Thursday's Trends and Indexes 8/12 (MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

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MLB
Short Sheet


Thursday, 8/12/2010

COLORADO at NY METS, 12:10 PM ET
HAMMEL: COL 8-20 as a road underdog of +100 to +150
SANTANA: NYM 16-5 at home after a loss

ARIZONA at MILWAUKEE, 2:10 PM ET
LOPEZ: ARI 15-2 OVER after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6
WOLF: MIL 2-11 revenging BB home losses

CHICAGO CUBS at SAN FRANCISCO, 3:45 PM ET
WELLS: CHC 8-16 after 2+ consecutive overs
CAIN: SF 21-8 against NL Central

PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO, 6:35 PM ET
DUKE: PIT 1-15 after 3 straight games with no home runs
GARLAND: SD 17-5 against NL Central

FLORIDA at WASHINGTON, 7:05 PM ET
NOLASCO: 8-1 TSR Away when working on 5 or 6 days rest
HERNANDEZ: WAS 16-28 when the money line is +125 to -125

LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
KERSHAW: 1-7 TSR in August
BLANTON: PHI 39-13 at home against NL West

BOSTON at TORONTO, 12:37 PM ET
LACKEY: 3-10 TSR on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5
MILLS: TOR 26-16 at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

BALTIMORE at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET
MILLWOOD: BAL 9-2 in August
GOMEZ: CLE 10-17 as a home favorite of -125 to -150

NY YANKEES at KANSAS CITY, 8:10 PM ET
SABATHIA: NYY 21-7 Away after one or more consecutive overs
CHEN: KC 1-12 after allowing 3 runs or less in BB games

MINNESOTA at CHI WHITE SOX, 8:10 PM ET
LIRIANO: MIN 11-22 on Thursday
FLOYD: 11-0 TSR at home after giving up <=2 earned runs in his last 2 outings

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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CFL


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Canadian Bacon: Week 7 analysis and predictions
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Thursday

B.C. Lions at Saskatchewan Roughriders (-8, 54)

According to sources, Jarious Jackson will be the starting QB for the Lions in the absence of Casey Printers and following the abysmal performances of Travis Lulay. That’s bad news for Wally Buono’s team, which goes up against the Grey Cup finalists who are more than focused to go back to the great November dance.

“We want to play at a higher level each week, despite who we are playing against” Roughriders coach Kevin Miller told the press. The Lions might have the same aim but they may lack the tools to achieve it.

Keep in mind that CB Davis Sanchez suffers from a hip injury and he could miss Thursday’s game for the Lions.

Pick: Saskatchewan

Friday

Hamilton Tiger Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (-4.5, 54.5)

Believe it or not, this will be the fourth and final regular season game between these two teams. Winnipeg won easily in the first one, the Ti-Cats dominated the second showdown and the third one was a last-minute affair in favor of Hamilton.

The Blue Bombers fired kicker Alexis Serna and will now rely on 23-year-old Louie Sakoda. A huge challenge awaits him. This game could well be decided in the last minutes and a field goal might very well make the difference.

Quarterback Buck Pierce might be back under center for the Blue Bombers this week.

“I feel better” he said to journalists without speculating on is return.

Without a doubt, the Blue Bombers are bigger threats with an injured Pierce taking snaps, rather than Steven Jyles. But even if he is back, Pierce might not be enough against these hungry Tiger Cats.

Pick: Hamilton

Saturday

Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts (+7, 53)

Two weeks ago, the Alouettes solved the problem presented by the wonder-kid running back Cory Boyd. If the linebackers and the secondary keep finding a way to stop Boyd, the Alouettes will be fearless versus an Argos team that is still full of flaws on offence.

Als quarterback Anthony Calvillo is nursing a finger injury on his throwing hand but it didn’t show during training sessions this week. He should face the Argos Saturday.

“The ball arrives with full power. I know that he is experimenting to compensate for his injury but he is solid,” Montreal receiver Brian Bratton said of Calvillo’s condition.

Pick: Montreal

Sunday

Edmonton Eskimos at Calgary Stampeders (-8.5, 52.5)

The poor Eskimos seem to find new ways to shoot themselves in the foot every week.

“Sometime it works, sometime it doesn’t,” said offensive coordinator Kevin Strasser.

Right now, nothing seems to works for the Eskimos, who only scored 130 points in six games so far this season. Only the B.C. Lions’ offense, with 122, has been more pitiful.

The Eskimos are probably a better team than their 1-5 record shows but all will agree that the Stampeders fully deserve their 5-1 record.

The traditional Alberta Battle will likely be one-sided this time. Henry Burris threw only one interception in his last two games and Ken-Yon Rambo is back to catch his bullets.

The Eskimos will keep sliding.

Pick: Calgary


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NFL
Dunkel


New Orleans at New England

The defending champs open the preseason at New England on Thursday. The Saints are the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Patriots favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+1 1/2). Here are all of this week's preseason picks.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12

Game 251-252: New Orleans at New England (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New Orleans 122.812; New England 123.455
Dunkel Line: New England by 1; 39
Vegas Line: New England by 1 1/2; 36
Dunkel Pick: New Orleans (+1 1/2); Over

Game 253-254: Carolina at Baltimore (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Carolina 120.481; Baltimore 121.431
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 32
Vegas Line: Baltimore by 3; 34
Dunkel Pick: Carolina (+1); Under

Game 255-256: Oakland at Dallas (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland 118.204; Dallas 123.119
Dunkel Line: Dallas by 5; 31
Vegas Line: Dallas by 3 1/2; 34 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Dallas (-3 1/2); Under