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MLB

Saturday, August 19

National League
Cardinals @ Pirates
Wacha is 2-1, 3.86 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Cardinals are 4-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-8-4

Kuhl is 2-1, 4.00 in his last three starts; under is 5-0-1 in his last six. Pirates are 6-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-9-3

Cardinals won six of last eight road games; 10 of their last 11 games went over the total. Pittsburgh lost its last six games; their last three games went over.

Marlins @ Mets
Worley is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1). Miami is 2-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-3-1

Montero is 0-4, 6.05 in his last seven starts (under 6-1). Mets lost his last five home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-7-1

Miami won six of its last seven games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road tilts. Mets lost their last five games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games.

Reds @ Braves
Stephenson is 0-2, 5.28 in three starts this year (under 3-0). Reds split his two road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-1-1

Teheran is 0-4, 5.29 in his last six starts; under is 6-2-1 in his last nine. Atlanta is 3-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-9-5

Reds won three of last four games; over is 11-2 in their last 13 games. Atlanta is 3-8 in its last 11 games; under is 11-2 in their last 13 home games. .

Brewers @ Rockies
Woodruff is 1-1, 1.50 in his first two MLB starts (under 2-0). Milwaukee won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-1

Bettis shut the Braves out for seven innings (90 PT) in his first ’17 start. Colorado’s first 5-inning record with him: 0-0-1

Brewers won four of their last five games; over is 4-1-1 in their last six. Colorado lost five of last eight games; under is 7-2-2 in their last 11.

Nationals @ Padres
Strasburg is making first start since July 23; he is 1-1, 3.32 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Nationals are 9-1 in his road starts — their first 5-inning record with him: 11-8-1

Wood is 1-1, 6.00 in four starts for the Padres (over 3-1). San Diego won his first two home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 1-2-1

Nationals won seven of last nine games; under is 7-0-1 in their last eight games. San Diego is 8-4 in last 12 home games; under is 7-2-1 in last ten home tilts.

Phillies @ Giants
Eickhoff is 2-0, 3.77 in his last five starts; over is 4-2 in his last six. Phillies are 1-10 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-10-2

Blach is 2-1, 4.29 in his last three starts (over 3-0). Giants are 6-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-9

Philly lost eight of last nine games; over is 5-1 in their last six games. Giants won six of last seven home games; last five Giant games went over the total.

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American League
Angels @ Orioles
Ramirez is 1-2, 3.71 in his last four starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Angels are 6-4 in his road starts— their 1st 5-inning record with him: 8-10-5

Gausman is 4-1, 1.80 in his last six starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Orioles are 8-5 in his home starts— their 1st 5-inning record with him: 13-13

Angels won seven of last nine games; four of their last five games stayed under. Baltimore lost six of last ten games; fiver of their last six went over.

Mariners @ Rays
Miranda is 0-2, 8.02 in his last four starts; over is 7-2 in his last nine. Seattle is 8-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-10-1

Odorizzi is 0-2, 4.50 in his last three starts; over is 9-2 in his last 11. Rays are 3-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-8-4

Mariners won their last three games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Tampa Bay lost nine of last 11 games; under is 14-2 in their last 16 games.

New York @ Boston
Sabathia is 0-2, 8.10 in his last three starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. New York is 7-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-9-1

Sale is 3-0, 1.77 in his last six starts; under is 7-2 in his last nine. Boston is 8-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-4-7

New York won four of its last five games; over is 3-1 in their last four games. Red Sox are 13-2 in last 15 games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.

White Sox @ Rangers
Holland is 1-3, 9.00 in his last four starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight. Chicago is 4-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-12-3

Perez is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; over is 6-4 in his last ten. Texas is 6-8 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-12-3

White Sox lost five of their last six games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Texas won seven of last nine games; over is 3-1 in their last four games.

A’s @ Astros
Graveman is 1-1, 8.16 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Oakland is 1-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-4-4

McHugh is 0-2, 5.20 in five starts this year (under 4-1). Houston lost his only home start— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-3

A’s lost seven of last ten games; four of their last six went over. Houston is 4-7 in its last 11 games; under is 6-3-1 in their last ten.

Indians @ Royals
Bauer is 4-0, 2.41 in his last five starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Indians are 5-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-8-3

Vargas is 1-2, 6.89 in his last three starts; over is 8-4 in his last 12. Royals are 8-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-8-2

Cleveland is 7-1 in last eight games- under is 11-3-1 in their last 15 games. Royals won four of last six games; four of their last five went over.

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Interleague

Blue Jays @ Cubs
Tepesch is 1-1, 4.35 in two starts for Toronto (over 1-1). Blue Jays’ first 5-inning record with him: 1-1

Quintana is 1-2, 5.73 in his last four starts, last three of which went over. Cubs are 2-1 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-4-1

Toronto won five of last seven games; under is 7-2 in their last nine. Cubs are 4-2 in last six games; over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Dodgers @ Tigers
Ryu is 1-0, 1.88 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Dodgers won his last six road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-9-2

Fulmer is 0-4, 8.31 in his last four starts; over is 6-4-1 in his home starts. Detroit is 7-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-10-2

Dodgers are 20-3 in last 23 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven. Detroit lost seven of last eight games; over is 7-1-1 in their last nine.

Diamondbacks @ Twins
Greinke is 3-1, 3.15 in his last five starts; under is 6-2-2 in his last ten. Arizona is 5-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-5-4

Berrios is 0-2, 7.45 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Minnesota won his last five home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-5-2

Arizona is 4-9 in its last 13 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Twins are 9-3 in last 12 games; over is 4-1-2 in their last seven.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
National League
StL-Pitt: Wacha 11-11; Kuhl 9-15
Mia-NY: Worley 6-2; Montero 3-7
Cin-Atl: Stephenson 1-2; Teheran 10-14
Mil-Colo: Woodruff 1-1; Bettis 1-0
Wsh-SD: Strasburg 15-5; Wood 2-2 (2-1)
Phil-SF: Eickhoff 6-15; Blach 9-11

American League
LA-Balt: Ramirez 13-10; Gausman 13-13
Sea-TB: Miranda 13-11; Odorizzi 7-13
NY-Bos: Sabathia 13-6; Sale 18-6
Chi-Tex: Holland 7-17; Perez 9-14
A’s-Hst: Graveman 5-6; McHugh 1-4
Clev-KC: Bauer 12-11; Vargas 16-7

Interleague
Tor-Chi: Tepesch 1-1 (0-1); Quintana 3-3 (10-8)
LA-Det: Ryu 9-8; Fulmer 11-11
Az-Minn: Greinke 17-7; Berrios 10-7

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
StL-Pitt: Wacha 3-22; Kuhl 5-24
Mia-NY: Worley 5-8; Montero 3-10
Cin-Atl: Stephenson 1-3; Teheran 8-24
Mil-Colo: Woodruff 0-2; Bettis 0-1
Wsh-SD: Strasburg 3-20; Wood 1-7
Phil-SF: Eickhoff 7-21; Blach 7-20

American League
LA-Balt: Ramirez 10-23; Gausman 7-26
Sea-TB: Miranda 11-24; Odorizzi 6-20
NY-Bos: Sabathia 5-19; Sale 2-24
Chi-Tex: Holland 6-24; Perez 10-23
A’s-Hst: Graveman 6-11; McHugh 0-5
Clev-KC: Bauer 4-23; Vargas 5-23

Interleague
Tor-Chi: Tepesch 0-3; Quintana 6-24
LA-Det: Ryu 7-17; Fulmer 8-22
Az-Minn: Greinke 3-24; Berrios 5-17

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Umpires
National League
StL-Pitt: Three of last four Randazzo games went over.
Mia-NY: Under is 4-2-3 in last nine Marquez games.
Cin-Atl: Over is 6-1 in last seven Reynolds games.
Mil-Colo: Four of last six Reyburn games went over.
Wsh-SD: Favorites won seven of last eight Foster games.
Phil-SF: Six of last seven Morales games stayed under.

American League
LA-Balt: Over is 4-1-2 in last seven Hallion games.
Sea-TB: Three of last four Guccione games went over.
NY-Bos: Over is 6-2-2 in last ten HGibson games.
Chi-Tex: Five of last six Timmons games stayed under.
A’s-Hst: Over is 3-2 in Additon games this season.
Clev-KC: Seven of last nine Hudson games stayed under.

Interleague
Tor-Chi: Underdogs are 9-6 in last fifteen West games.
LA-Det: Under is 5-3 in last eight Hamari games.
Az-Minn: Last eight Hernandez games stayed under total.

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 70-51 AL, favorites +$277
AL @ NL– 65-60 NL, favorites +$46
Total: 130-115 AL, favorites +$323

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 62-58-3
AL @ NL: Over 66-53-7
Total: Over 128-111-10

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/18/17
Ariz 22-23-16……31-21–11……..53-44
Atl 23-30-9……20-30-7………..43-60
Cubs 28-27-6…….28-21-11……….56-48
Reds 20-36-7……..22-33–5……….42-69
Colo 31-24-6…….34-22-4………..65-46
LA 29-18-8…….40-18-7……….69-36
Miami 26-27-6…….32-22-7………58-49
Milw 29-21-8…….31-26-8………59-47
Mets 28-28-3……..24-32-5……..52-60
Philly 15-37-13……21-27-7……….36-64
Pitt 29-29-4…….24-27-9………53-56
St. Louis 25-27-8……33-20-9………..58-47
SD 19-36-6……..29-24–8……….48-60
SF 13-40-9……..24-28-9……….37-68
Wash 36-18-6……27-24-8………….63-43

Orioles 24-33-5……..26-28-5………50-61
Boston 25-27-8………29-29-2……..54-56
White Sox 20-34-9………21-32–3……..41-65
Cleveland 34-21-7……..28-21-7………..62-42
Detroit 22-32-9…….26-26-6……..48-58
Astros 30-23-8……..38-21-4……..68-44
KC 24-28-8………23-24-12…….47-52
Angels 23-31-8………26-22-12……..49-53
Twins 33-16-9………26-31-7……..59-46
NYY 25-34-6……….30-23-4…..…55-57
A’s 21-29-7……..26-30-10……..47-59
Seattle 21-29-8……..34-22-9……..55-51
TB 29-23-10……..33-19-8……..62-42
Texas 28-21-10……..31-23-8………59-44
Toronto 23-33-3……..25-29-8……..48-62

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 8/18/17)
Ariz 18-59……..21-62………..39
Atl 13-61……..16-57………..29
Cubs 15-61……..22-60………..37
Reds 24-63……..24-59……….48
Colo 16-61……..22-60..………38
LA 17-55……..24-64..……..41
Miami 24-59……..22-61………46
Milw 20-58……25-66…..…..45
Mets 25-59……..20-61……….45
Philly 16-65……..16-56……….32
Pitt 19-62……..20-60……….39
StL 13-60……..19-61………..32
SD 23-61……….18-60……….41
SF 15-63……..18-61…………33
Wash 25-60……..24-60……….49

Orioles 13-63……..19-60………32
Boston 18-61……..14-60………..32
White Sox 20-63……13-56……….33
Clev 14-62……..19-58………32
Detroit 16-63…….25-59………41
Astros 17-61……..24-61……….41
KC 16-61……..10-60……….26
Angels 22-64…….15-60………..36
Twins 13-56……..13-63……….26
NYY 14-64……..16-57……….30
A’s 13-57……..25-66………38
Seattle 20-57…….22-66………42
TB 18-62……..20-62……..38
Texas 22-59……..26-62………48
Toronto 20-59……..18-65………38

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MLB

Saturday, August 19

Trend Report

2:20 PM
TORONTO vs. CHI CUBS
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 6 games at home

4:05 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home

4:05 PM
LA DODGERS vs. DETROIT
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 9 games when playing on the road against Detroit
LA Dodgers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

6:10 PM
SEATTLE vs. TAMPA BAY
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Seattle's last 9 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle

7:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. BALTIMORE
LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Baltimore is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games

7:10 PM
OAKLAND vs. HOUSTON
Oakland is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games when playing at home against Oakland

7:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BOSTON
NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
NY Yankees are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Boston is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games

7:10 PM
CINCINNATI vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cincinnati's last 13 games
Atlanta is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. MINNESOTA
Arizona is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona

7:10 PM
MIAMI vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games on the road
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games at home
NY Mets are 0-5 SU in its last 5 games

7:15 PM
CLEVELAND vs. KANSAS CITY
Cleveland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Kansas City is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Cleveland

8:05 PM
CHI WHITE SOX vs. TEXAS
Chi White Sox are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 8 games when playing Texas
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox

8:10 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Milwaukee's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 9 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee

8:40 PM
WASHINGTON vs. SAN DIEGO
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 10 games at home

9:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. SAN FRANCISCO
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
San Francisco is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Philadelphia

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MLB
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 19

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ST LOUIS (63 - 59) at PITTSBURGH (58 - 64) - 4:05 PM
MICHAEL WACHA (R) vs. CHAD KUHL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 22-28 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 159-107 (+48.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Saturday since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 409-419 (+37.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 76-65 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 55-44 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 136-147 (-20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 70-70 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 27-34 (-15.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 36-46 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 101-122 (-33.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 64-82 (-24.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 7-4 (+2.9 Units) against PITTSBURGH this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.6 Units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
WACHA is 5-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.76 and a WHIP of 1.224.
His team's record is 8-4 (+4.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-7. (-2.5 units)

CHAD KUHL vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
KUHL is 0-2 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 5.50 and a WHIP of 1.611.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.3 units)

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MIAMI (59 - 61) at NY METS (53 - 67) - 7:10 PM
VANCE WORLEY (R) vs. RAFAEL MONTERO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 59-61 (+2.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MIAMI is 51-46 (+13.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 49-46 (+5.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 17-9 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
NY METS are 53-67 (-22.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 26-35 (-18.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 9-16 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 49-51 (-21.2 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 41-51 (-18.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 28-39 (-14.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 14-19 (-11.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 8-6 (+2.0 Units) against NY METS this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.8 Units)

VANCE WORLEY vs. NY METS since 1997
WORLEY is 4-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 5.98 and a WHIP of 1.855.
His team's record is 4-5 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-7. (-6.0 units)

RAFAEL MONTERO vs. MIAMI since 1997
MONTERO is 0-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 5.02 and a WHIP of 1.674.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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CINCINNATI (52 - 71) at ATLANTA (54 - 66) - 7:10 PM
ROBERT STEPHENSON (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 122-159 (+4.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 44-47 (+4.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CINCINNATI is 422-395 (+46.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ATLANTA is 39-63 (-23.0 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEHERAN is 7-23 (-18.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 10-28 (-19.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 4-13 (-10.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 4-11 (-9.2 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)

ROBERT STEPHENSON vs. ATLANTA since 1997
No recent starts.

JULIO TEHERAN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
TEHERAN is 3-2 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 3.62 and a WHIP of 1.072.
His team's record is 4-2 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

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MILWAUKEE (63 - 60) at COLORADO (68 - 54) - 8:10 PM
BRANDON WOODRUFF (R) vs. CHAD BETTIS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 68-54 (+13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 38-23 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
COLORADO is 26-18 (+12.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
BETTIS is 22-11 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BETTIS is 13-2 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BETTIS is 16-9 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 63-60 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 41-37 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 50-48 (+6.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 4-1 (+2.9 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

BRANDON WOODRUFF vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

CHAD BETTIS vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BETTIS is 2-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.50 and a WHIP of 1.611.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.2 units)

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WASHINGTON (73 - 47) at SAN DIEGO (54 - 68) - 8:40 PM
STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) vs. TRAVIS WOOD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 54-68 (+1.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 32-29 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 39-43 (+6.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 73-88 (+10.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-22 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
WASHINGTON is 51-22 (+21.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 26-11 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
STRASBURG is 34-10 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 19-3 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 4-1 (+2.6 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
STRASBURG is 6-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.93 and a WHIP of 1.070.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-1. (+5.2 units)

TRAVIS WOOD vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
WOOD is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.72 and a WHIP of 1.574.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.2 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (43 - 77) at SAN FRANCISCO (50 - 74) - 9:05 PM
JERAD EICKHOFF (R) vs. TY BLACH (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 43-77 (-24.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 19-46 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-54 (-27.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 22-55 (-27.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
EICKHOFF is 3-13 (-10.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 50-74 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-56 (-20.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 44-47 (-22.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 33-47 (-14.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-51 (-21.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 17-31 (-16.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 19-35 (-22.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 31-36 (-22.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-2 (+0.6 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

JERAD EICKHOFF vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
EICKHOFF is 0-1 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 13.48 and a WHIP of 4.120.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

TY BLACH vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
BLACH is 1-0 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.778.
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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SEATTLE (62 - 61) at TAMPA BAY (60 - 64) - 6:10 PM
ARIEL MIRANDA (L) vs. JAKE ODORIZZI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 81-69 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 56-37 (+19.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 21-8 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MIRANDA is 7-1 (+8.4 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
TAMPA BAY is 128-157 (-35.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 11-15 (-10.7 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
TAMPA BAY is 67-75 (-20.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 80-103 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 68-88 (-23.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 4-0 (+4.3 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

ARIEL MIRANDA vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MIRANDA is 1-0 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 1.00 and a WHIP of 0.556.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JAKE ODORIZZI vs. SEATTLE since 1997
ODORIZZI is 1-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.342.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-2. (+1.0 units)

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LA ANGELS (62 - 60) at BALTIMORE (60 - 62) - 7:05 PM
JC RAMIREZ (R) vs. KEVIN GAUSMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 148-136 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 35-15 (+13.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 36-23 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 27-16 (+9.8 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 64-36 (+22.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 22-12 (+9.4 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
LA ANGELS are 62-60 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 537-511 (+49.0 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 47-43 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA ANGELS are 33-26 (+13.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 2-2 (+0.0 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.9 Units)

JC RAMIREZ vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
RAMIREZ is 0-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 7.71 and a WHIP of 1.429.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

KEVIN GAUSMAN vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
GAUSMAN is 1-2 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 5.11 and a WHIP of 1.459.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

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OAKLAND (53 - 69) at HOUSTON (75 - 47) - 7:10 PM
KENDALL GRAVEMAN (R) vs. COLLIN MCHUGH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 53-69 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 19-33 (-11.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 19-38 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
OAKLAND is 17-31 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 30-46 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 62-100 (-32.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 75-47 (+9.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 39-10 (+19.8 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 58-28 (+21.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MCHUGH is 13-2 (+11.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 13-7 (+8.9 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday this season.
HOUSTON is 6-11 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in August games this season.
HOUSTON is 248-299 (-76.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday since 1997.
HOUSTON is 53-49 (-17.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 38-38 (-16.6 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 11-2 (+8.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.4 Units)

KENDALL GRAVEMAN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
GRAVEMAN is 3-2 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 4.14 and a WHIP of 1.234.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.9 units)

COLLIN MCHUGH vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MCHUGH is 6-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 3.02 and a WHIP of 1.129.
His team's record is 8-1 (+7.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.3 units)

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NY YANKEES (65 - 56) at BOSTON (70 - 51) - 7:10 PM
C.C. SABATHIA (L) vs. CHRIS SALE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 22-42 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 79-69 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SABATHIA is 9-2 (+7.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 21-10 (+11.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 7-0 (+7.7 Units) against the money line after a loss this season. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 388-340 (-91.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
BOSTON is 35-33 (-7.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 436-398 (-77.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
BOSTON is 224-226 (-62.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 7-6 (+1.7 Units) against BOSTON this season
7 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.4 Units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BOSTON since 1997
SABATHIA is 15-15 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.48 and a WHIP of 1.362.
His team's record is 18-21 (-6.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 23-14. (+7.6 units)

CHRIS SALE vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
SALE is 4-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.36 and a WHIP of 0.822.
His team's record is 5-5 (-1.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-3. (+3.8 units)

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CLEVELAND (67 - 53) at KANSAS CITY (61 - 60) - 7:15 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. JASON VARGAS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 67-53 (-16.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 47-50 (-21.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 43-37 (-13.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 61-60 (+7.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 79-54 (+24.3 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 79-62 (+15.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 45-29 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 69-55 (+16.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 46-41 (+9.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 30-24 (+11.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VARGAS is 16-7 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 14-4 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 20-8 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
VARGAS is 37-21 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 276-393 (-108.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 5-5 (+2.4 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
BAUER is 1-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.43 and a WHIP of 1.388.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.6 units)

JASON VARGAS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
VARGAS is 8-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.84 and a WHIP of 1.260.
His team's record is 9-7 (+2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-8. (-0.5 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (46 - 73) at TEXAS (60 - 61) - 8:05 PM
DEREK HOLLAND (L) vs. MARTIN PEREZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 16-28 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 155-131 (+26.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 87-58 (+16.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 46-26 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-15 (+17.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 114-92 (+23.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 71-64 (+17.7 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 107-98 (+19.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 405-410 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-2 (+2.2 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.0 Units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. TEXAS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 8.44 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

MARTIN PEREZ vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
PEREZ is 2-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.74 and a WHIP of 0.969.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.1 units)

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TORONTO (59 - 63) at CHICAGO CUBS (64 - 57) - 2:20 PM
NICK TEPESCH (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 59-63 (-13.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 5-18 (-15.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 11-18 (-11.3 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
QUINTANA is 10-1 (+9.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
TEPESCH is 5-0 (+9.6 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +175 to +250 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 64-57 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 32-28 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 268-320 (-70.0 Units) against the money line in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 23-24 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Saturday over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 27-29 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-47 (-27.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-33 (-19.3 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 812-768 (-161.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 242-201 (-51.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.

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

NICK TEPESCH vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
TEPESCH is 0-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.500.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. TORONTO since 1997
QUINTANA is 6-2 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.77 and a WHIP of 1.033.
His team's record is 6-3 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-7. (-5.8 units)

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LA DODGERS (86 - 34) at DETROIT (53 - 68) - 4:05 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. MICHAEL FULMER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 114-111 (-31.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 103-121 (-33.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
FULMER is 30-18 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 86-34 (+33.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 57-23 (+22.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 61-24 (+23.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
LA DODGERS are 33-10 (+17.1 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
LA DODGERS are 46-13 (+22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
RYU is 29-8 (+18.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
DETROIT is 53-68 (-15.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 145-161 (-44.1 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.

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

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. DETROIT since 1997
RYU is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 27.04 and a WHIP of 5.150.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

MICHAEL FULMER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.

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ARIZONA (67 - 55) at MINNESOTA (61 - 59) - 7:10 PM
ZACK GREINKE (R) vs. JOSE BERRIOS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
GREINKE is 9-25 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Saturday since 1997. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 61-59 (+5.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 41-31 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 45-42 (+6.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ARIZONA is 67-55 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 29-18 (+9.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ARIZONA is 48-36 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 54-41 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
GREINKE is 33-17 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MINNESOTA is 98-183 (-45.8 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 59-86 (-30.8 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 128-147 (-39.5 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 11-19 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
MINNESOTA is 26-46 (-17.9 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
MINNESOTA is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
GREINKE is 4-8 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.398.
His team's record is 5-14 (-10.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-11. (-5.6 units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. ARIZONA since 1997
No recent starts.

[Can'tPickAWinner]

WNBA
Long Sheet

Saturday, August 19

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ATLANTA (10 - 19) at DALLAS (13 - 16) - 8/19/2017, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in August or September games this season.
ATLANTA is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) in road games when playing with 3 or more days rest over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 5-15 ATS (-11.5 Units) in road games versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 7-14 ATS (-8.4 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
DALLAS is 26-37 ATS (-14.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) against Eastern conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 9-20 ATS (-13.0 Units) after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 10-21 ATS (-13.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 22-35 ATS (-16.5 Units) after allowing 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 17-31 ATS (-17.1 Units) after scoring 75 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 5-13 ATS (-9.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15+ games after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 7-18 ATS (-12.8 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 8-19 ATS (-12.9 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game after 15+ games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 5-2 against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 5-2 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

[Can'tPickAWinner]

WNBA

Saturday, August 19

Trend Report

8:00 PM
ATLANTA vs. DALLAS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games

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NFL preseason betting: Best quarterbacks to back in August

Many NFL fans were wondering what the Philadelphia Eagles were doing in the offseason leading up to the 2016 campaign. They still had quarterback Sam Bradford but elected to sign career backup Chase Daniel to a three-year contract worth $21 million.

Daniel’s resume did not include much regular season experience. In fact, it would be fair to say Daniel was signed entirely based on the positive reviews from former coaches and, of course, his reps in the silly season – the NFL preseason.

When you’re backing up Drew Brees in New Orleans – a future Hall of Famer who’s missed two games in 10 years – you’re going to have to make the most of your game snaps in August.

Daniel owns a 93.9 career preseason QB rating with 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. His teams are 16-9-1 against the spread and the over is 16-10 in preseason games Daniel’s played in.

The Saints reacquired Daniel this offseason and he’s listed as their No. 1 backup to Brees.

Knowing who else qualifies as a so-so starter but a sensational performer in the preseason can be valuable information for NFL bettors this August.

Here’s a quick look at three other backup QBs who shine brightest this time of year. One additional note here - quarterbacks who have been starters for the majority of their careers were dismissed from qualifying in our list. Starters only play significant time in Week 3 and even then coaches appear to be lightening the number of snaps their No. 1 guys get.

Colt McCoy

Current team: Washington Redskins

Preseason career stats: 92.8 QB rating, 68 percent completion percentage

The former Texas Longhorn and Heisman finalist has carved out a career for himself as a reliable backup and spot starter in the pros. McCoy is entering his fourth season in Washington and he’s well versed in head coach Jay Gruden’s offense. The Redskins are 7-3 ATS in preseason games McCoy has appeared in.

NFL teams are a collective 15-10 ATS and the over is 13-11-1 in preseason games McCoy has either started or played in.

McCoy is listed as Washington No. 2 quarterback meaning he should get significant playing time this week when the ‘Skins play the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday. Washington is a 1-point road underdog and the total is 37.5.

Luke McCown

Current team: Dallas Cowboys

Preseason career stats: 92.9 QB rating, 27 TD/7 INT*

The asterisk is to indicate McCown stats only go back as far as 2007. He put up some numbers in the preseason in 2005 and 2006 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but that was before NFL stat guys thought it was a good idea to record the game logs in August games. What a bunch of amateurs.

At any rate, McCown is the original gangsta when it comes to preseason excellence. He’s been compiling stats in pro exhibition contests since 2004 and his teams are 21-18-2 in games he’s made appearances in. The over is 24-17 in those 41 preseason games.

McCown was signed by the Cowboys at the end of July to either slot in as their QB3 or to compete for the No. 2 spot behind starter Dak Prescott.

McCown didn’t play for the ‘Boys in the Hall of Fame game but bettors should expect him to see some game action this week when Dallas visits Los Angeles to face the Rams on Saturday. Oddsmakers have the Cowboys as 2.5-point favorites with the total set at 37.5.

AJ McCarron

Current team: Cincinnati Bengals

Preseason career stats: 99.4 QB rating, 7.7 yards per attempt

McCarron, also known as Katherine Webb’s husband, is the new kid on the block with just two years of preseason action under his belt. He’s put up great numbers but the Bengals are 3-4 ATS and the over is 2-5 in McCarron’s seven preseason contests.

Cincinnati is a 2-point favorite Friday against the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The total is set at 37.

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Betting 101: Best ways to safely handicap the NFL preseason

So you want to bet NFL preseason football, do you?

Steering bettors away from the NFL’s unpredictable exhibition schedule is like trying to convince high school kids to wait until marriage, if you know what we mean. You aren’t going to convince them otherwise so you might as well preach about safe sex - or in this case safe betting habits.

We break down the best ways to handicap the NFL preseason slate and hope you don’t lose your shirt – and pants – by the time Week 1 rolls around:

Read everything

The great thing about the NFL preseason is that books and bettors are on the same level. Coaches don’t reveal their plans until usually the day before a game, and by that time odds have been up for a while. If you catch an online presser or read a quote from a coach spilling the beans on his starters’ playing time, you can quickly get down before the lines adjust.

Research is everything for preseason capping. Find out how many snaps the first teamers will get, what the focal point of the offseason is – offense or defense – and wager accordingly. Also, keep an eye on camp injuries or how veteran players are treating the tune-up games. Some star players go through the motions in August and ones limited by injuries won't risk going all out before the real games start.

A team that is trying to establish some momentum on the ground will likely run the ball a lot – therefore keeping the clock ticking and the final score Under the total. If a team is trying to fill roster spots in the secondary and is plugging in rookies and inexperienced player in its pass defense, than perhaps look at the other team to air it out and exploit those weaknesses.

QB depth

Much the way starting pitchers make up 90 percent of baseball handicapping, quarterbacks hold a similar value when betting on the preseason. It’s the most important position on the field and can single-handedly make or break your bets.

Finding a team with depth at quarterback is the key for success during the exhibition schedule. The No. 1 passer will likely only take a handful of snaps in the first two games of the preseason, turning the offense over to the backups.

Look for teams with an experienced backup under center. Many clubs have veterans and former starters on the roster, guys who won’t be freaked out by the NFL’s big stage like rookie QBs and wet-behind-the-ears free agents. These vets can keep the chains moving and often excel against an opponent’s second and third-tier defense.

New coaches and schemes

The preseason is summer school for many NFL teams transitioning their playbook, whether that be with a new head coach, coordinator or just an overall flip in the way they do things.

New head coaches aren’t necessarily a red flag. They can often feel a little pressured to win in the preseason in order to impress the front office and fan base, which can give some teams added betting value. New coordinators, on the other hand, are working in different plays and schemes, which usually come with a learning curve.

Read up on how teams are adjusting to new systems and offenses, especially if there is a dramatic shift in gears, like speeding up with no-huddle attacks or going from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4. When these teams take on established coaches, who have implemented their systems for a while, there can be value going against those new faces on the sideline.

Preseason lines

Come the regular season, the infamous 3-point spread is everywhere. And while a field-goal line is a key number in football betting, it loses some of its stature in the preseason.

Teams are more likely to go for a two-point conversion or try their luck on fourth-and-short in the preseason than play it safe. Not only do the games not matter, but a fourth down gamble or two-point attempt is an extra set for the offense as it works toward the regular season.

Depending on how those rolls of the dice play out, the final score can either be closer than three points or well over it. It’s rare to see a preseason spread of more than three points with most bouncing between 1-2.5 points.

Week to week

For those looking to bet the closest facsimile of Week 1 action during the preseason, you may want to pass on the first two weeks of exhibitions and save your marbles for Week 3. That’s when starting players tend to log the most time, working the majority of the first half and sometimes into the third quarter.

Week 1 and 2 often has first teams playing limited snaps – depending on the team’s situation – and Week 4 is pretty much a craps shoot. Coaches are making their final cuts, players are fighting to stay on the roster, and the coordinators are tightening the final nuts and bolts of their playbooks.

For those bettors who like a challenge, Week 4 of the preseason could be the trickiest week of the entire NFL schedule – preseason, regular season and playoffs – to wager on.

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Saturday’s NFL preseason primer and odds

Oakland Raiders starting QB Derek Carr makes his first preseason appearance this season on Saturday againt the Rams. It'll be Carr's first live game action since breaking his leg at the end of last season.

The bulk of the NFL Week 2 preseason action takes place on Saturday with nine games in the mix. Find out which teams are leaving their starters are longer and which ones will be resting their best players.

Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans (-3, 41)

Panthers

Head coach Ron Rivera isn’t commenting on whether or not Cam Newton will make his first preseason appearance. Newton had surgery on his throwing shoulder in the offseason and the Panthers have been conservative with their use of Newton in training camp.

Derek Anderson will run out with the starters again if Newton isn’t active for Saturday’s game. Anderson completed four of five passes for 78 yards and a touchdown in limited action Week 1 against the Houston Texans. Joe Webb will back up Anderson again for the Panthers.

Carolina starters are expected to play for the first two quarters before giving way to the backups in the second half.

Titans

The good news for Tennessee fans is that Marcus Mariota looks completely recovered from breaking his leg last season. The bad news is his top two receivers are getting many first team reps because of injuries. Rookie Corey Davis is still week to week with a bum hamstring and veteran Eric Decker because of a sprained ankle.

Tennessee starters are expected to play the first half against the Panthers and the group is hoping to move the ball a lot better than it did against the sad-sack Jets last week.

Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals (+2.5, 39.5)

Chiefs

Kansas City turned some heads when the club traded up in the first round to draft a quarterback. The Chiefs were coming off a 12-4 campaign with respectable service from veteran QB Alex Smith.

Smith is still No. 1 on the depth chart and he’ll get all the first team reps for the duration of the first half against the Bengals. Rookie QB Patrick Mahomes will play the third quarter and Tyler Bray will play the fourth.

Bengals

The Bengals don’t play their starters as long as most teams in the second week of the preseason which explains the pointspread here with the home team catching almost three points.
Starting quarterback Andy Dalton is expected to play the first two offensive series and backup A.J. McCarron will play the next two to three after Dalton’s departure. That leaves third stringer Jeff Driskel seeing the majority of action on the offensive side of the ball.

Driskel complete eight of his nine pass attempts for 97 yards and a touchdown last week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys (-5.5)

Colts

The news is not good coming out of Colts training camp. Franchise quarterback Andrew Luck was already ruled out for the preseason and now it’s beginning to sound like he’ll miss Week 1 of the regular season against the Los Angeles Rams. Starting center Ryan Kelly hurt his foot this week in practice and will miss the next six to eight weeks.

Indy reporters are saying the offense has looked bad every day in training camp, which sounds like votes of no confidence in quarterbacks Scott Tolzien and Stephen Morris.

Cowboys

Dallas is expected to play its starters a few series on Saturday and we will see the preseason debut of receiver Dez Bryant. Ezekiel Elliot, however, is not expected to play.

Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins (-3.5, 39.5)

Packers

Pro Bowl quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not expected to take a preseason snap until Week 3, meaning Washington will face Brett Hundley and Joe Callahan and not the greatest quarterback who ever lived.

Starting running back Ty Montgomery is also not expected to play because of a leg injury.

Redskins

Washington head coach Jay Gruden isn’t saying specifically how much time his starters will play on Saturday. He did go as far to say his first team offense would get more than the six plays the unit saw last week.

New York Jets at Detroit Lions (-5.5, 38)

Jets

A week ago Jets coach Todd Bowles said the competition for the starting quarterback job was wide open. After the first week of the preseason it appears it’s down to veteran Josh McCown and youngster Christian Hackenberg. McCown is expected to start against the Lions with Hackenberg backing him up.

Running back Bilal Powell is expected to play however veteran RB Matt Forte will not suit up.

Lions

The Lions are expected to give their starters two to three series against the Jets on Saturday. Detroit had 14 active players miss practice on Thursday due to injury including starting tight end Eric Ebron.

New England Patriots at Houston Texans (-1.5, 41)

Patriots

New England coach Bill Belichick is staying quiet on whether starting quarterback and newly turned 40-year-old Tom Brady will play on Saturday. Brady didn’t make his preseason debut until Week 3 last year.

Backup Jimmy Garoppolo put up big numbers in an extending outing last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Third-stringer Jacoby Brissett was no slouch in the second half either.

Texans

Tom Savage is still at the top of the QB depth chart for Houston which means he’ll get the start against the Patriots. Texans fans would rather see more from backup and first round pick Deshawn Watson under center. Watson got a chunk of reps with the first team offense during practice last week.

Houston is banged up at receiver. Will Fuller is out unit mid-season and Braxton Miller is nursing a sore ankle.

Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals (-3, 40.5)

Bears

Chicago fans might not want to check into Saturday’s game until the fourth quarter when third overall pick in last year’s draft QB Mitchell Trubisky takes the field. Head coach John Fox is sticking with his QB rotation going with Mike Glennon followed first by Mark Sanchez and finally the rookie out of UNC, Trubisky.

Cardinals

Head coach Bruce Arians says his starters will be on the field for the first quarter but no more than 20 plays. QB Carson Palmer, WR Larry Fitzgerald and RB David Johnson are all expected to play.

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers (-2.5, 39.5)

Broncos

The Broncos still don’t know who they’re going to start at quarterback in Week 1 of the regular season but it’s beginning to look more and more like it is Paxton Lynch’s job to lose.
Lynch, a former first round pick from 2016, took the majority of first team snaps at practice this week and he will start for Denver against the 49ers on Saturday. Last year’s starter Trevor Siemian will back him up and Kyle Sloter will get the mop-up duty.

49ers

San Fran’s starters are expected to get 20 snaps of action Saturday against Denver. Brian Hoyer will lead the first teamers while rookie third round pick C.J. Beathard will take over backup duties from Matt Barkley.

Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders (-3, 39.5)

Rams

The first team offense and defense are both expected to play all of the first quarter including newly acquired wideout Sammy Watkins. After QB Jared Goff and the rest of starters take the pine, the offense will be led by Sean Mannion and finally Dan Orlovsky.

Raiders

Starting quarterback Derek Carr will start and won’t see the hook until early or even late in the second quarter. EJ Manuel will be next in line to take the snaps for the Oakland offense and he be followed by Connor Cook.

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CFL Betting Notes - Week 9

Week 8 Recap

The West Division continued to dominate the East in the CFL with Edmonton kicking off Week 8 with a 27-20 victory against Ottawa as a two-point road underdog last Thursday night. In an East Division battle for first place, Montreal got past Toronto 21-9 on Friday night as an eight-point favorite at home.

Winnipeg kept things rolling for the West on Saturday with a 39-12 rout of winless Hamilton as a two-point road favorite and in a West Division tilt on Sunday, Saskatchewan stunned British Columbia 41-8 after closing as a three-point home underdog.

Saturday, Aug. 19

Montreal Alouettes (3-4 SU, 4-3 ATS) vs. Toronto Argonauts (3-5 SU, 2-6 ATS)
Point-spread: OFF
Total: OFF

Game Overview

Montreal comes into the backend of this home-and-home series with a chance to cement its place at the top of the East Division standings despite the SU losing record. In last week’s win at home, Darian Durant did enough at quarterback to get his team that much needed victory by completing 18-of-27 passes for 237 yards and two scores. This was just the third time this season that the Alouettes scored more than 20 points.

The Argonauts have been outscored by a combined 40 points during this current SU three-game losing streak and they have failed to cover in their last five games. The loss of quarterback Ricky Ray for last week’s game did not help the cause with backups Cody Fajardo and Jeff Mathews combining for 142 yards through the air while connecting on 18 of their 28 passing attempts. Ray remains day-to-day heading into this week’s games.

Betting Trends

-- With last week’s victory, Montreal has won seven of the last eight meetings both SU and ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in five of the last six meetings in Toronto.

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CFL
Long Sheet

Week 9

Saturday, August 19

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MONTREAL (3 - 4) at TORONTO (3 - 5) - 8/19/2017, 4:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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CFL

Week 9

Trend Report

Saturday, August 19

4:00 PM
MONTREAL vs. TORONTO
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Montreal's last 17 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal
Toronto is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Montreal

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CFL
Dunkel

Week 9

Saturday, August 19

Montreal @ Toronto

Game 357-358
August 19, 2017 @ 4:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
113.165
Toronto
108.770
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Montreal
by 4 1/2
56
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
51
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+2 1/2); Over

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CFL

Week 9

Montreal (3-4) @ Toronto (3-5)— Alouettes (-9) beat Toronto 21-9 at home last week, game that was 18-3 at haftime; Argonauts had only 142 passing yards in the game. Toronto lost its last there games, by 11-17-12 points, allowing 33.3 pts/game; Argos split their four home games; under is 5-3 in their games. Montreal is 0-3 on road, losing by 4-1-5 points, including a 51-50 loss at Winnipeg when they led by 13 with 1:00 left. Under is 5-2 in Alouette games this season. Under is 7-1-1 in last nine series games.

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CFL

Saturday, August 19

Saturday's CFL betting preview and odds: Alouettes at Argonauts

Darian Durant completed 18-of-27 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns against Toronto to move past Sam Etcheverry (30,381) for 14th place on the CFL's all-time passing yardage list with 30,484

Montreal Alouettes at Toronto Argonauts (-2.5, 52)

The Montreal Alouettes can take sole possession of first place in the East Division when they hit the road to face the Toronto Argonauts in the second game of a home-and-home set Saturday. The Alouettes held the Argonauts to 296 yards of total offence en route to a 21-9 victory in the first matchup and hope to claim the season series, which would hand them the all-important tiebreaker, by registering their third consecutive home victory.

"We wanted to make sure we play 60 minutes this week," Montreal defensive back Brandon Stewart told reporters. "Keep playing, don't relax and don't let up." Toronto hopes the likely return of Ricky Ray can provide the boost it needs to end a three-game skid. Ray took the majority of the first-team reps in practice after missing Friday's defeat because of a shoulder injury, and looks to breathe some life into a listless offence that was held without a touchdown for the first time this season in Week 8. "I'll be throwing a lot these next few days but I'm hoping I'll be ready to go," Ray told reporters. "Just having some rest last week and not doing anything other than rehab really helped it feel better this week."

TV: 4 p.m. ET, TSN, RDS

LINE HISTORY: The Argos opened as 2.5-point chalk and that number appears fine with bettors and has yet to move. The total hit the betting board at 52 and hasn’t moved off the opening number.

ABOUT THE ALOUETTES (3-4 SU, 4-3 ATS, 2-5 O/U): Darian Durant completed 18-of-27 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns against Toronto to move past Sam Etcheverry (30,381) for 14th place on the CFL's all-time passing yardage list with 30,484. Montreal traded backup quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., who appeared in 22 games for the Alouettes, to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in exchange for defensive back Tevaughn Campbell and two third-round draft picks. Montreal's win against the Argonauts came at a cost as offensive lineman Philippe Gagnon, defensive tackle Keith Shologan and fullback J.C. Beaulieu all suffered knee injuries and will miss Saturday's clash.

ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS (3-5 SU, 2-6 ATS, 3-5 O/U): Toronto struggled mightily without Ray as Jeff Mathews was limited to 67 passing yards in the first half before he was pulled in favour of Cody Fajardo, who threw for 75 yards and added another 60 on the ground against the Alouettes. Toronto released wide receiver Khalil Paden, who caught nine passes for 107 yards during his brief stint with the team, after failing to make an impact on the field. Former Ohio State star DeVier Posey, who has caught two touchdown passes in 2017, is inching closer to a return as he practiced for the first time after missing the last five games because of a leg injury.

TRENDS:

* Alouettes are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.

* Argonauts are 1-10 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.

* Under is 5-1 in Alouettes last 6 games following a ATS win.

* Under is 6-1-1 in Argonauts last 8 vs. a team with a losing record.

* Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Toronto.

CONSENSUS: The road dog Alouettes are picking up 73% of the action from Covers users and the Over is picking up 52 percent of the totals wagers.

EXTRA POINTS:

* Toronto leads the CFL in forced fumbles (nine) and sacks (27) .

* Montreal WR Nik Lewis needs four receptions to move into second place on the CFL's all-time list.

* Alouettes LB Kyries Hebert was fined an undisclosed amount for his late hit on Fajardo in the first meeting.

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Albuquerque

Always check program numbers.
Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 9 - Allowance - 400y on the Dirt. Purse: $18300 Class Rating: 84

QUARTER HORSE 400Y, FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. THREE YEAR OLDS, 122 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS.


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The Walker Group Picks

# 3 EYE OF THE EAGLE 15/1

# 1 BLUESKIESNRAINBOWS 12/1

# 7 OKIE PAINT JOB 4/1

EYE OF THE EAGLE is the best bet in this race and is a solid value bet given the line. With Cardenas getting the mount, watch out for this racer. The speed fig of 85 from his most recent affair looks formidable in here. BLUESKIESNRAINBOWS - She has earned very strong figures under today's conditions and will most likely fare well versus this field. Overall, this trainer has been lucrative at this distance/surface. OKIE PAINT JOB - Will most likely be one of the front-runners of the group going into the midpoint of the race. Could best this group based on the Equibase Speed Figure - 84 - of his last race.

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

Bar

Del Mar - Race #8 - Post: 5:45pm - Stakes - 10.0 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $1,000,000 Class Rating: 128 $1 Million TVG Pacific Classic S. (Grade 1)

Rating: 1

#8 ARROGATE (ML=1/1)
#6 DONWORTH (ML=15/1)
#3 ACCELERATE (ML=3/1)


ARROGATE - I like a pony that manages to be on the board as often as this colt. Almost always in the money so don't leave him out of your exotic bets. Got to appreciate a good work horse. This colt's last work was second fastest of the day for the distance. Good return on investment for this jock and conditioner duo. (EPS) earnings per start is something that I believe can be a most important selection factor. This horse is ranked at the top in this group. DONWORTH - I like to see consistency in a racehorse. Look at this horse's PPs. Almost always in the money. This is a classic 'Lone Front-runner' scenario. If Gutierrez gets him out of the gate cleanly it'll likely be smooth sailing. Finished ahead of today's favorite last race out at Del Mar. Can do the same again in this event. ACCELERATE - On board this horse on Jul 22nd and Espinoza is back again in the irons in today's contest. I took a look at this colt's finishes. He's almost always in the money. That 128 fig this colt garnered in his last affair tells me he's a big time player this time. Already competed against today's morning line choice on Jul 22nd at Del Mar and finished ahead of that one. Have to believe he can do it again in this event.

Vulnerable Contenders: #2 COLLECTED (ML=5/2),

COLLECTED - Not a good 'situation' in this clash.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
#6 DONWORTH to win at post-time odds of 9/2 or better

EXACTA WAGERS:
Box [3,6]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Box [3,6,8] Total Cost: $6

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
[3,6,8] with [3,6,8] with [3,5,6,7,8] with [3,5,6,7,8] Total Cost: $36

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Finger Lakes

Finger Lakes - Race 6

EXACTA * TRIFECTA * SUPERFECTA * PICK 3 (50 Cent Minimum: Races 6-7-8) * DAILY DOUBLE (Races 6-7)


Claiming $5,000 • 6 Furlongs • Dirt • Ages 3 and up • CR: 63 • Purse: $9,000 • Post: 3:35P
FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES. THREE YEAR OLDS, 120 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS. NON-WINNERS OF TWO RACES SINCE JULY 19 ALLOWED 2 LBS. A RACE SINCE THEN ALLOWED 4 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $5,000.
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Race Analysis
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Race Type: Lone Trailer. ARGYLE GAL is the Lone Trailer of the race. * KEY ANGLES * ARGYLE GAL: Horse has the highest average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface. Horse has the highest average Equibase Class Rating at the distance/surfa ce. BELLELARAMA: Today is a sprint and the horse's last start was within the last ten days. Horse has a TrackMaster "+" designation or an "L" designation. BUBBE ZENA: Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse ranks in the to p three in average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface.
4
ARGYLE GAL
3/1

7/2
6
BELLELARAMA
5/1

5/1
3
BUBBE ZENA
5/2

10/1

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

Bar

Gulfstream Park - Race #10 - Post: 5:30pm - Claiming - 5.5 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $15,000 Class Rating: 77

Rating: 4

#10 DADDY DUKE (ML=8/1)
#1 GRUBERED (ML=7/2)
#4 DATTTS ARTIES BOY (ML=15/1)
#7 SWITCHED (ML=10/1)


DADDY DUKE - Looking at today's Equibase class figure, this thoroughbred is up against an easier group than last out at Gulfstream Park. This gelding is rounding his way back into shape. Should race well today. GRUBERED - A thoroughbred coming back this soon after a strong outing is a good omen. Was in a $10,000 Claiming race at Gulfstream Park in the last race. That event had a class figure of 84 and he is moving down in this field. A certain serious competitor. This gelding is utmost in earnings per start. Check out this horse in the post parade. DATTTS ARTIES BOY - This colt likes to be near the lead. Today's event is a shorter distance and should increase his winning probability. Corrales rode this mount for the first time last out and comes right back this time around. Estevez drops him down to this class. You don't need too much more knowledge to figure that this one should run well at this level. Look at this colt's PP lines. With each contest he keeps getting closer. SWITCHED - This jockey and handler have a beneficial return on investment when they work together. Taking a trip down the class ladder; has the capability to make his presence felt.

Vulnerable Contenders: #13 SHOT JAK (ML=9/2), #6 THAT CHARLIE (ML=6/1), #12 ICONO (ML=6/1),

SHOT JAK - Registered a most unsatisfactory speed rating in the last race in a $6,250 Claiming race on July 22nd. Not likely to see an improved performance off of that fig. THAT CHARLIE - Couldn't close ground whatsoever on July 13th. Hard to bet on this time around at the expected odds. Don't believe this horse will make an impact in today's race. That last speed fig was run-of-the-mill when compared with today's class figure. ICONO - Not easy to wager on this mount this time around. Make him show you something in a short distance event before you invest in him in a race of 5 1/2 furlongs.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
#10 DADDY DUKE is the play if we get odds of 9/2 or better

EXACTA WAGERS:
Box [1,4,10]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
Skip

SUPER HI 5 WAGERS:
Skip

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie - Race 1

Exactor / Quinella / Triactor


Allowance • 250 Yards • Dirt • Age 2 • CR: 76 • Purse: $4,100 • Post: 6:00P
QUARTER HORSE 250Y, FOR TWO YEAR OLDS WHICH HAVE NOT WON 2 RACES LIFETIME. WEIGHT, 120 LBS. (WINNERS PREFERRED).
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Race Analysis
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Race Type: Not Applicable (Quarter Horse). * KEY ANGLES * LLOMARS DREAM: Horse's win percentage at today's distance(sprint or route)/surface (dirt or turf) is at least 50. Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. SHAWNEE CARTEL: Quarter horse has the highest last race Equibase Speed Rating. Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. OTIMBERIMFALLNINLOVE: Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse's average winning distance is within half a furl ong of today's distance (within 50 yards if a Quarter Horse race).
1
LLOMARS DREAM
3/1

7/2
6
SHAWNEE CARTEL
2/1

4/1
2
OTIMBERIMFALLNINLOVE
8/5

5/1

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Northlands Park

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Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 5 - Starter Handicap - 13.0f on the Dirt. Purse: $19000 Class Rating: 84

FOR HORSES THAT HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $8,000 OR LESS IN 2017 AND HAVE NOT WON FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $12,500 OR MORE SINCE LAST STARTING FOR $8,000 OR LESS IN 2017. HORSE MUST BE ELIGIBLE AT TIME OF NOMINATION. SIMILAR STARTER'S HANDICAPSNOT CONSIDERED FOR ELIGIBILITY. ALL HORSES CLAIMED OR BOUGHT MUST BE MADE RE-ELIGIBLE BY THE CURRENT OWNER OR TRAINER. A NOMINATION


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The Walker Group Picks

# 7 ISABIRD 9/2

# 3 SPECTRUS 7/2

# 6 COMMAND THE LAND 9/5

I've got to go with ISABIRD. With Sarmiento getting the mount, watch out for this racer. With a very strong 80 Equibase speed fig last time out, will definitely be a factor in this affair. Has been racing well in races of this distance, going 2 for 4 under similar conditions. SPECTRUS - With a nice class figure average of 81, has one of the top class advantages in this group of animals. Cone has a strong win percent with horses running in dirt route races. COMMAND THE LAND - Has very strong speed figs and has to be considered for a bet for this event. Have to consider solely on class, with some of the top class figures of this group.

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Handicapped by Rick Needham at Saratoga

RACE #8 - SARATOGA RACE COURSE - 4:42 PM EASTERN POST
The Lake Placid Stakes
9.0 FURLONGS TURF GRADE II THREE YEAR OLD FILLIES $300,000.00 PURSE

#3 LA CORONEL
#2 PARTY BOAT
#6 UNI
#4 PROCTOR'S LEDGE

This turf race for 3-year-old fillies is named after the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games, located in the Adirondack mountains about 100 miles north of Saratoga. Originally known as the Nijana Stakes from its inception in 1984 until 1997, the Lake Placid has been run at various distances and has been carded at 1 1/8 miles since 1996. Here in the 34th renewal of "The Placid," #3 LA CORONEL takes a class drop (-9) is the overall speed and pace profile leader, and has produced "POWER RUN PERFORMANCES" in five straight starts, hitting the board in three of those outings, including back-to-back "POWER RUN WINS" in her 2nd and 3rd races back. #2 PARTY BOAT is 4-1 in the morning line, and has hit the board in "POWER RUN FASHION" in four straight, including a "POWER RUN WIN" in her 3rd race back.

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Bob Balfe

Patriots +1.5

Normally if you are losing to the Jaguars you have a lot to worry about, but this is just the preseason and great teams don’t give away and of their packages or put their key players at risk any longer than needed. The Texans will have a solid defense once again this year and as always the question will be their offense. In tonight’s preseason game they have a few receivers nursing injury so I don’t expect them to move the ball on this deep and loaded Patriots Defense. The Patriots are a better team from top to bottom as they also have the better 2nd unit players.

49ers -2.5

Denver did not look great last week against Chicago. This was a team that got a couple big plays late in the game when the 4th stringers were in, but outside of their key starters this is a weak football team. There is no shame in that stats when you pay the top members on your defense millions of dollars and can’t afford great backup players. When the ball kicks off for the regular season this is going to be one of if not the best defenses in all of football. Since we are just talking about preseason I think the 49ers have a huge edge in the talent department once the 2nd quarter hits. This is a football team that is aggressive and does have quality backup players for situations like preseason football. Take the 49ers.

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The Real Animal

49ers -2.5

Hmm. Certainly looks fishy for San Francisco to be favored over Denver tonight. But the Broncos are playing their second consecutive NFL road game and that was the same scenario for the Vikings last night. Plus the Broncos lost first downs 23-14 and total yards 363-281 last week in Chicago getting a few bounces their way (2-0 edge in turnovers) in the 24-17 win. Plus some houses anticipate the Bears only winning five games this year. I'm not convinced Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch are deserving of an NFL starting QB job. Plus last week Chicago quarterbacks attempted 37 passes and the Broncos did not record one sack. I thought the 49ers played very hard and spirited last week for first-year head coach Kyle Shanahan. San Fran had a 434-187 edge in total yards at Arrowhead, a disparity you rarely see at that stadium. I can tell you the 49ers are already vastly improved over anything Chip Kelly brought to the team. Denver was #4 in total defense last year. The 49ers were #32 and dead last. It sure does look like the line-maker is begging for Broncos' action here. Matt Barkley led all NFL quarterbacks in preseason passing yards last year with 630. He's out to do it again with 168 at Kansas City last week.

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SPORTS WAGERS

Seattle -106 over TAMPA BAY

The Rays have one victory over their last eight games, which occurred against Marco Estrada and the Blue Jays. The Rays own MLB’s worst offense since the All-Star break in terms of team batting average, slugging % and runs scored. Over their last eight games, the Rays have scored three runs or less seven times and they lost the opener of this series last night, 7-1. They’ll now face lefty Ariel Miranda.

Miranda’s stock is low because he’s had it rough with a 6.55 ERA over seven starts since the beginning of July. He also has an 8.22 ERA over his last three starts, which is one of the key criteria’s that this market focuses on because “Last 3 Starts” is posted everywhere. That works to our advantage because Miranda’s skills were actually intriguing over that sample with 9.8 K’s/9, 2.1 BB’s/9 a 14% swing and miss rate and an elite 15% line-drive rate. Miranda has struck out 31 batters over his past 27 frames, which also bodes well here because the Rays have struck out more than any team in the AL and more than any team in the league not named Milwaukee. Miranda’s extremely unlucky 61% strand rate and 20% hr/f since the beginning of July is the only reason his ERA is so high. With an xERA over that span of 4.22, a big time ERA correction to the good is forthcoming and this is the perfect place for Miranda to start moving the needle in his direction.

Jake Odorizzi is another prime example of why we don’t buy surface stats and why they’re so misleading. Odorizzi brings his 4.30 ERA into this start but his skills are among the worst in MLB. Odorizzi has a weak BB/K split of 40/88 over 105 frames. His 30%/23%/47% groundball/line-drive/fly-ball profile is repulsive. Over his last 10 innings over two starts since returning from the 10-day DL, Odorizzi has walked five batters and struck out six. In summarizing, Jake Odorizzi’s fly-ball % ticked up again. Jacks allowed remain persistent and damage inflicted by RHBs is on the upswing. This is a starter with an xERA of 6.18 that pitches half his games in a pitcher’s park. The Rays are favored here because the surface stats suggest they’re starting the superior pitcher but nothing could be further from the tooth. The Mariners have every edge here including power, offense, starter and current form and it’s not even close. Wrong side favored.

Chicago +189 over TEXAS

Derek Holland goes for the South Side here and there is a great chance that he’ll get his ass handed to him because he’s not very good. Holland hurled a decent game against Texas on July 1st but will have a harder time on the road this time around (6.11 away xERA). If Holland has a decent game here, we’ll be just as surprised as anyone but that’s not the issue here. We’ll live with whatever Holland comes up with because Martin Perez cannot be favored in this range against anyone because he’s just as bad as Holland and maybe worse.

Perez has crashed back to earth after a hit%/strand%-fueled mirage kept his head above water for a brief stretch. Other signs are ominous too, as he doesn't miss enough bats to reverse his K-rate slide. Perez has 18 K’s over his past 36 innings and his poor xERA has held steady all year. What Martin Perez is capable of is throwing lots and lots of bad innings. His 1.56 WHIP is weak and his year-to-date xERA of 6.50 is also weak. Pitchers like Stephen Strasburg and Chris Sale are priced in this range and while we understand that Holland is weak and that the South Side struggle to win games, Martin Perez favored in this range is absurd. The White Sox are loaded with young and enthusiastic players that are playing their hearts out because of the opportunity to play in the big leagues. What the South Side lack in talent, they make up for in effort and enthusiasm while the Rangers are a veteran team playing for nothing. Chicago has split the first two games of this series with a 9-8 loss on Thursday and a 4-3 win yesterday. They continue to compete and therefore we’ll gladly gamble with this takeback today.

Milwaukee -1½ +225 over COLORADO

We’re not going to go into a lot of details here regarding the pitchers because it matters not when playing at Coors Field. We are going to commit to playing the underdog all season long at Coors Field on the ALTERNATIVE run line. What that means is that we are playing the remainder of Colorado’s home games this season and we’ll be playing the underdog in each game, whether it’s the Rocks or the opposition and we’ll be playing it regardless of who’s pitching. We’re suggesting that this wager has nothing but big profits in store. With totals being in the 10 to 12½ range daily at this venue, far more games are decided by two runs or more than one run and the underdog wins just as much as the favorite. The pitching matchups rarely matter because even the best get rocked at this park. We’ll keep a running record on this angle all season long.

Year to date:

19-35 + 11.65 units

Cincinnati +122 over ATLANTA

Robert Stephenson is a work in progress but things are getting progressively better. Stephenson is another high risk/reward pitcher because he has filthy stuff but he loses the plate from time to time. If he’s hitting the strike zone with his pitches, he’s a tremendous bet and that’s the risk here. Stephenson has walked 28 batters in 42 frames but has also whiffed 41 over that same span. In his last start, his first-pitch strike rate was 63%, which is great progress but a small sample. Stephenson’s 15% swing and miss rate reveals his upside but with an 0-3 record in three starts (he appeared in 14 games out of the pen) to go along with his 6.64 ERA, his stock is very low. Stephenson was tabbed a top prospect in 2015. Across his 10 final starts in the minors that season, he boasted a 2.36 ERA and had limited hitters to a .288 (!) slugging percentage, all while maintaining his torrid strikeout pace (10 K’s/9). Fast forward and Stephenson will need to prove he can consistently control and command his plus-combination of mid-90s heat and wicked curve but there is no question that he posseses the stuff to dominate. His 4.67 xERA is below average only because he walks too many but that mark is still two full runs lower than is actual ERA. If Stephenson is throwing strikes, this ticket will cash and if he’s not, it still might cash.

Julio Teheran has been walking a fine line between upper-tier starter and guy you want to avoid at all costs. The question now becomes how do we know which Teheran will show up today? Well, we don’t really know but there are some indications that tip us off. Teheran’s inconsistency has been driven nearly entirely by some massive struggles against left-handed batters. He has a 5.95 ERA, 6.44 xERA and a 1.72 WHIP against them. Cincinnati will possibly send six lefties (Barnhardt, Gennett, Votto, Hamilton, Schebler and Winker) to bat against Teheran with only Zack Cosart and Eugenio Suarez batting right. If Bryan Price (Reds Manager) decides to use Adam Duvall’s right-handed bat instead of Winker or Schebler’s left-handed bat, we can live with that too. All told, Teheran has been miserable against lefties and that’s enough to prompt us to step in.

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Bruce Marshall

Los Angeles at Oakland
Pick: Oakland

Jack Del Rio's preseason marks not too great lately but Raid-uhs are likely to use Derek Carr into the 2nd Q this week, and if EJ Manuel gets into the game he can hardly do worse than last week. Still not seeing much with Rams, that was an awful game vs. Dallas, and the offense appears worse off at moment than at the same time last August when Case Keenum was at least around to take some snaps. Mannion did not recreate his preseason magic of last season in opener, receivers could not get separation, and runners could not break tackles. The only saving grace last week was that the no-Dak and-no Zeke Dallas was worse, with Kellen Moore's slow-motion delivery easy pickin' for the Wade Phillips defense. This Ram offense can charitably be called a work in progress, and not at all moved by Goff returning to Bay Area, as it looks a long way from hitting on enough cylinders for McVay. Expect a bounce-back from Raiders, who don't have to win by much to handle this number.

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MLB
Dunkel

Saturday, August 19


Arizona @ Minnesota

Game 979-980
August 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 15.833
Minnesota
(Berrios) 14.204
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-140); Over

LA Dodgers @ Detroit

Game 977-978
August 19, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 14.015
Detroit
(Fulmer) 16.493
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-160
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Under

Toronto @ Chicago Cubs

Game 975-976
August 19, 2017 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Tepesch) 15.645
Chicago Cubs
(Quntana) 14.557
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-250
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+210); N/A

Chicago White Sox @ Texas

Game 973-974
August 19, 2017 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Holland) 16.414
Texas
(Perez) 13.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-200
11
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+170); Over

Cleveland @ Kansas City

Game 971-972
August 19, 2017 @ 7:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bauer) 15.794
Kansas City
(Vargas) 16.904
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-135
9
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+115); Over

NY Yankees @ Boston

Game 969-970
August 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 15.716
Boston
(Sale) 17.273
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Boston
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-240
8
Dunkel Pick:
Boston
(-240); Under

Oakland @ Houston

Game 967-968
August 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Grveman) 13.581
Houston
(McHugh) 15.360
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-180
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-180); Under

LA Angels @ Baltimore

Game 965-966
August 19, 2017 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Ramirez) 16.078
Baltimore
(Gausman) 14.514
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-150
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+130); Over

Seattle @ Tampa Bay

Game 963-964
August 19, 2017 @ 6:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Miranda) 15.223
Tampa Bay
(Odorizzi) 13.653
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(-105); Under

Philadelphia @ San Francisco

Game 961-962
August 19, 2017 @ 9:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Eickhoff) 12.353
San Francisco
(Blach) 15.595
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-130
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(-130); Over

Washington @ San Diego

Game 959-960
August 19, 2017 @ 8:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Strsburg) 17.053
San Diego
(Wood) 14.061
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 3
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-200
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-200); Under

Milwaukee @ Colorado

Game 957-958
August 19, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Woodruff) 14.057
Colorado
(Bettis) 15.656
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-165
12
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
(-165); Over

Cincinnati @ Atlanta

Game 955-956
August 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Stphnson) 13.288
Atlanta
(Teheran) 16.647
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-140
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-140); Under

Miami @ NY Mets

Game 953-954
August 19, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Worley) 16.392
NY Mets
(Montero) 14.785
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(-105); Under

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 951-952
August 19, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Wacha) 13.665
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl) 15.293
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(-105); Under

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Trends - Carolina at Tennessee

ATS Trends
Carolina

Panthers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on grass.
Panthers are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 road games.

Tennessee

Titans are 13-31-3 ATS in their last 47 games on grass.
Titans are 14-36-3 ATS in their last 53 games overall.
Titans are 7-21-2 ATS in their last 30 home games.
Titans are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.

OU Trends
Carolina

Under is 3-0-1 in Panthers last 4 games overall.
Under is 3-0-1 in Panthers last 4 games on grass.
Over is 3-0-1 in Panthers last 4 Saturday games.
Over is 17-8 in Panthers last 25 road games.

Tennessee

Under is 8-2-1 in Titans last 11 Saturday games.
Over is 11-4-1 in Titans last 16 games on grass.
Over is 7-3-1 in Titans last 11 home games.
Over is 9-4 in Titans last 13 games overall.

Head to Head

Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Road team is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

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Trends - Kansas City at Cincinnati

ATS Trends
Kansas City

Chiefs are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games.
Chiefs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Chiefs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.

Cincinnati

Bengals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Bengals are 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 Saturday games.

OU Trends
Kansas City

Under is 6-2 in Chiefs last 8 Saturday games.
Under is 9-4 in Chiefs last 13 games overall.

Cincinnati

Under is 4-0 in Bengals last 4 games overall.
Under is 6-0 in Bengals last 6 vs. AFC.
Under is 6-1 in Bengals last 7 games on fieldturf.
Under is 4-1 in Bengals last 5 Saturday games.

Head to Head

Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

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Trends - Indianapolis at Dallas

ATS Trends
Indianapolis

Colts are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 road games.

Dallas

Cowboys are 7-19-1 ATS in their last 27 games on fieldturf.
Cowboys are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games overall.

OU Trends
Indianapolis

Under is 6-1 in Colts last 7 games on fieldturf.
Over is 23-9 in Colts last 32 road games.
Under is 5-2 in Colts last 7 games overall.
Under is 7-3 in Colts last 10 Saturday games.

Dallas
No trends available.
Head to Head

Favorite is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
Home team is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.

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Trends - Green Bay at Washington

ATS Trends
Green Bay

Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games.
Packers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.
Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC.

Washington

Redskins are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
Redskins are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games on grass.

OU Trends
Green Bay

Over is 7-0 in Packers last 7 games overall.
Over is 4-0 in Packers last 4 games on grass.
Over is 7-0 in Packers last 7 vs. NFC.
Over is 4-0 in Packers last 4 road games.

Washington

Over is 6-0 in Redskins last 6 Saturday games.
Over is 8-2 in Redskins last 10 home games.
Over is 16-5 in Redskins last 21 vs. NFC.
Over is 21-7 in Redskins last 28 games overall.
Over is 19-7 in Redskins last 26 games on grass.

Head to Head

Home team is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
Packers are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.
Favorite is 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

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Trends - N.Y. Jets at Detroit

ATS Trends
N.Y. Jets

Jets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games.
Jets are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games.

Detroit

Lions are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Lions are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.

OU Trends
N.Y. Jets

Under is 4-1 in Jets last 5 Saturday games.
Under is 8-3 in Jets last 11 road games.
Under is 5-2 in Jets last 7 games overall.

Detroit

Under is 6-1 in Lions last 7 Saturday games.
Under is 9-2 in Lions last 11 games overall.
Under is 9-2 in Lions last 11 games on fieldturf.
Under is 4-1 in Lions last 5 home games.

Head to Head
No trends available.

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Trends - Chicago at Arizona

ATS Trends
Chicago

Bears are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
Bears are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games.

Arizona

Cardinals are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 Saturday games.
Cardinals are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
Cardinals are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.
Cardinals are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 home games.

OU Trends
Chicago

Over is 4-1 in Bears last 5 games on grass.

Arizona

Over is 7-0 in Cardinals last 7 games overall.
Over is 4-0 in Cardinals last 4 games on grass.
Over is 6-0 in Cardinals last 6 vs. NFC.
Under is 10-2 in Cardinals last 12 home games.

Head to Head

Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
Bears are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings.

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Trends - Denver at San Francisco

ATS Trends
Denver

Broncos are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Saturday games.
Broncos are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games on grass.

San Francisco

49ers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games.
49ers are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
49ers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games.

OU Trends
Denver

Under is 4-1 in Broncos last 5 games overall.
Under is 4-1 in Broncos last 5 games on grass.
Under is 5-2 in Broncos last 7 road games.

San Francisco

Over is 4-0 in 49ers last 4 Saturday games.
Under is 20-8 in 49ers last 28 home games.

Head to Head
No trends available.

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Trends - L.A. Rams at Oakland

ATS Trends
L.A. Rams

Rams are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
Rams are 1-10-1 ATS in their last 12 games overall.
Rams are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Saturday games.
Rams are 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass.

Oakland

Raiders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Raiders are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games on grass.

OU Trends
L.A. Rams

Over is 6-2 in Rams last 8 Saturday games.
Under is 35-15-1 in Rams last 51 road games.
Under is 19-9 in Rams last 28 games overall.

Oakland

Over is 20-6-2 in Raiders last 28 home games.
Over is 8-3 in Raiders last 11 games overall.
Over is 7-3 in Raiders last 10 games on grass.

Head to Head

Rams are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.

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Preview: Cardinals at Pirates

The St. Louis Cardinals are racking up the runs and the splurges are translating into victories. St. Louis has scored 11 runs in each of the first two of a four-game series while beating the host Pittsburgh Pirates and looks to win for the 11th time in 14 contests on Saturday in the third of four matchups between the clubs.

The Cardinals have tallied eight or more runs in eight of their past 12 games, and reached double digits five times during the stretch. Matt Carpenter, Paul DeJong and Tommy Pham all homered in Friday's 11-10 victory as St. Louis remained 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the National League Central. Pittsburgh has dropped six straight decisions despite scoring 17 runs in the first two games of the series. Josh Harrison homered in both games to raise his total to a career-best 14 for the Pirates, who have fallen 6 1/2 games behind the Cubs.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Michael Wacha (9-5, 3.85 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Chad Kuhl (5-8, 4.64)

Wacha lost to the Atlanta Braves in his last outing when he gave up four runs and eight hits over five innings. The 26-year-old won seven of his previous eight decisions and gave up two or fewer runs in six of the victories. Wacha defeated the Pirates on April 19 when he gave up one run and four hits in 6 2/3 innings to improve to 4-2 with a 3.94 ERA in 12 career appearances (11 starts) against them.

Kuhl lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in his last turn when he gave up five runs (four earned) and four hits over five innings. The 24-year-old has struggled at home this season by going 3-4 with a 5.15 ERA in 12 starts at PNC Park. Kuhl is 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA in four career starts against St. Louis, including an 0-1 mark and 4.91 ERA in two 2017 outings.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Cardinals placed veteran RHP Adam Wainwright (elbow) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled RHP Mike Mayers from Triple-A Memphis.

2. Pittsburgh recalled LHP Steven Brault from Triple-A Indianapolis and placed LHP Wade LeBlanc (quadriceps) on the DL.

3. St. Louis 2B Kolten Wong (hip), who missed Friday's game, is 17-for-39 with one homer, 11 RBIs and 12 runs scored over his past 11 contests.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 9, Pirates 7

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Preview: Dodgers at Tigers

The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing their special brand of dominance to the American League this weekend, and the Detroit Tigers are getting a look at just how good the National League’s best can be. The Dodgers will try to clinch another series win when they visit the Tigers in the second of a three-game set on Saturday.

Los Angeles improved to 51-9 over its last 60 games with an 8-5 win in Friday’s opener while welcoming back another powerful bat from the disabled list in Adrian Gonzalez. The former All-Star missed the last two months with a back injury but was activated off the disabled list in time for Friday’s contest and went 1-for-4 with a double, a sacrifice fly and a run scored as the Dodgers eased him back in the No. 7 spot in the lineup. The Tigers (53-68) are losers of five straight and 11 of their last 13 to tumble 15 games under .500 and out of the wild card race in the AL. Detroit will send its best to the mound on Saturday, when Michael Fulmer goes up against Los Angeles lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1, SportsNet Los Angeles, FSN Detroit

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Hyun-Jin Ryu (4-6, 3.63 ERA) vs. Tigers RH Michael Fulmer (10-10, 3.78)

Ryu had a string of six straight starts allowing two or fewer earned runs come to an end against San Diego last Saturday, when he was reached for three runs and seven hits in five innings. The South Korea native went seven scoreless frames in each of his previous two appearances, surrendering a total of six hits and striking out 15. Ryu started at Detroit on July 8, 2014, and was knocked around for a career-high seven runs and 10 hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Fulmer (elbow) came off the 10-day disabled list on Monday at Texas and was knocked around for five runs on seven hits and three walks in five innings to suffer his fourth straight loss. The Oklahoma native issued a total of four walks over a span of six starts from June 29 to July 25 but handed out six free passes in 11 innings over his last two outings. Fulmer is seeing Los Angeles for the first time and is 2-1 with a 3.15 ERA in three career interleague starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Tigers OF Justin Upton homered twice on Friday and posted 10 RBIs in his last seven games.

2. Dodgers 2B Logan Forsythe is 5-for-9 with six runs scored in his last three games.

3. Detroit placed RHP Anibal Sanchez (hamstring) on the 10-day DL Friday.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 5, Tigers 4

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Preview: Mariners at Rays

Nelson Cruz looks to follow up another big night and extend his hitting streak to 11 games as the Seattle Mariners aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they visit the struggling Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Cruz launched the longest home run in Tropicana Field history with a 482-foot blast as the Mariners rolled over the Rays 7-1 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.

Cruz boasts 16 hits, including six homers, and 14 RBIs during his 10-game streak and reached 30 blasts for the fourth straight season - fifth overall - Friday as Seattle moved within one-half game of the American League’s second wild-card. Ariel Miranda hopes to duplicate his performance against Tampa Bay on June 4 when he pitched his first career complete game in a victory and will face Jake Odorizzi, who was pounded for eight runs (three earned) over 2 1/3 innings by the Mariners two days earlier. The Rays continue to struggle with the bats as they lost for the 11th time in 14 games Friday, scoring just 24 runs total during that stretch while going 8-for-82 with runners in scoring position. The good news for Tampa Bay was that center fielder Kevin Kiermaier returned to the lineup after missing more than two months with a hip injury, recording a double and scoring the lone run.

TV: 6:10 p.m. ET, ROOT Northwest (Seattle), FSN Sun (Tampa Bay)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners LH Ariel Miranda (7-6, 4.75 ERA) vs. Rays RH Jake Odorizzi (6-6, 4.30)

Miranda is winless in his last seven starts, losing for the second time in that stretch Sunday when he allowed four runs over 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels. The 28-year-old Cuban completed six innings just once in his last seven outings after accomplishing the feat eight of his first 17 starts in 2017. Daniel Robertson had a triple against Miranda when he gave up one run, four hits and issued one walk in the earlier meeting - his first versus the Rays.

Odorizzi battled to get through six innings Monday while permitting two runs on three hits and three walks but lost for the second straight time since returning from the disabled list. The 27-year-old Illinois native threw at least 110 pitches for the fifth time this season in his last start and did not complete seven innings in any of those. Danny Valencia is 3-for-10 with two homers versus Odorizzi, who is 1-2 with a 3.20 ERA in five career games against Seattle.

WALK-OFFS

1. Tampa Bay OF/DH Corey Dickerson is batting .211 since playing in the All-Star Game after he hit .312 in the first half.

2. Seattle 3B Kyle Seager returned from missing two games with a stomach virus Friday and became the 10th player in club history to reach 500 RBIs.

3. Rays C Wilson Ramos is 9-for-16 with two homers in his last five contests while teammate C Jesus Sucre has hit safely in five straight.

PREDICTION: Rays 5, Mariners 3

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Preview: Angels at Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles needed to make a statement this weekend as they go head-to-head against a fellow wild-card competitor, and Manny Machado did just that in the opener. Machado will try to follow up a three-homer performance when the Orioles host the Los Angeles Angels in the second of a three-game series on Saturday.

Two of the brightest young stars in baseball are going up against each other in the series, and Mike Trout gave the Angels a 7-4 lead with a two-run blast in the fifth inning of Friday’s opener. Machado responded with a solo shot in the bottom of that inning - his second of the night - before clubbing a walk-off grand slam to hand Baltimore a 9-7 victory. The loss dropped Los Angeles into a tie for the second AL wild card spot with the Minnesota Twins while the Orioles climbed within two games of the Angels and Twins. Baltimore will try to knock another game off its deficit behind Kevin Gausman on Saturday while Los Angeles counters with J.C. Ramirez.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN West (Los Angeles), MASN (Baltimore)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH J.C. Ramirez (10-10, 4.26 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Kevin Gausman (9-8, 5.08)

Ramirez's worst start among his last eight outings came at home against Baltimore on Aug. 7, when he was ripped for six runs and eight hits in seven innings to suffer the loss. The Nicaragua native, who tossed eight scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Aug. 2, notched only two strikeouts against the Orioles. Ramirez was mildly better at Seattle last Saturday, when he yielded three runs on seven hits in five innings and did not factor in the decision.

Gausman has been one of the few bright spots on the Baltimore staff over the last month and surrendered two or fewer runs in five of his last six outings. The lone outlier in that group came at Los Angeles on Aug. 9, when he was knocked around for four runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 frames. Gausman bounced back at Seattle on Monday, yielding two runs and six hits in seven innings to get back into the win column.

WALK-OFFS

1. Orioles SS Tim Beckham went 2-for-5 on Friday - his 12th multi-hit game in 17 since joining the team at the trade deadline.

2. Los Angeles RF Kole Calhoun homered in back-to-back games after going 17 straight without a blast.

3. Baltimore OF Anthony Santander made his major-league debut on Friday and singled to kick off the ninth-inning rally.

PREDICTION: Orioles 8, Angels 2

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Preview: Diamondbacks at Twins

Byron Buxton is figuring things out at the plate for the Minnesota Twins, who hope to see more from their young outfielder when they continue a three-game interleague series with the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. The 23-year-old Buxton homered, tripled and doubled in a 10-3 win to begin the set Friday night and is batting .464 with three long balls during an eight-game hitting streak.

Minnesota has won nine of 12 to move into a tie with the Los Angeles Angels for the second wild card in the American League, while the Diamondbacks hold down the same spot in the NL but with a four-game cushion over St. Louis. Arizona hopes to have slugger J.D. Martinez back in the lineup after he was scratched Friday due to an illness. Despite the loss, the Diamondbacks possess an 11-4 record in interleague action and ace Zack Greinke has been one of the catalysts by going 3-0 with a 0.65 ERA in four starts against AL teams. He'll get the nod Saturday opposite fellow right-hander Jose Berrios for the Twins.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona, FSN North (Minnesota)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks RH Zack Greinke (14-5, 3.01 ERA) vs. Twins RH Jose Berrios (10-5, 4.27)

Greinke spun 6 2/3 scoreless innings while fanning nine to defeat Houston his last time out. It was the fifth straight start in which he has finished at least six innings and left him one win shy of tying Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the lead in the National League. Greinke saw plenty of the Twins from his days in Kansas City and has struggled at Target Field, going 1-3 with a 4.74 ERA in Minneapolis.

Berrios gave up five runs in five innings two turns ago and followed that up with a dismal outing at Detroit, although he did not factor in the decision in a wild 12-11 loss. The former first-round pick gave up six runs in 3 1/3 innings and failed to strike out a single batter for the second time in his career. Berrios sports a 2.89 ERA in five career interleague starts.

WALK-OFFS

1. Minnesota placed DH/OF Robbie Grossman on the 10-day disabled list with a broken left thumb and recalled C Mitch Garver from Triple-A Rochester.

2. Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt has hit safely in eight consecutive games and has 21 RBIs over a span of 19 contests.

3. Twins LF Eddie Rosario also has an eight-game hitting streak (.441) after recording three hits Friday.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 5, Twins 4

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Preview: Reds at Braves

Julio Teheran authored the best start of his shaky season in a most unlikely venue - Coors Field - in his last start, so the Atlanta Braves hope their veteran right-hander can build off that outing entering Saturday’s home contest against the Cincinnati Reds. Teheran has been awful at SunTrust Park, going 1-8 with a 7.07 ERA in the first season at Atlanta’s new home stadium, but held Colorado to four hits in seven scoreless innings of a no-decision Monday.

The Reds hit three homers in Friday’s 5-3 victory and have 176 longballs on the season, on pace to break the franchise record for most homers in a season (222 in 2005). Cincinnati lost All-Star shortstop Zack Cozart to an injury after he was hit in the left shin with a pitch in the seventh inning. Atlanta center fielder Ender Inciarte has recorded at least one hit in 20 of his past 21 games, finishing 2-for-5 on Friday. The Braves have lost 21 of their past 30 games since reaching .500 on July 16.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), FSN South (Atlanta)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Robert Stephenson (0-4, 6.64 ERA) vs. Braves RH Julio Teheran (7-10, 4.98)

Stephenson, who primarily has worked out of the bullpen this season, makes his fourth start. The 24-year-old actually has a better ERA as a starter (5.28) than a reliever (7.43), but has walked 11 in 15 1/3 innings during his three starting assignments. Stephenson, who pitched two scoreless innings of relief in his last appearance Sunday at Milwaukee, gave up one run on two hits over a season-high 5 2/3 innings in his last start Aug. 2 at Pittsburgh in a no-decision.

Teheran has not won at home since beating San Diego in the home opener on April 14, and has surrendered eight runs on 11 hits in 10 innings in his past two home starts. The 26-year-old has surrendered 28 homers in 24 starts - 15 in 62 1/3 innings at home, where he has surrendered a .287 opponents batting average and a 1.59 WHIP. Teheran beat the Reds on June 4 in Cincinnati despite giving up seven runs on 11 hits in five innings, but is 2-6 since that outing.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Braves are expected to activate LF Matt Kemp (hamstring) from the disabled list for Saturday’s game.

2. Cincinnati closer RHP Raisel Iglesias converted his 23rd save in 24 chances Friday, the fourth consecutive outing in which he has recorded a save.

3. Atlanta placed OF Danny Santana on the disabled list Friday with a strained left quadriceps, recalling 2B Micah Johnson from Triple-A Gwinnett.

PREDICTION: Braves 7, Reds 6

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Preview: Marlins at Mets

Giancarlo Stanton's power binge has taken a brief break but the wins keep piling up for his Miami Marlins, who continue a three-game series at the New York Mets on Saturday. Stanton, who recently homered in six straight games to boost his MLB-leading total to 44, has been kept in the park in two consecutive contests but has scored a run in each affair to help the Marlins stay hot.

They've won six of seven overall and are within two games of .500 (59-61) for the first time since they were 12-14 on May 3. J.T. Realmuto's two-run homer was the big blow in Miami's 3-1 win Friday night, which marked the seventh time in the last eight games that the club has held an opponent to three runs or fewer. The Mets' five-game losing streak is two shy of matching their longest skid of the year and their aggressive rebuild continued late Friday with word that veteran outfielder Curtis Granderson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. New York has shipped away three of its top four home run hitters - along with second baseman Neil Walker and setup man Addison Reed - since July 27.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), WPIX (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Vance Worley (2-2, 4.97 ERA) vs. Mets RH Rafael Montero (1-8, 5.80)

Worley will be making his ninth start of the season for the Marlins, who have won each of his last six starts. After allowing one run in a total of 13 innings over two outings to begin the month, the 29-year-old let up three runs and a season-high eight hits in four frames against Colorado on Sunday. Worley threw two scoreless innings of relief against the Mets in June at home, but he has an 8.36 ERA in four career games (three starts) at Citi Field.

Montero is coming off a solid outing in the Subway Series with the Yankees, who managed just two runs in six innings against him on Monday. A native of the Dominican Republic, Montero has given up eight home runs in 26 1/3 innings over his last five appearances. He was rocked for five runs in 3 2/3 innings of his first start of the year May 5 against Miami, and the 26-year-old has allowed 26 hits and 17 walks in 21 2/3 innings in his career versus the Marlins.

WALK-OFFS

1. Stanton has 20 homers in 50 career games at Citi Field.

2. Mets LF Yoenis Cespedes went 0-for-4 on Friday and is hitless in nine at-bats over the last three games.

3. Marlins RHP Brad Ziegler has converted all five of his save opportunities while tossing seven scoreless innings in August.

PREDICTION: Marlins 6, Mets 4

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Preview: Yankees at Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox are making the New York Yankees rethink their bullpen structure as they pull away in the American League East. The Red Sox will try to push the lead to six games in the division when they host the Yankees in the second of a three-game set on Saturday.

New York looked like it would pick up a game in the standings after taking a 6-3 lead in the seventh inning on Friday, but Chad Green and Tommy Kahnle combined to allow four runs in the bottom of the seventh before star closer Aroldis Chapman surrendered two more runs in the eighth in a 9-6 loss. Chapman allowed two earned runs in each of his last three appearances, including during a home loss to Boston on Sunday. The Yankees still own the first AL wild card spot and hold a healthy 3 1/2-game over the second-place Los Angeles Angels and Minnesota Twins. New York faces a tough task in bouncing back on Saturday, when the Red Sox send ace Chris Sale up against CC Sabathia.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, YES (New York), NESN (Boston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees LH CC Sabathia (9-5, 4.05 ERA) vs. Red Sox LH Chris Sale (14-4, 2.51)

Sabathia went on the DL with pain in his right knee after a three-inning start at Toronto on Aug. 8 but is back in time to face the team against which he delivered some of his best performances of the season. The burly veteran held Boston scoreless over eight innings at home on June 7 and scattered two hits and five walks over six scoreless frames at Fenway Park on July 16. Sabathia was not nearly as strong in his three starts prior to hitting the DL, allowing a total of 12 runs in 13 1/3 innings.

Sale surrendered one or no runs in five of his last six starts and is well on his way to his first AL Cy Young Award. The Florida native still has yet to notch his first win against New York this season despite posting a 1.19 ERA in three starts. Sale struck out 12 at New York on Sunday - his 16th double-digit strikeout performance of the season - and yielded just one run and four hits in seven frames but was held out of the decision in a game the Red Sox won in 10 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Red Sox LF Andrew Benintendi hit safely in each of the last 11 games.

2. New York RF Aaron Judge tied the major-league record by striking out for the 35th straight game on Friday.

3. Boston 3B Rafael Devers is 11-for-26 with four homers, eight RBIs and seven runs scored during a seven-game hitting streak.

PREDICTION: Red Sox 6, Yankees 1