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MLB

Saturday, April 5

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Saturday's MLB National League betting cheat sheet
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Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets (+125)

Cold pitching stat: Mets right-hander Dillon Gee surrendered four runs over 6 2/3 innings en route to a no-decision in his season debut.

Hot batting stat: Members of the Cincinnati roster are hitting a collective .316 with three homers against Gee.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-40s under partly cloudy skies with wind blowing from left to right field at 15 mph.

Key betting stat: Reds are 24-9 in starter Johnny Cueto's last 33 appearances following a quality start in his previous outing.


Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs (+119)

Hot pitching stat: Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija twirled seven shutout innings in his season-opening start against Pittsburgh.

Cold batting stat: Chicago shortstop Starlin Castro has struck out six times in 12 at-bats against Phillies lefty Cliff Lee.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-40s with sunny skies and wind blowing in from left field at 6 mph.

Key betting stat: Phillies are 2-8 in Lee's last 10 starts against the National League Central.


San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (+102)

Hot pitching stat: Giants lefty Madison Bumgarner held opponents to a .203 batting average in 2013.

Cold batting stat: Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp is just 4-for-19 lifetime versus Bumgarner.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with clear skies and wind blowing out to right-center field at 9 mph.

Key betting stat: Giants are 4-1 in Bumgarner's last five starts versus the Dodgers.


St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (-137)

Hot pitching stat: Pittsburgh is 10-1 in left-hander Francisco Liriano's previous 11 home starts.

Cold batting stat: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday hit .298 but had just one homer in 121 at-bats versus left-handed pitchers in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-40s under sunny skies with wind blowing out to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting stat: Over is 4-0 in St. Louis starter Joe Kelly's last four meetings with Pittsburgh.


Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals (-167)

Hot pitching stat: Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg racked up 10 strikeouts over six innings in his first start of 2014.

Hot batting stat: Braves second baseman Dan Uggla is a .407 hitter with two home runs and eight RBIs in 27 at-bats versus Strasburg.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-50s with clear skies and wind blowing in from left field at 7 mph.

Key betting stat: Nationals are 1-6 in their last seven games with umpire Jim Joyce behind home plate.


San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins (-144)

Hot pitching stat: Marlins right-hander is 9-0 with a 1.19 ERA in 15 career starts at Marlins Park.

Cold batting stat: Members of the Florida roster are batting just .205 in 39 at-bats against Padres starter Andrew Cashner.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with sunny skies and wind blowing out to center field at 8 mph.

Key betting stat: Under is 8-1-1 in San Diego's last 10 in the second game of a series.


Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (-134)

Hot pitching stat: Rockies lefty Jorge De La Rosa went 10-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 14 home starts a season ago.

Hot batting stat: Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt hit .288 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 73 at-bats against Colorado in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-50s with cloudy skies and wind blowing in from center field at 5 mph.

Key betting stat: Rockies are 9-0 in De La Rosa's last nine home starts versus Arizona.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 7:30 p.m. ET Friday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Saturday, April 5


After hot under start, over starting to trend upward

The first few days of the season had seen games predominantly going under the total, but teams have found their offense and quickly reversed that trend.

Teams have an O/U record of 13-7-1 combined between Thursday and Friday, including a 7-3-1 O/U on Friday's slate of games. That's good for a 62 percent efficiency on the over spanning those two days, and there has been an increase in over totals the past three days straight.

On the season as a whole the MLB has a 27-30-1 O/U record.


Beckett leaves rehab start with injury

Josh Beckett left his game with Class A Rancho Cucamonga after injuring himself. Beckett, who is on rehab assignment for the Dodgers, injured himself when Jesus Galindo laid down a bunt for a hit. Immediately after the play, a trainer and Beckett walked off the field together.

The Dodgers were hoping that Beckett would make his season debut towards the end of April, but that date may now get pushed back. Beckett has been working his way back from a thumb injury.

Beckett had struck-out five while allowing three runs on five hits.​

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[CNOTES]

Saturday, April 5

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota - 1:05 PM ET Minnesota +152 500 *****
Cleveland - Over 8.5 500

NY Yankees - 1:07 PM ET Toronto -127 500
Toronto - Over 8.5 500

Baltimore - 1:08 PM ET Detroit -139 500
Detroit - Under 8.5 500

Cincinnati - 1:10 PM ET Cincinnati -127 500
NY Mets - Under 6.5 500

Chi. White Sox - 2:10 PM ET Chi. White Sox +136 500 *****
Kansas City - Over 8 500

Philadelphia - 2:20 PM ET Philadelphia -120 500
Chi. Cubs - Under 6.5 500

Seattle - 4:05 PM ET Seattle -120 500
Oakland - Under 7 500

San Francisco - 4:10 PM ET San Francisco -118 500
LA Dodgers - Over 7.5 500

 

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Evening Action:


Atlanta - 7:05 PM ET Washington -152 500
Washington - Under 6.5 500

St. Louis - 7:05 PM ET St. Louis +131 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Pittsburgh - Over 7 500

Milwaukee - 7:10 PM ET Milwaukee +174 500 *****
Boston - Under 8.5 500

LA Angels - 7:10 PM ET Houston +143 500
Houston - Over 9 500

San Diego - 7:10 PM ET Miami -144 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Miami - Over 6.5 500

Texas - 7:10 PM ET Texas +170 500 *****
Tampa Bay - Under 7.5 500

Arizona - 8:10 PM ET Arizona +113 500
Colorado - Over 9.5 500

 

[CNOTES]

Record as of Saturday:

8 - 13...................... - 6.42

5 - 3....................... + 4.60

2 - 6 ...................... - 16.80

Playing those heavy favorites is killing my bottom line.......

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Sunday's six-pack

-- Detroit Tigers (4-0) are major league's last unbeaten team.

-- Ron Gardenhire won his 1,000th game as a manager, only 10th manager to do that with one team.

-- Clay Buchholz faced 25 Milwaukee batters Saturday night, allowed 13 hits.

-- Funny seeing some players/umpires wearing winter hoods with the faces cut out to protect them from the cold in games in northeast/midwest.

-- Dodger pitcher Paul Maholm has made 15 career starts west of the Rockies and is 0-11, not the best record for a guy living in Los Angeles now.

-- Ryan Williams, who was expected to be Miami Hurricanes' starting QB in the fall, tore his ACL this week and probably won't play this season.

*****

Armadillo: Sunday's List of 13: What if oddsmakers seeded the NCAAs?

13) 8-seed Kentucky was favored over a pair of 2-seeds in their last two wins, despite one of their best players (Cauley-Stein) getting hurt 4:00 into the regional seminfinal and not playing since. Las Vegas oddsmakers know damn well Kentucky shouldn't have been an 8-seed. What if they seeded the NCAAs by power ratings?

12) Favorites covered 11 of the last 14 national championship games; Kentucky opened as -2.5 over UConn, was quickly bet up to -3.

11) This is the first national title game since 1966 where neither team was in the NCAA tournament the year before.

10) A 7-seed, an 8-seed; only time since the field went to 64 in 1985 that neither one of the finalists is a top-3 seed.

9) There were 79,444 fans at the Final Four at Jerry World, which is why greedy lawyers try to get kids to unionize so they can cash in on the financial bonanza.

8) Ohio Bobcats hired Saul Phillips away from North Dakota State to be its new basketball coach.

7) CBS Sports came up with this interesting tidbit: Orlando 121, New Jersey 109 on April 17, 1998, the only time Kevin Ollie (player back then) has faced John Calipari (coach).

6) Since 1990, the favorite is 5-1 against the spread in national title games without a #1 seed in it.

5) Rockies' CF Charlie Blackmon followed up his 6-6 day with a 3-4 day, raising his batting average to an impressive .600.

4) In his first two 2014 starts, Stephen Strasburg has allowed 18 baserunners, 10 runs in 10.1 innings pitched.

3) Interleague play started in 1997: since then, AL teams have an 2,237-2,031 edge in interleague games.

2) Nick Martinez pitched for the Rangers Saturday; he was a shortstop in college at Fordham, pitching only 26 innings in relief. Some scout saw something in him and turned him into a full-time pitcher. Good job by them.

1) I like the instant replay system; there will be media nitwits who time every replay review; funny, they never timed it when managers ran out on the field and acted like jackasses arguing calls that had no chance of being changed. This will get more calls right, and wind up saving time in the long run.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel

Atlanta at Washington
The Braves look to complete the sweep of the Nationals this afternoon and come into the contest with a 4-1 record in Alex Wood's last 5 road starts. Atlanta is the pick (+105) according to Dunkel, which has the Braves favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+105). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, APRIL 6

Game 901-902: San Diego at Miami (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Kennedy) 16.046; Miami (Eovaldi) 15.002
Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Miami (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+105); Over

Game 903-904: Cincinnati at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Simon) 15.042; NY Mets (Niese) 13.662
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-120); Under

Game 905-906: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 16.760; Pittsburgh (Volquez) 15.221
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-160); Over

Game 907-908: Atlanta at Washington (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Wood) 16.220; Washington (Jordan) 15.236
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Washington (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+105); Under

Game 909-910: Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 15.183; Cubs (Villanueva) 13.443
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-130); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130); N/A

Game 911-912: Arizona at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 14.930; Colorado (Anderson) 13.892
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+105); Under

Game 913-914: San Francisco at LA Dodgers (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Cain) 16.524; LA Dodgers (Greinke) 14.829
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+130); Under

Game 915-916: Minnesota at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Nolasco) 13.831; Cleveland (Masterson) 15.271
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-185); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-185); Over

Game 917-918: Baltimore at Detroit (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 15.321; Detroit (Verlander) 16.968
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-175); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-175); Under

Game 919-920: NY Yankees at Toronto (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Sabathia) 15.240; Toronto (Hutchison) 14.190
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto (-125); 9
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (+105); Over

Game 921-922: Texas at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Darvish) 17.043; Tampa Bay (Cobb) 15.562
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-110); 7
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-110); Under

Game 923-924: LA Angels at Houston (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.912; Houston (Feldman) 12.586
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-160); Over

Game 925-926: Chicago White Sox at Kansas City (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Sale) 15.768; Kansas City (Shields) 14.621
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+115); Under

Game 927-928: Seattle at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Ramirez) 15.467; Oakland (Gray) 16.921
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Oakland (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-155); Over

Game 929-930: Milwaukee at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Gallardo) 17.112; Boston (Lester) 16.221
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-165); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+145); Under

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, April 6

Hot pitchers
-- Niese is 2-1, 3.08 in his last four starts.
-- Eovaldi is 2-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.
-- Wainwright is 4-3, 2.28 in his last seven starts.
-- Greinke is 2-0, 2.70 in his last three starts. Cain has a 2.73 RA in his last five starts, but no wins.

-- Masterson is 1-1, 1.74 in his last four starts.
-- Hutchison is 3-1, 2.05 in his last five starts.
-- Verlander is 1-1, 0.88 in his last six starts.
-- Darvish is 3-2, 2.40 in his last five starts. Cobb is 4-1, 2.25 in his last six.
-- Shields is 3-0, 1.78 in his last five starts.
-- Weaver is 4-2, 2.72 in his last seven starts.
-- Gray is 1-1, 1.13 in his last four starts.

-- Lester is 4-2, 1.73 in his last six starts. Gallardo is 2-1, 1.89 in his last three.

Cold pitchers
-- Simon hasn't started a game since 2011, when he was 4-9, 4.90 in 16 starts for the Orioles.
-- Kennedy is 1-2, 6.32 in his last three starts.
-- Volquez is 0-2, 4.67 in his last five starts.
-- Wood is 1-1, 6.75 in his last four starts. Jordan is 1-1, 4.80 in his last five.
-- Villanueva is 0-4, 5.67 in his last six starts; he was losing pitcher in the 16th inning Wednesday night. Burnett is 2-2, 3.94 in his last five starts.
-- Anderson is 0-4, 11.34 in his last four starts. Miley is 1-1, 4.26 in his last three starts.

-- Nolasco is 0-4, 11.05 in his last five starts.
-- Sabathia is 1-3, 5.47 in his last four starts.
-- Tillman is 0-2, 3.94 in his last five starts.
-- Sale is 1-2, 4.50 in his last four starts.
-- Feldman is 1-2, 5.14 in his last five starts.
-- Ramirez is 1-2, 6.38 in his last four starts.

Totals
-- Six of last eight Niese starts stayed under total.
-- Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Eovaldi starts.
-- Last four Volquez starts stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Jordan starts went over total.
-- Four of last five Burnett starts stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Arizona games went over total.
-- Seven of last ten Greinke starts stayed under total.

-- Five of last seven Nolasco starts went over total.
-- Last four Sabathia starts stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last ten Tillman starts stayed under total.
-- Seven of last ten Darvish starts stayed under total.
-- Eight of last ten Sale starts went over the total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Feldman starts.
-- Four of five Oakland games stayed under the total.

-- Five of last seven Gallardo starts stayed under total.

Hot teams
-- Braves won four of their first five games.
-- Marlins won five of their first six games.
-- Colorado won three of its last four games.
-- Giants won five of their first six games.

-- Tigers won their first four games.
-- Mariners won four of their first five games.

Cold teams
-- Reds lost four of their first five games.
-- Cubs lost four of their first five games.
-- San Diego lost its last four games.
-- Arizona lost seven of their first eight games.

-- Orioles lost four of their first five games.
-- White Sox lost three of their last four games.

Umpires
-- SD-Mia-- Underdogs won seven of last eight Cuzzi games.
-- Cin-NY-- Home side won ten of last thirteen Davidson games.
-- StL-Pitt-- Four of last five Rackley games went over total.
-- Atl-Wsh-- Favorites won ten of last thirteen Eddings games.
-- Phil-Chi-- Underdogs won ten of last twelve Iassogna games.
-- Az-Col-- Last four Wegner games stayed under the total.
-- SF-LA-- Underdogs won seven of last twelve Foster games.

-- Min-Clv-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Meals games.
-- Blt-Det-- 20 of last 23 Danley games stayed under.
-- NY-Tor-- Underdogs won seven of last ten Kulpa games.
-- Tex-TB-- Five of last six Dimuro games stayed under.
-- LA-Hst-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Guccione games.
-- Chi-KC-- Last five Gibson games stayed under the total.
-- Sea-A's-- Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Gonzalez games.

-- Mil-Bos-- Favorites won seven of last eight Fagan games.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Sunday, April 6

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Trend Report
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1:05 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CLEVELAND
Minnesota is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Minnesota's last 24 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home

1:07 PM
NY YANKEES vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 11 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Yankees's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto's last 11 games when playing NY Yankees
Toronto is 6-16 SU in their last 22 games when playing NY Yankees

1:08 PM
BALTIMORE vs. DETROIT
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit's last 10 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

1:10 PM
SAN DIEGO vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games when playing at home against San Diego

1:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. NY METS
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
Cincinnati is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of NY Mets's last 13 games when playing Cincinnati
NY Mets are 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati

1:35 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Washington is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 16 games when playing Atlanta

1:35 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. BOSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Milwaukee's last 9 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home

1:35 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against St. Louis

1:40 PM
TEXAS vs. TAMPA BAY
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas
Tampa Bay is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games

2:10 PM
LA ANGELS vs. HOUSTON
LA Angels are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 8 games
Houston is 1-8 SU in their last 9 games when playing at home against LA Angels

2:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Chi White Sox's last 25 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Kansas City's last 25 games when playing Chi White Sox

2:20 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. CHI CUBS
Philadelphia is 7-2 SU in their last 9 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games

4:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Oakland's last 12 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oakland's last 8 games at home

4:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Arizona's last 12 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Arizona is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games

8:05 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. LA DODGERS
San Francisco is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Sunday, April 6

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Sunday's MLB American League betting cheat sheet
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Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians (-174, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Indians right-hander Justin Masterson threw seven shutout innings in his first start of the season.

Hot batting stat: Indians third baseman Carlos Santana hit four home runs against the Twins in 2013, more than he had against any other team.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-40s with sunny skies.

Key betting note: Indians are 13-3 in their last 16 Sunday games.


New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays (-105, 9)

Hot pitching stat: Yankees lefty CC Sabathia is 14-4 with a 3.00 ERA and two complete games in 19 career starts versus the Blue Jays.

Cold batting stat: Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is 2-for-23 with eight strikeouts lifetime against Sabathia.

Weather: N/A

Key betting note: Blue Jays are 5-0 in right-hander Drew Hutchison's last five home starts.


Baltimore Orioles at Detroit Tigers (-169, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander surrendered four home runs in just 12 innings against Baltimore in 2013.

Hot/Cold batting stat: Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera is 4-for-9 with a homer against Orioles starter Chris Tillman.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-50s with clear skies and wind blowing in from right field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: Orioles are 17-8 in Tillman's past 25 starts.


Texas Rangers at Tampa Bay Rays ()

Hot pitching stat: Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish went 5-1 with a 2.33 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 38 2/3 April innings last season.

Cold batting stat: Members of the Tampa Bay roster are hitting 7-for-43 with 14 strikeouts versus Darvish.

Weather: N/A

Key betting note: Over is 5-0 in umpire Mike DiMuro's last five Tampa Bay games behind home plate.


Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals (-127, 7)

Hot pitching stat: Royals right-hander James Shields was 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA in six starts against the White Sox a season ago.

Cold batting stat: Royals outfielder Alex Gordon batted .211 with one homer and 16 strikeouts in 71 at-bats versus the Royals in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing out to left field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Royals are 7-1 in their last eight games versus a left-handed starter.


Los Angeles Angels at Houston Astros (149, 8)

Hot pitching stat: The Angels are 49-22 in right-hander Jered Weaver's last 71 starts.

Hot batting stat: Los Angeles shortstop Erick Aybar is 10-for-21 in his career against Houston starter Scott Feldman.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with a 67 percent chance of rain and wind blowing out to left field at 7 mph.

Key betting note: Angels are 8-2 in their last 10 Sunday games with umpire Chris Guccione behind home plate.


Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics (-150, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Athletics right-hander Sonny Gray tossed six shutout innings, striking out seven in his season debut.

Cold batting stat: Members of the Seattle roster have just four hits in 27 at-bats against Gray.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with sunny skies and wind blowing out to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Athletics are 19-7 in their last 26 Sunday games.


Interleague

Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Red Sox (-160, 8.5)

Hot pitching stat: Red Sox southpaw Jon Lester was 7-1 with a 3.09 ERA and just six home runs allowed in 13 home starts last season.

Hot/Cold batting stat: Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia batted .315 in 308 at-bats at Fenway Park in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-50s under clear skies with wind blowing from left to right field at 8 mph.

Key betting note: Red Sox are 13-3 in Lester's last 16 home starts.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Sunday, April 6

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Sunday's MLB National League betting cheat sheet
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Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets (103, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Left-handed hitters were held to a .239 average and two homers in 138 at-bats against Mets southpaw Jonathon Niese.

Hot/Cold batting stat: Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips is 7-for-18 with a pair of homers lifetime versus Niese.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with clear skies and wind blowing from left to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Mets are 1-6 in Niese's last seven appearances during the third game of a series.


San Diego Padres at Miami Marlins (-121, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Marlins righty Nate Eovaldi earned the win in his first start of the year, allowing two runs over six innings while striking out six.

Cold batting stat: Miami shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria batted .200 with one walk in 26 plate appearances against the Padres in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s under sunny skies with wind blowing out to left-center field at 9 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 6-0-1 in Eovaldi's last seven starts on four days rest.


St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates (144, 7)

Hot pitching stat: Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright limited the Pirates to a .208 average in three starts last season.

Hot batting stat: Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen is 12-for-28 with a home run lifetime versus Wainwright.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with sunny skies.

Key betting note: Cardinals are 20-8 in Wainwright's last 28 Sunday starts.


Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals (-120, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Braves lefty Alex Wood allowed a run on three hits over seven effective innings to prevail in his season debut.

Hot batting stat: Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon has four hits - all singles - in four at-bats against Wood.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with clear skies.

Key betting note: Over is 5-0 in umpire Doug Eddings' last five games behind home plate involving Washington.


Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs (110, OFF)

Cold pitching stat: Phillies right-hander A.J. Burnett was 5-7 with a 4.22 ERA on the road last season, compared to a 5-4, 2.37 mark at home.

Cold batting stat: Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley is 0-for-9 with five strikeouts against Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-40s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing out to left-center field at 9 mph.

Key betting note: Cubs are 1-6 in Villanueva's last seven home starts.


Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies (-120, 9.5)

Hot pitching stat: Diamondbacks lefty Wade Miley has held opponents to a .191 average through two starts.

Hot batting stat: Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario is 6-for-14 with a home run all-time against Miley.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-50s with cloudy skies and wind blowing in from left-center field at 9 mph.

Key betting note: Diamondbacks are 7-1 in Miley's last eight starts against the Rockies.


San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (-145, 6.5)

Cold pitching stat: Giants hurler Matt Cain is 5-10 with a 3.45 ERA in 28 career starts against the Dodgers.

Cold batting stat: Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp is hitting .222 with 15 strikeouts in 54 at-bats versus Cain.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s under sunny skies with wind blowing out to right-center field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Giants are 3-13 in Cain's last 16 starts.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 3:00 p.m. ET Saturday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Sunday, April 6


Tigers hold on for 7-6 win, are lone unbeaten team

The Detroit Tigers used three relievers and gave up five runs in the top of the 9th, but were able to hold on for a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to remain the lone unbeaten team in Major League baseball.

The Tigers are 4-0 with +400 units, but are struggling against the runline, putting up just a 1-3 mark so far.

The two teams close out the three-game series Sunday with Justin Verlander making his second start of the season for the Tigers, while Chirs Tillman will get the nod for the Orioles.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet

Sunday, April 6

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SAN DIEGO (1 - 4) at MIAMI (5 - 1) - 1:10 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. NATHAN EOVALDI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 448-518 (+33.5 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. MIAMI since 1997
KENNEDY is 2-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.379.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.0 units)

NATHAN EOVALDI vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
EOVALDI is 1-0 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.79 and a WHIP of 1.236.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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CINCINNATI (1 - 4) at NY METS (2 - 3) - 1:10 PM
ALFREDO SIMON (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 656-728 (+53.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 593-672 (+37.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 365-317 (+62.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
NY METS are 9-24 (-13.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 35-51 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 14-25 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 35-51 (-21.1 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 11-23 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ALFREDO SIMON vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

JON NIESE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NIESE is 2-3 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.319.
His team's record is 2-4 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

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ST LOUIS (3 - 2) at PITTSBURGH (3 - 2) - 1:35 PM
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 18-30 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 100-73 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 100-73 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 82-60 (+20.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 43-28 (+14.9 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 339-351 (+46.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
VOLQUEZ is 39-27 (+15.8 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 86-47 (+26.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WAINWRIGHT is 33-13 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
WAINWRIGHT is 25-9 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-1 (+0.2 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 11-4 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.19 and a WHIP of 1.318.
His team's record is 13-7 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 14-2. (+12.2 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 3-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.56 and a WHIP of 1.436.
His team's record is 4-7 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-6. (-1.7 units)

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ATLANTA (4 - 1) at WASHINGTON (3 - 2) - 1:35 PM
ALEX WOOD (L) vs. TAYLOR JORDAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 21-9 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 26-13 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 54-37 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 30-9 (+17.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 34-22 (+12.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-0 (+3.1 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ALEX WOOD vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
WOOD is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 0.82 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

TAYLOR JORDAN vs. ATLANTA since 1997
JORDAN is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (3 - 2) at CHICAGO CUBS (1 - 4) - 2:20 PM
A.J. BURNETT (R) vs. CARLOS VILLANUEVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 157-172 (-36.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 36-44 (-16.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
BURNETT is 81-115 (-41.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 153-153 (-31.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 35-58 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
BURNETT is 4-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 128-201 (-44.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-52 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-52 (-18.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-52 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-76 (-25.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 9-24 (-14.8 Units) against the money line after getting shut out over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-60 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 2-0 (+2.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
BURNETT is 7-2 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.99 and a WHIP of 1.125.
His team's record is 7-4 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.7 units)

CARLOS VILLANUEVA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
VILLANUEVA is 0-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 4.05 and a WHIP of 1.349.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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ARIZONA (1 - 7) at COLORADO (3 - 3) - 4:10 PM
WADE MILEY (L) vs. BRETT ANDERSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 12-4 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 35-68 (-29.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ANDERSON is 5-15 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

WADE MILEY vs. COLORADO since 1997
MILEY is 6-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.163.
His team's record is 7-1 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-2. (+4.1 units)

BRETT ANDERSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

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SAN FRANCISCO (5 - 1) at LA DODGERS (4 - 3) - 8:05 PM
MATT CAIN (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CAIN is 11-20 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CAIN is 11-20 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 24-8 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 17-4 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 24-6 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 24-8 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 31-11 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 11-1 (+10.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-33 (+15.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-80 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 61-51 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 514-505 (+49.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 17-23 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-0 (+2.7 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.2 Units)

MATT CAIN vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CAIN is 5-10 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 3.45 and a WHIP of 1.352.
His team's record is 11-17 (-7.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 14-12. (+0.7 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GREINKE is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.18 and a WHIP of 1.236.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.1 units)

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MINNESOTA (2 - 3) at CLEVELAND (3 - 2) - 1:05 PM
RICKY NOLASCO (R) vs. JUSTIN MASTERSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 95-73 (+25.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 35-22 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 92-70 (+23.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-24 (+31.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 21-19 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 69-85 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
NOLASCO is 65-50 (+28.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 62-49 (+25.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 30-22 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
NOLASCO is 11-4 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

RICKY NOLASCO vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

JUSTIN MASTERSON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
MASTERSON is 3-6 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.39 and a WHIP of 1.335.
His team's record is 8-8 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-6. (+2.0 units)

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BALTIMORE (1 - 4) at DETROIT (4 - 0) - 1:05 PM
CHRIS TILLMAN (R) vs. JUSTIN VERLANDER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 182-306 (-103.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
VERLANDER is 32-10 (+16.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 182-153 (+35.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 87-81 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-24 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 167-130 (+39.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 126-105 (+27.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 85-66 (+24.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 103-88 (+31.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
TILLMAN is 32-17 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 30-15 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 20-8 (+15.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 16-22 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 8-11 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 15-21 (-22.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 11-16 (-17.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
VERLANDER is 3-10 (-15.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. DETROIT since 1997
TILLMAN is 2-0 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.363.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-1. (+3.1 units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
VERLANDER is 8-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.154.
His team's record is 11-2 (+6.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-7. (-1.5 units)

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NY YANKEES (2 - 3) at TORONTO (3 - 3) - 1:05 PM
C.C. SABATHIA (L) vs. DREW HUTCHISON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 31-18 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 82-36 (+31.2 Units) against the money line after getting shut out since 1997.

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

C.C. SABATHIA vs. TORONTO since 1997
SABATHIA is 14-4 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.059.
His team's record is 14-5 (+5.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-7. (+3.0 units)

DREW HUTCHISON vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HUTCHISON is 1-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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TEXAS (2 - 3) at TAMPA BAY (4 - 2) - 1:40 PM
YU DARVISH (R) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 21-26 (-13.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

YU DARVISH vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
DARVISH is 2-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

ALEX COBB vs. TEXAS since 1997
COBB is 1-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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LA ANGELS (2 - 3) at HOUSTON (2 - 3) - 2:10 PM
JERED WEAVER (R) vs. SCOTT FELDMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 80-87 (-23.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 11-19 (-12.2 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 22-31 (-18.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Sunday over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 34-47 (-24.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 75-86 (-28.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
FELDMAN is 11-2 (+8.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA ANGELS are 706-692 (+63.7 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 176-159 (+29.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 418-346 (+53.2 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 368-342 (+43.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
WEAVER is 74-36 (+26.6 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 108-220 (-56.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 23-63 (-28.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-60 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 8-32 (-21.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-67 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-60 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 32-80 (-26.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
FELDMAN is 28-39 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 4-14 (-12.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
FELDMAN is 28-39 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against HOUSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

JERED WEAVER vs. HOUSTON since 1997
WEAVER is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON 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 OVER is 0-0. (+0.0 units)

SCOTT FELDMAN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
FELDMAN is 4-5 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.64 and a WHIP of 1.492.
His team's record is 5-7 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.1 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 3) at KANSAS CITY (2 - 2) - 2:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 65-102 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 26-57 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 28-53 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 63-97 (-31.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 32-67 (-33.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 36-23 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 498-516 (+39.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 7-20 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

CHRIS SALE vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SALE is 4-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.58 and a WHIP of 1.263.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-2. (+5.7 units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
SHIELDS is 6-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.83 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 10-8 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-9. (-1.0 units)

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SEATTLE (4 - 1) at OAKLAND (2 - 3) - 4:05 PM
ERASMO RAMIREZ (L) vs. SONNY GRAY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 662-593 (-91.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
OAKLAND is 196-143 (+52.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 106-65 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 187-136 (+48.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 45-33 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 113-98 (+30.1 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

ERASMO RAMIREZ vs. OAKLAND since 1997
RAMIREZ is 0-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.149.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

SONNY GRAY vs. SEATTLE since 1997
GRAY is 1-0 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)

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MILWAUKEE (3 - 2) at BOSTON (2 - 3) - 1:35 PM
YOVANI GALLARDO (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 79-145 (-50.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Sunday since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 20-36 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 110-73 (+22.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 49-23 (+22.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 13-2 (+11.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GALLARDO is 19-5 (+13.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GALLARDO is 12-2 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 2-0 (+3.0 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. BOSTON since 1997
GALLARDO is 0-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 15.00 and a WHIP of 3.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

JON LESTER vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
LESTER is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday, April 6

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Minnesota - 1:05 PM ET Cleveland -175 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Cleveland - Under 7.5 500

NY Yankees - 1:07 PM ET Toronto -125 500
Toronto - Over 9 500

Baltimore - 1:08 PM ET Baltimore +158 500
Detroit - Over 7.5 500

Cincinnati - 1:10 PM ET NY Mets +102 500 *****
NY Mets - Over 7.5 500

San Diego - 1:10 PM ET San Diego +111 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Miami - Under 7.5 500

Milwaukee - 1:35 PM ET Boston -160 500
Boston - Under 8.5 500

Atlanta - 1:35 PM ET Atlanta +111 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Washington - Under 7.5 500

St. Louis - 1:35 PM ET St. Louis -158 500 *****
Pittsburgh - Under 7 500

Texas - 1:40 PM ET Tampa Bay -106 500
Tampa Bay - Under 7 500

Chi. White Sox - 2:10 PM ET Kansas City -130 500
Kansas City - Over 7 500

LA Angels - 2:10 PM ET Houston +138 500 *****
Houston - Over 8 500

Philadelphia - 2:20 PM ET Chi. Cubs +105 500
Chi. Cubs -

Seattle - 4:05 PM ET Seattle +136 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Oakland - Over 7.5 500

Arizona - 4:10 PM ET Colorado -122 500
Colorado - Over 9.5 500

San Francisco - 8:00 PM ET San Francisco +136 500 TRIPLE PLAY
LA Dodgers - Under 6.5 500

 

[CNOTES]

Monday, April 7

Game Score Status Pick Amount

San Diego 0 PPD Cleveland -151 500
Cleveland 0 Under 8 500

Texas 0 Bot 0 Texas +140 500
Boston 0 Over 9 500

Tampa Bay - 8:10 PM ET Tampa Bay +100 500
Kansas City - Under 8 500

Chi. White Sox - 8:40 PM ET Chi. White Sox +122 500
Colorado - Over 10 500

 

[CNOTES]

Tuesday, April 8

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Baltimore - 1:05 PM ET NY Yankees -117 500
NY Yankees - Over 8.5 500

Milwaukee - 4:05 PM ET Philadelphia +101 500
Philadelphia - Under 8.5 500

Arizona - 4:35 PM ET San Francisco -139 500 DOUBLE PLAY
San Francisco - Under 7.5 500

Texas - 6:10 PM ET Texas +125 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Boston - Over 9.5 500

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Tuesday's six-pack

Odds to win The Masters this week........

10-1-- Scott-McIlroy.

15-1-- Mickelson-Day-DJohnson, as well as the field.

20-1-- Spieth-ZJohnson

25-1-- Snedeker-Watson-Kuchar

30-1-- Rose-Dufner-Stenson-Schwartzel

40-1-- Oosthuizen-Mahan-Garcia-Bradley-English

*****

Armadillo: Tuesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud.......

13) UConn joins the 2002 Maryland Terrapins as only teams since 1979 to win a national title without a McDonald’s All-American on its roster. Tremendous runs by both them and Kentucky, which seems to have a new team every year.

12) San Francisco Giants request to open on the road every year, to avoid opening week rainouts; A’s had two rainouts across the bay last week, but one was because they stupidly left the field uncovered Thursday night- the other was their first home rainout since 1995, so Giants' request hasn't mattered much over the years.

11) Yovani Gallardo blanked Boston on seven hits for 6.2 innings Sunday, with no walks, but he didn’t induce one miss on the 37 swings the Red Sox took, which is rare for a starting pitcher, especially in a successful start.

10) Cubs didn’t score a run in either of Jeff Samardzija’s first two starts, with first game going ten innings in Pittsburgh.

9) The $6.25 hot dog at Citi Field is the most expensive frankfurter in the major leagues. Met fans would prefer their players were expensive, not the food.

8) By way of contrasts, $4 imported beer at Augusta National (yes, $4) is the most expensive thing on their menu there. Going to Augusta must be like getting shipped back in time; CBS uses the same graphics for The Masters that they did in the mid-80’s.

7) First week of baseball season: in 94 games, there were 43 replay reviews; 15 of the 43 resulted in replay reversals.

6) Manhattan took basketball coach Steve Masiello back, well they will as soon as he finishes the 12 credits he is short of his degree. Curious to see if Masiello, who is a hot coaching property, stays with the Jaspers after next season. Manhattan had the option of firing him for cause, since he lied to them on his resume.

5) Kentucky alum Rex Chapman tweeted Monday that he thought John Calipari would be the next coach of the Lakers.

4) Bronx Bomber closer David Robertson lasted six days before going on the DL with a leg injury; they're going to miss Mariano Rivera. A lot.

3) Poorly-kept secret department: Marcus Smart declared for the NBA Draft; he didn't show a lot of mental toughness during the season. Will be interetsting to see how good a pro he becomes. Another year in college would've helped him, actually it would help just about everyone who comes out early, but its almost impossible to ignore the big money the NBA throws at them. .

2) UConn lost its last regular season game by 33 to Louisville; now they're the national champs, allowing 54-53-54 points in their last three games. .

1) Huskies were the just the second underdog in last 11 years to win the national title game; losing coach in both games was John Calipari. His Memphis Tigers were 2-point favorites when they lost in OT to Kansas six years ago.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel

Texas at Boston
The Rangers (3-4) look to bounce back from last night's 5-1 loss to Boston (3-4) in the opener of the series and come into tonight's contest with an 8-0 record in Martin Perez' last 8 starts against a team with a losing record. Texas is the pick (+120) according to Dunkel, which has the Rangers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Texas (+120). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Game 901-902: Arizona at San Francisco (4:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Cahill) 15.590; San Francisco (Hudson) 14.545
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+135); Over

Game 903-904: Miami at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Alvarez) 15.347; Washington (Gonzalez) 16.901
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-185); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-185); Under

Game 905-906: NY Mets at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Colon) 15.452; Atlanta (Harang) 14.523
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120); Over

Game 907-908: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Morton) 15.775; Cubs (Jackson) 14.115
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-130); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-130); N/A

Game 909-910: Cincinnati at St. Louis (8:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Bailey) 15.545; St. Louis (Lynn) 14.610
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+120); Over

Game 911-912: Baltimore at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Chen) 15.444; NY Yankees (Nova) 17.049
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-140); Under

Game 913-914: Texas at Boston (6:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Perez) 16.254; Boston (Doubront) 15.149
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+120); Over

Game 915-916: Houston at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Oberholtzer) 12.701; Toronto (Buehrle) 14.698
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-170); Under

Game 917-918: Tampa Bay at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Archer) 16.433; Kansas City (Ventura) 14.996
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-115); Under

Game 919-920: LA Angels at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santiago) 15.798; Seattle (Paxton) 14.609
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Seattle (-130); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (+110); Over

Game 921-922: San Diego at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Ross) 13.833; Cleveland (Kluber) 15.229
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-145); Over

Game 923-924: Chicago White Sox at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Qunitana) 14.929; Colorado (Morales) 13.908
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 11
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 10
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+105); Over

Game 925-926: Detroit at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 17.026; LA Dodgers (Haren) 15.508
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-130); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-130); Under

Game 927-928: Milwaukee at Philadelphia (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 16.818; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.511
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-105); Over

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet

Tuesday, April 8

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ARIZONA (2 - 7) at SAN FRANCISCO (5 - 2) - 4:35 PM
TREVOR CAHILL (R) vs. TIM HUDSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 192-97 (+36.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-34 (+14.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HUDSON is 34-16 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 9-0 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 29-8 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Tuesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 9-0 (+9.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 56-20 (+23.6 Units) against the money line in home games in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 9-0 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 68-27 (+25.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 80-27 (+28.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-44 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-1 (+2.1 Units) against ARIZONA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
CAHILL is 5-4 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.179.
His team's record is 6-6 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-2. (+7.8 units)

TIM HUDSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HUDSON is 8-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 1.99 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 10-2 (+8.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.5 units)

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MIAMI (5 - 2) at WASHINGTON (4 - 2) - 7:05 PM
HENDERSON ALVAREZ (R) vs. GIO GONZALEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
GONZALEZ is 45-22 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 45-22 (+18.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 30-13 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 35-35 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 107-109 (+24.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
MIAMI is 379-372 (+35.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.

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

HENDERSON ALVAREZ vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
ALVAREZ is 0-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.42 and a WHIP of 1.573.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. MIAMI since 1997
GONZALEZ is 4-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 1.76 and a WHIP of 0.902.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-1. (+2.9 units)

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NY METS (2 - 4) at ATLANTA (4 - 2) - 7:10 PM
BARTOLO COLON (R) vs. AARON HARANG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 57-26 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 95-56 (+25.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 57-26 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 21-4 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 41-40 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 41-40 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
COLON is 35-21 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 7-0 (+7.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 98-62 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLON is 23-11 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

BARTOLO COLON vs. ATLANTA since 1997
COLON is 3-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 1.57 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

AARON HARANG vs. NY METS since 1997
HARANG is 4-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.65 and a WHIP of 1.824.
His team's record is 5-5 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-2. (+5.8 units)

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PITTSBURGH (4 - 2) at CHICAGO CUBS (2 - 4) - 8:05 PM
CHARLIE MORTON (R) vs. EDWIN JACKSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 101-73 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 45-39 (+12.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 18-7 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 52-36 (+15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 101-73 (+25.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 66-42 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 83-60 (+22.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 56-32 (+17.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 129-201 (-42.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-52 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 172-238 (-91.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 139-180 (-61.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 26-53 (-18.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-52 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 195-211 (-74.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 45-76 (-24.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 22-45 (-21.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
JACKSON is 22-42 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 11-26 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in April games since 1997. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 7-22 (-15.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 21-42 (-21.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-1 (+0.5 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

CHARLIE MORTON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MORTON is 2-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.379.
His team's record is 4-6 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.8 units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
JACKSON is 6-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.06 and a WHIP of 1.191.
His team's record is 6-5 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.6 units)

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CINCINNATI (2 - 5) at ST LOUIS (4 - 3) - 8:15 PM
HOMER BAILEY (R) vs. LANCE LYNN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 86-48 (+24.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 63-24 (+23.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 657-729 (+53.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 594-673 (+37.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 428-473 (+34.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 472-524 (+42.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BAILEY is 5-10 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.90 and a WHIP of 1.469.
His team's record is 5-13 (-8.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-8. (-0.4 units)

LANCE LYNN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LYNN is 4-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.38 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 6-1 (+5.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.8 units)

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BALTIMORE (2 - 5) at NY YANKEES (4 - 3) - 1:05 PM
WEI-YIN CHEN (L) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 183-154 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 161-185 (+35.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 88-82 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 36-25 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 168-131 (+40.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 127-106 (+28.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 86-66 (+25.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 104-88 (+32.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
CHEN is 21-7 (+14.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 23-12 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
CHEN is 2-3 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.01 and a WHIP of 1.307.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.4 units)

IVAN NOVA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
NOVA is 5-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 4.56 and a WHIP of 1.260.
His team's record is 8-3 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-6. (-1.3 units)

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TEXAS (3 - 4) at BOSTON (3 - 4) - 6:10 PM
MARTIN PEREZ (L) vs. FELIX DOUBRONT (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 111-74 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 40-42 (-16.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
PEREZ is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

FELIX DOUBRONT vs. TEXAS since 1997
DOUBRONT is 0-3 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 9.45 and a WHIP of 2.474.
His team's record is 0-3 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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HOUSTON (3 - 4) at TORONTO (3 - 4) - 7:05 PM
BRETT OBERHOLTZER (L) vs. MARK BUEHRLE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 109-221 (-56.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 24-64 (-27.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 68-150 (-45.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BUEHRLE is 249-184 (+39.7 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 148-77 (+46.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 56-27 (+24.9 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 76-39 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 69-28 (+24.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

BRETT OBERHOLTZER vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

MARK BUEHRLE vs. HOUSTON since 1997
BUEHRLE is 3-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.69 and a WHIP of 0.844.
His team's record is 4-0 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.4 units)

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TAMPA BAY (4 - 4) at KANSAS CITY (3 - 3) - 8:10 PM
CHRIS ARCHER (R) vs. YORDANO VENTURA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 7-21 (-14.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
ARCHER is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.76 and a WHIP of 0.882.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (3 - 4) at SEATTLE (4 - 2) - 10:10 PM
HECTOR SANTIAGO (L) vs. JAMES PAXTON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 81-88 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 12-20 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 35-48 (-25.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 76-87 (-28.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 55-67 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 28-9 (+18.1 Units) against the money line at home with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 707-693 (+63.2 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 36-45 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 36-45 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 662-594 (-92.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-0 (+4.0 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.2 Units)

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
SANTIAGO is 0-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
PAXTON is 1-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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SAN DIEGO (2 - 4) at CLEVELAND (3 - 3) - 7:05 PM
TYSON ROSS (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 95-74 (+23.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 92-71 (+21.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 59-25 (+29.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 449-518 (+34.6 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.

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

TYSON ROSS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
ROSS is 1-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.38 and a WHIP of 1.308.
His team's record is 1-1 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

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CHI WHITE SOX (3 - 4) at COLORADO (4 - 4) - 8:40 PM
JOSE QUINTANA (L) vs. FRANKLIN MORALES (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 66-103 (-33.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 27-58 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 64-98 (-30.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-68 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 3-18 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-67 (-32.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 8-28 (-22.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 35-69 (-30.9 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

FRANKLIN MORALES vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

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DETROIT (4 - 1) at LA DODGERS (5 - 3) - 10:10 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. DAN HAREN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 8-15 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 18-32 (-19.8 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 86-89 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 11-20 (-15.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 78-83 (-24.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 56-62 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
HAREN is 24-37 (-26.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 11-19 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 23-37 (-27.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 16-26 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 19-28 (-20.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

MAX SCHERZER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
SCHERZER is 1-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.55 and a WHIP of 1.200.
His team's record is 1-4 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

DAN HAREN vs. DETROIT since 1997
HAREN is 5-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.195.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 8-4. (+3.7 units)

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MILWAUKEE (4 - 2) at PHILADELPHIA (3 - 3) - 3:05 PM
KYLE LOHSE (R) vs. KYLE KENDRICK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 46-71 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 157-173 (-37.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 98-100 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
PHILADELPHIA is 157-170 (-34.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.

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

KYLE LOHSE vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
LOHSE is 4-5 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.161.
His team's record is 5-9 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-7. (-1.2 units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
KENDRICK is 1-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.310.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.3 units)

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Tuesday, April 8

Hot pitchers
-- Lohse is 2-2, 2.10 in his last four starts.
-- Hudson is 5-0, 2.70 in his last five starts.
-- GGonzalez is 2-1, 2.37 in his last three starts.
-- Harang is 1-0, 1.45 in his last three starts.
-- Morton is 0-1, 1.74 in his last five starts.
-- Lynn is 4-2, 2.86 in his last six starts.

-- Kuroda is 2-1, 1.66 in his last three starts.
-- Buehrle is 2-1, 2.00 in last three starts. Oberholtzer has 3.08 RA in his last six starts but only one win; Astros scored total of ten runs in the six games.
-- Archer is 2-0, 3.28 in his last five starts.
-- Paxton is 4-0, 1.45 in five MLB starts.

-- Scherzer is 3-1, 1.53 in his last five starts. Haren is 3-1, 1.45 in his last five.

Cold pitchers
-- Kendrick is 0-3, 6.29 in his last six starts.
-- Cahill is 0-2, 5.17 in his last three starts.
-- Alvarez is 1-3, 4.50 in his last four starts.
-- Colon is 0-2, 4.50 in his last couple starts.
-- Jackson is 0-3, 6.50 in his last four starts.
-- Bailey is 0-3, 7.20 in his last three starts.

-- WChen is 0-1, 5.60 in his last five starts.
-- Perez is 1-3, 4.11 in his last six starts. Doubront has a 6.86 RA in his last four starts.
-- Ventura is 0-1, 3.52 in three MLB starts.
-- Santiago is 0-3, 6.00 in his last five starts.

-- Ross is 0-2, 5.40 in his last five starts. Kluber is 1-1, 11.42 in his last two.
-- Quintana is 0-1, 6.23 in his last couple starts. Morales has made 26 starts in eight MLB seasons; he allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first '14 start.
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Totals
-- Six of last eight Arizona games went over total.
-- Four of last five Alvarez starts stayed under.
-- Five of six Atlanta games stayed under total.
-- Five of Cubs' first six games stayed under total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five St Louis games.
-- Five of six Milwaukee games stayed under.

-- Five of seven Baltimore games stayed under.
-- Six of seven Boston games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Houston games went over.
-- Four of last five Kansas City games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Angel games went over total.

-- Five of six San Diego games stayed under total; last four Cleveland games went over the total.
-- Last three Dodger games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in Colorado games this season.

Hot teams
-- Giants won five of their first seven games.
-- Marlins won five of their first seven games.
-- Atlanta won four of its last five games.
-- Milwaukee won its last three games.

-- Bronx won four of its last five games.
-- Angels won three of their last four games.

-- Detroit won four of its first five games. Dodgers won six of first nine.
-- Rockies won three of their last four games.

Cold teams
-- Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.
-- Reds lost four of their last five games.

-- Orioles lost five of their last six games.
-- Astros lost four of their last five games.
-- Red Sox/Rangers both lost three of their last four games.

-- San Diego lost four of its last five games.
-- White Sox lost four of their last five games.