Saturday's Trends and Indexes - 4/30 (NBA, NHL, MLB, Misc.)

[Udog]

MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, April 30

Update

Hot pitchers
-- Blanton has a 2.57 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Lincecum is 2-1, 1.25 in three road starts. Washington won Marquis' last three starts, scoring 21 runs.
-- Carpenter has 1.38 RA in his last two starts, but St Louis is 0-5 when he's started this season.
-- Marcum is 2-0, 2.52 in his last four starts. Myers is 1-0, 3.58 in five starts this season.
-- Chacin is 3-1, 3.00 so far this season.

-- Matsuzaka is 2-0, 0.00 (15 IP) in his last two starts.
-- Scherzer is 3-0, 1.73 in his last four starts.
-- Garcia is 1-0, 0.00 (12 IP) in two starts for Bronx.
-- Price is 3-0, 2.28 in his last three starts.
-- Danks has a 2.57 RA in his last three starts, but Chicago is 0-5 when he starts this season. Arrieta is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
-- Baker is 1-0, 0.64 in his last two starts. Chen is 2-0, 1.80 in his last couple home starts.
-- Cahill is 2-0, 1.29 in his last two starts. Wilson is 3-0, 3.90 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Pelfrey is 0-2, 12.71 in three road starts.
-- Wood is 0-2, 6.75 in his last four starts. Vazquez is 1-2, 7.92 in four starts this season.
-- THudson is 1-2, 4.79 in his last three starts.
-- Correia is 1-2, 6.41 in his last three starts.
-- Zambrano has a 5.47 RA in his last four starts. Galarraga has a 7.71 RA in four starts this season.
-- Lilly is 1-2, 5.13 in five starts this season. Richard is 0-1, 4.43 in his last three starts.

-- Seattle lost last four Vargas starts (0-2, 6.86).
-- Gomez allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his only '11 start.
-- Romero is 0-3, 4.66 in his last three starts.
-- Santana is 0-3, 5.51 in five starts this season.

Totals
-- Six of Phillies' last eight games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Lincecum starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Wood starts went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Cardinal road games went over the total.
-- Four of five Myers starts went over the total.
-- Last four Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Galarraga's starts this season.
-- Five of last seven San Diego games stayed under the total.

-- Three of four Matsuzaka starts went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Cleveland games.
-- Three of last four Romero starts stayed under the total.
-- Santana's last four starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-2-2 in last thirteen White Sox games.
-- All four Baker starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Texas games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Phillies won six of their last eight games. Mets won six of their last seven games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Atlanta won five of its last six games. Cardinals won six of their last eight games.
-- Arizona won four of its last five home games.
-- Brewers are 4-7 on the road this season. Astros are 7-1/2 in game following their last eight wins/losses.
-- Rockies won three of their last four games.
-- Dodgers won four of their last five home games.

-- Seattle won its last three road games, outscoring foes 20-6. Red Sox won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Indians won their last six home games.
-- Blue Jays won three of their last four games. Bronx Bombers won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 16 games.
-- Oakland won three of its last four home games.

Cold teams
-- San Francisco lost five of its last seven games. Nationals lost six of their last eight games.
-- Cincinnati is 1-7 in game after its last eight wins.
-- Cubs lost six of their last seven games.
-- Pirates lost six of their last nine games.
-- Padres lost six of their last seven games.

-- Detroit lost its last three games, outscored 24-6.
-- Angels lost five of their last seven games.
-- White Sox lost 13 of their last 17 games. Orioles lost 12 of their last 16 games.
-- Royals lost eight of their last ten games. Twins lost six of their last nine road games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.

[savage1]

MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, April 30

Update

Hot pitchers
-- Blanton has a 2.57 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Lincecum is 2-1, 1.25 in three road starts. Washington won Marquis' last three starts, scoring 21 runs.
-- Carpenter has 1.38 RA in his last two starts, but St Louis is 0-5 when he's started this season.
-- Marcum is 2-0, 2.52 in his last four starts. Myers is 1-0, 3.58 in five starts this season.
-- Chacin is 3-1, 3.00 so far this season.

-- Matsuzaka is 2-0, 0.00 (15 IP) in his last two starts.
-- Scherzer is 3-0, 1.73 in his last four starts.
-- Garcia is 1-0, 0.00 (12 IP) in two starts for Bronx.
-- Price is 3-0, 2.28 in his last three starts.
-- Danks has a 2.57 RA in his last three starts, but Chicago is 0-5 when he starts this season. Arrieta is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
-- Baker is 1-0, 0.64 in his last two starts. Chen is 2-0, 1.80 in his last couple home starts.
-- Cahill is 2-0, 1.29 in his last two starts. Wilson is 3-0, 3.90 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Pelfrey is 0-2, 12.71 in three road starts.
-- Wood is 0-2, 6.75 in his last four starts. Vazquez is 1-2, 7.92 in four starts this season.
-- THudson is 1-2, 4.79 in his last three starts.
-- Correia is 1-2, 6.41 in his last three starts.
-- Zambrano has a 5.47 RA in his last four starts. Galarraga has a 7.71 RA in four starts this season.
-- Lilly is 1-2, 5.13 in five starts this season. Richard is 0-1, 4.43 in his last three starts.

-- Seattle lost last four Vargas starts (0-2, 6.86).
-- Gomez allowed five runs in 4.1 IP in his only '11 start.
-- Romero is 0-3, 4.66 in his last three starts.
-- Santana is 0-3, 5.51 in five starts this season.

Totals
-- Six of Phillies' last eight games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Lincecum starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Wood starts went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine Cardinal road games went over the total.
-- Four of five Myers starts went over the total.
-- Last four Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Galarraga's starts this season.
-- Five of last seven San Diego games stayed under the total.

-- Three of four Matsuzaka starts went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Cleveland games.
-- Three of last four Romero starts stayed under the total.
-- Santana's last four starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-2-2 in last thirteen White Sox games.
-- All four Baker starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Texas games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Phillies won six of their last eight games. Mets won six of their last seven games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Atlanta won five of its last six games. Cardinals won six of their last eight games.
-- Arizona won four of its last five home games.
-- Brewers are 4-7 on the road this season. Astros are 7-1/2 in game following their last eight wins/losses.
-- Rockies won three of their last four games.
-- Dodgers won four of their last five home games.

-- Seattle won its last three road games, outscoring foes 20-6. Red Sox won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Indians won their last six home games.
-- Blue Jays won three of their last four games. Bronx Bombers won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 16 games.
-- Oakland won three of its last four home games.

Cold teams
-- San Francisco lost five of its last seven games. Nationals lost six of their last eight games.
-- Cincinnati is 1-7 in game after its last eight wins.
-- Cubs lost six of their last seven games.
-- Pirates lost six of their last nine games.
-- Padres lost six of their last seven games.

-- Detroit lost its last three games, outscored 24-6.
-- Angels lost five of their last seven games.
-- White Sox lost 13 of their last 17 games. Orioles lost 12 of their last 16 games.
-- Royals lost eight of their last ten games. Twins lost six of their last nine road games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.

This appears to be for Friday.

[Udog]

MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, April 30

Update

Umpires
-- stl-atl-- Underdogs won four of five Hudson games this season.
-- ny-phil-- Four of last five Barksdale games stayed under the total.
-- sf-wsh-- Three of four Emmel games went over the total.
-- mil-hst-- Four of last five Cousins games went over the total.
-- fla-cin-- Four of five West games went over the total.
-- chi-az-- Favorites won four of five Vanover games.
-- pitt-colo-- Favorites won last three Cooper games.
-- sd-la-- Underdogs won three of last four Davidson games.

-- laa-tb-- Home team won four of last five Cuzzi games.
-- tex-a's-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Nauert games.
-- tor-nyy-- Three of last four Bell games went over the total.
-- det-cle-- Visiting team won last three Fletcher games.
-- sea-bos-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Gibson games.
-- balt-chi-- Underdogs are 3-2 with Hickox behind the plate.
-- minn-kc-- Four of five BWelke games stayed under the total.

[Udog]

This appears to be for Friday.

It figures! This has been a tough day all the way around. That's what happens when you post em without reading em. Thanks, savage!



MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, April 30

Hot pitchers
-- Beachy is 1-0, 1.50 in his last couple starts.
-- Halladay is 3-1, 2.41 in five starts this season.
-- JSanchez is 2-0, 3.63 in his last four starts.
-- Wolf is 3-0, 0.44 in his last three starts.
-- Johnson is 2-0, 1.42 in his last three starts.
-- Kennedy is 2-0, 0.63 in his last couple starts.
-- Hammel has a 2.84 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Stauffer has a 1.38 RA in his last couple starts.

-- Shields is 2-0, 1.08 in his last three starts.
-- Anderson is 2-1, 2.08 in five starts this season.
-- Toronto is 5-0 when Drabek starts (2-0, 3.60). Burnett is 3-1, 3.82 in five starts this season.
-- Porcello is 1-0, 1.42 in his last two starts.
-- Lackey is 1-1, 0.64 in his last couple starts. Fister is 1-0, 2.19.
-- Duensing is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts. O'Sullivan is 1-0, 1.64 in two starts this season.

Cold pitchers
-- Westbrook has an 8.51 RA in five starts this season.
-- Niese is 1-3, 6.26 in his last four starts.
-- Lannan is 1-2, 4.98 in his last four starts.
-- Rodriguez is 1-4, 5.79 in five starts this season.
-- Volquez has a 6.75 RA in four starts this season.
-- Maholm is 1-3, 5.79 in his last four starts.
-- Garza is 0-3, 5.70 in his last four starts.
-- Kuroda is 1-2, 5.60 in his last three starts.

-- Pineiro is making first 2011 start; he was 10-7, 3.84 in 23 starts LY, and has made 236 major league starts.
-- White is 1-0, 1.90 in four AAA starts; this is his MLB debut.
-- Lewis is 0-3, 8.44 in his last three starts.
-- Tillman is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts. Humber is 1-2, 4.15.

Totals
-- Six of Phillies' last eight games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last nine Cardinal road games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Lannan starts stayed under the total.
-- Three of four Volquez starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Rodriguez starts stayed under the total.
-- Last four Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Garza starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven San Diego games stayed under the total.

-- Five of last seven Tampa Bay games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Cleveland games.
-- Five of last six Bronx games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Boston games.
-- Under is 9-2-2 in last thirteen White Sox games.
-- Four of last five Kansas City games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Texas games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Phillies won seven of their last nine games. Mets won six of their last eight games.
-- Marlins won eight of their last ten games.
-- Atlanta won five of its last seven games. Cardinals won seven of their last nine games.
-- Arizona won four of its last six home games.
-- Dodgers won five of their last six home games.

-- Seattle won its last four road games, outscoring foes 25-10. Red Sox won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Indians won their last seven home games.
-- Blue Jays won four of their last five games. Bronx Bombers won nine of their last fourteen games.
-- Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games. Angels won three of four.
-- Oakland won four of its last five home games.

Cold teams
-- San Francisco lost six of its last eight games. Nationals lost six of their last nine games.
-- Reds lost ten of their last fifteen games.
-- Astros lost six of their last eight games. Milwaukee is 1-5 in game following its last six wins.
-- Colorado lost three of its last four home games. Pirates are 1-8 in the game following their last nine wins.
-- Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
-- Padres lost seven of their last eight games.

-- Detroit lost its last four games, outscored 33-11.
-- White Sox lost 14 of their last 18 games. Orioles lost 12 of their last 17 games.
-- Royals lost eight of their last eleven games. Twins lost seven of their last ten road games.
-- Rangers lost four of their last five games.

Umpires
-- stl-atl-- Underdogs won four of five Hudson games this season.
-- ny-phil-- Four of last five Barksdale games stayed under the total.
-- sf-wsh-- Three of four Emmel games went over the total.
-- mil-hst-- Four of last five Cousins games went over the total.
-- fla-cin-- Four of five West games went over the total.
-- chi-az-- Favorites won four of five Vanover games.
-- pitt-colo-- Favorites won last three Cooper games.
-- sd-la-- Underdogs won three of last four Davidson games.

-- laa-tb-- Home team won four of last five Cuzzi games.
-- tex-a's-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Nauert games.
-- tor-nyy-- Three of last four Bell games went over the total.
-- det-cle-- Visiting team won last three Fletcher games.
-- sea-bos-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Gibson games.
-- balt-chi-- Underdogs are 3-2 with Hickox behind the plate.
-- minn-kc-- Four of five BWelke games stayed under the total.

[savage1]

No problem Udog-you do a truly great job of providing information which helps everyone including me in handicapping the games.
Your posts are among the first I look at every day at this forum.

[Udog]

NHL
Write-Up


Saturday, April 30

Canucks won Game 1; they're now 5-5 in last ten games vs Nashville, as Predators are 3-3 in last six games here-- last five games between these teams stayed under total. Vancouver had quick turnaround after winning 7th game vs Chicago; 13 of their 30 shots on goal came on power play, while Predators had four shots in same amount of time while a man up. Nashville is 2-2 on road in playoffs; Canucks are 4-1 at home.

[Udog]

Saturday's six-pack

-- Memphis beat the Spurs 99-91, knocking out favored San Antonio in six games; Grizzlies went 9-0-1 vs spread against the Spurs this season.

-- Coffee prices could be going up as much as 40% this summer; price of coffee beans has inceased 70-80% in the last year.

-- Tony Gwynn Jr made a tremendous diving catch going towards line in leftfield, saving Dodgers' 3-2 win over San Diego. Seems that the best moments in Gwynn's career have all come against his dad's old team.

-- Indians have a 4.5-game lead in the AL Central; they're 11-2 at home. Colorado leads NL West by 3.5 games; no one else leads by more than a game and a half. Of course, its also still April.

-- Jason Marquis shut the Giants out Friday; he is 3-0, 2.62 this season.

-- Sharks beat Detroit in OT; Lightning upset Washington in Game 1's of the conference semifinals.


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Saturday's List of 13: Going thru 2011 NFC schedules.........

This is going to be a bizarre NFL season, no matter how it plays out; the offseason has already been disrupted, so it can't be business as usual for 2011. But the flight from Las Vegas to Albany is 4:45, and I had the NFL schedule in my pocket, so I scribbled down some notes. Here they are:

Arizona-- Three straight road games in November, then four of their last five games are at home. No primetime games for the Redbirds.

Atlanta-- Play three of first four games on road, then only one of their last 12 games is outdoors. Old friend Michael Vick visits in Week 2.

Carolina-- Open at Arizona, then their last 15 games are all at 1:00, so not highly thought of by NFL. Play three straight road games in November.

Chicago-- Play Buccaneers in London; are one of five teams to finish with pair of road games, at Lambeau Christmas night and Minnesota Jan 1st.

Dallas-- First game (@ Jets) and last game (@ Giants) are both in Swamp Stadium; they don't play Giants until Weeks 14-17. Play five games with 1:0 Sunday starts, and also have five primetime games.

Detroit-- Monday night home game with Chicago is a highlight, first of three straight Detroit home games in October. Have weird Christmas Eve 4:05 kickoff vs San Diego-- why so late in the day?

Green Bay-- Three of their four primetime games are at home, but they're at Ford Field Thanksgiving Day. Finish up with couple of home games.

Minnesota-- Don't play road games in consecutive weeks, which is weird; their games with Green Bay are close together (weeks 7/10). They play at Green Bay/Chicago in their only two primetime games.

New Orleans-- Late bye (week 11); they've got three straight road games in early October, but three of their four primetime games are in Superdome.

NY Giants-- Play Jets Christmas Eve, giving them nine home games; three of their first four games are on road. Don't play Cowboys until Week 14, which is also their last road game.

Philadelphia-- One of five teams to open with pair of road games; trip to Atlanta in Week 2 is Vick's homecoming. Have impossible road trip Dec 1, playing Thursday game in Seattle after 4:15 Sunday game with Patriots.

Rams-- Pair of Monday night games, but both on road; don't play any of their NFC West rivals until Week 8. Don't play 49ers until December.

San Francisco-- Play first two games at home; last two on road- Turkey Day game with Ravens will be first game in NFL history where the head coaches are brothers. Play four games in eastern time zone.

Seattle-- Play 49ers in Weeks 1-16, Cardinals in 3-17, but games with the Rams are in Weeks 11-14. Open with two road games; both its primetime games are at home.

Tampa Bay-- Only one of first four home games is at 1:00, concession to Florida heat; one of three teams to finish with two road games. Also have game in London against the Bears; they play the Saints the game before and the game after their London trip.

Washington-- Weird that 12 of 16 games are at 1:00; sign of decline of this franchise. Only primetime game is Week 3 in Dallas, but they do play the Bills in Toronto. Very vanilla schedule for this franchise.