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Diamond Trends - Wednesday

May 14, 2014


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SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Reds are 10-0 since May 30, 2011 as a favorite after a loss in which their starter pitched at least 8 innings for a net profit of $1000.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- Ian Kennedy has produced a team record of 11-0 (+$1,183) since May 05, 2011 after he had a WHIP of less than one his last start at home.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- The Brewers are 11-0 (+$1,100) since August 11, 2008 as a home favorite after a win in which they had more than ten team-left-on-base.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Nationals are 0-13 since June 04, 2009 as a dog after a loss in which they allowed 1 or fewer walks and it is the last game of a series for a net profit of $1300 when playing against.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Jhoulys Chacin starts the Rockies are 2-13 since July 05, 2011 as a dog after his team lost the last time he started for a net profit of $1013 when playing against.

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Wednesday, May 14

Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Angels - 1:05 PM ET Philadelphia -105 500 *****
Philadelphia - Over 7.5 500

Colorado - 2:10 PM ET Colorado +115 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Kansas City - Under 8 500

Chi. White Sox - 3:35 PM ET Oakland -191 500 *****
Oakland - Under 9 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Washington - 3:40 PM ET Washington +101 500 *****
Arizona - Over 8.5 500

Tampa Bay - 3:40 PM ET Seattle -106 500 *****
Seattle - Under 8 500

Atlanta - 3:45 PM ET San Francisco -121 500 TRIPLE PLAY
San Francisco - Over 6.5 500

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MLB Record as of TUESDAY Night : ( THE LAST TWO DAYS HAS BEEN BRUTAL )

25- 25 .......................+ .34

18 -17 ....................... + 1.19

14 - 13........................+ 3.56

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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, May 14

Washington at Arizona, 3:40 ET
Fister: WASHINGTON 12-4 SU in road games when playing on Wednesday
Mccarthy: ARIZONA 4-14 SU in home games in games played on a grass field

Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:45 ET
Teheran: ATLANTA 10-22 SU in road games after having won 2 of their last 3
Bumgarner: SAN FRANCISCO 24-15 SU in the first half of the season

San Diego at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Kennedy: SAN DIEGO 23-15 SU after 3 or more consecutive wins
Cueto: CINCINNATI 9-20 SU after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET
Liriano: PITTSBURGH 2-11 SU in road games against right-handed starters
Peralta: MILWAUKEE 25-14 SU when the total is 7 to 8.5

Chicago at St Louis, 8:15 ET
Hammel: CHICAGO CUBS 4-16 SU when the total is 7 or less
Wacha: ST LOUIS 44-18 SU in home games after 2 straight games without giving up a stolen base

Miami at LA Dodgers, 10:10 ET
Desclafani: MIAMI 1-9 SU in road games after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span
Maholm: LA DODGERS 27-10 UNDER after 3 or more consecutive overs

Detroit at Baltimore, 12:35 ET
Verlander: 12-17 TSR after a win
Gausman: BALTIMORE 80-50 SU after 3 straight games without a stolen base

Chicago at Oakland, 3:35 ET
Rienzo: CHI WHITE SOX 5-21 SU revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 10 runs or more
Milone: 27-14 TSR after a win

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 3:40 ET
Odorizzi: TAMPA BAY 20-12 OVER when the total is 7 to 8.5
Maurer: SEATTLE 21-32 SU in home games after 3 or more consecutive home games

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Kluber: CLEVELAND 50-30 SU with a hot bullpen whose ERA is under 3.00 the last 10 games
Mcgowan: MCGOWAN 12-32 TSR in night games

Boston at Minnesota, 8:10 ET
Doubront: BOSTON 9-16 SU against right-handed starters
Correia: CORREIA 23-10 SU at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

Texas at Houston, 8:10 ET
Tepesch: TEXAS 65-32 SU against division opponents
Feldman: FELDMAN 5-15 SU against division opponents

LA Angels at Philadelphia, 1:05 ET
Richards: LA ANGELS 20-8 SU in road games against NL East opponents
Burnett: PHILADELPHIA 8-20 SU in an inter-league game

Colorado at Kansas City, 2:10 ET
Chacin: COLORADO 12-31 SU in an inter-league game
Vargas: KANSAS CITY 54-32 SU when the money line is -100 to -150

NY Yankees at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Tanaka: NY YANKEES 7-16 SU revenging a loss vs opponent as a home favorite
Montero: NY METS 6-0 SU against AL East opponents

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Evening Games:


Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Cleveland -101 500
Toronto - Over 9 500

San Diego - 7:10 PM ET San Diego +153 500 *****
Cincinnati - Under 7 500

NY Yankees - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +154 500 TRIPLE PLAY
NY Mets - Over 6.5 500

Boston - 8:10 PM ET Boston -126 500
Minnesota - Over 8.5 500

Texas - 8:10 PM ET Houston -110 500 *****
Houston - Under 8.5 500

Pittsburgh - 8:10 PM ET Pittsburgh +108 500
Milwaukee - Over 7.5 500

Chi. Cubs - 8:15 PM ET Chi. Cubs +165 500 DOUBLE PLAY
St. Louis - Over 6.5 500

Miami - 10:10 PM ET LA Dodgers -137 500 TRIPLE PLAY
LA Dodgers - Under 8 500

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Diamond Trends - Thursday

May 15, 2014


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Red Sox are 12-0 since August 02, 2009 as a road favorite after a win in which they left 18+ men on base and it is the last game of a series for a net profit of $1200.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- Ian Kennedy has produced a team record of 11-0 (+$1,183) since May 05, 2011 after he had a WHIP of less than one his last start at home.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- The Royals are 12-0 (+$1,200) since April 13, 2009 as a home favorite after a win in which they allowed 6 or fewer hits and it is the first game of a series.

CHOICE TREND:

-- When Clay Buchholz starts the Red Sox are 12-0 since August 02, 2009 as a road favorite after his team lost the last time he started for a net profit of $1200.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Yovani Gallardo starts the Brewers are 12-1 since May 29, 2011 as a 140+ favorite when the start time is earlier than 4:00 PM local time for a net profit of $1050.

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack


Favorites to win the college football national title this fall........

4-1-- Florida State-- Hear they have a pretty good quarterback.

5-1-- Oregon-- Best team west of the Mississippi.

6-1-- Alabama-- Who will the quarterback be?

10-1-- Ohio State-- Buckeyes will dominate overrated conference.

12-1-- Auburn/Oklahoma-- Will teams figure out Malzahn's offense?

18-1-- UCLA-- Jim Mora Jr is quietly getting it done in Westwood.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.......

13) Steve Kerr shuns Phil Jackson and the Knicks, signs with Golden State for five years, $25M, all of which ignited a spirited debate on Twitter Wednesday night about who is the worst owner in the NBA, James Dolan or Donald Sterling? Guess it depends on whether you think racism is worse than sexual harassment.

If NBA players think the Sterling family is going away quietly or quickly, they're sadly mistaken; these people are experts at playing the legal system- this is going to stretch out for several years.

12) Stan Van Gundy breaks the bank and is now in charge of the Detroit Pistons, which is good for the NBA, great for the Pistons. Very solid coach, good guy.

11) Diamondbacks’ pitcher Brandon McCarthy is a bright guy; he was tweeting this week how there are more Tommy John surgeries in part because there are so many less shoulder injuries; modern training tactics have moved the stress of pitching from the shoulder to the elbow, where an operation takes you out for a year, whereas a severe shoulder injury is often a career ender.

10) First five innings of the Mets-Bronx game Tuesday was the worst stretch of major league baseball I’ve ever seen, it was painful to watch two pitchers who seemed afraid to throw the ball over the plate. Wheeler and Aceves, oy. Just awful. Wheeler threw 118 pitches, got 13 outs. A 7:00 game was still in the 4th inning at 8:50, in part because the right field fence is so close, it intimidates pitchers from challenging hitters.

9) I seriously wonder if they screwed up when designing right field in the Bronx; instead of curving and gradually getting farther from home plate as the fence goes from the right field foul pole towards center, the fence seems to go straight across, creating a very short power alley in right center. It has to have a negative impact on their ability to recruit free agent pitchers.

8) The Madoff victim fund has had claims from 119 different countries; I’m not sure I can even name 119 different countries.

7) Ian Chiles averaged 15.8 ppg for IUPUI in the Summit League last year; he transfers to Tennessee and will be eligible to play this fall, good get for coach Donnie Tyndall, who has been aggressive in adding players since he got the job this month.

6) They have Monday qualifiers to get into PGA Tour events each week; this week at the Byron Nelson, guy named Case Cochran scored an ace on 5th playoff hole to win the last spot in the field. Must be tough to lose a playoff to a guy who gets a freakin’ hole-in-one.

5) Defensive shifts have really helped pitchers as they’ve become more popular; now it is up to hitters to bunt against the shifts to discourage their use. If you’re stubborn and just try to hit through/over them, they won’t go away. Major league hitters should all know how to bunt, at least a little.

4) I need to narrow my focus on what I read on the Internet; there seems to be an exhausting amount of information, so have to narrow it down, read the best stuff, then move on to other things. You can spend your whole damn day just surfing the net now. Managing time is one of our most important jobs.

3) Official scorer in Texas finally wised up and changed 7th-inning error Friday night from an error to a hit for David Ortiz. Ball was a pop up in short RF that fell between two fielders, neither of whom touched it. Because Yu Darvish had a no-hitter going, they called it an error, which was just plain wrong- now that’s been corrected.

2) Surprisingly, Mets have scored in more first innings than any team in baseball. Tuesday’s Met-Bronx game was just second game this season where both teams scored 3+ runs in first inning- the other one was a White Sox-Indians tilt.

1) Phils’ manager Ryne Sandberg is old school; he left Cole Hamels in Sunday to throw 133 pitches, in only his 4th start this season, then chided closer Papelbon for begging out of pitching Sunday, after he had thrown Friday/Saturday.

Phillies veterans have been playing day games after night games. Sandberg may have a quiet exterior, buthe seems to be prodding his team to be mentally tougher. We’ll see if it works.

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MLB
Dunkel

Miami at San Francisco
The Marlins head to San Francisco tonight to open up a series against a Giants team that is 1-10 in Matt Cain's last 11 starts as a home favorite. Miami is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Marlins favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Miami (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, MAY 15

Game 951-952: San Diego at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Kennedy) 14.719; Cincinnati (Cueto) 16.322
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-170); 7
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-170); Under

Game 953-954: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) 15.402; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.869
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+135); Over

Game 955-956: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (1:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Hammel) 13.747; St. Louis (Wacha) 15.900
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 2; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-200); Under

Game 957-958: Miami at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 15.550; San Francisco (Cain) 14.468
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-135); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+115); Over

Game 959-960: Boston at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 14.867; Minnesota (Hughes) 15.760
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Boston (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+110); Over

Game 961-962: Cleveland at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Salazar) 15.089; Toronto (Happ) 16.731
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Toronto (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-110); Under

Game 963-964: Baltimore at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Chen) 15.868; San Francisco (Ventura) 17.377
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-130); Under

Game 965-966: Tampa Bay at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Bedard) 15.253; LA Angels (Skaggs) 14.862
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+135); Over

Game 967-968: NY Mets at NY Yankees (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Whitley) 13.536; NY Yankees (deGrom) 15.002
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-130); Under

Game 969-970: San Diego at Cincinnati (6:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Ross) 15.404; Cincinnati (Francis) 14.622
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 9
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, May 15

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SAN DIEGO (19 - 21) at CINCINNATI (17 - 20) - 12:35 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. JOHNNY CUETO (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

IAN KENNEDY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
KENNEDY is 3-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.53 and a WHIP of 0.886.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

JOHNNY CUETO vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
CUETO is 2-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.467.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (17 - 22) at MILWAUKEE (25 - 15) - 1:10 PM
WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 234-460 (-98.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 25-15 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 25-15 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 114-93 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-28 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 114-93 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 11-29 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 9-23 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 12-23 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 7-2 (+5.1 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.3 Units)

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 10-10 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.21 and a WHIP of 1.434.
His team's record is 11-16 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-14. (-2.6 units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
GALLARDO is 11-3 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 1.170.
His team's record is 16-5 (+10.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-14. (-8.3 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (13 - 25) at ST LOUIS (20 - 20) - 1:45 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. MICHAEL WACHA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 4-4 (+2.0 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.0 Units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HAMMEL is 1-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.631.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
WACHA is 1-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.269.
His team's record is 1-2 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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MIAMI (21 - 20) at SAN FRANCISCO (26 - 15) - 10:15 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 4-15 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MIAMI is 4-15 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
MIAMI is 2-12 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-15 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 26-15 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 977-812 (+116.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 13-5 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
EOVALDI is 10-4 (+10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 12-24 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 7-16 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 6-12 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 12-24 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 6-14 (-12.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 12.21 and a WHIP of 2.143.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.6 units)

MATT CAIN vs. MIAMI since 1997
CAIN is 5-4 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.07 and a WHIP of 1.091.
His team's record is 8-5 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-7. (-2.1 units)

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BOSTON (20 - 19) at MINNESOTA (18 - 20) - 1:10 PM
CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) vs. PHIL HUGHES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 10-16 (-9.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 7-14 (-10.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 42-44 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
HUGHES is 25-6 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 128-90 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BUCHHOLZ is 20-7 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 72-109 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 78-99 (-39.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 72-109 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 39-72 (-28.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 16-41 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 3-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.22 and a WHIP of 1.383.
His team's record is 5-2 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.4 units)

PHIL HUGHES vs. BOSTON since 1997
HUGHES is 4-6 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.51 and a WHIP of 1.529.
His team's record is 6-7 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-9. (-7.4 units)

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CLEVELAND (19 - 21) at TORONTO (20 - 21) - 7:05 PM
DANNY SALAZAR (R) vs. J.A. HAPP (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 111-92 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 67-33 (+28.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.0 Units)

DANNY SALAZAR vs. TORONTO since 1997
SALAZAR is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

J.A. HAPP vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HAPP is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (20 - 18) at KANSAS CITY (20 - 19) - 8:10 PM
WEI-YIN CHEN (L) vs. YORDANO VENTURA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 183-307 (-102.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 50-40 (+15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 202-167 (+42.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 99-87 (+34.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 21-12 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 18-7 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 182-143 (+41.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 9-2 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 144-116 (+35.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 95-71 (+30.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 109-92 (+34.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHEN is 36-22 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 25-12 (+15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 14-27 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CHEN is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.404.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
VENTURA is 1-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (18 - 23) at LA ANGELS (21 - 18) - 10:05 PM
ERIK BEDARD (L) vs. TYLER SKAGGS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 18-23 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 7-14 (-11.6 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 2 seasons.
BEDARD is 4-22 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 99-102 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 137-128 (-69.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 47-52 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 91-100 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 68-77 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 12-18 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

ERIK BEDARD vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
BEDARD is 4-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.45 and a WHIP of 1.394.
His team's record is 4-6 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.7 units)

TYLER SKAGGS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (20 - 19) at NY METS (19 - 20) - 7:10 PM
CHASE WHITLEY (R) vs. JACOB DEGROM (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-1 (+1.9 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CHASE WHITLEY vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

JACOB DEGROM vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN DIEGO (19 - 21) at CINCINNATI (17 - 20) - 6:10 PM
TYSON ROSS (R) vs. JEFF FRANCIS (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

TYSON ROSS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
ROSS is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

JEFF FRANCIS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
FRANCIS is 7-14 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 5.62 and a WHIP of 1.588.
His team's record is 11-16 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 15-11. (+3.4 units)

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, May 15

Hot pitchers
-- Cueto is 3-2, 1.43 in eight starts this year. Kennedy is 1-1, 2.16 in his last four starts. Ross is 2-0, 3.72 in his last three starts.
-- Hammel is 2-0, 2.00 in his last four starts.
-- Eovaldi is 1-1, 2.52 in his last four starts.

-- Hughes is 4-0, 2.39 in his last four starts.
-- Ventura is 1-0, 2.13 in his last four starts. WChen is 4-1, 3.82 in his last six.
-- Bedard is 2-0, 1.06 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Simon is 0-1, 7.20 in his last couple starts.
-- Gallardo is 0-2, 5.60 in his last three starts. Rodriguez comes off DL here; he is 0-2, 7.65 in four starts.
-- Wacha is 0-3, 4.13 in his last five starts.
-- Cain is 0-3, 4.75 in six starts this season.

-- Buchholz is 2-2, 7.20 in his last four starts.
-- Salazar is 1-3, 6.97 in his last six starts. Happ is 0-1, 4.91 in two starts.
-- Skaggs has a 5.58 in his last five starts, but Angels are 5-1 when he starts.

-- DeGrom/Whitley are both making MLB debuts; DeGrom was 4-0, 2.58 in seven AAA starts. Whitley was 3-2, 2.39 in six AAA starts.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Kennedy 3-8 Ross 2-8; Cueto 1-8 Simon 3-7
-- Rodriguez 3-4; Gallardo 2-8
-- Hammel 1-7; Wacha 2-8
-- Eovaldi 3-8; Cain 3-6

-- Buchholz 4-7; Hughes 2-7
-- Salazar 1-7; Happ 0-2
-- Chen 2-7; Ventura 2-7
-- Bedard 1-5; Skaggs 4-6

-- Whitley 0-0; DeGrom 0-0

Totals
-- Six of last seven Cincinnati games stayed under.
-- Over is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Milwaukee games.
-- Over is 10-3-1 in last fourteen St Louis home games.
-- Last five Miami games went over the total.

-- Over is 5-1-2 in last eight Cleveland road games.
-- Three of last four Boston games went over.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Kansas City games.
-- Over is 11-5-1 in Angel home games.

-- Four of Mets' last five games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Padres won their last four games.
-- Milwaukee won three of its last four games.
-- Giants won 15 of their last 20 games.

-- Cleveland won six of its last eight games.
-- Angels won nine of their last thirteen games. Tampa Bay won six of its last eight road games.
-- Kansas City won four of its last five games.
-- Red Sox won seven of their last ten games.

-- Mets won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Cincinnati lost four of its last six games.
-- Pirates lost ten of its last thirteen road games.
-- Cubs lost eight of their last ten games. St Louis is 6-8 in its last 14 games.
-- Miami lost 15 of its 19 road games.

-- Minnesota is 6-9 in its last fifteen games.
-- Toronto is 5-8 in its last thirteen home games.
-- Baltimore lost its last four games.

-- Bronx Bombers lost four of their last five games.

Umpires
-- Chi-StL-- Favorites won six of eight Little games.
-- SD-Cin-- Five of six Johnson games went over total. Five of six Basner tilts went over the total.
-- Pitt-Mil-- Underdogs won five of seven Bucknor games.

-- Cle-Tor-- Five of seven Emmel games stayed under.
-- Bos-Min-- Underdogs won three of five Guccione games.

-- NY-NY-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Wendelstedt games.

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MLB

Thursday, May 15

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing at home against San Diego

1:10 PM
BOSTON vs. MINNESOTA
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston

1:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. MILWAUKEE
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Milwaukee's last 23 games at home

1:45 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ST. LOUIS
Chi Cubs are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing on the road against St. Louis
Chi Cubs are 4-9-1 SU in their last 14 games ,when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing Chi Cubs
St. Louis is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,at home

6:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. CINCINNATI
San Diego is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games ,when playing Cincinnati
San Diego4-0-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cincinnati is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,

7:07 PM
CLEVELAND vs. TORONTO
Cleveland is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Toronto's last 23 games at home

7:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-9 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees

8:10 PM
BALTIMORE vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games

10:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. LA ANGELS
Tampa Bay is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games

10:15 PM
MIAMI vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Miami is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Miami is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of San Francisco's last 15 games

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MLB

Thursday, May 15


Road teams dominate in Wednesday's games

Two games were postponed due to bad weather, but in 10 of the remaining 13 games, the away team was victorious Wednesday. That clip is good enough for a winning percentage just under 77 percent.

The away favorite had a productive day as well, going 5-1 in those six spots.

Thursday sees a relatively light schedule in baseball, with one away fave on the board. The Boston Red Sox are currently -127 faves at the Minnesota Twins Thursday afternoon.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Thursday, May 15

San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:35 ET
Kennedy: 30-22 TSR as an underdog of +100 to +150
Cueto: CINCINNATI 9-20 after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 ET
Rodriguez: PITTSBURGH 13-4 UNDER as an underdog
Gallardo: MILWAUKEE 9-1 UNDER in home games against division opponents

Chicago at St Louis, 1:45 ET
Hammel: 9-2 TSR in road games after a loss
Wacha: 2-7 TSR as a favorite of -150 or more

Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 ET
Eovaldi: 10-4 TSR when the total is 7 or less
Cain: 6-12 TSR as a home favorite

Boston at Minnesota, 1:10 ET
Buchholz: 11-0 TSR as a road favorite
Hughes: MINNESOTA is 15-6 OVER in day games

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:05 ET
Salazar: CLEVELAND 15-4 UNDER after a game with a combined score of 15 runs or more
Happ: 11-2 UNDER at home when the money line is +125 to -125

Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Chen: 23-10 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125
Ventura: KANSAS CITY 38-21 UNDER against left-handed starters

Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 10:05 ET
Bedard: TAMPA BAY 7-14 after shutting out their opponent
Skaggs: LA ANGELS 7-0 OVER after allowing 3 runs or less 2 straight games

NY Yankees at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Ross: n/a
Francis: n/a

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Thursday, May 15

Game Score Status Pick Amount

San Diego 0 Bot 0 San Diego -121 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Cincinnati 0 Over 7.5 500

Cleveland - 7:07 PM ET Cleveland -103 500
Toronto - Over 9.5 500

NY Yankees - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +102 500 TRIPLE PLAY
NY Mets - Over 7.5 500

Baltimore - 8:10 PM ET Kansas City -136 500 *****
Kansas City - Over 7 500

Tampa Bay - 10:05 PM ET LA Angels -147 500
LA Angels - Under 9 500

Miami - 10:15 PM ET San Francisco -130 500 DOUBLE PLAY
San Francisco - Under 7 500 TRIPLE PLAY

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MLB Record as of THURSDAY Night :

27- 28 .......................+ 1.67

19 -17 ....................... + 3.19

12 - 18........................- 2.55