Mondays Trends and Indexes

[Spark]

Hot Pitchers
-- Francis is 1-0, 0.95 in his last three starts.
-- Maddux is 5-1, 2.35 in six starts this season. Young has a 2.97 RA in his last five starts.
-- Oswalt has 1.88 RA in his two road starts; Astros won four of his last five starts, overall.

-- Halladay is 2-0, 3.31 in three starts since coming off the DL.
-- Koronka is 2-0, 3.00 in his last four starts.
-- Fossum is 1-0, 1.46 in his last two starts.

Cold Pitchers
-- Marquis is 0-3, 10.26 in his last three starts.
-- Lowry comes off DL, after lasting 1.2 IP in his first start of '06; he shut Astros out for seven innings in their only '05 meeting.

-- Radke is 1-3, 8.41 in his last four starts.
-- Weaver is 1-4, 6.94 in six starts for the Angels.
-- Byrd has 7.11 RA in six starts, but Indians scored 9+ runs in five of the six games, winning four.
-- Meche is 0-2, 5.67 in his last five starts.

Totals
-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Colorado games.
-- Six of last seven Cub games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Astro road games stayed under the total.

-- Over is 4-1-1 in Radke's starts this season.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Angels' last six road games.
-- Nine of last twelve Indian road games went over the total, as have all six Byrd starts.
-- Last five Tampa Bay road games stayed under the total.

Hot Teams
-- Rockies won four of last five games, seven of ten openers in series (3-2 in road series openers). Cardinals won nine of their last eleven home games.
-- Padres won last eight games in row, streak that started last Sunday, when they rallied from down 5-0 in 9th to beat Dodgers.

-- Angels won six of their last nine home games.
-- Indians won their last four road series openers. Royals lost 8 of last ten games, nine of eleven series openers.

Cold Teams
-- Cubs lost their last six games, outscored 27-5.
-- Astros are 5-8 on road, 0-5 in road series openers. Giants lost four games in row and seven of last eight contests.

-- Twins lost eleven of last thirteen road games. Rangers lost last three games, allowing 22 runs.
-- Angels lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mariners lost eleven of last fifteen home games. Devil Rays lost eight of last twelve road games.

[Spark]

Nets won last three games vs Miami, after losing first meeting at Miami, 90-89; wins were 95-88/105-92/90-78. Both teams won the first series in six games, but heat was 3-0 on this court. Health of Wade is key question for Miami, which averaged 107.8 ppg in wins vs Chicago, scored 90-87 in losses. Nets won two of three at Indiana in first round. Interesting series, could be long one.

Quick turnaround for Suns, after they crushed Lakers in Game 7, capping comeback from 3-1 series deficit. Noe they get rested Clipper squad that dispatched Denver in five games. LA, Suns split four series meetings, with each team going 1-1 on other's home court. Average total in the four games was 212.3.

[Spark]

Buffalo scored seven goals on just 23 shots in Game 1, beating Senators in OT goal; only one of their seven goals was power play goal (1-5). Sabres now beat Ottawa three in row after losing five of first six series meetings this year. Buffalo now scored 14 goals in last two games, both on the road.

Carolina crushed Devils 6-0 in Game 1, handing Jersey first loss since March; they outshot Devils 38-21, scored five goals on power play (5-8) and even controlled faceoffs 35-27 in winning fifth game in row since falling behind 2-0 in Montreal series. The Devils hadn't played in while; were they rusty?

Sharks won fifth game in row, beating Oilers 2-1 in Game 1, the fourth one-goal game in five series games (home team won four of the five games). Oilers lost Game i in first round in double OT at Detroit, so they can come back, but Sharks allowed just seven goals in last five games, and are 3-0 at home in playoffs.

[Spark]

Six-Pack for Monday
-- When Babe Ruth hit his 714th and final home run, it was his third home run of the game that day.
-- Long game in AAA Friday night; so long, game did not end until Saturday night, when 24-inning tilt ended with New Orleans winning 5-4 at Nashville. Curfew caused game to be suspended early Saturday morning.
-- When the Mets drew a bases loaded walk three games in row Thursday-Saturday, it was first time in 44+-year history of franchise they had done that.
-- I wasn't surprised to learn Curt Schilling has 197 career wins, but was surprised to learn that Kenny Rogers has 195
-- In the last 26 Kentucky Derbys, favorite won twice, with an average payoff of $25.80. They call Saratoga Graveyard of Favorites, but it might really be Churchill Downs.
-- Under was 50-44-10 in major leagues this week, making it 234-203-30, in favor of the over so far this season.

[Spark]

Monday List of 13: Random thoughts on springtime Monday
13) Weirdness ruled in top of second inning at Shea Sunday, as double play was overturned by a balk, then on a suicide squeeze, John Smoltz swung instead of bunting, hit a roller in front of plate, and when runner was called safe, LoDuca went nuts and spiked the ball, allowing both runners to advance.

When the umps ruled the batter had to go back to first, Cox came out and got tossed, so we had player on one team, and umpire on other both ejected on the same play. Very weird.

12) I was remiss in not including Lebron James in discussion of potential MVPs with Dirk Nowitzki and Elton Brand. James means as much, if not more, to his team than anyone in NBA.

11) Sports Illustrated did survey of 400+ major leaguers, and Derek Jeter got 9% of vote as most overrated player in bigs; dig deeper, and over 18% of foreign-born (mostly Hispanic) players voted Jeter the most overrated. Interesting.

10) I didn't realize that over 250,000 U. of Texas graduates are living in Houston area, which explained why Vince Young's going to Tennessee Titans is a big disappointment to them.

9) Larry Brown made $10 million this season, while leading his Knicks to a 23-59 record, despite having the highest payroll in NBA. Nicely done.

8) Arizona Cardinals are trying very hard to instill a winning attitude, so much so, that their first six draft picks in the draft this spring played at: USC (2), Georgia, Michigan, Louisville, Virginia Tech, all teams that win lot of football games.

7) Steelers' three QBs next year will be Roethlisberger, Batch and rookie Omar Jacobs, all of whom played college football in the Mid-American Conference (Miami, E. Mich, B. Green).

6) David Duval was once ranked 1st in world, then he slipped all the way to #729. Now, he is back up to #444, and after T25 at Wachovia, he'll move up a little further.

5) Retief Goosen was sitting in third place at -10 on 18th tee at Quail Hollow Sunday; then he hit three balls in water, got a 9, and dropped back to a tie for 10th at -5. Even players as great as Goosen look like hackers now and then.

4) Six years ago, Grant Hill signed a 7-year, $93 million deal in Orlando; with one year left on that deal, Hill has played in 135 games, and missed 357. Not exactly good deal for the Magic.

3) Tampa Bay pitching coach Mike Butcher averages three or four trips to mound every game; at this pace, he'll be ready to run in New York City Marathon in November, as shaky as the Devil Rays' relief pitching has been this spring.

2) Later on this month, we'll be taking in couple of tourneys in spring basketball circuit, King of the Mountain and Gym Rat, both here in America's second-favorite city, as we move little closer to our annual vacation in Florida this July. For eleven days in late July, we'll watch some of the best high schoolers in America play ball, including OJ Mayo and Jeffrey Jordan.

1) When Omar Minaya watches Jose Lima, Jeremi Gonzalez toe the slab as starters for the Mets in next few weeks, would like to know if he still think Anna Benson was that much of a nuisance, that her husband had to be traded?

[pm530]

Dunkel Index - Baseball

Dunkel Index – MLB

Monday, May 8

Game 901-902: Colorado at St. Louis
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Francis) 14.24; St. Louis (Marquis) 14.87
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+1 1/2); Under

Game 903-904: Chicago Cubs at San Diego
Dunkel Ratings: Chicago Cubs (Maddux) 11.86; San Diego (Young) 13.55
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego by 1 1/2; 7
Dunkel Pick: Neutral; Under

Game 905-906: Minnesota at Texas
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Radke) 11.51; Texas (Koronka) 13.90
Dunkel Line: Texas by 2 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-1 1/2); Under

Game 907-908: LA Angels at Toronto
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 13.84; Toronto (Halladay) 14.39
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+1 1/2); Over

Game 909-910: Cleveland at Kansas City
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Byrd) 13.88; Kansas City (Bautista) 11.69
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-1 1/2); Over

Game 911-912: Tampa Bay at Seattle
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Fossum) 12.78; Seattle (Meche) 13.10
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+1 1/2); Over

Game 913-914: Houston at San Francisco
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Oswalt) 13.28; San Francisco (Lowry) 12.46
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Houston by 1 1/2; 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francico (+1 1/2); Over

[pm530]

Dunkel Index - Pro Basketball

Dunkel Index - NBA Playoffs

Monday, May 8

Game 701-702: New Jersey at Miami
Dunkel Ratings: Miami 123.7; New Jersey 117.9
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 6; 186 1/2
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 5; 191
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-5); Under

Game 707-708: L.A. Clippers at Phoenix
Dunkel Ratings: L.A. Clippers 117.5; Phoenix 126.0
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 8 1/2; 214
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 5 1/2; 208
Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-5 1/2); Over

[pm530]

Dunkel Index - Hockey

Dunkel Index - NHL Playoffs

Monday, May 8

Game 7-8: Colorado at Anaheim
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado 11.35; Anaheim 12.04
Dunkel Line & Total: Anaheim by 1; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Anaheim by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+1 1/2); Under

Game 9-10: Edmonton at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.67; San Jose 11.97
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: San Jose by 1 1/2; 6
Dunkel Pick: Edmonton (+1 1/2); Under

[Udog]

-- Long game in AAA Friday night; so long, game did not end until Saturday night, when 24-inning tilt ended with New Orleans winning 5-4 at Nashville. Curfew caused game to be suspended early Saturday morning.

My wife and I attended both Friday's and Saturday's games. Here's the oddest thing about Friday night. We played through 18 full before the curfew restrictions caused the game to be suspended at 1:25 am Saturday. But, at 1:30 am Saturday they went ahead with the postgame fireworks! Greer stadium is encircled by residential neighborhoods. The neighbors must have thought Bin Laden had given the order!!!! Good luck today, Spark!

[Spark]

Pro Basketball Trend Report
NEW JERSEY (53 - 35) at MIAMI (56 - 32) - 5/8/2006, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 102-81 ATS (+12.9 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
NEW JERSEY is 21-12 ATS (+7.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
NEW JERSEY is 40-20 ATS (+18.0 Units) in road games off an upset win as an underdog since 1996.
NEW JERSEY is 25-13 ATS (+10.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season this season.
MIAMI is 38-48 ATS (-14.8 Units) in all games this season.
MIAMI is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games after a win by 10 points or more this season.
MIAMI is 14-25 ATS (-13.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 10-6 against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
MIAMI is 11-5 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




LA CLIPPERS (51 - 36) at PHOENIX (58 - 31) - 5/8/2006, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 48-40 ATS (+4.0 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHOENIX is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 6-6 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-5 straight up against LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




CLEVELAND (54 - 35) at DETROIT (69 - 19) - 5/9/2006, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 203-248 ATS (-69.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
CLEVELAND is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-16 ATS (+12.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-11 ATS (+9.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 19-7 ATS (+11.3 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 7-6 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 8-5 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
11 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons




DALLAS (64 - 23) at SAN ANTONIO (68 - 21) - 5/9/2006, 9:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAN ANTONIO is 154-127 ATS (+14.3 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 137-110 ATS (+16.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 84-56 ATS (+22.4 Units) in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 19-8 ATS (+10.2 Units) in home games on Tuesday nights over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 39-20 ATS (+17.0 Units) after a division game over the last 3 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 3 seasons.
DALLAS is 23-11 ATS (+10.9 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 15-5 ATS (+9.5 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
DALLAS is 16-7 ATS (+8.3 Units) revenging a loss vs opponent this season.
DALLAS is 25-11 ATS (+12.9 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
DALLAS is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DALLAS is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) versus good defensive teams - allowing <=91 points/game - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
SAN ANTONIO is 17-26 ATS (-11.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 7-5 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 7-6 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

[Spark]

Pro Hockey Trend Report
BUFFALO (57-26-0-6, 120 pts.) at OTTAWA (56-22-0-10, 122 pts.) - 5/8/2006, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
BUFFALO is 57-32 ATS (+18.8 Units) in all games this season.
BUFFALO is 57-32 ATS (+18.8 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
BUFFALO is 57-32 ATS (+18.8 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
BUFFALO is 27-18 ATS (+48.4 Units) as a road underdog of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
BUFFALO is 27-18 ATS (+48.4 Units) as a road favorite of a half goal or even on the puck line this season.
BUFFALO is 27-18 ATS (+48.4 Units) in road games against the puck line this season.
BUFFALO is 25-17 ATS (+45.2 Units) in a road game where where the total is 6 or more this season.
BUFFALO is 31-19 ATS (+6.7 Units) second half of the season this season.
BUFFALO is 22-11 ATS (+33.2 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
BUFFALO is 20-10 ATS (+8.0 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
BUFFALO is 26-12 ATS (+11.6 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
BUFFALO is 18-6 ATS (+9.6 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
BUFFALO is 25-19 ATS (+46.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BUFFALO is 17-10 ATS (+27.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 56-32 ATS (+88.8 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 56-32 ATS (-23.8 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
OTTAWA is 56-32 ATS (+56.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
OTTAWA is 29-23 ATS (-42.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 33-31 ATS (-35.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 9-11 ATS (-10.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
OTTAWA is 31-20 ATS (-9.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 9-6 (+5.8 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 7-6-2 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-1.3 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)




NEW JERSEY (50-28-0-9, 109 pts.) at CAROLINA (57-23-0-9, 123 pts.) - 5/8/2006, 7:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 57-32 ATS (+18.9 Units) in all games this season.
CAROLINA is 57-32 ATS (+7.9 Units) as an underdog or pick on the puck line this season.
CAROLINA is 57-32 ATS (+57.0 Units) as a favorite or even on the puck line this season.
CAROLINA is 20-4 ATS (+14.9 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
CAROLINA is 31-15 ATS (+10.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
CAROLINA is 20-6 ATS (+11.1 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
NEW JERSEY is 34-14 ATS (+13.5 Units) second half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 27-13 ATS (+13.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 20-5 ATS (+14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CAROLINA is 85-95 ATS (-52.2 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 10-20 ATS (-14.3 Units) in home games after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.


Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 5-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)




EDMONTON (45-31-0-13, 103 pts.) at SAN JOSE (49-28-0-11, 109 pts.) - 5/8/2006, 10:35 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
EDMONTON is 6-3 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 5-3-1 straight up against SAN JOSE over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.9 Units)

[Spark]

COLORADO (19 - 13) at ST LOUIS (20 - 12) - 8:10 PM
JEFF FRANCIS (L) vs. JASON MARQUIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 7-28 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in road games in May games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-3 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-13 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 10-5 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 20-13 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 65-57 (-16.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MARQUIS is 53-60 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 27-31 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 12-18 (-17.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 50-55 (-27.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 29-40 (-29.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 12-18 (-14.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


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



JEFF FRANCIS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
FRANCIS is 1-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)



JASON MARQUIS vs. COLORADO since 1997
MARQUIS is 3-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 3-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)




CHICAGO CUBS (14 - 16) at SAN DIEGO (16 - 15) - 10:05 PM
GREG MADDUX (R) vs. CHRIS YOUNG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 184-171 (-35.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 182-170 (-36.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MADDUX is 55-42 (-27.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less since 1997. (Team's Record)
MADDUX is 18-21 (-19.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 20-9 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 7-0 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 49-53 (-16.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 3-0 (+3.1 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)



GREG MADDUX vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MADDUX is 8-6 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.66 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 9-6 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-6. (+2.6 units)



CHRIS YOUNG vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.




MINNESOTA (13 - 18) at TEXAS (17 - 15) - 7:05 PM
BRAD RADKE (R) vs. JOHN KORONKA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 95-96 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 3-12 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 34-52 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 0-9 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 185-170 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 173-157 (+26.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 138-119 (+26.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 89-55 (+28.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.


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



BRAD RADKE vs. TEXAS since 1997
RADKE is 4-7 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.515.
His team's record is 6-10 (-4.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-4. (+5.1 units)



JOHN KORONKA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.




LA ANGELS (14 - 18) at TORONTO (16 - 14) - 7:05 PM
JEFF WEAVER (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 96-96 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 13-5 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HALLADAY is 11-1 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS is 55-32 (+14.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS is 56-47 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS is 24-14 (+12.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS is 17-6 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)



JEFF WEAVER vs. TORONTO since 1997
WEAVER is 5-8 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.399.
His team's record is 6-8 (-3.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-5. (+3.5 units)



ROY HALLADAY vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HALLADAY is 3-4 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.39 and a WHIP of 1.559.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.6 units)




CLEVELAND (17 - 15) at KANSAS CITY (7 - 22) - 8:10 PM
PAUL BYRD (R) vs. DENNY BAUTISTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 28-9 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-40 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 49-31 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 50-33 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 42-18 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 46-24 (+24.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 38-90 (-29.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-1 (+2.6 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)



PAUL BYRD vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BYRD is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.85 and a WHIP of 1.115.
His team's record is 2-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)



DENNY BAUTISTA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
BAUTISTA is 1-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 7.05 and a WHIP of 1.892.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)




TAMPA BAY (13 - 19) at SEATTLE (13 - 20) - 10:05 PM
CASEY FOSSUM (L) vs. GIL MECHE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 7-27 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
FOSSUM is 9-34 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 39-41 (+15.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 23-42 (-23.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 82-112 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 136-191 (-44.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 96-144 (-39.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
MECHE is 3-14 (-12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)


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



CASEY FOSSUM vs. SEATTLE since 1997
FOSSUM is 0-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.20 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.4 units)



GIL MECHE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MECHE is 0-3 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 2.188.
His team's record is 0-4 (-6.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)




HOUSTON (19 - 12) at SAN FRANCISCO (14 - 17) - 10:15 PM
ROY OSWALT (R) vs. NOAH LOWRY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 27-37 (-20.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 17-29 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
OSWALT is 1-11 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 839-675 (+97.9 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-9 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 522-395 (+97.3 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-42 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)



ROY OSWALT vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
OSWALT is 2-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.70 and a WHIP of 1.476.
His team's record is 3-4 (-4.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)



NOAH LOWRY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
LOWRY is 2-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 0.56 and a WHIP of 0.625.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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Dunkel Index - Hockey -- correction

Yesterday's stats were posted earlier by mistake - Sorry!

Dunkel Index - NHL Playoffs

Monday, May 8

Game 51-52: Buffalo at Ottawa
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 12.12; Ottawa 12.24
Dunkel Line & Total: Ottawa by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line & Total: Ottawa by 1 1/2; 7
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+1 1/2); Under

Game 53-54: New Jersey at Carolina
Dunkel Ratings: New Jersey 11.55; Carolina 11.76
Dunkel Line & Total: Carolina by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: Carolina by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Dunkel Pick: New Jersey (+1 1/2); Under

Game 55-56: Edmonton at San Jose
Dunkel Ratings: Edmonton 11.69; San Jose 12.00
Dunkel Line & Total: San Jose by 1/2; 5
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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NBA Trends


Monday May 8th
NBA Playoffs
Second Round, Game One
TV: TNT
Series Tied, 0-0
New Jersey at Miami, 8:05 EST




New Jersey:
21-12 ATS as an underdog
40-20 ATS away off a win as an underdog

Miami:
2-10 ATS at home off a win by 10+ points



NBA Playoffs
Second Round, Game One
TV: TNT
Series Tied, 0-0
LA Clippers at Phoenix, 10:35 EST




LA Clippers:
11-18 ATS off BB wins
25-13 Under as a road underdog of 6 points or less

Phoenix:
26-12 ATS after scoring 110+ points
8-2 ATS revenging a loss as a home favorite of 7+ points

Tuesday May 9th



NBA Playoffs
Second Round, Game Two
TV: TNT
Detroit Leads, 1-0
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:05 EST




Cleveland:
15-7 ATS revenging a loss allowing 100+ points
23-10 ATS off BB road games

Detroit:
7-16 ATS after making 12+ three-point shots
4-14 ATS off BB games forcing 11 turnovers or less



NBA Playoffs
Second, Game Two
TV: TNT
San Antonio Leads, 1-0
Dallas at San Antonio, 9:35 EST




Dallas:
15-5 ATS vs. division opponents
23-11 ATS as an underdog

San Antonio:
19-29 ATS off an Under
3-11 ATS off 4+ games committing 14 turnovers or less

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MLB Baseball Trends

Monday, May 8th

National League:

Colorado at St. Louis, 8:10 EST
Jeff Francis (L) vs. Jason Marquis (R)
Francis: 1-12 TSR as a road underdog of +125 to +175
Marquis: St. Louis 17-3 SU on Mondays

Chicago Cubs at San Diego, 10:05 EST
Greg Maddux (R) vs. Chris Young (R)
Maddux: 5-1 TSR this season
Young: San Diego 3-9 SU at home off BB home games


American League:

Minnesota at Texas, 7:05 EST ESPN
Brad Radke (R) vs. John Koronka (L)
Radke: Minnesota 3-12 SU in road games
Koronka: 15-5 Under at home vs. AL Central opponents

LA Angels at Toronto, 7:05 EST
Jeff Weaver (R) vs. Roy Halladay (R)
Weaver: Anaheim 2-9 SU away revenging a loss as a road favorite
Halladay: 11-1 TSR in night games

Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 EST
Paul Byrd (R) vs. Denny Bautista (R)
Byrd: Cleveland 13-6 SU away playing with double revenge
Bautista: Kansas City 27-71 SU off a loss by 2 runs or less

Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:05 EST
Casey Fossum (L) vs. Gil Meche (R)
Fossum: 9-34 TSR on grass fields
Meche: Seattle 23-9 Under in May


Added Game:

Houston at San Francisco, 10:15 EST
Roy Oswalt (R) vs. Noah Lowry (L)
Oswalt: 19-5 TSR as a favorite of -125 to -175
Lowry: San Francisco 11-24 SU after allowing 8+ runs