Sunday's Trends and Indexes - 9/30 (MLB, WNBA, CFL, Misc.)

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Trends and Indexes

Sunday, September 30

Good Luck on day #274 of 2012!

At this time, the sports menu in this thread consists of MLB, CFL and WNBA until their seasons are played out. Also, general sports news and notes will be posted.

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Information is posted from what we believe are reliable sources.
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Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

Six most popular picks and six least popular picks in Hilton handicapping contest, which has 700+ contestants, all of whom who pick five NFL games a week against the spread. They put up $1,500 each, so these are serious handicappers........(Thursday games were lightly played)

6) New Jersey Giants, 170
5) St Louis Rams, 171
4) Cincinnati Bengals, 209
3) Minnesota Vikings, 219
2) San Francisco 49ers, 262
1) New England Patriots, 278

25) Oakland Raiders, 77
26) Jacksonville Jaguars, 72
27) New Orleans Saints, 71
28) Atlanta Falcons, 65
29) Tennessee Titans, 57
30) Detroit Lions, 29


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Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday...........

13) I don't give a rat's ass about what other people think, people who are too cool to show enthusiasm or outwardly enjoy what they do. When all is said and done about this baseball season, one of the A's biggest weapons is their camaraderie and enthusiasm, their refusal to ever, ever quit.

If that rubs some people the wrong way, then so be it.

12) College football has gone mad with offense; Baylor scored 63, Akron 49, Tennessee 44, UAB 42, NC State 37, Marshall 41, Ball State 43 and Virginia 38 points. THEY ALL LOST!!!!

Somewhere, Woody Hayes is up in football heaven cursing up a storm.

11) Baylor gained 700 yards but gave up 807; somehow, they're allocating too many of their best athletes/scholarships to offense. Arena football guys had to be turning this game off, thats how bad the defense was.

10) Oregon State scored with 1:09 left to win 38-35 win at Arizona; led by Mike Riley, who also coached in NFL (Chargers) and CFL (Winnipeg), the Beavers have a top 5 in nation resume, if only that resume belonged to a media darling team. They've beaten Wisconsin-UCLA-Arizona, with two of the three on the road. Benny the Beaver is a happy rodent today.

9) Texas was outgained by 136 yards at Oklahoma State, but they ran a kick back for a TD, and scored with 0:29 left to escape Boone Pickens Stadium with a 41-36 win over the high-powered OSU Cowboys. Looks like Mack Brown has the Longhorns back in the top 10.

8) Georgia hung 51 on Tennessee in a wild 51-44 home win where Dawgs averaged 7.2 yards per rush, 11.1 per pass and still only won by a TD. I mean, this game was 30-30 at the half, and Vince Dooley had to be shaking his head, watching his son's team battle his beloved Dawgs.

7) Derek Dooley played WR at Virginia, was HC at Louisiana Tech; his old team is loaded- Tech beat the Cavaliers 44-38 in Charlottesville, and is now 4-0, despite being outgained 625-385 by Virginia, which was flagged 16 time for 145 yards (Tech had 10 for 109). Officials had to ice their arms after this one-- too many flags were thrown.

6) Maybe Tech coach Sonny Dykes becomes a candidate at Arkansas, which lost 58-10 at Texas A&M; interim coach John L Smith has lowered the bar as to what Razorback fans will be happy with.

At this point, not wrecking a motorcycle (with your girlfriend on the back) and going 7-5 sounds pretty good in Little Rock.

5) Apparently, the guy who hosts Kentucky's pre-game radio show was going over candidates to replace HC Joker Phillips after this season. Not a lot of class there, seeing as its still September and all; Wildcats played their butts off, leading Gamecocks 17-7 at the half, before reality set in and South Carolina won, 38-17.

Remember, 14 years before he won a Super Bowl coaching the 49ers, George Seifert was fired as head coach at Cornell. Sometimes the coach is just fine, its the job that sucks.

4) There are 21 unbeatens left in I-A and eight winless teams.

3) UL-Monroe hung 63 points on poor Tulane, crushing the beleaguered Green Wave 63-10; Warhawks are going to have their first winning season in I-A and hopefully, they'll go to a bowl game. They're pretty good, losing at home, 47-42 to Baylor and in OT at Auburn.

2) Boise State was up 25-0 at the half in Albuquerque, but it was 32-29 with 7:36 left, and the Broncos had to hang on to beat Bob Davie's Lobos, who are showing increased spunk under their new coach.

1) Northwestern is 5-0, Duke is 4-1; what the hell's going on out there?

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NASCAR betting: AAA 400 preview and picks

Right now it’s Jimmie Johnson’s world, 11 other drivers just live in it.

After two solid second-place finishes in the opening rounds of NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, Johnson is now atop the points lead as he and the rest of the field head to Dover International Raceway for Sunday’s AAA 400.

Based on momentum and history, Johnson comes in as the favorite and the driver everyone else will be chasing. Should Johnson continue his roll this week most of the field could be just along for the ride for the rest of the Chase.

Johnson won here in June and leads all active drivers with seven wins including four in the last eight races at Dover. During that span he has also scored six Top-5 finishes and has led 54 percent of the laps he’s raced at the one-mile oval.

“The intensity you have to drive Dover with, it really fits my style,” Johnson told the media. “It’s the closest track we have to being airborne each lap with the drop off into turns one and three. It’s just cool; you’ve got to bring your big boy pants every lap there and I love it.”

Brad Keselowski could have quite the challenge this week. After winning the opening round at Chicagoland, BK finished sixth last Sunday at New Hampshire. He fell from first place in the standings and his history at Dover doesn’t bode well for any sort of comeback, at least not this week. In five starts Keselowski has never finished better than 12.

“I think it’s really easy to allow yourself to get psyched-out by looking at previous stats or even practice and qualifying stats and it doesn’t seem to be the case,” Keselowski said. “It’s really hard to give a great answer on who’s going to be good where. Our previous history has shown that we have not run well at Dover but I’m optimistic that can change.”

Denny Hamlin has struggled here as well. Last week’s New Hampshire winner would be hard pressed to follow up that win this week. Hamlin has finished 20th or worse in his last five starts here and was 18th in June.

Tony Stewart has little reason to look forward to Sunday. The last two trips here he has finished 25th each time. Stewart knows his chances for a win Sunday are slim, and he has just one goal.

“Dover has been the track where we’ve struggled the most,” Stewart said. “I think that’s the one we have to look at and say, ‘This is one that we have to figure out and do better if we’re going to have a shot at this.’ We have to survive there.”

Kasey Kahne was ninth here in June. He’s never won here and has a record of one top-five, five top-10 and six DNFs. If Kahne can find some of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates magic, he could surprise but don’t look for it.

Clint Bowyer was fifth in the June race and has two top 10s prior to that. He’s been the frontrunner at Michael Waltrip Racing in his first year there and he could easily improve on his fifth place from June and go all the way Sunday.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fourth here in June and will need to hope for similar success here Sunday. Prior to his June appearance in the top five, Earnhardt finished outside the top 20 in four of the last six races, his other finish was a 12th last summer.

Kevin Harvick needs nothing short of a miracle to get back in the Chase. He was second here in June but prior to that had three top ten finishes. If he can stage a repeat performance from June he might have a shot of winning his first Dover race Sunday. If the team is off their game like they have been since the Chase started however, don’t count on a visit to victory lane for Harvick Sunday.

Greg Biffle does have two wins here but has finished outside the top 10 in three of the last four races, including an 11th in June. In this race last year, Biffle was 27th. Although Roush-Fenway Racing has been strong here in the past, Biffle has not led the way recently.

Martin Truex Jr. scored his first career win here at Dover in 2007. Since then he’s struggled scoring only three top 10s since then including a seventh here in June. A favorite entering the Chase, Truex continues to fall farther back and that should continue Sunday.

Matt Kenseth could lead Roush-Fenway Racing back to victory lane Sunday. While he has struggled in the Chase he has two wins here, the last coming last year. Since then he has a fifth and was third here in June. If Kenseth hopes to get back in the Chase he will have to win Sunday and has a pretty good shot at doing just that.

Jeff Gordon needs near divine intervention to climb out of the bottom of the Chase standings. He does have four wins here, second only to Johnson’s seven. Gordon’s last win however was in 2001 and in the last five Dover races he has finished outside the top 10. He was 13th here in June and would have to find that old magic he once had if he hopes to win.

Non-Chasers

Carl Edwards finished 26th here in June after getting caught up in a crash. He was third in this race last year and finished in the top five in two of the last five races and had top 10s in the others. In his all or nothing mode however, Edwards could very well find his way to victory lane Sunday and spoil the Chasers party.

Keep an eye on: Marcos Ambrose finished third here in the spring race last year and has two top 10s since including 10th in June. Ambrose seems to be learning his way around Dover and could be a surprise Sunday.

Bottom Line:

52 races at Dover have been won from a top-five starting position; 18 races have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.13 drivers have won from the pole. The last to do so was Jimmie Johnson, in the 2010 September race. The furthest back in the field a race winner has started was 37th, by Kyle Petty in 1995.

Favorites
Jimmie Johnson
Clint Bowyer
Matt Kenseth

Non-Chaser
Carl Edwards

AAA 400 odds (courtesy of JustBet)

Jimmie Johnson 9-2
Matt Kenseth 8-1
Kyle Busch 8-1
Kasey Kahne 10-1
Brad Keselowski 10-1
Jeff Gordon 10-1
Greg Biffle 12-1
Denny Hamlin 12-1
Carl Edwards 12-1
Tony Stewart 12-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12-1
Kevin Harvick 15-1
Clint Bowyer 15-1
Martin Truex Jr. 15-1
Mark Martin 20-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 60-1
Marcos Ambrose 60-1
Joey Lagano 60-1
Ryan Newman 75-1
Bobby Labonte 100-1
Regan Smith 100-1
Aric Almirola 100-1
Sam Hornish, Jr. 100-1
Paul Menard 100-1
Juan Montoya 100-1
Kurt Busch 100-1
Jeff Burton 100-1
Danica Patrick 100-1
Jamie McMurray 100-1
Field (Any Other Driver) 50-1

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WNBA
Dunkel

Indiana at Atlanta
The Fever look to bounce back from their 75-66 loss in Game 1 and build on their 7-3 ATS record in their last 10 games following a SU defeat. Indiana is the pick (+4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the game Even. Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+4 1/2). Here are all of today's picks

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Game 663-664: Indiana at Atlanta (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 116.160; Atlanta 116.195
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 154
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 4 1/2; 149
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+4 1/2); Over

Game 665-666: Minnesota at Seattle (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 118.752; Seattle 110.807
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 8; 142
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 4; 146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-4); Under




WNBA

Sunday, September 30

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4:00 PM
INDIANA vs. ATLANTA
Indiana is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Indiana is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Indiana

9:00 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SEATTLE
Minnesota is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Minnesota is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
Seattle is 3-12 ATS in its last 15 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Minnesota


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MLB
Dunkel

Washington at St. Louis
The Nationals look to follow up yesterday's 6-4 extra-inning win and take advantage of a St. Louis team that is 1-6 in Lance Lynn's last 7 starts when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game. Washington is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Game 901-902: Philadelphia at Miami (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 15.128; Miami (Eovaldi) 14.001
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-145); Under

Game 903-904: NY Mets at Atlanta (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Mejia) 15.479; Atlanta (Medlen) 16.206
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-300); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-300); Over

Game 905-906: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 14.469; Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) 14.208
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-145); Under

Game 907-908: Houston at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Lyles) 14.071; Milwaukee (Fiers) 15.329
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-250); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-250); Over

Game 909-910: Washington at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Detwiler) 16.194; St. Louis (Lynn) 15.649
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Over

Game 911-912: San Francisco at San Diego (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.010; San Diego (Volquez) 16.190
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 7
Vegas Line: San Diego (-110); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (-110); Under

Game 913-914: Colorado at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 15.663; LA Dodgers (Beckett) 15.289
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-245); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+205); Over

Game 915-916: Chicago Cubs at Arizona (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Rusin) 12.672; Arizona (Collmenter) 15.990
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 3 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-200); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-200); Under

Game 917-918: Kansas City at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.765; Cleveland (McAllister) 15.084
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-125); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-125); Over

Game 919-920: NY Yankees at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Hughes) 15.765; Toronto (Alvarez) 15.052
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-200); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-200); Under

Game 921-922: Boston at Baltimore (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Stewart) 15.034; Baltimore (Saunders) 14.635
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 923-924: Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Price) 15.193; White Sox (Quintana) 15.582
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+130); Under

Game 925-926: Detroit at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Sanchez) 15.294; Minnesota (Hendriks) 14.568
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-170); Over

Game 927-928: LA Angels at Texas (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Greinke) 14.801; Texas (Darvish) 15.862
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-140); Under

Game 929-930: Seattle at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Ramirez) 16.106; Oakland (Milone) 15.543
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-180); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+160); Over

Game 931-932: LA Angels at Texas (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 15.365; Texas (Holland) 16.533
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, September 30

Hot pitchers
-- Hamels is 5-0, 2.87 in his last nine starts. Eovaldi is 0-0, 1.29 in his last two outings.
-- Atlanta won Medlen's last 22 starts (9-0, 1.16 in 11 starts this year).
-- Cueto is 2-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts. WRodriguez is 4-0, 3.28 in his last six outings.
-- Lynn is 3-0, 0.93 in his last three starts.
-- Lincecum is 5-0, 2.61 in his last five road starts. Volquez is 2-1, 3.44 in his last three outings.
-- Collmenter is 4-0, 3.41 in his last five starts.

-- Hughes is 3-1, 3.96 in his last four starts.
-- Price is 3-0, 2.70 in his last four starts.
-- Greinke is 5-0, 1.62 in his last seven starts. Darvish is 4-0, 1.70 in his last five outings. ESantana is 2-1, 2.36 in his last four starts. Holland is 2-0, 2.81 in his last five starts.
-- Milone is 2-0, 3.52 in his last four starts. ERamirez has a 2.84 RA in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Mejia is 1-1, 5.63 in two starts this season.
-- Lyles is 1-2, 5.70 in his last five starts. Fiers is 0-2, 8.03 in his last three.
-- Detwiler is 1-1, 4.91 in his last four starts.
-- De La Rosa is 0-1, 13.50 in two starts this season. Beckett is 0-2, 4.01 in his last four starts.
-- Rusin is 0-1, 11.42 in his last couple starts.

-- Alvarez is 2-3, 4.65 in his last five starts.
-- ZStewart allowed 15 runs in 8.2 IP in his last two starts. Saunders is 0-2, 3.54 in his last three starts.
-- Quintana is 0-1, 7.45 in his last three starts; he left his last start in the first inning due to injury/illness.
-- ASanchez is 2-2, 3.49 in his last four starts. Hendriks is 1-1, 6.92 in his last five starts.
-- Hochevar is 1-3, 8.89 in his last five starts. McAllister is 0-4, 6.91 in his last six starts.

Hot Teams
-- Cincinnati won eight of its last eleven games.
-- Atlanta won 10 of its last 13 games. Mets won six of their last eight.
-- Cardinals won nine of their last 12 games.
-- Astros are 4-4 in their last eight games.
-- Arizona won five of its last six home games.
-- Padres won 10 of last 14 at home. Giants won 13 of last 16 overall.
-- Dodgers won five of their last six games; Colorado won four of six.

-- Bronx won 12 of its last 17 games.
-- Orioles won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Indians won four of their last six games.
-- Angels won ten of their last fourteen games.
-- Detroit won five of its last six games.
-- Tampa Bay won nine of its last ten games.
-- A's won 14 of their last 19 home games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 15 of their last 21 games.
-- Marlins lost nine of their last 11 games. Phillies lost five of last seven.
-- Brewers lost five of their last eight games.
-- Nationals lost five of their last eight road games.
-- Cubs lost ten of their last eleven games.

-- Blue Jays lost 13 of their last 19 games.
-- Red Sox lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Royals lost six of their last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost six of its last eight home games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.
-- White Sox lost nine of their last eleven games.
-- Mariners are 4-11 in their last fifrteen games.

Totals
-- 14 of last 18 Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in Miami's last ten games.
-- Under is 16-6-2 in Atlanta's last 24 games.
-- Over is 19-9-1 in last 29 Milwaukee games.
-- Over is 7-0-1 in last eight Washington games.
-- Six of Cubs' last seven games went over total.
-- Eight of last eleven Giant games went over the total.
-- 15 of last 20 Colorado games went over the total.

-- Over is 4-2-2 in last eight Bronx games.
-- Five of last seven Boston games stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Kansas City games went over total.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Angels' last four games.
-- Ten of last fourteen Detroit games went over the total.
-- Eight of last twelve White Sox games stayed under total.
-- Over is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Oakland games.

Umpires
-- Cin-Pitt-- Under is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Carlson games.
-- Hst-Mil-- Underdogs are 9-4 in last thirteen West games.
-- NY-Atl-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Demuth games.
-- Phil-Mia-- Six of last eight Scott games went over the total.
-- Wsh-StL-- Road team won nine of last ten Guccione games, with last four going over the total.
-- Chi-Az-- Six of last seven Bellino games stayed under total.
-- SF-SD-- Nine of last eleven Cederstrom games stayed under.
-- Col-LA-- Last seven Carapazza games stayed under.

-- NY-Tor-- Favorites won last five Diaz games.
-- Det-Min-- Road team won eight of last ten Wolf games.
-- Sea-A's-- Eight of last nine Kellogg games stayed under.
-- Bos-Blt-- Home side won eight of last nine Cuzzi games.
-- KC-Cle-- Tumpane is a rookie ump; not enough data on him.
-- TB-Chi-- Visiting team won five of last six Hallion games.
-- LA-Tex-- 17 of last 21 Joyce games went over the total. Underdogs won six of last nine Hoye games.

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MLB

Sunday, September 30

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1:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City

1:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TEXAS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Angels

1:07 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

1:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MIAMI
Philadelphia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Miami
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

1:35 PM
CINCINNATI vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 11 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Pittsburgh is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

1:35 PM
BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing Boston

1:35 PM
NY METS vs. ATLANTA
NY Mets are 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games

2:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. MILWAUKEE
Houston is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games at home
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

2:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Detroit

2:10 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games

2:15 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games on the road
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
St. Louis is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Washington

4:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Seattle

4:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Francisco is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 11 of San Diego's last 15 games at home

4:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ARIZONA
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games at home
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

4:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games at home
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TEXAS
LA Angels6-1-1 SU in their last 8 games on the road
LA Angels are 2-4-1 SU in their last 7 games ,when playing Texas
Texas is 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing at home against LA Angels
Texas is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,at home


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MLB

Sunday, September 30

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Sunday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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STREAKING

Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers (16-9, 3.90)

Darvish was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with a stiff neck but has been sharp in September, going 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA in four starts. He struck out nine and held the Angels to one run on four hits over eight innings to earn a win in his last start on Sept. 20. The Japanese right-hander has not lost since Aug. 17 and has turned in a quality start in each of his last seven trips. Darvish is 3-1 with a 4.26 ERA in five starts against Los Angeles in 2012.

Kris Medlen, Atlanta Braves (9-1, 1.64)

Medlen will be looking to set a major league record on Sunday. The Braves have won the last 22 games the right-hander has started, tying Whitey Ford and the Yankees and Carl Hubbell and the Giants for the record. Medlen, who would start the one-game wild card playoff on regular rest Friday, has not lost since joining the rotation at the end of July. He did allow more than two runs for the first time on Tuesday, when he was reached for three runs in seven innings against Miami. Medlen has beaten the Mets twice in his last nine starts, yielding a total of three runs in 12 1/3 innings.


SLUMPING

Henderson Alvarez, Toronto Blue Jays (9-14, 4.91)

Alvarez has lost two straight starts and seven of his last nine decisions. He had strung together three straight quality starts before giving up four runs in 5 2/3 innings of a loss at Baltimore last time out. Alvarez is 0-1 with a 5.64 ERA in four career starts against New York, including three this season.

Mike Fiers, Milwaukee Brewers (9-9, 3.55)

Fiers' strong rookie season went south in September, as he is 1-3 with a 6.97 ERA in five starts this month. He hasn't made it past the fifth inning in any of those outings and gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings in a loss at Cincinnati his last time out.


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WNBA
Long Sheet

Sunday, September 30

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INDIANA (22 - 13) at ATLANTA (20 - 15) - 9/30/2012, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 12-6 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 11-7 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MINNESOTA (28 - 7) at SEATTLE (16 - 19) - 9/30/2012, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 10-3 against the spread versus SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-5 straight up against SEATTLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MLB
Short Sheet

Sunday, September 30

National League

Philadelphia at Miami, 1:10 ET
Hamels: Philadelphia 37-15 SU after scoring 8+ runs
Eovaldi: Miami 11-30 SU off 3+ division games

NY Mets at Atlanta, 1:35 ET
Mejia: Mets 8-24 SU after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games
Medlen: 13-0 TSR in home games

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 ET
Cueto: 14-2 TSR in day games
Rodriguez: Pittsburgh 7-20 SU in September

Houston at Milwaukee, 2:10 ET
Lyles: Houston 5-23 SU away in day games
Fiers: Milwaukee 46-9 SU as a favorite of -200 or higher

Washington at St. Louis, 2:15 ET
Detwiler: 15-6 TSR with a total of 7 to 8.5 runs
Lynn: St. Louis 20-11 Over at home off a loss

San Francisco at San Diego, 4:05 ET
Lincecum: 5-13 TSR with a line of +125 to -125
Volquez: San Diego 18-9 Over as a favorite of -150 or less

Colorado at LA Dodgers, 4:10 ET
De La Rosa: Colorado 5-21 SU on Sundays
Beckett: Dodgers 30-11 SU at home after allowing 1 or 0 runs

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 ET
Rusin: Cubs 0-18 SU away vs. NL West opponents
Collmenter: Arizona 23-7 SU after scoring 8+ runs


American League

Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:05 ET
Hochevar: Kansas City 16-34 SU in day games
McAllister: Cleveland 27-12 SU after the bullpen pitched 8+ innings

NY Yankees at Toronto, 1:05 ET
Hughes: 23-3 TSR as a favorite of -175 to -250
Alvarez: 0-6 TSR at home vs. division opponents

Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 ET
Stewart: 1-6 TSR pitching off a team loss
Saunders: Baltimore 41-27 SU vs. division opponents

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 ET TBS
Price: Tampa Bay 11-2 SU away on Sundays
Quintana: White Sox 3-10 SU at home after allowing 10+ runs

Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 ET
Sanchez: 0-8 TSR after allowing 1 or 0 ER's last start
Hendriks: Minnesota 20-9 Under off 5+ home games

(TC) LA Angels at Texas, 1:05 ET Game One
Greinke: 11-31 TSR as a road undedog of +150 or less
Darvish: Texas 16-2 SU at home off 3+ Overs

Seattle at Oakland, 4:05 ET
Ramirez: Seattle 7-23 SU revenging 3+ losses
Milone: 9-1 TSR in September


Write-In Game

LA Angels at Texas, 7:05 ET Game Two | MLB
Santana: 16-8 Over vs. Texas
Holland: 10-5 TSR in the second half of the season


(TC) = Time Change