Trend Report
JULY 3
9:00 PM
BRITISH COLUMBIA vs. SASKATCHEWAN
British Columbia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of British Columbia's last 12 games
Saskatchewan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Saskatchewan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia
JULY 3
9:00 PM
BRITISH COLUMBIA vs. SASKATCHEWAN
British Columbia is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of British Columbia's last 12 games
Saskatchewan is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia
Saskatchewan is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against British Columbia
CFL Week 1: Analysis and predictions
B.C. Lions (11-7 in 2008) vs Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-6 in 2008)
The Lions will miss defensive end Cam Wake and running back Stefan Logan, who both departed for the riches of the NFL. And that’s without mentioning the losses of tackle Rob Murphy, slotback Jason Clermont or linebacker Otis Floyd. But the Lions still have tremendous passing power and defensively they are still stronger than the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders are a squad who seem condemned to a year of misery, especially with many injuries at key positions for the start of this season. B.C. fans probably won’t have has many reasons to rejoice this season as in the past but at least they should celebrate a victory this week in Regina.
Prediction: B.C.
B.C. Lions (11-7 in 2008) vs Saskatchewan Roughriders (12-6 in 2008)
The Lions will miss defensive end Cam Wake and running back Stefan Logan, who both departed for the riches of the NFL. And that’s without mentioning the losses of tackle Rob Murphy, slotback Jason Clermont or linebacker Otis Floyd. But the Lions still have tremendous passing power and defensively they are still stronger than the Saskatchewan Roughriders. The Riders are a squad who seem condemned to a year of misery, especially with many injuries at key positions for the start of this season. B.C. fans probably won’t have has many reasons to rejoice this season as in the past but at least they should celebrate a victory this week in Regina.
Prediction: B.C.
CFL LONG SHEET
Friday, July 3
BRITISH COLUMBIA (0 - 0) at SASKATCHEWAN (0 - 0) - 7/3/2009, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 84-52 ATS (+26.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) as a home underdog of 3 points or less since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 36-16 ATS (+18.4 Units) in July games since 1996.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 4-4 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 5-3 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Friday, July 3
BRITISH COLUMBIA (0 - 0) at SASKATCHEWAN (0 - 0) - 7/3/2009, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SASKATCHEWAN is 84-52 ATS (+26.8 Units) as an underdog since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 12-2 ATS (+9.8 Units) as a home underdog of 3 points or less since 1996.
SASKATCHEWAN is 36-16 ATS (+18.4 Units) in July games since 1996.
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
SASKATCHEWAN is 4-4 against the spread versus BRITISH COLUMBIA over the last 3 seasons
BRITISH COLUMBIA is 5-3 straight up against SASKATCHEWAN over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Lady Luck: Today's WNBA best bets
Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream (-3.5, 164)
For the Mystics, there is no place like the road. Washington has been a force away from the MCI Center this season, tying Minnesota for the best road record in the league with an away mark of 3-2.
The reason for the team’s success on the road has been the play of its offense. The team has topped the 75-point plateau in four of its games in opponents’ gyms.
Pacing the Washington assault is guard Alana Beard, who averages 19.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. In a 77-71 win over Atlanta earlier this year, Beard dropped a game-high 27 points, making 11-of-13 free throws and 8-of-16 field goals.
Beard should give the Dream plenty of nightmares.
Pick: Washington +3.5
Chicago Sky at San Antonio Silver Stars (-6, 144.5)
It’s not often you see a 3-4 team a six-point favorite over a 6-3 squad in the hunt for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
But let me introduce you to the overachieving Chicago Sky. Taking advantage of a mediocre schedule and a 5-0 home record, the Sky’s overall mark masks a dreadful 1-3 road record and a suspect 4.5-point margin of victory.
Meantime, the Silver Stars record is deceiving, as star Becky Hammon (19.8 ppg) missed pair of losses competing for the Russian national team.
Her absence in those games is also another reason the team’s 70.4-point per game average is deceiving. Hammon might be a fake Russian, but the Silver Stars are for real.
Pick: Silver Stars -6
Washington Mystics at Atlanta Dream (-3.5, 164)
For the Mystics, there is no place like the road. Washington has been a force away from the MCI Center this season, tying Minnesota for the best road record in the league with an away mark of 3-2.
The reason for the team’s success on the road has been the play of its offense. The team has topped the 75-point plateau in four of its games in opponents’ gyms.
Pacing the Washington assault is guard Alana Beard, who averages 19.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. In a 77-71 win over Atlanta earlier this year, Beard dropped a game-high 27 points, making 11-of-13 free throws and 8-of-16 field goals.
Beard should give the Dream plenty of nightmares.
Pick: Washington +3.5
Chicago Sky at San Antonio Silver Stars (-6, 144.5)
It’s not often you see a 3-4 team a six-point favorite over a 6-3 squad in the hunt for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.
But let me introduce you to the overachieving Chicago Sky. Taking advantage of a mediocre schedule and a 5-0 home record, the Sky’s overall mark masks a dreadful 1-3 road record and a suspect 4.5-point margin of victory.
Meantime, the Silver Stars record is deceiving, as star Becky Hammon (19.8 ppg) missed pair of losses competing for the Russian national team.
Her absence in those games is also another reason the team’s 70.4-point per game average is deceiving. Hammon might be a fake Russian, but the Silver Stars are for real.
Pick: Silver Stars -6
Game of the Day: Rays at Rangers
Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers (+120, 10.5)
East vs. West
The Rays and Rangers will hook up for the first time this season in Arlington Friday.
Only a half-game separates them in the American League standings, with the Rays holding the slim lead.
Tampa Bay took six of nine meetings a year ago, including four out of six in Texas. The Rays are now 11-5 in the last 16 matchups in the series.
Pitching matchup
Game 1 matches Scott Kazmir against Tommy Hunter.
Kazmir made his first start since May 20 against Florida last Saturday. He was effective over five innings, giving up only four hits and two runs while striking out five and walking one.
The Rays left-hander was on a pitch count in that start, but should be able to work deeper into the ball game Friday.
Kazmir owns an ugly 7.28 ERA this season, but hasn't been nearly as shaky on the road, where he is 3-1 with an ERA just north of four.
In seven previous starts against the Rangers, Kazmir is undefeated. He helped the Rays go 3-0 against the Rangers last season, winning twice here in Texas.
Tommy Hunter's first taste of the big leagues was more sour than sweet.
In three starts with the Rangers last August, Hunter gave up six, five, and nine earned runs.
This year has gone much better for Hunter. In two starts this season, he has given up only five earned runs. The Rangers split those two games, defeating the A's 6-3 and losing to the Padres 2-0.
Not surprisingly, Hunter has never faced the Rays.
Home on the range
The Rangers continue to make hay at home, where they're eight games above .500 this season.
The road hasn't been nearly as kind as Texas has suffered 18 losses compared to 17 victories.
They should have plenty of confidence after posting back-to-back wins against the rival Angels earlier this week, but don't tell that to Hank Blalock.
“If you think one game is more important than another, that means you’re not trying to win against a team with a worse record,” Blalock told the media. “You’ve got to take every game as serious as you can because once it gets later in the year, you start thinking about the games you let slip away.”
Even though Kazmir has owned them in the past, they have hit well against lefties at home this season, to the tune of a collective .284 BA.
Rays on a roll
Things looked bleak for the defending AL champs back in May. Was their World Series run a fluke?
Since May 29, the Rays have looked every bit like the team that played into late October last season.
They're 21-9 over their last 30 games, pulling themselves within five games of the division leading Red Sox, and two-and-a-half games behind the Wild Card leading Yankees.
“We’re on a good roll right now,” Carl Crawford to reporters earlier this week. “Hopefully we can keep it up. We’re still climbing back up the standings. We’re just trying to get into a groove and stay there.”
They're still a losing club on the road at 18-23, but have won five of their last nine games away from Tropicana Field including back-to-back series wins in New York (Mets) and Toronto.
Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers (+120, 10.5)
East vs. West
The Rays and Rangers will hook up for the first time this season in Arlington Friday.
Only a half-game separates them in the American League standings, with the Rays holding the slim lead.
Tampa Bay took six of nine meetings a year ago, including four out of six in Texas. The Rays are now 11-5 in the last 16 matchups in the series.
Pitching matchup
Game 1 matches Scott Kazmir against Tommy Hunter.
Kazmir made his first start since May 20 against Florida last Saturday. He was effective over five innings, giving up only four hits and two runs while striking out five and walking one.
The Rays left-hander was on a pitch count in that start, but should be able to work deeper into the ball game Friday.
Kazmir owns an ugly 7.28 ERA this season, but hasn't been nearly as shaky on the road, where he is 3-1 with an ERA just north of four.
In seven previous starts against the Rangers, Kazmir is undefeated. He helped the Rays go 3-0 against the Rangers last season, winning twice here in Texas.
Tommy Hunter's first taste of the big leagues was more sour than sweet.
In three starts with the Rangers last August, Hunter gave up six, five, and nine earned runs.
This year has gone much better for Hunter. In two starts this season, he has given up only five earned runs. The Rangers split those two games, defeating the A's 6-3 and losing to the Padres 2-0.
Not surprisingly, Hunter has never faced the Rays.
Home on the range
The Rangers continue to make hay at home, where they're eight games above .500 this season.
The road hasn't been nearly as kind as Texas has suffered 18 losses compared to 17 victories.
They should have plenty of confidence after posting back-to-back wins against the rival Angels earlier this week, but don't tell that to Hank Blalock.
“If you think one game is more important than another, that means you’re not trying to win against a team with a worse record,” Blalock told the media. “You’ve got to take every game as serious as you can because once it gets later in the year, you start thinking about the games you let slip away.”
Even though Kazmir has owned them in the past, they have hit well against lefties at home this season, to the tune of a collective .284 BA.
Rays on a roll
Things looked bleak for the defending AL champs back in May. Was their World Series run a fluke?
Since May 29, the Rays have looked every bit like the team that played into late October last season.
They're 21-9 over their last 30 games, pulling themselves within five games of the division leading Red Sox, and two-and-a-half games behind the Wild Card leading Yankees.
“We’re on a good roll right now,” Carl Crawford to reporters earlier this week. “Hopefully we can keep it up. We’re still climbing back up the standings. We’re just trying to get into a groove and stay there.”
They're still a losing club on the road at 18-23, but have won five of their last nine games away from Tropicana Field including back-to-back series wins in New York (Mets) and Toronto.
Streaking and Slumping Pitchers
Streaking
Scott Kazmir (Tampa Bay Rays)
You’d think a pitcher who has allowed at least seven earned runs in two of his past three starts wouldn’t be featured under streaking. But those two debacles were last month before the Rays ace went on the DL.
In his first start back on June 27, he struck out five and allowed only two runs in five innings of a 3-2 win over the Marlins. More importantly, Kazmir, who has struggled with control problems this season, walked only one batter.
"The repetition of his delivery, I really like that a lot," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon told the Associated Press. "I just thought he had a better feeling that if he needed to throw a strike he could, whereas in the past I don't think he necessarily had that feeling."
Zack Greinke (Kansas City Royals)
The early AL Cy Young favorite fell back to earth after several pedestrian starts to begin the month, but Greinke appears to be heating up with the weather.
Greinke yielded a combined 12 earned runs in his first three starts of the month and appeared to be reverting back to the form that had kept him off most casual fans’ radar the past few seasons. But after giving up only one run over eight innings in a win against Houston on June 23, he built on the strong showing by allowing just two runs in 6 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh last week.
"He's got a fastball that he can throw from 93 [mph] and he can hump it up to close to 100 if he wants to," Detroit's Brandon Inge told the Associated Press. "He has a sinker if he wants to throw it. He has a changeup. The fun part comes when he has a slow curve and he can make it a little faster."
Slumping
Ross Detwiler (Washington Nationals)
The 23-year-old left-hander suffered from a huge problem in June – keeping runners off base.
In 29 2-3 innings last month, Detwiler allowed a staggering 36 hits to go along with 12 walks. Those numbers are a strong reflection of why he has struggled to an 0-4 record with a 5.24 ERA. And his last start did nothing to inspire confidence, as he yielded five runs in five innings of an 11-1 loss to the Orioles.
"I was Terrible. I left the ball up all game,” Detwiler told the Associated Press. “That's why they had nine hits and were hitting it hard all night."
Jeff Suppan (Milwaukee Brewers)
The Brew Crew’s right-hander is need of a break, but don’t look for the Chicago Cubs to cut him any slack.
Suppan (5-6, 4.86 ERA) has a mediocre fastball and relies on location and making hitters out-think themselves. Instead, they have been out-thinking him. The hurler has gotten tagged in each of his past three starts, yielding a combined 12 earned runs in 16 2-3 innings.
And facing the Cubs only makes things harder. Two of Suppan’s losses have come against Chicago. In those defeats he combined to allow eight runs and walked eight batters in just 9 2-3 innings.
Streaking
Scott Kazmir (Tampa Bay Rays)
You’d think a pitcher who has allowed at least seven earned runs in two of his past three starts wouldn’t be featured under streaking. But those two debacles were last month before the Rays ace went on the DL.
In his first start back on June 27, he struck out five and allowed only two runs in five innings of a 3-2 win over the Marlins. More importantly, Kazmir, who has struggled with control problems this season, walked only one batter.
"The repetition of his delivery, I really like that a lot," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon told the Associated Press. "I just thought he had a better feeling that if he needed to throw a strike he could, whereas in the past I don't think he necessarily had that feeling."
Zack Greinke (Kansas City Royals)
The early AL Cy Young favorite fell back to earth after several pedestrian starts to begin the month, but Greinke appears to be heating up with the weather.
Greinke yielded a combined 12 earned runs in his first three starts of the month and appeared to be reverting back to the form that had kept him off most casual fans’ radar the past few seasons. But after giving up only one run over eight innings in a win against Houston on June 23, he built on the strong showing by allowing just two runs in 6 1-3 innings in a 3-2 win over Pittsburgh last week.
"He's got a fastball that he can throw from 93 [mph] and he can hump it up to close to 100 if he wants to," Detroit's Brandon Inge told the Associated Press. "He has a sinker if he wants to throw it. He has a changeup. The fun part comes when he has a slow curve and he can make it a little faster."
Slumping
Ross Detwiler (Washington Nationals)
The 23-year-old left-hander suffered from a huge problem in June – keeping runners off base.
In 29 2-3 innings last month, Detwiler allowed a staggering 36 hits to go along with 12 walks. Those numbers are a strong reflection of why he has struggled to an 0-4 record with a 5.24 ERA. And his last start did nothing to inspire confidence, as he yielded five runs in five innings of an 11-1 loss to the Orioles.
"I was Terrible. I left the ball up all game,” Detwiler told the Associated Press. “That's why they had nine hits and were hitting it hard all night."
Jeff Suppan (Milwaukee Brewers)
The Brew Crew’s right-hander is need of a break, but don’t look for the Chicago Cubs to cut him any slack.
Suppan (5-6, 4.86 ERA) has a mediocre fastball and relies on location and making hitters out-think themselves. Instead, they have been out-thinking him. The hurler has gotten tagged in each of his past three starts, yielding a combined 12 earned runs in 16 2-3 innings.
And facing the Cubs only makes things harder. Two of Suppan’s losses have come against Chicago. In those defeats he combined to allow eight runs and walked eight batters in just 9 2-3 innings.
Hot Lines: Today's best MLB bets
Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels (-147, 10)
Road games in the American League West have been nothing but hell for the Orioles this season.
Baltimore is one of the top hitting clubs in the majors at home this season, but has struggled to generate much of any offense away from Camden Yards, let alone on the road. The Orioles are 3-6 in AL West road games and dropped their only two games against the Angels earlier this season back in Charm City.
But then again, Baltimore hasn’t been able to beat anybody on the road, as its 11-23 road mark is easily the second-worst in all of baseball. Not even a rusty Ervin Santana taking the mound for the Angels will be enough to help the birds.
Pick: Angels
Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox (-114, 8.5)
Fans at Fenway Park will expect to see plenty of fireworks this weekend, but they shouldn’t get their hopes up about seeing the scoreboard light up Friday.
The Red Sox have an over/under record of 13-18-4 at home this season and Seattle has struggled to score runs away from the Pacific Northwest. The Mariners are a meager 15-25-1 over/under this year on the road. When the teams met in Seattle in May, they averaged just over a combined seven runs a game and went 2-0-1 o/u in the three-game set.
Add into the equation Mariners’ ace Felix Hernandez is expected to duel Red Sox standout Tim Wakefield, and most hitters will be lucky just to make contact.
Pick: Under 8.5
Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Angels (-147, 10)
Road games in the American League West have been nothing but hell for the Orioles this season.
Baltimore is one of the top hitting clubs in the majors at home this season, but has struggled to generate much of any offense away from Camden Yards, let alone on the road. The Orioles are 3-6 in AL West road games and dropped their only two games against the Angels earlier this season back in Charm City.
But then again, Baltimore hasn’t been able to beat anybody on the road, as its 11-23 road mark is easily the second-worst in all of baseball. Not even a rusty Ervin Santana taking the mound for the Angels will be enough to help the birds.
Pick: Angels
Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox (-114, 8.5)
Fans at Fenway Park will expect to see plenty of fireworks this weekend, but they shouldn’t get their hopes up about seeing the scoreboard light up Friday.
The Red Sox have an over/under record of 13-18-4 at home this season and Seattle has struggled to score runs away from the Pacific Northwest. The Mariners are a meager 15-25-1 over/under this year on the road. When the teams met in Seattle in May, they averaged just over a combined seven runs a game and went 2-0-1 o/u in the three-game set.
Add into the equation Mariners’ ace Felix Hernandez is expected to duel Red Sox standout Tim Wakefield, and most hitters will be lucky just to make contact.
Pick: Under 8.5
MLB WRITE-UP
Friday, July 3
Hot Pitchers
-- Cubs are 7-1 with Zambrano if they score two or more runs.
-- Kawakami is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
-- Scherzer has a 2.03 RA in his seven road starts.
-- Gaudin is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts (3 walks, 20 strikeouts).
-- Paulino has a 2.45 RA n his last three starts. Sadowski shut out the Brewers for six innings in his first major league start, at Milwaukee.
-- Burnett is 2-1, 0.89 in his last three starts.
-- Oakland won four of Cahill's last five starts. Huff is 3-1, 4.75 in his last five starts.
-- FHernandez is 2-0, 1.22 in his last five starts. Red Sox are 7-0 at Fenway when Wakefield starts.
-- Danks is 2-2, 1.91 in his last four starts (Chi 5-2 in his road starts). Greinke is 2-0, 1.88 in his last couple starts.
-- Minnesota won Slowey's last seven home starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Suppan is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts, but Milwaukee won seven of his last eight road starts.
-- Volstad is 1-4, 6.29 in his last six starts. Morton is 0-1, 4.09 in his three starts for the Pirates.
-- Detwiler is 0-4, 5.44 in eight starts this season.
-- LHernandez is 0-2, 4.79 in his last four starts. Lopez was 5-4, 3.91 in his 13 starts at AAA this year; he is 65-65, 4.80 in 161 big league starts, but the last one was two years ago.
-- Pineiro is 2-9, 4.44 in his last eleven starts.
-- Bailey has an 8.68 RA in two starts this season.
-- de la Rosa has a 12.12 RA in his last four home starts.
-- Kuroda is 1-3, 5.47 in his last four starts.
-- Tallet is 1-2, 6.20 in his last four starts.
-- Kazmir is 1-3, 10.61 in his last six starts. Hunter allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first '09 start, a 6-3 win vs. Oakland.
-- French was 4-4, 2.98 in 13 starts at AAA.
-- DHernandez is 1-2, 4.86 in his first three big league starts. Santana is 1-3, 7.86 in his last give starts.
Hot Teams
-- Cubs won three of their last four games. Brewers won five of seven.
-- Marlins won their last eight home games.
-- Braves won their last four games, allowing eight runs.
-- Reds won four of their last five games.
-- Rockies won ten of their last twelve home games.
-- Dodgers were 29-21 without Manny; are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
-- Giants are 12-4 in their last 16 home games. Astros won six of their last eight games.
-- Bronx Bombers won seven of their last eight games.
-- Red Sox won eight of their last eleven games. Seattle is 10-5 in its last fifteen games, but 2-9 in last eleven road series openers.
-- Rays won nine of their last eleven games.
-- White Sox won their last six road games.
-- Twins won five of their last seven games.
-- Angels won eight of their last eleven home games.
Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 13 of their last 19 road games.
-- Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mets are 7-19 in their last 26 road games. Phillies lost 14 of their last 18 games overall.
-- Cardinals lost seven of last eight road series openers.
-- Arizona lost five of its last six road games.
-- Padres lost 12 of their last 17 home games.
-- Blue Jays lost four of their last five games.
-- Indians lost their last five games, scoring 11 runs. A's are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
-- Rangers lost eight of last nine when they scored less than nine runs.
-- Royals lost five of their last seven games.
-- Detroit lost eight of its last eleven road games.
-- Orioles lost four of their last five games.
Totals
-- Four of last five games at Wrigley went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Florida home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Atlanta road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in Mets' last eight road games.
-- Seven of last eight Cincinnati home games stayed under the total.
-- Last six Arizona road games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Dodger games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Houston road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 15-7 in Toronto's last 22 road games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Cleveland's last five games.
-- Under is 11-3-1 in last fifteen games at Fenway Park.
-- Seven of last nine Tampa Bay road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of White Sox' last five road games stayed under the total.
-- Detroit's last five road games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Santana starts went over the total.
Friday, July 3
Hot Pitchers
-- Cubs are 7-1 with Zambrano if they score two or more runs.
-- Kawakami is 1-0, 2.57 in his last three starts.
-- Scherzer has a 2.03 RA in his seven road starts.
-- Gaudin is 2-0, 1.20 in his last two starts (3 walks, 20 strikeouts).
-- Paulino has a 2.45 RA n his last three starts. Sadowski shut out the Brewers for six innings in his first major league start, at Milwaukee.
-- Burnett is 2-1, 0.89 in his last three starts.
-- Oakland won four of Cahill's last five starts. Huff is 3-1, 4.75 in his last five starts.
-- FHernandez is 2-0, 1.22 in his last five starts. Red Sox are 7-0 at Fenway when Wakefield starts.
-- Danks is 2-2, 1.91 in his last four starts (Chi 5-2 in his road starts). Greinke is 2-0, 1.88 in his last couple starts.
-- Minnesota won Slowey's last seven home starts.
Cold Pitchers
-- Suppan is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts, but Milwaukee won seven of his last eight road starts.
-- Volstad is 1-4, 6.29 in his last six starts. Morton is 0-1, 4.09 in his three starts for the Pirates.
-- Detwiler is 0-4, 5.44 in eight starts this season.
-- LHernandez is 0-2, 4.79 in his last four starts. Lopez was 5-4, 3.91 in his 13 starts at AAA this year; he is 65-65, 4.80 in 161 big league starts, but the last one was two years ago.
-- Pineiro is 2-9, 4.44 in his last eleven starts.
-- Bailey has an 8.68 RA in two starts this season.
-- de la Rosa has a 12.12 RA in his last four home starts.
-- Kuroda is 1-3, 5.47 in his last four starts.
-- Tallet is 1-2, 6.20 in his last four starts.
-- Kazmir is 1-3, 10.61 in his last six starts. Hunter allowed three runs in 5.1 IP in his first '09 start, a 6-3 win vs. Oakland.
-- French was 4-4, 2.98 in 13 starts at AAA.
-- DHernandez is 1-2, 4.86 in his first three big league starts. Santana is 1-3, 7.86 in his last give starts.
Hot Teams
-- Cubs won three of their last four games. Brewers won five of seven.
-- Marlins won their last eight home games.
-- Braves won their last four games, allowing eight runs.
-- Reds won four of their last five games.
-- Rockies won ten of their last twelve home games.
-- Dodgers were 29-21 without Manny; are 6-6 in last 12 road games.
-- Giants are 12-4 in their last 16 home games. Astros won six of their last eight games.
-- Bronx Bombers won seven of their last eight games.
-- Red Sox won eight of their last eleven games. Seattle is 10-5 in its last fifteen games, but 2-9 in last eleven road series openers.
-- Rays won nine of their last eleven games.
-- White Sox won their last six road games.
-- Twins won five of their last seven games.
-- Angels won eight of their last eleven home games.
Cold Teams
-- Pirates lost 13 of their last 19 road games.
-- Nationals lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mets are 7-19 in their last 26 road games. Phillies lost 14 of their last 18 games overall.
-- Cardinals lost seven of last eight road series openers.
-- Arizona lost five of its last six road games.
-- Padres lost 12 of their last 17 home games.
-- Blue Jays lost four of their last five games.
-- Indians lost their last five games, scoring 11 runs. A's are 6-12 in their last 18 games.
-- Rangers lost eight of last nine when they scored less than nine runs.
-- Royals lost five of their last seven games.
-- Detroit lost eight of its last eleven road games.
-- Orioles lost four of their last five games.
Totals
-- Four of last five games at Wrigley went over the total.
-- Five of last seven Florida home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Atlanta road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in Mets' last eight road games.
-- Seven of last eight Cincinnati home games stayed under the total.
-- Last six Arizona road games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Dodger games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Houston road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 15-7 in Toronto's last 22 road games.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Cleveland's last five games.
-- Under is 11-3-1 in last fifteen games at Fenway Park.
-- Seven of last nine Tampa Bay road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of White Sox' last five road games stayed under the total.
-- Detroit's last five road games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four Santana starts went over the total.
Trend Report
1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
2:20 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games
7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
7:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. CLEVELAND
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
7:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. FLORIDA
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
7:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. BOSTON
Seattle is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Seattle
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
7:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CINCINNATI
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
8:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TEXAS
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Texas's last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Texas's last 24 games
8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
10:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. LA ANGELS
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Baltimore
10:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
10:15 PM
HOUSTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Houston is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
1:05 PM
TORONTO vs. NY YANKEES
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
NY Yankees are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Toronto
2:20 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CHI CUBS
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
7:05 PM
ATLANTA vs. WASHINGTON
Atlanta is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games
7:05 PM
NY METS vs. PHILADELPHIA
NY Mets are 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
NY Mets are 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 3-12 SU in its last 15 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
7:05 PM
OAKLAND vs. CLEVELAND
Oakland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
7:10 PM
PITTSBURGH vs. FLORIDA
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Florida
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Florida is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
7:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. BOSTON
Seattle is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Boston is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games when playing at home against Seattle
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Seattle
7:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CINCINNATI
St. Louis is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of St. Louis's last 11 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
8:05 PM
TAMPA BAY vs. TEXAS
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Texas's last 16 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Texas's last 24 games
8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. COLORADO
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Arizona is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Colorado
Colorado is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
8:10 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. KANSAS CITY
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Kansas City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
8:10 PM
DETROIT vs. MINNESOTA
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Detroit is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
Minnesota is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
10:05 PM
BALTIMORE vs. LA ANGELS
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Baltimore
LA Angels are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Baltimore
10:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
LA Dodgers are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing San Diego
San Diego is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games
San Diego is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
10:15 PM
HOUSTON vs. SAN FRANCISCO
Houston is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Francisco
San Francisco is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
WNBA LONG SHEET
Friday, July 3
WASHINGTON (5 - 3) at ATLANTA (4 - 6) - 7/3/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 164-211 ATS (-68.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 100-134 ATS (-47.4 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 41-62 ATS (-27.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
ATLANTA is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CHICAGO (6 - 3) at SAN ANTONIO (3 - 4) - 7/3/2009, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games on Friday since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Friday, July 3
WASHINGTON (5 - 3) at ATLANTA (4 - 6) - 7/3/2009, 7:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 164-211 ATS (-68.1 Units) in all games since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 100-134 ATS (-47.4 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 41-62 ATS (-27.2 Units) in road games revenging a loss versus opponent since 1997.
WASHINGTON is 26-45 ATS (-23.5 Units) off an upset win as an underdog since 1997.
ATLANTA is 7-16 ATS (-10.6 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 4-15 ATS (-12.5 Units) in home games after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) in home games after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 4-1 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
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CHICAGO (6 - 3) at SAN ANTONIO (3 - 4) - 7/3/2009, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in road games on Friday since 1997.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 2-2 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Dave Cokin
(909) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
(910) CINCINNATI REDS
Take "(909) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS"
Homer Bailey walked the proverbial tightrope in his first start back in the bigs. In fairness, he was a little hamstrung by Tim McClelland's ultra-tight strike zone. But Bailey is going to have to show that he can control his pitch count and throw strikes if he's going to win at this level. Joel Pineiro usually keeps his team in the game, and I'm going to have to look the Cardinals way to get the best of the Reds tonight.
(909) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
(910) CINCINNATI REDS
Take "(909) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS"
Homer Bailey walked the proverbial tightrope in his first start back in the bigs. In fairness, he was a little hamstrung by Tim McClelland's ultra-tight strike zone. But Bailey is going to have to show that he can control his pitch count and throw strikes if he's going to win at this level. Joel Pineiro usually keeps his team in the game, and I'm going to have to look the Cardinals way to get the best of the Reds tonight.
Jim Feist
(911) ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
(912) COLORADO ROCKIES
Take "Under"
You know the drill with Coors Field: You want to have ground ball or strikeout pitchers in this high altitude park. For this game, a light hitting Arizona offense comes to town, plus two excellent strikeout pitchers. Arizona's young Max Scherzer has fanned 83 in 83 innings and has a strong 3.67 ERA. But the offense has scored 3 runs or fewer in 7 of the last 12 games. Colorado lefty Jorge De La Rosa has fanned 87 in 81 innings. Colorado's defense is strong, like their pennant winning team of 2007, and they are on a 7-3 run under the total. Play the D-Backs/Rockies Under the total.
(911) ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
(912) COLORADO ROCKIES
Take "Under"
You know the drill with Coors Field: You want to have ground ball or strikeout pitchers in this high altitude park. For this game, a light hitting Arizona offense comes to town, plus two excellent strikeout pitchers. Arizona's young Max Scherzer has fanned 83 in 83 innings and has a strong 3.67 ERA. But the offense has scored 3 runs or fewer in 7 of the last 12 games. Colorado lefty Jorge De La Rosa has fanned 87 in 81 innings. Colorado's defense is strong, like their pennant winning team of 2007, and they are on a 7-3 run under the total. Play the D-Backs/Rockies Under the total.
Bob Harvey
Los Angeles Angels (-147)
Fri Jul 3 '09 10:05p
The last place Baltimore Orioles continue to struggle on the road. The Birds are now 11-24 away from Camden Yards following a 5-2 loss to the Angels on Thursday night.
Just about everywhere you look the numbers are bad for Baltimore. They’re 0-3 against the Halos this season and 7-21 in the last 28 meetings. The Orioles are just 3-7 in their last ten outings and are hitting just .236 on the road while posting an ERA of 6.01 as a visitor.
Tonight Baltimore will face Ervin Santana who has had two stints on the DL this season. It’s amazing how things can change in a year. In 2008 Santana was a member of the AL All-Star team. This season he’s had more stints on the disabled list than he has wins. Santana has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 23rd. He experienced stiffness in his throwing arm following a start in Tampa Bay. He’ll take the mound this evening with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 7.47 in six starts.
The Orioles will counter with David Hernandez who is 1-2 on the season with a 4.19 ERA. In his last three starts he’s had as many walks as strikeouts and his ERA is just a smidge under 5.
After a slow start with the bats, the Angels have come to life offensively. Los Halos have scored 34 runs in their last five games and Bobby Abreu has been a big reason for the increased production. Abreu, who homered twice on Thursday night, has driven in 27 runs since the start of June. The only hitter in the Al who has matched Abreu’s production is teammate Juan Rivera.
The Angels have somehow kept things together in a season where lesser teams would have unraveled. Even with a rusty Santana on the mound tonight, I like the Angels to keep things rolling.
Los Angeles Angels (-147)
Fri Jul 3 '09 10:05p
The last place Baltimore Orioles continue to struggle on the road. The Birds are now 11-24 away from Camden Yards following a 5-2 loss to the Angels on Thursday night.
Just about everywhere you look the numbers are bad for Baltimore. They’re 0-3 against the Halos this season and 7-21 in the last 28 meetings. The Orioles are just 3-7 in their last ten outings and are hitting just .236 on the road while posting an ERA of 6.01 as a visitor.
Tonight Baltimore will face Ervin Santana who has had two stints on the DL this season. It’s amazing how things can change in a year. In 2008 Santana was a member of the AL All-Star team. This season he’s had more stints on the disabled list than he has wins. Santana has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 23rd. He experienced stiffness in his throwing arm following a start in Tampa Bay. He’ll take the mound this evening with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 7.47 in six starts.
The Orioles will counter with David Hernandez who is 1-2 on the season with a 4.19 ERA. In his last three starts he’s had as many walks as strikeouts and his ERA is just a smidge under 5.
After a slow start with the bats, the Angels have come to life offensively. Los Halos have scored 34 runs in their last five games and Bobby Abreu has been a big reason for the increased production. Abreu, who homered twice on Thursday night, has driven in 27 runs since the start of June. The only hitter in the Al who has matched Abreu’s production is teammate Juan Rivera.
The Angels have somehow kept things together in a season where lesser teams would have unraveled. Even with a rusty Santana on the mound tonight, I like the Angels to keep things rolling.
Steve Merril
Colorado Rockies (-125)
Fri Jul 3 '09 8:10p
Bonus Play
The Rockies return home to host Arizona after a nine game road trip thru California. Going for the Rockies is Jorge De La Rosa who is 4-7 with a 5.64 ERA this season. De La Rosa is coming off a solid effort in Oakland going six innings and giving up two runs on five hits, while striking out five and walking only two hitters. De La Rosa is 1-2 with a 3.08 ERA all time against Arizona, having lost to them 2-0 in April on the road. In that game he gave up just two runs and six hits in 6.7 innings pitched. Arizona hits .224 against De La Rosa with Chris Snyder (2-11), Stephen Drew (2-10), Chris Young (2-9), Chad Tracy (1-6) and Mark Reynolds (1-6) struggling the most. Arizona is 8-14 against lefties this season averaging just 3.6 runs per game and hitting only .224.
Arizona will send Max Scherzer to the hill where he's 5-5 with a 3.67 ERA. In his last three starts he's given up 7 earned runs in 16.3 innings pitched going 2-1 in that span. He's faced Colorado once losing 3-2 to them in Colorado. In that game he gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings. Garrett Atkins (2-3), Clint Barmes (1-3), Chris Ianetta (1-3) and Brad Hawpe (1-2) had the most success against him in that game. At home Colorado averages 5.8 runs per game and hit .279 as a team. The Rockies are also a fantastic 21-5 SU in their past 26 games.
Colorado Rockies (-125)
Fri Jul 3 '09 8:10p
Bonus Play
The Rockies return home to host Arizona after a nine game road trip thru California. Going for the Rockies is Jorge De La Rosa who is 4-7 with a 5.64 ERA this season. De La Rosa is coming off a solid effort in Oakland going six innings and giving up two runs on five hits, while striking out five and walking only two hitters. De La Rosa is 1-2 with a 3.08 ERA all time against Arizona, having lost to them 2-0 in April on the road. In that game he gave up just two runs and six hits in 6.7 innings pitched. Arizona hits .224 against De La Rosa with Chris Snyder (2-11), Stephen Drew (2-10), Chris Young (2-9), Chad Tracy (1-6) and Mark Reynolds (1-6) struggling the most. Arizona is 8-14 against lefties this season averaging just 3.6 runs per game and hitting only .224.
Arizona will send Max Scherzer to the hill where he's 5-5 with a 3.67 ERA. In his last three starts he's given up 7 earned runs in 16.3 innings pitched going 2-1 in that span. He's faced Colorado once losing 3-2 to them in Colorado. In that game he gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings. Garrett Atkins (2-3), Clint Barmes (1-3), Chris Ianetta (1-3) and Brad Hawpe (1-2) had the most success against him in that game. At home Colorado averages 5.8 runs per game and hit .279 as a team. The Rockies are also a fantastic 21-5 SU in their past 26 games.
