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KANSAS CITY (0 - 1) at CHI WHITE SOX (1 - 0) - 2:10 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. JAKE PEAVY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 16-36 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SANTANA is 5-5 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.253.
His team's record is 8-7 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-11. (-8.7 units)

JAKE PEAVY vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
PEAVY is 4-7 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.383.
His team's record is 5-7 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-8. (-5.1 units)

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TEXAS (1 - 1) at HOUSTON (1 - 1) - 2:10 PM
ALEXI OGANDO (R) vs. PHILIP HUMBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 28-31 (-15.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 47-46 (-20.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 10-1 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 113-214 (-63.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 28-69 (-31.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 111-213 (-65.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 75-160 (-59.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
HUMBER is 4-17 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUMBER is 6-15 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUMBER is 1-11 (-12.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUMBER is 6-15 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

ALEXI OGANDO vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

PHILIP HUMBER vs. TEXAS since 1997
HUMBER is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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DETROIT (1 - 0) at MINNESOTA (0 - 1) - 4:10 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. KEVIN CORREIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 47-97 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
DETROIT is 38-44 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 14-20 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SANCHEZ is 13-19 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 86-72 (+30.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 40-21 (+25.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 19-8 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 84-72 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 49-34 (+27.0 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 48-87 (-31.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-29 (-15.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-51 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 10-25 (-14.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 31-51 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 86-143 (-38.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 34-66 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

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

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.801.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

KEVIN CORREIA vs. DETROIT since 1997
CORREIA is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.37 and a WHIP of 0.964.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

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CLEVELAND (1 - 0) at TORONTO (0 - 1) - 7:05 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. BRANDON MORROW (R)
Top Trends for this game.
JIMENEZ is 37-60 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MORROW is 17-1 (+17.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
MORROW is 11-1 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 30-17 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.7 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
JIMENEZ is 1-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 7.63 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)

BRANDON MORROW vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
MORROW is 0-2 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.31 and a WHIP of 1.245.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-0. (+5.1 units)

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BOSTON (1 - 0) at NY YANKEES (0 - 1) - 7:05 PM
CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) vs. HIROKI KURODA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 70-93 (-36.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 18-31 (-21.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 4-13 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 27-46 (-23.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 60-85 (-40.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 46-67 (-32.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 43-67 (-34.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 2-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.19 and a WHIP of 1.856.
His team's record is 2-7 (-5.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.5 units)

HIROKI KURODA vs. BOSTON since 1997
KURODA is 2-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.119.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.3 units)

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BALTIMORE (1 - 0) at TAMPA BAY (0 - 1) - 7:10 PM
WEI-YIN CHEN (L) vs. JEREMY HELLICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 476-563 (+25.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 97-72 (+39.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 49-37 (+29.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 46-32 (+23.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 64-56 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 68-52 (+27.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 54-42 (+17.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
CHEN is 1-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 2.97 and a WHIP of 1.140.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+3.0 units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HELLICKSON is 6-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.10 and a WHIP of 0.961.
His team's record is 6-5 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-2. (+6.7 units)

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SEATTLE (2 - 0) at OAKLAND (0 - 2) - 10:05 PM
JOE SAUNDERS (L) vs. TOM MILONE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 96-73 (+34.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 51-33 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 18-9 (+11.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 33-26 (+14.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 90-70 (+28.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 66-45 (+29.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILONE is 25-12 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILONE is 24-11 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILONE is 15-6 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 108-88 (+34.6 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JOE SAUNDERS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
SAUNDERS is 13-5 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.295.
His team's record is 14-6 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-12. (-4.9 units)

TOM MILONE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
MILONE is 2-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 1.206.
His team's record is 4-1 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-5. (-5.5 units)

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LA ANGELS (1 - 0) at CINCINNATI (0 - 1) - 7:10 PM
C.J. WILSON (L) vs. MAT LATOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 9-15 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 666-650 (+65.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 84-62 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 555-537 (+67.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.

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

C.J. WILSON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

MAT LATOS vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

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MLB

Wednesday, April 3

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MLB weather report: Wind blowing to right field at Yankee Stadium
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Here's a look at some noteworthy weather around the majors for Wednesday, April 3. If yesterday is any indication, the domes in Toronto, Milwaukee and Houston will be closed.

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox (+124, -134, 7)
Site: U.S. Cellular Field

Temperatures in the low-40s that feel like the mid-30s with sunny skies. Eight mph winds blowing in from left field in toward home plate and first base. The White Sox and the over were 7-2 in 2012 when winds blew in from left field at 0-10 mph.

Texas Rangers at Houston Astros (-181, +166, 8.5)
Site: Minute Maid Park

Temperatures in the high-60s with isolated thunderstorms and a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Wind blowing in towards third base 10 mph. Expect the roof to be closed.

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins (-149, +143, 8)
Site: Target Field

Temperatures in the mid- to high-40s that feel like the low-40s with 15 mph wins blowing from right field towards third base and home plate.

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics (+134, -145, 7.5)
Site: Oakland Coliseum

Temperatures between the high-50s and low-60s with winds blowing out towards center field at seven mph.

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates (+122, -132, 7)
Site: PNC Park

Forecasts are calling for temperatures in the mid-30s with clear skies and winds blowing out at six mph to right field.

Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (+107, -116, 8)
Site: Yankee Stadium

Winds are blowing out towards right field at 15 mph. Temperatures in the low-40s that feel like the low-30s. The Yankees were 9-2 last season when the winds blew out towards right field between 10-20 mph. The over was 7-4.

Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals (+219, -256, 7)
Site: Nationals Park

Expect temperatures in the high-to-mid 40s with clear skies and winds blowing into the infield from left field between home plate and first at 12 mph.

San Diego Padres at New York Mets (+127, -138, 7)
Site: Citi Field

Low-40s with temperatures that feel like the low-30s and wind blowing from left field towards the right field line at 8 mph, but it will pick up speed as the game blows on and help left-handed hitters by pushing out more straight toward right field from home plate.

Los Angeles Angels at Cincinnati Reds (+118, -128, 7)
Site: Great American Ball Park

Temperatures in the low-to mid-40s, with winds slightly blowing in from left field at five mph.

Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (+120, -123, 7.5)
Site: Turner Field

Temperatures in the mid-50s with a 30 percent chance of precipitation. Winds blowing slightly across the field from third base to first at 4 mph.

St. Louis Cardinals at Arizona Diamondbacks (+104, -111, 9)
Site: Chase Field

Sunny and clear skies with temperatures in the mid-80s and a slight breeze blowing in toward the first base line at five mph.

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (+113, -122, 7)
Site: Dodger Stadium

Temperatures in the mid- to low-60s with mostly clear skies. Light winds at four mph blowing out to right field. The Dodgers and the over were 4-7 in 2012 when winds blew out to right field at 0-10 mph.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, April 3

National League

Miami at Washington, 7:05 ET
Slowey: Miami 12-3 Over playing with rest
Gonzalez: 46-18 TSR as a favorite

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Jackson: 2-10 TSR vs. division opponents
Rodriguez: Pittsburgh 16-4 Under at home with a total of 7 runs or less

San Diego at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Richard: San Diego 40-19 Over after scoring 2 runs or less
Harvey: Mets 21-38 SU vs. left-handed starters

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Halladay: 10-1 Over vs. division opponents
Maholm: Atlanta 7-1 SU after having 6+ extra-base hits

Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET
Nicasio: Colorado 16-32 SU off a win by 4+ runs
Peralta: Milwaukee 49-21 SU at home off a loss

St. Louis at Arizona, 9:40 ET
Lynn: St. Louis 13-2 Under away in April
McCarthy: 4-12 TSR as a favorite of -150 or less

San Francisco at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET ESPN2
Lincecum: 4-12 TSR in the first half of the season
Beckett: 23-5 TSR at home in April

American League

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 ET WGN
Santana: 2-9 TSR in April
Peavy: 15-8 TSR in the first half of the season

Texas at Houston, 2:10 ET
Ogando: Texas 10-1 SU away in April
Humber: 4-17 TSR with a total of 8 to 8.5 runs

Detroit at Minnesota, 4:10 ET
Sanchez: 18-5 Under as a road favorite
Correia: Minnesota 10-29 SU as a home underdog of +125 to +150

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Jimenez: 15-35 TSR away with a total of 8.5 to 10 runs
Morrow: 17-1 TSR at home with a total of 9 to 9.5 runs

Boston at NY Yankees, 7:05 ET ESPN2
Buchholz: Boston 5-19 SU away with a total of 7.5 runs or less
Kuroda: 21-8 Under as a favorite

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Chen: 13-6 TSR as an underdog
Hellickson: 12-3 Under vs. division opponents

Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 ET
Saunders: Seattle 40-20 Under after allowing 1 or 0 runs
Milone: 15-6 TSR in night games

Interleague

LA Angels at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Wilson: Angels 34-14 Under in April
Latos: Cincinnati 18-3 SU at home revenging a loss as a home favorite
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Wednesday, April 3

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Boston - 7:05 PM ET NY Yankees -113 500
NY Yankees - Under 8 500

Chi. Cubs - 7:05 PM ET Chi. Cubs +120 500 POD # 3
Pittsburgh - Over 7 500

Miami - 7:05 PM ET Washington -260 500
Washington - Under 7 500

Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Cleveland +161 500 POD # 4
Toronto - Over 8.5 500

Baltimore - 7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay -138 500
Tampa Bay - Over 7.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia +115 500
Atlanta - Over 7.5 500 POD # 2

LA Angels - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati -125 500
Cincinnati - Under 7 500

San Diego - 7:10 PM ET San Diego +128 500
NY Mets - Over 7 500 POD # 5

Colorado - 8:10 PM ET Milwaukee -125 500
Milwaukee - Over 8.5 500

St. Louis - 9:40 PM ET St. Louis +104 500
Arizona - Over 9 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET Oakland -138 500
Oakland - Over 7 500

San Francisco - 10:10 PM ET San Francisco +116 POD # 1 500
LA Dodgers - Over 6.5 500

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Thursday, April 4

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Chi. Cubs - 12:35 PM ET Pittsburgh -145 500
Pittsburgh - Under 7.5 500

LA Angels - 12:35 PM ET Cincinnati -120 500
Cincinnati - Over 8.5 500

Detroit - 1:10 PM ET Minnesota +126 500 POD # 2
Minnesota - Under 8.5 500

San Diego - 1:10 PM ET San Diego +127 500 POD # 4
NY Mets - Over 7.5 500

Kansas City - 2:10 PM ET Kansas City +113 500 POD # 3
Chi. White Sox - Under 8.5 500

Baltimore - 3:10 PM ET Baltimore +116 500 POD # 5
Tampa Bay - Over 8 500

Seattle - 3:35 PM ET Seattle +138 500
Oakland - Under 7 500

Miami - 4:05 PM ET Miami +228 500 POD # 1
Washington - Under 7.5 500

Boston - 7:05 PM ET Boston +109 500
NY Yankees - Under 8 500

Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Toronto -155 500
Toronto - Over 9 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia +125 500
Atlanta - Under 7 500

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

College basketball is great the way it is, but here are a few ways I would tweak it, to try and make it even better……

-- Eight seconds to bring the ball over halfcourt, like in the NBA.

-- 30-second clock; not a huge change, but more possessions, more action. -- No timeouts called by coaches. Ever. Media timeouts are the only timeouts called. You’d see a lot more pressure defenses and good action.

-- No flopping; marginal charge/blocks are called blocks. Falling down shouldn’t be practiced, and believe me, it is in some places.

-- If coach moves up the coaching ladder (Enfield to USC, for example) the money team should try and give the coach’s old team a guarantee game, to compensate the team for poaching its coach.

-- No automatic qualifiers in the play-in games. Hell, I don’t even watch the 16-seeds play each other; last eight at-large teams should play for right to get into the final 64


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Random thoughts on another cold night.........

13) Quick math; if an agent’s take on a baseball player’s salary is 3% and that player makes $20M a year, the agent rakes in $600,000 a year for that player. If its 4%, its $800,000 a year. How much freakin’ money does Scott Boras make a year?

12) Yu Darvish induced a ridiculous 27 misses on 64 Astro swings Tuesday night, coming one out short of a perfect game. Next highest amount of misses induced this week was 18 Felix Hernandez got in Oakland Monday.

11) Over last six baseball seasons, if you bet $100 on the home team every time Lance Barksdale worked the plate, you would be 126-70, for a profit on $4,076. Not bad.

10) Where does Rutgers go from here? Its a state university within driving distance of NYC/Philly, so lot of good players nearby. They have no recent winning tradition (made Final Four in '76) but there is potential there for the right guy. They're a Big Dozen team now, don't forget.

9) Loyola Md is moving to the Patriot League, but coach Jimmy Patsos is staying in MAAC, having taken the Siena job. Good move by the Saints.

8) Pitt freshman center Stephen Adams is off to the pros, well before he is ready. Guess no one told him about Patrick O’Bryant, who led Bradley to the Sweet 16 a few years ago, got drafted in the top 10 by Golden State and has seldom been heard of since.

O'Bryant is now playing pro ball in Lithuania. Nothing against Lithuania, but if O’Bryant had stayed longer at Bradley, he might’ve stayed longer in NBA.

7) Speaking of Pitt, seems like their whole team has transferred; between the Panthers and NC State, going to be some inexperienced teams in the ACC next fall. Jamie Dixon might wish he took that USC job.

6) Four players also transferred from Tulane, including leading scorer Josh Davis; not sure if its because they were promised to play in the Big East and now they’re not going to, but Green Wave had a decent season this year at 20-15. This has to hurt.

5) 44,000 season tickets requests are waiting for whichever NBA team moves to Seattle, if one does. NBA doesn’t do lot of dumb things, but pulling the Sonics out of Seattle was one of the dumbest.

4) I’m a sucker for sausage and egg biscuits at McDonald’s, but they were out of biscuits Monday, so I had one on a McGriddle; not so good. Too sweet. Love my biscuits, though.

3) Old Dominion hired former Virginia/American coach Jeff Jones. ODU is moving to C-USA after a dismal last year in CAA; always wary when a school switches leagues because of football. CAA seemed like the right place for the Monarchs.

2) A’s drew 36,067 for the season opener, only 15,315 for Game 2; Astros drew 41,307 for their AL debut; only 22,673 saw Yu Darvish’s near-perfecto Tuesday.

1) What Mike Rice did at Rutgers is bad, but what Ed Rush did at the Pac-12 tournament was way worse; encouraging refs to screw Arizona because Rush doesn’t like Sean Miller is a fireable offense, at the very least, and no, I don’t think he was joking. Bullies seldom tell jokes.

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MLB

Dunkel

Philadelphia at Atlanta

The Phillies look to build on their 15-4 record in Cliff Lee's last 19 road starts against a team with a winning record. Philadelphia is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Phillies favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wood) 13.852; Pittsburgh (McDonald) 15.076
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-150); Under

Game 953-954: San Diego at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 14.900; NY Mets (Gee) 14.241
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+125); Over

Game 955-956: Miami at Washington (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (LeBlanc) 13.903; Washington (Zimmermann) 16.098
Dunkel Line: Washington by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Washington (-260); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-260); Under

Game 957-958: Philadelphia at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lee) 15.309; Atlanta (Medlen) 14.982
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115); Over

Game 959-960: Detroit at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Porcello) 16.326; Minnesota (Pelfrey) 15.353
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-145); Under

Game 961-962: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Guthrie) 15.294; White Sox (Floyd) 14.708
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+105); Over

Game 963-964: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 16.539; Tampa Bay (Hernandez) 15.937
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+110); Over

Game 965-966: Seattle at Oakland (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Maurer) 16.059; Oakland (Griffin) 16.367
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-160); Under

Game 967-968: Boston at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Dempster) 14.940; NY Yankees (Pettitte) 14.699
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+105); Over

Game 969-970: Cleveland at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Myers) 14.356; Toronto (Buehrle) 15.479
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-160); Under

Game 971-972: LA Angels at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Blanton) 14.736; Cincinnati (Arroyo) 15.202
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-125); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 4

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CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 1) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 1) - 12:35 PM
TRAVIS WOOD (L) vs. JAMES MCDONALD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 62-102 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 24-59 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 13-40 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 62-102 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 916-1007 (-182.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 15-41 (-19.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TRAVIS WOOD vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WOOD is 2-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.213.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

JAMES MCDONALD vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MCDONALD is 0-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.424.
His team's record is 1-5 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.5 units)

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SAN DIEGO (0 - 2) at NY METS (2 - 0) - 1:10 PM
ERIC STULTS (L) vs. DILLON GEE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 16-36 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 13-4 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 58-51 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 430-482 (+45.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
STULTS is 24-15 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
STULTS is 24-15 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 72-92 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 72-92 (-33.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 22-38 (-14.8 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

ERIC STULTS vs. NY METS since 1997
STULTS is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

DILLON GEE vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
GEE is 2-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.32 and a WHIP of 1.170.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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MIAMI (0 - 2) at WASHINGTON (2 - 0) - 4:05 PM
WADE LEBLANC (L) vs. JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 69-95 (-27.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 68-93 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 45-65 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 102-67 (+23.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 99-67 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 32-12 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 102-79 (+20.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

WADE LEBLANC vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
No recent starts.

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. MIAMI since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 1-3 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.43 and a WHIP of 1.164.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.5 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (0 - 2) at ATLANTA (2 - 0) - 7:10 PM
CLIFF LEE (L) vs. KRIS MEDLEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 81-83 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 24-32 (-18.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 81-80 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-45 (-18.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LEE is 12-18 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 12-17 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 6-12 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 4-12 (-12.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 96-69 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 48-26 (+20.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 60-36 (+17.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MEDLEN is 27-5 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MEDLEN is 15-0 (+15.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
MEDLEN is 27-5 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
MEDLEN is 20-2 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
LEE is 28-10 (+18.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.2 Units)

CLIFF LEE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
LEE is 4-4 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.119.
His team's record is 5-5 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.4 units)

KRIS MEDLEN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MEDLEN is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.636.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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DETROIT (1 - 1) at MINNESOTA (1 - 1) - 1:10 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. MIKE PELFREY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 24-28 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 10-18 (-13.8 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 42-48 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 38-45 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 49-87 (-30.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 65-100 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-50 (-22.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 71-89 (-36.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 65-100 (-35.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 87-143 (-36.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
PELFREY is 25-47 (-27.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
PELFREY is 28-47 (-23.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PORCELLO is 6-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.453.
His team's record is 8-7 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-10. (-5.8 units)

MIKE PELFREY vs. DETROIT since 1997
PELFREY is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 7.71 and a WHIP of 2.784.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (0 - 2) at CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 0) - 2:10 PM
JEREMY GUTHRIE (R) vs. GAVIN FLOYD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 16-37 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
GUTHRIE is 8-1 (+8.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GUTHRIE is 17-9 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 74-85 (-23.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-46 (-18.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JEREMY GUTHRIE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GUTHRIE is 4-5 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.128.
His team's record is 8-6 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-8. (-2.4 units)

GAVIN FLOYD vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
FLOYD is 5-8 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.18 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 5-10 (-7.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+2.9 units)

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BALTIMORE (1 - 1) at TAMPA BAY (1 - 1) - 3:10 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 477-563 (+26.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 97-73 (+38.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 38-23 (+19.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 49-38 (+28.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 46-33 (+22.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 33-16 (+22.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 68-53 (+26.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 41-30 (+19.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 11-5 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.2 Units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.68 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 3-1 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

ROBERTO HERNANDEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 4-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.76 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.9 units)

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SEATTLE (2 - 1) at OAKLAND (1 - 2) - 3:35 PM
BRANDON MAURER (R) vs. A.J. GRIFFIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 289-410 (-96.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
OAKLAND is 97-73 (+35.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 34-25 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 52-33 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 34-26 (+15.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 91-70 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 64-44 (+28.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 59-37 (+26.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 51-41 (+20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
GRIFFIN is 13-3 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GRIFFIN is 12-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 108-89 (+33.6 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-1 (+1.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

BRANDON MAURER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

A.J. GRIFFIN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GRIFFIN is 2-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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BOSTON (2 - 0) at NY YANKEES (0 - 2) - 7:05 PM
RYAN DEMPSTER (R) vs. ANDY PETTITTE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 71-93 (-35.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 28-46 (-22.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 61-85 (-39.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 47-67 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DEMPSTER is 59-45 (+18.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

RYAN DEMPSTER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
DEMPSTER is 0-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.63 and a WHIP of 2.048.
His team's record is 0-5 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

ANDY PETTITTE vs. BOSTON since 1997
PETTITTE is 19-10 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.507.
His team's record is 24-12 (+11.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 18-17. (+0.5 units)

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CLEVELAND (2 - 0) at TORONTO (0 - 2) - 7:05 PM
BRETT MYERS (R) vs. MARK BUEHRLE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BUEHRLE is 137-72 (+40.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 9-2 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
MYERS is 10-4 (+11.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-0 (+3.3 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.1 Units)

BRETT MYERS vs. TORONTO since 1997
MYERS is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.199.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUEHRLE is 14-17 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.79 and a WHIP of 1.395.
His team's record is 24-22 (-4.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 21-23. (-4.7 units)

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LA ANGELS (1 - 1) at CINCINNATI (1 - 1) - 12:35 PM
JOE BLANTON (R) vs. BRONSON ARROYO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 9-16 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 100-69 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 100-69 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 666-651 (+64.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 159-140 (+31.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 84-63 (+28.7 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 394-326 (+50.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 555-538 (+66.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 655-561 (+65.8 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 308-335 (-80.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

JOE BLANTON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
BLANTON is 2-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.26 and a WHIP of 1.389.
His team's record is 5-0 (+5.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

BRONSON ARROYO vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
ARROYO is 1-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.46 and a WHIP of 1.463.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 4

Hot pitchers
-- Stults is 5-1, 2.98 in his last seven starts.
-- Zimmerman is 3-1, 3.71 in his last six starts.
-- Lee is 4-2, 1.76 in his last eight starts. Braves are 13-1 in Medlen's last 14 starts (8-1, 1.58 in his last 11 starts).

-- Arroyo is 6-3, 2.82 in his last eleven starts. Blanton is 1-1, 3.38 in his last five starts.

-- Guthrie is 3-0, 2.55 in his last seven starts. Floyd is 3-1, 2.52 in his last four outings.
-- MGonzalez is 3-0, 1.93 in his last five starts.
-- Pettitte is 2-2, 2.37 in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- McDonald is 0-2, 13.50 in his last four starts. Wood is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts.
-- Gee is 2-4, 4.12 in his last six starts.
-- Leblanc is 1-3, 4.22 in his last six starts.

-- Porcello is 1-2, 5.84 in his last five starts. Pelfrey was 0-0, 2.29 in three starts LY, before getting hurt- he made 31+ starts from '08-'11.
-- RHernandez was 0-3, 9.42 in three starts LY.
-- Griffin is 1-1, 6.85 in his last five starts. Maurer is making MLB debut; he was 9-2, 3.20 in 24 AA starts LY.
-- Dempster is 1-2, 7.71 in his last four starts.
-- Buehrle is 1-2, 4.29 in his last five starts. Myers was a closer LY; he was 7-14, 4.46 in 33 starts for Houston in '11.

Hot teams
-- Mets won first two games, scoring 19 runs.
-- Natonals won first two games, 2-0/3-0.
-- Braves won their first two games, 9-2/7-5.

-- White Sox won their first two games, 1-0/5-2.
-- Red Sox won their first two games, 8-2/7-4.
-- Cleveland won its first two games, 4-1/3-2.

Cold teams
-- San Diego lost its first two games, outscored 19-6.
-- Miami lost its first two games, hasn't scored a run yet.
-- Phillies lost first two games, allowing 16 runs.

-- Kansas City lost its first two games, scoring two runs.
-- Bronx lost its first two games, allowing 15 runs.
-- Toronto lost its first two games, scoring three runs.

Totals
-- Five of last seven Wood starts went over the total.
-- Five of last six Stults starts went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Zimmerman starts went over total.
-- Lee's last eight starts stayed under the total.

-- Six of last seven Blanton starts stayed under the total.

-- Four of last five Porcello starts went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Guthrie starts stayed under total.
-- Four of last five MGonzalez starts stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Griffin starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Dempster road starts went over total.
-- Six of last eight Buehrle home starts stayed under.

Umpires
-- Chi-Pitt-- Home side won nine of last ten Cuzzi games.
-- SD-NY-- Home side won last seven Hudson games; last four went over.
-- Mia-Wsh-- Eight of last ten Schrieber games went over total.
-- Phil-Atl-- Home team won last five Foster games.

-- LAA-Cin-- Home team is 13-4 in last 17 Bucknor games; seven of last nine games went over.

-- Det-Min-- Favorites won 11 of last 12 Hickox games.
-- KC-Chi-- Nine of last twelve Wendelstedt games stayed under.
-- Balt-TB-- Four of last five Reynolds games stayed under.
-- Sea-A's-- All three Tumpane games LY went over total.
-- Bos-NY-- Underdogs won five of last seven Dimuro games.
-- Cle-Tor-- Five of last seven Barksdale games stayed under; over last six years, home side is 126-70 with Barksdale behind plate.
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MLB

Thursday, April 4

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

12:35 PM
LA ANGELS vs. CINCINNATI
LA Angels are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games on the road
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Cincinnati's last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games

1:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. NY METS
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego

1:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Minnesota is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Detroit

2:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing at home against Kansas City

3:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Baltimore's last 23 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games at home
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

3:35 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games at home
Oakland is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Seattle

4:05 PM
MIAMI vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. NY YANKEES
Boston is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

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

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home

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MLB

Thursday, April 4

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MLB weather report, April 4; thunderstorms coming to Atlanta
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Here's the MLB weather report for April 4, with the Phillies-Braves game having a high potential to be rained out:

Los Angeles Angels vs. Cincinnati Reds
Site: Great American Ball Park

Temperatures in the early- to mid-50s with partly cloudy skies and slight winds blowing in from right center field at four mph.

Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Site: PNC Park

Temperatures between the mid-40s and low-50s with clear skies and slight winds coming in from right field at seven mph.

Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins
Site: Target Field

Partly cloudy skies with temperatures in the mid-40s and wins blowing out to center field at 10 mph.

San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets
Site: Citi Field

Temperatures in the mid-50s with clear skies. Winds getting stronger throughout the game, starting at seven mph and going as high as 11 mph towards center field. The over was 5-2 in 2012 at Citi Field when the wind blew towards center field.

Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
Site: U.S. Cellular Field

Temperatures in the mid-50s with partly cloudy skies and winds blowing out to left field at 13 mph. The White Sox were 5-1 in 2012 in games when the wind blows toward left field.

Seattle Mariners vs. Oakland Athletics
Site: O.co Coliseum

Rain is in the forecast in Oakland with, temperatures in the low-60s and winds blowing out towards left field. The A's were 6-0 in 2012 when the wind blew towards left field.

Miami Marlins vs. Washington Nationals
Site: Nationals Park

Temperatures in the low-50s with winds slightly blowing towards center field at seven mph. The Nationals were 5-1 in 2012 when the wind blew out to center and the under was 2-4.

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
Site: Yankees Stadium

Partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid-40s with winds blowing at nine mph out to left field. The Yankees were 7-3 when the wind blew out to left in 2012 and the under was 7-3.

Cleveland Indians vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Site: Rogers Centre

Clear skies and mid-40 temperatures in Toronto. Winds blowing towards right field at 14 mph at first pitch.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
Site: Turner Field

There will be rain in Atlanta, and possibly thunderstorms. Temperatures in the mid-40s and winds blowing at six mph in from right field.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Thursday, April 4

National League

Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 12:35 ET WGN
Wood: Cubs 11-32 SU as a road underdog of +150 or less
McDonald: PIttsburgh 17-5 Under at home after allowing 1 or 0 runs

San Diego at NY Mets, 1:10 ET MLB
Stults: San Diego 16-36 SU in April
Gee: Mets 13-4 SU on Thursdays

Miami at Washington, 4:05 ET
Leblanc: Miami 13-31 SU off BB games without a stolen base
Zimmermann: Washington 32-12 SU at home vs. left-handed starters

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 ET MLB
Lee: 4-12 TSR pitching off a team loss
Medlen: 15-0 TSR vs. division opponents


American League

Detroit at Minnesota, 1:10 ET
Porcello: 23-9 TSR as a favorite of -150 or less
Pelfrey: 28-47 TSR pitching off a team win

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 ET
Guthrie: Kansas City 6-20 SU off BB games scoring 2 runs or less
Floyd: White Sox 31-15 SU off BB wins

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 3:10 ET
Gonzalez: Baltimore 10-3 SU away off a loss by 2 runs or less
Hernandez: Tampa Bay 23-7 Under at home off a win by 1 run

Seattle at Oakland, 3:35 ET
Maurer: Seattle 36-13 Under in day games
Griffin: 10-2 TSR with a total of 7 to 8.5 runs

Boston at NY Yankess, 7:05 ET MLB
Dempster: Boston 21-45 SU as an underdog
Pettitte: 45-22 Under pitching off BB team losses

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Myers: Cleveland 9-2 SU away in April
Buehrle: Toronto 5-10 SU as a home favorite of -150 to -200


Interleague

LA Angels at Cincinnati, 12:35 ET MLB
Blanton: Angels 9-16 SU in April
Arroyo: 22-11 TSR with a line of +125 to -125

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Evening MLB Pods:

Boston - 7:05 PM ET Boston +109 500 POD # 2
NY Yankees - Under 8 500

Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Toronto -155 500
Toronto - Over 9 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia +125 500 POD # 1
Atlanta - Under 7 500

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Date WLT Pct Net Units Record

04/04/13 15-*7-*0 68.18% +*4160 Detail
04/03/13 15-*15-*0 50.00% -*350 Detail
04/02/13 8-*6-*0 57.14% +*1305 Detail
04/01/13 10-*13-*0 43.48% -*1935 Detail

Totals 48-*41-*0 53.93% +3180

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Friday, April 5

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Yankees - 1:08 PM ET Detroit -180 500
Detroit - Over 8.5 500

LA Angels - 2:05 PM ET LA Angels +108 500 POD # 3
Texas - Over 10 500

Minnesota - 3:05 PM ET Baltimore -150 500
Baltimore - Over 9.5 500

Kansas City - 4:05 PM ET Kansas City +111 500 POD # 2
Philadelphia - Over 8.5 500

San Diego - 4:10 PM ET San Diego +136 500 POD # 1
Colorado - Over 11 500

St. Louis - 4:35 PM ET San Francisco -115 500
San Francisco - Under 8 500