The Bum's MLB August Thread- stats-trends-rated games !

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Wednesday, August 13

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Chi. White Sox - 3:45 PM ET San Francisco -120 500 DOUBLE PLAY

San Francisco - Under 7 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Arizona - 4:05 PM ET Cleveland -161 500

Cleveland - Over 8.5 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Colorado - 6:40 PM ET San Diego -167 500 *****

San Diego - Under 6.5 500

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MLB
Dunkel

Chicago White Sox at San Francisco
The White Sox look to follow up last night's 3-2 win in the series opener and come into today's game with a 5-1 record in Jose Quintana's last 6 starts as a road underdog of +110 to +150. Chicago is the pick (+130) according to Dunkel, which has the White Sox favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+130). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

Game 951-952: Colorado at San Diego (6:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Matzek) 15.522; San Diego (Kennedy) 14.102
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-175); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+155); Over

Game 953-954: LA Dodgers at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 17.403; Atlanta (Santana) 15.219
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2; 6
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-105); Under

Game 955-956: St. Louis at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Masterson) 14.672; Miami (Eovaldi) 16.132
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Miami (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-120); Over

Game 957-958: Washington at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 18.322; NY Mets (Colon) 15.769
Dunkel Line: Washington by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-125); Over

Game 959-960: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 15.302; Cubs (Wada) 16.199
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-130); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+110); N/A

Game 961-962: Minnesota at Houston (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Gibson) 16.569; Houston (Oberholtzer) 15.109
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Houston (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100); Over

Game 963-964: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Pineda) 14.309; Baltimore (Tillman) 16.228
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-135); Over

Game 965-966: Tampa Bay at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Archer) 17.859; Texas (Mikolas) 14.332
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 3 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-145); Under

Game 967-968: Oakland at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Kazmir) 17.587; Kansas City (Vargas) 16.243
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Oakland (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-125); Under

Game 969-970: Toronto at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 15.775; Seattle (Iwakuma) 17.329
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Seattle (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-160); Under

Game 971-972: Boston at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Ranaudo) 15.422; Cincinnati (Leake) 14.592
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-150) 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+130); Over

Game 973-974: Chicago White Sox at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Quintana) 15.879; San Francisco (Peavy) 14.422
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+130); Under

Game 975-976: Pittsburgh at Detroit (7:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Worley) 16.767; Detroit (Farmer) 14.658
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-125); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+105); Over

Game 977-978: Arizona at Cleveland (7:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Nuno) 15.402; Cleveland (Tomlin) 14.566
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+150); Under

Game 979-980: Philadelphia at LA Angels (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 14.901; LA Angels (Weaver) 17.887
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 3; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-220); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-220); Over

Game 981-982: Arizona at Cleveland (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Chafin) 14.673; Cleveland (Bauer) 16.221
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-170); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-170); Under

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, August 13

Nationals-Mets
Zimmerman is 1-0, 2.23 in his last three starts.
Colon is 3-1, 3.25 in his last four starts.

Washington won four of its last six games.
Mets are 4-6 in their last ten games.
Last five Zimmerman starts went over the total.

Cardinals-Marlins
Masterson allowed 10 runs in eight IP in two starts for St Louis.
Eovaldi is 1-0, 0.60 in his last couple starts, both vs Cincinnati.

Cardinals lost six of their last eight road games.
Marlins won four of their last five games.

Under is 5-2 in last seven Eovaldi starts.

Dodgers-Braves
Ryu is 4-0, 1.91 in his last five starts.
Santana is 4-0, 2.91 in his last five starts.

Dodgers won eight of their last ten road games.
Braves lost 11 of their last 13 games overall.
Seven of last ten Santana starts stayed under the total.

Brewers-Cubs
Lohse is 0-2, 6.75 in his last three starts.
Wada is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.

Milwaukee won four of its last six games.
Cubs are 7-10 in their last seventeen home games.

Seven of last nine Brewer games stayed under total.

Rockies-Padres
Matzek is 1-4, 5.80 in his last seven starts.
Kennedy is 3-1, 2.51 in his last seven starts.

Rockies lost 13 of their last 16 games.
San Diego won ten of its last thirteen games.

Under is 12-4-1 in last seventeen Colorado road games.

Bronx-Orioles
Pineda was 2-2, 1.83 in four starts back in April.
Tillman is 2-0, 1.32 in his last couple starts.

Bronx is 5-8 in its last thirteen road games.
Baltimore won 11 of its last 15 games.

Six of last eight Bronx games stayed under total.

Rays-Rangers
Rays won three of last four Archer starts (2-1, 4.07).
Mikolas is 0-1, 2.25 in his last two starts.

Rays won four of their last six games.
Texas lost 13 of their last 20 games.

Under is 6-1-1 in Tampa Bay's last eight games.

A's-Royals
Kazmir is 4-1, 3.07 in his last seven starts.
Vargas is 0-2, 6.60 in his last three starts.

A's lost 10 of their last 16 road games.
Kansas City won 11 of its last 13 games.

Over is 4-0-1 in Kazmir's last five road starts.

Twins-Astros
Gibson is 2-4, 6.68 in his last six starts.
Oberholtzer is 2-0, 2.93 in his last four starts.

Minnesota lost five of its last seven games.
Astros won six of their last eight home games.
Eight of last twelve Minnesota games went over total.

Blue Jays-Mariners
Dickey is 2-2, 4.63 in his last five starts.
Iwakuma is 2-1, 1.66 in his last three starts.

Toronto lost eight of its last eleven games.
Mariners won eight of their last ten games.
Last four Dickey starts went over the total.

Pirates-Tigers
Pirates won last four Worley starts (3-0, 1.93).
Rookie Farmer has only two starts (1-0, 3.00) above A ball; he was 10-5, 2.60 in the Midwest League this year.

Pirates won five of their last seven games.
Detroit is 10-16 since the All-Star break.

Nine of last thirteen Pirate games went over the total.

Diamondbacks-Indians
Chafin is 8-6, 3.96 in 23 AAA starts; this is his MLB debut. Arizona is 0-6 in Nuno starts (0-3, 5.81 in last five).
Tomlin is 0-3, 7.76 in his last five starts. Former D'back Bauer is 0-3, 6.86 in his last four starts.

Arizona is 6-10 in its last sixteen road games.
Indians won eight of their last eleven home games.

Five of last seven Arizona games stayed under total.

Red Sox-Reds
Rookie Ranaudo allowed two runs in six IP in his first MLB start.
Leake is 2-1, 1.31 in his last three starts.

Red Sox won three of their last four games.
Cincinnati lost three of its last four games.

Under is 7-1-1 in last nine Boston road games.

Phillies-Angels
Phillies lost last five Burnett starts (0-4, 8.06).
Weaver is 1-1, 6.35 in his last three starts.

Phillies lost four of their last five games.
Angels lost four of their last six games.

Seven of last eight Burnett starts went over the total.

White Sox-Giants
Quintana is 1-1, 3.04 in his last four starts.
Peavy is 0-12 in his last 18 starts, 0-3, 5.30 in three with the Giants.

White Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
San Francisco lost six of last seven games; they're 6-19 in last 25 home tilts.

Eight of last ten Quintana starts stayed under total.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Matzek 2-9; Kennedy 11-13
-- Ryu 14-8; Santana 12-10
-- Masterson 11-10/1-1; Eovaldi 10-14
-- Zimmerman 13-9; Colon 13-10
-- Lohse 16-8; Wada 1-4

-- Gibson 10-12; Oberholtzer 7-9
-- Pineda 2-2; Tillman 16-9
-- Archer 12-11; Mikolas 1-6
-- Kazmir 17-6; Vargas 11-10
-- Dickey 11-14; Iwakuma 11-8

-- Ranaudo 1-0; Leake 10-14
-- Quintana 9-15; Peavy 5-15/0-3
-- Worley 6-3 (4-0 last 4); Farmer 0-0
-- Nuno 6-8/0-6, Chafin 0-0; Bauer 7-10, Tomlin 6-9
-- Burnett 10-15 (1-7 last 8); Weaver 15-10

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Matzek 4-11; Kennedy 8-24
-- Ryu 2-22; Santana 7-22
-- Masterson 7-25; Eovaldi 9-24
-- Zimmerman 1-22; Colon 7-24
-- Lohse 9-24; Wada 1-5

-- Gibson 6-22; Oberholtzer 8-16
-- Pineda 1-4; Tillman 10-25
-- Archer 4-23; Mikolas 1-7
-- Kazmir 4-23; Vargas 2-21
-- Dickey 6-25; Iwakuma 4-19

-- Ranaudo 0-1; Leake 5-24
-- Quintana 4-24; Peavy 5-23
-- Worley 1-9; Farmer 0-0
-- Nuno 7-20, Chafin 0-0; Bauer 5-17, Tomlin 5-15
-- Burnett 8-25; Weaver 5-25

Umpires
-- StL-Mia-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Hoberg games.
-- LA-Atl-- Last four Ripperger games stayed under.
-- Wsh-NY-- All three Scheurwater games stayed under.
-- Mil-Chi-- Five of last six Fagan games went over.
-- Col-SD-- Favorites won eight of last ten LBarrett games.

-- NY-Blt-- Favorites won 14 of last 16 Davis games.
-- TB-Tex-- Underdogs won four of last six Foster games.
-- Min-Hst-- Favorites won 14 of last 16 Hoye games.
-- A's-KC-- Underdogs won six of last nine Hallion games.
-- Tor-Sea-- Favorites won all three May games.

-- Bos-Cin-- Six of last eight Meals games went over.
-- Chi-SF-- Five of last six Segal games went over total.
-- Pitt-Det-- Road team won eight of last ten TBarrett games.
-- Phil-LA-- Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Wendelstedt games.

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MLB

Wednesday, August 13

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
BOSTON vs. CINCINNATI
Boston is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games at home

2:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. HOUSTON
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home

3:45 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
Chi White Sox are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

6:40 PM
COLORADO vs. SAN DIEGO
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games at home
San Diego is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado

7:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
NY Yankees are 2-3-1 SU in their last 6 games ,on the road
NY Yankees are 1-3-1 SU in their last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore14-5-1 SU in its last 20 games at home
Baltimore7-2-1 SU in its last 10 games

7:05 PM
ARIZONA vs. CLEVELAND
Arizona is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Cleveland
Arizona is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
Cleveland is 2-4-1 SU in its last 7 games ,
Cleveland4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:08 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh

7:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. ATLANTA
LA Dodgers are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 10 games on the road
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 2-13 SU in its last 15 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing Washington

7:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Miami is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis

8:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Texas
Texas is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games

8:05 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Milwaukee's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Chi Cubs's last 17 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

8:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing Oakland

10:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. LA ANGELS
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Angels's last 9 games at home
LA Angels are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Philadelphia

10:10 PM
TORONTO vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games on the road
Toronto is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Seattle
Seattle is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 7 games when playing Toronto

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MLB

Wednesday, August 13


Home team cashing with Meals behind the dish

The home team has won four-straight ball games with umpire Jerry Meals calling balls and strikes.

Meals will be working behind the plate in Cincinnati as the Reds host the Boston Red Sox in interleague action Wednesday afternoon.

Meals ranks 30th in our MLB Umpire Homer standings with a record of 12-9 on the season. There is an average of 9.62 runs scored in the 21 games he's worked home plate this season.

The Reds are currently -148 favorites for the game.


Nationals' RF Jayson Werth, questionable Wednesday

Werth aggravated a shoulder injury and did not play Tuesday. He is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Mets.

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 13

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COLORADO (46 - 73) at SAN DIEGO (56 - 62) - 6:40 PM
TYLER MATZEK (L) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 46-73 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 5-24 (-16.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 18-43 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 46-73 (-26.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 30-54 (-25.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 27-45 (-16.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
COLORADO is 18-30 (-15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 22-34 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-63 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 36-28 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 44-30 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 78-63 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 42-29 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KENNEDY is 6-15 (-10.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KENNEDY is 17-28 (-15.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 6-6 (-0.4 Units) against COLORADO this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.5 Units)

TYLER MATZEK vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MATZEK is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. COLORADO since 1997
KENNEDY is 4-4 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 1.192.
His team's record is 11-6 (+4.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-11. (-7.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (69 - 52) at ATLANTA (60 - 59) - 7:10 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. ERVIN SANTANA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 3-9 (-8.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
ATLANTA is 34-16 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SANTANA is 7-0 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 37-25 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
LA DODGERS are 30-11 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 39-25 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 28-16 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 63-46 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
RYU is 35-19 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 34-19 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
RYU is 26-12 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 60-59 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 60-59 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 27-31 (-10.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SANTANA is 17-25 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
SANTANA is 18-27 (-14.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 5-0 (+5.9 Units) against ATLANTA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. ATLANTA since 1997
RYU is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.532.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.1 units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SANTANA is 4-4 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.127.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-6. (-4.7 units)

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ST LOUIS (62 - 56) at MIAMI (59 - 60) - 7:10 PM
JUSTIN MASTERSON (R) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MASTERSON is 5-17 (-11.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 59-60 (+4.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 57-60 (+1.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MIAMI is 45-36 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MIAMI is 58-60 (+12.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 14-8 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 134-87 (+25.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 83-45 (+28.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-1 (+3.7 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

JUSTIN MASTERSON vs. MIAMI since 1997
MASTERSON is 0-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.286.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
EOVALDI is 0-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.245.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (64 - 53) at NY METS (57 - 63) - 7:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 104-96 (-18.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 30-32 (-11.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
NY METS are 75-75 (+8.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
COLON is 34-20 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 22-10 (+12.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 34-20 (+13.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 31-17 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 23-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 16-6 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
ZIMMERMANN is 45-17 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ZIMMERMANN is 37-13 (+18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 48-69 (-21.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 18-37 (-16.6 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 61-76 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 295-310 (-86.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 61-76 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 53-76 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 39-64 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 34-69 (-24.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-2 (+4.9 Units) against NY METS this season
6 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.3 Units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. NY METS since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 5-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.194.
His team's record is 12-6 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-7. (+3.4 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
COLON is 2-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.32 and a WHIP of 1.097.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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MILWAUKEE (66 - 54) at CHICAGO CUBS (51 - 67) - 8:05 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. TSUYOSHI WADA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 4-10 (-9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MILWAUKEE is 66-54 (+6.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 32-26 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 65-50 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 98-86 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 37-34 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 41-31 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LOHSE is 16-7 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
LOHSE is 25-15 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 178-265 (-50.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 58-81 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 210-286 (-85.3 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 43-83 (-27.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 58-81 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 208-223 (-74.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 36-56 (-14.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 35-51 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 41-76 (-30.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 143-193 (-65.8 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 5-6 (-0.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

KYLE LOHSE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LOHSE is 7-6 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.71 and a WHIP of 1.365.
His team's record is 15-7 (+8.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 15-7. (+7.5 units)

TSUYOSHI WADA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (53 - 65) at HOUSTON (50 - 70) - 2:10 PM
KYLE GIBSON (R) vs. BRETT OBERHOLTZER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 53-65 (+1.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 62-82 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 56-60 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 57-74 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 37-45 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 57-53 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 45-104 (-43.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 53-92 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 53-92 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-2 (+1.1 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

KYLE GIBSON vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GIBSON is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

BRETT OBERHOLTZER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (61 - 57) at BALTIMORE (68 - 50) - 7:05 PM
MICHAEL PINEDA (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 69-50 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 103-83 (+21.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-18 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-19 (+13.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 60-47 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 50-28 (+27.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 50-35 (+19.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 34-21 (+18.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 20-9 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TILLMAN is 17-9 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 15-9 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 28-13 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 8-3 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 23-15 (+16.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 7-3 (+5.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)

MICHAEL PINEDA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PINEDA is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
TILLMAN is 5-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.64 and a WHIP of 1.698.
His team's record is 7-5 (+5.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-5. (+0.8 units)

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TAMPA BAY (58 - 61) at TEXAS (47 - 72) - 8:05 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. MILES MIKOLAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 58-61 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 35-40 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-34 (-15.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 47-72 (-26.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 19-32 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 3-12 (-8.6 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
TEXAS is 22-34 (-17.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 12-25 (-15.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 45-68 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 31-55 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 33-49 (-17.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 17-29 (-10.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 16-26 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. TEXAS since 1997
ARCHER is 0-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 0.846.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

MILES MIKOLAS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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OAKLAND (73 - 46) at KANSAS CITY (64 - 54) - 8:10 PM
SCOTT KAZMIR (L) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 64-54 (+3.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 9-2 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 41-27 (+12.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 142-124 (+6.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 35-25 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 33-24 (+13.4 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.
VARGAS is 32-20 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 73-46 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 122-102 (+29.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 284-209 (+64.4 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
OAKLAND is 71-42 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 105-68 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 160-105 (+41.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 79-56 (+19.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 62-43 (+23.2 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.
KAZMIR is 73-47 (+25.5 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
KAZMIR is 67-58 (+22.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 3-2 (+2.6 Units) against OAKLAND this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
KAZMIR is 4-6 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.559.
His team's record is 7-9 (-4.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-7. (+1.2 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
VARGAS is 5-7 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.87 and a WHIP of 1.088.
His team's record is 8-9 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-9. (-3.6 units)

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TORONTO (63 - 58) at SEATTLE (64 - 55) - 10:10 PM
R.A. DICKEY (R) vs. HISASHI IWAKUMA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 5-17 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 64-55 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 28-18 (+13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
IWAKUMA is 40-28 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 39-27 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TORONTO is 63-58 (+3.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 69-77 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 6-15 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 69-77 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 47-57 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 16-23 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 28-39 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

R.A. DICKEY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
DICKEY is 2-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 6.51 and a WHIP of 1.448.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. TORONTO since 1997
IWAKUMA is 2-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.61 and a WHIP of 0.985.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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BOSTON (53 - 65) at CINCINNATI (60 - 59) - 12:35 PM
ANTHONY RANAUDO (R) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 3-0 (+3.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

ANTHONY RANAUDO vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
No recent starts.

MIKE LEAKE vs. BOSTON since 1997
LEAKE is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.429.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (57 - 63) at SAN FRANCISCO (62 - 57) - 3:45 PM
JOSE QUINTANA (L) vs. JAKE PEAVY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 115-156 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 13-5 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 57-63 (+5.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 186-140 (+41.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 517-540 (+41.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 360-357 (+35.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-38 (-10.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-31 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-25 (-12.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 29-31 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 61-68 (-23.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
PEAVY is 5-18 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 1-8 (-9.0 Units) against the money line in day games this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 4-16 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
PEAVY is 1-9 (-10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
No recent starts.

JAKE PEAVY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PEAVY is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.08 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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PITTSBURGH (64 - 55) at DETROIT (63 - 54) - 7:05 PM
VANCE WORLEY (R) vs. BUCK FARMER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 107-235 (-67.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
DETROIT is 14-1 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 161-126 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 159-125 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 48-31 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 129-102 (+24.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 63-54 (-7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 30-27 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
DETROIT is 30-27 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 14-16 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
DETROIT is 15-20 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 25-28 (-11.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 (+2.1 Units) against DETROIT this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

VANCE WORLEY vs. DETROIT since 1997
WORLEY is 0-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 7.59 and a WHIP of 1.874.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

BUCK FARMER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (51 - 67) at CLEVELAND (59 - 59) - 7:05 PM
VIDAL NUNO (L) vs. JOSH TOMLIN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

VIDAL NUNO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
NUNO is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)


JOSH TOMLIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
TOMLIN is 0-0 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (53 - 67) at LA ANGELS (69 - 49) - 10:05 PM
A.J. BURNETT (R) vs. JERED WEAVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 126-156 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 13-30 (-18.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 16-32 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 91-120 (-30.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BURNETT is 85-123 (-44.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 163-166 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 55-88 (-35.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 69-49 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 35-14 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
WEAVER is 90-37 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WEAVER is 90-37 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
WEAVER is 71-31 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WEAVER is 83-42 (+27.8 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 20-18 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 17-13 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 383-361 (+41.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 6-13 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in home games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 137-130 (-19.0 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 3-0 (+3.6 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
BURNETT is 2-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 4.99 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 4-7 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.1 units)

JERED WEAVER vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
WEAVER is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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ARIZONA (51 - 67) at CLEVELAND (59 - 59) - 4:05 PM
ANDREW CHAFIN (L) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ANDREW CHAFIN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

TREVOR BAUER vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

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MLB

Wednesday, August 13


Red Sox's DH David Ortiz, out Wednesday

Ortiz will likely be given Wednesday off and is not expected to play against the Reds.


This pitcher has been cashing for bettors

The Houston Astros have gotten hot with Brett Oberholtzer on the mound. The 'Stros are 5-0 in the southpaw's previous five starts, cashing in as an underdog in four of those outings.

Houston will send Oberholtzer to the bump at home against the visiting Minnesota Twins Wednesday. Currently, books have the Astros as small -105 favorites.

Oberholtzer has pitched the Astros to victories over Boston (+118), Oakland twice (+232, +169), Toronto (+119) and Texas (-113) in those previous five trips to the mound.


Indians sporting some strong trends vs. D-Backs

There are a couple of strong trends favoring the Cleveland Indians when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks Wednesday afternoon.

They are are currently listed as -157 favorites against Arizona left-hander Andrew Chafin, who is making his first career start.

The Indians are 21-5 in their last 26 home games against a lefty starter and are 24-6 in their last 30 games as a favorite of -151 to -200.

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MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, August 13

Colorado at San Diego, 6:40 ET
Matzek: COLORADO is 1-11 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in road games after scoring 1 run or less
Kennedy: SAN DIEGO is 42-29 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a win

LA Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:10 ET
Ryu: 23-12 (+10.8 Units) against the money line when the money line is +125 to -125
Santana: 18-27 (-14.8 Units) against the money line after a loss

St Louis at Miami, 7:10 ET
Masterson: ST LOUIS is 21-30 (-15.7 Units) against the money line after a game where the bullpen gave up no runs
Eovaldi: MIAMI is 29-21 (+8.8 Units) against the money line after 2 or more consecutive home games

Washington at NY Mets, 7:10 ET
Zimmermann: WASHINGTON is 1-8 (-8.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a game they hit 4 or more home runs
Colon: 23-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line after a loss

Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 ET
Lohse: 25-9 (+12.6 Units) against the money line as a favorite of -125 to -175
Wada: CHICAGO CUBS are 41-76 (-30.3 Units) against the money line after a win

Minnesota at Houston, 2:10 ET
Gibson: MINNESOTA is 18-11 (+13.3 Units) against the money line after a loss by 4 runs or more
Oberholtzer: HOUSTON is 13-5 OVER (+7.7 Units) in home games after 5 or more consecutive home games

NY Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 ET
Pineda: NY YANKEES are 11-28 (-18.8 Units) against the money line after allowing 8 runs or more
Tillman: 11-4 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when the money line is +125 to -125

Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 ET
Archer: TAMPA BAY is 34-20 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games
Mikolas: TEXAS is 7-21 (-14.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125

Oakland at Kansas City, 8:10 ET
Kazmir: 11-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line when the money line is -100 to -150
Vargas: KANSAS CITY is 2-9 (-8.8 Units) against the money line after a loss by 6 runs or more

Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 ET
Dickey: 11-4 OVER (+7.0 Units) in night games
Iwakuma: 40-28 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in all games

Boston at Cincinnati, 12:35 ET
Ranaudo: n/a
Leake: n/a

Chicago White Sox at San Francisco, 3:45 ET
Quintana: CHI WHITE SOX are 16-11 (+10.0 Units) against the money line after 5 or more consecutive road games
Peavy: 1-10 (-11.6 Units) against the money line when the money line is -100 to -150

Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:05 ET
Worley: PITTSBURGH is 23-12 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game
Farmer: DETROIT is 4-13 (-12.6 Units) against the money line after 6 or more consecutive road games

Arizona at Cleveland, 7:05 ET - Doubleheader Game #2
Nuno: n/a
Tomlin: n/a

Philadelphia at LA Angels, 10:05 ET
Burnett: PHILADELPHIA is 31-19 OVER (+11.6 Units) as an underdog of +150 or more
Weaver: LA ANGELS are 48-32 OVER (+13.8 Units) after allowing 2 runs or less

Arizona at Cleveland, 4:05 ET - Doubleheader Game #1
Chafin: n/a
Bauer: n/a

TSR = Team Start Record

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MLB

Wednesday, August 13


Reds' OF Jay Bruce, out Wednesday

Bruce will not play Wednesday against the Red Sox as he is dealing with an illness.


This team struggling versus American League leftys

The San Francisco Giants are a dismal 3-13 in their last 16 ball games versus left-handed starters in interleague matchups.

The Giants are currently involved in an interleague series versus the Chicago White Sox and must face yet another A.L. lefty - Jose Quintana - Wednesday afternoon.

The Sox are currently +123 road dogs at San Francisco's AT&T Park.


American League favorites dominating

Bettors looking for value have not been looking towards the American League. In the past two days, favorites have gone 8-1 in AL action.

There are five games in the AL Wednesday.

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MLB

Wednesday, August 13

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Game of the Day: Dodgers at Braves
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Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves (-113, 7)

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to maintain their recent dominance of the Atlanta Braves when the teams continue their four-game series Wednesday in Atlanta. After dispatching the Braves in the National League Division Series last fall, the Dodgers have claimed the first five meetings between the teams in 2014. Each of those victories have come in the past three weeks, playing a big role in the divergent paths for the two squads.

Los Angeles has won three straight and 13 of 18 to expand its lead in the National League West to six games over San Francisco. Atlanta, meanwhile, has lost 11 of 13 to tumble five games behind first-place Washington in the NL East and 2 1/2 games back of the second wild-card spot. With another loss Wednesday, the Braves would sit at .500 for the first time since they opened the year 1-1.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, SportsNet LA (Los Angeles), SportSouth (Atlanta)

LINE HISTORY: Pinnacle Sports opened the Bravesa as -108 faves but the line now sits -113. The total has held at 7.

INJURY REPORT: Dodgers - SS Hanley Ramirez (15-day DL, oblique). Braves - SS Andrelton Simmons (Questionable, ankle).

POWER RANKINGS: Dodgers (-194), Braves (-164)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Hyun-Jin Ryu (13-5, 3.21 ERA) vs. Braves RH Ervin Santana (11-6, 3.69)

Ryu is 4-0 with a 1.91 ERA over his last five starts after tossing seven scoreless innings in a win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. He has limited opponents to a .198 average while posting 32 strikeouts against only four walks in that span. Ryu last faced the Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS in October, giving up four runs and six hits in only three innings.

Santana cruised through five scoreless frames in his previous start against Washington before giving up four runs in his sixth and final inning, but still managed to pick up his fourth straight win. He has a 2.65 ERA during the winning streak, which also includes one no-decision at San Diego earlier this month. The veteran is 4-4 with a 3.27 ERA in eight career starts versus the Dodgers.

TRENDS:

* Dodgers are 7-0 in the last seven meetings.
* Under is 4-0 in umpire Ripperger's last four games behind home plate.
* Braves are 2-11 in their last 13 overall.
* Dodgers are 5-0 in Ryu's last five starts.

CONSENSUS: 61.97 percent of wagers on Consensus are backing the Dodgers.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Yoenis Cespedes homered in the 8th inning, Red Sox won 3-2 in Cincinnati.

-- Toronto outscored Winnipeg 17-0 in 4th quarter, beat Bombers 38-21, avenging an earlier loss to Winnipeg. Rare Tuesday night game in the CFL.

-- Josh Donaldson homered twice in a game for third time this year, A's won 11-3 in Kansas City, snapping Royals' 8-game winning streak.

-- Supposedly, Lebron James' first trip back to Miami is Christmas Day. Entire 2014-15 NBA schedule is being released today.

-- New Mexico hired prep school coach Alan Huss as an assistant, and right after that, Sam Logwood, one of Huss' best players, announced he will follow his coach to The Pit to play for the Lobos. What a coincidence!!!

-- Packers traded DL Jerel Worthy to New England, as Bill Belichick searches for depth on the defensive front.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.......

13) RIP Robin Williams, one of the all-time greats. It is tragic that someone who made others smile so much couldn’t be happy himself. Just very goddamn sad.

12) Good Will Hunting is one of my favorite movies; I’ve used my favorite quote from there on this site a couple times “Do whats in your heart, son. You’ll be fine.” Its something I think about often. RIP, sir.

11) Brady Quinn’s TV career didn’t last long; he signed on with the Dolphins as backup Matt Moore is banged-up now. Quinn was on a couple rosters LY but has not played in a real game since 2012.

10) Revel Casino in Atlantic City is closing September 10; you wonder if New Jersey will use legalized sports betting as a way to pump up their sagging casino industry? If legal sports betting ever takes hold in the east, it’ll be good to get in on the ground floor—lot of money to be had there.

9) Speaking of New Jersey, Governor Christie was at an A’s game in Oakland over the weekend, sitting behind the home dugout. Guess he had a $10,000 a plate fund raiser in San Francisco. Must be a hell of a lunch for $10K.

8) ESPN’s website points out that Andrew Luck, in his first two NFL seasons, has a 14-2 record in games decided by a touchdown or less, one of the five best two-year stretches in NFL history.

Peyton Manning has three of the other four, with former Cardinal QB Jim Hart having the other when he played for Don Coryell in the 70’s.

7) Two-sport athlete Amir Garrett has finally given up college hoop to devote himself to baseball full-time. Garrett played two years at St John’s, then transferred to Cal-Northridge, but he won’t play there. He is in the Reds’ system, and is 6-6, 3.41 in 22 starts in the Class A Midwest League this season.

6) Cleveland Browns cut 3rd-string QB Tyler Thigpen, signed Rex Grossman, kind of an odd move; they swear they’re not going to trade Brian Hoyer, but why bring Grossman in as a 3rd-stringer? Grossman was on the Redskins, so he does know Kyle Shanahan’s offense.

5) Thought of this today, for no real reason: there used to be an NBA player named Dwayne Schintzius, who was 7-1, played in college at Florida. He played eight years in the NBA as a bench player, was apparently a surly guy.

One day he got asked one too many times “How’s the weather up there?” referring to his height, so Schintzius replied “It’s raining” and spit on the guy. Really, he did.

4) Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson has onions; he’s starting a true freshman QB this fall. Hard to win at that level with a kid who was in high school at this time last year. Curious to see the young man play. The great majority of freshman football players red-shirt, meaning they don’t play the first year to beef up and get more mature, but still have four years left to play. Very few true freshman QBs begin the season as a starter.

3) David Price's first two starts with Detroit lasted a total of 31 innings.

2) New Orleans Saints have training camp this year at the Greenbrier resort, where Nick Faldo has a home; the British golf great was giving Sean Payton golf tips at Tuesday's practice and apparently used his soccer skills to nail a 35-yard FG.

1) 59 years ago today, my parents got married during a hurricane; without them, you're not reading this article right now. My mother passed away in 2004, my dad is hanging in there, rooting for the Mets every night. Cherish every day you have with your loved ones; life is too damn short.

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Monday's Rated Plays:


2 - 1.............................+ 0.69 *****

2 - 1........................... + 2.62 DOUBLE PLAY

0 - 2........................... - 6.00 TRIPLE PLAY

1 -1 ............................+ 0.76 GRAND SLAM

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Overall Rated Plays

44 - 52- 1 ............................- 18.06 *****

37 - 45 ................................- 27.57 DOUBLE PLAY

43 - 40.................................+ 21.02 TRIPLE PLAY

10 - 13....................................-11.56 GRAND SLAM

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Wednesday, August 13

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Yankees - 7:05 PM ET Baltimore -125 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Baltimore - Under 8 500


Pittsburgh - 7:08 PM ET Pittsburgh -104 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Detroit - Over 8.5 500


LA Dodgers - 7:10 PM ET Atlanta -114 500 *****

Atlanta - Under 6.5 500


St. Louis - 7:10 PM ET Miami -125 500 *****

Miami - Under 7.5 500


Washington - 7:10 PM ET Washington -125 500

NY Mets - Over 7 500


Arizona - 7:35 PM ET Arizona +162 500 DOUBLE PLAY

Cleveland - Over 8.5 500


Milwaukee - 8:05 PM ET Chi. Cubs +108 500

Chi. Cubs - Under 7.5 500


Tampa Bay - 8:05 PM ET Texas +131 500

Texas - Under 9 500


Oakland - 8:10 PM ET Oakland -106 500 TRIPLE PLAY

Kansas City - Over 7 500


Philadelphia - 10:05 PM ET LA Angels -191 500 GRAND SLAM

LA Angels - Over 8 500


Toronto - 10:10 PM ET Seattle -164 500 *****

Seattle - Under 7 500 *****

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Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

-- When Dodgers play on east coast, you think Vin Scully watches the games and critiques the announcers? He doesn't travel east of the Rockies anymore.

-- NBA All-Star break will be eight days this winter; not really sure why.

-- Central Florida is 1-point favorite over Penn State in a game being played over in Ireland August 30. Weird seeing UCF favored over Penn State in football, but they did beat the Lions in Happy Valley last season

-- Indians' catcher Yan Gomes is son-in-law of former Giant P Atlee Hammaker.

-- Catcher "blocking plate" rule is causing problems in baseball, cost White Sox in a loss at San Francisco Wednesday. As it stands now, rule lacks common sense.

-- SEC TV Network starts up today; hoping to learn a lot about college football on that channel. Texas A&M-South Carolina is network's first game August 28.

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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Idle thoughts on a summer day......

13) ESPN.com ran an interesting article about how colleges are so impatient with coaches now; Mike Krzyzewski went 38-47 in his first three years at Duke and he replaced a guy (Bill Foster) who had been in the Final Four two years earlier. If that were today, would Coach K have been fired? He definitely would’ve been on the hot seat going into Year 4.

12) Former Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen is the offensive coordinator at Rutgers, which will help the Scarlet Knights a lot. Smart guy, should still be a head coach.

11) Someone wrote an article this week asking how many more points would Pete Maravich have scored in college if he played in the era with the 3-point shot?

He averaged 44+ a game at LSU, in a game with no shot clock or 3-pointer. Well, Pistol Pete was a much better version of Jimmer Fredette; a great shooter, fancy ballhandler, great fun to watch, but the SEC he played in was largely devoid of African-American players who would have done a better job of containing him.

LSU lost 101-79 to Al McGuire’s Marquette team in the NIT, a team with New York City playground players on it; no way does he come close to 44 a game in today’s game, even with the 3-point shot.

10) Within an hour of the PGA tournament ending, I got an e-mail from New Era hat company, selling Ryder Cup team hats from Team USA.

Um, no thanks; wonder how many of those they sell. I have a great baseball cap collection, but won’t be adding one of those it.

9) Major league leaders in pitches seen per at bat: Mike Napoli 4.49, Mike Trout 4.45, Brett Gardner 4.45, Carlos Santana 4.37.

8) Sounds more and more like the Raiders could be moving back to Los Angeles; with Donald Sterling out of the picture, Raiders are the most dysfunctional sports franchise in America. Hard to believe if you're my age.

7) Baltimore Orioles have a better road record (35-24) than they do at home (34-26). Whatever they’re paying Buck Showalter, it ain’t enough.

6) I was a student manager for our basketball team in college; fun job, but I once rebounded for a guy who made 102 foul shots in a row at the end of practice. No bueno. Not only that, but he didn’t talk while shooting, so I basically held my hand under the basket, caught the ball out of the net and flipped it back to him in silence over and over for like an hour, and God forbid if it was a bad pass back.

Miss those days; going to practice every day really was great fun.

5) Parts of Long Island got over 10 inches of rain Tuesday; TEN!!!!! Town of Islip almost exceeded its record monthly rainfall in one day. Yikes.

4) Since 2009, Justin Verlander has thrown 22,918 pitches, most of any major league pitcher. He may be paying the price for that now, with a sore shoulder.

3) Nationals’ OF Jayson Werth got a citation for driving 105 mph in a 55 mph zone. Not sure what his defense would be for that one; how did they catch him?

2) I’m a firm believer than time/money management skills should become an integral part of a kid’s high school education. It’s the most important thing we do; manage time and money. Why don’t we teach kids how to do it, instead of the some of the less-useful stuff we do teach?

1) Everett Golson was officially named Notre Dame’s #1 QB for this season, as a stupidly-run charade finally plays out. Kid was their QB two years when they got drilled by Alabama in the national title game; you don’t think he was getting his job back this year? Hogwash.

They let the kid hang out to dry for a while, now they expect him to win games again, so they can continue to pocket a fortune from NBC. But they’ll tell you they’re not a football factory.

If Notre Dame isn’t a football factory, I’m not bald. End of story.

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MLB
Dunkel

Washington at NY Mets
The Mets look to bounce back from last night's 3-2 loss as they host a Nationals team that is 1-5 in Stephen Strasburg's last 6 road starts. New York is the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has the Mets favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14

Game 901-902: LA Dodgers at Atlanta (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Hernandez) 15.110; Atlanta (Harang) 16.263
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-120); Under

Game 903-904: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Fiers) 16.404; Cubs (Jackson) 13.987
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-135); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-135); N/A

Game 905-906: Arizona at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Anderson) 15.623; Miami (Penny) 14.504
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Miami (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+110); Over

Game 907-908: Washington at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Strasburg) 15.122; NY Mets (Gee) 16.322
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120); Over

Game 909-910: San Diego at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stults) 16.504; St. Louis (Lackey) 15.032
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-165); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+145); Over

Game 911-912: Cincinnati at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Simon) 15.802; Colorado (De La Rosa) 14.414
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+105); Over

Game 913-914: Oakland at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Samardzija) 16.782; Kansas City (Shields) 18.322
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-115); Under

Game 915-916: Houston at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Feldman) 13.677; Boston (Webster) 15.144
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-150); Under

Game 917-918: Tampa Bay at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 16.422; Texas (Ross) 13.875
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Texas (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+120); Under

Game 919-920: Pittsburgh at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Liriano) 17.421; Detroit (Scherzer) 16.552
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-185); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+165); Under