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CFL Betting Notes - Week 9


August 18, 2015


Week 8 Betting Recap


Week 8 of the 2015 CFL regular season wrapped things up this past Saturday and in a reversal from the previous betting trends, the favorites came out on top with a 3-1 record both straight-up and against the spread. The lone exception was Edmonton’s 15-12 victory against Montreal as a two-point road underdog last Thursday.


Toronto got things started as a 5 ½-point road favorite over Winnipeg with a 27-20 victory last Friday. Hamilton pummeled British Columbia 52-22 as an 8 ½-point favorite at home and Calgary made short work of Ottawa in a 48-3 romp as 10-point home favorites.


Thursday, Aug. 20


Montreal Alouettes (2-5 SU, 3-3-1 ATS) vs. British Columbia Lions (3-4 SU, 3-4 ATS)
Point-spread: BC-3
Total: 49 ½


Game Overview


Montreal continues its downward spiral after a posting a 2-2 SU (2-1-1 ATS) start. Last week against Edmonton, the offense sputtered behind quarterback Rakeem Cato with just 178 yards passing. The ground game was also stopped in its tracks with a total of just 63 rushing yards. The Alouettes are now ranked seventh in the CFL in scoring with an average of 20.3 points a game.


The Lions are another team headed in the wrong direction following a 2-1 start (SU and ATS). They have now lost three of their last four games both ways while giving-up an average of 32 points a game. BC fell behind 21-0 in the first quarter of last week’s loss to Hamilton and never recovered. John Beck took over at quarterback for an ineffective Travis Lulay.


Betting Trends


The Alouettes are just 3-14 ATS in their last 17 road games against BC and the total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four meetings. This will be the first meeting this season.


Friday, Aug. 21


Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-2 SU, 6-1 ATS) vs. Edmonton Eskimos (5-2 SU, 5-2 ATS)
Point-spread: Hamilton -2 ½
Total: 50


Game Overview


Hamilton is tied with Toronto for the early lead in the East Division behind an offense that is putting-up an average of 34.7 points a game, which is tops in the CFL. Leading the way has been quarterback Zach Collaros with a league-high 2,014 yards passing. He has tossed 14 touchdowns against six interceptions and his overall completion rate is an impressive 71.3 percent on 223 attempts.


Edmonton has forged to the top of the West Division along with Calgary behind the stingiest defense in the CFL. Through its first seven games, this unit has allowed a total of 101 points for an average of just 14.4 PPG. Matt Nichols continues to fill in for an injured Mike Reilly at quarterback, but James Franklin replaced him in the third quarter of last week’s win. Nichols is not listed on the injury report, but slotback Adarius Bowman is listed as questionable for Friday night.


Betting Trends


Edmonton has a slight 5-3 edge both SU and ATS in the last eight meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in three of the last four games. The Eskimos are 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a SU winning record.


Saturday, Aug. 22

Calgary Stampeders (5-2 SU, 1-6 ATS) vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (0-7 SU, 1-6 ATS)
Point-spread: Calgary -7 ½
Total: 51 ½


Game Overview


The Stampeders come into this heated West Division rivalry with a head of steam after winning four of their last five games SU, but last week’s romp over Ottawa was the first time they covered the spread this year. Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell continued to light thing up with 243 yards passing and two touchdown throws in that game. He now has 1,865 passing yards on the year and nine touchdown throws.


Saskatchewan is coming off a bye week after a dismal 0-7 SU start. It covered ATS for the first time this season in Week 7’s tight 30-26 loss to Toronto as a nine-point road underdog. The total went OVER (49 points) for the first time in its last four games. Both Darian Durant and Kevin Glenn are on the shelf with serious injuries, so look for Brett Smith or possibly Tino Sunseri to get the start on Saturday for the Roughriders at quarterback.


Betting Trends


Calgary has won four of the last five meetings SU and it is 3-1-1 ATS. The total has gone OVER in three of the five games. This will be the first meeting between the two this year.


Sunday, Aug. 23


Ottawa RedBlacks (4-3 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. Toronto Argonauts (5-2 SU, 5-2 ATS)
Point-spread: Toronto -9
Total: 50 ½


Game Overview


Ottawa will look to get back on track after last week’s pasting at the hands of Calgary. It has been one of the biggest surprises in the CFL this season with four victories it its first six games both SU and ATS. The RedBlacks are going to have to find a way to pick-up the pace on offense with a league-low 19.1 PPG. Last week Quarterback Henry Burris was replaced by Thomas DeMarco, but turnovers plagued this team all night long no matter who was under center.


The Argonauts have feasted on the bottom feeders in the CFL this season, but they are 1-2 SU (2-1 ATS) against teams with a SU winning record. Trevor Harris only threw for 168 yards in last Friday’s win over Winnipeg, but he tossed two touchdowns while completing 18 of his 24 total attempts. He is now ranked second in the CFL in total passing yards with 1,987 and his 16 touchdown throws are the most in the league.


Betting Trends


This will be the first meeting this season after these two East Division foes split last season’s series 1-1 both SU and ATS with the home team winning each time. The total stayed UNDER in both contests.

 

[CNOTES]

2015 Regular Season Standings


West Division

GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV STREAK


Calgary 7 5 2 0 10 185 151 5 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 W2


Edmonton 7 5 2 0 10 180 101 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 W1

BC 7 3 4 0 6 166 211 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 3 - 1 - 0 L1


Winnipeg 8 3 5 0 6 160 237 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 L2


Saskatchewan 7 0 7 0 0 174 225 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 L7





East Division

GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV STREAK


Hamilton 7 5 2 0 10 243 136 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 W4


Toronto 7 5 2 0 10 193 183 2 - 0 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 W2


Ottawa 7 4 3 0 8 134 198 3 - 1 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 L1


Montreal 7 2 5 0 4 142 135 2 - 2 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 L3

 

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[CNOTES]

CFL


Thursday, August 20




Ti-Cats pegged as road dogs in Edmonton


The biggest matchup on the CFL docket sees the Hamilton Tiger-Cats visiting the Edmonton Eskimos Friday night and the Westgate LV Superbook has tabbed the visitors as 2.5-point underdogs for the affair.


The Ti-Cats are tops in the Eastern Division with a 5-2 record (6-1 against the spread) while the Eskimos are in second place in the Western Division with a 5-2 record (5-2 ATS).


The Superbook opened the total at 50.


Here is a look at the rest of the matchups and the odds courtesy the Westgate LV Superbook:


Montreal Alouettes at B.C. Lions (-3, 48.5)


Calgary Stampeders at Saskatchewan Roughriders (+6, 51.5)


Ottawa RedBlacks at Toronto Argonauts (-9, 50.5)



Finally a favorites weekend in the CFL


In a season where underdogs have dominated against the spread, we finally had a weekend where favorites came through for backers in the CFL.


With Toronto, Hamilton and Calgary all able to cover this weekend, favorites went 3-1 ATS in the four Week 8 matchups. The lone dog to cover was the Edmonton Eskimos.


Despite the solid weekend, favorites are still just 9-22-1 ATS to this point in the season.


The lines for Week 9 are currently off the board.

 

[CNOTES]

CFL
Dunkel

Week 9

Montreal @ BC Lions

Game 291-292
August 20, 2015 @ 10:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
112.246
BC Lions
111.148
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 1
54
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
BC Lions
by 3
49
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+3); Over

Hamilton @ Edmonton

Game 293-294
August 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Hamilton
111.463
Edmonton
116.436
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Edmonton
by 5
45
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Hamilton
by 2 1/2
50
Dunkel Pick:
Edmonton
(+2 1/2); Under

Calgary @ Saskatchewan

Game 295-296
August 22, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Calgary
117.328
Saskatchewan
108.813
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 8 1/2
54
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
by 6
51 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-6); Over

Ottawa @ Toronto

Game 297-298
August 23, 2015 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Ottawa
108.486
Toronto
119.463
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 11
56
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 9
50 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-9); Over

 

[CNOTES]

CFL


Long Sheet


Thursday, August 20


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MONTREAL (2 - 5) at BRITISH COLUMBIA (3 - 4) - 8/20/2015, 10:05 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 3-2 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 3-2 straight up against BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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Friday, August 21


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HAMILTON (5 - 2) at EDMONTON (5 - 2) - 8/21/2015, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.
HAMILTON is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) in road games when playing on a Friday over the last 3 seasons.
HAMILTON is 12-3 ATS (+8.7 Units) in road games when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
HAMILTON is 2-1 against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 2-2 straight up against HAMILTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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Saturday, August 22


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CALGARY (5 - 2) at SASKATCHEWAN (0 - 7) - 8/22/2015, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 116-82 ATS (+25.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
CALGARY is 112-84 ATS (+19.6 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SASKATCHEWAN is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
SASKATCHEWAN is 8-17 ATS (-10.7 Units) in games played on turf over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-2 against the spread versus SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 4-2 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons


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Sunday, August 23


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OTTAWA (4 - 3) at TORONTO (5 - 2) - 8/23/2015, 4:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 15-32 ATS (-20.2 Units) in road games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 15-32 ATS (-20.2 Units) in road lined games since 1996.
OTTAWA is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in road games in games played on turf since 1996.
TORONTO is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in home games after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 1-1 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

 

[CNOTES]

CFL


Week 9


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Trend Report
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Thursday, August 20


10:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. BRITISH COLUMBIA
Montreal is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing British Columbia
Montreal is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against British Columbia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of British Columbia's last 6 games at home
British Columbia is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games




Friday, August 21


9:00 PM
HAMILTON vs. EDMONTON
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Hamilton's last 6 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games when playing Hamilton
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games




Saturday, August 22


7:00 PM
CALGARY vs. SASKATCHEWAN
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saskatchewan
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 8 games when playing Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saskatchewan's last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary




Sunday, August 23


4:00 PM
OTTAWA vs. TORONTO
Ottawa is 5-15-1 SU in its last 21 games ,
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

CFL


Thursday, August 20


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Game of the day: Alouettes at Lions
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Travis Lulay has thrown four touchdowns and seven interceptions over the Lions' past three games.


Montreal Alouettes at BC Lions (-3, 48.5)


The BC Lions look to get back on track when they host the Montreal Alouettes on Thursday. The Lions have dropped three of their last four games following an embarrassing 52-22 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as they allowed the most points in a single game since a 55-9 setback to the Calgary Stampeders in 1998.


BC quarterback Travis Lulay threw two more interceptions to give him seven in his last three games, and the Lions hope he can regain his confidence as they strive to beat the Alouettes in Vancouver for the fifth straight time. Montreal looks to get back into the win column after dropping a 15-12 decision to the Edmonton Eskimos in Week 8. It was a familiar story for the Alouettes, who held a late lead in the fourth quarter before falling on a last-second field goal to lose their third consecutive game by three points. Montreal's five defeats this season have come by a combined 15 points, and it looks to turn its fortunes around by replicating a 50-17 victory over the Lions in the East Division semifinals last year.


TV: 10 p.m. ET, TSN, RDS


LINE HISTORY: The opening lines have yet to move since hitting the board at BC -3, 48.5.


INJURY REPORT: Alouettes - N/A Lions - G Cody Husbad (Ques-Undisclosed), DL Ese Mrabure-Ajufo (Ques-Undisclosed)


ABOUT THE ALOUETTES (2-5 SU, 4-3 ATS, 1-6 O/U): Rakeem Cato was limited to 14-of-22 passing with an interception, and failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time since a Week 3 loss to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Montreal defensive end Michael Sam, who is the CFL's first openly gay player, announced his decision to take a break from football because of personal reasons. "The last 12 months have been very difficult for me to the point where I became concerned with my own mental health," Sam said on Twitter. "Because of this I am going to step away from the game at this time."


ABOUT THE LIONS (3-4 SU, 2-4-1 ATS, 4-3 O/U): Lulay went 13-of-20 for 139 yards and two interceptions in the loss to the Tiger-Cats and has failed to top 200 yards passing in each of his last two games while Andrew Harris, who leads the CFL in rushing, was held to 36 yards. "We didn't come to play," Harris told reporters. "It's hard to be perfect every day." BC linebacker Solomon Elimimian, who won the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award in 2014, suffered a torn Achilles tendon against Hamilton and was placed on the six-game injured list.


TRENDS:


*Alouettes are 3-14 ATS in their last 17 meetings in BC.
*Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 9.
*Under is 5-0 in Alouettes last 5 vs. a team with a losing record.
*Over is 5-0-1 in Lions last 6 home games.


CONSENSUS: 63.7 percent of users are backing the Lions -3 with 58 percent on the under.

 

[CNOTES]

CFL


Thursday, August 20




Alouettes continue to be strongest under team


Through their first seven games this season, the Montreal Alouettes are 1-6 over/under.


The Als are combining a poor offense (7th in CFL) and a stellar defense (2nd in the CFL) to be a hot under play this season. Als games have an average of 39.6 points per game scored with an average closing total of 48.5.


The Alouettes visit the BC Lions Thursday with the total currently set at 48.5.

 

[CNOTES]

CFL


Armadillo's Write-Up


Thursday, August 20


Montreal (2-5) @ BCLions (3-4)-- Alouettes lost last three games, all by a FG, all after they led at halftime; they were outscored 35-13 in second half of last three games, are 0-3 on road, 2-0 as road underdogs, losing by 2 at Winnipeg, 3 at both Calgary/Ottawa. Home side won last nine series games; Alouettes lost last four visits here, all by 22+ points; five of last six played here stayed under. Lions lost three of last four games; they lost 50-17 at Montreal in playoffs last fall, last series meeting.

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack


Odds on first NFL coach to be fired this coming season........


-- 5-2-- Jay Gruden-- Not a lot of stability with the Redskins.


-- 5-1-- Mike Pettine-- Would be shocking if Cleveland fired another coach.


-- 8-1-- Ken Whisenhunt-- Titans are breaking in a rookie QB this year.


-- 10-1-- Sean Payton-- He'd be out of work for about five minutes.


-- 12-1-- Joe Philbin-- Lot of faith in a QB who was a WR for two years in college


-- 15-1-- Gus Bradley-- Jags have to have patience, but he has to show them at least a little progress, to justify the patience.


-- 15-1-- Jim Tomsula-- Poor guy hasn't even coached a game yet.




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


13) Baseball is fascinating because at the end of close games, key decisions can be the difference between winning and losing. Astros TV announcers were shocked when the Rays pitched to Carlos Correa with first base open and two out last night, with winning run on second base-- Jed Lowrie was up next.


Correa won the game with a single to right, the Rays slipped another game behind in the Wild Card race and Tampa Bay manager Cash probably didn't sleep much last night.


12) Despite a 59-61 record, Rays are still only four games behind the Angels in the (sluggish) race for the second Wild Card spot. Lot of mediocrity in the AL.


11) Detroit pitcher Daniel Norris homered in his first MLB at-bat (off Jon Lester, no less) after he smashed a video board during batting practice. Detroit celebrated Miguel Cabrera's return to the lineup by scoring 25 runs in two wins at Wrigley Field.


10) Pedro Florimon got the game-winning triple for the Pirates in the 15th inning late Tuesday night; his reward? He got sent down to AAA Wednesday morning. Now this was probably a decision that had been made before Florimon's heroics, but still it seems terribly unfair. He figures to be back with the club when the rosters expand.


9) Ben Zobrist hit .266 in 67 games for the A's; he missed a bundle of games with a knee injury-- the guy is 34 and played on artificial turf in Tampa Bay for nine years, so a bad knee is not a huge surprise.


Since his trade to the Royals, Zorist is hitting .344 with 12 RBI, 11 runs scored in 17 games, which underlines a problem I have with the Moneyball Ivy League geniuses.


8) Zobrist is 34; has a wife and two kids. He is a free agent after this season, so not only did he know he will be living somewhere new next season he also knew that unless the A's contended this year, he was getting traded this July. Unsettling for a family man, so no way were the A's going to get maximum production from him.


Baseball players aren't robots or Strat-o-Matic cards; they're people with problems just like us, only their problems are mostly better problems, like which city will they have to live in when they make $5.7M a year (Zobrist's salary).


7) Same thing happened with Matt Holliday in '09; he hit .286 in 93 games for the A's, then when he was inevitably traded to St Louis, he hit .353 the rest of the year for the Cardinals. Ballplayers are people too; someone let the numbers guys know!!!!.


6) Mets are 1-8 in Noah Syndergaard's road starts; they scored four or less runs in all nine of those games.


5) Terrible baserunning in Cincinnati last night; Reds are down 3-2 in 5th innng, they have bases loaded and one out. Batter hits a pop-up between the mound and first base line, the infield fly is invoked, so the batter is out no matter what, as long as the ball is fair, which it was. When the Royals didn't catch the ball, chaos ensued.


Jason Bourgeois has been in the big leagues for parts of seven years, for a total of 276 games; he was the runner on third base. When the ball wasn't caught, he takes off for home plate, oblivious to the whole infield fly thing. He got tagged out easily.


Cincinnati TV announcers will criticize the home team when warranted, but this was such an awful mistake, they didn't know where to start, other than to say they had never seen that happen before. Baseball IQ is way down across the major leagues.


4) Once the Raiders have a home exhibition game, the outfield in the O.Co Coliseum gets extremely fast, almost like the old artificial turf. Anything in the gaps gets to the fence, from now until the end of the season. Cost the Dodgers a run yesterday.


3) Carlos Beltran has been in the big leagues since 1998; his first RBI came in a game against Cleveland, on a night when Dwight Gooden started for the Indians.


2) The greedy weasels at Steiner Sports collectibles are selling pictures of Wilmer Flores crying for $70 and up; is there no end to people's greed? Who would buy the picture of a guy crying, after he thought he was traded (he wasn't)?


1) Which reminds me of a story. Giants used to have training camp in Albany; friend of mine's son takes his stripper friend to practice, so players will come over to the fence and he can get some autographs. He wanted Eli Manning's autograph on a mini-helmet he had.


Eli comes to the fence and takes a black Sharpie out to sign the mini-helmet; the kid tries to hand him a silver Sharpie, so the signature shows up better on the Navy blue Giants' helmet, but Eli refuses to sign with the silver Sharpie. Apparently that is how he knows the difference between helmets he signs for free and ones he got paid to sign, by the pen that is used. You'd think he has better things to worry about.

 

[CNOTES]

B]Thursday's NFL Week 2 preseason betting primer
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Players get their second chance of the NFL preseason to prove their worth and battle for roster spots when four teams take to the field Thursday. Here are the news and notes you need-to-know about Thursday's preseason action.


Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins (-2.5, 40)


*Despite finishing with 9.6 yards per rush in Week 1, Lions' RB Ameer Abdullah says he was "a little rusty." The rookie has also been moved to second on the Lions depth chart in the backfield.


*RGIII may have been banned from talking to the media after saying he was the "best quarterback in the league," but he kept talking to the media Tuesday. "It's more about going out and affirming that for me, I go out and I play, I know I'm the best quarterback on this team. I feel like I'm the best quarterback in the league and I have to go out and show that."


Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns (-3, 40)


*LeSean McCoy is unlikely to see the field before the regular season after suffering a hamstring injury in practice. Add that to injuries to Fred Jackson, Bryce Brown and Boobie Dixon and the Bills will need to rely on rookies Bronson Hill and Ricky Seale in the backfield.


*There must be something in the water at the Browns camp because the secondary keeps sustaining injuries. Justin Gilbert injured his hamstring Tuesday and joined Joe Haden, Tashaun Gipson, Pierre Desir, K'Waun Williams, De'Ante Saunders and Robert Nelson Jr. as defensive backs suffering from injuries on the Browns.

 

[CNOTES]

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


Schedule spot


The CFL’s most Eastern team visits its most Western when the Montreal Alouettes come to BC to face the Lions as 3-point road underdogs Thursday. The Lions have been the wise wager when these non-conference foes clash, covering in 23 of their last 31 head-to-head meetings overall, including a dominating 14-3 ATS mark in their last 17 home games with Montreal.


While those trends are impressive, BC is playing on a short schedule in Week 9. The Lions are coming off a 52-22 thrashing at the hands of the Ti-Cats in Hamilton Saturday and have a quick turnaround to put that loss behind him. The Lions have lost three of their last four games and have struggled with mid-week matchups, covering just four times in their past 13 Thursday contests.


Letdown spot


The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed an extended home stand in recent weeks, wrapping up a nine-game slate inside Busch Stadium with a series against the San Francisco Giants. The Cardinals have been tested in those games, hosting the Pirates and Marlins before welcoming the reigning World Series champs, and have bolstered their spot atop the National League in the process.


St. Louis crosses the country to kick off a 10-game road swing, which will nearly take them into September, with a three-game set in San Diego beginning Friday. The Cardinals are in letdown mode for Game 1, off a grueling series with the Giants and travel on top of that wear and tear. St. Louis and San Diego split a four-game series back in early July. Veteran John Lackey is on the mound for the Cardinals, lugging a 4.25 road ERA into Friday’s start – compared to a trim 1.91 ERA at home.


Lookahead spot


The Miami Hurricanes are still one of the most hated football programs in the land, and a lot of that animosity is coming from the Coral Gables faithful. Head coach Al Golden is on the hot seat in South Beach and in desperate need of a turnaround at “The U”. Picking up wins against old rivals like Nebraska, which is a 2-point underdog at Miami in Week 3, is key to Golden’s employment.


But before the Canes and Huskers rekindle their bad blood, Miami visits in-state little brother Florida Atlanta in Week 2. The Hurricanes will likely be lofty faves against the Owls out of the C-USA, but Florida Atlantic will have a packed house at FAU Stadium on September 11 for a nationally televised Friday night showdown. With the Hurricanes holding back with Nebraska on their minds, the Owls and new head coach Charlie Partridge could keep this game closer than oddsmakers expect.

 

[CNOTES]

Tour heads to Greensboro


August 19, 2015




Tournament: Wyndam Championship
Date: Aug. 20 - Aug. 23
Venue: Sedgefield Country Club
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina


The final stop of the PGA TOUR’s regular season is in Greensboro, North Carolina this week as the players tee it up at Sedgefield Country Club on Thursday afternoon. This tournament was first established in 1938 and has taken place at this venue for each of the previous seven seasons, as the players who are not currently in the top-125 of the FedEx Cup standings get a final attempt to make it into the playoffs.


The par-70, 7,130-yard course has given way to plenty of scoring since moving to Sedgefield as the venue has yielded a winning score of 14-under or better each season; including a tournament record aggregate score of 259 by Carl Pettersson in 2008. Plenty of non-American golfers have been able to take down the trophy here in the last seven years, with four of the winners being from outside of the United States. One of them won here last season as Camilo Villegas ended a four-year winning drought with a come-from-behind win; outlasting Bill Haas and Freddie Jacobson with a 63 on both Thursday and Sunday.


In the 2014 installment of the event, only one player (Sang-Moon Bae) moved into the top-125 with his performance here and plenty of men will be looking to do that once again this week. Scott Langley (126), S.J. Park (128), the aforementioned Villegas (129) and Ryo Ishikawa (130) stand the best chance of punching their ticket to the Barclays this week as they currently sit on the bubble.


On the other hand, there will be some big names attempting, but likely missing, to get to the playoffs as K.J. Choi (147), Martin Kaymer (149), Graeme McDowell (156), Ernie Els (170) and Tiger Woods (187) are long shots. The field will feature just one top-15 player from the Official World Golf Rankings in No. 12 Adam Scott and will have another eight from the top-30; including No. 16 Hideki Matsuyama, No. 17 Brooks Koepka, South African No. 20 Branden Grace and a couple of Europeans in No. 21 Martin Kaymer and No. 27 Paul Casey.


Many of these players are running hot after a solid showing at the PGA Championship last week where Grace and Koepka finished in the top-five and Kaymer, Brandt Snedeker and Billy Horschel grabbed top-25s.


With the playoffs just around the corner, let’s take a look at a few players who could do well this week.


Golfers to Bet


Brooks Koepka (14/1): Koepka has been steadily climbing up the OWGR rankings this year with tournament after tournament of strong results. He’s missed a mere one cut in 18 outings and has been near the top plenty with 12 top-25s, seven top-10s, a third and a victory in that time. Koepka has done no worse than 18th in his last six events and showed that he can ball with the best in the game at the PGA Championship where he tied for fifth and finished in the top-18 in his third consecutive major. He improved each day at Whistling Straits, finishing with a 66 on Sunday after putting 1.341 strokes better than the field. This Florida State University grad is dominant in nearly all facets of his game, ranking in the top-10 in driving distance (309 yards per, 7th on TOUR), strokes gained putting (0.695, 3rd on TOUR) and holes per eagle (68.8, 2nd on TOUR) which has led to an impressive scoring average of 69.572 (3rd on TOUR). Koepka is still behind the top players in the United States golf scene, but his name may be just as big as theirs very soon.


Webb Simpson (26/1): Simpson dropped out of the top-50 in the OWGR this past week after doing no better than 25th at any of his last four events. Despite his recent poor streak, he has made 15-of-18 (83%) cuts on the year and has four top-10s; including a runner-up finish at the Wells Fargo Championship. He is a frequent visitor to this venue and has been great in his last five attempts, putting up four top-11 performances and doing no worse than 22nd. In 2014, he tied for fifth when here after shooting three rounds of 67 or better and also took home the trophy in 2011; defeating runner-up George McNeill by three strokes with a score of 18-under-par. Simpson’s putting has been holding him back as he ranks 169th on TOUR in strokes gained putting while making up for it with 1.313 strokes gained from tee-to-green (7th on TOUR). This 30-year-old won’t stay away from the top of the leaderboard too long and should play well at a course where he is very comfortable.


Nick Watney (70/1): Watney has not had the best of seasons in 2015, making 15-of-24 cuts (62.5%), but has nearly made it into the top-50 of the FedEx Cup standings thanks to seven top-25s, three top-10s and a runner up finish. His second-place came at the AT&T National back in February as he narrowly missed grabbing his sixth career PGA TOUR victory. Watney is coming in on the heels of a solid showing at the PGA Championship last week, where after opening with a poor Thursday 78, shot 10-under-par in the next three days and ended with a score of four-under behind hitting 73.61% of greens in regulation. He hits the ball far enough (293.3 yards per, 67th on TOUR) and has managed to rank 51st in strokes gained from tee to green, so he has the ability to score on this course and should add to his top 25s by week’s end.


Boo Weekley (90/1): Weekley may not be one of the sexier names to pick, but for these odds he is actually a strong candidate to put up big numbers. Over the past three years he has made it to the weekend in 54-of-72 attempts (75%) and already has six top-10s, including a second and a third, in the 2015 campaign. This three-time PGA TOUR winner has made the cut in each of his last seven outings, ranking in the top-16 three times during that stretch, and showed he can still be competitive amongst the best last week when he tied for 37th at the PGA Championship behind a Saturday 65. Weekley may not have done too well in previous years at this course, but with his recent strong play and a top-50 ranking in both strokes gained from tee-to-green (39th) and ball striking (46th), getting to the weekend and being competitive is certainly possible.


Tim Clark (170/1): Clark has missed four of his past five cuts, but will be heading to the Barclays next week nonetheless thanks to his runner-up performance at the WGC-HSBC Champions event earlier in the season. He will look to get back on track at a course where he has plenty of success over the past few years, getting into the top-26 in both 2013 and 2014 and coming up just short with a second in 2013. That year he shot 16-under for the tournament and was an incredible six-under-par on the short holes, but could not keep up with Sergio Garcia who defeated him by two strokes. The 39-year-old South African has two victories and 13 career runner-ups, so he knows how to compete on the TOUR, and while his length off the tee (276.7 yards per) may hurt his chance at a victory, he is likely to have a nice showing and end his recent struggles.


Odds to win Wyndham Championship - per Sportsbook.ag


Brooks Koepka 14/1
Brandt Snedeker 15/1
Hideki Matsuyama 15/1
Branden Grace 19/1
Adam Scott 21/1
Bill Haas 24/1
Billy Horschel 24/1
Justin Thomas 24/1
Martin Kaymer 24/1
Paul Casey 26/1
Webb Simpson 26/1
Ryan Moore 30/1
Charl Schwartzel 35/1
Will Wilcox 35/1
Tiger Woods 45/1
Luke Donald 50/1
Carl Pettersson 55/1
Harris English 60/1
Cameron Smith 65/1
Jason Dufner 65/1
Brendon Todd 70/1
Nick Watney 70/1
Patrick Rodgers 70/1
Austin Cook 75/1
Russell Knox 75/1
Brian Harman 80/1
George Coetzee 80/1
Boo Weekley 90/1
Chad Campbell 90/1
Ollie Schniederjans 90/1
Ben Martin 100/1
Camilo Villegas 100/1
Charles Howell III 100/1
David Toms 100/1
Jonas Blixt 100/1
Daniel Summerhays 110/1
Colt Knost 120/1
Byeong Hun An 130/1
George McNeill 130/1
Jason Kokrak 130/1
Johnson Wagner 130/1
Ryo Ishikawa 130/1
Vaughn Taylor 130/1
Brendon de Jonge 140/1
Jerry Kelly 140/1
Daniel Berger 150/1
Scott Langley 150/1
Scott Pinckney 150/1
Sean OHair 160/1
Bryce Molder 170/1
Ricky Barnes 170/1
Stewart Cink 170/1
Tim Clark 170/1
Scott Brown 180/1
Chris Stroud 190/1
John Peterson 190/1
Jonathan Byrd 190/1
Martin Laird 190/1
Morgan Hoffmann 190/1
Tom Hoge 190/1
Brian Stuard 200/1
Ernie Els 200/1
Hudson Swafford 200/1
Whee Kim 200/1
William McGirt 200/1
Billy Hurley III 210/1
Steve Wheatcroft 210/1
Andres Gonzales 220/1
Brian Davis 220/1
Chesson Hadley 220/1
Jhonattan Vegas 220/1
K.J. Choi 220/1
Mark Wilson 220/1
Carlos Ortiz 230/1
J.J. Henry 230/1
Adam Hadwin 240/1
Jim Herman 240/1
Matt Every 240/1
Chez Reavie 250/1
John Huh 250/1
Jon Curran 250/1
Martin Flores 250/1
Robert Garrigus 250/1
Roberto Castro 250/1
Gonzalo Fdez Castano 300/1
Jason Gore 300/1
Kyle Reifers 300/1
Luke Guthrie 300/1
Alex Prugh 350/1
Bo Van Pelt 350/1
Chad Collins 350/1
Ken Duke 350/1
Lucas Glover 350/1
Michael Putnam 350/1
Michael Thompson 350/1
Zac Blair 350/1
Ben Crane 400/1
Derek Ernst 400/1
Derek Fathauer 400/1
Erik Compton 400/1
Jeff Overton 400/1
John Merrick 400/1
Justin Leonard 400/1
Kyle Stanley 400/1
Spencer Levin 400/1
Steven Alker 400/1
Tom Gillis 400/1
Vijay Singh 400/1
Aaron Baddeley 450/1
Alex Cejka 450/1
Blayne Barber 450/1
Cameron Percy 450/1
Charlie Beljan 450/1
Heath Slocum 450/1
Andrew Loupe 500/1
Andrew Putnam 500/1
Andrew Svoboda 500/1
Arjun Atwal 500/1
Ben Curtis 500/1
Bill Lunde 500/1
Brice Garnett 500/1
Byron Smith 500/1
Carlos Sainz Jr. 500/1
D.A. Points 500/1
Davis Love III 500/1
Dudley Hart 500/1
Eric Axley 500/1
Greg Chalmers 500/1
Jerry Haas 500/1
Jim Renner 500/1
Joe Affrunti 500/1
Jonathan Randolph 500/1
Josh Teater 500/1
Mark Hubbard 500/1
Max Homa 500/1
Neal Lancaster 500/1
Nicholas Thompson 500/1
Nick Taylor 500/1
Oscar Fraustro 500/1
Robert Allenby 500/1
Roger Sloan 500/1
Ryan Armour 500/1
S.J. Park 500/1
Sam Saunders 500/1
Scott Gardiner 500/1
Scott Verplank 500/1
Steve Flesch 500/1
Tim Wilkinson 500/1
Trevor Immelman 500/1
Troy Kelly 500/1
Tyrone Van Aswegen 500/1
Zack Sucher 500/1

 

[CNOTES]

At the Gate - Thursday


August 20, 2015




It was a bit of a chalky day on Wednesday at Saratoga, with the biggest winner of the day being American Creed, who returned $13.00 to win in the nightcap as our top pick.


We managed three winners on top and six recommended exactas: $13.80, $12.00, $14.80, $29.00, $28.20 and $56.50.


The feature on Thursday is the $100,000 Union Avenue for New York breds that drew a field of 10 fillies and mares that will go 6 ½ furlongs on the main track.


The 2-1 morning line favorite is the James Iselin trained Willet (2-1) who is making her first start since winning the state bred Interborough back in January on the inner track at the Big A.


The mare won the Union Avenue in 2013 and ran second in the race in 2012. She has landed in the exacta in five of her six trips over the Spa main track in her career.


Her price is going to end up on the light side so as you can see below I went with more value and made Sister Margaret my top pick. The Jimmy Jerkens trainee makes her stakes debut and second start off the layoff.


We have a big weekend coming up with three Breeders’ Cup Challenge ‘Win and You’re In” races at Del Mar including the $1 million Pacific Classic (G1).


Beholder is taking on the boys in the Pacific Classic and was installed as the 2-1 morning line favorite.


At Saratoga, we have the $600,000 Alabama (G1) on tap. The race drew a field of seven including four exiting the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) which was won by Curalina after I’m a Chatterbox was disqualified for interference in the stretch.


Here is today’s opening race from Saratoga to get the day off to a good start:

SAR Race 1 Clm $16,000N2L (1:00 ET)
4 Backwater 4-1
3 Pushme Pullyou 9-5
2 Weekend Score 6-1
6 Sambrook 5-2

Analysis: Backwater faded to finish a well beaten sixth last out in the slop in her first start against winners. She broke her maiden two back over a wet track at Belmont Park going a mile in a race washed off the grass for a $40,000 tag. There is not much early speed signed up to go here and this gal could be up front if Jara elects to send her. the jock has been frigid at the meeting (0 for 40) but it looks as if we should catch a fair price on this filly here.

Pushme Pullyou exits the same race as our top pick and she made a good late run to finish in the runner up spot. She did not show much in her first two starts against winners but those two trips came on grass. She broke her maiden over a fast main track sprinting but has some pedigree on the dam side to handle nine furlongs.

Wagering
WIN: #4 to win at 7-2 or better
EX: 3,4 / 2,3,4,6
TRI: 3,4 / 2,3,4,6 / 2,3,4,6,7

Today’s Featured Race of the Day from Saratoga:

SAR Race 9 The Union Avenue (5:26 ET)
9 Sister Margaret 8-1
7 Willet 2-1
10 Tricky Zippy 6-1
6 Atlantic's Smile 6-1

Analysis: Sister Margaret showed some talent last year winning three of her first four starts including a sharp win in the mud against state bred Alw-2 optional claimers where she drew away to win by six lengths. She hit the shelf and came back last out in a new barn with Gary Gullo and after saving ground early, she weakened to finish ninth against open Alw-1 foes in her first start off an eight-month layoff. She figures to be tighter second off the shelf and should get a good tracking trip sitting just off the pace. Decent value if she goes off near her 8-1 morning line.

Willet is making her first start since winning the Interborough on the inner track at the Big A back in January. The mare ran second in this race in '12 and then won it in '13. She has done some of her best running over the Spa main track (6-2-3-1). She has worked quickly for her return race for the James Iselin barn that is showing a 1 for 9 mark with runners coming back off a +180 day layoff dating back five years. She ran well last year at Belmont Park in a runner up finish in the state bred Dancing Renee off a seven month layoff. She popped a bullet work on Aug 6. The main knock is going to be the light price.

Tricky Zippy is coming off a sharp win against state bred Alw-2 optional claimers and now makes her first start since landing with Jimmy Jerkens who is 17% winners with newcomers to the barn. She has won three of her last four starts and owns solid early and mid pace numbers. With the outside draw she should get a good spot early in a race that could see a sharp early pace.

Wagering
WIN: #9 to win at 9-2 or better.
EX: 7,9 / 6,7,9,10
TRI: 7,9 / 6,7,9,10 / 2,6,7,9,10

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

Belmont Park
R4: #6 Our Independence 8-1
R5: #9 Bai Bai Baby 15-1
R9: #9 Sister Margaret 8-1

Good luck today!

 

[CNOTES]

Beholder 5-2 favorite for Pacific Classic


August 19, 2015


DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) Two-time Eclipse Award champion Beholder is the early 5-2 favorite for the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar, where she will try to become the first female to win the Grade 1 race.


Hall of Famer Gary Stevens will ride Beholder in the 1 1/4-mile race Saturday at the seaside track north of San Diego.


Beholder drew post position nine in the 10-horse field entered Wednesday. She is trained by Hall of Famer Richard Mandella, who also will saddle 9-2 second choice Catch a Flight.


Four other females have run in the Pacific Classic, with none finishing higher than Paseana's fifth place in 1992.

 

[CNOTES]

American Pharoah works at Del Mar


August 16, 2015


DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) Triple Crown champion American Pharoah worked a half-mile Sunday at Del Mar under the watchful eye of trainer Bob Baffert and owner Ahmed Zayat.


The 3-year-old colt was timed in 47.60 seconds under Martin Garcia, who rides American Pharoah in the mornings. It was his first official timed workout since winning the Haskell Invitational two weeks ago.


The track was closed for 10 minutes except for American Pharoah and horses set to run in next weekend's Pacific Classic.


''He went nice like he always does,'' Baffert said. ''I think this empty track allowed him to relax some. When he's got horses all around him, he gets keyed up.''


About 800 people were on hand to see American Pharoah, and they cheered as he came down the stretch.


Garcia said the colt was ''just cruising'' and he seems to be improving.


American Pharoah's next start has not been announced, although Zayat is considering the $1.25 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 29.


Zayat is aiming for American Pharoah to close out his racing career in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on Oct. 31.

 

[CNOTES]

Giants, Pirates meet at PNC


August 20, 2015




SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (65-55) at PITTSBURGH PIRATES (71-47)


First pitch: Thursday, 7:05 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Pittsburgh -125, San Francisco +115, Total: 8


In what could be a preview of a playoff matchup, the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates go head-to-head on Thursday night.


The Giants have struggled with consistency in 2015 and come into this one following wins in five of their last seven games. They needed the victories as they began the month of August going 4-7 with most of those games being played on the road.


After a four-game sweep of the Nationals to end last week, San Francisco could not take the Cardinals, losing 2-of-3 and were defeated in the rubber-match Wednesday 4-3 as the bullpen gave up two runs with the lead late in the game. SS Brandon Crawford (.272) is riding a career-high 13-game hitting streak in which he is 16-for-44 (.364) with eight doubles, seven RBIs and four runs.


On the other side of the diamond, the Pirates remain five games behind the Cardinals in the NL Central despite some recent solid play as they’ve gone 11-5 in the month of August. They come into this one with victories in six of the last seven games and in that time have outscored opponents 38-24 and were able to get the win in extra innings three times.


On Wednesday, they took down the Diamondbacks in the rubber-match of the series by a score of 4-1, knocking out 10 hits in the process. C Francisco Cervelli (.307) has seen his bat heat up recently and is 12-for-34 (.353) with three doubles, a homer, four RBIs and six runs in his last nine games played.


The starting pitchers for this important matchup will be RHP Jake Peavy (3-5, 4.18 ERA) for the visitors as he attempts to outduel RHP Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.36 ERA) of the host Pittsburgh group.


With Wednesday’s win on the road, the Giants pushed their record away from home to 31-30 (.508), but will have a difficult task ahead with these Pirates who have managed to post a 41-19 (.683) mark at PNC Park.


It will also be Pittsburgh that holds the advantage in the recent history between these clubs as they are 11-6 against San Francisco since the start of 2013; going 4-3 in the games at home during that time.


The Pirates were able to sweep the first series against this opponent earlier in the year when they were out west and outscored the Giants 16-9 over three contests.


Trends show that San Francisco is 74-47 (.612) with an on-base percentage of .310 or worse in its last 20 games over the past two seasons as Pittsburgh is 15-3 (.833) against NL West opponents on the year.


OF Nori Aoki (Concussion) will be activated for this game, but the Giants will still be without OFs Hunter Pence (Oblique), Angel Pagan (Knee) and 2B Joe Panik (Back) while SS Jody Mercer (Knee) and 3B Josh Harrison (Thumb) remain on the DL for the host Pirates.


Peavy is not the player he was at a younger age and injuries caught up to him once again this season as he has tallied a mere 10 starts up to this point. After pitching to a solid 3.73 ERA over 32 starts (202.2 IP) last year, he has seen his strikeouts drop to 6.6 K/9 while maintaining his control (2.6 BB/9) in 2015.


Despite the season not really going his way, his homers (0.96 HR/9) are at the lowest mark since 2011 and his FIP (fielder independent pitching) of 3.95 suggests that he is getting a little unlucky and should have better numbers as the season progresses. Peavy has a quality start in half (5) of his outings this year, but is coming off of a rough showing against the Nationals in which he allowed five runs on nine hits with two strikeouts (3 walks) over 5.2 frames in a winning effort.


He’s been successful over his eight career starts against the Pirates, going 5-2 (6-2 team record) with a 2.52 ERA (1.04 WHIP), but has not faced them since 2009. The only player who has double-digit at-bats against the veteran is 3B Aramis Ramirez and he is 7-for-30 (.233) with two doubles, a homer and two RBIs in the matchup. In limited at-bats, 1B Travis Ishikawa has tagged Peavy for four hits in eight at-bats with a solo homer.


The bullpen has gone 14-13 with a 3.27 ERA (1.18 WHIP) and is 32-for-41 (78%) in save opportunities. Santiago Casilla (3.70 ERA, 29 saves) has gone 29-for-34 (85%) in his save chances as he struggles with the long ball (1.09 HR/9).


After impressing the Pirates with a 3.26 ERA over 20 starts in 2013, Morton earned himself a chance at staying in the rotation and followed that season with another solid campaign (3.72 ERA) in 2014. His ERA has continued to rise this year though, and he is striking out just 6.4 batters per nine innings while giving up his most homers (0.91 HR/9) since 2010. Morton is a very successful groundball pitcher with the opposition hitting it on the ground 58.3% of the time, but unfortunately, when the ball gets up he is letting 15.5% of his flyballs go yard.


Pittsburgh has won in each of his last four outings and he is coming off a quality start (6.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 9 K) against the Mets. He’s had no issues when meeting with the Giants in his career, going 3-4 (4-7 team record) with a 2.84 ERA (1.25 WHIP), but struggled (5 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 K) in his last matchup with them in 2014. Many of the San Francisco players have had success against the righty with C Buster Posey (5-for-15, 2 doubles) leading the charge. The player who has struggled most with double-digit at-bats against Morton is SS Brandon Crawford, but even he is still a decent 3-for-11 with a double.


The Pirates have built one of the best bullpens in the league and the relievers have combined to go 24-13 with a 2.62 ERA (1.19 WHIP) and have managed to go 41-for-53 (77%) in saves. Mark Melancon (1.58 ERA, 38 saves) has been dominant thanks to leaving 82.2% of runners on base while forcing groundballs in 59.4% of his oppositions at-bats.

 

[CNOTES]

RECAPPING YESTERDAY'S ACTION:


MLB: 6 - 9 - 1


WNBA: 3 - 1 - 0


CFL: 0 - 0


NFL: 0 - 0 - 0



WNBA JUNE/ JULY RECORD/ AUGUST :


*****...............................20 - 21 - 2
DOUBLE PLAY....................45 - 37
TRIPLE PLAY......................23 - 16
SLAM DUNK.......................28 - 20


MLB RECORD FOR JUNE/JULY/AUGUST:


*****.............................106 - 128 - 1 .....................,........- 12.90
double play......................163 - 173 - 2 ..............................- 24.64
triple play........................87 - 78 - 2 .................................. - 11.32
grand slam......................95 - 94 - 4......................,............- 19.95
double grand slam.............12 - 12.......................................+ 0.00
.
CFL JUNE/JULY/ AUGUST RECORD:


SINGLE PLAY.................................1 - 1
DOUBLE PLAY................................8 - 14
TRIPLE PLAY..................................8 - 4
BLOW OUT.....................................4 - 3


NFL PRESEASON RECORD:


SINGLE PLAY..................................... 6 - 5
DOUBLE PLAY.................................... 5 - 6
TRIPLE PLAY ..................................... 1 - 4 - 1
BLOW OUT......................................... 1 - 0

 

[CNOTES]

Diamond Trends - Thursday


August 20, 2015




SU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Cubs are 12-0 since Jul 22, 2011 at home after a 5+ run loss and it is the first game of a series.


PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:


-- When Josh Tomlin starts the Indians are 0-11 SU against since Aug 24, 2011 after he did not walk a batter last start.


OU TREND OF THE DAY:


-- The Rays are 0-12 OU since Jul 29, 2007 as a dog after a loss in which they used 5+ pitchers and in the last game of a series.


CHOICE TREND:


-- The Indians are 0-14 since Sep 13, 2011 as a 140+ dog and it is the first game of the series and after an away game.


ACTIVE TRENDS:


-- The Marlins are 10-0 since Sep 3, 2010 in the first game of a series when seeking same season revenge for a walk-off loss.