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I agree. Appears to be a big pitching advantage for the cards.

One of these days I am going to give this live betting a shot. Have not done it yet.

NY Yankees -120

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YANKEES

JACK JONES

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MLB | May 22 '13 (7:05p)
Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs
+125 at SIA
15* MLB Wednesday Undervalued Underdog on Chicago Cubs +125

The Chicago Cubs get the nod Wednesday at an excellent price against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Francisco Liriano is getting way too much respect here, while Jeff Samardzija is once again being undervalued.

I have no doubt that Samardzija is the better starter in this one folks. Chicago's ace has been solid this season, posting a 3.49 ERA and 1.200 WHIP with 64 strikeouts over 56 2/3 innings.

Sure, Liriano has pitched well, but he has only made two starts this season. His 1.64 ERA through those two starts is a little misleading because he was able to get out of trouble. He put plenty of runners on base with his 1.545 WHIP, allowing 17 base runners over 11 innings.

Samardzija owns the Pirates, going 3-0 with a 0.72 ERA and 0.400 WHIP in three starts having never lost. He has allowed just two earned runs and 10 base runners over 25 innings while striking out 23. Roll with the Cubs Wednesday.
MLB | May 22 '13 (7:05p)
Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers
-1½+119 at 5dimes
15* MLB Wednesday No-Doubt Rout on Detroit Tigers -1.5 (+119)

Justin Verlander just lost to Ubaldo Jimenez and the Cleveland Indians on May 11th at home by a final of 6-7. I look for Verlander to come back extra motivated tonight to get revenge on Jimenez and company.

Verlander has gone 4-4 with a 3.17 ERA and 1.296 WHIP through nine starts this season. Jimenez has gone 3-2 with a 5.31 ERA in eight starts, including 1-2 with a 9.72 ERA in four home starts. Jimenez is also 5-7 with a 5.12 ERA in 14 career starts against Detroit.

Detroit is 45-28 against the run line (+20.9 Units) after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games over the last 3 seasons. I look for Verlander to match Max Scherzer's gem last night en route to a 5-1 Detroit victory. Take the Tigers on the Run Line Wednesday.
MLB | May 22 '13 (8:10p)
Kansas City Royals vs Houston Astros Kansas City Royals
-1½-120 at 5dimes
15* MLB Run Line PLAY OF THE DAY on Kansas City Royals -1.5 (-120)

The Kansas City Royals are looking to get back on track in this series with the lowly Houston Astros. They had lost four straight after a Game 1 loss, but they bounced back with a 7-3 victory last night.

I like the Royals' chances of a two-plus run triumph once again tonight given the massive edge they have on the mound. James Shields looks to continue his dominance while outdueling Jordan Lyles.

Shields has posted a 2.45 ERA and a 0.955 WHIP through nine starts this season, including a 1.50 ERA and 0.792 WHIP in his last three. Lyles has gone 1-1 with a 6.63 ERA and 1.737 WHIP in four starts, including 1-1 with an 8.36 ERA and 1.929 WHIP in three home starts.

Houston is 25-86 (-38.9 Units) against the money line as an underdog of +150 or more over the last 2 seasons. It is losing by 2.4 runs/game in this spot. Lyles is 9-32 (-17.5 Units) against the money line as an underdog of +100 or higher over the last 3 seasons. He is losing by 2.5 runs/game in this spot. Bet the Royals on the Run Line Wednesday.

Scott Spreitzer MLB Total Wed, 05/22/13 - 7:05 PM
double-dime bet 974 ANA / 973 SEA - UNDER 8.5

Analysis: I'm playing the Under between the Mariners & Angels on Wednesday.
One of the toughest situations in all of baseball occurs in Anaheim today. First pitch between the Mainers & Angels is at 4:05 PM local (pacific) time. The way Angel Stadium is configured, the way the sun and shadows "play-out" between 4:05 PM and roughly 6 PM PT makes for a difficult time at the plate. Both teams are in poor scoring situations as it is. The Mariners enter on a 9-3-3 Under run against southpaws and will face lefty C.J. Wilson. They're 4-0 to the Under when Maurer faces AL West opponents. And it certainly doesn't hurt to have an "Under" home plate umpire (Victor Carapazza) behind the plate. I'm playing the Under between the Mariners & Angels on Wednesday. Thanks! GL! Scott Spreitzer.

Allen Eastman

4-Unit Play. Take #960 Pittsburgh (-130) over Chicago Cubs (7 p.m., Wednesday, May 22)

I am going with the Pirates again in this one. i cashed in with them yesterday and want to do the same thing today. This is a big series for the Pirates and they hate the Cubs. And I think that Francisco Liriano will continue his strong pitching. He is 2-0 in his two starts for them and looks good. Last night was a deflating loss for the Cubs. Their bullpen is terrible. They gave up a late lead and that could carry over into today's game. The Pirates have won six of seven and they are a hot team right now. This team plays great at home and I think that they will get the job done again.

Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Seattle at Los Angeles Angels (7:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Los Angeles Angels -1.5 runs +110 (runline)

The Los Angeles Angels are in familiar territory as they started slow last year, and have done so again this season. Signs of change are blowing in the wind, as the Angels' bats appear to be catching up to the talent they possess. The Halos have won three straight on the strength of 30 runs, and look to closeout the Mariners here tonight. The Ms are in a team-wide slump at 0-5 in their last five, having been shutout twice, and getting beat by a combined 39-17 score. One area that the Angels have shined is at home vs. a losing team, where they are 12-4 in their last 16. These teams are heading in opposite directions for now, so play the Angels on the runline.

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, May 22

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CINCINNATI (28 - 18) at NY METS (17 - 26) - 1:10 PM
MAT LATOS (R) vs. MATT HARVEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 627-697 (+59.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 127-86 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 453-505 (+45.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 315-327 (+49.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 346-304 (+60.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 127-86 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LATOS is 30-13 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LATOS is 30-13 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 45-59 (-24.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 87-112 (-26.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 23-35 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 16-31 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

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

MAT LATOS vs. NY METS since 1997
LATOS is 2-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.100.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

MATT HARVEY vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HARVEY is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 1.17 and a WHIP of 0.652.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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LA DODGERS (18 - 26) at MILWAUKEE (18 - 26) - 1:10 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. WILY PERALTA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 46-56 (-19.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 49-49 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 18-26 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 5-13 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
LA DODGERS are 21-36 (-19.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 18-26 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-17 (-9.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 66-23 (+31.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 122-70 (+32.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 4-15 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 30-44 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 101-105 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 4-14 (-11.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 101-105 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 3-2 (+0.5 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.9 Units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

WILY PERALTA vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
PERALTA is 1-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.167.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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ARIZONA (26 - 20) at COLORADO (25 - 21) - 3:10 PM
TREVOR CAHILL (R) vs. JORGE DE LA ROSA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 29-20 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 97-91 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 48-38 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 97-91 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CAHILL is 19-8 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
CAHILL is 45-33 (+19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 23-46 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 88-98 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 88-98 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 27-49 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-4 (+0.7 Units) against COLORADO this season
8 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+8.0 Units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. COLORADO since 1997
CAHILL is 2-4 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.87 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 3-4 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.7 units)

JORGE DE LA ROSA vs. ARIZONA since 1997
DE LA ROSA is 7-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.41 and a WHIP of 1.207.
His team's record is 8-6 (+1.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-9. (-4.4 units)

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WASHINGTON (23 - 23) at SAN FRANCISCO (26 - 20) - 3:45 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. MADISON BUMGARNER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 131-93 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 131-91 (+31.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 49-24 (+25.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 76-52 (+18.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 203-172 (+27.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 25-9 (+15.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 100-84 (+24.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 31-12 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 18-5 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 32-16 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 31-12 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.26 and a WHIP of 1.417.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-4. (-3.6 units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
BUMGARNER is 2-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.037.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (18 - 26) at PITTSBURGH (27 - 18) - 7:05 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 19-48 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-127 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 5-21 (-15.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-70 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-127 (-32.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 576-680 (-133.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 27-18 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 44-27 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 22-12 (+13.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 27-18 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 3-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 0.72 and a WHIP of 0.400.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
LIRIANO is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 6.35 and a WHIP of 1.235.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (22 - 24) at MIAMI (13 - 33) - 7:10 PM
CLIFF LEE (L) vs. KEVIN SLOWEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 103-105 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-41 (-23.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 103-102 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LEE is 17-22 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LEE is 17-21 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 45-60 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 10-23 (-14.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 81-124 (-38.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 31-45 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 47-76 (-24.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 82-126 (-39.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-5 (+1.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.5 Units)

CLIFF LEE vs. MIAMI since 1997
LEE is 3-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 2.68 and a WHIP of 1.043.
His team's record is 5-3 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

KEVIN SLOWEY vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SLOWEY is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.14 and a WHIP of 1.643.
His team's record is 2-1 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (29 - 16) at SAN DIEGO (21 - 24) - 10:10 PM
TYLER LYONS (L) vs. BURCH SMITH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 97-107 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 25-11 (+12.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-1 (+0.3 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

TYLER LYONS vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

BURCH SMITH vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
No recent starts.

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OAKLAND (25 - 22) at TEXAS (29 - 17) - 2:05 PM
JARROD PARKER (R) vs. ROSS WOLF (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-2 (+2.0 Units) against TEXAS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

JARROD PARKER vs. TEXAS since 1997
PARKER is 3-0 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

ROSS WOLF vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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TAMPA BAY (24 - 21) at TORONTO (18 - 27) - 4:35 PM
JEREMY HELLICKSON (R) vs. MARK BUEHRLE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BUEHRLE is 139-74 (+40.1 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BUEHRLE is 11-3 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 487-575 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-3 (+0.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
5 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.4 Units)

JEREMY HELLICKSON vs. TORONTO since 1997
HELLICKSON is 3-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.323.
His team's record is 3-4 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.7 units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BUEHRLE is 6-4 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.69 and a WHIP of 1.292.
His team's record is 10-5 (+5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-9. (-4.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (28 - 17) at BALTIMORE (24 - 21) - 7:05 PM
HIROKI KURODA (R) vs. JASON HAMMEL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 110-82 (+38.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 80-69 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 86-66 (+30.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 64-55 (+14.2 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 68-51 (+33.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 120-93 (+40.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 48-37 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 55-42 (+22.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 20-11 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 18-10 (+9.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 25-14 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 28-17 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 3-2 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.7 Units)

HIROKI KURODA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
KURODA is 2-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 0.735.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HAMMEL is 2-4 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.81 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 4-7 (-0.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.5 units)

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DETROIT (24 - 19) at CLEVELAND (26 - 18) - 7:05 PM
JUSTIN VERLANDER (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 119-99 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-20 (-13.5 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 52-59 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 22-25 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 115-96 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 31-41 (-17.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 63-56 (-18.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
VERLANDER is 4-10 (-10.0 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 26-18 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-5 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
CLEVELAND is 23-15 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 101-107 (-35.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-2 (+1.6 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.0 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)

JUSTIN VERLANDER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
VERLANDER is 14-14 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 4.57 and a WHIP of 1.254.
His team's record is 15-16 (-7.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-17. (-6.8 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. DETROIT since 1997
JIMENEZ is 5-7 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.12 and a WHIP of 1.464.
His team's record is 7-7 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-8. (-3.4 units)

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SEATTLE (20 - 26) at LA ANGELS (18 - 27) - 7:05 PM
BRANDON MAURER (R) vs. C.J. WILSON (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 293-420 (-102.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
SEATTLE is 74-139 (-51.2 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 401-331 (+52.2 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 18-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 132-120 (-61.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 3-9 (-13.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 8-15 (-10.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA ANGELS are 18-27 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 14-21 (-12.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-2 (+1.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

BRANDON MAURER vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
MAURER is 1-0 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 1.264.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

C.J. WILSON vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WILSON is 7-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.340.
His team's record is 11-3 (+6.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-4. (+3.6 units)

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KANSAS CITY (21 - 21) at HOUSTON (13 - 33) - 8:10 PM
JAMES SHIELDS (R) vs. JORDAN LYLES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 43-94 (-30.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 68-139 (-42.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 68-139 (-42.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 49-104 (-33.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LYLES is 10-33 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
LYLES is 10-33 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-1 (+0.5 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
SHIELDS is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.00 and a WHIP of 0.444.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LYLES is 0-1 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 0.429.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
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BOSTON (27 - 19) at CHI WHITE SOX (21 - 23) - 8:10 PM
CLAY BUCHHOLZ (R) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-0 (+2.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

CLAY BUCHHOLZ vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BUCHHOLZ is 1-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.02 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. BOSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

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MINNESOTA (18 - 24) at ATLANTA (27 - 18) - 12:10 PM
VANCE WORLEY (R) vs. PAUL MAHOLM (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 28-54 (-19.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 59-101 (-31.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 119-86 (+20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 80-51 (+21.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 76-44 (+24.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 121-87 (+21.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-0 (+8.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 this season.
MINNESOTA is 28-29 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

VANCE WORLEY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
WORLEY is 1-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.597.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

PAUL MAHOLM vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
MAHOLM is 0-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 8.25 and a WHIP of 2.000.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

Today's MLB Picks

Boston at Chicago White Sox

The White Sox go for a series sweep today and look to take advantage of a Boston team that is 1-7 in its last 8 games after dropping the first two games of a series. Chicago is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the White Sox favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-115). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: Cincinnati at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Latos) 14.219; NY Mets (Harvey) 15.259
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 5
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-115); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-115); Under

Game 953-954: LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Ryu) 14.253; Milwaukee (Peralta) 15.457
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-105); Over

Game 955-956: Arizona at Colorado (3:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Cahill) 15.625; Colorado (De La Rosa) 16.562
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-125); Under

Game 957-958: Washington at San Francisco (3:45 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 14.530; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 16.031
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-145); Over

Game 959-960: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Samardzija) 15.337; Pittsburgh (Liriano) 15.992
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-130); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-130); Under

Game 961-962: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Lee) 15.563; Miami (Slowey) 13.739
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-170); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-170); Over

Game 963-964: St. Louis at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lyons) 16.606; San Diego (Smith) 15.650
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 8
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-115); Over

Game 965-966: Oakland at Texas (2:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Parker) 16.111; Texas (Wolf) 15.284
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-140); 10 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (+120); Under

Game 967-968: Tampa Bay at Toronto (4:37 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 16.641; Toronto (Buehrle) 15.569
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Toronto (-115); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-105); Under

Game 969-970: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 15.581; Baltimore (Hammel) 16.477
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+100); Over

Game 971-972: Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 16.649; Cleveland (Jimenez) 15.518
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-155); Under

Game 973-974: Seattle at LA Angels (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Maurer) 14.297; LA Angels (Wilson) 15.908
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-180); Over

Game 975-976: Kansas City at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Shields) 13.782; Houston (Lyles) 14.657
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-200); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+170); Over

Game 977-978: Boston at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 14.833; White Sox (Santiago) 16.325
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-115); Under

Game 979-980: Minnesota at Atlanta (12:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Worley) 13.489; Atlanta (Maholm) 15.619
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-180); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-180); Under

Intpicks

Free Pick for Wednesday, May 22nd
MLB

NY Yankees @ Baltimore
Take NY Yankees Money Line -105
7:05 PM ET

StatFox Super Situations™ - FoxSheets

MLB BOSTON at CHI WHITE SOX

Play On - Home teams (CHI WHITE SOX) with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.20 or better on the season (AL) against opponent with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.200 or better on the season-AL
132-68 over the last 5 seasons. ( 66.0% 50.7 units )
9-6 this year. ( 60.0% 1.6 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends™ - FoxSheets

MLB NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE is 20-8 (+15.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: BALTIMORE (5.1) , OPPONENT (3.9)

Ben Burns

Seattle vs. LA Angels
Pick: LA Angels

While the price is admittedly a little steep, all signs indicate that the Angels should have the edge again this evening.

Wilson should be pleased to be opposed by someone other than Chris Sale. He's been matched up against Sale each of his last two starts. He pitched well in both those games but was outduelled by Sale, who didn't allow a run in either game.

Wilson, who is 12-5 vs. Seattle, has now allowed three or fewer earned runs in seven straight games.

Wilson figures to finally get some run support here as Maurer is 2-5 with a 5.75 ERA. He averages five innings per start, allowing a home run per outing. He's walked eight batters in his last three starts, a span of 15 innings. Opposing batters are hitting .295 against him for the season.

The Angels bullpen is well-rested. Not only did LA get eight complete innings from Williams last night, the previous day was an off day. On the other hand, the M's played an extra inning game Monday, then traveled across the country. They also only got 3 2/3 innings out of Harang, last night's starter.

The Angels also have a far better (and hotter) lineup, one which exploded for 15 hits last night.

With yesterday's victory, the Angels are now 14-7 the last 21 times they were a host in this series. Consider laying the wood.

Bryan Leonard
Free play

St Louis -107

Tyler Lyons makes his Major League debut for the Cardinals against Burch Smith, who has been rocked in his two outings. Lyons is a lefty, which is a benefit for us because lefties, especially control pitchers like Lyons, tend to have a lot of success their first time around the league. Lyons sits in the 89-91 range with the fastball, has a plus slider, and has a career 3.47 K/BB ratio in the minor leagues. The Padres have not fared well against left handed pitching so far, with a .293 wOBA and just a .306 OBP. The Cardinals bullpen has stabilized a lot with a 2.72 ERA in May and they're playing some good baseball of late, with a 13-5 record in the month of May entering Tuesday night's action.

Burch Smith has lasted just 6.1 innings in his first two Major League starts and he draws a difficult Cardinals lineup on Wednesday night. Four of Smith's 11 hits allowed have left the ballpark and he allowed three of them in his last start at Petco Park. Not only has Smith struggled, but the fact that he has been unable to work deep into games has forced the Padres into their bullpen very early and that's never a good thing for a team. Smith just doesn't appear to be ready. He pitched just 31 innings in Double-A before getting the call and skipped Triple-A altogether.

With the Cardinals playing great baseball and a favorable pitching matchup, there's a lot of value in taking them here as a small favorite.

Marc Lawrence
Free play

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
Prediction: Chicago White Sox

The White Sox put the wraps on a three-game series with the Red Sox Wednesday night when they send super-surging Chris Sale to the mound at Comiskey Park. Sale takes the hill with team start wins in each of his last five starts while posting a sharp 1.14 ERA in those games. He's also in commanding KW form with 24 strikeouts and 3 walks in his last three efforts. With that look for Sale to improve to 9-1 in his career team starts during the month of May here tonight. We recommend a 1-unit play on the White Sox.

CRAIG DAVIS

Free play of the day on the NY Yankees with Hiroki Kuroda on the mound against the Baltimore Orioles... a team that has been stumbling and bumbling until last night.

Kuroda has not only been pitching well of late for the Yankees, he's dominated the Orioles in three career starts against them.

The first number that stands out is the total number of innings pitched. When researching this game I expected to see something like 19 or 20 innings... but I was shocked to see Kuroda had lasted 24 1/3 innings in three starts.

Folks, that's more than eight innings per start against the Orioles --- but what's even more shocking is that he actually suffered a loss in those three starts. He's 2-1 with a 1.85 ERA and a 0.74 WHIP in those starts but hasn't gotten a ton of run support in two of them.

In his last start (earlier this year), Kuroda went all nine scattering five hits and no walks in a 3-0 shutout.

Baltimore counters with Jason Hammel who, although he beat them in his last home start against the Bronx Bombers, is 2-3 lifetime with a 5.82 ERA.

Hammel is just one of many Baltimore starters struggling right now and after holding the Yankees to two runs last night, you can bet they'll come out firing tonight.

Take the Yankees as your free play of the day.

3* N.Y. YANKEES

RAY MONOHAN
Free play

Cincinnati +108

The New York Mets Matt Harvey has been a delight to watch this season with a perfect 5-0 record and several dominant performances and odds are he is going to have a brilliant year if they let him keep pitching instead of capping his innings.

Despite his record though the Mets have lost two of his starts and I like this spot against a very good hitting Cincinnati lineup.

The Reds have a Mat of their own and he also has a perfect record at 4-0. This Mat, Latos, has a much longer track record of success including a 2.70 ERA against the Mets for his career.

I think Latos can outduel Harvey and the talent surrounding each is clearly better for Cincinnati.

Take advantage of the Reds as a slight dog.

ART ARONSON

This is a 1* free play on the "under" between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night (7:10 EST).

Cliff Lee (4-2, 2.83 ERA) gets the call for the visitors; Lee was unfortunate to get saddled with a no-decision vs. the Reds last Friday, giving up two runs off six hits over seven frames, striking out seven and walking two. Lee is finally hitting his stride, quietly putting together a dominant stretch by not allowing more than two runs in each of his last three outings (note that Lee is 1-1 with a respectable 3.38 ERA in his last three vs. the Fish). Lee will be opposed by Kevin Slowey (1-4, 3.44 ERA) who is coming off an outing to forget in which he gave up six runs off seven hits over three frames vs. the Diamondbacks on Friday. Slowey has stumbled a bit over his last two starts, seeing his ERA rise from 1.81 to 3.44; a date vs. the Phillies is just what the doctor ordered though as the right-hander is 1-0 with a minuscule 0.73 ERA over his last two starts vs. Philadelphia already this season. I believe the table is set for these veterans to battle each other into the latter frames as they take advantage of these inconsistent line-ups. How about you? What do you think? Duel or slugfest?

MATT FARGO COMP

The Pirates remain hot as they have won nine of their last 11 games after winning the series opener last night. The victory improved them to 16-9 at home but I feels this is an excellent spot to go against them. The offense has been lukewarm as Pittsburgh is hitting just .243 over its last 10 games including .228 against right-handed pitching. Francisco Liriano will be making his third start of the season and so far, he has been pretty solid. He has allowed just one run in each of his first two starts but he has yet to make it through six innings and despite a 1.64 ERA, he has a 1.55 WHIP so he has been fortunate that he has not allowed more runs with the amount of baserunners he has put on. He has faced the Cubs once and wax lit up last season, allowing four runs in 5.2 innings. Chicago has dropped two straight following a solid run where it went 5-2 over a seven-game stretch. The offense is showing signs of life with a .271 average over its last 10 games and while hitting lefties has been an issue, facing an inconsistent Liriano could make that come around. Jeff Samardzija is having a solid season with a 3.49 ERA through nine starts but he has certainly been a tough luck pitcher with just 3.1 rpg of support behind him. He has already faced the Pirates once this season and shut them out for eight innings and in his three career starts against Pittsburgh, he has a 0.72 ERA and all of those starts took place at PNC Park. Play (959) Chicago Cubs

MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Reds won Latos' last three road starts (2-0, 2.33). Harvey is 1-1, 1.57 in his last four outings.
-- Ryu is 2-1, 2.93 in his last five starts.
-- Cahill is 3-1, 1.64 in his last five starts. de la Rosa is 3-0, 2.50 in last three.
-- GGonzalez is 1-0, 2.29 in his last three starts.
-- Liriano is 2-0, 1.59 in two starts this season.
-- Lee is 2-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.

-- Parker is 1-0, 2.70 in his last couple starts.
-- Kuroda is 3-1, 1.21 in his last four starts.
-- Jimenez is 3-0, 1.90 in his last four starts.
-- Shields is 1-2, 2.20 in his last six starts.
-- Buchholz is 6-0, 1.78 in nine starts this season.

Cold pitchers
-- Peralta is 1-3, 8.44 in his last four starts.
-- Bumgarner is 1-2, 7.64 in his last three starts.
-- Samardzija is 1-5, 4.81 in his last six starts.
-- Slowey is 0-2, 12.91 in his last couple starts.
-- Lefty Lyons is 2-1, 4.47 in eight AAA starts (56 hits allowed in 46.1 IP). BSmith is 0-1, 15.64 in two starts this season.

-- Worley is 1-2, 5.88 in his last five starts. Maholm is 2-4, 6.68 in his last six .

-- Wolf was 1-1, 1.85 in six AAA starts (27 hits allowed in 34 IP).
-- Buehrle is 0-3, 6.68 in his last five starts. Hellickson has a 7.72 RA in his last five starts.
-- Hammel is 1-1, 10.43 in his last three starts.
-- Verlander is 0-2, 14.09 in his last couple starts.
-- Wilson is 0-3, 5.40 in his last three starts. Maurer is 0-2, 6.00 in his last three outings.
-- Lyles is 1-1, 7.11 in four starts this season.
-- Santiago is 0-1, 8.68 in his last couple starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Latos 3-9; Harvey 2-9
-- Ryu 3-9; Peralta 1-9
-- Cahill 2-9; de la Rosa 3-9
-- GGonzalez 4-9; Bumgarner 0-9
-- Samardzija 3-9; Liriano 1-2
-- Lee 0-9; Slowey 3-9
-- Lyons 0-0; Smith 0-2

-- Worley 7-9; Maholm 1-9

-- Parker 2-9; Wolf 0-0
-- Hellickson 6-9; Buehrle 4-9 (1 of last 6)
-- Kuroda 4-9; Hammel 4-9 (3 of last 3)
-- Verlander 2-9 (2 of last 2); Jimenez 2-8
-- Maurer 3-8; Wilson 3-9
-- Shields 3-9; Lyles 3-4
-- Buchholz 1-9; Santiago 0-4

Totals
-- Eight of last eleven Cub games went over the total.
-- Eight of last twelve Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Cincinnati games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 9-3-1 in last thirteen Milwaukee games.
-- Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Arizona games.
-- Five of last seven San Diego games went over the total.
-- Over is 9-2-1 in last twelve San Francisco games.

-- Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Atlanta games.

-- Over is 19-4 in last twenty-three Tampa Bay games.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Bronx games.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Cleveland games.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Oakland games.
-- Ten of last thirteen Houston home games went over total.
-- Eight of last twelve Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Angel games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Reds won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Phillies won six of their last nine games.
-- Colorado won four of its last five games. Diamondbacks won five of their last seven games.
-- Cardinals won nine of their last thirteen games. San Diego won three of its last four games.
-- Giants won last five home games, allowing six runs.

-- Braves won their last six home games, scoring 35 runs.

-- Cleveland won 12 of its last 16 games.
-- Tampa Bay won ten of its last thirteen games.
-- Bronx won ten of its last fourteen games.
-- Oakland won its last five games, allowing seven runs. Rangers won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- White Sox won six of their last eight games. Boston won five of its last seven games.
-- Angels won their last three games, scoring 30 runs.

Cold teams
-- Cubs lost three of their last four games.
-- Marlins lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mets lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Brewers lost ten of their last thirteen games. Dodgers lost seven of their last eight away games.
-- Washington lost eight of its last eleven games.

-- Twins lost their last six games, allowing 38 runs.
-- Blue Jays lost three of their last four games.
-- Mariners are 7-17 in their last 24 road games.
-- Baltimore lost six of its last seven games.
-- Tigers lost four of their last six games.
-- Royals lost 12 of their last 16 games. Astros lost 11 of their last 14.

Umpires
-- Cin-NY-- 11 of last 15 Guccione games went over total.
-- Phil-Mia-- Favorites won five of last six Fletcher games.
-- LA-Mil-- Four of last five Gonzalez games went over total.
-- Chi-Pitt-- Seven of last nine Winters games went over total.
-- Az-Col-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Demuth games.
-- Wsh-SF-- Five of last six Darling games went over the total.
-- StL-SD-- Six of last eight Joyce games stayed under the total.

-- Min-Atl-- Under is 23-6-1 in last thirty Culbreth games.

-- TB-Tor-- Visiting team won last six Bucknor games.
-- NY-Balt-- Five of last seven Schrieber games stayed under.
-- A's-Tex-- Seven of last eight LBarrett games went over.
-- Det-Clev-- Seven of last ten Foster games stayed under.
-- KC-Hst-- Home side won seven of last eight Hoye games.
-- Bos-Chi-- Seven of last eight Dimuro games went over total.
-- Sea-LA-- 12 of last 17 Carapazza games stayed under total.

Baseball Crusher

Chicago White Sox -115 over Red Sox

Headed to work extra early today. Back with more after work.

Also done as well.

tampa bay -145

I know. I went undefeated and picked them all right last night...........just kidding. Let us know if you find something good. God knows I need help in bases this year.

Allen Eastman

3-Unit Play. Take #902 Pittsburgh (-140) over Chicago Cubs (7 p.m.)

I am going with the home Pirates in this game. Matt Garza is coming back from injury and is making his first start of the year. I think it is going to take some time for him to get into a groove. Wandy Rodriguez has been really good for the Pirates. He is 6-2 on the year and has an ERA of just 2.37 in his last three starts. The Cubs have struggled against left-handed pitching and that gives us a big edge here. The Pirates have revenge here because they lost their first series of the year at home to these Cubs. Chicago is just 19-40 against a team with a winning record and just 16-36 against a left-handed pitcher. Go with the home team.

2-Unit Play. Take #907 L.A. Dodgers (-130) over Milwaukee (8 p.m.)

I won my wager with the Dodgers last night behind Clayton Kershaw. Now I think that Zach Greinke can get the job done against his old team. The Brewers are just 5-16 in their last 21 games and they are just 8-20 as an underdog. This team is really struggling right now. The Dodgers are not a reliable team to wager on. But they are 5-0 as a favorite and they have gone 5-2 as a road favorite so the books are pricing them well. I think the visitors have a big pitching mismatch in their favor and should get Game 2 of this series.

CHRIS JORDAN

400 Braves RL +115

100 Padres +130

Joe Duffy’s GodsTips, anchor of OffshoreInsiders.com. Today, they have a winner on the San Francisco Giants.

SAN FRANCISCO (CAIN -115) Washington (Strasburg)

Washington has lost 6-of-8 with Stephen Strasburg -6.5 units. His road ERA is an unimpressive 4.18.

Matt Cain has a stunning 18-0 team mark if he won his last start and threw at least 100 pitches. San Francisco has won three straight with Matt Cain.

Cain's WHIP suggests he has pitched much better than his ERA suggests and that is why he has regressed to the mean with his winning streak. His WHIP is 1.207 overall and 1.120 at home.

The Nats are 3-7 the last 10. The Giants are 15-5 their last 20 at home. In 12 starts to the Nats, Matt Cain has an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.129. He has been dominant at home against the Nationals, going 3-1 with a 1.66 ERA and two complete games in five career starts.

The last seven games the Nats are hitting .200 with an embarrassing .259 OBP. Compare that to the Giants .312 and .356.

GoodFella Free Tuesday MLB Team Total (14-5 L/19)

Tuesday Night MLB Team Total
BALTIMORE ORIOLES OVER 4.5 RUNS (@sporsbook.ag)
A solid weather pattern for us here tonight at Camden Yards & with the temps being in the high 80's and with said humidity due to the temps in high 80's we are really seeing the ball carry at Camden & we also have the wind blowing out slightly to LCF as well tonight. NYY starter Phil Hughes is a BIG TIME FLY BALL pitcher and he has been smacked around his last couple starts. He has also been roughed up in his L/5 starts vs these Orioles (4 starts last season and 1 this season). He only went 3 innings and gave up 9 hits and 5 ER and 3 HR's, 2BB and xero K's, in his 1 start vs Baltimore this season. Needless to say that several O's have great numbers vs Hughes and that coupled with the weather pattern we have going on tonight with an extreme fly ball pitcher, we really should get this one tonight, IMO.

Goodfellas

3* Angels

Doc's Sports

4-unit Play Take #915 Tampa Bay Rays (-140) over Toronto Blue Jays (7:05pm ET) One of the more underrated pitchers in the American League takes the mound today in Toronto and it's not Ramon Ortiz. At 25-years old, Alex Cobb is making a name for himself. He put together a solid season and a half coming into 2013, and this year he's raised his game several levels. He's 4-2 with a 2.89 ERA and 1.17 WHIP and is every bit as good as those numbers indicate. He's striking out 8.8 batters per nine innings and has only given up 12 free passes in 53 innings of work. He's also a groundball machine and has a good plan against every batter he faces. He'll go up against a talented but underachieving Blue Jays lineup today. The Jays are just 11th in the AL in runs scored and have scored just four runs more than the Houston Astros. Ortiz will be tasked with slowing down a hot hitting Tampa Bay Rays team today. The Rays have averaged 6.2 runs per game in their last 21 games after a slow start to the season. Ortiz is 40-years old in two days and hasn't pitched more than 35 major league innings in a season since 2007. His career ERA is 4.90 and he surely isn't in his prime at this point. This one could get really ugly, as the Rays should cruise to a victory.

2-unit Play Take #917 New York Yankees (+105) over Baltimore Orioles (7:05pm ET) Phil Hughes has given up 13 runs in his last two starts and has a ridiculous 18.47 ERA in those outings. In the four starts previous, he had a 1.93 ERA and a 30-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio. But that's who Hughes is - an inconsistent pitcher who has more than his share of ups and downs. But one thing can definitely be said for Hughes is that he shouldn't be allowed to pitch in Yankee Stadium. He's a right-handed fly ball pitcher, and that's not good in a stadium with a short porch in right field. Today we get him on the road, where he's been more comfortable his entire career. The Baltimore Orioles are sliding a bit lately, losing six straight games. I didn't think this team was as strong as advertised last season, and expected significant regression in 2013. After a hot start, I think we're starting to see it. The ageless Freddy Garcia will get the ball for the O's today, and that's not a good sign. Sweaty Freddy has a 5.51 ERA and is only striking out 3.3 batters per nine innings. He's just a stopgap filling in for injuries right now, so Baltimore would be happy to just get five innings from him each start. The Yankees offense has been surprising this season given all of their injury problems. Now they're starting to get guys back, and that's scary for the rest of the league as the Yankees are in first place at the moment. If this game should happen to come down to bullpens, the Yanks have an advantage there with Robertson and Rivera in the 8th and 9th. I like the Yanks to continue their hot start and get the win today.

Wunderdog Sports Sports Free Pick

Game: Tampa Bay at Toronto (7:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Toronto +130 (moneyline)

It has become apparent that the Tampa Bay Rays aren't the same pitching-heavy team they were a year ago. David Price has struggled, Shields is in Kansas City, and Fernando Rodney who was lights-out closing games a year ago, is not even close to what he did a year ago. Factor in Moore who is 8-0, and the Rays are otherwise a bad team. Alex Cobb has dominated at home, but has been very shaky on the road. Ramon Ortiz has given the Blue Jays' rotation a lift at 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA. The Jays have played well in expected higher than normal scoring games, taking their last five with a total of 9 to 10.5. The Rays are just 2-8 behind Cobb after scoring 5+ in their previous game. Go with Toronto.

5Lines

Total Line for 05/21/2013
(Won last game)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - Seattle Mariners : o8.5
Cost: -115

Run Line for 05/21/2013
(Lost last 2 games)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - Atlanta Braves : -1.5
Cost: +105

Kevin
MLBPredictions

2 UNIT = Kansas City Royals @ Houston Astros - ASTROS TO WIN (+120)
Listed Pitchers: Davis vs Norris
(Note: I’m risking 2.00 units to win 2.40 units)

The Houston Astros are coming off a 6-5 win last night vs Kansas City as underdogs. That extends Kanas City’s losing streak to 4 games and they are now just 2-8 over their last 10 games overall. The Astros have won 3 of their last 5 games overall, and although they are just 13-32 on the year they send their best starting pitcher to the mound. Bud Norris will be pitching for Houston and he is 4-4 on the season with a 4.32 ERA, .296 OBA and 1.54 WHIP. He is coming off a rough outing where he allowed 7 earned runs vs Detroit, but that came on short rest after going 8 innings allowing just 1 earned run at home vs the Angels. He has now had a full week of rest and should be ready to get back at it with a quality home start. At home this year he is 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA (compared to a road ERA of 7.71). That isn’t rare for Bud Norris as he was 4-1 with a stellar 1.71 ERA at home last year compared to a road ERA of 6.94. He will be facing Wade Davis who takes the mound for the Royals. Davis is 3-3 on the season with a 5.98 ERA, .349 OBA and 1.89 WHIP. After a pretty good start to the season Davis has had his troubles lately allowing 23 earned runs over his last 5 starts. His last time out he went 5.1 innings giving up 9 hits and 4 earned runs, and his start before that he allowed 7 earned runs over 5 innings of work. Over 4 road starts his ERA is at 4.95 with opponents hitting .369 against him. Take note that the Royals are just 3-10 in their last 13 games as a small road favorite between -110 and -150 and they are 0-6 in their last 6 games as a favorite overall. I will take the value on the underdog tonight.

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MLB [918] BAL ORIOLES -113 100: -113

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Jesse Schule
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Dodgers vs. Brewers
Pick: Dodgers

After the Dodgers took Game 1 in Milwaukee, breaking out of a three game slump, they have another favorable matchup tonight. Zack Greinke is back off the DL, and he looked pretty good in his first start since his return.

Greinke (2-0, 1.62 ERA) allowed a single run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 3-1 win over Washington in his first start off the DL. He's now allowed only three runs in three starts so far this year, and the Dodgers have won all three games.

You could say that he likes pitching at Miller Park, he's won 15 straight starts in his former home ballpark.

The Dodgers will get another look at Hiram Burgos, who they already beat earlier this year. Burgos has lost consecutive starts, and he's winless in his last four outings. He was really torched by the Reds in Cincinnati on May 11, allowing 12 runs in just three innings.

The Dodgers got some offense from Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier yesterday, and they should be able to get a few runs on Burgos tonight.

Will Rogers
Free play

Mariners vs. Angels
Pick: Angels

I had some success over the weekend with the Angels (as well as the rest of my plays!), and will look to use them again Tuesday as they welcome in the Seattle Mariners for the start of a brief two-game set.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Scheduling Favors Home Team - It will be tough for Seattle to get over Monday's loss to the Indians. Despite homering in the 8th, 9th and 10th innings, the Mariners still lost the game 10-8. It was particularly painful after reliever Wilhelmsen made a costly error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. The fact that the Angels had Monday off is a huge advantage, obviously. With yesterday's loss, Seattle dropped to 9-16 on the road.

2. Harang Woes - Seattle starter Aaron Harang has not pitched well this season at all, particularly on the road. His ERA away from Safeco Field (two starts) is 8.43. He has never beaten the Angels in four starts, going 0-2 with a 6.11 ERA and 2.037 WHIP.

3. X-Factor - While the Angels finally seem to have some momentum, Seattle was swept in Cleveland.

Bryan Power
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Chicago vs. Pittsburgh
Pick: Pittsburgh

Good matchup here for the surging Bucs taking on the struggling Cubs. Having won 8 of 10, at home, and with a hot pitcher on the mound, Pittsburgh should roll here.

The Pirates have won both series so far on the current homestand, including taking two of three over the weekend against Houston, their old NL Central rival. Now they play a current division foe, one that's lost three of five. Pittsburgh has revenge on its mind here after dropping two of three early in the season here at PNC Park. Fortunately, they have Wandy Rodriguez on the mound for Tuesday's series opener. The southpaw has won back to back starts, allowing only two runs over 13 innings. His ERA in four home starts thus far is a sparkling 1.35.

The Cubs come in averaging just 2.7 runs per game vs. lefties, batting .217. They are not a good road team either, averaging only 2.9 runs while batting .218. Pittsburgh is 15-9 at home. Chicago will go with Matt Garza for the 1st time in 2013 Tuesday. An injury to his right elbow caused him to miss almost the entire second half of 2012. A lat injury has caused him to miss the first two months of this season. He will be on a strict pitch count. He'll also have to deal with Pittsburgh having Andrew McCutchen back in the lineup.

Marc Lawrence
Free play

Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks

When Ian Kennedy matches serves with Jhoulys Chacin and the Rockies at Coors Field in Colorado in Game Two of this three-game series the Diamondbacks will do so knowing is 9-4 in his career team starts against the Rockies. On the flip side Chacin is in struggling current form and 0-6 with a 7.91 ERA in his last six-team starts during the month of May. Back the better arm here today. We recommend a 1-unit play on Arizona.

Marc Lawrence
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks

When Ian Kennedy matches serves with Jhoulys Chacin and the Rockies at Coors Field in Colorado in Game Two of this three-game series the Diamondbacks will do so knowing is 9-4 in his career team starts against the Rockies. On the flip side Chacin is in struggling current form and 0-6 with a 7.91 ERA in his last six-team starts during the month of May. Back the better arm here today. We recommend a 1-unit play on Arizona.

Marc Lawrence
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
Prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks

When Ian Kennedy matches serves with Jhoulys Chacin and the Rockies at Coors Field in Colorado in Game Two of this three-game series the Diamondbacks will do so knowing is 9-4 in his career team starts against the Rockies. On the flip side Chacin is in struggling current form and 0-6 with a 7.91 ERA in his last six-team starts during the month of May. Back the better arm here today. We recommend a 1-unit play on Arizona.

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MLB CINCINNATI at NY METS

Play Against - Road teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (CINCINNATI) after 6 or more consecutive road games, playing on Tuesday
137-97 since 1997. ( 58.5% 56.0 units )
0-2 this year. ( 0.0% -2.0 units )

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MLB OAKLAND at TEXAS
OAKLAND is 84-55 (+38.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: OAKLAND (4.4) , OPPONENT (3.6)

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Detroit Tigers

PAUL LEINER

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50* Tigers -135

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Cincinnati Reds -120

Los Angeles Dodgers 1st 5 innings -135

St. Louis Cardinals 1st 5 innings -150

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Seattle @ LA Angels
Play OVER 8.5
10:05 PM ET

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CHICAGO CUBS (18 - 25) at PITTSBURGH (26 - 18) - 7:05 PM
MATT GARZA (R) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 19-47 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-126 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-69 (-24.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 17-38 (-19.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 136-171 (-54.9 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 79-126 (-31.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 576-679 (-132.6 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
GARZA is 2-11 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 47-59 (-26.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GARZA is 14-29 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 26-18 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 96-77 (+25.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 26-18 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
PITTSBURGH is 479-445 (+61.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 21-12 (+12.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 2-1 (+1.5 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

MATT GARZA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
GARZA is 1-1 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.79 and a WHIP of 1.368.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 8-7 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.75 and a WHIP of 1.285.
His team's record is 12-11 (+2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-15. (-9.7 units)

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CINCINNATI (27 - 18) at NY METS (17 - 25) - 7:10 PM
MIKE LEAKE (R) vs. JON NIESE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 126-86 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 409-452 (+39.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 314-327 (+48.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 345-304 (+59.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 126-86 (+20.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 626-697 (+58.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
NY METS are 23-34 (-19.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 16-30 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 45-58 (-23.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 9-22 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 87-111 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 48-74 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

MIKE LEAKE vs. NY METS since 1997
LEAKE is 1-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 1.65 and a WHIP of 1.025.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

JON NIESE vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
NIESE is 1-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 5.61 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.1 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (21 - 24) at MIAMI (13 - 32) - 7:10 PM
TYLER CLOYD (R) vs. JOSE FERNANDEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 102-102 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 47-55 (-17.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 102-105 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-41 (-24.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 82-125 (-38.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 17-37 (-18.1 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 45-59 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 81-123 (-37.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 55-82 (-34.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 54-84 (-26.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 4-4 (+2.7 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.8 Units)

TYLER CLOYD vs. MIAMI since 1997
No recent starts.

JOSE FERNANDEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
FERNANDEZ is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.462.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

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LA DODGERS (18 - 25) at MILWAUKEE (17 - 26) - 8:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. HIRAM BURGOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 5-12 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
LA DODGERS are 10-21 (-17.4 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 18-25 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 12-21 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 18-25 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
GREINKE is 9-19 (-17.1 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 42-73 (-33.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 121-70 (+30.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 92-47 (+30.4 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 65-23 (+30.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
GREINKE is 47-21 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 47-21 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 33-12 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 100-105 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 3-15 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 100-105 (-20.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 7-18 (-10.6 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 3-1 (+1.8 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
No recent starts.

HIRAM BURGOS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
BURGOS is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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ARIZONA (26 - 19) at COLORADO (24 - 21) - 8:40 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. JHOULYS CHACIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 97-90 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 48-37 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 97-90 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 71-55 (+25.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 138-108 (+27.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
KENNEDY is 48-29 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KENNEDY is 25-9 (+16.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
KENNEDY is 48-29 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 161-210 (-46.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 161-210 (-46.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 87-98 (-26.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-49 (-29.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 5-3 (+1.7 Units) against COLORADO this season
7 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+7.0 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. COLORADO since 1997
KENNEDY is 3-3 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 2.85 and a WHIP of 1.241.
His team's record is 9-4 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. ARIZONA since 1997
CHACIN is 4-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.54 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-7. (-4.6 units)

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ST LOUIS (28 - 16) at SAN DIEGO (21 - 23) - 10:10 PM
ADAM WAINWRIGHT (R) vs. EDINSON VOLQUEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 97-106 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 51-44 (+16.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 24-11 (+11.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ADAM WAINWRIGHT vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
WAINWRIGHT is 3-2 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 0.97 and a WHIP of 0.946.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.1 units)

EDINSON VOLQUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
VOLQUEZ is 2-4 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.32 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 3-6 (-3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-5. (-1.6 units)

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WASHINGTON (23 - 22) at SAN FRANCISCO (25 - 20) - 10:15 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. MATT CAIN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 69-35 (+26.7 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 75-52 (+17.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 54-42 (+13.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 130-93 (+28.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 130-91 (+30.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 83-53 (+26.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 123-89 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 81-54 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-31 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 100-83 (+25.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
STRASBURG is 2-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

MATT CAIN vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CAIN is 5-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.17 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 7-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-5. (+1.5 units)

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TAMPA BAY (23 - 21) at TORONTO (18 - 26) - 7:05 PM
ALEX COBB (R) vs. RAMON ORTIZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 24-34 (-18.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 486-575 (+20.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
TORONTO is 54-75 (-23.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
5 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+5.4 Units)

ALEX COBB vs. TORONTO since 1997
COBB is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.714.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

RAMON ORTIZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
ORTIZ is 6-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.10 and a WHIP of 1.225.
His team's record is 8-3 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-5. (+0.7 units)

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NY YANKEES (28 - 16) at BALTIMORE (23 - 21) - 7:05 PM
PHIL HUGHES (R) vs. MIGUEL GONZALEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 109-82 (+37.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 79-69 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 85-66 (+29.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 53-38 (+23.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 67-51 (+32.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 119-93 (+39.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 47-37 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 22-9 (+16.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 54-42 (+21.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 14-8 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 11-4 (+10.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 25-13 (+10.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY YANKEES are 28-16 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 13-7 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 175-300 (-102.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 3-1 (+2.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

PHIL HUGHES vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
HUGHES is 6-5 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 5.36 and a WHIP of 1.524.
His team's record is 8-8 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-9. (-5.4 units)

MIGUEL GONZALEZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GONZALEZ is 2-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 2.36 and a WHIP of 0.975.
His team's record is 2-2 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-4. (-4.3 units)

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DETROIT (23 - 19) at CLEVELAND (26 - 17) - 7:05 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 21-25 (-17.4 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 48-98 (-39.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
DETROIT is 114-96 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 30-41 (-18.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 118-99 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-22 (-17.1 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 12-20 (-14.5 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 51-59 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 23-14 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CLEVELAND is 73-52 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 17-8 (+9.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 26-17 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 15-4 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in May games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-1 (+2.6 Units) against DETROIT this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SCHERZER is 6-4 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.17 and a WHIP of 1.458.
His team's record is 7-5 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+1.9 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. DETROIT since 1997
KLUBER is 1-2 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 8.04 and a WHIP of 1.914.
His team's record is 1-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.8 units)

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OAKLAND (24 - 22) at TEXAS (29 - 16) - 8:05 PM
DANIEL STRAILY (R) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 97-145 (-41.5 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
TEXAS is 57-27 (+21.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 120-93 (+37.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 38-37 (+32.8 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +200 since 1997.
OAKLAND is 55-51 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 49-31 (+26.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 114-87 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 84-55 (+38.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 82-57 (+33.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 74-45 (+34.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 29-15 (+15.6 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 62-53 (+18.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-2 (+0.1 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

DANIEL STRAILY vs. TEXAS since 1997
STRAILY is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

YU DARVISH vs. OAKLAND since 1997
DARVISH is 1-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.300.
His team's record is 1-2 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)

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KANSAS CITY (20 - 21) at HOUSTON (13 - 32) - 8:10 PM
WADE DAVIS (R) vs. BUD NORRIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NORRIS is 10-3 (+8.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 19-11 (+13.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Tuesday over the last 2 seasons.
DAVIS is 16-5 (+10.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 68-138 (-41.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 68-138 (-41.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 49-103 (-32.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.5 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

WADE DAVIS vs. HOUSTON since 1997
DAVIS is 1-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.857.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

BUD NORRIS vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (27 - 18) at CHI WHITE SOX (20 - 23) - 8:10 PM
FELIX DOUBRONT (L) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 46-63 (-28.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 96-111 (-34.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 7-11 (-9.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BOSTON is 80-100 (-41.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 63-80 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 31-14 (+15.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 44-32 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

FELIX DOUBRONT vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
DOUBRONT is 2-0 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.250.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. BOSTON since 1997
QUINTANA is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.625.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
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SEATTLE (20 - 25) at LA ANGELS (17 - 27) - 10:05 PM
AARON HARANG (R) vs. JEROME WILLIAMS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 293-419 (-101.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
SEATTLE is 74-138 (-50.2 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 7-15 (-11.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
LA ANGELS are 17-27 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA ANGELS are 9-22 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 13-21 (-13.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 17-27 (-16.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 131-120 (-62.1 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-1 (+2.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

AARON HARANG vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
HARANG is 0-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 6.11 and a WHIP of 2.037.
His team's record is 1-3 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

JEROME WILLIAMS vs. SEATTLE since 1997
WILLIAMS is 3-1 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 4.39 and a WHIP of 1.012.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

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MINNESOTA (18 - 23) at ATLANTA (26 - 18) - 7:10 PM
MIKE PELFREY (R) vs. TIM HUDSON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 101-162 (-37.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 59-100 (-30.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 118-86 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 79-51 (+20.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 75-44 (+23.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 120-87 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HUDSON is 25-12 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 150-67 (+43.0 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 250-150 (+47.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 152-85 (+33.6 Units) against the money line after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 78-27 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 43-51 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-28 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

MIKE PELFREY vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PELFREY is 4-9 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.68 and a WHIP of 1.726.
His team's record is 5-10 (-4.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-6. (+1.8 units)

TIM HUDSON vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
HUDSON is 6-4 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.118.
His team's record is 7-9 (-6.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)

BRAD WILTON

My comp play winner for Tuesday is the Twins-Braves to hold Under the total.

Last night, just 6 combined runs between the clubs, and 5 of them were tallied by the home team Bravos.

Last night's Under puts Minnesota on a 4-2 Under run their last 6 games, while it was Atlanta's 3rd straight game below the total. Overall, Atlanta is 5-2-1 Under the total their last 8 times on the field.

Both Mike Pelfrey and Tim Hudson have been struggling of late, but tonight I think they both settle down and get into a groove and deal the way they have dealt in the past.

Runs once again tough to come by for both the Twins and Braves.

Minnesota-Atlanta Under the total the call.

1* MINNESOTA-ATLANTA UNDER

CRAIG DAVIS

Today's free play is on the Yankees-Orioles to go OVER the total.

Phil Hughes absolutely imploded in his last start... his last two actually... and wants to rebound back to his previous four starts when his ERA was under 2.00 and recorded two wins vs. no losses.

In his last start Hughes didn't even make it out of the first inning... the first time that's ever happened to him in his career. He allowed seven earned runs in less than an inning of work vs. Seattle and, although it wasn't as bad as his last start, allowed six runs in six innings in the start before that.

Hughes has an ERA of nearly 6.00 with a W/L record of 2-3.

Granted, he's normally better in May than he is in April, but I'm basing this game on what I've seen recently and I simply haven't liked what I've seen.

As for Baltimore, they look to avoid their seventh straight loss after last night's shocker when Travis Hafner tied the the game in the 9th with a solo homer off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson.

Miguel Gonzalez (2-2, 4.58) gets the start and looks to improve upon his last start. He was recently on the DL with a blister on his throwing hand, but has come back stronger than he was before his trip to the DL.

Gonzalez took the loss in his last start versus the Yanks, allowing three runs on six hits and five walks over six-plus innings back in April.

Honestly, I don't care if he gets the win or not... as long as the run total for both teams is elevated.

Take the OVER as your free play of the day.

1* N.Y. YANKEES-BALTIMORE OVER

JEFF BENTON

Tuesday's freebie is the Dodgers over the Brewers for a second straight night.

Los Angeles stopped a 6 game road losing streak with the 3-1 win last night in the series opener, and I like them to take advantage of this sliding Milwaukee team again tonight behind Zack Greinke.

Milwaukee has now lost 7 of their last 8 at home, and 15 of 18 overall coming into tonight's contest against their former teammate.

Greinke is making his second start since being shelved with the broken collarbone back in early April, and he did win in his return to the rotation, allowing just one run in his 5-plus innings of comeback work.

Rookie Hiram Burgos will take the mound for the slumping Brew Crew, and this will be Burgos' second start versus the Dodgers this year. In his first, he allowed 3 runs and 4 hits in 6 innings of work before leaving with a no-decision.

With the heat on manager Don Mattingly, look for the Dodgers to respond with another win for their beleaguered skipper.

3* LOS ANGELES

RAY MONOHAN
Free play

Pittsburgh Pirates -132

Did you notice that the Pittsburgh Pirates are in second place in the N.L Central...they are also on a roll having won 8 of 10 heading into Monday night.

I think the good times will continue to roll Tuesday at home. Pittsburgh has lefty Wandy Rodriguez on the hill. Way-Rod is enjoying a fine season including 6 shutout innings against the Cubbies in his first start of the year.

As much as I like him I also really like fading Cubs starter Matt Garza Tueday. Garza never really lives up to expectations and this is his first start of the season after starting the year on the disabled list.

I don’t have a lot of confidence in him coming out guns blazing.

JEFFREY BRANDES
Free play

BOSTON RED SOX v CHICAGO WHITE SOX

For the Red Sox, Felix Doubront allowed just two runs, three hits and fanned seven while ending up with a no-decision in his last start.

For the White Sox, Jose Quintana is 2-1 with a 3.97 ERA this year but
hasn't won since April 24. He allowed the Angels four earned runs in 6 2/3
innings on Thursday, a no-decision.

Pitchers:
BOSTON RED SOX: FELIX DOUBRONT (L) ERA: 5.34 W/L: 3-1
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: JOSE QUINTANA (L) ERA: 3.97 W/L: 2-1

Key Trends:
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games when playing Chi White Sox
Boston is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home

Remember, the trend is your friend:

RECOMMENDATION: BOSTON RED SOX on the money line (+101)

ART ARONSON

This is a 1* free play on the "under" between the St. Louis Cardinals and the San Diego Padres.

Adam Wainwright (5-3, 2.51 ERA) gets the call for the visitors; the 31-year old went six frames vs. the Mets on Thursday giving up four runs off six hits while striking out eight. Wainwright would give up a single walk, which was just his sixth total free pass of the season. Wainwright looks to get back on track vs. the soft-hitting Friars and will be opposed by Edinson Volquez (3-4, 5.55 ERA) who is coming off an outing to forget in which he gave up five runs off five hits over five frames of work vs. the Nationals on Thursday; he'd strike out seven and walk four in the 6-2 setback. Here's a chance for the veteran to get untracked against a team he enjoyed success against last year, going 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA in two starts vs. the Cards in 2012. Seven of these teams last ten vs. each other have fallen below the posted number. I believe these starters can duel into the latter frames and expect this one to stay "under" the number. How about you? Pitchers duel or slug-fest?

GAMEPLAN

Free Pick:
Philadelphia Phillies

STEPHEN NOVER
Free play

Miami Marlins+105

It's hard to get behind the Marlins - except when rookie Jose Fernandez takes the mound.

New York's Matt Harvey is drawing most of the rookie attention. Harvey has been sensational, but Fernandez is a rising star, too. As bad as Miami is, Fernandez should not open as a home 'dog to Tyler Cloyd and a cold Phillies team.

Fernandez is 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his last three starts with 21 strikeouts in 20 innings during this span. Fernandez's hot streak began against the Phillies in Citizens Park, a much easier stadium to hit in. He beat the Phillies, 2-0, giving up just one hit in seven innings with nine strikeouts. This was the second time Fernandez faced the Phillies. He held them to two hits in six scoreless innings on April 13.

So Philadelphia has yet to score on Fernandez in 13 innings getting just three hits and striking out 14 times against him. The Phillies are not in good form either being outscored, 17-4, in their last three games.

Miami has the worst offense in the league, but the Phillies are 27th in runs averaging just 3.4 per game. It's too much to expect of Cloyd, a fill-in starter, to keep pace with Fernandez. Cloyd has a 4.58 career ERA in seven big league starts.

Dave Cokin

Tuesday free play is Red Sox.

Jim Feist's FREE MLB Play for Tuesday, May 21, 2013

(921) OAKLAND ATHLETICS VS (922) TEXAS RANGERS

Take: UNDER THE TOTAL.

Oakland heads to Texas and the under is 5-0 in the Athletics last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. They aren't facing an ordinary righty here, but ace Yu Darvish (7-1, 2.97 ERA), who has struck out 86 in 60+ innings and only 37 hits! The under is 7-1 in the Rangers last 8 home games. The Oakland offense has been struggling, on an 8-3 run under the total, and when these division rivals meet the under is 10-4-1 in the last 15 meetings. Play the A's/Rangers under the total.

JOE WIZ FREE PLAY

Under 9.5 runs Arizona and Colorado

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Today's MLB Picks
Kansas City at Houston

The Astros look to follow up last night's 6-5 win and build on their 4-0 record in Bud Norris' last 4 starts versus a team with a losing record. Houston is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Astros favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Houston (+115). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, MAY 21
Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Garza) 14.182; Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) 15.747
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-135); Over

Game 903-904: Cincinnati at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Leake) 14.927; NY Mets (Niese) 14.550
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Under

Game 905-906: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Cloyd) 14.566; Miami (Fernandez) 15.435
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+100); Over

Game 907-908: LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Greinke) 14.761; Milwaukee (Burgos) 13.249
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-135); Under

Game 909-910: Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Kennedy) 16.418; Colorado (Chacin) 15.369
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-125); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+105); Over

Game 911-912: St. Louis at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wainwright) 15.770; San Diego (Volquez) 14.486
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-160); Under

Game 913-914: Washington at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Strasburg) 14.717; San Francisco (Cain) 15.844
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-115); Under

Game 915-916: Tampa Bay at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Cobb) 15.737; Toronto (Ortiz) 16.673
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+110); Over

Game 917-918: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Hughes) 14.036; Baltimore (Gonzalez) 14.622
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-110); Under

Game 919-920: Detroit at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 14.807; Cleveland (Kluber) 17.160
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 2 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+115); Over

Game 921-922: Oakland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Straily) 15.515; Texas (Darvish) 16.380
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-200); Under

Game 923-924: Kansas City at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Davis) 14.313; Houston (Norris) 15.326
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-135); 9
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+115); Over

Game 925-926: Boston at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Doubront) 15.762; White Sox (Quintana) 14.696
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-105); Over

Game 927-928: Seattle at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Harang) 14.367; LA Angels (Williams) 15.837
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-160); Under

Game 929-930: Minnesota at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Pelfrey) 13.327; Atlanta (Hudson) 15.780
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-200); Under

Stephen Nover | MLB ML - Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:05PM
ML 919 DET -130 vs 920 CLE double-dime bet

Baseball Crusher

Baltimore -115 over NY Yankees

MLB

Hot pitchers
-- WRodriguez is 2-1, 2.37 in his last three starts.
-- Leake is 2-1, 2.79 in his last three starts.
-- JFernandez is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts. Cloyd allowed two runs in 6.1 IP in his first '13 start.
-- Greinke is 2-0, 1.62 in three starts this season. Burgos is 1-0, 2.25 in his two home starts this season.
-- Wainwright is 4-2, 2.44 in his last seven starts. Volquez is 3-1, 3.56 in his last five starts.
-- Cain is 3-0, 3.74 in his last three starts.

-- Hudson is 3-0, 2.14 in his last three home starts.

-- Ortiz is 1-1, 1.50 in his first two '13 starts.
-- Scherzer is 4-0, 3.92 in his last six starts.
-- Texas won last five Darvish starts (4-0, 2.73).
-- Norris is 2-0, 2.00 in his last three home starts.
-- JWilliams is 1-0, 2.84 in his last couple starts. Harang is 1-1, 3.00 in his last two outings.

Cold pitchers
-- Garza is 57-61, 3.84 in 167 career starts; this is his first '13 start.
-- Niese is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three home starts.
-- Chacin is 0-3, 8.31 since coming off the DL. Kennedy is 1-1, 5.11 in his last four starts.
-- Strasburg is 1-1, 4.00 in his last four road starts.

-- Pelfrey is 1-3, 6.23 in his last five starts.

-- Cobb is 1-1, 4.24 in his last four starts.
-- Hughes allowed 13 runs in 6.1 IP in his last two starts. MGonzalez is 1-1, 5.79 in his last four starts.
-- Kluber is 2-2, 6.17 in four starts this season.
-- Straily is 0-2, 9.31 in his last four starts.
-- WDavis is 0-4, 9.99 in his last five starts.
-- Quintana is 0-1, 5.56 in his last four starts. Doubront has a 5.73 RA in his last four starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Garza 0-0; Rodriguez 2-8
-- Leake 2-8; Niese 3-9 (0 of last 5)
-- Cloyd 1-1; Fernandez 2-8
-- Greinke 0-3; Burgos 1-5
-- Kennedy 4-9; Chacin 2-7
-- Wainwright 2-9; Volquez 3-9 (0 of last 5)
-- Strasburg 4-9 (0 of last 3); Cain 2-9

-- Pelfrey 3-8 (0 of last 4); Hudson 2-9

-- Cobb 2-8; Ortiz 1-2
-- Hughes 4-8; Gonzalez 1-6
-- Scherzer 2-8; Kluber 0-4
-- Straily 2-5; Darvish 4-8
-- Davis 2-8; Norris 3-9
-- Doubront 1-6; Quintana 2-8
-- Harang 3-5; Williams 1-3

Totals
-- Seven of last ten Cub games went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last fourteen Cincinnati games went over total.
-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Milwaukee games.
-- Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Arizona games.
-- Four of last six San Diego games went over the total.
-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven San Francisco games.

-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Atlanta games.

-- Over is 19-3 in last twenty-two Tampa Bay games.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Bronx games.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Cleveland games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Oakland games.
-- Nine of last twelve Houston home games went over total.
-- Seven of last eleven Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Four of last five Angel games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won eight of their last ten games; Cubs won five of last seven games on the road.
-- Reds won eight of their last ten games.
-- Colorado won three of its last four games. Diamondbacks won five of their last six games.
-- Cardinals won eight of their last twelve games. San Diego won five of its last seven games.

-- Braves won their last five home games, scoring 30 runs.

-- Cleveland won 12 of its last 15 games.
-- Blue Jays won five of their last seven games. Tampa Bay won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Bronx won ten of its last thirteen games.
-- Oakland won its last four games, allowing seven runs. Rangers won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Boston won five of its last six games.
-- Angels won their last two games, scoring 18 runs.

Cold teams
-- Marlins lost seven of their last nine games. Phillies are 4-6 in their last ten road games.
-- Mets lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Brewers lost ten of their last twelve games. Dodgers lost six of their last seven away games.
-- San Francisco lost five of its last seven games. Washington lost seven of its last ten games.

-- Twins lost their last five games, allowing 33 runs.
-- Mariners are 7-16 in their last 23 road games.
-- Baltimore lost its last six games, allowing 42 runs.
-- Tigers lost four of their last five games.
-- Royals lost 12 of their last 15 games. Astros lost 10 of their last 13.
-- White Sox lost four of their last six home games.

Umpires
-- Cin-NY-- Under is 17-3-1 in last 21 Kulpa games.
-- Phil-Mia-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten West games.
-- LA-Mil-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bell games.
-- Az-Col-- Four of last five Johnson games went over total.
-- Wsh-SF-- Last four Dreckman games went over the total.

-- Min-Atl-- Home teams won six of last seven Nauert games.

-- TB-Tor-- Underdogs are 7-5 in last twelve Scott games.
-- NY-Balt-- Favorites won seven of last nine Cooper games.
-- A's-Tex-- Last five Davidson games went over the total.
-- KC-Hst-- Underdogs won 10 of last 14 Reynolds games.
-- Bos-Chi-- Home side won last six Conroy games, with four of last five going under the total.

Cincinnati -150

45-62 (-16.35 units)

My only afternoon play was a loser.

Parlay risking 2.00 units to win 3.19 units
Phillies vs Miami
Atlanta vs Minnesota


Texas -126 vs Oakland (two units)

That will do it for Monday night. Good Luck Everybody!!

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Marco D'Angelo | MLB ML - Monday, May 20 2013 8:40PM
ML 957 ARI -110 vs 958 COL double-dime bet

Analysis:
PLAY: ARIZONA
RATING: DOUBLE DIME PLAY

Stephen Nover | MLB Total - Monday, May 20 2013 10:15PM
961 WAS / 962 SFG OVER 8 Hilton triple-dime bet

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3* (MLB) NY Mets ML +147
3* (MLB) Houston Astros ML +160
3* (MLB) Boston Red Sox ML -143
3* (MLB) Arizona Diondbacks ML -107

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Atlanta/Minnesota over 8 1/2
San Francisco Giants

Ultra Sports Free Play

9-7 +185

Texas -120 List Lindblom vs. Colon

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SF/Wash Over 8

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MLB | May 20 '13 (7:10p)
Minnesota Twins vs Atlanta Braves Minnesota Twins
+144 at BetOnline
15* MLB Monday Undervalued Underdog on Minnesota Twins +144

The Atlanta Braves have no business being this heavily favored over the Minnesota Twins Monday. The Twins actually have the edge on the mound in this one, yet they are a big road underdog here.

Kevin Correia has been going under the radar all season. The right-hander has gone 4-3 with a 3.35 ERA and 1.230 WHIP through eight starts in 2013. Correia is 3-2 with a 3.47 ERA in seven career starts against Atlanta as well.

Julio Teheran had a solid spring training for Atlanta, but he hasn't been able to convert that success into the regular season. Teheran is 2-1 with a 4.57 ERA and 1.476 WHIP in seven starts this year, including 0-0 with a 6.10 ERA and 1.936 WHIP over two home starts.

Correia is a very profitable 36-36 (+17.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 or higher since 1997. The Twins are 4-1 in their last 5 games as a road underdog of +110 to +150. The Braves are 0-4 in their last 4 interleague games, and 2-7 in their last 9 interleague home games. Roll with the Twins Monday.
-= TOP PLAY =-
MLB | May 20 '13 (8:10p)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Milwaukee Brewers Los Angeles Dodgers
-132 at 5dimes
20* MLB Monday No-Doubt Rout on Los Angeles Dodgers -132

The Los Angeles Dodgers should be a much heavier favorite over the Milwaukee Brewers tonight with ace Clayton Kershaw on the mound. They have a huge edge on the rubber over Yovani Gallardo and the Brewers in this one.

Kershaw has gone 4-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 0.871 WHIP through nine starts this season, including 1-0 with a 0.79 ERA and 0.794 WHIP in his last three. The former Cy Young winning has pitched eight shutout innings in two of his last three starts against Milwaukee.

Yovani Gallardo has completely lost it this season. That's probably a big reason why he got a DWI earlier this year. Gallardo has gone 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 1.462 WHIP through nine starts in 2013. He is also 1-3 with a 6.21 ERA and 1.487 WHIP in six career starts against Los Angeles.

Kershaw is 16-2 (+12.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a bad team (Win Pct. 38% to 46%) over the last 2 seasons. The Brewers are 0-8 in their last 8 games vs. a left-handed starter. Milwaukee is 0-6 in its last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. These three trends combine for a 30-2 system backing Los Angeles. Bet the Dodgers Monday.
MLB | May 20 '13 (8:40p)
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Colorado Rockies Arizona Diamondbacks
-109 at BetOnline
15* MLB Mound Mismatch PLAY OF THE DAY on Arizona Diamondbacks -109

Arizona starter Patrick Corbin has been one of the most underrated starters in the league all season. He continues to get overlooked by oddsmakers tonight as only a small favorite over the washed up Jon Garland and the Colorado Rockies.

Corbin has gone 6-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 1.069 WHIP over eight starts in 2013, and the Diamondbacks are a perfect 8-0 in those eight contests. The left-hander is also 3-0 with a 0.89 ERA and 1.082 WHIP over his last three starts.

Jon Garland is far past his prime. The veteran right-hander is 3-4 with a 4.69 ERA and 1.500 WHIP in eight starts this season, including 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 1.733 WHIP in his last three.

Corbin is 1-0 with a 1.98 ERA in his last two starts against Arizona, allowing three earned runs over 13 2/3 innings of work. Garland is 3-4 with a 5.12 ERA and 1.471 WHIP in nine career starts against Arizona. He allowed four runs, three earned, and 10 base runners over 6 innings in a 2-4 loss at Arizona on April 28th.

Corbin is 9-0 (+9.4 Units) against the money line after giving up <=2 earned runs in his last 2 outings over the last 2 seasons. The Diamondbacks are 11-1 in Corbin's last 12 starts overall. Take Arizona Monday.

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My Moves

MLB [974] CHI WHITE SOX +135 200: +135

CHRIS JORDAN

200* Brewers +125

Wunderdog Sports Free Pick

Game: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 PM Eastern)
Pick: Miami +1.5 runs -110 (runline)

The wins haven't come easy for either team here, and neither have the runs. The Phillies offense, once one of the best in baseball, has aged into becoming sub-par as they have scored three runs or less in 24 games on the season, making them a ripe candidate on the road to fade on the runline. The Phillies have already been shutout six times on the season. The Marlins' pitching has been superb, allowing a single run in each of their last two games, and the Phillies have been brutal behind Hamels, where they are 1-8 in his last nine starts, and 0-6 vs. a team that scored two or less in their last game. The Marlins are 5-0 behind Sanbia when he pitches following his team allowing two or less in their last game. Runs will be at a premium here, play on Miami on the runline.

Allen Eastman

4-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 9.5 Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m., Monday, May 20)

3-Unit Play. Take #957 Arizona (-105) over Colorado (8:40 p.m., Monday, May 20)

I really like Arizona tonight. This should be a very hard fought series. But I am giving the Diamondbacks the upper hand. Arizona is 13-8 on the road this year and played well in Miami over the weekend. The Diamondbacks have won four of five in this series and they have a big pitching advantage today. Patrick Corbin is 8-0 in his eight starts this year and has just a 1.52 ERA. Arizona has won 11 of his last 12 starts. Jon Garland has a 4.89 ERA for the Rockies and he has looked average. The 'under' has gone 9-1-1 in the last 11 meetings between these two teams. And it is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Colorado. The 'under' is 13-5-2 when Arizona plays a team with a winning record and 5-2 in Corbin's last seven starts overall. I am going to continue to back the young lefty here. I think he is going to lead Arizona to a win and keep this one low scoring.

3-Unit Play. Take #955 L.A. Dodgers (-135) over Milwaukee (8 p.m., Monday, May 20)

I am going with the Dodgers in this game. They are going with ace Clayton Kershaw and he is what they need to stop their losing streak. Kershaw has a 1.40 ERA on the seson and just a 0.79 ERA in his last three starts. He has been much better than Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo. The Brewers are back home after a terrible road trip and they have lost eight of 10 games. Milwaukee was beaten down by rival St. Louis and I think that one will stick with them. The Dodgers took two of three from Milwaukee when they played in California earlier this year and I think that they will get another series win here this week. Take Kershaw.

Doc's Sports

2-unit Play Take #962 San Francisco Giants (-135) over Washington Nationals (10:15pm ET) It's been a tough year for San Francisco's Ryan Vogelsong. At 1-4 with an 8.06 ERA and 1.84 WHIP he's been one of the worst pitchers in the National League. Manager Bruce Bochy has already hinted that this might be his last chance to save his job in the rotation. Vogelsong has never been a great pitcher, but has always gotten the job done and put up decent numbers over the course of his career. He's 35-years old, so he's obviously past his prime, but I think he can get it together and still be effective for the Giants. His peripheral numbers indicate an ERA in the mid-4's, so he is obviously experiencing some bad luck during this stretch. He's pitching at home today and that's where he's been most comfortable over the last few seasons. He'll face a Nationals lineup that hasn't been able to produce much this season. Washington is 13th in runs scored in the league and they're without Jayson Werth and maybe Bryce Harper today. Washington is just 3-6 in their last nine games and this will be their fourth different city in nine days. They're also going with reliever Zach Duke as their starting pitcher today to replace the injured Ross Detwiler. Duke has an 8.40 ERA in nine relief appearances this season and barely made the Washington roster to begin with. He's only pitched one complete season over the last four years, so he's obviously struggled to keep it together recently. I like Vogelsong to come up with a strong start today and get the win over the Nationals.

Best of Luck - Doc's Sports

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, May 20

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PHILADELPHIA (21 - 23) at MIAMI (12 - 32) - 7:10 PM
COLE HAMELS (L) vs. ALEX SANABIA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 102-101 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 102-104 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-40 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
HAMELS is 1-8 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 1-8 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 0-6 (-8.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 30-9 (+16.7 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997. (Team's Record)
MIAMI is 12-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 44-59 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-32 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
MIAMI is 30-44 (-16.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 3-4 (+1.1 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

COLE HAMELS vs. MIAMI since 1997
HAMELS is 8-11 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 3.24 and a WHIP of 1.099.
His team's record is 10-16 (-17.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 15-11. (+1.9 units)

ALEX SANABIA vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
SANABIA is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (26 - 18) at NY METS (17 - 24) - 7:10 PM
JOHNNY CUETO (R) vs. SHAUN MARCUM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 53-31 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 344-304 (+58.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 125-86 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 625-697 (+57.5 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 125-86 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 408-452 (+38.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 452-505 (+44.4 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
NY METS are 16-29 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 45-57 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 87-110 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 48-73 (-24.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MARCUM is 11-18 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARCUM is 11-18 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARCUM is 6-14 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

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

JOHNNY CUETO vs. NY METS since 1997
CUETO is 1-3 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.45 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 2-4 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

SHAUN MARCUM vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
MARCUM is 1-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.42 and a WHIP of 1.267.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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LA DODGERS (17 - 25) at MILWAUKEE (17 - 25) - 8:10 PM
CLAYTON KERSHAW (L) vs. YOVANI GALLARDO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 17-25 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 11-21 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 11-16 (-9.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 9-15 (-10.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
LA DODGERS are 2-8 (-8.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
LA DODGERS are 48-48 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 17-25 (-14.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 4-12 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 121-69 (+31.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 65-22 (+31.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
KERSHAW is 45-18 (+16.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 100-104 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 3-14 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 100-104 (-19.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 4-13 (-10.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-1 (+0.8 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

CLAYTON KERSHAW vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
KERSHAW is 3-3 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.385.
His team's record is 4-3 (-1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+2.8 units)

YOVANI GALLARDO vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
GALLARDO is 1-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.21 and a WHIP of 1.487.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

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ARIZONA (25 - 19) at COLORADO (24 - 20) - 8:40 PM
PAT CORBIN (L) vs. JON GARLAND (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 96-90 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 47-37 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 96-90 (+17.6 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 70-55 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 137-108 (+26.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 28-20 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CORBIN is 8-0 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CORBIN is 8-0 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season. (Team's Record)
CORBIN is 6-0 (+6.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 87-97 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 6-18 (-11.5 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 87-97 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 26-48 (-28.0 Units) against the money line in May games over the last 3 seasons.
GARLAND is 47-53 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 4-3 (+0.7 Units) against COLORADO this season
6 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+6.0 Units)

PAT CORBIN vs. COLORADO since 1997
CORBIN is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 5.56 and a WHIP of 1.588.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

JON GARLAND vs. ARIZONA since 1997
GARLAND is 3-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.12 and a WHIP of 1.471.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-4. (+0.9 units)

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ST LOUIS (28 - 15) at SAN DIEGO (20 - 23) - 10:10 PM
SHELBY MILLER (R) vs. JASON MARQUIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 50-44 (+14.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 96-106 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MARQUIS is 30-23 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 30-23 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MARQUIS is 16-8 (+12.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 24-10 (+13.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MARQUIS is 78-96 (-33.5 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

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

SHELBY MILLER vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
No recent starts.

JASON MARQUIS vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MARQUIS is 5-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.349.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-6. (-5.5 units)

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WASHINGTON (23 - 21) at SAN FRANCISCO (24 - 20) - 10:15 PM
ZACH DUKE (L) vs. RYAN VOGELSONG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DUKE is 4-20 (-14.7 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +150 since 1997. (Team's Record)
DUKE is 24-60 (-24.3 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 53-42 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 129-93 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 172-105 (+63.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 129-91 (+29.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 82-53 (+25.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 48-24 (+24.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
VOGELSONG is 19-8 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 81-53 (+20.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 45-30 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 100-82 (+26.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 123-88 (+19.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 82-55 (+29.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 35-25 (+16.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.

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

ZACH DUKE vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
DUKE is 2-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.09 and a WHIP of 1.323.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.2 units)

RYAN VOGELSONG vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
VOGELSONG is 0-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 26.97 and a WHIP of 4.120.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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SEATTLE (20 - 24) at CLEVELAND (25 - 17) - 12:05 PM
HISASHI IWAKUMA (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 293-418 (-100.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.
SEATTLE is 74-137 (-49.1 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 16-8 (+8.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 25-17 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 14-4 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in May games this season.
CLEVELAND is 22-14 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
IWAKUMA is 17-8 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 16-7 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
IWAKUMA is 9-3 (+10.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 26-37 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.2 Units)

HISASHI IWAKUMA vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
IWAKUMA is 0-0 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 1.587.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. SEATTLE since 1997
KAZMIR is 3-3 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.128.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

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TAMPA BAY (23 - 20) at TORONTO (17 - 26) - 1:05 PM
JAKE ODORIZZI (R) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-2 (+0.5 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+4.4 Units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

R.A. DICKEY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
DICKEY is 1-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 5.33 and a WHIP of 1.382.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.2 units)

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NY YANKEES (27 - 16) at BALTIMORE (23 - 20) - 7:05 PM
C.C. SABATHIA (L) vs. FREDDY GARCIA (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+3.0 Units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SABATHIA is 19-4 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 2.90 and a WHIP of 1.106.
His team's record is 22-6 (+11.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 15-11. (+3.4 units)

FREDDY GARCIA vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
GARCIA is 7-5 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.77 and a WHIP of 1.116.
His team's record is 9-6 (+5.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-8. (-2.3 units)

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OAKLAND (23 - 22) at TEXAS (29 - 15) - 8:05 PM
BARTOLO COLON (R) vs. JOSH LINDBLOM (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 96-145 (-42.7 Units) against the money line in road games in May games since 1997.
TEXAS is 8-0 (+8.2 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TEXAS is 23-9 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 10-0 (+10.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 119-93 (+36.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 54-51 (+14.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 48-31 (+24.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 113-87 (+34.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 83-55 (+37.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 81-57 (+31.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 73-45 (+32.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 28-15 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 61-53 (+17.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
COLON is 14-6 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 64-57 (-16.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-1 (+1.1 Units) against OAKLAND this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. TEXAS since 1997
COLON is 18-7 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 3.69 and a WHIP of 1.103.
His team's record is 19-11 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-17. (-7.7 units)

JOSH LINDBLOM vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

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KANSAS CITY (20 - 20) at HOUSTON (12 - 32) - 8:10 PM
JEREMY GUTHRIE (R) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
GUTHRIE is 22-15 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GUTHRIE is 22-15 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 67-138 (-42.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 210-259 (-63.1 Units) against the money line in May games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 67-138 (-42.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 48-103 (-34.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 42-94 (-32.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

JEREMY GUTHRIE vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GUTHRIE is 2-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.68 and a WHIP of 1.045.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (27 - 17) at CHI WHITE SOX (19 - 23) - 8:10 PM
JON LESTER (L) vs. DYLAN AXELROD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 96-110 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 80-99 (-39.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 63-79 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 60-77 (-30.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
LESTER is 21-26 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 10-2 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BOSTON is 17-5 (+11.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
BOSTON is 14-7 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 9-2 (+7.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 39-50 (-16.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 0-7 (-8.8 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.

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

JON LESTER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
LESTER is 4-4 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 5.20 and a WHIP of 1.391.
His team's record is 5-4 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.7 units)

DYLAN AXELROD vs. BOSTON since 1997
AXELROD is 0-0 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 1.35 and a WHIP of 1.049.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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MINNESOTA (18 - 22) at ATLANTA (25 - 18) - 7:10 PM
KEVIN CORREIA (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 117-86 (+18.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 74-44 (+22.6 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 119-87 (+19.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 43-50 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 28-27 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 5-0 (+8.1 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +150 to +175 this season.
CORREIA is 34-28 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 12-4 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 41-39 (+18.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 18-10 (+13.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 89-75 (+31.0 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 63-48 (+29.7 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 51-35 (+28.7 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
ATLANTA is 9-17 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 67-68 (-25.7 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.

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

KEVIN CORREIA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
CORREIA is 3-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.47 and a WHIP of 1.514.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JEFF BENTON

Monday freebie is the Twins-Braves Under the total.

Minnesota heads south to Turner Field having played Under the total in 4 of their last 7 games, while Atlanta is on a protracted 35-16-1 Under run their last 52 games played at Turner Field, including a 4-2-1 Under clip their last 7 games played overall.

Minny starter Kevin Correia has been slumping of late, but perhaps a return to the National League against a team he is 3-1 with a 2.35 ERA against will help him regain his form.

Braves hurler Julio Teheran sports a 2.84 ERA over his last 4 starts, and should be able to keep the Twins bats off-balance tonight.

Twins-Braves to hold low on Monday night.

3* MINNESOTA-ATLANTA UNDER

MATT FARGO COMP

The Red Sox lost their opener on this roadtrip at Tampa Bay but when on to win the final two games of that series and then swept the Twins over the weekend to make it five straight victories. They are now 14-7 on the road for the season which is tied with the Cardinals for the best road record in baseball. They continue to be the surprise in baseball while Jon Lester continues his solid comeback. After posting a 4.82 ERA in 33 starts last season, he has come strong out of the gate this year and has not slowed up. He has a 2.72 ERA through nine starts and has yet to lose, going 6-0 with the Red Sox going 7-2 in his nine outings. It may not seem plausible to go against him but he has had his share of troubles against the White Sox as he has a 5.20 career ERA against them including a 7.22 ERA in the last five. Chicago opened its most recent roadtrip with a 4-1 record but lost the final two games against the Angels as the pitching was pounded for 18 runs over the weekend after allowing just 10 runs total in its previous four games. Overall, the pitching has been the strength as the White Sox have a 3.12 ERA at home including a 2.86 ERA from the starters. Dylan Axelrod is part of that success as he has a 3.42 ERA at home in four starts with only one of those being a bad outing. His first three starts at home resulted in a 2.04 ERA and he came up just one-third of an inning short in his opener for all three of those resulting in quality starts. He faced Boston once last season and allowed just one run on seven hits in 6.2 innings. Going back to last season, he has allowed three runs or fewer in eight of his last 10 starts. Play (974) Chicago White Sox

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MONDAYS MLB WINNERS

Arizona Diamondbacks +100

Los Angeles Dodgers -135

St. Louis Cardinals -150

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Total Line for 05/20/2013

(Lost last game)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - Miami Marlins : u7
Cost: -110

Run Line for 05/20/2013

(Lost last game)
Today's Winning Team is:
MLB - St. Louis Cardinals : -1.5
Cost: +105

PAUL LEINER

100* Over 9.5 - A's/Rangers

50* Dodgers -145

Kyle Hunter

Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros (MLB) - 8:10 PM EDT
Pick: Point Spread: Kansas City Royals -1.5 (-102)

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MLB KANSAS CITY at HOUSTON

Play On - Home teams (HOUSTON) below average hitting team (AVG <=.265) against an excellent starting pitcher (ERA <=3.20) -AL, with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.50 or worse on the season
62-34 over the last 5 seasons. ( 64.6% 31.4 units )
4-4 this year. ( 50.0% 0.1 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends™ - FoxSheets

MLB NY YANKEES at BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE is 64-44 (+30.7 Units) against the money line vs. good fielding teams - averaging <=0.6 errors/game over the last 2 seasons.
The average score was: BALTIMORE (4.6) , OPPONENT (4.5)

Beathespread MLB Plays 5/20

Rangers -130
Braves -160

Jim Feist's FREE MLB Play for Monday, May 20, 2013

Take: (968) BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Our play against the Yankees Sunday got rained out, but we are coming right back and going against them here on Monday. Not really sure how they have done it, but the Yankees are in first place in the AL East. They have accomplished this without most of their star players, who remain on the injured list. One thing is for sure, it's not a dominant hitting attack, as the Yankees are sixth from the bottom of the AL in runs/game (4.21) and below the league average in batting average (.252). Pitching has been good for the Yankees, ranked 2nd in the league in ERA (3.74) and fifth in WHIP (1.258). Still the injuries mount for NY. With Kevin Youklis (15 dl), Derek Jeter (60 day DL), Alex Rodriquez (60 day DL), Mark Teixeira (60 day DL) all still missing from the lineup. Now the pitching staff has seen Andy Pettitte (Trap) and IVan Nov (Tricep) also land on the 15-day DL. The Orioles had a very good April, going 16-11 and staying close to first place in the AL East. However, May hasn't been as kind, seeing the O's go just 7-9 and losers of five straight after Sunday's setback to the Rays, 3-1. Still, big edge here today in hitting to the O's who are 3rd in baseball in runs scored, fifth in batting average and fifth in slugging. Like I said yesterday, the Yankees are not going to run away from anyone with their offense. So we have value with the O's knowing they will be in this one to the end. Take Baltimore here on Monday.

JEFFREY BRANDES
Free play

BOSTON RED SOX v CHICAGO WHITE SOX

John Lester is having a great year. He's 6-0, comes off a seven-inning, two-run outing against the Rays in his last start, and other teams are hitting just .193 against him on the season. He is 3-0 with a 3.48 ERA on the road.

Dylan Axelrod got his first win of the season last out going 5 1/3 innings
against the Twins. He left in the sixth inning that day favoring his
right leg and that could spell trouble for him today.

Pitchers:
BOSTON RED SOX: JON LESTER (L) ERA: 2.72 W/L: 6-0
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: DYLAN AXELROD (R) ERA: 4.27 W/L: 1-3

Key Trends:
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing Chi White Sox
Boston is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home

RECOMMENDATION: BOSTON RED SOX on the money line (-143)

ROB VINCILETTI

On Monday the free play is on the LA. Dodgers. Game 955 at 8:10 eastern. The Dodgers will look to put an end to their losing streak tonight and they have the Man on the mound to do it. Clayton Kershaw goes for LA and he has a stellar 1.40 era this season. In his last start here he went 8 score less innings. Tonight he will oppose Y. Gallardo who has yet to hit his best stride. Gallardo has a 4.50 Home era and 5.09 over his last 3 starts. His Life time era vs the Dodgers is also elevated at 6.21. The Dodgers fit a nice 75% system here tonight that plays on road favorites off a road loss and scored 2 or less runs with 4 or less hits, vs an opponent off a road loss that had 10 or more hits. The Dodgers have won 5 of the last 7 here. The Brewers are in the midst of a rough month going 3-14 in May. In games vs left handed pitchers they are 4-12. We will go with the better numbers here and Take the Dodgers as our free play

Joe Wiz

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Arizona at Colorado

The Diamondbacks look to build on their 11-1 record in Patrick Corbin's last 12 starts. Arizona is the pick (-110) according to Dunkel, which has the Diamondbacks favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-110). Here are all of today's picks.

MONDAY, MAY 20
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 951-952: Philadelphia at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Hamels) 15.245; Miami (Sanabia) 13.457
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 2; 6
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-200); Over

Game 953-954: Cincinnati at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 14.975; NY Mets (Marcum) 15.503
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+135); Over

Game 955-956: LA Dodgers at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.592; Milwaukee (Gallardo) 14.118
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-140); Under

Game 957-958: Arizona at Colorado (8:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Corbin) 15.980; Colorado (Garland) 15.206
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Colorado (-110); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-110); Over

Game 959-960: St. Louis at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Miller) 15.806; San Diego (Marquis) 14.450
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-155); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-155); Under

Game 961-962: Washington at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Duke) 14.785; San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.176
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-135); 8
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+115); Over

Game 963-964: Seattle at Cleveland (12:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Iwakuma) 16.393; Cleveland (Kazmir) 16.134
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Seattle (-120); 8
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-120); Under

Game 965-966: Tampa Bay at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 16.113; Toronto (Dickey) 15.298
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 9
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 967-968: NY Yankees at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Sabathia) 15.087; Baltimore (Garcia) 15.571
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 969-970: Oakland at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Colon) 14.673; Texas (Lindblom) 16.221
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Texas (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-130); Over

Game 971-972: Kansas City at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Guthrie) 15.493; Houston (Keuchel) 14.147
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-170); 9
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (-170); Under

Game 973-974: Boston at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lester) 14.611; White Sox (Axelrod) 15.248
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-155); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (+135); Over

Game 975-976: Minnesota at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Correia) 13.521; Atlanta (Teheran) 15.586
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-160); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-160); Under

Baseball Crusher

San Francisco Giants -123 over Washington

That is all for now. Back with more after work.

MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Cueto was 1-0, 2.60 in three starts before going on DL.
-- Kershaw is 2-0, 0.88 in his last four starts.
-- Arizona is 8-0 when Corbin starts (5-0, 1.32 last seven).
-- Miller is 2-0, 0.44 in his last three starts. Marquis is 4-0, 2.45 in last four.

-- Iwakuma is 4-0, 2.00 in his last four starts. Kazmir is 2-0, 2.25 in two home starts this year.
-- Guthrie is 3-1, 2.20 in his last four starts.
-- Lester is 2-0, 2.05 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Hamels is 0-3, 4.26 in his last three starts. Sanabia is 0-5, 6.43 in his last five starts.
-- Marcum is 0-3, 6.86 in four starts this season.
-- Gallardo is 0-2, 5.06 in his last three starts.
-- Garland is 1-4, 6.12 in his last five starts.
-- Vogelsong is 0-3, 10.20 in his last six starts. Duke is 49-74, 4.58 in 168 big league starts, mostly with Pirates- he started nine games for Arizona in '11.

-- Correia is 1-2, 5.19 in his last three starts. Teheran has a 5.13 RA in seven starts, but Braves won six of them.

-- Dickey is 1-3, 5.52 in his last five outings. Odorizzi is major prospect for the Rays, acquired in Shields trade; he was 4-0, 3.83 in eight AAA starts.
-- Sabathia is 1-2, 4.31 in his last five starts. FGarcia is 0-2, 5.51 in three starts for the Orioles.
-- Colon is 0-2, 7.06 in his last four starts. Lindblom has been in 101 big league games, but this is his first start; he was 4-0, 2.08 in seven AAA starts this season (5.8 IP/start).
-- Keuchel is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts this season.
-- Axelrod is 1-2, 5.04 in his last four starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Hamels 2-9; Sanabia 4-8 (4 of last 5)
-- Cueto 0-3; Marcum 0-4
-- Kershaw 0-9; Gallardo 2-9
-- Corbin 1-8; Garland 4-8
-- Miller 1-8; Marquis 2-8
-- Duke 0-0; Vogelsong 4-8

-- Correia 2-8; Teheran 4-7 (1 of last 4)

-- Iwakuma 3-9; Kazmir 1-5
-- Odorizzi 0-0; Dickey 3-9;
-- Sabathia 4-9; FGarcia 0-3
-- Colon 2-8; Lindblom 0-0
-- Guthrie 1-8; Keuchel 0-2
-- Lester 1-9; Axelrod 3-8

Totals
-- Seven of last ten Philly games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last thirteen Cincinnati games went over total.
-- Under is 7-3-1 in last eleven Milwaukee games.
-- Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Arizona games.
-- Four of last five San Diego games went over the total.
-- Eight of Giants' last ten games went over the total.

-- Over is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Atlanta games.

-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Cleveland games.
-- Over is 18-3 in last twenty-one Tampa Bay games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bronx games.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Oakland games.
-- Eight of last eleven Houston home games went over total.
-- Seven of last ten Boston road games stayed under total.

Hot teams
-- Phillies won five of their last seven games.
-- Reds won seven of their last nine games.
-- Colorado won its last three games, scoring 25 runs. Diamondbacks won nine of their last thirteen games.
-- Cardinals won eight of their last eleven games. San Diego won four of its last six games.

-- Braves won their last four home games, scoring 25 runs.

-- Cleveland won 11 of its last 14 games.
-- Tampa Bay won nine of its last eleven games.
-- Bronx won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Oakland won its last three games, allowing five runs. Rangers won nine of their last eleven games.
-- Boston won its last five games, allowing thirteen runs.

Cold teams
-- Marlins lost seven of their last eight games.
-- Mets lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Brewers lost nine of their last eleven games. Dodgers lost their last six away games, allowing 32 runs.
-- San Francisco lost five of its last six games. Washington lost six of last nine.

-- Twins lost their last five games, allowing 33 runs.
-- Mariners are 7-15 in their last 22 road games.
-- Blue Jays lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Baltimore lost seven of its last eight games.
-- Royals lost 11 of their last 14 games. Astros lost 10 of their last 12.
-- White Sox lost four of their last five home games.

MLBPredictions / Kevin

2 UNIT = Seattle Mariners @ Cleveland Indians - UNDER 8 RUNS (-112)
Listed Pitchers: Iwakuma vs Kazmir
(Note: Im risking 2.00 units to win 1.79 units)

Braves Pitchers Stellar at Home, Poor on the Road

The Atlanta Braves have only played 17 of their first 42 games at home and have a ton of contests coming up at Turner Field.

That’s important for bettors to know because Braves pitchers have been dominant at home early and not so impressive away from the friendly confines of Turner Field.

Atlanta pitchers boast a 2.54 ERA at home and are holding opposing hitters to a .215 batting average. Conversely, Braves hurlers have a combined 4.06 ERA away from the Peach State and the opposition is hitting a much better .264 against them.

No pitcher exemplifies this trend better than staff ace Tim Hudson. The veteran righty is 3-0 in four home starts with a 2.84 ERA, but has struggled mightily on the road with a 1-3 record and 7.36 ERA. Hudson is projected to take the hill Tuesday vs. the Minnesota Twins.

Bettors have been cashing in on Atlanta’s 16-9-1 over/under mark away from home, but that number stabilizes to a more modest 8-9 O/U at Turner Field.

The Braves only play five (three in New York and two in Toronto) of their next 16 games away from Turner Field.

Rounding The Bases

The Best Bets in the Bigs

Every week we take a look at the Hottest and Coldest Teams as well as the best Over and Under Bets in Major League Baseball.

For the week of May 13-19.

Hot Team: Boston Red Sox
Last week: 5-1
Season: 27-17
Upcoming schedule: at White Sox, vs. Indians

Skinny: After dropping six of seven, the Red Sox have put together five straight victories to rise back to the top of the AL East standings just behind the Yankees.

Cold Team: Baltimore Orioles
Last week: 0-5
Season: 23-20
Upcoming schedule: vs. Yankees, at Blue Jays

Skinny: Orioles pitchers were shelled for 25 runs while being swept in a three-game weekend set by the Tampa Bay Rays.

OVER Team: Colorado Rockies
Last week: 6-1 OVER/under
Season: 25-18-1 OVER/under
Upcoming schedule: vs. Diamondbacks at Giants

Skinny: The Rockies had played over in seven consecutive games before falling short of the 10.5 total in Sunday’s finale of a three-game series with the San Francisco Giants.

UNDER Team: Oakland Athletics
Last week: 1-5 over/UNDER
Season: 29-16 over/UNDER
Upcoming schedule: at Rangers, at Astros

Skinny: The Athletics have played under in four consecutive games and seven of their last eight after slugging out of the gates as the league’s best over play.

ART ARONSON

This is a 1* free play on the "over" between the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers on Monday night (8:05 EST).

The 39-year old Bartolo Colon (3-2, 4.56 ERA) toes the rubber for the visitors; Colon faced the Rangers last Tuesday and gave up three runs off four hits with a walk and zero K's over six frames of work, settling for a no-decision in the end. The veteran will be opposed by the 25-year old Josh Lindblom (3-5, 3.55 ERA) who was called up from Triple-A Round Rock after Alexi Ogando was moved to the DL. Lindblom had success in the minors but has yet to prove himself in any extended manner in the bigs. Note that the A's have seen the total go "over" the number in 29 of 44 so far this year, which includes in 15 of 22 on the road. Suspect starters vs. explosive line-ups; the stage is set for a slugfest in the opener of this three game set.

Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with the Spurs (-4 1/2) Sunday.

Monday it’s the Mariners. The deficit is 368 sirignanos.

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Phillies(RL) -1.5(-113)
Giants -130

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4-unit Play Take #928 Texas Rangers (-115) over Detroit Tigers (8:05pm ET) It's the ESPN Sunday Night Game of the Week, and we have a good one. Derek Holland and the Texas Rangers host the Detroit Tigers in a battle between division leaders. Holland has really elevated his game in 2013, improving from a 4.67 ERA last season to a 2.93 ERA this season. He's done it by increasing his strikeout rate and significantly reducing his walk totals. Manager Ron Washington has pointed to Holland's enhanced work ethic as the reason for his success. Right now the confidence level for the 26-year old is at an all-time high and that will come in handy against a difficult Detroit lineup. The Tigers lead the American League in runs scored, but they don't have a lineup built to hit lefties very well. The Tigers have also had some trouble scoring runs in Arlington, especially in this series where they've averaged only 2.7 runs per game in the first three contests. The Rangers have averaged 6.0 runs in this series. Right-hander Doug Fister goes for the Tigers and he's as steady as they come, but hasn't been dominant in 2013. The Rangers lineup is not easy to navigate either and they've been swinging it well of late. In their last eight games, the Rangers have averaged 6.4 runs per game. This should be a fun game to watch, but I like Holland over Fister and the way that the Rangers are swinging the bats.

Jason Sharpe

Sunday May 19th 2013

3 Unit Play Take #928 Texas -117 over Detroit (8:05pm est):

The Texas Rangers have looked like the much better of these two teams during this series so far with two easy wins by five or more runs while their lone loss was a tough one run defeat. They have outscored the Tigers 18-7 in the first three games overall. The Rangers have the best record in the American League at home this season and face a Tigers team who is under .500 on the road.

Derek Holland gets the call here for Texas and Holland has been a guy we have done very well backing this season. He comes in with an ERA of just 2.93 and a WHIP of of only 1.07. Those numbers have been even more impressive at home with a 1.57 ERA and a WHIP below 1.00 at just 0.96 with all three home starts this year being at least seven innings pitched and allowing two or less runs in each of the three home contests and doing so against some of the better offenses in baseball also (Red Sox, Rays and Angels).

The Detroit Tigers just don't look like the same baseball team without their center fielder and leadoff man Austin Jackson on the field. Jackson went on the disabled list about a week ago and since then Detroit has struggled going just 3-4 overall but two of those wins came against the hapless Houston Astros. Even more disturbing is that in the non-Houston games the Tigers have averaged just 2.5 runs per game in their four other contests and haven't scored over four runs in any of those games also.

Take Texas here in this one. My NBA post-season results have fallen right in line with all my 2013 NBA plays, a almost unheard of 60% win rate overall which is top standard in this industry. Keep in mind this also over a nice large sample size of 100 plays overall for the year. Join me the rest of the pro hoops playoffs and lets make some money.

Thank you and good luck,

Allen Eastman

4-Unit Play. Take #915 Seattle (-105) over Cleveland (1 p.m., Sunday, May 19)

I will go with the Mariners today. Felix Hernandez is on the mound and he will snap them out of this losing skid. Seattle barely lost the last two games. They lost both in late innings on walk-off hits. I think Seattle is going to avoid losing three in a row and they are getting the sharp money today. This line has moved from the Mariners being small underdogs to being a small favorite. It could get to -110 or -115. The Mariners are 12-4 when Hernandez starts as a road favorite.

2-Unit Play. Take #923 Chicago White Sox (+105) over L.A. Angels (4 p.m., Sunday, May 19)

The White Sox lost 12-9 yesterday. But they still have revenge for losing a home series to the Angels last week. They are going with Jake Peavy today and he will get the job done to wrap up this series. Peavy is 5-2 in his seven starts this year and has an ERA under 3.00. The Angels are 2-6 in their last eight home games and 2-7 in their last nine games after a win.

Al DeMarco

N.L. Lock of the Month
15 Dime Release
Run Line Dog
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Off a 4-0 day baseball and 1-1 hockey (Lost Blackhawks) BUT usually tanks after a strong win and as always all chalk

10* NY Yankees -130
10* Arizona Diamondbacks -150
50* Pittsburgh Pirates -190
10* Boston Red Sox -115
10* Chicago Cubs -145*

SPORTS WAGERS

COLORADO -1½ +164 over San Francisco

The Giants have to be feeling exhausted right about now. They lost yesterday by a final score of 10-2. The Giants have now been tagged for 47 runs against in their last five games and 10 runs or more against in four of those five. It’s one thing to lose a game but it’s quite another to be down by such crooked numbers early and end up having to play a marathon game when you’re down by five or six runs. In Barry Zito’s last start in Toronto, the Giants were down 6-0 after one inning. The next night in Toronto also, they were down 5-1 after one inning and 10-1 after three innings. Things haven’t been much better in Colorado, where the Giants were down 9-5 after five innings on Friday and down 6-1 after five innings yesterday. Playing in the high altitude in Denver is tiring enough, playing their fourth straight game there after allowing 47 runs against over their past five games, San Fran’s and it’s bullpen figures to running on fumes here.

We’ve been writing about how bad Barry Zito is for years. He’s not only been baseball’s luckiest pitcher for 2 years running, his skills are getting worse, not better. The Legend of Barry Zito made a wonderful story during the summer of 2012 that continued this spring and into the first six weeks, as he returned to relevance. But has he? No, he has not. A line-drive rate of 28% this season indicates that hitters have no problem squaring Zito up.

The big-two overall metrics that wrap up the individual items, xERA (5.75) and groundball rate (36%) are again far below desired levels. Expected ERA, in fact, is worse this year than any season since 2008. Zito gets credit for seeing his contract through and continuing to try to justify his lofty price tag but that doesn’t mean he’s an asset; the metrics tell us just the opposite. Zito’s 3.40 ERA is unsustainable. In three road starts in Milwaukee, San Diego and Toronto, Zito has lasted a combined 12 innings has allowed 26 hits and 20 earned runs for a road ERA of 11.25 and a road BAA of .426. At this park against this team, he’s going to get crushed again and with an already taxed bullpen, manager Bruce Bochy is likely going to leave Zito in there longer than he normally would.

Micro-fracture knee surgery in July ended Juan Nicasio’s season a year ago, curtailing his comeback from a fractured vertebrae that ended 2011. Between injuries, he has demonstrated a promising high-strikeout rate and a groundball-tilted profile that xERA likes. Poor results + injury history + latent skills = a potential profit candidate. Nicasio’s shelf time has prevented him from making use of his 94 mph fastball, a pitch that has given him his fair share of K’s. That said, there are warning signs in addition to his poor durability. His 7.3% swinging strike rate doesn't support a high strikeout rate and he's a two-pitch pitcher. In eight starts, Nicasio has made it past the fifth inning just two times. He’s unlikely to go past five innings again here because he’s not strong enough to do so. This one looks like another slugfest and if the Giants end up winning this game, we can almost assure you that’s it’s going to be a high scoring affair. It’s for that reason that we’ll play this game over the number as well as taking the Rockies on the run line.

Milwaukee +111 over ST. LOUIS

The Brewers rallied from six runs down on Friday in the opener of this series before losing it 7-6. They rebounded yesterday with an extra inning victory and have showed some real fight in them in the two games so far. The Brewers now get the most favorable matchup of the three games here. Kyle Lohse has had nothing but success at this park, where he went 9-1 with the Cardinals last year with an ERA of 2.30. Lohse has pinpoint control (10 BB in 49 IP), a groundball bias profile and his strikeout rate is up a tick (33 K’s). These skills allow Lohse to usually pitch deep into games and you know for sure he’ll be a little extra amped up for this one.

John Gast, 24 was originally drafted in the 5th round of the '07 draft by Texas but chose instead to go to Florida State University, where he pitched for three seasons before the Cardinals drafted him in the 6th round in '10. Gast systematically has worked his way from Low-A up through the system, advancing one level at some point during each season. He got out to a very fast April 2013 at Triple-A Memphis not allowing an earned run in his five starts. His strikeout rate is a tick higher this season than career norms, as is his control. He is a short, power lefty with a nice 90-93 mph fastball. He will also throw a good change-up and decent curveball. His delivery is nearly max-effort which is troubling for a starter, particularly one who has already had Tommy John surgery early on in their career. This combined with a lack of overpowering stuff could mean a more productive future in the bullpen. In his first career start last week against the Mets, Gast went six full innings and surrendered six hits and four earned runs while walking just one and striking out three. He got the win for his efforts because the Cardinals scored 10 runs. What follows a MLB debut win is usually a letdown and now Gast will face a Brewers club that is hitting a robust .282 against lefties this season. Chances are the Brew Crew will get to this rookie and that makes this visitor a worthwhile investment.

SAN DIEGO -½ +114 over Washington

1st 5 innings. The Nationals are perceived as the much better team and will probably draw a lot of attention in this matchup because that and because they are taking back a tag. Dan Haren is also a more well-known pitcher than Andrew Cashner and Haren brings a strong reputation with him. What may surprise you is that the Padres are better than the Nationals in just about every key category, including team batting average, stolen bases, defense and they also have a deeper bench. Dan Haren has pinpoint control with just six walks in 45 frames but that’s about all he has. Haren’s fastball has trouble breaking 90 mph now. His swinging strike rate trend during the last four seasons says to heed caution: 10.7%, 10.1%, 9.9%, 8.7%, 7.5%. Haren also has a rather ugly 35%/22%/43% GB/LD/FB batted ball profile and while his pinpoint control does give him less blowup risk than most average pitchers, his upside is long gone and even a 4.50 ERA might be a stretch now. Haren has three pure quality starts in eight attempts this season and should not be viewed as a good pitcher anymore.

Andrew Cashner went 3-4 last year with a 4.27 ERA in 46 IP. He transitioned from relief to starter then lost 60 days to a lat strain (after rotator cuff injury washed out 2011). Cashner’s health poses questions, skills not so much. The kid throws gas; had 23/3 K/BB in 19 IP as starter and he induces grounders. If body parts cooperate, he’s a definite breakout candidate. We’re not sure people realize how good this kid really is. In five starts this season, Cashner's fastball velocity has averaged 94.8 MPH, second only to Stephen Strasburg among NL starters. His fastball has good movement and has reached 98 MPH on several occasions. He's a work in progress, for sure, but a talented work and he’s coming on with just one runs allowed over his past 14.1 innings and that includes a 7.1 inning gem at Baltimore. Cashner will now face a Nationals team that is hitting just .226 over the past 15 games. The Padres are very likely going to do some damage against Haren while Cashner has the ability to make quick work of these light hitting Nats and therefore we’ll play this one in the first five innings.

Jimmy Moore

#918 4* New York Yankees with Sabathia ML -130 (1:05 edt)<p>

Sabathia owns the Blue Jays with a career record of 14-4 against them and with Toronto sitting at 4-8 against lefties is only helps the Yankees here. New York traditionally beats up Toronto winning 19 of the last 23 in this series at home. Dickey has not been all that great this season after his big season last year and the Jays have been terrible in the division this season. It all adds up to a New York win here, thank you and good luck.

Don Best Consensus

Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers
Pick: Texas Rangers

The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall, and they're 37-18 in their last 55 Sunday games. The Detroit Tigers do not fair too well down south as they're 3-10 in their last 12 meetings vs. Texas. The Rangers are up in the series 2-1 and will look to complete the series win on Sunday in prime time on ESPN. Play the Rangers.

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MLB | May 19 '13 (1:05p)
Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Indians Seattle Mariners
-109 at 5dimes
15* AL Sunday PLAY OF THE DAY on Seattle Mariners -109

Rarely will you ever get Felix Hernandez at this kind of price. I'll gladly take advantage Sunday as he's only a small favorite over the Cleveland Indians.

This is one of the best starters in the league. Year in and year out, Hernandez goes under the radar because he pitches in Seattle. Hernandez is 5-2 with a 1.53 ERA in nine starts this season, including 4-1 with a 1.29 ERA on the road.

Seattle is 9-1 (+9.3 Units) against the money line with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent this season. After losing the first two games of this series, I look for the Mariners to bounce back in Game 3. Roll with the Mariners Sunday.
MLB | May 19 '13 (2:20p)
New York Mets vs Chicago Cubs New York Mets
+142 at 5dimes
15* NL Sunday PLAY OF THE DAY on New York Mets +142

The New York Mets are showing their best value of the season Sunday. The Chicago Cubs shouldn't be this heavily favored against anyone, even the Mets.

Dillon Gee is 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA and 1.263 WHIP in three career starts against the Cubs. In his last start against Chicago, Gee gave up one earned run over eight innings of a 3-1 victory.

Travis Wood is 6-17 (-12.5 Units) against the money line vs. an NL team with a team batting average of .255 or worse over the last 3 seasons. Chicago is 40-76 (-32.7 Units) against the money line after having won 2 of their last 3 games over the last 3 seasons. Take the Cubs Sunday.
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NBA | May 19 '13 (3:30p)
MEMPHIS GM1 vs SAN ANTONIO GM1 MEMPHIS GM1
+4½-103 at 5dimes
20* Spurs/Grizzlies Game 1 No-Brainer on Memphis +4.5

The Memphis Grizzlies are a perfect 10-0 ATS in their last 10 games overall. This has been the most underrated team in the league all season, and it's still the case in the playoffs.

I would normally have a longer analysis than this, but there's just no need to beat around the bush. Memphis is going to win this Game 1 outright, but I'm just taking the points for some insurance. Bet the Grizzlies Sunday.

Stephen Nover | MLB ML - Sunday, May 19 2013 8:05PM

ML 928 TEX -118 vs 927 DET triple-dime bet

Greg Shaker | MLB RunLine - Sunday, May 19 2013 1:35PM

930 PIT -1.5 +115 vs 929 HOU single-dime bet

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PREMIUM PLAY

DETROIT +108 (1.00 U)

Al DeMarco

Sunday

15 DIME play on Atlanta and Mike Minor on the Run Line at home against the Dodgers and Matt Magill. You're obviously noting both starters as usual since this is a run line release. The Braves are +115 laying the 1 1/2 runs as of 5:35 AM Pacific.

Baseball Crusher

Colorado Rockies -120 over SF

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BASEBALL

SF/COLORADO - OVER 11 +100 (4PM)

DETROIT/TEXAS - OVER 9 -120 (8PM)

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MLB CINCINNATI at PHILADELPHIA

Play Against - All teams with a money line of -100 to -150 (CINCINNATI) good offensive team - scoring >=4.8 runs/game on the season (NL), after a win by 8 runs or more
36-18 over the last 5 seasons. ( 66.7% 24.0 units )
3-3 this year. ( 50.0% 0.3 units )

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MLB LA DODGERS at ATLANTA

LA DODGERS are 18-7 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in Road games vs. an NL starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.00 or better over the last 3 seasons.
The average score was: LA DODGERS (4.2) , OPPONENT (3.1)

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Cubs -150
Tigers +110

Today's MLB Picks
Detroit at Texas

The Tigers look to bounce back from yesterday's 7-2 loss and take advantage of a Texas team that is 3-7 in Derek Holland's last 10 starts after allowing 2 runs or less in the previous game. Detroit is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Tigers favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+100). Here are all of today's picks.

SUNDAY, MAY 19
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Arizona at Miami (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 15.439; Miami (Nolasco) 12.998
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 2 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Arizona (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (-155); Under

Game 903-904: Cincinnati at Philadelphia (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Bailey) 15.289; Philadelphia (Pettibone) 16.130
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+115); Over

Game 905-906: LA Dodgers at Atlanta (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Magill) 14.842; Atlanta (Minor) 16.336
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-200); 8
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-200); Under

Game 907-908: Milwaukee at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 15.582; St. Louis (Gast) 14.642
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1; 9
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+120); Over

Game 909-910: NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Gee) 14.983; Cubs (Wood) 14.502
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-155); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+135); N/A

Game 911-912: Washington at San Diego (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Haren) 16.764; San Diego (Cashner) 15.771
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 6
Vegas Line: San Diego (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+105); Under

Game 913-914: San Francisco at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Zito) 14.547; Colorado (Nicasio) 15.835
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1 1/2; 12
Vegas Line: Colorado (-120); 11
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (-120); Over

Game 915-916: Seattle at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Hernandez) 15.893; Cleveland (Masterson) 14.934
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1; 6
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+105); Under

Game 917-918: Toronto at NY Yankees (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 15.298; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 17.087
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-140); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.547; Baltimore (Tillman) 16.636
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (+100); Over

Game 921-922: Boston at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 13.638; Minnesota (Hernandez) 14.194
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Boston (-120); 10
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+100); Under

Game 923-924: Chicago White Sox at LA Angels (3:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Peavy) 15.368; LA Angels (Vargas) 14.217
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 9
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-105); Over

Game 925-926: Kansas City at Oakland (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Mendoza) 14.641; Oakland (Griffin) 14.125
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+140); Over

Game 927-928: Detroit at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Fister) 16.005; Texas (Holland) 15.023
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Texas (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (+100); Under

Game 929-930: Houston at Pittsburgh (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Harrell) 14.197; Pittsburgh (Locke) 15.697
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-200); Under

MLB

Hot pitchers
-- Pettibone is 2-0, 2.89 in his last three starts. Bailey has a 2.95 RA in his last three road starts.
-- Minor is 2-0, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Wood is 3-1, 2.14 in his last five starts.
-- Cashner is 1-0, 1.23 in his last couple starts. Haren is 3-1, 3.00 in his last four outings.

-- Locke is 2-0, 2.40 in his last five starts.

-- FHernandez is 4-0, 1.02 in his last six starts. Masterson is 2-0, 1.69 in his last couple starts.
-- Tampa Bay is 8-0 when Moore starts (2-0, 5.06 last three). Tillman is 3-0, 1.87 in his last five starts.
-- Griffin is 2-1, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Peavy is 4-0, 2.10 in his last five starts. Vargas is 2-1, 2.73 in his last four.
-- Holland is 2-0, 2.18 in his last three starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Nolasco is 0-3, 5.50 in his last three starts. Miley is 1-2, 6.62 in his last three starts.
-- Magill is 0-0, 6.92 in three starts (Dodger bullpen lost all three).
-- Lohse is 0-3, 4.63 in his last four starts. Gast allowed four runs in six IP in his first MLB start, but Cardinals won anyway, 10-4.
-- Gee is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
-- Zito is 0-2, 17.25 in three road starts (3-0, 0.55 at home). Nicasio is 0-1, 6.00 in his last three starts.

-- Harrell is 0-2, 9.64 in his last three starts.

-- Dickey is 1-3, 5.52 in his last five outings. Sabathia is 1-2, 4.31 in his last five starts.
-- Lackey is 0-3, 7.16 in his last three starts. PHernandez has a 9.95 RA in his last three starts.
-- Mendoza is 1-1, 7.00 in his last three starts.
-- Fister is 2-1, 4.80 in his last five starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Miley 1-8; Nolasco 4-9
-- Bailey 2-8; Pettibone 0-5
-- Magill 1-3; Minor 2-8
-- Lohse 3-8 (3 of last 4); Gast 0-1
-- Gee 2-8; Wood 1-8
-- Haren 0-8; Cashner 2-5
-- Zito 1-8; Nicasio 5-8

-- Harrell 1-9; Locke 3-8

-- FHernandez 1-9; Masterson 2-9
-- Dickey 3-9; Sabathia 4-9
-- Moore 3-8 (3 of last 3, 7 runs); Tillman 1-8
-- Lackey 2-5; PHernandez 2-5
-- Peavy 1-7; Vargas 0-8
-- Mendoza 1-4; Griffin 0-8
-- Fister 1-8; Holland 0-8

Totals
-- Seven of Cubs' last nine games went over the total.
-- Nine of last twelve Cincinnati games went over total; six of last nine Philly games stayed under.
-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Arizona games.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last twelve Atlanta games.
-- Under is 6-3-1 in last ten Milwaukee games.
-- Last seven Colorado games went over the total.
-- Three of Padres' last four games went over the total.

-- Under is 5-1-1 in Pittsburgh's last seven games.

-- Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Cleveland games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Bronx games; nine of last 12 Blue Jay games went over the total.
-- Over is 18-2 in last twenty Tampa Bay games.
-- All three Holland home starts stayed under the total.
-- Six of last nine Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Six of last seven Oakland games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Angel home games went over total.

Hot teams
-- Cubs won five of their last seven games.
-- Reds won seven of their last eight games. Phillies won four of six.
-- Braves won three in a row at home, scoring 20 runs.
-- Diamondbacks won nine of their last twelve games.
-- Cardinals won seven of their last ten games.
-- Washington won seven of its last eleven road games.

-- Pirates won seven of their last nine games.

-- Cleveland won ten of its last thirteen games.
-- Bronx won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Tampa Bay won eight of its last ten games.
-- Rangers won eight of their last ten games.
-- Boston won its last four games, allowing twelve runs.
-- A's won six of their last nine home games.
-- White Sox won five of their last seven games.

Cold teams
-- Mets lost seven of their last nine games.
-- Marlins lost last seven games, outscored 37-11.
-- Dodgers lost their last five away games, allowing 27 runs.
-- Brewers lost eight of their last ten games.
-- San Francisco lost four of its last five games. Rockies lost seven of their last eleven games, won last two.
-- Padres lost five of their last eight games.

-- Astros lost eight of their last ten games.
-- Mariners are 7-14 in their last 21 road games.
-- Blue Jays lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Baltimore lost five of its last six games.
-- Detroit is 5-8 in its last thirteen road games.
-- Twins are 4-9 in their last thirteen home games.
-- Royals lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Angels lost five of their last seven games.

Umpires
-- NY-Chi-- Under is 12-3-1 in last sixteen Baker games.
-- Cin-Phil-- Seven of last ten TWelke games went over the total.
-- Az-Mia-- Under is 15-4-1 in last twenty O'Nora games.
-- LA-Atl-- Seven of last eight Porter games went over total.
-- Mil-StL-- Home side won seven of last eight TBarrett games.
-- SF-Col-- Seven of last eight LBarrett games went over total.
-- Wsh-SD-- Favorites won 12 of last 14 Reyburn games.

-- Hst-Pitt-- Seven of last ten Tichenor games stayed under total.

-- Sea-Cle-- Underdogs won five of last seven Wegner games.
-- Tor-NY-- Visiting team won 11 of last 14 Holbrook games.
-- TB-Balt-- Home side won six of last seven Knight games.
-- Chi-LA-- Favorites won last eight Hirschbeck games.
-- Bos-Min-- Underdogs are 8-6 in last fourteen Fairchild games.
-- Det-Tex-- Under is 8-3-1 in last twelve Cuzzi games.
-- KC-A's-- Over is 10-6-1 in last seventeen Blaser games.

Gamblers Data (Fletcher)

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Braves Pitchers Stellar at Home, Poor on the Road

The Atlanta Braves have only played 15 of their first 41 games at home and have a ton of contests coming up at Turner Field.

That’s important for bettors to know because Braves pitchers have been dominant at home early and not so impressive away from the friendly confines of Turner Field.

Atlanta pitchers boast a 2.71 ERA at home and are holding opposing hitters to a .222 batting average. Conversely, Braves hurlers have a combined 4.06 ERA away from the Peach State and the opposition is hitting a much better .264 against them.

No pitcher exemplifies this trend better than staff ace Tim Hudson. The veteran righty is 3-0 in four home starts with a 2.84 ERA, but has struggled mightily on the road with a 1-3 record and 7.36 ERA.

Bettors have been cashing in on Atlanta’s 16-9-1 over/under mark away from home, but that number stabilizes to a more modest 8-7 O/U at Turner Field.

Atlanta hitters have blasted 22 homers in the club’s 15 home games to date and have driven in 67 runs. The offensive outburst is a major reason why the under isn’t cashing during Atlanta’s home games despite it getting solid pitching.

The Braves only play five (three in New York and two in Toronto) of their next 18 games away from Turner Field.

All stats prior to action Saturday.

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Hot pitchers
-- Feldman is 3-0, 1.57 in his last four starts.
-- Kendrick is 4-0, 1.84 in his last seven starts. Arroyo has a 2.89 RA in his last three starts.
-- McCarthy has a 1.88 RA in his last two starts, but is winless in eight starts so far this season.
-- Lynn is 4-1, 1.80 in his last five starts.
-- Colorado won both Chatwood starts (1-0, 3.75), scoring 18 runs.
-- Zimmerman is 4-0, 0.85 in his last four starts. Stults is 1-1, 2.95 in his last three starts.

-- Burnett is 3-2, 2.54 in his last six starts.

-- McAllister is 2-0, 2.18 in his last three starts.
-- Hernandez is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
-- Santiago is 1-1, 3.33 in three starts this season.
-- Sanchez is 2-2, 2.67 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Mets are 0-7 when Hefner starts (0-4, 4.28).
-- Koehler lost his first '13 start, allowing two runs in five IP.
-- Medlen is 0-4, 5.28 in his last five starts. Capuano is 1-2, 8.76 in his three starts this season.
-- Estrada is 0-1, 10.61 in two starts vs St Louis this year.
-- Lincecum is 1-1, 5.32 in four road starts this year.

-- Bedard is 0-3, 10.47 in his last five starts.

-- Saunders is 0-4, 12.54 in four road starts (3-0, 1.26 at home).
-- Morrow is 1-1, 5.92 in his last four starts. Phelps is 0-1, 3.44 in three starts this season.
-- Jurrjens is making first '13 start; he was
-- Angels are 0-8 when Blanton starts (0-7, 6.65).
-- Diamond is 0-3, 7.16 in three home starts (3-0, 1.80 on road). Dempster is 2-3, 4.94 in his last five starts.
-- Grimm is 0-3, 7.02 in his last three starts.
-- Milone is 0-5, 4.73 in his last five starts. Santana is 0-1, 5.11 in his last couple starts.

Starting Pitchers/First Inning
You can wager on whether teams will score in first inning. Below is how often a starting pitcher has allowed 1+ runs in first inning in one of his starts........
-- Hefner 4-7; Feldman 2-7
-- Arroyo 1-8; Kendrick 4-8
-- McCarthy 4-8; Koehler 0-1
-- Capuano 1-3; Medlen 1-8
-- Estrada 1-8; Lynn 2-8
-- Lincecum 3-8; Chatwood 1-2
-- Zimmerman 1-8; Stults 1-8

-- Bedard 3-6; Burnett 3-9

-- Saunders 1-8; McAllister 2-7
-- Morrow 3-7; Phelps 1-3
-- Hernandez 1-7; Jurrjens 0-0
-- Santiago 0-3; Blanton 5-8
-- Dempster 3-8; Diamond 2-6
-- Sanchez 1-8; Grimm 3-6
-- Santana 4-8; Milone 4-8

Totals
-- Six of Cubs' last eight games went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Cincinnati games went over total; six of last eight Philly games stayed under.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Arizona games.
-- Over is 8-2-1 in last eleven Atlanta games.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Milwaukee games.
-- Last six Colorado games went over the total.
-- Six of last nine Washington games went over.

-- Under is 4-1-1 in Pittsburgh's last six games.

-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Cleveland games.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Bronx games; eight of last 11 Blue Jay games went over the total.
-- Over is 17-2 in last nineteen Tampa Bay games.
-- Six of last nine Detroit games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Boston road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Oakland games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Angel home games went over total.

Hot teams
-- Cubs won four of their last six games.
-- Reds won six of their last seven games. Phillies won four of five.
-- Diamondbacks won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Dodgers won four of their last six games.
-- Cardinals won seven of their last nine games.
-- Giants won 11 of their last 17 games.
-- Washington won seven of its last ten road games.

-- Pirates won seven of their last eight games.

-- Cleveland won nine of its last twelve games.
-- Bronx won eight of its last eleven games. Toronto won four of its last five.
-- Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games.
-- Rangers won seven of their last nine games.
-- Boston won its last three games, allowing seven runs.
-- White Sox won five of their last six games.

Cold teams
-- Mets lost six of their last eight games, but won last two.
-- Marlins lost last six games, outscored 36-11.
-- Braves lost five of their last seven games.
-- Brewers lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Rockies lost seven of their last ten games.
-- Padres lost five of their last seven games.

-- Astros lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Mariners are 7-13 in their last 20 road games.
-- Baltimore lost four of its last five games.
-- Detroit is 5-7 in its last dozen road games.
-- Twins are 4-8 in their last twelve home games.
-- Oakland/Royals are both 3-8 in their last eleven games.
-- Angels lost five of their last six games.

Umpires
-- NY-Chi-- Underdogs won three of last four Gonzalez games.
-- Cin-Phil-- Last five Barry games went over the total.
-- Az-Mia-- Under is 22-6-1 in last 29 Culbreth games.
-- LA-Atl-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Layne games.
-- Mil-StL-- Six of last seven Dimuro games went over total.
-- SF-Col-- Home team won last four McClelland games.
-- Wsh-SD-- Visiting team won six of last seven Nelson games.

-- Hst-Pitt-- Over is 13-5-1 in last nineteen Bucknor games.

-- Sea-Cle-- Six of last eight Winters games went over the total.
-- Tor-NY-- Home team won 12 of last 16 Drake games.
-- TB-Balt-- Last three Davis games stayed under the total.
-- Chi-LA-- Underdogs are 11-8 in last nineteen Hoye games; home teams are 6-1 in his last seven games behind the dish.
-- Bos-Min-- Five of last six Schrieber games stayed under total.
-- Det-Tex-- 12 of last 16 Muchlinski games went over the total.
-- KC-A's-- Five of last seven Joyce games stayed under total.