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Pujols, Cardinals Pursue Playoffs Vs NY Mets

St. Louis is 6-1 in Jake Westbrook’s last seven starts vs. the NL East.
The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets will close out a three-game National League series Thursday afternoon, with the first pitch scheduled to be thrown at 1:45 (ET) at Busch Stadium.

Manager Tony LaRussa is running out of time to guide his team to a spot in the playoffs, trailing the Atlanta Braves by 2 ½ games in the NL Wild Card race, while sitting 5 ½ back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the division.

St. Louis has won 11 of its last 13 games, including an 11-6 victory in the series opener, coming back from an early four-run deficit. First baseman Albert Pujols led the charge offensively, going 4-for-5 on the night and is now batting a season-best .304.

The perennial All-Star is aiming to extend his MLB record of batting .300 with 30 home runs and 100 RBI for an 11th consecutive season. He needs to maintain his current average while driving in three more runs.

Jake Westbrook (12-9, 4.58 ERA) is scheduled to make his 32nd start of the season, coming in off a 9-2 road loss to the Phillies in his last outing. He allowed two runs (one earned) and five hits over 3 1/3 innings in that particular effort.

The right-hander will be aiming to even up his home record, entering with a 4-5 record and 5.59 ERA in 15 tries, issuing 34 free passes and registering 54 strikeouts in 85 1/3 frames.

Westbrook will be making just his third career start versus the Mets, posting a 1-1 mark and 4.20 ERA, tallying a 6-2 road win in his last try on July 21 (8 IP, 2 ER). Bettors will find that the Cardinals are 6-1 in his last seven starts against NL East opponents, while the ‘over’ is 4-1 in his last five outings overall.

New York jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the top of the third inning in the series opener, but was outscored by an 11-2 margin the rest of the way. The Mets are 8-12 during the month thus far and 28-47 in September the last two-plus campaigns.

Chris Capuano (11-12, 4.47 ERA) will look to win a second consecutive start for the first time since June 29, coming in off a 12-2 road win over the Atlanta Braves, allowing two runs and six hits over five innings. The left-hander has compiled an even 7-7 mark and 5.29 ERA in 16 road appearances (14 starts), as opponents are hitting .286 against him.

He has yet to face the Cardinals this year, but comes in with a 5-5 record and 5.18 ERA, including an 0-3 mark and 6.87 ERA in four lifetime appearances (three starts) at Busch Stadium. Capuano will not be comfortable in facing Pujols, who is hitting .567 against him with four home runs and 11 RBIs in 30 career at bats.

Home plate umpire Jim Reynolds is likely going to draw some attention for total bettors, as the ‘over’ is 17-3-2 in his last 22 games involving St. Louis.

Weather forecasts suggest a 30 percent chance of showers with game-time temperatures in the mid-60s. A slight breeze of 5-10 mph will be blowing from the southwest (out to center).

SF Giants, LA Dodgers MLB Betting Preview

Madison Bumgarner has won his last three starts against the Dodgers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will face the San Francisco Giants for the last time this season on Thursday when they close out a three-game series at Chavez Ravine. The Giants saw their season-high eight-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night, and they are getting closer to being eliminated from playoff contention one year after winning the World Series.

The Dodgers had won four of the last five meetings with the Giants heading into Wednesday’s game, as ace Clayton Kershaw earned the victory in three of them. They tied the season series at 8-8 following Kershaw’s 20th victory of the year on Tuesday.

Los Angeles will send Hiroki Kuroda (12-16, 3.19 ERA) to the mound for the series finale off a home win against Pittsburgh last time out. He had lost consecutive starts for the first time since July 27 but allowed only one earned run against the Pirates on a solo homer by Alex Presley in the sixth inning.

Kuroda got the victory as a heavy 190 favorite, and the ‘over’ improved to 7-0-1 in his last eight outings. His team has scored seven runs or more in his last five wins and two or less in his past two losses.

San Francisco will counter with lefty Madison Bumgarner (12-12, 3.21), who has won each of his last five starts. Bumgarner has been outstanding during that stretch, giving up more than one earned run just once.

One of those wins came against Kuroda and the Dodgers on September 11, as Bumgarner surrendered one run and three hits in five innings with three walks and eight strikeouts. That was his shortest outing since July 30, and he has been favored in his last six starts with the ‘over’ cashing in the past three.

Bumgarner has enjoyed a lot of success against Los Angeles during his career with a 4-1 mark and 2.97 ERA in six games. He has won three in a row against the Dodgers this season since suffering his only career loss to them back on April 11.

Game time is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. (ET), and umpire Jim Wolf will be behind the plate. Wolf’s presence may help San Francisco since the road team is 19-12 this season when he calls balls and strikes.

The ‘over’ is also 17-10 when Wolf has served as the home plate umpire.

The temperature for first pitch in LA is forecast to be in the mid-70s, cooling down to a low of 63 degrees after the sun goes down.

Thursday, September 22

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Seattle - 1:10 PM ET Seattle +100 500
Minnesota - Under 8.5 500

NY Mets - 1:45 PM ET NY Mets +158 500
St. Louis - Over 8.5 500

Texas - 3:35 PM ET Oakland +138 500
Oakland - Over 8.5 500

Thursday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers


Streaking

Jeanmar Gomez, Cleveland Indians (4-2, 3.78 ERA)

Ever since Gomez made some adjustments to his delivery in the minors, he’s been throwing smoke following his return to the bigs. Extra life on his fastball has helped him win four straight starts while posting a 1.88 ERA over that stretch. He gave up just two runs over 6 2/3 innings in a 10-4 win over Minnesota last weekend.

Madison Baumgarner, San Francisco Giants (12-12, 3.21 ERA)

Bumgarner allowed a single unearned run over seven innings to earn his fifth straight win last weekend, a 9-1 decision over the Colorado Rockies. His ERA is just 1.04 over those five games and he now has his season WHIP at 1.22.

"This kid is just getting better and better," manager Bruce Bochy told reporters. "He's been on a good roll, really hitting his spots with all his pitches. He's got to feel good about how it's gone for him, especially with the rough start that he had."

Slumping

Anthony Swarzak, Minnesota Twins (3-7, 4.52 ERA)

Swarzak’s recent numbers are downright nasty: 0-4 in his last five starts with an 8.49 ERA. His last outing was even worse, when he gave up seven runs over 1 2/3 innings in a loss to Cleveland.

"Lack of command, didn't execute," Swarzak told reporters after that loss. "Had a game plan out there and got away from my game plan a little bit. When you don't have a game plan and you're not executing, you're not going to get many outs. So I ended up getting beat around today."

Henry Sosa, Houston Astros (2-5, 4.74 ERA)

Sosa has lost three in a row, but was solid in two of those outings. While he gave up five runs in just 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Nats on Sept. 11, he held his opposition to a pair of runs over six innings in his other two starts this month, including a tough 2-1 loss to the Cubs last weekend.

Looking fwd to those WNBA plays.......big day!

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Diamond Trends - Thursday

September 22, 2011

TODAY’S TRENDS:

The Dodgers are 8-0 since April 15, 2010 as a favorite after a loss in which they had 12+ hits for a net profit of $800.
The Phillies are 6-0 since August 11, 2010 when Roy Oswalt starts at home when he is off a start in which he needed more than 4 pitches per batter for a net profit of $600.
The Athletics are 0-8 OU since June 05, 2010 when Trevor Cahill starts at home after walking at least 4 for a net profit of $800 when playing the under.


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Rangers are 0-11 since May 04, 2010 when they are off a win in which they had at least three times as many hits as runs and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1365 when playing against.

OU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Tigers are 9-0-1 OU since June 15, 2010 as a 140+ favorite when they lost the last two games their starter started for a net profit of $900 when playing the over.

STARTER TREND OF THE DAY:

The Angels are 0-12 since May 17, 2005 when Ervin Santana starts as a road favorite vs a team that has lost at least their last two games and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1472 when playing against.

MLB BIBLE TREND OF THE DAY:

The Mariners are 1-19 since May 2009 as a dog when they are off a non-shutout win that was tied after the sixth inning.

Rookie Moore tries to end Rays losing skid

TAMPA BAY RAYS (85-70)

at NEW YORK YANKEES (95-60)


First pitch: Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
Line: Tampa Bay -125, New York +115, Total: 9.5

One night after clinching the A.L. East, the Yankees can deal a major blow to Tampa’s playoff hopes as they go for a four-game sweep of the Rays Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.

The Rays will have rookie Matt Moore making an emergency start in place of Jeff Niemann. It will be the first big-league start for the top prospect, and it’s coming in a high-pressure situation: At Yankee Stadium with Tampa’s playoff lives on the line. The Yankees are likely to take their foot off the gas a bit with nothing left to play for in the regular season, but the moment seems too big for the 22-year-old southpaw. Plus, Yankees starter Bartolo Colon is trying to pitch himself into the postseason rotation, so he’ll have plenty of motivation in this one. The FoxSheets have a three-star trend illustrating another reason why NEW YORK is the pick:

Play On - Home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (N.Y. YANKEES) - after allowing 2 runs or less against opponent after 2 straight losses by 2 runs or less. (43-23 over the last 5 seasons, 65.2%, +29.3 units. Rating = 3*).

It’s been a rough two months for Colon (8-9, 3.81 ERA), one of 2011’s surprise success stories. He hasn’t won a decision since July 30, posting a 4.98 ERA during this eight-start winless skid. The Yankees still managed to go 4-4 in those outings though.

Colon was knocked around in Toronto last Saturday, allowing six runs over four innings. Tampa has beaten him twice this year, as Colon has allowed eight runs (six earned) and 21 base runners over 12 innings against the Rays.

Moore (0-0, 6.23 ERA) has an electric left arm, going 12-3 with a 1.92 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A this year. In nine starts with Triple-A Durham, he went 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA and 79 K in 52.2 innings (13.5 K/9). He’s made just two big-league appearances and was more impressive in the second, limiting the Red Sox to one run over three innings, allowing two hits, two walks and striking out two, during Tampa’s win on Saturday.

Thursday’s betting tips: Jones spying on Rampage?

Who’s hot

NCAAF: The over is 3-0 in Cincinnati’s first three games of the season and is 7-3 in the club’s last 10 home games.

MLB: The Los Angeles Dodgers are 20-7 in their last 27 games.

MLB: Washington has won eight of its last 10.

WNBA: Atlanta has covered in 11 of its last 13 meetings with Indianapolis.

Who’s not

NCAAF: Cincinnati is 6-14 against the spread in its last 20 overall.

MLB: Toronto is 5-12 in its last 17 games as an underdog.

MLB: Tampa Bay is just 3-7 in its last 10 meetings with the Yankees.

WNBA: The over is 2-8 in Phoenix’s last 10 games overall.

Key stat

1 – The New York Yankees have failed to make the playoffs just once over the last 17 years following Thursday afternoon’s 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. With that win, the Yanks’ magic number to clinch the AL East was at two games heading into their nightcap with the Rays.

Injury that shouldn’t be overlooked

Hunter Pence, Philadelphia Phillies – Pence sat out Wednesday’s action after an MRI of his left knee showed a patella tendon strain. Word has it he won’t suit up again until the weekend. So far he’s hitting .323 with nine homers and 28 RBIs since coming over from the Astros.

Game of the day

North Carolina Wolfpack at Cincinnati Bearcats (-7.5, 60.5)

Notable quotable

"If you look at the production, usually guys get paid off their production. You look at their production and what level that's on and you look at the guys who produce similar and what they get paid and it's not that hard. Obviously, somebody doesn't believe I'm an elite running back." – Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte. The Bears are set as set as 3.5-point underdogs at home to Green Bay. Forte has 324 all-purpose yards through two games this season.

Notes and tips

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is accusing his UFC 135 opponent Jon Jones of planting spies within his training team. “You know what I'm saying the kid is guilty,” Rampage said on Dan LeBatard Show Wednesday. “He knows he has spies in my camp. I think we have narrowed it down to who it is. We're just focusing on this upcoming fight and stuff like that. If he didn't put the spies there himself then his manager did and he knew about it. He feels guilty.” Jones is set as a -600 favorite in Saturday’s fight.

The WNBA Conference finals begin Thursday with Minnesota set as 7-point favorite at home to Phoenix, while Atlanta visits Indiana as a 2.5-point underdog. Phoenix’s offense fell from 89 points per game to 76.7 points per game in the playoffs. Meanwhile, Atlanta is really playing up the underdog card heading into the series. “The pressure's not really on us, the pressure's on them because everybody's expecting them to beat us,” Fever Tamika Catchings told reporters. “It's win or go home time. We really want to play for a championship and really feel like we have a championship caliber team.”

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will be adding some extra protection for his damaged ribs for Monday night's game against the Washington Redskins. ESPN reported that Romo will be fitted with a special vest to help cushion his cracked ribs from any hard hits. Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall said Romo will need the extra padding because he plans on targeting the injured area at every opportunity. “I want to get a chance to put my helmet on whatever’s hurt,” Hall said. “If it’s Romo’s ribs? I’m going to be asking for some corner blitzes. ... That’s part of the game. If you know something’s wrong with an opponent, you want to target in on it.” Oddsmakers have yet to post a line for the game.

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Some trends to think about with Week 3 of the NFL approaching

-- Bengals are 0-7 in last seven games as non-divisional home favorite.

-- Saints covered nine of last 12 against AFC opposition.

-- Chargers are 14-5 in last 19 games laying 7+ points at home.

-- Bears covered five of last six as a home underdog.

-- Tampa Bay is 2-9-1 vs spread in last dozen home games.

-- Jaguars covered three of last 11 games against NFC teams.


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Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Ranting on Moneyball and other stuff........

13) How much talent do these SEC football teams have? David Nelson caught winning TD pass for Buffalo Sunday; he wasn’t a full-time starter for the Florida Gators. Speaking of Florida and WRs, Tim Tebow made a cameo as a WR in Sunday’s game for Denver.

12) San Diego State visits Michigan this week, rare game where one coach was the other team’s coach the year before. Brady Hoke parlayed his quick success with the Aztecs into the big money job in Ann Arbor, but his old team won’t be a pushover here. Hoke made some comments about how he would have walked from San Diego to Ann Arbor. Young RB Hillman is an NFL player and the senior QB Lindley is pretty good, too.

11) Apparently the Pac-12 is staying with 12 teams, which supposedly makes Texas A&M’s move to the SEC easier for the Big IX to swallow. If the Big IX were to add Louisville-West Virginia-BYU, they’d be back to the Big XII and become a stronger basketball league, and not that much worse in football.

10) Why would a kid from New Jersey go to UCLA to play basketball? I don’t understand it; there is good weather and hot women a lot closer than LA, and you can get to the NBA from anywhere. Good for Ben Howland though. Hope the kid stays for more than one year.

9) Baltimore’s Brian Matusz is 1-8, 10.68 in 44.2 IP this season; as it stands, he would have the worst ERA of any pitcher since 1900 who pitched 40+ innings that season. Surprising whose record he would break; in 2000, Roy Halladay was 4-7, 10.64 in 67.2 IP.

8) If the Giants are serious about re-signing Carlos Beltran, they need to play him in leftfield, where his creaky knees won’t do as much damage defensively- he just doesn’t have the range he used to. Nate Schierholtz is really good in spacious RF for the Giants.

7) Elias Sports points out that when the Red Sox scored 18 runs twice in a week, they were the first team since the ’96 Reds to do so. Their problem is they scored 18 runs in a Lackey start and he still couldn’t get the win. Their starting pitching looks to be shot. Eric Bedard threw 51 pitches in the third inning Tuesday and he didn’t finish the inning.

6) You look at the top five relievers in appearances this season, and three of them are Braves. Craig Kimbrel pitched 10 games in 19 days; they better be careful they don’t blow these kids’ arms out. Wouldn’t be the first time.

5) Twins are the first team since the ’07 White Sox to win 90+ games one year, then lose 90+ the next.

4) Looks like the Mets are going to move the fences in at Citi Field next year; would be cruel if they did that, then traded away David Wright. You move the fences in, you keep Wright.

3) Before I rant a little about Moneyball, kudos to the A’s for signing interim skipper Bob Melvin to a 3-year deal. Melvin brought structure and order to a team that was imploding under the previous manager, Bob Geren, who was overmatched in the job. Am excited to see how the team will look in 2012 after a full spring training with Melvin.

2) I’ve been an A’s fan since I was 5 years old, a very long time ago (think Jose Santiago/Lew Krausse as pitchers, Jose Tartabull (Danny’s father) as an OF). The Moneyball era when Hudson-Mulder-Zito propelled the small market A’s to contention was fun as hell, but they didn’t win a World Series, which is why I cringed when they let Michael Lewis write his book, which is a very good book (I was lucky enough to meet Lewis in August 2003; good guy).

To me, if you took someone who knew nothing about baseball to this movie, the logical question after the movie is going to be, “How has this team done since that year when they won 20 straight games?” And the answer is, “Well, they made the playoffs in 2006, but have pretty much sucked the last five years.” Terrific. Outstanding. Lets make a movie!!!

1) Anyway, I hate it when people pat themselves on the back, and to me, Moneyball was Billy Beane patting himself on the back. All it does it put a target on you to make others want to beat you more, which is why I don’t want to go see the movie. That said, I’ll definitely see it at some point because, dammit, I’m as A’s fan, and always will be. If only they could get a new stadium. And some hitters.

WNBA
Dunkel


Atlanta at Indiana
The Dream look to open up the series and build on their 4-1 ATS record in their last 5 road games. Atlanta is the pick (+3) according to Dunkel, which has the game Even. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+3). Here are all of today's picks

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Game 601-602: Atlanta at Indiana (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 113.738; Indiana 113.734
Dunkel Line & Total: Even; 152
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 3; 158 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+3); Under

Game 603-604: Phoenix at Minnesota (9:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 110.677; Minnesota 119.053
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 8 1/2; 177
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 6 1/2; 173 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-6 1/2); Over




WNBA
Long Sheet


Thursday, September 22

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ATLANTA (22 - 14) at INDIANA (23 - 14) - 9/22/2011, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 33-20 ATS (+11.0 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 13-6 ATS (+6.4 Units) in home games this season.
INDIANA is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in home games on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-18 ATS (+13.2 Units) as an underdog over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games in August or September games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 52-76 ATS (-31.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record after 15+ games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 10-2 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 7-5 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
10 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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PHOENIX (21 - 16) at MINNESOTA (29 - 8) - 9/22/2011, 9:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 7-6 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHOENIX is 7-6 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

WNBA


Thursday, September 22

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7:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. INDIANA
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indiana
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 7 games
Indiana is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games at home

9:00 PM
PHOENIX vs. MINNESOTA
Phoenix is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Phoenix's last 20 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix

MLB
Dunkel


NY Mets at St. Louis
The Mets look to take advantage of a St. Louis team that is 2-5 in Jake Westbrook's last 7 starts as a favorite. New York is the pick (+165) according to Dunkel, which has the Mets favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+165). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Game 901-902: NY Mets at St. Louis (1:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Capuano) 15.424; St. Louis (Westbrook) 15.212
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-185); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+165); Under

Game 903-904: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Peacock) 14.529; Philadelphia (Oswalt) 15.310
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-180); Over

Game 905-906: Colorado at Houston (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (White) 14.595; Houston (Sosa) 13.037
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Houston (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-105); Over

Game 907-908: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 17.007; LA Dodgers (Kuroda) 15.840
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-110); Under

Game 909-910: Seattle at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Beavan) 15.378; Minnesota (Swarzak) 13.414
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Minnesota (-110); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-110); Under

Game 911-912: Texas at Oakland (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Lewis) 15.225; Oakland (Cahill) 16.048
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+130); Over

Game 913-914: LA Angels at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 15.892; Toronto (Alvarez) 15.973
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-105); Over

Game 915-916: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Humber) 14.745; Cleveland (Gomez) 13.785
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-105); Under

Game 917-918: Baltimore at Detroit (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Britton) 16.878; Detroit (Turner) 16.110
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-150); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+130); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.104; NY Yankees (Colon) 15.999
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up


Thursday, September 22

Hot pitchers
-- Oswalt is 1-0, 1.29 in his last couple home starts. Peacock threw five shutout innings in his first '11 start, against the Mets.
-- Bumgarner is 5-0, 1.29 in his last five starts.

-- Beaven is 2-0, 1.88 in his last two starts.
-- Alvarez is 1-0, 2.67 in his last four starts.
-- Gomez is 4-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.
-- Britton is 4-1, 3.09 in his last six starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Westbrook is 3-4, 4.66 in his last eight starts. Capuano is 1-1, 5.14 in his last four starts.
-- White is 2-2, 8.89 in five starts this season. Sosa is 0-3, 5.52 in his last three outings.
-- Kuroda is 2-2, 5.56 in his last four starts.

-- Swarzak is 0-4, 7.96 in his last five starts.
-- Cahill is 2-4, 5.98 in his last seven starts. Lewis has a 7.94 RA in his last five starts.
-- Santana is 0-3, 6.16 in his last three starts.
-- Humber is 1-4, 5.79 in his last nine starts.
-- Turner allowed six runs in 4.1 IP in his first '11 start.
-- Niemann is 2-3, 6.67 in his last five starts. Colon is 0-1, 5.30 in his last three home starts.

Totals
-- Four of Westbrook's last five starts went over the total.
-- Under is 12-5-2 in Oswalt's last nineteen starts.
-- Four of White's five starts went over the total.
-- Last six Kuroda starts went over the total.

-- All four Swarzak starts at Target Field stayed under total.
-- Over is 9-2 in Cahill's last eleven starts.
-- Under is 9-3 in Santana's last 12 starts.
-- Four of last five Gomez starts went over the total.
-- Last six Britton starts stayed under the total.
-- Colon's last five home starts went over the total.

Hot Teams
-- Washington won nine of its last eleven games.
-- Cardinals won ten of their last twelve games.
-- Giants won nine of their last ten games. Dodgers won five of their last seven games.

-- Toronto is 9-5 in its last fourteen home games.
-- Bronx won five of its last six games.
-- Angels won three of their last four games.
-- Tigers won 15 of their last 18 games. Orioles won seven of their last nine games.
-- Mariners won four of their last five road games.
-- Rangers won eight of their last nine games.

Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost six of their last seven games.
-- Mets lost 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Rockies lost seven of their last eight games. Houston lost five of its last seven games.

-- Tampa Bay lost six of its last nine games.
-- White Sox lost eight of their last eleven games. Cleveland lost three of its last four games.
-- Minnesota lost its last eleven games, giving up 63 runs.
-- Oakland is 5-10 in its last 15 games.

MLB


Thursday, September 22

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1:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. MINNESOTA
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle

1:40 PM
NY METS vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games
NY Mets are 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing at home against NY Mets

3:35 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
Texas is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Oakland's last 17 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

7:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. PHILADELPHIA
Washington is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Washington

7:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. NY YANKEES
Tampa Bay is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games

7:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. CLEVELAND
Chi White Sox are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Chi White Sox are 17-7 SU in their last 24 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Cleveland's last 16 games
Cleveland is 7-17 SU in their last 24 games when playing Chi White Sox

7:07 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Toronto is 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels

8:05 PM
COLORADO vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Colorado

10:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
LA Dodgers are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco

MLB
Long Sheet


Thursday, September 22

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NY METS (73 - 82) at ST LOUIS (86 - 69) - 1:45 PM
CHRIS CAPUANO (L) vs. JAKE WESTBROOK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 26-49 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 42-38 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
NY METS are 42-38 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 56-60 (+1.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 20-17 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
ST LOUIS is 172-146 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-12 (-14.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 23-26 (-10.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
ST LOUIS is 169-143 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 45-46 (-17.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 89-81 (-20.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 92-87 (-34.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-48 (-36.1 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.

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

CHRIS CAPUANO vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
CAPUANO is 5-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.25 and a WHIP of 1.453.
His team's record is 8-5 (+4.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (+0.0 units)

JAKE WESTBROOK vs. NY METS since 1997
WESTBROOK is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (75 - 79) at PHILADELPHIA (98 - 57) - 7:05 PM
BRAD PEACOCK (R) vs. ROY OSWALT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-57 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 96-56 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 145-83 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-17 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 75-80 (+5.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 39-32 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 7-1 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in road games in September games this season.
WASHINGTON is 17-15 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
WASHINGTON is 75-80 (+5.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
WASHINGTON is 51-52 (+7.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 38-37 (+5.1 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
WASHINGTON is 35-31 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 9-8 (+6.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

BRAD PEACOCK vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

ROY OSWALT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
OSWALT is 7-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.039.
His team's record is 9-10 (-6.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-9. (-0.4 units)

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COLORADO (70 - 85) at HOUSTON (53 - 102) - 8:05 PM
ALEX WHITE (R) vs. HENRY SOSA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 70-86 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 56-58 (-17.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 19-37 (-15.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 63-93 (-32.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 10-23 (-14.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 70-86 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 101-113 (-32.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 47-64 (-27.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 71-143 (-49.6 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
COLORADO is 39-40 (-10.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HOUSTON is 24-11 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 53-103 (-34.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 28-46 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 51-102 (-36.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
HOUSTON is 33-76 (-32.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 35-67 (-20.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

ALEX WHITE vs. HOUSTON since 1997
WHITE is 0-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

HENRY SOSA vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (84 - 71) at LA DODGERS (77 - 77) - 10:10 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. HIROKI KURODA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 46-34 (+9.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 188-146 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 89-78 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 30-14 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 41-24 (+12.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 187-144 (+22.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 131-94 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 456-443 (+52.3 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 22-26 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 16-23 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 9-17 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA DODGERS are 40-59 (-18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 9-8 (+0.4 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
BUMGARNER is 4-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.175.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

HIROKI KURODA vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
KURODA is 3-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.171.
His team's record is 4-5 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.5 units)

SEATTLE (66 - 89) at MINNESOTA (59 - 95) - 1:10 PM
BLAKE BEAVAN (R) vs. ANTHONY SWARZAK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 66-90 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 55-101 (-34.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 8-22 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 34-61 (-27.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 125-178 (-47.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 50-72 (-26.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 281-272 (-82.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 59-96 (-26.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 26-50 (-21.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 30-48 (-19.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 15-24 (-10.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 2-16 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
MINNESOTA is 5-15 (-14.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 57-91 (-23.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 39-72 (-26.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 30-64 (-28.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
MINNESOTA is 10-32 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
MINNESOTA is 12-22 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
MINNESOTA is 7-19 (-12.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 5-2 (+2.2 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

BLAKE BEAVAN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

ANTHONY SWARZAK vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TEXAS (90 - 65) at OAKLAND (69 - 86) - 3:35 PM
COLBY LEWIS (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 64-52 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CAHILL is 23-8 (+17.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 14-3 (+11.0 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 34-25 (+14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 91-64 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 31-16 (+13.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
TEXAS is 13-1 (+11.4 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -150 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 35-15 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 87-59 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 67-42 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 69-88 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 64-84 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 45-59 (-16.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 13-5 (+7.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
13 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+7.9 Units)

COLBY LEWIS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
LEWIS is 7-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.39 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 9-6 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-6. (+1.5 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. TEXAS since 1997
CAHILL is 9-4 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.69 and a WHIP of 1.151.
His team's record is 10-4 (+7.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-6. (+1.8 units)

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LA ANGELS (85 - 70) at TORONTO (78 - 77) - 7:07 PM
ERVIN SANTANA (R) vs. HENDERSON ALVAREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 109-115 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 41-42 (-7.8 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TORONTO is 78-77 (+2.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 53-44 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 129-114 (+18.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 41-35 (+9.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TORONTO is 85-88 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 85-61 (+20.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 39-21 (+15.1 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 622-611 (+66.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 46-30 (+19.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 12-5 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 29-21 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 602-592 (+47.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
SANTANA is 35-18 (+18.9 Units) against the money line 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
LA ANGELS is 5-4 (+0.4 Units) against TORONTO this season
5 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

ERVIN SANTANA vs. TORONTO since 1997
SANTANA is 6-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 7-4 (+2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-5. (+0.8 units)

HENDERSON ALVAREZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (76 - 79) at CLEVELAND (76 - 78) - 7:05 PM
PHILIP HUMBER (R) vs. JEANMAR GOMEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-37 (-12.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
CLEVELAND is 78-78 (+4.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 75-75 (+3.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 59-50 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 56-52 (+7.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 41-39 (+7.0 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 44-37 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 42-31 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-29 (+7.7 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 46-38 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 18-9 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 11-6 (+4.2 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.6 Units)

PHILIP HUMBER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
HUMBER is 0-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.46 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

JEANMAR GOMEZ vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
GOMEZ is 1-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (65 - 90) at DETROIT (90 - 65) - 7:05 PM
ZACH BRITTON (L) vs. JACOB TURNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 56-82 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
BALTIMORE is 29-59 (-19.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
DETROIT is 91-65 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 97-59 (+22.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 85-63 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
DETROIT is 52-37 (+11.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 25-22 (+19.0 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 66-69 (+19.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 49-61 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 3-3 (+0.3 Units) against DETROIT this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.9 Units)

ZACH BRITTON vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

JACOB TURNER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (85 - 70) at NY YANKEES (95 - 60) - 7:05 PM
JEFF NIEMANN (R) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 9-5 (+3.2 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
10 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+5.4 Units)

JEFF NIEMANN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
NIEMANN is 3-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.10 and a WHIP of 1.414.
His team's record is 4-1 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.2 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
COLON is 9-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.341.
His team's record is 11-9 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-5. (+8.9 units)

MLB
Short Sheet


Thursday, September 22

National League

NY METS at ST LOUIS, 1:45 PM ET
CAPUANO: NYM 9-2 Away revenging one run loss
WESTBROOK: STL 1-9 off 4+ wins

WASHINGTON at PHILADELPHIA, 7:05 PM ET
PEACOCK: PHI 7-1 in Sept road games
OSWALT: PHI 8-15 revenging BB losses as home favorite

COLORADO at HOUSTON, 8:05 PM ET
WHITE: COL 3-19 Away off division loss as home favorite
SOSA: HOU 16-8 Over at home w/ triple revenge

SAN FRANCISCO at LA DODGERS, 10:10 PM ET
BUMGARNER: SF 14-3 Under on Thursday
KURODA: 14-24 TSR after giving up 1 ER or less last outing

American League

SEATTLE at MINNESOTA, 1:10 PM ET
BEAVAN: SEA 34-61 in day games
SWARZAK: 0-9 TSR at home when the total is 8.5 to 10

TEXAS at OAKLAND, 3:35 PM ET
LEWIS: TEX 13-1 as a road favorite of -150 to -175
CAHILL: 19-8 Under in home games

LA ANGELS at TORONTO, 7:07 PM ET
SANTANA: 8-0 TSR after getting hit for 5+ runs BB outings
ALVAREZ: TOR 8-1 Over revenging BB home losses

CHI WHITE SOX at CLEVELAND, 7:05 PM ET
HUMBER: CHW 17-9 at Cleveland
GOMEZ: CLE 1-14 at home if bullpen allowed 4+ runs last game

BALTIMORE at DETROIT, 7:05 PM ET
BRITTON: 7-0 TSR off BB team wins
TURNER: DET 9-0 Over off 7+ road games

Write-In Game

TAMPA BAY at NY YANKEES, 7:05 PM ET MLB
MOORE: n/a
COLON: n/a

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