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**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 07:55 AM

Thursday's betting tips: Books cut Twins' futures odds

Who’s hot

MLB: Philadelphia has won 10 of its last 12.

MLB: Washington has won nine of its last 10.

WNBA: Connecticut has covered in six of its last eight games overall dating back to last year.

Who’s not

MLB: The New York Mets are 3-7 in Chris Capuano’s last 10 starts.

MLB: The under is 2-8-1 in the last 11 meetings between the Royals and Diamondbacks.

WNBA: New York Liberty is riding a 3-10 slump against the spread dating back to last season.

Key stat

5 – Chicago White Sox slugger Paul Konerko had home runs in five straight games heading into Wednesday night’s action, pushing his season total to 21, tying him for second in the bigs behind Jose Bautista’s 22. Konerko is also hitting .331 (fourth in MLB) while driving in 59 runs (fourth).

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Milos Raonic – Raonic was forced to retire from Wednesday’s match at Wimbledon against Gilles Muller after a leg injury. Raonic, who was pegged at -275 in the match and owns one of the fastest serves on tour, was expected to give Rafael Nadal a good test if he advanced. Nadal is currently set as the tournament’s co-favorite with Roger Federer at +200.

Game of the day

Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants (-180, 6.5)

Notable quotable

“It’s something that definitely needs to improve. A lot of players have faults, and that’s something I am trying to get better at. A lot of time, people think that if I shout something in the direction of the box, that I am shouting at them. But if you actually listen to what I am saying a lot of the time, I am just upset at myself.” - Andy Murray on his on-court behavior. Murray is set at -1200 in his third-round match against Ivan Ljubicic at Wimbledon and at +500 to win the tournament.

Notes and tips

The Minnesota Twins were originally set around +25000 at some shops to win the World Series, but oddsmakers have been forced to drastically cut their odds with the club’s recent hot streak. With Minnesota winning 15 of 17 games heading into Wednesday’s action, some books moved the Twins to around +4000.

Tiger Woods pulled out of the AT&T National on Wednesday but gave at least a little hope that he might be able to take part in the British Open. "Doctor's orders," Woods said in a Twitter post. "Feeling stronger every day, but not 100 percent." Woods is currently set at around +1400 to win the Claret Jug, while Rory McIlroy is the overwhelming favorite at +550.

The top two scorers in the WNBA face off for the third time of the season on Thursday when Connecticut’s Tina Charles visits Sylvia Fowles and the Chicago Sky. Fowles tops the league at 21.2 poitns per game while Charles sits right on her heels at 20.4. The Sun hammered the Sky 83-68 in their last meeting but Chicago is pegged as a 2-point favorite at home on Thursday.

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 07:59 AM

Thursday's six-pack

-- Cliff Lee has now allowed one run in his last 33 innings, covering four starts, as the Phillies' dominant starting pitching asserts itself.

-- Washington Nationals are 9-1 in last ten games, have gotten to .500 and trail Atlanta, the Wild Card leader, by five games.

-- Florida Marlins have now lost 12 one-run decisions in a row.

-- Twins’ first eight guys got hits and scored Tuesday night, the first team in 21 years to pull that off. First guy to make an out was pitcher Carl Pavano, who usually doesn’t bat.

-- NL teams were 9-6 vs AL teams Wednesday, are now 56-66 so far in interleague play.

-- Only five baseball games Thursday, three of which are in afternoon, as baseball cedes the Thursday night stage to the NBA Draft, for what might be the NBA’s last event until next year’s Draft, give all the drama surrounding the labor negotiations.

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Thursday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud........

13) Looks like the NFL will have a weekly Thursday night game starting in 2012, which means either Time Warner Cable has to get NFL Network by then, or I’m taking another shot at DirecTV next summer.

12) ESPN can’t be real happy with the Thursday NFL games, since their Thursday night college package will be affected, unless they just go with a Pac-10 late Thursday game some weeks, and Friday games (when they would buck high school games) the rest of the time. Would they dare play on Wednesdays?

11) Minnesota Twins’ 15-3 streak has cut their deficit in AL Central from 17.5 to 8.5 games; they’ve got good solid pitching if those five can stay healthy, so they could they make a run at the division title.

10) Sounds like the Marlins have internal problems; apparently Logan Morrison ripped into Hanley Ramirez for always being late and not preparing properly. When your best player does stuff like that, its almost impossible to have a strong work ethic on the club. I’m guessing Ramirez has to be traded, but to where and for whom?

9) There is a kid named Bismarck Biyombo in the NBA Draft tonight; when I first saw the name, I seriously thought they were talking about a franchise in the D-League that played in North Dakota

8) I’ve never seen Celebrity Apprentice, but apparently it is a very popular TV show because Donald Trump makes $65M a year to host the show. It is licensed to be shown in 89 different countries. How many languages do you think Trump knows, “You’re fired!!!” in?

7) This is a synopsis of a real movie that was made in 1999 from the fine movie website IMDB.com : “Fish tank cleaner becomes a gigolo by accident.” Someone paid like $12M to make this movie!!! And the damn thing raked in $65M at the box office in 1999-2000. The movie? Deuce Bigalow, male gigolo. What a country. Seriously, they made $50M on this movie. Amazing.

6) CC Sabathia is worth every penny he makes; what a workhorse, a throwback pitcher. Indians/Brewers both screwed up royally when they let him walk. He gives you 6-7 quality innings every fifth day.

5) Rangers-Flyers in the ballpark where Phillies play is on for January 2, next year’s outdoor hockey game. This has been a huge success so far; they’re bound to stumble upon a warm day that will screw up the ice surface eventually, but so far, so good.

4) Umpire Al Porter called ton of low strikes in A's-Mets game; looking at record, we see that under is 9-2 when he works the plate, so he's a guy who helps the defense on marginal pitches. Pitcher's umpire.

3) Tuesday night, Dillon Gee had hard time because Adrian Johnson did not call any low pitches strikes, which put Gee and Josh Outman behind on lot of counts. Looking at record, we see that seven of Johnson's last eight games behind the dish went over the total. Hitter's umpire.

2) So if you're investing in games, or playing fantasy baseball, you need to know as much as possible about who is umpiring where. This is one time where watching games is a huge help. There is such a fine line between the teams in the middle of the pack now, hitters need to know umps' trends.

1) Most interesting part of Thursday’s NBA draft will be where Jimmer Fredette goes; everyone has an opinion on the kid. He seriously reminds me of Pistol Pete Maravich, except for the fancy passes. I think he’s a 10-year NBA player who will be productive in the league.

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:04 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Seattle at Washington
The Nationals look to build on their 7-0 record in Jason Marquis' last 7 home starts. Washington is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

Game 901-902: Philadelphia at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Oswalt) 16.127; St. Louis (Carpenter) 13.644
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Under

Game 903-904: Seattle at Washington (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Pineda) 14.904; Washington (Marquis) 15.376
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+105); Over

Game 905-906: Oakland at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Godfrey) 15.655; NY Mets (Capuano) 15.023
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+120); Over

Game 907-908: Minnesota at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Duensing) 15.235; San Francisco (Lincecum) 16.025
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-180); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-180); Under

Game 909-910: Arizona at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hudson) 14.821; Kansas City (Paulino) 13.567
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-115); Over

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:09 AM

MLB
Write-Up

Thursday, June 23

Remember as interleague play starts, there are DHs used in games in the American League ballparks; pitchers bat in National League parks.

AL teams are 66-56 vs NL teams so far in interleague play, but 10-18 the last two nights.
Over is 24-27-3 in AL parks, 31-32-4 in NL parks, 55-59-7 overall.

Hot pitchers
-- Washington won last four Marquis starts (2-0, 2.74). Pineda is 3-2, 2.64 in his last seven starts.
-- Capuano is 2-1, 1.89 in his last three starts.
-- DHudson is 2-0, 2.05 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Godfrey has a 5.56 RA in his two starts, but A's won both games, scoring 12 runs.
-- Paulino is 0-0, 5.60 in his last three starts.
-- Lincecum is 0-2, 8.02 in his last four starts. Duensing has a 7.36 RA in his last seven starts.
-- Oswalt is 1-3, 4.81 in his last four starts. Carpenter is 0-5, 5.29 in his last seven starts.

Totals
-- Nine of last eleven Washington home games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in Mets' last twelve home games.
-- Nine of last twelve San Francisco home games stayed under total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Arizona games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Oswalt starts.

Hot Teams
-- Washington won 10 of its last 11 games.
-- Phillies won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Oakland won six of its last seven games.
-- Minnesota won 15 of its last 18 games.
-- Arizona won six of its last seven road games.

Cold Teams
-- Mariners lost three of their last four games.
-- Mets lost four of their last six games.
-- Giants lost five of their last six games.
-- Kansas City lost six of its last seven games.
-- Cardinals lost nine of last eleven games (starting Ps 0-7).

Umpires
-- Sea-Wsh-- Four of five Cousins day games went over total.
-- A's-NY-- Underdogs won five of last six Culbreth games.
-- Minn-SF-- Six of last eight TWelke games went over total.
-- Az-KC-- Five of last six Blaser games stayed under the total.
-- Phil-StL-- Visiting team won last five BWelke games.

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:26 AM

MLB

Thursday, June 23

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. WASHINGTON
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle

1:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
Oakland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
NY Mets are 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland

3:45 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 18 games
San Francisco is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home

8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. KANSAS CITY
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Arizona is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

8:15 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ST. LOUIS
Philadelphia is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games

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**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:30 AM

MLB

Thursday, June 23

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Thursday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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Streaking

Daniel Hudson (8-5, 3.56 ERA), Arizona Diamondbacks

They may not be Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson, but the Diamondbacks have a pretty solid 1-2 punch with Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson.

Hudson is coming off the first complete game of his career complete game and it couldn’t have come against a better team – his former club, the Chicago White Sox.

"It's obviously big (to get a complete game), Hudson told reporters. “I like to say that I'm a pretty good innings eater. I was really happy they let me go out and finish it."

Hudson has lasted at least six innings in every start since April 21.

Chris Capuano (5-7, 4.29 ERA), New York Mets

Capuano has really pulled himself together over his last three starts. He’s working on a 1.42 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP over that span.

He’s proving he can eat up some innings too, going at least six in each of his last five outings and in seven of his last 10. Even though he’s working late in games, he has cracked the 100-pitch plateau just four times this season.

Slumping

Tim Lincecum (5-6, 3.39 ERA), San Francisco Giants

Lincecum may have looked a little better in his last outing, but he still took a loss and he knows that’s all that counts.

"It was better," Lincecum said of his night, "but at the same time, you can't guide yourself by what you did last time. I've got to battle and give our team a chance to win. I didn't do so.”

Lincecum doesn’t have a win in his last four trips to the hill and owns a 7.80 ERA over his last three.

Roy Oswalt (4-5, 3.58 ERA) Philadelphia Phillies

Even though it looks like Oswalt’s fastball is lacking some jump, the Philadelphia Phillies insist that he isn’t injured. So, what exactly is the problem?

His numbers aren’t terrible, but the Phillies expected a lot more than one win from his last eight starts. His 5.12 ERA over his last three outings just isn’t what we’re used to from him.

"I thought I've thrown the ball pretty well," he told reporters recently. "I haven't thrown the ball great. But I've been throwing the ball pretty well."

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**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:33 AM

MLB

Thursday, June 23

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Hot lines: Thursday's best MLB bets
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Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals (-110, 8)

Two perennial All-Stars share the hill Thursday evening in St. Louis, but neither are having the seasons we’ve come to expect from them.

Roy Oswalt has just one win in his last eight starts, while Chris Carpenter has only a single victory all season. Both probably deserve better numbers at this point of the season.

"It’s a loss. That’s what matters,” Carpenter told reporters after a ground ball got past Albert Pujols at third base to give the Royals a 5-4 win over the Cards in Carpenter’s last outing. “We’re here to win ballgames. I can speak for myself. I could have pitched a little better.”

Neither Carpenter nor Oswalt are getting much run support and both look like they’re coming around a bit. We’ll jump on the under.

Pick: Under

Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants (-180, 6.5)

When you see a team as hot as the Minnesota Twins pegged at around +165 or +170 against one of the most impotent offenses in the bigs, you’d better give the club a long look.

The Twins had won 15 of their previous 17 games heading into Wednesday’s action, including seven wins in their last road contests.

Of course, if you’re going to take the plunge on Minnesota Thursday, you’re going to have to be against Tim Lincecum.

The Freak hasn’t been on top of his game lately. He hasn’t won in four starts and even though he held Oakland to two runs over six innings in his last outing, he still walked five batters – very un-Freaklike.

“I had long innings, the first inning, and I got in jams,” Lincecum told reporters. “ I can't afford to do that now."

Not with San Francisco averaging 3.7 runs in his starts, anyway.

Lincecum will come around at some point, but we’ll jump at the surging Twins at this price.

Pick: Minnesota.

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**Spark** · 06-23-2011, 08:36 AM

Morning dog ... Hope everything is well my friend

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:44 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

New York at Tulsa
The Liberty look to take advantage of a Tulsa team that is 1-8-1 ATS in its last 10 Thursday games. New York is the pick (-3 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Liberty favored by 6. Dunkel Pick: New York (-3 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

Game 601-602: New York at Tulsa (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 108.371; Tulsa 102.555
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 6; 158
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 3 1/2; 162
Dunkel Pick: New York (-3 1/2); Under

Game 603-604: Connecticut at Chicago (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 114.059; Chicago 112.987
Dunkel Line & Total: Connecticut by 1; 156
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 4; 152
Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (+4); Over

WNBA

Thursday, June 23

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Trend Report
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12:30 PM
NEW YORK vs. TULSA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New York's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games when playing Tulsa
Tulsa is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games when playing at home against New York
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tulsa's last 6 games when playing New York

8:00 PM
CONNECTICUT vs. CHICAGO
Connecticut is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Connecticut is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago's last 10 games when playing Connecticut
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 9 games

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WNBA

Thursday, June 23

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Lady luck: Thursday's best WNBA bets
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New York Liberty at Tulsa Shock (+3, 163.5)

The Tulsa Shock have a long way to go, but they’re proving to be a great bet early this season.

They picked up their first win of the season last weekend by shooting 60 percent of their trey attempts in a 77-59 blowout of the Washington Mystics and then hung in there against the Seattle Storm on Tuesday, dropping an 82-77 decision as a 7-point underdog.

"We just came out really flat the beginning of the second half," Shock leading scorer Tiffany Jackson told reporters. "We don't know why, we can't put our finger on it but we know that we can't do anymore of this - obviously it resulted in a loss, so we have to fix it."

Considering the Shock are 5-2 against the spread, we like where this club is heading. They could easily steal this one outright on their home floor.

Pick: Shock

Connecticut Sun at Chicago Sky (-2, 151)

WNBA lines can be tough to figure out sometimes and this one’s a good example.

The Sun just destroyed the Sky 83-68 as a 6-point favorite on Sunday and now, less than a week later, Connecticut is an underdog at Chicago. Part of that likely has to do with the fact that the home team has won 10 of the last 12 meetings between the two teams.

If Chicago’s going to have a chance, Sylvia Fowles is probably going to have to outduel Connecticut’s Tina Charles. Fowles leads the league with 21.2 points per game while Charles is second at 20.4.

“I just had it in my mind how I played against Chicago the first time,” said Charles said about scoring just eight points against Chicago on June 10. “I personally wanted to come out and take it to them. The way that I played in that game, I didn’t feel like I was there for my teammates the way that they need me every night, so I took this game very personal.”

We’re siding with Charles and the Sun again this time.

Pick: Sun

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**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by Spark View Post

Morning dog ... Hope everything is well my friend

Morning, Spark!

Everything's going very well. How's everything with you?

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 08:48 AM

Spark,

Is today some kind of holiday or something? What's with these early starts on a Thursday?

**Spark** · 06-23-2011, 09:23 AM

Not that I know of ... Maybe because of HIS speech yesterday

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by Spark View Post

Not that I know of ... Maybe because of HIS speech yesterday

**Udog** · 06-23-2011, 09:50 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, June 23

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PHILADELPHIA (47 - 28) at ST LOUIS (40 - 35) - 8:15 PM
ROY OSWALT (R) vs. CHRIS CARPENTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 109-65 (+20.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 64-45 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 27-16 (+13.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 123-110 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 125-111 (-23.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CARPENTER is 4-11 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CARPENTER is 4-11 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

ROY OSWALT vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
OSWALT is 11-7 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.223.
His team's record is 15-16 (-5.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 21-10. (+10.3 units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
CARPENTER is 5-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.08 and a WHIP of 1.324.
His team's record is 7-2 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.7 units)

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SEATTLE (37 - 37) at WASHINGTON (37 - 37) - 1:05 PM
MICHAEL PINEDA (R) vs. JASON MARQUIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 96-131 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 52-85 (-30.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 99-137 (-34.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 76-51 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 37-37 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
WASHINGTON is 13-5 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 37-37 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 23-15 (+10.5 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-13 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MARQUIS is 11-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 11-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 31-24 (+8.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

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

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON MARQUIS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MARQUIS is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.037.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)

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OAKLAND (34 - 41) at NY METS (36 - 38) - 1:10 PM
GRAHAM GODFREY (R) vs. CHRIS CAPUANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 33-39 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 34-41 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 50-33 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

GRAHAM GODFREY vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS CAPUANO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (32 - 40) at SAN FRANCISCO (40 - 34) - 3:45 PM
BRIAN DUENSING (L) vs. TIM LINCECUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 142-107 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 14-5 (+9.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 107-70 (+23.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 143-109 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 63-42 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 126-76 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 120-101 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

BRIAN DUENSING vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

TIM LINCECUM vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (41 - 34) at KANSAS CITY (31 - 43) - 8:10 PM
DANIEL HUDSON (R) vs. FELIPE PAULINO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 36-53 (-19.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 41-34 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 30-23 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 31-23 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 41-34 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

DANIEL HUDSON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
HUDSON is 0-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.250.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

FELIPE PAULINO vs. ARIZONA since 1997
PAULINO is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA 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 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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