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[CNOTES]

LEADING OFF: Hudson follows no-hitter; AL Central showdown


June 10, 2015


A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:


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YOUR TURN


Tim Hudson takes a shot at joining the no-hit club in San Francisco. Hudson pitches at Citi Field one night after rookie teammate Chris Heston threw the first no-hitter in the majors this season, beating the New York Mets 5-0 in his 13th career start. The pitching-rich Giants have thrown a no-hitter in four straight seasons, with Heston following Matt Cain's perfect game against Houston in 2012 and hitless gems by Tim Lincecum in 2013 and `14. The only other team to accomplish that feat was the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1962-65, according to STATS. Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax pitched all four of those.


CENTRAL SHOWDOWN


In a matchup of the top two teams in the AL Central, Edinson Volquez (4-4) pitches for the Kansas City Royals in Minnesota against Kyle Gibson (4-3) and the Twins.


HELP WANTED


Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen makes his 12th start, looking to double his season win total in a matchup against the Boston Red Sox. Chen has limited the opposition to three runs or fewer in all but one start, but all he's got to show for his respectable 3.18 ERA is a 1-4 record. His lone win came on May 9 against the Yankees. Chen and Boston starter Rick Porcello each have lost three decisions in a row.


ALMOST READY


One of the most pleasant surprises of the first two months for the Atlanta Braves this season was Kelly Johnson, who started in left field, right field and third base and provided much-needed power. Johnson has been missed since landing on the 15-day disabled list May 14 with a strained right oblique. He has sat out 23 games and still ranks second on the team with six homers. Johnson is expected to come off the DL as soon as Wednesday.


CALM AND COLLECTED


Houston Astros 23-year-old right-hander Vince Velasquez will make his big league debut the Chicago White Sox after being called up on Monday. Velasquez was 3-0 in five appearances with a 1.37 ERA in 26 1-3 innings at Double-A Corpus Christi, striking out 37 and walking nine. Velasquez said Tuesday he is ''100 percent confident'' and ''cool, calm and collected'' heading into his debut. He acknowledged, however, that on Monday his heart was racing after receiving the news he was being called up. ''They always say the goal is to make it to the big leagues, but (that) the hardest part is to maintain your spot and stay here,'' Velasquez said. ''That's my whole goal here is to stay healthy and help this team win.''

 

[CNOTES]

Cardinals place LF Holliday on DL


The St. Louis Cardinals placed left fielder Matt Holliday on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.


Holliday, 35, suffered a strained right quadriceps Monday in the Cardinals' 11-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies.


Holliday was hitting .303 and ranked fourth in the National League with a .417 on-base percentage.


To fill his spot on the roster, the Cardinals recalled right-hander Miguel Socolovich from Triple-A Memphis.

 

[CNOTES]

Rays put RHP Odorizzi on DL


The Tampa Bay Rays put right-hander Jake Odorizzi on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a left oblique strain.


Odorizzi (4-5, 2.47 ERA) felt tightness in that side during his start Friday night in Seattle and left the game in the fifth inning.


Odorizzi is the third starting pitcher to hit the DL for the Rays. Alex Cobb is out for the season due to Tommy John surgery, and Matt Moore is working his way back from elbow surgery performed in 2014.


As the Rays played the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, third baseman Evan Longoria remained out for the third straight game with a sore left wrist.


Meanwhile, center fielder Desmond Jennings will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Wednesday and will remain out indefinitely. He has not played since late April.

 

[CNOTES]

Tigers' Verlander will make season debut Saturday


Justin Verlander will make his 2015 debut for the Detroit Tigers on Saturday, manager Brad Ausmus said Tuesday.


The right-hander will start against the Cleveland Indians in Detroit.


Verlander, 32, has been on the disabled list since Opening Day due to a strained right triceps.


He had a strong outing at Triple-A Toledo on Saturday, striking out nine and allowing one unearned run on five hits in a 5 2/3-inning rehab start.


A 2006 American League Rookie of the Year and 2011 AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner, Verlander was 15-12 with a 3.74 ERA in 32 starts last year. He has recorded double-digit victory totals in every season since 2006 and has made at least 30 starts in that span.

 

[CNOTES]

See spot. See spot bet: This week's best spot bet opportunities


Spot bets are classic handicapping practices that have proven profitable no matter what sport you're betting. Whether it's a team looking past this week's opponent, one coming off a hard-fought victory, or a rough patch of schedule, bettors can find value picking their spots. Covers Expert Ben Burns points out his favorites:


Lookahead spot


The San Diego Chargers always seem to find their way into the playoff mix late in the season, and if that holds true in 2015 football bettors could be treated to a tasty lookahead spot in Week 12 of the NFL season.


The Chargers have a potentially-huge matchup versus the Denver Broncos at home in Week 13 but sandwiched between that game and an equally-important stand against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11 is a trip to Jacksonville in Week 12.


Not only could the Bolts get caught looking ahead to the big game with the Broncos but travel across the country for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff – which is 10 a.m. back in San Diego. Early odds have the Chargers as 4.5-point road favorites versus the Jags in Week 12.


Schedule spot


The defending World Series champs are currently on the East Coast, taking two of three versus the Phillies this past weekend and kicking off a three-game set with the New York Mets Tuesday in Flushing. The Giants face a tough challenge come Thursday when they toss out the first pitch for Game 3 in New York at 7:10 p.m. ET.


San Francisco then must hightail it back to the Bay Area for a 10:15 p.m. ET series opener with the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday. Usually, the MLB schedule makers will set an early game time for team’s making the cross-country hike to play the next day, giving them the evening to travel. However, the Giants will be on little down time for Game 1 versus the D-backs.


Letdown spot


The Colorado Rockies are currently hosting the MLB-leading St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series, opening that set with an impressive 11-3 win at Coors Field Monday. The Rockies have traded wins and losses over their last nine and are trying to climb out of the National League West basement with a dominant showing against the Cards.


Following that intense matchup with the best team in baseball, Colorado heads to the coast – no, the other way – for a four-game road series against the Miami Marlins. The Rockies, who lost two of three at home to Miami this weekend, could come out flat after facing St. Louis and getting zero down time between that series and traveling to South Beach for Thursday’s opener with the Fish.

 

[CNOTES]

Game of the Day: Lightning at Blackhawks


Tampa Bay Lightning at Chicago Blackhawks (-155, 5.5)


Lightning leads series 2-1


With questions clouding his availability, Ben Bishop more than answered the bell to help the Tampa Bay Lightning claim a 2-1 series lead in the Stanley Cup final. Regardless of what ails him, the 6-7 goaltender looks to stand tall as he attempts to propel the Lightning to within one win of the franchise's second championship when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4 on Wednesday.


"It's going to take a lot not to play in a Stanley Cup final game, personally," said Bishop, who turned aside 36 shots in Tampa Bay's 3-2 win on Monday despite visibly laboring to both stand and move laterally. Bishop improved to 8-3 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .947 save percentage on the road for the Lightning, who have won four straight away from home and a franchise-best eight this postseason. Although the Blackhawks have dropped consecutive games for the first time in the playoffs, they are no stranger to overcoming a 2-1 series deficit in the Stanley Cup final - having done so against Boston in 2013. "For whatever reason, we play our best games when our backs are against the wall," defenseman Brent Seabrook said.


TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports


LINE HISTORY: The Blackhawks opened at -150 favorites before being bet to -155. The total opened at 5.5 and has remained there.


INJURY REPORT: Lightning - D Mattias Ohlund (IR-Knee) Blackhawks - Michal Rozsival (Out-Ankle)


WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "The Blackhawks out-shot the Lightning in game three by a 38-32 margin and those 38 shots were the most any team has had in the first three games of this series. Additionally, the Hawks converted on one of their two power play chances, while the Bolts went 0 for 2 on the night. Unfortunately, Chicago's best period was the first, when it outshot Tampa Bay, 19-7. It was actually outshot by a 25-19 count over the final two periods. Bishop was spectacular in goal, as he saved 36 shots -- many of them quite difficult saves. But whether he will be able to duplicate that performance on Wednesday is the $64,000 question." Covers Expert Al McMordie


WHAT BOOKS SAY: "We’ve done extremely well during the playoffs because bettors won’t back the Lightning, and I just don’t get it. If you watch these games, they outplay their opponent just about every night. It’s a great defensive team that can quickly capitalize on mistakes. Don’t be surprised if Tampa Bay steals another low-scoring affair on the road." John Lester, senior lines manager for Bookmaker.eu.


ABOUT THE LIGHTNING: Coach Jon Cooper had no issue heaping praise toward Victor Hedman after the defenseman feathered a pair of highlight-reel passes en route to his second straight two-assist performance on Monday. "Victor Hedman, what he's doing, I mean, this is clearly his coming-out party," Cooper said of Hedman, whose 13 assists are just five shy of Chicago's Duncan Keith and Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf for the overall lead. "(Hedman) sets that (first goal) up and then makes a big-time play on the winner (by Cedric Paquette with 3:11 remaining in the third period). He was a monster out there." Hedman's involvement on the offensive end has been a boon for Tampa Bay, which boasts a 9-1 mark in the postseason when the blue-liner records at least one point.


ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS: Speaking of Keith, the two-time Norris Trophy recipient continued to shoulder the load by setting up another goal in Game 3 while logging 31:37 of ice time. Keith's assist total trails only Edmonton's Paul Coffey (25, 1985), Calgary's Al MacInnis (24, 1989), New York Rangers' Brian Leetch (23, 1994) and Boston's Bobby Orr (19, 1972) among defensemen in one playoff year. Superstar Patrick Kane and captain Jonathan Toews are singing much different tunes after excelling in the first three rounds, with the former being held off the scoresheet in all three games of the Stanley Cup final while the latter has just one assist.


TRENDS:


*Lightning are 4-0 in their last 4 road games.
*Blackhawks are 6-1 in their last 7 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game.
*Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Chicago.
*Under is 5-1 in Lightning last 6 road games


COVERS CONSENSUS: According to Covers Consensus, 76 percent of the action is on the Hawks.

 

[CNOTES]

Bolts' Bishop is a brick wall on the road


Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop proved to be a road warrior once again in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday, stopping 36 of 38 Chicago Blackhawks shots sent his way en route to a 3-2 victory.


Bishop improved to 8-3 on the road in the postseason. The hulking netminder owns a microscopic 1.50 GAA and .947 save percentage in games outside of Florida.


Tampa can take a 3-1 stranglehold on the series Wednesday in the Windy City. Sportsbooks are presently offering the Bolts as +140 pups for the tilt.

 

[CNOTES]

Just how good are the Hawks at bouncing back?


In games following a loss this postseason, the Chicago Blackhawks are a perfect 5-0.


The Blackhawks once again find themselves in a potential bounce back situation ahead of Monday's Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after falling 4-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.


Jonathan Toews and company are also a red-hot 7-1 at the United Center this season - another trend that will appeal to Hawks backers with the series shifting to the Windy City.


Oddsmakers have tabbed Chicago with a price of -158. The Over/Under is currently sitting at 5.5.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 10


Philadelphia @ Cincinnati

Game 951-952
June 10, 2015 @ 12:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Williams) 13.914
Cincinnati
(Moscot) 16.573
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-150); Over

St. Louis @ Colorado

Game 953-954
June 10, 2015 @ 3:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Martinez) 17.365
Colorado
(Bettis) 14.149
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-125
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-125); Over

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 955-956
June 10, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Lohse) 15.409
Pittsburgh
(Morton) 14.310
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Pittsburgh
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+130); Under

San Francisco @ NY Mets

Game 957-958
June 10, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Hudson) 16.153
NY Mets
(Harvey) 15.092
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-160
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+140); Under

San Diego @ Atlanta

Game 959-960
June 10, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Ross) 13.821
Atlanta
(Perez) 17.456
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-125
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(+100); Under

Arizona @ LA Dodgers

Game 961-962
June 10, 2015 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Hellickson) 16.153
LA Dodgers
(Anderson) 15.003
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-185
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+165); Under

Boston @ Baltimore

Game 963-964
June 10, 2015 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Porcello) 17.028
Baltimore
(Chen) 13.928
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-115
8
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-105); Over

Seattle @ Cleveland

Game 965-966
June 10, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Walker) 16.301
Cleveland
(Bauer) 15.292
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-155
8
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+135); Over

LA Angels @ Tampa Bay

Game 967-968
June 10, 2015 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Weaver) 15.058
Tampa Bay
(Ramirez) 16.501
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-110
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-110); Under

Kansas City @ Minnesota

Game 969-970
June 10, 2015 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Volquez) 15.041
Minnesota
(Gibson) 16.413
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-110
7
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-110); Under

Houston @ Chicago White Sox

Game 971-972
June 10, 2015 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Velasquez) 16.136
Chicago White Sox
(Quintana) 12.345
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago White Sox
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(+110); Under

Texas @ Oakland

Game 973-974
June 10, 2015 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Gallardo) 17.381
Oakland
(Hahn) 16.214
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-150
7
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+130); Under

Miami @ Toronto

Game 975-976
June 10, 2015 @ 12:37 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Koehler) 14.411
Toronto
(Copeland) 16.859
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-155
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-155); Over

Washington @ NY Yankees

Game 977-978
June 10, 2015 @ 1:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Gonzalez) 15.058
NY Yankees
(Eovaldi) 16.426
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-120
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-120); Over

Chicago Cubs @ Detroit

Game 979-980
June 10, 2015 @ 7:08 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Arrieta) 15.741
Detroit
(Greene0 14.172
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-110
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-110); Under

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, June 10

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PHILADELPHIA (22 - 37) at CINCINNATI (25 - 31) - 12:35 PM
JEROME WILLIAMS (R) vs. JON MOSCOT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 76-99 (-32.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 108-127 (-38.8 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 365-333 (-84.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 (+0.6 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.2 Units)



JEROME WILLIAMS vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WILLIAMS is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.04 and a WHIP of 1.320.
His team's record is 1-3 (-3.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)



JON MOSCOT vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.




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ST LOUIS (38 - 20) at COLORADO (26 - 30) - 3:10 PM
CARLOS MARTINEZ (R) vs. CHAD BETTIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 6-19 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-20 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 84-51 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 38-20 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
ST LOUIS is 31-14 (+15.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MARTINEZ is 14-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARTINEZ is 14-4 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)



CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.



CHAD BETTIS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.




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MILWAUKEE (21 - 37) at PITTSBURGH (31 - 26) - 7:05 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 21-37 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 21-37 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MILWAUKEE is 16-31 (-14.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 216-172 (+29.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 118-73 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 39-21 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 111-84 (+31.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 214-171 (+27.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 148-103 (+32.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 55-32 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 121-72 (+33.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 48-57 (-15.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 5-2 (+2.9 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)



KYLE LOHSE vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
LOHSE is 11-5 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 13-11 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 15-9. (+5.8 units)



CHARLIE MORTON vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
MORTON is 2-6 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.63 and a WHIP of 1.492.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.2 units)




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SAN FRANCISCO (32 - 26) at NY METS (31 - 27) - 7:10 PM
TIM HUDSON (R) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-20 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in June games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 21-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 21-8 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
NY METS are 19-7 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 132-105 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 65-53 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 25-13 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 132-105 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 1043-871 (+120.1 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 92-71 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 59-52 (+12.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HUDSON is 295-186 (+51.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 283-174 (+55.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)


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



TIM HUDSON vs. NY METS since 1997
HUDSON is 17-10 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.268.
His team's record is 22-10 (+9.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 12-19. (-8.4 units)



MATT HARVEY vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
HARVEY is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.46 and a WHIP of 1.077.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.3 units)




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SAN DIEGO (30 - 29) at ATLANTA (27 - 30) - 7:10 PM
TYSON ROSS (R) vs. WILLIAMS PEREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 11-22 (-13.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 106-113 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 126-115 (-38.6 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
ATLANTA is 104-112 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 83-92 (-18.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against ATLANTA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)



TYSON ROSS vs. ATLANTA since 1997
ROSS is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)



WILLIAMS PEREZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.




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ARIZONA (27 - 30) at LA DODGERS (33 - 25) - 10:10 PM
JEREMY HELLICKSON (R) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 91-128 (-32.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 91-128 (-32.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 36-70 (-29.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
HELLICKSON is 2-11 (-9.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 225-236 (-59.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 5-2 (+2.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)



JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HELLICKSON is 0-1 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 7.56 and a WHIP of 1.681.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.5 units)



BRETT ANDERSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
ANDERSON is 0-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)




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BOSTON (27 - 31) at BALTIMORE (26 - 30) - 7:05 PM
RICK PORCELLO (R) vs. WEI-YIN CHEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 27-31 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 42-55 (-21.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 41-61 (-24.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 88-107 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 68-86 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 126-100 (+31.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 33-19 (+11.4 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 69-46 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 63-46 (+18.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 112-88 (+27.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 98-73 (+29.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 55-39 (+15.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHEN is 35-17 (+17.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 25-14 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PORCELLO is 59-30 (+20.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 12-21 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 4-3 (+1.5 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)



RICK PORCELLO vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
PORCELLO is 3-6 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.21 and a WHIP of 1.462.
His team's record is 5-6 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.4 units)



WEI-YIN CHEN vs. BOSTON since 1997
CHEN is 5-4 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.355.
His team's record is 9-4 (+6.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.3 units)




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SEATTLE (25 - 32) at CLEVELAND (27 - 29) - 7:10 PM
TAIJUAN WALKER (R) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 25-32 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 20-31 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
SEATTLE is 17-25 (-12.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 20-25 (-10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 86-92 (-26.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 112-64 (+33.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 58-48 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 10-3 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in road games in June games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 11-16 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CLEVELAND is 117-118 (-43.0 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 11-16 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.


Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-1 (+2.3 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)



TAIJUAN WALKER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
WALKER is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.250.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)



TREVOR BAUER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
BAUER is 0-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 5.10 and a WHIP of 1.642.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.1 units)




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LA ANGELS (28 - 29) at TAMPA BAY (31 - 27) - 7:10 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. ERASMO RAMIREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 762-744 (+65.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 136-114 (+34.7 Units) against the money line in road games in June games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 101-70 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WEAVER is 172-109 (+31.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 108-112 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 49-59 (-29.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 5-12 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 50-60 (-29.9 Units) against the money line in games played in a dome over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 57-66 (-28.1 Units) against the money line in games played on artificial turf over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 36-41 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)



JERED WEAVER vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
WEAVER is 5-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.123.
His team's record is 6-5 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.4 units)



ERASMO RAMIREZ vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
RAMIREZ is 1-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.130.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (+0.1 units)




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KANSAS CITY (32 - 23) at MINNESOTA (33 - 24) - 8:10 PM
EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R) vs. KYLE GIBSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 33-24 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 20-10 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
MINNESOTA is 33-24 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MINNESOTA is 16-11 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 13-6 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 132-100 (+18.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 65-48 (+20.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 10-2 (+9.5 Units) against the money line in road games in June games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 22-8 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 128-97 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 94-67 (+17.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 95-69 (+14.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 66-49 (+15.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 35-65 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 4-3 (+0.2 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)



EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.18 and a WHIP of 0.871.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)



KYLE GIBSON vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
GIBSON is 4-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.03 and a WHIP of 1.226.
His team's record is 4-1 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)




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HOUSTON (34 - 25) at CHI WHITE SOX (26 - 30) - 8:10 PM
VINCENT VELASQUEZ (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 68-69 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-25 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 16-7 (+10.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 34-22 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
QUINTANA is 14-27 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-1 (+2.9 Units) against HOUSTON this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)



VINCENT VELASQUEZ vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.



JOSE QUINTANA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
QUINTANA is 1-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.14 and a WHIP of 1.465.
His team's record is 4-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)




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TEXAS (30 - 27) at OAKLAND (23 - 36) - 10:05 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. JESSE HAHN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 156-80 (+62.6 Units) against the money line in home games in June games since 1997.
TEXAS is 30-27 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 11-6 (+10.0 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 this season.
TEXAS is 19-12 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TEXAS is 26-24 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 28-25 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 22-19 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 21-16 (+11.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
OAKLAND is 23-36 (-18.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 26-39 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 9-17 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 15-21 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 11-18 (-10.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 21-34 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
OAKLAND is 74-68 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 80-75 (-18.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 3-4 (+0.1 Units) against OAKLAND this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.3 Units)



YOVANI GALLARDO vs. OAKLAND since 1997
GALLARDO is 0-3 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 6.48 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)



JESSE HAHN vs. TEXAS since 1997
HAHN is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)




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MIAMI (24 - 34) at TORONTO (29 - 30) - 12:35 PM
TOM KOEHLER (R) vs. AARON SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 17-30 (-15.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 83-85 (+21.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
MIAMI is 173-157 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MIAMI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)



TOM KOEHLER vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.



AARON SANCHEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.




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WASHINGTON (30 - 27) at NY YANKEES (32 - 25) - 1:05 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 16-34 (-15.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 21-23 (-7.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 24-9 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 113-77 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)


Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)



GIO GONZALEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GONZALEZ is 1-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 7.30 and a WHIP of 1.622.
His team's record is 2-5 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.8 units)



NATHAN EOVALDI vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
EOVALDI is 2-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 5.32 and a WHIP of 1.455.
His team's record is 3-5 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.3 units)




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CHICAGO CUBS (30 - 25) at DETROIT (30 - 28) - 7:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. SHANE GREENE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1417-1578 (-278.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1360-1491 (-253.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1041-1174 (-212.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARRIETA is 38-31 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 1-8 (-8.0 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 this season.
DETROIT is 59-52 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 59-52 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-20 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 38-42 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.


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



JAKE ARRIETA vs. DETROIT since 1997
ARRIETA is 1-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.647.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)



SHANE GREENE vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 10


National League
Brewers @ Pirates
Lohse is 0-2, 10.43 in his last three starts, all of which went over.

Morton is 4-0, 3.00 in his last four starts; six of his last eight went over.

Milwaukee lost eight of last 12 games with Pittsburgh, but won last two; they won four of last five games overall; six of their last eight games stayed under. Pirates lost three of last four games; their last three stayed under.

Phillies @ Reds
Williams is 0-2, 7.08 in his last four starts; four of his last five went over.

Moscot allowed four runs in five IP (83 PT) in his MLB debut. .

Phillies lost last three games with the Reds, allowing 23 runs (over is 9-1 in last ten); Phils lost nine of last 12 games overall, with last eight going over total. Cincinnati won its last three games, scoring 21 runs; nine of its last ten games went over.

Giants @ Mets
Hudson is 0-1, 7.88 in his last three road starts; under is 3-1-1 in his last five starts overall.

Harvey is 1-2, 6.16 in his last three starts; five of his last seven went under.

Mets lost eight of last nine games with Giants; under is 4-1-1 in last six series games played here. NY lost five of last seven games; they got no-hit in last night's game. Giants won three of last four games (over 6-1-2).

Padres @ Braves
Ross is 1-2, 4.13 in his last four starts (under 2-1-1).

Perez is 1-0, 2.35 in his four starts, last three of which went over.

Home side won seven of last eight San Diego-Atlanta games; Padres won four of last five- six of last eight games went over. San Diego won five of their last seven games; over is 10-1-1 in their last 12. Braves lost five of their last seven games; over is 8-1-1 in their last ten games.

Cardinals @ Rockies
Martinez is 3-0, 0.33 in his last four starts; the last three stayed under.

Bettis is 2-0, 1.61 in his last thee starts; four of his last five stayed under.

St Louis won four of last six games with Colorado; four of last six series games in Denver went over. Cardinals lost three of last four games overall, with nine of last 12 staying under. Rockies are 8-4 in their last dozen games.

Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Hellickson is 3-0, 3.38 in his last three starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven.

Former D'back Anderson is 0-3, 3.00 in his last four starts; five of his last seven starts stayed under the total.

Arizona lost ten of last 12 with the Dodgers; over is 4-2-1 in last seven series games played here. D'backs lost last three games, scoring seven runs; over is 7-3-2 in their last 12 games. Dodgers won three of last four games; four of their last five stayed under the total.

American League
Red Sox @ Orioles
Porcello is 0-3, 6.98 in his last three starts; three of his last four road starts went over the total.

Chen is 0-3, 3.90 in his last five starts; under is 6-0-1 in his last seven.

Boston lost five of last seven games with Baltimore; four of last six in series went over. Red Sox won five of their last eight games- seven of their last ten stayed under. Orioles won four of last five games; five of their last six stayed under the total.

Angels @ Rays
Weaver is 2-3, 6.11 in his last five road starts; five of his last seven starts overall stayed under the total.

Ramirez is 4-1, 2.86 in is last five starts.

Angels are 6-3 in last nine games with Tampa Bay; over is 7-0-1 in last eight series games. Halos lost five of last six games, allowing 36 runs; over is 5-1-1 in last seven games. Rays won five of last seven games; four of their last five games stayed under.

Mariners @ Indians
Walker is 1-1, 1.69 in his last two starts, both of which stayed under.

Bauer is 3-1, 1.75 in his last five starts (under 4-0-1).

Seattle lost three of last five games with Cleveland; under is 8-3 in last 11 series games. Mariners lost eight of last ten games, with last six staying under total. Indians are 2-4 in last six games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven.

Astros @ White Sox
Hard-throwing rookie Velasquez is making MLB debut; he was 3-0, 1.57 in five AA starts this year, the only 26 IP (out of 290) in his career that were above Class A ball.

Quintana is 0-3, 4.44 in his last four starts; seven of his last eight went under.

Astros lost last six games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11. Houston lost six of last eight games with Chicago; six of last eight series games stayed under. White Sox are 4-3 in their last seven games; four of last six stayed under.

Royals @ Twins
Volquez is 2-1 3.33 in his last four starts, three of which stayed under.

Gibson is 1-1, 3.86 in his last four starts, three of which went over.

Royals lost seven of last 12 games; under is 8-0-1 in their last nine games. KC is 8-4 in last 12 games with Minnesota; last three series games stayed under. Twins are 3-6 in their last nine games.

Rangers @ A's
Gallardo is 2-0, 2.50 in his last three starts; four of his last five stayed under.

Hahn is 2-1, 2.05 in his last three starts; six of his last eight went over.

Texas is 4-5 in last nine games with Oakland; over is 4-1-1 in last six. Texas won eight of last ten games; last five stayed under. A's lost their last four games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games.

Interleague
Marlins @ Blue Jays
Koehler is 2-0, 3.47 in his last four starts, three of which went over.

Copeland is making first MLB start; he was 4-1, 1.97 in seven AAA starts. He has pitched three scoreless innings in relief for Toronto this year.

Blue Jays won their last seven games, scoring 50 runs.Marlins lost four of last five games vs Toronto; over is 5-2-1 in last eight,; teams are meeting for first time since '12. Miami lost three of last four games; six of their last nine stayed under.

Nationals @ Bronx
Gonzalez is 1-1, 3.57 in his last three starts; four of his last six went over.

Eovaldi is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts; his last four went over.

NY won seven games in a row, allowing 18 runs; over is 4-2-1 in those seven games. Washington lost nine of last 11 games, scoring 17 runs in last seven; they are 6-5 in last 11 games with Bronx-- under is 6-3-1 in last ten.

Cubs @ Tigers
Arrieta is 2-1, 3.44 in his last five starts (over 2-2-1).

Greene is 0-3, 13.11 in his last three starts.

Cubs lost 10 of last 11 games with Detroit; six of last nine went over total, but teams haven't met since 2012. Chicago won three of last five games; six of its last nine stayed under. Detroit won last three games after losing eight in a row before that; three of their last five went over.

Win-loss records this year for team with this starting pitcher:
Mil-Pitt-- Lohse 5-7; Morton 3-0
Phil-Cin-- Williams 4-8; Moscot 0-1
SF-NY-- Hudson 5-6; Harvey 7-4
SD-Atl-- Ross 5-7; Perez 2-2
StL-Colo-- Martinez 9-2; Bettis 5-0
Az-LA-- Hellickson 5-6; Anderson 5-6

Bos-Balt-- Porcello 6-5; Chen 6-5
LA-TB-- Weaver 6-6; Ramirez 5-2
Sea-Clev-- Walker 3-8; Bauer 6-5
Hst-Chi-- Velasquez 0-0; Quintana 4-7
KC-Minn-- Volquez 7-4; Gibson 6-5
Tex-A's-- Gallardo 6-6; Hahn 3-8

Mia-Tor-- Koehler 6-5; Copeland 0-0
Wsh-NY-- Gonzalez 7-4; Eovaldi 7-4
Chi-Det-- Arrieta 6-5; Greene 6-6

Times this starting pitcher allowed a run in first inning:
Mil-Pitt-- Lohse 4-12; Morton 3-3
Phil-Cin-- Williams 4-12; Moscot 1-1
SF-NY-- Hudson 2-11; Harvey 3-11
SD-Atl-- Ross 4-12; Perez 2-4
StL-Colo-- Martinez 1-11; Bettis 1-4
Az-LA-- Hellickson 5-11; Anderson 1-11

Bos-Balt-- Porcello 2-11; Chen 3-11
LA-TB-- Weaver 3-12; Ramirez 3-7
Sea-Clev-- Walker 3-11; Bauer 1-11
Hst-Chi-- Velasquez 0-0; Quintana 5-11
KC-Minn-- Volquez 3-11; Gibson 2-11
Tex-A's-- Gallardo 5-12; Hahn 4-11

Mia-Tor-- Koehler 1-11; Copeland 0-0
Wsh-NY-- Gonzalez 2-11; Eovaldi 5-11
Chi-Det-- Arrieta 4-11; Greene 3-12

Umpires
Mil-Pitt-- Underdogs are 4-4 in Culbreth games this year.
Phil-Cin-- Six of last nine Dimuro games stayed under.
SD-Atl-- Home side won last five Fletcher games.
SF-NY-- Over is 7-4 in last eleven West games.
StL-Col-- Five of last seven Tichenor games stayed under.
Az-LA-- Last five Davis games stayed under the total.

Bos-Balt-- Three of last four Blaser games went over.
Sea-Cle-- Seven of last ten Iassogna games stayed under.
LA-TB-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Nauert games.
KC-Min-- Eight of ten Ripperger games stayed under.
Hst-Chi-- Last seven Basner games stayed under.
Tex-A's-- Favorites won eight of nine Johnson games.

Mia-Tor-- Last four Barry games stayed under the total.
Wsh-NY-- Six of nine Cooper games went over the total.
Chi-Det-- Favorites won last six Fagan games.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, June 10

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Philadelphia is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Philadelphia

12:37 PM
MIAMI vs. TORONTO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Miami is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Toronto
Toronto is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Miami
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Miami

1:05 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY YANKEES
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games at home

3:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. COLORADO
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Boston

7:05 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. PITTSBURGH
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home

7:08 PM
CHI CUBS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 9 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
Detroit is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games

7:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Diego
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego

7:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. CLEVELAND
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Seattle's last 18 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle

7:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. TAMPA BAY
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

7:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
NY Mets are 2-5 SU in its last 7 games

8:10 PM
HOUSTON vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 11 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chi White Sox's last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 7 games when playing at home against Houston

8:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Minnesota is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

10:05 PM
TEXAS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Texas
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Texas

10:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Arizona's last 24 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Arizona is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 16 of LA Dodgers's last 24 games when playing at home against Arizona

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, June 10


Copeland to make spot start for Blue Jays Wednesday

The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled Scott Copeland from Buffalo to make a spot start against the Miami Marlins Wednesday afternoon.

The club decided to rest hurler Aaron Sanchez, who has thrown 100-plus pitches in six of his last eight starts.

Copeland will take the mound when the Jays go for a sweep of the Marlins at Rogers Centre Wednesday afternoon. Toronto is presently -158 and online shops have the total pegged at 9.


Bettors beware: strong wind in Cleveland Wednesday

According to weather forecasts, wind will blow out toward rightfield at around 17 miles per hour at Progressive Field in Cleveland when the Indians host the Seattle Mariners Wednesday evening.

According to our MLB Stadium info, the over has gone 4-2 when wind blows out to right field at Progressive Field.

Furthermore, there is 50 percent possibility of thunderstorms during game time.

Taijuan Walker is probable to start for the Mariners and Trevor Bauer is slated to get the ball for the Indians. The home side is -140 with the total at 8.


We hope you were backing the under in the bigs Tuesday

In a night highlighted by four shutouts, including a no-hitter by Giants rookie Chris Heston, it's no surprise it was a huge night for those backing the under in Major League Baseball action, with the under going 12-3 Tuesday.

That is a huge cash rate of 80.00 percent and the big night almost has the under even with the over for the season at 419-412 over/under.


Phillies just keep cashing overs

The Philadelphia Phillies got thumped 11-2 by the Cincinnati Tuesday night, but extended their over streak to eight consecutive games in the process.

The Phillies are scoring 4.36 runs per game, while allowing 5.86 runs per game over the streak and now sit at 30-24-6 over/under for the season.

Philadelphia sends right-hander Jerome Williams (7-4 O/U, 5.68 ERA) to the mound as they close out their three-game series with the Reds Wednesday afternoon. The Reds counter with righty Jon Moscot (1-0 O/U, 7.20 ERA).

 

[CNOTES]

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10


Game Score Status Pick Amount


Philadelphia - 12:35 PM ET Philadelphia +134 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Cincinnati - Over 9 500

Miami - 12:37 PM ET Miami +130 500 *****
Toronto - Over 9 500


Washington - 1:05 PM ET Washington +127 500 DOUBLE PLAY
NY Yankees - Over 8.5 500


St. Louis - 3:10 PM ET St. Louis -125 500 GRAND SLAM
Colorado - Under 10 500

 

[CNOTES]

Red Sox, O's meet at Camden


June 10, 2015


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BOSTON RED SOX (27-32) at BALTIMORE ORIOLES (27-30)


First pitch: Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Baltimore -115, Boston +105, Total: 8


The bottom two teams in the AL East, the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, do battle at Camden Yards on Wednesday night.


The Red Sox have been one of the more inconsistent teams in baseball and despite having some of the best offensive players in the league; have dropped to the bottom of the East. They have been looking pretty good of late, though, and after splitting four games with the AL Central leading Twins, they were able to sweep the Athletics at home while outscoring them 15-8. In the first game of this set, they were unable to keep up their momentum in a close 1-0 loss as the offense went a putrid 0-for-8 with RISP and failed to back the nice outing (6 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 7 K) by Eduardo Rodriguez. One of the five hits came from OF Brock Holt (.298) who is riding a four-game hitting streak in which he is 6-for-13 (.462) with two doubles and two runs scored.


The Orioles are another group which boasts a ton of talent and are struggling with losses in six of their past nine contests coming into this series. They were able to win three of the last four games in a recent seven-game road trip and continued the solid play with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday night. The offense really wasn’t impressive with a mere five hits and 1-for-9 mark with RISP, but it was good to see C Matt Wieters (.375) get a hit in his fourth game since returning from elbow surgery and he now has six hits, three going for extra-bases, with three RBI and three runs since rejoining the club.


The starter getting the call for the visiting Sox will be RHP Rick Porcello (4-5, 5.01 ERA) as he looks to outduel LHP Wei-Yin Chen (1-4, 3.18 ERA) of the host team.


Boston has been horrible when playing on the road with a record of 12-18 as they take on this Orioles group which is a solid 18-13 in front of their fans. It has been Baltimore’s series in this matchup since the start of the 2013 season as they are 27-19 overall and 13-10 when at home.


This will be their ninth meeting of the year and the Orioles are 6-3 so far; outscoring the Red Sox 44-32. Trends show that Baltimore is a poor 13-21 (.382) in night games this year while also going 108-81 (.571) when the total is seven to 8.5 since the start of last year.


Both OFs Daniel Nava (Thumb) and Shane Victorino (Calf) along with Cs Ryan Hanigan (Wrist) and Christian Vazquez (Elbow) remain on the DL for Boston as the Orioles are only without 2B Jonathan Schoop (Knee).


Porcello was one of the key pieces added to the Red Sox this offseason, but after seeing his ERA improve in each of the previous five seasons with Detroit, he’s allowed 39 earned runs in his first 70 innings pitched (5.01 ERA). He has seen a jump in strikeouts (7.1 K/9) and has continued to show tremendous control (2.3 BB/9), but has really struggled with homers and has given up 11 already on the year (1.41 HR/9); including five in his last four starts.


Boston has lost in each of his last three outings as he has gone 19.1 frames with 15 runs allowed on 19 hits with 11 strikeouts (5 walks). He’s had a lot of trouble when facing the Orioles in his career, going 3-6 (5-6 team record) with a 5.21 ERA (1.46 WHIP) and has given up 12 runs on 18 hits in his last two starts against them.


Plenty of Baltimore players have done well when going against Porcello and 1B Chris Davis, 3B Manny Machado, DH Jimmy Paredes, OF Delmon Young and SS J.J. Hardy are a combined 32-for-94 (.340) with five homers and 15 RBI. On the other side of things, OF Travis Snider (2-for-13, 3 K) has done very poorly against the righty.


The Red Sox bullpen has pitched to an 8-8 record with a 3.55 ERA (1.34 WHIP) and has been successful in 14-of-21 (67%) save chances. Koji Uehara (2.37 ERA, 13 saves) has not been quite as dominant as last year and in his last five outings he has taken two losses with a blown save while being 13-for-15 (87%) on save opportunities over the course of the season.


Baltimore has watched Chen’s numbers improve in each of his last three seasons and he is mowing down a career-high 7.5 batters per nine innings thus far in his first 11 starts. His control (2.3 BB/9) remains a big part of his repertoire, but as a fly-ball pitcher he has struggled mightily with homers, posting a career mark of 1.23 HR/9 allowed and is on pace to have a career-worst season in the category with 11 balls leaving the park over his 68 frames (1.46 HR/9).


He has gone at least six innings in seven of his last eight times on the mound, with his team being 5-3 during that stretch. He’s done well in his time against the Red Sox, going 5-4 (9-4 team record) with a 3.79 ERA (1.36 WHIP) and has given up a mere four earned runs in his last four starts. He cannot be looking forward to facing 2B Dustin Pedroia as the gritty superstar is 15-for-32 (.469) with five doubles, a triple and five RBI in his career against the lefty. Meanwhile, 1B Mike Napoli is a mere 5-for-21 with five strikeouts in the matchup, but does have three homers and five RBI.


The relievers for Baltimore have gone 11-6 with a 3.20 ERA (1.23 WHIP) and have earned a save in 18-of-22 (82%) attempts. Zach Britton (1.82 ERA, 16 saves) has not allowed a run in his last 10.2 frames and has tallied an impressive 32:4 K/BB ration in his 24.2 innings of work.

 

[CNOTES]

Wednesday's Tip Sheet


June 10, 2015




St. Louis Cardinals at Colorado Rockies | 3:10 p.m. ET

Entering 2015, both Carlos Martinez (6-2, 2.94 ERA) and Chad Bettis (2-0, 2.70 ERA) had a combined 16 starts, but their performance this year would seem to indicate they’re seasoned veterans. Martinez, of course, has slotted in nicely for the Cardinals, with all but two of his 11 assignments registering as quality starts. He’s certainly been at his best lately, with only one total run allowed over his past four outings, spanning 27.1 innings. In the process, he’s racked up 32 strikeouts, versus 11 walks, making him one of the hottest starting pitchers in all of baseball right now. He’ll be tasked with trying to slow down the offense that leads all clubs in team batting average with a .276 mark.

Bettis has also been a pleasant surprise for the Rockies, making five starts and churning out quality performances in four of them. In fact, in one of his most recent starts, Bettis flirted with a no-hitter in Philadelphia at the very end of May. He’s gone at least six innings in each of his past four assignments, although despite his stellar pitching, he’s seen the over hit in four of his five games overall. He’s also maintained a solid 27/9 K/BB ratio but like his counterpart this evening, will be facing an upper echelon lineup. Despite both starters’ tremendous pitching as of late, the over/under is currently residing at 10.5.

Chicago Cubs at Detroit Tigers | 7:08 p.m. ET

If you actively do over/under bets, then you know Cubs' right-hander Jake Arrieta (5-4, 3.04 ERA) is one of the best pitchers for unders since his meteoric-like emergence of a year ago. Arrieta not only enjoyed a breakout season for himself but also established his standing as a reliable unders pitcher, going 13-9-3 towards under bets in 2014. This year, he's hitting them at an even better clip, going 8-2-1. Arrieta's continued success as Chicago's most trustable starter in their rotation shouldn't be much of a surprise either, especially when evaluating his marvelous 75/14 K/BB ratio.


On the other end of the spectrum, Shane Greene (4-5, 5.40 ERA) has been pitching like a guy who wants to assist over backers, with four runs or more surrendered in each of his past three starts. Greene's once-promising season has come off the tracks, with his ERA rising more than two full runs over the past month-and-a-half. Despite this, the remarkably consistent Arrieta is essentially a -110 pick 'em along with his struggling counterpart this evening.

San Francisco Giants at New York Mets | 7:10 p.m. ET

Happy Harvey Day, as the dominant Matt Harvey (6-3, 3.05 ERA) makes the 12th start of his return campaign following Tommy John surgery. Harvey has not disappointed one bit, seemingly picking up where he left off in 2013, and will look to steer his Metsies back in the right direction after getting no-hit last night by rookie Chris Heston. Based on his mindset and track record in these situations, there's probably no pitcher who enjoys rescuing his club more than Harvey, who always wants to take on such challenges. His 2.83 ERA and 0.94 WHIP at home this year point to a successful outing for The Dark Knight.

A victory won't be easy, however, as he matches up with veteran Tim Hudson (3-5, 4.41 ERA), who has been much better as of late after a sluggish beginning. The 39-year-old right-hander has went seven innings in each of his past two starts, allowing a total of three runs over that stretch to bring his ERA below 5.00. Hudson hasn’t nearly been as successful on the road this season, though, with a 5.64 ERA and 1.52 WHIP in four starts away from AT&T Park compared to a 3.66 ERA and 1,30 WHIP in six starts at home. Harvey is a -155 favorite, and somewhat surprisingly, the over/under is 7 rather than 6.5, like it usually is for one of his home assignments.

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins | 8:10 p.m. ET

The Twins have cashed five straight under bets. So have the Royals, who beat Minnesota last night to retain at least a share of first place in the AL Central. With two solid hurlers on the hill this evening, does the streak of unders continue for both sides?

Edinson Volquez (4-4, 3.26 ERA) is having a good first season in Kansas City, and the Royals have certainly reaped the benefits of his success thus far, being 7-4 as a team in his starts. A main reason for that has much to do with the consistency exhibited by the right-hander, who has yielded more than three runs only twice in his 11 starts, and has never given up more than four. Meanwhile, one of my main sleeper picks for the year, Kyle Gibson (4-3, 3.00 ERA), has been outstanding in putting it all together this year, and has a run similar to that of Volquez in surrendering more than three runs just twice in his 11 outings. He’s also lasted at least five innings in all of his starts since his first one of the year. These two pitchers have to be familiar with each other by now, as this is their third meeting of the still-young 2015 season. The under has gone 1-0-1 (although that push was a bad break for under backers in that affair) in those games, and tonight’s line is currently set at 8.

Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics | 10:05 p.m. ET

When Marcus Stroman went down for the season in spring training, I went from him to Jesse Hahn (3-5, 3.51 ERA) as my No. 1 sleeper heading into the 2015 campaign. For the most part, Hahn has performed like the pitcher Oakland thought they were getting from the Padres in the Derek Norris deal, and has been especially excellent as of late, with three runs or less allowed in each of his past five starts, including an impressive complete game shutout. He'll try to defeat Yovani Gallardo (5-6, 3.54 ERA) and the surging Rangers to get the A's back in the win column. They're 2-0 opposing the former Brewer this year, with eight runs scored (seven earned) in just over ten innings (5.91 ERA). As a result, despite being in last place in the division, Oakland is a curious -150 favorite.

 

[CNOTES]

Oakland A's 3B Brett Lawrie sends flowers to injured fan


June 10, 2015


OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Athletics third baseman Brett Lawrie has sent flowers to the woman who was seriously injured when she was hit in the head by Lawrie's broken bat at Fenway Park last week.


Lawrie did not want to discuss his gesture Tuesday night following Oakland's 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers but said he was ''glad that she's doing well and I'm glad that she got my flowers.''


Tonya Carpenter, 44, suffered what police initially said were life-threatening injuries when she was struck by Lawrie's broken bat Friday night when it flew into the stands during a game against the Boston Red Sox.


Her family released a statement Monday saying Carpenter is responsive, and her condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston was upgraded from serious to fair.

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

Phil Steele college football magazine's top six 6 college football QBs this season:

6) Dak Prescott, Mississippi State-- 6-2 senior

5) Cody Kessler, USC-- 6-1 senior

4) Cardale Jones, Ohio State-- 6-5 junior

3) Jared Goff, California-- 6-4 junior

2) Connor Cook, Michigan State-- 6-4 senior

1) Christian Hackenberg, Penn State-- 6-4 junior

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Random mid-week thoughts.......

13) Cavaliers 96, Warriors 91-- If you want a one-word summary of how this series has gone thus far, with Cleveland controlling things, pick from this list of words:

defense-toughness-determination-grit-spunk-will-intensity-loose balls-pride.

If you take a measure of any of those words, Cleveland has the edge so far and it also has the best player, obviously.

12) I've only had HBO a couple of years, never had it before; I'm enjoying catching up with the various Hard Knocks shows they've had on over the years. Always fun for me to see how coaches interact with owners/players as well as each other, get a feel for people's personalities. Makes watching games on Sundays even more fun.

11) Pedro Martinez was telling an interesting story on MLB Network Tuesday about when he first broke into pro ball, he lived in a family's house, in the basement and the people spoke very little Spanish. All he did away from the field was play video games. We underestimate how difficult it is for guys to come to this cointry and play ball when there could be a tremendous language barrier involved.

I think teams are a little better now at providing help for these players, but it still cannot be easy. No way would I want to live somewhere if I didn't know the language.

10) Detroit's Rajai Davis made a tremendous leaping catch over the fence in LC field to end the top of the second inning Tuesday. Eight-foot fences make for exciting catches now and then. Davis was at least a foot above the fence when he caught it.

9) Tampa Bay pitching ace Chris Archer didn't start pitching until he was 15.

8) Justin Verlander had a good rehab start this week, will make his 2015 MLB debut Saturday against the Indians.

7) This is how much the NFL has changed; in Super Bowl VIII, in 1974, Miami won 24-7 with Bob Greise, a Hall of Fame QB, completing 6-7 passes for 73 yards.

In the whole game.

Teams do that on one drive now. Football is way more fun to watch now than it used to be-- a lot of that is because they've rigged the rules to favor the offenses.

6) Cleveland took a pitcher named Brady Aiken with the 17th pick Monday, which is only newsworthy because Aiken was the #1 pick LY, but went unsigned when it was discovered he had an arm problem. He had Tommy John surgery and is recovering from that now-- Indians get good value if he recovers fully.

5) A's need to draft older players who get to the major leagues faster, since they will not be with the A's that long anyway once they get to the majors, so no use spending so much time developing them. This is how the A's first ten picks were distributed:

-- Five pitchers (three RHP, two lefties).
-- a catcher, lefty hitter
-- two middle infielders, both from the SEC
-- two centerfielders-- meaning they took four fast position players.

The lone high school kid they took so far is a pitcher from Georgia.

4) 62-year old Rick Pitino signed a contract extention with Louisville thru the 2026 college basketball season; now there's an optimist. I just hope I'm still alive then.

3) White Sox hurler Chris Sale is first MLB pitcher since 2001 to strike out 12+ guys three starts in a row. Pedro Martinez had been the last pitcher to do that.

2) Red Sox drafted the son of Cardinal manager Mike Matheny Tuesday; he plays centerfield for Missouri State, a top ten team in the country.

1) In the first MLB Draft, in 1965, seven catchers got taken ahead of the catcher the Reds took. Someone you may have heard of: Johnny Bench.

 

[CNOTES]

See spot. See spot bet: This week's best spot bet opportunities

Lookahead spot

The San Diego Chargers always seem to find their way into the playoff mix late in the season, and if that holds true in 2015 football bettors could be treated to a tasty lookahead spot in Week 12 of the NFL season.

The Chargers have a potentially-huge matchup versus the Denver Broncos at home in Week 13 but sandwiched between that game and an equally-important stand against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11 is a trip to Jacksonville in Week 12.

Not only could the Bolts get caught looking ahead to the big game with the Broncos but travel across the country for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff – which is 10 a.m. back in San Diego. Early odds have the Chargers as 4.5-point road favorites versus the Jags in Week 12.

Schedule spot

The defending World Series champs are currently on the East Coast, taking two of three versus the Phillies this past weekend and kicking off a three-game set with the New York Mets Tuesday in Flushing. The Giants face a tough challenge come Thursday when they toss out the first pitch for Game 3 in New York at 7:10 p.m. ET.

San Francisco then must hightail it back to the Bay Area for a 10:15 p.m. ET series opener with the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday. Usually, the MLB schedule makers will set an early game time for team’s making the cross-country hike to play the next day, giving them the evening to travel. However, the Giants will be on little down time for Game 1 versus the D-backs.

Letdown spot

The Colorado Rockies are currently hosting the MLB-leading St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series, opening that set with an impressive 11-3 win at Coors Field Monday. The Rockies have traded wins and losses over their last nine and are trying to climb out of the National League West basement with a dominant showing against the Cards.

Following that intense matchup with the best team in baseball, Colorado heads to the coast – no, the other way – for a four-game road series against the Miami Marlins. The Rockies, who lost two of three at home to Miami this weekend, could come out flat after facing St. Louis and getting zero down time between that series and traveling to South Beach for Thursday’s opener with the Fish.

 

[CNOTES]

NHL
Dunkel

Wednesday, June 10


Tampa Bay @ Chicago

Game 7-8
June 10, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
11.077
Chicago
13.553
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago
by 2 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago
-170
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago
(-170); Under




NHL
Long Sheet

Wednesday, June 10

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TAMPA BAY (64-33-0-8, 136 pts.) at CHICAGO (61-34-0-7, 129 pts.) - 6/10/2015, 8:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 5-2 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 5-2-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)

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NHL
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, June 10

Lightning survived Chicago's 19-7 edge in shots in first period of Game 3, got game-winner with 3:11 to grab back home ice in series where visitor has won two of three games. Lightning outhit Chicago 108-76 in first three games, but Chicago had 74-47 edge on faceoffs last two games. Chicago won three of last five games overall, with five of last seven going over total. Lightning won last four road games, allowing four goals. Tampa Bay is 3-2 in last five series games played here; five of their last seven games overall went over total. Tampa Bay won eight of last ten games with Chicago. Five of last seven series games stayed under. Lightning is 1-7 on power play in series, Chicago is 2-8.

2015 NHL playoffs
Chicago vs Tampa Bay
Chi 2-1, +$119, U9
TB 4-3, -$135, O5
TB 3-2, +$149, U5.5




NHL

Wednesday, June 10

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Trend Report
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8:00 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. CHICAGO
Tampa Bay is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing Chicago
Chicago is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Chicago is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games