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**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 09:29 AM

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Giants 5, Cardinals 4 (10)-- St Louis threw a bunt away to allow winning run to score, after the Giants got a hit from a guy who failed to sacrifice twice.

-- Aaron Rodgers was complaining Tuesday that there are too many cameras and microphones on the field before/after games. Apparently he got hit in the head by a camera in the pre-game huddle a couple weeks ago.

-- Watched Knicks-76ers game on TV last night; the Sixers are TERRIBLE. Their over/under for wins is anywhere from 15.5 to 17.5. Out of 82.

-- Speaking of which, the Cavaliers' over/under is 58.5 or 59.

-- Falcons' owner Arthur Blank on his team's 2-4 start: "We've got tremendous talent, really, on both sides of the ball, coaching-wise and player-wise, and to be sitting at 2-4 after six games is very disappointing,"

-- The more I think about the NBA experimenting with a 44:00 game, the more confused I am by it; how does it help? So subs play less minutes, or they can jam more commercials into a broadcast. I have no idea why this would be a possibility.

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

13) What we need on TV is Hard Knocks: Regular Season. How awesome would it have been to be a fly on the wall in the Rams’ film room when their coaches went over Janoris Jenkins’ horrific play at the end of the first half Monday night, turning a 14-3 lead into a tenuous 14-10 lead by allowing an 80-yard TD pass with 0:14 left in the half? Do coaches curse the player out? If so, does the player answer back? This would be great TV, but doubt we’ll ever see it. Too bad.

12) From Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com:

“The Rams are about three drives away from 4-1; replace those late-game interceptions by Austin Davis against the Cowboys and 49ers with scores, and sneak in one more big play late in the fourth quarter against the Eagles, and we’re talking about the Rams as a stunning sleeper team. The margin between wild success and routine disappointment is just that thin in the NFL.”

That goes for several other teams, too.

11) NFL Network should grab the reality show that Browns’ coach Mike Pettine and his father were on in 1999, when both were high school coaches in eastern Pennsylvania. It was early in the reality show era, so it is realistic and not played up at all. Would be more interesting seeing it now, with Pettine coaching one of the NFL’s surprise teams in his rookie year as a head coach.

10) In parts of Ohio, they don’t Trick or Treat on Fri-Sat-Sun, as not to interfere with football on the weekends. Seriously; they Trick or Treat on Thursdays if there is a football/Halloween conflict.

9) 1992 Chargers are only NFL team to start a year 0-4 and still make playoffs.

8) Calgary Flames (last playoffs ’09) and Edmonton Oilers (’06) both have very long NHL playoff droughts; too bad, because their fans love hockey so much, you’d wish those teams could be better.

7) NBA is experimenting with a 44:00 (as opposed to 48:00) game this week; if they went to a shorter game, would they discount tickets by the 8.3% they shortened the game? I think not. If anything, they should reduce the number of games, which would reduce travel, which is draining on players and reduces practice time, which curtails the quality of the product.

6) Buffalo Sabres are hosting the 2016 NHL Draft; I live five hours from Buffalo and there are casinos in Niagara Falls. That’s a potential vacation down the road.

5) Adirondack Flames are the new AHL affiliate of NHL’s Calgary Flames- they play in Glens Falls, Jimmer Fredette’s hometown. Their “A” logo is the same logo the parent Flames used when they played home games in Atlanta, before moving to Calgary, in 1980.

Sadly their mascot, an animated flame, got fired in the first month of the season for pretending to beat up a fireman. Get it? flames/fireman? No bueno.

4) Very interesting article on ESPN.com about rebounding in basketball, about how players/teams can maximize their rebounding efforts by understanding where missed shots are likely to wind up, depending on where the shot was taken from. Nothing will ever replace good ol’ rebounding instincts, but a close study of this stuff can help someone who is less instinctive.

3) Quick fact from the article if you didn’t click on the link: 80% of NBA rebounds land within eight feet of the basket. It seems obvious but teams are trying to find every edge to help them win games. This is good stuff.

2) Andrew Friedman is leaving Tampa Bay to become President of the Dodgers, which is big news and probably bad news for Don Mattingly. Will Friedman try to poach Joe Maddon from the Rays? Usually when a new guy takes charge, he brings in “his guys”. This will be very interesting to follow.

1) Fair question: Dodgers signing Friedman as club president begs the question: Did they make a run at Billy Beane first?

**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 09:32 AM

MLB
Dunkel

St. Louis at San Francisco
The Cardinals look to bounce back from yesterday's 5-4 loss as they face a Giants team that is 3-8 in Ryan Vogelsong's last 11 home starts. St. Louis is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15

Game 965-966: St. Louis at San Francisco (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Miller) 15.662; San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.209
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Over

Game 967-968: Baltimore at Kansas City (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gonzalez) 14.509; Kansas City (Vargas) 16.113
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 15

Cardinals-Giants
Miller is 2-0, 2.09 in his last seven starts; he allowed two runs in 5.2 IP in his only postseason starts and has not pitched against the Giants this year.
Vogelsong is 3-0, 1.19 in five postseason starts, but is 1-3, 5.40 in his last four starts overall- he is 0-1, 4.05 in two starts vs St Louis this season.

Giants won eight of their last ten games, four of last five at home.

St Louis are 5-3 in their last eight games, but are 3-5 in last eight road tilts.

Miller 16-16..................3-32 first inning
Vogelsong 16-17........... 7-33 first inning

Orioles-Royals
Gonzalez is 5-3, 1.75 in his last eight starts, 0-1, 4.50 against the Royals this season; he allowed one run in seven IP in his only postseason start, in '12.

Vargas is 0-3, 7.50 in his last five starts; he allowed two runs in six IP in his only postseason start.-- he didn't pitch against Baltimore this season.

Orioles allowed 16 runs in losing first three series games; they've lost four of their last five road games.

Royals won eight games in row and 13 of last 15, with 11 of those 15 on road. KC won its last four home games.

Gonzalez 14-12..........5-26 first inning
Vargas 15-16...............6-31 first inning

MLB

Wednesday, October 15

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Trend Report
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4:07 PM
BALTIMORE vs. KANSAS CITY
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Baltimore is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City's last 18 games when playing Baltimore
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore

8:07 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 15 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games

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MLB

Wednesday, October 15

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Wednesday's MLB Playoff Betting Preview
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Baltimore Orioles at Kansas City Royals (OFF)

The Kansas City Royals are one win away from the World Series. The Royals will try to clinch their first pennant since 1985 and a sweep of the American League Championship Series when they host the Baltimore Orioles in Game 4 on Wednesday. Kansas City entered the series with a hot bullpen and continues to deploy that weapon in the ALCS while showing a much more balanced offense than it was given credit for prior to the series.

The Royals have gotten the home run when need and still able to manufacture runs, grabbing the win in Game 3 on the strength of an RBI groundout and a sacrifice fly. The Orioles won 96 games in the regular season and swept the Detroit Tigers in the AL Division Series, but are having trouble coming up with the big hit against Kansas City and were limited to three hits in Tuesday’s 2-1 setback. “I always feel like we’re one win from getting the thing going the other way,” Baltimore manager Buck Showalter told reporters after Game 3. “…We’re always one more opportunity away and that’s tomorrow.”

TV: 4:07 p.m. ET, TBS

LINE HISTORY: The line and total are currently off the board.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Miguel Gonzalez (2014: 10-9, 3.23 ERA) vs. Royals LH Jason Vargas (0-0, 3.00)

Gonzalez was not needed in the three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers in the AL Division Series and could have been skipped again due to Monday’s rainout, but gets his chance to start. The Mexico native allowed three or fewer earned runs in each of his final eight regular-season turns and held Toronto scoreless over five innings in his last start Sept. 28. Gonzalez surrendered four runs – three earned – over six innings against Kansas City to suffer a loss April 27.

The Royals will stick with Vargas as well despite the rainout, saving James Shields for Game 5. Vargas was sharp against the Los Angeles Angels in the ALDS, yielding two runs on three hits in six innings without factoring in the decision in a game Kansas City went on to win 3-2 in 11 innings. Two of the hits the veteran surrendered were solo home runs, and he has yielded six blasts over his last five turns.

TRENDS:

* Under is 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings in Kansas City.
* Under is 12-5-1 in the last 18 meetings.
* Orioles are 2-6 in the last eight meetings in Kansas City.
* Orioles are 0-5 in the last five meetings.

St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants (-104, 7)

The teams have traded 5-4 walk-off victories over the last two games and that leaves St. Louis in dire need of a victory when the Cardinals visit the San Francisco Giants in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday. The Giants moved ahead 2-1 on Tuesday when a throwing error by St. Louis reliever Randy Choate after fielding a bunt allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run. The Cardinals have hit five homers in the series and San Francisco has none.

Crawford said part of the Giants’ success in the postseason comes from limiting the stress on the team. “I think that’s a big reason why we do well in the postseason – is we don’t put a whole lot of pressure on ourselves,” Crawford said in a press conference after Game 3. “We go out there and have fun and play our game, almost like it’s a regular-season game.” St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong had a two-run triple in Game 3, two days after hitting the walk-off homer to win Game 2.

TV: 8:07 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1

LINE HISTORY: The Giants opened as -114 home favorites, but have been bet down to -104. The total is set at 7.0

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Shelby Miller (0-0, 3.18 ERA) vs. Giants RH Ryan Vogelsong (0-0, 1.59)

Miller is making his second career postseason start and he felt heavy anxiety prior to the first against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “Even with that one start under your belt, you’re starting in a hectic environment in San Francisco,” Miller said at his press conference. “They’ve got great fans that are loud and know baseball and love their team but at the same time, yeah, the first one definitely helps.” Miller is 2-0 with a 1.46 ERA in two career starts against San Francisco but didn’t face the Giants this season.

Vogelsong felt he got away from what he does best late in the season and has used some of the downtime in the postseason to get his mechanics back in order. “I got a little away from being how I wanted to be at the end of the season and it affected my command and velocity,” Vogelsong said at his press conference. “I felt like there were some things that I really needed to clean up and took advantage of it on the time off.” Vogelsong is 2-6 with a 6.17 ERA in 19 career appearances (nine starts) against the Cardinals and went 0-1 with a 4.05 ERA in two 2014 turns against St. Louis.

TRENDS:

* Over is 5-1 in Vogelsongs last six starts versus the Cardinals.
* Over is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings in San Francisco.
* Giants are 7-1 in their last eight home playoff games.
* Cardinals are 1-6 in their last seven NLCS road games.

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**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 09:34 AM

NHL
Dunkel

Boston at Detroit
The Red Wings host Boston tonight and come into the contest with a 1-4 record in their last 5 games versus the Bruins. Boston is the pick (-120) according to Dunkel, which has the Bruins favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-120). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16

Game 51-52: Calgary at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Calgary 10.207; Chicago 12.686
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 2 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago (-260); 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-260); Under

Game 53-54: Boston at Detroit (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 12.640; Detroit 11.012
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 1 1/2; 4
Vegas Line & Total: Boston (-120); 5
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-120); Under

Game 55-56: Edmonton at Arizona (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.446; Arizona 10.572
Dunkel Line & Total: Edmonton by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 15

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CALGARY (1-2-0-0, 2 pts.) at CHICAGO (2-0-0-0, 4 pts.) - 10/15/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 14-18 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 267-294 ATS (-70.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 140-150 ATS (-69.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 2-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 3-2-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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BOSTON (1-3-0-0, 2 pts.) at DETROIT (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/15/2014, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 49-38 ATS (+90.8 Units) in road games after 3 or more consecutive unders since 1996.
DETROIT is 7-17 ATS (-14.9 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-13 ATS (-8.3 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 3-11 ATS (-15.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 5-5 (+1.7 Units) against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 5-5-0 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.9 Units)

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EDMONTON (0-1-0-1, 1 pts.) at ARIZONA (1-1-0-0, 2 pts.) - 10/15/2014, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-3 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
ARIZONA is 5-3-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.6 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, October 15

Hot teams
-- Chicago won its first two games, scoring nine goals.

Cold teams
-- Bruins lost their last three games, scoring two goals. Detroit split its first two games.
-- Flames split their first four games, winning two of three on road.
-- Arizona split first two games, allowing eight goals. Edmonton lost its first three games, allowing 5+ goals in every game.

Series records
-- Bruins won four of last five vs Detroit, losing 2-1 here last week.
-- Blackhawks won four of last six games with Calgary.
-- Coyotes won five of last six games with Edmonton.

Totals
-- All four Boston games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last seven Calgary-Chicago games stayed under.
-- Four of last five Edmonton-Arizona games went over.

NHL

Wednesday, October 15

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
BOSTON vs. DETROIT
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

8:00 PM
CALGARY vs. CHICAGO
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Calgary
Chicago is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Calgary

10:30 PM
EDMONTON vs. ARIZONA
Edmonton is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games

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NHL

Wednesday, October 15

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Game of the Day: Bruins at Red Wings
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Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings (+110, 5)

The Boston Bruins have mustered just four goals this season and saw their three-game losing skid begin with a 2-1 road setback to the Detroit Red Wings last week. The Bruins look to alter their fortunes when they visit their Original Six rival for the second time in six days on Wednesday. Boston suffered its third consecutive 2-1 loss on Monday - albeit in heartbreaking fashion - as Colorado's Daniel Briere scored his 300th career goal with four-tenths of a second remaining in the third period.

Detroit can certainly relate to losing after a late goal, as captain Ryan Getzlaf tallied with 24 seconds remaining in Anaheim's 3-2 triumph on Saturday. Jimmy Howard will look to rebound against Boston, versus which he turned aside 16 shots last week and holds a 5-1-0 mark with a 1.97 goals-against average in six career regular-season starts. Reigning Vezina Trophy winner Tuukka Rask is singing a different tune in this battle of Olympic goaltenders as he made 24 saves to fall to 0-3-0 at Detroit during regular-season play.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports

LINE HISTORY: The line opened at Bruins -110 with a total of 5 on Tuesday.

INJURY REPORT: Bruins - N/A Red Wings - C Pavel Datsyuk (Out-Shoulder)

ABOUT THE BRUINS (1-3-0): Boston made a move to address its offensive woes on Tuesday by signing Simon Gagne to a one-year, $600,000 contract. The 34-year-old, who played summer hockey with fellow Quebec native Patrice Bergeron, has recorded 288 goals and 309 assists in 799 career games. Gagne also scored a goal and set up another in five preseason contests with the Bruins after sitting out in 2013-14 to assess his options.

ABOUT THE RED WINGS (1-1-0): Coach Mike Babcock isn't shy about talking up what he views to be his team's greatest asset: speed. "We got quicker right to the playoffs," Babcock told NHL.com. "Boston slowed us down to a halt in the playoffs, but with a year under our belts, I think we can be a quicker team." Gustav Nyquist certainly is fleet of foot and scored the go-ahead power-play goal early in the second period against Boston last week.

TRENDS:

*Bruins are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
*Red Wings are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. Atlantic.
*Under is 6-1-2 in Red Wings last 9 overall.
*Under is 4-1-2 in the last 7 meetings.

CONSENSUS: Fifty-one percent of Consensus users are currently on the Red Wings to top the Bruins.

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**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 09:56 AM

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, October 15

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ST LOUIS (94 - 75) at SAN FRANCISCO (94 - 76) - 8:05 PM
SHELBY MILLER (R) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 37-42 (-8.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 94-76 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 18-9 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in October games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-7 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 94-76 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 63-46 (+14.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-7 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in playoff games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-40 (+13.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 123-115 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
VOGELSONG is 35-24 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VOGELSONG is 27-18 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 200-148 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 154-102 (+26.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 47-28 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 44-33 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 25-16 (+10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 58-59 (-17.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-51 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 6-4 (+2.4 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.2 Units)

SHELBY MILLER vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MILLER is 2-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 1.46 and a WHIP of 1.217.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.2 units)

RYAN VOGELSONG vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VOGELSONG is 3-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.11 and a WHIP of 1.362.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-6. (-2.8 units)

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BALTIMORE (99 - 69) at KANSAS CITY (96 - 73) - 4:05 PM
MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 7-3 (+3.8 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.232.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
VARGAS is 2-3 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.94 and a WHIP of 1.042.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-8. (-8.6 units)

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**jcindaville** · 10-15-2014, 11:02 AM

Thanks Dog

**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 02:35 PM

NHL

Wednesday, October 15

Preds-Flames have history of going Over

When the Calgary Flames and the Nashville Predators get together, high-scoring games usually follow.

The Over is a perfect 7-0 in the last seven games between the two teams. They'll face off once again in Nashville Tuesday evening.

The Preds are currently -180 moneyline faves with a total of 5.5.

Trend shows Sabres struggling vs. Hurricanes

It's been a tough start to the season for the Buffalo Sabres, and according to recent history, things won't get any easier when they travel to Raleigh for a date with the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday.

The Sabres are 0-4 in their last four games at PNC Arena, and just 1-5 in their last six overall matchups versus the 'Canes.

The Hurricanes are presently -170 moneyline favorites with the total set at 5.5.

Hiller to start for Flames on Wednesday

The Calgary Flames continue to go with a full blown goalie rotation as Jonas Hiller will get his third start of the season against the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday.

Hiller has a 3.54 GAA and a .901 SV% through his first two starts, which were both loses for the Flames.

Hiller and Karri Ramo has alternating starts between every game so far this season.

**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 02:36 PM

MLB

Wednesday, October 15

Orioles struggling with Kulpa behind the plate

The Baltimore Orioles have not been able to decipher Ron Kulpa when he is calling balls and strikes. In the O's last five games with the 15 year vet behind the plate, they are 1-4.

It also looks bleak for the O's as home favorites between -101 to -120 are 7-4 this season with Kulpa umping. The Kansas City Royals are currently -117 home faves.

Vargas' ERA soaring as he takes to mound Wednesday

There may not be a colder pitcher left in the postseason than Jason Vargas. In the lefties past three starts, including his one postseason start, he has a 7.42 ERA with a 1-to-1 K/BB ratio.

Vargas has a only once made it through six innings of work during that three game span.

The Kansas City Royals, with Vargas pitching, are currently -117 home faves.

**Udog** · 10-15-2014, 02:39 PM

MLB
Short Sheet

Wednesday, October 15

NL Championship Series - Best of 7 - Game 4 - Giants Leads 2-1

St Louis at San Francisco, 8:05 ET
Miller: ST LOUIS 16-6 revenging a one run loss to opponent
Vogelsong: SAN FRANCISCO 13-21 in home games against NL Central opponents
AL Championship Series - Best of 7 - Game 3 - KC leads 3-0

Baltimore at Kansas City, 4:05 ET
Gonzalez: 9-1 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125
Vargas: KANSAS CITY 64-39 UNDER after scoring 2 runs or less

NHL
Short Sheet

Wednesday, October 15

Calgary at Chicago, 8:05 ET
Calgary: 36-51 SU as a road underdog of +200 or higher
Chicago: 14-18 SU after a non-conference game

Boston at Detroit, 8:05 ET
Boston: 24-19 SU in road games after 4 or more consecutive unders
Detroit: 7-14 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150

Edmonton at Arizona, 10:35 ET
Edmonton: 1-13 SU in road games after allowing 4 goals or more 2 straight games
Arizona: n/a

Announcement

Wednesday's Trends and Indexes - 10/15 (MLB, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

Wednesday's Trends and Indexes - 10/15 (MLB, NHL, CFL, Misc.)

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