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Florida Marlins Face Roy Halladay, Phillies

The Florida Marlins will be in the eye of a hurricane Saturday in playing a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Game 1 will begin at 10:05 a.m. (PT) and the nightcap’s first pitch is expected at 4:05 p.m.

Hurricane Irene is expected to pound the Eastern seaboard over the weekend and has caused league officials to schedule three twinbills across the majors.

Philadelphia is likely to extend its current six-game lead in the National League East standings, winning five of six home meetings over Florida, including a four-game sweep from June 14-16. The Phillies outscored the Marlins by a 25-6 margin in that set.

Roy Halladay (15-5, 2.56 ERA) has been a destructive force to opposing teams the entire season and will be looking to improve upon his 8-2 record and 2.32 ERA in 14 home starts. He has issued just eight free passes and registered 102 strikeouts in 104 2/3 innings.

The right-hander will be making his 13th daytime appearance of the 2011 campaign, producing a 9-1 mark and 2.38 ERA. He will enter the contest with a dominating 71-28 record and 3.26 ERA in 131 career appearances (124 starts) under the sun.

Halladay has garnered a winning 4-3 mark and 2.47 ERA in nine lifetime starts versus the Marlins, including a 5-4 no-decision effort on this mound on June 15 (7 IP, 4 ER). Bettors will definitely need to be aware of the Phillies 21-4 record in Halladay’s last 25 starts versus NL East opponents.

Florida just split a home doubleheader against Cincinnati on Wednesday at Sun Life Stadium and enjoyed a day off before traveling up the coast. The Marlins will be aiming to snap a five-game losing streak on the road. Despite their recent struggles away from home, the Marlins have still compiled a 12-7-2 series mark when playing at an opponents’ venue.

Anibal Sanchez (7-6, 4.01 ERA) will be making his third consecutive road start and brings in a winning 4-3 record and 3.89 ERA in 13 appearances away from South Florida. The right-hander has struggled since the All-Star break, posting a 1-4 record and 5.05 ERA in eight starts compared to a 6-2 mark and 3.58 ERA in 18 starts before the Midsummer Classic.

Sanchez will be facing the Phillies for the 15th time in his career, entering with a 3-7 record and 5.67 ERA, including three no-decision efforts this year. Over those appearances, he has allowed nine runs and 16 hits over 17 innings of work. The 27-year-old will want to pitch carefully to Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, who is hitting .484 with seven RBIs in 31 career at-bats against him.

Florida has yet to announce a Game 2 starter. Philadelphia is expected to throw southpaw Cliff Lee, who has won his last five starts, while also bringing in a perfect 2-0 mark and 2.77 ERA in four lifetime outings versus the Marlins.

Weather forecasts suggest showers in the area around 11:00 a.m. (PT) and moving into periods of rain starting later in the afternoon and lasting throughout the weekend. Winds will be blowing out of the east at 10-20 mph.

Texas Rangers Host LA Angels MLB Betting Preview

What was once a comfortable 7-game lead in the AL West standings for the Texas Rangers has dwindled to two as the weekend begins. The Los Angeles Angels hope to cut into Texas’ advantage a little more when the clubs continue their series on Saturday.

First pitch from Rangers Ballpark is 5:05 p.m. with Texas sending CJ Wilson (16-11, 3.08) to the mound against either Joel Piñeiro (10-9, 5.37) or Ervin Santana (15-12, 3.17).

The series opener on Friday was still pending with the Rangers laying -115 on the MLB odds behind lefty Derek Holland. Los Angeles had Dan Haren on the mound with a 9-run total at most shops, a few 8½-run marks also available.

It's the fifth series this year between the two squads, with one more set in Anaheim at the end of the season still to come. Texas holds a slight 7-6 edge in the previous 13 games with the clubs and the totals splitting the six previous encounters at Rangers Ballpark.

Texas entered the series in the midst of a 3-game losing skid while the Angels’ win streak had grown to six. The Rangers dropped the last three games of their series with the Red Sox by a combined 30-7 margin, and their pitching staff had surrendered double digits in three of their most recent five games before Friday.

Los Angeles started stringing together wins in the finale of a 4-game home series against the Rangers a week ago. Halos hurlers allowed 17 runs in the 6-game span while the lineup was busy crossing the plate 39 times.

Wilson has picked up the victory in each of his last three starts and will be looking to close out a solid August during which he’s 3-0 in four outings with a 1.37 ERA. One of his recent wins came in Anaheim on Aug. 17 when he limited the Angels to just one earned run over seven frames in a 4-3 victory.

This will be his fifth go at the Halos this season with the Rangers 3-1 in the previous four and Wilson sporting a 1.33 ERA over 27 innings. Texas went 4-1 in his five assignments against their division rivals a year ago.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia had yet to officially name his starter for Saturday after mulling over the idea of pitching both Ervin Santana and Jered Weaver on short rest in this important series. Neither pitcher has ever started a major league game on three days of rest.

Santana is coming off a no-decision at home this past Tuesday in the Angels’ 5-4, walk-off win over the White Sox. He was the losing pitcher in the Aug. 17 matchup against the Rangers and Wilson, and the Angels are 0-3 in his three starts vs. Texas this season. Santana’s two assignments in Texas have seen the right-hander work 11 innings and allow 10 earned runs.

If Santana does get the call, he’ll be happy to see Adrian Beltre (hamstring) still on the disabled list. The Rangers third baseman has taken Santana deep twice this season and four times in their careers.

Piñeiro just rejoined the LA rotation after spending the bulk of this month pitching out of the bullpen. He worked six innings and gave up nine hits along with four runs last Saturday against the Orioles in his first start back in the starting mix. He left the contest with the lead, but earned a no-decision with the Angels eventually pulling out a 13-inning, 9-8 victory as 140 favorites.

His only appearance against Texas this year came in relief nearly two weeks ago (3 IP, 0 ER). Thirteen of his 19 starts this season have gone ‘over.’

Hot and dry remains the forecast for Arlington and most of Texas on Saturday. Expect a game-time temperature in the upper-90s if not still in triple digits. That forecast should hold for the series finale Sunday evening on ESPN when either Santana or Weaver faces Colby Lewis.

MLB Series Outlook: Detroit at Minnesota

DETROIT TIGERS (71-59, +6.2 Units)

at MINNESOTA TWINS (55-75, -11.5 Units)


Sportsbook.com Series Line: Detroit -155, Minnesota +125

The Tigers can move closer to sewing up an A.L. Central crown if they beat up on the Twins in Minnesota again in a three-game set that starts Friday night.

Detroit has won five of six at Target Field, and they’ve won six of seven overall since an upset series loss at home to the Twins (August 15-17). Since that series, Minnesota is 1-7 on its current homestand, and an American League-worst 28-37 at home this year. Detroit also has the edge in pitching matchups for all three games. The FoxSheets provide another highly-rated reason DETROIT is the pick to win the series.

MINNESOTA is 13-28 (31.7%, -18.2 Units) against the money line in home games vs. AL teams scoring 4.7 or less runs/game on the season this season. The average score was MINNESOTA 2.9, OPPONENT 5.1 - (Rating = 3*).

Pitching Probables for Saturday, August 27 - 4:10 ET
Saturday line: TBD
DET: 20-8 (+8.9 Units) when Justin Verlander starts
MIN: 11-15 (-1.1 Units) when Carl Pavano starts
Verlander (19-5 2.28 ERA) has won seven straight starts, posting a 2.22 ERA while holding opponents to a .166 batting average. The Tigers are 10-4 in Verlander’s road starts this year, including six in a row. He’s dominated the Twins over the past two seasons (4-1, 1.51 ERA), as the Tigers won five of those six starts.
Pavano (6-10, 4.54 ERA) continues to struggle, as the Twins have dropped four of his past five starts, though he hasn’t pitched too atrociously (4.32 ERA in those outings). Pavano has also pitched far better at home this season, where he has a 3.26 ERA. He held the Tigers to three runs over seven innings in a win at Detroit on August 17, but allowed five runs over six innings to them in a July 21 loss at home.

Pitching Probables for Sunday, August 28 - 2:10 ET
Sunday line: TBD
DET: 12-13 (-0.4 Units) when Brad Penny starts
MIN: 10-15 (-2.8 Units) when Brian Duensing starts
Penny (9-9, 4.82 ERA) has had a rough go of it since the All-Star break, posting a 5.66 ERA while striking out just 13 batters over 41.1 innings. He did have a more encouraging start in Tampa on Tuesday, when he held the Rays to one run over 6.1 innings (though he still only struck out two). Penny has a 5.91 ERA on the road this year, and has not fared well in his three outings against the Twins (5.68 ERA, 1.53 WHIP), two of which were Detroit losses.
Duensing (8-13, 5.12 ERA) has essentially been throwing batting practice in August: 0-5 with an 8.65 ERA and a .388 opponent’s BA. He’s allowed a whopping nine home runs in those five starts. Shockingly, he’s performed better on the road than in pitcher-friendly Target Field, where he has a 6.43 ERA this year. The Tigers got to him for seven runs (all earned) on nine hits and two homers over 4.2 innings on July 22, and the Twins are 5-10 against Detroit with Duensing on the mound during his career.

MLB Series Outlook: L.A. Angels at Texas

LOS ANGELES ANGELS (71-59, +6.4 Units)

at TEXAS RANGERS (74-58, +0.1 Units)


Sportsbook.com Series Line: Texas -150, L.A. Angels +120

Just when it looked like the Rangers had sealed up the A.L. West, the Angels have surged back into contention with six straight wins. The teams meet up for a huge three-game set in Texas starting Friday night.

Since losing three straight to the Rangers at home (August 15-17), the Angels have outscored opponents 39-17 during their six-game run, while Texas has lost six of eight, to trim its division lead to two games. The Rangers bats are going quiet (13 runs in six games), and they’re still without 3B Adrian Beltre. They’ve been shut out twice in the past five games, by the likes of Chicago’s Gavin Floyd and Boston’s Andrew Miller. The Angels have their three best pitchers set to go this weekend, and they’re a solid 33-31 on the road this year. The FoxSheets provide another trend siding with LOS ANGELES to win the series.

TEXAS is 16-19 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. The average score was TEXAS 5.1, OPPONENT 4.9 - (Rating = 1*).

Pitching Probables for Saturday, August 27 - 8:05 ET
Saturday line: TBD
LAA: 15-12 (+2.2 Units) when Ervin Santana starts
TEX: 16-11 (+0.9 Units) when C.J. Wilson starts
Santana (9-9, 3.17 ERA) has been outstanding overall since the All-Star break, going 5-1 with a 1.80 ERA. But his past two starts have been a little less encouraging. He allowed four runs (three earned) and 14 base runners over 7.2 innings in a loss to Texas on August 17, and followed it up by allowing four runs over eight innings to the White Sox on Tuesday. However, Arlington has been a house of horrors for him over his career. He’s posted a 7.37 ERA there while allowing 22 home runs in just 75.2 innings. He’s lost his past three starts at Texas, including two early this season.
Wilson (13-5, 3.08 ERA) has strung together three straight wins in impressive fashion, allowing three runs (two earned) over 19.2 innings during that stretch. The Rangers have won nine of his 13 home starts this year, two of them against the Angels (in which Wilson has allowed five runs—three earned—over 12 innings). Since moving to the rotation prior to last year, Wilson has posted a 2.57 ERA in nine starts against the Angels, and the Rangers went 7-2 in those outings.

Pitching Probables for Sunday, August 28 - 8:10 ET
Sunday line: TBD
LAA: 18-9 (+6.4 Units) when Jered Weaver starts
TEX: 13-13 (-4.8 Units) when Colby Lewis starts
There was some worry about Weaver (15-6, 2.03 ERA) after he was lit up in Toronto on August 13 (eight runs in 4.2 innings), but he’s laid those to rest with two impressive outings since. He held the Rangers to one run over seven innings on August 18, then shut out the White Sox for seven innings on Wednesday. He’s been a little more beatable on the road this year—a 2.60 ERA, while the Angels are only 8-7 in his road starts—and L.A. has lost eight of his 12 career starts in Texas, where Weaver has a 4.09 ERA. He has held the Rangers in check this year, with a 1.86 ERA over four starts (three Angel wins).
He’s been schizophrenic all season, and Lewis (11-9, 4.07 ERA) is coming off another terrible start. The Red Sox got him for seven runs over six innings on Tuesday, one start after he shut out the Angels for seven innings in Anaheim. He has not pitched well in Arlington this year (4-5, 5.56 ERA), and the Rangers are just 6-7 in his home starts. And since returning to the U.S. from Japan before the 2010 season, Lewis is 0-2 against the Angels, and Texas has lost all four of his starts against Los Angeles.

MLB Series Outlook: L.A. Angels at Texas

LOS ANGELES ANGELS (71-59, +6.4 Units)

at TEXAS RANGERS (74-58, +0.1 Units)


Sportsbook.com Series Line: Texas -150, L.A. Angels +120

Just when it looked like the Rangers had sealed up the A.L. West, the Angels have surged back into contention with six straight wins. The teams meet up for a huge three-game set in Texas starting Friday night.

Since losing three straight to the Rangers at home (August 15-17), the Angels have outscored opponents 39-17 during their six-game run, while Texas has lost six of eight, to trim its division lead to two games. The Rangers bats are going quiet (13 runs in six games), and they’re still without 3B Adrian Beltre. They’ve been shut out twice in the past five games, by the likes of Chicago’s Gavin Floyd and Boston’s Andrew Miller. The Angels have their three best pitchers set to go this weekend, and they’re a solid 33-31 on the road this year. The FoxSheets provide another trend siding with LOS ANGELES to win the series.

TEXAS is 16-19 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in home games vs. poor power teams - averaging 0.9 or less HR's/game in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. The average score was TEXAS 5.1, OPPONENT 4.9 - (Rating = 1*).

Pitching Probables for Saturday, August 27 - 8:05 ET
Saturday line: TBD
LAA: 15-12 (+2.2 Units) when Ervin Santana starts
TEX: 16-11 (+0.9 Units) when C.J. Wilson starts
Santana (9-9, 3.17 ERA) has been outstanding overall since the All-Star break, going 5-1 with a 1.80 ERA. But his past two starts have been a little less encouraging. He allowed four runs (three earned) and 14 base runners over 7.2 innings in a loss to Texas on August 17, and followed it up by allowing four runs over eight innings to the White Sox on Tuesday. However, Arlington has been a house of horrors for him over his career. He’s posted a 7.37 ERA there while allowing 22 home runs in just 75.2 innings. He’s lost his past three starts at Texas, including two early this season.
Wilson (13-5, 3.08 ERA) has strung together three straight wins in impressive fashion, allowing three runs (two earned) over 19.2 innings during that stretch. The Rangers have won nine of his 13 home starts this year, two of them against the Angels (in which Wilson has allowed five runs—three earned—over 12 innings). Since moving to the rotation prior to last year, Wilson has posted a 2.57 ERA in nine starts against the Angels, and the Rangers went 7-2 in those outings.

Pitching Probables for Sunday, August 28 - 8:10 ET
Sunday line: TBD
LAA: 18-9 (+6.4 Units) when Jered Weaver starts
TEX: 13-13 (-4.8 Units) when Colby Lewis starts
There was some worry about Weaver (15-6, 2.03 ERA) after he was lit up in Toronto on August 13 (eight runs in 4.2 innings), but he’s laid those to rest with two impressive outings since. He held the Rangers to one run over seven innings on August 18, then shut out the White Sox for seven innings on Wednesday. He’s been a little more beatable on the road this year—a 2.60 ERA, while the Angels are only 8-7 in his road starts—and L.A. has lost eight of his 12 career starts in Texas, where Weaver has a 4.09 ERA. He has held the Rangers in check this year, with a 1.86 ERA over four starts (three Angel wins).
He’s been schizophrenic all season, and Lewis (11-9, 4.07 ERA) is coming off another terrible start. The Red Sox got him for seven runs over six innings on Tuesday, one start after he shut out the Angels for seven innings in Anaheim. He has not pitched well in Arlington this year (4-5, 5.56 ERA), and the Rangers are just 6-7 in his home starts. And since returning to the U.S. from Japan before the 2010 season, Lewis is 0-2 against the Angels, and Texas has lost all four of his starts against Los Angeles.

CFL Betting Notes - Week 9

Saturday, August 27

Montreal Alouettes at Calgary Stampeders (-1) Over/Under (55)

In a matchup of two of the best teams in the league, they each come into this game with identical 5-2 records SU and 4-3 records ATS. Montreal is 2-1 both SU and ATS on the road this season and Calgary is 1-2 SU and ATS in three home games.

These two split their two-game series last season with each winning at home. The Stampeders rolled over Montreal 46-21 in early October as three-point favorites and just 10 days later, the Alouettes flipped the script with a 46-19 romp as 3 ½-point favorites. The total went ‘over’ in both of these games.

This series has remained tight over the past few seasons with each team winning five of 10 SU. The Alouettes have won three of the last four meetings SU and ATS overall, but the series is tied at two games apiece both SU and ATS in the last four meetings in Calgary. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of the last six games overall and in the last four at McMahon Stadium. Montreal running back Brandon Whitaker leads the CFL with 566 yards rushing on 85 carries. Quarterback Anthony Calvillo is second in passing yards with 2,095, but has just 55 more yards than Calgary quarterback Henry Burris.

At the Gate - Saturday

August 27, 2011

It’s Travers Day at Saratoga which means it is time to turn The Weather Channel off and fire up the wagering account.



The 13-race card kicks off with an early 11:35 post time, and it appears that Hurricane Irene will keep a safe distance until after the finale, which goes off at 6:18 ET.



In between we have five graded stakes including the marquee event of the summer, the $1 million Travers (G1).


While Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom is on the sidelines, most of the other top three-year-olds will line up, including Preakness winner Shackleford, Belmont winner Ruler On Ice, Haskell Invitational winner Coil, and Jim Dandy winner Stay Thirsty.



Last year’s champion two-year-old will also be in action, but not in the Travers.



Uncle Mo is the 9/5 morning line favorite in the $250,000 King’s Bishop.



The Todd Pletcher trainee came down with a liver ailment after his third in the Wood Memorial in April, scratching out of the Kentucky Derby just days before the Run for the Roses.



The card also includes the $200,000 Ballston Spa (G2), $100,000 Victory Ride (G3), and the $250,000 Ballerina (G1).



The King’s Bishop and Travers will both be televised on the VERSUS Network starting at 5:00 ET.



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Here is the opening from Saratoga to get our day off to a good start:



SAR Race 1 Alw $62,000N1X (11:35 ET)

#4 Wanstead 12/1

#3 Global Power 7/2

#1 Mineswept / #1a Shrewd One 3/1

#12 Truelee Scrappin 8/1



Analysis: #4 Wanstead was not much of a threat last out in a fourth place finish in his first start against winners where he raced wide much of the trip over a racing strip that was more favorable to inside speed. He was a good looking maiden winner two back going a mile in his second career start. The Benzel barn is having a quiet meeting, the former Pletcher assistant hitting with just one of his first 18 starters at the meet. He takes the hood off while picking up Dominguez. This guy still appears to have some room for improvement and has several talented sibs including Late Carson ($502K), Miner's Prize ($452K) and Carem Crescent ($352K). The barn is 3 for 9 (with a +ROI) taking the blinkers off and we should catch a decent price on this guy in a wide open start to the day.



#3 Global Power stalked the early pace and finished up well to grab the runner up spot last out behind a gate to wire winner. Two runners have come out of the race to run back and they ran one-two in a Alw-1 race here on Aug. 13, sixth place finisher Quality Council getting the win. The extra half furlong should suit and this colt has come back with a trio of works since his last start for the Brown barn that is having another strong Spa meeting, hitting at a 31% clip.



Wagering

WIN: #4 to win at 6/1 or better.

EX: 3,4 / 1,3,4,12

TRI: 3,4 / 1,3,4,12 / 1,3,4,8,10,12



Today's Featured Race of the Day from Saratoga:



SAR Race 8 The Ballston Spa G2 (3:29 ET)

#7 Aviate 4/1

#3 Daveron 3/1

#2 Romacaca 7/2

#5 Mekong Melody 8/1



Analysis: #7 Aviate won the Churchill Turf Distaff (G2) on Derby Day as our top pick in a good looking effort and her effort was flattered when three she beat came out of the race to win stakes in their next starts. She let us down as the beaten favorite in the Just a Game (G1) and then did not get much pace to run at in the Diana (G1) in a fifth place finish. There appears to be some pace in here which should set things up nicely for her late run and I am looking for the Mott filly to bounce back with a better effort here facing a bit easier.



#3 Daveron comes in here having won three of her last four starts. last out when won the Penny Memorial at Philly in a sharp effort. The runner up in the race was Gitchee Goomie, who came back to finish second in the state bred Irish Linnet, and then won the Yaddo in her last outing. She won the Beaugay (G3) two back coming back off a 5 1/2 month layoff. The Motion barn has handled this gal well, landing in the exacta in all five starts since taking over from Clement. She looks very capable of winning right back here in her third start of the year.



Wagering

WIN: #7 to win at 3/1 or better.

EX: 3,7 / 2,3,5,7

TRI: 3,7 / 2,3,5,7 / 2,3,5,7,9



Live Longshots:

These are price plays for exotic players looking to find a couple of extra contenders to use in their trifecta and superfecta wagers. Or for those with smaller bankrolls, you might want to get in a small win-place wager.



Saratoga

R1: #4 Wanstead 12/1

R1: #12 Truelee 8/1

R2: #6 Gold Megillah 8/1

R3: #11 Tiger Walk 15/1

R4: #3 Hanson Heights 8/1

R5: #9 Manda Bay 10/1

R7: #11 hangover Kid 12/1

R8: #5 Mekong Melody 8/1

R9: #6 Hot Summer 8/1

R10: #5 Devil by Design 8/1

R12: #6 Raison d’Etat 10/1

R13: #2 What’s the Record 10/1



Good luck today!

2011 Travers Stakes Betting Preview

Haskell Invitational winner Coil is 3/1 to win the Travers Stakes.
Horse racing fans know that the 142nd running of the Grade I, $1 million Travers Stakes is going to go a long way in determining the country’s best three-year-old at Saratoga Race Course Saturday. Post time for the event is expected to be at 2:45 p.m. (PT) and will be nationally-televised on NBC.

A field of 10 runners is expected to make the 1 1/4-mile trip around the dirt oval, and includes two of three horses that won Triple Crown events earlier this year.

Ruler on Ice (6/1) is currently the fourth choice according to the morning-line odds and will be racing out of the No. 4 post. He beat a field of 12 horses in the Belmont Stakes two starts back, only to finish third in the Grade I Haskell Invitational last time out on July 31.

Jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. will be in the irons for the seventh consecutive race and the three-year-old out of Roman Ruler drilled five furlongs in 58.80 seconds on August 13, which happened to be the fastest workout of 28 at the distance at Monmouth Park.

Shackleford (9/2) will break from the outside gate and will be making his third start since capturing the 2011 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21. He came away with a 104 Beyer Speed Figure that day, but has failed to reach triple digits in his last two races.

Trainer Dale Romans doesn’t expect his horse to have a problem in gaining the early lead from the 10-hole, as the other nine entrants don’t possess much early speed.

Stay Thirsty (5/2) is the morning-line favorite and comes in with the highest Beyer Speed Figure (104) of any horse in the race. He posted that number winning the 1 1/8-mile Grade II Jim Dandy on this track by four lengths and will now stretch past that distance for the second time in his career.

The son of Bernardini placed 12th in the Kentucky Derby and second in the Belmont Stakes when traveling at Saturday’s distance or longer in his career. Jockey Javier Castellano has been aboard since riding him in the third jewel of the Triple Crown.

Coil (3/1) has won four of his last five and tallied a 96 Beyer Speed Figure in three consecutive races over that span. He overcame a slow start in beating a field of eight runners in the Haskell Invitational last time out and will break from the seventh post.

Trainer Bob Baffert is hoping that his runner follows a similar path to his father Point Given, winning both the Haskell and Travers. Five horses have accomplished the feat since 1981.

A potential long shot in the race is No. 1 Bowman’s Causeway, who races out of the red-hot barn of Chad Brown. He has sent off 51 runners at Saratoga this season and come away with 16 winners, which has resulted in a winning percentage of 31 percent.

He will be ridden by Ramon Dominguez for the first time in his 10th career race, who is currently third in the jockey standings this season at Saratoga.

Rain was falling in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, but Saturday's forecast is presently listing just a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Keep an eye on update weather reports with the entire East Coast area in the projected path of Hurricane Irene.

Calgary Stampeders Battle Alouettes In CFL Betting

Calgary’s McMahon Stadium will host two of the top Grey Cup contenders Saturday when the Montreal Alouettes visit the Stampeders. It’s the first of two meetings this season between squads that have won the last three CFL Championships and are a combined 84-37-1 since the beginning of the 2008 campaign.

Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. (PT) with CFL betting lines showing Calgary a slight 1-point favorite on the Don Best odds screen. Saturday’s game total is 55 points.

Calgary is presently nursing a slim half-game lead over Edmonton (5-3) in the West Division while the Alouettes trail Winnipeg (6-1) by a game in the East.

Montreal and Calgary are each coming off a bye week, with the Stampeders the only West Division side to be idle in Week 8. The Als and Stamps also enter the contest with identical 5-2 records both straight up and against the spread.

Having the week off was just what the doctor ordered for the Stampeders who were able to get a few of their injured starters healed up for this contest. Linebacker Juwan Simpson (knee) should return to action after missing Calgary’s previous two contests. Simpson is officially listed as questionable for Saturday’s game, but is expected to play.

Their most recent action saw the Stamps roll to a 45-35 win at Saskatchewan in Week 7. Calgary jumped out to a 31-14 lead at the half before withstanding a second-half assault by the Roughriders. The Stampeders were 2½-point favorites and the final tally easily jumped the 54-point total.

A perfect 4-0 on the CFL highway, Calgary has struggled at McMahon Stadium this campaign where the team has won just one of three. The Stampeders were tripped up by the Toronto Argonauts in the season opener, 23-21, and also dropped a 24-19 decision to Edmonton in Week 4.

Calgary’s lone home win this season came in Week 6 when they dumped Hamilton, 32-20, the contest the second of what is currently a 3-game win streak.

Montreal brings a 2-game winning streak into this match, the most recent victory a dominating performance at home in Week 7 over the Edmonton Eskimos, 27-4. The Larks stonewalled the Eskimos’ ground attack, holding Edmonton to -1 yard rushing in the triumph.

A repeat of that defensive effort would prove huge against a Calgary team that ranks second in the CFL in rushing.

Record-setting quarterback Anthony Calvillo had another big day for the Als, completing 19-of-33 passes for 261 yards and two scores. The two TD passes brought him to 400 for his illustrious career, most ever in CFL history and making him one of only four professional signal callers to reach the 400-TD plateau (Dan Marino, Brett Favre and Warren Moon).

Montreal is only listing one injury of note for Saturday’s tilt. Defensive lineman JP Bekasiak is questionable with sore ribs.

Home field was the secret recipe when the clubs met in 2010, splitting their two encounters with wins in front of the home crowds. Calgary trashed the Als in Week 14, 46-21, behind a 400-yard, 4-TD effort by quarterback Henry Burris. Montreal returned the favor a week later with a 46-19 thrashing of the Stamps.

The Stampeders will travel to Montreal in Week 18 for the final clash between the two this regular season.

Saturday’s betting tips: 49ers may sit starters down

Weather to watch

Hurricane Irene has forced the postponement of Saturday and Sunday’s matchups between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves as well as the New York Giants-New York Jets preseason NFL matchup. The Giants and Jets will play Monday night instead.

Who’s hot

NFL: The New England Patriots have won their first two preseason games, outscoring their opposition 78-26.

MLB: The Chicago White Sox are 20-8 in their last 28 meetings with Seattle.

WNBA: The Dream have covered the number in nine of their last 10 matchups with the Fever.

CFL: Montreal has covered in three of its last four meetings with Calgary.

Who’s not

NFL: Jacksonville has allowed 60 points combined in preseason play, the most in the league through two games.

MLB: The under is 3-13-2 in San Diego’s last 18 road games.

WNBA: The under is 0-5-1 in Atlanta’s last six overall.

CFL: The under is 6-14-1 in Calgary’s last 21 contests overall.

Key stat

1 – Wolves, who sit tied atop the English Premier League table with Manchester United and Man City after winning their first three matches, have just one win in their last 18 meetings with Aston Villa. Wolves are set as +255 underdogs with Aston Villa favored at +105 and the draw at +215 on Saturday.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions – Johnson returned to practice Thursday after missing last week’s game with a sore shoulder, but is still considered a game-time decision Saturday against New England. The Lions are set as 4-point home underdogs.

Game of the day

Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings (1, 37)


Notable quotable

“I know we haven’t talked about (a trade). I don’t see it getting to that level. I just think he is going to be here. It is not like he’s not under contract. If they can’t work something out he has a two-year contract to honor.” – Tennessee head coach Mike Munchak about running back Chris Johnson’s holdout status. The Titans are set as 3-point home favorites Saturday against Chicago.

Notes and tips

San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh says he’s pretty confident in his first-stringers at this point in camp and will likely take Alex Smith and the starters out of Saturday’s game against Houston early – maybe even after a single series. He left the door open to putting them back in the game for some more plays later on, but it’s clear the backups are his main focus. “The idea of playing some of our twos and threes more in this game is also the way that we’re leaning going into this ball game, not so much the traditional way of playing the starters for three quarters like has been historically done in the third preseason game,” Harbaugh told reporters

If you’re hoping to see a lot of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Saturday night against Atlanta, you might end up disappointed. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Pittsburgh plans to use the game to showcase Dennis Dixon, who is currently listed No. 3 on the depth chart behind Big Ben and Charlie Batch. However, Batch isn’t expected to play against the Falcons, so Dixon, who’s in a contract year, could see a lot of snaps. Oddsmakers have the Steelers listed as 3-point home favorites.

Montreal Alouettes outspoken defensive back Dwight Anderson returns to his old stomping ground Saturday as his club visits the Calgary Stampeders. Anderson has been uncharacteristically quiet this week about playing his former team, but that isn’t fooling the Stamps. "He's going to try and give his coaching staff and players a little insight into what we do, having practiced against us for so many years,'' Stamps quarterback Henry Burris told reporters. "Hopefully, we'll have enough wrinkles to throw him off.” Calgary is set as a 1-point home favorite in the battle between the two 5-2 teams.

Saturday's six-pack

-- Giant-Jet game has been moved to Monday night at 7 because of the hurricane. Saturday/Sunday baseball in Queens and Baltimore has been postponed, as has Sunday's baseball game in Philadelphia.

-- In five starts for Cleveland, Ubaldo Jimenez has a 0.60 ERA in two home starts, an 11.77 ERA in three road outings.

-- Detroit is 11-4 in its last 15 games, batting .303 as a team.

-- AJ Burnett is in a funk, going 1-4, 9.17 in his last seven starts.

-- Evan Longoria has 23 RBI in his last 21 games. Tampa Bay is still only 7.5 games out of the Wild Card spot, with a decent 71-59 mark.

-- Today's weird reality TV show of the day: Hillbilly Handfishin', and I wish I was making that one up.


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Saturday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind........

13) You know this hurricane stuff is serious when Atlantic City casinos close, just the third time its ever happened, with two of the three being weather-related.

12) Last time New Jersey was hit by a tropical storm at hurricane strength was 1903.

11) In less significant news, the Lingerie Football League kicked off its season on MTV2 Friday night; Not only didn’t I know the LFL was a real league, I had no idea there is an MTV2. I’m terribly uninformed.

10) Giants-Jets moved their exhibition game to Monday night because of the hurricane. Oakland-Boston will play a twinbill Saturday afternoon and get the A’s out of town before storm hits Massachusetts late Saturday.

9) Since 2003, Patriots are 19-6 against the spread in game that followed a loss.

8) Indianapolis Colts signed Kerry Collins as an insurance policy in case Peyton Manning is a no-go on September 11. Good news for Collins is that he’ll probably get to go to the Super Bowl in February. Bad news is that he’ll be able to go to the Super Bowl because its in Indianapolis this year.

7) Colts have three primetime game in the first seven weeks of the season. Network executives are praying that #18’s neck isn’t going to give them a pain in the neck.

6) Police in south Florida are cracking down on the rampant gambling/ drinking/violence taking place at youth football games, which involve kids ages 15 and under. People are betting serious money on these games, and giving bonuses to kids who play well and help them win bets. I wish I was making all of this up; also hope someone is writing a movie about it. That I would pay to see.

5) Over last two seasons, Atlanta Falcons are 7-3 vs spread in first five games of the season, 7-1 in last four games, which means I’d much rather play them in the middle of the season. My momma didn’t raise no fool.

4) Over the last ten years, New Orleans Saints are just 3-18 against the spread as a divisional home fave; over the same period, they’re 19-16-2 as a home favorite against everyone else.

3) In Raheem Morris’ two years coaching Tampa Bay, the road team is 24-6-2 against the spread. Bucs are 3-12-1 vs spread at home under Morris, 12-3-1 on foreign soil.

2) Season hasn’t even started yet, and Purdue is already down to its #3 QB. This is the kind of stuff that gets coaches fired.

1) Last major league player to hit a walk-off home run in his first major league game? Miguel Cabrera for the Marlins in 2003.

MLB


Saturday, August 27

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Saturday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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Streaking

Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers (19-5, 2.28 ERA)

With a fat slate of Saturday games, there is a lot to choose from and while we try to avoid the obvious at times in this space, we can’t ignore Verlander here. The big righty is looking for his 20th win of the season against the Twins and could become the first Tigers pitcher to reach that mark since Bill Gullickson accomplished the feat in 1991.

Verlander has won his last seven starts, giving up more than three runs only once during the streak.

Ivan Nova, New York Yankees (13-4, 3.97 ERA)

There are a lot of questions about the Yankees’ starting rotation right now, but nobody’s worried about Nova. He has won his last five starts since getting the call to the big club and bounced back from a rotten outing against Kansas City to blank the Twins over seven innings, allowing five hits while striking out five. Having won his last nine decisions overall, he could break Whitey Ford’s team record for most consecutive wins by a rookie on Saturday.


Slumping

Brian Matusz, Baltimore Orioles (1-6, 8.92 ERA)

Matusz has been dreadful on the bump lately, dropping each of his last six outings. He has allowed at least four runs in each of those and is getting hammered by the long ball. The lefty has served up 10 taters during the skid and has struck out only 25 batters compared to 15 walks in 36 1/3 innings of work this season.

Joe Saunders, Arizona Diamondbacks (8-11, 3.98 ERA)

Saunders hasn’t won a decision this month and has allowed 14 runs over his last three trips to the hill. In his last start, he gave four runs over six innings while walking three in a 4-1 loss to the Washington Nationals. The big inning hurt him again in that one.

“He had trouble throwing the ball over the plate,” manager Kirk Gibson told reporters of Saunders. “He pitched pretty good until the seventh and then we kind of fell apart.”


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MLB


Saturday, August 27

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Hot lines: Saturday's best MLB bets
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Pittsburgh Pirates at St. Louis Cardinals (-225, 7.5)

Chris Carpenter needs a little help from his offense. Despite allowing just seven runs over his last four starts, the Cardinals are 2-2 over that stretch.

The last time he was on the hill, the veteran was mowing down Dodgers up until the ninth inning. St. Louis had a 1-0 lead and Carpenter had chalked up seven strikeouts before he hit the leadoff batter in the ninth and was promptly pulled by manager Tony LaRussa.

The bullpen came on and allowed the Dodgers to complete a 2-1 comeback victory.

"It's a tough one, no question," Carpenter told reporters after the game. "Absolutely. Tough loss. We had a chance to start a nice homestand and we weren't able to pull it off."

Luckily for Cardinals bettors, the veteran righty has owned the Pirates over his career. The Cardinals have won 14 of their last 16 matchups with Pittsburgh with Carpenter on the hill.

At this price, we won’t bother with a St. Louis bet, but the under looks tasty.

Pick: Under


Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers (-200, 8)

It’s pretty hard to bet against the Brewers these days. They had won 24 of their last 29 games heading into Friday night’s action, opening up a huge 9.5-game lead over the second-place Cardinals in the NL Central.

Their bats have been booming and their pitching staff looks primed to push the team to a long playoff run.

But you might want to look at the underdog Cubs on Saturday.

Chicago sends Ryan Dempster to the hill and in another lost year for Cubs bettors, he has been one bright spot. Chicago is 16-11 in his starts this season and he hasn’t allowed more than three runs in any of his last six outings.

Call us crazy, but we like the value here.

Pick: Cubs

MLB
Dunkel


Pittsburgh at St. Louis
The Pirates look to bounce back from last night's 5-4 loss and take advantage of a St. Louis team that is 1-4 in its last 5 games after scoring 5 runs or more in the previous game. Pittsburgh is the pick (+190) according to Dunkel, which has the Pirates favored by 1 1/2. Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

Game 903-904: Colorado at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Millwood) 17.226; LA Dodgers (Billingsley) 17.082
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-145); Under

Game 907-908: Washington at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Detwiler) 14.044; Cincinnati (Leake) 14.492
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-145); 9
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-145); Over

Game 909-910: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Dempster) 14.214; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 16.462
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-200); Under

Game 911-912: Pittsburgh at St. Louis (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Lincoln) 15.487; St. Louis (Carpenter) 14.198
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-230); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+190); Over

Game 913-914: San Diego at Arizona (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Harang) 14.398; Arizona (Saunders) 15.984
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Arizona (-150); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-150); Over

Game 915-916: Houston at San Francisco (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Myers) 15.421; San Francisco (Surkamp) 14.220
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 921-922: Tampa Bay at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Niemann) 16.336; Toronto (Perez) 14.263
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-115); Under

Game 923-924: Oakland at Boston (5:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Godfrey) 17.108; Boston (Bedard) 16.317
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 925-926: Detroit at Minnesota (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 16.590; Minnesota (Pavano) 12.472
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 4; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-200); Under

Game 927-928: Kansas City at Cleveland (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Duffy) 14.838; Cleveland (Carmona) 13.978
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+140); Over

Game 929-930: LA Angels at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 15.844; Texas (Wilson) 15.211
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 931-932: Chicago White Sox at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 15.733; Seattle (Pineda) 15.319
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Seattle (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-110); Under

Game 933-934: Florida at Philadelphia (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Florida (Sanchez) 13.930; Philadelphia (Halladay) 15.454
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-280); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-280); Over

Game 935-936: Oakland at Boston (12:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Moscoso) 16.222; Boston (Lester) 17.110
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

MLB
Write-Up


Saturday, August 27

Hot pitchers
-- Halladay is 4-1, 2.98 in his last six starts.
-- Karstens is 4-0, 2.27 in his last seven road starts. Carpenter is 2-0, 2.12 in his last four starts.
-- Gallardo is 3-2, 2.57 in his last six starts. Dempster is 3-1, 3.09 in his last five starts.
-- Detwiler has a 2.89 RA in five starts this season.
-- Harang is 3-0, 4.98 in his last four starts.

-- Lester is 3-2, 2.72 in his last six starts. Moscoso is 2-1, 2.70 in his last three starts.
-- Niemann is 4-1, 2.61 in his last five starts. Perez shut the A's out for six innings in his first 2011 start.
-- Verlander is 7-0, 2.56 in his last seven starts.
-- Carmona is 1-0, 1.88 in his last couple starts.
-- Santana is 5-1, 1.99 in his last seven starts. Wilson is 3-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Sanchez is 1-3, 6.00 in his last five starts.
-- Billingsley is 1-2, 5.87 in his last five starts. Millwood is 1-1, 4.50 in three starts for Colorado.
-- Leake is 1-2, 5.33 in his last four starts.
-- Saunders is 0-3, 7.04 in his last four starts.
-- Myers is 0-7, 5.91 in his last eleven starts. Surkamp was 10-4, 2.02 in 22 starts in the AA Eastern League; this is his big league debut.

-- Bedard is 0-3, 4.91 in four starts for Boston. Godfrey is 1-1, 5.82 in three starts this year, last of which was June 23.
-- Pavano is 0-4, 6.29 in his last seven starts.
-- Duffy is 0-4, 8.03 in his last five starts.
-- Danks is 1-3, 6.27 in his last six road starts. Pineda is 1-2, 5.88 in his last seven starts.

Totals
-- Over is 10-2 in Phillies' last twelve home games.
-- Under is 9-2 in Washington's last eleven road games.
-- Last seven games at Miller Park stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-2 in Cardinals' last ten home games.
-- 12 of San Diego's last 16 road games went over the total.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in Dodgers' last ten home games.
-- Seven of Giants' last nine home games stayed under total.

-- Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve Bronx games.
-- Over is 6-3 in Toronto's last nine home games.
-- Five of Cleveland's last seven games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-1-1 in Oakland's last eleven road games.
-- Six of Angels' last seven road games went over the total.
-- Under is 10-3-2 in Detroit's last fifteen road games.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven games at Safeco Field.

Hot Teams
-- Phillies won four of their last six home games.
-- Reds won five of their last six home games.
-- Milwaukee won 19 of its last 22 home games.
-- Padres won five of their last seven games. Arizona won last four games, allowing total of three runs.
-- Colorado won five of its last six games. Dodgers won six of their last eight games.

-- Orioles won their last five games, outscoring foes 36-9.
-- Tampa Bay won seven of its last ten games.
-- Red Sox won six of their last nine games. Oakland won seven of its last ten games, scoring 36 runs in their last four.
-- Angels won six of their last seven games.
-- Tigers won seven of their last eight games.

Cold Teams
-- Marlins lost six of their last eight road games.
-- Nationals lost their last four games, outscored 18-6.
-- Cubs lost five of their last six games.
-- Cardinals lost seven of their last 11 games. Pirates lost seven of ten.
-- Giants lost seven of their last eleven games. Astros lost five of six. .

-- Toronto is 5-7 in its last twelve home games.
-- Bronx Bombers lost three of their last four games.
-- Cleveland lost six of its last eight games. Royals lost eight of their last eleven road games.
-- Rangers lost five of their last seven games.
-- Twins lost their last six games, outscored 35-5.
-- Seattle lost seven of its last ten games. White Sox are 3-5 in their last eight games.

Umpires
-- Fla-Phil-- Underdogs are 9-5 in last fourteen O'Nora games.
-- Atl-NY-- PPD rain
-- Colo-LA-- Road team won the last six Knight games.
-- Pitt-StL-- Favorites won eight of last nine TWelke games.
-- Chi-Mil-- Six of last nine Hallion games went over the total.
-- Wsh-Cin-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven West games.
-- SD-Az-- Underdogs are 9-4 in last thirteen Carlson games.
-- Hst-SF-- Over is 12-7 in last nineteen Randazzo games.

-- A's-Bos-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Hudson games.
-- NY-Balt-- PPD rain
-- TB-Tor-- Home team won seven of last nine Tschida games.
-- Det-Min-- Last four Dreckman games stayed under the total.
-- KC-Clev-- Visitor won seven of last eight Estabrook games.
-- LA-Tex-- Under is 9-2 in last eleven Cousins games.
-- Chi-Sea-- Under is 12-3-1 in last sixteen Eddings games.

MLB


Saturday, August 27

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Trend Report
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12:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. BOSTON
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 13 games
Boston is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games at home

1:05 PM
FLORIDA vs. PHILADELPHIA
Florida is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games
Florida is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

1:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
NY Yankees are 9-2 SU in their last 11 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games on the road
Baltimore is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home

1:07 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

1:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Atlanta
NY Mets are 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta

4:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. ST. LOUIS
Pittsburgh is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

4:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Detroit is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home

4:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
Colorado is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games

5:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. BOSTON
Oakland7-2-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Oakland is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,at home
Boston4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
Kansas City is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 9 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

7:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
NY Yankees9-2-1 SU in their last 12 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees14-4-1 SU in their last 19 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore5-0-1 SU in its last 6 games
Baltimore is 1-4-1 SU in their last 6 games ,when playing at home against NY Yankees

7:05 PM
FLORIDA vs. PHILADELPHIA
Florida is 4-17-1 SU in its last 22 games ,
Florida is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games ,on the road
Philadelphia8-2-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Florida
Philadelphia15-4-1 SU in its last 20 games when playing Florida

7:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. CINCINNATI
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Cincinnati is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

8:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TEXAS
LA Angels are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Texas is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

8:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 14 of San Diego's last 20 games
San Diego is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games

9:05 PM
HOUSTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Houston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of San Francisco's last 19 games
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Houston

10:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. SEATTLE
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games on the road
Seattle is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

Pro Baseball Trend Report
COLORADO (63 - 69) at LA DODGERS (61 - 69) - 4:10 PM
KEVIN MILLWOOD (R) vs. CHAD BILLINGSLEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 65-69 (-27.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 63-69 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 8-26 (-15.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 59-86 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 23-28 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
COLORADO is 15-26 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
COLORADO is 63-69 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 41-53 (-22.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 61-69 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 67-73 (-27.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 9-14 (-9.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -150 this season.
LA DODGERS are 61-69 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 8-8 (+0.7 Units) against COLORADO this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.6 Units)



KEVIN MILLWOOD vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
MILLWOOD is 6-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.80 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 7-3 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.6 units)



CHAD BILLINGSLEY vs. COLORADO since 1997
BILLINGSLEY is 3-7 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 1.629.
His team's record is 4-9 (-7.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-6. (-0.9 units)




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WASHINGTON (62 - 68) at CINCINNATI (65 - 66) - 7:10 PM
ROSS DETWILER (L) vs. MIKE LEAKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 58-77 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-47 (-19.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-31 (-19.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 65-38 (+19.6 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.
WASHINGTON is 62-68 (+2.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 62-68 (+2.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
WASHINGTON is 43-43 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CINCINNATI is 26-39 (-19.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CINCINNATI is 31-32 (-11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
CINCINNATI is 65-66 (-11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 63-65 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)



ROSS DETWILER vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
DETWILER is 0-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)



MIKE LEAKE vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
LEAKE is 2-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)




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CHICAGO CUBS (57 - 75) at MILWAUKEE (79 - 54) - 7:10 PM
RYAN DEMPSTER (R) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 864-918 (-157.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 57-75 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 60-79 (-27.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 57-75 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 29-12 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
MILWAUKEE is 45-22 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 25-7 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
MILWAUKEE is 79-54 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 46-23 (+19.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 48-16 (+27.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 28-6 (+20.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MILWAUKEE is 39-21 (+14.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
MILWAUKEE is 79-54 (+19.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 54-35 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 64-38 (+23.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DEMPSTER is 57-42 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 21-12 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DEMPSTER is 14-4 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 7-4 (+2.2 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)



RYAN DEMPSTER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
DEMPSTER is 15-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.223.
His team's record is 17-7 (+9.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-9. (+3.4 units)



YOVANI GALLARDO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
GALLARDO is 3-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.288.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-3. (+2.8 units)




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PITTSBURGH (61 - 70) at ST LOUIS (69 - 63) - 4:10 PM
BRAD LINCOLN (R) vs. CHRIS CARPENTER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 79-135 (-30.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 44-102 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 195-406 (-99.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 87-209 (-68.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 14-10 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in road games in day games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 59-69 (+2.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 61-70 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 30-33 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 16-13 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
ST LOUIS is 77-75 (-23.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 86-82 (-31.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 32-43 (-32.8 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.
ST LOUIS is 70-63 (-6.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 70-67 (-29.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 78-81 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 152-136 (-28.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CARPENTER is 1-6 (-7.7 Units) against the money line in day games this season. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-6 (+0.7 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)



BRAD LINCOLN vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.



CHRIS CARPENTER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CARPENTER is 12-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 0.975.
His team's record is 15-3 (+10.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-11. (-6.0 units)




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SAN DIEGO (60 - 72) at ARIZONA (73 - 59) - 8:10 PM
AARON HARANG (R) vs. JOE SAUNDERS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 32-54 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 73-60 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ARIZONA is 56-42 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 53-41 (+15.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 43-30 (+15.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 16-9 (+9.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
ARIZONA is 73-60 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 26-16 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 75-69 (+12.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 34-30 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 150-145 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 32-34 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 32-34 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
SAN DIEGO is 49-40 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HARANG is 15-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 8-1 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 15-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 45-37 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 10-4 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 16-10 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-4 (+0.9 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
5 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.6 Units)



AARON HARANG vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HARANG is 3-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.84 and a WHIP of 0.981.
His team's record is 5-5 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-1. (+7.9 units)



JOE SAUNDERS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
SAUNDERS is 3-3 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.307.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-1. (+4.0 units)




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HOUSTON (43 - 89) at SAN FRANCISCO (70 - 62) - 9:05 PM
BRETT MYERS (R) vs. DAN RUNZLER (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 3-2 (+3.3 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.7 Units)



BRETT MYERS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
MYERS is 2-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 5.80 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 2-6 (-5.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)



DAN RUNZLER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
RUNZLER is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 21.56 and a WHIP of 3.593.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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NY YANKEES (78 - 51) at BALTIMORE (52 - 77) - 1:05 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. BRIAN MATUSZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 63-56 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 58-63 (+11.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MATUSZ is 13-5 (+15.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 35-8 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
NY YANKEES are 27-12 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
NOVA is 16-5 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
NOVA is 19-6 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 45-73 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 18-50 (-29.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 8-23 (-13.1 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 52-78 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 204-285 (-85.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 9-2 (+5.5 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)



IVAN NOVA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
NOVA is 1-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)



BRIAN MATUSZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
MATUSZ is 2-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.56 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 2-3 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.8 units)




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NY YANKEES (78 - 51) at BALTIMORE (52 - 77) - 7:05 PM
FREDDY GARCIA (R) vs. ZACH BRITTON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 63-56 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 43-43 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
GARCIA is 41-42 (-28.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 27-12 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
GARCIA is 29-19 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GARCIA is 100-63 (+29.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARCIA is 84-52 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 52-78 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 204-285 (-85.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 45-73 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 35-57 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 18-50 (-29.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BALTIMORE is 8-23 (-13.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 9-2 (+5.5 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)



FREDDY GARCIA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
GARCIA is 5-7 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.379.
His team's record is 7-7 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-5. (+2.7 units)



ZACH BRITTON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BRITTON is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.37 and a WHIP of 2.319.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)




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TAMPA BAY (71 - 59) at TORONTO (66 - 65) - 1:07 PM
JEFF NIEMANN (R) vs. LUIS PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 28-35 (-12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TORONTO is 120-105 (+18.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 34-30 (+6.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 77-78 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 66-65 (+1.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 33-21 (+12.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 15-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
TAMPA BAY is 24-14 (+11.2 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
TAMPA BAY is 47-31 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 38-23 (+11.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 36-28 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NIEMANN is 15-6 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 8-4 (+3.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)



JEFF NIEMANN vs. TORONTO since 1997
NIEMANN is 3-3 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 5.11 and a WHIP of 1.189.
His team's record is 5-4 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)



LUIS PEREZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.




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OAKLAND (60 - 71) at BOSTON (80 - 51) - 5:00 PM
GRAHAM GODFREY (R) vs. ERIK BEDARD (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2 (+1.6 Units) against OAKLAND this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)



GRAHAM GODFREY vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.



ERIK BEDARD vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BEDARD is 4-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.102.
His team's record is 4-6 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.3 units)




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DETROIT (72 - 59) at MINNESOTA (55 - 76) - 4:10 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. CARL PAVANO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 39-63 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 71-49 (+16.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PAVANO is 146-124 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
PAVANO is 74-46 (+29.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
PAVANO is 74-55 (+33.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 72-59 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
VERLANDER is 41-20 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 20-4 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 25-9 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 39-18 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 28-38 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 36-55 (-14.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 27-47 (-15.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 8-21 (-12.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MINNESOTA is 55-76 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 28-38 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 10-3 (+6.4 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)



JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
VERLANDER is 9-7 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.41 and a WHIP of 1.280.
His team's record is 11-9 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-6. (+6.1 units)



CARL PAVANO vs. DETROIT since 1997
PAVANO is 5-3 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.232.
His team's record is 7-4 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+3.9 units)




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KANSAS CITY (54 - 78) at CLEVELAND (64 - 64) - 7:05 PM
DANNY DUFFY (L) vs. FAUSTO CARMONA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 125-190 (-42.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-55 (-23.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 18-10 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 65-64 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 62-61 (+5.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 51-42 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 9-4 (+4.4 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.8 Units)



DANNY DUFFY vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
DUFFY is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.60 and a WHIP of 2.200.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)



FAUSTO CARMONA vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
CARMONA is 6-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.48 and a WHIP of 1.505.
His team's record is 9-6 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-9. (-3.3 units)




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LA ANGELS (71 - 60) at TEXAS (75 - 58) - 8:05 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. C.J. WILSON (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 8-6 (+1.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.2 Units)



ERVIN SANTANA vs. TEXAS since 1997
SANTANA is 11-9 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.55 and a WHIP of 1.438.
His team's record is 12-11 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-8. (+4.5 units)



C.J. WILSON vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
WILSON is 4-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.12 and a WHIP of 1.187.
His team's record is 7-3 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.5 units)




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CHI WHITE SOX (64 - 65) at SEATTLE (56 - 74) - 10:10 PM
JOHN DANKS (L) vs. MICHAEL PINEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 40-31 (+9.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 35-29 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-23 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 27-23 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 63-110 (-42.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 46-65 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 277-265 (-78.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
SEATTLE is 56-74 (-14.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 115-162 (-42.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 85-118 (-25.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 8-22 (-13.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 5-2 (+2.8 Units) against SEATTLE this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.1 Units)



JOHN DANKS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
DANKS is 5-4 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.164.
His team's record is 5-5 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.4 units)



MICHAEL PINEDA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PINEDA is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 2.57 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)




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FLORIDA (59 - 72) at PHILADELPHIA (83 - 46) - 1:05 PM
ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R) vs. ROY HALLADAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 64-96 (-25.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 59-72 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
FLORIDA is 59-69 (-9.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
FLORIDA is 42-54 (-11.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 35-10 (+21.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 83-46 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 81-45 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HALLADAY is 121-55 (+30.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FLORIDA is 40-35 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 302-322 (+51.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
FLORIDA is 33-29 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
FLORIDA is 14-9 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 9-4 (+2.8 Units) against FLORIDA this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.5 Units)



ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANCHEZ is 3-7 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.66 and a WHIP of 1.607.
His team's record is 4-10 (-5.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-8. (-3.0 units)



ROY HALLADAY vs. FLORIDA since 1997
HALLADAY is 4-3 when starting against FLORIDA with an ERA of 2.47 and a WHIP of 0.952.
His team's record is 5-4 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.6 units)




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OAKLAND (60 - 71) at BOSTON (80 - 51) - 12:00 PM
GUILLERMO MOSCOSO (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 55-67 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 60-71 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 27-11 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
OAKLAND is 58-46 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 4-2 (+1.6 Units) against OAKLAND this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.0 Units)



GUILLERMO MOSCOSO vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.



JON LESTER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LESTER is 2-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.95 and a WHIP of 1.626.
His team's record is 4-4 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-3. (+1.8 units)

CFL
Dunkel


SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

Game 493-494: Montreal at Calgary (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Montreal 116.673; Calgary 118.638
Dunkel Line: Calgary by 2; 51
Vegas Line: Calgary by 1; 55
Dunkel Pick: Calgary (-1); Under




CFL
Long Sheet


Saturday, August 27

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MONTREAL (5 - 2) at CALGARY (5 - 2) - 8/27/2011, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins since 1996.
CALGARY is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in games where the line is +3 to -3 over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-1 against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-1 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL
Write-Up


Week 9

Montreal (5-2) @ Calgary (5-2)-- Road team won six of seven Calgary games, with Stampeders losing two of three at home (beat Hamilton by 12 for only home win)- they're 3-3 as a favorite, covering last three tries. Four of Montreal's five wins are by 13+ points; they're 2-1 on freign soil. losing 34-26 at Hamilton, winning in Regina/Toronto. Home teams won both series meetings LY, with Als losing 46-21 here, winning 46-19 at home. Five of seven Alouette games stayed under the total




CFL

Week 9

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Trend Report
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4:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Calgary
Montreal is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal
Calgary is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Montreal


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CFL


Week 9

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Canadian Bacon: CFL Week 9 preview and picks
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Montreal Alouettes at Calgary Stampeders (-1, +55)

You can’t get better a coaching matchup in the CFL than the Als’ Marc Trestman trying to outwit Stamps coach John Hufnagel. And you can’t find better QB matchup than Anthony Calvillo vs. Henry Burris.

Both teams are coming off a bye week which only makes all of this more exciting. MLB Juwan Simpson is back after nursing a knee injury but DB Brandon Isaac is doubtful and could be replaced by Milt Collins.

The Alouettes are now rolling in full gear and their defense was merciless two weeks ago against the Eskimos. It won’t be any different even in the hostile environment of Calgary.

Expect Montreal RB Brandon Whitaker to challenge the Stampeders’ run defense Calgary focusing in on stopping the Als’ passing attack.

Pick: Montreal

WNBA


Saturday, August 27

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Trend Report
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7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. INDIANA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home


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WNBA


Saturday, August 27

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Lady luck: Saturday's best WNBA bets
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Atlanta Dream at Indiana Fever (-5.5, 157.5)

Whether Angel McCoughtry likes it or not, she’s the key to the Atlanta Dream’s success every time they take the court.

McCoughtry averages 20.5 points and 2.5 steals per game to pace the club and has managed at least 20 points in four straight games, helping the club to three wins over that stretch.

"Everybody says all of the attention is on me but it's really about teammates. They get me open and get rebounds," McCoughtry said. "I need to lead my team and keep my composure. I'm an emotional player but I want to show all of my toughness and help build my team up through adversity. That's what I really want to do."

If Atlanta’s going to punch its postseason ticket, it’ll have to keep beating up on the East-leading Fever. Three of the Dream’s last seven games are against Indiana and the Dream have covered in nine of their last 10 matchups with Indiana overall.

The Dream had four players score in double figures in an 84-74 win over the Fever last month, helping Atlanta bettors to the pay window as a 2.5-point home underdog.

We like the Dream to at least keep this one close.

Pick: Dream

WNBA
Dunkel


Atlanta at Indiana
The Dream look to build on their 9-1 ATS record in the last 10 meetings between the two teams. Atlanta is the pick (+4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Fever favored by only 2. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+4 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

Game 601-602: Atlanta at Indiana (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 113.619; Indiana 115.450
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 2; 162
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 4 1/2; 158
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+4 1/2); Over

MLB

Saturday, August 27

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Oakland - 12:00 PM ET Oakland +246 500
Boston - Over 8.5 500

Florida - 1:05 PM ET Florida +260 500
Philadelphia - Over 7.5 500

Tampa Bay - 1:07 PM ET Tampa Bay -115 500
Toronto - Over 8.5 500

Detroit - 4:10 PM ET Minnesota +188 500
Minnesota - Over 7.5 500

Pittsburgh - 4:10 PM ET Pittsburgh +210 500 [/B
]St. Louis - Under 7.5 500

Colorado - 4:10 PM ET LA Dodgers -136 500
LA Dodgers - Over 8 500


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CFL

Saturday, August

Score Status Pick Amount

Montreal - 4:00 PM ET Montreal +1 500

Calgary - Over 55 500

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7:00 PM ETAtlanta at Indiana

Teams ROT Record Consensus Odds

ATL 601 14-13 (7-7 V) - 157 OVER

IND 602 19-8 (12-2 H) - -4 ( IND - 4 )

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