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Toronto Raptors vs. Washington Wizards Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
the washington wizards are confident they can force a do-or-die game 7 with the toronto raptors and they'll get a chance to do just that when they host game 6 on friday. "we love our chances," point guard john wall told reporters of the eighth-seeded wizards' quest to stave off elimination at home. "we're very confident."

washington won games 3 and 4 at home before the raptors seized a 3-2 series advantage with wednesday's 108-98 win in toronto, but the wizards are victorious in their last eight playoff games in the nation's capital. demar derozan scored 32 points and handed out five assists to lead the top-seeded raptors in the critical game 5 win. delon wright chipped in 18 points in 26 minutes off the bench in the win, eliciting some trash talk from wizards forward kelly oubre jr. that should add some spice to what has been a contentious series at times. "the next game is a different story," oubre told the media of wright. "we're back at home. just like delon doesn't play well anywhere else, you know, other than at home. you can kind of chalk it up as the same story."

tv: 7 p.m. et, nbatv, espnews, sportsnet (toronto), nbcs washington

about the raptors: coach dwane casey discovered something down the stretch in game 5 with an odd grouping of derozan, kyle lowry, c.j. miles, center jonas valanciunas - who had yet to play in the fourth quarter this series - and wright. "i thought delon wright did a good job down the stretch handling the ball," casey told reporters. "it gave us an opportunity for kyle and demar to get off the ball a little bit more and i thought that was the difference." valanciunas is averaging 13.4 points on 61.4 percent shooting to go along with 8.8 rebounds in the series.
about the wizards: oubre, who is 3-of-16 from 3-point range in the series, might gain a larger role if fellow forward otto porter jr. is unable to go. porter has been wrestling with a bone bruise in his left leg and will be reassessed friday, and coach scott brooks knows he needs more from the georgetown product, who averaged 14.7 points this season but has been held to single digits three times in the series. "we need otto to be more than a 9-10 point scorer for us to win this series," brooks told reporters.
buzzer beaters

1. derozan is averaging 28.8 points in the series while making 10-of-22 3-pointers.

2. wizards sg bradley beal averaged 29.5 points on 52.6 percent shooting in his team's two wins in the series.

3. toronto pg fred vanvleet (shoulder) missed the last three games and is listed as questionable for game 6.

prediction: wizards 109, raptors 107

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
as long as lebron james is on the floor, the cleveland cavaliers have a chance to win. james, who beat the buzzer to give his team a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven eastern conference first-round series on wednesday, will try to lead the cavaliers into the semifinals when they visit the indiana pacers for game 6 on friday.

james capped off a 44-point, 10-rebound, eight-assist performance by nailing a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the cavaliers a 98-95 victory in game 5 and their first lead of the series. "as a kid, you always have those 'three-two-one' moments, and being able to have one of those moments, that's what it kind of felt like," james told reporters of the last shot. "felt like i was a kid all over again. just playing basketball at my house, makeshift hoops and my socks as a basketball. making the [swish] noise." james' buzzer-beater came after he swatted away a dunk attempt by indiana's victor oladipo at the other end - a play the nba declared on thursday should have been called a goaltend. "it is what it is," pacers center myles turner told reporters. "it was clearly a goaltend. they didn't review it. there's not anything you can say about it. it's frustrating. it doesn't change the fact that lebron still hit that game-winning shot, but it's still a pivotal moment in the game that i feel does need a review."

tv: 8 p.m. et, espn, fs ohio (cleveland), fs indiana

about the cavaliers: kevin love added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds on wednesday and felt confident that his teammate was the right person to take the final shot. "we wanted to free up 'bron as best we could," love told reporters. "he had to make a read whether to go low or high and caught the ball. he seems to shoot that shot a lot in practice as well as many others; but going to his left and rising without a pump-fake - he was in a good rhythm and hit an amazing shot. it was unbelievable." kyle korver was the only other player to score in double figures with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting for cleveland.
about the pacers: indiana guard victor oladipo started out hot in the series but is struggling over the last three games and was just 2-of-15 from the floor while scoring 12 points on wednesday. the all-star is 12-of-50 over the last three contests after going 20-of-37 in the first two games. "the series ain't over," oladipo told reporters. "you got to win four games for the series to be over, right? so, we got a chance to win on friday. i don't think anybody is discouraged or upset."
buzzer beaters

1. pacers c domantas sabonis is averaging 20.5 points on 17-of-24 shooting over the last two games.

2. cavaliers pg george hill (back) missed the last two games and is questionable for friday.

3. cleveland sg jr smith went scoreless on 0-of-8 shooting in 33 minutes on wednesday.

prediction: cavaliers 102, pacers 99

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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
the oklahoma city thunder staged a comeback for the ages to avoid elimination and now attempt to tie the first-round series against the host utah jazz at three games apiece on friday. oklahoma city trailed by 25 points with 20 1/2 minutes to play in wednesday's game 5 before roaring back to record a 107-99 victory.

point guard russell westbrook scored 33 of his 45 points and in the second half while paul george tallied 21 of his 34 after halftime as the unexpected explosion kept the thunder alive. "it was win or go home," westbrook told reporters. "regardless of what is going on in the game, you have to give yourself a chance to win, and i thought our guys did a good job of that. they did an amazing job of sticking together." the jazz will need to put the epic collapse behind them after it looked like they were on their way to finishing off oklahoma city in five games. "they made adjustments and we didn't make the right adjustments back," utah guard donovan mitchell told reporters. "we will watch the film and figure out what went wrong, but from my analysis right after the game, we just stopped getting back in transition and they just fed off of that."

tv: 10:30 p.m. et, espn, fs oklahoma, at&t sportsnet rocky mountain (utah)

about the thunder: westbrook didn't even reach 20 points in two of the first four games of the series and was having a ho-hum game 5 before erupting in mvp-caliber form. oklahoma city coach billy donovan was pleased with the reversal in caliber of play but he also made it clear he has no interest in finding himself in a similar situation in game 6. "i don't look at it like we're carrying any momentum," donovan told reporters. "we've got to go in there and we've got to play and play better. this is a team that had us down by 25 points. now, i'm obviously thrilled with the comeback and it was a great job, but you get down 25 points on the road, that's hard to overcome."

about the jazz: the utah collapse occurred during a time center rudy gobert picked up his fourth foul and then - after an 81-second return - his fifth foul and there was no recovering from the assault. "when rudy went out, that impacted us. but that said, i thought our struggles on the offensive end impacted our defense too much," utah coach quin snyder told reporters. "we've known during the year if we struggle offensively that our defense has to stay solid. but i thought when they did start making plays and rudy went out, that we were fighting it, but we didn't execute as well as we needed to offensively." gobert notched four straight double-doubles and is averaging 14.4 points and 10.8 rebounds in the series.
buzzer beaters

1. george has topped 30 points on three occasions in the series while averaging 28.6 points.

2. oklahoma city f carmelo anthony had just seven points in game 5 and is averaging 12.8 points on 36.9 percent shooting.

3. utah f jae crowder made six 3-pointers and scored 27 points in game 5 after averaging just six points over the first four games.

prediction: thunder 117, jazz 112

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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
climbing atop the national league central is proving to be a difficult chore for the st. louis cardinals, but collecting victories inside the division has been a much easier task. the cardinals eye their 11th win in the last 13 games friday when they open a three-game set in pittsburgh against the pirates.

st. louis (15-9) hasn't been able to overtake milwaukee atop the division thanks to the brewers' eight-game winning streak, but the cardinals have been among the hottest teams in the nl since their 5-7 start, going 8-1 against division rivals cincinnati and the chicago cubs to improve to 11-4 against the central. that success from april 12-22 carried over to the team's most recent series, as st. louis ventured outside the division for only the third time this season and claimed two of three from the new york mets. pittsburgh has cooled off since an 11-4 start, although the pirates righted the ship a bit by kicking off their six-game homestand with two wins in three contests against detroit. this weekend will mark the first meetings of the year between the longtime division rivals after st. louis went 11-8 against pittsburgh in 2017 - the fourth consecutive season the cardinals won the season series.

tv: 7:05 p.m. et, fs midwest (st. louis), at&t sportsnet pittsburgh

pitching matchup: cardinals rh miles mikolas (3-0, 3.46 era) vs. pirates lh steven brault (2-1, 4.44)

mikolas has walked only two over 26 innings and befuddled cincinnati for the second time in as many starts sunday, permitting two runs (one earned) on five hits across seven innings. the 29-year-old floridian was even sharper eight days earlier versus the reds when he yielded one run on four hits in seven frames - a turn that followed a pair of outings against milwaukee in which he surrendered eight runs over 12 innings. sean rodriguez has a homer in three at-bats against mikolas, who hasn't faced pittsburgh since 2012.
brault struggled with his control again saturday at philadelphia and has issued 11 free passes while recording only 12 strikeouts over 21 1/3 innings as a starter. the regis university product did not factor into the decision against the phillies after allowing two runs on two hits and three walks over 5 1/3 innings. brault gave up two runs in four relief frames versus the cardinals last year, but his only career start against them came in his big-league debut in 2016 - a no-decision in which he yielded one earned run over four innings.
walk-offs

1. cardinals of tommy pham went 4-for-6 against the mets on thursday, the fourth time he's had at least three hits in 22 contests this season.

2. pittsburgh of starling marte has played in each of his team's 25 games and reached base safely in 24 of them.

3. st. louis has allowed a majors-low four stolen bases.

prediction: cardinals 6, pirates 3

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Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
they combined for 231 points during fantastic regular seasons in which they finished with the two best records in the nhl, and friday begins what promises to be an entertaining western conference semifinal when the nashville predators host the winnipeg jets in the series opener. the predators finished with 117 points to win the presidents' trophy, one season after reaching the stanley cup finals, while the jets set a franchise record with 114 points.

nashville finished 3-1-1 against the jets in the regular season, but each team owns one victory on road ice and the two squads combined for 41 goals in those five games - a testament to the offensive firepower on both rosters considering both teams have vezina trophy finalists in pekka rinne of the predators and winnipeg's connor hellebuyck. "both teams have great goal scorers, great offensive guys," nashville forward kevin fiala told reporters. "it doesn't matter if you're first line or fourth, everybody can score. it's going to be a really good series, i think." the predators finished the regular season with eight players recording 40 or more points, including a pair of defensemen (roman josi and p.k. subban), while the jets had four players finish with 60-plus points - including the nhl co-leader in assists (blake wheeler) and the second-highest goal scorer in the league (patrik laine). "neither team is passive in how they play," jets coach paul maurice told the media. "neither team sits back and tries to slow the game down in terms of what they do with the puck. there's lots of action in these games."

tv: 8 p.m. et, nbc sports network, cbc, tva, sportsnet 360

about the jets: as has been the case all season winnipeg smothered minnesota in the opening round with waves of offense, getting three points or more from seven players in the five games - led by four goals and an assist from center mark scheifele and a pair of goals from laine along with defenseman tyler myers. hellebuyck did not face tremendous pressure for large stretches of the series, but even though he was pulled from game 3 he still finished with a .924 save percentage and a 1.93 goals against average. defenseman josh morrissey is back after serving a one-game suspension in the clinching game 5, and winnipeg hopes defenseman toby enstrom (lower-body) will be available after he missed the opening round.
about the predators: one aspect nashville hopes to improve on from its first-round victory over colorado is its second line, as fiala, center kyle turris and forward craig smith combined for just five points. forward austin watson and center colton sissons were fantastic in the first round, combining for seven goals and 14 points, while rinne shook off a rough performance in game 3 to stop 140-of-154 shots on goal. forward ryan hartman, a trade-deadline acquisition who scored the game-winning goal against the jets in his nashville debut feb. 27, was a healthy scratch in the game 6 clincher against colorado after missing game 5 with a suspension.

overtime

1. both teams finished in the top 10 in goals per game (jets second; predators tied for seventh) and goals against per game (nashville second; winnipeg fifth).

2. maurice did not express concern about laine, who missed a couple of practices leading up to the series opener.

3. josi finished with nine points (eight assists) in the five regular-season games against winnipeg, while wheeler and f kyle conner led the jets in the season series with six points apiece.

prediction: predators 3, jets 2

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Handicapped by Rick Needham at Belmont Park

RACE #5 - BELMONT PARK - 3:36 PM EASTERN POST
The Affirmed Success Stakes
6.0 FURLONGS DIRT FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD STAKES $100,000.00 PURSE

#6 EYE LUV LULU
#2 GYPSUM JOHNNY
#1 WEEKEND HIDEAWAY
#4 LORI'S VENGEANCE

The Affirmed Success, which was inaugurated in 2012, is named for the New York-bred who won the 1998 Vosburgh, 1999 Cigar Mile, and 2002 Carter. Owned and bred by Al Fried, Jr., Affirmed Success won 17 of 42 starts and earned more than $2.2 million. Here in the 7th renewal of The Affirmed, #6 EYE LUV LULU has hit the board in four of his last five outings, with three of those "board hit efforts," also qualifying as "POWER RUNS." Jockey Irad Ortiz and Trainer Jason Servis send him "postward" for the "Friday Feature" this afternoon ... they've hit the board with an impressive, 73% of more than 100 entries saddled as a team to date, winning at an equally impressive, 35% clip! #2 GYPSUM JOHNNY has turned in a quartet of "POWER RUNS" in his respective last five3 outings, hitting the board in a pair, including a "POWER RUN WIN" in his 3rd race back.

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Camarero Race Track
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Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 5 - Claiming - 9.0f on the Dirt. Purse: $6000 Class Rating: 90

FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON A RACE AND WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR A CLAIMING PRICE OF $8,000 OR LESS. WEIGHT, 121 LBS. NON-WINNERS OF A RACE SINCE APRIL 8, 2018 ALLOWED 1 LBS. A RACE SINCE MARCH 26, 2018 ALLOWED 3 LBS. A RACE SINCE FEBRUARY 26, 2018 ALLOWED 5 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $4,000.


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The Walker Group Picks

# 2 SUGAR DANDY 6/5

# 3 SMALL TOWN 3/1

# 8 CHESTER B 5/2

SUGAR DANDY has a formidable shot to take this race. Well above average win clip at this distance/surface. Looks solid against this group and will probably be one of the leaders. This horse has been consistently running well as of late. SMALL TOWN - Overall the Equibase Speed Figs of this equine look decent in this affair. Ran a strong last race. CHESTER B - This rider and handler team has produced some sharp ROI numbers at this track. Ran a sharp last race.

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Hawthorne
Hawthorne - Race 4

$1 Exacta / 20 Cent Trifecta / 20 Cent Superfecta 50 Cent Pick 3 (Races 4-5-6) / $1 Daily Double


Maiden Claiming $15,000 • 1 Mile • Turf • Ages 3 and up • CR: 65 • Purse: $10,000 • Post: 4:34P
FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. THREE YEAR OLDS, 117 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $15,000. IN THE EVENT THAT THIS RACE IS TAKEN OFF THE TURF IT WILL BE CONTESTED AT ONE MILE AND SEVENTY YARDS ON THE MAIN TRACK.
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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 * JAMI RACER: Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse has the high est average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface. Horse has the highest average Equibase Class Rating at the distance/surface. LA FLOR: Horse has a TrackMaster "+" designation or an "L" designation. Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse ranks in the top three in average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface.
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JAMI RACER
9/5

2/1
6
LA FLOR
10/1

6/1




P#

Horse (In Running Style Order)

Post

Morn
Line

Running Style

Good
Class

Good
Speed

Early Figure

Finish Figure

Platinum
Figure
5
DANEIRA
5

12/1
Alternator/Front-runner
0

0

86.3

44.6

37.6
2
KURINGAI
2

3/1
Alternator/Front-runner
71

61

51.3

47.0

37.0
6
LA FLOR
6

10/1
Alternator/Stalker
78

68

73.8

53.8

46.8
7
JULIE BE QUICK
7

5/1
Alternator/Stalker
0

0

63.4

35.6

29.1
8
SILVER SKYLER
8

20/1
Trailer
50

34

53.1

35.1

21.1
9
JAMI RACER
9

9/5
Alternator/Trailer
88

76

81.5

86.3

83.3
3
LUCKY AT JUSTICE
3

8/1
Alternator/Trailer
77

54

73.0

44.6

33.1
4
HAVE THE FACTS
4

10/1
Alternator/Non-contender
55

44

78.9

39.3

26.8
1
BEN'S LITTLE CUPID
1

20/1
Alternator/Non-contender
0

0

55.9

14.2

0.0

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Indiana Downs
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Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 4 - Maiden Special Weight - 5.5f on the Dirt. Purse: $34000 Class Rating: 67

FOR REGISTERED INDIANA BREDS SIRED BY REGISTERED INDIANA STALLIONS MAIDENS, THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE YEARS OLD. THREE YEAR OLDS, 118 LBS.; OLDER, 122 LBS.


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The Walker Group Picks

# 1 EL DIABLO GRANDE 2/1

# 6 STAR DE WARRIOR 7/2

# 2 ROCKY RUSH 5/2

EL DIABLO GRANDE looks like the wager in here. Is difficult not to consider based on Equibase Speed Figures which have been very good - 59 avg - of late. Looks solid to be on or close to the front end at the first call. Earned a sound speed rating in the last race. Can run another good one in this race. STAR DE WARRIOR - Could wake up with Lasix change (with second time Lasix) today. Have to believe this one will do well following the quick comeback. ROCKY RUSH - Had one of the top Equibase Speed Figures of this group in his last outing. Patrick and Parker have won 24 percent of their races giving this equine a very strong chance.

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

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Penn National - Race #2 - Post: 6:27pm - Claiming - 6.0 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $10,800 Class Rating: 73

Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar

#3 WE WILBURN YOU (ML=7/2)
#2B EL CHAVO (ML=3/1)
#7 TALENTED ZEALOUS (ML=5/1)


WE WILBURN YOU - Last race at Penn National on April 13th was a big class drop for this animal. Facing similar foes in this field. He should do well this time around. EL CHAVO - This gelding garnered a nice rating of 67 in his last affair. That rating should be good enough to win this time. This horse coming off a nice effort in the last month or so is a strong challenger in my opinion. I like this gelding. Has the top earnings per race in this one. TALENTED ZEALOUS - The rest of the bunch may trail this mount all the way around the track.

Vulnerable Contenders: #2 S W IRISH HE IS (ML=3/1), #4 SHOT THE SHERIFF (ML=9/2), #8 CAPITANO RICARDO (ML=6/1),

S W IRISH HE IS - Can't wager on this runner in today's sprint of 6 furlongs. Hasn't even hit the board in a short distance affair recently. Didn't end up on the board on August 16th at Penn National. Followed it up with another lackluster try. When looking at today's class figure, he will have to record a much better speed figure than in the last race to compete in this dirt sprint. SHOT THE SHERIFF - Never really did much at all last time out on Apr 13th. Hard to wager on in today's race. CAPITANO RICARDO - Could be tough for this animal to beat this field off of that last speed fig. Not probable to improve enough to run a figure anywhere near today's Equibase class figure, so put him on the likely underpriced equines list.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Bet on #3 WE WILBURN YOU to win if you can get at least 7/2 odds

EXACTA WAGERS:
Pass

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Box [2,3,7] Total Cost: $6

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

** Some or all wagers above involve entries and assume all parts of entry start the race **

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

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Santa Anita - Race #8 - Post: 3:50pm - Maiden Special - 8.0 furlongs on the Turf. Purse: $54,000 Class Rating: 75

Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar

#3 CLYDE'S PRIDE (ML=8/1)
#5 GREAT COMMISSION (ML=50/1)


CLYDE'S PRIDE - I have all the info you need right here. Dam stats for first-time-starters, winners 50 percent of the time. I like this first time starter mainly because his morning works for this have been here at Santa Anita. The addition of Lasix might make this horse wake up and smell the coffee in this field. GREAT COMMISSION - It looks like Gonzalez had to be in the know about this gelding on February 17th when riding him for the first time. Back aboard again today. Trainer Sierra moves this thoroughbred down the class ladder to face a weaker level today. Look for a good race in here.

Vulnerable Contenders: #2 HUDDLE (ML=9/5), #9 CELTURIAN (ML=3/1), #10 FAMOUS ROCK STAR (ML=7/2),

HUDDLE - Not a perfect 'fit' in this race. CELTURIAN - Tough for anyone who saw this pony in his last event to wager on him this time out. The speed figure last time around the track doesn't fit very well in this event when I look at the class rating of today's race. Mark this horse as a likely underpriced equine. FAMOUS ROCK STAR - Tough for anyone who saw this horse in his last event to wager on him this time out. The speed rating last time around the track doesn't fit very well in this clash when I look at the Equibase class figure of today's contest. Mark this thoroughbred as a vulnerable competitor.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Have to go with #3 CLYDE'S PRIDE on the win end if we get at least 3/1 odds

EXACTA WAGERS:
Box [3,5]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

SUPER HIGH 5 WAGERS:
Pass

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Tampa Bay Downs
Tampa Bay Downs - Race 9

Exacta / Trifecta ($.50 minimum) / Superfecta ($.10 minimum) / Super High 5


Maiden Claiming $16,000 • 1 Mile • Turf • Age 3 • CR: 70 • Purse: $13,700 • Post: 5:03P
FOR MAIDENS, FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD. WEIGHT, 122 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $16,000 (PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO HORSES WHICH HAVE NOT STARTED FOR LESS THAN $16,000. THE SAME PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO HORSES WHICH HAVE STARTED FOR LESS THAN $16,000 AND SINCE THEN HAVE FINISHED 2ND OR 3RD FOR $16,000 OR MORE.). (IF DEEMED INADVISABLE BY MANAGEMENT TO RUN THIS RACE OVER THE TURF COURSE, IT WILL BE RUN ON THE MAIN TRACK AT ONE MILE AND FORTY YARDS.).
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Race Type: Lone Front-runner. ATHENA'S REVENGE is the Lone Front-runner of the race. * KEY ANGLES * LOS ARCOS: Horse has run a Good Race within the last 30 days. Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. DIM SUM: Horse has a TrackMaster "+ " designation or an "L" designation. Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. ATHENA'S REVENGE: Horse has run a Good Race within the last 30 days. Horse ranks in the top three in average Equibase Class Rating at the distance/surfa ce.
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LOS ARCOS
2/1

3/1
4
DIM SUM
6/1

9/2
2
ATHENA'S REVENGE
8/1

6/1




P#

Horse (In Running Style Order)

Post

Morn
Line

Running Style

Good
Class

Good
Speed

Early Figure

Finish Figure

Platinum
Figure
2
ATHENA'S REVENGE
2

8/1
Front-runner
70

56

55.5

58.1

48.6
7
LOS ARCOS
7

2/1
Alternator/Stalker
70

73

57.2

64.0

60.0
4
DIM SUM
4

6/1
Alternator/Stalker
73

60

50.0

62.0

56.0
8
DR. LLENADO
8

8/1
Trailer
55

45

43.7

61.5

48.0
11
TRACK MAGIC
11

8/1
Alternator/Trailer
0

0

61.2

58.7

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
The Chicago Cubs' pitching staff has underachieved so far this season - except when they face the Milwaukee Brewers. Having shut out the Brewers three times in five meetings, the Cubs will look for Yu Darvish to keep visiting Milwaukee's bats in check Friday afternoon in the second contest of their four-game series.

After some rocky performances early on, Cubs starters have posted three straight quality starts after Kyle Hendricks scattered four hits over seven innings in Thursday's 1-0 triumph. The loss snapped the Brewers' eight-game winning streak and marked their fourth shutout defeat of the season. Darvish will try to keep Milwaukee's hitters on their heels as he looks for his first win with Chicago. He has posted only one quality start in his first four outings - but it came at Milwaukee on April 7, when he struck out nine while allowing just one run and two hits over six innings.
TV: 2:20 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), NBCS Chicago

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers LH Brent Suter (1-2, 5.68 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Yu Darvish (0-2, 6.86)
Suter was victorious in his season debut but is winless in four starts since. The 28-year-old endured his toughest outing yet last time out, yielding five runs and eight hits over five innings of a no-decision against Miami on Saturday. Suter is 1-1 with a 4.19 ERA in seven career games (three starts) versus the Cubs but will make his first start at Wrigley Field.

The fifth inning has been Darvish's undoing in his first four starts with the Cubs, as he has allowed only three runs over the first four frames but 12 in the fifth. The 31-year-old from Japan failed to get out of the fifth on Saturday at Colorado, as he walked four for the second straight game and was charged with five runs in 4 2/3 innings. Darvish is 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA in two career starts against the Brewers.
WALK-OFFS

1. Cubs 2B Javier Baez (18-for-42, three homers, 14 RBIs) and CF Albert Almora Jr. (15-for-39, one, five) are riding career-high nine-game hitting streaks.
2. Brewers 1B-OF Ryan Braun has recorded 101 hits at Wrigley Field, joining Joey Votto (102) as the only active visiting players with at least 100.

3. Chicago LF Kyle Schwarber homered for the team's only run on Thursday and is 15-for-41 with five blasts and 14 RBIs in his last 12 games.

PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Brewers 3

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Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
the baltimore orioles look to halt their five-game losing streak and avenge a three-game road sweep last week when they continue their nine-game homestand friday against the detroit tigers in the opener of their three-game series. baltimore, which lost three in detroit from april 17-19, dropped a 9-5 decision to tampa bay on thursday for its 13th setback in 15 contests.

anthony santander and adam jones each recorded three hits for the orioles, with the latter belting a two-run homer that ended his 17-game drought. detroit has lost three of four after being edged 1-0 at pittsburgh on thursday. the defeat, which came courtesy of a walk-off homer in the ninth inning, actually was a victory for a tigers' pitching staff that was battered by the pirates for 18 runs in wednesday's doubleheader. leonys martin went 2-for-4 for detroit on thursday, giving him multi-hit performances in seven of his last 12 contests.
tv: 7:05 p.m. et, fs detroit, masn2 (baltimore)

pitching matchup: tigers rh mike fiers (2-1, 3.71 era) vs. orioles rh chris tillman (0-4, 9.87)
fiers managed to come away with the victory against kansas city on saturday despite yielding four runs - two earned - and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings. the 32-year-old floridian has issued just one walk in each of his three turns this season but failed to register a strikeout versus the royals. fiers has won each of his two career starts against baltimore, allowing two runs while striking out 16 over 14 frames.

tillman's struggles this season continued saturday as he surrendered four runs and eight hits - three homers - over six innings in a loss to cleveland. it was the longest outing of the year for the 30-year-old californian, who has given up 19 runs on 30 hits and 11 walks over 17 1/3 frames in his four turns. tillman is hoping to continue the success he has had against detroit during his career as he is 6-1 with a 3.12 era in 10 starts versus the tigers.
walk-offs

1. tigers 1b miguel cabrera has gone 9-for-18 during his five-game hitting streak.
2. detroit recalled rhp johnny barbato from triple-a toledo and optioned of mike gerber to the mud hens.

3. baltimore 3b tim beckham underwent core muscle surgery on thursday and is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks.

prediction: tigers 7, orioles 4

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Washington Nationals Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
the arizona diamondbacks aim to get the early leg up on their bid to record a ninth straight series victory to begin the season when they play the opener of a three-game set at the washington nationals on friday. the nl west-leading diamondbacks (17-7) took two of three from philadelphia to improve to 8-4 on the road heading into washington (11-14), which is just 3-7 at home.

"the guys come every day prepared, ready to win. so if you beat us, you beat us prepared," said light-hitting jarrod dyson, who went deep for the second time in three outings as arizona breezed to thursday's 8-2 victory. the diamondbacks have yet to suffer back-to-back setbacks this season as they head into the second leg of their six-game road trip. washington answered a dismal four-game stretch in which it batted .179 and mustered eight runs by recording season-high totals in runs and hits (18) in wednesday's 15-2 romp over san francisco. trea turner matched a career high with five hits to finish 15-for-42 with seven runs scored during the team's nine-game road trip.

tv: 7:05 p.m. et, mlb network, fs arizona, masn (washington)
pitching matchup: diamondbacks rh zack godley (3-1, 3.09 era) vs. nationals rh stephen strasburg (2-2, 2.97)
godley gave himself quite the birthday present on friday, picking up his third win in four outings by overcoming a two-run double from franchy cordero in the first to strike out eight over 5 1/3 innings versus san diego. the 28-year-old showed better control by surrendering one walk on the heels of issuing six free passes in a disastrous performance at the los angeles dodgers on april 15. bryce harper (3-for-8) has gotten his licks in on godley, but the right-hander owns a 2-1 mark against the nationals while limiting them to a .225 batting average.
strasburg has been plagued by the home run ball this season as he was taken deep twice to spoil a 10-strikeout performance in saturday's 4-0 setback at the dodgers. the three-time all-star has surrendered six homers in five outings (33 1/3 innings) after permitting 13 during his entire 2017 campaign. david peralta has a homer to highlight his 4-for-7 effort versus strasburg, but the 29-year-old boasts a 4-2 record versus the diamondbacks while keeping the rest of their bats in check (.219).
walk-offs

1. washington lhp sean doolittle has recorded at least two strikeouts in eight of his 10 appearances this season.

2. arizona 1b nick goldschmidt had three hits in the series finale to improve to 8-for-20 with six runs scored in his last five contests.
3. harper is mired in a 3-for-23 stretch in his last eight games, although he has 11 walks in that span.

prediction: diamondbacks 6, nationals 2

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Atlanta Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
right-handers julio teheran and aaron nola will square off for the third time this season as the atlanta braves continue their 10-game road trip on friday with the opener of a three-game series versus the philadelphia phillies. teheran recorded one victory at nola's expense earlier this month to help the braves (14-10) win four of six against the phillies (15-9) at suntrust park.

atlanta overcame surrendering 19 runs in back-to-back losses to struggling cincinnati before ronald acuna jr. stepped up in his first two career contests, going 4-for-9 with a homer, two rbis and three runs scored help the braves salvage a split of the four-game set. "the real good ones make an immediate impact," manager brian snitker said after thursday's 7-4 triumph. "this kid has skills. he's an asset for us, whether he's batting, in the field or on the bases. it's nice to have him." the phillies had won 11 of 13 before dropping two of three versus arizona heading into the final leg of their 10-game homestand. odubel herrera went 2-for-4 in thursday's 8-2 setback to the diamondbacks to reach base safely in a career-high 26 straight games, although he is just 5-for-22 against atlanta this season.

tv: 7:05 p.m. et, fs south (atlanta), nbcs philadelphia-plus
pitching matchup: braves rh julio teheran (1-1, 4.00 era) vs. phillies rh aaron nola (2-1, 2.30)
teheran recorded his third straight quality outing on saturday but settled for a no-decision despite scattering four hits and striking out six over seven scoreless innings against the new york mets. the 27-year-old colombian was fortunate to walk away with a no-decision versus philadelphia in the season opener on march 29 after allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings before securing the win on april 16 following a nine-strikeout performance in a 2-1 triumph. rhys hoskins has three doubles to highlight his 4-for-9 performance against teheran, although the right-hander has flustered cesar hernandez (5-for-31) and aaron altherr (3-for-21).
nola yielded two runs or fewer for the fifth straight outing on saturday and struck out a season-high nine without issuing a walk in seven innings of a 6-2 triumph over pittsburgh. the 24-year-old has pitched well in both outings against atlanta this season, as he settled for a no-decision after receiving an early hook from phillies manager gabe kapler in the opener before giving up two runs and four hits en route to taking the loss in the most recent encounter. freddie freeman is 6-for-19 while nick markakis has homered twice off nola, who sports a 5-2 mark with a 2.04 era and 1.05 whip in nine career matchups with the braves.
walk-offs
1. alther is 7-for-18 in his last five games after collecting just four hits in his previous 44 at-bats.

2. atlanta 2b ozzie albies has homered in back-to-back outings and leads the majors in extra-base hits (19), although he is just 5-for-27 with five strikeouts against philadelphia this season.

3. hernandez is 11-for-28 with five rbis and five runs scored during the homestand.

prediction: phillies 3, braves 2

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Texas Rangers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
the toronto blue jays hit a rough patch against the american league east's elite teams over the past week but hope to have some better results against the last-place team in the al west when the texas rangers visit friday for the first of three games. the blue jays went 2-5 in a stretch against the new york yankees and boston red sox with three of the losses coming by one run.

the latest of those setbacks was a 5-4 decision against the red sox on thursday in which toronto produced just two hits over its final six innings while falling to 8-5 at home. the blue jays are 8-2 against teams outside their division and won two of three at texas earlier in the month. that was the beginning of a 5-12 slide for the rangers, who managed to avoid a sweep against oakland by winning 4-2 on wednesday behind a rare solid effort by a struggling bullpen. "to get these guys out there and off the field in positive situations, close the door for them, i believe will go a long ways to get them back on track mentally and physically," texas manager jeff banister told reporters.
tv: 7:07 p.m. et, fs southwest (texas), sportsnet (toronto)
pitching matchup: rangers lh mike minor (1-1, 3.86 era) vs. blue jays rh marcus stroman (0-2, 8.55)

minor rebounded from a rocky outing two turns ago to limit seattle to a run over 5 1/3 innings his last time out. the 30-year-old dominated toronto on april 7 at home by allowing a run and just two hits across six frames while striking out a season-high seven, picking up his first win as a starter since 2014. steve pearce is 3-for-5 with a home run and a walk against minor, who is 3-0 with a 1.64 era in his career against the blue jays.
stroman has yet to produce a quality start in 2018 and he was nowhere close to doing so in a loss at yankee stadium on saturday. he allowed six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings while walking four batters and has issued 14 free passes in 20 innings this season. the duke product was the losing pitcher opposite minor earlier this month after giving up five runs over 4 2/3 innings and he owns a 6.89 era in three lifetime starts versus texas.
walk-offs

1. blue jays of randal grichuk was 0-for-4 in thursday's loss and is 5-for-63 on the season.

2. rangers 1b joey gallo has seven walks in his last eight games.

3. toronto 2b devon travis is 6-for-20 over his last six games after going 3-for-38 through his first 11 contests.

prediction: blue jays 6, rangers 5

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Seattle Mariners vs. Cleveland Indians Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
corey kluber looks to win his fourth consecutive start when the cleveland indians host the seattle mariners on friday for the second contest of their four-game series. the two-time cy young award winner has allowed just 22 hits while striking out 37 in 36 2/3 innings this season.

kluber, who lost 2-1 to the mariners on opening day, looks to get the indians back on the winning side of the ledger after they dropped the series opener 5-4. the mariners have won three straight and are an impressive 5-2 during their 10-game road trip. kyle seager delivered the tiebreaking rbi double in the eighth inning of the opener as part of his 3-for-4 effort. yonder alonso belted a two-run homer for the indians and ranks second on the club with six blasts to go with a team-leading 15 rbis.

tv: 7:10 p.m. et, root northwest (seattle), sportstime ohio (cleveland)
pitching matchup: mariners rh erasmo ramirez (0-1, 9.64 era) vs. indians rh corey kluber (3-1, 1.96)

ramirez is making his second start after opening the season on the disabled list due to a strained lat. the 27-year-old was roughed up by texas on sunday, when he gave up five runs and five hits - two homers - over 4 2/3 innings. ramirez is 1-2 with a 3.51 era in seven career appearances (four starts) against the indians and has been torched by alonso (6-for-9) and jason kipnis (5-for-12, two homers).
kluber gave up a season-worst three runs while defeating baltimore in his last turn as he allowed six hits and didn't walk a batter in seven innings. the 32-year-old ranks fifth in franchise history with 1,238 strikeouts - 27 behind cc sabathia for fourth. kluber served up a first-inning, two-run homer to nelson cruz while losing the season opener to the mariners as he allowed six hits over eight frames to drop to 3-2 with a 1.66 era in five career outings against seattle.
walk-offs

1. cleveland's andrew miller (hamstring) was placed on the 10-day disabled list, jeff beliveau was recalled from triple-a columbus and fellow lhp jack leathersich was designated for assignment.
2. seattle 1b ryon healy (ankle) was activated prior to the series opener and went 1-for-4, while 1b-dh dan vogelbach was optioned to triple-a tacoma.

3. mariners rf mitch haniger, who is hitless in seven at-bats over his last two games, went 3-for-3 versus kluber on opening day and is 5-for-7 overall against him.

prediction: indians 5, mariners 1

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
the surging tampa bay rays look to remain hot at the plate when they visit the american league east-leading boston red sox on friday for the opener of their three-game series. the rays have scored 47 runs during a six-game winning streak - their longest since july 2014 - after collecting 13 hits in thursday's 9-5 victory at baltimore and have crossed the plate at least eight times in a franchise-record five straight contests.

tampa bay's c.j. cron launched his fourth homer in four contests thursday and has driven in 10 runs in that span while wilson ramos also went deep in the latest win and is 11-for-28 with eight rbis during his seven-game hitting streak. blake snell attempts to keep his strong run going on the mound when he takes the ball for the rays against drew pomeranz, who is making just his second start of the season. boston endured a three-game losing streak during its latest road trip but finished it with back-to-back one-run wins at toronto after thursday's 5-4 triumph. tampa bay will be happy not to have to face the injured xander bogaerts (ankle), who is 12-for-27 with nine rbis against the rays this season, but hanley ramirez has recorded three multi-hit performances in his last five games and is batting .329 overall.
tv: 7:10 p.m. et, fs sun (tampa bay), nesn (boston)
pitching matchup: rays lh blake snell (3-1, 2.54 era) vs. red sox lh drew pomeranz (0-0, 7.36)

snell has strung together three outstanding performances - including his season-high seven-inning effort on saturday, when he held minnesota to one run and five hits while registering six strikeouts. the 25-year-old native of washington gave up three runs and 11 hits while striking out 25 across 19 1/3 frames in his last three starts and hasn't issued a walk in the last two. ramirez is 4-for-9 lifetime versus snell, who limited the red sox to three hits over 5 2/3 innings of a no-decision on march 30.
pomeranz returned from the disabled list on april 20 at oakland after battling a forearm injury and allowed three runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings in his 2018 debut. the 29-year-old from tennessee went 17-6 (2-1 versus tampa bay) with a 3.32 era in 32 starts last year during his first full season with the red sox. brad miller is 10-for-19 with a homer and six rbis against pomeranz, who is 4-2 with a 3.59 era in nine career games (eight starts) versus the rays.
walk-offs

1. boston util brock holt doubled on thursday to extend his hitting streak to nine games but left the contest with hamstring tightness.

2. tampa bay infs daniel robertson (11-for-24) and joey wendle (12-for-24) are riding six-game hitting streaks.
3. red sox lf andrew benintendi recorded two hits thursday after going 0-for-14 over his previous four games but is 2-for-23 versus the rays in 2018.

prediction: rays 6, red sox 3

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Colorado Rockies vs. Miami Marlins Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
josé ureña won 14 games in 2017 but he remains in search of his first victory this season as he prepares to make his sixth start when the miami marlins host the colorado rockies on friday in the opener of a three-game series. the marlins wrapped up a nine-game road trip by taking the final two against the los angeles dodgers -- their first back-to-back wins this season.

with its roster riddled by injuries, miami could get some reinforcements friday with the potential return of third baseman martin prado (hamstring), who played seven innings in rehab games tuesday and wednesday. the marlins have lost the last seven starts dating to last season by ureña, who is only 7-17 lifetime at home. the rockies posted their first series home win of the season against san diego on wednesday and enter their nine-game road trip with a 9-5 record away from home. colorado starters did not allow a run over 13 innings in the last two games and left-hander tyler anderson looks to keep the streak going when he opposes ureña in the opener.
tv: 7:10 p.m. et, mlb network, at&t sportsnet rocky mountain (colorado), fs florida (miami)
pitching matchup: rockies lh tyler anderson (1-0, 4.32 era) vs. marlins rh josé ureña (0-3, 5.88)

anderson was pounded in his season debut at arizona, giving up seven runs over 2 1/3 innings, but he has permitted only five earned runs in his last four turns while recording quality starts in three of them. he picked up his first win last time out by tossing six innings of two-run ball against the chicago cubs. anderson has a 1.42 era in splitting two decisions against miami, limiting the current roster to 3-for-16.
ureña failed to go beyond five innings for the fourth time in five starts last time out, giving up four runs on four hits over five innings in a no-decision at milwaukee. he fell to 0-3 at marlins park this season in his previous turn, permitting four runs and eight hits over five innings in a loss to pittsburgh. nolan arenado is 3-for-10 with a pair of homers off ureña, who was 0-1 with a 7.84 era versus colorado in 2017.
walk-offs

1. marlins c j.t. realmuto has homered three times in the past two games.

2. rockies of david dahl has hit safely in all four games, including a triple in his last two, since he was called up from the minors.

3. marlins 2b starlin castro is riding a five-game hitting streak.

prediction: rockies 4, marlins 3

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Minnesota Twins Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
the minnesota twins look to put an especially discouraging setback behind them quickly and snap a seven-game losing streak when they host the cincinnati reds for the first of three contests on friday night. fernando rodney served up a walk-off, three-run homer to gary sanchez in the bottom of the ninth inning thursday afternoon as the twins dropped a 4-3 decision to the new york yankees.

"you're going to have stretches like this where you're in quite a few ballgames, and the ball just can't bounce your way," minnesota pitcher kyle gibson told mlb.com after striking out 10 in six innings thursday. "snakebitten, unlucky, whatever you want to call it. but nobody in here is playing the victim, nobody in here is trying to make excuses, we just have to be a little bit better." veteran phil hughes will try to start the twins' turnaround when he takes the mound against cincinnati's luis castillo, who is off to a slow start after posting a 3.12 era in 15 starts as a rookie in 2017. the reds (5-20) own the worst record in the majors after dropping the last two games against atlanta at home and visit minnesota for the first time since 2001. former mvp joey votto is warming up for cincinnati with homers in each of his last three contests and eight rbis over a five-game stretch.
tv: 8:10 p.m. et, fs ohio (cincinnati), fs north (minnesota)
pitching matchup: reds rh luis castillo (1-3, 6.51 era) vs. twins rh phil hughes (0-0, 5.40)

castillo allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks over five innings at st. louis on sunday to suffer the loss after posting his first victory at milwaukee six days earlier. the 25-year-old dominican has completed at least five innings but given up three or more runs in all five of his starts. castillo faces minnesota for the first time in his career and lost his only other interleague start, yielding three runs over five innings to the yankees last season.
hughes permitted two runs on five hits and two walks over 3 1/3 innings in his 2018 debut at tampa bay last sunday after spending time on the disabled list with a strained left oblique. the 31-year-old california native was 5-10 in 26 appearances (20 starts) combined in 2016-17 after reaching the 10-win mark in four of the previous six seasons. scooter gennett is 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles against hughes, who won his only career meeting with the reds in 2015 - giving up four runs on eight hits over 6 2/3 innings.
walk-offs

1. cincinnati of jesse winker doubled as a pinch hitter thursday to extend his hitting streak to eight games (11-for-24).

2. the twins claimed rhp david hale off waivers from the yankees on thursday. he is expected to join the team for the series.
3. reds 3b eugenio suarez returned thursday after missing 16 games with a fractured right thumb and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

prediction: twins 5, reds 4

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Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
the oakland athletics hope sean manaea can duplicate his previous performance as the team looks to remain hot when it visits the houston astros on friday for the opener of their three-game series. manaea tossed a no-hitter against boston in his last outing for oakland, which has won eight of its last 10 contests but is coming off a 4-2 loss at texas on wednesday that dropped it to 2-1 on its nine-game road trip.

the athletics squandered a 2-0 lead that was provided by khris davis, who belted his seventh homer of the season to give him eight rbis in his last four games. houston salvaged the finale of its three-game set against the los angeles angels, winning 5-2 on wednesday for its seventh victory in nine contests. alex bregman delivered a three-run double while jose altuve and jake marisnick homered for the astros, who had lost four straight at home. altuve, who has won the batting title in the american league three of the last four seasons, has been held without a hit in just four of his 26 games this year.
tv: 8:10 p.m. et, nbcs california (oakland), at&t sportsnet southwest (houston)
pitching matchup: athletics lh sean manaea (3-2, 1.23 era) vs. astros lh dallas keuchel (1-3, 3.10)

manaea can't perform much better than he did last time out, when he recorded 10 strikeouts and issued two walks against the red sox on saturday. the 26-year-old native of indiana has allowed two runs and five hits over 24 innings in his three victories this season and has given up more than four hits just once in his five overall outings. manaea has posted an impressive 2.45 era in his eight career starts against houston but owns just a 1-3 record.
keuchel's record is deceiving, as he has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his five starts. the 30-year-old former cy young award winner is coming off his first win, a triumph over the white sox in chicago on saturday in which he gave up one run and four hits over six innings. keuchel is 5-4 with one complete game and a 2.59 era in 16 starts and two relief appearances against the athletics.
walk-offs

1. athletics ss marcus semien is riding a five-game hitting streak that has featured four two-hit performances.

2. houston ss carlos correa has gone 16-for-35 during his 10-game hitting streak.

3. oakland optioned kendall graveman and chris bassitt to triple-a nashville and activated fellow rhp wilmer font, who was acquired from the los angeles dodgers on wednesday.

prediction: astros 6, athletics 3

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Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
the chicago white sox put on a power display in the opener of the five-game series and look to follow up with another solid performance when they visit the kansas city royals on friday. the white sox belted five homers - two by matt davidson - while notching a 6-3 victory on thursday.

welington castillo, yoan moncada and trayce thompson also went deep as chicago won for just the third time in 17 games. davidson has hit seven homers this season, with five coming at kauffman stadium. the white sox are saddled with a 6-16 record, but half of the victories have occurred in kansas city, where they swept a season-opening two-game series. kansas city has dropped 13 of its last 15 games and owns the american league's worst record at 5-18, including a 1-10 mark at home.

tv: 8:15 p.m. et, nbcs chicago, fs kansas city
pitching matchup: white sox rh reynaldo lopez (0-2, 1.50 era) vs. royals lh danny duffy (0-3, 5.26)

lopez is winless in four starts despite allowing just four earned runs and 12 hits over 24 innings. the 24-year-old hasn't yielded more than four hits in any of his outings, but he has experienced bouts of wildness by issuing four or more walks in three of his turns. lopez is 2-0 with a 3.44 era in three career starts against the royals and has served up two homers to mike moustakas and one to alcides escobar.
duffy was roughed up by detroit in his last outing as he gave up six runs and 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings. the 29-year-old's season began on a bad note when chicago's jose abreu, davidson and tim anderson all went deep off him in the fourth inning on opening day as he allowed five runs and seven hits in four frames. duffy is 7-6 with a 4.47 era in 21 career appearances (19 starts) against the white sox and has struggled with abreu (16-for-45, two homers), yolmer sanchez (10-for-26) and anderson (8-for-22, one homer).
walk-offs

1. white sox bench coach joe mcewing will serve as manager on friday and saturday as rich renteria will be away from the team due to the death of his mother on wednesday.
2. moustakas was 2-for-5 in the series opener and has recorded at least one hit in 16 of his last 17 games.

3. abreu (flu-like symptoms) is expected back in the lineup on friday after sitting out the series opener.

prediction: royals 3, white sox 2

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New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
the new york yankees ended a wildly successful homestand in dramatic fashion and hope to carry their momentum into a challenging stretch when they open a three-game series at the los angeles angels on friday. gary sanchez's walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted the yankees to a 4-3 victory over the minnesota twins on thursday, capping a four-game sweep.

new york won the final six games of the homestand by a combined margin of 47-13 and enter a seven-game trip through los angeles and houston on a very high note. "we've got a lot of fight in here, a lot of bulldogs," left-hander jordan montgomery, who threw the first five innings thursday, told reporters. the angels won two of three at houston to begin the week to improve to 11-2 on the road, compared to 5-7 at home. veteran slugger albert pujols begins their six-game homestand with 2,994 career hits, the most recent of which was his 619th homer in wednesday's 5-2 loss to the astros.
tv: 10:07 p.m. et, yes (new york), fs west (los angeles)
pitching matchup: yankees rh luis severino (4-1, 2.32 era) vs. angels lh andrew heaney (0-1, 9.64)

after giving up five runs in five innings at fenway park on april 10, severino returned to his dominant form with back-to-back victories. he allowed one run and four hits in 13 innings over that span, defeating toronto for the second time this year in his last turn on sunday. the 24-year-old lost his only prior meeting with the angels last june at home after giving up five earned runs in six innings.
heaney is 1-4 with a 7.54 era in eight starts with the angels since the beginning of the 2016 season after a rocky outing against san francisco last friday. the former first-round pick does have 13 strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings this year and 40 in 31 frames at the big-league level over the last two seasons. he dominated the yankees over seven innings in a 2015 encounter at angel stadium to pick up his first win in the majors.

walk-offs

1. yankees 1b tyler austin's suspension for his involvement in a brawl at boston was reduced from five games to four, and he will begin serving it friday.
2. angels lf justin upton has struck out at least once in 11 straight games.

3. new york rf aaron judge has reached base safely in 21 consecutive contests.

prediction: yankees 5, angels 3

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New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

26th April 2018 by Gracenote
jacob degrom has been near the top of his game but he has been let down by the bullpen in each of his last two starts for the new york mets, who will wrap up a lengthy road trip with the first of three games at the san diego padres on friday night. degrom looks to remain unbeaten and prevent new york's first three-game losing streak in the series opener.

new york's bullpen was unable to hold leads in the eighth and 10th innings before eventually falling 4-3 in the 13th to st. louis for its second consecutive series loss. yoenis cespedes homered and had five rbis in the three-game set against the cardinals and is 10-for-29 with four homers and 10 rbis lifetime against san diego's pitching staff. the padres collected only eight hits in dropping the final two games of their series in colorado to fall to 2-7 in their last nine games. veteran left-hander clayton richard will get the nod for san diego, which won four of seven meetings against new york in 2017.
tv: 10:10 p.m. et, sny (new york), fs san diego
pitching matchup: mets rh jacob degrom (2-0, 2.53 era) vs. padres lh clayton richard (1-2, 5.67)

degrom was overpowering last time out in atlanta but came away with a no-decision despite striking out 10 and yielding four hits over seven scoreless innings. he had a similar fate in his previous turn against washington, fanning 12 and giving up three runs over 7 1/3 innings in another no-decision. in four career starts against the padres, degrom is 2-1 with a 1.93 era and has limited wil myers to a homer in nine at-bats.
richard was stellar in his season-opening start with seven innings of one-run ball in a no-decision against milwaukee, but he has pitched five innings in each of his four subsequent outings. the 34-year-old has been reached for 16 runs over his last 20 innings and has been victimized by the long ball, giving up five homers in his past three starts. adrian gonzalez (11-for-20) and asdrubal cabrera (7-for-13) have tormented richard.

walk-offs

1. cabrera was hitless in six at-bats thursday after missing the previous two games with a tight hamstring.
2. myers is 8-for-21 in five games since coming off the disabled list.

3. mets rf jay bruce has hit safely in five games in a row.

prediction: mets 5, padres 2

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Preview and Predictions 04-27-2018

27th April 2018 by Gracenote
mac williamson is about to force the san francisco giants to make some difficult decisions, but the team isn't complaining. the powerful left fielder looks to continue his hot start friday when the giants begin a four-game series against the visiting los angeles dodgers, who dropped two of three against the lowly miami marlins.

williamson has homered twice in four starts since being called up from triple-a sacramento and provided an immediate boost for the giants (11-13), who have won four of their last six games to pull within two games of .500. the 27-year-old williamson took the roster spot of veteran hunter pence, who was batting .172 when he landed on the disabled list with a thumb sprain last week but will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on friday. the giants will soon need to figure out how to accommodate six outfielders for five spots, but first they'll turn their attention toward the dodgers, who are dealing with outfield questions of their own. while matt kemp is hitting .313 with four homers and 12 rbis, yasiel puig is batting .195 with no homers and could begin sharing time with joc pederson, who appears to be heating up with six hits in his last 19 at-bats.
tv: 10:15 p.m. et, sportsnet la (los angeles), nbcs bay area (san francisco)
pitching matchup: dodgers lh hyun-jin ryu (3-0, 1.99 era) vs. giants lh derek holland (0-3, 4.98)

opponents are batting .141 against ryu, who continued his impressive start last saturday by holding washington to two hits over seven scoreless innings. the 31-year-old has pitched at least six innings and recorded at least eight strikeouts in each of his last three outings. buster posey is 9-for-28 with a home run against ryu, who owns a 4-6 record and 3.38 era in 12 career starts against the giants, including 0-2 with a 1.17 era in three outings last season.
holland is still seeking his first win with the giants after allowing four runs over six frames against the los angeles angels last saturday. the 31-year-old native of ohio gave up 31 home runs in 29 games (26 starts) last season as a member of the chicago white sox and allowed three in the 4-3 loss to the angels. holland fell to 0-2 with a 6.30 era in two career starts against the dodgers after pitching five solid innings in a loss on march 31.
walk-offs

1. the dodgers are beginning a season-high 11-game road trip against san francisco, arizona and san diego (in monterrey, mexico).

2. san francisco rhp chris stratton is expected to be reinstated from the paternity list in time to start the first game of saturday's doubleheader.
3. the dodgers traded rhp wilmer font to oakland for minor league lhp logan salow.

prediction: dodgers 6, giants 2

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Mike Wynn

Free Play: Free Boston w/Pomeranz -165 Over Tampa Bay

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Free Selection from Jim Feist

Jim Feist's Comp Pick, Friday, April 27, 2018



04/27 07:10 PM PT / 10:10 PM ET

MLB (961) NEW YORK METS VS (962) SAN DIEGO PADRES

Take: (961) NEW YORK METS

Reason: Your free play for Friday, April 27, 2018 is in the MLB scheduled contest between the NY Mets and the San Diego Padres. Your free play is on the METS

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Jeff Allen Sports

Friday's Free Selection is on the Philadelphia Phillies

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Razor Sharp

YOUR RAZOR SHARP FREE PICK FOR FRIDAY: Take NY METS (deGrom) -145 over San Diego

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Totals4U

Friday's Free Selection: Los Angeles Dodgers/San Francisco Giants under 8

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John Anthony Sports

Friday's Free Selection: St Louis Cardinals - 135

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Atlantic Sports

Friday's Free Selection from Atlantic Sports: NY Yankees - 150

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#1 Sports

Friday's Free Selection: New York Yankees - 150

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Nevada Sharpshooter

Your free winner for Friday: Take TEXAS/TORONTO OVER the total of 9 runs

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Huddle Up Sports

Free Play: LA Dodgers Ryu

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Hawkeye Sports

Friday's Free Pick: Winnipeg Jets + 140

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Golden Dragon Sports

Free Pick NY Yankees Severino -152

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Arthur Ralph Sports

FREE play: FRI INd Pacers -1

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Platinum Plays

Free Pick the Cincinnati Reds w/Castillo +100 over Minnesota

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The Vegas Steam Line

Your free winner for Friday: Take WASHINGTON (Strasburg) -140 over Arizona

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High Stakes Syndicate

Free Selection for Friday: Oakland Athletics + 145

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Free Selection from Kenny Towers

Un 214.5 Tor/Was - NBA

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SharpBettor FREE Play for Friday, April 27, 2018

4/27 07:10 PM MLB (961) NEW YORK METS (J DEGROM - R) VS (962) SAN DIEGO PADRES (C RICHARD - L)

Take : Mets

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Roz Wins

Roz's Friday April 27, 2018, Free Pick


4/27 04:05 PM MLB (965) DETROIT TIGERS (M FIERS - R) VS (966) BALTIMORE ORIOLES (C TILLMAN - R)

Take : Orioles

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, April 27


Milwaukee @ Chicago Cubs

Game 951-952
April 27, 2018 @ 2:20 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Suter) 15.622
Chicago Cubs
(Darvish) 17.303
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-175
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-175); N/A

Arizona @ Washington

Game 953-954
April 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Godley) 16.245
Washington
(Strasburg) 17.908
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-145
7
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-145); Under

Atlanta @ Philadelphia

Game 955-956
April 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Teheran) 14.554
Philadelphia
(Nola) 15.989
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-160
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-160); Under

St. Louis @ Pittsburgh

Game 957-958
April 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 13.903
Pittsburgh
(Brault) 15.549
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+115); Under

Colorado @ Miami

Game 959-960
April 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Andrson) 14.096
Miami
(Urena) 15.449
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+115); Under

NY Mets @ San Diego

Game 961-962
April 27, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 13.548
San Diego
(Richard) 15.108
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-160
7
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+140); Under

LA Dodgers @ San Francisco

Game 963-964
April 27, 2018 @ 10:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 13.279
San Francisco
(Holland) 14.882
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Francisco
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-150
8
Dunkel Pick:
San Francisco
(+130); Over

Detroit @ Baltimore

Game 965-966
April 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Fiers) 15.209
Baltimore
(Tillman) 13.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-110
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(-110); Over

Texas @ Toronto

Game 967-968
April 27, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Minor) 16.443
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.415
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
-160
9
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+140); Over

Seattle @ Cleveland

Game 969-970
April 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Ramirez) 16.214
Cleveland
(Kluber) 14.612
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Seattle
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-270
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Seattle
(+230); Over

Tampa Bay @ Boston

Game 971-972
April 27, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Snell) 17.987
Boston
(Pmeranz) 16.233
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(+150); Over

Oakland @ Houston

Game 973-974
April 27, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 16.773
Houston
(Keuchel) 17.664
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-170
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-170); Under

Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City

Game 975-976
April 27, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Lopez) 13.038
Kansas City
(Duffy) 13.869
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(-135); Under

NY Yankees @ LA Angels

Game 977-978
April 27, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Severino) 15.658
LA Angels
(Heaney) 17.297
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-160
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+140); Under

Cincinnati @ Minnesota

Game 979-980
April 27, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 13.773
Minnesota
(Hughes) 14.608
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
-115
9
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(-115); Under

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MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, April 27

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MILWAUKEE (16 - 10) at CHICAGO CUBS (12 - 10) - 2:20 PM
BRENT SUTER (L) vs. YU DARVISH (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 102-86 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 50-43 (+18.2 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 81-66 (+21.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 48-38 (+14.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 33-27 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1707-1772 (-270.6 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 364-304 (-82.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 910-827 (-161.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 425-383 (-86.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-43 (-24.6 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 52-64 (-36.9 Units) against the money line in home games after shutting out their opponent since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 54-53 (-22.5 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 20-24 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DARVISH is 18-21 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 6-12 (-14.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 16-18 (-17.7 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
DARVISH is 1-6 (-9.7 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 4-1 (+2.7 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
4 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.9 Units)

BRENT SUTER vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
SUTER is 1-1 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 2.60 and a WHIP of 1.269.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-3. (-3.3 units)

YU DARVISH vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
DARVISH is 0-1 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 3.27 and a WHIP of 1.091.
His team's record is 1-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.1 units)

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ARIZONA (17 - 7) at WASHINGTON (11 - 14) - 7:05 PM
ZACK GODLEY (R) vs. STEPHEN STRASBURG (R)
Top Trends for this game.
STRASBURG is 44-15 (+17.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
STRASBURG is 25-6 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 17-7 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 14-6 (+13.5 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 15-6 (+10.4 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
ARIZONA is 78-56 (+14.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ARIZONA is 66-44 (+18.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 23-27 (-18.2 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 50-43 (-20.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 9-14 (-10.5 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
WASHINGTON is 25-28 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

ZACK GODLEY vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
GODLEY is 1-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 4.07 and a WHIP of 1.245.
His team's record is 2-1 (+1.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

STEPHEN STRASBURG vs. ARIZONA since 1997
STRASBURG is 4-2 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.091.
His team's record is 6-3 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-3. (+3.1 units)

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ATLANTA (14 - 10) at PHILADELPHIA (15 - 9) - 7:05 PM
JULIO TEHERAN (R) vs. AARON NOLA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 39-29 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 146-173 (+34.9 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +125 to +175 since 1997.
ATLANTA is 78-95 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 61-70 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 9-3 (+8.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEHERAN is 24-14 (+13.3 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents since 1997. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 52-83 (-24.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 4-2 (+2.2 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
TEHERAN is 9-6 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.146.
His team's record is 13-7 (+4.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-11. (-4.3 units)

AARON NOLA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
NOLA is 5-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.04 and a WHIP of 1.047.
His team's record is 5-4 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-5. (-1.5 units)

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ST LOUIS (15 - 9) at PITTSBURGH (14 - 11) - 7:05 PM
MILES MIKOLAS (R) vs. STEVEN BRAULT (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 419-429 (+38.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
ST LOUIS is 35-24 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 52-73 (-23.5 Units) against the money line 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.

MILES MIKOLAS vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
No recent starts.

STEVEN BRAULT vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BRAULT is 0-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

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COLORADO (14 - 12) at MIAMI (7 - 17) - 7:10 PM
TYLER ANDERSON (L) vs. JOSE URENA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 454-712 (-132.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997.
COLORADO is 101-88 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 50-46 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 17-7 (+14.6 Units) against the money line in road games in April games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 27-20 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.

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

TYLER ANDERSON vs. MIAMI since 1997
ANDERSON is 1-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 1.42 and a WHIP of 0.710.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.0 units)

JOSE URENA vs. COLORADO since 1997
URENA is 1-1 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 4.30 and a WHIP of 1.348.
His team's record is 3-1 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

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NY METS (15 - 8) at SAN DIEGO (9 - 17) - 10:10 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. CLAYTON RICHARD (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 30-26 (+17.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
SAN DIEGO is 61-71 (+9.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 436-454 (+32.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997.

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

JACOB DEGROM vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
DEGROM is 2-1 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 1.93 and a WHIP of 0.786.
His team's record is 3-1 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-1. (+1.9 units)

CLAYTON RICHARD vs. NY METS since 1997
RICHARD is 2-4 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.469.
His team's record is 3-5 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-3. (+0.8 units)

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LA DODGERS (11 - 12) at SAN FRANCISCO (11 - 13) - 10:15 PM
HYUN-JIN RYU (L) vs. DEREK HOLLAND (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 36-35 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 51-43 (-21.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 38-34 (-22.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
RYU is 3-9 (-8.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 281-188 (+56.0 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters since 1997.
RYU is 33-9 (+21.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 75-111 (-36.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-18 (-14.2 Units) against the money line after allowing 10 runs or more over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 27-48 (-29.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 3-3 (+2.2 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

HYUN-JIN RYU vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
RYU is 4-6 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.375.
His team's record is 6-6 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-3. (+3.3 units)

DEREK HOLLAND vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
HOLLAND is 0-2 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

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DETROIT (10 - 13) at BALTIMORE (6 - 19) - 7:05 PM
MICHAEL FIERS (R) vs. CHRIS TILLMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 74-111 (-33.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 29-48 (-19.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 334-422 (-92.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
DETROIT is 39-76 (-34.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 52-87 (-30.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-52 (-19.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TILLMAN is 115-90 (+34.5 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TILLMAN is 80-64 (+21.3 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
BALTIMORE is 52-76 (-25.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 39-64 (-25.2 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 217-350 (-110.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 3-0 (+3.3 Units) against BALTIMORE this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

MICHAEL FIERS vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
FIERS is 2-0 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.929.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

CHRIS TILLMAN vs. DETROIT since 1997
TILLMAN is 7-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.15 and a WHIP of 1.112.
His team's record is 8-3 (+6.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 6-5. (+0.9 units)

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TEXAS (9 - 17) at TORONTO (14 - 10) - 7:05 PM
MIKE MINOR (L) vs. MARCUS STROMAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TEXAS is 182-171 (+20.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 82-64 (+26.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 22-18 (+11.9 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 135-118 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 25-17 (+21.5 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
TORONTO is 126-141 (-51.9 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
TORONTO is 55-56 (-24.5 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 20-27 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
STROMAN is 4-11 (-11.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against TEXAS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

MIKE MINOR vs. TORONTO since 1997
MINOR is 3-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 0.800.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.1 units)

MARCUS STROMAN vs. TEXAS since 1997
STROMAN is 1-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.325.
His team's record is 2-3 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

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SEATTLE (14 - 10) at CLEVELAND (13 - 10) - 7:10 PM
ERASMO RAMIREZ (R) vs. COREY KLUBER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
RAMIREZ is 17-10 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 3-1 (+2.8 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

ERASMO RAMIREZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
RAMIREZ is 1-1 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 2.01 and a WHIP of 0.806.
His team's record is 3-1 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.2 units)

COREY KLUBER vs. SEATTLE since 1997
KLUBER is 3-2 when starting against SEATTLE with an ERA of 1.66 and a WHIP of 0.947.
His team's record is 3-2 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.0 units)

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TAMPA BAY (10 - 13) at BOSTON (19 - 5) - 7:10 PM
BLAKE SNELL (L) vs. DREW POMERANZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 19-5 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 17-4 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
BOSTON is 16-2 (+14.0 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
POMERANZ is 18-5 (+12.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 402-349 (-92.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
POMERANZ is 21-32 (-19.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 6-1 (+4.4 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.6 Units)

BLAKE SNELL vs. BOSTON since 1997
SNELL is 1-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.62 and a WHIP of 1.736.
His team's record is 1-4 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

DREW POMERANZ vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
POMERANZ is 4-2 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.238.
His team's record is 5-3 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (+0.0 units)

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OAKLAND (13 - 12) at HOUSTON (17 - 9) - 8:10 PM
SEAN MANAEA (L) vs. DALLAS KEUCHEL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 10-26 (-15.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
MANAEA is 10-4 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 132-139 (-46.1 Units) against the money line in home games in April games since 1997.
HOUSTON is 25-30 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

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

SEAN MANAEA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
MANAEA is 1-3 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.227.
His team's record is 2-6 (-3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.5 units)

DALLAS KEUCHEL vs. OAKLAND since 1997
KEUCHEL is 5-4 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.169.
His team's record is 10-6 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-9. (-2.6 units)

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CHI WHITE SOX (6 - 16) at KANSAS CITY (5 - 18) - 8:15 PM
REYNALDO LOPEZ (R) vs. DANNY DUFFY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 408-419 (+31.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997.
KANSAS CITY is 5-18 (-12.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 1-10 (-9.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 12-32 (-19.0 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 1-13 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 3-0 (+3.6 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

REYNALDO LOPEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LOPEZ is 2-0 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 3-0 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-0. (+2.0 units)

DANNY DUFFY vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
DUFFY is 7-6 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 4.54 and a WHIP of 1.330.
His team's record is 12-7 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-8. (+2.1 units)

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NY YANKEES (15 - 9) at LA ANGELS (16 - 9) - 10:05 PM
LUIS SEVERINO (R) vs. ANDREW HEANEY (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NY YANKEES are 14-26 (-14.0 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 13-20 (-13.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 18-32 (-16.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 51-39 (+18.5 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 19-37 (-19.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.

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

LUIS SEVERINO vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
SEVERINO is 0-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

ANDREW HEANEY vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
HEANEY is 1-0 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 0.571.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.1 units)

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CINCINNATI (5 - 20) at MINNESOTA (8 - 12) - 8:10 PM
LUIS CASTILLO (R) vs. PHIL HUGHES (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CINCINNATI is 5-20 (-14.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CINCINNATI is 0-10 (-10.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
CINCINNATI is 9-27 (-14.7 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 5-18 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in April games this season.
CINCINNATI is 138-197 (-55.1 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
CINCINNATI is 4-17 (-12.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 93-90 (+7.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 18-9 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 63-52 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 45-73 (-35.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

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

LUIS CASTILLO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
No recent starts.

PHIL HUGHES vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
HUGHES is 1-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 2.70 and a WHIP of 1.199.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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MLB

Friday, April 27


National League
Brewers (16-10) @ Cubs (12-10)
Suter is 0-2, 6.20 in his last four starts (over 3-1-1). Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 2-3. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Darvish is 0-2, 6.86 in four starts this season (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 0-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Milwaukee won eight of its last nine games; their last five road games stayed under. Cubs won five of their last seven games; under is 11-7-1 in their last 19 games.

Diamondbacks (17-7) @ Nationals (11-14)
Godley is 3-1, 3.47 in four starts this season (under 2-1-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Strasburg is 4-0, 1.61 in his last four starts; his last three starts went over. Team in his starts: 5-1
5-inning record: 4-2. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6

Arizona is 11-5 in its last 16 games; their last eight road games went over. Washington lost four of its last five games; four of his last five games stayed under.

Braves (14-10) @ Phillies (15-9)
Teheran is 1-1, 1.42 in his last three starts, all of which stayed under. Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 2-2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-5

Nola is 2-1, 2.30 in five starts this season (under 3-1-1). Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 1-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-5

Atlanta is 5-3 in its last eight games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Phillies won eight of their last ten home games; over is 3-0 in their last three games overall.

Cardinals (15-9) @ Pirates (14-11)
Mikolas is 3-0, 4.15 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4

Brault is 0-1, 6.06 in his last three starts (under 2-1-1). Team in his starts: 1-3
5-inning record: 2-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Cardinals won 10 of their last 12 games; under is 4-1 in their last five road games. Pittsburgh lost seven of its last ten games- three of their last four home games went over.

Rockies (14-12) @ Marlins (7-17)
Anderson is 1-0, 2.78 in his last four starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 1-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-5

Urena is 0-3, 5.88 in five starts this season (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 0-5
5-inning record: 1-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Rockies won seven of last nine road games (under 6-3). Miami is 3-9 at home this season; four of their last six games stayed under.

Mets (15-8) @ Padres (9-17)
deGrom is 2-0, 2.81 in five starts; bullpen blew leads for him in his last two starts. Over is 4-1 in his starts. Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Richard is 1-2, 7.20 in his last four starts; over is 2-0-1 in his last three. Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 1-4. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Mets lost six of their last nine games; five of their last seven games went over. San Diego lost four of its last five games; their last five home games went over.

Dodgers (11-12) @ Giants (11-13)
Ryu is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 3-1
5-inning record: 3-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Holland is 0-3, 5.82 in four starts this season (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 0-4
5-inning record: 1-2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4

Dodgers won their last four road games; over is 5-3 in their road games. Giants won three of their last four games; under is 7-1-1 in their last nine games.

American League
Tigers (10-13) @ Orioles (6-19)
Fiers is 2-1, 5.29 in three starts this season (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3

Tillman is 0-4, 9.87 in four starts this year (under 2-1-1). Team in his starts: 0-4
5-inning record: 0-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-4

Tigers lost seven of their last eight road games; over is 4-1 in their last five road games. Orioles lost 13 of their last 15 games; under is 9-3 in their home games.

Rangers (9-17) @ Blue Jays (14-10)
Minor is 1-1, 3.68 in four starts this season (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 1-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Stroman is 0-2, 9.45 in four starts this season (over 3-1). Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 0-3-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Texas lost five of its last seven games; under is 7-3 in their road games. Toronto lost four of its last five games; under is 3-1 in their last four games.

Mariners (14-10) @ Indians (13-10)
Ramirez allowed five runs in 4.2 IP in his first ’18 start, a 7-4 loss in Texas. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Kluber is 3-0, 1.66 in his last three starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Mariners won seven of their last nine road games; over is 9-5 in their road games. Cleveland won four of its last six games; under is 13-5 in their last 18 games.

Rays (10-13) @ Red Sox (19-5)
Snell is 3-0, 1.40 in his last three starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-1-1. Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Pomeranz allowed three runs in 3.2 IP (88 PT) in his first ’18 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Tampa Bay won its last six games; they’re 4-6 on road. Over is 9-1 in their last ten games. Red Sox lost three of their last five games; under is 4-1 in their last five games.

A’s (13-12) @ Astros (17-9)
Manaea threw a no-hitter in his last start; he is 3-2, 1.23 in five starts this season (under 5-0). Team in his starts: 3-2
5-inning record: 3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Keuchel is 1-1, 1.93 in his last two starts (under 4-1). Team in his starts: 2-3
5-inning record: 1-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

A’s won eight of their last ten games; under is 3-1 in their last four road games. Houston won seven of its last nine games; under is 9-3 in its home games.

White Sox (6-16) @ Royals (5-18)
Lopez is 0-3, 1.88 in four starts this season (under 2-1-1). White Sox scored four runs in those four games. Team in his starts: 0-4
5-inning record: 1-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4

Duffy is 0-3, 5.61 in five starts this season (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 0-5
5-inning record: 1-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-5

White Sox lost 14 of their last 17 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Royals lost 13 of their last 15 games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven home games.

New York (15-9) @ Angels (16-9)
Severino is 4-1, 2.30 in five starts this season (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 4-1
5-inning record: 4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-5

Heaney is 0-1, 10.61 in two starts this season (over 1-0-1). Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2

New York is 9-2 in its last 11 games; they’re 4-4 on road. Over is 10-3-1 in their last 14 games. Angels lost five of their last six home games; four of their last five games stayed under.

Interleague
Reds (5-20) @ Twins (8-12)
Castillo is 1-1, 5.09 in his last three starts (over 4-1). Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 1-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Hughes allowed two runs in 3.1 IP (70 PT) in his first ’18 start, an 8-6 loss in Tampa. Team in his starts: 0-1
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1

Reds lost 15 of their last 18 games- over is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Twins lost eight of their last nine games; over is 6-1 in their last seven games.

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Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 4/26
Ariz 7-3-2……6-1-4…….13-4
Atl 5-5-2……6-3-3…….11-8
Cubs 6-5-3……1-5-2…….7-10
Reds 2-10-1……3-6-3…..5-16
Colo 7-6-2……6-5-1……13-11
LA 4-3-1…..6-7-2……..10-10
Miami 3-7-2…..4-4-4……..7-11
Milw 8-3-1…..6-7-1……..14-10
Mets 5-6-1……6-4-2…….10-10
Philly 3-4-4…..4-4-4……..7-8
Pitt 7-2-4……8-3-1…….15-5
St. Louis 8-3-1…….7-5……..15-8
SD 3-6-2…..3-10-1……..6-16
SF 6-4-5…..3-5-2……..9-9
Wash 9-5-1……4-5-1…….13-10

Orioles 2-7-4…….2-8-2……4-15
Boston 7-3-5……..5-2-2……12-5
White Sox 5-5………2-8-2…….7-13
Cleveland 6-3-3……5-3-4…….11-6
Detroit 3-6-1……7-6-2…….10-12
Astros 6-3-5……6-5-1…….12-8
KC 3-7-2……..3-8-1…….6-15
Angels 10-2-1……2-8-2……12-10
Twins 3-8-3……3-2-1…….6-10
NYY 5-2-1……10-4-2…….15-6
A’s 4-4-3……5-6-3……9-10
Seattle 8-5-2……2-3-5……10-8
TB 6-3-1……4-6-3…….10-9
Texas 5-4-1……5-9-2……..10-13
Toronto 4-5-2……4-7-2…….8-12

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 4/26)
Ariz 5-11……..4-11………..9
Atl 5-12……..7-13……….12
Cubs 3-14……..3-8…………6
Reds 1-13……..1-12………..2
Colo 7-14……..5-12..…….12
LA 3-8……..3-14..………6
Miami 4-12……..5-13……….9
Milw 2-12……..1-13…..…….3
Mets 2-12……..6-11…………8
Philly 2-11……..5-13…………7
Pitt 2-13……..3-12…………5
StL 4-11……..3-12………..7
SD 3-12……..1-13……….4
SF 1-13………3-10……….4
Wash 9-16……..5-10………14

Orioles 5-13……2-12………..7
Boston 5-15……..6-9………11
White Sox 3-11……4-12………7
Clev 3-12…….3-11……….6
Detroit 2-10…….3-13………5
Astros 3-13……3-10……….6
KC 2-12……..3-11………..5
Angels 6-13……..2-11……….8
Twins 4-14……..0-6……….4
NYY 2-8……..7-16……….9
A’s 4-11……..5-14………9
Seattle 5-14……3-10……….8
TB 5-10…….3-13……….8
Texas 1-10……3-16………4
Toronto 2-11……5-13……….7

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 13-4 NL, favorites +$51
AL @ NL– 4-3 NL, favorites -$108
Total: 17-7 NL, favorites -$57

Totals in interleague games
NL @ AL: Under 10-6-1
AL @ NL: Over 4-3
Total: Under 12-11-1

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MLB

Friday, April 27

Trend Report

Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 6 games
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Milwaukee's last 10 games when playing on the road against Chi Cubs
Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Chi Cubs is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi Cubs's last 10 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games
Detroit is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 2-10 ATS in its last 12 games
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Baltimore is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Baltimore's last 12 games at home
Baltimore is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
Baltimore is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit


Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Atlanta


St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
St. Louis is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
St. Louis is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis


Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Arizona is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Arizona is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 20 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games when playing Washington
Arizona is 6-14 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Arizona
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Washington's last 20 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Arizona
Washington is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Arizona


Texas Rangers
Texas is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Texas is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Texas is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Texas's last 18 games on the road
Texas is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Texas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Toronto is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Texas
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Toronto is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Texas


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Seattle is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 18 games
Cleveland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games at home
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Cleveland is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle


Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Miami
Colorado is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Miami
Colorado is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
Miami is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Miami is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Miami's last 23 games at home
Miami is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Miami is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Miami's last 11 games when playing at home against Colorado


Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 19-4 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Boston is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games at home
Boston is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing Houston
Oakland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
Houston is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 15-6 SU in its last 21 games at home
Houston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Houston's last 10 games at home
Houston is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Oakland
Houston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against Oakland


Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 3-15 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Cincinnati is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
Minnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi White Sox is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
Chi White Sox is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox is 8-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games
Kansas City is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games at home
Kansas City is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox


New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
NY Yankees is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of NY Yankees's last 17 games
NY Yankees is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games on the road
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
NY Yankees is 14-7 SU in its last 21 games when playing LA Angels
NY Yankees is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of NY Yankees's last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
LA Angels is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
LA Angels is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games at home
LA Angels is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
LA Angels is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
LA Angels is 7-14 SU in its last 21 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Angels's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


New York Mets
NY Mets is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games
NY Mets is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 7 games
NY Mets is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Mets is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games on the road
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing San Diego
NY Mets is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego Padres
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
San Diego is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 6 games
San Diego is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
San Diego is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
San Diego is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
San Diego is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Mets
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games on the road
LA Dodgers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games when playing San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
LA Dodgers is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games when playing on the road against San Francisco
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games
San Francisco is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games at home
San Francisco is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

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Friday's NBA Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds

The opening round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs continues Friday night with a busy schedule of three Game 6s. The Wizards, Pacers, and Thunder all face elimination at the hands of the Raptors, Cavaliers, and Jazz respectively.

Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards (-2, 214.5)

The Washington Wizards are confident they can force a do-or-die Game 7 with the Toronto Raptors and they'll get a chance to do just that when they host Game 6 on Friday. "We love our chances," point guard John Wall told reporters of the eighth-seeded Wizards' quest to stave off elimination at home. "We're very confident."

Washington won games 3 and 4 at home before the Raptors seized a 3-2 series advantage with Wednesday's 108-98 win in Toronto, but the Wizards are victorious in their last eight playoff games in the nation's capital. DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points and handed out five assists to lead the top-seeded Raptors in the critical Game 5 win. Delon Wright chipped in 18 points in 26 minutes off the bench in the win, eliciting some trash talk from Wizards forward Kelly Oubre Jr. that should add some spice to what has been a contentious series at times. "The next game is a different story," Oubre told the media of Wright. "We're back at home. Just like Delon doesn't play well anywhere else, you know, other than at home. You can kind of chalk it up as the same story."

TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBATV, ESPNews, Sportsnet (Toronto), NBCS Washington

SERIES PRICE (PER WESTGATE LV SUPERBOOK):

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BETTING ACTION AND LINE MOVES: The Wizards opened as 1-point home favorites with their backs against the wall in Game 6. That number has been nudged up to -2 despite 53 percent of consensus wagers being on the Raptors. The total hit betting boards at 214.5 and has yet to move.

ABOUT THE RAPTORS (62-25 SU, 46-40-1 ATS, 44-42-1 O/U): Coach Dwane Casey discovered something down the stretch in Game 5 with an odd grouping of DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, C.J. Miles, center Jonas Valanciunas - who had yet to play in the fourth quarter this series - and Wright. "I thought Delon Wright did a good job down the stretch handling the ball," Casey told reporters. "It gave us an opportunity for Kyle and DeMar to get off the ball a little bit more and I thought that was the difference." Valanciunas is averaging 13.4 points on 61.4 percent shooting to go along with 8.8 rebounds in the series.

ABOUT THE WIZARDS (45-42 SU, 39-47-1 ATS, 39-46-2 O/U): Oubre, who is 3-of-16 from 3-point range in the series, might gain a larger role if fellow forward Otto Porter Jr. is unable to go. Porter has been wrestling with a bone bruise in his left leg and will be reassessed Friday, and coach Scott Brooks knows he needs more from the Georgetown product, who averaged 14.7 points this season but has been held to single digits three times in the series. "We need Otto to be more than a 9-10 point scorer for us to win this series," Brooks told reporters.

INJURY REPORT:

Raptors - PG F. VanVleet (Questionable, Shoulder).

Wizards - SF O. Porter Jr. (Probable, Leg), SG J. Meeks (Out For Season, Suspension).

MATCHUP CHART:

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TRENDS:

* Raptors are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 road games.
* Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games.
* Over is 4-1 in Raptors' last 5 games following a straight up win.
* Over is 4-0 in Wizards' last 4 games following a straight up loss.
* Home team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.




Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers (-1, 204)

As long as LeBron James is on the floor, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a chance to win. James, who beat the buzzer to give his team a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series on Wednesday, will try to lead the Cavaliers into the semifinals when they visit the Indiana Pacers for Game 6 on Friday.

James capped off a 44-point, 10-rebound, eight-assist performance by nailing a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Cavaliers a 98-95 victory in Game 5 and their first lead of the series. "As a kid, you always have those 'three-two-one' moments, and being able to have one of those moments, that's what it kind of felt like," James told reporters of the last shot. "Felt like I was a kid all over again. Just playing basketball at my house, makeshift hoops and my socks as a basketball. Making the [swish] noise." James' buzzer-beater came after he swatted away a dunk attempt by Indiana's Victor Oladipo at the other end - a play the NBA declared on Thursday should have been called a goaltend. "It is what it is," Pacers center Myles Turner told reporters. "It was clearly a goaltend. They didn't review it. There's not anything you can say about it. It's frustrating. It doesn't change the fact that LeBron still hit that game-winning shot, but it's still a pivotal moment in the game that I feel does need a review."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ESPN, FS Ohio (Cleveland), FS Indiana

SERIES PRICE (PER WESTGATE LV SUPERBOOK):

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BETTING ACTION AND LINE MOVES: The Pacers opened as 1.5-point home favorites and we saw a little bit of reverse line movement early with the pointspread coming down to -1 despite 61 percent of consensus wagers being on the home favorites. The total hit betting boards at 204.5 and has dropped slightly to 204.

ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (53-34 SU, 33-53-1 ATS, 39-46-2 O/U): Kevin Love added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds on Wednesday and felt confident that his teammate was the right person to take the final shot. "We wanted to free up 'Bron as best we could," Love told reporters. "He had to make a read whether to go low or high and caught the ball. He seems to shoot that shot a lot in practice as well as many others; but going to his left and rising without a pump-fake – he was in a good rhythm and hit an amazing shot. It was unbelievable." Kyle Korver was the only other player to score in double figures with 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting for Cleveland.

ABOUT THE PACERS (50-37 SU, 51-36 ATS, 32-54-1 O/U): Indiana guard Victor Oladipo started out hot in the series but is struggling over the last three games and was just 2-of-15 from the floor while scoring 12 points on Wednesday. The All-Star is 12-of-50 over the last three contests after going 20-of-37 in the first two games. "The series ain't over," Oladipo told reporters. "You got to win four games for the series to be over, right? So, we got a chance to win on Friday. I don't think anybody is discouraged or upset."

INJURY REPORT:

Cavaliers - PG G. Hill (Questionable, Back).

Pacers - PG J. Young (Questionable, Illness).

MATCHUP CHART:

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TRENDS:

* Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
* Pacers are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
* Under is 6-0 in Cavaliers' last 6 overall.
* Under is 8-0-1 in Pacers' last 9 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
* Under is 7-0-1 in the last 8 meetings.




Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz (-6, 206)

The Oklahoma City Thunder staged a comeback for the ages to avoid elimination and now attempt to tie the first-round series against the host Utah Jazz at three games apiece on Friday. Oklahoma City trailed by 25 points with 20 1/2 minutes to play in Wednesday's Game 5 before roaring back to record a 107-99 victory.

Point guard Russell Westbrook scored 33 of his 45 points and in the second half while Paul George tallied 21 of his 34 after halftime as the unexpected explosion kept the Thunder alive. "It was win or go home," Westbrook told reporters. "Regardless of what is going on in the game, you have to give yourself a chance to win, and I thought our guys did a good job of that. They did an amazing job of sticking together." The Jazz will need to put the epic collapse behind them after it looked like they were on their way to finishing off Oklahoma City in five games. "They made adjustments and we didn't make the right adjustments back," Utah guard Donovan Mitchell told reporters. "We will watch the film and figure out what went wrong, but from my analysis right after the game, we just stopped getting back in transition and they just fed off of that."

TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, FS Oklahoma, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Utah)

SERIES PRICE (PER WESTGATE LV SUPERBOOK):

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BETTING ACTION AND LINE MOVES: The Jazz opened as 5.5-point home favorites and that number has been pushed up slightly to -6 as of Thursday night. 54 percent of consensus early wagers have been on the desperate Thunder. The total hit betting boards at 206 and has yet to move.

ABOUT THE THUNDER (50-37 SU, 36-50-1 ATS, 39-48 O/U): Westbrook didn't even reach 20 points in two of the first four games of the series and was having a ho-hum Game 5 before erupting in MVP-caliber form. Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan was pleased with the reversal in caliber of play but he also made it clear he has no interest in finding himself in a similar situation in Game 6. "I don't look at it like we're carrying any momentum," Donovan told reporters. "We've got to go in there and we've got to play and play better. This is a team that had us down by 25 points. Now, I'm obviously thrilled with the comeback and it was a great job, but you get down 25 points on the road, that's hard to overcome."

ABOUT THE JAZZ (51-36 SU, 46-41 ATS, 42-44-1 O/U): The Utah collapse occurred during a time center Rudy Gobert picked up his fourth foul and then - after an 81-second return - his fifth foul and there was no recovering from the assault. "When Rudy went out, that impacted us. But that said, I thought our struggles on the offensive end impacted our defense too much," Utah coach Quin Snyder told reporters. "We've known during the year if we struggle offensively that our defense has to stay solid. But I thought when they did start making plays and Rudy went out, that we were fighting it, but we didn't execute as well as we needed to offensively." Gobert notched four straight double-doubles and is averaging 14.4 points and 10.8 rebounds in the series.

INJURY REPORT:

Thunder - SG Andre Roberson (Out For Season, Knee).

Jazz - SF Thabo Sefolosha (Out For Season, Knee).

MATCHUP CHART:

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TRENDS:

* Thunder are 7-20 ATS in their last 27 vs. NBA Northwest.
* Jazz are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games.
* Under is 13-6 in Thunder's last 19 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
* Over is 12-4 in Jazz's last 16 vs. Western Conference.
* Under is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Utah

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NBA
Dunkel

Friday, April 27


Toronto @ Washington

Game 509-510
April 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
116.283
Washington
120.687
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Washington
by 4 1/2
208
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
by 1 1/2
214 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Washington
(-1 1/2); Under

Cleveland @ Indiana

Game 511-512
April 27, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
117..302
Indiana
120.411
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Indiana
by 3
209
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Indiana
by 1
204
Dunkel Pick:
Indiana
(-1); Over

Oklahoma City @ Utah

Game 515-516
April 27, 2018 @ 10:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Oklahoma City
120.340
Utah
130.122
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Utah
by 10
210
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Utah
by 6
206
Dunkel Pick:
Utah
(-6); Over

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NBA
Long Sheet

Friday, April 27

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TORONTO (62 - 25) at WASHINGTON (45 - 42) - 4/27/2018, 7:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 198-249 ATS (-75.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 22-10 ATS (+11.0 Units) in home games after a loss by 10 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
TORONTO is 38-24 ATS (+11.6 Units) after a win by 10 points or more over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-47 ATS (-13.7 Units) in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 19-33 ATS (-17.3 Units) as a favorite this season.
WASHINGTON is 408-476 ATS (-115.6 Units) in home games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 153-201 ATS (-68.1 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 9-7 against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
TORONTO is 11-5 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CLEVELAND (53 - 34) at INDIANA (50 - 37) - 4/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 33-52 ATS (-24.2 Units) in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 21-37 ATS (-19.7 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 50-36 ATS (+10.4 Units) in all games this season.
INDIANA is 24-13 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
INDIANA is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 22-12 ATS (+8.8 Units) in the second half of the season this season.
INDIANA is 221-166 ATS (+38.4 Units) on Friday nights since 1996.
INDIANA is 36-19 ATS (+15.1 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
INDIANA is 25-14 ATS (+9.6 Units) in home games revenging a loss vs opponent over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
INDIANA is 31-19 ATS (+10.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record - 2nd half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 26-13 ATS (+11.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 106+ points/game this season.
CLEVELAND is 21-9 ATS (+11.1 Units) on Friday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 21-8 ATS (+12.2 Units) in road games when leading in a playoff series since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
INDIANA is 14-5 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CLEVELAND is 14-7 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
11 of 20 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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OKLAHOMA CITY (50 - 37) at UTAH (51 - 36) - 4/27/2018, 10:35 PM
Top Trends for this game.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 35-50 ATS (-20.0 Units) in all games this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-17 ATS (-14.7 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 18-28 ATS (-12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
UTAH is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 106+ points/game - 2nd half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
OKLAHOMA CITY is 9-7 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 12-5 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
11 of 17 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NBA

Friday, April 27

Raptors (3-2) @ Wizards


Home side won all five series games, three of which went over total. Washington is 5-10 in its last 15 games vs Toronto, but Raptors won/covered only once in their last four games in this arena. Toronto won 8 of last 11 games overall; they’re 1-3 vs spread in last four away games. Over is 4-2 in their last six games, 6-4 in last ten Wizard games. Washington lost seven of last ten games overall, but they covered their last three home games. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games.

Cavaliers (3-2) @ Pacers

Oladipo is 12-50 from floor in last three series games, after he was 20-37 in first two games. Home side won six of last eight series games; under is 7-0-1 in those games. Cleveland is 1-3 SU/ATS in last four games played here. Cleveland split its last four road games (3-1 vs spread); their last six games overall stayed under total. Indiana split its last four home games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. James had 44 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 assists in Game 5; he needs some help (Smith/Love were 2-19 in Game 5).

Thunder @ Jazz (3-2)

Utah was up 25 in third quarter of Game 5 with chance to close series out, but Thunder stormed back to win game and stay alive. Westbrook/George scored 79 of their 107 points. OKC was -6 with Anthony on floor, +14 with him on bench. Thunder lost last two games in this arena by 17-13 points; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five road games overall. Jazz won nine of last 12 games overall; they won their last five home games, covered last four. Six of last nine series games stayed under.

Wizards-Raptors
Tor 114-106, -7.5, O211
Tor 130-119, -7, O214
Wsh 122-103, -1, O217.5
Wsh 106-98, +1.5, U217
Tor 108-97, -7, U216

Heat-76ers
Phil 130-103, -6.5, O212
Mia 113-103, +6.5, U217
Phil 128-108, -2.5, O213.5
Phil 106-102, -4, U212.5
Phil 104-91, -10, U215.5
76ers win series, 4-1

Bucks-Celtics
Bos 113-107 OT, -4.5, O199.5
Bos 120-106, -1, O200
Mil 116-92, -5, O205.5
Mil 104-102, -5.5, O203.5
Bos 92-87, -4.5, U202.5
Mil 97-86, -4.5, U201.5

Pacers-Cavaliers
Ind 98-80, +7.5, U212.5
Clev 100-97, -8, U209
Ind 92-90, -1.5, U209.5
Clev 104-100, -1.5, U206.5
Clev 98-95, -6.5, U206

Spurs-Warriors
GState 113-92, -8, U209.5
GState 116-101, -9 O205.5
GState 110-97, -3.5, O205.5
SA 103-90, +5.5, U206.5
GState 99-91, -11, U204.5
Warriors win series, 4-1

Pelicans-Blazers
NO 97-95, +5.5, U216.5
NO 111-102, +6, U216
NO 119-102, -3.5, O215.5
NO 131-123, -6.5, O217
Pelicans win series, 4-0

Jazz-Thunder
OKC 116-108, -4.5, O205
Utah 102-95, +4, U206.5
Utah 115-102, -5, O209
Utah 113-96, -5, O208
OKC 107-99, -2.5, U207.5

Wolves-Rockets
Hst 104-101, -11.5, U215.5
Hst 102-82, -10.5, U212.5
Minn 121-105, +6, O217
Hst 119-100, -6, O217
Hst 122-104, -12, O217
Rockets win series, 4-1

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NBA

Friday, April 27

Trend Report

Toronto Raptors
Toronto is 6-12-1 ATS in its last 19 games
Toronto is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Toronto is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Wizards
Washington is 8-16-1 ATS in its last 25 games
Washington is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Washington is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Washington is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto


Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Indiana
Cleveland is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Indiana
Cleveland is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Cleveland is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games when playing on the road against Indiana
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Indiana
Indiana Pacers
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Indiana is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games
Indiana is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indiana's last 11 games at home
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Indiana is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Indiana is 10-3-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Indiana is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oklahoma City's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Oklahoma City's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Oklahoma City's last 21 games when playing Utah
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
Oklahoma City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Oklahoma City's last 10 games when playing on the road against Utah
Utah Jazz
Utah is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Utah is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah's last 16 games
Utah is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah's last 6 games at home
Utah is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Utah's last 21 games when playing Oklahoma City
Utah is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
Utah is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Utah's last 10 games when playing at home against Oklahoma City

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Friday's NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Betting Preview and Odds: Jets at Predators

Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators (-150, 5.5)

Series tied 0-0.

They combined for 231 points during fantastic regular seasons in which they finished with the two best records in the NHL, and Friday begins what promises to be an entertaining Western Conference semifinal when the Nashville Predators host the Winnipeg Jets in the series opener. The Predators finished with 117 points to win the Presidents’ Trophy, one season after reaching the Stanley Cup Finals, while the Jets set a franchise record with 114 points.

Nashville finished 3-1-1 against the Jets in the regular season, but each team owns one victory on road ice and the two squads combined for 41 goals in those five games - a testament to the offensive firepower on both rosters considering both teams have Vezina Trophy finalists in Pekka Rinne of the Predators and Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck. “Both teams have great goal scorers, great offensive guys,” Nashville forward Kevin Fiala told reporters. “It doesn’t matter if you’re first line or fourth, everybody can score. It’s going to be a really good series, I think.” The Predators finished the regular season with eight players recording 40 or more points, including a pair of defensemen (Roman Josi and P.K. Subban), while the Jets had four players finish with 60-plus points - including the NHL co-leader in assists (Blake Wheeler) and the second-highest goal scorer in the league (Patrik Laine). “Neither team is passive in how they play,” Jets coach Paul Maurice told the media. “Neither team sits back and tries to slow the game down in terms of what they do with the puck. There’s lots of action in these games.”

TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, TVA, Sportsnet 360

BETTING STATS:

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LINE HISTORY: The Predators opened as -150 moneyline favorites and as of Thursday evening that number has not moved - this is despite 67 percent of the consensus wagers coming in on the home team. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move.

GOALIE MATCHUP:
W L OTL GAA Save % SO
Connor Hellebuyck 44 11 9 2.36 .924 6
Pekka Rinne 42 13 4 2.31 .927 8

ABOUT THE JETS (56-21-8-2, 42-43 O/U): As has been the case all season Winnipeg smothered Minnesota in the opening round with waves of offense, getting three points or more from seven players in the five games - led by four goals and an assist from center Mark Scheifele and a pair of goals from Laine along with defenseman Tyler Myers. Hellebuyck did not face tremendous pressure for large stretches of the series, but even though he was pulled from Game 3 he still finished with a .924 save percentage and a 1.93 goals against average. Defenseman Josh Morrissey is back after serving a one-game suspension in the clinching Game 5, and Winnipeg hopes defenseman Toby Enstrom (lower-body) will be available after he missed the opening round.

ABOUT THE PREDATORS (57-20-4-7, 44-43 O/U): One aspect Nashville hopes to improve on from its first-round victory over Colorado is its second line, as Fiala, center Kyle Turris and forward Craig Smith combined for just five points. Forward Austin Watson and center Colton Sissons were fantastic in the first round, combining for seven goals and 14 points, while Rinne shook off a rough performance in Game 3 to stop 140-of-154 shots on goal. Forward Ryan Hartman, a trade-deadline acquisition who scored the game-winning goal against the Jets in his Nashville debut Feb. 27, was a healthy scratch in the Game 6 clincher against Colorado after missing Game 5 with a suspension.

MATCHUP CHART:

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INJURY REPORT:

Jets - G Connor Hellebuyck (Probable, Shoulder), RW Patrik Laine (Probable, Undisclosed), D Toby Enstrom (Probable, Lower Body), LW Nikolaj Ehlers (Probable, Upper Body), C Mathieu Perreault (Questionable, Shoulder), RW Joel Armia (Questionable, Upper Body), G Steve Mason (Questionable, Lower Body), D Dmitry Kulikov (Out Indefinitely, Back).

Predators - D Yannick Weber (Questionable, Upper Body).

TRENDS:

* Jets are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
* Predators are 10-2 in their last 12 Conference Quarterfinals games.
* Under is 6-1 in Jets last 7 overall.
* Over is 5-1 in Predators last 6 home games.
* Jets are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Nashville.

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NHL
Dunkel

Friday, April 27


Winnipeg @ Nashville

Game 83-84
April 27, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Winnipeg
12.721
Nashville
14.232
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Nashville
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Nashville
-155
5 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Nashville
(-155); Under

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NHL
Long Sheet

Friday, April 27

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WINNIPEG (56-21-0-10, 122 pts.) at NASHVILLE (57-20-0-11, 125 pts.) - 4/27/2018, 8:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NASHVILLE is 57-32 ATS (+12.8 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 46-25 ATS (+16.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 23-11 ATS (+23.0 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
NASHVILLE is 35-16 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NASHVILLE is 48-25 ATS (+18.8 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 56-32 ATS (+12.4 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 12-1 ATS (+10.8 Units) in April games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 33-15 ATS (+9.6 Units) second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 38-22 ATS (+15.2 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 29-18 ATS (+6.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 19-8 ATS (+7.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NASHVILLE is 8-6 (+0.6 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
NASHVILLE is 8-6-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
9 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+5.4 Units)

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NHL

Friday, April 27

Trend Report

Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Winnipeg is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games
Winnipeg is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
Winnipeg is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Winnipeg's last 12 games on the road
Winnipeg is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing Nashville
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
Nashville Predators
Nashville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Nashville is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Nashville is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 6 games at home
Nashville is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing Winnipeg
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 5 games when playing at home against Winnipeg

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MLB ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ‑130

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Vegas Investment Picks

NHL WINNIPEG JETS +135

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Team Underground

NBA WASHINGTON WIZARDS ‑2

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MLB NEW YORK METS ‑155

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Pinnacle Sports Picks

MLB CHICAGO CUBS ‑165

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NBA OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER +235

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MLB MINNESOTA TWINS ‑115

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MLB WASHINGTON NATIONALS ‑145

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MLB BOSTON RED SOX ‑160

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MLB BOSTON RED SOX ‑165

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MLB CHICAGO WHITE SOX +125

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MLB MINNESOTA TWINS ‑115

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NBA CLEVELAND CAVALIERS +1.5

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NBA WASHINGTON WIZARDS ‑140

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MLB COLORADO ROCKIES ‑120

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MLB NEW YORK YANKEES ‑135

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MLB SEATTLE MARINERS/CLEVELAND INDIANS ‑115 u8

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Tommy King Wins

MLB NEW YORK YANKEES ‑150

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NBA CLEVELAND CAVALIERS +1.5

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NHL WINNIPEG JETS/NASHVILLE PREDATORS o5.5

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MLB MINNESOTA TWINS ‑110

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Monster Sports Picks

NHL WINNIPEG JETS/NASHVILLE PREDATORS o5.5

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MLB CLEVELAND INDIANS ‑235

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AASI Wins

MLB DETROIT TIGERS ‑120

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Lee's Free Friday Selection Is

New York Yankees w/Severino -141

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FREE PICK 4/27 MLB CUBS OVER 8

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Elite Sports Picks

MLB St. Louis -130

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MLB Mets -145

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Profit On Sports

NBA Utah -6

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Insider Sports Report

MLB Rockies -120

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Doc's Picks

MLB Twins -110

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The Sports Consensus

NBA Pacers under 204.5

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Top Rank Sports Picks

NBA Wizards -1.5

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National Sports Service

MLB Miami over 8

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Chip Chirimbes

Chip's FREE MLB Best Bet

Milwaukee vs. Chi Cubs, 04/27/2018 14:20 EDT

Money Line: -163 Chi Cubs

Sportsbook:
Betonline

Chip's FREE MLB Winner
Milwaukee at Chicago 2:20 ET
Cubs over Brewers- The Cubs have won five of the last six meetings including three shutouts against the Brewers as they 'gear' up when playing their nearest division competitor. Yu Darvish (0-2, 6.86 ERA) has been disappointing so far as a member of the Chicago Cubs, but Milwaukee's starter Brent Suter (1-2, 5.68) has been just as bad. Home win...take CHICAGO!

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Joe D'Amico

Joe D'Amico's FREE MLB WINNER

St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh, 04/27/2018 19:05 EDT

Money Line: -129 St. Louis

Sportsbook:
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Friday's FREE MLB WINNER: St. Louis Cardinals.
Game 957.
4:05 pm pst.

St. Louis has quietly taken over the top spot in the NL Central, winning their L4 series over New York, Chicago, and 2 against Cincinnati. Miles Mikolas gets the road start here. The RH is 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA on the season. LH, Steven Brault (2-1, 4.44) gets the nod at home. The Cardinals are 6-1 their L7 games played on the road, 8-1 their L9 vs. the NL Central, and 10-2 their L12 games played overall. Take St. Louis. Thank you.

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Tony Brown

Tony's *5 nhl free pick

Winnipeg vs. Nashville, 04/27/2018 20:00 EDT

Money Line: -148 Nashville

Sportsbook:
Betonline

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Jeff Benton

Your Friday freebie is the Cavs-Pacers Under the total.

The oddsmakers have not budged too much off of the totals in this Cavaliers-Pacers series, and these teams certainly have not budged either, as it has been low, low, low, and more low when these teams face another.

While there have been definite moments of fast-paced offense in this series, invariably one team - if not both - just gets stopped by the other team's defense, and the Under has cashed in all 5 of the games played to date.

Track it back further, and they Under is 7-0-1 the past 8 meetings this year, and 8-1-1 the past 10 series meetings!

The Cavs are 12-4 Under the total in their last 1 games dating back to the regular season, while the Pacers are on a pronounced 23-7 Under run their last 30 that dates back to the regular season.

Cleveland has reached the triple-digit mark just twice in this series, while Indiana only once through 5 games. It sure looks like first team to 100 is the winner to me.

Until the oddsmakers bump the total down a few buckets, I suggest sticking with the established series trends, and the established team trends that all point towards another Under.

Game to hold low.

5* CLEVELAND-INDIANA UNDER

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Brad Wilton

You really can't get much closer than these teams have been over the past four games in this series! After a ringing 18-point outright road win in Game One that went to Indiana, the next four have been decided by a grand total of just 12-points, with the Cavaliers coming out on top in three of those four.

Percentages are heavily in favor of the team that wins Game Five when tied at two to win the series, and that well may be the case, but I don't see it happening on Indiana's home court tonight.

Cleveland is/was sky-high after the LeBron James block on Victor Oladipo's and his subsequent three-pointer as time expired to win the game outright for the Cavaliers in their home court, but they are NOT playing this one at home tonight, and I think they are going to be a little "hungover" from that emotional win. On the flip side, I see Indy using that loss as a major motivator in front of their home crowd, and I see them getting out in front early in this one (they were up seven at the break on Wednesday) and staying out in front in this game as they look to push this one to the full seven games.

Oladipo had another "off" game - his third in a row - and Collison was saddled with foul issues. I just don't see that happening again tonight.

The home team has won outright in six of the last eight meetings, and the Pacers are on a 7-2 against the spread run the past nine meetings.

Pacers to force Game Seven on Sunday.

2* INDIANA

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Jimmy Boyd Apr 27 '18, 7:10 PM in 2h
MLB | Rockies vs Marlins
Play on: Marlins +123 at betonline

Free Pick on Marlins +123
I'm recommending a play on the Marlins as a home dog in Friday's contest with the Rockies. Miami is going to be one of the worst teams in the league, but they come in having won two straight, the most recent being a 8-6 win over Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. I look for the Marlins to ride that momentum here with a win against Colorado.
Miami will send out Jose Urena, who is a better talent than what he's shown in his first 5 starts. He'll be facing a Rockies team that is hitting just .210 as a team on the road this season. Colorado will counter with Tyler Anderson, who has a 5.54 ERA and 1.615 WHIP in 3 road starts.
Anderson did pitch well in his last outing, but the Rockies are just 1-6 in Anderson's last 7 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance. Colorado is also 2-8 in their last 10 when playing after an off day. Take Miami!

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Dave Price Apr 27 '18, 10:05 PM in 5h
MLB | Yankees vs Angels
Play on: Yankees -139 at 5Dimes

Dave’s Friday Free Play:
1* on New York Yankees -139
The Key: The New York Yankees are as hot as any team in baseball right now. They are 6-0 in their last 6 games overall with 5 of those wins coming by 3 runs or more. They have outscored the opposition 47-13 during this 6-game winning streak. Ace Luis Severino gets the ball and looks to extend the streak to 7 games tonight. Severino is 4-1 with a 2.32 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in 5 starts this season. He’ll be opposed by Andrew Heaney, who is 0-1with a 9.65 ERA and 1.72 WHIP in 2 starts this season. He just gave up 7 earned runs and 3 homers in 4 1/3 innings at home to the Giants in his last start. His other start came against the light-hitting Royals where he gave up 4 runs, 3 earned, in 5 innings. Now he must face this red-hot Yankees lineup, and I don’t expect him to fare too well tonight. Take New York.

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Kenny Walker Apr 27 '18, 8:15 PM in 3h
MLB | White Sox vs Royals
Play on: White Sox +124 at betonline

Free Pick on White Sox

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Info Plays Apr 27 '18, 8:10 PM in 3h
MLB | A's vs Astros
Play on: Astros -158 at 5Dimes

1* Free Play on Astros -158

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Marc Lawrence Apr 27 '18, 10:15 PM in 5h
MLB | Dodgers vs Giants
Play on: Dodgers -139 at pinnacle

Play - LA Dodgers w/Ryu (Game 963).
Edges - Dodgers: Ryu 4-2 L6 team starts in this park; and 25 Ks and 4 BBs last three starts… Giants: Holland: 0-5 L5 overall team starts; and 0-2 career team starts vs Dodgers… We recommend a 1* play on the LA Dodgers. Thank you and good luck as always.

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Ray Monohan Apr 27 '18, 8:15 PM in 3h
MLB | White Sox vs Royals
Play on: Royals -121 at pinnacle

Kansas City -121
The Royals are at a generous price here and worthy of a flyer on Friday.
Kansas City has been abysmal to say the least this season, but Danny Duffy is one of the very few Royals pitchers who can turn in a solid performance despite his rough start.
Duffy has been this teams ace in the past few seasons and will face one of the worst offenses in the MLB here. Look for him to really utilize his secondary pitches and keep this lineup off balanced all night.
Some trends to note. White Sox are 8-23 in their last 31 games vs. a left-handed starter. White Sox are 5-16 in their last 21 overall.
Chicago is just a wreck. This is a nice bounce back spot and a fade position here on Friday.
Back Kansas City.
Good Luck, Razor Ray.
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Sean Murphy Apr 27 '18, 7:05 PM in 2h
MLB | Diamondbacks vs Nationals
Play on: Diamondbacks +147 at YouWager

Friday MLB Free play. My selection is on Arizona over Washington at 7:05 pm et on Friday.
The D'Backs continue to roll along, yet they're not getting much respect from the betting marketplace in Washington on Friday night.
While the Snakes breezed to a series win over the Phillies, the Nationals are coming off a tough series in San Francisco, albeit one that ended on a high note with a 15-2 rout of the Giants on Wednesday afternoon. I'm not convinced we'll see carry-over from that performance here, however.
Zach Godley will get the nod for Arizona. He checks in with solid if not spectacular numbers having gone 3-1 with a 3.09 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Don't be fooled by Wednesday's onslaught - the Nats' offense has been relatively inconsistent lately.
Stephen Strasburg will counter for Washington. He's off to a fine start, having recorded a 2.97 ERA and 0.99 WHIP. But is it enough to warrant the lofty price here? I'm not so sure. In what should be a well pitched game from both sides on Friday night, I'll back the underdog. Take Arizona (8*).

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John Martin Apr 27 '18, 8:05 PM in 3h
NBA | Cavs vs Pacers
Play on: UNDER 204 -105

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Cavs/Pacers UNDER 204
It has certainly been a defensive series between the Cavs and Pacers thus far. The UNDER is 5-0 in the five games and there hasn’t been a combined score of higher than 204 in any of the five. I see no reason for that to change tonight. Lebron James hasn’t had much help for the Cavaliers, so their offense has basically been run through him. And Victor Oladipo is shooting terrible in the series as the Cavs have had a great defensive game plan to stop him. The UNDER is 8-0-1 in Pacers last nine vs. a team with a winning record. The UNDER is 10-2 in Pacers last 12 home games. The UNDER is 7-0-1 in Cavs last eight vs. a team with a winning record. The UNDER is 7-0-1 in the last eight meetings. The UNDER is 5-0 in the last five meetings in Indiana. Give me the UNDER.