Trends Monday

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Hot pitchers
-- S. Kim is 3-0, 3.43 in his last four starts.

-- Wells is 4-1, 3.48 in his last five starts. Tampa Bay is 6-3 in last nine Hendrickson starts.
-- Toronto is 7-1 in Downs' last eight starts.
-- Millwood has 2.57 RA in his last four starts.
-- Wood has 2.63 RA in his last five starts.
-- Twins are 7-1 in last eight Radke starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Clemens is 1-3, 3.89 in his last six starts. Snell is 0-2, 12.27 in three starts this season.
-- Lawrence is 0-3, 6.86 in his last four starts.

-- Bedard is 0-3, 6.19 in his last seven starts. Wang has 5.81 RA in his last five starts.
-- Moyer has 5.28 RA in his last five starts.
-- Garcia is 1-3, 5.68 in his last five starts.
-- Bonderman is 0-3, 10.67 in his last three starts.
-- Zito is 1-2, 8.64 in his last three starts.

Totals
-- Under is 9-4 in Clemens' last thirteen starts.
-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Colorado home games.

-- Under is in 8-2-1 last eleven Oriole road games.
-- Moyer's last four road starts stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve Boston road games.
-- Under is 13-6 in last nineteen White Sox home games, 7-1 in last eight Millwood starts.
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Detroit road games.
-- Under is 10-5-2 in last seventeen Radke starts.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won four of their last five games. Astros won last five games, outscoring foes 29-5.
-- Rockies are 6-2 in their last eight home games.


-- Bronx won six of its last seven games. Orioles are 5-3 in their last eight road games.
-- Indians are 12-1 in their last thirteen games.

Cold Teams
-- Padres lost four of last five road games.


-- Devil Rays lost five of their last six home games. Red Sox are 2-5 in last seven road series openers.
-- Seattle lost their last five road games. Toronto is 2-5 in its last seven games.
-- White Sox lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Royals lost six of their last eight games.
-- Twins are 2-5 in last seven road games. A's are 3-10 in their last thirteen home games.

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Week 2 NFL action
Monday night games

Saints (1-0) @ Giants (1-0)- Game moved from Bayou for obvious reasons; last time these two met was Joe Horn game two years ago, when Horn scored four TD's, pulled cellphone out of padding in goal post after one of them, and Saints won 45-7 over Giant squad that had quit on Fassel. America's Team won at Carolina last week, converting 8 of 13 on third down, with a plus-2 turnover ratio. Eli was just 10-23 passing last week, threw pick for score, but special teams scored twice, and D held Arizona to 31 yards rushing. Home side won six of last seven series games, with Saints losing last three at this site. Is fate still on their side?

Redskins (1-0) @ Cowboys (1-0)- Washington lost last nine visits to this site, scoring 14 or less in four of last five visits; they're 1-14 in last fifteen series games, losing both by FG last year. Six of last eight series totals were 37 or less. Both sides won last week, but in different fashion. Skins were only team to win without scoring TD, and they faced rookie QB at home. Dallas beat good Charger team on road, with last minute red zone stand (SD had 1st-and-goal at 7). Brunell gets nod at QB over banged-up, and now unhappy Ramsey. Bledsoe converted 7 of 11 on third down. Under is 13-4 in last 17 Texas Stadium openers, 4-1 in last five Redskin road openers.

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13) I had it hammered into my head by announcers in these games that no one likes to start 0-2. Otherwise, I would have no way of knowing this.

12) The Ravens didn't have a first down in first half at Tennessee, then had five in first drive of second half.

11) Bad omen for Washington tonight: the three other teams that have next week off got outscored 90-23 in their games Sunday.

10) Green Bay is 41-11 under Mike Sherman when temperature is under 70 degrees, 12-18 when it isn't.

9) This just in: the Vikings miss Randy Moss.

8) Another newsflash: the next time a repeat felon gets sent back to prison, he should be strapped in a chair, locked in room, and made to listen to Sterling Sharpe talk on television. It may be extreme punishment, but it is for repeat offenders, after all.

7) While we're criticizing announcers, it isn't difficult to know that Joe Buck likes baseball a lot more than the pigskin sport. Just that the money in football is better. A lot better.

6) Sad set of 1:00 games Sunday. Only tight finish was Colts-Jaguars, and that was a 10-3 game that ended with officials ignoring an obvious interference call that would have given Jax ball on the 1-yard line.

5) Buffalo had ball ten times Sunday; they kicked one field goal, and went 3-and-out seven times.

4) Excellent passing numbers for Eagles: 33-39 for an amazing 443 yards.

3) Packers' average starting field position? Their own 19, worst of any team Sunday. Tennessee had 22-yd edge in average starting position, though, with their 42 the average starting point for a Titan drive.

2) Byron Leftwich can play for my team anytime.

1) The NFC is like the Eastern Conference in NBA has been recently; other than Philadelphia, Panthers and Falcons, are there any good teams in the NFC? Jacksonville would be an NFC power, but probably is on outside looking in for AFC playoffs.

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NFL Trends



Monday, September 19th

Washington at Dallas, 9:00 EST ABC
Washington - 8-1 Under away off an ATS loss
Dallas - 10-3 ATS at home vs. Washington


Write-In Game:

(TC) New Orleans at New York Giants, 7:30 EST ABC/ESPN
New Orleans - 16-6 ATS away off an ATS loss
NY Giants - 17-7 Under off a home win by 10+ points

** (TC) Denotes Time Change



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Additional Trends:Monday, 9/19/2005

NEW ORLEANS (1 - 0) at NY GIANTS (1 - 0) - 9/19/2005, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEW ORLEANS is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games off a win against a division rival since 1992.


Head-to-Head Series History
NEW ORLEANS is 1-0 against the spread versus NY GIANTS over the last 3 seasons
NEW ORLEANS is 1-0 straight up against NY GIANTS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




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WASHINGTON (1 - 0) at DALLAS (1 - 0) - 9/19/2005, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 36-60 ATS (-30.0 Units) versus division opponents since 1992.
WASHINGTON is 38-19 ATS (+17.1 Units) as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points since 1992.
WASHINGTON is 23-7 ATS (+15.3 Units) as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points since 1992.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 4-0 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
DALLAS is 4-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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Coaching Trends:
NFL


Washington:Gibbs is 0-7 ATS off a win by 6 or less points.

Dallas: Parcells is 7-0 Under as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points.

NY Giants: Coughlin is 15-5 ATS home in September games.

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Monday, 9/19/2005


HOUSTON (81 - 68) at PITTSBURGH (61 - 88) - 7:05 PM
ROGER CLEMENS (R) vs. IAN SNELL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 29-42 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 29-42 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEMENS is 19-19 (-19.9 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -175 or more since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 3-10 (-12.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
CLEMENS is 6-10 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 61-47 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 52-29 (+20.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
PITTSBURGH is 22-39 (-15.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
PITTSBURGH is 61-87 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 31-42 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 9-22 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 61-87 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 6-6 (+2.4 Units) against HOUSTON this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.5 Units)



ROGER CLEMENS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CLEMENS is 3-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.86 and a WHIP of 0.952.
His team's record is 3-2 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)



IAN SNELL vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SNELL is 0-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.200.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)




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SAN DIEGO (74 - 74) at COLORADO (61 - 87) - 8:35 PM
BRIAN LAWRENCE (R) vs. SUN WOO KIM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 74-73 (-7.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 3-14 (-10.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 72-72 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 36-39 (-14.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
LAWRENCE is 10-20 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
LAWRENCE is 9-20 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
LAWRENCE is 13-23 (-12.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LAWRENCE is 3-14 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
LAWRENCE is 4-12 (-12.8 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)
KIM is 14-10 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KIM is 11-5 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KIM is 16-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
KIM is 11-4 (+12.1 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 85-136 (-25.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-19 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 9-5 (+2.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)



BRIAN LAWRENCE vs. COLORADO since 1997
LAWRENCE is 6-7 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.45 and a WHIP of 1.354.
His team's record is 8-8 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-8. (-0.9 units)



SUN WOO KIM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
KIM is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.80 and a WHIP of 1.467.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)




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BALTIMORE (70 - 78) at NY YANKEES (85 - 63) - 7:05 PM
ERIK BEDARD (L) vs. CHIEN-MING WANG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 32-45 (-15.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 26-41 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 12-24 (-10.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
BALTIMORE is 69-79 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 35-38 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 61-69 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 45-52 (-10.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BEDARD is 7-13 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BEDARD is 5-12 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
BEDARD is 8-18 (-13.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BEDARD is 6-18 (-12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BEDARD is 0-7 (-8.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 74-80 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 26-18 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 37-31 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 83-63 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 31-29 (-23.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 71-54 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 51-43 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 38-29 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-4 (+3.9 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.8 Units)



ERIK BEDARD vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BEDARD is 1-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.27 and a WHIP of 2.048.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)



CHIEN-MING WANG vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
WANG is 0-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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SEATTLE (64 - 85) at TORONTO (73 - 75) - 7:05 PM
JAMIE MOYER (L) vs. SCOTT DOWNS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 31-65 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 18-33 (-17.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SEATTLE is 6-15 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
SEATTLE is 64-84 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 14-30 (-14.3 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 52-102 (-34.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-47 (-19.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 83-126 (-33.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 73-75 (+6.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 25-17 (+8.6 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 52-42 (+18.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DOWNS is 7-0 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season. (Team's Record)
DOWNS is 5-0 (+7.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 18-11 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-2 (+2.3 Units) against SEATTLE this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)



JAMIE MOYER vs. TORONTO since 1997
MOYER is 8-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.05 and a WHIP of 1.369.
His team's record is 14-7 (+6.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-12. (-5.2 units)



SCOTT DOWNS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.