Monday 9-4-17 Free Plays / Trends / Betting Info / Etc

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Monday, September 4


8:00 PM

TENNESSEE vs. GEORGIA TECH

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee's last 5 games
Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia Tech's last 9 games

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Monday, September 4
Tennessee @ Georgia Tech

Game 213-214
September 4, 2017 @ 8:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:

Tennessee
95.646
Georgia Tech
95.107

Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Georgia Tech
Even
49
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tennessee
by 3
56 1/2

Dunkel Pick:
Georgia Tech
(+3); Under

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NCAAF

Armadillo's Write-Up

Week 1

Prepping for the option can be tough, but Tennessee has had more time, seeing as this is their opener. Vols’ offensive line has 111 returning starts, #2 experienced OL in country. Tennessee is 13-16 vs spread when favored under Jones- they’ve got 7 starters back on both sides of ball. Georgia Tech has 8 starters back on both sides, but has a new QB; Jackets are 9-5 vs spread in last 14 non-league games, 9-11 in last 20 games when getting points. Last two years, ACC teams are 14-9 vs spread when facing SEC opponents.

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Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech


Butch Jones’s fifth season as the head coach at the University of Tennessee is a critical one for the program and his tenure at the school. Jones has posted back-to-back nine-win seasons, but he’s been unable to win the SEC East during a four-year window that can be dubbed as the Dark Ages for the division.

Tennessee finished 9-4 straight up and 5-7-1 against the spread last year, failing to win the East despite its nearly unquestioned status as the preseason favorite. As I’ve repeatedly said and written in recent months, UT’s 2016 campaign can be looked at two different ways.


On one end, the Volunteers’ 2-4 finish in their last six SEC games can partly be blamed on a wild rash of injuries that kept key players on the sidelines. There was also the double-overtime loss at Texas A&M that could’ve gone either way.


Viewed from a different angle, you could say Tennessee was lucky to have won at Georgia on a Hail Mary pass on the game’s final play. There was also the win vs. Florida thanks to a comeback from a 21-0 deficit late in the second quarter. In addition, UT captured a fortunate overtime victory vs. Appalachian State. The Mountaineers led by double digits at intermission and would’ve won in regulation if not for a missed extra point and a field goal.


Whatever the case, those in the media – and there are plenty of them – who think Jones’s job security is on solid footing are downright delusional. Jones owns a 30-21 record at UT, but he’s 14-18 in SEC play. On his watch, the Vols are winless in 11 games against Top-10 opponents and they’ve limped to a 6-15 mark versus Top-25 foes. Making matters worse, he’s already lost to Vanderbilt twice and is 0-4 against Will Muschamp.


It isn’t just the results on the field that have aggravated the rabid UT fan base. Jones maddeningly leaned on all sorts of excuses early in his tenure, constantly creating a narrative about how young and inexperienced his team was. Before his team’s road openers in his first three years, he would literally conduct interviews by explaining the stats -- percentages and all – about how many of his players would be getting on an airplane for the first time in their lives.


There was also his infamous ‘Champions of Life’ quote and his early exit from the postgame interview (before nearly all of the press core had arrived) following last year’s loss at Vandy. And now here we are on the eve of the 2017 opener with Jones seizing an opportunity to throw out a built-in excuse yet again.


“They already have an advantage on us because we were told they were inside the dome practicing with full pads for a two-hour practice (Tuesday),” Jones told the Associated Press.


Really, Butch? With his team poised to take on Georgia Tech at the brand-new Merceds-Benz Dome in Atlanta on Monday night, he’s worrying about the Yellow Jackets being able to practice at the venue? Unbelievable.


As of early Sunday night, most betting shops had Tennessee installed as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 55.5. The Yellow Jackets were available on the money line for a +145 return (risk $100 to win $145).


Tennessee returns 14 of 22 starters, seven on each side of the ball. But the Vols lost their three best playmakers in quarterback Josh Dobbs, running back Alvin Kamara and WR Josh Malone. They’ve also lost a pair of starters to season-ending injuries already.


Junior OT Chance Hall and junior LB Darrin Kirkland have gone down with knee injuries. Hall had started 13 games in the last two seasons. Kirkland will especially be missed this week against Paul Johnson’s run-oriented offense. Kirkland has 17 career starts to his credit. Despite missing five games with an ankle injury last year, he recorded 45 tackles, four tackles for a loss and one sack.


Junior QB Quinten Dormady is poised to make his first career start for UT. The former four-star recruit has appeared in 11 career games, but only in mop-up duty. Dormady completed 11-of-17 passes (64.7%) last year for 148 yards. He threw for 209 yards as a freshman with one TD pass and zero interceptions.


Dormady’s favorite target will be Jauan Jennings, a junior who has started 15 career games. Jennings had 40 receptions for 580 yards and seven TDs in 2016. Senior TE Ethan Wolf has made 35 career starts. He had 21 catches for 239 yards and two TDs last season. Josh Smith, who had 13 grabs for 97 yards and one TD in ’16, is listed as ‘questionable’ due to a collarbone injury.


UT’s defense gave up 28.8 points per game in ’16. This unit has its top five tacklers back and will need to be vastly improved for the Vols to hang around in the SEC East race. Senior safety Todd Kelly had a team-high 71 tackles and two interceptions in ’16.


Georgia Tech brings back 16 of 22 starters from a 9-4 team that beat Kentucky 33-18 as a 3.5-point ‘chalk’ in the TaxSlayer Bowl. The Yellow Jackets went 3-0 against SEC foes, beating Georgia and Vanderbilt as well. They closed the ’16 campaign with four consecutive victories, including a 30-20 win at Virginia Tech as 14-point underdogs.

Johnson will turn to junior Matthew Jordan as his new starting QB. Jordan appeared in nine games last year, starting in the win at Virginia Tech. He ran for 121 yards and two TDs against the Hokies. For the season, Jordan rushed for 243 yards and six TDs while averaging 3.7 yards per carry. He completed 3-of-9 passes for 111 yards with one TD and one interception.


Johnson dismissed last year’s leading rusher from the team a few weeks ago. Dedric Mills rushed for 771 yards and 12 TDs with a 5.1 YPC average as a freshman, but he won’t be around for his sophomore season. Look for Clinton Lynch and Qua Searcy to get the most touches out of the backfield. Lynch ran for 415 yards and two TDs with an 11.2 YPC average in ’16, while Searcy had 273 rushing yards and two scores. Lynch also had 16 receptions for 490 yards and six TDs.


Georgia Tech’s defense gave up 24.5 PPG last year and brings back eight starters. Senior safety Corey Griffin registered 82 tackles, four TFL’s, one sack, three passes broken up and two interceptions.


These schools haven’t met since 1987 when the Yellow Jackets won a 29-15 decision.


Even though the game is being played in Atlanta, gamblers shouldn’t look at this as a road game for the Vols. They’ll probably have just as many fans in attendance as the Yellow Jackets.




Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.

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R&R TOTALS

OVER 8 St Louis/San Diego

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Mikey Sports

Tennessee -3.5

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Atlantic Sports

Los Angeles Angels -145

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John Anthony Sports

Toronto Blue Jays +155

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High Stakes Syndicate

Kansas City Royals -140

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Hawkeye Sports

Toronto +150

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Platinum Plays

Texas Rangers w/Cashner +105 over Atlanta

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Sharp Bettor

(959) ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (C MARTINEZ - R) VS (960) SAN DIEGO PADRES (L PERDOMO - R).

Play UNDER the total.

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#1 Sports

Arizona Diamondbacks +140

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Roz Wins

(979) TEXAS RANGERS (A CASHNER - R) VS (980) ATLANTA BRAVES (R DICKEY - R).

Play Texas.

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Totals4U

Houston/Seattle over 8.5

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Jim Feist


(977) MINNESOTA TWINS VS (978) TAMPA BAY RAYS.

Take: over the total.

Reason: Your free play for Monday, September 4, 2017 comes in baseball as Minnesota and the Rays clash in Tampa Bay. This is a good offensive park and Twins have been on an offensive tear. Minnesota is 12-2 over the total on astroturf. The Over is 12-3 in Alex Cobb's last 15 starts vs. a team with a winning record. And when these teams clash the over is 12-3 in the last 15 meetings, 9-0 in this park. Play Minnesota/Tampa Bay Over the total.

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Mike Wynn

Arizona w/Ray +135 Over LA Dodgers

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Assiniboia Downs

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

Race 4 - Optional Claiming - 6.0f on the Dirt. Purse: $15000 Class Rating: 98

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES OTHER THAN MAIDEN, CLAIMING, STARTER, OR RESTRICTED OR WHICH HAVE NEVER WON THREE RACES OR CLAIMING $15,000. THREE YEAR OLDS, 119 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS. NON-WINNERS OF A RACE IN 2017 ALLOWED 2 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $15,000.


RECOMMENDED CHOICES
The Walker Group Picks

# 3 DEADLY BLACK EAGLE 3/1

# 8 STEVIE MAC 2/1

# 7 HARD KNOCKS ROCK 10/1

DEADLY BLACK EAGLE looks strong to best this field. Has to be given consideration - I like the figures from the last competition. Looks to have a very good class edge based on the most recent company kept. With a solid 90 average speed figure at the distance, seems well suited for today's outing. STEVIE MAC - She has to be given a chance given the quite good speed figures. Recent figures for the jockey - 25 win percent - make this filly stand out in this group. HARD KNOCKS ROCK - Conditioner has solid win rate (15 percent) at this distance and surface.

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Camarero

Camarero - Race 6

Quinella / Trifecta / Superfecta / Daily Double 6-7


Claiming $4,000 • 1 1/16 Miles • Dirt • Ages 3 and up • CR: 37 • Purse: $6,000 • Post: 5:00P
FOR NATIVE FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $8,000 OR LESS AND WHICH HAVE NOT WON TWO RACES SINCE SEPTEMBER 4, 2016. THREE YEAR OLDS, 116 LBS.; OLDER, 120 LBS. NON-WINNERS OF A RACE SINCE AUGUST 21 ALLOWED 1 LBS. A RACE SINCE AUGUST 4 ALLOWED 2 LBS. A RACE SINCE JULY 4 ALLOWED 3 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $4,000.
Contenders

Race Analysis
P#
Horse
Morn
Line

Accept
Odds


Race Type: Basic Race. This race has a mixed pace scenario. Check on scratches of any of the Front-runners (to look for a lone Front-runner). * KEY ANGLES * OLA ESMERALDA: Today is a route and this is the horse's third start after a layoff, after two sprint prep races. Horse has run a Good Race within the last 30 days. Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. TORALEY'S TRICK: Horse has run a Good Race within the last 30 days. Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Ratin g. Horse has the highest average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface.
7
OLA ESMERALDA
2/1

8/5
4
TORALEY'S TRICK
4/1

5/1

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

Bar

Delaware Park - Race #4 - Post: 2:45pm - Claiming - 8.5 furlongs on the Turf. Purse: $16,000 Class Rating: 89

Rating: 4

#7 ASSET ALLOCATION (ML=6/1)
#10 JUSTCALLME K L (ML=5/1)
#3 MASTER ZEUS (ML=10/1)


ASSET ALLOCATION - Have to make this gelding a strong challenger; he comes off a strong effort on August 21st. Comparing how the horses in this field have fared under similar conditions, I see this horse has the highest speed fig for the dist/surf. After the race aboard this animal on August 21st, the rider is going to be acquainted with the gelding much better. This gelding has plenty of ability on the turf. Could be long gone by the time they hit the stretch. Came home in fast time in the last race. A positive sign. A repeat of that last performance on August 21st where he garnered a speed fig of 92 looks lofty enough to win in this clash. JUSTCALLME K L - Coming off a fifth place finish at Laurel, some may pass this horse. I'm not. He just missed hitting the show spot, and has decent morning line odds today. MASTER ZEUS - Like the way this gelding's finish positions keep getting better. That's a sure sign of improving form. Lets try to beat the probable favorites with this gelding. Just missed last out, but ran a pretty good race.

Vulnerable Contenders: #15 GILES FAIR (ML=4/1), #6 MOTT (ML=9/2),

GILES FAIR - Tough to bet on any horse to turn things around if there is no wager value to taking the stab. Don't think this vulnerable equine will do much running in today's race. That last speed figure was somewhat easily forgotten when compared with today's class rating. MOTT - Didn't hit the board on June 29th at Delaware Park. Followed it up with another less than stellar try. This runner ran a common speed rating in the last race. He shouldn't improve and will likely lose in today's race running that number.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
#7 ASSET ALLOCATION is going to be the play if we are getting 5/2 or better

EXACTA WAGERS:
7 with [3,10]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Box [3,7,10] Total Cost: $6

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
[3,7,10] with [3,7,10] with [3,7,9,10,12] with [3,7,9,10,12] Total Cost: $36

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Del Mar

Del Mar - Race 1

$1 Exacta / $2 Quinella / 50 Cent Trifecta $2 Rolling Double / $1 Place Pick All / $1 Rolling Pick Three $1 Superfecta (10-cent min.) / 50 cent Pick 5


Maiden Special • 6 Furlongs • Dirt • Age 2 • CR: 89 • Purse: $60,000 • Post: 2:00P
FOR CALIFORNIA BRED OR CALIFORNIA SIRED MAIDENS, TWO YEARS OLD. WEIGHT, 120 LBS. (NON-STARTERS FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $40,000 OR LESS IN THE LAST 3 STARTS PREFERRED).
Contenders

Race Analysis
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Line

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Odds


Race Type: Dominant Trailer. GENERAL INTEREST is the Dominant Trailer of the race. * KEY ANGLES * GENERAL INTEREST: Horse has a TrackMaster "+" designation or an "L" designation. POCKET JAX: A first time starter with a trainer that has a return o n investment with first time starters of at least +50 (minimum 10 starts). POWERFUL THIRST: Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. SHACKALOV: Horse has a TrackMaster "+" designation or an "L" designation. CAMPAIGNER: Horse has r un a Good Race within the last 30 days.
6
GENERAL INTEREST
5/2

9/2
10
POCKET JAX
8/1

6/1
11
POWERFUL THIRST
3/1

7/1
3
SHACKALOV
9/2

10/1
1
CAMPAIGNER
4/1

10/1

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Ferndale

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Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 3 - Claiming - 7.0f on the Dirt. Purse: $6800 Class Rating: 72

FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. THREE YEAR OLDS, 123 LBS.; OLDER, 126 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $4,000.


RECOMMENDED CHOICES
The Walker Group Picks

# 4 BRITE CRISTIAN 4/1

# 3 PLUM LUCKY 3/1

# 2 IN ABSOLUTE AWE 2/1

I think BRITE CRISTIAN is a very good choice. Has very good speed figures and has to be considered for a bet here. There is a formidable possibility of an increase in speed as this gelding changes blinkers (off) for the first time. The quick return to the track points to a strong effort this time out. PLUM LUCKY - Will more than likely be one of the early speedsters of the group going into the midpoint of the contest. This gelding ought to be considered just off the earnings per start in dirt sprint contests alone. IN ABSOLUTE AWE - Could beat this group of animals given the 81 speed figure put up in his last outing. Always good to invest in a handler with this kind of decent win percentage - 17 percent - at this distance & surface.

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Handicapped by Valuline at Louisiana Downs

Today's Most Likely Winner Is at:
Louisiana Downs, Race 1 (Monday September 4, 2017)

MISS SID N SAY
(For ten of today's most likely winners, see Exotic Key Plays.)

LAD-1 7f DIRT Six Horses
"A" CLM 12,500 F/M 3YUP $7,000
P# dd ex p3 t ML WP TVL

5 MISS SID N SAY 7/5 36% 9/5 Strong Favorite icon
3 NIKE GAL 4/1 36% 9/5 $
4 CARELESS WHISPER 8/1 17% 5/1

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

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Parx Racing - Race #11 - Post: 6:09pm - Maiden Claiming - 8.3 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $28,000 Class Rating: 74

Rating: 4

#7 JAKOB'S TUNE (ML=8/1)
#5 BLYDE RIVER (ML=5/2)
#9 BRITISH BULLDOG (ML=6/1)


JAKOB'S TUNE - Sanchez was aboard this gelding in the last race and was impressed enough to take the horse right back. Sanchez should have him moving solid on the turn. Have to forget about that last turf race. This gelding should do better hitting the main track in this race. Another way to assign class is earnings per start. This horse has the topmost in the field. I think he'll be close at the finish line. BLYDE RIVER - This is a fairly classic handicapping angle. Play a horse that finished runner up in a maiden race last time out but finished well ahead of the 3rd horse. This horse is in nice physical condition. Ended up second on August 5th. BRITISH BULLDOG - Frangella drops him down to this level. You don't need too much more handicapping data to believe this thoroughbred has a good chance at this level. Frangella brings him right back. I advocate you stick with this strong gelding.

Vulnerable Contenders: #3 SPRING EMPEROR (ML=7/2), #6 BYZANTINE GOLD (ML=5/1), #1 CHECK THIS OUT (ML=5/1),

SPRING EMPEROR - A bit of a lackluster effort when this gelding finished sixth. BYZANTINE GOLD - Most likely won't make much of an impact in today's event. CHECK THIS OUT - In this situation, this racer's inability to close ground in the last affair is a cause for concern.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
#7 JAKOB'S TUNE is going to be the play if we are getting 2/1 or better

EXACTA WAGERS:
7 with [5,9]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Box [5,7,9] Total Cost: $6

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

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Handicapped by Rick Needham at Saratoga

RACE #9 - SARATOGA RACE COURSE - 4:50 PM EASTERN POST
The Hopeful Stakes
7.0 FURLONGS DIRT GRADE I TWO YEAR OLDS STAKES $350,000.00 PURSE

#1 MOJOVATION
#2 OSKAR BLUES
#8 FREE DROP BILLY
#5 NATIONAL FLAG

One of the oldest and most prestigious races for 2-year-olds, the Hopeful had its inaugural edition in 1904, when it was won by the filly Tanya. The following year she went on to win the Belmont Stakes, the first of more than a dozen Hopeful winners who went on to triumph in the 1½ mile "Test of the Champion." Here in the 113th running of this Grade I stake test, #1 MOJOVATION demonstrated exceptional early speed in a "first asking" "POWER RUN WIN," 36 days ago here at "The Spa." Jockey John Velazquez was in his irons for that win, and is back this afternoon for his 2nd ride, gunning for back-to-back "Circle Trips." #2 OSKAR BLUES, a 10-1 BOMB, is the overall speed and pace profile leader, and comes off a "POWER RUN WIN" to break his respective maiden in his "first asking." He is a grandson of A.P. Indy, out of the Speightstown lineage, whose progeny have hit the board in 48% of more than 8, 800 combined lifetime starts to date. For your information folks, Speightstown also qualifies for my Three Star Sire list ... if you would like a description of the rigid rules that I "employ" to make this list, kindly send me an email ... and yes ... this list, and the "rules" are indeed free!

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CFL Betting Recap - Week 10

League Betting Notes

-- Favorites went 3-1 SU in Week 10
-- Favorites went 3-1 ATS in Week 10
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 SU record in Week 10
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 ATS record in Week 10
-- The 'over' went 2-1-1 in Week 9

Analysis

Favorites went 3-1 both straight up and against the spread in Week 10 and the 'chalk' is now 7-1 both SU and ATS over the last two weeks. In the three non-divisional games, the West posted a 2-1 record over the East.

The scoreboard operator was working hard this week as the 'over' went 2-1-1 in Week 10 with five of eight teams scoring 30-plus points, and Saskatchewan lit it up with 54 points.

Team Betting Notes

-- Calgary (7-1-1) took over first place of the West Division on Saturday as it stifled Toronto 23-7 as a 10-point home favorite, improving to 4-0 at home this season. The Stampeders have won and covered five straight games and four of those decisions came by double digits. They've only allowed 169 points this season and that's the best scoring defense in the league.

-- Winnipeg (7-2) extended its winning streak to five games in Week 10 with a 34-31 road win over Montreal. The team is 4-1 ATS during this span and 7-2 overall versus the number, which is the best mark in the CFL. Including last week's win, the Blue Bombers are 3-1 this season with games decided by three points or less. The 'over' is 7-1.

-- After winning its first seven games of the season, Edmonton (7-2) suffered its second straight setback in Week 10 and the defense has contributed to the defeats. The unit was helpless in a 54-31 loss at Saskatchewan on Friday and helped the 'over' stay hot with a 5-1 run in the last six contests. This was the first home loss of the season for Edmonton.

-- British Columbia (5-5) is another team struggling in the West Divison, losers in three straight and four of their last five games. On Saturday, the club dropped a 31-24 road decision at Ottawa. The offense has been held to 49 points over the last three losses after averaging 31.4 points per game in their first seven games. The 'under' is on a 3-0-1 streak.

-- The week off helped Saskatchewan (4-4), who put up a season-high 54 points in its victory over Edmonton. The Roughriders cashed as road underdogs (+5.5) over the Lions and that victory was the first away win of the season for them. The club is 5-3 ATS overall.

-- Ottawa (3-6-1) showed some first for the second straight week as it defeated BC 31-24 as a short home favorite (-1). Despite putting up more than 30 points for the second straight week, total bettors saw the outcome push once again as it landed on the closing number of 55.

-- Defense continues to be a major issue for Montreal (3-6) lately and it showed on Thursday as the Alouettes lost a 34-31 home decision to Winnipeg. The team has allowed over 30 points in three of its last four games, which has led to a 1-3 record. Despite the loss, they only trail Toronto by one game in the East Division.

-- The Argonauts (4-6) haven't won back-to-back games all season and that trend continued on Saturday as the team was trounced 23-7 at Calgary. The Argos have gone 1-4 on the road this season and the 'under' is 3-2 in those games.

-- Hamilton (0-8) didn't win or lose in Week 10 as the club was on bye. The T-Cats will be returning on Sept. 4 versus Toronto.

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CFL
Long Sheet

Week 11

Monday, September 4

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EDMONTON (7 - 2) at CALGARY (7 - 1 - 1) - 9/4/2017, 3:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CALGARY is 3-3 against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
CALGARY is 3-3 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TORONTO (4 - 6) at HAMILTON (0 - 8) - 9/4/2017, 6:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 8-20 ATS (-14.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMILTON is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in games where the line is +3 to -3 over the last 2 seasons.
HAMILTON is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMILTON is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
HAMILTON is 2-9 ATS (-7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HAMILTON is 6-2 against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
HAMILTON is 6-2 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL

Week 11

Trend Report

Monday, September 4

3:00 PM
EDMONTON vs. CALGARY
Edmonton is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games
Calgary is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Calgary is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton

6:30 PM
TORONTO vs. HAMILTON
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games
Hamilton is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Hamilton's last 5 games when playing at home against Toronto

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CFL
Dunkel

Week 11

Monday, September 4

Edmonton @ Calgary

Game 355-356
September 4, 2017 @ 3:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Edmonton
108.590
Calgary
125.027
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Calgary
by 16 1/2
57
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Calgary
by 11
54 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Calgary
(-11); Over

Toronto @ Hamilton

Game 357-358
September 4, 2017 @ 6:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
109.394
Hamilton
101.473
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 8
42
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
by 4 1/2
53
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(-4 1/2); Under

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CFL

Week 11

Edmonton (7-2) @ Calgary (7-1-1)— Eskimos allowed 33-54 points in losing last two games after a 7-0 start that included five wins by 5 or less points. Edmonton is 3-1 on road, scoring 28.5 pts/game. Over is 5-1 in their last six games, 2-2 in their road tilts. Eskimos are 3-5 vs spread in their last eight visits here. Calgary swept Edmonton LY, 45-24/34-28 in OT; Stampeders are 14-3 in last 17 series games, with last three games going over the total. Calgary won/covered its last five games; they’re 4-0 at home, 3-1 vs spread, with wins by 4-17-59-16 points. Over is 5-4 in their games, 2-2 at home.

Toronto (4-6) @ Hamilton (0-8)— Weird week in Hamilton; June Jones is the new coach, but he tried to bring Art Briles in as an offensive assistant- that got vetoed by the CFL. Former Oregon QB Masoli gets nod here for Ti-Cats, who are 0-8 this year, 1-6-1 vs spread, with home losses by 15-3-27-19 points. Over is 5-2-1 in their games this season. Hamilton (-3.5) lost season opener in Toronto 32-15; they were outgunned 545-258. Argonauts lost four of last five games, including last four games on road. Under is 7-3 in Toronto games this season. Argonauts lost last five trips to Hamilton, losing by 1-16-30-3-13 points.

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BIG AL

Our complimentary selection for Monday, Sept. 4 is:

Cincy (Bailey) over Milwaukee (Anderson).

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JOE WIZ

Over 9 Texas and Braves

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CAPPERS ACCESS
Georgia Tech
Orioles

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NCAAF

Monday, September 4

Monday's NCAAF Game of the Day: Tennessee vs Georgia Tech

Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (+3.5, 55.5)

Tennessee and Georgia Tech will meet in brand-new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for Monday’s season opener, but who will line up at quarterback for both teams remains unknown - at least publicly. Tennessee coach Butch Jones and Yellow Jackets coach Paul Johnson have not announced who will start under center, as the No. 24 Volunteers and Georgia Tech begin their campaigns looking to replace long-time starting quarterbacks.

The Volunteers have junior Quinten Dormady, a backup the last two years, and redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano battling to replace Joshua Dobbs. “We have a pretty good idea who the quarterback will be for us, and we have a pretty good idea who the quarterback will be for them as well,” Jones told reporters this week. The Yellow Jackets most likely will go with junior Matthew Jordan, who played at times while former starter Justin Thomas was injured last season, but could go with junior TaQuon Marshall or a pair of redshirt freshmen. “We may play all four in the first game,” Johnson told reporters. “Who knows?”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN.

LINE HISTORY: Tenessee opened as 6-point favorites but Georgia Tech money has pushed that number down to 3.5. The total hit the betting boards at 61 and has dropped down to 55.5.

INJURY REPORT:

Tennessee - WR J. Smith (Probable, Shoulder), DB S. Wiggins (Questionable, Hip), DL S. Tuttle (Questionable, Knee), LB D. Kirkland Jr. (Out For Season, Knee), OL D. Richmond (Elig Sept 9, Suspension), WR J. Jones (Out For Season, Knee), OL C. Hall (Out For Season, Knee).

Georgia Tech - RB C. Lynch (Questionable, Undisclosed), LB D. Curry (Out, Lower Body), OL A. Marshall (Out, Lower Body).

WEATHER REPORT: Dome. Mercedes-Benz Stadium will, eventually be a retractable roofed stadium but the roof opening mechanism will not be ready until later in the year.

ABOUT TENNESSEE (2016: 9-4 SU, 6-7 ATS, 9-4 O/U): The Volunteers look to replace most of their offensive firepower from last season, but return running back John Kelly (630 yards rushing in 2016) and receiver Jauan Jennings (seven receiving touchdowns). Dormady played in four games last season, completing 11-of-17 passes for 148 yards. Defensively, Tennessee brings back its top four linebackers from a season ago and an experienced secondary.

ABOUT GEORGIA TECH (2016: 9-4 SU, 7-4-1 ATS, 6-5-1 O/U): The Yellow Jackets will deploy the triple-option offense, but lost leading rusher Dedrick Mills after he was dismissed from the program in August for violating team rules. Jordan directed an upset at Virginia Tech last season and rushed for six touchdowns in nine games, attempting just nine passes on the season, but does have experienced running backs in Clinton Lynch (905 all-purpose yards) and J.J Green. Georgia Tech brings back five defensive backs who combined for eight interceptions a season ago.

TRENDS:

* Volunteers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games.
* Yellow Jackets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. SEC.
* Over is 8-0 in Volunteers last 8 neutral site games.
* Under is 4-0-1 in Yellow Jackets last 5 games in September.

CONSENSUS: The Volunteers are picking up 57 percent of the action from users and the Over is picking up 61 percent of the totals wagers.

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MLB
Dunkel

Monday, September 4


Texas @ Atlanta

Game 979-980
September 4, 2017 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Cashner) 14.893
Atlanta
(Dickey) 16.469
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-120
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-120); Under

Minnesota @ Tampa Bay

Game 977-978
September 4, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 16.646
Tampa Bay
(Cobb) 14.379
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+105); Over

Toronto @ Boston

Game 975-976
September 4, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Happ) 16.348
Boston
(Porcello) 14.827
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
(+145); Over

Houston @ Seattle

Game 973-974
September 4, 2017 @ 6:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Keuchel) 15.090
Seattle
(Ramirez) 16.608
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-160
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+140); Over

LA Angels @ Oakland

Game 971-972
September 4, 2017 @ 4:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Bridwell) 14.345
Oakland
(Smith) 15.973
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-145
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(+125); Over

Cleveland @ Chicago White Sox

Game 969-970
September 4, 2017 @ 2:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Bauer) 19.815
Chicago White Sox
(Shields) 15.232
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 4 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-230
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(-230); Under

NY Yankees @ Baltimore

Game 967-968
September 4, 2017 @ 2:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Mntgmry) 14.873
Baltimore
(Bundy) 17.210
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 2 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-125
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-125); Under

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 965-966
September 4, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Junis) 13.714
Detroit
(Lewicki) 14.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-145
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+125); Under

Arizona @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
September 4, 2017 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Ray) 16.881
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 13.580
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(+130); Under

Washington @ Miami

Game 961-962
September 4, 2017 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Cole) 15.118
Miami
(Conley) 13.198
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
N/A

St. Louis @ San Diego

Game 959-960
September 4, 2017 @ 4:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mrtinez) 16.427
San Diego
(Perdomo) 14.917
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-155
8
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-155); Over

Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh

Game 957-958
September 4, 2017 @ 4:05 am

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Arrieta) 16.865
Pittsburgh
(Kuhl) 14.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-200
8
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-200); Over

San Francisco @ Colorado

Game 955-956
September 4, 2017 @ 3:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
13.005
Colorado
(Bettis) 14.576
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Colorado
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Colorado
N/A

Milwaukee @ Cincinnati

Game 953-954
September 4, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Andrson) 15.948
Cincinnati
(Bailey) 13.975
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-120
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-120); Under

Philadelphia @ NY Mets

Game 951-952
September 4, 2017 @ 1:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Leiter) 11.809
NY Mets
(Montero) 15.271
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-130
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-130); Under

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MLB

Monday, September 4

National League
Phillies @ Mets
Leiter is 1-3, 4.88 in his last four starts (under 4-1-1). Phillies are 2-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-4

Montero is 2-1, 2.08 in his last four starts; under is 9-1 in his last ten starts. Mets are 2-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-8-2

Phillies won three of last four games; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Philly is 9-14 in road series openers. Mets are 5-16 in their last 21 games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. New York is 2-5 in last seven home series openers.

Brewers @ Reds
Anderson is 3-1, 3.09 in his last five starts (under 4-1). Brewers are 5-4 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-6-2

Bailey is 1-2, 7.83 in his last five starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven starts. He is 1-1, 9.00 against the Brewers this season. Reds are 0-6 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 4-8-1

Milwaukee won six of last eight games; under is 11-1-2 in their last 14 road games. Brewers are 10-12 in road series openers. Reds are 5-8 in last 13 games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five home games. Cincinnati is 11-6 in last 17 home series openers.

Giants @ Rockies
Moore is 1-3, 4.71 in his last six starts; under is 6-4-1 in his last 11 starts. He is 0-2, 13.50 in three starts vs Colorado this season. Giants are 3-10 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-18-5

Bettis is 0-2, 6.88 in his last three starts (under 4-0). Colorado is 1-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 0-3-1

Giants lost 8 of last 10 games; under is 10-4 in their last 14 games. SF is 3-8 in last 11 road series openers. Colorado lost six of last seven games; under is 7-1 in their last eight games. Rockies are 16-6 in home series openers.

Cubs @ Pirates
Arrieta is 4-0, 1.78 in his last five starts; under is 3-1-2 in his last six starts. He is 0-2, 4.09 in four starts vs Pittsburgh this season. Cubs are 9-8 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-7-5

Kuhl is 2-0, 4.50 in his last five starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five home starts. He is 1-1, 3.75 against the Cubs this season. Pirates are 5-7 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-6-5

Cubs won six of last seven games (under 5-2). Chicago is 9-3 in its last 12 road series openers. Pittsburgh lost four of last six games; under is 4-1 in their last five home games. Pirates are 9-13 in home series openers.

Cardinals @ Padres
Martinez is 3-1, 4.28 in his last five starts; over is 6-2 in his last eight starts. St Louis is 5-9 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-12-2

Perdomo is 1-2, 5.25 in his last four starts; over is 6-2-1 in his last nine starts. San Diego is 7-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-9-4

Cardinals won three of last four games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. St Louis is 8-5 in last 13 road series openers. San Diego won five of last six games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Padres are 13-10 in home series openers.

Nationals @ Marlins
Fedde is 0-1, 9.39 in three starts this year (over 3-0). Washington won his only road start— their first 5-inning record with him: 0-3

Conley is 2-1, 4.07 in his last four starts; he is 0-2, 5.73 vs Washington this year. Over is 4-1 in his last five starts. Marlins’ first 5-inning record with him: 7-5-3

Nationals lost three of last four games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight road games. Washington is 15-7 in road series openers. Miami lost six of last seven games; under is 5-1 in their last six home games. Marlins are 10-5 in last 15 home series openers.

Diamondbacks @ Dodgers
Ray is 2-0, 1.35 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four starts. He is 2-0, 3.38 in four starts vs LA this season. Arizona is 8-3 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 10-5-7

Hill is 0-2, 4.97 in his last two starts; under is 6-4-1 in his last 11 starts. Dodgers are 6-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 9-7-4

Arizona won its last 10 games; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. D’backs are 13-9 in road series openers. Dodgers lost eight of last nine games; over is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. LA is 16-6 in home series openers.

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American League
Royals @ Tigers
Junis is 3-0, 1.80 in his last four starts (over 5-3-2). Royals are 3-2 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 6-4

Lewicki is making his first MLB start; he was 5-0, 2.03 in five AAA starts this year, 9-4, 3.76 in 20 AA starts.

Royals lost 8 of last 10 games; over is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. KC is 10-12 in road series openers. Detroit lost five of last six games; under is 8-2 in his last 10 games. Tigers are 1-7 in last eight home series openers.

New York @ Baltimore
Montgomery is 0-2, 5.32 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. He is 1-1, 4.41 in three starts vs Baltimore this year. New York’s first 5-inning record with him: 4-8

Bundy is 5-0, 3.23 in his last seven starts; over is 10-3 in his last 13 starts. He is 1-1, 3.46 vs New York this season. Orioles are 10-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-8-2

New York won three of last four games; over is 5-2 in their last seven road games. NY is 11-11 in road series openers. Baltimore won nine of last 11 games; their last three games stayed under. Orioles are 15-8 in home series openers.

Indians @ White Sox
Bauer is 7-0, 2.45 in his last eight starts; under is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Indians are 7-5 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 15-8-3

Shields is 0-2, 5.08 in his last five starts (under 4-1). White Sox are 4-4 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 3-10-3

Indians won its last 11 games; over is 5-3 in his last eight road games. Cleveland is 9-4 in last 13 road series openers. White Sox won three of last four home games; under is 8-1 in their last nine home games. Chicago is 9-6 in last 15 home series openers.

Angels @ A’s
Bridwell is 0-1, 7.80 in his last three starts; under is 8-2 in his last 10 starts. Angels are 6-0 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-3-3

Smith is 0-3, 9.31 in his last four starts (under 5-2-1). A’s are 2-2 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 2-5-1

Angels are 5-3 in their last eight games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Halos are 2-6 in last eight road series openers. Oakland is off a hideous 0-6 road trip; over is 6-2 in their last eight home games. A’s are 9-13 in home series openers.

Astros @ Mariners
Keuchel is 2-1, 3.38 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Houston is 7-1 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 11-5-2

Ramirez is 1-2, 3.90 in six starts for Seattle; under is 3-1 in his last four starts. Mariners lost his only home start — their first 5-inning record with him: 4-2

Astros won their last four games; over is 3-1 in their last four road games. Houston is 15-6 in road series openers. Seattle won its last five home games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Mariners are 2-7 in last nine home series openers.

Blue Jays @ Red Sox
Happ is 0-2, 5.82 in his last three starts; under is 6-1 in his last seven. He is 0-0, 2.45 in two starts vs Boston this season. Toronto is 3-6 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-11-1

Porcello is 5-1, 5.80 in his last six starts (over 4-2). He is 1-1, 2.45 vs Toronto this season. Red Sox are 7-9 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 8-16-3

Blue Jays lost six of last eight games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Toronto is 5-11 in last 16 road series openers. Boston lost three of last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Red Sox are 15-8 in home series openers.

Twins @ Rays
Berrios is 2-1, 2.33 in his last three starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Minnesota lost his last seven road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-6-2

Cobb is 0-3, 5.59 in his last four starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Tampa Bay is 6-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-9-3

Twins won five of last seven games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Minnesota is 13-8 in road series openers. Tampa Bay is 6-4 in its last ten games; under is 4-2-1 in his last seven games. Rays are 8-13 in home series openers.

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Interleague

Rangers @ Braves
Cashner is 3-1, 2.72 in his last six starts; under is 8-2 in his last ten. Texas is 5-7 in his road starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 13-6-3

Dickey is 3-1, 3.55 in his last five starts; under is 4-2 in his last six starts. Atlanta is 9-5 in his home starts— their first 5-inning record with him: 12-10-4

Rangers won four of last six games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Texas is 10-12 in road series openers. Atlanta lost six of last nine games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Braves are 10-11 in home series openers.

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Record with this pitcher starting:
Phil-NY: Leiter 3-3; Montero 5-8
Mil-Cin: Anderson 10-9; Bailey 4-9
SF-Colo: Moore 8-19; Bettis 1-3
Chi-Pitt: Arrieta 15-12; Kuhl 10-17
StL-SD: Martinez 13-14; Perdomo 11-13
Wash-Mia: Fedde 1-2; Conley 8-7
Az-LA: Ray 14-8; Hill 12-8

American League
KC-Det: Junis 7-3; Lewicki 0-0
NY-Balt: Montgomery 9-15; Bundy 17-8
Clev-Chi: Bauer 15-11; Shields 6-10
LA-A’s: Bridwell 12-2; Smith 3-5
Hst-Sea: Keuchel 13-5; Ramirez 3-3
Tor-Bos: Happ 7-13; Porcello 13-15
Minn-TB: Berrios 12-8; Cobb 12-13

Interleague
Tex-Atl: Cashner 11-11; Dickey 14-12

Pitchers allowing a run in first inning:
National League
Phil-NY: Leiter 3-6; Montero 4-13
Mil-Cin: Anderson 6-19; Bailey 8-13
SF-Colo: Moore 9-27; Bettis 1-4
Chi-Pitt: Arrieta 7-27; Kuhl 5-27
StL-SD: Martinez 11-27; Perdomo 9-24
Wash-Mia: Fedde 2-3; Conley 6-15
Az-LA: Ray 8-22; Hill 6-20

American League
KC-Det: Junis 3-10; Lewicki 0-0
NY-Balt: Montgomery 6-24; Bundy 4-25
Clev-Chi: Bauer 4-26; Shields 6-14
LA-A’s: Bridwell 1-14; Smith 4-8
Hst-Sea: Keuchel 4-18; Ramirez 2-6
Tor-Bos: Happ 4-20; Porcello 8-28
Minn-TB: Berrios 5-20; Cobb 4-25

Interleague
Tex-Atl: Cashner 6-22; Dickey 6-26

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Umpires
National League

American League

Interleague

Interleague play
NL @ AL– 79-55 AL, favorites +$403
AL @ NL– 71-65 NL, favorites +$164
Total: 144-126 AL, favorites +$567

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Over 67-66-3
AL @ NL: Over 71-59-7
Total: Over 138-125-10

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/3/17
Ariz 27-26-17……37-21–11……..64-47
Atl 26-34-9……23-35-7………..49-69
Cubs 30-30-7…….34-22-13………64-52
Reds 22-38-8……..26-36–7……….48-74
Colo 34-27-6…….35-28-5………..69-55
LA 31-24-13…….41-20-7……….72-44
Miami 28-32-8…….35-23-10………63-55
Milw 33-24-9…….35-27-9……….67-51
Mets 31-34-4……..25-36-6……….56-70
Philly 16-40-15……26-31-8……….42-71
Pitt 30-32-6…….27-29-12………58-61
St. Louis 28-30-9……35-24-9…………63-54
SD 20-39-8……..34-27–9……….54-66
SF 14-45-9……..28-30-12……….42-75
Wash 39-23-7……32-27-8………….71-50

Orioles 27-33-5……..30-34-7………57-67
Boston 30-32-10………30-33-2…….60-65
White Sox 21-37-10………26-37–4…….47-73
Cleveland 40-23-8……..31-24-8………71-47
Detroit 26-34-9…….27-32-9……..53-66
Astros 32-25-9……..43-24-5……..75-49
KC 25-32-9……..27-28-12…….52-60
Angels 25-34-8………29-27-13……..54-61
Twins 37-19-10………32-32-8…….68-50
NYY 28-36-6……….36-27-4…..…64-63
A’s 25-36-7……..28-30-11……..53-66
Seattle 26-35-9……..36-23-9………62-58
TB 35-26-10……..36-21-8……..71-47
Texas 32-25-11……..35-24-8……..67-49
Toronto 27-36-5……..27-31-10……..54-67

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/3/17)
Ariz 22-68……..25-67………..47
Atl 16-68……….18-66……….34
Cubs 18-67……..25-69………..43
Reds 25-68……..26-69………51
Colo 17-67……..24-68..……..41
LA 20-68……..24-67..……..44
Miami 29-68……..25-68………54
Milw 22-66……27-72…..…..49
Mets 31-69……..22-67……….53
Philly 16-71……..20-66……….36
Pitt 20-68……..21-69……….41
StL 14-68……..21-67………..35
SD 23-67……….22-69……….45
SF 15-69……….20-70……….35
Wash 25-69……..26-67……….51

Orioles 15-66……..22-72……….37
Boston 20-72……..14-65……….34
White Sox 21-68……17-67………..38
Clev 20-71……..21-65……….41
Detroit 16-68…….26-68………42
Astros 20-67……..28-70………48
KC 16-67……..13-69……….29
Angels 25-69……..20-70……….45
Twins 15-64……..18-71……….33
NYY 16-69……..18-67……….34
A’s 16-68……..26-69………42
Seattle 21-70…….23-60……….44
TB 21-70……..23-67……….44
Texas 26-69……..29-67………55
Toronto 22-69……..19-71………41

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MLB

Monday, September 4

Trend Report

1:08 PM
MILWAUKEE vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Milwaukee's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cincinnati's last 9 games when playing Milwaukee

1:10 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. DETROIT
Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Kansas City's last 17 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 16 games at home

1:10 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 10 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Philadelphia's last 12 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 8 of NY Mets's last 12 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games

2:05 PM
NY YANKEES vs. BALTIMORE
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
NY Yankees are 6-17 SU in their last 23 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees

2:10 PM
CLEVELAND vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games

3:10 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. COLORADO
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games

4:05 PM
LA ANGELS vs. OAKLAND
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
LA Angels are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games
Oakland is 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels

4:08 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 8 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 5-14-1 SU in their last 20 games ,when playing at home against Chi Cubs

4:40 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. SAN DIEGO
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis
San Diego is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis

6:40 PM
HOUSTON vs. SEATTLE
Houston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. BOSTON
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Boston
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Toronto

7:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. TAMPA BAY
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games
Miami is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games

7:35 PM
TEXAS vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Atlanta
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Atlanta is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas

8:10 PM
ARIZONA vs. LA DODGERS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
Arizona is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of LA Dodgers's last 7 games

[Can'tPickAWinner]

Tony Brown

Tony's *5 mlb free pick

Arizona vs. LA Dodgers, 09/04/2017 20:10 EDT

Total: -115/+7½ Over

Sportsbook:
PinnacleSports

Fp: can't win if you don't score and the dodgers know if they want to get back to there winning ways they need to start scoring.. Az can't stop scoring and they have won 9 straight games only 8 runs to cash this total shld be easy making the over my mlb free pick

[Can'tPickAWinner]

Jimmy Boyd
Sep 04 '17, 1:10 PM
MLB | Brewers vs Reds
Play on: Reds +115 at 5Dimes

Free Pick on Reds +

I like the value here with Cincinnati as a division home dog in Monday's series opener against the Brewers. The Reds are out of it, but I fully expect them to come out and try to play spoiler against a division rival.

Most are going to look to fade Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey, but I think this is a good spot to jump on board. Bailey has allowed just 2 runs on 5 hits in his last 2 starts, which spanned a full game (9 innings).

Milwaukee will counter with Chase Anderson, who suffered an injury in his last start at Cincinnati back in late June and his prior outing to that at the Great American Ballpark saw him give up 7 runs in 5 innings of a 5-9 loss.

Brewers are just 2-10 in their last 12 road games against a team with a losing record, 3-13 in their last 16 versus a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30 and 1-4 in Anderson's last 5 starts in Game 1 of a series. Take Cincinnati!

[Can'tPickAWinner]

DAVE COKIN

BLUE JAYS AT RED SOX
PLAY: RED SOX -155

I’m not going go into detail on the specifics of the theory, but suffice to say the Red Sox are the side in what has been a very solid late season angle. Rick Porcello has had a tough season, but he’s been solid in four of his last five starts.

I’m not as sold on J.A. Happ, although he did manage to contain the Bosox in his most recent outing. But Happ also enjoyed some good fortune in that game in spite of very shaky control, and his two prior starts were unimpressive.

No bargain on the price to be sure, but if you’re looking for cheap chalk with good teams at this point of the season, its going to be a lengthy search. I’m more situational than value oriented down the baseball homestretch and that’s what has me willing to spot the price with the Red Sox tonight.

[New York Knight]

No. 25 Vols -3.5 play tonight vs Ga Tech



Ranked teams have gone 12-11 ATS in Week 1 this season

[New York Knight]

GAME: Philadelphia Phillies (52-84) at New York Mets (58-78)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 1:10 PM EST
WHERE: Citi Field, New York City, New York
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Phillies at Mets
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

After enduring a long, difficult road trip that featured a pair of first-place opponents and a trip to hurricane-ravaged Houston, the New York Mets return home to begin a seven-game stretch against two last-place clubs - starting with the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. The Mets completed the 3-7 trip with an 8-6 loss in Houston on Sunday, their third defeat in two days at Minute Maid Park.

Newly-acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki was one of the few bright spots over the weekend, going 4-for-9 with a walk and two RBIs in his first two games with New York. The Phillies won three of four in Miami over the weekend and have pulled within six games of the Mets at the bottom of the National League East. Five pitchers combined on a four-hitter for Philadelphia in Sunday's 3-1 win in 12 innings. New York took three of four from the Phillies last month and is 35-16 against its division rivals since the start of the 2015 season.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, CSN Philadelphia, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Mark Leiter Jr. (2-4, 3.88 ERA) vs. Mets RH Rafael Montero (3-9, 5.12)

Leiter is 2-3 with a 3.34 ERA in six starts after allowing three runs in 6 2/3 innings of a tough-luck loss against Atlanta on Wednesday. That came a week after he limited Miami to a single hit in seven scoreless frames for his first victory in two months. The 26-year-old tossed five strong innings in relief against the Mets on Aug. 10 - fanning seven and allowing one run - and will be making his first appearance in Citi Field.

Montero is coming off the best - and longest - start of his career, falling two outs shy of his first career shutout in a 2-0 win at Cincinnati. He struck out a season-high eight while limiting the Reds to three hits and working around four walks to improve to 3-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 13 starts. The Dominican Republic native has been ripped for seven earned runs in 6 2/3 frames versus Philadelphia this year and owns a 9.39 ERA in six career encounters (two starts).

WALK-OFFS

1. New York IF Jose Reyes is 11-for-28 with 10 runs scored since coming off the disabled list Aug. 26.

2. Phillies RF Nick Williams went 3-for-10 with five RBIs in the last two games against Miami, including the decisive two-run single in the 12th inning Sunday.

3. Mets IF Wilmer Flores suffered a broken nose Saturday in Houston and remains day-to-day, although he reportedly could return to game action this week.

PREDICTION: Mets 5, Phillies 4

[New York Knight]

GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (72-65) at Cincinnati Reds (58-79)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 1:10 PM EST
WHERE: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Brewers at Reds
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Milwaukee Brewers have two paths to the playoffs in front of them and are trying to take control of both. The Brewers will try to continue their climb toward the postseason when they open a six-game road trip by visiting the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

Milwaukee seemed to be falling off the pace last month but found another life in the last week of August and won six of its last eight games, with five of those wins coming over first-place teams the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Nationals. "They don't need confidence. We need wins, you know?" Brewers manager Craig Counsel told reporters of his team. "...I keep saying this, but we're chasing, and when you're chasing, the pressure is on to win. You feel like you take three out of four on a homestand from a good team, you did your job." The Reds had their bats abandon them over the weekend as they dropped the final two of a three-game series at Pittsburgh while managing one run. Cincinnati will try to put some better swings together on Monday against Brewers right-hander Chase Anderson and provide some support for Homer Bailey.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, ESPN, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), FSN Ohio (Cincinnati)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Chase Anderson (8-3, 2.96 ERA) vs. Reds RH Homer Bailey (4-7, 7.51)

Anderson has been strong in three starts since coming off the disabled list and is coming off a win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The 29-year-old allowed three runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six in six innings on Wednesday, but both of the hits were home runs. Anderson is 2-1 with a 2.27 ERA in six career starts against Cincinnati.

Bailey is coming off one of five quality starts in 13 outings this season but could not come away with a win while holding the New York Mets to two runs and four hits in six innings. The veteran Texan struck out one batter against the Mets and is winless in his last three outings. Bailey was ripped for six runs in three innings at home against the Brewers on June 29 but earned a win at Milwaukee on Aug. 11 while yielding two runs in five frames.

WALK-OFFS

1. Reds LHP Wandy Peralta (hip) was unavailable on Sunday and is day-to-day.

2. Milwaukee SS Orlando Arcia is 3-for-28 in his last 10 contests.

3. Cincinnati 2B Scooter Gennett is 8-for-15 in his last four games.

PREDICTION: Brewers 3, Reds 1

[New York Knight]

GAME: Kansas City Royals (67-68) at Detroit Tigers (58-78)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 1:10 PM EST
WHERE: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Royals at Tigers
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Kansas City Royals are trying to stay in the American League wild card race, and a series at the fading Detroit Tigers should help them along. The Royals will try to stay in the race at the expense of the Tigers when they visit Detroit for the start of a three-game series on Monday.

Detroit raised the white flag on the season last week by trading away Justin Verlander and Justin Upton and then dropped four in a row to the Cleveland Indians at home by a combined 29-5. "(Miguel Cabrera's) out. Victor's (Martinez) out. We traded Upton," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus told reporters after suffering an 11-1 loss on Sunday. "We've got a bunch of young guys without a lot of experience, and we're playing against one of the best teams in baseball and facing some of the best pitchers in baseball. So am I disappointed? Absolutely not. The effort was there." The Royals took two of three from Minnesota over the weekend but still sits 3 1/2 games behind the Twins in the race for the second AL wild card, with four teams in between. Kansas City hosts Minnesota in a four-game series next weekend and will try to avoid looking ahead when it sends Jake Junis to the mound on Monday opposite Detroit rookie Artie Lewicki.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, FSN Kansas City, FSN Detroit

PIITCHING MATCHUP: Royals RH Jakob Junis (6-2, 4.41 ERA) vs. Tigers RH Artie Lewicki (NA)

Junis has not lost since June 29 and was sharp against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, when he scattered one run and three hits over 5 2/3 innings while striking out eight. The 24-year-old rookie struck out 15 while walking one in 11 innings over his last two outings and issued a total of two walks in his last six appearances. Junis endured one of his worst starts at Detroit on June 29, when he was ripped for six runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings.

Lewicki is making his major-league debut after going 5-0 with a 2.03 ERA in five starts after moving up to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. The 25-year-old is 14-4 with a 3.38 ERA across two minor-league levels this season. Lewicki owns 303 strikeouts in 337 career minor-league innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Royals RHP Kelvin Herrera (forearm strain) is day-to-day.

2. Detroit C James McCann recorded multiple hits in three of his last five starts.

3. Kansas City OF Melky Cabrera is 6-for-11 with three extra-base hits in the last three games.

PREDICTION: Royals 6, Tigers 5

[New York Knight]

GAME: New York Yankees (73-63) at Baltimore Orioles (70-67)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 2:05 PM EST
WHERE: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Yankees at Orioles
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The New York Yankees attempt to continue their charge toward first place in the American League East when they visit the Baltimore Orioles on Monday afternoon for the opener of a crucial three-game series. New York won three of four against division-leading Boston at home over the weekend, posting a 9-2 victory on Sunday to climb within 3 1/2 games of its bitter rival.

Aaron Judge reclaimed the AL home-run lead by hitting his 38th of the season while Starlin Castro looks to continue swinging a hot bat as he has gone 5-for-14 with three RBIs over his last three contests. Baltimore trails wild card-leading New York by 3 1/2 games and is 1 1/2 behind Minnesota for the second spot after recording a 5-4 comeback victory in 12 innings over Toronto on Sunday. Welington Castillo led off the ninth inning with the second of his two solo homers to forge a tie before Mark Trumbo delivered a walk-off single with two outs in the 12th as the Orioles improved to 5-2 on their 10-game homestand. Castillo has gone 17-for-40 - including five multi-hit performances - with six home runs and 11 RBIs over his last 11 contests.

TV: 2:05 p.m. ET, YES (New York), MASN (Baltimore)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees LH Jordan Montgomery (7-7, 4.15 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Dylan Bundy (13-8, 3.94)

Montgomery's winless streak reached five starts on Wednesday, when he yielded four runs on six hits and three walks over four innings of a loss to Cleveland. The 24-year-old native of South Carolina has won just once in his last 10 outings despite giving up three runs or fewer seven times in that span. Montgomery has made three starts against Baltimore during his rookie season, going 1-1 while allowing six earned runs in 16 1/3 frames.

Bundy is coming off his first career complete game, a one-hit shutout against Seattle in which he walked two and hit a batter while registering a personal-best 12 strikeouts. The 24-year-old from Oklahoma is riding a seven-start unbeaten streak during which he has recorded four victories and posted a 3.04 ERA. Bundy owns a 2-2 record and 4.44 ERA in six career appearances (four starts) against New York after splitting a pair of decisions earlier this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Orioles 3B Manny Machado was named the AL Player of the Month for August after hitting .341 with 12 homers and 35 RBIs in 29 games.

2. Baltimore recalled Gabriel Ynoa from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned fellow RHP Alec Asher to Double-A Bowie while the Yankees placed OF Aaron Hicks (oblique) on the 10-day disabled list and summoned LHP Caleb Smith from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

3. New York owns a 4-25 record in games in which it has not hit a home run.

PREDICTION: Orioles 5, Yankees 3

[New York Knight]

GAME: Cleveland Indians (80-56) at Chicago White Sox (54-81)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 2:10 PM EST
WHERE: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Indians at White Sox
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Cleveland Indians are the hottest team in baseball and are running away with the American League Central. The Indians will try to push their season-best winning streak to 12 straight and move toward the top record in the AL when they visit the Chicago White Sox for the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

Cleveland is riding its pitching during the winning streak, with the staff allowing an average of 1.7 runs in the last 11 games, but also got a boost on the offensive side on Sunday, when All-Star Jose Ramirez busted out of a slump by going 5-for-5 with two home runs and three doubles in an 11-1 thrashing of the Detroit Tigers. "I said he'll be fine, I told you he was a good hitter," Indians manager Terry Francona told reporters of Ramirez. "And that's what good hitters do, they get to their level. Sometimes they do it in kind of unique ways or weird ways, but he's just a really good hitter." Cleveland (80-56) owns a nine-game lead in the Central and is three games behind the Houston Astros for the best record in the AL while the White Sox (54-81) sit in the Central basement despite taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. Chicago will try to end the Indians' surge with veteran James Shields while Cleveland counters with righty Trevor Bauer.

TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, STO (Cleveland), WGN (Chicago)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Indians RH Trevor Bauer (14-8, 4.46 ERA) vs. White Sox RH James Shields (2-5, 5.72)

Bauer has not lost since July 16 and allowed one or no runs in six of his last eight outings. The UCLA product allowed one run and four hits in six innings to earn a win at the New York Yankees on Wednesday while overcoming four walks. Bauer is seeing Chicago for the first time this season and is 4-2 with a 3.82 ERA in 12 career games - 10 starts - against the division rivals.

Shields has not won since June 29 and lost his control at Minnesota on Tuesday, when he issued five walks and was charged with four runs and five hits in five innings. The California native surrendered one home run in that outing, bringing his season total to 21 in just 85 innings. Shields enjoyed one of his better outings at Cleveland on Apr. 11, when he allowed one run - a solo homer - and two hits in 5 1/3 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Indians SS Francisco Lindor set a club record for home runs by a SS with his 26th on Sunday.

2. Chicago DH Matt Davidson is 1-for-23 with 10 strikeouts in his last six games.

3. Cleveland CF Bradley Zimmer (head) sat out Sunday and is day-to-day.

PREDICTION: Indians 7, White Sox 2

[New York Knight]

GAME: San Francisco Giants (54-85) at Colorado Rockies (72-64)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 3:10 PM EST
WHERE: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Giants at Rockies
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Colorado Rockies are in danger of falling out of a wild card spot in the National League, but at least they have a chance to pick on one of the circuit's worst squads. The Rockies will try to snap an ill-timed four-game losing streak when they begin a three-game series with the visiting San Francisco Giants on Monday.

After dropping two of three to Detroit to begin the nine-game stay at Coors Field, Colorado lost three straight against fellow wild-card hopeful Arizona - capped by Sunday's 5-1 setback. The Rockies' 4-10 slide has left the club with a one-half game lead over Milwaukee for the second wild card, with St. Louis sitting three games back. However, Colorado has taken 10 of 14 meetings with the Giants this season, including all seven encounters in Coors Field. San Francisco has lost five of its last six after dropping a 7-3 decision against St. Louis on Sunday.

TV: 3:10 p.m. ET, NBCSN Bay Area (San Francisco), AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Matt Moore (4-13, 5.42 ERA) vs. Rockies RH Chad Bettis (0-2, 4.88)

Moore has been unable to pick up career win No. 50 for two straight turns, allowing five runs in five innings of a loss at San Diego on Tuesday. The veteran has been pounded by the Rockies for 19 runs and 30 hits in 12 2/3 innings this year and has suffered at hitter-friendly Coors Field as much as anyone in his career, giving up 24 runs and 32 hits in 14 2/3 frames over four starts. Nolan Arenado (9-for-17, six extra-base hits against Moore) has led the charge against the 28-year-old, with D.J. LeMahieu (8-for-14) and Charlie Blackmon (5-for-13) chipping in.

Bettis was superb in his first two starts since returning from testicular cancer but has been a bit more pedestrian in his last two. He gave up five runs in five innings while serving up two home runs in each of those outings, first at Atlanta on Aug. 25 and then at home against Detroit on Wednesday. Bettis spun his lone career shutout against San Francisco nearly a year ago and has a 4.43 ERA in 10 career outings (six stars) versus the divisional foes.

WALK-OFFS

1. Giants C Buster Posey is 8-for-17 over his last five games.

2. Blackmon went 2-for-3 on Sunday while making his second career start batting in the third spot in the lineup.

3. Rockies OF Gerardo Parra had two hits Sunday and is hitting .372 at home.

PREDICTION: Rockies 7, Giants 3

[New York Knight]

GAME: Chicago Cubs (75-61) at Pittsburgh Pirates (65-72)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 4:05 PM EST
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Cubs at Pirates
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Chicago Cubs started a six-game winning streak by taking three games from the Pittsburgh Pirates last week, and they hope to start another one when they begin a four-game series Monday in Pittsburgh. Chicago had its winning streak snapped Sunday but leads the National League Central by 3 1/2 games over Milwaukee.


The Cubs are 32-16 since the All-Star break and have won 12 of their last 16. "It's crunch time here and the race is heating up," Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant told reporters. "It makes for fun baseball. I know everybody here shows up ready to go and focused. I don't think there's added pressure. It's more fun because the games mean more." The Cubs hope to continue hitting the ball hard against right-hander Chad Kuhl, who has had trouble with several Chicago hitters including Anthony Rizzo (6-for-12, HR), Jason Heyward (6-for-10, HR), and Ben Zobrist (4-for-6, 2 HRs). Chicago has beaten Kuhl twice this season and leads the season series 8-7.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, ESPN, ABC 7 (Chicago), ATT SportsNet-Pittsburgh


PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs RH Jake Arrieta (14-8, 3.36 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Chad Kuhl (6-10, 4.54)

Arrieta is 6-1 with a 1.59 ERA in nine starts since the All-Star break, and he has won his last four decisions. The 31-year-old beat the Pirates in his last outing, allowing two hits and two walks over six scoreless frames. Arrieta is 10-5 with a 3.02 ERA in 19 starts against the Pirates.

Kuhl has lost two straight starts and three of his last four. The 24-year-old Delaware native has failed to get through six innings in his last four outings, and he has issued three or more walks in three of those starts. Kuhl lost to the Cubs last time out and is 0-4 with an 11.07 ERA in six career meetings.


WALK-OFFS

1. The Pirates’ active roster is hitting a combined .218 against Arrieta, but 1B Josh Bell is 6-for-13 with two doubles and a homer.

2. Bryant went 0-for-3 with a walk Sunday and has reached base in 28 consecutive starts.

3. Heyward is 9-for-22 during a six-game hitting streak.


PREDICTION: Cubs 6, Pirates 2

[New York Knight]

GAME: Los Angeles Angels (70-67) at Oakland Athletics (58-78)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 4:05 PM EST
WHERE: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Angels at Athletics
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

One day after falling just short in a comeback attempt, the Los Angeles Angels attempt to get back in the win column when they visit the Oakland Athletics on Monday afternoon for the opener of their three-game series. The Angels rallied for three runs in the ninth inning on Sunday but left the bases loaded in a 7-6 loss at Texas, which kept them 1 1/2 games behind Minnesota for the second wild card in the American League.

Andrelton Simmons and C.J. Cron drove in two runs apiece while Albert Pujols plated one, giving him 11 RBIs over his last four contests. Los Angeles looks to bounce back from losing two of three to the Rangers as it takes on the last-place Athletics, against whom it executed a three-game sweep at home last week. Oakland hopes to pick up where it left off before an 0-6 road trip, as it outscored Texas 19-7 while sweeping a three-game home set from Aug. 25-27. The Athletics managed only five hits in Sunday's 10-2 loss at Seattle, with rookie Matt Olson driving in the only runs with his 12th home run of the year and fourth in six games.

TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, FSN West (Los Angeles), NBCSN California (Oakland)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels RH Parker Bridwell (7-2, 3.52 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Chris Smith (0-4, 6.27)

Bridwell hopes to produce a better performance than the one he gave against Oakland last Wednesday, when he escaped with a no-decision after surrendering seven runs on six hits and three walks over three innings. The 26-year-old rookie from Texas gave up fewer than three earned runs in each of his previous four outings but came away with only a 2-1 record. Bridwell has yet to lose on the road this season, going 4-0 with an impressive 2.00 ERA in six starts.

Smith remains in search of his first win in 2017 as he makes his ninth start of the year - and also of his career. The 36-year-old Californian was tagged by the Angels for seven runs - six earned - over 3 2/3 innings in a loss at Los Angeles on Tuesday. Smith, who is 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA in three career appearances (one start) against the Angels, has worked six or more frames only once in his last five turns and has not yielded fewer than three runs in that span.

WALK-OFFS

1. Angels 3B Luis Valbuena has gone five games without a home run after belting six in his previous 11 contests.

2. Oakland DH Ryon Healy has gone 6-for-15 over his last four games and hit safely in 16 of his last 19 contests.

3. Los Angeles is 12-2 in games started by Bridwell this season.

PREDICTION: Angels 7, Athletics 3

[New York Knight]

GAME: St. Louis Cardinals (69-67) at San Diego Padres (62-75)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 4:40 PM EST
WHERE: Petco Park, San Diego, California
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Cardinals at Padres
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The St. Louis Cardinals are using a mix of youngsters and veterans to stay alive in the National League wild-card race, and lately the recipe has been working to perfection. The Cardinals sit three games behind Colorado for the second wild-card spot as they begin a four-game series Monday against the host San Diego Padres, who are riding high after taking three of four from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Paul DeJong and Harrison Bader homered in Sunday’s 7-3 win over San Francisco and fellow rookie Luke Weaver struck out nine over seven innings as the Cardinals won for the fourth time in six games. Tommy Pham returned to the lineup after missing two games with a thumb injury, but veterans Matt Carpenter (rest) and Dexter Fowler (hip) were held out of the starting lineup and are listed as day-to-day. The Cardinals are facing a rebuilding Padres team that took a step forward over the weekend by winning three straight against the NL West-leading Dodgers for the first time since June 2013. Erick Aybar has returned from the disabled list Friday after missing 37 games with a foot injury and gone 4-for-8 with a home run and two RBIs over the last two games.

TV: 4:40 p.m. ET, FSN Midwest (St. Louis), FSN San Diego

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Carlos Martinez (10-10, 3.52 ERA) vs. Padres RH Luis Perdomo (7-8, 4.69)

Martinez looks to bounce back from a shaky outing on Wednesday, when he allowed six runs - three earned - over 5 2/3 innings in a 6-5 loss at Milwaukee. The 25-year-old ranks among the NL leaders in ERA (3.52), strikeouts (182), innings pitched (174) and quality starts (18). Yangervis Solarte is 3-for-14 with a home run against Martinez, who is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in seven career games (four starts) against San Diego - including seven strong frames in a no-decision on Aug. 24.

Perdomo won for the first time in four starts Tuesday against San Francisco, allowing two runs - one earned - over six innings. The 24-year-old Dominican has worked at least six frames in each of his last eight turns, and his 14 quality starts lead the team. Perdomo made his only previous start against St. Louis on Aug. 24, settling for a no-decision after giving up two runs over six innings in the Padres’ 4-3 victory.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Padres won two of three in St. Louis last month, snapping a six-game losing streak in the all-time series.

2. The Cardinals are 6-50 when trailing after seven innings.

3. San Diego OF Manuel Margot is 3-for-22 over his last seven games.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 5, Padres 3

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GAME: Houston Astros (83-53) at Seattle Mariners (69-68)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 6:40 PM EST
WHERE: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Astros at Mariners
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The Houston Astros are starting to warm up at the plate again and look to take that momentum on the road when they begin a 10-game trek with the first of three games against the Seattle Mariners on Monday. The American League-best Astros, who went 10-17 from Aug. 1-30, have recorded 29 runs and 46 hits during a four-game winning streak after sweeping a three-game set against the New York Mets over the weekend.

Carlos Correa returned to the lineup for the first time in 1 ½ months on Sunday and went 1-for-3 with an RBI while Josh Reddick continued his surge with two hits and is 8-for-16 with seven RBIs over his last four games. With newcomer Justin Verlander scheduled to start the second game of the series, Dallas Keuchel gets the call on the mound in the opener for the Astros. Seattle, which sits 2 ½ games behind Minnesota for the AL’s second wild card, began its nine-game homestand with three straight victories over Oakland as Robinson Cano and Mitch Haniger played big roles. Cano is 6-for-9 with two homers and six RBIs in his last two games while Hanger has gone 10-for-17 over his last four contests, belting a pair of shots and driving in six runs.

TV: 6:40 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Southwest (Houston), ROOT Northwest (Seattle)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Astros LH Dallas Keuchel (11-3, 2.91 ERA) vs. Mariners RH Erasmo Ramirez (5-5, 4.43)

Keuchel struggled last time out against Texas as he allowed six runs on five hits and three walks in six innings after posting three straight quality starts. The 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner is 2-3 with a 5.35 ERA in seven turns since returning from the disabled list but is 6-1 on the road this year. Danny Valencia (8-for-18, two homers) and Nelson Cruz (9-for-24, three homers) have caused trouble for Keuchel, who is 6-5 with a 2.82 ERA in 13 career games (12 starts) versus Seattle.

Ramirez goes after his fifth straight quality start after permitting two runs over six innings in a loss at Baltimore on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Nicaraguan has given up six earned runs in 24 frames over his last four starts but has notched just one victory and owns a 3.62 ERA in six outings since being acquired from Tampa Bay. Jake Marisnick is 2-for-5 with a homer versus Ramirez, who is 3-1 with a 3.38 ERA in seven career appearances (four starts) against Houston.

WALK-OFFS

1. Seattle 3B Kyle Seager is one home run shy of reaching 20 for his sixth straight season.

2. Houston 2B Jose Altuve, who leads the majors with a .357 batting average, has scored eight runs in his last four games.

3. Mariners SS Jean Segura is 8-for-14 during a four-game hitting streak after registering three hits in each of his last two contests.

PREDICTION: Astros 5, Mariners 2

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GAME: Minnesota Twins (71-65) at Tampa Bay Rays (68-70)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Twins at Rays
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The Tampa Bay Rays look to take advantage of an opportunity to make up ground in the American League wild-card race when they host the Minnesota Twins on Monday for the opener of a key three-game series. The Rays fumbled their chance to be closer to the Twins, who occupy the second wild-card spot, by losing a pair of contests to the AL-worst Chicago White Sox over the weekend and trail by four games.

Tampa Bay won five of the first seven games of its road trip before dropping a 5-4 decision on Saturday and managed just four hits - three by No. 9 hitter Adeiny Hechavarria - in Sunday's 6-2 setback. Logan Morrison has belted six homers in his last seven games for the Rays as he prepares to face Jose Berrios, who is just 4-5 on the road as opposed to 8-1 at Target Field. Minnesota lost two of three to Kansas City at home over the weekend and starts a seven-game road trip with a 1 1/2-game lead in the race for the second wild card. Joe Mauer has hit safely in a season-high 12 straight contests and the red-hot Byron Buxton is 11-for-20 with three homers and 10 RBIs during his five-game hitting streak for the Twins, who are 36-28 on the road.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN North (Minnesota), FSN Sun (Tampa Bay)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Jose Berrios (12-6, 3.80 ERA) vs. Rays RH Alex Cobb (9-9, 3.72)

Berrios limited Chicago to four hits over seven scoreless innings on Wednesday while striking out a season-high 11 batters to win for the third time in four decisions. The 23-year-old Puerto Rican, who also worked seven scoreless frames against Arizona on Aug. 19, has registered 27 strikeouts in his last three outings. Evan Longoria is 2-for-3 with a homer versus Berrios, who gave up four runs over five innings in a loss at Tampa Bay last year.

Cobb has permitted four runs over 16 1/3 innings with 17 strikeouts and two walks while going winless in his last four outings. The 29-year-old Boston native gave up two homers at Kansas City on Tuesday, marking the fourth time in his last nine starts he has surrendered multiple blasts. Mauer is 2-for-2 with a double versus Cobb, who yielded one run on six hits and three walks over five innings in a no-decision at Minnesota on May 28.

WALK-OFFS

1. Mauer needs one RBI to pass Justin Morneau (860) for fifth place on the franchise list and is six runs away from tying Rod Carew (950) for third.

2. The Rays have homered in 14 straight games, totaling 28 during that stretch, and need five to reach 200 for the second straight season.

3. Minnesota C Jason Castro (concussion) was activated Sunday after missing 10 days but did not play.

PREDICTION: Rays 4, Twins 1

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GAME: Toronto Blue Jays (63-74) at Boston Red Sox (77-60)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Blue Jays at Red Sox
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The Boston Red Sox hope to turn things around with a nine-game homestand that includes six contests against last-place teams, and one of them leads off as the Toronto Blue Jays visit on Monday for the opener of their three-game series. Boston's lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East is down to 3 ½ games as it has dropped seven of its last 11 contests, but the club will face the slumping Blue Jays and AL West cellar-dwelling Oakland during its string at Fenway Park.

Jackie Bradley Jr. is 9-for-23 with seven RBIs in his last seven games for Boston, which totaled nine runs and 22 hits while losing three of four to the Yankees over the weekend after getting pounded 9-2 on Sunday. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, who is 1-1 with a 0.66 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays this year, goes after his 10th victory on Monday while Toronto counters with J.A. Happ in a matchup of 20-game winners from 2016. The Blue Jays have played themselves out of contention for a playoff spot with 12 losses in their last 16 games, including a 5-4 setback in 12 innings at Baltimore on Sunday. Josh Donaldson has gone 5-for-9 with a pair of homers and six RBIs in his last two games for Toronto, which is 3-10 versus the Red Sox in 2017.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet, TVA (Toronto), NESN (Boston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays LH J.A. Happ (6-10, 3.96 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH Rick Porcello (9-15, 4.45)

Happ held Boston to one run on four hits and four walks over six innings of a no-decision on Wednesday to extend his winless streak to three games. The 34-year-old Northwestern product has completed seven frames twice in 20 starts and just once since his season debut on April 5. Happ has gotten the best of Xander Bogaerts (1-for-18) and Bradley (1-for-12) and is 5-3 with a 3.50 ERA in 15 career appearances (14 starts) against the Red Sox.

Porcello won in Toronto last time out , allowing just one run in 6 2/3 innings for his fifth victory in six turns and fourth quality start in five outings. The 28-year-old New Jersey native, who has registered 160 strikeouts over 176 frames, has notched six of his nine wins at home while posting a 5.03 ERA. Jose Bautista is 16-for-45 with four homers and 11 RBIs versus Porcello, who is 8-8 with a 4.50 ERA in 19 career games (18 starts) against the Blue Jays.

WALK-OFFS

1. Blue Jays All-Star 1B Justin Smoak is 1-for-13 in his last four games but has hit five homers and is batting .356 against Boston this year.

2. Boston RF Mookie Betts is hitting .357 with three homers, 18 RBIs, 10 walks and 14 runs scored versus the Blue Jays in 2017.

3. Toronto DH Kendrys Morales, who has belted 25 homers, is 0-for-14 with three strikeouts over his last three contests.

PREDICTION: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 3

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GAME: Washington Nationals (82-54) at Miami Marlins (67-69)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Nationals at Marlins
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The Washington Nationals are running away with the National League East, but they’re in the midst of a tough road trip. After losing three of four at Milwaukee over the weekend, the Nationals look to get back to their winning ways when they begin a three-game set against the Miami Marlins on Monday.


The Nationals are 15 games ahead of second-place Miami, and they have a seven-game cushion over the Chicago Cubs for home-field advantage in the N.L. Division Series. Washington struggled at the plate against the Brewers, scoring only eight runs in the four-game series. The Marlins are two games below .500 and five back of Colorado for the second wild card, but they’re fading fast. Miami has lost six of its last seven, including a three-game sweep at Washington last week and dropping three of four against visiting Philadelphia over the weekend.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MASN (Washington), WUSA 9 (Washington), FSN Florida (Miami)


PITCHING MATCHUP: Nationals RH A.J. Cole (1-4, 4.50 ERA) vs. Marlins LH Adam Conley (6-6, 5.02)

Cole has lost his last four big-league starts, but he has recorded quality starts in the last two. The 25-year-old struck out eight and allowed one run and four hits over six innings in a tough-luck loss to the New York Mets in his last outing on Aug. 25. Cole is 0-2 with a 6.88 ERA in four starts against the Marlins with both losses coming this season.

Conley pitched well at Washington last time out, taking the loss despite allowing just two runs and seven hits over six innings. The 27-year-old has been hurt by the home run ball lately, allowing eight homers over 42 2/3 innings across his last seven starts. Conley is 1-4 with a 7.14 ERA in six starts against the Nationals.


WALK-OFFS

1. Nationals 1B Ryan Zimmerman is 9-for-26 with a homer and five RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak.

2. Miami OF Giancarlo Stanton, who leads the majors with 52 home runs, is 3-for-8 with two homers and five RBIs against Cole, and he’s batting .200 with five homers and 12 RBIs against the Nationals this season.

3. Marlins OF Ichiro Suzuki recorded his 84th pinch-hit at-bat of the season Sunday, surpassing Lenny Harris’ single-season major-league record.


PREDICTION: Nationals 7, Marlins 5

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GAME: Texas Rangers (68-68) at Atlanta Braves (60-75)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 7:35 PM EST
WHERE: SunTrust Park, Cumberland, Georgia
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Rangers at Braves
Gracenote
Sep 3, 2017

The Atlanta Braves return home Monday to open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers, and do so after several of the team’s rookies contributed in a big way to Sunday’s 5-1 triumph against the defending world champion Chicago Cubs. Middle infielders Dansby Swanson and Ozzie Albies combined for three hits and two runs scored Sunday, while third baseman Rio Ruiz drove in three and Max Fried won his first major-league start.

Those are the types of performances Atlanta seeks in the final four weeks of the season, as the franchise hopes the pieces acquired during its three-year rebuild begin contributing on a regular basis and return the Braves to contention. The Rangers have a difficult road ahead if they are going to reach the postseason in 2017, beginning the week three games behind Minnesota for the second American League wild-card spot. Shortstop Elvis Andrus, who hit 17 home runs total from 2014-16, belted his 17th and 18th longballs of the season in Sunday’s 7-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Texas has won four of its past six and outfielder Delino DeShields has reached base in 17 consecutive games, going 5-for-9 with five walks and six runs scored since returning to the lineup Friday.

TV: 7:35 p.m. ET, FSN Southwest (Texas), FSN Southeast (Atlanta)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers RH Andrew Cashner (8-9, 3.30 ERA) vs. Braves RH R.A. Dickey (9-8, 3.91)

Cashner has pitched well for Texas since the first of July, going 5-2 in his past nine starts with a 2.58 ERA and 33 strikeouts against 16 walks in 59 1/3 innings. His last start Wednesday against Houston was arguably his best of the season - eight innings of one-run, three-hit pitching with no walks and six strikeouts. Cashner has limited opponents to two earned runs or fewer in five of his past six outings, and for the season has surrendered only two homers in 72 innings on the road.

Dickey aims for his 10th victory of the season, which would give the 42-year-old a sixth-consecutive season with double-digit wins. He rebounded from a tough two-start stretch (eight runs, 19 hits allowed in 12 innings) to beat Philadelphia on Wednesday, surrendering one run on seven hits in eight innings while matching a season-high with nine strikeouts. Dickey, who made his major-league debut with Texas in 2001, is 3-2 in nine career appearances with a 2.72 ERA against the Rangers.

WALK-OFFS

1. Texas begins the week leading the majors with 212 homers, after slugging four in Sunday’s victory.

2. Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman will have his left wrist examined Monday after admitting to reporters this weekend he has lost strength since returning from a fractured wrist in July.

3. The Rangers are 5-1-1 in their past seven series.

PREDICTION: Rangers 4, Braves 2

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GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (79-58) at Los Angeles Dodgers (92-44)
DATE/TIME: Monday, September 04 - 8:10 PM EST
WHERE: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A

Preview: Diamondbacks at Dodgers
Gracenote
Sep 4, 2017

The dog days of summer have hit the Los Angeles Dodgers, who still own a major league-best record of 92-44 but are mired in their worst slump of the season. The Dodgers have lost eight of their last nine contests as they begin a three-game series Monday against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, who have won 10 straight to solidify their position atop the National League wild-card standings.

The Dodgers dropped three of four in San Diego over the weekend, but Cody Bellinger provided the lone bright spot by breaking the team’s rookie record with his 36th home run in Sunday’s 6-4 loss. While Los Angeles starting pitchers have posted a 7.65 ERA over their last nine contests, manager Dave Roberts is confident that Rich Hill, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Kenta Maeda will have better results than last week, when the trio allowed 19 runs over 10 2/3 innings during the Diamondbacks’ three-game sweep at home. With his team possessing a 6 1/2-game lead over Colorado for the top NL wild-card spot, Arizona manager Torey Lovullo began giving his starters some much-needed rest over the weekend. Paul Goldschmidt, A.J. Pollock and J.D. Martinez were held out of the starting lineup in Sunday’s 5-1 win over Colorado, and left-handed hitters David Peralta and Jake Lamb could take a seat for Monday’s series opener.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FSN Arizona, SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Diamondbacks LH Robbie Ray (11-5, 2.97 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Rich Hill (9-6, 3.71)

Ray won his second straight start on Wednesday against the Dodgers, allowing one run while registering 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. The 25-year-old is having a career year with stellar numbers across the board, including a 6-1 record and 1.49 ERA in 11 road outings. Justin Turner is 4-for-21 against Ray, who has gone 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA in four starts versus Los Angeles this season and owns a 2.19 ERA in six career turns at Dodger Stadium.

In his first start since flirting with a no-hitter on Aug. 23, Hill allowed six runs and a season-high eight hits over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 7-6 loss to Arizona. The 37-year-old went 4-0 with a 1.45 ERA in five turns in July but had mixed results last month, going 1-2 with a 4.71 ERA. Hill has posted a 1-4 record and 5.02 ERA in eight career starts against Arizona, recording 40 strikeouts against 13 walks in 43 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Diamondbacks haven’t allowed a home run in 38 consecutive innings.

2. The Dodgers have won 31 of their last 37 home games.

3. Goldschmidt is a career .325 hitter with 14 home runs and 38 RBIs in 52 contests at Dodger Stadium.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 6, Dodgers 3

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Team Underground

MLB LA DODGERS ‑150

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JACK BRAYMAN

My free play for Monday is on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in College Football, as I like the underdog in tonight's game. The Tennessee Volunteers may not be playing at Bobby Dodd Stadium, but the game is in Tech's backyard (Atlanta), and that could spell doom.

These are very similar teams, with neither having that much more of an advantage over the other.

Tech brings back eight starters on each side of the ball, and I like coach Paul Johnson to outwit Tennessee coach Butch Jones.

The Volunteers' seven returning starters on offense come mainly in the trenches, and are more inexperienced in the skill position set. Ithink that could spell trouble against Tech's experienced defense, which is led by linebacker Brant Mitchell and cornerback Lance Austin.

Fact is, Johnson always gets the best out of his troops, so I'm banking on the Yellow Jackets to challenge for the outright win.


3* GEORGIA TECH

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HUNTER PRICE

1* Free Pick on Phillies +118

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Ace / Line Beaters

MLB RED SOX ‑155

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Mikey Money

MLB CARDINALS ‑155

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Monster Sports Picks

MLB DODGERS/ARIZONA o7.5

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Top Dog LB

MLB RANGERS +105

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Top Shelf Sports Pick

MLB DODGERS ‑150

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TEDDY DAVIS

Cubs-1½

Take a shot here with the Cubs on the RL. They are sending out one of the hottest pitchers in the game right now in Jake Arrieta who owns a great .50 ERA his last 3 starts combined! He has also owned the Pirates in his career with a 11-5 record and 2.81 ERA. The Pirates send out Chad Kuhl who has been average at best at home with a 4.86 ERA on the season. He has just been destroyed by the Cubs in his career with an ERA over 11!

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BRANDON LEE

10* FREE MLB PICK (Orioles -124)

Baltimore is worth a look here as a short home favorite against the Yankees. The Orioles are playing with a ton of confidence right now, as they secured another walk-off win Sunday to improve to 9-2 over their last 11. Baltimore continues to enjoy the luxury of playing at home, as this will be their 8th straight at Camden Yards. I like that they are catching the Yankees off a huge win over their biggest rival in Boston on Sunday Night Baseball, plus I give the Orioles the edge on the mound. Baltimore sends out Dylan Bundy, who is coming off a complete game shutout at home against the Mariners, while New York counters with Jordan Montgomery and his 5.02 ERA in his last 3 starts. Give me the Orioles -124!

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Jeff Allen Sports

Monday's Free Selection is on the Cleveland Indians Run-Line

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Easy Money Sports

Lee's Free Early Monday Selection

Cleveland/Chicago UNDER 10 RUNS -115

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Kenny Towers

Tennessee - 3.5

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RICH GREEN

Free Top Consensus Pick For Monday NCAA Football

Georgia Tech +4 over Tennessee (8 et)

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MIKE WILLIAMS

1* on Padres +147

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ASA

FREE PLAY on UNDER the total in Cincinnati Reds vs Milwaukee Brewers @ 1:10 ET Monday

This total has jumped from a 9 to a 10 this morning and that means it is time to invest in some line value here. This is a very big total considering that the Brewers have certainly been trending under for many weeks now and also are on a long-term run of 72% unders their last 25 games against teams with a losing record. Also, 5 of the Reds last 8 games have stayed under the total and Cincinnati was held to 2 runs or less in all 5 of those games. The Brewers Chase Anderson is 8-3 with a 2.96 ERA as a starter on the season! Also, the Reds Homer Bailey has unimpressive overall numbers but this hides the fact that he has had only 1 poor outing in his last 4 starts. In those 3 outings he allowed a total of only 4 earned runs in 14 innings. Additionally, Bailey has struck out 18 in his last 19 and 2 / 3 innings. FREE PLAY: Bet the UNDER in Cincinnati in early afternoon action Monday.

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Golden Dragon Sports

Free Pick
Toronto Happ +145

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The Last Call

Monday's Free Play: Washington Nationals + 108

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SCOTT RICKENBACH

CFL | Sep 04, 2017
Edmonton vs. Calgary

OVER 54½

Scott "The Bulldog" Rickenbach Free Pick for CFL Monday OVER the total in Calgary Stampeders vs Edmonton Eskimos @ 3 ET - These are two of the highest scoring teams in the league. Though the Stampeders have a rock solid defense I don't see the Eskimos going down without a fight. After starting the season 7-0, Edmonton has now lost two straight but they can get back to the top if they could score the big upset at Calgary Monday afternoon. They will certainly give it their all in that regard but I don't see the Eskimos as being able to stop the Stampeders potent offense. As a result, this one turns into a high-scoring shootout. The last 3 meetings between these teams have all gone over the total and an average of 69 points per game was scored! The over is 3-1 in Edmonton's divisional games this season. The last 3 seasons combined, Calgary is 4-1 to the over as a home favorite of 10.5 to 14 points and also the Stampeders are 6-2 to the over in September games. Free Pick on OVER the total in Calgary

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DUSTIN HAWKINS

Free Play on Cardinals -154

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CHRIS JORDAN

My free pick is on the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs, and in this game I want you listing both starting pitchers: Chad Kuhl over Jake Arrieta. Taking a shot with a real big underdog today, as I think this pitching rematch will result in a revenge win for Kuhl and the Bucs.

These two pitchers just met last Tuesday, when Kuhl matched a season high with seven strikeouts in a loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The right-hander allowed just three runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings, falling just 2/3 innings short of a quality start. Kuhl, who has a 3.44 ERA in 12 starts since July 1, will pitch well here.

On the other hand, I know Arrieta is 6-1 with a 1.59 ERA since the All-Star break, and 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA in his past four starts, but his second straight start against the Pirates, will be a disappointing one.

Take the Pirates tonight for your free winner.

5* PIRATES (Kuhl over Arrieta)

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TOMMY BRUNSON

Tough spot for the Yankees who had yesterday's game bumped back to a night start (7:35 pm eastern), and now must head south to Camden Yards to face Baltimore pitcher Dylan Bundy for this matinee affair at 2:05 pm eastern time.

Bundy is fresh off a complete game, one-hit shutout at home over the Seattle Mariners. In that start, Bundy struck-out 12 batters as the game held Under the total. It was Bundy's 3rd under in his last 5 starts.

Expect him to stay tough on the New York batters who have to be tired this afternoon when they hit the field.

The Yankees will go with Jordan Montgomery instead of Jaime Garcia, and while Montgomery is off his worst start pretty much all season, look for him to be a bit steadier today, as he is now not being shuttled back and forth from the minors.

This will be his fourth start this season against a Baltimore team that he is 1-1 against with 6 runs allowed in 16-plus innings pitched.

I like this key A.L. East series to start with a low-scoring outcome.

Yanks-O's Under the total.

2* N.Y. YANKEES-BALTIMORE UNDER

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Bird Dog Sport Picks

CFB GEORGIA TECH +4

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Sports Betting Tips

CFB TENNESSEE/GEORGIA TECH over 55

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SPORTS PREVUE

Houston Astros (83-53) at Seattle Mariners (69-68)

Dallas Keuchel will be the starting pitcher for the Astros on this day.
Left hander Keuchel is 11-3 this season with a 2.91 ERA.

It'll be Erasmo Ramirez toeing the rubber for the Mariners in this contest.
Right hander Ramirez is 5-5 with a 4.43 ERA so far this season.
Pick: Houston Astros -160

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Chris Ruffolo

HOUSTON

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Randy Chambers

ARIZONA

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Mark Roberts

COLORADO/SF OVER

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Andrew Jett

TEXAS

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The Greek Sportsbook ...


Early MLB Sharp Action

MIL-CIN over
CLE-CHW over
Pirates
Mariners
HOU-SEA over

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Since the All-Star break, the OVER is 28-18 in Padres games


+9.25 units, best in baseball

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Brewers vs Reds



MIL is 2-9 in its last 11 games during Game 1 of a series.

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NSA (The Legend) MLB - Braves under 9.5

Ray "The Playmaker" Bowden MLB - Cubs -180

VegasSI.com MLB - Phillies over 8.5

SportsAction365.com MLB - Rockies -170

Gameday Network MLB - Mariners +135

Vegas Line Crushers MLB - Diamondbacks over 8

InsiderSportsAction.com MLB - Orioles over 9.5

Lou Panelli MLB - Indians over 10

Gerry "Big Cat" Andino MLB - Angels under 10

VegasSI.com Platinum Info Club MLB - Indians -1.5

William E. Stockton MLB - Braves under 9.5

Vincent Pioli MLB - Rockies -170

Steve "Scoop" Kendall MLB - Indians -1.5

SCORE MLB - Twins +105

East Coast Line Movers MLB - Braves -105

Tony Campone MLB - Braves -105

Chicago Sports Group MLB - Rockies -170

Hollywood Sportsline MLB - Royals over 9

VIP Action MLB - Nationals under 9

South Beach Sports MLB - Phillies over 8.5

Las Vegas Sports Commission MLB - Rockies -170

Sports Cash System MLB - Diamondbacks under 8

BettingOnlineUSA.com MLB - Indians over 10

Sports Betting Professor MLB - Reds +110

NY Players Club MLB - Angels -145

Las Vegas Private CEO Club MLB - Phillies over 8.5

Michigan Sports MLB - Twins +105

National Consensus Report MLB - Red Sox -165

Fred Callahan MLB - Twins +105

PointSpreadReport.com MLB - Nationals under 9

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Worlds Worst Picker

ORIOLES

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BOBBY CONN

1* Free Play on Phillies +117

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Frank Jordan

YANKEES +112

The Yankees have put themselves back into the AL East race by taking three of four against Boston to put them just three games back of the Red Sox in the loss column. Today they head to Baltimore to open a series with the Orioles and continue the winning ways. Baltimore is playing well of late winning eight of 10, but they are seven games back of the division, however just 1.5 games out of a wild card spot. The Yankees need to step up their game on the road as they come in at 33-36 while Baltimore is hot at home with a 43-28 record. The Yankees are throwing Jordan Montgomery who is 7-7 on the season with a 4.15 ERA and against Baltimore is 1-1 with a 3.31 ERA. Down in Baltimore Montgomery is 0-1, but pitching to a 2.08 ERA. Baltimore is throwing Dylan Bundy who is 13-8 with a 3.94 ERA and is 5-0 in his last seven starts. Bundy is 7-4 on the season at home with an ERA under 3.50 and against the Yankees Bundy is 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA. Bundy has pitched to a 3.04 ERA since the Break. Look for Bundy and Montgomery to pitch well early but it will be a battle of the bullpen in the later inning as the Yankees outlast the Orioles 7-5 in a great afternoon Labor Day game.

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Larry Ness

Tampa Bay -115

The 71-65 Minnesota Twins currently own the AL's second wild card spot as they visit Tropicana Field on Labor Day for a three-game series with the 68-70 Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays may only be four games back of the Twins but the bigger issue is that between Tampa and Minnesota are FIVE teams. To say the least, this is a key three-game series for Rays. It sure didn't help that they missed an excellent opportunity to get closer to the Twins this past weekend, by losing two of three games at the AL-worst Chicago White Sox (54-81). Tampa Bay had won five of the first seven games of its nine-game road trip before dropping a 5-4 decision on Saturday and following with a 6-2 setback on Sunday. Minnesota didn't help itself either over the weekend, losing two of three to Kansas City at home and now starts a seven-game road trip.

Jose Berrios (12-6, 3.80 ERA) will get the nod for the Twins and Alex Cobb (9-9, 3.72 ERA) for the Rays. It's been quite a turnaround in 2017 for Berrios, who was 3-7 (8.02 ERA) in 14 starts (Twins were 3-11) in 2016. His ERA is down more than FOUR runs per game and the Twins are 12-8 in his 20 starts. Berrios has faced the Rays just once, allowing four runs over five innings in a loss at Tampa Bay last year (7.20 ERA).

Cobb has allowed four runs over 16.1 innings with 17 strikeouts and two walks while going win-less in his last three outings (2.20 ERA / he's 0-2 and TB 1-2). Cobb allowed just one run on six hits and three walks over five innings in a no-decision at Minnesota on May 28, leaving him 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA against the Twins in only two career starts (team is 2-0).

Clearly, Berrios is a much better pitcher in 2017 but while he's 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA at home, his road ERA is 5.12 in 11 starts (he's 4-5 and the Twins 4-7). That hardly bodes well here up against Cobb, who owns a 2.54 ERA and excellent 0.96 WHIP in 11 home starts.

[New York Knight]

Power Sports

St. Louis -157

I know that the Padres just took three of four from the Dodgers over the weekend, but I think that it's reasonable to assume that level of success will not be maintained moving forward. After all, this is a team that still sports the worst run differential in the sport (-143), so the fact that they're even at 62 wins should be considered a little fortunate! As for St. Louis, they need to continue to take advantage of this weak schedule. They just won three of four in San Francisco, but are still three back of the Wild Card. I would not be surprised at all if they swept this series.

Carlos Martinez has a 13-14 TSR, but he's pitched much better than that for the Cardinals this year. He did give up six runs (three unearned) and 10 hits his last time out, but prior to that he'd allowed three runs or fewer in five consecutive outings. Ten days ago, he held the Padres to just two runs (one earned) in 7 IP, but ended up on the wrong end of a 4-3 decision. The Cards lost two of three to the Padres in that series, a result they simply cannot afford this time around.

Getting back to San Diego's inability to maintain any kind of success; they're only 3-8 this year off three consecutive wins and 9-23 in that role the L3 seasons. This is the worst offense in the game, whether you're talking about runs scored, team batting average or OBP. Starter Luis Perdomo has performed adequately for the club this season, including a win over Martinez (at +215 on the ML) 10 days ago, but I don't see him turning the same trick twice as the Padres simply lack the firepower to compete on a regular basis.

[Can'tPickAWinner]

MLB
Long Sheet

Monday, September 4

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PHILADELPHIA (52 - 84) at NY METS (58 - 78) - 1:10 PM
MARK LEITER JR. (R) vs. RAFAEL MONTERO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 52-84 (-18.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-16 (-9.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 33-65 (-25.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 32-16 (+16.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 29-28 (+8.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 58-78 (-27.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 28-39 (-20.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
NY METS are 121-141 (-60.2 Units) against the money line in home games in September games since 1997.
NY METS are 10-17 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
NY METS are 12-29 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
NY METS are 46-58 (-19.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY METS are 33-46 (-15.1 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
NY METS are 15-20 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 9-4 (+3.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

MARK LEITER JR. vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.

RAFAEL MONTERO vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
MONTERO is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.900.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)

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MILWAUKEE (72 - 65) at CINCINNATI (58 - 79) - 1:10 PM
CHASE ANDERSON (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 50-53 (+5.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 72-65 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 33-33 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 53-55 (+8.8 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 57-52 (+11.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 37-33 (+9.6 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BAILEY is 0-6 (-7.2 Units) against the money line in home games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 9-4 (+4.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
10 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+6.9 Units)

CHASE ANDERSON vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
ANDERSON is 2-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.27 and a WHIP of 1.010.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.1 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
BAILEY is 6-9 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.89 and a WHIP of 1.399.
His team's record is 11-13 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 13-11. (+1.2 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (54 - 85) at COLORADO (72 - 64) - 3:10 PM
CHRIS STRATTON (R) vs. CHAD BETTIS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 10-4 (+6.5 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
7 of 14 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.7 Units, Under=-0.9 Units)

CHRIS STRATTON vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

CHAD BETTIS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
BETTIS is 3-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 4.08 and a WHIP of 1.185.
His team's record is 3-3 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.3 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (75 - 61) at PITTSBURGH (65 - 72) - 4:05 PM
JAKE ARRIETA (R) vs. CHAD KUHL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 75-61 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 31-31 (-18.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 54-50 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 823-772 (-158.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 25-19 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 412-422 (+37.9 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 6-13 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 94-115 (-34.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 107-126 (-31.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-8 (+3.1 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.4 Units)

JAKE ARRIETA vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
ARRIETA is 11-5 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 0.943.
His team's record is 14-6 (+4.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-11. (-3.5 units)

CHAD KUHL vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
KUHL is 0-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 11.07 and a WHIP of 2.509.
His team's record is 2-4 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-4. (-2.5 units)

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ST LOUIS (69 - 67) at SAN DIEGO (62 - 75) - 4:40 PM
CARLOS MARTINEZ (R) vs. LUIS PERDOMO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 69-67 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 52-54 (-12.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 76-77 (-19.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
MARTINEZ is 14-19 (-12.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN DIEGO is 62-75 (+6.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 61-67 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 38-32 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
SAN DIEGO is 25-18 (+11.5 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
SAN DIEGO is 46-53 (+8.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 21-15 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
SAN DIEGO is 29-36 (+17.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 80-69 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 48-91 (-34.0 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 2-1 (+2.8 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

CARLOS MARTINEZ vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
MARTINEZ is 1-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.185.
His team's record is 2-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-1. (+2.0 units)

LUIS PERDOMO vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
PERDOMO is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+2.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (82 - 54) at MIAMI (67 - 69) - 7:10 PM
A.J. COLE (R) vs. ADAM CONLEY (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 10-6 (+1.2 Units) against MIAMI this season
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.7 Units)

A.J. COLE vs. MIAMI since 1997
COLE is 0-2 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 6.88 and a WHIP of 1.588.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

ADAM CONLEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
CONLEY is 1-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 7.14 and a WHIP of 1.966.
His team's record is 2-4 (-0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

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ARIZONA (79 - 58) at LA DODGERS (92 - 44) - 8:10 PM
ROBBIE RAY (L) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 92-44 (+23.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 52-16 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 79-58 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 38-38 (+15.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 34-23 (+12.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ARIZONA is 56-38 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ARIZONA is 48-30 (+15.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
ARIZONA is 26-16 (+13.4 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 32-25 (-8.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 8-8 (+1.8 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
9 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.3 Units)

ROBBIE RAY vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
RAY is 5-3 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.97 and a WHIP of 1.211.
His team's record is 7-5 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-5. (+2.1 units)

RICH HILL vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HILL is 1-5 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 5.28 and a WHIP of 1.370.
His team's record is 2-7 (-9.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-2. (+2.8 units)

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KANSAS CITY (67 - 68) at DETROIT (58 - 78) - 1:10 PM
JAKE JUNIS (R) vs. ARTIE LEWICKI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 67-68 (+5.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 72-60 (+15.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 46-39 (+12.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 52-48 (+9.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
KANSAS CITY is 36-31 (+8.5 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
DETROIT is 58-78 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 39-60 (-19.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 24-36 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 7-6 (+1.5 Units) against DETROIT this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.7 Units)

JAKE JUNIS vs. DETROIT since 1997
JUNIS is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

ARTIE LEWICKI vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
No recent starts.

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NY YANKEES (73 - 63) at BALTIMORE (70 - 67) - 2:05 PM
JORDAN MONTGOMERY (L) vs. DYLAN BUNDY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 73-63 (-6.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 15-28 (-13.8 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
NY YANKEES are 23-43 (-15.9 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 13-22 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
MONTGOMERY is 9-15 (-8.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 69-67 (+0.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 40-18 (+13.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 72-53 (+16.9 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 43-28 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
BALTIMORE is 12-4 (+8.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday this season.
BALTIMORE is 31-24 (+10.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 38-31 (+6.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 7-5 (+1.7 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
11 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+9.9 Units)

JORDAN MONTGOMERY vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
MONTGOMERY is 1-1 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.31 and a WHIP of 1.347.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

DYLAN BUNDY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BUNDY is 2-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.97 and a WHIP of 1.367.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (80 - 56) at CHI WHITE SOX (54 - 81) - 2:10 PM
TREVOR BAUER (R) vs. JAMES SHIELDS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 77-71 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 33-25 (+14.7 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 36-15 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CLEVELAND is 107-79 (+43.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Monday since 1997.
CLEVELAND is 33-15 (+14.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
CLEVELAND is 49-20 (+25.2 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons.
BAUER is 12-2 (+10.9 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 5-7 (+1.9 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.8 Units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
BAUER is 4-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.01 and a WHIP of 1.269.
His team's record is 7-3 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.3 units)

JAMES SHIELDS vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SHIELDS is 4-6 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 3.91 and a WHIP of 1.304.
His team's record is 9-10 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-11. (-5.6 units)

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LA ANGELS (70 - 67) at OAKLAND (58 - 78) - 4:05 PM
PARKER BRIDWELL (R) vs. CHRIS SMITH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 70-67 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 29-19 (+13.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 540-513 (+49.9 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 15-9 (+12.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 331-259 (+46.0 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 49-46 (+8.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA ANGELS are 38-28 (+15.9 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
BRIDWELL is 12-2 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
BRIDWELL is 6-0 (+9.3 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
OAKLAND is 58-78 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 22-40 (-14.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
OAKLAND is 105-125 (-31.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 7-22 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 21-38 (-13.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
OAKLAND is 31-47 (-13.4 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 10-6 (+3.0 Units) against OAKLAND this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.1 Units)

PARKER BRIDWELL vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BRIDWELL is 0-0 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 21.00 and a WHIP of 3.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

CHRIS SMITH vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SMITH is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 14.71 and a WHIP of 1.907.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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HOUSTON (83 - 53) at SEATTLE (69 - 68) - 6:40 PM
DALLAS KEUCHEL (L) vs. ERASMO RAMIREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 83-53 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
HOUSTON is 18-5 (+10.7 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
HOUSTON is 42-22 (+14.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
HOUSTON is 18-6 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 66-32 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 14-6 (+8.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SEATTLE is 117-114 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 53-61 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
RAMIREZ is 3-12 (-10.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 8-5 (+1.3 Units) against SEATTLE this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. SEATTLE since 1997
KEUCHEL is 6-5 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 2.89 and a WHIP of 1.012.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-6. (-0.2 units)

ERASMO RAMIREZ vs. HOUSTON since 1997
RAMIREZ is 3-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.08 and a WHIP of 1.114.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.1 units)

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TORONTO (63 - 74) at BOSTON (77 - 60) - 7:10 PM
J.A. HAPP (L) vs. RICK PORCELLO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 63-74 (-21.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TORONTO is 26-35 (-14.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
TORONTO is 12-18 (-13.3 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 25-36 (-14.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
TORONTO is 36-49 (-21.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TORONTO is 24-39 (-17.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HAPP is 7-13 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAPP is 2-9 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 37-20 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 3 seasons.
PORCELLO is 80-43 (+24.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 57-55 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 367-290 (-46.4 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BOSTON is 50-55 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
PORCELLO is 3-10 (-9.9 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 10-3 (+7.7 Units) against TORONTO this season
8 of 13 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.5 Units)

J.A. HAPP vs. BOSTON since 1997
HAPP is 5-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.53 and a WHIP of 1.359.
His team's record is 8-6 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 10-4. (+5.4 units)

RICK PORCELLO vs. TORONTO since 1997
PORCELLO is 8-7 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.209.
His team's record is 9-9 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-8. (+0.0 units)

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MINNESOTA (71 - 65) at TAMPA BAY (68 - 70) - 7:10 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. ALEX COBB (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 28-24 (+7.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MINNESOTA is 71-65 (+9.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 20-15 (+6.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
MINNESOTA is 21-14 (+8.3 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
MINNESOTA is 36-28 (+14.9 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MINNESOTA is 48-35 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 51-46 (+7.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 37-29 (+10.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TAMPA BAY is 136-163 (-34.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 40-53 (-16.4 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 70-77 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 10-23 (-14.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Monday over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-24 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 102-115 (-20.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 72-90 (-21.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

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

JOSE BERRIOS vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 7.20 and a WHIP of 1.400.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

ALEX COBB vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
COBB is 1-0 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 2.53 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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TEXAS (68 - 68) at ATLANTA (60 - 75) - 7:35 PM
ANDREW CASHNER (R) vs. R.A. DICKEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 33-37 (-11.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TEXAS is 12-18 (-11.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
ATLANTA is 128-168 (+1.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 33-29 (+8.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 17-12 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 68-68 (+3.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 72-50 (+27.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 73-78 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 30-24 (+15.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 12-5 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in road games in an inter-league game over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 121-95 (+29.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 122-104 (+18.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 90-72 (+16.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 86-94 (-32.2 Units) against the money line in home games in an inter-league game since 1997.
ATLANTA is 41-67 (-25.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

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

ANDREW CASHNER vs. ATLANTA since 1997
CASHNER is 1-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 5.81 and a WHIP of 1.477.
His team's record is 2-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-2. (-0.2 units)

R.A. DICKEY vs. TEXAS since 1997
DICKEY is 3-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 2.56 and a WHIP of 1.029.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.6 units)

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Royals 7-3 in Junis' last 10 starts and 5-0 in last 5 meetings w/ Tigers.

Tigers 0-6 in last 6 at home vs righty starters.


KC -147 / DET +136

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Yanks 2-8 in Mongomery's last 10 starts & 8-23 in last 31 at Camden Yards.

O's 7-0 in Bundy's last 7 starts.


NYY +119 / BAL -129

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Indians are 15-2 in their last 17 road games & 4-0 in Bauer's last 4 starts.

White Sox 3-7 in Shields' last 10 starts.


CLE -234 / CHW +213

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Jake Arrieta has a 1.69 ERA in 11 starts since the beginning of July, nearly 3 full runs lower than his ERA through the end of June.

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Rockies 14-2 in Bettis' last 16 home starts vs teams below .500.

Giants have lost their last 8 games at Coors Field.


SF +158 / COL -172

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CFB Public % (Top 5) Bets


Tennessee -3 58%


CFB Public: 0-2 Yesterday: 10-9-1 Ytd

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MLB Public % (Top 5) Bets


Twins +112 65%

Rangers -101 63%

Dbacks +132 62%


MLB Public: 2-3 Yesterday: 11-4 Last 3 Days

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1st meeting since 1987.

Georgia Tech hasn't beaten a ranked Tennessee team since 1966




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Cubs are 14-3 in last 17 on road vs righty starters, 5-1 in Arrieta's last 6 roadies & 14-5 in last 19 at PNC Park.


CHC -172 / PIT +158

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Greg Smith

Georgia Tech +3.5

Georgia Tech should be a team to be watching this season. They return nearly every starter (except their QB), but they should have just as good success in moving the football, particularly on the ground. Stud running back Dedrick Mills who had a team high rushing of 771 yards and 12 touchdowns should have another great year behind a very experienced offensive line.

On the flip side, Tennessee has a lot of replacements to fill this season, especially at the QB position where they lost record breaking Josh Dobbs.

My model calls for the Yellow Jackets as 4 point favorites, so being the underdogs in their home town I see great value potential in this game. I recommend a play on GT of a +1 or better.

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Harry Bondi

GEORGIA TECH +3

Let’s grab the points with the Yellow Jackets tonight. Yes, the Vols had extra time to prepare for Georgia Tech’s tricky option offense, but they were historically bad last year against the run, allowing an average of 221 rushing yards per game and a mind-boggling five yards per carry, and they lost a key defensive cog last week when inside LB Darrin Kirkland went down with a knee injury. Tennessee has other problems on offense where it has replace five key starters — including two-year starter at QB, Joshua Dobbs — that accounted for most of its total yardage last year, while the Yellow Jackets return 14 starters from last season’s 9-win team. G.T. has covered six of its last eight in non-conference play, including a 3-1 ATS mark vs. the SEC and gets the money again here tonight.

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Elite Sports Picks

CFB Tennessee over 55

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Jacobson Sports

GA TECH +3

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OVER 15-5-1 Cards' last 21 vs righty starters.

OVER 6-1-1 Perdomo's last 8 at home vs teams above .500.

OVER 7-1 last 8 meetings @ SD.


Total: 8

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Vinny The Gambler


$300 GT / Tennessee Under 57

$700 Ga Tech +3.5 (-115)

Risk $300 Ga Tech ML (+140)

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The Greek Sportsbook ...


MLB Sharp Action

Mariners
HOU-SEA over
TOR-BOS under
MIN-TB under
ARZ-LAD over

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Gambling Refund


$500 Tennessee-GT Over 55 (-110)

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The Greek Sportsbook ...


CFB Sharp Action

Georgia Tech (small)
Under

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D-Backs 9-0 in last 9 vs NL West teams & 7-0 in last 7 vs lefty starters.

Dodgers 1-6 in last 7 vs NL West teams.


ARI +129 / LAD -140

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Tennessee has not lost a season opener since 2008.