Wednesday's Trends and Indexes - 10/1 (MLB, CFL, Misc.)

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MLB MONEYLINE

MLB > (961) TEXAS@ (962) OAKLAND | 2016-05-16 22:05:00 - 2016-05-16 22:05:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in Road games in May games
The record is 16 Wins and 7 Losses for the last two seasons (+15.82 units)

MLB > (955) BOSTON@ (956) KANSAS CITY | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY using money line in All games at home with a money line of -100 to -125
The record is 45 Wins and 17 Losses for the last three seasons (+25.4 units)

MLB > (961) TEXAS@ (962) OAKLAND | 2016-05-16 22:05:00 - 2016-05-16 22:05:00
Play ON TEXAS using money line in Road games in night games
The record is 38 Wins and 27 Losses for the last two seasons (+23.97 units)

MLB > (965) NY YANKEES@ (966) ARIZONA | 2016-05-16 21:40:00 - 2016-05-16 21:40:00
Play AGAINST ARIZONA using money line in Home games in games played on a grass field
The record is 5 Wins and 16 Losses for the this season (-14.25 units)

MLB > (959) MINNESOTA@ (960) DETROIT | 2016-05-16 19:10:00 - 2016-05-16 19:10:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in All games in games played on a grass field
The record is 9 Wins and 26 Losses for the this season (-16.45 units)

MLB > (959) MINNESOTA@ (960) DETROIT | 2016-05-16 19:10:00 - 2016-05-16 19:10:00
Play AGAINST MINNESOTA using money line in all games
The record is 9 Wins and 26 Losses for the this season (-16.45 units)

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MLB RUNLINE

MLB > (955) BOSTON@ (956) KANSAS CITY | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Play ON KANSAS CITY in Home games when playing with a day off
The record is 19 Wins and 6 Losses for the last three seasons (+19.85 units)

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MLB TOTALS

MLB > (967) LA ANGELS@ (968) LA DODGERS | 2016-05-16 22:10:00 - 2016-05-16 22:10:00
Play UNDER LA DODGERS on the totalin All games after a loss
The record is 2 Overs and 13 Unders for the this season (+10.6 units)

MLB > (957) TAMPA BAY@ (958) TORONTO | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Play UNDER TORONTO on the totalin All games against division opponents
The record is 4 Overs and 15 Unders for the this season (+11 units)


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TOP POWER LINES

Users of our matchup reports are familiar with our Power Line ratings, calculated using both teams' ratings and home field advantage. The Top Power Lines tool offers a way to view and compare current Power Lines in one simple report, as well as the Power Line Edge, where the Power Line differs significantly from the current line.

MLB > (963) CINCINNATI @ (964) CLEVELAND | 2016-05-16 18:10:00 - 2016-05-16 18:10:00
Line: CLEVELAND-155 BTB PowerLine: CLEVELAND-245
Edge On: CLEVELAND (90)

MLB > (953) MIAMI @ (954) PHILADELPHIA | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Line: PHILADELPHIA+119 BTB PowerLine: PHILADELPHIA-108
Edge On: PHILADELPHIA (27)

MLB > (955) BOSTON @ (956) KANSAS CITY | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Line: BOSTON BTB PowerLine: BOSTON118
Edge On: BOSTON (5)

MLB > (951) ATLANTA @ (952) PITTSBURGH | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Line: ATLANTA BTB PowerLine: ATLANTA-170
Edge On: ATLANTA (8)

MLB > (957) TAMPA BAY @ (958) TORONTO | 2016-05-16 19:05:00 - 2016-05-16 19:05:00
Line: TAMPA BAY BTB PowerLine: TAMPA BAY-121
Edge On: TAMPA BAY (2)

MLB > (959) MINNESOTA @ (960) DETROIT | 2016-05-16 19:10:00 - 2016-05-16 19:10:00
Line: DETROIT-149 BTB PowerLine: DETROIT-201
Edge On: DETROIT (52)

MLB > (961) TEXAS @ (962) OAKLAND | 2016-05-16 22:05:00 - 2016-05-16 22:05:00
Line: TEXAS BTB PowerLine: TEXAS177
Edge On: TEXAS (91)

MLB > (967) LA ANGELS @ (968) LA DODGERS | 2016-05-16 22:10:00 - 2016-05-16 22:10:00
Line: LA ANGELS BTB PowerLine: LA ANGELS-176
Edge On: LA ANGELS (9)

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5/18 - YESTERDAY'S RESULTS: 0 - 2 - 2.00
OVERALL : + 5.30

THURSDAY, MAY 19

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

STL at SJ 09:00 PM

SJ -144

U 5.0

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MLB betting cheat sheet: AL Least?

It'll be a battle for the basement in The Bronx this week as the Toronto Blue Jays roll into town fresh off winning three out of four in Minnesota.

0 for 6

Six times division rivals San Diego and San Francisco have met this year. All six times the latter has won. The most recent series was in San Diego and saw the Padres score just one run in all three games. This week, the teams meet at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The Giants had to play Sunday Night, but the Padres went 17 innings against the Dodgers (and lost), so gone is any advantage there for the road team. Plus, the Giants are a hot team right now as they’ve won 10 of their last 11. At least the Padres will avoid Madison Bumgarner in this series (he pitched Sunday night).

No Home Field Advantage Here

Six times division rivals Oakland and Seattle have played this year. All six times the home team has lost. Ironically, the A’s were just swept at home by the Yankees over the weekend while the Mariners swept a series in Cincinnati. Thus, I suppose you could say then that the M’s are unfortunate hosts to start the week. They are just 8-10 at Safeco Field for the season and hitting .218 here as a team. But aside from the sweep earlier this season, the Athletics are by no means a dominant road team. They’re being outscored by 1.5 runs per game overall despite a .500 record. One break for the A’s this week is they won’t have to face Felix Hernandez.

AL Least?

For most of this season, the Yankees have occupied the basement in the American League East. But after five straight wins, the last four coming in Oakland, they now find themselves in third. Toronto, even though they won Sunday, has fallen into last. But they still have the better run differential (+2 compared to -19) compared to their Pinstriped rivals and they’re another team where the road has been kinder than home. So, I would not be the least bit surprised if they end up winning this series in the Bronx this week. They did take two of three from New York earlier this year at home.

Hitting Notes

* It’s a tough break for Tampa Bay losing Kevin Kiermaier from their lineup. Not only was the Gold Glove outfielder batting .313 over a nine-game stretch before breaking two bones in his left hand Saturday, he’s also a career .424 hitter against this week’s opponent, Miami.

* The White Sox cooled off considerably over the past week, losing six of eight games. Part of that is owed to some terrible hitting with runners in scoring position (1 for 23 against the Royals). However, there is at least one hitter in the lineup poised to possibly break out this week against Cleveland. That would be Jose Abreu, who has hit .440 his last seven games against the Indians.

Pitching Notes

* Washington just took two of three from the Mets last week, on the road. Now they get to host their main rival, trotting out Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg for the first two games. Gonzalez always seems to excel against division opponents (1.38 ERA last 15 starts) and has done quite well for himself overall this season (allowed 1 ER or less in six of eight starts). He’ll be a sizable favorite Monday over Bartolo Colon.

* If you’ve been following this column the last couple of weeks, then you know I’m at a loss for words over the Phillies’ surprising start. But I will certainly give a nod to starter Vince Velasquez, who is striking out nearly 11 batters per nine innings. In fact, in half of his eight starts, the 23-year old hasn’t given any runs. He’ll be a slight favorite, on the road, against Detroit Monday night as the Tigers will counter with the winless Mike Pelfrey (6.37 ERA, 1.829 WHIP).

Totals Trend

The Under was a perfect 3-0 in the first Kansas City-Minnesota series of 2016 and that’s the way the total has generally gone in this AL Central rivalry. Since the start of last season, the Under is 15-4-3 in all Royals-Twins games. The two play a three-game set in the Twin Cities this week. All three games in the Royals’ previous series (against Chicago) also went Under by the way.

Injury Notes

* Miggy Cabrera left the Tigers' game Sunday with a leg injury and is listed as questionable for Monday against Philly.

* Royals left fielder Alex Gordon was forced from Sunday's game after a collision with a teammate and he is listed as questionable Monday against the Twins.

* Mike Trout left the Angels' game Sunday with an ankle injury, but he is expected to play Monday against the Rangers.

* Cubs' Jason Heyward is still recovering from a crash into the outfield fence in San Francisco and is listed as doubtful Monday against the St. Louis Cardinals.

* Giants' outfielder Hunter Pence is listed as questionable to return Monday against the Padres. Pence has missed San Francisco's last two games with a tweaked hamstring.

Weather Notes

* Could be a dicey evening in D.C. where the Nationals are scheduled to host the New York Mets. 75 percent chance of rain, high humidity and thunderstorms all over the area. The total for tonight is set at 7.5.

* There is a chance of thunderstorms and a 50 percent chance of rain in Miami tonight where the Marlins will host the state-rival Tampa Bay Rays. The total for tonight is set at 7.5.

* Minnesota for the Twins vs. Kansas City Royals will be another fun place to be tonight. 70 percent chance of rain, 75 percent humidity and a chance of thunderstorms all evening. There will also be a 10-15 mph wind blowing out to left field.

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5/22- YESTERDAY'S RESULTS: 4 - 6 + 1.56
OVERALL : + 19.39

MONDAY, MAY 23

GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NYM at WAS 07:05 PM

WAS -155


PHI at DET 07:10 PM

PHI +103


TB at MIA 07:10 PM

TB +110


LAA at TEX 08:05 PM

O 9.5


KC at MIN 08:10 PM

KC -123


CHC at STL 08:15 PM

STL -103


CLE at CHW 08:40 PM

CLE +101


CIN at LA 10:10 PM

CIN +326

O 6.5


OAK at SEA 10:10 PM

SEA -125


SD at SF 10:15 PM

SF -177

U 6.5

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Baseball Capsules
August 31, 2016

BALTIMORE (AP) Matt Wieters hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Jason Grilli in the eighth inning, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

The Orioles pulled within three games of the first-place Blue Jays, who had won four in a row.

Michael Saunders tied it at 3 with a two-run homer against Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez in the seventh.

Jonathan Schoop walked with two outs in the Baltimore eighth and Wieters followed with a drive to right off Grilli (4-2) for his 12th homer of the season.

Brad Brach (8-2) picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Zach Britton got his league-leading 39th save.

METS 7, MARLINS 4

NEW YORK (AP) - Curtis Granderson came off the bench and homered twice, powering the Mets to the victory.

Asdrubal Cabrera extended his recent tear at the plate, hitting a two-run homer in his return to the lineup after missing one start due to a sore left knee. Rookie right-hander Seth Lugo (2-2) pitched six effective innings and Jeurys Familia earned his major league-leading 43rd save as the Mets won for the eighth time in 10 games.

By taking the first two games of the four-game series, New York (68-64) moved ahead of slumping Miami for second place in the NL East.

Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer for the Marlins, who have dropped four straight and six of eight overall. Tom Koehler (9-10) got the loss.

NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Max Scherzer struck out 11 in eight innings, helping Washington to the road win.

Scherzer (15-7) allowed two runs and three hits. Mark Melancon pitched a scoreless ninth for his 37th save.

Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff (9-13), who had walked just six batters in his last eight starts, issued three walks and yielded five hits and three runs through six innings.

Ryan Howard hit a two-run homer in the seventh for Philadelphia, which has dropped six of eight to fall 12 games below .500.

CUBS 3, PIRATES 0

CHICAGO (AP) - Kyle Hendricks threw seven dominant innings to lower the majors' best ERA to 2.09 and Anthony Rizzo homered in the Cubs' 21st victory in August.

Hendricks (13-7) allowed three hits and walked one. Carl Edwards Jr. worked the eighth and Aroldis Chapman finished the four-hitter for his 31st save as the Cubs improved to 21-6 this month, one win shy of the best August in franchise history set in 1932.

Rizzo belted a two-run homer off Chad Kuhl (3-2) in the first and Miguel Montero added an RBI single as the Cubs improved to 84-47.

Kuhl allowed four hits in five innings as the Pirates lost their second straight after winning four in a row.

RANGERS 8, MARINERS 7

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Rougned Odor hit a game-ending two-run homer, sending the AL-best Rangers to the victory.

Odor's 25th homer was a drive to the hill in center field on a 2-2 pitch from Edwin Diaz (0-3), who had converted his first 11 save chances of the season.

Adrian Beltre also homered for the Rangers, who won their fourth straight game and have a 10 1/2-game lead over third-place Seattle in the AL West. Houston remained 8 1/2 games back after winning earlier Tuesday against Oakland.

Matt Bush (6-2), who yielded a go-ahead sacrifice fly to Robinson Cano in the eighth, came back for the ninth to finish the game.

INDIANS 5, TWINS 4

CLEVELAND (AP) - Francisco Lindor drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Cleveland extended Minnesota's losing streak to 12 games.

Lindor's double off Alex Wimmers (0-1) snapped a 4-4 tie and helped the Indians maintain their lead over second-place Detroit in the AL Central.

Rajai Davis hit a three-run homer and Jason Kipnis added a solo shot for Cleveland, which trailed 4-1 in the second after the Twins knocked around Josh Tomlin. Dan Otero (4-1) pitched 2 2/3 hitless innings, Bryan Shaw worked out of a jam in the seventh and Andrew Miller got five outs for his third save since joining Cleveland.

Minnesota's current slide is the third longest in club history. The Twins lost 13 straight in 1961 and a team-record 14 consecutive games in 1982.

TIGERS 8, WHITE SOX 4

DETROIT (AP) - Ian Kinsler homered and drove in four runs, helping Detroit rally for the win.

Kinsler came into the game hitting .085 (4 for 47) in his last 13 games, but he hit a two-run homer in the fifth and added a two-run single in Detroit's four-run sixth inning.

JaCoby Jones had two hits and two RBIs for the Tigers in his major league debut. Bruce Rondon (5-2) picked up the win in relief of Daniel Norris, who allowed three runs in five innings.

Todd Frazier homered for Chicago. Matt Albers (2-6) got the loss.

CARDINALS 2, BREWERS 1, 10 INNINGS

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Zach Duke stranded the bases loaded with a strikeout in the 10th after Randal Grichuk hit an RBI single in the top half of the inning, lifting St. Louis to the road win.

Seung Hwan Oh (4-2) pitched out of a jam in the ninth to get the win. Duke got his first save with the Cardinals by striking out pinch-hitter Manny Pina after Matt Bowman walked three batters.

The Cardinals' Jhonny Peralta led off the 10th with a single off Corey Knebel (0-2) and moved to third on Yadier Molina's ground-rule double. Jeremy Hazelbaker, who ran for Peralta, scored the winning run on Grichuk's flare to right.

St. Louis' Adam Wainwright and Milwaukee's Wily Peralta dueled for seven innings, leaving a 1-1 game for the bullpens.

ASTROS 3, ATHLETICS 1

HOUSTON (AP) - Collin McHugh threw six scoreless innings for Houston, and Colby Rasmus and Evan Gattis homered.

Rasmus put Houston up 1-0 with a homer in the second inning in his first at-bat since returning from the 15-day disabled list. Rasmus went on the DL on Aug. 5 with a cyst in his right ear.

Gattis hit a solo homer in the seventh to make it 3-0.

McHugh (9-10) allowed four hits and struck out five. Ken Giles pitched the ninth for his sixth save.

Houston remained two games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.

Oakland's Kendall Graveman (10-9) allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings.

RAYS 4, RED SOX 3

BOSTON (AP) - Evan Longoria broke a tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, clearing Fenway Park's ''Green Monster'' and rallying Tampa Bay to the victory.

Tampa Bay's Luke Maile hit a two-run drive with two outs in the seventh for his second career homer. Enny Romero (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win and Alex Colome got three outs for his 29th save.

Hanley Ramirez hit his 18th homer and drove in two runs for Boston. Clay Buchholz (5-10) took the loss, pitching the eighth and allowing Longoria's 31st homer.

BRAVES 7, PADRES 3

ATLANTA (AP) - Julio Teheran won for the first time in 10 starts, and Braves rookie Dansby Swanson drove in three runs.

Teheran began the night with the lowest run support in the major leagues, but the two-time All-Star used a rare offensive outburst by Atlanta to earn his first home victory since last Oct. 2, a span of 14 starts.

Oswaldo Arcia homered for San Diego. Edwin Jackson (3-5) was charged with five runs and seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Teheran (4-9) allowed two runs and struck out eight in seven innings.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

— Since 2013, New Mexico is 14-6-1 vs spread coming off a loss.

— East Carolina is 9-18 vs spread in its last 27 games as a favorite.

— UConn covered 11 of its last 15 road games.

— Since ’07, Texas Tech is 24-10-1 vs spread in games where road team is favored.

— Since 2011, Arizona State is 7-13 vs spread in non-conference games.

— Last three years, Nebraska is 8-14 vs spread at home.

Due to forecasts of severe weather, the Redskins-Bucs preseason game scheduled for Thursday night has been moved up to Wednesday.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Mid-week musings……..

13) Very bad news for the Vikings Tuesday; QB Teddy Bridgewater hurt his leg and is done for the year. New starter Shaun Hill is 16-18 as an NFL starter; he was 3-5 starting for the ’14 Rams, his only starts since 2010. Hill is 36 and a vastly different player than the mobile Bridgewater.

Minnesota has no competent backup QB now, good news if you’re a fan of Austin Davis, Bryce Petty or Mark Sanchez.

12) Think it was Troy Aikman who said on TV last weekend that nickel packages (5 DB’s) were used on 62% of NFL plays last year. You get more passing in games, you need more defensive backs.

11) Andrew Luck/Kevin Hogan went 67-18 in starting Stanford’s last 85 football games; big shoes to fill for this year’s Cardinal QB.

10) Tennis balls at the US Open are different; men’s tennis balls have black writing on them and weigh slightly more than women’s tennis balls, which have red writing on them.

Insert your own joke here.

9) Mountain West basketball tournament is most always in Las Vegas, so impressive that San Diego State has won its last six conference tourney games against the Rebels. Tough to win road games in March.

8) Miami’s Jose Fernandez has made 33 road starts in his career and is 8-14 in those games. He has made 41 home starts and is 27-2 there.

7) Joey Bosa finally signed with San Diego; he won’t lose any salary, but you have to wonder how far behind he is, as far as preparing for this year.

6) South Alabama plays Mississippi State this week; USA’s defensive coordinator is the son of Ole Miss’ DC, so chances are pretty strong he got a good game plan from his dad on how to deal with the Bulldog offense, seeing as Ole Miss and Miss State are archrivals.

Too bad South Alabama doesn’t have some of Ole Miss’ players.

5) Former Packer WR James Jones is having trouble picking up San Diego’s offense; Chargers run a different offense than Green Bay– its like learning a new language, which ain’t always easy.

4) Apparently Tim Tebow did alright in his baseball tryout Tuesday; you would think someone will take a chance on him and at least let him play in the Arizona Fall League. What do you have to lose?

3) You could have won a sizeable bet in March if you had bet that Didi Gregorius would bat CLEANUP in five major league games this season. Gregorius was born in Holland, by the way- he has 17 HRs this year.

2) Pirates’ OF Starling Marte has a great throwing arm; he threw Javier Baez out at the plate with a perfect throw from LF Monday night, when Baez’s run would’ve won the game. Marte now has 17 outfield assists this season.

1– Quote of the Day, part 2: When asked which assistant coach has the toughest job on an NFL coaching staff, Giants’ coach Ben McAdoo said this:

“…….the position coach who coaches the head coach’s area of expertise.”

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MLB

Wednesday, August 31


MIN 4
CLE 5
Indians have now won Tomlin's last 13 starts vs teams below .500 & Twins have now lost 12 in a row.


PIT 0
CHC 3
Cubs are now 18-3 in their last 21 home games & are now 10-2 in Hendricks' last 12 at home (covered -1.5 in 9 of 10 home wins)


SEA 7
TEX 8
Rangers are now 13-3 in Hamels' last 16 starts & are now 7-1 in the last 8 meetings with Mariners.

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MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, August 31


Cincinnati @ LA Angels

Game 929-930
August 31, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Fnnegan) 15.437
LA Angels
(Nolasco) 13.934
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+125); Over

NY Yankees @ Kansas City

Game 927-928
August 31, 2016 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Cessa) 14,766
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 18.836
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 4
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-130
8
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-130); Over

Minnesota @ Cleveland

Game 925-926
August 31, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Dean) 14.334
Cleveland
(Kluber) 13.174
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-320
8
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+260); Over

Toronto @ Baltimore

Game 923-924
August 31, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Sanchez) 15.246
Baltimore
(Gallardo) 13.628
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-145
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-145); Over

Oakland @ Houston

Game 921-922
August 31, 2016 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Detwiler) 14.825
Houston
(Fiers) 17.352
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-220); Under

Seattle @ Texas

Game 919-920
August 31, 2016 @ 2:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Hrnandez) 15.280
Texas
(Perez) 13.211
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-115); Over

Tampa Bay @ Boston

Game 917-918
August 31, 2016 @ 1:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Smyly) 15.595
Boston
(Wright) 18.119
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-175
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-175); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Detroit

Game 915-916
August 31, 2016 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Sale) 14.422
Detroit
(Verlnder) 16.577
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-125); Over

St. Louis @ Milwaukee

Game 913-914
August 31, 2016 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Weaver) 16.926
Milwaukee
(Garza) 14.386
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-140); Under

Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs

Game 911-912
August 31, 2016 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Vogelsng) 15.009
Chicago Cubs
(Hammel) 18.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-170
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-170); N/A

San Diego @ Atlanta

Game 909-910
August 31, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Clemens) 11.849
Atlanta
(Wisler) 16.208
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 4 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-130
9
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-130); Over

Miami @ NY Mets

Game 907-908
August 31, 2016 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Phelps) 14.398
NY Mets
(Colon) 16.820
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-115
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-115); Over

Washington @ Philadelphia

Game 905-906
August 31, 2016 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Gnzalez) 15.016
Philadelphia
(Morgan) 12.566
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-180
9
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-180); Under

Arizona @ San Francisco

Game 903-904
August 31, 2016 @ 3:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Miller) 15.486
San Francisco
(Moore) 14.074
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+120); Under

LA Dodgers @ Colorado

Game 901-902
August 31, 2016 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Strpling) 16.319
Colorado
(Andrson) 13.886
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 2 1/2
14
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-135
12
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-135); Over

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MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, August 31

National League
Nationals @ Phillies
Gonzalez is 3-0, 4.39 in his last five starts; three of his last four went over. Washington is 1-7 in its last eight road starts.

Morgan is 0-3, 8.58 in his last six starts; nine of his last 10 went over. Phillies lost six of his last seven home starts.

Nationals won four of last six games; last four Washington road games stayed under. Philly is 4-9 in last 13 games; under is 5-0-1 in Phils’ last six home games.

Marlins @ Mets
Phelps is 2-0, 3.60 in his last three starts (under 3-2).

Colon is 3-1, 3.77 in his last five starts; his last three went over. Mets are 6-2 in his last eight home starts.

Marlins lost six of last eight games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. New York won six of last seven home games; over is 12-3 in their last 15 games.

Padres @ Braves
Clemens is 1-3, 6.00 in six starts for San Diego; his last four went over.

Wisler is 1-3, 7.72 in his last four starts; over is 8-3 in his last 11. Atlanta is 2-10 in his home starts.

Padres are 3-8 in last 11 road games; under is 7-5 in San Diego’s last 12 road games. Atlanta lost five of last seven home games; over is 10-3 in Braves’ last 13 games.

Cardinals @ Brewers
Weaver is 1-1, 3.60 in three starts this year (under 2-1).

Garza is 0-2, 9.00 in his last three starts; over is 4-2 in his home starts.

Cardinals are 8-2 in last ten road games (over 6-3-1). Milwaukee lost its last six games; under is 6-3 in Brewers’ last nine games.

Pirates @ Cubs
Vogelsong is 2-2, 4.30 in his last four starts; four of his last five stayed under.

Montgomery is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts for the Cubs (over 2-0).

Pirates won eight of last ten road games; under is 8-3 in Pittsburgh’s last 11 games. Chicago is 18-3 in last 21 home games; three of its last four games stayed under.

Dodgers @ Rockies
Stripling is 0-2, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Dodgers are 2-3 in his road starts. Hill shut the Giants out for six innings (81 PT) in his Dodger debut.

Hoffman is 0-2, 9.90 in two starts this year (over 1-1). Anderson is 0-2, 4.91 in his last four starts (under 9-5). Colorado won five of his last six home starts.

Dodgers won six of last nine games; five of last six LA games stayed under the total. Colorado won five of its last six home games; over is 10-7 in their last 17 games.

Diamondbacks @ Giants
Miller was 1-6, 6.98 in his last seven starts before Arizona sent him down; his last MLB start was July 6. Four of his last five starts went over. Arizona is 3-3 in his road starts.

Moore lost no-hitter with two outs in 9th inning his last start; he is 1-3, 3.77 in five starts for the Giants (under 3-2).

Arizona lost six of last eight road games; over is 14-5 in their last 19 games. Giants are 4-8 in last 12 home games; under is 6-2 in Giants’ last eight games.

American League
Blue Jays @ Orioles
Sanchez is 1-1, 4.88 in his last four starts; under is 8-1-1 in his last ten. Toronto is 7-5 in his road starts.

Gallardo is 0-3, 7.45 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Orioles are 5-2 in his home starts.

Toronto won four of its last five games; four of its last five road games stayed under. Orioles lost four of last six games; last five games at Camden Yards stayed under.

Rays @ Red Sox
Smyly is 4-0, 3.26 in his last six starts; over is 9-3 in his last 12. Rays lost seven of his last nine road starts.

Wright is 1-1, 5.84 in his last four starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Boston is 6-4 in his last ten starts.

Tampa Bay is 3-6 in last nine road games; over is 8-2-1 in Rays’ last 11 road games. Boston lost five of last seven games; over is 5-2-1 in last eight games at Fenway Park.

Twins @ Indians
Dean is 0-3, 10.29 in his last five starts; five of his last six went over. He is 1-2, 7.20 in three road starts.

Kluber is 5-0, 2.04 in his last six starts; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Cleveland won his last seven home starts.

Twins lost their last 12 games; over is 7-3 in Minnesota’s last ten games. Cleveland won five of last six home games; under is 7-2-1 in Tribe’s last ten games.

White Sox @ Tigers
Sale is 1-4, 3.02 in his last seven starts (under 5-2). Chicago lost three of his last four road starts.

Verlander is 5-1, 2.59 in his last seven starts; under is 10-1 in his last 11. Detroit is 8-3 in his last 11 home starts.

White Sox lost five of last six road games; five of last seven Chicago road games went over. Detroit won seven of last nine games; under is 10-3 in Tigers’ last 13 home games.

Mariners @ Rangers
Paxton is 1-0, 2.11 in his last three starts (over 7-7). Seattle is 2-5 in his road starts.

Perez is 1-3, 5.74 in his last five starts; four of his last six stayed under. Texas is 9-1 in his last ten home starts.

Mariners lost six of last seven road games; over is 11-7 in their last 18 road games. Texas won eight of last nine home games; under is 8-2-1 in last 11 Ranger games.

A’s @ Astros
Detwiler is 0-3, 9.00 in his last three starts (under 4-0).

Fiers is 1-0, 2.70 in his last two starts; seven of his last nine went over. Houston won five of his last six home starts.

A’s are 4-13 in last 17 road games; under is 10-1 in last ten Oakland road games. Houston won nine of last 11 games; over is 4-2-1 in last seven games at Minute Maid Park.

New York @ Royals
Cessa 2-0, 2.25 in two MLB starts (over 1-1).

Kennedy is 3-0, 1.14 in his last six starts; under is 10-2-1 in his last 13. Royals are 7-3 in his home starts.

New York won five of last seven games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Royals are 13-3 in last 16 games; KC’s last four games went over the total.

Interleague
Reds @ Angels
Finnegan is 3-1, 2.23 in his last six starts; over is 7-3 in his last ten. Reds won three of his last four road starts.

Nolasco is 0-4, 5.70 in five starts for the Angels; his last four starts stayed under.

Cincinnati lost seven of last nine games; six of Reds’ last eight road games went over. Angels won six of last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games.

Teams’ record when this pitcher starts:
Wsh-Phil– Gonzalez 11-15; Morgan 3-12
Mia-NY– Phelps 4-1; Colon 16-10
SD-Atl– Clemens 3-3/1-1; Wisler 6-15
StL-Mil– Weaver 2-1; Garza 6-8
Pitt-Chi– Vogelsong 3-4; Montgomery 2-0/1-1
LA-Colo– Stripling 5-7 Hill 1-0/9-5; Hoffman 0-2 Anderson 7-7
Az-SF– Miller 4-10; Moore 2-3/9-12

Tor-Balt– Sanchez 15-9; Gallardo 9-9 (0-4 last 4)
TB-Bos– Smyly 11-14 (5-1 last 6); Wright 14-9
Min-Clev– Dean 4-3; Kluber 15-11 (6-0 last 6)
Chi-Det– Sale 16-9; Verlander 16-11
Sea-Tex– Hernandez 12-6 (5-0 last 5); Perez 14-13
A’s-Hst– Detwiler 1-3; Fiers 14-10
NY-KC– Cessa Kennedy 13-13 (4-0 last 4)

Cin-LAA– Finnegan 10-17; Nolasco 0-5/9-12

%age of time pitcher allows 1+ runs in first inning:
Wsh-Phil– Gonzalez 6-26; Morgan 7-15
Mia-NY– Phelps 0-5; Colon 8-26
SD-Atl– Clemens 2-8; Wisler 10-21
StL-Mil– Weaver 1-3; Garza 4-14
Pitt-Chi– Vogelsong 2-7; Montgomery 1-4
LA-Colo– Stripling 3-12 Hill 4-15; Hoffman 1-2 Anderson 5-14
Az-SF– Miller 6-14; Moore 6-26

Tor-Balt– Sanchez 5-24; Gallardo 7-18
TB-Bos– Smyly 8-25; Wright 6-23
Min-Clev– Dean 3-7; Kluber 6-26
Chi-Det– Sale 8-25; Verlander 8-27
Sea-Tex– Hernandez 3-18; Perez 11-27
A’s-Hst– Detwiler 2-4; Fiers 5-24
NY-KC– Cessa Kennedy 9-26

Cin-LAA– Finnegan 8-27; Nolasco 11-26

Umpires
Wsh-Phil– Underdogs won five of last six Carlson games.
Mia-NY– Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Emmel games.
SD-Atl– Over is 5-0-1 in last six Wolf games.
StL-Mil– Home side won eight of last ten Fletcher games.
Pitt-Chi– Underdogs won seven of last nine Randazzo games.
LA-Colo– Five of last seven Cuzzi games went over.
Az-SF– Underdogs are 8-3 in last 11 Carapazza games.

Tor-Balt– Over is 12-4 in last sixteen Layne games.
TB-Bos– Four of last five Cederstrom games went over.
Min-Cle– Six of last seven Nauert games went over.
Chi-Det– Over is 3-1-1 in last five Little games.
Sea-Tex– Under is 14-7-1 in last 22 Tichenor games.
A’s-Hst– Four of last six Vanover games went over.
NY-KC– Over is 7-3 in last ten Kellogg games.

Cin-LAA– Under is 7-2-2 in last eleven Blaser games.

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/30
Arizona 23-30-11…..27-36-5…….50-66
Atlanta 26-34-8……19-31-13……45-65
Cubs 35-21-9……41-18-8……..76-39
Reds 18-41-7……29-31-5…….47-72
Colo 25-30-12…..27-32-4……52-62
LA 27-27-9……40-21-8…….67-48
Miami 28-27-10….29-21-16……57-48
Milw 19-37-7……36-24-10…..55-61
Mets 27-41-9……30-24-11……57-55
Philly 21-30-16….23-31-11…….44-59
Pitt 20-35-12…..38-22-4……58-56
St. Louis 30-27-7…..27-28-12……57-55
SD 22-41-4…..28-30-6……..50-71
SF 28-30-7……33-20-13……61-50
Wash 35-20-13…..27-20-17…..62-40

Orioles 24-35-8…….34-25-8……..58-60
Boston 25-27-10……42-18-9…….67-45
White Sox 30-28-8……35-28-3……..65-56
Cleveland 35-26-7……30-26-6……..65-52
Detroit 27-30-8…….30-30-4……..57-60
Astros 26-29-11…..32-25-7………58-54
KC 25-34-11……26-23-13……51-57
Angels 26-35-7…….24-30-10……50-65
Twins 25-34-12…….21-34-11……46-68
NYY 22-35-8……30-28-10…….52-63
A’s 21-38-8……25-29-12…….46-66
Seattle 31-28-9……29-22-12……60-50
Tampa Bay 22-28-11……30-30-10…..52-58
Texas 25-34-9…….32-23-9…….57-57
Toronto 39-21-4……..38-27-4…….77-48

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Arizona 23-62……26-69…….49
Atlanta 22-69……13-63…….34
Cubs 24-67……22-67…….46
Reds 25-67……24-65……49
Colo 13-66…….23-62…….36
LA 18-62…….26-70……44
Miami 23-64……17-63…….40
Milw 13-60……28-71……41
Mets 17-64……25-65……42
Philly 10-68……18-62……28
Pitt 15-62…….22-65……37
StL 14-62…….17-66……31
SD 16-67…….24-63……40
SF 10-62……..17-67……27
Wash 28-67…….26-63……54

Orioles 16-69……18-63…….34
Boston 16-60……31-70……..47
White Sox 20-66…..22-68……42
Cleveland 14-68…….24-62……38
Detroit 14-65……21-67…….35
Astros 22-64……23-64……45
KC 21-70…… 18-64……39
Angels 24-68…….24-64…..48
Twins 19-68…….24-66……43
NYY 7-66…….25-66……32
A’s 18-66…….15-65……33
Seattle 17-70……20-63…….37
Tampa Bay 21-61…….23-68……44
Texas 18-67……20-65……38
Toronto 19-62……28-71…….47

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MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, August 31

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LA DODGERS (73 - 58) at COLORADO (63 - 68) - 3:10 PM
ROSS STRIPLING (R) vs. TYLER ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 73-58 (-3.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 69-77 (-30.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 10-15 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 245-252 (-60.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 13-19 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 30-34 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 70-56 (-5.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 39-33 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 63-68 (+1.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 53-47 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 63-68 (+1.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 48-46 (+5.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 36-38 (+9.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 17-13 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-7 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
10 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+6.7 Units)

ROSS STRIPLING vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

TYLER ANDERSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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ARIZONA (56 - 76) at SAN FRANCISCO (71 - 60) - 3:45 PM
SHELBY MILLER (R) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 56-76 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 55-75 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 77-137 (-43.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 31-72 (-31.6 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.
MILLER is 15-32 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 14-32 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILLER is 2-16 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 71-74 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 35-32 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-16 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 68-60 (-8.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-44 (-14.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-6 (+1.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.2 Units)

SHELBY MILLER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MILLER is 2-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.374.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-7. (-7.3 units)

MATT MOORE vs. ARIZONA since 1997
MOORE is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 6.43 and a WHIP of 1.143.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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WASHINGTON (77 - 55) at PHILADELPHIA (60 - 72) - 7:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. ADAM MORGAN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 160-134 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 159-133 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 103-89 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 83-62 (-15.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 11-15 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 3-10 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 11-15 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 0-7 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 3-9 (-10.9 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. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 60-72 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 59-71 (+3.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 40-45 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-35 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-36 (+10.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 788-815 (+23.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 421-413 (+50.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 26-9 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 37-16 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 10-4 (+3.3 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
GONZALEZ is 8-6 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.82 and a WHIP of 1.173.
His team's record is 9-9 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-8. (+0.3 units)

ADAM MORGAN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
MORGAN is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 6.39 and a WHIP of 1.342.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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MIAMI (67 - 65) at NY METS (68 - 64) - 7:10 PM
DAVID PHELPS (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 22-30 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MIAMI is 46-56 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 37-28 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLON is 10-3 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 27-20 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
MIAMI is 385-447 (+38.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
NY METS are 68-64 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 12-15 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 68-64 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 45-47 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY METS are 51-47 (-10.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 192-235 (-59.1 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.
COLON is 1-11 (-13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 94-84 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 9-5 (+3.5 Units) against MIAMI this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

DAVID PHELPS vs. NY METS since 1997
PHELPS is 0-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. MIAMI since 1997
COLON is 7-4 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.85 and a WHIP of 1.158.
His team's record is 8-4 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-6. (-0.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (55 - 76) at ATLANTA (49 - 83) - 7:10 PM
PAUL CLEMENS (R) vs. MATT WISLER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 15-10 (+9.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 54-71 (+0.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 43-46 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 36-40 (+9.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ATLANTA is 20-43 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ATLANTA is 20-43 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
ATLANTA is 12-35 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 14-31 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 6-16 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ATLANTA is 50-71 (-26.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.

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

PAUL CLEMENS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT WISLER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WISLER is 0-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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PITTSBURGH (67 - 63) at CHICAGO CUBS (84 - 47) - 8:05 PM
RYAN VOGELSONG (R) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 59-69 (-20.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 49-55 (-13.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 40-15 (+19.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 86-47 (+22.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 71-60 (+18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 165-128 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 78-69 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 165-128 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-44 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 42-38 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-30 (+14.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
VOGELSONG is 32-23 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1572-1670 (-261.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 842-779 (-155.2 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1515-1583 (-236.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1152-1240 (-200.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 49-59 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 757-815 (-184.0 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 11-3 (+6.3 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.4 Units)

RYAN VOGELSONG vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
VOGELSONG is 5-7 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 5.92 and a WHIP of 1.652.
His team's record is 5-7 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HAMMEL is 7-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.74 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 8-5 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.0 units)

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ST LOUIS (70 - 61) at MILWAUKEE (56 - 76) - 8:10 PM
LUKE WEAVER (R) vs. MATT GARZA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 33-35 (-10.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ST LOUIS is 172-125 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-24 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ST LOUIS is 32-15 (+14.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 40-24 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 29-18 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 29-16 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 7-24 (-14.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 41-58 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 31-60 (-27.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 37-52 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 10-22 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 2 seasons.
GARZA is 72-88 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 11-3 (+6.9 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.2 Units)

LUKE WEAVER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

MATT GARZA vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
GARZA is 4-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.25 and a WHIP of 1.528.
His team's record is 5-8 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-6. (+1.0 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (63 - 68) at DETROIT (71 - 61) - 1:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 20-31 (-13.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 45-61 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SALE is 5-16 (-12.7 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. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 71-61 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 18-6 (+10.0 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this season.
DETROIT is 28-20 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
DETROIT is 66-58 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 43-28 (+17.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
DETROIT is 142-158 (-44.2 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
DETROIT is 47-52 (-23.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-5 (+5.3 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.3 Units)

CHRIS SALE vs. DETROIT since 1997
SALE is 7-7 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.23 and a WHIP of 1.171.
His team's record is 8-9 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-8. (-0.9 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
VERLANDER is 19-13 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.208.
His team's record is 21-16 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 19-16. (+0.6 units)

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TAMPA BAY (56 - 75) at BOSTON (73 - 59) - 1:35 PM
DREW SMYLY (L) vs. STEVEN WRIGHT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 56-75 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 4-14 (-10.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 24-38 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 20-36 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-56 (-21.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 24-45 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SMYLY is 11-3 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 151-143 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 648-584 (-83.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 117-116 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 12-15 (-10.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 44-59 (-28.4 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 134-128 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 57-61 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-8 (+0.6 Units) against BOSTON this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.1 Units)

DREW SMYLY vs. BOSTON since 1997
SMYLY is 2-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.64 and a WHIP of 0.909.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)

STEVEN WRIGHT vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (68 - 64) at TEXAS (79 - 54) - 2:05 PM
FELIX HERNANDEZ (R) vs. MARTIN PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 144-150 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-29 (-10.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 136-146 (-28.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 42-62 (-23.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 90-158 (-51.7 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
TEXAS is 79-54 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 41-19 (+25.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 12-5 (+8.3 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
TEXAS is 44-21 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TEXAS is 28-11 (+17.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 35-20 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 34-19 (+18.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 71-62 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 77-49 (+32.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 59-37 (+25.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 48-30 (+20.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 33-19 (+17.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 36-28 (+13.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HERNANDEZ is 25-9 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
PEREZ is 5-19 (-14.5 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
TEXAS is 10-4 (+7.6 Units) against SEATTLE this season
10 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.8 Units)

FELIX HERNANDEZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
HERNANDEZ is 17-22 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.251.
His team's record is 20-28 (-16.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 26-18. (+5.4 units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
PEREZ is 3-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-1. (+6.1 units)

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OAKLAND (57 - 75) at HOUSTON (70 - 62) - 2:10 PM
ROSS DETWILER (L) vs. MICHAEL FIERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 125-169 (-41.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 10-31 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 30-42 (-19.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 93-112 (-34.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-65 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 54-72 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 28-46 (-15.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
OAKLAND is 16-46 (-25.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 14-5 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
OAKLAND is 43-49 (+30.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 since 1997.
FIERS is 14-22 (-15.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 9-6 (+1.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.4 Units)

ROSS DETWILER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
DETWILER is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
FIERS is 0-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.270.
His team's record is 0-5 (-7.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.4 units)

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TORONTO (75 - 57) at BALTIMORE (72 - 60) - 7:05 PM
AARON SANCHEZ (R) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 72-60 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 43-23 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-10 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 40-23 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 67-52 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 32-17 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 53-42 (+8.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 42-29 (+11.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 119-109 (+21.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 69-58 (+18.7 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.
TORONTO is 47-24 (+15.1 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.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 7-8 (+0.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
7 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-1.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

AARON SANCHEZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SANCHEZ is 3-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.57 and a WHIP of 1.763.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.6 units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. TORONTO since 1997
GALLARDO is 5-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.269.
His team's record is 5-1 (+5.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (49 - 83) at CLEVELAND (75 - 56) - 7:10 PM
PAT DEAN (L) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 49-83 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 20-35 (-12.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-37 (-17.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MINNESOTA is 47-79 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 31-51 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 34-64 (-24.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 24-58 (-30.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CLEVELAND is 40-18 (+17.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 22-6 (+12.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 35-17 (+10.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 54-31 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 147-131 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 78-76 (-15.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
KLUBER is 26-32 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KLUBER is 8-15 (-13.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KLUBER is 25-30 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KLUBER is 16-20 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 8-7 (+5.2 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.5 Units)

PAT DEAN vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

COREY KLUBER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
KLUBER is 6-5 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.165.
His team's record is 7-9 (-6.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-8. (-0.9 units)

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NY YANKEES (68 - 63) at KANSAS CITY (69 - 63) - 8:15 PM
LUIS CESSA (R) vs. IAN KENNEDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 69-63 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 30-22 (+9.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 33-14 (+17.1 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 41-22 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 18-6 (+12.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
KANSAS CITY is 20-8 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 67-58 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
KANSAS CITY is 52-47 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 53-47 (+8.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 17-7 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
KANSAS CITY is 24-15 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
KANSAS CITY is 40-31 (+11.3 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.
KENNEDY is 34-17 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
KENNEDY is 17-4 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 24-17 (+7.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
6 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.2 Units)

LUIS CESSA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

IAN KENNEDY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
KENNEDY is 1-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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CINCINNATI (55 - 76) at LA ANGELS (58 - 74) - 7:05 PM
BRANDON FINNEGAN (L) vs. RICKY NOLASCO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 118-175 (-39.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 18-41 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 118-175 (-39.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 34-48 (-19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 30-13 (+12.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 64-31 (+25.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 412-373 (+56.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 58-74 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 53-72 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 19-28 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

BRANDON FINNEGAN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

RICKY NOLASCO vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NOLASCO is 3-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.337.
His team's record is 3-7 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-8. (-7.4 units)

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LA DODGERS (73 - 58) at COLORADO (63 - 68) - 8:10 PM
RICH HILL (L) vs. JEFF HOFFMAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 6-7 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
10 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+6.7 Units)

RICH HILL vs. COLORADO since 1997
HILL is 0-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 8.80 and a WHIP of 1.890.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

JEFF HOFFMAN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

[StarDust Bum]

LEADING OFF: Sale vs Verlander, King Felix vs Rangers
August 31, 2016

A look at what's happening all around the majors today:

PAIR OF ACES

Two AL Central aces square off when Chicago's Chris Sale (15-7, 3.14) faces Detroit's Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.33). Sale is coming off a strong start for the White Sox, striking out 14 over nine innings in a 3-1 loss to Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. Meanwhile, Verlander is 7-1 with a 2.00 ERA over his past 11 starts.

KING IN SWING

Felix Hernandez (9-4, 3.14) tries to win his sixth straight decision when Seattle wraps a series at Texas. Hernandez hasn't lost since returning from the disabled list on July 20 and has a 2.43 ERA in five August starts.

BACK IN THE FOLD

Aaron Sanchez (12-2, 2.99) returns to Toronto's rotation against Baltimore after being optioned to the minor leagues following his last start Aug. 20. The move was made to skip one of Sanchez's starts in an effort to limit his innings. Sanchez has hit a speed bump in his breakout season, allowing a 5.29 ERA over three August starts.

RESURGENT RYAN

Ryan Vogelsong (3-3, 3.02) looks to cap a strong August that began with his return from facial fractures after taking a pitch to the face in May. The Pirates righty is 2-2 with a 2.48 ERA in five starts since coming off the DL, and earlier this month he called the injury a ''blessing in disguise'' because he was able to spend time cleaning up his delivery with pitching coach Ray Searage. Jason Hammel (13-7, 3.21) is up for the Cubs.

YOUTHFUL YANKS

Luis Cessa (4-0, 4.11) isn't one of the big-name Baby Bombers, but the 24-year-old can keep up his emergence in the Yankees rotation in a start at Kansas City. Cessa, formerly a Mets prospect, has victories in his first two major league starts this month, allowing three runs over 12 innings while throwing just 184 pitches. Royals righty Ian Kennedy (9-9, 3.57) has a 1.14 ERA over his past six starts.

WILD CHASE

The Mets and Marlins conclude a series with NL wild card implications. Miami righty David Phelps (7-6, 2.52) makes his sixth start this season after allowing four runs in 3 2/3 innings last time out. Bartolo Colon (12-7, 3.44) has won consecutive starts for New York. Both teams are chasing the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot.

SHELBY RETURNS

Diamondbacks righty Shelby Miller (2-9, 7.14) will be called up from Triple-A Reno to make his 15th start of the season. Miller hasn't pitched in the majors since July 6 and his ERA is nearly double that of any previous season.

[StarDust Bum]

Wednesday's Diamond Notes
August 31, 2016

Hottest team: Angels (7-3 last 10)

It’s been a lost season for the Halos, who sit 16 games below .500 with five weeks remaining. However, Los Angeles has heated up by winning six of seven, including taking the first two games of its series against Cincinnati. The pitching has been fantastic in this recent stretch, allowing two runs or fewer five times, while capturing road series victories against the Blue Jays and Tigers. Each of the last three starting pitchers (Tyler Skaggs, Matt Shoemaker, and Jered Weaver) has tossed quality outings, as Ricky Nolasco heads to the mound tonight. Nolasco is winless in his last five starts for the Angels, as they go for the sweep of the Reds.

Coldest team: Mariners (2-8 last 10)

Seattle has fallen apart at the wrong time as the M’s look to avoid a sweep against the AL West-leading Rangers this afternoon. The Mariners rallied from a 4-0 deficit against Cole Hamels on Tuesday to take a 6-4 advantage at Texas, but the bullpen fell apart late in an 8-7 defeat. Seattle has lost five of six games on its current road trip with the only victory coming from the arm of ace Felix Hernandez at Chicago last Friday. King Felix heads to the hill today as the M’s own a sparking 7-1 record in his past eight starts since getting activated from the disabled list in July.

Hottest pitcher: Ian Kennedy, Royals (9-9, 3.57 ERA)

Kansas City suffered only its fifth loss in its last 23 games in Tuesday’s extra-innings setback to New York. Kennedy went through a stretch of seven consecutive starts from July through early August without a victory, but has turned it around recently. The Kansas City right-hander is unbeaten in his past four trips to the mound, while allowing five earned runs in his last seven starts. Kennedy owns impressive road victories at Boston and Detroit this month, while Kansas City has won six of his last eight home starts.

Coldest pitcher: Yovani Gallardo, Orioles (4-6, 5.69 ERA)

Gallardo is going through his worst season on the Major League level, owning an ERA of 5.69, more than 1.50 runs higher than his previous poorest campaign in 2013. The right-hander allowed a season-high eight runs (seven earned) in less than two innings in his previous outing against the Yankees in a 14-4 setback. Gallardo is winless in his last four starts, including home losses to the Astros and Red Sox this month. The Orioles start Wednesday’s action sitting three games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East as Gallardo has split a pair of starts against Toronto this season.

Biggest UNDER run: Indians (4-0 last four)

One of the toughest total losses of the season happened in Cleveland on Tuesday, as the Twins and Indians went UNDER the total of 10 in a 5-4 Tribe victory. What made it so tough was the two AL Central rivals were tied at 4-4 after two innings, but combined for one run in the final seven innings as Cleveland sent Minnesota to its 12th straight loss. Cleveland’s offense has struggled over the last nine games, scoring more than one run only twice. Corey Kluber takes the mound tonight as a heavy favorite against Minnesota, as the Indians have gone UNDER the total in four of his last six starts against the Twins since 2015.

Biggest OVER run: Braves (6-0 last six)

Atlanta’s offense has performed better over the last few months since a horrible start to the season. The Braves have plated at least six runs in four straight home games, including a seven-spot in Tuesday’s win over the Padres. Atlanta’s pitching fared well last night by allowing three runs to San Diego, but the Braves have yielded at least six runs in five of their past six games at Turner Field. Matt Wisler is coming off a fantastic effort against Arizona in his last outing by scattering two hits in eight innings of a 3-1 win, but the Atlanta right-hander had allowed at least six runs in his previous four outings.

Matchup to watch: Marlins vs. Mets

Miami’s offense is tanking at the wrong time after being held to fewer than four runs in its fourth straight game, all losses. The Marlins jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage against the Mets last night, but allowed three runs in the bottom of the first and never recovered in a 7-4 defeat. The two NL East rivals play the third of a four-game series tonight at Citi Field as the Mets sit 2 ½ games behind the Cardinals for the second Wild Card position in the National League.

The Mets are surging at the right time by winning eight of their past 10 games as Bartolo Colon takes the mound tonight. Colon is fresh off back-to-back victories over the Giants and Phillies, while the Mets are 5-2 against the Marlins in his last seven starts since 2015. David Phelps counters for Miami, as the Marlins have won four of the right-hander’s five starts this month. The Marlins own a perfect 3-0 mark in Phelps’ three August road starts, including solid performances at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Betcha didn’t know: The Cubs go for the three-game sweep of the Pirates at Wrigley Field, as Jason Hammel looks to continue his home domination for Chicago. Hammel has beaten Pittsburgh twice this season, but what’s more impressive is the right-hander not allowing a run in his last three home starts, a span of 20 scoreless innings. The Cubs own a perfect 5-0 record at Wrigley Field when Hammel takes the mound since the All-Star break, while Chicago has posted an 18-3 mark in its past 21 games on the North Side overall.

Biggest public favorite: Indians (-320) vs. Twins

Biggest public underdog: White Sox (+115) at Tigers

Biggest line move: Rangers (+110 to +100) vs. Mariners

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Wednesday HP Umpire Assignments
Umps listed with their 2016 and 2015 records for home-away wins and over-unders. Additional ump trends in italics.

Lines from 5dimes

Day games

915 Chicago White Sox +122 Over 7½ -110
916 Detroit Tigers -132 Under 7½ -110
Will Little 2016: 15-8, 10-10 o/u (2015: 13-10, 11-10 o/u)
Tigers are 0-6 in their last 6 games with Little behind home plate.
White Sox are 0-4 in their last 4 games with Little behind home plate.

917 Tampa Bay Rays +151 Over 9½ -115
918 Boston Red Sox -161 Under 9½ -105
Toby Basner 2016: 9-9, 7-11 o/u (2015: 11-10, 4-14 o/u)
Under is 25-9-1 in Basners last 35 games behind home plate.
Over is 5-1 in Basners last 6 Red Sox games behind home plate.

919 Seattle Mariners -110 Over 9 -105
920 Texas Rangers +100 Under 9 -115
Todd Tichenor 2016: 10-13, 7-15 o/u (2015: 12-13, 10-14 o/u)
Under is 19-8-2 in Tichenors last 29 games behind home plate.
Over is 7-3 in Tichenors last 10 Rangers games behind home plate.
Under is 4-0 in Tichenors last 4 Mariners games behind home plate.

921 Oakland Athletics +195 Over 8½ -110
922 Houston Astros -215 Under 8½ -110
Larry Vanover 2016: 15-11, 9-15 o/u (2015: 15-15, 13-15 o/u)
Astros are 2-6 in their last 8 games with Vanover behind home plate.
Athletics are 2-9 in their last 11 games with Vanover behind home plate.

Double-header Game #1
901 Los Angeles Dodgers
902 Colorado Rockies
Umpire information not available.

903 Arizona Diamondbacks
904 San Francisco Giants
Victor Carapazza 2016: 12-12, 11-13 o/u (2015: 14-17, 12-17 o/u)
Diamondbacks are 4-0 in their last 4 games with Carapazza behind home plate.
Giants are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Carapazza behind home plate.

Night games

905 Washington Nationals -183 Over 9 -110
906 Philadelphia Phillies +173 Under 9 -110
Mark Carlson 2016: 13-13, 12-14 o/u (2015: 14-18, 17-12 o/u)
Road team is 5-2 in Carlsons last 7 games behind home plate.
Phillies are 3-10 in their last 13 games with Carlson behind home plate.

923 Toronto Blue Jays -147 Over 9½ -110
924 Baltimore Orioles +137 Under 9½ -110
Jerry Layne 2016: 11-11, 14-7 o/u (2015: 6-6, 5-6 o/u)
Over is 12-4 in Laynes last 16 games behind home plate.
Blue Jays are 5-2 in their last 7 games with Layne behind home plate.
Orioles are 6-1 in their last 7 games with Layne behind home plate.

929 Cincinnati Reds +134 Over 9 -120
930 Los Angeles Angels -144 Under 9 +100
Cory Blaser 2016: 11-13, 6-18 o/u (2015: 19-13, 15-17 o/u)
Under is 20-6 in Blasers last 26 games behind home plate.
Under is 12-3-3 in Blasers last 18 interleague games behind home plate.
Under is 4-1 in Blasers last 5 Angels games behind home plate.
Under is 3-1-1 in Blasers last 5 Reds games behind home plate.

907 Miami Marlins +105 Over 7½ -110
908 New York Mets -115 Under 7½ -110
Paul Emmel 2016: 12-11, 13-8 o/u (2015: 17-15, 18-14 o/u)
Over is 7-2-1 in Emmels last 10 games behind home plate.
Over is 21-7-2 in Emmels last 30 Marlins games behind home plate.
Over is 5-2-1 in Emmels last 8 Mets games behind home plate.

909 San Diego Padres +132 Over 9 -105
910 Atlanta Braves -142 Under 9 -115
Jim Wolf 2016: 12-12, 12-8 o/u (2015: 17-14, 19-11 o/u)
Over is 5-0-1 in Wolfs last 6 games behind home plate.
Over is 6-2 in Wolfs last 8 Braves games behind home plate.
Under is 11-3-2 in Wolfs last 16 Padres games behind home plate.
Braves are 1-8 in their last 9 games with Wolf behind home plate.

925 Minnesota Twins +280 Over 8 -110
926 Cleveland Indians -310 Under 8 -110
Paul Nauert 2016: 12-13, 14-10 o/u (2015: 15-11, 11-15 o/u)
Indians are 6-0 in their last 6 games with Nauert behind home plate.
Twins are 2-5 in their last 7 games with Nauert behind home plate.

911 Pittsburgh Pirates
912 Chicago Cubs
Tony Randazzo 2016: 7-16, 10-11 o/u (2015: 18-13, 13-16 o/u)
Road team is 16-5 in Randazzos last 21 games behind home plate.
Cubs are 7-24 in their last 31 games with Randazzo behind home plate.

913 St. Louis Cardinals -150 Over 9 -110
914 Milwaukee Brewers +140 Under 9 -110
Andy Fletcher 2016: 12-12, 12-11 o/u (2015: 16-15, 14-15 o/u)
Home team is 8-3 in Fletchers last 11 games behind home plate.
Brewers are 1-4 in their last 5 games with Fletcher behind home plate.

Double-header Game #2
931 Los Angeles Dodgers
932 Colorado Rockies
Umpire information not available.

927 New York Yankees +114 Over 8 -105
928 Kansas City Royals -124 Under 8 -115
Jeff Kellogg 2016: 14-10, 13-10 o/u (2015: 10-14, 11-13 o/u)
Over is 4-1 in Kelloggs last 5 games behind home plate.
Over is 7-1 in Kelloggs last 8 Yankees games behind home plate.
Royals are 4-1 in their last 5 games with Kellogg behind home plate.
Yankees are 0-5 in their last 5 games with Kellogg behind home plate.

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Money Line

8:15 pm 8/31/2016
(927) NY YANKEES @(928) KANSAS CITY
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The record is 32 Wins and 13 Losses this season (+19.7 units)
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8:15 pm 8/31/2016
(927) NY YANKEES @(928) KANSAS CITY
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8:10 pm 8/31/2016
(931) LA DODGERS @(932) COLORADO
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The record is 42 Wins and 60 Losses for the last two seasons (-37.3 units)
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(925) MINNESOTA @(926) CLEVELAND
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The record is 15 Wins and 37 Losses this season (-17.5 units)
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) ATLANTA
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
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2:05 pm 8/31/2016
(919) SEATTLE @(920) TEXAS
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The record is 41 Wins and 19 Losses this season (+25.55 units)
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2:05 pm 8/31/2016
(919) SEATTLE @(920) TEXAS
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The record is 80 Wins and 49 Losses for the last two seasons (+49.17 units)
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1:35 pm 8/31/2016
(917) TAMPA BAY @(918) BOSTON
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1:35 pm 8/31/2016
(917) TAMPA BAY @(918) BOSTON
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MLB RUNLINE

8:15 pm 8/31/2016
(927) NY YANKEES @(928) KANSAS CITY
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The record is 43 Wins and 32 Losses for the last three seasons (+30.65 units)
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) ATLANTA
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(909) SAN DIEGO @(910) ATLANTA
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7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(923) TORONTO @(924) BALTIMORE
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The record is 34 Wins and 14 Losses for the last two seasons (+21.65 units)
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7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(923) TORONTO @(924) BALTIMORE
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7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(929) CINCINNATI @(930) LA ANGELS
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The record is 16 Wins and 40 Losses for the last two seasons (-31.7 units)
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3:45 pm 8/31/2016
(903) ARIZONA @(904) SAN FRANCISCO
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The record is 51 Wins and 81 Losses this season (-40.35 units)
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3:45 pm 8/31/2016
(903) ARIZONA @(904) SAN FRANCISCO
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1:35 pm 8/31/2016
(917) TAMPA BAY @(918) BOSTON
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1:35 pm 8/31/2016
(917) TAMPA BAY @(918) BOSTON
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MLB OVERS

8:05 pm 8/31/2016
(911) PITTSBURGH @(912) CHICAGO CUBS
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The record is 15 Overs and 4 Unders this season (+10.85 units)
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(907) MIAMI @(908) NY METS
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The record is 38 Overs and 18 Unders for the last two seasons (+19.6 units)
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(925) MINNESOTA @(926) CLEVELAND
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7:10 pm 8/31/2016
(925) MINNESOTA @(926) CLEVELAND
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7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(929) CINCINNATI @(930) LA ANGELS
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7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(929) CINCINNATI @(930) LA ANGELS
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3:45 pm 8/31/2016
(903) ARIZONA @(904) SAN FRANCISCO
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3:45 pm 8/31/2016
(903) ARIZONA @(904) SAN FRANCISCO
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MLB UNDERS

7:05 pm 8/31/2016
(923) TORONTO @(924) BALTIMORE
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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, November 18


Chicago @ Calgary

Game 9-10
November 18, 2016 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago
12.078
Calgary
13.208
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 1
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-160
5
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(+140); Under

Montreal @ Carolina

Game 7-8
November 18, 2016 @ 7:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
12.878
Carolina
9.995
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 3
3
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Carolina
-115
5
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(-105); Under

NY Rangers @ Columbus

Game 5-6
November 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Rangers
11.758
Columbus
9.635
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Rangers
by 2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Rangers
-135
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Rangers
(-135); Over

Detroit @ Washington

Game 3-4
November 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
9.899
Washington
13.403
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3 1/2
4
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-215
5
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-215); Under

Pittsburgh @ NY Islanders

Game 1-2
November 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
9.998
NY Islanders
12.535
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Islanders
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Islanders
(+135); Over




NHL
Short Sheet

Friday, November 18

Pittsburgh at NY Islanders, 7:05 PM ET
Pittsburgh: 20-5 SU after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game
New York: 0-7 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more

Detroit at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
Detroit: 25-40 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days
Washington: 35-17 SU after failing to cover 2 of their last 3 against the spread

NY Rangers at Columbus, 7:05 PM ET
New York: 13-2 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Columbus: 25-34 SU after a division game

Montreal at Carolina, 7:35 PM ET
Montreal: 10-6 SU off a home loss against a division rival
Carolina: 9-26 SU after a close win by 1 goal in their previous game

Chicago at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
Chicago: 22-8 SU in road games after having lost 2 of their last 3
Calgary: 1-5 SU after a division game