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MLB
Dunkel

Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox
The Rays look to take advantage of a Chicago team that is 1-4 in Chris Sale's last 5 starts as a favorite of -110 to -150. Tampa Bay is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Rays favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

Game 951-952: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 14.698; Pittsburgh (McPherson) 13.978
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-145); Under

Game 953-954: Houston at Milwaukee (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Keuchel) 14.414; Milwaukee (Estrada) 14.986
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-250); 9
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-250); Over

Game 955-956: NY Mets at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Young) 15.638; Atlanta (Minor) 16.047
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-200); Under

Game 957-958: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Halladay) 14.717; Miami (Nolasco) 14.411
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130); Over

Game 959-960: Washington at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 15.830; St. Louis (Lohse) 17.013
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-125); 8
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-125); Over

Game 961-962: Chicago Cubs at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Germano) 14.882; Arizona (Cahill) 14.480
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Arizona (-200); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+170); Under

Game 963-964: San Francisco at San Diego (8:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.286; San Diego (Stults) 15.713
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+105); Under

Game 965-966: Colorado at LA Dodgers (9:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Chatwood) 15.835; LA Dodgers (Blanton) 15.117
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-210); 8
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+180); Over

Game 967-968: NY Yankees at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Pettitte) 15.076; Toronto (Romero) 15.741
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-185); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+165); Under

Game 969-970: Detroit at Minnesota (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 15.112; Minnesota (Walters) 14.750
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-250); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-250); Over

Game 971-972: Seattle at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Vargas) 15.302; Oakland (Straily) 16.347
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-155); Over

Game 973-974: Kansas City at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Odorizzi) 15.436; Cleveland (Gomez) 15.414
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+100); Under

Game 975-976: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Doubront) 13.948; Baltimore (Johnson) 15.721
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-180); Under

Game 977-978: Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.709; White Sox (Sale) 15.067
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115); Over

Game 979-980: LA Angels at Texas (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santana) 14.927; Texas (Holland) 15.971
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Texas (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-120); Over

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, September 29

Hot pitchers
-- Keuchel is 2-0, 1.10 in his last three starts.
-- Minor is 3-0, 1.09 in his last four starts. Young is 1-1, 3.04 in four starts this month.
-- Nolasco is 3-0, 1.95 in his last five starts.
-- Lohse is 2-0, 2.08 in his last couple starts. Zimmerman is 3-0, 2.19 in his last four starts.
-- Cahill is 3-1, 3.20 in his last four starts.
-- Stults is 4-1, 2.72 in his last six starts. Bumgarner is 2-0, 3.09 in his last two starts.

-- Pettitte threw 11 scoreless IP in two starts since coming off the DL.
-- Verlander is 3-0, 0.86 in his last three starts.
-- Doubrant is 1-1, 2.79 in his last three starts. SJohnson is 3-0, 2.12 in three starts this season.
-- Sale is 2-1, 2.45 in his last four starts.
-- ESantana is 2-1, 2.36 in his last four starts. Holland is 2-0, 2.81 in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Leake is 1-1, 7.63 in his last three starts. McPherson is 0-2, 6.23 in couple starts for the Pirates.
-- Estrada is 2-2, 4.37 in his last four starts.
-- Halladay is 1-1, 9.64 in his last three starts.
-- Germano is 0-7, 7.93 in his last seven starts.
-- Blanton is 1-4, 5.91 in his last eight starts. Chatwood is 1-2, 7.17 in his last five starts.

-- Romero is 1-2, 8.44 in his last four starts.
-- Walters is 0-3, 9.45 in his last five starts.
-- Vargas is 0-2, 4.82 in his last three starts. Straily is 0-1, 5.87 in his three home starts.
-- Gomez is 1-1, 8.53 in his last three starts. Odorizzi allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first '12 start.
-- Moore is 0-4, 7.36 in his last five starts.

Hot Teams
-- Cincinnati won eight of its last ten games.
-- Atlanta won nine of its last 12 games. Mets won six of their last seven. .
-- Cardinals won nine of their last 11 games.
-- Astros are 4-3 in their last seven games.
-- Arizona won four of its last five home games.
-- Padres won nine of last 13 at home. Giants won 13 of last 15 overall.
-- Colorado, Dodgers both won four of their last five games.

-- Bronx won 12 of its last 16 games.
-- Orioles won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Indians won four of their last five games.
-- Angels won ten of their last fourteen games.
-- Detroit won four of its last five games.
-- Tampa Bay won eight of its last nine games.
-- A's won 13 of their last 18 home games.

Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 15 of their last 20 games.
-- Marlins lost eight of their last ten games. Phillies lost five of last six. .
-- Brewers lost five of their last seven games.
-- Nationals lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Cubs lost nine of their last ten games.

-- Blue Jays lost 13 of their last 18 games.
-- Red Sox lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Royals lost last six games, allowing 41 runs.
-- Minnesota lost five of its last seven home games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.
-- White Sox lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mariners are 4-10 in their last fourteen games.

Totals
-- 13 of last 17 Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in Miami's last nine games.
-- Under is 15-6-2 in Atlanta's last 23 games.
-- Over is 18-9-1 in last 28 Milwaukee games.
-- Over is 6-0-1 in last seven Washington games.
-- Five of Cubs' last six games went over total.
-- Seven of last ten Giant games went over the total.
-- 15 of last 19 Colorado games went over the total.

-- Over is 4-1-2 in last seven Bronx games.
-- Four of last six Boston games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Kansas City games went over total.
-- Over is 3-0-1 in Angels' last four games.
-- Nine of last thirteen Detroit games went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven White Sox games stayed under total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve Oakland games.

Umpires
-- Cin-Pitt-- Over is 14-7-1 in last 22 Conroy games.
-- Hst-Mil-- Home team won last 12 Fletcher games, with seven of last nine staying under the total.
-- NY-Atl-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Nauert games.
-- Phil-Mia-- Under is 7-1-2 in last ten Timmons games.
-- Wsh-StL-- Four of last five Blaser games went over total.
-- Chi-Az-- Five of last six Vanover games went over total.
-- SF-SD-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Johnson games.
-- Col-LA-- Underdogs are 7-4 in last eleven Gorman games.

-- NY-Tor-- Road team won seven of last eight Everitt games.
-- Det-Min-- Five of last six Bell games stayed under the total.
-- Sea-A's-- Five of last seven Foster games stayed under.
-- Bos-Blt-- Six of last seven Gibson games went over total.
-- KC-Clev-- Basner is a rookie ump; we don't have enough data on him.
-- TB-Chi-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Marquez games.
-- LA-Tex-- Underdogs won six of last nine Hoye games.

MLB

Saturday, September 29

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Trend Report
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1:07 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TORONTO
NY Yankees are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games on the road
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

4:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games
Chi White Sox are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay

4:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TEXAS
LA Angels are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Texas's last 10 games when playing LA Angels

4:05 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games when playing at home against Detroit
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games

4:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Seattle's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Oakland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Seattle

7:05 PM
CINCINNATI vs. PITTSBURGH
Cincinnati is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Cincinnati's last 10 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Pittsburgh is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games

7:05 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. CLEVELAND
Kansas City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Kansas City

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 9 games when playing Boston
Baltimore is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games

7:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. MILWAUKEE
Houston is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games at home

7:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Philadelphia's last 9 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Miami is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Philadelphia

7:10 PM
NY METS vs. ATLANTA
NY Mets are 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing Atlanta
NY Mets are 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets

7:15 PM
WASHINGTON vs. ST. LOUIS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games at home
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington

8:10 PM
CHI CUBS vs. ARIZONA
Chi Cubs are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Arizona is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

8:35 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. SAN DIEGO
San Francisco is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 10 of San Francisco's last 13 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games

9:10 PM
COLORADO vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games
Colorado is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home

MLB

Saturday, September 29

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Saturday's streaking and slumping starting pitchers
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STREAKING

Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers (16-8, 2.72)

Verlander recorded his third straight victory after striking out eight in as many innings in a 6-2 triumph over Kansas City on Monday. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and MVP improved to 11-7 in his career versus the Twins after pitching a complete-game gem on July 4. Verlander permitted one run on four hits and struck out seven in the 5-1 victory.

Jordan Zimmermann, Washington Nationals (12-8, 2.90)

Zimmermann gave up one run over 6 2/3 innings against Milwaukee last Monday to win back-to-back games for the first time since his two starts following the All-Star break. Zimmermann, who has allowed less than three runs in four straight outings, is 7-5 with a 2.23 ERA in 15 starts on the road this season.

SLUMPING

Justin Germano, Chicago Cubs (2-9, 6.18)

Germano has taken the loss in each of his last seven starts and is running out of time to secure himself a spot in Chicago’s future. The 30-year-old right-hander has not completed six innings in any of those seven starts and is coming off an effort against St. Louis last Sunday in which he allowed four runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 frames. Germano, who has bounced around the majors and minors over the last several seasons, has faced Arizona five times in his career, going 2-1 with a 5.24 ERA.

Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies (10-8, 4.40)

Halladay had won six of his previous seven decisions before a disastrous outing against the Braves last Saturday. He lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing seven runs on five hits with three walks. Halladay is 2-1 in three starts against Miami with a 3.98 ERA.

Saturday, September 29

Game Score Status Pick Amount

NY Yankees - 1:07 PM ET Toronto +178 500
Toronto - Over 9 500

Tampa Bay - 4:05 PM ET Chi. White Sox -125 500
Chi. White Sox - Under 7.5 500

Detroit - 4:05 PM ET Minnesota +206 500
Minnesota - Under 8 500

LA Angels - 4:05 PM ET LA Angels +110 500
Texas - Over 10 500

Seattle - 4:05 PM ET Oakland -159 500
Oakland - Under 8 500

Any chance of posting the MLB Long sheet early? Thanks much.

Evening Games:

Boston - 7:05 PM ET Baltimore -198 500
Baltimore - Over 8.5 500

Kansas City - 7:05 PM ET Kansas City +119 500
Cleveland - Under 9 500

Cincinnati - 7:05 PM ET Cincinnati -141 500
Pittsburgh - Under 8.5 500

NY Mets - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +178 500
Atlanta - Over 7.5 500

Philadelphia - 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia -135 500
Miami - Under 8 500

Houston - 7:10 PM ET Houston +231 500
Milwaukee - Over 9 500

Washington - 7:15 PM ET St. Louis -116 500
St. Louis - Over 8 500

Chi. Cubs - 8:10 PM ET Arizona -203 500
Arizona - Under 9.5 500

San Francisco - 8:35 PM ET San Francisco -125 500
San Diego - Over 7 500

Colorado - 9:10 PM ET Colorado +190 500
LA Dodgers - Over 8