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**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:15 AM

Daily Sports Roundup: September 17

Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Golden Bears play on the road in Nevada, the Rangers begin a series out in Seattle, and the Rockies seek a win at Dodger Stadium.

Colliding on the gridiron . . .

College football offers up a pair of games on Friday, with Kansas at Southern Miss and California at Nevada. The Jayhawks are 1-1 SU and 1-0 ATS so far this season, while Southern Miss sits at 1-1 SU and 0-2 ATS. Oddsmakers like the Golden Eagles at home in that contest, pegging them as the 5.5-point favorites. Meanwhile, the Golden Bears are 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS through the first two weeks of the season, and Nevada is at 2-0 SU and 1-0 ATS. California is pegged as a 3-point road favorite against the Wolf Pack.

As well, there is one Canadian Football League game on tap for Friday night, with Calgary at Saskatchewan. The Stampeders (9-1 SU, 8-2 ATS) ride a seven-game winning streak into Friday's matchup, and they trounced Edmonton 36-20 on the road last week. The Roughriders (6-4 SU, 5-5 ATS) will be looking to bounce back from an ugly 31-2 road loss to Winnipeg last week in which they managed just a pair of singles. Oddsmakers have Calgary listed as a 2.5-point road favorite for Friday night's matchup.

Meeting up on the diamond . . .

The American League schedule for Friday has the Yankees at Baltimore, the Angels at Tampa Bay, Toronto at Boston, Oakland at Minnesota, Cleveland at Kansas City, Detroit at the White Sox, and Texas at Seattle. C.J. Wilson is expected to get the ball for the Rangers in that last contest, while the Mariners send Felix Hernandez (11-11, 2.39 ERA) to the mound. Lefthander Wilson is coming off a short outing against the Yankees in which he gave up four runs on six hits over just three innings of work. Righthander Hernandez lost to the Angels last time out, surrendering seven runs in his 6 1-3 innings.

Over in the National League on Friday it's then Arizona at Pittsburgh, Washington at Philadelphia, the Cubs at Florida, Atlanta at the Mets, Cincinnati at Houston, San Diego at St. Louis, Milwaukee at San Francisco, and Colorado at the Dodgers. Ubaldo Jimenez (18-6, 2.75 ERA) is slated to pitch for the Rockies on Friday night, with Hiroki Kuroda (10-12, 3.32 ERA) taking the hill for Los Angeles. Righthander Jimenez was stuck with a no-decision against the Diamondbacks last time out despite giving up just one run on six hits over his six innings of work. Righthander Kuroda is also coming off a hard-luck no-decision, surrendering one run on four hits in six innings against Houston.

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:15 AM

Bettors' best friend: Friday's wagering tips

Weather to watch

Cubs at Marlins: There is a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms with a 14 mph wind blowing in from center field.

Who’s hot

The Phillies are 12-3 in their past 15.

The over is 14-6 in the Marlins past 20 home games.

The over is 7-1 in the Cardinals past 8 games.

Who’s not

The Rangers are 1-9 in their past 10 games as an underdog.

The under is 14-6 in the Twins past 20 road games.

The under is 24-6 in the Astros past 30 games.

Key stat

1,198: Days on Sunday it will be since Michael Vick was last a starting quarterback in the NFL. Vick hasn’t started a game since he was with the Falcons on Dec. 31 of 2006. Vick, who served an 18-month prison sentence in-between, was fantastic in relief of Kevin Kolb last week, completing 16-of-24 passes for 175 yards with a touchdown and rushing for 103 more. "I still feel like I can play at a high level," Vick told ESPN.com. "I feel like if I had been out there for four quarters, maybe we would have had a chance to win the game. I feel like I'm like 25 or 26 again, even though that's not the case."

Injury that shouldn't be overlooked

Cleveland Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme missed practice for the second straight day with ankle injury. Now, normally any injury that sidelines the Rajun’ Cajun is celebrated by his fan base. But with Seneca Wallace and an untested Colt McCoy waiting in the wings, does the team really want to have a fresh face under center with the rejuvenated Chiefs coming to town? Right now, coach Eric Mangini isn’t showing any cards, but has spoken a lot to GM Mike Holmgren about Wallace. "I think Jake's made some progress. We have a couple different approaches how the game can go and we'll just have to see which way it goes. I can't give a specific answer," Mangini told the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Game of the Day

San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals (+149, 7.5)

Notable quotes

"He's always been a good guy as long as I've known him at USC and here in New Orleans. ... Hopefully [people will] finally leave him alone about it. It's five or six years ago. We need to let it go and move on." – Saints DT Sedrick Ellis on RB Reggie Bush, his former USC teammate, on giving back the Heisman Trophy.

Tips and notes

The Reds bullpen situation is getting very dicey. Closer Francisco Cordero is third in the National League with 36 saves, but has been very shaky during stretches this season -- blowing a whopping eight saves -- including botching a pair of chances this weekend against the Pirates. After a very close call in a 7-5 win and save over Arizona on Wednesday, talk of having rookie phenom Aroldis Chapman take over the closing reigns have even made manager Dusty Baker think twice. "There's a situation like [David] Price in Tampa Bay in the playoffs [in 2008]. If that comes up, we'll see," Baker told MLB.com. "In the meantime, let's not stir it up. There's already enough stirring up whenever [Cordero] comes into the game. That can't help when he comes in the game and gives up one ball or one hit, the boos start. That makes it worse.

Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald isn’t showing many flashes of regaining his All-Pro form. He did catch the game-winning touchdown on Sunday against St. Louis, but has been hampered by not only a bulky knee-brace, but also his inability to practice and get reps with new starting quarterback Derek Anderson. With running back Beanie Wells looking doubtful for the game, this could be a huge blow to the team’s offense if Fitzgerald is less than 100 percent. "You walk a fine line," Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt told the team’s Web site, "because you want Larry to be in game shape and the only way to do that is get reps in practice."

Middle Tennessee State will be without star quarterback Dwight Dasher for at least one more week. The NCAA ruled on Thursday that Dasher affected his eligibility when he accepted a $1,500 loan from an 80-year-old war veteran he befriended, and will likely miss two more games due to suspension. Last season, Dasher was the fourth player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to throw for more than 2,500 yards and run for more than a 1,000 in a single season as he was named Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year. The Blue Raiders are 1-1 his year and visit Memphis (+4) on Saturday.

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:16 AM

Friday's six-pack

Some college football trends for Week 2 coming up......

-- Florida State is 11-5 vs spread in game after its last 16 losses.

-- Visitor is 7-1-1 vs spread in Notre Dame-Michigan State series.

-- Texas-El Paso is 5-12 vs spread in last 17 tries as home favorite.

-- Missouri is 3-8 in last 11 games as double digit favorite.

-- Iowa is 1-7 vs spread in last eight non-conference road games.

-- Washington State is 9-17 in last 26 games as road underdog.

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Friday's List of 13: Things I'm looking for this weekend..........

13) Since 1990, 169 NFL teams started the season 0-2; only 22 of them (13%) made the playoffs. You’ll hear the word “urgency” a lot on NFL broadcasts this weekend.

12) Nebraska’s QB Martinez is making his first road start. Washington’s Locker is taking some heat for his W-L record, as it relates to some other top QB’s in America; can Huskies get a quality home win as Nebraska visits Seattle Saturday?

11) Looks more and more like Michael Vick is going to start in Detroit Sunday, his first NFL start since the dogfighting fiasco. Eagles do well in this spot historically (non-divisional road favorite). Backup QB Shaun Hill is starting for the Lions.

10) San Diego State is 2-0 for first time since 1994; they’re 14-point underdog at Missouri, so it’s a real big story if they get to be 3-0.

9) There are 25 people left in our Knockout Pool here at the website; I’m expecting 20 of the 25 to take the Packers to beat Buffalo Sunday.

8) Giants are nipping at the heels of the Padres in NL West, Braves in Wild Card race; can they catch either one?

7) Mississippi State is vastly improved under Dan Mullen; they lost a close game at home to Auburn, can they shock LSU in Baton Rouge and make things uncomfortable for Les Miles?

6) Steelers are 1-7 in last eight visits to Tennessee; they didn’t score a TD last week until OT. Think this is where they’ll miss Roethlisberger the most, against a terrific team on the road.

5) Very short week for the Chargers (game in KC didn’t end until after midnight local time Monday night), and as of Wednesday night, 8,000 tickets remained for the game. Bolts are notorious slow starters- they need to beat Jacksonville Sunday.

4) First road start for Florida Gator QB Brantley, at Tennessee squad that gave up 45 straight points at home to Oregon last week, after a lightning delay. Judging from Derek Dooley's comments, then seeing them play, Tennessee is a hands-off team until further notice.

3) New England’s defense isn’t nearly as good as the Ravens’; what happens if the Jets’ offense is terrible again this week? Their season could be on life support before they even play a road game.

2) Texas Tech hosts Texas on Coach Tuberville’s 56th birthday; Mike Leach beat Texas the last time the Longhorns visited Lubbock. We’ll see what the new-look Red Raiders can do.

1) They’re expecting up to 12,000 Iowa fans in Tucson Saturday night; its been 23 years since Hawkeyes won a game west of the Rockies (they don’t get out this way often- last trip west was 2004). Can Arizona avenge LY’s loss in Iowa City?

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:17 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Friday,September 17

Hot pitchers
-- Oswalt is 6-0, 1.55 in his last eight starts. Marquis is 2-3, 2.40 in his last five starts.
-- Kennedy is 2-0, 0.96 in his last four starts. Burres is 1-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.
-- Hanson is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
-- Dempster is 4-0, 1.98 in his last four road starts. Florida is 7-2 when Sanabia starts.
-- WRodriguez is 4-1, 2.31 in his last ten starts. Cueto is 1-1, 2.00 in his last four starts.
-- Latos is 3-1, 2.25 in his last seven starts.
-- Kuroda is 2-2, 2.36 in his last seven starts.
-- Bumgarner is 1-1, 0.89 in his last three starts. Wolf is 1-1, 1.84 in his last couple outings.

-- Haren is 2-0, 1.00 in his last four starts. Davis is 7-0, 3.79 in his last nine starts.
-- Davies is 2-0, 1.50 in his last couple starts. Carrasco is 0-0, 2.18 in three starts for Cleveland.
-- Scherzer is 3-1, 2.49 in his last six starts.
-- Anderson is 2-0, 1.84 in his last two starts. Blackburn is 2-0, 0.76 in his last three starts.
-- Seattle won last three Hernandez home starts (2-0, 0.00, 23 IP). Texas is 22-5 in Wilson's last 27 starts (0-1, 10.80 last two).

Cold pitchers
-- Niese is 1-3, 8.87 in his last four starts.
-- Lohse is 2-4, 9.67 in his last six starts.
-- Colorado lost last five Jimenez road starts.

-- Millwood is 1-7, 5.40 in his last eleven starts. Burnett is 1-5, 6.89 in his last eight starts.
-- Lackey is 0-3, 4.87 in his last three starts. Cecil is 1-1, 8.80 in his last three starts.
-- Jackson is 1-1, 5.66 in his last three starts.

Totals
-- Four of last five Oswalt starts stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Kennedy road starts went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Niese starts went over the total.
-- Over is 11-3-1 in Dempster's last fifteen starts.
-- Under is 9-3-2 in Cincinnati's last fourteen games.
-- Seven of last ten San Diego road games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Kuroda starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 10-5 in last fifteen Giant games.

-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Millwood starts.
-- Seven of last eight Angel games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Lackey starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in Davies home starts this season.
-- Under is 5-2 in Jackson's starts for the White Sox.
-- Three of last four Blackburn starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 17-4 in last 21 Hernandez starts.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won last four games, scoring 26 runs.
-- Reds won four of their last six games.
-- Mets won five of their last six games.
-- Cubs won five of their last six games.
-- Astros are 11-5 in their last sixteen games.
-- Giants are 11-4 in their last fifteen games.

-- Orioles won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Angels won five of their last seven games. Rays won six of their last eight home games.
-- Red Sox won their last four games, outscoring foes 24-11.
-- Minnesota won 16 of its last 19 games.
-- Rangers won last seven games, scoring 51 runs.

Cold Teams
-- Nationals lost six of their last eight games. Pirates lost six of seven.
-- Arizona lost nine of its last twelve games. Pirates lost 21 of their last 22 road games.
-- Braves are 5-9 in their last fourteen games.
-- Marlins lost last three games, allowing 23 runs.
-- Reds lost eight of their last twelve games.
-- Cardinals lost 16 of their last 23 games. Padres lost 15 of last 21.
-- Brewers lost seven of last nine road games.

-- Bronx lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Blue Jays lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Tigers lost four of their last five games. White Sox lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Royals are 4-9 in their last 13 contests. Indians are 1-6 in game after their last seven wins.
-- Oakland lost three of its last four games.
-- Mariners lost last seven games, outscored 38-19.

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:19 AM

MLB

Friday,September 17

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Washington is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Washington's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing Washington

7:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. PITTSBURGH
Arizona is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
Pittsburgh is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
LA Angels are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
LA Angels are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games on the road
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Florida's last 16 games at home

8:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. HOUSTON
Cincinnati is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cincinnati's last 19 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Houston's last 12 games at home

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing Detroit
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games

8:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. MINNESOTA
Oakland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games

8:15 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ST. LOUIS
San Diego is 6-15 SU in its last 21 games
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

10:10 PM
TEXAS vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

10:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing LA Dodgers
Colorado is 8-16 SU in their last 24 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
LA Dodgers are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

10:15 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

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**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:21 AM

MLB

Friday,September 17

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Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
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Streaking

Randy Wolf, Milwaukee Brewers (11-11, 4.53 ERA)

The hard-throwing South Paw has entrenched himself as the Brew Crew’s No. 2 start by becoming one of the more reliable pitchers in the National League.

He won’t go eight innings and he won’t strike out 14 batters, but he won’t implode and put his side in a huge hole before the squad even makes its way through the order. Since Aug. 1 – a span of eight starts – Wolf has a 3.14 ERA and a 35:17 strike-to-walkout ratio.

In his past two outings, Wolf has gone 14.2 innings and yielded just three earned runs, including picking up a victory against the two-time defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.

Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners (11-11, 2.39 ERA)

The 24-year-old right-handed fireballer continues to quietly put together one of the strongest seasons of any pitcher in the Majors.

Hernandez allowed four earned runs over 6.1 innings in his most recent outing against the Angels, but his defense did him no favors by committing three errors. Prior to that, he hadn’t allowed an earned run over his previous 33.1 innings. Over his past seven starts, he has given up only five earned runs in 51.1 innings.

Hernandez leads the American League in ERA and innings pitched (225.2) and is second in strikeouts (214).

"I mean, for him to put up as many zeros as he has, his [won-lost] record shouldn't reflect [badly on] what he's done," Mariners second baseman Chone Figgins told the Associated Press. "The Cy Young is basically for the best pitcher. But if he doesn't get runs, that's not his fault. If his other numbers are up there than he deserves it and he should get it. But if I know him, he's going to continue to go out there and pitch to win."

Slumping

Brett Cecil, Toronto Blue Jays (12-7, 4.12 ERA)

The young left-hander is a building block for the team’s foundation for the future, but he may have show a crack in his most recent outing.

Cecil last only two innings of a 9-8 loss to Tampa Bay. He allowed seven earned runs on eight hits, including a home run and just three strikeouts against two walks. Overall in his past six outings, he has allowed at least five hits each time and fewer than seven only once.

Between Triple-A Las Vegas and Toronto this season, Cecil has thrown 166 innings, already nearly 30 more than last year.

Kyle Lohse, St. Louis Cardinals (3-7, 6.85 ERA)

The right-hander has yet to notch a quality start since coming off the disabled list on August 15. Even worse, he hasn’t lasted six innings since a 6-2 win over
Washington on May 17.

The past three times he has toed the rubber he has allowed 14 earned runs over just 15.1 innings, including 27 hits and three walks. Overall, the team is 2-3 in his past five starts and has won just four of his past 10 outings this year.

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Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
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New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles (+142, 9.5)

It’s hard to find a hotter team in the Majors than the Orioles.

Baltimore is an American League East-best 8-2 in its past 10 games and has managed to split its past six against the Bronx Bombers. The key to the team’s success? Well, when you were worse than the Pirates for most of the season, there’s a lot of room for improvement.

The past seven days the team has been batting a sparkling .310 to go with a sterling .377 on-base percentage and scoring a respectable 31 runs. The team has a lack of power – only four home runs and 10 doubles over that stretch – but consistently gets on base and puts pressure on opposing pitchers.

Orioles pitching also has been doing its part the past week, posting a spectacular 2.95 ERA and allowing opponents to hit a meager .221 over that span.

Believe in Baltimore.

Pick: Orioles.

Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros (+102, 7)

Reds hitters heard that left-hander Wandy Rodriguez was starting for Houston on Friday. And they aren’t intimidated.

Cincinnati bats have absolutely raked against left-handed hitters this year. The Reds have hit for power, smacking a staggering 55 home runs off South Paws this season, along with 75 doubles and seven triples. The team also can hit for average, batting .267 against lefties with a fantastic .346 on-base percentage.

Rodriguez has had some success against the Reds this season, but overall Cincinnati has won seven of nine meetings with their division rivals, averaging better than 6.2 runs per game. Conversely, the Astros are scoring just 2.9 runs per game against the Reds.

Pick: Reds.

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This Day in Baseball
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On September 17 in Baseball History...

1900 - Tommy Corcoran of the Reds uncovers a wire in the coaching box that leads across the outfield to the Phils' locker room, where reserve catcher Morgan Murphy is reading the opposing catcher's signs and relaying them to the Phils' coach by a buzzer hidden in the dirt.

1906 - Playing as Sullivan, Columbia University junior Eddie Collins makes his debut at shortstop with the Philadelphia Athletics. He gets one hit off Ed Walsh and strikes out twice. Collins will play twenty-five years in the Major Leagues, bat .333, and become a member of the Hall of Fame.

1912 - Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and has four singles, a walk, two stolen bases, and two RBI in the 7-3 win over Pittsburgh.

1930 - Cleveland's Earl Averill drove in eight runs with three consecutive home runs to lead the Indians to a 13-7 victory over the Washington Senators in a doubleheader opener. Averill added another homer in the second game, which the Senators took 6-4, and set an American League record with eleven RBIs in the twinbill.

1931 - On his 32nd birthday, outfielder Earl Webb of the Red Sox sets a Major League record for doubles with sixty-five. He will finish the season with sixty-seven.

1941 - Stan Musial has two hits in his Major League debut as the Cardinals beat the Boston Braves. Musial, who started the season in the Western Association (Class C), will hit .426 in 12 games.

1947 - Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News two weeks before the season is over. At year's end he has hit .297 and led the league in stolen bases and sacrifices. He has fourteen bunt hits, and in a game against the Cubs in June, scores from first base on a sacrifice.

1955 - Future Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson gets two hits in his first game as the Orioles top the Senators 3-1.

1964 - Mickey Mantle gets his 2,000th career hit and his 450th home run as the Yankees whip the Angels 6-2 to lock on to first place for good with a two percentage point lead over the idle White Sox and Orioles.

1966 - Cleveland pitchers set an American League record by fanning nineteen batters in the first nine innings of a ten-inning 6-2 win at Detroit.

1968 - Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals for a 1-0 victory.

1979 - Royals third baseman George Brett collects his 20th triple of the season in a 16-4 romp over the Angels. Brett becomes the sixth player ever, and the first since Willie Mays in 1957, to collect twenty doubles, twenty triples, and twenty home runs in the same season. He will finish with totals of 42, 20, and 23.

1980 - After surrendering a two-run home run to Rusty Staub, Rick Langford is removed with two outs in the ninth inning of Oakland's 6-4 win over Texas, ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22.

1981 - Fernando Valenzuela sets the National League rookie record with his eighth shutout of the season, a three-hitter to beat the Braves, 2-0. He had shared the record with Irv Young (1905), Grover Alexander (1911), and Jerry Koosman (1968).

1983 - The Chicago White Sox clinch their first-ever American League West championship, beating Seattle 4-3 on Harold Baines's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth.

1984 - Reggie Jackson, at thirty-eight, became the thirteenth player in Major League history to record five-hundred home runs. No. 500 came off Kansas City pitcher Bud Black. His homer came exactly seventeen years after he got his first career hit.

1984 - Rookie Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets struck out sixteen Phillies in a 2-1 loss at Philadelphia. Five days earlier, Gooden fanned sixteen Pittsburgh Pirates, tying a Major League record for thirty-two strikeouts in two consecutive games.

1988 - Jeff Reardon became the first to save forty games in both leagues as the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox, 3-1. Reardon, who saved forty-two for the Montreal Expos in 1985, pitched the ninth inning for his fortieth save in forty-seven opportunities.

1996 - Hideo Nomo pitched a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers and beat the Colorado Rockies, 9-0. Nomo walked four and struck out eight.

1998 - Denny Neagle put Atlanta's pitching staff into the record books as he improved to 15-11 with a 1-0 victory over Arizona. Neagle's victory made the Braves the first Major League team with five 15-game winners since the 1930 Washington Senators. Neagle joined Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, John Smoltz and Kevin Millwood.

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**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 07:25 AM

CFL
Dunkel

Calgary at Saskatchewan
The Stampeders look to take advantage of a Saskatchewan team that is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games in September. Calgary is the pick (-3) according to Dunkel, which has the Stampeders favored by 4. Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-3). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Game 281-282: Calgary at Saskatchewan (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 119.915; Saskatchewan 115.899
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 4; 59
Vegas Line: Calgary by 3; 55 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-3); Over

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

Game 283-284: Hamilton at BC (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 111.371; BC 113.465
Dunkel Line: BC by 2; 46
Vegas Line: BC by 3 1/2; 49 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+3 1/2); Under

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Game 285-286: Winnipeg at Toronto (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 109.191; Toronto 107.438
Dunkel Line: Winnipeg by 2; 55
Vegas Line: Pick; 51 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg; Over

Game 287-288: Edmonton at Montreal (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 103.171; Montreal 120.685
Dunkel Line: Montreal by 17 1/2; 49
Vegas Line: Montreal by 12; 53
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-12); Under

CFL
Long Sheet

Friday,September 17

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CALGARY (9 - 1) at SASKATCHEWAN (6 - 4) - 9/17/2010, 9:00 PM
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SASKATCHEWAN is 130-98 ATS (+22.2 Units) in games played on turf since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 82-51 ATS (+25.9 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
CALGARY is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in all games this season.
CALGARY is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
CALGARY is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) versus division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 6-3 against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
SASKATCHEWAN is 5-3 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, September 18

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HAMILTON (5 - 5) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (3 - 7) - 9/18/2010, 10:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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Sunday, September 19

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WINNIPEG (3 - 7) at TORONTO (5 - 5) - 9/19/2010, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WINNIPEG is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games in weeks 10 through 15 since 1996.
TORONTO is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) in home games in September games since 1996.
TORONTO is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 16-28 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-4 against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 4-4 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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EDMONTON (2 - 8) at MONTREAL (7 - 3) - 9/19/2010, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in weeks 10 through 15 over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 10-19 ATS (-10.9 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

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

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CFL
Write-Up

Week 12 CFL games
Calgary (9-1) @ Saskatchewan (6-4)-- Stampeders won seven games in a row, covering last five; they beat Roughriders 40-20 (-1.5) at home back in Week 4, running ball for 247 yards, outscoring Riders 33-13 in second half. Saskatchewan is 5-0 at home, with three wins by 4 points or less- they're 3-1 vs spread as underdogs. Stamps are 3-1 as road faves. Last four Calgary games went over total; last five Rider games stayed under.

CFL

Friday,September 17

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Trend Report
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Friday, September 17

9:00 PM
CALGARY vs. SASKATCHEWAN
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing Saskatchewan
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saskatchewan's last 7 games at home
Saskatchewan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Saturday, September 18

10:00 PM
HAMILTON vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Hamilton is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of British Columbia's last 12 games when playing Hamilton
British Columbia is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games when playing Hamilton

Sunday, September 19

1:00 PM
WINNIPEG vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 10 games when playing Toronto
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg

4:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. MONTREAL
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Edmonton is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Montreal
Montreal is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Montreal is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games at home

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**Kaptain** · 09-17-2010, 09:38 AM

Thanks U Dog for all your hard work

**jt4545** · 09-17-2010, 12:05 PM

Thanks and good luck dog

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 12:14 PM

Good morning, guys! Good luck to you, too!

Everything's running a little late today because I'm posting from the road. I think it's all up, now. Here it comes........

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 12:15 PM

MLB
Dunkel

Chicago Cubs at Florida
The Cubs look to build on their 6-1 record in Ryan Dempster's last 7 road starts as an underdog. Chicago is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Cubs favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-105). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17

Game 901-902: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Marquis) 14.731; Philadelphia (Oswalt) 17.032
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-270); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-270); Under

Game 903-904: Arizona at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Kennedy) 13.746; Pittsburgh 14.391
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+130); Over

Game 905-906: Atlanta at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Hanson) 14.672; NY Mets (Niese) 14.543
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-150); Under

Game 907-908: Chicago Cubs at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 15.912; Florida (Sanabia) 14.683
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Florida (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-105); Over

Game 909-910: Cincinnati at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 14.238; Houston (Rodriguez) 15.003
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: Houston (-105); Under

Game 911-912: San Diego at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Latos) 15.343; St. Louis (Lohse) 14.248
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-160); Over

Game 913-914: Colorado at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Jimenez) 14.884; LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.470
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Colorado (-135); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+115); Over

Game 915-916: Milwaukee at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Wolf) 14.864; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 16.035
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-150); Under

Game 917-918: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Burnett) 15.237; Baltimore (Millwood) 16.678
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-160); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+140); Under

Game 919-920: LA Angels at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Haren) 15.330; Tampa Bay (Davis) 16.371
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-150); Over

Game 921-922: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Cecil) 14.487; Boston (Lackey) 15.872
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-130); Under

Game 923-924: Cleveland at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Carrasco) 15.534; Kansas City (Davies) 14.405
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-110); Over

Game 925-926: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 15.730; White Sox (Jackson) 14.169
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-105); Under

Game 927-928: Oakland at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Anderson) 14.391; Minnesota (Blackburn) 17.064
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-120); Over

Game 929-930: Texas at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Wilson) 15.065; Seattle (Hernandez) 15.223
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-115); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-105); Under

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 12:17 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

Friday, 9/17/2010

National League

WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET MLB
MARQUIS: WAS 7-28 when playing with a day off
OSWALT: PHI 27-14 after 4+ consecutive road games

ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH, 7:05 PM ET
KENNEDY: ARI 25-15 against NL Central
BURRES: PIT 4-19 on Friday

ATLANTA at NY METS, 7:10 PM ET MLB
HANSON: ATL 1-7 off 2 straight home division losses
NIESE: NYM 14-4 after 3+ consecutive wins

CHICAGO CUBS at FLORIDA, 7:10 PM ET
DEMPSTER: CHC 11-3 as a road underdog of +100 to +125
SANABIA: FLA 8-16 at home on Friday

CINCINNATI at HOUSTON, 8:05 PM ET
CUETO: CIN 21-7 after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less
RODRIGUEZ: 15-5 Under at home when the money line is +125 to -125

SAN DIEGO at ST LOUIS, 8:15 PM ET
LATOS: SD 17-3 as a favorite of -150 or more
LOHSE: 13-23 TSR in games played on a grass field

COLORADO at LA DODGERS, 10:10 PM ET
JIMENEZ: COL 17-5 after a combined score of 15+ runs
KURODA: LAD 7-14 after 7+ consecutive road games

MILWAUKEE at SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 PM ET
WOLF: MIL 4-14 revenging 2 straight home losses
BUMGARNER: SF 18-9 after allowing 2 runs or less in BB games

American League

NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
BURNETT: 0-8 TSR Away on Friday
MILLWOOD: BAL 16-9 after having won 3 of their last 4

LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY, 7:10 PM ET
HAREN: LAA 28-14 Away when the total is 8 to 8.5
DAVIS: TB 5-17 on Friday

TORONTO at BOSTON, 7:10 PM ET
CECIL: 6-1 TSR on Friday
LACKEY: 9-15 TSR against division opponents

CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY, 8:10 PM ET
CARRASCO: CLE 17-34 after 6+ consecutive home games
DAVIES: 8-1 TSR when the total is 8 to 8.5

DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX, 8:10 PM ET
SCHERZER: DET 3-15 Away when playing with a day off
JACKSON: CHW 34-14 at home with double revenge

OAKLAND at MINNESOTA, 8:10 PM ET
ANDERSON: OAK 22-12 Under against AL Central
BLACKBURN: 6-16 TSR against AL West

TEXAS at SEATTLE, 10:10 PM ET
WILSON: 18-4 TSR as a favorite
HERNANDEZ: SEA 13-34 against division opponents

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

**Udog** · 09-17-2010, 12:22 PM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, September 17

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WASHINGTON (62 - 84) at PHILADELPHIA (86 - 61) - 7:05 PM
JASON MARQUIS (R) vs. ROY OSWALT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 21-41 (-14.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 78-154 (-43.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 122-187 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 7-28 (-20.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 79-133 (-34.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 52-117 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MARQUIS is 15-23 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in September games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 60-81 (-43.0 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 65-38 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 5-7 (+0.4 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
10 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+8.0 Units)

JASON MARQUIS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MARQUIS is 5-6 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.11 and a WHIP of 1.777.
His team's record is 6-9 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-9. (-3.7 units)

ROY OSWALT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
OSWALT is 4-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.004.
His team's record is 6-7 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (+0.0 units)

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ARIZONA (59 - 88) at PITTSBURGH (48 - 98) - 7:05 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. BRIAN BURRES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 15-30 (-16.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 59-89 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 92-142 (-39.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 57-88 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 34-56 (-23.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 22-37 (-15.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
PITTSBURGH is 25-21 (+11.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
PITTSBURGH is 29-68 (-23.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 14-34 (-13.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
PITTSBURGH is 23-48 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 7-25 (-16.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 48-97 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 4-19 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
PITTSBURGH is 48-97 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 34-71 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 30-73 (-28.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-2 (+0.3 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

BRIAN BURRES vs. ARIZONA since 1997
BURRES is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.56 and a WHIP of 1.412.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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ATLANTA (83 - 64) at NY METS (74 - 73) - 7:10 PM
TOMMY HANSON (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 31-41 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ATLANTA is 31-41 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 25-27 (-10.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 44-27 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 44-27 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 31-19 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
NY METS are 14-4 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
NY METS are 235-231 (-61.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 31-44 (-17.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 7-8 (+0.5 Units) against ATLANTA this season
12 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+8.6 Units)

TOMMY HANSON vs. NY METS since 1997
HANSON is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 0.73 and a WHIP of 0.932.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.4 units)

JON NIESE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NIESE is 1-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.720.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (65 - 81) at FLORIDA (73 - 72) - 7:10 PM
RYAN DEMPSTER (R) vs. ALEX SANABIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 24-40 (-22.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 11-19 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 66-81 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 53-56 (-16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-41 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 66-81 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 72-85 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 42-54 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DEMPSTER is 28-34 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 28-34 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 29-16 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
FLORIDA is 17-6 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
FLORIDA is 160-149 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 443-407 (+47.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 238-220 (+25.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 30-16 (+17.0 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 11-3 (+9.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 15-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
DEMPSTER is 51-37 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 8-16 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 23-33 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
FLORIDA is 43-60 (-16.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 2-1 (+1.6 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

RYAN DEMPSTER vs. FLORIDA since 1997
DEMPSTER is 1-0 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

ALEX SANABIA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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CINCINNATI (83 - 64) at HOUSTON (70 - 76) - 8:05 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 70-76 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 30-21 (+12.8 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 130-104 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 40-26 (+23.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 70-76 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 47-53 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 108-121 (+25.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 13-9 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
RODRIGUEZ is 13-2 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 25-9 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
CINCINNATI is 84-64 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 38-34 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CINCINNATI is 93-87 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 42-25 (+15.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CINCINNATI is 84-64 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 57-40 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 36-27 (+10.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CINCINNATI is 54-25 (+22.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 7-2 (+4.5 Units) against HOUSTON this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
CUETO is 1-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.34 and a WHIP of 1.510.
His team's record is 2-6 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 7-7 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.381.
His team's record is 10-8 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-8. (+1.0 units)

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SAN DIEGO (82 - 64) at ST LOUIS (75 - 70) - 8:15 PM
MAT LATOS (R) vs. KYLE LOHSE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 36-29 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAN DIEGO is 72-79 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 82-65 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 40-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 80-64 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 54-45 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 54-47 (+7.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 74-70 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 72-69 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 49-45 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 35-38 (-19.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LOHSE is 13-23 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 13-23 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MAT LATOS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LATOS is 0-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 15.75 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

KYLE LOHSE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
LOHSE is 1-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 6.25 and a WHIP of 1.548.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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COLORADO (80 - 66) at LA DODGERS (72 - 75) - 10:10 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. HIROKI KURODA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 7-21 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
COLORADO is 29-29 (-11.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 29-42 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 29-42 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 47-50 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 15-28 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 45-16 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 79-51 (+17.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 186-165 (+38.7 Units) against the money line in September games since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 44-55 (-15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 18-33 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
LA DODGERS are 74-75 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 74-75 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 7-5 (+2.5 Units) against COLORADO this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.5 Units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
JIMENEZ is 5-5 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.540.
His team's record is 6-7 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-2. (+7.9 units)

HIROKI KURODA vs. COLORADO since 1997
KURODA is 0-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 6.55 and a WHIP of 1.748.
His team's record is 2-4 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.7 units)

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MILWAUKEE (67 - 78) at SAN FRANCISCO (83 - 64) - 10:15 PM
RANDY WOLF (L) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 67-79 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 67-79 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 79-50 (+18.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 43-22 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 83-65 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 96-57 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 82-63 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 58-40 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WOLF is 128-102 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 20-11 (+11.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

RANDY WOLF vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
WOLF is 8-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.10 and a WHIP of 1.202.
His team's record is 8-9 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.4 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BUMGARNER is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.750.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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NY YANKEES (88 - 58) at BALTIMORE (58 - 88) - 7:05 PM
A.J. BURNETT (R) vs. KEVIN MILLWOOD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BURNETT is 12-17 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 59-87 (-34.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 0-8 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 11-16 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 9-13 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 28-31 (+10.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-22 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BALTIMORE is 9-5 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
BALTIMORE is 57-78 (+3.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 65-139 (-47.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 11-4 (+1.5 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
9 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.4 Units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
BURNETT is 11-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.51 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 12-5 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (+0.6 units)

KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MILLWOOD is 2-7 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.85 and a WHIP of 1.769.
His team's record is 5-8 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.8 units)

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LA ANGELS (71 - 75) at TAMPA BAY (88 - 57) - 7:10 PM
DAN HAREN (R) vs. WADE DAVIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 71-76 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 46-57 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HAREN is 11-20 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 2-11 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 8-15 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 88-57 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 52-15 (+27.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 159-83 (+35.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 160-86 (+32.9 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 174-99 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 108-53 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 120-87 (+25.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 561-554 (+45.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 28-17 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 82-78 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 28-14 (+17.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 210-157 (+43.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 5-17 (-23.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

DAN HAREN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
HAREN is 5-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.60 and a WHIP of 0.849.
His team's record is 6-2 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.6 units)

WADE DAVIS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
DAVIS is 1-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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TORONTO (73 - 73) at BOSTON (82 - 64) - 7:10 PM
BRETT CECIL (L) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 41-40 (+7.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 73-74 (+3.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 38-28 (+14.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 15-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
TORONTO is 62-54 (+11.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CECIL is 6-1 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season. (Team's Record)
CECIL is 9-3 (+9.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
CECIL is 16-9 (+11.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CECIL is 6-0 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CECIL is 11-6 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 35-36 (-10.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 346-315 (-54.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
LACKEY is 11-17 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LACKEY is 9-15 (-13.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 11-4 (+6.2 Units) against TORONTO this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.9 Units)

BRETT CECIL vs. BOSTON since 1997
CECIL is 1-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 1.846.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.5 units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. TORONTO since 1997
LACKEY is 4-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.239.
His team's record is 6-8 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-8. (-3.3 units)

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CLEVELAND (60 - 86) at KANSAS CITY (60 - 85) - 8:10 PM
CARLOS CARRASCO (R) vs. KYLE DAVIES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 47-78 (-25.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 126-184 (-38.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 116-167 (-35.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 91-134 (-34.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 37-30 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
DAVIES is 15-13 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 8-1 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 9-1 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIES is 34-30 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 125-182 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 66-86 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-49 (-21.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 116-165 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 82-126 (-29.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 49-71 (-20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 7-14 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 6-5 (+1.3 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.6 Units)

CARLOS CARRASCO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CARRASCO is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

KYLE DAVIES vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DAVIES is 3-4 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-3. (+1.8 units)

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DETROIT (72 - 74) at CHI WHITE SOX (79 - 67) - 8:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 233-240 (-37.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 102-159 (-45.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 26-46 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
DETROIT is 3-15 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 97-110 (-34.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 24-40 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 50-56 (-10.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 0-11 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in road games after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 11-17 (-8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 9-23 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 1-11 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 2-10 (-10.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
SCHERZER is 10-16 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 79-68 (+5.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 235-193 (+22.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 62-49 (+9.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-37 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
JACKSON is 11-19 (-11.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 3-10 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 3-9 (-8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 8-7 (+0.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SCHERZER is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.74 and a WHIP of 1.247.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. DETROIT since 1997
JACKSON is 2-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.85 and a WHIP of 1.463.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.1 units)

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OAKLAND (72 - 73) at MINNESOTA (88 - 58) - 8:10 PM
BRETT ANDERSON (L) vs. NICK BLACKBURN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 39-57 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 52-34 (+9.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 88-58 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 40-20 (+17.3 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 48-23 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 59-29 (+19.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-2 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-0 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday this season.
MINNESOTA is 84-53 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 59-38 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 31-20 (+9.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
BLACKBURN is 28-12 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 71-68 (+2.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 109-109 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 5-1 (+4.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.97 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

NICK BLACKBURN vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BLACKBURN is 0-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 7.24 and a WHIP of 1.732.
His team's record is 0-6 (-8.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.6 units)

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TEXAS (82 - 63) at SEATTLE (55 - 91) - 10:10 PM
C.J. WILSON (L) vs. FELIX HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HERNANDEZ is 24-10 (+13.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 46-23 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TEXAS is 169-138 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 164-124 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 66-40 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 117-88 (+16.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WILSON is 22-7 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
WILSON is 22-7 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
WILSON is 16-2 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
WILSON is 10-1 (+9.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)
WILSON is 13-2 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 56-90 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 33-40 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SEATTLE is 13-34 (-22.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 55-88 (-33.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 42-60 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 12-31 (-18.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 30-61 (-29.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 10-3 (+7.7 Units) against SEATTLE this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.3 Units)

C.J. WILSON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WILSON is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.684.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.8 units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 8-12 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.16 and a WHIP of 1.294.
His team's record is 10-16 (-12.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 15-9. (+5.2 units)

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