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**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:40 AM

Armadillo: Friday's six-pack

-- Knicks offered Carmelo Anthony the maximum amount, so much for him taking less to help the ballclub win. No chance.

-- Cal Bears' center Kameron Rooks tore his ACL, will miss next season.

-- Bad news for CC Sabathia's ailing knee; it flared up Thursday, he may have to have microfracture surgery.

-- Chris Kaman signs on for two years, $9.8M with the Trailblazers.

-- Grambling hired a new school president, who quickly fired the AD and the hoop coach, a week before the July recruiting period. Not very good timing.

-- College of Charleston hoop coach Doug Wojcik is in hot water for verbally thrashing his team; looks like he won't be keeping his job. Wojcik was a teammate of David Robinson at the Naval Academy.

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Armadillo: Friday's List of 13: Happy 4th of July, everyone.........

13) The first Milwaukee-Brooklyn game has to be nationally televised next fall, right? Jason Kidd against the team he stabbed in the back? Would TNT or ESPN put the Bucks on national TV? Do either of the networks know they’re in the league?

12) I was told a while back Kurt Rambis will be Derek Fisher’s top assistant with the Knicks; he got offered $4.8M for four years in New York, which should raise at least one of Carmelo Anthony’s eyebrows, since Phil Jackson suggested he take a pay cut, while an assistant coach banks $1.2M a year.

11) Kobe Bryant is going to sit in on the Laker’s meetings with Anthony; his whole recruitment makes me want to puke, Anthony isn’t at the James/Durant level of elite player, but you know he thinks he is. 11 years in the NBA, his teams have won 23 playoff games; ‘nuff said.

10) Darren Collison signed for three years in Sacramento, $15M, all totally guaranteed; is this a great country or what?

9) Guess I’m never going to find out about the Russell Wilson/Tom O’Brien rift at NC State that led to Wilson being allowed to transfer to Wisconsin for his senior year, without having to sit out a season. Wilson has since won a Super Bowl, O’Brien got canned at NC State and is now an assistant at Virginia. ESPN never did anything on it, but it sure as hell sounds like an interesting story.

8) Sean Payton testified for the Saints in the Jimmy Graham/position situation, which saved the Saints $5M when it was ruled he is a tight end and not a wide receiver. Going forward, will that make things awkward between the two?

7) ESPN named Billy Donovan its #1 college basketball coach, John Calipari #2; wonder who is starting up the SEC Network this summer?

6) Red Sox TV announcers Don Orsillo/Jerry Remy got me laughing Wednesday night; Remy lost a tooth while on the air, so it became a gag throughout the game, with Orsillo being handed a tool kit and pretending to put Remy’s tooth back in with pliers and a hammer. Boston is having a lousy season; good thing those two still have their sense of humor.

5) Former A’s pitcher Mark Mulder finally saw Moneyball for the first time this week; he live-tweeted during it, refuting some of the little details (players didn’t pay for soda) but basically saying he liked the movie.

I was in Fenway Park on a date the night in 2003 when Mulder suffered a stress fracture of his hip and went on the DL; didn’t impress my companion when I started cursing under my breath because Chad Harville was warming up in the 3rd inning—I knew it had to be an injury and it was a serious one.

4) As you know if you’re a regular reader, I’m a big A’s fan, and would like them to get more recognition for their fine play, but fact of the matter is that I’d just as soon they all got four days off instead of trucking to Minnesota for the All-Star festivities. Baseball season is a six-day grind; a four-day break can be refreshing.

3) This is how good Adam Wainwright has been this year; in six of his starts, St Louis scored 3 or less runs- they’re 4-2 in those games.

2) Atlanta Braves won their last nine games that were decided by 1 or 2 runs- they’ve got couple of extra inning losses in there that were decided by 3+ runs, but they’ve been very good in tight games, which is why they’re near the top in the NL East.

1) I’m tired of reading about total run differential as being an important stat; think it is totally overrated and that’s with the A’s having the best one.

Only stat that truly matters is wins and losses—now how much you win individual games by matters as an indicator, but not the cumulative total.

Oakland pounds on lousy pitchers, which is why their run differential is so good. Its something mainstream media has jumped on the bandwagon of- they’re beating it to death. Too bad.

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:41 AM

Wild card Daytona anyone's race to win

Daytona. Sonoma. Talladega. Watkins Glen. Those four tracks, scattered across the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular-season schedule, offer a unique opportunity under the new "win-and-in" rules for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

They're all wild cards, with an almost unending list of potential winners.

That theory especially holds true at Daytona and Talladega -- the series' two restrictor plate superspeedways -- which boast an abundance of surprise winners (Trevor Bayne and David Ragan).

Tony Stewart explains, as the series heads to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola (Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT).

"Someone described racing on the superspeedways as being a combination of a science project and the luck of a casino, and it's exactly that way," Stewart said. "You do everything in your power to take care of the science or technology side. You do everything you can to build the fastest car. If you don't have the luck to go with it -- even if you don't have any drama with getting the car touched, nothing happens to the car -- if you're just in the wrong spot at the wrong time, it can take you out of the opportunity to take the best race car in the field and win."

Right place, right time. That's how Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500. And how David Ragan nabbed the July Daytona victory a few months later.

This year, maybe more than any, it's exponentially more important to be in the right place at the right time. It will likely mean a spot in NASCAR's playoffs.

A win could belong to Ragan -- a winner at both Daytona and Talladega -- come Saturday night.

"It's been good to me over the years," Ragan said. "I go with an open attitude. I know that anything can happen. I know that you can get in a wreck early of someone else's making. But I also know that if you play your cards right and you have a good strategy, you have a shot to win."

Sadler bumps JRM boys from top spot, looks for more

It's been a long time coming, but Elliott Sadler is back on top.

Sadler took the NASCAR Nationwide Series points lead last weekend at Kentucky, catapulting to the top of the standings for the first time since the fall of 2012 at Phoenix International Raceway.

And now, he looks to pad that cushion, a difficult feat considering the site of the Friday night's Subway Firecracker 250 -- Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2).

"Racing at Daytona is always a wild ride," Sadler said. "It really is a wild card track. Some drivers like to be in the back and avoid the early wrecks. While others think if you're up front, all the wrecks will happen behind you. Regardless, Daytona and Talladega are the two tracks which one little wrong move can take out half of the field. Earlier this year we had a fast car and battled in the top three spots for the majority of the race.

"Unfortunately with a few laps remaining, our car was shuffled back and we ended up finishing fifth. Fifth isn't a bad way to start the year, but it's frustrating when you know your car is faster than a fifth-place finish. On the positive note, we can use all our notes from the first race of the season and prepare a fast car for this upcoming weekend. I'm ready to throttle down and hopefully bring home the checkered at DIS to add to our win earlier this season at Talladega."

This is the first time someone outside the JR Motorsports camp has held the points lead; JRM teammates of Regan Smith and Chase Elliott have swapped the top spot over the course of the first 14 races. Now, Joe Gibbs Racing's Sadler is in command; four points ahead of Elliott and eight points ahead of Smith.

Statistically speaking, Sadler could very well expand on that lead this weekend. Not only does he have a win at a restrictor plate track this year (Talladega), but of the top three drivers in points, he has the best pre-race driver rating (98.6) and average finish (13.3) at Daytona.

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:41 AM

CFL
Dunkel

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Game 323-324: BC at Montreal (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: BC 120.270; Montreal 115.638
Dunkel Line: BC by 4 1/2; 47
Vegas Line: BC by 2 1/2; 51
Dunkel Pick: BC (-2 1/2); Under

Game 325-326: Hamilton at Edmonton (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Hamilton 117.012; Edmonton 110.626
Dunkel Line: Hamilton by 6 1/2; 48
Vegas Line: Edmonton by 3 1/2; 52
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (+3 1/2); Under

SATURDAY, JULY 5

Game 327-328: Saskatchewan at Toronto (3:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Saskatchewan 113.983; Toronto 118.901
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 5; 58
Vegas Line: Saskatchewan by 2 1/2; 54
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+2 1/2); Over

CFL
Long Sheet

Week 2

Friday, July 4

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BRITISH COLUMBIA (0 - 1) at MONTREAL (0 - 1) - 7/4/2014, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 58-38 ATS (+16.2 Units) in road games off a division game since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 2-2 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 2-2 straight up against BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HAMILTON (0 - 1) at EDMONTON (1 - 0) - 7/4/2014, 10:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 67-95 ATS (-37.5 Units) as a favorite since 1996.
EDMONTON is 45-68 ATS (-29.8 Units) when playing on a Friday since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 2-2 against the spread versus HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Saturday, July 5

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SASKATCHEWAN (1 - 0) at TORONTO (0 - 1) - 7/5/2014, 3:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 114-74 ATS (+32.6 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 22-9 ATS (+12.1 Units) in dome games since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 49-25 ATS (+21.5 Units) in July games since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2 against the spread versus SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 2-2 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Week 2

Saskatchewan (1-0) @ Toronto (0-1)-- Road underdogs won SU in last four series games; dogs are 8-3-1 vs spread in dozen series tilts. Roughriders are 7-1 in last eight visits here, winning in last two trips, 36-10/39-28; they led Hamilton 24-1 at half last week in easy 31-10 win, with 164 rushing yards and three takeaways (+1). Toronto (-7) got drilled 45-21 in Winnipeg; they allowed 11.3 yards/pass attempt. Argos lost five of last six home games last year.

BC Lions (0-1) @ Montreal (0-1)-- Home side won last six series games; Lions lost last three visits here, by 4-5-1 point; underdogs are 8-4-1 vs spread in last 13 series games, with five of last seven going over total. BC turned ball over five times (-4) to Edmonton last week, getting upset in home opener, with QB Lulay out; they lost last three road games LY, allowing 34.7 ppg. Montreal lost in Calgary last week; Troy Smith was just 17-40/127 passing.

Hamilton (0-1) @ Edmonton (1-0)-- Eskimos won eight of last 12 series games, but TiCats' 30-29 (+3) win here LY snapped six-game skid here for Hamilton, which lost 31-10 last week in Regina, turning ball over three times (was 24-1 at half). Four of last five series games went over total. Edmonton pulled upset in Vancouver last week, picking off four passes, rallying back from 17-13 halftime deficit to win 27-20 (+8), taking advantage of QB Lulay's absence.

CFL

Week 2

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Trend Report
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Friday, July 4

7:00 PM
BRITISH COLUMBIA vs. MONTREAL
British Columbia is 5-11 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
British Columbia is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Montreal is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against British Columbia

10:00 PM
HAMILTON vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Hamilton's last 10 games
Hamilton is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
Edmonton is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Hamilton
Edmonton is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Hamilton

Saturday, July 5

3:00 PM
SASKATCHEWAN vs. TORONTO
Saskatchewan is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Saskatchewan is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Toronto's last 14 games at home
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home

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**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:42 AM

MLB
Dunkel

NY Yankees at Minnesota
The Yankees look to follow up last night's 7-4 win over the Twins and come into today's contest with a 5-1 record in Chase Whitley's last 6 road starts. New York is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Yankees favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-105). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at Washington (11:05 a.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Hammel) 13.874; Washington (Roark) 17.715
Dunkel Line: Washington by 4; 9
Vegas Line: Washington (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-160); Over

Game 953-954: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (5:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hernandez) 15.443; Pittsburgh (Cole) 14.619
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-180); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+160); Under

Game 955-956: San Francisco at San Diego (6:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 13.988; San Diego (Stults) 15.654
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 5
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-125); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+105); Under

Game 957-958: Milwaukee at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 15.028; Cincinnati (Simon) 16.458
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-125); Over

Game 959-960: Miami at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Eovaldi) 13.487; St. Louis (Lynn) 15.765
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-150); Over

Game 961-962: Arizona at Atlanta (7:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Collmenter) 14.780; Atlanta (Santana) 13.864
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+140); Under

Game 963-964: LA Dodgers at Colorado (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.958; Colorado (Jurrjens) 14.665
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-170); Over

Game 965-966: Baltimore at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 15.152; Boston (Lester) 14.221
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+145); Under

Game 967-968: NY Yankees at Minnesota (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Whitley) 15.740; Minnesota (Gibson) 13.097
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-105); Under

Game 969-970: Toronto at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Stroman) 15.957; Oakland (Milone) 17.253
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-140); Over

Game 971-972: Tampa Bay at Detroit (7:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Cobb) 15.638; Detroit (Smyly) 16.920
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-130); Over

Game 973-974: Kansas City at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Ventura) 17.071; Cleveland (Tomlin) 15.830
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-105); Under

Game 975-976: Seattle at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Elias) 16.580; White Sox (Sale) 18.238
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-180); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-180); Over

Game 977-978: Houston at LA Angels (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Keuchel) 16.252; LA Angels (Wilson) 15.071
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 6
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-185); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+165); Under

Game 979-980: Texas at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 14.738; NY Mets (Niese) 13.256
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+110); Under

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:42 AM

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Friday, July 4

Cubs-Nationals
Hammel is 2-2, 2.82 in his last six starts.
Roark is 4-1, 2.37 in his last five starts.

Cubs won six of their last seven road games.
Washington won its last five games.
Six of last eight Washington games went over total.

Phillies-Pirates
Hernandez is 2-3, 4.73 in his last six starts.
Cole is 3-1, 4.50 in his last five starts.

Philly lost seven of its last nine games.
Pirates won nine of their last twelve games.
Six of last eight Pittburgh games stayed under.

Giants-Padres
Cain is 0-3, 6.66 in his last four starts.
Stults is 0-8, 6.19 in his last nine starts.

Giants lost eight of their last ten games.
San Diego won its last four games.

Eight of last nine Stults starts stayed under total.

Brewers-Reds
Lohse is 2-0, 3.12 in his last four starts.
Cincinnati won last six Simon starts (4-0, 2.66).

Milwaukee lost its last three games.
Reds also lost their last three games, but won four of last five at home.

Five of last seven Brewer games went over.

Marlins-Cardinals
Eovaldi is 1-1, 6.00 in his last four starts.
Lynn is 2-4, 5.01 in his last six starts.

Miami lost five of its last seven games.
St Louis won seven of its last ten home games.

Five of last seven Miami games went over total.

Diamondbacks-Braves
Collmenter is 2-0, 1.74 in his last couple starts.
Santana is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts.

Arizona lost three of its last four games.
Atlanta won its last seven games.

Six of last eight Collementer starts stayed under.

Dodgers-Rockies
Kershaw is 6-0, 0.82 in his last six starts; he's thrown 28 consecutive scoreless innings- he allowed one run in five IP here June 8.
de la Rosa is 2-2, 8.76 in his last five starts, but he won his last two.

Dodgers won 14 of their last 20 games.
Colorado lost 15 of its last 17 games.

Last four de la Rosa starts went over the total.

Orioles-Red Sox
Gonzalez is 1-2, 5.23 in his last four starts.
Boston won last four Lester starts (3-0, 2.10).

Baltimore is 11-5 in its last sixteen games.
Red Sox lost three in row, nine of last thirteen games.

13 of last 15 games at Fenway Park stayed under.

Bronx-Twins
Whitley lost his last two starts, allowing 13 runs in 7.1 innings.
Gibson is 3-1, 2.13 in his last five starts.

Bronx lost nine of its last twelve games.
Minnesota lost eight of their last ten games.
Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Gibson starts.

Blue-Jays-A's
Stroman is 1-0, 1.84 in his last two starts, but five of his six starts have been at home-- he allowed two runs in 3.2 IP (98 PT) in his only road start.
Oakland won seven of last eight Milone starts (5-0, 3.70).

Blue Jays lost six of their last seven road games.
Oakland lost three of its last four games.

Seven of last eight Toronto games stayed under.

Rays-Tigers
Cobb is 1-2, 5.82 in his last three starts.
Smyly is 1-3, 3.38 in his last four starts.

Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games.
Tigers won nine of their last eleven games.

Nine of last thirteen Detroit games went over the total.

Royals-Indians
Ventura is 3-1, 2.90 in his last five starts.
Tomlin is 0-3, 8.57 in his last four home starts.

Royals won ten of their last twelve road games.
Cleveland lost four of its last five home games.

Four of last five Ventura starts stayed under.

Mariners-White Sox
Elias is 2-1, 3.20 in his last three starts.
Sale is 2-0, 3.79 in his last three starts; Sox are 6-2 in his home starts.

Seattle won ten of its last twelve games.
White Sox lost six of their last nine home games.

Six of last eight Seattle games stayed under the total.

Astros-Angels
Keuchel is 2-3, 3.55 in his last five starts.
Wilson is 1-1, 6.23 in his last four starts.

Houston lost 13 of its last 17 games.
Angels won ten of their last thirteen games.

Seven of last nine Keuchel starts stayed under.

Texas-Mets
Darvish is 1-2, 5.68 in his last three starts; he's allowed no runs in four of his last nine starts.
Niese is 2-1, 3.54 in his last six starts.

Texas lost last five games overall, nine in row on road.
Mets lost seven of their last eight games.

Six of last nine Darvish starts stayed under the total.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Hammel 3-16; Roark 3-16
-- Hernandez 7-15 (3 of last 5); Cole 5-13
-- Cain 5-13; Stults 6-17 (3 of last 5)
-- Lohse 7-16; Simon 5-16
-- Eovaldi 7-17 (3 of last 4); Lynn 5-17
-- Collmenter 7-14 (3 of last 4); Santana 6-15 (3 of last 3)
-- Kershaw 2-12; de la Rosa 5-17

-- Gonzalez 6-13; Lester 5-17
-- Whitley 2-9; Gibson 5-16
-- Stroman 2-6; Milone 7-15 (3 of last 3)
-- Cobb 3-11; Smyly 6-13
-- Ventura 4-15; Tomlin 3-10
-- Elias 5-17; Sale 1-12
-- Keuchel 4-15 (3 of last 5); Wilson 4-17

-- Darvish 2-15; Niese 4-16 (0 of last 7)

Umpires
LA-Colo-- Eight of last eleven Blaser games stayed under.

NY-Minn-- Seven of last nine West games went over.
Tor-A's-- Seven of last ten Carapazza games stayed under.
TB-Det-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Wolcott games.
Hst-LAA-- Favorites won six of last eight Hernandez games.

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:43 AM

MLB

Friday, July 4

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Trend Report
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11:05 AM
CHI CUBS vs. WASHINGTON
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games
Chi Cubs are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs

1:35 PM
BALTIMORE vs. BOSTON
Baltimore is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Boston's last 23 games
Boston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games

3:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. MINNESOTA
NY Yankees are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees

4:05 PM
TORONTO vs. OAKLAND
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

5:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games at home

6:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
San Francisco is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home

7:08 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. DETROIT
Tampa Bay is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games
Detroit is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay

7:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Cincinnati is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

7:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Seattle's last 10 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 18-5 SU in their last 23 games when playing Seattle
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games

7:10 PM
TEXAS vs. NY METS
Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing NY Mets
Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Mets's last 18 games
NY Mets are 1-7 SU in its last 8 games

7:15 PM
MIAMI vs. ST. LOUIS
Miami is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Miami is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of St. Louis's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of St. Louis's last 25 games

7:35 PM
ARIZONA vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games at home
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

8:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of LA Dodgers's last 17 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
Colorado is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

9:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Houston is 4-9 SU in their last 13 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
LA Angels are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing Houston
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home

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**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:43 AM

MLB

Friday, July 4

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Who's hot, who's not in Fourth of July baseball betting
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What better way to celebrate the Fourth of July than some time with family and friends, some ice-cold American beer, a bbq overflowing with meat, and a full slate of games in America's past time?

We decided to take a look at the past 11 season in the majors to total up the wins, losses, overs and unders in games played on July 4.

* The O/U count in 2013 was 10-4.
* The New York Yankees are 8-1-2 O/U in the past 11 July 4 games.
* The Oakland A's 2-8 O/U in the past 10 July 4 games.
* The Philadelphia Phillies have posted the best July 4 record over the past 11 seasons at 9-2.
* The Houston Astros have lost seven-straight games on the Fourth of July.
* The combined O/U is 160-140-14 for MLB clubs.

Here is a look at the numbers per team.

AL East:

Baltimore Orioles: 5-6 SU, 7-4 O/U
Boston Red Sox: 4-7 SU, 6-4-1 O/U
New York Yankees: 5-6 SU, 8-1-2 O/U
Tampa Bay Rays: 5-6 SU, 7-4 O/U
*Toronto Blue Jays: 4-6 SU, 8-2 O/U

AL Central:

Chicago White Sox: 6-5 SU, 4-6-1 O/U
#Cleveland Indians: 6-6 SU, 7-4-1 O/U
#Detroit Tigers: 3-9 SU, 6-6 O/U
Kansas City Royals: 4-7 SU, 6-4-1 O/U
Minnesota Twins: 6-5 SU, 5-4-2 O/U

AL West:

Houston Astros: 2-9 SU, 7-4 O/U
Los Angeles Angels: 7-4 SU, 7-4 O/U
*Oakland A's: 6-4 SU, 2-8 O/U
Seattle Mariners: 6-5 SU, 3-7-1 O/U
Texas Rangers: 7-4 SU, 5-4-2 O/U

NL East:

Atlanta Braves: 6-5 SU, 3-8 O/U
Miami Marlins: 6-5 SU, 3-8 O/U
New York Mets: 6-5 SU, 6-5 O/U
Philadelphia Phillies: 9-2 SU, 6-5 O/U
Washington Nationals: 7-4 SU, 7-4 O/U

NL Central:

Chicago Cubs: 3-8 SU, 5-6 O/U
^Cincinnati Reds: 5-5 SU, 3-7 O/U
Milwaukee Brewers: 4-7 SU, 7-4 O/U
Pittsburgh Pirates: 6-5 SU, 7-4 O/U
St. Louis Cardinals: 8-3 SU, 4-6-1 O/U

NL West:

Arizona Diamondbacks: 5-6 SU, 6-3-2 O/U
Colorado Rockies: 7-4 SU, 6-5 O/U
Los Angeles Dodgers: 6-5 SU, 4-7 O/U
San Diego Padres: 7-4 SU, 6-5 O/U
^San Francisco Giants: 3-7 SU, 8-2 O/U

* The A's and Jays did not play on July 4 in 2005.
# The Tigers and Indians played a double header on July 4 in 2005.
^ The Giants and reds game was postponed in 2013.

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**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:46 AM

MLB

Friday, July 4

Domonic Brown, Philadelphia - Out Fri

Brown has been placed on the paternity list and will miss his second of three games Friday against the Pirates.

Red Sox, Lester ice cold vs. O's

In Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester's previous nine starts versus the Baltimore Orioles, the Sox are a paltry 1-8. Lester will try to reverse that trend when he takes the mound against the O's at Fenway Park Friday.

BoSox are -148 faves with a total of 8.5.

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 08:48 AM

Earnhardt sets sights on sweep at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has a chance to do something this weekend that only one driver in the previous 32 years accomplished.

That's sweep both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Daytona International Speedway. The last driver to win both Daytona races happens to be Earnhardt's Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Jimmie Johnson, who accomplished the feat last year.

"That stat went 30 (plus) years for a reason," said Johnson, whose Daytona double was the first since Bobby Allison in 1982 and just the fifth in history (Fireball Roberts 1962, Cale Yarborough 1968 and LeeRoy Yarbrough 1969). "It's not easy because, in (restrictor) plate racing, anything can happen."

As unpredictable as racing at Daytona can be, one factor Earnhardt has going for him is his consistency this season under any and all circumstances. In fact, he's riding a string of five consecutive top-10 finishes, including his victory at Pocono Raceway and a fifth last week at Kentucky Speedway.

"I'm just thrilled with the way the team is competing," Earnhardt said before Thursday's practice at Daytona. "We have been doing some great work since the beginning of the Chase last year -- maybe even a little before that. If you look at the graph, going back to 2011 when Steve (crew chief Letarte) and I got together, our performance has been a linear trajectory improvement.

"It's as good as I have ever run at Hendrick and maybe even at DEI. I remember when we put together a couple of top-15s a couple weeks in a row. Then it became a couple of top-10s. Then, man, if we ran in the top five a couple of times we were really doing it.

"Our progression makes sense to me, but at the same time, it really surprises me that the team has been able to sustain it. That has been the tough part for me over my career -- to sustain momentum."

That momentum includes 12 top-10 finishes in the first 17 races and has him in a points tie for second with Johnson in the Cup standings, 24 points behind another Hendrick driver, Jeff Gordon.

Earnhardt concedes that winning the Daytona 500 is a slightly bigger deal than winning the July event at Daytona.

"But winning here, regardless, it's a great feeling," he said. "So you are going to try your guts out.

"I would love to sweep the races at Daytona because that is a cool thing, but I just love winning here. To go to victory lane, regardless of what we did in February, would mean a lot to me."

Johnson says it might be even bigger for the sport.

"An Earnhardt winning in Daytona is huge, period," Johnson said. "It would be meaningful and impactful for everybody involved. If I don't have a chance to win the race, I wouldn't mind if he did.

"He's going to be fast. He's going to be strong and have a very good opportunity to win. If he can make it to the white flag lap (in contention), he will definitely be a threat."

With two victories this season all but assuring his place in the Chase, Earnhardt says he and Letarte plan to be aggressive in terms of pit strategy on Saturday night.

"We did it perfectly for the (Daytona) 500 and we were in position at Talladega to gamble and make it work like several guys did," said Earnhardt, who led 26 laps at Talladega but played it conservatively on fuel, got trapped in traffic and finished 26th on NASCAR’s other restrictor plate track.

"We learned a little bit there as far as how we could be a bit more aggressive with our pit strategy considering where we are in points and (with) the wins we have. ... If we run out of gas, I can take that if we are trying to win a race."

SHORT ON PRACTICE

Rain forced cancellation of Thursday's second and final practice for the Coke Zero 400.

Winless Cup drivers Jamie McMurray (201.952 mph), Kyle Larson (201.889) and Clint Bowyer (201.839) were the fastest in a rain-delayed first session. Those times could loom large with thunderstorms a possibility for Friday afternoon at Daytona.

Qualifying is scheduled for 5:10 p.m ET Friday, but the starting grid would be set by practice times in the event of a rainout.

Brad Keselowski, Gordon, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Greg Biffle also topped 201 mph. Johnson was 42nd among 44 drivers, settling for a best lap of 191.274, ahead of only Michael Waltrip and Terry Labonte.

DASHING FOR CASH

Friday night's Firecracker 250 serves as the qualifying race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Dash 4 Cash that will take place during the ensuing four weeks.

The first four finishers at Daytona who are eligible for Nationwide Series driver points will qualify for weekly $100,000 prizes in each of the next four races to be run at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Iowa Speedway,

Should one driver win all four awards and win the final race of the series at Iowa outright, Nationwide Insurance will award that driver a $600,000 bonus for $1 million in total prize money.

"Ten thousand dollars is a ton of money for a Nationwide driver," series points leader Elliott Sadler said. "So not only are we trying to race for the win this weekend, we're also trying to be part of the Nationwide Series Dash 4 Cash."

It's also a lot of money for a fan -- four of whom who registered at www.NASCAR.com/Dash4Cash will receive expense-paid trips to Iowa and be randomly paired with the eligible D4C drivers in the race. The fan paired with the winning driver will also win $100,000.

"Most of all, it brings a lot of attention to our sponsors," Sadler said. "Our sponsors love it when you're part of that Dash 4 Cash. I like the new format with five weeks in a row on a lot of different styles of racetracks."

Sadler says the major concern for drivers in Friday's race will be the potential for overheating. "Running in a pack this weekend, we're going ro run hot," he said. "The biggest issue is the radiator intake grille opening is so small, so you're really going to have to watch your water temperature."

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 09:24 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, July 4

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CHICAGO CUBS (37 - 46) at WASHINGTON (46 - 38) - 11:05 AM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1351-1510 (-279.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 11-26 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1-12 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 46-72 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1294-1426 (-257.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 73-115 (-31.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 36-67 (-26.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 142-154 (-41.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 17-2 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-23 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
HAMMEL is 11-4 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 52-44 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 40-43 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 92-85 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.2 Units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
HAMMEL is 7-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.088.
His team's record is 8-1 (+7.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.5 units)

TANNER ROARK vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
ROARK is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (37 - 48) at PITTSBURGH (44 - 41) - 5:05 PM
ROBERTO HERNANDEZ (R) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 110-137 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 110-135 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 79-106 (-30.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HERNANDEZ is 15-27 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HERNANDEZ is 6-17 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 141-112 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 139-111 (+22.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 32-21 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 117-93 (+22.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 64-47 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 77-51 (+16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 120-102 (+28.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 10-5 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 374-348 (+41.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 46-50 (-33.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.

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

ROBERTO HERNANDEZ vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 1-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

GERRIT COLE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
COLE is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.07 and a WHIP of 1.689.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (47 - 38) at SAN DIEGO (38 - 47) - 6:40 PM
MATT CAIN (R) vs. ERIC STULTS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-66 (-20.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-19 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-62 (-29.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CAIN is 15-28 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 9-19 (-15.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 3-11 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 15-28 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 4-14 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 41-27 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 14-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 25-17 (+13.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 39-29 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-15 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 110-78 (+24.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 22-15 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 42-32 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-43 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 26-35 (-11.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-40 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 5-4 (+2.4 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.7 Units)

MATT CAIN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
CAIN is 7-13 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.145.
His team's record is 12-21 (-13.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-17. (-5.4 units)

ERIC STULTS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
STULTS is 7-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.52 and a WHIP of 1.445.
His team's record is 10-7 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-6. (+3.4 units)

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MILWAUKEE (51 - 35) at CINCINNATI (43 - 41) - 7:10 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. ALFREDO SIMON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 34-14 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SIMON is 14-3 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SIMON is 7-0 (+7.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
SIMON is 14-3 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 51-35 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 23-11 (+15.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 27-17 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 51-33 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 32-21 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 93-87 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 34-29 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LOHSE is 13-4 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 13-4 (+9.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 23-11 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 5-2 (+3.0 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

KYLE LOHSE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LOHSE is 5-4 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 8-8 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-9. (-3.6 units)

ALFREDO SIMON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
SIMON is 0-0 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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MIAMI (41 - 44) at ST LOUIS (46 - 40) - 7:15 PM
NATHAN EOVALDI (R) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 114-171 (-42.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 22-4 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games in July games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 118-74 (+23.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 36-10 (+19.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 31-26 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MIAMI is 342-390 (+40.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 20-25 (-10.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

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

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
EOVALDI is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

LANCE LYNN vs. MIAMI since 1997
LYNN is 2-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

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ARIZONA (36 - 51) at ATLANTA (47 - 38) - 7:35 PM
JOSH COLLMENTER (R) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 36-51 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 36-51 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 11-2 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
ATLANTA is 37-15 (+17.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

JOSH COLLMENTER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
COLLMENTER is 1-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.873.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
SANTANA is 2-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 1.045.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

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LA DODGERS (49 - 39) at COLORADO (36 - 50) - 8:10 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. JAIR JURRJENS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 7-3 (+2.8 Units) against COLORADO this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.6 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. COLORADO since 1997
KERSHAW is 12-5 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.33 and a WHIP of 1.188.
His team's record is 17-8 (+7.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-13. (-2.0 units)

JAIR JURRJENS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
JURRJENS is 3-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.99 and a WHIP of 1.618.
His team's record is 4-3 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+5.1 units)

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BALTIMORE (46 - 39) at BOSTON (38 - 47) - 1:35 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 8-16 (-11.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 69-46 (+16.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 18-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 47-39 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 19-13 (+12.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 19-14 (+16.4 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 24-18 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-16 (+9.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 44-29 (+23.8 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 206-163 (+46.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 97-68 (+19.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 38-48 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 16-22 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BOSTON is 20-23 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BOSTON is 41-52 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 36-44 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 24-32 (-13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 189-181 (-44.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
LESTER is 12-18 (-13.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 5-5 (+0.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.7 Units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
GONZALEZ is 3-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.179.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

JON LESTER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
LESTER is 15-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.92 and a WHIP of 1.304.
His team's record is 17-9 (+4.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-11. (-1.7 units)

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NY YANKEES (42 - 42) at MINNESOTA (38 - 46) - 3:10 PM
CHASE WHITLEY (R) vs. KYLE GIBSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 15-21 (-10.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 20-27 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY YANKEES are 37-21 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 9-23 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 44-76 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

CHASE WHITLEY vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
WHITLEY is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GIBSON is 1-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 8.71 and a WHIP of 2.033.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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TORONTO (47 - 40) at OAKLAND (52 - 33) - 4:05 PM
MARCUS STROMAN (R) vs. TOM MILONE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 52-33 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 21-7 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 129-77 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 35-17 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 50-29 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 162-114 (+43.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 90-58 (+20.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 68-49 (+17.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 51-36 (+21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
MILONE is 44-29 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILONE is 12-1 (+10.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILONE is 42-27 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILONE is 30-16 (+15.2 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against OAKLAND this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.1 Units)

MARCUS STROMAN vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

TOM MILONE vs. TORONTO since 1997
MILONE is 0-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 7.62 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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TAMPA BAY (38 - 50) at DETROIT (48 - 34) - 7:05 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. DREW SMYLY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 38-50 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 22-33 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 9-16 (-10.4 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 19-30 (-18.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 19-26 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 23-6 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-15 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 42-35 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-24 (-12.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SMYLY is 1-7 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SMYLY is 6-12 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

ALEX COBB vs. DETROIT since 1997
COBB is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

DREW SMYLY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
SMYLY is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.222.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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KANSAS CITY (44 - 40) at CLEVELAND (41 - 43) - 7:05 PM
YORDANO VENTURA (R) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 133-114 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 74-46 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 127-108 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 77-55 (+17.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 65-57 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 48-41 (+16.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 59-52 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 3-3 (+0.0 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
VENTURA is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 1.026.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

JOSH TOMLIN vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TOMLIN is 5-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.229.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.0 units)

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SEATTLE (47 - 38) at CHI WHITE SOX (40 - 46) - 7:10 PM
ROENIS ELIAS (L) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 52-61 (-20.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 320-296 (-72.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
SEATTLE is 47-38 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 26-16 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 32-21 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-15 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 39-38 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-11 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 27-20 (+10.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 103-145 (-28.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 11-27 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 98-139 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

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

ROENIS ELIAS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

CHRIS SALE vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SALE is 2-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.22 and a WHIP of 1.075.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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HOUSTON (36 - 51) at LA ANGELS (48 - 36) - 9:05 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. C.J. WILSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 9-44 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in July games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 86-179 (-49.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 31-92 (-38.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 9-43 (-23.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 264-196 (+47.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 18-4 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LA ANGELS are 49-62 (-27.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 118-118 (-21.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 7-4 (+0.9 Units) against HOUSTON this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
KEUCHEL is 3-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.483.
His team's record is 3-2 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

C.J. WILSON vs. HOUSTON since 1997
WILSON is 5-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.05 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 7-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-3. (+2.8 units)

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TEXAS (37 - 48) at NY METS (37 - 48) - 7:10 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

YU DARVISH vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

JON NIESE vs. TEXAS since 1997
NIESE is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.411.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 09:49 AM

MLB

Friday, July 4

Hitters up against the wind at Nationals Park

The Chicago Cubs will be taking a piece of the Windy City with them when they visit the Washington Nationals Friday. At game-time, there will be winds blowing in from leftfield at 24 km/h.

Jays-Athletics bettors need to know ump

Victor Carapazza, who will be calling balls and strikes for the Toronto Blue Jays-Oakland Athletics game Friday, has the second highest strike percentage in baseball (65.7 percent).

Bettors have been capitalizing with a 6-10 over/under in his last 16 with teams averaging 6.69 runs per game.

**Udog** · 07-04-2014, 11:04 AM

MLB
Short Sheet

Friday, July 4

Chicago at Washington, 11:05 AM ET
Hammel: 8-1 TSR against NL East opponents
Roark: WASHINGTON is 11-18 after allowing 3 runs or less 3 straight games

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 5:05 ET
Hernandez: PHILADELPHIA 21-3 after a win by 2 runs or less
Cole: PITTSBURGH 59-32 after scoring 2 runs or less

San Francisco at San Diego, 6:40 ET
Cain: SAN FRANCISCO 55-43 in road games after a loss
Stults: SAN DIEGO 4-11 after 3 straight games where they committed no errors

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 ET
Lohse: MILWAUKEE 18-10 as an underdog
Simon: CINCINNATI 11-23 after a game with a combined score of 3 runs or less

Miami at St Louis, 7:15 ET
Eovaldi: MIAMI 28-14 OVER after a loss
Lynn: ST LOUIS 14-22 after a game where the bullpen gave up no runs

Arizona at Atlanta, 7:35 ET
Collmenter: ARIZONA 29-41 after allowing 2 runs or less
Santana: ATLANTA 20-3 after 2 straight wins by 2 runs or less

LA Dodgers at Colorado, 8:10 ET
Kershaw: n/a
Jurrjens: n/a

Baltimore at Boston, 1:35 ET
Gonzalez: BALTIMORE 19-11 after 3 or more consecutive home games
Lester: BOSTON 21-29 in home games after 2 or more consecutive losses

NY Yankees at Minnesota, 3:10 ET
Whitley: NY YANKEES 12-4 in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3 games
Gibson: MINNESOTA 44-76 in home games after a loss

Toronto at Oakland, 4:05 ET
Stroman: TORONTO 62-81 when the money line is +125 to -125
Milone: 12-1 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -150

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Cobb: TAMPA BAY 23-6 in July games
Smyly: 1-7 TSR in home games after a win

Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 ET
Ventura: KANSAS CITY 36-15 UNDER as a road underdog of +100 to +150
Tomlin: CLEVELAND 70-34 as a favorite

Seattle at Chicago, 7:10 ET
Elias: SEATTLE 7-1 as a road underdog of +150 or more
Sale: CHI WHITE SOX 15-36 after scoring and allowing 3 runs or less

Houston at LA Angels, 9:05 ET
Keuchel: HOUSTON 20-61 as a road underdog of +150 to +200
Wilson: 34-20 OVER in night games

Texas at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Darvish: n/a
Niese: n/a

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