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Brewers Open Up Series At Cincinnati Reds

The Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds begin a three-game series Friday night from Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. (ET).

The Brewers currently own a six-game lead in the National League Central division over the St. Louis Cardinals with exactly 13 games left on the schedule for both teams. Cincinnati goes into this series in third place in their division, a full 14 games out of first place and mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.

Starting for the Brewers on Friday night will be their veteran left-handed pitcher Randy Wolf (12-9, 3.44 ERA), who is 2-0 (team is 3-0 in that span) in his last three road starts. Wolf has pitched against the Reds twice this season, with the Brewers going 1-1 in those games.

Pitching for the Reds at home will be Bronson Arroyo (8-11, 5.28 ERA), who has only picked up one victory in his last 13 starts overall. Arroyo has started 10 games this season in which he has allowed five or more runs and Friday may be no different with Milwaukee’s potent offense in town.

Wolf and Arroyo faced each other back on April 3rd in Cincinnati and the Reds were able to come up with the victory, 12-3. The win came behind a stellar pitching performance by Arroyo (7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K) and a real tough start from Wolf (4 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K).

Milwaukee begins a 6-game road trip with this series against the Reds followed by a trip to Wrigley Field to face the Chicago Cubs. The Brewers finish the regular season with a 6-game home stand against the Marlins and Pirates.

Cincinnati on the other hand will be in the middle of a 10-game home stand when they face the Brewers on Friday night. The Reds will follow this three-game set against Milwaukee with three games against the last place Houston Astros.

The Reds currently lead the season series 8-5 (5-1 in Cincinnati) over Milwaukee. The Brewers are 3-14 in their last 17 meetings in Cincinnati, while Arroyo is 4-1 in his last five starts against Milwaukee.

The ‘over’ is 12-3-1 in Arroyo’s last 16 starts versus a team with a winning record and the Reds are hitting left-handed pitchers a full 12 points higher at home this season.

Friday night’s forecast shows partly cloudy skies and a pretty frigid night for baseball with a temperature of approximately 49 degrees

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Diamond Trends - Friday

September 16, 2011

SU TREND OF THE DAY:


The Royals are 0-10 since May 18, 2010 within 20 cents of pickem when they are off a win in which they never trailed and it is not the first game of a series, if they had not lost 3+ straight entering that win for a net profit of $1025 when playing against.


OU TREND OF THE DAY:


The Mariners are 0-10 OU since July 08, 2010 as a home dog vs a team that has won at least their last three games for a net profit of $1000 when playing the under.


STARTER TREND OF THE DAY:


The Twins are 11-0 since June 18, 2008 when Kevin Slowey starts at home after giving up no walks and away for a net profit of $1120.


MLB BIBLE TREND OF THE DAY:


The Blue Jays are 0-17 O/U (-2.5 rpg) in database history (since 2004) when it’s in the first two games of a series and not in the first seven games of the year, if they benefitted from at least three errors last game.


TODAY’S TRENDS:


The Orioles are 6-0 since August 05, 2010 as a home 140+ dog when they blew a lead in their starter’s last start and lost for a net profit of $980.

The Dodgers are 0-10-1 OU since April 24, 2010 as a 140+ favorite after a loss in which they had 6 or fewer hits for a net profit of $1000 when playing the under.

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Friday, September 16

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Houston 3 Bot 11 Houston +149 500
Chi. Cubs 3

LA Angels - 7:05 PM ET LA Angels -183 500
Baltimore - Over 8.5 500

Florida - 7:05 PM ET Florida +108 500
Washington - Over 7.5 500

St. Louis - 7:05 PM ET Philadelphia -138 500
Philadelphia - Over 8 500

NY Yankees - 7:07 PM ET Toronto +164 500
Toronto - Over 8.5 500

Tampa Bay - 7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay +131 500
Boston - Over 8 500

Milwaukee - 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee -108 500
Cincinnati - Under 9 500

NY Mets - 7:35 PM ET Atlanta -157 500
Atlanta - Under 8 500

Chi. White Sox - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox +132 500
Kansas City - Over 8.5 500

Cleveland - 8:10 PM ET Cleveland -127 500
Minnesota - Over 8.5 500

San Francisco - 8:10 PM ET San Francisco -123 500
Colorado - Under 9 500

Detroit - 10:05 PM ET Detroit -133 500
Oakland - Over 7.5 500

Arizona - 10:05 PM ET San Diego -113 500
San Diego - Under 7 500

Pittsburgh - 10:10 PM ET Pittsburgh +173 500
LA Dodgers - Over 7.5 500

Texas - 10:10 PM ET Texas -190 500
Seattle - Over 7.5 500

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Friday, September 16

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Edmonton - 7:30 PM ET Hamilton -5 500

Hamilton - Under 50.5 500

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7:00 PM ETAtlanta at Connecticut

Teams ROT Record Consensus Odds

ATL 655 0-0 (0-0 V) - ( 164.5 OVER )

CONN 656 0-0 (0-0 H) - ( -3.5 CONN )

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9:00 PM ETSan Antonio at Minnesota

Teams ROT Record Consensus Odds

SA 657 0-0 (0-0 V) - ( 149.5 UNDER )

MIN 658 0-0 (0-0 H) - ( -9 MIN )

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Last-Gasp Giants Face Colorado Rockies

San Francisco is 8-4 against the Colorado Rockies this year.
The San Francisco Giants are making a final attempt at a playoff spot when they continue their series with the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

First pitch from Coors Field in Denver will be at 8:10 p.m. (ET) and the MLB odds will be available soon. The pitching matchup is a couple of youngsters with Eric Surkamp against Drew Pomeranz.

The defending champion Giants (80-70) have won five straight, four at home and won this series opener on Thursday night, 8-5. Ryan Vogelsong got the win and third baseman Pablo Sandoval hit for the cycle.

The Friday night game is still pending with the visitors a 130 favorite behind Madison Bumgarner. Alex White was on the hill for Colorado and the total was nine runs.

San Fran trails upstart Arizona by seven games in the NL West with 12 to play. The teams do meet in the desert for three games beginning Sept. 23, but the Giants still need to go around 10-2 and hope for the Diamondbacks to freefall at 3-9. That would force a one-game playoff.

The Giants are also six games back of Atlanta in the wild-card, with St. Louis also a factor (4.5 games out).

Surkamp (2-0, 3.24 ERA) is making his fourth career start after getting called up to fill the fifth starter spot. Jonathan Sanchez (ankle) is doubtful to return this season, while Barry Zito was activated off the DL on Sunday, but should stick in the pen.

The 24-year-old lefty Surkamp has seen San Fran go 3-0 in his starts, home wins over San Diego and Houston and another one in San Diego. Those are two of the worst hitting teams in baseball, but it was still a solid start with six total earned runs over 16 2/3 innings.

One thing Surkamp hasn’t done is strikeout MLB hitters. His strikeout rate is just 3.24 after posting a 10.43 mark at the Double-A level. Pitching in hitter-friendly Coors Field will easily be the biggest challenge of the NC State product’s early career.

The Rockies (70-79) are putting the finishing touches on a disappointing season. Having just a 38-37 home record (-13.3 betting units), after averaging 51.5 wins there the last two seasons, is a big reason why.

Pomeranz (1-0, 1.00 ERA) is one of 13 Colorado pitchers to make a start this year. His lone outing came last Sunday at home against Cincinnati, five shutout innings (two hits) in a 4-1 win. That was after having an emergency appendectomy performed in August.

His fastball wasn’t overpowering at just 91 mph (two strikeouts), but he had an effective change-up. He had 119 strikeouts and 38 walks in 101 total minor league innings this year.

The 22-year-old lefty was acquired from Cleveland in the Ubaldo Jimenez trade. He was the centerpiece of the deal as the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Ole Miss.

San Francisco is 8-4 against Colorado this year, 3-3 on the road. The ‘over’ is 5-1 in those six away games.

The Giants are 36-36 away this year (-.8 units) and 19-9 in their last 28 road games against a lefty starter.

The ‘over’ is 5-1 in San Fran’s last six road games.

Colorado is 1-7 in its last eight home games against a team with a winning record. The ‘over’ is 12-4 in its last 16 at home overall.

Paul Schrieber will call balls and strikes. The Giants are 9-1 the last 10 games with him behind home plate.

Colorado could be missing its three best hitters in first baseman Todd Helton (back), shortstop Troy Tulowitzki (hip) and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez (wrist). Helton has the best chance to play and he’s just questionable.

Weather will be in the 60s with isolated thunderstorms. The series finale on Sunday will pit Matt Cain against Esmil Rogers.