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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

03/29/13 8-*5-*1 61.54% +*1375 Detail
03/28/13 5-*5-*1 50.00% +*140 Detail
03/27/13 6-*5-*0 54.55% +*340 Detail
03/26/13 7-*6-*1 53.85% +*85 Detail
03/25/13 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail
03/24/13 7-*5-*0 58.33% +*815 Detail
03/23/13 5-*6-*0 45.45% -*575 Detail
03/22/13 4-*7-*1 36.36% -*1705 Detail
03/21/13 6-*5-*1 54.55% +*85 Detail
03/20/13 5-*3-*0 62.50% +*930 Detail
03/19/13 8-*4-*0 66.67% +*2010 Detail
03/18/13 1-*1-*0 50.00% 0 Detail
03/17/13 4-*5-*1 44.44% -*915 Detail
03/16/13 6-*2-*0 75.00% +*2310 Detail
03/15/13 4-*5-*1 44.44% -*510 Detail
03/13/13 6-*4-*0 60.00% +*890 Detail
03/12/13 3-*6-*0 33.33% -*1800 Detail
03/11/13 6-*4-*1 60.00% +*875 Detail
03/10/13 9-*3-*0 75.00% +*2885 Detail
03/09/13 4-*8-*0 33.33% -*2195 Detail
03/08/13 6-*1-*0 85.71% +*2640 Detail
03/07/13 8-*2-*0 80.00% +*3045 Detail
03/06/13 4-*3-*0 57.14% +*410 Detail
03/05/13 3-*4-*1 42.86% -*615 Detail
03/03/13 5-*7-*0 41.67% -*1115 Detail
03/02/13 5-*6-*1 45.45% -*815 Detail
03/01/13 4-*7-*1 36.36% -*1825 Detail

Totals 140-*120-*11 53.85% +6765

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MLB Evening Games:


Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Atlanta -119 500
Atlanta - Under 7 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET Seattle -102 500
Oakland - Over 6.5 500

St. Louis - 10:10 PM ET St. Louis +101 500
Arizona - Under 8.5 500

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Tuesday's Early Game:

Tuesday, April 2

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Baltimore - 3:10 PM ET Baltimore +151 500 POD # 1

Tampa Bay - Under 7 500

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Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

-- Clayton Kershaw is first pitcher to hit a home run and pitch shutout on Opening Day since Hall of Famer Bob Lemon did it for the '53 Indians.

-- Bryce Harper HR'd twice, only runs Ricky Nolasco gave up, as Marlins lost 2-0 in Washington to Strasburg and the Nationals.

-- Tubby Smith looks like a lock for the Texas Tech job; man, he's been all over the place- Tulsa/Georgia/Kentucky/Minnesota, now Lubbock.

-- It is now illegal for minors to use a tanning bed in New Jersey.

-- AT&T commercials with guy in the suit and the little kids are excellent; the ones with Bird-Magic-Bill Russell-Kareem aren't bad either.

-- 12 days ago, I couldn't have picked Andy Enfield out of a lineup; now it looks like he's the new hoop coach at USC. Timing is everything in life.


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

13) There is a College Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, but not sure what geniuses decide who gets in. No Rick Pitino, no Jerry Tarkanian, but Norm Stewart and Joe B. Hall are in. Rollie Massimino? Please.........

12) 14 of 30 major league baseball teams have payrolls of $100M+.

11) Oakland Raiders traded for QB Matt Flynn, will deal Carson Palmer to the Cardinals. Raiders seriously need some contunity one of these years; seems like they either have a new coach or QB every year.

10) Carl Crawford is wearing #25 for the Dodgers, same number Tommy John wore for LA. Crawford is recovering from Tommy John surgery- he had two hits, scored a run in his Dodger debut Monday.

9) Playing back-to-back in the NHL can be draining; so far this season:
-- Road teams who played at home night before: 14-29
-- Teams on road for second consecutive night: 30-44
-- Teams at home for second consecutive night: 20-9
-- Home teams who played on road night before: 17-23

8) I once dated a woman who tried to kill a spider by spraying hairspray on it; not only did the spider live, its hair looked tremendous.

7) Louisville has two national titles in basketball; both times, Indiana won the national championship the next season.

6) Michigan-Syracuse is the first-ever Final Four game with two 4-seeds meeting. Since 1987, #4 seeds are 2-9 SU in Final Four games, with last win by Arizona in '97. This year's meeting will make 4-seeds 3-10- Michigan is a 2-point favorite over the Orangemen in Saturday's nightcap.

5) Mets' 1B Ike Davis complained to a sportswriter about having to shell out $1,400 for six tickets to the Mets' opener. Davis made $507,000 LY; how does a regular guy who makes $60,000 take his family to a game?

4) The whole Ben Howland/Steve Alford at UCLA thing is fascinating; you look at Alford's 5-7 record in NCAA games and that includes two losses in first round as a 3-seed, to Harvard this year, to Northwestern State in 2006, when Alford was coaching Iowa. Thats not good.

UCLA fired Steve Lavin after he made five Sweet 16's in seven years; what exactly do they want? Its almost like the John Wooden era is an anchor on the current Bruin regime, no matter who is in charge.

3) Americans won the first 14 PGA tournaments this year, which is kind of unusual. We'll see if that holds up at The Masters next week.

2) In 106 years of competition, 32 different schools have been members of the Missouri Valley Conference, at one time or another; with Creighton on its way to the Big East, the MVC will be adding anothrr school, so that will be a 33rd league member. Pretty good basketball league, too, as Wichita State is showing this month.

1) Could someone please explain to me why the two baseball teams in New York played their season openers at the same time, eight miles apart?
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St. Louis at Arizona
The Cardinals look to bounce back from last night's loss to the Diamondbacks and build on their 9-4 record in Jaime Garcia's last 13 starts in Game 2 of a series. St. Louis is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

Game 951-952: Colorado at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.515; Milwaukee (Estrada) 15.417
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-145); Under

Game 953-954: St. Louis at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Garcia) 16.225; Arizona (Cahill) 15.182
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Over

Game 955-956: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 18.207; LA Dodgers (Ryu) 16.913
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-110); Over

Game 957-958: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Hammel) 15.822; Tampa Bay (Price) 17.036
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-170); Under

Game 959-960: Cleveland at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Masterson) 15.552; Toronto (Dickey) 15.298
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+150); Over

Game 961-962: Texas at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 15.280; Houston (Harrell) 14.824
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-180); Under

Game 963-964: Seattle at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 16.264; Oakland (Parker) 15.969
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+120); Over
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Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 2

Hot pitchers
-- Estrada is 5-2, 2.77 in his last eight starts.
-- Cahill was 4-1, 2.36 in five starts last September. Garcia is 3-0, 2.49 in his last four starts.

-- Price is 4-0, 2.68 in his last five starts (2-0, 0.40 vs O's LY (3 starts)).
-- Dickey is 5-2, 2.62 in his last eight starts.
-- Darvish is 4-1, 2.32 in his last seven starts. Harrell was 1-2, 2.70 in his last three starts LY.
-- Iwakuma was 3-0, 2.37 in his last three starts LY (0-2, 7.36 vs A's).

Cold pitchers
-- de la Rosa was 0-2, 11.81 in three starts LY.
-- Bumgarner is 2-3, 6.57 in his last five starts (4-1, 2.34 last five vs LA). Ryu is making major debut here after pitching his whole career in Korea.

-- Hammel is 0-5, 5.22 in his last eight starts.
-- Masterson is 0-3, 6.11 in his last five starts (1-0, 0.60 vs Jays LY (2s)).
-- Parker is 2-2, 4.74 in his last four starts (1-1, 5.40 vs M's).

Totals
-- Over is 3-1-1 in Estrada's last five road starts.
-- Over is 7-4 in Garcia's last eleven starts.
-- Four of last five Bumgarner starts went over total.

-- Over is 4-1-1 in Price's last six starts.
-- 10 of Dickey's last 13 starts stayed under the total (NL starts).
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Harrell starts.
-- Five of last six Parker starts stayed under the total.

Umpires
-- Colo-Mil-- Over is 6-1-1 in Vanover's last eight games behind plate.
-- StL-Az-- Underdogs are 8-6 in Iassogna's last fourteen games.
-- SF-LA-- Over is 19-4-1 in Emmel's last 24 games behind plate.

-- Tex-Hst-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Nauert games.
-- Sea-A's-- Home teams won last five Hernandez games.
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Tuesday, April 2

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3:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home

7:07 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TORONTO
Cleveland is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Toronto is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:05 PM
TEXAS vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games when playing Texas

8:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games on the road
Colorado is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Milwaukee is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado

9:40 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing St. Louis

10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Oakland
Seattle is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 10 games

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home

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Tuesday, April 2

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MLB weather watch: Cool day, low total in Oakland
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One afternoon game under the roof in Tampa Bay and some fine conditions out west for the later games. As of 9:50 a.m. ET, the roof will be closed in Toronto, Houston and Milwaukee.

Here's our weather report for Tuesday's action:

St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks (-121, 9)

Site: Chase Field

Forecasts are calling for temperatures around 80 with clear skies. Winds will blow from left to right field at 5-10 mph.

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (-107, 7)

Site: Dodger Stadium

Forecasts are calling for temperatures around 60 and clear skies. Winds will blow out to right field at 5-10 mph.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics (-139, 7)

Site: Oakland County Coliseum

Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the mid-50s and partly cloudy skies. Winds will blow out to right field at 5-10 mph.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, April 2

National League

Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET
De La Rosa: Colorado 41-83 SU as an underdog of +100 to +150
Estrada: Milwaukee 36-13 SU in home games after a win by 2 runs or less

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 ET MLB
Garcia: St Louis 20-7 OVER in road games after a loss by 4 runs or more
Cahill: Arizona 20-28 SU after allowing 2 runs or less

San Francisco at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET MLB
Bumgarner: San Francisco 40-20 SU against left-handed starters
Ryu: LA Dodgers 7-17 SU when playing on Tuesday


American League

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 ET MLB
Hammel: Baltimore 16-10 SU as a road underdog of +150 to +175
Price: Tampa Bay 19-6 UNDER in home games in April

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Masterson: Cleveland 29-17 SU in April
Dickey: TORONTO 114-72 OVER in home games when playing on Tuesday

Texas at Houston, 8:10 ET
Darvish: Texas 90-50 SU after a loss
Harrell: Houston 24-58 SU one or more consecutive overs

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 ET
Iwakuma: Seattle 16-4 UNDER after allowing one run or less in a win over a division rival
Parker: Oakland 24-7 SU as a favorite of -125 to -175

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Tuesday, April 2

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Cleveland +161 500
Toronto - Over 8.5 500

Colorado - 8:10 PM ET Colorado +140 500 POD # 2
Milwaukee - Under 8.5 500

Texas - 8:10 PM ET Texas -170 500
Houston - Under 8 500

St. Louis - 9:40 PM ET Arizona -111 500
Arizona - Under 9 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET Oakland -140 500
Oakland - Over 7 500

San Francisco - 10:10 PM ET San Francisco -105 500
LA Dodgers - Over 7 500

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Wednesday's Early Games:

Yesterday's POD's 2 - 0 + 291

Wednesday, April 3

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Kansas City - 2:10 PM ET Kansas City +132 500 POD # 1
Chi. White Sox - Over 7.5 500

Texas - 2:10 PM ET Houston +165 500 POD # 2
Houston - Under 8.5 500

Detroit - 4:10 PM ET Detroit -149 500
Minnesota - Over 8 500

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Yu Darvish retired the first 26 Astros before Marwin Gonzlez singled up the middle to break up the perfect game. Texas won 7-0.

-- New Mexico did right thing and promoted assistant Craig Neal to replace Steve Alford as the Lobos' coach. Continuity is a good thing.

-- Seven college basketball refs worked 91+ games this year; Roger Ayers has worked the most games, with 98. Thats a lot of money he's made.

-- Hard to imagine Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice keeping his job after video of his tirades during practice became public. New Jersey politicians are now involved since Rutgers is a state university.

-- Baylor-Iowa is the NIT final Thursday night in New York City. East Carolina upset Weber State 77-74 in the CIT championship game.

-- Poor Old Dominion; not only did they go 5-25 this season, apparently they contacted Andy Enfield about becoming their new hoop coach, eight days before Florida Gulf Coast beat Georgetown. Whoops.


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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.........

13) Disturbing story out west about how Pac-12 head of officials Ed Rush (a former NBA ref) made some negative comments about Arizona coach Sean Miller in a referees’ meeting that took place before the Pac-12 tourney; joking or not, fact is, Miller got hit with a T in last 5:00 of the Wildcats’ loss to UCLA in that tournament.

Best case scenario, it still makes the league look very, very bad.

12) Good news for Miller this week: top recruit Aaron Gordon signed on with Miller’s Wildcats, especially since Gordon’s older brother played for (new UCLA coach) Steve Alford at New Mexico.

11) Robinson Caro fired scumweasel agent Scott Boras, signed on with Jay-Z, a signal that he wants to re-sign with the Bronx Bombers, rather than sign on with whomever (Dodgers?) offered him most $$$ next winter.

10) Wait, Jay-Z is an agent? When did that happen?

Not sure how Jay-Z owns part of the Brooklyn Nets and is also an agent; probably as long as he doesn’t rep any NBA players, he can do both, but seeing as Brooklyn Net games are televised on YES Network, owned by the Bronx Bombers, it still reeks of a conflict of interest.

9) Odd stat from the first night of baseball; in the first 26 games this season, starting pitchers induced an average of 11.04 swings/misses per start. Starting pitcher who got the least swings/misses? Steven Strasburg, who got only two misses on 36 swings.

8) Two years ago, Raiders traded 1st/2nd round draft picks to Cincinnati for Carson Palmer, who went 8-16 in 24 games as the Oakland starter. Tuesday, they traded Palmer to the Cardinals….for a 7th round pick. Ouch.

Not too hard to figure out why the Raiders lose all the time.

7) Compare Palmer’s 8-16 record to the oft-scorned JaMarcus Russell, who went 7-18 as the Raiders’ signal caller. Not lot of difference there.

6) That said, Palmer is a huge upgrade over the suspects that played QB for Arizona LY, just as he was an upgrade over the previous Oakland QBs when he went there. Larry Fitzgerald has to be happy today.

5) 28.2% of the players on Opening Day baseball rosters were born outside the United States.

4) I read this and wanted to puke: WFAN has re-signed obnoxious, rude, lazy Mike Francesa as its drive-time talk show host for another four years, at $5M a year. Seriously, it makes me ill.

You could go into any bar in America and find five guys who know more than Francesa, who used to be sharp but is now a lazy 59-year old who knows a decent amount about the NFL but is otherwise clearly mailing it in.

3) Sportsxradio's Ken Thomson had Long Beach State basketball coach Dan Monson on his excellent talk show Monday night; when he asked Monson who was going to get the open Cal-Northridge job, Monson obviously didn’t want to talk about it.

Turns out Reggie Theus is the new head Matador, which is bad news for the rest of the Big West. Theus was a great player at UNLV, a very good player in the NBA, and won quickly in his short stint coaching New Mexico State; he is a terrific recruiter and will win at Northridge.

Only question about Theus is whether he wants to use Cal-Northridge as a springboard back to NBA- he used to coach the Kings, is currently coaching in the NDBL. Lot of people in Las Vegas wanted Theus to get the UNLV job when Dave Rice got hired.

2) Took Andy Enfield less than 72 hours from the end of his season to capitalize on his success with Florida Gulf Coast and become the new coach at USC. FGCU had zero chance to retain Enfield, and they knew it. Money talks, often very loudly.

1) In a perfect world, when a small basketball school like Florida Gulf Coast loses its coach to a big money school like USC, it would be nice if the Trojans invited FGCU out to LA for a guarantee game, give them a fat payday for taking their coach away.

In this me-first world, that ain’t happening, primarily because next year, the Eagles would have a damn good shot at beating USC, since they lose only two players from this year’s rotation. Whoever takes Enfield’s place in Fort Myers inherits a nice team.
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Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 3

Hot pitchers
-- GGonzalez is 5-1, 2.34 in his last eight starts.
-- WRodriguez is 4-0, 3.24 in his last seven starts.
-- Harvey is 2-2, 2.19 in his last six starts.
-- Maholm is 1-1, 1.77 in his last three starts.
-- Peralta is 1-1, 1.64 in his last four starts.
-- Beckett is 1-1, 2.96 in his last four starts.

-- Latos is 2-1, 2.96 in his last four starts.

-- ASanchez is 2-2, 1.26 in his last five starts.
-- Morrow is 2-1, 2.16 in his last four starts.
-- Kuroda is 1-1, 2.74 in his last three starts.
-- Hellickson is 2-1, 1.99 in his last six starts.
-- Oakland won five of last six Milone starts (2-0, 3.21). Saunders is 2-0, 2.41 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Slowey didn't pitch in majors LY; he was 0-4, 9.30 in his last four starts in 2011, when he was last in bigs.
-- EJackson is 1-3, 6.68 in his last six starts.
-- Richard is 1-2, 8.10 in his last three starts.
-- Halladay is 2-1, 9.00 in his last four starts.
-- Nicasio is 0-2, 10.66 in his last three starts.
-- Lynn is 1-1, 8.53 in his last three starts. McCarthy is 2-2, 5.76 in his last four starts- this is his first starts since getting skull fractured by line drive in a game last September 5.
-- Lincecum is 0-2, 9.82 in his last three starts.

-- Wilson is 1-1, 6.05 in his last four starts.

-- ESantana is 2-3, 4.21 in his last six starts. Peavy is 1-2, 4.22 in his last five outings.
-- Ogando was 13-8, 3.51 as a starter in '11; he was a reliever LY. Humber was 1-1, 7.98 in his last three starts LY (last one was August 3).
-- Correia is 2-3, 4.50 in his last five starts.
-- Jimenez was 0-6, 7.33 in his last eight starts LY.
-- Buchholz is 0-5, 6.16 in his last eight starts.
-- WChen is 1-3, 5.60 in his last six starts.

Totals
-- Three of last four GGonzalez starts went over total.
-- Three of last four Rodriguez starts went over the total.
-- Last five Harvey starts stayed under the total.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Halladay starts.
-- Three of last four Nicasio starts went over the total.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight McCarthy starts.
-- Last five Lincecum starts went over the total.

-- Eight of last twelve Wilson starts went over total.

-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six ESantana starts.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Humber starts.
-- Last five ASanchez starts stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Morrow starts stayed under.
-- Under is 8-3 in Kuroda's last eleven home starts.
-- Nine of last ten Hellickson starts stayed under.
-- Five of last six Saunders starts stayed under total.

Umpires
-- Mia-Wsh-- Six of last nine Cooper games went over the total.
-- Chi-Pitt-- Under is 13-1-1 in last 15 Kulpa games; dogs won nine of 13.
-- SD-NY-- Six of last seven Meals games went over the total.
-- Phil-Atl-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Everitt games.
-- Colo-Mil-- Last four Randazzo games went over the total.
-- StL-Az-- Six of last seven Knight games stayed under; home side won 11 of his last 13 games.
-- SF-LA-- Over was 18-12 in Dreckman games in '11, last time he umped.

-- LAA-Cin-- Seven of last ten Miller games went over; home side won 10 of his last 13 games.

-- KC-Chi-- Last eight Onora games stayed under the total.
-- Tex-Hst-- Under is 8-3 in last 11 Fletcher games; home side won 13 of his last 14 games behind the dish.
-- Det-Minn--Road team won nine of last eleven Wolf games.
-- Clev-Tor-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Danley games.
-- Bos-NY-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Marquez games.
-- Balt-TB-- Four of last five Davidson games stayed under the total.
-- Sea-A's-- Home team won 14 of last 19 Eddings games.
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Wednesday, April 3

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2:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Kansas City is 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 5-11 SU in their last 16 games

2:10 PM
TEXAS vs. HOUSTON
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas

4:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

7:05 PM
MIAMI vs. WASHINGTON
Miami is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing Washington
Washington is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. NY YANKEES
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Boston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 15 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 9 games

7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 4-13 SU in their last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games

7:07 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ATLANTA
Philadelphia is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
Atlanta is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. CINCINNATI
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Angels's last 8 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Baltimore's last 23 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing at home against San Diego

8:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MILWAUKEE
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Milwaukee is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home

9:40 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. ARIZONA
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing St. Louis

10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 3

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MIAMI (0 - 1) at WASHINGTON (1 - 0) - 7:05 PM
KEVIN SLOWEY (R) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 69-94 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 68-92 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 101-67 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 98-67 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 66-42 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 101-79 (+19.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 25-9 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 25-9 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 74-74 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

KEVIN SLOWEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
SLOWEY is 1-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.818.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 0) at PITTSBURGH (0 - 1) - 7:05 PM
EDWIN JACKSON (R) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 62-101 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 4-16 (-11.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 24-58 (-22.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 135-166 (-51.1 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 62-101 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-54 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 589-659 (-170.9 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.
JACKSON is 12-20 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 2-10 (-9.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 11-20 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 467-441 (+54.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-0 (+1.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
JACKSON is 4-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.03 and a WHIP of 1.267.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.9 units)

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 7-7 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.93 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 11-11 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-14. (-8.6 units)

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SAN DIEGO (0 - 1) at NY METS (1 - 0) - 7:10 PM
CLAYTON RICHARD (L) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 16-35 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 430-481 (+46.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
NY METS are 71-92 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 71-92 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 40-60 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 21-38 (-15.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. NY METS since 1997
RICHARD is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.358.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

MATT HARVEY vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HARVEY is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (0 - 1) at ATLANTA (1 - 0) - 7:10 PM
ROY HALLADAY (R) vs. PAUL MAHOLM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 81-82 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-44 (-17.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 47-26 (+19.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 64-38 (+20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 59-36 (+16.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MAHOLM is 56-49 (+20.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

ROY HALLADAY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
HALLADAY is 3-3 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.31 and a WHIP of 1.253.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.5 units)

PAUL MAHOLM vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MAHOLM is 4-2 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.16 and a WHIP of 1.491.
His team's record is 6-3 (+5.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.0 units)

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COLORADO (1 - 1) at MILWAUKEE (1 - 1) - 8:10 PM
JUAN NICASIO (R) vs. WILY PERALTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 138-190 (-50.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 138-190 (-50.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 112-59 (+34.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 112-59 (+34.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 85-41 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-21 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

JUAN NICASIO vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
NICASIO is 1-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

WILY PERALTA vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.
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ST LOUIS (1 - 1) at ARIZONA (1 - 1) - 9:40 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. BRANDON MCCARTHY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 122-97 (+23.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 29-33 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 17-24 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

LANCE LYNN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LYNN is 1-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

BRANDON MCCARTHY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (1 - 1) at LA DODGERS (1 - 1) - 10:10 PM
TIM LINCECUM (R) vs. JOSH BECKETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LINCECUM is 31-36 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LINCECUM is 7-16 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LINCECUM is 31-36 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 97-65 (+25.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
BECKETT is 23-5 (+17.2 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 106-74 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-38 (+19.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-28 (+14.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 106-74 (+26.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 69-41 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 486-475 (+51.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
BECKETT is 10-18 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BECKETT is 9-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BECKETT is 5-15 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TIM LINCECUM vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LINCECUM is 6-5 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.83 and a WHIP of 1.247.
His team's record is 11-7 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (+0.1 units)

JOSH BECKETT vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BECKETT is 4-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-2. (+3.6 units)