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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:29 AM

Friday's Betting tips: Dwight Howard done for the season

Weather to watch

When the Cubs host the Reds at Wrigley on Friday afternoon, 17-mph winds will be blowing in from left field. Temperatures will be in the high 40s, and there’s a 30 percent chance of showers.

Who’s hot

NBA: The Knicks are 6-0 ATS in their last six games against losing teams.

NBA: Golden State is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 road games.

NHL: The over is 5-0-1 in the last six Flyers-Pens games in Pittsburgh.

MLB: The over is 7-2 in the last nine Cards-Pirates games.

MLB: The Dodgers are 6-0 in Ted Lilly’s last six starts vs. losing teams.

Who’s not

NBA: Memphis is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games against losing teams.

NBA: The Spurs are 2-6 ATS in their last eight home games vs. the Lakers.

NHL: The Red Wings are 3-11 in their last 14 playoff games as an underdog.

MLB: Baltimore is 7-16 in its last 23 games at the Angels.

MLB: The under is 0-5 in Kyle Drabek’s last five starts.

Key stat

6.20 – That’s Boston MLB-worst ERA heading into its weekend series at Fenway Park against the Yankees. The 4-8 Red Sox are letting opposing hitters bat .288, tied with the Braves for worst in baseball. Entering Thursday’s action, Boston had allowed an MLB-high 17 homers. Oh, and the Red Sox have blown two of six save chances.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

After missing seven straight games with a shin injury, Lakers star Kobe Bryant is expected to play Friday in San Antonio. When asked if he'd play against the Spurs, the NBA’s leading scorer said, "Why not? I'm good." Bryant is averaging 28.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists.

Games of the day

Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (-180, 7)

Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (-6, 202.5)

Notable quotable

"We're going to find out what kind of team we are, how we are built. If we are the team like we think we are, we're going to have to respond the next game." -- Flyers forward Jaromir Jagr on Friday’s Game 5 in Pittsburgh. The Flyers still lead the playoff series 3-1 despite the Penguins’ 10-3 win Wednesday in Philly.

Notes and tips

Magic center Dwight Howard will undergo back surgery on Friday in Los Angeles to fix a herniated disk, ending his season, ESPN.com reported. "It hurts (emotionally)," Howard told ESPN the Magazine's Chris Broussard. "That's the first thing -- it hurts. And then with people saying and thinking I'm quitting on my team. This is a real issue. I tried to play through it and it just made my back worse."

Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman will be placed on the 15-day DL Friday after he aggravated a left calf injury in Wednesday’s win over the Reds. Berkman, who has already missed five games, is batting .348 (7 for 23). He'll be replaced by super-sub Matt Carpenter, who is batting .375 with 11 RBIs.

Predators defenseman Hal Gill (lower body injury) has missed the first four games of the playoff series with Detroit, but could play Friday. "He is feeling better every day," coach Barry Trotz said. "He's in a day-to-day mode right now. Do I expect him on Friday? I really can't answer that.”

The Yankees placed left fielder Brett Gardner on the 15-day DL with a bruised left elbow and strained arm muscle. He was hitting .321 with a .424 on-base percentage in nine games. With Gardner out, New York will use Andruw Jones and possibly Eduardo Nunez in left. DH Raul Ibanez is another option.

Nuggets swingman Wilson Chandler is done for the season with a hip injury that will require surgery. He was averaging 9.4 points and 5.1 rebounds.

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:30 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Felix Hernandez blanked Cleveland for eight innings, but was taken out because he had thrown 126 pitches; closer League blew the lead, as Tribe rallied for two runs in 9th to beat the Mariners, 2-1.

-- Very quietly, Texas Rangers are 11-2, 6-0 on the road. Impressive.

-- Tremendous week for the A's, who won three of four in Anaheim, with wins against Haren-Santana-Wilson. They're 7-7 now, coming off a 4-3 road trip- they scored two runs on a grounder to the pitcher last night.

-- Before Cliff Lee's performance Wednesday, the last Phillie pitcher who tossed 10 scoreless innings in a game? Steve Carlton, in 1981.

-- Phoenix Coyotes won in OT at Chicago, the fourth straight series game that went overtime, with visitor winning three of those four games.

-- Miami Heat beat the Bulls, moving to within 1.5 games of the top seed in the East; very important, since Miami has struggled mightily against good teams on the road.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Doing some tinking out loud.........

13) In 1990, the Mets changed managers, replacing a guy who went 595-417 as their skipper; they’ve made the playoffs three times in 21 years since, with no world titles.

In ’95, the Reds replaced a manager who was 204-172 for them; their record in playoff games since then, 0-3.

In ‘97, the Orioles went 98-64, then changed managers after the season. They haven’t had a season over .500 since.

Why do I bring this up? In all three cases, the manager who left was current Washington manager Davey Johnson, who was also 163-161 as manager of the Dodgers in ’99-’00, and 50-44 currently with the young, improving Nationals, so in five different places, his record is over .500 in all five. Pretty impressive.

12) Elias Sports Bureau was scrambling late Wednesday night, trying to find the record for most consecutive strikes thrown by a pitcher; best they could come up with (since 1988) was knuckleballer Tim Wakefield’s 30 strikes in a row, back in ‘98. Bartolo Colon threw 38 in a row Wednesday, from 5th-8th innings, as he blanked the Angels for eight innings in a 6-0 Oakland win. Not sure why batters don’t try and bunt more against him, but they don’t.

11) Umpire Bob Davidson is famous for calling balks no one else would, gaining him the nickname Balkin’ Bob; when he called one against Arizona’s Ian Kennedy Tuesday night, manager Kirk Gibson was seen cursing Davidson out (wasn’t hard to read his lips) from the 3rd base dugout.

Once again, while the umpires are a vital part of the game, but no one pays to see them work.

10) Mariners’ crowd of 11,343 Wednesday night was lowest in history of still fairly-new Safeco Field. New ballparks are nice, but if you don't win, people are still going to stay home.

9) Every spring, I read these articles about how the Royals are going to be so much better; based on what? Bruce Chen as their Opening Day starter? After opening the season by taking two of three in Anaheim, the Royals are 1-8, losing their first six home games. You need pitching to win. Lot of it.

8) Giants beat the Phillies 1-0 in 11 innings during the week, a game in which only 59 pitches were called balls, the lowest I can remember in time ESPN.com has been running their new/improved boxscores. 59 balls, 45 called strikes; that’s the closest I’ve seen to a game with more called strikes than balls. Lee-Cain were the starters, which figures.

7) How does SMU offer basketball coaches $2M a year when their average home attendance LY was 2,013? And if they can’t find someone better to run their program than Larry Brown, a guy who changes jobs every year and a half or so, then they should pay me to be a head hunter, because I could find the right guy. This is a Big East job now. You don't hire a coach just because the guy is bored and he has a lot of connected friends.

6) How does SMU offer a basketball coach $2M a year when their average home attendance LY was 2,013?

5) NC State got some great news when CJ Leslie decided to come back and play next season; its decisions like that a school needs to stay in the top 20 year after year. Helps the team and also helps the kid get better.

4) Kid named Jarrod Uthoff was Iowa’s Mr Basketball in 2011; in his first year at Wisconsin, he red-shirted this past year, but now wants to transfer out of Madison. Badgers coach Bo Ryan released him from his scholarship, but also blocked Uthoff from going to any Big Dozen school or in-state rival Marquette (which is common) and also Iowa State and the entire ACC (which is quite uncommon).

Ryan took so much grief that he changed his tune and now Uthoff can go anywhere he wants, except to another Big Dozen school. Thats fair.

3) Baltimore Ravens brought former starter Kyle Boller back in to tryout as a backup to Joe Flacco; without Boller a couple years ago, the Rams never would’ve gotten Sam Bradford. Rams were trailing San Francisco 7-6 late in the second half of the season finale, a game they had to lose or else blow the chance to draft Bradford, their QB of the future.

Coaches took one look at the possible win and yanked QB Keith Null (who wasn’t half bad) and put Boller back in, thereby guaranteeing defeat. That was one time I was rooting very hard for the Rams to lose, and Boller came through bigtime.

2) How would you like to have been a fly on the wall at the meeting where the Secret Service guys had to explain to the White House guys what their people were doing down in Colombia? Whoops.

1) NBA scoring is down three points per 100 possessions this year, due in large part to the ridiculous condensed schedule teams were given after the lockout. Watch some of these games; not many of them are being played at full speed. You’ll see a big difference in energy when the playoffs start, and teams actually get to prepare/rest.

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:32 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
The Flyers look to build on their 5-1 record in their last 6 games as an underdog. Philadelphia is the pick (+160) according to Dunkel, which has the Flyers favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+160). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Game 27-28: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia 12.939; Pittsburgh 11.436
Dunkel Line & Total: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line & Total: Pittsburgh (-180); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+160); Over

Game 29-30: Detroit at Nashville (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit 11.241; Nashville 12.092
Dunkel Line & Total: Nashville by 1; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Nashville (-125); 5
Dunkel Pick: Nashville (-125); Under

NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 20

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PHILADELPHIA (50-27-0-9, 109 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (52-27-0-7, 111 pts.) - 4/20/2012, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 25-37 ATS (-18.9 Units) revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 19-6 ATS (+10.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 26-19 ATS (+48.0 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 18-8 ATS (+26.6 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 2-7 ATS (-12.3 Units) in home games in the first round of the playoffs over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-25 ATS (-27.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 11-15 ATS (-12.2 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 12-10 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 12-10-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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DETROIT (49-31-0-6, 104 pts.) at NASHVILLE (51-27-0-8, 110 pts.) - 4/20/2012, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 5-9 ATS (-9.4 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game this season.
DETROIT is 12-15 ATS (-11.0 Units) after a division game this season.
NASHVILLE is 50-35 ATS (-6.7 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 29-20 ATS (+3.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 17-10 ATS (+6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 31-17 ATS (+10.0 Units) second half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 19-9 ATS (+8.8 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NASHVILLE is 18-9 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 12-10 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 12-10-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
12 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)

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NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, April 20, 2012

EC Quaterfinals, Game Five (Philadelphia Leads, 3-1)
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:35 ET NBCSN
Philadelphia: 8-3 SU at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh: 3-10 SU off BB division games

WC Quaterfinals, Game Five (Nashville Leads, 3-1)
Detroit at Nashville, 8:05 ET CNBC
Detroit: 3-8 SU off home loss
Nashville: 19-9 SU vs. division

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 20

Flyers @ Penguins-- 45 goals in first four series games is an NHL record, with Pittsburgh scoring 13 first period goals, yet they're down 3-1; they're 1-5 in last six home games vs Philly. Flyers won 10 of last 13 games overall, eight of last 11 vs Pitt; they're 9-15 on power play in series, Penguins 7-21. Pittsburgh lost four of last six home games overall; they lost Games 1-2 of series at home, even though they led 3-0/3-1 after first period. Flyers won seven of last ten games on foreign ice- they gave up the last eight goals in Game 4's 10-3 loss.

Predators @ Red Wings-- Winning team scored three goals in all four games in series, with losing team outshooting winners 59-22 in third period; Preds won five of last six games vs Detroit, with all five totals 5 or less. Detroit lost seven of last ten games overall, scoring three goals in last two games despite 84-44 edge in shots on goal. Nashville won seven of last nine games, allowing total of eight goals in the wins. Team that led after the first period is 3-0 in this series. Nashville is 2-19 on power play in series, Red Wings 4-21.

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Trend Report
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7:30 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

8:00 PM
DETROIT vs. NASHVILLE
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Nashville is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
Nashville is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games

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NHL

Friday, April 20

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Ice picks: Thursday's best NHL bets
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Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins (-180, 7)

After getting blown out 10-3 in Game 4, the Flyers are probably glad to be at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, where they’ve won seven of their last eight games. The Flyers believe they’re still in control of the series.

"Yeah, we gave them a little life, but at the same time we're still up 3-1," said Claude Giroux, who has five goals and five assists in the series.

Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal combined for six goals and three assists to key the offensive fireworks on Wednesday. Crosby, who was labeled the "Cowardly Penguin" on the cover of the Philadelphia Daily News, has eight points in the series. Malkin, who netted a career-high 50 goals this season, recorded his first two of the series and Staal collected his first postseason hat trick.

The Pens exploded without 40-goal scorer James Neal, who was suspended for the contest following Sunday's antics. The teams have combined for 45 goals, making it the highest-scoring series through four games in NHL history.

Philadelphia goaltenders Ilya Bryzgalov and Sergei Bobrovsky permitted five goals on 18 shots apiece in Game 4.

The over is 5-0-1 in the teams’ last six meetings in Pittsburgh. There's a reason this total is so high.

Pick: Over

Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators (-125, 5)

The writers in Detroit are talking about breaking up the Red Wings, who trail 3-1 for the third time in their last four playoff series.

The Preds aren’t taking anything for granted.

“The two games in Detroit, we could have been on the other end,” coach Barry Trotz said. “We’ve had some good goaltending. We’ve had some timely goals. We’ve had some pretty good penalty kill.”

Trotz smartly gave the players off Wednesday, giving valuable rest to Ryan Suter, Shea Weber and goalie Pekka Rinne. Even though the Red Wings are peppering Rinne with shots, he is simply stoning them.

Counting the regular season, the Red Wings have beaten Nashville only once in their last six tries.

Pick: Predators

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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:35 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Golden State at Dallas
The Warriors look to build on their 11-3 ATS record in their last 14 road games. Golden State is the pick (+12 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mavericks favored by only 8 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Golden State (+12 1/2). Here are all of today's picks

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Game 701-702: Memphis at Charlotte (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Memphis 118.605; Charlotte 106.520
Dunkel Line & Total: Memphis by 12; 179
Vegas Line & Total: Memphis by 13 1/2; 182
Dunkel Pick: Charlotte (+13 1/2); Under

Game 703-704: Boston at Atlanta (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 121.259; Atlanta 129.184
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 8; 194
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 2; No Total
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-2); N/A

Game 705-706: New York at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 122.547; Cleveland 110.007
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 12 1/2; 190
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 8; No Total
Dunkel Pick: New York (-8); N/A

Game 707-708: Golden State at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Golden State 109.637; Dallas 118.025
Dunkel Line & Total: Dallas by 8 1/2; 208
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 12 1/2; 200 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Golden State (+12 1/2); Over

Game 709-710: LA Lakers at San Antonio (9:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 121.029; San Antonio 126.122
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 5; 206
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 6 1/2; 202 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (+6 1/2); Over

Game 711-712: Oklahoma City at Sacramento (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 123.935; Sacramento 109.689
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 14 1/2; 210
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma City by 9 1/2; 213 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (-9 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, April 20

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MEMPHIS (37 - 25) at CHARLOTTE (7 - 54) - 4/20/2012, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MEMPHIS is 89-66 ATS (+16.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 46-33 ATS (+9.7 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 20-40 ATS (-24.0 Units) in all games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 20-37 ATS (-20.7 Units) as an underdog this season.
CHARLOTTE is 8-21 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games this season.
CHARLOTTE is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in a home game where where the total is between 180 and 184.5 points this season.
CHARLOTTE is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in home games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
CHARLOTTE is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) on Friday nights this season.
CHARLOTTE is 25-49 ATS (-28.9 Units) against Southwest division opponents since 1996.
CHARLOTTE is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 2 seasons.
CHARLOTTE is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
CHARLOTTE is 4-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) after scoring 85 points or less this season.
CHARLOTTE is 12-26 ATS (-16.6 Units) after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
CHARLOTTE is 7-23 ATS (-18.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CHARLOTTE is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 2-2 against the spread versus MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 3-1 straight up against MEMPHIS over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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BOSTON (37 - 26) at ATLANTA (37 - 25) - 4/20/2012, 7:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 6-3 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-4 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEW YORK (33 - 29) at CLEVELAND (20 - 41) - 4/20/2012, 7:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 6-4 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 7-3 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GOLDEN STATE (22 - 39) at DALLAS (35 - 28) - 4/20/2012, 8:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 92-71 ATS (+13.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 5-5 against the spread versus GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 7-3 straight up against GOLDEN STATE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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LA LAKERS (40 - 23) at SAN ANTONIO (45 - 16) - 4/20/2012, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
LA LAKERS are 26-36 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games this season.
LA LAKERS are 161-204 ATS (-63.4 Units) after a division game since 1996.
LA LAKERS are 24-36 ATS (-15.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 39-20 ATS (+17.0 Units) in all games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 30-15 ATS (+13.5 Units) as a favorite this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in home games this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 28-9 ATS (+18.1 Units) second half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 21-10 ATS (+10.0 Units) against Pacific division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 36-22 ATS (+11.8 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 53-36 ATS (+13.4 Units) after scoring 105 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 15-6 ATS (+8.4 Units) after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 6-4 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 5-5 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (45 - 17) at SACRAMENTO (20 - 42) - 4/20/2012, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-15 ATS (-10.5 Units) after scoring 105 points or more this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 136-110 ATS (+15.0 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 71-52 ATS (+13.8 Units) in road games over the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 26-36 ATS (-13.6 Units) in all games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 29-42 ATS (-17.2 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in April games this season.
SACRAMENTO is 21-41 ATS (-24.1 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
SACRAMENTO is 11-23 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-4 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 8-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 20

Hot Teams
-- Atlanta won seven of its last nine home games, covered eight of last ten overall. Celtics won seven of their last nine games.
-- Knicks won/covered six of last eight games.
-- San Antonio won/covered its last five games. Lakers won eight of their last ten road games.
-- Thunder is 6-5 vs spread in last 11 games as a road favorite.

Cold Teams
-- Memphis is 2-5-1 vs spread in its last eight games as a road favorite. Bobcats lost their last 18 games (4-14 vs spread).
-- Cleveland covered twice in its last ten home games.
-- Golden State lost its last six games (1-5 vs spread) as media folks are suggesting they may be tanking games. Denver is 4-8-1 vs spread in last 13 games as home favorite, 3-2 in last five.
-- Sacramento lost eight of last nine games (0-8-1 vs spread).

Wear-and-Tear
-- Grizzlies: 7th game/10 nites. Bobcats: 8th game/12 nites.
-- Celtics: 12th game/17 nites. Hawks: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Knicks: 3rd game/4 nites. Cavaliers: 8th game/11 nites.
-- Warriors: 3rd game/5 nites. Nuggets: 4th game/6 nites.
-- Lakers: 3rd game/4 nites. Spurs: 9th game/13 nites.
-- Thunder: 3rd game/5 nites. Kings: 2nd game/5 nites.

Totals
-- Seven of last eight Memphis road games stayed under total.
-- Last five Atlanta home games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Cleveland home games went over total.
-- Four of last five Warrior games went over the total.
-- Nine of last eleven Laker road games went over the total.
-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Oklahoma City road games.

Back-to-Back
-- None

NBA

Friday, April 20

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7:00 PM
BOSTON vs. ATLANTA
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Boston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

7:00 PM
MEMPHIS vs. CHARLOTTE
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Charlotte
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Charlotte is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:30 PM
NEW YORK vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland's last 9 games when playing New York

8:30 PM
GOLDEN STATE vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 6 games when playing Dallas
Golden State is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing Golden State
Dallas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home

9:30 PM
LA LAKERS vs. SAN ANTONIO
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the LA Lakers last 10 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Antonio's last 13 games at home

10:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. SACRAMENTO
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Oklahoma City's last 21 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
Oklahoma City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Sacramento
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Sacramento's last 21 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Sacramento is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Oklahoma City

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NBA

Friday, April 20

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Pick 'n' roll: Thursday's best NBA bets
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Memphis Grizzlies at Charlotte Bobcats (13, 182)

The pathetic Bobcats have scored 67 and 68 points in their last two games, both losses of course.

And they’re still dealing with the fallout from the physical confrontation between overpaid power forward Tyrus Thomas and coach Paul Silas.

The Grizzlies’ 103-91 victory over New Orleans on Wednesday was not as close as the score indicates. Rudy Gay scored 26 points and Mike Conley had 20 points and five assists as Memphis won for the 10th time in 13 games.

Charlotte is 0-7 ATS in its last seven games as an underdog. Memphis is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 road games against teams with home winning percentages under .400.

Pick: Grizzlies

Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks (-12, 200.5)

The Warriors have dropped six straight, giving up 123, 118, 112, 112, 120 and 99 points in the process. The over is 4-2 in that span.

As the defending champs make a late push and gear up for the playoffs, they’re lighting up the scoreboard. Five of Dallas’ last six games have gone over, though two went to overtime.

Dirk Nowitzki has scored 75 points in the last two games, and at least 24 in each of the last five.

Both meetings this season between the Mavs and Warriors have gone over.

And the over is 6-0 in the Mavericks’ last six games against teams with winning percentages below .400.

Pick: Over

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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:35 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Texas at Detroit
The Tigers look to bounce back from yesterday's 10-3 loss to Texas and build on their 7-0 record in Rick Porcello's last 7 starts after their opponent scores 5 runs or more the previous game. Detroit is the pick (-110) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-110). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

Game 951-952: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Bailey) 14.472; Cubs (Volstad) 14.915
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-120); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+100); N/A

Game 953-954: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lynn) 15.971; Pittsburgh (Morton) 15.189
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-130); Over

Game 955-956: Miami at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Zambrano) 14.278; Washington (Detwiler) 15.724
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Washington (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-115); Under

Game 957-958: San Francisco at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 13.700; NY Mets (Niese) 15.284
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-135); Under

Game 959-960: LA Dodgers at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Lilly) 15.156; Houston (Happ) 15.571
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+110); Under

Game 961-962: Colorado at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Chacin) 16.015; Milwaukee (Marcum) 14.284
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+115); Over

Game 963-964: Atlanta at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Beachy) 16.064; Arizona (Cahill) 14.715
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-115); Over

Game 965-966: Philadelphia at San Diego (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 14.852; San Diego (Volquez) 14.193
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-130); 6
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130); Under

Game 967-968: NY Yankees at Boston (3:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Nova) 14.295; Boston (Buccholz) 15.928
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: Boston (-110); 10
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-110); Over

Game 969-970: Texas at Detroit (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Harrison) 16.827; Detroit (Porcello) 17.876
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-110); Under

Game 971-972: Minnesota at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hendriks) 14.667; Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.953
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-180); Over

Game 973-974: Toronto at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Drabek) 15.351; Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.290
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-110); Over

Game 975-976: Baltimore at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Matusz) 14.495; LA Angels (Williams) 14.978
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-140); Over

Game 977-978: Cleveland at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Jimenez) 16.520; Oakland (Godfrey) 15.411
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-115); Over

Game 979-980: Chicago White Sox at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Sale) 16.508; Seattle (Noesi) 15.704
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-125); Under

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:36 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 20

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CINCINNATI (5 - 8) at CHICAGO CUBS (3 - 10) - 2:20 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. CHRIS VOLSTAD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 85-91 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 11-21 (-12.3 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 83-90 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 34-51 (-24.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 568-656 (+45.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 418-476 (+43.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 305-280 (+48.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
BAILEY is 19-5 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1190-1276 (-240.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 77-93 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 71-97 (-33.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 648-655 (-125.0 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 77-93 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 51-66 (-22.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 69-83 (-31.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
VOLSTAD is 20-33 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
VOLSTAD is 1-10 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)
VOLSTAD is 6-16 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
VOLSTAD is 20-33 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
VOLSTAD is 2-13 (-11.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

HOMER BAILEY vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BAILEY is 2-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.875.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

CHRIS VOLSTAD vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
VOLSTAD is 1-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.34 and a WHIP of 1.393.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (9 - 4) at PITTSBURGH (5 - 7) - 7:05 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 100-93 (-36.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 437-418 (+51.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 297-317 (+39.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 56-42 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 55-40 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 82-50 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

LANCE LYNN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

CHARLIE MORTON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MORTON is 2-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 6.25 and a WHIP of 1.881.
His team's record is 3-6 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.7 units)

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MIAMI (7 - 6) at WASHINGTON (10 - 4) - 7:05 PM
CARLOS ZAMBRANO (R) vs. ROSS DETWILER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 90-86 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 35-27 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 90-86 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 40-33 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 33-28 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 59-38 (+23.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ZAMBRANO is 88-59 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ZAMBRANO is 52-24 (+27.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
ZAMBRANO is 88-57 (+33.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
ZAMBRANO is 62-41 (+22.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
ZAMBRANO is 40-27 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

CARLOS ZAMBRANO vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
ZAMBRANO is 8-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.224.
His team's record is 8-4 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.2 units)

ROSS DETWILER vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (6 - 6) at NY METS (7 - 5) - 7:10 PM
BARRY ZITO (L) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 136-100 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 17-30 (-16.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

BARRY ZITO vs. NY METS since 1997
ZITO is 3-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

JON NIESE vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
NIESE is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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LA DODGERS (10 - 3) at HOUSTON (5 - 8) - 8:05 PM
TED LILLY (L) vs. J.A. HAPP (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LILLY is 31-44 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 50-46 (+17.0 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 21-7 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 62-115 (-35.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 5-23 (-16.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 60-114 (-37.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 25-58 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

TED LILLY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LILLY is 7-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 1.070.
His team's record is 7-8 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-4. (+5.6 units)

J.A. HAPP vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HAPP is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.300.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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COLORADO (6 - 6) at MILWAUKEE (6 - 7) - 8:10 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. SHAUN MARCUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 79-97 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 67-100 (-35.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 79-97 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 108-120 (-33.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 52-71 (-30.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 33-44 (-19.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 75-82 (-31.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 59-33 (+19.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 65-29 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 35-13 (+17.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 65-29 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 87-57 (+22.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MARCUM is 6-13 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARCUM is 6-13 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARCUM is 11-18 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
CHACIN is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 7.11 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

SHAUN MARCUM vs. COLORADO since 1997
MARCUM is 2-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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ATLANTA (8 - 5) at ARIZONA (7 - 6) - 9:40 PM
BRANDON BEACHY (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 27-39 (-18.1 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BEACHY is 1-9 (-10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 104-78 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 38-21 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 58-34 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 104-78 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 77-54 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 76-52 (+26.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 52-38 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CAHILL is 35-25 (+16.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 0-8 (-8.9 Units) against the money line in home games after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

BRANDON BEACHY vs. ARIZONA since 1997
BEACHY is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (6 - 7) at SAN DIEGO (3 - 11) - 10:05 PM
COLE HAMELS (L) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
VOLQUEZ is 23-11 (+13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 105-86 (+28.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
SAN DIEGO is 74-103 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 49-74 (-24.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 9-23 (-13.5 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 37-52 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 37-50 (-16.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 12-28 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 7-20 (-14.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 74-103 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 1-9 (-8.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
VOLQUEZ is 7-16 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

COLE HAMELS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HAMELS is 6-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 0.827.
His team's record is 7-4 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.4 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 2-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.214.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (7 - 6) at BOSTON (4 - 8) - 3:05 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 8-16 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 63-24 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
BUCHHOLZ is 19-6 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 45-16 (+23.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 15-23 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 62-56 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 41-42 (-17.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

IVAN NOVA vs. BOSTON since 1997
NOVA is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.05 and a WHIP of 1.631.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.5 units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 2-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.59 and a WHIP of 1.733.
His team's record is 2-5 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

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TEXAS (11 - 2) at DETROIT (9 - 4) - 7:05 PM
MATT HARRISON (L) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 110-78 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PORCELLO is 23-12 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 23-12 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 118-74 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 112-69 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 86-49 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 86-50 (+21.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MATT HARRISON vs. DETROIT since 1997
HARRISON is 0-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 6.82 and a WHIP of 2.021.
His team's record is 1-5 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. TEXAS since 1997
PORCELLO is 1-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.86 and a WHIP of 1.620.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (4 - 9) at TAMPA BAY (7 - 6) - 7:10 PM
LIAM HENDRICKS (R) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 67-109 (-28.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-55 (-23.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 36-71 (-27.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 47-26 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 22-31 (-23.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.

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

LIAM HENDRICKS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT MOORE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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TORONTO (6 - 6) at KANSAS CITY (3 - 9) - 8:10 PM KYLE DRABEK (R) vs. LUKE HOCHEVAR (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOCHEVAR is 14-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 10-3 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
DRABEK is 8-1 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DRABEK is 9-2 (+8.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 229-341 (-100.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.

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

KYLE DRABEK vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
DRABEK is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 2.251.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

LUKE HOCHEVAR vs. TORONTO since 1997
HOCHEVAR is 3-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-5. (-5.2 units)

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BALTIMORE (8 - 5) at LA ANGELS (4 - 9) - 10:05 PM
BRIAN MATUSZ (L) vs. JEROME WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 227-171 (+43.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 619-534 (+65.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 603-596 (+44.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 72-75 (+20.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 4-9 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 4-9 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
LA ANGELS are 4-9 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 112-125 (-32.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

BRIAN MATUSZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MATUSZ is 1-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.74 and a WHIP of 1.914.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

JEROME WILLIAMS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
WILLIAMS is 2-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.51 and a WHIP of 1.117.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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CLEVELAND (6 - 5) at OAKLAND (7 - 7) - 10:05 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. GRAHAM GODFREY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
JIMENEZ is 14-20 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 14-20 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 24-13 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 66-55 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 64-57 (+10.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 95-125 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.

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

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
JIMENEZ is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

GRAHAM GODFREY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (6 - 6) at SEATTLE (7 - 7) - 10:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. HECTOR NOESI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 47-41 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 45-35 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 72-60 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 136-203 (-59.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 133-191 (-51.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 12-30 (-16.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 74-127 (-46.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

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

CHRIS SALE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

HECTOR NOESI vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:36 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, April 20

Hot pitchers
-- Lynn is 2-0, 1.50 in his first two '12 starts.
-- Detwiler is 3-0, 1.93 in his last four starts.
-- Niese is 2-0, 2.84 in his first two starts this season. Zito is 1-0, 1.69 in his first two starts, both SF wins.
-- Lilly is 4-0, 0.66 in his last four starts. Happ is 1-0, 3.75 in his first two starts this year.
-- Cahill is 1-0, 1.35 in his first two NL starts.
-- Hamels is 2-1, 2.83 in his last five starts.

-- Nova is 3-1, 3.54 in his last seven starts.
-- Harrison allowed one run in 14 IP in winning his two starts this year. Porcello is 1-0, 1.84 in two starts this season.
-- Drabek is 2-0, 2.13 in two starts this season.
-- JWilliams is 2-1, 3.90 in his last five starts.
-- Sale is 1-1, 3.09 in two starts this season.

Cold pitchers
-- Volstad is 0-1, 5.73 in his first two starts for the Cubs. Bailey is 0-2, 5.40 in his first two starts this season.
-- Zanbrano is 0-1, 7.16 in his last three starts.
-- Chacin is 0-1, 5.63 in two starts this year; he was winning Saturday, but it rained when he was up 5-1 after 4th and he had to leave. Marcum is 1-4, 9.22 in his last six starts.
-- Beachy is 0-2, 4.86 in his last three road starts.
-- Padres are 0-3 when Volquez starts (0-1, 4.77).

-- Buchholz allowed 19 baserunners, 12 runs in 11 IP this season.
-- Matusz allowed nine runs in 9.2 IP in two starts this season.
-- Moore allowed eight runs in 13 IP and two starts this year. Hendriks is 1-2, 5.22 in five starts this year and last.
-- Hochevar allowed nine runs in 10.1 IP in two starts this season.
-- Jimenez is 3-4, 4.98 in his last seven starts. Godfrey allowed seven runs in 11 IP in two starts this season.
-- Noesi allowed seven runs in 11 IP in two starts this season.

Hot teams
-- St Louis won four of its last five games. Pirates won three of their last four. Morton is 1-2, 4.94 in his last five starts.
-- Nationals won eight of their last ten games. Miami won its last four games, allowing 10 runs.
-- Giants won five of their last seven games.
-- Dodgers won 10 of their first 13 games.
-- Colorado won four of its last six games.
-- Braves won their last three games, scoring 33 runs.

-- Bronx won seven of its last ten games.
-- Rangers won 11 of first 13 games; they're 6-0 on road. Detroit won four of its last five games.
-- Rays won three of last four games; they're 3-0 at home.
-- Orioles won four of their last six games.
-- Oakland won its last three games, allowing five runs. Indians won four of their last five games.

Cold teams
-- Cubs lost their last five games, scoring 10 runs. Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games.
-- Mets lost three of last four games, allowing 23 runs in last two.
-- Astros lost four of their last five games.
-- Milwaukee lost five of its last seven games.
-- Arizona lost its last three games, scoring seven runs.
-- San Diego lost seven of its last eight games. Phillies lost four of last six games, scoring four runs in last three.

-- Red Sox lost their last three games, outscored 25-6.
-- Twins lost five of their first five road games.
-- Royals lost their first six home games. Toronto lost four of its last six games.
-- Angels lost their last three games, scoring five runs.
-- White Sox lost four of their last five games. Seattle is 4-6 in its last ten games.

Totals
-- Over is 5-1-1 in Cubs' last seven games.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Pittsburgh games.
-- Four of last five Miami road games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in games at Citi Field this season.
-- Four of last five Houston home games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Five of seven Arizona home games went over the total.
-- Five of seven Philly road games stayed under the total.

-- Five of six games at Fenway Park went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Minnesota's last four road games went over the total.
-- Last eight Toronto games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Baltimore games went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Four of White Sox' five road games stayed under total.

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:37 AM

MLB

Friday, April 20

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Trend Report
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2:20 PM
CINCINNATI vs. CHI CUBS
Cincinnati is 17-8 SU in their last 25 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

3:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 15 of NY Yankees's last 21 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games at home

7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. WASHINGTON
Miami is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Washington's last 14 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Miami

7:05 PM
TEXAS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Texas
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

7:05 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing St. Louis

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games

7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
NY Mets are 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing San Francisco

8:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. HOUSTON
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Houston's last 10 games at home
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

8:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MILWAUKEE
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Milwaukee's last 17 games at home
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado

8:10 PM
TORONTO vs. KANSAS CITY
Toronto is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 13 games at home
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

9:40 PM
ATLANTA vs. ARIZONA
Atlanta is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

10:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Philadelphia's last 13 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
San Diego is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Philadelphia

10:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. LA ANGELS
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Baltimore is 7-16 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games when playing Baltimore
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games

10:05 PM
CLEVELAND vs. OAKLAND
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Oakland's last 22 games
Oakland is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Cleveland

10:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. SEATTLE
Chi White Sox are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 09:38 AM

MLB

Friday, April 20

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Hot lines: Friday's best MLB bets
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Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs (109, 9)

While the Reds' offense woke up in St. Louis on Thursday with three home runs, the Cubs continue to flounder. They totaled six runs in being swept by the Marlins this week.

As weak as the bats have been, the bigger problem for Chicago is the pitching, which has seen every member of the rotation except for Ryan Dempster struggle the last time through. Friday's starter, Chris Volstad, got hit hard by the Cardinals last weekend and is 1-2 with a 4.34 ERA against the Reds in his career.

Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto are a combined 6 for 14 with six RBIs against Volstad.

The Reds' lineup is too good not to start producing regularly. Thursday's outburst, featuring homers by Phillips, Ryan Ludwick and Drew Stubbs, could be the start.

Cincy is 4-1 in Homer Bailey's last five road starts against losing teams.

Pick: Reds

St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (120, 8)

Injuries continue to mount for the Cardinals, but they remain atop the NL Central at 9-4. St. Louis just called up infielder/outfielder Skip Schumaker to replace first baseman Lance Berkman, who is headed to the DL after aggravating his left calf injury. Despite Thursday's 6-3 setback to the Reds, the Cards lead MLB in a slew of offensive categories. Leadoff hitter Rafael Furcal has provided the spark with a .353 average and .510 slugging percentage.

The Pirates appear to have righted themselves after a shaky start, but their offense remains putrid. Pittsburgh ranks 30th in MLB in runs, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage.

Cards starter Lance Lynn has been dominant in place of the injured Chris Carpenter, striking out 13 and walking three in 12 innings of work. He has a microscopic WHIP of 0.75.

Pittsburgh's Charlie Morton, making his second start this season after returning from hip surgery, has struggled against St. Louis. In nine career starts against the Redbirds, Morton is 2-5 with a 6.25 ERA. Yadier Molina is 5 for 13 against him, Matt Holliday 4 for 12.

Pick: Cardinals

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**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 11:54 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Friday, April 20

National League

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 ET MLB
Bailey: Cincinnati 11-21 SU as a road favorite of -125 or less
Volstad: Cubs 16-5 SU at home off BB losses

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Lynn: St. Louis 34-15 SU away after winning 2 of their last 3 games
Morton: Pittsburgh 10-2 Under as an underdog

Miami at Washington, 7:05 ET
Zambrano: Miami 22-10 Over off 3+ games allowing 4 runs or less
Detwiler: Washington 18-8 SU after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games

San Francisco at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Zito: San Francisco 24-9 Under off a one-run win
Niese: Mets 2-11 SU at home off 6+ road games

Los Angeles at Houston, 8:05 ET MLB
Lilly: Dodgers 21-7 SU on Fridays
Happ: Houston 19-44 SU after losing 4 of their last 5 games

Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET MLB
Chacin: Colorado 7-18 SU off a win by 4+ runs
Marcum: Milwaukee 22-4 SU at home off BB games w/ bullpen allowing 0 runs

Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 ET
Beachy: Atlanta 15-2 Over off 3+ games scoring 8+ runs
Cahill: Arizona 0-8 SU at home after allowing 10+ runs

Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:05 ET
Hamels: 20-7 Under as a favorite of -150 or less
Volquez: San Diego 1-9 SU in night games

American League

NY Yankees at Boston, 3:05 ET MLB
Nova: Yankees 45-16 SU in day games
Buchholz: Boston 18-4 Over at home on Fridays

Texas at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Harrison: Texas 21-44 SU away off 3+ games allowing 3 runs or less
Porcello: 23-12 TSR in his last 35 starts

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Hendriks: Minnesota 12-34 SU vs. AL East opponents
Moore: Tampa Bay 15-3 Under at home vs. AL Central opponents

Toronto at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Drabek: 9-2 TSR pitching off a team loss
Hochevar: 7-0 Over in April

Baltimore at LA Angels, 10:05 ET
Matusz: 0-10 TSR with a total of 8.5 to 10 runs
Williams: Angels 37-16 SU after scoring 2 runs or less

Cleveland at Oakland, 10:05 ET
Jiminez: 5-12 TSR in the first half of the season
Godfrey: Oakland 11-1 Over as a home underdog of +125 or less

Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 ET WGN
Sale: White Sox 22-12 SU away after losing 3 of their last 4 games
Noesi: Seattle 12-30 SU vs. left-handed starters

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 12:06 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Friday, April 20

Memphis at Charlotte, 7:05 ET
Memphis: 12-4 ATS off ATS losses in 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Charlotte: 1-8 ATS off a home loss by 20+ points

Boston at Atlanta, 7:05 ET ESPN
Boston: 13-4 Under off BB ATS losses
Atlanta: 4-12 ATS off BB ATS wins

New York at Cleveland, 7:35 ET
New York: 18-7 ATS off ATS wins in 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Cleveland: 1-8 ATS off BB games scoring 90 or less points

Golden State at Dallas, 8:35 ET
Golden State: 7-0 ATS away off BB ATS losses
Dallas: 8-18 ATS off ATS wins in 2 of their last 3 games

LA Lakers at San Antonio, 9:35 ET ESPN
LA Lakers: 5-13 ATS after winning 4 of their last 5 games
San Antonio: 13-3 ATS with a total of 200+ points

Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10:05 ET
Oklahoma City: 23-11 ATS away after playing as as road favorite
Sacramento: 9-20 ATS with a total of 200+ points

**Udog** · 04-20-2012, 01:56 PM

NBA

Friday, April 20

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Game of the day: Lakers at Spurs
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Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (-6.5, 202.5)

THE STORY: Kobe Bryant is expected to return to the lineup when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night. Bryant has missed seven straight games with a left shin injury and sat out both matchups between the Lakers and Spurs, who took turns slapping each other around in the past 10 days. The Spurs lead Oklahoma City by a half-game for top seed in the West, while the Lakers are one ahead of the Clippers atop the Pacific.

TV: 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, KENS

ABOUT THE LAKERS (40-23, 27-36 ATS): Los Angeles has gone 5-2 without Bryant, including a 98-84 drubbing of the Spurs in San Antonio on April 11. The Lakers have leaned on their inside duo of center Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol in Bryant’s absence. Bynum has averaged 23.1 points and 14.1 rebounds in the last seven games, including a monster performance at San Antonio when he yanked down a career-high 30 rebounds. Gasol registered five double-doubles during that span, averaging 21.1 points and 10.1 boards.

ABOUT THE SPURS (45-16, 38-20-3 ATS): San Antonio has ripped off a five-game winning streak since the home loss to the Lakers. The Spurs got some big payback with a 120-91 romp in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. That was the middle game of a back-to-back-to-back through the state of California in which the Spurs posted a hefty victory margin of 22.3 points per game. Easily the league’s deepest team, San Antonio’s bench has averaged 62.3 points in its last three victories.

TRENDS:

* Lakers are 6-2 ATS in the last eight meetings in San Antonio.
* Under is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings in San Antonio.
* Under is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.
* Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings.

BUZZER BEATERS:

1. The Spurs have the best home record (25-5) in the West, but the Lakers have won their last two visits to San Antonio.

2. Bryant’s seven-game absence is his longest since sitting out 14 games in 2005.

3. The Spurs are averaging 114.2 points during their five-game winning streak.

PREDICTION: Spurs 107, Lakers 105

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**Kaptain** · 04-20-2012, 08:00 PM

as ALWAYS.....THANKS FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS U DOG.....much appreciated

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