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**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 10:10 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** · 05-05-2005, 10:10 AM

Thursday, May 5th

National League:

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers, 1:05 EST
Greg Maddux (R) vs. Gary Glover (R)

Maddux - 14-2 TSR vs. Milwaukee with a 1.62 ERA and a 0.909 WHIP
Glover - Milwaukee 60-102 after having won 5 or 6 of their last 7 games since 1997

Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, 1:10 EST
Vicente Padilla (R) vs. Kris Benson (R)

Padilla - 8-2 TSR vs. Mets with a 3.13 ERA and a 1.087 WHIP
Benson - 5-1 TSR vs. Philadelphia with a 2.30 ERA and a 1.140 WHIP

Houston Astros at Atlanta Braves, 7:35 EST
Brandon Backe (R) vs. John Thomson (R)

Backe - 9-2 TSR in night games over the last 2 seasons
Thomson - 3-6 TSR vs. Houston with a 6.80 ERA and a 1.490 WHIP

San Diego Padres at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Brian Lawrence (R) vs. Matt Morris (R)

Lawrence - 13-3 Over on the road when the total is 8.5 to 10 over the last 3 seasons
Morris - St. Louis 30-9 as a home favorite of -150 to -200 over the last 2 seasons

Pittsburgh Pirates at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:40 EST
Dave Williams (L) vs. Shawn Estes (L)

Williams - Pittsburgh 22-57 in road games when playing on Thursday since 1997
Estes - 47-18 TSR as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997

American League:

Boston Red Sox at Detroit Tigers, 1:05 EST
Bronson Arroyo (R) vs. Jason Johnson (R)

Arroyo - Boston 30-19 when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons
Johnson - 6-20 TSR as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 3 seasons

Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins, 1:10 EST
C.C. Sabathia (L) vs. Brad Radke (R)

Sabathia - 26-7 TSR after giving up 1 or less earned runs last outing since 1997
Radke - 8-15 TSR vs. Cleveland with a 4.64 ERA and a 1.329 WHIP

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 EST
Zack Greinke (R) vs. Jose Contreras (R)

Greinke - 10-1 Under in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons
Contreras - 4-0 TSR vs. Kansas City with a 2.74 ERA and a 0.913 WHIP

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:15 EST
Chein Ming-Wang (R) vs. Mark Hendrickson (L)

Wang - n/a
Hendrickson - n/a

**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 10:11 AM

Hot pitchers
-- Maddux is 1-0, 2.57 his last two starts. Glover won his last two starts, as Brewer bullpen allowed one run in 7.2 innings behind him.
-- Atlanta is 3-1 at home with Thomson (2-1, 2.42)
-- Morris is 2-0, 2.12 in first three '05 starts.
-- Estes is 2-2, 2.77 in his last four starts.
-- Arroyo is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts; he hasn't lost in his last 14 starts.
-- Radke is 2-0, 3.29 in his last two home starts. Tribe is 3-0 in Sabathia starts (2-0, 0.92).
-- Contreras is 0-0, 2.70 in his three home starts, and has a 0-0, 3.28 mark in five starts overall.
-- Wang allowed two runs in seven IP in his first ML start vs Toronto Saturday, throwing 81 pitches.

Cold pitchers
-- Padilla is 0-3, 11.12 in three starts, although his last start was big improvement over the first two. Benson is on hill for first time in 2005 for Mets.
-- Backe is 0-1, 8.74 in two road starts.
-- Lawrence is 0-2, 23.40 in two road starts (he has a home RA of 1.57).
-- Williams is 0-2, 5.73 in his last two starts.
-- Johnson is 1-2, 6.40 in his last four starts.
-- Royals scopred seven runs in losing all five Greinke starts; he is 0-2, 7.16 in his last three starts.
-- Hendrickson is 0-1, 4.50 in three '05 starts.

Totals
-- Under is 8-4 at Miller Park so far this season.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Phillies' road games.
-- Under is 3-0 in last three Thomson starts, 3-1 in last four Houston road games.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Busch Stadium games.
-- Under is 8-2 in last ten Arizona home games.

-- Under is 6-1 in last seven Detroit games.
-- Under is 4-1 in last five Cleveland road games, 4-0 in last four Minnesota games.
-- Under is 4-0 in last four starts of both Greinke and Contreras, as well as 7-2 in last nine White Sox games.
-- Nine of last eleven Tampa Bay games went over.

Hot teams
-- Brewers won last six games, outscoring foes 35-18. .
-- Mets are 10-5 at home this season.
-- Braves won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Padres won five of their last six games, but lost nine of last ten on road, as host is 13-3 their last 16 games.
-- Arizona won nine of their last ten home games.
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-- Red Sox won four of their last five games.
-- Indians won four of their last five road games.
-- White Sox are 10-3 overall at home.
-- Tampa Bay won five of last six home games.

Cold teams
-- Cubs lost their last four games, outscored 24-12.
-- Phillies lost eight of their last eleven road games.
-- Astros lost their last seven road games, and are 1-10 on road for the season.
-- Padres lost nine of last ten road games.
-- Pirates are 1-4 in road series openers.

-- Detroit lost four of its last five games.
-- Bronx is 1-6-1 in its last eight series. Tampa Bay lost eight of its last ten games, allowing 70 runs.
-- Royals lost 14 of their last 17 games.
-- Twins lost their last three games, all at home.

**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 10:12 AM

Celtics @ Pacers (3-2)-- Again, Boston scored 102 and 110 points in their wins; 79,76,85 in their losses- they're 17-31 on treys in their wins, 10-39 in losses, so in must win situation, they have to go to Conseco and make lot of jumpers. Pacers prefer a halfcourt game; all three of their wins stayed under the total, but home side is 2-3 in this series. Pacers are 3-0 if they shoot 35% or higher.

Rockets @ Mavericks (3-2)-- Dallas won last three in a row; last four series games were decided by four points or less. 74 free throws in Game 5, as politics has made this an impossible series to officiate- Ming was 10-16 on line in Game 5. Three of last four series games went over the total. Home team is 1-4 in series. Mavs' worst FG% in last four games is 45.8%, so they're getting good shots

**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 10:13 AM

13) How weird that this playoff series could wind up back at Detroit-Indiana. Seriously, and I mean this 100%, in the interest of fairness, they should let Ron Artest play in this series.

As long as he's done promoting his rap album.

Why should the Pistons benefit from one of their fans almost starting a riot?

12) If you took all the major league teams and had a track meet, the Devil Rays would win easily. They are having a harder time winning at baseball.

11) Starting pitching in baseball is like an offensive line in football; without it, you have no chance.

10) Do umpires and referees have agents?

9) This weekend was Cap Weekend at the Hideous Ballpark in the Bronx, where the $200 million ballclub plays. I say "was" because someone hijacked half the shipment of caps that were going to be given away this weekend. This hasn't been the best of seasons in the Bronx, and hopefully, it will only get worse.

8) Colorado Rockies have already used ten rookies this season. They are 1-12 on the road. Next may be a rookie manager and a rookie GM.

7) Denver Broncos recently sold John Elway's old locker on eBay for $8,100.

6) The Twins appear to have a better chance of getting their new stadium than the Marlins do of getting theirs. By 2008, there will be a major league team in Las Vegas, probably either the Fish or the A's.

5) The very second that baseball approves a team in Vegas, Pete Rose should be reinstated. Not to manage the club, no, but again, as a bastion of fairness, I suggest that if a team can live in Vegas, we can all forgive Pete for his past sins.

4) Rick Neuheisel still thinks he got fired for entering that March Madness pool. Hey, you got fired for lying through your teeth about interviewing for the 49ers' job, and for those tiny little recruiting violations. The pool was a convenient excuse.

3) Think about this for a second: If every person who entered a March Madness pool lost his or her job, the unemployment rate would be like Iraq's.

2) Florida's 2.28 team ERA in April was the lowest April ERA in the big leagues since the Cubs posted a 2.16 mark in 1985.

1) Tom Glavine was 242-143 for the Braves. He is a Hall of Famer, but 1-7, 9.36 against his former team.

**Udog** · 05-05-2005, 10:48 AM

This thread is just invaluable to thinking bettors every day! Thanks a million for your time and effort!

**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 01:30 PM

Thursday, 5/5/2005

CHICAGO CUBS (12 - 14) at MILWAUKEE (13 - 13) - 1:05 PM
GREG MADDUX (R) vs. GARY GLOVER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 101-87 (-25.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 168-206 (-68.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 89-134 (-50.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 289-307 (-76.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 99-86 (-25.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 73-67 (-22.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 3-2 (+1.9 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

GREG MADDUX vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MADDUX is 10-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 1.62 and a WHIP of 0.909.
His team's record is 14-2 (+10.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-5.0 units)

GARY GLOVER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (12 - 16) at NY METS (14 - 14) - 1:10 PM
VICENTE PADILLA (R) vs. KRIS BENSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 19-9 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 3-2 (+1.4 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

VICENTE PADILLA vs. NY METS since 1997
PADILLA is 7-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.13 and a WHIP of 1.087.
His team's record is 8-2 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-4. (+1.8 units)

KRIS BENSON vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BENSON is 3-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.30 and a WHIP of 1.140.
His team's record is 5-1 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+2.3 units)

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HOUSTON (11 - 15) at ATLANTA (16 - 11) - 7:35 PM
BRANDON BACKE (R) vs. JOHN THOMSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 1-10 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 1-10 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 68-63 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 114-80 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 107-78 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 78-51 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BACKE is 12-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BACKE is 12-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BACKE is 9-2 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BACKE is 9-3 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

BRANDON BACKE vs. ATLANTA since 1997
BACKE is 2-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JOHN THOMSON vs. HOUSTON since 1997
THOMSON is 3-5 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 6.80 and a WHIP of 1.490.
His team's record is 3-6 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.6 units)

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SAN DIEGO (14 - 14) at ST LOUIS (18 - 8) - 8:10 PM
BRIAN LAWRENCE (R) vs. MATT MORRIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 45-55 (-16.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 130-73 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 39-21 (+12.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 129-71 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 85-44 (+25.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 98-58 (+21.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

BRIAN LAWRENCE vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
LAWRENCE is 1-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.293.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+2.0 units)

MATT MORRIS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MORRIS is 4-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 6-3 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.2 units)

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PITTSBURGH (10 - 16) at ARIZONA (17 - 11) - 9:40 PM
DAVID WILLIAMS (L) vs. SHAWN ESTES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 22-57 (-28.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Thursday since 1997.
ESTES is 30-10 (+16.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
ESTES is 46-14 (+26.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 30-60 (-34.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 68-122 (-52.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 40-56 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 12-19 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in home games in May games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 66-118 (-50.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 51-89 (-37.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 16-42 (-27.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

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

DAVID WILLIAMS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
WILLIAMS 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)

SHAWN ESTES vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ESTES is 5-5 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.348.
His team's record is 6-6 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-2. (+8.1 units)

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BOSTON (15 - 12) at DETROIT (12 - 14) - 1:05 PM
BRONSON ARROYO (R) vs. JASON JOHNSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
JOHNSON is 10-24 (-14.8 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
BOSTON is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

BRONSON ARROYO vs. DETROIT since 1997
ARROYO is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.544.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JASON JOHNSON vs. BOSTON since 1997
JOHNSON is 4-7 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.408.
His team's record is 8-8 (+6.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-10. (-5.3 units)

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CLEVELAND (11 - 15) at MINNESOTA (15 - 11) - 1:10 PM
CC SABATHIA (L) vs. BRAD RADKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 73-89 (-37.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 108-84 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 19-7 (+10.5 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 67-57 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 12-17 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 32-38 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
RADKE is 12-22 (-16.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-2 (+0.9 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

CC SABATHIA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SABATHIA is 4-3 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.84 and a WHIP of 1.316.
His team's record is 7-6 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-4. (+3.4 units)

BRAD RADKE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RADKE is 6-10 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.64 and a WHIP of 1.329.
His team's record is 8-15 (-9.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-8. (+4.8 units)

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KANSAS CITY (7 - 20) at CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 7) - 2:05 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. JOSE CONTRERAS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 65-124 (-35.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 21-53 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 61-108 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 40-91 (-38.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 26-68 (-29.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 10-1 (+8.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 17-4 (+13.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 42-24 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-6 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 15-4 (+10.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 15-5 (+10.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 20-7 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GREINKE is 1-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.216.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

JOSE CONTRERAS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CONTRERAS is 2-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.74 and a WHIP of 0.913.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (11 - 17) at TAMPA BAY (10 - 18) - 7:15 PM
CHIEN-MING WANG (R) vs. MARK HENDRICKSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 3-8 (-11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
NY YANKEES are 11-17 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 9-13 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 85-91 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 53-50 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 98-111 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 40-40 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 70-28 (+26.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 40-11 (+22.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 3-2 (+4.2 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

CHIEN-MING WANG vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

MARK HENDRICKSON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HENDRICKSON is 1-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.928.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

**Spark** · 05-05-2005, 04:53 PM

Thursday, 5/5/2005

BOSTON (47 - 40) at INDIANA (47 - 40) - 5/5/2005, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 15-31 ATS (-19.1 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
BOSTON is 1-6 ATS (-5.6 Units) when trailing in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 15-11 against the spread versus BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
INDIANA is 16-10 straight up against BOSTON over the last 3 seasons
13 of 25 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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DALLAS (61 - 26) at HOUSTON (53 - 34) - 5/5/2005, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DALLAS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when leading in a playoff series over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) as an underdog this season.
DALLAS is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) in road games vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 10-3 ATS (+6.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 9-7 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 12-5 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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