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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 07:41 AM

Monday’s betting tips: Big Z disses Cubs closer

Who’s hot

NHL: Boston is 7-1 in its last eight home games and about 67 percent of bettors are currently siding with the Bruins.

NHL: Vancouver is riding an 8-3 run as an underdog.

MLB: The over is 9-2-1 in Philadelphia’s last 11 overall.

Who’s not

NHL: The under is 1-5-2 in Vancouver’s last eight road games.

MLB: Cleveland is just 3-8 in its last 11.

MLB: Oakland has won only two of its last 10 road games.

MLB: The Chicago Cubs are 5-16 in their last 21 meetings with Cincinnati.

Key stat

7:26 – Manny Malhotra played just 7:26 for the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2, but his presence on the bench alone was a big lift for the team. It was the first time he suited up since he suffered a serious eye injury in March that could have ended his career. Malhotra picked up right where he left off, winning six of his seven faceoffs in Vancouver’s 3-2 overtime win.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies expect to be without their starting shortstop for at least a few days after he was forced out of Saturday’s game with a bruised knee. Rollins tried to stay in the game after fouling a pitch off his right knee, but left a couple of innings later and didn’t play Sunday. The club lists him as day-to-day and hopes he won’t have to go on the DL.

Game of the day

Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins (-120, 5)

Notable quotable

“This was maybe our worst game of the playoffs, but because we got a couple of goals everyone thinks we played great.” – Henrik Sedin after his Vancouver Canucks beat Boston in overtime in Game 2. The Canucks have managed at least three goals in four of their last five.

Notes and tips

Chicago Cubs righthander Carlos Zambrano blasted his team - and closer Carlos Marmol in particular - following Sunday's 3-2, 10-inning loss at St. Louis. Chicago's sixth straight loss, which came on Albert Pujols' second walk-off homer in as many days, left Zambrano fuming, saying the Cubs play like a "Triple-A team" and calling the team "embarrassing." Big Z continued to say "the problem wasn't Pujols, the problem was (Marmol's slider to Theriot, who later scored on Pujols' homer). ... We should know that Ryan Theriot is not a good fastball hitter. We should know that as a team. We should play better here."We stink. That's all I've got to say."

Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is having a tough time dealing with a DUI charge he picked up earlier this year. The slugger says it’s still affecting his play. “My first country is Korea, but I've lived here 11 years,” he told reporters. “This is my country, too. I have two different countries, so I worry about more fans. That happened last month. So I wanted to play good in the field, show better play and then try to make people forget.” The Indians gave him a day off over the weekend to try to snap him out of a slump that saw him go just 4-for-23 and Cleveland has won just twice over the last eight games, including back-to-back shutouts heading into Monday’s game against Minnesota.

Joakim Soria could be back in the closer’s role for the Kansas City Royals soon. After firing a pair of scoreless innings in two relief appearances since being booted from the closing job, manager Ned Yost likes the progress Soria is making. "He’s had three knockout innings … another one or two (good outings) and he’ll be ready to move back in," Yost said. "I’m not sure he’s not ready right now … but I want to give him (at least) one more." Aaron Crow has been working the ninth lately, but hasn’t had a save chance.

Tiger Woods is still unsure whether his knee and Achilles injuries will allow him to take part in the U.S. Open later this month, but the books still have him listed as the second favorite to win the tournament. Woods checks in at +1000, just behind Phil Mickleson (+900)

**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 07:45 AM

Monday's six-pack

-- Baseball's amateur draft is Monday night on the MLB Network, not as big a deal as the NFL or NBA Draft, but it'll be interesting.

-- First place in French Open tennis was worth $1,756,080; 2nd place was worth $878,040, exactly half as much.

-- Endy Chavez is 21-49 (.429) in his first 14 games for the Rangers.

-- If Sarah Palin gets elected President, I'm going condo shopping up in Canada, and I hate cold weather. She's a freakin' nitwit.

-- Speaking of Canada, CFL training camps are open now, so there will be pro football played somewhere on this continent this fall.

-- How come people in TV shows never watch TV?

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Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend........

13) If the Mets trade Jose Reyes this summer, Met fans should boycott the rest of the season; if they can't pay him, then they shouldn't own a big league ballclub, especially a big market team. They're paying Jason Bay $16M a year thru 2013, they can afford to pay Reyes.

12) Reyes is hitting .395 at home this season; he has 10 triples in his 124 ABs at Citi Field- his hitting is tailor-made for the spacious outfield gaps at Citi Field. For the Mets to trade him would be ridiculous.

11) Phillies had runners at 1st/3rd, two out in Pittsburgh, when Domonic Brown hit a line drive up the middle, a sure hit, until it hit the umpire in the leg. Ball immediately becomes dead, the batter gets a hit, but runners stay where they are (runner on 1st moves up to 2nd). No common sense used, since it was an obvious hit, but thats the rule. Pretty sad that the ump was 110 or so feet from home plate and couldn't get out of the way.

10) Red Sox pushed Clay Buchholz' next start back to Friday in Toronto, with Tim Wakefield starting in the Bronx Wednesday. Buchholz' back is acting up, so he gets a couple extra days to rest.

9) When you vote for the All-Star teams this year, remember that for this year, the best SS in the AL is Cleveland's Asdrubal Cabrera; he has nine more RBI than any other AL shortstop. He's knocked in 21.3% of guys who were on base when he batted, which is 3rd in the AL for hitters who have had 100+ ABs. For this year, he's been the best shortstop so far.

8) For those of you offended by the idea that Derek Jeter shouldn't be automatically anointed the AL shortstop, keep in mind that he's come up to bat with a man on 2nd base this season 57 times, and knocked the guy in twice. He's come up with a man on first 50 times; he knocked none of them in. He still makes $20M+, but he ain't the best shortstop anymore.

7) Then there is Reds' 2B Brandon Phillips, who has come up with a man on third base 20 times, and knocked him in 15 times. Thats production.

6) These reality shows on History Channel are going more mainstream; George Stephanopolous is on Pawn Stars tonight. William Shatner and his wife were on American Pickers last season. They're both good shows.

5) Nationals-Diamondbacks had some tension this weekend; Washington hit Justin Upton four times this weekend, and then both managers were tossed after batters were hit in Sunday's game. Starting pitcher Marquis was tossed with Washington leading 1-0 in the 6th inning; you don't see that every day.

4) Diamondbacks probably have the coaching staff made up of the best former players: Gibson-Baylor-Trammell-Matt Williams.

3) I'm not usually a guy who calls for coaches' heads, but as an A's fan, it is time for Bob Geren to go away; for a team with Oakland's pitching to be 27-33, its inexcuseable. It took him 56 games to move Daric Barton out of the #2 hole (he is 7-14 in the #6 slot). Plus, he came up in the Bronx system, so let him go work for them. Time for Mike Gallego to take over as manager and get the squad back on track.

2) I was reading an article on Oklahoma basketball coach Lon Kruger this weekend, and it said that he talks to every player on his team before each and every practice, even if it means starting practices late. This is what a leader does, yet Brian Fuentes and Huston Street both claim that Geren never communicates(d) with them. What else does he have to do?

1) This is a note I posted for yesterday's Den:

2) The next time Albert Pujols gets walked intentionally with the bases empty and two out in extra innings, remember Saturday, when the Cubs stupidly tried to "pitch carefully" to the great slugger, and he drilled the walk-off HR off his shoetops into the leftfield bullpen. Either challenge him or intentionally walk him. Don't pussyfoot around- thats what the Cubs did Saturday and it cost them the game.

Guess how Sunday's game ended? Right, only Pujols homered with none out instead of two. Best part of it for Cardinal fans was they way Pujols strutted home from third base. Not the strut of a guy who was going to sign with that other team next winter.

**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:13 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Vancouver at Boston
The Canucks look to build on their 8-3 record in their last 11 games as an underdog. Vancouver is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Canucks favored by 1/2 a goal. Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, JUNE 6

Game 5-6: Vancouver at Boston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Vancouver 12.867; Boston 12.610
Dunkel Line & Total: Vancouver by 1/2; 4 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Vancouver (+105); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, June 6

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VANCOUVER (68-23-0-11, 147 pts.) at BOSTON (58-32-0-12, 128 pts.) - 6/6/2011, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VANCOUVER is 68-34 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games this season.
VANCOUVER is 11-3 ATS (+8.0 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
VANCOUVER is 61-38 ATS (+22.8 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive home games since 1996.
VANCOUVER is 12-4 ATS (+7.5 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
VANCOUVER is 44-19 ATS (+16.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VANCOUVER is 32-13 ATS (+12.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BOSTON is 20-22 ATS (-11.6 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-22 ATS (-24.2 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 5-12 ATS (-15.6 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
VANCOUVER is 3-2-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)

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NHL
Write-Up

Monday, June 6

Canucks won Game 1 on a goal with 0:18 left to play; they won second game on goal 0:11 in OT, so Bruins are now 5-22 in last 27 Stanley Cup Finals games. Keep in mind that in first round of playoffs, Boston lost first two games of series at home and still won series, but Vancouver is best team in NHL this year, and has now won seven of last eight games overall. Boston has one even strength goal in 120:11 in series, and only three goals in last 180:11, counting Game 7 of Lightning series. Canucks are 18-69 on power play in playoffs; Bruins are an awful 6-74. Canucks are 5-3 on road in playoffs. Game 3 is much more important for Boston.

NHL

Monday, June 6

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
VANCOUVER vs. BOSTON
Vancouver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Vancouver's last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

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NHL

Monday, June 6

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Canucks at Bruins: What bettors need to know
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Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins (-113, 5)

THE STORY: Alex Burrows was not suspended for his actions in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. In Game 2 on Saturday, Burrows took another bite out of the Boston Bruins by scoring 11 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory and a 2-0 edge in the series. The overtime goal was the second fastest in Stanley Cup Finals history, as Montreal Canadiens center Brian Skrudland scored nine seconds into the extra session in Game 2 of the 1986 series against the Calgary Flames. Fast forward back to the present, the Canucks will look to push to the Bruins to the brink of elimination when the teams reconvene at TD Garden in Boston on Monday for Game 3 of the best-of-seven series.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, VERSUS, CBC

ABOUT THE BRUINS: Fellow Vezina Trophy finalist Tim Thomas stopped 30 shots in Game 2, but made a questionable challenge at Burrows during overtime. Burrows skated around the fallen goaltender - and then behind the net - before his wraparound ended the contest. Vancouver native Milan Lucic scored for just the third time in 30 games and Mark Recchi netted his 59th career playoff goal. The 43-year-old Recchi became the oldest player in NHL history to score in the Stanley Cup Finals. Captain Zdeno Chara logged a game-high 28:12 of ice time in Game 2.

ABOUT THE CANUCKS: In addition to his overtime winner, Burrows scored his team's first goal and set up Hart Trophy finalist Daniel Sedin's tying marker midway through the third period. That's quite the performance from Burrows, who many believed would be suspended after his alleged bite of Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron at the conclusion of the first period in Wednesday's Game 1. Fourth-liner Manny Malhotra sent the Rogers Arena faithful into a frenzy by making a triumphant return from a gruesome eye injury. Malhotra, who had been sidelined since March 16, logged nearly 7 1/2 minutes of ice time and won five of six faceoffs. Vezina Trophy finalist Roberto Luongo turned aside 28 shots in Game 2 and increased his save percentage to .928 in the playoffs.

WHO'S HOT/WHO'S NOT: Boston center David Krejci, who had an assist in Game 2, has nine goals and set up eight others in his last 13 games. Daniel Sedin has one goal and five assists in his last four contests.

SPECIAL TEAMS: Boston, which went 1-for-3 on the power play in Game 2, is now 1-for-9 with the man advantage in the series. Taken a bit further, the Bruins have scored just once in their last 23 power-play opportunities. Vancouver is just 1-for-8 with the man advantage in this series.

LAST WORD: "(The NHL) made a decision. We moved on. For us, if we start using that as an excuse, we're a lame team. To me, it's not even a consideration." - Boston coach Claude Julien, on whether Burrows should have been allowed to play in Game 2 following his altercation with Bergeron.

TRENDS: Boston is 6-1 in its last seven playoff games as a favorite.

The over is 3-0-1 in Vancouver's last four playoff games as an underdog and 5-1-2 in Vancouver's last eight road games.

The favorite is 5-2 in the last seven meetings between the Bruins and Canucks.

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NHL

Monday, June 6

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Ice picks: Monday's best NHL bet
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Vancouver Canucks at Boston Bruins (-125, 5)

Manny Malhotra stole the spotlight early in his first game since March after suffering a serious eye injury, but it was Alexander Burrows who took over that.

It was a big game for Burrows too after he escaped a suspension from the league for allegedly biting Patrice Bergeron’s finger in Game 1 and he came up huge, scoring twice – including the overtime winner – and setting up another goal.

With Malhotra back in the lineup, Vancouver’s depth is starting to show through. The Canucks still haven’t played their best game yet and they’ve already jumped out to a 2-0 series lead as they head to Boston for Game 3.

However, this series is still up for grabs and the Bruins will show up in front of their home crowd. We expected a long battle between these two teams and nothing has happened yet to make you think otherwise at this point.

“We have not been down by two games since we lost the first two at home to Montreal in the first round,” Boston goaltender Tim Thomas told reporters. “At least now we are going home. In that series, we went on the road. We have to look at how we won Game 3 of the Montreal series and use it as a blue print.”

That’s exactly the kind of mindset the Bruins need going into Monday’s game. Their power play finally clicked a bit in Game 2 and that unit with the man advantage could be huge in Game 3.

We’ll jump on the Boston bandwagon – for a day, anyway.

Pick: Bruins

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:16 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Milwaukee at Florida
The Brewers look to take advantage of a Florida team that is 1-4 in Javier Vazquez' last 5 starts. Milwaukee is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-130). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, JUNE 6

Game 951-952: LA Dodgers at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lilly) 16.214; Philadelphia (Lee) 15.017
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-190); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+170); Over

Game 953-954: Milwaukee at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Greinke) 15.837; Florida (Vazquez) 15.023
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-130); Under

Game 955-956: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Garza) 14.433; Cincinnati (Leake) 13.443
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+115); Over

Game 957-958: Colorado at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Mortensen) 14.714; San Diego (Richard) 15.803
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-110); Under

Game 959-960: Washington at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 16.222; San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.278
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 7
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-200); 6
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+170); Over

Game 961-962: Oakland at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Gonzalez) 14.520; Baltimore (Matusz) 15.410
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-110); Under

Game 963-964: Minnesota at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Baker) 15.397; Cleveland (Tomlin) 15.935
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-155); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-155); Over

Game 965-966: Detroit at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 17.593; Texas (Lewis) 16.177
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-155); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+135); Under

Game 967-968: Toronto at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Morrow) 15.405; Kansas City (Paulino) 13.394
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-130); Under

Game 969-970: Seattle at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Pineda) 16.649; White Sox (Danks) 15.778
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-110); Over

Game 971-972: Tampa Bay at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Price) 14.326; LA Angels (Pineiro) 14.916
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+125); Under

**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:21 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Monday, June 6

Hot pitchers
-- Lilly is 1-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
-- Leake is 1-0, 3.00 in two starts since coming back from AAA.
-- Vazquez is 1-0, 2.84 in his last three starts. Milwaukee won last five Greinke starts (4-0, 4.80) scoring 33 runs.
-- Lincecum is 2-0, 3.22 in his last three starts. Lannan is 1-0, 0.69 in his last couple starts.

-- Matusz allowed one run in 5.2 IP in his first '11 start.
-- Tomlin is 3-1, 4.26 in his last four starts.
-- Lewis is 3-1, 2.17 in his last five starts.
-- Pineda is 2-0, 1.38 in his last four starts.
-- Paulino blanked the Angels for five innings in his first '11 start.
-- Chatwood has a 2.21 RA in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Lee is 2-3, 4.20 in his last six starts.
-- Garza is 2-4, 4.99 in his last eight starts.
-- Mortensen is 0-3, 6.48 in his last three starts. Richard is 1-6, 6.43 in his last nine starts.

-- Gonzalez is 0-1, 4.00 in his last three starts.
-- Twins lost last five Baker starts (0-2, 5.02).
-- Scherzer is 0-2, 10.68 in his last three starts.
-- White Sox are 1-10 when Danks starts (0-6, 6.85 in last seven).
-- Morrow is 0-1, 5.50 in his last three starts.
-- Price is 1-2, 4.39 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Under is 7-3 in Lee's last ten starts.
-- Over is 10-3-1 in Cincinnati's last fourteen home games.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Vazquez starts, 4-0 in Greinke's last four.
-- Under is 16-6 in Colorado's last twenty-two road games.
-- Three of last four Lincecum starts went over the total.

-- Eight of last ten games at Camden Yards went over the total.
-- Four of last five Minnesota road games stayed under the total.
-- Last four Scherzer starts went over the total.
-- Six of White Sox' last seven home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Morrow starts went over the total.
-- Under is 7-0-1 in Angels' last eight home games.

Hot Teams
-- Dodgers won five of their last seven games.
-- Cincinnati is 10-5 in its last fifteen home games.
-- Milwaukee won 12 of its last 15 games.
-- Giants won four of their last five games.
-- San Diego won seven of its last nine games.

-- Minnesota won its last four games, allowing six runs.
-- White Sox won six of their last nine home games. Mariners won 14 of their last 18 games.
-- Rangers won 11 of their last 14 games. Detroit won six of seven.
-- Blue Jays won seven of their last ten road games.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost five of their last seven games.
-- Marlins lost six of their last seven games.
-- Cubs lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Washington lost 13 of its last 18 games.
-- Colorado lost 12 of its last 16 games.

-- Cleveland lost nine of its last twelve games, six in row at home.
-- Orioles lost seven of their last nine games. Oakland lost its last six games, outscored 42-22.
-- Kansas City lost 12 of its last 15 games.
-- Angels are 10-13 in their last 23 home games. Tampa Bay lost 11 of its last 16 games.

**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:29 AM

MLB

Monday, June 6

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CLEVELAND
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland

7:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Dodgers are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. FLORIDA
Milwaukee is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Florida
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Florida's last 11 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

7:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Cincinnati's last 23 games
Cincinnati is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games

8:05 PM
DETROIT vs. TEXAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games
Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home

8:10 PM
TORONTO vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Toronto
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Seattle is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games at home
Chi White Sox are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing Seattle

10:05 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
Colorado is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado

10:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. LA ANGELS
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-15 SU in their last 20 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

10:15 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Washington is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against Washington
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:31 AM

MLB

Monday, June 6

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Monday’s streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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STREAKING

Ted Lilly (4-4, 4.22 ERA), Chicago Cubs

You could do a lot worse than Ted Lilly as your No. 3 starter in your rotation. Sure, Lilly won’t blow anyone away with overpowering stuff the way teammate Clayton Kershaw does, but the 35-year-old lefty can paint the corners of the strike zone.

Lilly comes into Monday’s game against the Phillies on the heels of three consecutive quality starts. He owns a 2.70 ERA and a 15-1 strikeout to walk ratio over that three-start stretch, too.

The veteran hurler was particularly effective in his last turn in the rotation, holding the Colorado Rockies to two runs on four hits over seven innings.

Lilly and the Dodgers are big underdogs Monday on the road against the Phillies.

Michael Pineda (6-2, 2.30 ERA), Seattle Mariners

It’s not just King Felix M’s fans are raving about these days up in Seattle. Rookie flamethrower Michael Pineda is blowing opposing batters away and is a big part of the reason the Mariners are over .500 despite owning one of the worst offenses in the big leagues.

"What's not to like? He's got good command for a young guy," Orioles manager Buck Showalter told reporters after his team faced Pineda. "They tell me he's grown four or five inches. I hope he doesn't grow any more, but he's special. He has a chance to be really good. He can attack you with a fastball, and not many people can do that anymore in the American League.”

Oddsmakers are wise to the kid’s capabilities. They’ve installed him as chalk in each of his last four starts and even posted a 5.5-run total (the lowest baseball over/under line this writer has ever seen) in his interleague start at San Diego.

Despite the favorite lines, the 6-foot-7 righty is still a plus money pitcher ($238) and the M’s are 3-1 in his last four trips to the mound.

SLUMPING

Scott Baker (2-4, 3.86 ERA), Minnesota Twins

You have to have a special type of bad luck to be losing as frequently as the Twins are this season. The same club that was favored to win the AL Central is very close to picking up its 40th loss and we’re only two months in the campaign.

Scott Baker has witnessed that poor fortune first hand. He is 0-2 and the Twins are 0-5 in his five turns in the rotation despite a not-so-awful 5.08 ERA over that period.

Either way, backing Baker or the Twins is risky business these days.

Max Scherzer (6-2, 4.38 ERA), Detroit Tigers

Scherzer was enjoying one of the finest starts of his young career before an ugly bump in the road popped up. The big righty allowed seven runs in back to back starts and surrendered 16 hits, including three home runs, in the process.

The recent slump has pushed his ERA from 2.98 to 4.38 and his WHIP (walks + hits per inning) sits at an ugly 1.47.

"I'm not throwing the ball very well right now," Scherzer told the Detroit Free Press. "At times I am, but in big situations I'm getting caught not executing pitches. That's what is costing me.”

That’s not what you want to hear from a pitcher who’s about to face one of the toughest batting lineups in baseball.

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:34 AM

MLB

Monday, June 6

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Hot lines: Monday’s best MLB bets
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Milwaukee Brewers at Florida Marlins (+110, 8.5)

Maybe the Brewers are finally over their issues on the road after winning their first three games of a four-game set in Florida.

Milwaukee is a league-best 19-6 since May 9 but still sit only 9-19 on the road this season, compared to 21-7 at home. They aren’t making life easy on Brewers supporters though.

They had to pitch themselves out of a ton of jams over the weekend and left way too many men on base, but still managed to book three one-run wins against Florida with some timely hits.

Josh Wilson was the man of the hour in Sunday’s 6-5 win, homering in 11th inning in his first start with the team since getting picked up off waivers about a month ago.

"You live for those situations," Wilson told reporters. "It's late in the game, and you have a chance to win a game or just contribute and help the team, so it was exactly the spot I wanted to be.”

With Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun raking in the middle of the lineup and other guys like Wilson stepping up in supporting roles, we’re going to ride this hot streak as long as possible.

Pick: Brewers

Colorado Rockies at San Diego Padres (-105, 7)

A little more than a week ago the Colorado Rockies’ bats went mental in a 15-4 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. It looks like they should have saved a few of those runs for another day.

The Rockies haven’t scored more than three runs in a game since, winning just two of those seven contests. That isn’t the extent of their problems either.

"There's no one area, it's just generally the ballclub as a whole,” Rockies manager Jim Tracy recently told reporters. ”So the ballclub as a whole that got itself into this mess is the same ball club as a whole that has to get itself the heck out of this mess."

And what a mess it is. The Rockies were just 8-21 in the month of May and June hasn’t been any better yet.

We aren’t ready to back them just yet, but their offense could get something going against Clayton Richard. He lasted just 4 2/3 innings in his last trip to the hill and walked four batters.

These two clubs have played over the total in 13 of their last 16 meetings and we’ll jump on that trend for Monday’s game.

Pick: Over

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 09:44 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, June 6

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LA DODGERS (28 - 32) at PHILADELPHIA (35 - 24) - 7:05 PM
TED LILLY (L) vs. CLIFF LEE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 110-114 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 110-114 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

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

TED LILLY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
LILLY is 1-4 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.91 and a WHIP of 1.257.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-1. (+3.9 units)

CLIFF LEE vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LEE is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 0.59 and a WHIP of 0.652.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (33 - 26) at FLORIDA (31 - 26) - 7:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. JAVIER VAZQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GREINKE is 4-14 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 3-13 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 10-17 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 12-35 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 464-423 (+54.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 550-613 (+42.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 16-7 (+10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
FLORIDA is 6-18 (-11.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 38-47 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 35-43 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
VAZQUEZ is 13-18 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VAZQUEZ is 13-18 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VAZQUEZ is 8-13 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-0 (+3.5 Units) against FLORIDA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. FLORIDA since 1997
GREINKE is 1-0 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JAVIER VAZQUEZ vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
VAZQUEZ is 6-7 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.89 and a WHIP of 1.307.
His team's record is 9-7 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-9. (-3.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (23 - 34) at CINCINNATI (30 - 30) - 7:10 PM
MATT GARZA (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 23-34 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 341-380 (-93.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 7-19 (-14.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 23-34 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 15-27 (-13.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
GARZA is 11-16 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 13-24 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 3-13 (-13.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 13-25 (-17.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 5-12 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 5-15 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CINCINNATI is 71-43 (+21.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 33-16 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 74-46 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 18-6 (+14.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 4-1 (+2.8 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MATT GARZA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
GARZA is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

MIKE LEAKE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LEAKE is 2-0 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.271.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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COLORADO (27 - 31) at SAN DIEGO (27 - 33) - 10:05 PM
CLAYTON MORTENSEN (R) vs. CLAYTON RICHARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 42-50 (-27.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 27-31 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 72-97 (-36.2 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 45-66 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-17 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 27-31 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 66-80 (-33.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 117-106 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 12-21 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 12-21 (-10.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN DIEGO is 12-21 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 11-26 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 7-18 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
RICHARD is 6-14 (-10.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 2-1 (+2.2 Units) against COLORADO this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

CLAYTON MORTENSEN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. COLORADO since 1997
RICHARD is 1-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.64 and a WHIP of 1.679.
His team's record is 4-4 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.8 units)

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WASHINGTON (26 - 33) at SAN FRANCISCO (33 - 26) - 10:15 PM
JOHN LANNAN (L) vs. TIM LINCECUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 41-92 (-29.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 104-65 (+26.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 136-101 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-36 (+19.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 121-72 (+31.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-23 (+18.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 135-99 (+28.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-12 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 185-111 (+47.6 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
LANNAN is 21-16 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LANNAN is 21-16 (+11.4 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
WASHINGTON is 3-1 (+2.7 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JOHN LANNAN vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LANNAN is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.98 and a WHIP of 1.609.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

TIM LINCECUM vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LINCECUM is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.344.
His team's record is 2-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

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OAKLAND (27 - 33) at BALTIMORE (26 - 31) - 7:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. BRIAN MATUSZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 27-33 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 60-82 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 14-5 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MATUSZ is 23-19 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 287-403 (-113.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 264-337 (-98.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.558.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

BRIAN MATUSZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MATUSZ is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.12 and a WHIP of 1.472.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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MINNESOTA (21 - 37) at CLEVELAND (33 - 24) - 7:05 PM
SCOTT BAKER (R) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 21-37 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 14-29 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 11-4 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CLEVELAND is 33-24 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 19-10 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 27-18 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 30-21 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 23-14 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 25-15 (+12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TOMLIN is 15-8 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 10-1 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 10-1 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TOMLIN is 8-1 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 56-34 (+14.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

SCOTT BAKER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BAKER is 7-7 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.331.
His team's record is 11-8 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-7. (+2.8 units)

JOSH TOMLIN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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DETROIT (31 - 27) at TEXAS (34 - 26) - 8:05 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. COLBY LEWIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 79-115 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 27-52 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 32-54 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SCHERZER is 11-25 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. TEXAS since 1997
SCHERZER is 2-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

COLBY LEWIS vs. DETROIT since 1997
LEWIS is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.66 and a WHIP of 1.397.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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TORONTO (30 - 29) at KANSAS CITY (25 - 34) - 8:10 PM
BRANDON MORROW (R) vs. FELIPE PAULINO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 63-72 (-34.6 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997.
TORONTO is 115-107 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 54-40 (+20.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 50-50 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 21-14 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 93-78 (+19.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 218-328 (-97.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.

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

BRANDON MORROW vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
MORROW is 1-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.73 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

FELIPE PAULINO vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (31 - 28) at CHI WHITE SOX (28 - 33) - 8:10 PM
MICHAEL PINEDA (R) vs. JOHN DANKS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 35-52 (-20.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 93-128 (-31.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 90-122 (-30.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 19-47 (-28.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 56-46 (+17.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 9-3 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
SEATTLE is 24-17 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 23-30 (-13.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DANKS is 1-10 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DANKS is 1-8 (-8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
DANKS is 17-28 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

JOHN DANKS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
DANKS is 4-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.173.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-3. (+2.9 units)

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TAMPA BAY (30 - 29) at LA ANGELS (30 - 31) - 10:05 PM
DAVID PRICE (L) vs. TYLER CHATWOOD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 583-573 (+48.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 101-86 (+24.5 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 590-509 (+67.2 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 19-8 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 65-47 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 58-40 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 101-112 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 70-84 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 4-1 (+3.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

DAVID PRICE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
PRICE is 1-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.14 and a WHIP of 1.608.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)

TYLER CHATWOOD vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
CHATWOOD is 0-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.750.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 10:20 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Monday, June 6

National League

LA DODGERS at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET ESPN
LILLY: LA DODGERS 5-13 after 2 or more consecutive overs
LEE: PHILADELPHIA 60-36 after 2 or more consecutive road games

MILWAUKEE at FLORIDA, 7:10 PM ET
GREINKE: 4-14 TSR in road games
VAZQUEZ: FLORIDA 43-29 after 3 or more consecutive home games

CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI, 7:10 PM ET
GARZA: CHICAGO CUBS 18-6 as a road underdog of +100 to +125
LEAKE: CINCINNATI 15-20 as a favorite

COLORADO at SAN DIEGO, 10:05 PM ET
MORTENSEN: COLORADO 23-57 in road games off a one run loss versus a division rival
RICHARD: SAN DIEGO 73-52 when the total is 7 to 8.5

WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO, 10:15 PM ET
LANNAN: WASHINGTON 10-2 OVER as a road underdog of +150 to +200
LINCECUM: SAN FRANCISCO 71-41 after having won 2 of their last 3 games

American League

OAKLAND at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
GONZALEZ: OAKLAND 3-10 after 2 or more consecutive overs
MATUSZ: 23-19 TSR in all games

MINNESOTA at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET
BAKER: MINNESOTA 14-29 against right-handed starters
TOMLIN: CLEVELAND 19-10 in home games

DETROIT at TEXAS, 8:05 PM ET
SCHERZER: DETROIT 32-54 in road games after a win
LEWIS: TEXAS 42-18 as a home favorite of -125 to -175

TORONTO at KANSAS CITY, 8:10 PM ET
MORROW: TORONTO 21-14 in night games
PAULINO: KANSAS CITY 9-20 in home games after a loss by 4 runs or more

SEATTLE at CHI WHITE SOX, 8:10 PM ET
PINEDA: SEATTLE 9-3 in road games after a win
DANKS: 0-10 TSR when the total is 7 to 8.5

TAMPA BAY at LA ANGELS, 10:05 PM ET
PRICE: TAMPA BAY 8-21 in road games after allowing 8 runs or more
CHATWOOD: TAMPA BAY 17-5 UNDER as a favorite of -125 to -175

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**Udog** · 06-06-2011, 10:21 AM

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, June 6

Stanley Cup Finals - Game 3 - VAN LEADS 2-0
BOSTON at VANCOUVER, 8:05 PM ET VERSUS
VANCOUVER: 32-12 SU off BB wins
BOSTON: 4-12 SU at home off BB losses

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