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**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:27 AM

Tuesday's betting tips: Lincecum wearing down?

Who’s hot

MLB: San Francisco has won eight straight overall.

MLB: The over is 14-5 in the Angels’ last 19 road games.

WNBA: Minnesota is 9-3 in its last 12 home games.

Who’s not

MLB: Houston is 11-26 in its last 37 meetings with Cincinnati.

MLB: The New York Mets are 2-7 in their last nine.

WNBA: The over is 3-12 in San Antonio’s last 15 road games.

Key stat

3,430 – Tim Lincecum leads the NL with 3,430 pitches thrown heading into Tuesday’s start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is the fourth season in a row that he has pitched at least 200 innings. Despite the heavy workload, Lincecum has allowed just one earned run over his last two starts. He and the Giants are set as +110 underdogs.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals – Holliday is now reportedly doubtful to return to action this season. He has been out of the lineup since early last week with inflammation in his right middle finger. Holliday hit .295 with 22 homers and 77 RBIs this season.

Game of the day

Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees (-170, 9)

Notable quotable

"Today felt different. Today, for me, I felt pretty good going into it. I felt pretty excited. I felt like we could start to turn things around, and it started with this first game. The first three or four innings went pretty good, and we gave up a few runs, but we still didn't feel out of it and then we obviously started scoring more runs. We feel good. It's hard to say. It's just a matter of things starting to fall our way." – Red Sox catcher Jared Saltalmacchia about dropping the opener of Monday’s doubleheader with Baltimore. Boston rebounded to rout the Orioles in Game 2.

Notes and tips

There was some talk that the Colorado Rockies were going to shut down Troy Tulowitzki (hip) and Todd Helton (back) for the season, but both were warming up Monday and manager Jim Tracey said they may play Tuesday against the Padres. The Rockies are set at -120.

The San Antonio Silver Stars and Minnesota Lynx will play the third and deciding game of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday night. The Lynx are set as 8-point favorites at home, but it as the Silver Stars who snapped a seven-game losing streak against Minnesota, covering as 3-point dogs. San Antonio has actually covered in four of the last six meetings between the two teams. "San Antonio succeeded in putting the pressure back on us," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We fought all season to have home-court advantage. Win the home games, and you're the WNBA champion."

Florida State Seminoles quarterback EJ Manuel will have his left shoulder examined after he injured it in the third quarter of a 23-13 loss Saturday night to the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The injury occurred to Manuel's non-throwing shoulder, but it could still put him weeks away from playing depending on the severity. The junior QB has thrown for 666 yards over his first three games of the season, with six touchdowns and four interceptions. The No. 11 Seminoles face No. 21 Clemson as 1.5-point favorites on Saturday.

UCLA's revolving door at quarterback took another spin Monday when coach Rick Neuheisel announced that Richard Brehaut would get the starting nod against Oregon State on Saturday. Kevin Prince has started two of the Bruins' first three games of the season but was hurt in the opener against Houston and threw three interceptions in the first quarter of a 49-20 loss to Texas over the weekend. Brehaut, who was solid in relief of Prince against Texas, was just 12 of 23 for 145 yards and a touchdown in his lone start against San Jose St. UCLA is a 3-point underdog.

**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:30 AM

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Rams have now lost 44 games in a row when they trail after the third quarter, and 39 in a row when they lose the turnover battle. This is the fourth year in a row they've started 0-2. Terrific.

-- Only 22 of the last 177 teams to start 0-2 made the playoffs.

-- What a difference a year makes: Sam Bradford's rookie contract has a guaranteed $48M in it. Cam Newton's has $22M.

-- Tom Coughlin has won 42 of 82 replay challenges, making him the only NFL head coach with 20+ challenges who has overturned 50%+.

-- How do the Orioles start Brian Matusz in a game that has playoff inplications? He is 1-8, 10.68, In a word, he is awful.

-- Then there is John Lackey, who makes $16M a year and couldn't get a win in a game where his team scored 18 runs. Yikes.

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Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Nobody asked me, but..........

13) A couple in Staten Island stole over $2.5M in federal funds that was supposed to go for kids’ school lunches. What would be a fitting crime for these hideous humans? Simple jail time doesn’t seem like it would be enough.

12) This won’t happen for a while, but if the ACC isn’t targeting West Virginia, and it doesn’t seem like they are, Mountaineers would be perfect as the SEC’s 14th team.

11) If you’re Chris Mack, the basketball coach at Xavier, do you want part of an all-basketball Big East that would include DePaul-St John’s-Georgetown-Seton Hall-Providence-Dayton-Villanova-Xavier-Notre Dame-Duquesne? Or would you rather just be the big fish in the smaller Atlantic 14 pond?

10) Michael Vick’s weekly game check is for $982,352.

Backup Mike Kafka makes $405,000. A year.

9) Did you know China produces 70% of the world’s sex toys? Don’t laugh, it’s a $2B a year industry.

8) There is a sandwich shop outside Charlotte that must be owned by an art aficionado; name of the place, which is painted orange/pink, is the Salvatore Deli, a play on words on the old Spanish painter’s name.

7) This could be a dumb question, but are Ice T and Ice Cube related?

6) Sometimes divorce helps both parties; think David Wright and the Mets could use one, especially Wright, who seems psyched out by the dimensions at Citi Field. He’s be a lot happier in Colorado, don’t you think? He still has enough value to bring back some decent pitching talent.

5) NFL has a new rule where players who suffered a concussion won’t be required talk to the press after a game; this could be used as an out by a player who would rather not talk about the day’s events.

4) Two things Cam Newton has going for him are a strong offensive line, plus he’s not in a media fishbowl-type city. People who said he would be a bust look very wrong so far.

3) Ohio State is out of the Top 25 for the first time in seven years. Might be a while before they get back in.

2) How are we going to know when all this conference jockeying is over? When Cal-Santa Barbara joins America East? Some AD’s are going to lose their jobs over this, because the college president will make them the scapegoat if that school drops off the face of the athletic map (see Baylor/Iowa State) due to losing this very expensive game of musical chairs.

1) Through two weeks, over is 22-7-2 in the NFL. So much for thought that the lockout was going to hurt offenses. Maybe we’re learning that simpler is better. Maybe year-round practice is overrated.

**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:46 AM

WNBA
Dunkel

San Antonio at Minnesota
The Lynx look to close out the series and build on their 5-1 ATS record in their last 6 games when playing with 1 day of rest. Minnesota is the pick (-7 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Lynx favored by 10 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-7 1/2). Here are all of today's picks

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Game 673-674: San Antonio at Minnesota (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 110.170; Minnesota 120.860
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 10 1/2; 145
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 7 1/2; 148 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-7 1/2); Under

WNBA
Long Sheet

Tuesday, September 20

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SAN ANTONIO (19 - 17) at MINNESOTA (28 - 8) - 9/20/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) as a road underdog of 6.5 to 9 points since 1997.
SAN ANTONIO is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) off an upset win as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-11 ATS (+8.9 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 29-18 ATS (+9.2 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 14-6 ATS (+7.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 8-7 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 9-6 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WNBA

Tuesday, September 20

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
SAN ANTONIO vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
San Antonio is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Minnesota is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing San Antonio

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**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:50 AM

MLB
Dunkel

San Francisco at LA Dodgers
The Dodgers look to build on their 13-3 record in Clayton Kershaw's last 16 starts as a home favorite. Los Angeles is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Dodgers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

Game 901-902: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Milone) 14.666; Philadelphia (Lee) 16.173
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-260); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-260); Over

Game 903-904: Atlanta at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Delgado) 15.617; Florida (Sanchez) 14.092
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Florida (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-110); Under

Game 905-906: Houston at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Norris) 13.744; Cincinnati (Bailey) 14.683
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-160); Under

Game 907-908: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Marcum) 15.451; Cubs (Wells) 15.127
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-150); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-150); N/A

Game 909-910: NY Mets at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Pelfrey) 15.685; St. Louis (Jackson) 14.951
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-175); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+155); Over

Game 911-912: San Diego at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Latos) 14.290; Colorado (Chacin) 14.845
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-115); Under

Game 913-914: Pittsburgh at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Morton) 14.705; Arizona (Hudson) 14.583
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-240); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+200); Over

Game 915-916: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 16.044; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 16.804
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 4 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-120); N/A

Game 917-918: LA Angels at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Pineiro) 17.029; Toronto (Cecil) 15.836
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+115); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Davis) 16.092; NY Yankees (Nova) 15.011
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+150); Over

Game 921-922: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Axelrod) 14.163; Cleveland (McAllister) 15.367
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-110); Under

Game 923-924: Baltimore at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (VandenHurk) 16.507; Boston (Bedard) 15.381
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-250); 10
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+210); Over

Game 925-926: Detroit at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Penny) 15.251; Kansas City (Mendoza) 16.100
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-110); 10
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-110); Under

Game 927-928: Seattle at Minnesota (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Vargas) 15.650; Minnesota (Hendriks) 13.143
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-110); Over

Game 929-930: Texas at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Holland) 16.011; Oakland (Harden) 16.262
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+120); Over

Game 931-932: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Floyd) 15.163; Cleveland (Carmona) 14.367
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-115); Under

Game 933-934: Washington at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Detwiler) 15.666; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.173
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:54 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, September 20

Hot pitchers
-- Lee is 6-0, 0.70 in his last eight starts. Kendrick is 2-1, 3.52 in his last four starts.
-- Delgado is 0-0, 2.54 in his last four starts. Sanchez has a 2.00 RA in his last four starts.
-- Wells is 3-0, 2.45 in his last five starts.
-- Jackson is 3-0, 3.03 in his last five starts.
-- Latos has a 3.15 RA in his last nine starts.
-- Hudson is 4-1, 1.63 in his last five starts.
-- Kershaw is 6-0, 1.06 in his last seven starts. Lincecum is 7-5, 2.05 in his last 13 starts.

-- Floyd is 3-1, 3.26 in his last five starts. Axelrod allowed two runs in six IP in his first MLB start.
-- Nova is 3-0, 2.14 in his last five starts.
-- Vargas is 1-0, 1.42 in his last two starts.
-- Holland is 3-0, 1.98 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Milone has a 4.60 RA in his first three starts. Detwiler is 0-2, 8.59 in his last three starts.
-- Bailey is 1-2, 4.74 in his last four starts. Norris is 0-0, 4.74 in his last three road outings.
-- Marcum is 1-4, 4.26 in his last five starts.
-- Pelfrey is 0-2, 4.44 in his last four starts.
-- Chacin is 2-4, 5.66 in his last six starts.
-- Morton is 0-4, 6.86 in his last four starts.

-- Carmona is 0-3, 8.13 in his last six starts. McAllister allowed 13 runs in 7.1 IP in two starts this season.
-- Pineiro is 1-4, 9.42 in his last eight starts. Cecil is 0-5, 4.78 in his last eight starts.
-- Davis is 2-2, 5.13 in his last four starts.
-- Bedard is 1-3, 4.22 in six starts for Boston. Vanden Hurk allowed three runs in 2.1 IP in his first '11 start.
-- Penny is 1-1, 10.29 in his last four starts. Mendoza was 12-5, 2.18 in 144.1 IP in AAA this season; he made 14 big league starts in 2007-8, is 4-9, 8.43 as a major leaguer. .
-- Hendriks is 0-2, 6.00 in two starts this season.
-- Harden is 0-1, 6.97 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Under is 10-6 in Lee's last sixteen starts. Over is 6-3 in Kendrick's last nine outings.
-- Under is 3-0-1 in last four Delgado starts.
-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven Bailey starts.
-- Nine of last ten Wells starts went over the total.
-- Under is 10-3-1 in Astros' last fourteen games.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in Milwaukee's last eight road games.
-- Over is 16-4 in last twenty games at Coors Field.
-- Over is 9-4-2 in Pirates' last fifteen road games.

-- Over is 13-6-1 in Angels' last twenty road games.
-- Four of last five Nova starts stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Carmona starts went over the total, as have five of last six Floyd starts.
-- Four of last five Bedard starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Penny starts went over the total.
-- Under is 5-3-1 in last nine Vargas home starts.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Holland's last six starts.

Hot Teams
-- Washington won six of its last eight games.
-- Cardinals won eight of their last ten games.
-- Milwaukee won five of its last seven games. Cubs won six of their last eight home games.
-- Arizona won 16 of its last 17 home games.
-- Giants won their last eight games, scoring 57 runs. Dodgers won four of their last five games.

-- Toronto won seven of its last nine home games.
-- Tampa Bay won 11 of its last 15 games.
-- Orioles won five of their last seven games.
-- Indians won three of their last four games.
-- Tigers won 14 of their last 16 games. Kansas City won seven of its last eight games.
-- Rangers won six of their last seven games.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost three of their last four games.
-- Braves lost seven of their last nine games. Florida lost 10 of 12.
-- Mets lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Reds lost 14 of their last 21 games overall. Houston is 6-17 in its last 23 road games.
-- San Diego lost 18 of their last 24 games. Rockies lost six of seven.
-- Pirates lost nine of their last eleven games.

-- White Sox lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Bronx is 5-7 in its last eleven games.
-- Angels are 7-12 in their last 19 road games.
-- Red Sox lost 14 of their last 19 games.
-- Minnesota lost its last nine games, giving up 53 runs. Mariners lost six of their last nine games.
-- Oakland is 5-8 in its last 13 games.

**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 08:59 AM

MLB

Tuesday, September 20

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing Washington
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Washington

1:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

7:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Washington6-2-1 SU in its last 9 games
Washington is 1-8-1 SU in its last 10 games ,when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia17-3-1 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Washington
Philadelphia is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games ,when playing Washington

7:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
Chi White Sox are 1-4-1 SU in their last 6 games ,on the road
Chi White Sox8-1-1 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-8-1 SU in their last 10 games ,when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Cleveland is 6-15-1 SU in their last 22 games ,when playing Chi White Sox

7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 14 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

7:07 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of LA Angels's last 22 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 14 of LA Angels's last 20 games on the road
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Toronto's last 22 games when playing at home against LA Angels

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Baltimore is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 10 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore

7:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Houston is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Houston
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston

7:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. FLORIDA
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Atlanta's last 19 games when playing Florida
Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Florida's last 19 games when playing Atlanta
Florida is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta

8:05 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
Milwaukee is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Milwaukee's last 14 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

8:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. MINNESOTA
Seattle is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games at home

8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. KANSAS CITY
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games

8:15 PM
NY METS vs. ST. LOUIS
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 12 of NY Mets's last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games at home
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets

8:40 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. COLORADO
San Diego is 6-18 SU in its last 24 games
San Diego is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Diego
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

9:40 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ARIZONA
Pittsburgh is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Arizona's last 12 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games

10:05 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Oakland
Texas is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing San Francisco

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**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 09:02 AM

MLB

Tuesday, September 20

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Tuesday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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Streaking

Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies (16-7, 2.38 ERA)

Lee threw one bad pitch in his last start and it cost him another complete-game shutout. He struck out 12 and didn’t walk a batter before giving up a solo homer in the ninth inning. The veteran has now allowed just two runs over his last five starts and has 223 strikeouts on the year.

Derek Holland, Texas Rangers (14-5, 4.02 ERA)

Holland picked up his 14th win of the season last week, allowing just one run over seven innings against the Indians while striking out six and walking three. He has now struck out at least six in six of his last seven starts.

"I want to finish strong," Holland said. "The year may be good in some people's eyes, but to me it's an OK year. I'm disappointed with how many walks I've had, but I want to give the team a chance to win and that's all that matters."

Slumping

Fausto Carmona, Cleveland Indians (6-15, 5.26 ERA)

Carmona began the season as Cleveland’s Opening Day starter, but he might have a tough time even holding down a spot in the rotation next year unless he pulls himself together. He gave up five earned runs over six innings while walking five against Texas, the fourth consecutive time Cleveland has lost with him on the hill.

“Carmona was overthrowing everything,” manager Manny Acta said. “He walked five guys. He was throwing it side to side. He didn’t have good sink on his fastball.”

Gavin Floyd, Chicago White Sox (12-11, 4.42 ERA)

Floyd hasn’t been terrible lately, but he’s still looking for his first win this month and is working on a 5.06 ERA over those three starts. He gave up four runs on four hits over 5 1/3 innings in his last outing against Detroit and also walked four. Those four walks were the most he has allowed in a start all season.

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MLB

Tuesday, September 20

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Hot lines: Tuesday's best MLB bets
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Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees (-170, 9)

Monday was another big day in New York Yankees history as closer Mariano Rivera became baseball’s all-time saves leader with 602 in a 6-4 win over Minnesota.

"When you talk about the greatest relievers of all time, there's only one guy," teammate Mark Teixeira said. "That conversation begins and ends with Mo."

The Yankees’ bullpen sits second in the Majors with a 2.97 ERA, trailing only the Giants (2.89) but the pen may get a rest Tuesday with Ivan Nova on the mound.

Nova has worked at least seven innings in four of his last five starts and he’ll share the mound with Wade Davis, who has been pretty good in his own right. He has allowed three or fewer runs in four of his last six outings.

Pick: Under

Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins (-110, 8)

The Seattle Mariners haven’t exactly given their arms much run support this season, averaging just 3.40 runs per game. However, on Monday they blew up with nine runs in the third inning against Cleveland.

Mike Carp hit a grand slam to do the bulk of the damage and finished the game with five RBIs for the M’s.

If they can give Jason Vargas any type of run support Tuesday, we like the Mariners in this spot. Vargas has allowed just two runs over his last two starts
(spanning 12 innings) after fixing a hitch in his delivery after giving up 13 earned runs in two outings before that.

The Twins have just five wins in their last 28 home games and the Mariners should extend that home slide Tuesday.

Pick: Mariners

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**Udog** · 09-20-2011, 12:51 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, September 20

National League

WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET - ** Doubleheader Game #2
MILONE: WASH 4-19 at Philadelphia
LEE: PHI 30-11 vs. lefties

ATLANTA at FLORIDA, 7:10 PM ET
DELGADO: ATL 6-1 at Florida
SANCHEZ: FLA 22-36 in home night games

HOUSTON at CINCINNATI, 7:10 PM ET
NORRIS: 9-6 TSR as road dog of +150 or more
BAILEY: 10-2 Over as favorite

MILWAUKEE at CHICAGO CUBS, 8:05 PM ET
MARCUM: 12-0 TSR after giving up 2+ HR last outing
WELLS: CUBS 6-17 on Tuesday

NY METS at ST LOUIS, 8:15 PM ET
PELFREY: 9-0 Under on Tuesday
JACKSON: 9-17 TSR in home night games

SAN DIEGO at COLORADO, 8:40 PM ET
LATOS: 8-1 Over when the total is 7 to 8.5
CHACIN: 3-10 TSR 2nd half of season

PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA, 9:40 PM ET
MORTON: 9-26 TSR as underdog
HUDSON: ARI 27-7 as a home favorite of -150 or more

SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS, 10:10 PM ET
LINCECUM: SF 8-0 Over off 6+ division games
KERSHAW: 22-7 TSR vs. divison

American League

LA ANGELS at TORONTO, 7:07 PM ET
PINEIRO: 7-20 TSR working on 7+ days rest
CECIL: 1-7 TSR as favorite

TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES, 7:05 PM ET
DAVIS: 28-14 Under when the total is 8.5 to 10
NOVA: YANKEES 20-5 as home favorite of -150 to -175

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET - ** Doubleheader Game #2
AXELROD: WHITE SOX 14-4 Over in September
MCALLISTER: CLE 13-3 Over in September

BALTIMORE at BOSTON, 7:10 PM ET
VANDENHURK: BAL 6-19 at Boston
BEDARD: BOS 5-14 in September

DETROIT at KANSAS CITY, 8:10 PM ET
PENNY: DET 3-15 Away w/ day off
MENDOZA: KC 13-4 Over at home w/ day off

SEATTLE at MINNESOTA, 8:10 PM ET
VARGAS: SEA 59-44 Under in night games
HENDRICKS: MIN 25-48 2nd half of season

TEXAS at OAKLAND, 10:05 PM ET
HOLLAND: 16-5 Over in night games
HARDEN: OAK 10-1 Over at home off shutout loss

Write In Games

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND, 1:05 PM ET - ** Doubleheader Game #1
FLOYD: 7-15 TSR vs. division
CARMONA: 15-3 Under at home 2nd half of season

WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA, 1:05 PM ET - ** Doubleheader Game #1
DETWILER: 2-11 TSR in road games
KENDRICK: 6-1 Under in September

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

Announcement

Tuesday's Trends and Indexes - 9/20 ( MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

Tuesday's Trends and Indexes - 9/20 ( MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

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