - 7:05 PM
C.J. WILSON (L) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 15-38 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 81-41 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 35-11 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 92-79 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 89-73 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 126-115 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 89-74 (+20.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

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

C.J. WILSON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

C.C. SABATHIA vs. TEXAS since 1997
SABATHIA is 7-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.488.
His team's record is 8-5 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-4. (+4.6 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (4 - 6) at CLEVELAND (3 - 6) - 7:05 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. MITCH TALBOT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 68-103 (-34.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-86 (-31.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 36-48 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 61-92 (-32.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 42-64 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 23-45 (-21.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-1 (+1.7 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUEHRLE is 11-14 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.59 and a WHIP of 1.335.
His team's record is 18-19 (-6.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 18-17. (-0.9 units)

MITCH TALBOT vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (3 - 7) at TORONTO (7 - 3) - 7:05 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. SHAUN MARCUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 22-12 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 105-76 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 50-38 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 13-4 (+10.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 198-147 (+41.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 68-53 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 84-54 (+23.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 99-76 (+18.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 71-112 (-33.6 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.

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

JERED WEAVER vs. TORONTO since 1997
WEAVER is 5-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.026.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

SHAUN MARCUM vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MARCUM is 2-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.275.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (6 - 3) at BOSTON (4 - 5) - 7:10 PM
WADE DAVIS (R) vs. JOSH BECKETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 35-49 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 28-44 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BECKETT is 19-3 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 36-16 (+19.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 93-67 (+25.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 136-94 (+29.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

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

WADE DAVIS vs. BOSTON since 1997
DAVIS is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 26.97 and a WHIP of 3.745.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JOSH BECKETT vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BECKETT is 8-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.204.
His team's record is 9-8 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-1.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (4 - 5) at MINNESOTA (7 - 3) - 8:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. SCOTT BAKER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 69-102 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 7-20 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 104-63 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-16 (+20.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 48-28 (+16.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 64-48 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 37-38 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

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

ZACK GREINKE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GREINKE is 2-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.312.
His team's record is 3-8 (-5.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.7 units)

SCOTT BAKER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BAKER is 7-3 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 0.941.
His team's record is 8-4 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-9. (-6.5 units)

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BALTIMORE (1 - 9) at OAKLAND (7 - 4) - 10:05 PM
KEVIN MILLWOOD (R) vs. DALLAS BRADEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 65-107 (-30.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 0-7 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 262-360 (-107.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 136-257 (-111.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
MILLWOOD is 28-36 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 60-59 (+12.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 36-26 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MILLWOOD is 6-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.301.
His team's record is 9-7 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-8. (-1.7 units)

DALLAS BRADEN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BRADEN is 3-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.44 and a WHIP of 0.880.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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DETROIT (6 - 3) at SEATTLE (4 - 6) - 10:10 PM
JEREMY BONDERMAN (R) vs. FELIX HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 110-126 (-37.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 89-83 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 50-34 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 84-75 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 58-51 (+10.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HERNANDEZ is 27-9 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HERNANDEZ is 25-8 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HERNANDEZ is 20-7 (+10.9 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.

JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
BONDERMAN is 5-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.68 and a WHIP of 1.458.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.3 units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 5-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.192.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-3. (+0.4 units)

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**Udog** · 04-16-2010, 12:15 PM

NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, 4/16/2010

Western Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 1
NASHVILLE at CHICAGO, 8:35 PM ET
NASHVILLE: 8-19 SU Away when the total is 5 or less
CHICAGO: 15-5 SU in April

Eastern Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 2- OTT 1-0
OTTAWA at PITTSBURGH, 7:05 PM ET
OTTAWA: 4-15 SU in the 2nd game of a playoff series
PITTSBURGH: 25-8 SU off a home loss

Eastern Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 2 - PHI 1-0
PHILADELPHIA at NEW JERSEY, 7:35 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA: 0-5 SU after allowing 1 or less in BB games
NEW JERSEY: 22-6 SU after 2+ consecutive unders

Western Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 2 - PHX 1-0
DETROIT at PHOENIX, 10:05 PM ET
DETROIT: 7-13 SU after 3 consecutive road games
PHOENIX: 8-0 SU as a home underdog

Western Conference Playoffs - First Round - Best of 7 - Game 2 -COL 1-0
COLORADO at SAN JOSE, 10:35 PM ET
COLORADO: 24-17 SU after 1+ consecutive unders
SAN JOSE: 5-13 SU at home revenging a home loss

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Friday Trends and Indexes 4/16 (NHL, MLB, Misc.)

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