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**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 09:35 AM

Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

-- Prince Fielder had played in 547 consecutive games before a neck injury ended the streak. Rangers have been pummeled by injuries this season.

-- Kevin Love apparently wants out of Minnesota so Timberwolves will have to trade him to recoup some value. Tough to win that way.

-- Oregon State is expected to name Montana coach Wayne Tinkle its new hoop coach this week; Tinkle did an excellent job with the Griz.

-- USC's leading scorer Byron Wesley will transfer to Gonzaga, be eligible to play next season.

-- Houston transfer Tashawn Thomas transfers to Oklahoma, good get for Sooners and Lon Kruger. He will apply to be eligible next season.

-- Why do pitchers bat in minor league games? Shouldn't hitters get more ABs?

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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend.........

13) Dodgers have the biggest payroll in baseball history, but they're 23-22, 8-3 against Arizona, 15-19 against everyone else. How long before Don Mattingly gets the boot? I'll ask it this way: If it was you who owned the Dodgers, your $250M going to a 23-22 team, wouldn't you want a better manager than Mattingly?

12) Why some teams win: Brandon Moss was released by the Phillies, released, on October 17, 2011- he signed with Oakland six weeks later. Moss hit 30 taters last year, has 36 RBI in 42 games this year-- A's made the playoffs his first two years with the team, and are in first place this year. They got him off the scrap heap.

11) NFL over/under win totals for this coming season: We'll get into this more later this week, but Denver-SF-Seattle have highest totals (11), while Jacksonville (4.5) has the lowest total.

10) Mitch Williams took a leave from MLB Network as reports of his fracas at a Little League game went public. Apparently, Williams ordered one of his 10-year old pitchers to drill the opposing pitcher, and things went downhill from there. Oy.

9) Mets' pitchers have one hit this season; they've allowed a hit to the opposing pitcher in each of their last five games.

8) Odd weekend in baseball, with only five of 45 games having winning run score in 7th inning or later; only two games like that Friday/Saturday were the Jays-Texas games in Arlington. Not a lot of drama this weekend.

7) Odd fact: Kevin Love's father Stan was a teammate of George Karl with the San Antonio Spurs in 1974-75.

6) AT&T bought DirecTV this weekend for around $49B; I'm guessing my rates are going up, but I hope the hell they at least add the Pac-12, SEC Networks.

5) Tigers' sweep at Fenway Park this weekend was their first one since 1983.

4) Golfer Charles Howell III has 25 top 10's in his PGA career; two wins, 14 second-places finishes, nine third-place finishes. If he was a race horse, they'd say he was a lousy finisher, but he's made at least $1.2M 14 years in a row, despite not having won a tournament since 2007. Not too bad.

3) College graduates in the Class of 2014 go out in the real world with an average student loan debt of $33,000.

2) Rookie umpire Jon Byrne did his first game behind the plate Sunday, Mets-Nats. Byrne is the first Australian umpire in the major leagues.

1) Supposedly Detroit Pistons offered their coaching job to Tom Izzo before they hired Stan Van Gundy- they got the right guy. Izzo is a great college coach, do not see him putting up with the BS most NBA coaches have to put up with.

**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 09:39 AM

NBA
Dunkel

Oklahoma City at San Antonio
The Spurs open up their Western Conference finals series at home tonight against a Thunder team that is 10-1-1 ATS in its last 12 games against San Antonio. Oklahoma City is the pick (+5 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Spurs favored by only 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (+5 1/2). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

MONDAY, MAY 19

Game 503-504: Oklahoma City at San Antonio (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oklahoma City 123.499; San Antonio 125.755
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 2 1/2; 203
Vegas Line & Total: San Antonio by 5 1/2; 209
Dunkel Pick: Oklahoma City (+5 1/2); Under

NBA
Long Sheet

Monday, May 19

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OKLAHOMA CITY (67 - 28) at SAN ANTONIO (70 - 24) - 5/19/2014, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 153-119 ATS (+22.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 125-97 ATS (+18.3 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 77-58 ATS (+13.2 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 67-49 ATS (+13.1 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-15 ATS (+12.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 101-83 ATS (+9.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 33-24 ATS (+6.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-4 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 11-6 straight up against SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 19

Oklahoma City is without big man Ibaka for rest of playoffs, a big loss; Thunder beat San Antonio in six games in playoffs two years ago, after losing first two games- they've won last five overall vs Spurs, winning all four meetings this season- they're 10-2 in last 12 series games, with six of last eight staying under total. Thunder is 4-2 on road in playoffs, with losses by 3-2 points. Spurs are 6-1 at home in playoffs, 4-3 vs spread.

Over is 43-30 in playoffs this season.
Favorites are 24-49 in playoffs this season.

NBA

Monday, May 19

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Trend Report
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9:00 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY vs. SAN ANTONIO
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Oklahoma City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oklahoma City

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NBA

Monday, May 19

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Game of the Day: Thunder at Spurs
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Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs (-5.5, 209)

Tony Parker will be in the lineup when the San Antonio Spurs open the Western Conference finals against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Parker suffered a hamstring injury in Wednesday’s series-clinching victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in the conference semifinals and participated in practice on Sunday and pronounced himself ready afterward. The Thunder won all four regular-season meetings with the Spurs but will be without valuable power forward Serge Ibaka (calf) for the series.

Oklahoma City standout Kevin Durant posted nine 30-point outings while averaging 31.4 points during the first two rounds of the postseason and is hoping to lead the Thunder past San Antonio in the conference finals for the second time. Oklahoma City, which is the West finals for the third time in four seasons, defeated the Spurs in six games in 2012 to reach the NBA Finals for the lone time since the franchise relocated from Seattle. San Antonio swept the Memphis Grizzlies in four games in last season’s conference finals before falling to the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. The Spurs are hoping their vaunted veteran trio of power forward Tim Duncan, guard Manu Ginobili and Parker will hold up for another dash to the finals.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, TNT

LINE HISTORY: Pinnacle Sports opened the Spurs as 4.5-point home faves, but that has since moved to -5.5. The total opened 209, dropped to 208.5 and rebounded back to 209.

INJURY REPORT: Thunder - F Serge Ibaka (out, calf). Spurs - PG Tony Parker (Probably, hamstring).

ABOUT THE THUNDER: Beating the Spurs without Ibaka will be a challenge and rookie Steven Adams and veteran Nick Collison will be asked to plug the gap. It is a huge hole to fill considering Ibaka averaged 14 points, 11.5 rebounds and four blocked shots during Oklahoma City’s season sweep of San Antonio. Adams played 40 minutes in the series-clinching victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday, posting a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds as he displayed that he can do more than be an antagonizer. Collison averaged 11.2 minutes during the first two rounds of the playoffs and could double that amount against the Spurs.

ABOUT THE SPURS: Parker addressed San Antonio’s problems with the Thunder this season on Sunday and expressed that the club’s ball movement has to improve. “We need to execute a lot better, because against them you can’t go half-speed,” Parker told reporters. “You have to go full speed and we have to be perfect because they are younger than us and they’re more athletic than us, so everything has to be more perfect.” San Antonio will also be looking for another strong series from small forward Kawhi Leonard, who averaged 17 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.8 steals and made 9-of-17 3-point attempts in the five-game series against Portland.

TRENDS:

* Thunder are 10-1-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
* Under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
* Spurs are 4-0 ATS in their last four home games.
* Over is 6-1 in Spurs last seven Conference Finals games.

CONSENSUS: 53 percent of Consensus wagers are on the Thunder.

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**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 09:40 AM

NHL
Dunkel

NY Rangers at Montreal
The Canadiens look to bounce back from their 7-2 thrashing in Game 1 and come into tonight's contest with a 9-2 record in their last 11 games after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game. Montreal is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Canadiens favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-130). Here are all of today's playoff picks.

MONDAY, MAY 19

Game 5-6: NY Rangers at Montreal (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Rangers 12.480; Montreal 13.807
Dunkel Line & Total: Montreal by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Montreal (-130); 5
Dunkel Pick: Montreal (-130); Under

NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 19

Rangers' win in Game 1 was most decisive win by road team in playoffs since 1950; game was 4-1 when Montreal goalie Price was hurt- check status here. Canadiens won seven of last ten series games, with losing side scoring zero or one goal in nine of ten games. Habs are 2-2 vs the Rangers this season- they shut New York out in four of last six meetings overall. Montreal is 8-4 in playoffs, winning four of six at home. Rangers had three power play goals in Game 1, are 5-3 on road playoffs; under is 5-3-1 in their last nine games.

NHL

Monday, May 19

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
NY RANGERS vs. MONTREAL
NY Rangers are 2-9 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
Montreal is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games

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NHL

Monday, May 19

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Rangers at Canadiens: What bettors need to know
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New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens (-127, 5)

The Montreal Canadiens relinquished home-ice advantage in their Eastern Conference final after being on the business end of a 7-2 drubbing in the series opener. Looking to even the set with the New York Rangers, Montreal isn't revealing its cards on whether Carey Price will be in goal for Game 2 on Monday. The Canadian Olympian appeared to injure his right knee in a collision with New York forward Chris Kreider but remained in the contest and yielded four goals in two periods - including two in less than a minute - before sitting out the third.

Price skated for approximately five minutes but did not take part in Sunday's practice, leading to speculation that Peter Budaj may receive the start. "Today was an optional practice," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "It was a therapy day for Carey. We'll see if he's able to play." Defenseman Ryan McDonagh certainly was able to play on Saturday, collecting a goal and three assists to etch his name into the franchise record book as the Rangers emphatically drew first blood in the series.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, RDS

ABOUT THE RANGERS: While New York recorded seven goals in the opener, perhaps none was more important - at least psychologically - than the one by Rick Nash. The struggling forward scored on the power play during the third period for his first tally of the postseason and just his second in 27 playoff games as a member of the Rangers. Nash's inclusion with the man advantage came as a result of the absence of Derick Brassard, who is considered day-to-day by coach Alain Vigneault after exiting Game 1 with an undisclosed injury.

ABOUT THE CANADIENS: As one might expect, former Ranger Brandon Prust and Therrien took issue with Kreider's collision with Price. "In this situation, he went skates first right into his leg," Prust said. "We call that accidentally on purpose." Prust attempted to retaliate against Kreider, but instead drew a double-minor and 10-minute misconduct that led to three power-play goals. "Let's put it this way," Therrien said. "(Kreider) didn't put much effort to avoid contact."

TRENDS:

* Rangers are 2-9 in the last 11 meetings in Montreal.
* Rangers are 4-0 in their last four overall.
* Canadiens are 5-2 in their last seven home games.
* Under is 5-2-1 in Canadiens last eight vs. Metropolitan.

OVERTIME:

1. McDonagh tied former Rangers captains Brian Leetch, Brad Park and Dave Maloney as defensemen to record four points in a playoff game.

2. Montreal C Lars Eller collected a goal and an assist in Game 1, increasing his team-leading point total to 11.

3. Collectively as a team, the Rangers attended the funeral of RW Martin St. Louis' mother on Sunday.

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**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 09:43 AM

MLB
Dunkel

Milwaukee at Atlanta
Brewers head to Atlanta tonight to open their series against a Braves team that is 0-6 in Mike Minor's last 6 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. Milwaukee is the pick (+110) according to Dunkel, which has the Brewers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+110). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, MAY 19

Game 951-952: Cincinnati at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 14.217; Washington (Strasburg) 15.762
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-175); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-175); Over

Game 953-954: Milwaukee at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Peralta) 15.659; Atlanta (Minor) 14.794
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+110); Under

Game 955-956: Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Smyly) 16.483; Cleveland (Kluber) 13.933
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Detroit (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-120); Under

Game 957-958: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Carroll) 15.594; Kansas City (Vargas) 14.662
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+150); Over

Game 959-960: Houston at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Keuchel) 15.061; LA Angels (Richards) 14.144
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-210); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+185); Over

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, May 19

Hot pitchers
-- Strasburg is 2-1, 2.63 in his last four starts. Leake has a 1.96 RA in his last three starts.
-- Peralta is 4-2, 2.27 in his last seven starts.

-- Kluber is 2-0, 2.08 in his last three starts. Smyly is 1-1, 1.96 in his last three.
-- Vargas is 2-0, 1.32 in his last two starts.
-- Richards is 2-0, 2.18 in his last five starts. Keuchel is 2-0, 1.08 in his last couple starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Minor is 1-2, 4.24 in three starts this season.

-- Carroll is 0-3, 8.40 in his last three starts.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Leake 1-8; Strasburg 4-9
-- Peralta 0-8; Minor 1-3

-- Smyly 2-5; Kluber 3-9
-- Carroll 1-4; Vargas 1-9
-- Keuchel 1-8; Richards 1-8

Totals
-- Under is 8-3 in Cincinnati's last eleven road games.
-- Under is 12-2-1 in last fifteen Atlanta home games.

-- Over is 7-1-2 in last ten Cleveland games. Nine of last eleven Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six White Sox games went over; eight of last ten KC games went under the total. .
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Angels' last six games. Last four Houston games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Washington won six of its last nine home games.
-- Braves won four of their last five home games.

-- Detroit won its last eleven road games.
-- Royals won five of their last seven games.
-- Angels won seven of their last nine games. Astros won four of their last five.

Cold teams
-- Reds lost seven of their last eight road games.
-- Brewers lost six of their last eight road games.

-- Cleveland lost five of its last six games.
-- White Sox lost six of their last eight games.

MLB

Monday, May 19

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Trend Report
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7:05 PM
DETROIT vs. CLEVELAND
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit

7:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cincinnati's last 18 games when playing on the road against Washington
Cincinnati is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Washington's last 18 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Washington is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cincinnati

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 15 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 13 games when playing Chi White Sox

10:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Houston is 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Houston

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**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 09:54 AM

MLB

Monday, May 19

Ryan Zimmerman, Washington - Out indefinitely

Zimmerman is on the 15-day disabled list with a broken right thumb. He is taking part in baseball activities but there is no clear timetable for his return.

The A's killing it in the run differential department

If you’re the type who likes to use run differential as a quick and dirty gauge of a team’s talent, you’re probably very impressed with the Athletics thus far. Sunday’s 13-3 victory over the Indians leaves them 3.5 games ahead of the Angels for first place in the AL West. The win also brought their run differential to a staggering +95, putting them on pace for +350 over a full season. Typically, the best teams finish in the +150-200 area.

The Athletics have nine players, minimum 80 plate appearances, with an above-average wRC+ which is a Sabermetric stat that individually weights each of the various components in which a player contributes offensively. 100 is average. Reddick is close to joining the list at 94.

Giants don't know when or if Scutaro will be back

Pondering the possibility of going a full season without second baseman Marco Scutaro, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy was willing to offer a compromise of sorts Sunday.

Bochy admitted the Giants are close to a point where they must weigh the advantages of having a part-time Scutaro rather than waiting for his ailing lower back to completely heal, which may or may not ever happen.

"At some point, we've got to be honest: (What) are we going to get?" Bochy said Sunday before the Giants' 4-1 win over the Miami Marlins. "If it's a couple of days as a pinch hitter, that could work. We would be a better club by doing that. But right now we're not close to getting him to that point."

Scutaro, 38, recently spent time in Arizona, waiting for his back to heal while he attempts to stay in a semblance of baseball shape.

NBA

Monday, May 19

Underdog cashes in on hardwood yet again

With the Indiana Pacers prevailing 107-96 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Finals series with the Miami Heat, the underdog proved to be money in the bank yet again.

The Pacers closed as 1.5-point home dogs and with the win against the spread, the underdog improved to 58-28-2 (67.4 percent) in the NBA Playoffs. Also, with the cover, the home dog has now posted a record of 12-7-1 ATS (63.2 percent) thus far in the playoffs.

The Western Conference Finals get underway Monday as the Oklahoma City Thunder are 5.5-point road dogs at the San Antonio Spurs.

NHL

Monday, May 19

Rangers expect a different Habs team in Game 2

Whether it’s Carey Price or Peter Budaj in the Montreal Canadiens’ net in Game 2, Brad Richards told New York Newsday that the New York Rangers anticipate a steeper challenge after Game 1′s 7-2 win.

“We’re going to see a whole different team tomorrow night and we’re expecting a big push from them,” Richards said.

As great as the Rangers looked at times in gaining that lopsided Game 1 victory, it’s probably fair to say that the Rangers were pretty luck at times, too. (Rick Nash finally scoring is a nice example of the bounces going the Blueshirts’ way on Saturday.)

“I think we played a really good game, but we also got lucky with some of the bounces, some of the goals, they just seemed to keep coming,” Dan Girardi said. “We’re obviously very happy with our effort in Game 1, but we’re not dumb. We know it’s not going to happen again. We can’t be satisfied with that.”

From the sound of things, it won’t be difficult for the Rangers to get pumped up against the Canadiens in Montreal on Monday.

**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 10:36 AM

NHL
Long Sheet

Monday, May 19

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NY RANGERS (54-37-0-6, 114 pts.) at MONTREAL (54-31-0-9, 117 pts.) - 5/19/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 0-11 ATS (-13.2 Units) when leading in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 15-18 ATS (-11.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
NY RANGERS are 68-83 ATS (-38.8 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
MONTREAL is 54-40 ATS (+8.7 Units) in all games this season.
MONTREAL is 31-22 ATS (-0.4 Units) second half of the season this season.
MONTREAL is 21-11 ATS (+32.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
MONTREAL is 27-19 ATS (+6.0 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MONTREAL is 17-13 ATS (+31.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY RANGERS are 23-14 ATS (+8.7 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less this season.
NY RANGERS are 18-10 ATS (+7.4 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 7-4 (+3.1 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 7-4-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)

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MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, May 19

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CINCINNATI (19 - 23) at WASHINGTON (23 - 20) - 7:05 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. STEPHEN STRASBURG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 665-739 (+51.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 602-683 (+35.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 431-480 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 480-530 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 98-62 (+24.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

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

MIKE LEAKE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LEAKE is 3-3 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.53 and a WHIP of 1.512.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-6. (-5.9 units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
STRASBURG is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 7.36 and a WHIP of 1.909.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (27 - 17) at ATLANTA (23 - 19) - 7:10 PM
WILY PERALTA (R) vs. MIKE MINOR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 13-31 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 70-34 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 70-34 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 25-8 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-17 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 19-11 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 18-7 (+13.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 13-7 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 18-11 (+11.6 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-17 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 73-63 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-1 (+1.2 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

WILY PERALTA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PERALTA is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 0.69 and a WHIP of 1.077.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

MIKE MINOR vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MINOR is 1-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.96 and a WHIP of 1.069.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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DETROIT (27 - 12) at CLEVELAND (19 - 25) - 7:05 PM
DREW SMYLY (L) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 14-4 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
DETROIT is 9-0 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games this season.
DETROIT is 14-4 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 11-2 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

DREW SMYLY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SMYLY is 0-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. DETROIT since 1997
KLUBER is 1-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.80 and a WHIP of 1.486.
His team's record is 2-4 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (21 - 24) at KANSAS CITY (22 - 21) - 8:10 PM
SCOTT CARROLL (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 84-123 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 34-61 (-23.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 35-60 (-20.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 82-118 (-27.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 43-77 (-28.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
VARGAS is 21-9 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 16-29 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 5-13 (-10.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-1 (+0.9 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

SCOTT CARROLL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON VARGAS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
VARGAS is 1-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.43 and a WHIP of 1.457.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)

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HOUSTON (16 - 28) at LA ANGELS (24 - 19) - 10:05 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. GARRETT RICHARDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 122-245 (-61.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 8-35 (-20.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 96-155 (-45.6 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 119-238 (-61.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-80 (-36.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 50-53 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 8-17 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 38-53 (-27.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 94-101 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 70-78 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
KEUCHEL is 2-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.65 and a WHIP of 1.800.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

GARRETT RICHARDS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
RICHARDS is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 5.19 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)

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**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 11:01 AM

MLB

Monday, May 19

Hitters' wind in the forecast as Royals host White Sox

Pitchers for the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals will have hitters' wind to compete with for the game at Kauffman Stadium Monday.

According to DailyBaseballData.com, wind will blow out to left field at 17 mph.

The Royals are tabbed as -175 home faves for the game, with Scott Carroll scheduled to start for the visiting White Sox and Jason Vargas slated to take the mound for the Royals.

NHL

Monday, May 19

Blackhawks take Game 1, -320 to take series

The Chicago Blackhawks took Game 1 by a score of 3-1 over the Los Angeles Kings, placing themselves in the driver's seat with Game 2 set to go Wednesday.

With the Game 1 win, books have adjusted their series prices and the Blackhawks are now being offered at -320.

**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 12:30 PM

NBA
Short Sheet

Monday, May 19

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs, 9:05 ET
Oklahoma City: 37-17 OVER after a win by 6 points or less
San Antonio: 22-9 OVER after allowing 85 points or less

NHL
Short Sheet

Monday, May 19

NY Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, 8:05 ET
NY Rangers: 17-10 SU as an underdog
Montreal: 11-27 SU in home games after a blowout loss by 4 goals or more

MLB
Short Sheet

Monday, May 19

Cincinnati at Washington, 7:05 ET
Leake: CINCINNATI 98-62 after a loss
Strasburg: WASHINGTON 25-29 after having won 3 of their last 4 games

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Peralta: MILWAUKEE 29-18 on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
Minor: 11-2 OVER at home when the total is 7 or less

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Smyly: DETROIT 10-2 on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
Kluber: CLEVELAND is 10-0 OVER after a loss by 4 runs or more

Chicago at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Carroll: CHI WHITE SOX 43-77 after a loss
Vargas: 21-9 TSR in May games

Houston at LA Angels, 10:05 ET
Keuchel: HOUSTON is 17-55 as a road underdog of +150 to +200
Richards: LA ANGELS are 44-22 after allowing 4 runs or less 3 straight games

**Udog** · 05-19-2014, 12:42 PM

NHL

Monday, May 19

Blackhawks open as big home faves in Game 2

The Chicago Blackhawks skated to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in the opening game of their Western Conference final series, and books have responded by opening them as -149 moneyline faves in Game 2.

Books opened Game 1 with similar odds, ranging from -146 to -161.

The Hawks enter Wednesday's Game 2 hot, with a three-game winning streak and winners of nine of their last 11 in the playoffs.

MLB

Monday, May 19

Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez fighting through tendinitis

Carlos Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the Rockies' victory Sunday, but the Gold Glove left fielder still isn't quite himself.

Blame the lingering tendinitis in his left knee.

"I feel a little better; still fighting with that knee," CarGo said. "I think it's showing in stolen bases. It's kind of slowed down a lot. But I continue to get treatment every day, and hopefully it gets better and I can bring that speed back to the club."

Gonzalez is hitting .275 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs, but he has just two stolen bases.

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