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**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 08:06 AM

Monday, 5/2/2005

CHICAGO (49 - 36) at WASHINGTON (46 - 39) - 5/2/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 22-7 ATS (+14.3 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game this season.
CHICAGO is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 44-74 ATS (-37.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 8-6 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 9-5 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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HOUSTON (53 - 33) at DALLAS (60 - 26) - 5/2/2005, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) revenging a home loss vs opponent this season.
HOUSTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game this season.
HOUSTON is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 99+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-6 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 11-5 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SAN ANTONIO (61 - 24) at DENVER (50 - 35) - 5/2/2005, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 9-6 against the spread versus DENVER over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 10-5 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (46 - 40) at BOSTON (47 - 39) - 5/3/2005, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 3-10 ATS (-8.0 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.
INDIANA is 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games on Tuesday nights this season.
INDIANA is 174-124 ATS (+37.6 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent since 1996.
BOSTON is 2-8 ATS (-6.8 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) after allowing 85 points or less this season.
BOSTON is 3-12 ATS (-10.2 Units) in home games after scoring 105 points or more this season.
BOSTON is 0-8 ATS (-8.8 Units) in home games off an upset win as an underdog this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 14-11 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 15-10 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 08:07 AM

Top Playoff Trends
Hottest Teams
-DALLAS is on a run of 17-2 SU & 11-8 ATS in its L19 games
-HOUSTON won its last seven games of the season, both SU & ATS
-DENVER closed the regular season on a 22-4 SU & 19-7 ATS run
-NEW JERSEY rallied to secure the East’s 8th seed with a 15-4 SU & ATS run
-DETROIT won 10 of its 11 games in April and was 7-4 ATS during that stretch
-CHICAGO was 15-4 SU & 14-3-2 ATS in its L19 games

Coldest Teams
-MEMPHIS closed the regular season by winning just once in its L6 games, both SU & ATS
-SEATTLE comes into the playoffs having gone just 4-10 SU & ATS in its L14 games
-SACRAMENTO was 6-5 SU in March, but just 2-8-1 ATS
-Top seeded MIAMI closed the regular season by going just 5-7 SU & 4-8 ATS
-WASHINGTON stumbles into the playoffs on a 4-7 SU & 2-9 ATS stretch

Best Teams in Recent Playoff Action
-DETROIT was 16-7 SU & 16-6-1 ATS in the playoffs during its championship run last season
-NEW JERSEY with Jason Kidd is 32-19 SU & 27-19-5 ATS in the playoffs
-SACRAMENTO is .500 or better ATS in every playoff season since ’99, combined 33-24-1 ATS
-SAN ANTONIO is 26-18 SU & ATS in the playoffs over the last three years
-WASHINGTON, though swept in its last playoff appearance in ’97, was 3-0 ATS

Worst Teams in Recent Playoff Action
-BOSTON was swept LY by Indiana in the first round & failed to cover any of the four games.
-HOUSTON is 4-10 SU & 6-8 ATS in its L3 playoff appearances
-MEMPHIS was 0-4 SU & 1-3 ATS in its only franchise playoff appearance a year ago
-MIAMI is on a 6-10 SU & 5-10-1 ATS run in playoff games

Miscellaneous Playoff Trends
The Good
-SAN ANTONIO is 12-6 SU ATS in the 1st game of a playoff series since '97
-SAN ANTONIO is 10-3 SU & 9-4 ATS when tied in a playoff series since '97
-NEW JERSEY is 10-3 SU & 9-4 ATS when leading in a playoff series over the L2 years
-NEW JERSEY is 6-2 SU & ATS when attempting to close out a playoff series since '97
-DALLAS is 4-1 SU & ATS when tied in a playoff series over the L2 years
-CHICAGO is 6-0 SU & 5-1 ATS when tied in a playoff series since '97
-DETROIT is 6-0 SU & 5-1 ATS when attempting to close out a playoff series since '97
-HOUSTON is 6-0 SU & 5-1 ATS in the 3rd game of a playoff series since '97
-DETROIT is 4-3 SU & 5-1 ATS in the 1st game of a playoff series over the L2 years
-SACRAMENTO is 8-3 SU & 10-1 ATS in the 4th game of a playoff series since '97
-SACRAMENTO is 5-0 SU & ATS when trailing in a playoff series over the L2 years

The Bad
-BOSTON is 0-6 SU & ATS when trailing in a playoff series over the L2 years
-DALLAS is 2-6 SU & 1-7 ATS when leading in a playoff series over the L2 years
-CHICAGO is 6-0 SU but 1-5 ATS in the first round of the playoffs since '97
-SACRAMENTO is 0-6 SU & 1-5 ATS when tied in a playoff series over the L2 years
-DETROIT is 3-8 SU ATS in the 4th game of a playoff series since '97
-HOUSTON is 4-7 SU & 3-8 ATS when trailing in a playoff series since '97
-SEATTLE is 4-8 SU & 3-8 ATS in the second round of the playoffs since '97
-MIAMI is 4-10 SU & ATS when leading in a playoff series since '97
-DETROIT is 9-11 SU & 7-12 ATS when leading in a playoff series since '97
-PHILADELPHIA is 8-15 SU & 9-14 ATS in the second round of the playoffs since '97

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 01:19 PM

PHILADELPHIA (44 - 42) at DETROIT (57 - 29) - 5/3/2005, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 11-10 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 14-8 straight up against PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 22 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SACRAMENTO (51 - 35) at SEATTLE (55 - 31) - 5/3/2005, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SACRAMENTO is 13-3 ATS (+9.7 Units) after a loss by 10 points or more this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 8-8 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
SEATTLE is 8-8 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
11 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 01:20 PM

Monday, 5/2/2005

WASHINGTON (13 - 12) at LOS ANGELES (16 - 8) - 10:10 PM
ESTEBAN LOAIZA (R) vs. SCOTT ERICKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 27-42 (-19.5 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 20-51 (-26.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
LOS ANGELES is 107-76 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 82-56 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 81-57 (+22.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-3 (+8.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LOS ANGELES is 110-80 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LOAIZA is 61-44 (+28.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

ESTEBAN LOAIZA vs. LOS ANGELES since 1997
LOAIZA is 1-2 when starting against LOS ANGELES with an ERA of 3.90 and a WHIP of 1.300.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+1.1 units)

SCOTT ERICKSON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
ERICKSON is 1-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.73 and a WHIP of 1.727.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

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TORONTO (14 - 12) at BALTIMORE (17 - 7) - 7:05 PM
GUSTAVO CHACIN (L) vs. RODRIGO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 17-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 15-4 (+13.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 83-77 (+15.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 22-17 (+12.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 37-22 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 242-250 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-0 (+3.5 Units) against TORONTO this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

GUSTAVO CHACIN vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
CHACIN is 0-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

RODRIGO LOPEZ vs. TORONTO since 1997
LOPEZ is 1-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 8.01 and a WHIP of 1.932.
His team's record is 1-7 (-6.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.9 units)

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BOSTON (13 - 11) at DETROIT (11 - 12) - 7:05 PM
JEREMI GONZALEZ (R) vs. JEREMY BONDERMAN (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

JEREMI GONZALEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

JEREMY BONDERMAN vs. BOSTON since 1997
BONDERMAN is 0-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 6.98 and a WHIP of 1.604.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

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NY YANKEES (10 - 15) at TAMPA BAY (8 - 17) - 7:15 PM
MIKE MUSSINA (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 10-15 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 51-49 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 69-28 (+25.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 1-1 (+1.9 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

MIKE MUSSINA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MUSSINA is 12-5 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 1.226.
His team's record is 15-7 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-14. (-7.7 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (12 - 14) at OAKLAND (13 - 12) - 10:05 PM
KENNY ROGERS (L) vs. RICH HARDEN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 62-18 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 38-11 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 48-39 (+16.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 101-87 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 97-80 (+27.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 68-58 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 70-61 (+14.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ROGERS is 24-13 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

KENNY ROGERS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
ROGERS is 5-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.45 and a WHIP of 1.616.
His team's record is 9-8 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (-0.0 units)

RICH HARDEN vs. TEXAS since 1997
HARDEN is 2-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.82 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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ANAHEIM (14 - 11) at SEATTLE (12 - 13) - 10:05 PM
JARROD WASHBURN (L) vs. RYAN FRANKLIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 119-123 (-27.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 75-65 (-22.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHBURN is 12-2 (+9.9 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 72-102 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 48-77 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 20-37 (-17.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 44-67 (-18.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 75-112 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against ANAHEIM this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

JARROD WASHBURN vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WASHBURN is 7-7 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.81 and a WHIP of 1.456.
His team's record is 8-9 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-7. (+0.3 units)

RYAN FRANKLIN vs. ANAHEIM since 1997
FRANKLIN is 5-5 when starting against ANAHEIM with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.119.
His team's record is 6-6 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-8. (-5.0 units)

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 01:20 PM

Hot pitchers
-- Carpenter is 3-0, 2.31 in his last three starts; in two road starts, he is 2-0, 2.63.
-- Lieber is 4-1, 3.53 so far this season. Pedro is 2-1, 2.75 in five starts, but 0-1, 3.86 at home at Shea.
-- Astros are 2-0 at home with Pettitte (1-0, 2.77)
-- Ortiz is 1-0, 2.77 his last two starts; Diamondbacks won both of his home outings.
-- Francis is 1-1, 2.41 in his last three starts, but has pitched better at Coors (0-1, 7.00 on road)

-- Chacin is 4-1, 2.98 this season, 3-0, 1.42 on road. Lopez is 2-1, 2.66 in Camden Yards.
-- Bonderman is 2-1, 2.82 in his last three starts.
-- Oakland is 4-0 in Harden starts (2-0, 2.45).
-- Washburn is 1-0, 2.61 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Milton is 1-2, 7.17 in his last four starts.
-- Pirates scored five runs in losing Fogg's last 3 starts (0-2, 6.00).
-- Schmidt is 0-1, 4.82 his last three starts; his start got pushed back a day after he threw 131 pitches in his last outing.
-- Eaton is 1-1, 4.67 in his last three starts.
-- Nationals scored one run in last two Loaiza outings (0-2, 4.13). Erickson has 7.20 RA in his last four starts.

-- Gonzalez makes first 2005 start for the Red Sox; he is 24-32 in 76 career starts, but was 0-5 for Tampa Bay last season, with 6.97 ERA.
-- Mussina is 1-2, 6.65 in his last four starts. Kazmir is 0-2, 4.50 in five 2005 starts (Devil Rays 1-4)
-- Texas is 1-3 in last four Rogers starts (1-2, 4.15).
-- Seattle scored three runs in losing last three starts by Franklin (0-3, 5.31)

Totals
-- Under is 7-2 in last nine Cardinal road games.
-- Last five Met home games went over the total.
-- Under is 4-0 in last four Fogg starts, 6-1 in last seven Pittsburgh road games.
-- Under is 4-1 in Ortiz starts, 6-1 in last seven Arizona home games.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six San Diego home games.
-- Under is 4-1 in Loaiza starts, 7-3 in last ten Dodger home games.

-- Four of last five Oriole games went over the total.
-- Last four Detroit games stayed under the total.
-- Seven of last eight Tampa Bay games went over.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Rogers starts, 3-1 in Harden trips to mound, 7-3 in last ten Oakland home games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Angel games, 3-1 in last four Seattle home games, 6-3 in their last nine overall.

Hot teams
-- Cardinals are 8-1 in series openers, 4-1 on road.
-- Mets are 8-4 at home, 4-0 in home openers.
-- Astros won nine of their last eleven home games.
-- Arizona won their last seven home games, and is 7-2 in its last nine games overall. Giants are 5-3 in their last eight road games.
-- Dodgers are 8-3 at home, 6-3 in series openers.

-- Orioles scored 62 runs in winning last eight games. Toronto won five of its last six games.
-- Boston won eight of its last dozen road games.
-- A's are 6-2 in last eight at home, but 0-4 in home series openers.

Cold teams
-- Reds lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Phillies lost six of their last eight road games.
-- Pirates are 1-3 in road series openers.
-- Colorado is 1-10 on road and allowed 31 runs in its current five-game losing streak.
-- Washington is 0-4 in road series openers.

-- Bronx is 1-6-1 in its last eight series. Tampa Bay lost its last seven games, allowing 52 runs.
-- Texas lost five of its last seven games.
-- Seattle lost eight of last 12 home games. Angels are 4-6 in their last ten on the road.

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 01:21 PM

Bulls (2-1) @ Wizards-- Home side is 3-0 in series, as Wizards got on board in last game, shooting 49 FT's and holding Bulls to 39.3% from floor. Someone on TNT's Sunday night broadcast made point that some of these teams simply aren't good enough to win a playoff game on the road. Wiz averaging 39.3 FT's a game, but they haven't shot more than 43% from the floor yet.

Rockets (2-2) @ Mavericks-- Home side is 0-4 so far in series, with last three all decided by four or less points. First and fourth games stayed under total, other two are over's. Dallas getting good shots; they shot 50%, 48.5% and 45.8% from floor last three games, after 35.3% in a dismal Game 1. In a series like this, why would you take a home team laying five points?

Spurs (2-1) @ Nuggets-- Denver's win in Game 1 was wakeup call to Spurs, who outscored Denver 113-73 in first half of next two games. Nuggets do not shoot treys much, and their shooting percentages of 42%-36% and 40.8% indicate their lack of easy hoops. All three games in series stayed under total, as losing side scored 87,76 and 78 points. Very difficult to back Denver here.

**Spark** · 05-02-2005, 01:25 PM

13) Chris Dimarco has six second-place finishes since his last PGA Tour win, back in 2002, and Sunday's unfortunate finish doesn't even count-- he was third.

12) The top 20 finishers on the Nationwide Tour get PGA cards for the next season. Last year, the winner on Nationwide Tour made $371,346 (Jimmy Walker) while Gavin Coles was 20th, with $198,683.

The difference between #20 and 21 on Nationwide's list last year, which means all difference in the world, was just $2,432.

11) Lucas Glover earned $557,000+ last year, but it wasn't enough to earn his card; he finished 134th. This season, Chris Riley is currently #125, with $183,986.

10) Is NASCAR the only sport where participants are standing next to their wives/girlfriends during playing of the national anthem?

9) Since they starting counting sacrifice flies in 1954, the leader is Eddie Murray, with 128; Ruben Sierra is the active leader, with 117.

8) Padres lost the last 13 times their #5 starter went to the mound, dating back to last summer.

7) Wonder how many people went to both games in the Baltimore/Washington area Sunday? Orioles won again in the afternoon, and Nationals lost at home that night to the Mets, 6-3.

6) Tampa Bay lost Dewon Brazelton's last 14 starts on the road.

5) As of Sunday, the Orioles SS and 2B lead majors in total bases (Tejada 73, Roberts 71).

4) National 1B Nick Johnson is Larry Bowa's nephew

3) Seattle has scored total of 12 runs in losing all six of its games vs lefthanded starters.

2) Mike Piazza is the only player left on the Mets who was on the team when they were in the World Series, just five seasons ago.

1) Left side of Mets' infield, Reyes, Wright will both be under 23 years old when the season ends, making Mets the first team in 79 years to have left side of its infield that young. Last team was Giants in 1926, and both of those guys, Jackson/Lidstrom are inducted in the Hall of Fame.

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