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NCAA Football Trends

Friday, September 30th

Pittsburgh at Rutgers, 8:00 EST ESPN2
Pittsburgh - 9-2 Under off BB road games
Rutgers - 4-16 ATS off a bye week

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Friday's game
Pitt beat Rutgers last five years, all by 12+ points, winning last two visits to this site, 42-0/42-32; Panthers are 13-9 vs spread in series, but 3-10 vs number in last 13 Big East openers. Rutgers outgained Pitt last year, 407-397 but still lost 41-17. Panthers are 1-3, beating I-AA Youngstown last week; they have a turnover ratio of minus-5 this season.

Rutgers is hard to gauge; they blew big lead in losing opener at Illinois, then beat pair of lightweights. Wannstedt has to have a pretty big coaching edge over Schiano. Big game for Pittsburgh, this woul dbe a very bad game for them to lose, recruiting-wise.

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Hot pitchers
-- Davis has 2.05 RA in his last three starts. Pirates are 11-1 in last dozen Perez starts.
-- Phillies won five of last six Lidle starts.
-- BKim is 2-1, 3.12 in his last six starts.
-- Thomson is 2-1, 3.77 in his last five starts.
-- Pettitte is 7-0, 1.68 in his last eight starts.
-- Mulder is 4-1, 1.34 in his last seven home starts.
-- Lowe is 4-2, 1.89 in his last seven starts.
-- Cain is 2-1, 2.03 in his six big league starts.

-- Buehrle is 2-0, 2.96 in four starts vs Indians this year. Millwood is 3-0, 3.24 in his last four starts.
-- Washbuirn is 2-1, 3.16 in his last five starts.
-- Royals scored 29 runs, won last four Greinke starts.
-- Seattle is 13-1 in last fourteen Moyer home starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Hernandez is 0-3, 5.23 in his last four starts.
-- Benson is 0-4, 6.87 in his last seven starts.
-- Zambrano has 5.25 RA in his last five starts, but Cubs are 5-1 in his last six outings.
-- Keisler is 1-1, 7.20 in three starts for the Reds.
-- Williams is 1-4, 6.21 in his last five Petco starts.
-- Vargas is 2-3, 7.25 in his last six starts.

-- Wells is 2-2, 6.55 in his last four starts. Wang has 4.89 RA in his last seven starts.
-- Towers is 1-2, 5.10 in his last three starts.
-- Maine is 0-3, 9.77 in his last four starts. Waechter is 1-3, 9.13 in his last five starts.
-- Dickey has 6.23 RA in his three '05 starts.
-- Maroth is 3-3, 5.48 in his last seven starts. Liriano is 0-2, 7.36 in his first three big league starts.
-- Saarloos is 1-2, 5.13 in his last five starts.

Totals .
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Davis starts.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Hernandez starts.
-- Under is 16-5 in B. Kim starts this season.
-- Last five Thomson starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Zambrano starts went over the total.
-- Under is 5-2 in last seven Mulder starts.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Lowe starts.
-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Vargas starts.

-- Over is 5-2 in last seven Buehrle starts.
-- Over is 6-3 in Wells' last nine starts.
-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Greinke starts.
-- Over is 3-1 in Maine's last four starts.
-- Over is 6-2 in last eight Washburn starts.
-- Under is 5-1 in last six Maroth starts.
-- Under is 17-4-2 in last 23 Saarloos starts.

Hot teams
-- Brewers are 7-3 in their last ten games.
-- Phillies are 6-2 in their last eight road games.
-- Mets won nine of their last 11 games. Rockies won six of their last nine road games.
-- Astros won eleven of their last fifteen games. Cubs are 10-4 in their last fourteen road games.
-- Padres are 7-2 in their last nine games.
-- Giants are 8-5 in last thirteen games, 9-4 if Bonds is in the starting lineup. Arizona won seven of their last eight games.


-- Bronx is 15-3 in its last eighteen games.
-- Royals are 7-5 in their last twelve games.
-- Angels won eleven of their last thirteen games. Texas won its last five home games.
-- Tigers won four of their last six games.


Cold Teams
-- Pirates are 6-16 in their last 22 home games.
-- Nationals are 2-10 in last dozen home games.
-- Marlins lost their last five games. Braves lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Reds are 4-12 in their last sixteen road games. Cards lost six of their last eight games.
-- Dodgers lost their last six road games.


-- White Sox are 6-8 in their last fourteen road games; they clinched playoff spot yesterday. Indians lost three of their last four games.
-- Red Sox are 6-6 in their last twelve home games.
-- Toronto is 7-11 in its last eighteen games
-- Orioles are 2-13 in their last fifteen games. Tampa is 3-6 in their last nine home games.
-- Twins are 8-15 in their last twenty-three games.
-- A's lost six of their last eight games. Mariners are 1-4 in their last five games.

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13) Starting pitchers go seven innings these days, or 110 pitches- that is it; it is rare for pitcher to throw more than 120 pitches in a game, so you need solid setup men and a dependable closer. Without those things, unless you have a $150 million+ payroll, so you can buy lot of hitters, forget about the playoffs.

12) The impact of base stealing on game has really gone down. Back in 70's, when they were was more artificial turf, fast outfielders were essential, teams all had fast leadoff hitters. Now? Moneyball teams just insert guys with good on-base percentages, not fast guys.

11) Watching games from Wrigley Field is never a bad thing.

10) Teams like Pirates, Royals, Brewers, A's need lower expectations; anytime a small market team wins more than half their games, it is a good season. Playoffs are unrealistic expectation, although it will happen now and then.

9) If I were an escaped felon, the best place to hide would be in bleachers at any Devil Rays' home game.

8) The $150 I spend on the Extra Innings package is some of the best money I spend all year.

7) Bobby Cox and Leo Mazzone are doing amazing things in Atlanta, 14 consecutive division titles. Weird thing is, Marlins have no division banners, but since their inception, still have more World Series titles
(2-1) than Atlanta does.

6) I am constantly amazed how managers are so calm, for most part; season is 162 games in 180 days, tons of ups and downs, guess skipper needs an even keel to stay sane.

5) Fellow who does play-by-play for the Royals must need therapy after the season ends

4) Red Sox fans are equally annoying as Bronx fans.

3) Teams use their whole rosters now; your 24th and 25th guy matter. A lot. Couple of games will swing on your last two guys, and in close pennant race, they better come through.

2) Listening to Vin Scully call a game is an honor.

1) I dislike individual awards a lot, but if David Ortiz doesn't win the AL MVP, do away with the award.

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Friday, 9/30/2005


ARIZONA (75 - 84) at SAN FRANCISCO (74 - 85) - 10:15 PM
CLAUDIO VARGAS (R) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 43-60 (-28.6 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.
ARIZONA is 126-195 (-67.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 28-63 (-36.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 14-35 (-23.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 165-154 (+7.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 15-9 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 260-209 (+31.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 52-55 (+1.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 75-52 (+22.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-17 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
ARIZONA is 23-18 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
ARIZONA is 38-39 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ARIZONA is 38-31 (+7.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 38-39 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 28-27 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 31-27 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
VARGAS is 6-0 (+8.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 16-12 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 24-33 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 10-5 (+5.9 Units) against ARIZONA this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.3 Units)



CLAUDIO VARGAS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
VARGAS is 2-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.15 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)



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




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CHI WHITE SOX (96 - 63) at CLEVELAND (93 - 66) - 7:05 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. KEVIN MILLWOOD (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-5 (+5.4 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)



MARK BUEHRLE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BUEHRLE is 6-7 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.238.
His team's record is 8-10 (-6.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-11. (-5.8 units)



KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
MILLWOOD is 0-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 1.33 and a WHIP of 1.037.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)




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NY YANKEES (94 - 65) at BOSTON (93 - 66) - 7:05 PM
CHIEN-MING WANG (R) vs. DAVID WELLS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 92-65 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 39-37 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NY YANKEES are 24-27 (-17.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 40-31 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 80-56 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 59-44 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BOSTON is 84-54 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BOSTON is 78-34 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WELLS is 182-96 (+52.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 138-72 (+41.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 118-61 (+34.4 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WELLS is 104-47 (+42.7 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 67-60 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in home games in September games since 1997.
BOSTON is 36-35 (-12.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BOSTON is 51-42 (-6.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 7-9 (-0.6 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-1.3 Units)



CHIEN-MING WANG vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.



DAVID WELLS vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
WELLS is 5-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.04 and a WHIP of 1.072.
His team's record is 6-6 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-6. (-0.3 units)




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KANSAS CITY (55 - 104) at TORONTO (78 - 81) - 7:05 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. JOSH TOWERS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 113-206 (-41.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 46-113 (-33.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 74-145 (-38.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 56-46 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 55-58 (+5.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TORONTO is 44-37 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 78-81 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 4-2 (+1.7 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)



ZACK GREINKE vs. TORONTO since 1997
GREINKE is 0-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)



JOSH TOWERS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
TOWERS is 1-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)




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BALTIMORE (71 - 88) at TAMPA BAY (67 - 92) - 7:15 PM
JOHN MAINE (R) vs. DOUG WAECHTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 9-16 (-9.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
BALTIMORE is 48-57 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 46-59 (-16.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 33-54 (-22.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BALTIMORE is 70-89 (-25.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 68-91 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-38 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 32-40 (+12.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 40-41 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome this season.
TAMPA BAY is 26-22 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 45-46 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf this season.
TAMPA BAY is 48-60 (+6.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BALTIMORE is 37-35 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 78-77 (+29.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 9-6 (+1.1 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)



JOHN MAINE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.



DOUG WAECHTER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
WAECHTER is 0-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 6.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)




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ANAHEIM (92 - 67) at TEXAS (79 - 80) - 8:05 PM
JARROD WASHBURN (L) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 78-75 (+12.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 73-64 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 168-152 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 94-63 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 158-139 (+28.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 113-101 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 94-67 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ANAHEIM is 43-35 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
ANAHEIM is 134-98 (+33.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997.
ANAHEIM is 90-58 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ANAHEIM is 71-44 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ANAHEIM is 68-42 (+17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHBURN is 17-4 (+12.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
WASHBURN is 60-38 (+22.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
WASHBURN is 9-1 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 13-24 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 12-4 (+7.4 Units) against TEXAS this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.3 Units)



JARROD WASHBURN vs. TEXAS since 1997
WASHBURN is 7-5 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.12 and a WHIP of 1.326.
His team's record is 11-6 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-9. (-2.1 units)



R.A. DICKEY vs. ANAHEIM since 1997
DICKEY is 3-0 when starting against ANAHEIM with an ERA of 1.67 and a WHIP of 0.963.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)




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DETROIT (71 - 88) at MINNESOTA (80 - 79) - 8:10 PM
MIKE MAROTH (L) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 35-53 (-17.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
DETROIT is 71-88 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 14-30 (-14.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-21 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
DETROIT is 29-43 (-17.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MAROTH is 0-8 (-8.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MAROTH is 11-5 (+10.1 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. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 54-53 (-7.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 37-40 (-8.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 79-78 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 8-8 (+0.3 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.4 Units)



MIKE MAROTH vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
MAROTH is 3-7 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 5-9 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-8. (-3.6 units)



FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. DETROIT since 1997
LIRIANO is 0-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 0.600.
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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OAKLAND (86 - 73) at SEATTLE (68 - 91) - 10:05 PM
KIRK SAARLOOS (R) vs. JAMIE MOYER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 23-33 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 33-40 (-11.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MOYER is 19-12 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 11-4 (+7.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 14-2 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 9-1 (+8.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 33-13 (+18.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 14-2 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
MOYER is 22-6 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 17-8 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 81-67 (+5.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 28-17 (+9.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 11-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
OAKLAND is 41-39 (+6.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAARLOOS is 16-11 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
SAARLOOS is 16-11 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
SAARLOOS is 8-3 (+8.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
SEATTLE is 46-64 (-12.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 24-41 (-15.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SEATTLE is 68-90 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 8-16 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 63-81 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 43-61 (-11.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 10-5 (+4.5 Units) against SEATTLE this season
9 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.6 Units)



KIRK SAARLOOS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SAARLOOS is 1-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)



JAMIE MOYER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MOYER is 12-9 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.53 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 16-13 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 17-11. (+4.8 units)

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Dunkel


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
National League
Milwaukee (Davis) 14.64 (1) Pittsburgh* (Perez) 13.50
Total Runs: 9
Philadelphia (Lidle) 15.56 (1) Washington* (Hernandez) 14.60
Total Runs: 8
New York Mets* (Benson) 15.57 (1) Colorado (Kim) 14.34
Total Runs: 9
Atlanta (Thomson) 14.82 (2 1/2) Florida* (Johnson) 12.15
Total Runs: 9
Houston* (Pettitte) 16.34 (2) Chicago Cubs (Zambrano) 14.54
Total Runs: 6 1/2
St. Louis* (Mulder) 14.57 (1) Cincinnati (Keisler) 13.79
Total Runs: 9 1/2
San Diego* (Williams) 14.87 (1) L.A. Dodgers (Lowe) 14.14
Total Runs: 7
San Francisco* (Cain) 15.45 (1) Arizona (Vargas) 14.84
Total Runs: 8 1/2
American League
Cleveland* (Millwood) 16.28 (1) Chicago White Sox (Buehrle) 15.06
Total Runs: 8
New York Yankees (Wang) 14.75 (1/2) Boston* (Wells) 14.34
Total Runs: 11 1/2
Toronto* (Towers) 15.53 (1 1/2) Kansas City (Greinke) 13.79
Total Runs: 9
Tampa Bay* (Waechter) 14.68 (1 1/2) Baltimore (Maine) 13.08
Total Runs: 9 1/2
L.A. Angels (Lackey) 15.68 (1) Texas* (Dickey) 15.03
Total Runs: 10
Detroit (Maroth) 13.68 (1/2) Minnesota* (Liriano) 13.13
Total Runs: 11
Oakland (Saarloos) 14.53 (1 1/2) Seattle* (Moyer) 13.22
Total Runs: 8

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MLB (Baseball) Trends

Friday, September 30th

National League:

Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates, 7:05 EST
Doug Davis (L) vs. Oliver Perez (L)
Davis - Milwaukee 20-37 off 6+ home games
Perez - 14-5 TSR pitching off a win

Philadelphia Phillies at Washington Nationals, 7:05 EST
Cory Lidle (R) vs. Livan Hernandez (R)
Lidle - 15-7 TSR with a line of +125 to -125
Hernandez - 1-7 TSR at home second half of the season

Colorado Rockies at New York Mets, 7:10 EST
Byung-Hyun Kim (R) vs. Kris Benson (R)
Kim - Colorado 10-30 as a road underdog of +125 to +175
Benson - Mets 9-1 Over at home after winning 6 or 7 of their last 8 games

Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins, 7:35 EST
John Thomson (R) vs. Josh Johnson (R)
Thomson - Atlanta 35-15 off a loss by 4+ runs
Johnson - Florida 4-16 at home with a line of +125 to -125

Chicago Cubs at Houston Astros, 8:05 EST
Carlos Zambrano (R) vs. Andy Pettitte (L)
Zambrano - 22-10 Under away in night games
Pettitte - 72-31 TSR vs. division opponents

Cincinnati Reds at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:10 EST
Randy Keisler (L) vs. Mark Mulder (L)
Keisler - Cincinnati 19-39 after the bullpen allowed 0 runs
Mulder - 24-7 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres, 10:05 EST
Derek Lowe (R) vs. Woody Williams (R)
Lowe - Dodgers 6-16 off a one-run loss
Williams - 47-20 TSR at home off a win

Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants, 10:15 EST
Claudio Vargas (R) vs. Matt Cain (R)
Vargas - Arizona 9-0 off 3+ wins by 2 runs or less
Cain - San Francisco 13-2 Under off a combined score of 3 runs or less


American League:

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, 7:05 EST
Mark Buehrle (L) vs. Kevin Millwood (R)
Buehrle - White Sox 7-1 Under revenging a shutout loss
Millwood - Cleveland 14-4 off 3+ games with the bullpen allowing 0 runs

New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox, 7:05 EST ESPN
Chien-Ming Wang (R) vs. David Wells (L)
Wang - 11-5 TSR this season
Wells - 9-1 Over as a favorite of -150 or less

Kansas City Royals at Toronto Blue Jays, 7:05 EST
Zack Greinke (R) vs. Josh Towers (R)
Greinke - Kansas City 3-22 away off a combined score of 15+ runs
Towers - Toronto 22-9 revenging a one-run loss

Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7:15 EST
John Maine (R) vs. Doug Waechter (R)
Maine - Baltimore 2-12 after the bullpen pitched 6+ innings
Waechter - Tampa Bay 15-10 vs. Baltimore

Anaheim Angels at Texas Rangers, 8:05 EST
Jarrod Washburn (L) vs. Robert Dickey (R)
Washburn - 17-4 TSR as a road favorite of -125 or less
Dickey - Texas 7-18 off 6+ road games

Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 8:10 EST
Mike Maroth (L) vs. Francisco Liriano (L)
Maroth - 0-8 TSR as a road underdog of +125 or less
Liriano - Minnesota 24-10 after the bullpen blew a save

Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners, 10:05 EST
Kirk Saarloos (R) vs. Jamie Moyer (L)
Saarloos - Oakland 6-18 off a loss by 6+ runs
Moyer - 11-1 TSR as a home favorite

** (TC) Denotes Time Change

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PITTSBURGH (1 - 3) at RUTGERS (2 - 1) - 9/30/2005, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in road games in weeks 5 through 9 since 1992.
RUTGERS is 4-16 ATS (-13.6 Units) after a bye week since 1992.


Head-to-Head Series History
RUTGERS is 1-1 against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 straight up against RUTGERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons