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MLB

Tuesday, May 20


"Strong storms" headed for Wrigley Field

When the Chicago Cubs host the New York Yankees Tuesday, the game could be marred by some heavy rainfall.

According to DailyBaseballData.com, forecasts in the area are calling for a 60 probability of scattered strong storms during the game.

There is a 40 percent chance of rain before game time, with the chances increasing shortly thereafter.

The Cubs are currently +150 home dogs for Tuesday's game.

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MLB

Tuesday, May 20

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Tuesday's MLB betting cheat sheet: Giants favored in Bumgarner-Morales rematch
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Day of the 'Dogs

Monday's five-game schedule saw the three biggest underdogs of the day prevail. The Chicago White Sox (+176) rallied from a 5-0 deficit to stun host Kansas City 7-6 while Houston (+176) cruised pas the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 and Cincinnati (+166) shaded Washington 4-3.

Making a Pitch

The Toronto Blue Jays have struggled on the mound for most of the season - its 4.38 ERA is the highest among teams with a positive run differential - but they've allowed just 10 runs over their past four games. They open a three-game series Tuesday against a Boston team that is 15-26-2 O/U for the season.

Rocky Rematch

The Colorado Rockies (+115, 10) face San Francisco on Tuesday as home underdogs for just the second time all season. They prevailed 2-1 as +109 underdogs on April 22, with Franklin Morales outdueling Giants ace Madison Bumgarner; those same two pitchers will go at it Tuesday night.

Pitching stats

* Atlanta Braves right-hander Julio Teheran had a string of five consecutive Under outings snapped last time out, allowing five runs over 3 1/3 innings of a 10-4 loss in San Francisco. Atlanta (-138, 6.5) hosts Milwaukee, which is 2-4-1 O/U over its last seven games.

* Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto has savored the underdog role of late - going 13-5-2 in his previous 20 starts - but has dropped his only two outings as an underdog this season. Cueto and the Reds (-102, 6.5) visit Doug Fister and the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.

Hitting stats

* Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is hitting .426 over his previous 16 games, during which the Marlins have gone 8-8 against the moneyline and a whopping 10-5-1 O/U. Stanton and the Marlins (-102, 7.5) host the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.

* Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez has 11 home runs and just nine strikeouts on the season; only two players in the last 50 years have finished a full campaign with more dingers than Ks. Martinez and the Tigers (-131) visit the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

Totals Streak

Chicago White Sox (4-0 O/U): The absence of rookie slugger Jose Abreu (ankle) hasn't slowed the White Sox, who are 2-0 O/U in his absence and pounded out 11 hits in Tuesday's win over the Royals. Chicago leads the majors with 28 Overs so far this season.

Prop of the Day

Oddsmakers have made the Rockies a +175 longshot to record the highest-scoring inning in their tilt with the Giants. Despite facing one of the league's toughest pitchers in Bumgarner, Colorado is hitting a major league-best .352 with 37 home runs in 21 games at Coors Field.

Injury Notes

* Rockies outfielder Michael Cuddyer (hamstring) will be activated Tuesday and is expected to be in the lineup. Colorado thrived despite missing Cuddyer for more than a month, going 17-11 against the moneyline and 16-10-2 O/U while racking up 605 units in his absence.

* Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez (thumb) will be out for the next few games. Perez has multi-hit efforts in four of his previous 10 games; the Royals are 4-0 against the moneyline and 2-1-1 O/U in those contests.

Weather Watch

* Wind is expected to blow out to center at Wrigley Field for Tuesday's game between the host Cubs (+151, 7.5) and the New York Yankees. Teams combined to average better than 13 runs and 4.5 homers per game in seven contests under similar conditions last season.

Umpire Note of the Day

Over is 6-1 in umpire Sean Barber's last seven games calling the balls and strikes. Barber will be behind home plate for Tuesday's game between the White Sox and Royals.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, May 20

Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 ET
Cueto: CINCINNATI 10-1 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
Fister: 19-36 TSR when the money line is +125 to -125

Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 ET
Burnett: 10-34 TSR on the road when the total is 7.5 or less
Desclafani: MIAMI 12-4 after having won 2 of their last 3 games

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Gallardo: 13-4 OVER after 2 or more consecutive losses
Teheran: 19-7 UNDER as a favorite

LA Dodgers at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Beckett: 2-10 TSR on the road with a money line of -100 to -150
Montero: NY METS 25-12 OVER against NL West opponents

Arizona at St Louis, 8:15 ET
Arroyo: ARIZONA 30-97 as an underdog of +175 to +250
Wainwright: 65-29 TSR after a loss

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 ET
Bumgarner: SAN FRANCISCO 42-26 OVER on the road with a money line of -100 to -150
Morales: COLORADO 26-16 OVER in all games

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Verlander: DETROIT 55-39 OVER as a favorite of -125 to -175
Bauer: CLEVELAND 15-6 OVER is +125 to -125

Oakland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Pomeranz: OAKLAND 29-8 after 3 straight wins by 4 runs or more
Odorizzi: TAMPA BAY 17-36 as an underdog

Toronto at Boston, 7:10 ET
Happ: 24-8 UNDER when the total is 9 to 9.5
Doubront: BOSTON 29-13 UNDERas a home favorite of -125 to -150

Seattle at Texas, 8:05 ET
Iwakuma: 31-21 TSR in all games
Lewis: TEXAS 49-63 after allowing 2 runs or less

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Rienzo: 5-0 TSR as an underdog
Ventura: KANSAS CITY 6-12 in home games revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite

Houston at Los Angeles, 10:05 ET
Feldman: HOUSTON 12-3 UNDER after 2 straight games where they committed no errors
Skaggs: LA ANGELS 158-101 UNDER as a home favorite of -150 to -175

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 7:05 ET
Gonzalez: BALTIMORE is 70-51 after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
Liriano: 10-24 TSR against AL East opponents

NY Yankees at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 ET
Tanaka: NY YANKEES 46-25 UNDER after a loss by 2 runs or less
Hammel: 0-7 TSR after 2 or more consecutive wins

Minnesota at San Diego, 10:10 ET
Correia: 57-47 TSR after a los
Kennedy: 3-9 TSR as a home favorite

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MLB

Tuesday, May 20


Over trending with Rob Drake behind the plate

Totals bettors certainly don't "hate the Drake" when it comes to betting Overs when Rob Drake is calling balls and strikes. Especially with the Washington Nationals involved.

The Over is 11-2-3 in Drake's last 16 games overall and 8-1 when he is umpiring Nationals games.

Drake is assigned behind the plate duties for Tuesday's game in Washington as the Nationals host the Cincinnati Reds.

According to our 2014 Umpire stats, the O/U record is 4-2 on the season with Drake behind the plate.

Tuesday's total in D.C. is currently 6.5.

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Tuesday, May 20

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Baltimore - 7:05 PM ET Baltimore +134 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Pittsburgh - Over 7.5 500

Detroit - 7:05 PM ET Cleveland +125 500
Cleveland - Over 7.5 500

Cincinnati - 7:05 PM ET Washington -105 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Washington - Over 6.5 500

Toronto - 7:10 PM ET Toronto +126 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Boston - Over 9.5 500

Milwaukee - 7:10 PM ET Atlanta -141 500 *****
Atlanta - Over 6.5 500

LA Dodgers - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +112 500 *****
NY Mets - Under 7.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Miami -107 500 *****
Miami - Over 7.5 500

Oakland - 7:10 PM ET Oakland -118 500
Tampa Bay - Over 7.5 500 TRIPLE PLAY

NY Yankees - 8:05 PM ET NY Yankees -162 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Chi. Cubs - Under 8 500

Seattle - 8:05 PM ET Seattle -107 500
Texas - Under 8.5 500

Chi. White Sox - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox +165 500 *****
Kansas City - Over 8 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Arizona - 8:15 PM ET St. Louis -175 500
St. Louis - Under 7 500

San Francisco - 8:40 PM ET San Francisco -125 500 *****
Colorado - Over 10 500

Houston - 10:05 PM ET Houston +155 500 TRIPLE PLAY
LA Angels - Over 8 500

Minnesota - 10:10 PM ET San Diego -169 500 TRIPLE PLAY
San Diego - Over 7 500

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Diamond Trends - Wednesday

May 21, 2014


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Rangers are 10-0 since August 28, 2011 at home after a loss in which they had 6 or fewer hits and it is the last game of a series for a net profit of $1000.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- When Jered Weaver starts the Angels are 15-0 since September 10, 2006 as a favorite vs a team that lost their starters last three starts for a net profit of $1500.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- The Brewers are 0-9 (+975) since 2010 when they’ve lost back-to-back games by at least five runs each and they scored less than three points last game.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Rays are 0-8 (+$875) in database history if they have five or fewer hits in each of the past three games.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Kyle Kendrick starts the Phillies are 9-0 since April 21, 2008 as a dog after losing as a home favorite in his last start for a net profit of $1042.

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MLB
Dunkel

San Francisco at Colorado
The Giants look to bounce back from their 5-4 loss last night in the series opener as they face a Rockies team that is 0-6 in Jhoulys Chacin's last 6 starts in Game 2 of a series. San Francisco is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Giants favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

Game 951-952: Cincinnati at Washington (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Simon) 15.071; Washington (Roark) 14.108
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+125); Over

Game 953-954: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.555; Miami (Eovaldi) 16.960
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Miami (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-145); Under

Game 955-956: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 13.412; Atlanta (Santana) 15.641
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-155); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-155); Under

Game 957-958: LA Dodgers at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 14.351; NY Mets (deGrom) 15.204
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+125); Over

Game 959-960: Arizona at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (McCarthy) 14.304; St. Louis (Wacha) 15.681
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-175); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-175); Under

Game 961-962: San Francisco at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 16.425; Colorado (Chacin) 15.627
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 10
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+105); Over

Game 963-964: Detroit at Cleveland (12:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 14.740; Cleveland (McAllister) 15.641
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Detroit (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+140); Over

Game 965-966: Seattle at Texas (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Young) 14.631; Texas (Tepesch) 16.013
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-130); Under

Game 967-968: Oakland at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Milone) 14.293; Tampa Bay (Bedard) 15.703
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-115); Under

Game 969-970: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.158; Boston (Buchholz) 14.287
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+125); Over

Game 971-972: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Quintana) 14.085; Kansas City (Guthrie) 15.772
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-130); Under

Game 973-974: Houston at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (McHugh) 16.211; LA Angels (Weaver) 15.081
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-210); 8
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+185); Over

Game 975-976: NY Yankees at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Whitley) 15.436; Cubs (Samardzija) 14.303
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-120); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+100); N/A

Game 977-978: Baltimore at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 14.551; Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) 15.987
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-115); Under

Game 979-980: Minnesota at San Diego (9:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hughes) 15.789; San Diego (Ross) 14.951
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-150); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+130); Over

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, May 21

Hot pitchers
-- Simon is 5-2, 2.63 in eight starts this season. Roark is 1-0, 2.13 in his last couple starts.
-- Santana is 4-1, 2.96 in seven starts this year. Lohse is 5-0, 3.44 in his last eight starts.
-- Ryu is 3-0, 0.00 (26 IP) in four road starts; he comes off DL here. DeGrom allowed one run in seven IP in his MLB debut.

-- Scherzer is 6-0, 1.38 in his last six starts.
-- Tepesch allowed one run in 5.1 IP in his first '14 start.
-- Milone is 1-0, 0.64 in his last two starts. Bedard is 2-0, 1.59 in his last four.
-- Hutchison is 1-1, 2.03 in his last couple starts.
-- Quintana is 1-1, 3.00 in his last three starts.
-- Weaver is 4-1, 1.86 in his last six starts.

-- Samardzija has a 2.92 RA in his last six starts, but Cubs lost all six.
-- Tillman is 1-1, 2.70 in his last three starts.
-- Hughes is 4-0, 2.23 in his last five starts. Ross is 3-0, 3.08 in his last four.

Cold pitchers
-- Kendrick is 0-4, 5.02 in his last seven starts. Eovaldi is 0-2, 6.19 in his last three starts.
-- McCarthy is 1-3, 7.48 in his four road starts. Wacha is 1-3, 3.82 in his last six starts.
-- Colorado is 0-3 when Chacin starts (0-2, 4.76). Cain is 1-1, 4.91 in his last four starts.

-- McAllister is 0-4, 9.14 in his last five starts.
-- Buchholz is 1-1, 7.62 in three home starts.
-- Guthrie is 0-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
-- McHugh is 0-2, 6.89 in his last three starts.

-- Whitley didn't allow a run (74 PT) in his MLB debut, but didn't finish fifth inning, either (4.1 IP).
-- Rodriguez is 0-2, 6.84 in five starts this season.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Simon 3-8; Roark 2-8
-- Kendrick 4-8; Eovaldi 3-9
-- Lohse 4-9; Santana 2-7
-- Ryu 1-7; DeGrom 0-1
-- McCarthy 2-9; Wacha 2-9
-- Cain 4-7; Chacin 2-3

-- Scherzer 2-9; McAllister 2-9
-- Young 1-7; Tepesch 0-1
-- Milone 4-7; Bedard 1-6
-- Hutchison 2-9; Buchholz 4-8
-- Quintana 1-9; Guthrie 3-9
-- McHugh 1-5; Weaver 2-9

-- Whitley 0-1; Samardzija 4-9
-- Tillman 3-9; Rodriguez 3-5
-- Hughes 2-8; Ross 3-9

Totals
-- Under is 9-4 in Cincinnati's last thirteen road games.
-- Seven of last nine Dodger games went over the total.
-- Under is 13-3-1 in last seventeen Atlanta home games.
-- Eight of last ten Miami games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Arizona games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last eleven Colorado home games went over.

-- Over is 9-1-2 in last 12 Cleveland games. Nine of last thirteen Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Oakland games went over the total.
-- Eight of last nine games at Fenway Park stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Texas home games stayed under total.
-- Seven of last eight White Sox games went over; eight of last 12 KC games went under the total. .
-- Under is 5-2-1 in Angels' last eight games. Five of last six Houston games went over the total.

-- Five of last six Pittsburgh games stayed under the total.
-- Last six games at Wrigley Field stayed under total.
-- Five of last six games at Petco Park went over.

Hot teams
-- Braves won six of their last seven home games.
-- Phillies won their last three games.
-- Cardinals won five of their last six games. Arizona won four of its last six road games.
-- Colorado won 13 of its last 17 home games.

-- Detroit won 11 of its last 13 road games. Indians won five of their last seven home games.
-- Blue Jays won six of their last seven road games.
-- Oakland won ten of its last eleven games.
-- White Sox are 7-4 in their last eleven road games.
-- Mariners are 9-4 in their last thirteen road games.
-- Angels won eight of their last 11 games. Astros won five of their last seven.

-- Baltimore won six of its last eight road games.
-- Cubs won their last three games.
-- Twins won six of their last eight games.

Cold teams
-- Reds lost eight of their last ten road games. Washington is 7-9 in its last 16 games.
-- Mets lost five of their last six games. Dodgers lost five of their last eight road games.
-- Miami lost eight of their last eleven games. .
-- Brewers lost seven of their last nine road games.
-- Giants lost three of their last four games.

-- Tampa Bay lost eight of last nine home games.
-- Red Sox lost six of their last seven games.
-- Kansas City is 4-8 in its last twelve home games.
-- Texas lost seven of its last nine games. .

-- Pittsburgh lost six of its last eight games.
-- Bronx is 4-6 in its last ten games.
-- Padres lost three of their last four games.

Umpires
-- Cin-Wsh-- Last five Porter games stayed under total.
-- Phil-Mia-- Five of last six Carlson games went over.
-- Mil-Atl-- Underdogs won four of last seven Knight games.
-- LA-NY-- Six of seven Nauert games went over the total.
-- Az-StL-- Eight of nine Eddings games stayed under.
-- SF-Col-- Favorites won three of last four Hamari games.

-- Det-Clev-- Four of last five Timmons games stayed under.
-- Sea-Tex-- Favorites won six of eight Kellogg games.
-- A's-TB-- Three of last four BWelke games stayed under.
-- Tor-Bos-- Five of last seven Ripperger games stayed under.
-- Chi-KC-- Favorites won five of seven Hallion games.
-- Hst-LA-- Home teams won seven of eight Davis games.

-- NY-Chi-- Home side won six of last seven Demuth games.
-- Blt-Pitt-- Five of six Conroy games went over the total.
-- Min-SD-- Five of seven Wegner games stayed under total.

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MLB

Wednesday, May 21

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
Detroit is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games on the road
Detroit is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games

2:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games at home

2:20 PM
NY YANKEES vs. CHI CUBS
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Chi Cubs are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

4:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
Cincinnati is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Washington is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

7:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games at home

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

7:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. NY METS
LA Dodgers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
NY Mets are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

7:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games at home

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ATLANTA
Milwaukee is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi White Sox's last 18 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Chi White Sox's last 25 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

8:15 PM
ARIZONA vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Arizona
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

8:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. COLORADO
San Francisco is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

9:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. SAN DIEGO
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

10:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Houston is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games on the road
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing Houston
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home

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MLB

Wednesday, May 21


Rangers 1B Prince Fielder, questionable Wednesday

Fielder received an injection for a herniated disc in his neck and has missed the last three games. He is questionable to return on Wednesday against the Mariners.


American League cashing in for over bettors

The American League has been the host to some big offensive outputs since Sunday. Between Sunday and Tuesday the AL has an over/under record of 11-5.

During this three day stretch, teams have averaged 9.75 runs per game and have topped double-digit totals seven times.

There are six AL games on tap for Wednesday.


Indians have not solved Scherzer since 2012

Despite seeing him at least three times a season, the Cleveland Indians have not been able to solve Max Scherzer.

Since the start of the 2011 season, Scherzer is 9-2 against the Indians. That impressive domination has included the Tigers winning Scherzer's past six starts against the Indians and his last four at Progressive Field.

The Tigers are -152 road-faves against the Indians (+140) Monday.


Padres relieved about Cashner's diagnosis

An MRI exam of Andrew Cashner's right elbow and forearm on Monday allowed the San Diego Padres to breathe at least a temporary sigh of relief.

The test showed no reason to be immediately concerned about the state of the right-hander's ulnar collateral ligament.

Cashner was immediately placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday after coming forward and telling Padres manager Bud Black that he was experiencing discomfort in his elbow and forearm.

After reviewing the MRI, Padres team physicians recommended rest for Cashner.

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MLB Record as of TUESDAY Night :

36 - 35 .......................+ 4.12

23 -30 ....................... - 11.95

19 - 27........................- 18.72



Baltimore - 7:05 PM ET Pittsburgh -109 500
Pittsburgh - Over 7.5 500

Toronto - 7:10 PM ET Toronto +115 500
Boston - Under 9 500

Milwaukee - 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee +127 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Atlanta - Over 7 500

LA Dodgers - 7:10 PM ET LA Dodgers -123 500
NY Mets - Under 7 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Miami -134 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Miami - Over 7.5 500

Oakland - 7:10 PM ET Oakland -111 500
Tampa Bay - Over 7.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Chi. White Sox - 8:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox +109 500
Kansas City - Over 8 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Arizona - 8:15 PM ET Arizona +148 500 *****
St. Louis - Over 7 500

San Francisco - 8:40 PM ET San Francisco +108 500 *****
Colorado - Over 10 500

Minnesota - 9:10 PM ET Minnesota +128 500 TRIPLE PLAY
San Diego - Over 6.5 500

Houston - 10:05 PM ET LA Angels -178 500
LA Angels - Over 8 500

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Thursday, May 22

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Philadelphia - 12:40 PM ET Miami +104 500 *****
Miami - Over 7 500

Texas - 1:08 PM ET Texas -121 500
Detroit - Over 7.5 500

San Francisco - 3:10 PM ET San Francisco +115 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Colorado - Under 9.5 500

Toronto - 4:05 PM ET Toronto +140 500 *****
Boston - Over 8.5 500

Oakland - 4:10 PM ET Oakland -110 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Tampa Bay - Under 7 500

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Thursday's Tip Sheet

May 22, 2014

Indians at Orioles – 7:05 PM EST

Probable starters:
CLE: Masterson (2-3, 5.06 ERA)
BAL: Chen (5-2, 3.69 ERA)

Previous series recap: The Indians are coming off a three-game sweep of the red-hot Tigers, which includes a thrilling 13-inning victory on Wednesday, 11-10. It was the first sweep pulled off by Cleveland this season, as the Tribe has taken four of its last five series at Progressive Field. The Orioles split a pair of interleague contests at Pittsburgh, but fell short in a 9-8 defeat last night, the third loss in the past four games.

Current form: The Tribe has hit the ‘over’ in six consecutive contests, but Cleveland is just 1-7 this season on the road off a win. The Orioles have won six of Chen’s last seven starts, while finishing ‘under’ the total in each of the southpaw’s past four trips to the mound.

Dodgers at Mets – 7:10 PM EST

Probable starters:
LA: Greinke (7-1, 2.03 ERA)
NYM: Niese (2-3, 2.54 ERA)

Series recap: Los Angeles goes for the sweep of New York tonight after grabbing the first two games at Citi Field. In Wednesday’s 4-3 victory by the Dodgers, as Yasiel Puig, Adrian Gonzalez, and Hanley Ramirez all hit homers. The Dodgers have won nine of the past 10 meetings with the Mets dating back to 2012.

Current form: The Dodgers own a dreadful 1-7 record in their last eight series finales, which includes three straight losses on the road in this situation. The Mets are 0-4 in their past four in the role of a home underdog, but New York has won four of its previous five series finales played at Citi Field.

Brewers at Braves – 7:10 PM EST

Probable starters:
MIL: Garza (2-4, 4.83 ERA)
ATL: Harang (4-4, 2.98 ERA)

Series recap: The Braves dominated the Brewers in the first two games, but Milwaukee rebounded with a first inning grand slam by Mark Reynolds on Wednesday to cruise past Atlanta, 6-1. The ‘under’ is 4-1-1 in six meetings between these teams this season, while the losing team has scored one run or less four times.

Current form: After starting the season at 11-1 on the highway, the Brewers have compiled a 3-8 record in the past 11 games away from Miller Park. The Braves have rebounded at home after suffering four straight losses to begin the month, winning six of the past eight contests at Turner Field.

Diamondbacks at Cardinals – 7:15 PM EST

Probable starters:
ARZ: Miley (3-4, 4.94 ERA)
STL: Lynn (5-2, 3.67 ERA)

Series recap: St. Louis walked-off past Arizona in extra innings last night to win their second straight as a heavy favorite, while grabbing its sixth home win in the last seven tries. The D-Backs have plated only two runs in this series, four days removed from scoring 18 runs against the Dodgers on Saturday night.

Current form: Arizona is riding an 8-2 stretch to the ‘under’ the last 10 games, including four consecutive ‘unders’ away from the desert. The Cardinals have drilled the ‘over’ in each of Lynn’s three outings at Busch Stadium, while St. Louis is seeking its first sweep at home this season, going 4-2 in close-out games by the Arch.

Yankees at White Sox – 8:05 PM EST

Probable starters:
NYY: Phelps (1-0, 3.33 ERA)
CWS: Sale (3-0, 2.30 ERA)

Previous series recap: The Yankees made a late rally in Wednesday’s extra-innings victory over the Cubs, 4-2 to cash as a short underdog. The White Sox return from a 4-5 road trip after falling short at Kansas City last night, 3-1, as Chicago couldn’t pull off the sweep of its division rival.

Current form: New York has hit the ‘under’ in seven straight games, including each of the past four away from the Bronx. Sale returns from the disabled list tonight as the Sox have won two of his three home starts this season. Chicago has dominated in home series openers, winning six of seven times this season, while scoring at least five runs in five of those wins.

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Diamond Trends - Thursday

May 22, 2014


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Rockies are 12-0 since September 01, 2012 as a favorite after a loss in which they used 5+ pitchers for a net profit of $1200.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- When Jorge De La Rosa starts the Rockies are 12-0 since July 25, 2009 when the team is seeking immediate revenge for a loss as a favorite for a net profit of $1210.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- The Rangers are 11-0 (+$1,100) since May 11, 2013 as a road favorite vs a team that has lost at least their last two games.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Red Sox are 0-8 since September 30, 2009 at home when they are off two losses in which they never led and it is the last game of a series for a net profit of $1008 when playing against.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Lance Lynn starts the Cardinals are 2-11 since June 26, 2013 when their team used 5+ pitchers yesterday for a net profit of $1228 when playing against.

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MLB
Dunkel

Cleveland at Baltimore
The Orioles return home to open their series against a Cleveland team that is 2-9 in its last 11 games as a road underdog. Baltimore is the pick (-140) according to Dunkel, which has the Orioles favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-140). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, MAY 22

Game 901-902: Philadelphia at Miami (12:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 15.875; Miami (Alvarez) 15.039
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Miami (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-105); Under

Game 903-904: San Francisco at Colorado (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Hudson) 15.125; Colorado (De La Rosa) 16.626
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-115); Over

Game 905-906: Washington at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Treinen) 13.935; Pittsburgh (Volquez) 15.691
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-120); Under

Game 907-908: LA Dodgers at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Greinke) 14.297; NY Mets (Niese) 15.310
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+130); Over

Game 909-910: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Garza) 15.250; Atlanta (Harang) 14.403
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+110); Under

Game 911-912: Arizona at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 14.346; St. Louis (Lynn) 15.639
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-165); Over

Game 913-914: Chicago Cubs at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Arrieta) 15.176; San Diego (Stults) 14.591
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+120); Under

Game 915-916: Texas at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 15.638; Detroit (Ray) 14.026
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-120); Over

Game 917-918: Toronto at Boston (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Buehrle) 15.284; Boston (Lester) 14.162
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+115); Over

Game 919-920: Oakland at Tampa Bay (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Gray) 17.114; Tampa Bay (Cobb) 14.682
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Oakland (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-120); Under

Game 921-922: Cleveland at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Tomlin) 15.354; Baltimore (Chen) 16.665
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-140); Under

Game 923-924: NY Yankees at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Phelps) 14.984; White Sox (Sale) 15.790
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 10
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+105); Over

Game 925-926: Houston at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Cosart) 16.198; Seattle (Elias) 15.203
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+135); Over