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**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:18 AM

Wednesday’s betting tips: Over bets cash with Cueto

Who’s hot

MLB: The Toronto Blue Jays have won nine of Ricky Romeo’s last 10 starts.

MLB: The White Sox have won 20 of their last 29 games as a favorite.

Who’s not

MLB: The over is 2-12-2 in Jered Weaver’s last 16 starts against Oakland.

MLB: San Diego has won just three of its last 18.

Key stat

20-7-4 – While Johnny Cueto is looking to become the first Cincinnati Reds pitcher to lead the NL in ERA since 1944 (his currently sits at 2.38), the over is cashing in on his starts at home, going 20-7-4 in his last 31 outings at Great American Ballpark.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants – Nicks woke up Monday with a swollen knee and his status for Week 2’s matchup with St. Louis is now uncertain. The wideout was able to return to action after hurting the knee in New York’s loss to Washington and X-rays were negative initially.

Game of the day

Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers (+135, 7.5)

Notable quotable

"To be honest with you, I think the intensity and the effort is right there. Everything is just kind of going in a different direction at once. The good thing is we know how to figure that out and put it back together all at once. It seems like everybody is in a funk right now, you know what I'm saying? There's nobody to blame but everybody, so hopefully on Tuesday we come back and play better." – Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz about the club dipping to just three games ahead of the Devil Rays in the AL wild card race before Tuesday’s action. Ortiz sat out Tuesday’s game with back spasms.

Notes and tips

Just about all of the early action for Thursday’s big matchup between LSU and Mississippi State has come in on the Tigers. As of Tuesday evening about 72 percent of *********** Consensus bettors were backing LSU, which is currently set as a 3.5-point road favorite. LSU has covered in 11 of its last 14 meetings with Mississippi State.

It didn’t take long for some books to react to the Kansas City Chiefs’ terrible performance in Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills. After taking a 41-7 beating from the Buffalo Bills, some sportsbooks moved the reigning AFC West champs from around 50-1 to win the Super Bowl all the way to around 285-1.

Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel both returned to the Minnesota Twins' lineup for Tuesday's affair against the Kansas City Royals. Cuddyer has been sidelined for five games because of a sore left wrist. Kubel has not started since Friday because of a foot injury. First baseman Justin Morneau was not with the club as he returned to Minnesota for a family matter. He has been out of action since Aug. 28 with concussion-like symptoms. Cuddyer is batting .282 with 18 homers and 64 RBIs while Kubel is hitting .281 with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs.

**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:23 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Updated Super Bowl odds from the Las Vegas Hilton:

4-1—Patriots—Their QB was very sharp in Miami.

5-1 Packers—The games with Detroit should be interesting.

8-1 Eagles—Emotional game for #7 this Sunday night in Atlanta.

10-1 Steelers—People tend to overreact to unusual Week 1 happenings. Pitt losing 35-7 is unusual.

10-1 Ravens—Trap game this week, in Tennessee’s home opener.

10-1 Chargers—Visit Patriot squad that gave up 390 passing yards to Chad Henne’s Dolphins Monday night, albeit lot of it late in game.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random mid-week NFL stuff.......

13) NFL teams combined to pass for 7,842 net yards last week (245.1 per team), most ever in one week. So much for the lockout hurting offenses.

12) ESPN has a new, more simpler QB rating system; top three in Week 1 were Fitzpatrick/Rodgers/Brady. Anyone who says they had Fitzpatrick in the Best QB Rating pool is a liar.

11) Was in the **** near my house after work Monday; saw 20-ish kid wearing a powder blue Lions jersey, with “SUH” on the back. Early bandwagon support for the Detroit team.

10) Oddly, Atlanta was the only team not to score an offensive TD in Week 1.

9) Buffalo had an enormous 23-yard edge in starting field position in Kansas City Sunday, starting five of their 12 drives in Chief territory, scoring three TDs and a FG on those five drives.

8) There were nine special teams TDs last week, five punt returns, three kick returns and a blocked punt. That’s a lot. Teams that had a special teams TD and didn’t allow one were 4-2.

7) Ted Ginn Jr returned a kickoff for a TD and then punt for a TD, all within 0:59 of elapsed gametime; he is the 12th player to have a KR/PR for TD in same game, but his came the closest together (previous closest was 8:52 of gametime).

6) Four teams (Packers-49ers-Ravens-Bengals) didn’t commit a turnover; all four won, scoring 34.4 ppg.

5) If you’re a Viking fan and you see 10 first downs and 28 passing yards in a game where your QB is in his 30’s, how can you be optimistic for this season? San Diego had more first downs (31) than Minnesota had passing yards.

4) How does every NFL team not carry three QB’s? Take the Rams; Bradford hurt his finger, emergency 3rd-stringer Amendola dislocated his elbow, leaving AJ Feeley as the only QB at the end of Sunday’s game. What would’ve happened if he got hurt? To me it should be a league rule that every team has a third emergency QB who can step in if the other two get hurt. That’s just common sense. Quality of game stuff.

3) Teams that led at halftime were 11-4 in Week 1; the Giant game was tied at the half.

2) Raiders had a 63-yard FG and a 77-yard punt in their narrow win in Denver; is Janikowski/Lechler the best kicker/punter combo on same team in NFL history?

1) Not counting give-up drives at the end of a half, 191 of 357 drives (53.5%) in Week 1 started 80+ yards from goal line; 40 more drives (11.2%) started in enemy territory. Need few more weeks to play out to accurately determine the effect of these rule changes, but over was 12-2-2 this week. That says a lot.

**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:28 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Toronto at Boston
The Blue Jays look to build on their 9-1 record in Ricky Romero's last 10 starts. Toronto is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Blue Jays favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-105). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Game 901-902: Florida at Atlanta (12:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Nolasco) 15.132; Atlanta (Delgado) 15.797
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-150); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-150); Under

Game 903-904: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Jackson) 16.755; Pittsburgh (Morton) 14.703
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 2; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-140); Over

Game 905-906: Philadelphia at Houston (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Halladay) 16.070; Houston (Norris) 15.277
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-240); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-240); Under

Game 907-908: San Diego at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Latos) 14.372; San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.667
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-165); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-165); Over

Game 909-910: Washington at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Peacock) 14.320; NY Mets (Pelfrey) 14.003
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+105); Under

Game 911-912: Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Coleman) 13.917; Cincinnati (Cueto) 15.145
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-180); Over

Game 913-914: Colorado at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Millwood) 15.270; Milwaukee (Marcum) 15.586
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-180); Over

Game 915-916: Arizona at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Hudson) 16.183; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 14.964
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 5
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 6
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+120); Under

Game 917-918: Toronto at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Romero) 15.895; Boston (Lackey) 14.181
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-105); Over

Game 919-920: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Penny) 16.226; White Sox (Axelrod) 16.599
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-110); Under

Game 921-922: LA Angels at Oakland (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.919; Oakland (Harden) 16.158
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 6
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+130); Under

Game 923-924: Minnesota at Kansas City (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hendriks) 14.759; Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.184
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+130); Over

Game 925-926: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Davis) 16.395; Baltimore (Guthrie) 15.696
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-135); Over

Game 927-928: Cleveland at Texas (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Huff) 14.792; Texas (Holland) 17.365
Dunkel Line: Texas by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-200); 10
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-200); Under

Game 929-930: NY Yankees at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Nova) 14.864; Seattle (Vargas) 15.169
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+170); Over

**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:32 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, September 14

Hot pitchers
-- Delgado has a 2.81 RA in his last three starts.
-- Jackson is 1-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
-- Cueto is 2-0, 3.23 in his last six starts.
-- Halladay is 3-1, 2.18 in his last six starts.
-- Latos has a 3.06 RA in his last eight starts. Lincecum is 6-5, 2.12 in his last dozen starts.
-- Marcum has a 2.40 RA in his last six starts. Millwood is 2-1, 3.24 in his last four starts.
-- DHudson is 4-0, 1.42 in his last four starts. Kershaw is 5-0, 1.17 in his last six outings.

-- Romero is 7-1, 2.47 in his last nine starts.
-- Davis is 2-0, 2.87 in his last couple starts.
-- Holland is 2-0, 2.21 in his last three starts.
-- Nova is 3-0, 2.73 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Nolasco is 1-2, 8.26 in his last five starts.
-- Morton is 0-3, 8.36 in his last three starts.
-- Peacock is making MLB debut here; he was 15-3, 2.39 in 23 minor league starts this season, 5-1, 3.19 in nine AAA outings. Pelfrey is 1-2, 5.44 in his last eight starts.
-- Coleman is 0-4, 7.29 in his last seven starts.

-- Lackey is 0-3, 9.60 in his last three starts.
-- This is Axelrod's first MLB start; he was 9-3, 2.69 in 24 minor league starts this season.
-- Penny is 1-1, 11.40 in his last three starts.
-- Weaver is 0-3, 9.35 in his last three road starts. Harden is 0-0, 7.63 in his last three outings.
-- Hochevar is 2-3, 4.99 in his last six starts. Hendriks allowed three runs in seven IP in losing his major league debut last week, 3-0.
-- Guthrie is 2-3, 5.64 in his last seven starts.
-- Huff is 1-3, 5.66 in his last four starts.
-- Vargas is 1-3, 8.13 in his last five starts.

Totals
-- Over is 19-9 in Pittsburgh's last 28 home games.
-- Under is 6-3-2 in Atlanta's last eleven home games.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in Washington's last thirteen road games.
-- Six of last eight Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Norris home starts.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Marcum starts.
-- Six of last eight Arizona road games went over the total.
-- Under is 9-3 in San Diego's last twelve road games.

-- Over is 11-5 in Baltimore's last sixteen home games.
-- Over is 8-3 in Lackey's last eleven starts.
-- Four of last five Penny starts went over the total.
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Hochevar starts.
-- Five of seven Huff starts stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in Angels' last thirteen road games.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in Seattle's last twelve home games.

Hot Teams
-- Cardinals are 13-5 in their last eighteen games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last ten games.
-- Nationals won four of their last five games.
-- Houston won three of its last four games.
-- Cubs won six of their last nine games.
-- Giants won their last three games, scoring 19 runs.
-- Arizona won 18 of its last 21 games.

-- Tampa Bay won eight of its last ten games.
-- Blue Jays won four of their last six games.
-- Detroit won 13 of its last 14 games.
-- Royals won their last three games, allowing three runs.
-- Rangers are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
-- Angels won seven of their last ten games. Oakland is 9-5 in its last 14 home games.
-- Bronx Bombers are 9-4 in their last thirteen games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost four of their last five games.
-- Braves lost nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Mets lost five of their last six games.
-- Cincinnati lost 10 of its last 15 games.
-- Milwaukee lot five of its last seven games. Rockies are 4-11 in their last 15 road games.
-- Phillies lost their last three games, scoring five runs.
-- San Diego lost 12 of its last 13 road games.
-- Dodgers lost their last three games, scoring seven runs.

-- Orioles lost five of their last seven home games.
-- Red Sox lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Indians lost six of their last eight games.
-- White Sox lost four of last five games, allowing 37 runs.
-- Minnesota lost nine of its last ten games.
-- Mariners lost ten of their last twelve games.

Umpires
-- StL-Pitt--Over is 10-4-1 in last fifteen West games.
-- Fla-Atl-- Five of last seven Layne games stayed under total.
-- Wsh-NY-- Three of last four Iassogna games went over the total.
-- Chi-Cin-- Underdogs won six of last seven Darling games.
-- Phil-Hst-- Six of last seven Carapazza games stayed under total.
-- Col-Mil-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Hudson games.
-- Az-LA-- Five of last seven BWelke games went over the total.
-- SD-SF-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Randazzo games.

-- TB-Blt-- Eight of last nine Miller games went over total.
-- Tor-Bos-- Visitor won nine of last ten Hernandez games.
-- Min-KC-- Home side won five of last six Blaser games.
-- Det-Chi-- Four of last five Winters games stayed under total.
-- Cle-Tex-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Bell games.
-- LA-A's-- Favorites won last five Barksdale games.
-- NY-Sea-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Muchinski games.

**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:42 AM

MLB

Wednesday, September 14

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
FLORIDA vs. ATLANTA
Florida is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida's last 11 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Atlanta's last 17 games when playing Florida

12:35 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis

1:35 PM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Toronto
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

2:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Philadelphia

2:10 PM
DETROIT vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Detroit is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games

3:33 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. SAN FRANCISCO
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Diego's last 16 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Francisco's last 16 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home

3:35 PM
LA ANGELS vs. OAKLAND
LA Angels are 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Oakland's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing LA Angels

4:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. KANSAS CITY
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games

7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games

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

7:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Chi Cubs are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

8:05 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TEXAS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games

8:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MILWAUKEE
Colorado is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games

10:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
LA Dodgers are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home

10:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

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**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:45 AM

MLB

Wednesday, September 14

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Wednesday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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Streaking

Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies (17-5, 2.44 ERA)

Halladay is surging down the stretch as he’s in the mix for another Cy Young award as his club gets ready for another postseason run. Even though the Phillies have won just two of his last five starts, his numbers have held strong. He has allowed just nine earned runs over his last six trips to the hill, including last week's 5-3 win over Milwaukee that saw him go eight innings while yielding one run as he struck out nine.

Daniel Hudson, Arizona Diamondbacks (16-9, 3.41 ERA)

Hudson is coming off his third complete game of the season on Friday when he allowed five hits and one earned run to push the Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Padres. He has now yielded only four runs over his last four starts, striking out 26 batters over that span.

Slumping

John Lackey, Boston Red Sox (12-12, 6.36 ERA)

Lackey took a comebacker off the leg in his last start, but expects to be OK to go Wednesday against the Blue Jays. He has allowed 11 runs over his last eight innings on the mound and is looking to snap a three-game losing skid. Lackey has walked at least three batters in each of his last five starts and owns the worst ERA of his career.

Rich Harden, Oakland Athletics (4-2, 4.74 ERA)

Harden’s strikeout numbers are still pretty impressive with 22 punch-outs in his last three games, but the Athletics have lost each of those contests. That’s partly because Harden has allowed 13 combined runs over that span including five home runs. He gave up three runs to the Royals in the first inning of his last start and was pulled after allowing four runs in five innings even though he struck out 10.

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**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 09:50 AM

MLB

Wednesday, September 14

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Hot lines: Wednesday's best MLB bets
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Colorado Rockies at Milwaukee Brewers (-185, 8)

Even though the Milwaukee Brewers are cruising into the playoffs, some feel that they’ve done most of their work against the lesser teams in the bigs and haven’t proven their worth against the NL's elite.

It’s a notion manager Doug Melvin takes issue with.

"It depends when you played them," Melvin told reporters. "Were they winning teams when you played them? Pittsburgh was a winning team earlier in the year when we played them. Florida was a winning team when we played them. Cincinnati was winning earlier in the season. The good teams are separating themselves from the bad teams. I think that's what's happening."

The Brewers are definitely in a different class from the Rockies, but Kevin Millwood has been pretty good lately. Not good enough to entice us to make a Rockies wager, but we do like the under.

Pick: Under

San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants (-160, 5.5)

While the Giants can probably kiss the NL West division title goodbye, they still have an outside shot at the wild card – albeit a very outside shot.

At this point, many have given up on the Giants heading back to the World Series and are already thinking ahead to the offseason and even that is causing some concern.

Pablo Sandoval lost a ton of weight last offseason, but some are speculating that he’s fallen off the wagon a bit as the season has rolled along. The slugger has also said he plans to take a full month off after the season is over, which has manager Bruce Bochy worried.

“This month he’s planning on taking has to be done the right way,” Bochy told the Mercury News. “We’ll keep an eye on him. He knows how important it is to keep the weight off. He’s a different player, offensively and defensively.”

To us, he doesn’t look all that out of shape and we don’t think the Giants are the sort of team to roll over. We’ll eat the chalk with Tim Lincecum starting.

Pick: Giants

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**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 10:57 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, September 14

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FLORIDA (67 - 80) at ATLANTA (85 - 64) - 12:05 PM
RICKY NOLASCO (R) vs. RANDALL DELGADO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 67-80 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 47-60 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
FLORIDA is 32-47 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
FLORIDA is 67-98 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 85-64 (+5.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 102-57 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 85-64 (+5.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 127-89 (+12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 483-448 (+49.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
FLORIDA is 20-16 (+11.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 38-34 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
FLORIDA is 20-16 (+8.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
FLORIDA is 58-46 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
FLORIDA is 39-33 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
FLORIDA is 305-324 (+54.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
NOLASCO is 19-9 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 12-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 19-8 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 11-4 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 110-104 (-30.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 10-4 (+3.9 Units) against FLORIDA this season
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.4 Units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NOLASCO is 5-6 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.83 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 7-10 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-10. (-4.4 units)

RANDALL DELGADO vs. FLORIDA since 1997
No recent starts.

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ST LOUIS (80 - 68) at PITTSBURGH (67 - 81) - 12:35 PM
EDWIN JACKSON (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 166-145 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-15 (-11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
ST LOUIS is 78-73 (-30.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 22-26 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ST LOUIS is 163-142 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 84-80 (-24.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 89-87 (-37.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-20 (-13.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
JACKSON is 18-28 (-15.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 10-17 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 68-81 (+2.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 49-42 (+15.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 37-37 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 40-41 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PITTSBURGH is 297-316 (+40.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
JACKSON is 10-2 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 22-33 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-8 (+2.2 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.4 Units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
JACKSON is 3-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.480.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

CHARLIE MORTON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MORTON is 2-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 6.69 and a WHIP of 1.992.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.7 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (94 - 51) at HOUSTON (51 - 97) - 2:05 PM
ROY HALLADAY (R) vs. BUD NORRIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HALLADAY is 15-23 (-15.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 29-18 (+18.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
NORRIS is 7-1 (+8.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NORRIS is 11-5 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 94-51 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-17 (+16.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 145-102 (+25.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-4 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 92-50 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 37-13 (+17.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOUSTON is 51-98 (-31.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 28-45 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 12-32 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
HOUSTON is 49-97 (-33.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 32-71 (-29.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 23-52 (-19.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-3 (+0.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HALLADAY is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.818.
His team's record is 2-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

BUD NORRIS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
NORRIS is 1-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.30 and a WHIP of 1.660.
His team's record is 2-2 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (63 - 86) at SAN FRANCISCO (78 - 70) - 3:45 PM
MAT LATOS (R) vs. TIM LINCECUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 63-87 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 42-61 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN DIEGO is 21-42 (-17.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN DIEGO is 63-87 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 182-145 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 181-143 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-82 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 31-21 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 56-51 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-55 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LINCECUM is 2-7 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-6 (+2.8 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
12 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.6 Units)

MAT LATOS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
LATOS is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 0.980.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.6 units)

TIM LINCECUM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
LINCECUM is 8-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.193.
His team's record is 12-5 (+5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-8. (-0.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (69 - 77) at NY METS (71 - 77) - 7:10 PM
BRAD PEACOCK (R) vs. MIKE PELFREY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 11-32 (-19.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-40 (-11.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY METS are 50-51 (+2.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 54-57 (+2.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PELFREY is 21-12 (+12.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PELFREY is 19-9 (+10.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 48-50 (+5.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 31-42 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 13-20 (-9.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
NY METS are 250-253 (-70.5 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 31-42 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 16-25 (-11.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
PELFREY is 24-44 (-24.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-8 (+1.0 Units) against NY METS this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

BRAD PEACOCK vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE PELFREY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
PELFREY is 4-6 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.470.
His team's record is 7-10 (-7.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-8. (-2.0 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (65 - 83) at CINCINNATI (72 - 76) - 7:10 PM
CASEY COLEMAN (R) vs. JOHNNY CUETO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 65-84 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 64-86 (-31.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 65-84 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 869-925 (-158.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 66-75 (-25.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 86-61 (+17.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 71-43 (+20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 23-14 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 17-9 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 73-76 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 31-37 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 71-75 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CINCINNATI is 56-57 (-8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CINCINNATI is 29-44 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CINCINNATI is 37-37 (-10.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 9-7 (+0.5 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.8 Units)

CASEY COLEMAN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
COLEMAN is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
CUETO is 4-6 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.89 and a WHIP of 1.347.
His team's record is 5-8 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-4. (+3.6 units)

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COLORADO (69 - 78) at MILWAUKEE (87 - 62) - 8:10 PM
KEVIN MILLWOOD (R) vs. SHAUN MARCUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 69-79 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 62-93 (-33.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 69-79 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 100-108 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 46-60 (-25.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 25-37 (-14.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 8-21 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
MILLWOOD is 3-16 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 88-62 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 52-26 (+21.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 53-22 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 31-8 (+20.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 88-62 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 59-42 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 72-44 (+23.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 53-34 (+14.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MILWAUKEE is 52-22 (+24.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 32-7 (+23.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MARCUM is 2-11 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 6-2 (+4.3 Units) against COLORADO this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)

KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MILLWOOD is 4-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 5.17 and a WHIP of 1.378.
His team's record is 7-5 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-7. (-3.6 units)

SHAUN MARCUM vs. COLORADO since 1997
MARCUM is 2-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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ARIZONA (87 - 62) at LA DODGERS (72 - 75) - 10:10 PM
DANIEL HUDSON (R) vs. CLAYTON KERSHAW (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KERSHAW is 21-7 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 88-63 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 42-35 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 39-24 (+16.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 88-63 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 68-44 (+26.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 55-33 (+23.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 52-29 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 33-12 (+18.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
HUDSON is 28-15 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 28-15 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 155-157 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 18-29 (-14.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 155-157 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 33-42 (-10.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 7-16 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 38-58 (-19.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 9-5 (+3.9 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.6 Units)

DANIEL HUDSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HUDSON is 2-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 1.53 and a WHIP of 0.509.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. ARIZONA since 1997
KERSHAW is 5-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.35 and a WHIP of 1.118.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.1 units)

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TORONTO (74 - 74) at BOSTON (86 - 61) - 1:35 PM
RICKY ROMERO (L) vs. JOHN LACKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 159-152 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 75-81 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 34-34 (+5.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TORONTO is 126-111 (+18.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 39-34 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 81-85 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 3-9 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in September games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-7 (+0.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.0 Units)

RICKY ROMERO vs. BOSTON since 1997
ROMERO is 3-6 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.63 and a WHIP of 2.068.
His team's record is 3-9 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-4. (+3.9 units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. TORONTO since 1997
LACKEY is 5-7 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.58 and a WHIP of 1.392.
His team's record is 7-11 (-6.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-12. (-7.9 units)

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DETROIT (86 - 62) at CHI WHITE SOX (73 - 74) - 2:10 PM
BRAD PENNY (R) vs. DYLAN AXELROD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 110-175 (-52.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 57-41 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 87-62 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 42-33 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
DETROIT is 46-21 (+20.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
DETROIT is 36-22 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
DETROIT is 81-60 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 51-34 (+13.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-41 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 7-15 (-11.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 61-73 (-25.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-41 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 21-28 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 13-21 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 12-5 (+6.1 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.2 Units)

BRAD PENNY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PENNY is 3-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.80 and a WHIP of 1.436.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.8 units)

DYLAN AXELROD vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (81 - 67) at OAKLAND (67 - 81) - 3:35 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. RICH HARDEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 75-83 (-19.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 63-50 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 618-608 (+66.8 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 53-39 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 511-502 (+65.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 55-50 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 67-47 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WEAVER is 29-10 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 67-83 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 62-79 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 43-56 (-15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 9-6 (+4.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

JERED WEAVER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
WEAVER is 5-6 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 8-10 (-6.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 12-4. (+7.2 units)

RICH HARDEN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HARDEN is 6-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.84 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 10-5 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-10. (-7.2 units)

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MINNESOTA (59 - 88) at KANSAS CITY (63 - 86) - 4:10 PM
LIAM HENDRICKS (R) vs. LUKE HOCHEVAR (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 59-89 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 26-45 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 23-45 (-17.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 57-84 (-16.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 39-66 (-20.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 30-57 (-21.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-25 (-14.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
HOCHEVAR is 11-5 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 120-87 (+24.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 8-6 (+2.3 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.2 Units)

LIAM HENDRICKS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

LUKE HOCHEVAR vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
HOCHEVAR is 3-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.92 and a WHIP of 1.425.
His team's record is 4-6 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.3 units)

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TAMPA BAY (82 - 65) at BALTIMORE (59 - 88) - 7:05 PM
WADE DAVIS (R) vs. JEREMY GUTHRIE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 61-68 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 82-65 (+6.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 42-27 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-32 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 36-24 (+10.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 8-1 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday this season.
TAMPA BAY is 18-9 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 79-58 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 46-22 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
DAVIS is 8-1 (+7.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DAVIS is 13-3 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 59-89 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 208-290 (-84.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 50-80 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 39-63 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 41-63 (-15.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-57 (-27.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 8-9 (+2.8 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.2 Units)

WADE DAVIS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
DAVIS is 6-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.345.
His team's record is 6-4 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.2 units)

JEREMY GUTHRIE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
GUTHRIE is 5-10 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.419.
His team's record is 6-12 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-9. (-1.5 units)

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CLEVELAND (72 - 73) at TEXAS (84 - 64) - 7:05 PM
DAVID HUFF (L) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 139-93 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 74-73 (+6.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 71-70 (+5.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 58-46 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 39-36 (+7.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
HOLLAND is 8-14 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 7-1 (+5.1 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

DAVID HUFF vs. TEXAS since 1997
HUFF is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.00 and a WHIP of 0.556.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HOLLAND is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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NY YANKEES (90 - 57) at SEATTLE (61 - 87) - 10:10 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 51-46 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 90-57 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 44-30 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NY YANKEES are 31-10 (+21.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 29-11 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 84-51 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 33-14 (+14.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
NOVA is 18-6 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
NOVA is 21-7 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 61-88 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 69-86 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 61-82 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 44-62 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 33-53 (-18.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SEATTLE is 10-27 (-16.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
SEATTLE is 27-50 (-20.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SEATTLE is 11-31 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. SEATTLE since 1997
NOVA is 0-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 9.81 and a WHIP of 2.180.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
VARGAS is 0-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 8.14 and a WHIP of 1.685.
His team's record is 1-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.3 units)

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**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 12:21 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, September 14

National League

FLORIDA at ATLANTA, 12:05 PM ET
NOLASCO: FLORIDA 19-30 after scoring 2 runs or less
DELGADO: ATLANTA 68-30 as a home favorite of -125 to -175

ST LOUIS at PITTSBURGH, 12:35 PM ET
JACKSON: 10-2 TSR in road games after a win
MORTON: 6-21 TSR as an underdog of +100 to +150

**Udog** · 09-14-2011, 05:04 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

lWednesday, September 14

WASHINGTON at NY METS, 7:10 PM ET
PEACOCK: WASHINGTON 11-37 in road games after allowing 3 runs or less 3 straight games
PELFREY: NY METS 7-0 revenging 2 straight losses where team scored 2 or less runs

CHICAGO CUBS at CINCINNATI, 7:10 PM ET
COLEMAN: CHICAGO CUBS 5-22 as an underdog of +150 or more
CUETO: CINCINNATI 73-54 after scoring 2 runs or less

COLORADO at MILWAUKEE, 8:10 PM ET
MILLWOOD: COLORADO 17-37 as an underdog
MARCUM: MILWAUKEE 34-6 as a favorite of -150 or more

ARIZONA at LA DODGERS, 10:10 PM ET
HUDSON: ARIZONA 55-33 after a win
KERSHAW: LA DODGERS 26-15 OVER after 2 straight games where they committed no errors

MINNESOTA at KANSAS CITY, 4:10 PM ET
HENDRICKS: MINNESOTA 14-26 after scoring 1 run or less
HOCHEVAR: 11-5 TSR in day games

TAMPA BAY at BALTIMORE, 7:05 PM ET
DAVIS: TAMPA BAY 39-20 as a favorite of -125 to -175
GUTHRIE: BALTIMORE 39-63 in night games

CLEVELAND at TEXAS, 8:05 PM ET
HUFF: CLEVELAND 5-18 revenging a loss where opponent scored 10 or more runs
HOLLAND: TEXAS 9-1 after 2 straight wins by 4 runs or more

NY YANKEES at SEATTLE, 10:10 PM ET
NOVA: NY YANKEES 33-14 against left-handed starters
VARGAS: SEATTLE 33-53 after a loss

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