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**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:04 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: September 9

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The NFL kicks off its 2010 season, the PGA Tour plays the third of its FedExCup events, and the Cardinals begin a road series in Atlanta.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

The National Football League begins its regular-season schedule on Thursday night at the Superdome in New Orleans, with the Saints playing host to the Vikings. Minnesota and New Orleans met at the Superdome in the NFC Championship Game last season, with the Saints pulling out a 31-28 overtime victory. Drew Brees went just 17-of-31 for 197 yards passing in that contest, but threw three TD strikes. Brett Favre, on the other hand, went 28-of-46 for 310 yards with a touchdown pass, but also threw a pair of costly interceptions. The oddsmakers like the Saints at home in the first game of the year, as they're pegged as the 5.5-point favorites. The total for the matchup is listed at 48 points.

As well, there are a pair of college football games on Thursday night, with Central Michigan at Temple (-7.5), and No. 22 Auburn (-2.5) at Mississippi State. The ranked Tigers picked up an easy 52-26 win over Arkansas State in their season opener last time out, with quarterback Cam Newton passing for 186 yards and three scores and also running for 171 yards and two scores. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, thumped Memphis 49-7 last week, as QB Tyler Russell threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

There are just six games on a light baseball schedule for Thursday, with the American League offering up the White Sox at Detroit and Texas at Toronto, and the National League featuring Cincinnati at Colorado, the Dodgers at Houston, San Francisco at San Diego, and St. Louis at Atlanta. The Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright (17-10, 2.34 ERA) to the mound in that last contest, while the Braves counter with Jair Jurrjens (7-4, 4.10 ERA). Righthander Wainwright will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak on Thursday; he gave up five runs (two earned) over five innings of work against the Reds last time out. Righthander Jurrjens has picked up the win in each of his past two trips to the mound, blanking the Marlins on three hits in his seven innings of work last time out.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the PGA Tour begins its third FedExCup playoff tournament on Thursday, the BMW Championship at Cog Hill G&CC in Lemont, Illinois. Tiger Woods is the defending champion at this event, and the oddsmakers have him pegged at 11/2 odds to pull off the repeat; Woods sits 51st in the FedExCup standings and needs to climb into the Top 30 to make the field for THE TOUR Championship in two weeks. Steve Stricker is next at 12/1 odds, followed by Phil Mickelson at 14/1, and Jim Furyk at 18/1. Matt Kuchar, the current FedExCup points leader, is next at 22/1 odds, with Charley Hoffman – who won the Deutsche Bank Championship with a sizzling final round last week – set at 50/1.

**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:05 AM

Bettors’ best friend: Thursday’s wagering tips

Lines to keep an eye on

New Orleans Saints opened as 4-point favorites with the total at 54. The Saints can now be found as high as -6 and the total is hovering around 48.5.

Toronto opened as a -125 favorite against the Texas Rangers but is now listed at -120.

Weather to watch

No current weather concerns.

Who’s hot

Chicago White Sox are 7-1 in last eight road games.

Houston is 12-4 in its last 16 overall

Who’s not

Cincinnati is 6-21 in its last 27 meetings in Colorado.

Texas is 1-9 in Lewis’ last 10 starts.

St. Louis is 4-10 in its last 14 overall.

Vikings are 2-6 against the spread in their last eight Week 1 games.

Key stat

5- the number of consecutive meetings between the Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints that have played over the posted total.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Florida Marlins starter Josh Johnson has been diagnosed with right shoulder inflammation and a mid-back strain. He will miss his scheduled start on Friday and will be re-evaluated over the next few days.

Game of the day

Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Notable quotable

"They are the Super Bowl champs and they deserve that respect, but we beat ourselves in that game. We have a lot stuff to work on. We've got that bad taste in our mouth, and we need to brush our teeth."

-Vikings Visanthe Shiancoe tight end on last year’s loss to New Orleans in the NFC Championship game.

Tips and notes

New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma is expected to play fully in Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Vilma is officially listed as probable after dealing with a groin issue for the last while.

Referee Terry McAualy and his crew plan to call a tight game between the Vikings and Saints after all the talk about Brett Favre getting beat up in last year’s NFC Championship game. But don’t expect them to bend over backwards for the Vikings. "They know what happened to Favre before and it's not that they're going to look to protect him any more or any less than they would under normal circumstances," Mike Pereira, the former director of NFL officials, told reporters.

Jorge Posada is listed as day-to-day after taking a foul tip to the mask on Tuesday. The Yankees were looking to use him as a pinch hitter on Wednesday, but decided against it after the catcher complained his head felt “foggy.”

**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:05 AM

Thursday's six-pack

-- Apparently you can bet on what the Super Bowl matchup will be; Bills-Rams matchup is longest shot on board, at 9,600-1. The site we found this on is 5Dimes Sportsbook, Casino, Racebook, Poker Room and Lottery Room

-- Sales of NFL season tickets are down for the third year in a row.

-- Joe West did plate for 16-inning game in Anaheim, his fourth extra inning game in his last five behind the plate.

-- John Lindsey got into his first big league boxscore Wednesday, but never played; he was announced as pinch-hitter, then when Bud Black went to righty reliever, Andre Ethier hit for Lindsey.

-- Lindsey is first guy whose MLB debut was as PH who didn't bat in eight years, when Dave McKay's son Cody did it.

-- Awesome trivia: only one major leaguer has ever been ejected from a game without appearing in a game. 1951, Bill Sharman, Brooklyn, the same Bill Sharman who was a great basketball player and coached the Lakers and Utah Stars. One of the best free throw shooters ever.

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Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.......

13) Danny Espinosa of the Nationals is first player in major league history to hit two HRs with 6+ RBI in one of his first five major league games; he comes from the strong Long Beach State college program.

12) Seattle Seahawks have only 26 players back from Week 17 of LY, fewest of any NFL team. Pete Carroll turned over half the roster already and some of the remaining veterans are wondering whats up.

11) In his last 17 games, Carlos Gonzalez is 32-60, with seven HRs, 21 RBI. Lets just say I'm trying to forget trading him off my fantasy team back when he was a rookie.

10) Rule that ended Sunday’s Minnesota-Rangers game is still unclear; even umpires and Texas manager Washington seemed confused by it. The rule centers around if a runner touches the third base coach, is he automatically out, or does the coach have to aid the runner in order for interference to occur.

9) Can’t remember the college hoop magazines coming out so early. Not a complaint, except that none of them have game schedules now.

8) 49ers are travelling 35,219 miles this season, most in NFL; Bengals are travelling the least, 6,688 miles.

7) Turkey holds its national elections on a Sunday. Good idea or not?

6) Only four weeks until the NHL regular season starts.

5) State of New Jersey still owes $110M on Giants Stadium, you know, the stadium that no longer exists. Good thing Mara and Tisch famililies extorted their loyal fanbase into building a new palace, or else their team might have been stuck playing in the 33-year old stadium that housed most of their franchise's greatest memories.

4) Orioles are 21-14 under Buck Showalter; they were 32-73 before he started managing the team in early August.

3) Illinois finished 103rd out of 120 college football teams in passing LY, but still had two rookie WRs and a TE make NFL rosters this summer. You have to ask yourself, either the QB or coach were really awful, no?

2) Bucky Badger, the mascot for Wisconsin sports, had his head stolen recently; the thing weighs 28 pounds and costs $4,000. Quick work got the head recovered, just in time for football season.

1) Drinking age in this country needs to be lowered to 18. If you’re old enough to fight in a war, you’re old enough to have a beer.

**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:08 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Thursday, September 9

Hot pitchers
-- Wood is 5-1, 3.79 in his last six road starts. Rockies won Hammel's last four starts (2-0, 3.38).
-- Jurrjens is 4-0, 3.57 in his last seven starts.
-- Lilly is 6-1, 3.18 in seven starts for the Dodgers.
-- Garland is 3-2, 2.45 in his last five starts.

-- Porcello is 3-0, 2.14 in his last three starts. Floyd is 2-1, 2.29 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Wainwright is 0-4, 6.00 in his last four starts.
-- Norris is 0-1, 6.06 in his last three starts.
-- Cain is 1-1, 4.61 in his last four starts.

-- Lewis is 0-3, 9.27 in his last four starts. Hill was 2-2, 3.00 in his five AAA starts this year; he is 8-16, 4.95 in 40 major league starts.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Wood starts went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Jurrjens starts.
-- Four of last five Norris starts stayed under the total.
-- Last five Cain starts all went over the total.

-- Five of last seven Floyd starts stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last nine Lewis starts stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
-- Colorado is 13-4 in its last seventeen games.
-- Houston won 13 of its last 17 games.
-- Giants won six of their last eight games. Padres won their last three games, after losing the previous ten.

-- White Sox are 9-4 in their last thirteen road games. Tigers are 8-2 in their last ten home games.
-- Blue Jays won four of their last six home games.

Cold Teams
-- Cincinnati lost last four games, outscored 27-12.
-- Cardinals lost six of their last seven road games. Braves are 2-5 in their last seven games overall.
-- Dodgers lost nine of their last eleven games.

-- Rangers are 5-13 in their last seventeen road games.

**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:10 AM

MLB

Thursday, September 9

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. DETROIT
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

3:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. COLORADO
Cincinnati is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Colorado
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Cincinnati
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:07 PM
TEXAS vs. TORONTO
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas

7:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. ATLANTA
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
St. Louis is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home

8:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. HOUSTON
LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Houston
Houston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

10:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 13 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco

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**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 06:13 AM

MLB

Thursday, September 9

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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Texas at Toronto (+100, 9.5)

Thursday is a big day for Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Shawn Hill - it’s his first MLB start since April 2009. Hill is coming back from his second Tommy John surgery.

"It's special," Hill, who grew up in Georgetown, Ont., told reporters. "Aside from being in Toronto, which is a whole separate issue, coming back from a second Tommy John, it's been a rough two years battling injuries.

"It's special in that sense. Then, obviously, coming home to pitch in front of friends and family and getting to sleep at my parents' house."

Nothing like some home cooking before making your big comeback.

Pick: Jays

St. Louis at Atlanta (-120, 7)

St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright is getting pretty sick of losing. He has dropped four straight starts for the first time in his career. The 6-foot-7 right-hander gave up two runs on seven hits over five innings against the Cincinnati Reds in his last outing, striking out six while walking one.

"I don't like losing one game, much less four in a row," Wainwright told reporters after that game. "I won't lose again."

Pick: Braves

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
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Streaking

Rick Porcello (8-11, 5.20 ERA), Detroit Tigers

Porcello heads into Thursday’s start having allowed just five earned runs over his last three starts – spanning 21 innings. He won 6-4 at Kansas City in his last outing, giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out five to stretch his winning streak to three.

Matt Cain (10-10, 3.18 ERA) San Francisco Giants

The 6-foot-3 right-hander has pitched the Giants to victory in each of his last three starts, though he picked no-decisions in two of those games. He has 20 strikeouts and a 3.80 ERA over that stretch.

Slumping

Adam Wainwright (17-10, 2.34 ERA) St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis’ big lefty is looking to put an end to a four-game losing streak, the longest losing streak of his career. He hasn’t been all that bad, giving up 13 runs over the skid while striking out 26, but he isn’t happy about it. Wainwright had won three straight before this losing streak took over.

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This Day in Baseball
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On September 9 in Baseball History...

1914 - George Davis of the Boston Braves pitched a 7-0 no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.

1918 - In Game Four of the World Series, which is being played early because of World War I, Babe Ruth bats in two runs on a triple in the fourth and pitches seven scoreless innings before the Cubs tie it in the eighth. But Ruth and the Red Sox get the win when Phil Douglas throws away the game, first by a wild pitch, then an error.

1922 - Baby Doll Jacobson hit three triples to lead the St. Louis Browns to a 16-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

1936 - The New York Yankees clinched their eighth American League pennant with a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, 11-3 and 12-9. The Yankees finished 19 1/2-games ahead of the Detroit Tigers for the largest margin in Yankee history.

1945 - Dick Fowler of the Philadelphia Athletics pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns.

1948 - Rex Barney of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitched a 2-0 no-hitter against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds.

1953 - Mickey Mantle's two-run home run off Chicago's Billy Pierce caps a seven-run fifth inning, as New York wins 9-3 at Yankee Stadium. Returning to center field after the fifth, Mantle is photographed blowing a huge bubble with a wad of gum. Manager Casey Stengel will publicly rebuke the Mick, who will apologize for the indiscretion. However, Mantle does get an endorsement fee from the Bowman Gum company.

1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched his fourth no-hitter, a perfect game, against the Chicago Cubs. Koufax fanned 14 in the 1-0 victory while Cubs pitcher Bob Hendley allowed only one hit - a double by Lou Johnson.

1970 - Bowie Kuhn hands Denny McLain his third suspension of the year, this one is for carrying a gun, plus other unspecified charges, and ends McLain's season with a 3-5 record.

1977 - In the second game of a doubleheader in Boston, Tigers rookies Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell debut together. They will hold down the second base and shortstop jobs in Detroit for a record nineteen years.

1987 - Nolan Ryan struck out sixteen to pass 4,500 for his career as the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. Ryan struck twelve of the final thirteen batters and fanned Mike Aldrete to complete the seventh for his 4,500th strikeout.

1988 - Bruce Sutter joins Rollie Fingers and Rich Gossage as the third pitcher to save 300 games as Atlanta beats San Diego 5-4 in 11 innings. It is the last save of his career.

1990 - Oakland beats New York 7-3 to complete a twelve-game sweep of the Yankees this year. The season sweep is a first for the Yankees.

1992 - Robin Yount became the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Yount singled to right-center off Cleveland's Jose Mesa in the seventh inning.

1993 - Baseball joins the other major sports and expands the postseason as well as its divisions. The measure passes by a 27-1 vote with Texas, one of two teams other than the new expansion teams never to go to the postseason by the old setup, as the lone dissenter.

1997 - Mark McGwire becomes only the second player in history to hit fifty home runs in consecutive seasons (Babe Ruth did it twice) and the first to hit fifty in a season with two different teams. McGwire, who started the season with the A's, hits his 50th of the year for the Cardinals in a 7-6 loss to the Giants. In 1998 and 1999, McGwire will become the first player to hit fifty home runs three- and four-straight years.

1998 - The New York Yankees officially clinched the American League East title, the earliest in American League history, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-5. The Yankees improved to 102-41, 20 1/2-games ahead of second-place Boston.

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**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 08:28 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Chicago White Sox at Detroit
The Tigers look to build on their 4-0 record in Rick Porcello's last 4 starts as a home underdog. Detroit is the pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+110). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Game 901-902: Cincinnati at Colorado (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Wood) 15.497; Colorado (Hammel) 15.385
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+110); Under

Game 903-904: St. Louis at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.016; Atlanta (Jurrjens) 13.809
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-125); Over

Game 905-906: LA Dodgers at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lilly) 13.670; Houston (Norris) 15.939
Dunkel Line: Houston by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+120); Over

Game 907-908: San Francisco at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 14.591; San Diego (Garland) 15.581
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-115); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-115); Under

Game 909-910: Chicago White Sox at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Floyd) 15.165; Detroit (Porcello) 16.607
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+110); Over

Game 911-912: Texas at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Lewis) 15.992; Toronto (Hill) 14.651
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-120); Under

**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 10:01 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, September 9

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CINCINNATI (79 - 60) at COLORADO (75 - 64) - 3:10 PM
TRAVIS WOOD (L) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 48-32 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 15-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
COLORADO is 47-23 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
COLORADO is 16-1 (+15.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
COLORADO is 31-17 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
COLORADO is 47-23 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
HAMMEL is 21-8 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 21-8 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 80-60 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 38-33 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CINCINNATI is 20-14 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 80-60 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 53-41 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CINCINNATI is 33-26 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 36-38 (-11.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-2 (+2.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

TRAVIS WOOD vs. COLORADO since 1997
WOOD is 0-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HAMMEL is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.14 and a WHIP of 0.907.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (72 - 65) at ATLANTA (80 - 60) - 7:10 PM
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R) vs. JAIR JURRJENS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 71-65 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 29-41 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 4-10 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
ST LOUIS is 69-64 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 46-41 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WAINWRIGHT is 3-8 (-8.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 3-9 (-9.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 25-9 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ATLANTA is 50-20 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 50-20 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 56-35 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WAINWRIGHT is 26-9 (+13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. ATLANTA since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 5-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.281.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

JAIR JURRJENS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
JURRJENS is 1-3 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

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LA DODGERS (69 - 71) at HOUSTON (66 - 73) - 8:05 PM
TED LILLY (L) vs. BUD NORRIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 13-26 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 71-71 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 29-40 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 71-71 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 34-31 (+17.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
HOUSTON is 66-73 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 29-21 (+11.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 126-101 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 66-73 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 44-51 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 23-14 (+15.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

TED LILLY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LILLY is 7-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.19 and a WHIP of 0.974.
His team's record is 7-5 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-8. (-5.5 units)

BUD NORRIS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
NORRIS is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 12.47 and a WHIP of 2.309.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (78 - 62) at SAN DIEGO (79 - 59) - 10:05 PM
MATT CAIN (R) vs. JON GARLAND (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 45-32 (+13.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN DIEGO is 69-74 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 79-60 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 20-13 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 77-59 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 52-42 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 53-44 (+9.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 79-57 (+20.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 78-63 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 77-61 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 54-39 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 123-99 (+19.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
GARLAND is 44-50 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARLAND is 11-23 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 9-2 (+8.9 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.7 Units)

MATT CAIN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
CAIN is 4-8 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.244.
His team's record is 6-15 (-10.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-9. (-0.6 units)

JON GARLAND vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GARLAND is 3-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.15 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (77 - 62) at DETROIT (70 - 70) - 1:05 PM
GAVIN FLOYD (R) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLOYD is 2-8 (-7.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 55-30 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 45-27 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 11-4 (+7.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday this season.
DETROIT is 42-21 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 45-27 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-24 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 77-63 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-35 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 26-16 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 73-59 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 61-46 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 231-236 (-34.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 96-110 (-35.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 48-53 (-8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 8-6 (+1.4 Units) against DETROIT this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

GAVIN FLOYD vs. DETROIT since 1997
FLOYD is 5-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.373.
His team's record is 10-3 (+8.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.3 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PORCELLO is 0-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 8.67 and a WHIP of 1.741.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

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TEXAS (76 - 63) at TORONTO (72 - 67) - 7:07 PM
COLBY LEWIS (R) vs. SHAWN HILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 3-10 (-8.3 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 this season.
TEXAS is 27-33 (-11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LEWIS is 11-16 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LEWIS is 3-9 (-8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 72-68 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 37-23 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 21-10 (+11.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 44-41 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 61-49 (+15.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 35-31 (+8.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 40-37 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 125-95 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 169-140 (+26.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
HILL is 4-18 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 7-2 (+6.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

COLBY LEWIS vs. TORONTO since 1997
LEWIS is 1-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 12.27 and a WHIP of 1.977.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

SHAWN HILL vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

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**Udog** · 09-09-2010, 11:24 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Thursday, 9/9/2010

National League

CINCINNATI at COLORADO, 3:10 PM ET MLB
WOOD: CIN 26-15 Under in day games
HAMMEL: 14-2 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175

ST LOUIS at ATLANTA, 7:10 PM ET MLB
WAINWRIGHT: 3-8 TSR in road night games
JURRJENS: ATL 20-3 at home off win by 6+ runs

LA DODGERS at HOUSTON, 8:05 PM ET
LILLY: 13-2 Under in night games
NORRIS: HOU 20-9 off 3+ Unders

SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO, 10:05 PM ET
CAIN: SF 2-9 vs. San Diego
GARLAND: SD 12-2 Under off shutout win

American League

CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT, 1:05 PM ET
FLOYD: CWS 26-16 in day games
PORCELLO: 12-5 Over when the total is 9 to 9.5

TEXAS at TORONTO, 7:07 PM ET MLB
LEWIS: 1-7 TSR Away with a money line of -100 to -150
HILL: TOR 18-10 after a loss by 4+ runs

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