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Handicapped by Top Horse Analytics at Belmont Park

09/21/18, BEL, Race 9, 5.50 ET
7F [Dirt] 1.20.00 STAKES. Purse $150,000.
Bongard Stakes
Exacta, Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double
Best in race - (J)ockey (T)rainer (S)peed (F)inish (E)arnings (W)orkouts (L)ead (C)loser
Top Horse Win Percent 26.02, $1 ROI 0.82, For Race Category Non-Maiden Dirt
Rating Pgm# Horse Name M/L Jockey Trainer FLAGS
100.0000 2 Poppy's Destiny 6-1 Alvarado J Rice Linda SFEL
099.0804 6 Just Right 5-1 Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A. JT
096.9065 1 Risp 7/2 Castellano J Bush Thomas M. C
096.6880 7 Bustin to Be Loved 9/2 Ortiz. Jr. I Contessa Gary C.
096.5319 8 Frosted Ice 6-1 Rosario J Moquett Ron
096.2466 4 Dalliance 20-1 Cox A Rice Kevin W
096.0443 3 Bustin Hoffman 10-1 Franco M Figgins. III Ollie L.
095.6412 5 Bankit 5/2 Ortiz J L Asmussen Steven M.

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Handicapped by Top Horse Analytics at Churchill Downs

09/21/18, CD, Race 8, 4.21 ET
1 1/16M [Dirt] 1.41.00 MAIDEN CLAIMING. Purse $18,000.
Claiming Price $10,000. FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLDAND UPWARD
Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta / Pick 3 (Races 8-9-10)
Best in race - (J)ockey (T)rainer (S)peed (F)inish (E)arnings (W)orkouts (L)ead (C)loser
Top Horse Win Percent 38.26, $1 ROI 1.06, For Race Category MSW_MCLM Dirt
Rating Pgm# Horse Name M/L Jockey Trainer FLAGS
100.0000 7 Burciaga 4-1 Santana. Jr. R Asmussen Steven M. JSEL
098.6808 9 Sacred Walk 7/2 Leparoux J R Stewart Dallas
098.3439 6 Wild Will 4-1 Saez G Foley Gregory D. FC
097.7782 1 Dixieland Rags 12-1 Rocco. Jr. J Tomlinson Michael A. T
097.3762 10 Maximum Rate 6-1 Landeros C Howard Neil J. W
095.9546 12 Bet It All to Win 15-1 Gilligan J Zito Nicholas P.
095.3438 2 Mr. Macfadden 5-1 Hernandez. Jr. B J McPeek Kenneth G.
094.7979 11 Stack Em High 12-1 Morales E Lauer Michael E.
093.2915 5 Pistol Box 15-1 McMahon C Van Berg Thomas L.
092.3923 8 Hitthegroundrunnin 20-1 Miranda R Barnett Bobby C.
091.6336 3 Colombiano 30-1 Kennedy T Hill. Jr. John F.
090.8162 4 Musial 30-1 Camacho. Jr. S Rossi Lee J.

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Camarero
Camarero - Race 3

Pick 4 (3-6) / Exacta / Trifecta / Daily Double 3-4


Maiden Special • 6 1/2 Furlongs • Dirt • Ages 3 and up • CR: 49 • Purse: $11,500 • Post: 3:35P
FOR NATIVE MAIDENS, FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. WEIGHT, 118 LBS. ALLOWED 2 LBS.
Contenders

Race Analysis
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Horse
Morn
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Accept
Odds


Race Type: Basic Race. This race has a mixed pace scenario. Check on scratches of any of the Front-runners (to look for a lone Front-runner). * KEY ANGLES * SUPERSTICIOSA: Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse has the highest ave rage Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface. FUGITIVA: Horse has run a Good Race within the last 30 days. Horse ranks in the top three in TrackMaster Power Rating. CALCULADORA: Horse is a first time starter and its sire's win percentage wit h first timers is at least 18 (minimum of 50 starts).
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SUPERSTICIOSA
3/1

7/2
5
FUGITIVA
5/2

5/1
8
CALCULADORA
2/1

8/1




P#

Horse (In Running Style Order)

Post

Morn
Line

Running Style

Good
Class

Good
Speed

Early Figure

Finish Figure

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5
FUGITIVA
5

5/2
Front-runner
45

31

52.4

29.8

26.3
6
MARIANITA'S GIRL
6

4/1
Front-runner
21

21

31.7

13.5

7.0
1
SUPERSTICIOSA
1

3/1
Trailer
55

43

49.0

42.2

39.7
7
CRUCITA
7

20/1
Alternator/Trailer
57

13

41.8

13.0

5.5








Unknown Running Style: MISS BIANCAMAR (10/1) [Jockey: Rodriguez Anardis - Trainer: Diaz Carlos M], AMBICIOSA (10/1) [Jockey: Hiraldo Luis - Trainer: Gomez Maximo], ABU MIRIAM (10/1) [Jockey: Ramirez Erik - Trainer: Texidor Jr Edwin], CALCULADORA (2/1

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Gulfstream Park
Always check program numbers.
Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 4 - Claiming - 6.0f on the Dirt. Purse: $22000 Class Rating: 87

FOR FILLIES AND MARES THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. THREE YEAR OLDS, 120 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS. NON-WINNERS OF A RACE SINCE AUGUST 21 ALLOWED 2 LBS. CLAIMING PRICE $10,000


RECOMMENDED CHOICES
The Walker Group Picks

# 6 WORKING CAROL K 7/2

# 4 SCHMISS 8/1

# 7 QUEEN ROLLER 3/1

WORKING CAROL K seems to be the bet in here. Must be given consideration based on the formidable Equibase Speed Fig garnered in the last contest. Has posted sound speed figs in dirt sprint races in the past. I like the jock on this filly - decent chance to win the race. SCHMISS - Is tough not to look at given the company run in lately. She has been running strongly and the Equibase Speed Figures are among the most favorable in this group. QUEEN ROLLER - Jaramillo ought to be able to get this filly to break out sharply here. Must be given consideration in this contest if only for the very good Equibase Speed Figure posted in the last race.

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F.A.S.T. Sheets Free Race for Los Alamitos (Quarter Horse)
Los Alamitos (Quarter Horse) - Race 2

$1 Exacta / $1 Trifecta $1 Superfecta (.10 cent minimum wager $1 Pick Three


Maiden • 870 Yards • Dirt • Ages 3 and up • CR: 80 • Purse: $9,500 • Post: 7:28P
QUARTER HORSE 870Y, FOR MAIDENS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. THREE YEAR OLDS, 122 LBS.; OLDER, 124 LBS. (QUARTER HORSES PREFERRED).
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Race Type: Not Applicable (Quarter Horse). * KEY ANGLES * QUEEN DREAMER (T): Horse has the highest TrackMaster Power Rating. Horse has the highest average Equibase Speed Figure at the distance/surface. Horse has the highest average Equibase Cla ss Rating at the distance/surface.
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BLACK MARKET CORONA
8/5

2/1
3
QUEEN DREAMER (T)
3/1

9/2




P#

Horse (In Running Style Order)

Post

Morn
Line

Running Style

Good
Class

Good
Speed

Early Figure

Finish Figure

Platinum
Figure
1
BLACK MARKET CORONA
1

8/5
Slow
95

82

6.7

0.0

0.0
3
QUEEN DREAMER (T)
3

3/1
Average
81

75

5.0

0.0

0.0
6
MERGIE TROID (T)
6

8/1
Slow
55

46

6.9

0.0

0.0








Unknown Running Style: GOLDEN CARAMEL (T) (20/1) [Jockey: Orozco Edgar - Trainer: Nunez Jesus], DUKE OF EDDIE (T) (10/1) [Jockey: Mcdaid Kellie M - Trainer: Aquino Angela Maria], WORKING (T) (5/1) [Jockey: Payeras Edgar - Trainer: Mendoza Jesus], SHA

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

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Laurel - Race #9 - Post: 5:10pm - Allowance - 8.0 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $42,000 Class Rating: 92

Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar

#2 HALITE (ML=8/1)
#5 GOODLUCKJOHNATHAN (ML=8/1)
#4 HAYNE'S FEVER (ML=12/1)
#6 REGAL QUALITY (ML=5/2)


HALITE - Using this rider/trainer combination is a smart move. I like to bet on this handicapping angle, a pony coming back off a solid outing within the last month. GOODLUCKJOHNATHAN - This fine animal should be thundering down the lane. HAYNE'S FEVER - A horse coming back this quickly after a solid effort is a good sign. REGAL QUALITY - My handicapping know-how tells me to be on the alert for this thoroughbred in this affair

Vulnerable Contenders: #7 BALLARD HIGH (ML=7/5), #3 AIZHAI (ML=6/1),

BALLARD HIGH - You should normally bet against morning-line favorites that haven't raced or show no activity in the morning over the last two to three weeks. Pace makes the race. Tough for this speedy one to be able to handle the early pressure from the rest of this bunch. This colt notched a rating in his last event which likely isn't good enough in today's event. AIZHAI - Tough to put your cash on this front-runner. Too much speed in the event.



STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Go with #2 HALITE on top if we're getting at least 4/1 odds

EXACTA WAGERS:
Box [2,4,5]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Skip

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
Pass

SUPER HIGH 5 WAGERS:
None

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Handicapped by The Turf Club Analysts

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Woodbine - Race #4 - Post: 2:45pm - Claiming - 8.5 furlongs on the Dirt. Purse: $20,000 Class Rating: 88

Rating: Golden DollarGolden DollarGolden Dollar

#5 EPILOGUE (ML=10/1)
#6 GET MY GIST (ML=20/1)
#1 TINKER RING (ML=2/1)


EPILOGUE - Took every point of call in last race at Woodbine. Pretty good opportunity to repeat that effort right here in this race. He keeps getting closer at the finish with each and every start. It looks like the pace horses may duel each other into the ground. When the real running starts this gelding should be finishing strongly. This gelding is in fine form. Ran first on September 9th. Look at this pattern of improvement. 72/83/87 are the last 3 speed ratings. GET MY GIST - Kimura and Fitzgerald perform well when they work together. It's hard to beat a +999 ROI for a jockey and conditioner. Lower weight assigned of -6. In my opinion, a movement of five is important, so this gelding falls into this category. TINKER RING - Ensom brings him back again. I recommend you stick with this live gelding.

Vulnerable Contenders: #3 WILLY'S CASTLE (ML=9/5), #9 BEALESTREET DANCER (ML=9/2),

WILLY'S CASTLE - That was simply not a very good showing in the last race. Finished seventh in his most recent performance with a most unsatisfactory speed fig. When I look at today's class rating, it would take an improved performance to win after that in this group. BEALESTREET DANCER - This equine hasn't been hitting the board in either of his last two outings. Don't think this vulnerable equine will make an impact in today's race. That last rating was common when compared with today's Equibase class figure.

Top HatGUEST COMMENTARY: Hal - EPILOGUE - Coming off his last race with the top speed figure of 87 at Woodbine. He is the gelding to beat today.





STRAIGHT WAGERS:
Go with #5 EPILOGUE on top if we're getting at least 7/2 odds

EXACTA WAGERS:
Box [1,5,6]

TRIFECTA WAGERS:
Box [1,5,6] Total Cost: $6

SUPERFECTA WAGERS:
None

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Handicapped by The Walker Group at Will Rogers Downs
Always check program numbers.
Odds shown are morning line odds.

Race 5 - Allowance - 870y on the Dirt. Purse: $14200 Class Rating: 68

QUARTER HORSE 870Y, FOR THREE YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD WHICH HAVE NEVER WON TWO RACES. THREE YEAR OLDS, 124 LBS.; OLDER, 126 LBS.


RECOMMENDED CHOICES
The Walker Group Picks

# 6 SRD AMERICAN ACHARA 8/5

# 3 SPIT CURL MAN 6/1

# 1 SUCKNEMUP 4/1

SRD AMERICAN ACHARA is the best bet in this race. Perry ought to be able to get this filly to break out sharply in this competition. With a competitive 64 Equibase Speed Fig last time out, will unquestionably be a factor in this contest. Have to look at solely on class, with some of the most favorable class figures of this field. SPIT CURL MAN - Is tough not to examine based on speed figures which have been very good - 55 avg - of late. Horses who have been prepared to race at this distance and surface by Whitekiller have shown strong results as of late. SUCKNEMUP - Ought to be given consideration based on the very good speed rating posted in the last race. Has been running soundly and has among the best speed in the race for today's distance.

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Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

Jose Quintana was responsible for plenty of highlights during his time on the South Side, but he will try to reach new heights when he takes the mound for the visiting Chicago Cubs in his former home park on Friday. Quintana aims to surpass his career-high win total when he takes the mound for the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox.

It will be Quintana's first start against his former team since being traded across town in a mid-season deal in 2017. It's a big one for the Cubs, who are clinging to a 2 1/2-game lead over Milwaukee in the National League Central. The White Sox don't have as much to play for, though they need three wins in the last 10 games to avoid their first 100-loss season since 1970. They also have a chance to win the season series, which the Cubs lead 2-1 after taking two of three at Wrigley Field from May 11-13.





TV: 4:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, NBCS Chicago (Cubs), WGN (White Sox)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs LH Jose Quintana (13-10, 3.95 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Reynaldo Lopez (6-9, 4.05)





Quintana failed in his first bid for win No. 14, allowing two runs - both on solo homers - over five innings in a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. The 29-year-old has allowed two or fewer runs in six straight outings, posting a 2.10 ERA over that stretch. Quintana is 22-27 with a 3.59 ERA in 84 games (82 starts) in his former home park.

Lopez has been lights-out of late, tossing 13 consecutive scoreless innings over his last two outings and giving up just two runs over 27 innings across his last four starts. The 24-year-old has struck out at least six batters in five straight starts and has surrendered only one home run during that stretch. Lopez is 2-3 with a 3.81 ERA in 14 home starts this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Cubs RHP Pedro Strop (hamstring) told reporters that he expects to return to game action before the end of the regular season.

2. White Sox 2B Yoan Moncada is 15-for-45 with four RBIs over his last 11 games.

3. Chicago OF Kyle Schwarber (back) is expected to return to the lineup during the series after being sidelined since Sept. 10.


PREDICTION: Cubs 3, White Sox 2

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Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

The Milwaukee Brewers' magic number to clinch a National League wild-card berth is six as they begin a six-game road trip Friday with the first of three against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Milwaukee, which trails the Chicago Cubs by 2 1/2 games in the NL Central, hopes to have center fielder Lorenzo Cain back in the lineup as the NL MVP candidate left Tuesday's game after two at-bats and missed Wednesday's 7-0 victory over Cincinnati because of soreness in his right rib cage area.

"I guess when the pain and soreness is out of there, I'll be back on the field," Cain told reporters. "I wanted to play but, like I said, they want me to be smart about it, so we'll see where it's at on Friday." The Brewers (87-66) lead the Cardinals by three games for the top wild-card spot and visit St. Louis for a three-game set starting Monday but more importantly are 4 1/2 games clear of Colorado, which sits third in the wild-card standings. Pittsburgh (77-74) continues to play hard down the stretch as it owns a five-game winning streak with the first two coming in Milwaukee last weekend, and has won eight in a row at home. The Pirates' Ivan Nova tries to defeat the Brewers for the second straight start Friday and opposes Jhoulys Chacin, who is 0-3 with a 2.51 ERA in five outings versus Pittsburgh this season.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin (Milwaukee), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Jhoulys Chacin (14-8, 3.54 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Ivan Nova (9-9, 4.07)

Chacin has lost his last three starts after allowing two runs, three hits and three walks while striking out four in five innings of a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday. The 30-year-old Venezuelan, who has matched his career high in wins set with Colorado in 2013, has yielded three or fewer earned runs in each of his last eight starts. Chacin is 9-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in 19 road turns this season, improving his career numbers away from home to 32-41, 4.10, 1.37 in 114 games (97 starts).

Nova permitted one run, four hits and a walk while striking out four in six innings of Saturday's 3-1 victory at Milwaukee for his second straight victory. The 31-year-old Dominican is 7-4 with a 3.46 ERA in 16 starts since coming off disabled list June 10. Travis Shaw is 12-for-19 with three home runs and two walks versus Nova, who is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA in seven career starts versus Milwaukee, including 1-0, 1.69 in two turns this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. Shaw (.240, 29 home runs, 79 RBIs) played Wednesday after leaving Tuesday's game when he was hit in the right knee by a pitch while Brewers LF Ryan Braun (.247, 15, 52) has not started in the last three contests because of back discomfort.

2. Pirates CF Starling Marte (.278, 19 home runs, 67 RBIs, 33 stolen bases) needs one homer to become the third player in team history to record 20 home runs and 30 steals, joining Barry Bonds (1987, 1990-92) and Andy Van Slyke (1987-88).

3. Milwaukee 3B Mike Moustakas (.250, 26 home runs, 88 RBIs this season) is batting .208 with a home run and seven RBIs in 14 September games after hitting .277 in August.

PREDICTION: Brewers 3, Pirates 2

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Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 21st September 2018 by Gracenote
The New York Yankees were eliminated from the American League East race by the first-place Boston Red Sox and now turn their focus toward landing a wild-card berth. The Yankees hold the top spot and are eight games clear of the Tampa Bay Rays entering the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Friday.

New York suffered an 11-6 loss to Boston on Thursday to see the division race conclude and is just 4-6 over its last 10 games. But the Yankees still have a chance at securing a 100-win campaign for the first time since 2009 as they need to go 7-3 down the stretch to reach the milestone. Baltimore has set the franchise mark for most losses (108) during the club's Baltimore era that began in 1954 and stand just three setbacks shy of matching the overall mark of 111 by the St. Louis Browns in 1939. The Orioles edged the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Wednesday for only their fourth victory in the past 18 games.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, MASN (Baltimore), YES (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Orioles RH Yefry Ramirez (1-6, 5.50 ERA) vs. Yankees LH CC Sabathia (7-7, 3.80)

Ramirez lost to the Chicago White Sox in his last turn when he gave up one run and four hits over 5 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old rookie matched his season best of seven strikeouts against Chicago and has fanned 55 in 55 2/3 innings. Ramirez is 0-2 with a 7.50 ERA in three appearances (two starts) against the Yankees.

Sabathia is 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA while struggling over his last five starts. The 38-year-old served up three homers in 2 1/3 innings in his last turn as he gave up five runs and seven hits while losing to the Blue Jays. Sabathia is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three starts against Baltimore this season and 19-11 with a 3.69 ERA in 44 career turns.

WALK-OFFS

1. Yankees LF Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam on Thursday and is batting just .143 with two homers in 63 at-bats in September.

2. Baltimore C Chance Sisco (concussion) didn't make the trip to New York and is hopeful of returning to action early next week.

3. New York LHP Aroldis Chapman (knee) made his first appearance since Aug. 21 on Thursday and served up a three-run homer to Boston's Mookie Betts while retiring two batters.

PREDICTION: Yankees 13, Orioles 6

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New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 21st September 2018 by Gracenote
Jacob deGrom is winless over his last five starts despite leading the majors with a 1.78 ERA and he looks to snap the victory drought when the New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals on Friday in the second contest of a four-game series. The New York ace has allowed three runs or less in 27 consecutive starts, a major-league single-season record.

A popular candidate for the National League Cy Young Award despite an 8-9 record, deGrom has held opponents to a major league-low .288 slugging percentage and ranks fourth in the majors with 251 strikeouts. He will look to pitch the Mets to a second straight victory after New York prevailed 5-4 in 12 innings on Thursday. Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon slugged his 100th career homer and is a torrid 11-for-21 with three homers and 11 RBIs over the past five games. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman is also locked in at the plate, as his three-hit outing on Thursday made him 8-for-22 with four doubles over the past five games.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN 2 (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (8-9, 1.78 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Joe Ross (0-0, 3.60)

The 30-year-old deGrom received a no-decision Sunday when he gave up three runs and five hits in seven innings against the Boston Red Sox. He struck out 12 in the contest to mark the 10th time this season he struck out 10 or more this season. One of those occurrences was when deGrom struck out 12 in a no-decision against Washington on April 16 - he gave up three runs and six hits over 7 1/3 innings - and he stands 6-4 with a 2.76 ERA in 14 career starts against the Nationals.

Ross is making his second major-league start of the season after working his way back from Tommy John surgery in July 2017. The 25-year-old gave up two runs and four hits over five innings against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 13 but wasn't involved with the decision. Ross is 2-2 with a 4.29 ERA in six career starts against the Mets.

WALK-OFFS

1. Mets OF Michael Conforto hit his 27th homer on Thursday to match his career-best total set last season.

2. Washington rookie LF Juan Soto is 1-for-14 over the last three contests.

3. New York 1B Wilmer Flores will miss the rest of the season due to early-onset arthritis in both knees and will receive injections.

PREDICTION: Nationals 4, Mets 2

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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 21st September 2018 by Gracenote
The Tampa Bay Rays attempt to rebound from about as demoralizing a defeat as a team could endure when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night for the second a four-game series. The Rays saw their five-game winning streak come to an end and lost for just the fourth time in 18 games this month after coughing up seven runs in the bottom of the ninth inning of a 9-8 setback Thursday.

Tommy Pham is 9-for-18 while hitting safely in four straight after recording three hits and a pair of RBIs on Thursday for Tampa Bay (85-67), which fell 6 1/2 games behind Oakland (92-61) in the race for the second wild card in the American League with 10 contests left. "We need a lot of things to go in our favor," Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters after his team gave up three homers in the ninth inning. "Losses like this don't help." The Blue Jays have won five of their last six contests while rookies Danny Jansen and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (7-for-21, five-game hitting streak) each homered during the improbable comeback before Justin Smoak's solo blast ended it. Former 30th-round pick Rowdy Tellez also belted a two-run homer and started the rally with an RBI double in the series opener for Toronto, improving his batting average to .385 since being called up for the first time in his career early in September.

TV: 7:07 p.m. ET, FS Sun (Tampa Bay), Sportsnet (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.14 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Sean Reid-Foley (2-3, 5.54)

The Rays did not make it official after Thursday's game, but Castillo is expected to open the contest Friday after allowing one hit over 4 2/3 innings in his last three tries as a starter. The 24-year-old Dominican has yielded one run on four hits and a pair of walks across 10 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts in his last seven trips to the mound overall. Castillo is 2-0 and has not permitted a run over 7 2/3 innings with nine strikeouts and one walk against Toronto this year.

Reid-Foley comes in off his second strong outing in his last three starts, allowing two hits and four walks across five scoreless innings to beat the New York Yankees on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who was born in Guam, struck out 10 in that contest - matching the output in his start at Miami on Sept. 2 when he gave up one run over seven frames. Reid-Foley makes his second start at home after yielding six runs over 4 2/3 innings to Cleveland on Sept. 8 in Toronto.

WALK-OFFS

1. Tampa Bay INF Joey Wendle is 10-for-17 with five doubles during a four-game hitting streak.

2. Toronto 2B Devon Travis, who was rested in the series opener, is 9-for-26 with a pair of doubles against Tampa Bay this year.

3. The Rays are still 9-4 against the Blue Jays in 2018 and can clinch their third season series in the last four years with one more win this weekend.

PREDICTION: Rays 4, Blue Jays 3

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Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

Scooter Gennett was a non-factor throughout the first series he faced the Miami Marlins this season, but all he did was carry the offense in his second shot against them. Coming off another stellar performance, one of the top National League's top hitters will try to lead the Cincinnati Reds to their first back-to-back victories in nearly two weeks Friday when they visit Miami for the second of four games against the Marlins.

Gennett went 1-for-8 and struck out five times as Cincinnati dropped two of three at home to the Marlins in early May, but he continued his breakout season in Thursday's 4-2 series-opening victory, finishing 2-for-3 with a two-run double and a two-run blast. The first-time All-Star trails Milwaukee's Christian Yelich (.319) by a point in his quest to win the NL batting title and is hitting .333 with four homers and 12 RBIs across 17 games in September. J.T. Realmuto and Peter O'Brien each had two hits and an RBI in a losing cause for Miami, which has lost seven of nine and scored no more than four runs in any of those defeats. O'Brien has been a pleasant surprise over 13 games in what has been an otherwise dismal season for the NL-worst Marlins (59-93), going 6-for-12 with two home runs and five RBIs over his last four contests.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Ohio (Cincinnati), FS Florida (Miami)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Luis Castillo (10-12, 4.52 ERA) vs. Marlins LH Wei-Yin Chen (6-11, 4.93)

Castillo has been dominant in three of his four starts this month, including back-to-back wins against National League division leaders in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. The 25-year-old Dominican is 3-1 with a 1.46 ERA in September after holding the Dodgers to one run over 6 1/3 innings on Sept. 11 and the Cubs to one run in 6 2/3 frames Sunday. Castillo enjoyed one of the finest starts of his career against Miami last year, getting the win after allowing one run across eight innings.

Chen continued to struggle on the road in last Friday's loss at Philadelphia, surrendering five runs on seven hits - including two homers - over four innings, falling to 1-8 with a 9.29 ERA with a .338 batting average against in 12 starts away from Miami. Conversely, the 33-year-old is 5-3 with a 1.77 ERA in 12 turns at home, however, yielding only a .190 average. Chen lost his only career start against the Reds on May 4, giving up four runs and two home runs in four frames.

WALK-OFFS

1. Marlins' starting pitchers have allowed three runs or fewer in 19 of the last 23 home games.

2. Reds SS Jose Peraza went 1-for-5 in the opener to move with 10 hits of tying Barry Larkin (185; 1990) for the most hits in a single season by a Cincinnati shortstop.

3. Realmuto has hit 18 of his career-high 21 home runs as a catcher this season and remains one shy of tying Charles Johnson's club record (19 in 1997).

PREDICTION: Marlins 3, Reds 2

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Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

Detroit Tigers outfielder Christin Stewart showed enough power in the minors this season to prove he was worthy of a big-league promotion, and it took him less than two weeks to demonstrate it against an American League Central rival. Coming off the type of performance it hasn't seen from a rookie in years, Detroit hopes it can get another huge offensive effort from its 24-year-old slugger Friday when the Tigers host the Kansas City Royals in the second contest of a four-game set.

Stewart tallied 25 homers and 80 RBIs in 125 minor-league games in 2018 before making his major-league debut Sept. 9 and delivered on that promise by hitting two home runs and driving in six in Thursday's 11-8 series-opening win. Not only did the outburst help his team end a seven-game home losing streak, but the Georgia native needed only 11 games to become first Tigers rookie with six RBIs in a game since Ryan Raburn in 2007. Stewart nearly tied the club record for most RBIs in a game (eight), but his bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning was preceded by a foul ball that missed being a likely three-run double by a few inches. The Royals (52-101) dropped their fifth straight contest despite registering three doubles and four homers and are five losses away from tying the franchise mark they set in 2005.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Kansas City, FS Detroit

PITCHING MATCHUP: Royals RH Ian Kennedy (2-8, 4.73 ERA) vs. Tigers LH Francisco Liriano (5-10, 4.54)

Kennedy produced his second straight quality start and notched his first victory in 18 turns since April 7 after yielding two runs (one earned) over six innings against Minnesota. The 33-year-old journeyman has yielded three runs or fewer over his last five outings, including two since sitting out nearly two months on the disabled list. Victor Martinez is 8-for-24 with a home run versus Kennedy, who delivered six scoreless innings and struck out seven in a no-decision against Detroit on May 4.

Liriano has steadied the ship a bit in three September starts, going 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA this month after posting a 0-4 record and 7.17 ERA in five August outings. The 2006 All-Star was sharp for the most part in Sunday's victory at Cleveland, allowing three runs and striking out seven in as many frames. Jorge Bonifacio (3-for-5, two doubles, one home run) is one of the few Royals to fare well versus Liriano, who is 1-0 with a 2.28 ERA in four starts against Kansas City this season.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Royals need one victory this weekend to win the season series for the fourth straight year.

2. Detroit OF Nicholas Castellanos was one of six Tigers with multiple hits Thursday and is batting .378 with three homers and 10 RBIs in 18 games this month.

3. Kansas City 2B Whit Merrifield is batting .319 and has scored 13 runs during an 11-game hitting streak.

PREDICTION: Tigers 4, Royals 2

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Boston Red Sox vs. Cleveland Indians Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 21st September 2018 by Gracenote
The Boston Red Sox have wrapped up their third consecutive American League East title and look to clinch the best record in the majors. Boston has a magic number of two over the Houston Astros in that quest as its opens a three-game series against the host Cleveland Indians on Friday.

The Red Sox (104-49) won the AL East crown with an 11-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday and need one more victory to tie the franchise mark held by the 1912 World Series championship team. Mookie Betts hit his 30th homer while going 4-for-5 with five RBIs in the victory, while J.D. Martinez drove in his major league-leading 124th run. Cleveland (85-67) lost 5-4 in 11 innings to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday to fall to 8-10 in September. Standout right-hander Trevor Bauer returns from the broken right fibula he suffered on August 11 and is expected to pitch the first two innings, while Boston ace Chris Sale takes the mound and will be limited to 65 pitches as he attempts to rebuild his strength after recent shoulder soreness.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN2, NESN (Boston), SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox LH Chris Sale (12-4, 1.92 ERA) vs. Indians RH Trevor Bauer (12-6, 2.22)

Sale pitched three innings of one-hit scoreless ball in his last tuneup against the New York Mets on Sunday. The 29-year-old has won seven consecutive decisions since losing to the Chicago White Sox on June 8. Sale hasn't faced Cleveland this season and is 5-8 with a 4.78 ERA in 29 career appearances (18 starts) versus the Indians.

Bauer won four consecutive starts and five straight decisions before going on the disabled list with the leg injury. The 27-year-old has stood out at home, posting a 6-1 record with a 1.87 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 12 starts. Bauer is 2-2 with a horrific 8.24 ERA in five career appearances (four starts) against the Red Sox.

WALK-OFFS

1. Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts is 2-for-18 over the past five games.

2. Cleveland LF Michael Brantley had three hits Thursday for his fifth multi-hit outing in his last nine appearances.

3. Boston INF Eduardo Nunez (hamstring), who was injured Wednesday, isn't expected to return until early next week.

PREDICTION: Indians 6, Red Sox 5

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Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

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Phillies vs. Braves Preview and Predictions

by Gracenote on 09/21/2018

The Philadelphia Phillies have struggled defensively all season, and those shortcomings have resulted in their playoff chances fading rapidly entering Friday's contest at the first-place Atlanta Braves. The National League East leaders took advantage of several Philadelphia defensive miscues to post an 8-3 victory in Thursday's series opener, reducing their magic number to clinch its first division title in five years to four as the Phillies fell for the 12th time in 18 September games.

The Phillies, who own a minus-12 run differential and have the second-most errors in the NL, failed to field several hard-hit balls and their pitchers threw three wild pitches as the Braves extended their NL East lead to 6 1/2 games. Shortstop Dansby Swanson and first baseman Freddie Freeman each finished with two runs scored and two hits, and Atlanta finished with three sacrifice flies and three stolen bases. The Braves have won two in a row at home after a four-game losing streak, and a win Friday would put them one victory shy of eliminating Philadelphia from the race. Phillies shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera collected two hits and scored a run in breaking a 0-for-7 skid.

TV: 7:35 p.m. ET, NBCS Philadelphia, FS South (Atlanta)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Nick Pivetta (7-13, 4.67 ERA) vs. Braves RH Julio Teheran (9-8, 3.97)

Pivetta has rebounded from two consecutive rough starts in late August, giving up just eight earned runs over his past four starts but has lost all three of his September outings. The 25-year-old struck out eight in five innings Sunday against Miami, but gave up three runs on four hits in a 6-4 defeat. Pivetta, who has won just once in his past 11 starts, is 1-1 with a 3.43 ERA in four starts against Atlanta this season.

Teheran struggled with his control Saturday in a loss to Washington, walking six hitters in four innings to suffer his first defeat in his past nine starts. The 27-year-old, the lone pitching holdover from Atlanta's last playoff team in 2013, has allowed more than three earned runs once since July 24 - including four starts with one earned run surrendered. Teheran has a 4.91 ERA in three starts against the Phillies in 2018, going 1-0 with three homers allowed over 14 2/3 innings.

WALK-OFFS

1. Atlanta improved to 44-23 against NL East competition this season, while the Phillies fell to 32-38.

2. Philadelphia used seven relievers in the series opener, as RHP Luis Garcia gave up four runs on two hits and two walks in the eighth - including a bases-loaded walk to Swanson.

3. Freeman has heated up down the stretch, hitting .404 in his past 12 games.

PREDICTION: Braves 5, Phillies 3

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Seattle Mariners vs. Texas Rangers Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

The Seattle Mariners made a solid run at a playoff spot but look like they are going to fall short. The Mariners will continue playing hard and try to stave off mathematical elimination when they visit the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game series Friday.

Seattle is 7 1/2 games behind the Oakland Athletics in the race for the second American League wild card but is playing well with wins in five of the first seven games on the road trip, including a series win over the defending champion Houston Astros. "That's a good ballclub over there, with good arms and a good lineup," Mariners right fielder Mitch Haniger told reporters after a 9-0 triumph at Houston on Wednesday. "We always want to play them tough. We feel like we match up well with them and are in every game. Any team we play, we're trying to win and take the series. But it's always good beating them. They're the defending world champs, and it just speaks to what we've got in this clubhouse." The Rangers are going to finish in the AL West basement and are stumbling down the stretch with losses in four straight games. Texas will try to snap the slide while sending right-hander Connor Sadzeck out as the opener Friday against Seattle righty Erasmo Ramirez.


TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, ROOT Northwest (Seattle), FS Southwest (Texas)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mariners RH Erasmo Ramirez (2-3, 5.65 ERA) vs. Rangers RH Connor Sadzeck (0-0, 0.00)

Ramirez could not keep the ball in the park at the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday and surrendered three home runs among four hits in four innings without factoring in the decision. The Nicaragua native completed six innings in one of his nine starts this season and is up to 13 home runs allowed in 43 innings. Ramirez started at Texas on April 22 and suffered the loss while allowing five runs on five hits - two homers - and a walk in 4 2/3 frames.

Sadzeck is scheduled to pitch one or two innings as an opener before turning things over to Ariel Jurado. Sadzeck was part of the Rangers' wave of September call-ups and has yet to allow an earned run in eight appearances, spanning 6 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old rookie is seeing the Mariners for the first time.

WALK-OFFS

1. Rangers RHP Matt Bush underwent elbow surgery and will miss the first half of the 2019 season.

2. Seattle LHP James Paxton (pneumonia) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Friday.

3. Texas 2B Rougned Odor is 2-for-24 with 11 strikeouts over his last six games.

PREDICTION: Mariners 7, Rangers 4

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Los Angeles Angels vs. Houston Astros Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
Angels vs. Astros Preview and Predictions

by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

With 10 games remaining in the regular season, the Houston Astros are trying to hold off the Oakland Athletics in the race for the American League West title. The reigning World Series champions hold a 3 1/2-game lead over the Athletics as they prepare to open a three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels on Friday in their final home series of the season.

Although Houston finishes the season with seven games away from home, it is a major league-best 52-22 on the road and the final four are at Baltimore, which owns the worst record in baseball. The Astros lost for only the fourth time in 17 games this month with a 9-0 drubbing by Seattle on Wednesday, but they will send 14-game winner Gerrit Cole to the mound for the series opener against Los Angeles. Houston split a four-game home series at the turn of the month against the Angels, who were bludgeoned by a combined score of 31-3 in their last two games against Oakland. Mike Trout belted his 36th homer in Thursday's 21-3 rout but he is only 10-for-52 against the Astros this season.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, FS West (Los Angeles), AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Houston)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Angels LH Andrew Heaney (9-9, 3.97 ERA) vs. Astros RH Gerrit Cole (14-5, 2.88)

Heaney did not factor in the decision versus Seattle on Saturday, giving up a pair of runs and eight hits over five innings. He was overpowering in his previous turn, striking out a season-high 12 batters and blanking the Chicago White Sox on three hits over seven innings. Heaney improved to 3-1 with a 1.95 ERA in his career against the Astros after tossing six shutout innings at Houston on Aug. 30.

Cole was 0-3 in his first four starts after the All-Star break but he has turned things around and is 4-0 over his last six turns, permitting two earned runs or fewer in five of them. During the unbeaten streak, Cole has 53 strikeouts over 33 2/3 innings, including nine in a 4-2 win over the Angels on Sept. 2. Justin Upton is 6-for-16 against Cole, who is 1-1 with a 3.57 ERA in three starts versus the Angels in 2018.

WALK-OFFS

1. Astros 1B Yuli Gurriel has hit safely in six straight games.

2. Angels C Francisco Arcia pulled double duty Thursday, hitting a homer and pitching two innings in relief.

3. Houston 3B Alex Bregman has only a single in 17 at-bats over his last six games.

PREDICTION: Astros 4, Angels 3

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San Francisco Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
Giants vs. Cardinals Preview and Predictions

by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

The St. Louis Cardinals had won three in a row to pick up steam toward their first postseason berth since 2015 only to stumble in their last outing. The Cardinals (84-69) aim to dust themselves off and return to form on Friday when they begin their last homestand of the season with the opener of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants (72-81).

St. Louis veteran catcher Yadier Molina had an RBI single in Wednesday's 7-3 setback against Atlanta to extend his hitting streak to four games, during which he has one homer and driven in eight runs. The 36-year-old is 3-for-9 versus San Francisco this season and 5-for-17 against Friday starter Madison Bumgarner. The Cardinals are clinging to a 1 1/2-game lead over Colorado for the second wild-card spot in the National League entering the series opener versus the Giants, who answered an 11-game losing skid by winning four of five before dropping an 8-4 decision to San Diego on Wednesday. Aramis Garcia belted his third homer in eight starts in the last outing and has hit safely in nine of his first 10 career contests.

TV: 8:15 p.m. ET, MLB Network, NBC Bay Area (San Francisco), FS Midwest (St. Louis),

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Madison Bumgarner (6-6, 3.14 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH John Gant (7-6, 3.53)

Bumgarner allowed five hits in six innings versus Colorado in Saturday's 3-0 win to sandwich a pair of scoreless outings around two disastrous ones. The 29-year-old improved to 4-5 in his career versus the Cardinals after yielding four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 frames in a 13-8 victory on July 8. Bumgarner is returning to the Gateway City for his first start since the 2014 NL Championship Series, when he tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings to help the Giants advance to the World Series in five games.

Gant saw his seven-game streak of yielding two runs or fewer come to a halt on Saturday, as he allowed six on as many hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 17-4 setback versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 26-year-old lamented his inability to find the strike zone, as he walked four in that contest and 18 over his last five outings (28 innings). Gant pitched well against San Fancisco on July 6, permitting two runs on five hits in six innings of a no-decision.

WALK-OFFS

1. St. Louis 1B Matt Carpenter is 0-for-15 with eight strikeouts in his last five games.

2. Giants SS Brandon Crawford, who recorded his 10th three-hit performance on Wednesday, is just 1-for-13 versus the Cardinals this season.

3. St. Louis LF Marcell Ozuna is 6-for-15 with one homer, two RBIs and four runs scored during his four-game hitting streak.

PREDICTION: Cardinals 3, Giants 1

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Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

The Colorado Rockies' bid for their first division title in franchise history was dealt a major blow after they were unceremoniously swept in their last series. The suddenly reeling Rockies (82-70) have dropped five of six heading into the final leg of their nine-game homestand with Friday's opener of a three-set set against the Arizona Diamondbacks (79-74).

"Like I've said all along, I think this is going to come down to the end," Colorado manager Bud Black said after watching his team get swept in Los Angeles to fall 2 1/2 games behind the National League West-leading Dodgers and 1 1/2 in back of St. Louis for the final wild-card spot. Charlie Blackmon is batting .390 with four homers, eight RBIs and nine runs scored during his 12-game hitting streak, and he is 21-for-60 with five homers and 14 RBIs against Arizona this season. The Diamondbacks posted just their fifth win in 19 outings with a 9-0 romp of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday to move within five games of the Cardinals for the final wild-card spot. "Obviously it has been a struggle the past couple of weeks, and I feel like (in) the dugout things have been like forced a little bit," outfielder Chris Owings said. "A win like this might give some guys some clear heads going into Friday."

TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountains (Colorado), FS Arizona

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rockies RH German Marquez (12-10, 3.96 ERA) vs. Diamondbacks RH Zack Greinke (14-10, 3.20)

Marquez increased his streak of quality starts to 10 on Saturday after allowing three runs in six innings of a 3-0 setback at San Francisco. The 23-year-old Venezuelan owns a 2-1 mark with a 4.33 ERA in five outings against Arizona this season, highlighted by an 11-strikeout performance in a 13-2 romp on Sept. 10. While Marquez has enjoyed some success versus the Diamondbacks, A.J. Pollock (9-for-16), David Peralta (11-for-26) and Paul Goldschmidt (10-for-23) have tormented him in his career.

Greinke will bid to reach the 15-win plateau for the eighth time in his career when he faces Colorado, against which he owns a 3-0 mark with a 2.77 ERA in four starts this season. Trevor Story (11-for-35, five homers, 12 RBIs) has flustered the 34-year-old in his career, although the hurler has gotten the better of Ian Desmond (5-for-30, eight strikeouts). Greinke has limped down the stretch, falling to 2-5 in his last nine starts after allowing four runs on eight hits in a 5-4 setback at Houston.

WALK-OFFS

1. Desmond, who had a two-run single on Wednesday, is 19-for-56 with three homers and 13 RBIs against Arizona this season.

2. Owings, who had a homer and three hits on Wednesday, is 9-for-22 versus Colorado this season.

3. Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado is just 4-for-25 in his last six games overall entering the series at Arizona, against which he is 20-for-64 with six homers, 13 RBIs and 16 runs scored.

PREDICTION: Diamondbacks 4, Rockies 2

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Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
Twins vs. Athletics Preview and Predictions

by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

The Oakland Athletics have not lost a home series in more than three months and continue their drive to nail down a playoff spot when they host the Minnesota Twins on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. The Athletics have a magic number of four to secure a wild-card berth and trail first-place Houston by 3 1/2 games in the American League West.

Oakland rebounded from a three-game slide to take its last two contests against the Los Angeles Angels, outscoring them 31-3. Red-hot Stephen Piscotty belted his second three-run homer in as many days in Thursday's 21-3 mauling and was 4-for-6 with nine RBIs in the two wins as the Athletics improved to a major league-best 58-25 record since June 15. "Our lineup is deep all the way through and we feel like we have a chance to score every inning," Oakland manager Bob Melvin told reporters after the Athletics had eight players score at least two runs for the first time since 1929. Minnesota enters the final leg of its 10-game road trip on a roll, winning four in a row and outscoring its opponents 28-12.

TV: 10:05 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), NBCS California (Oakland)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH José BerrÃ*os (11-11, 3.81 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Liam Hendriks (0-1, 5.30)

Berrios' winless drought reached seven starts last time out despite striking out nine and limiting Kansas City to two runs and five hits over six innings. He also faced the Royals in his previous turn, losing his third straight start despite allowing one run and three hits over six innings. Piscotty is 2-for-2 against Berrios, who gave up three runs over five innings of a loss to Oakland on Aug. 26.

Hendriks will continue his role of Oakland's late season "opener" by getting the nod for the seventh time this month, although he has pitched just one inning in each of his past five appearances in that role. In his last six trips to the mound overall, including one relief appearance, he has not allowed a run and permitted only two hits. Trout and Andrelton Simmons are each 3-for-8 against Hendriks.

WALK-OFFS

1. Piscotty has seven homers and 22 RBIs in in September.

2. Twins INF Ehire Adrianza is 6-for-17 during four-game hitting and RBI streaks.

3. The Athletics are 12-0-2 in their last 14 home series since they were swept by Houston from June 12-14.

PREDICTION: Athletics 5, Twins 4

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San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Preview and Predictions 09-21-2018 in MLB

MLB Previews 20th September 2018 by Gracenote
Padres vs. Dodgers Preview and Predictions

by Gracenote on 09/20/2018

The Los Angeles Dodgers are riding a giant wave of momentum after sweeping the Colorado Rockies to move into first place in the National League West. The Dodgers will try to build on their division advantage and avoid a letdown when they continue a homestand by welcoming the last-place San Diego Padres for the opener of a three-game series Friday.

Los Angeles was a half-game back in the division before sweeping a three-game set from the Rockies in dramatic fashion, capped by Wednesday's 5-2 triumph that featured a tiebreaking, pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning from Yasiel Puig. "First of all, this game, this series was emblematic of our ballclub and how many people had their hands in this to help win three games," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters. "Yasiel, to be able to put him in that leverage spot and to be prepared for that moment and to come through was huge, obviously." The Padres haven't done much to stop Los Angeles' ascent while dropping 12 of the first 16 meetings and stumble into the current series with losses in four of their last six contests. San Diego will send rookie left-hander Eric Lauer to the mound Friday opposite Dodgers veteran lefty Rich Hill.


TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, FS San Diego, SportsNet Los Angeles

PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres LH Eric Lauer (5-7, 4.74 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Rich Hill (9-5, 4.02)

Lauer is winless in his last six starts and failed to record an out in the sixth inning of any of those outings. The 23-year-old was solid in his last three appearances, allowing a total of two earned runs and five hits while striking out 14 in 14 innings. Lauer's last win came against the Dodgers on July 10, when he scattered one run and four hits over 8 2/3 innings with eight strikeouts.

Hill earned the win in each of his last three outings but got plenty of help from his offense while allowing a total of 12 runs in 16 innings. The Boston native works his way out of trouble by racking up strikeouts and punched out 46 in 33 innings over his last six starts. Hill breezed through six scoreless innings against San Diego on Aug. 24, yielding two hits and walking one while striking out eight in a win.

WALK-OFFS

1. Padres SS Freddy Galvis is 10-for-20 with six runs scored and five RBIs in his last five games.

2. Puig is 12-for-23 with six home runs and 12 RBIs in his last seven contests.

3. Los Angeles INF Max Muncy drew 11 walks and scored seven runs in his last seven games.

PREDICTION: Dodgers 6, Padres 2

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MLB
Dunkel

Friday, September 21


NY Mets @ Washington

Game 951-952
September 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 15.461
Washington
(Ross) 14.325
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Mets
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-140
8
Dunkel Pick:
NY Mets
(-140); Over

Milwaukee @ Pittsburgh

Game 953-954
September 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 16.466
Pittsburgh
(Nova) 14.978
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1 1/2
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-135
8
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-135); Under

Cincinnati @ Miami

Game 955-956
September 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Castillo) 14.495
Miami
(Chen) 13.450
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1
5
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cincinnati
-140
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-140); Under

Philadelphia @ Atlanta

Game 957-958
September 21, 2018 @ 7:35 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Philadelphia
(Pivetta) 14.595
Atlanta
(Teheran) 16.677
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-135); Over

San Francisco @ St. Louis

Game 959-960
September 21, 2018 @ 8:15 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Bmgrner) 14.684
St. Louis
(Flaherty) 17.192
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-150
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
(-150); Under

Colorado @ Arizona

Game 961-962
September 21, 2018 @ 9:40 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 13.110
Arizona
(Greinke) 17.098
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-120
7
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-120); Over

San Diego @ LA Dodgers

Game 963-964
September 21, 2018 @ 10:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Lauer) 14.988
LA Dodgers
(Hill) 18.507
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-270
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-270); Under

Baltimore @ NY Yankees

Game 965-966
September 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Ramirez) 13.441
NY Yankees
(Sabathia) 16.261
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 3
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-290
9
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-290); Over

Tampa Bay @ Toronto

Game 967-968
September 21, 2018 @ 7:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Castillo) 14.643
Toronto
(Reid-Foley) 17.021
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 2 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
N/A

Boston @ Cleveland

Game 969-970
September 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Sale) 15.701
Cleveland
(Bauer) 17.039
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-125
8
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+105); Over

Kansas City @ Detroit

Game 971-972
September 21, 2018 @ 7:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Kansas City
(Kennedy) 15.046
Detroit
(Liriano) 13.924
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Kansas City
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Detroit
-120
9
Dunkel Pick:
Kansas City
(+100); Under

Seattle @ Texas

Game 973-974
September 21, 2018 @ 8:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Ramirez) 15.077
Texas
(Sadzeck) 16.593
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-130
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(+110); Over

LA Angels @ Houston

Game 975-976
September 21, 2018 @ 8:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
LA Angels
(Heaney) 14.402
Houston
(Cole) 13.164
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
8
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+190); Over

Minnesota @ Oakland

Game 977-978
September 21, 2018 @ 10:05 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 17.574
Oakland
(Hendrks) 16.097
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Minnesota
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
N/A

Chicago Cubs @ Chicago White Sox

Game 979-980
September 21, 2018 @ 4:10 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Chicago Cubs
(Quntana) 15.686
Chicago White Sox
(Lopez) 14.292
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-165
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-165); Over

[Can'tPickAWinner]

MLB

Friday, September 21

National League
Mets (71-82) @ Nationals (77-76)
deGrom is 2-2, 2.36 in his last seven starts; under is 5-0-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-18, 7-7 away
5-inning record: 13-8-9 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-30

Ross allowed two runs in five IP (74 PT) in his first ’18 start (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 0-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1

Mets lost four of their last six games; seven of their last nine games stayed under. Washington won three of its last five games; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games.

Brewers (87-66) @ Pirates (77-74)
Chacin is 0-3, 5.52 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 20-12, 12-7 away
5-inning record: 16-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-32

Nova is 2-0, 0.75 in his last two starts; his last five starts stayed under. Team in his starts: 15-12, 6-6 home
5-inning record: 14-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-27

Brewers are 8-4 in their last 12 games, 14-10 in road series openers- their last five games stayed under. Pittsburgh won its last eight home games; they’re 9-5 in last 14 home series openers- four of their last five games stayed under.

Reds (66-88) @ Marlins (59-93)
Castillo is 3-1, 2.55 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 16-14, 7-9 road
5-inning record: 14-15-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-30

Chen is 4-1, 2.27 in his last five home starts; under is 5-2-1 in his last eight home starts. Team in his starts: 11-13, 7-3 home
5-inning record: 10-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-24

Reds lost seven of their last 11 road games; under is 8-0-1 in their last nine games. Miami lost six of its last eight games; four of their last six games went over.

Phillies (78-74) @ Braves (85-68)
Pivetta is 0-3, 4.73 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 14-16, 6-8 road
5-inning record: 10-16-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

Teheran is 2-1, 3.03 in his last five starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 17-12, 10-5 home
5-inning record: 11-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 14-29

Phillies won four of their last seven games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Atlanta lost four of its last six games; six of Braves’ last seven games went over.

Giants (72-81) @ Cardinals (84-69)
Bumgarner is 1-1, 4.50 in his last four starts; under is 7-3-1 in his last 11. Team in his starts: 9-10, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 10-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-19

Gant is 1-1, 6.46 in his last three starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 7-10, 3-6 home
5-inning record: 7-4-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17

Giants won four of their last six games; they’re 7-3 in last ten road series openers- under is 11-3 in their last 14 games. St Louis is 3-5 in its last eight games, 7-1 in last eight home series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten games.

Rockies (82-70) @ Diamondbacks (79-74)
Marquez is 1-1, 2.34 in his last five starts; under is 9-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 16-13, 8-6 away
5-inning record: 12-13-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 18-29

Godley is 0-3, 9.95 in his last three starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 16-14, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 14-15-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-30

Rockies lost five of their last six games; they’re 2-7 in last nine series openers- under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Arizona lost six of its last eight games; they’re 3-9 in last 12 home series openers- over is 6-1 in their last seven home games.

Padres (61-92) @ Dodgers (85-68)
Lauer is 0-0, 2.84 in his last four starts; under is 7-4-2 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 7-14, 3-7 away
5-inning record: 10-9-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-21

Hill is 3-0, 6.75 in his last three starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. LA scored 37 runs in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 12-10, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 9-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22

Padres are 5-4 in their last nine games, 7-1 in last eight road series openers; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Dodgers won seven of their last eight games; they’re 2-6 in last eight home series openers- three of their last four games stayed under.

American League
Baltimore (44-108) @ New York (93-59)
Ramirez is 0-3, 10.70 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 3-7, 1-3 away
5-inning record: 2-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10

Sabathia is 0-3, 8.10 in his last four starts; under is 11-5-1 in his last 17. Team in his starts: 14-13, 9-4 home
5-inning record: 12-11-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27

Baltimore is 4-14 in its last 18 games, 1-9 in last 10 series openers; their last three road games went over. New York lost five of its last eight games; they’re 17-9 in home series openers- over is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Rays (85-67) @ Blue Jays (70-83)
Team in his starts: away
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Reid-Foley is 2-3, 6.23 in his five starts (over 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 2-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5

Tampa Bay won 13 of its last 17 games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Blue Jays won five of their last six games; under is 3-2 in their last five games.

Red Sox (104-49) @ Indians (85-67)
Sale has allowed one run in his last 49 IP; Boston won his last nine starts (under 3-1 in his last four). Team in his starts: 17-8, 9-5 away
5-inning record: 16-4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-25

Bauer is making his first start since August 11; he is 4-0, 1.05 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 16-9, 9-3 home
5-inning record: 13-6-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-25

Red Sox clinched AL East last nite; they’re 3-3 in last six games, 15-10 in road series openers- under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Cleveland won five of its last eight home games; under is 7-4-3 in their last 14 home games.

Royals (52-101) @ Tigers (62-91)
Kennedy is 1-0, 2.25 in his last two starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 5-15, 2-8 away
5-inning record: 8-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-20

Liriano is 2-2, 5.86 in his last five starts; over is 5-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 10-15, 4-5 home
5-inning record: 9-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-25

Royals lost their last five games; six of their last eight games went over. Detroit lost 10 of its last 13 home games; under is 7-3 in their last ten home games.

Mariners (84-68) @ Rangers (64-88)
Ramirez is 1-1, 7.27 in his last four starts (over 6-3). Team in his starts: 6-3, 3-3 away
5-inning record: 4-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-9

Bullpen game for Texas. Team in his starts: home
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:

Mariners won five of last seven games, are 15-11 in road series openers- under is 11-4 in their last 15 games. Texas lost its last four games; they’re 3-8 in last 11 home series openers. Under is 4-2 in their last six home games.

Angels (75-78) @ Astros (95-57)
Heaney is 2-1, 2.25 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 14-14, 6-9 away
5-inning record: 8-12-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-28

Cole is 4-0, 3.74 in his last six starts (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 22-8, 11-3 home
5-inning record: 17-7-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

Angels lost five of their last seven games; they’re 6-2 in last eight road series openers- over is 4-1 in their last five games. Houston is 13-4 in its last 17 games; they’re 2-6 in last eight home series openers- over is 6-4 in their last ten games.

Twins (71-81) @ A’s (92-61)
Berrios is 0-3, 4.71 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 15-15, 4-10 away
5-inning record: 10-14-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-30

Hendriks is 0-1, 2.70 in his six “opens” (over 5-1). Team in his starts: 2-4, 1-3 home
5-inning record: 4-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-6

Minnesota won its last four games; they’re 9-17 in road series openers- over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Oakland lost four of its last seven games, but scored 31 runs in winning last two; they are 9-4 in last 13 home series openers- over is 11-1 in their last 12 home games.

Interleague
Cubs (89-63) @ White Sox (60-92)
Quintana is 2-1, 1.85 in his last four starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 17-12, 8-8 away
5-inning record: 13-12-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-29

Lopez is 2-0, 0.67 in his last four starts (under 4-0). Team in his starts: 12-18, 6-8 home
5-inning record: 13-14-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-30

Cubs won five of their last seven games, are 6-2 in last eight road series openers. Under is 8-2 in their last ten games. White Sox lost three of their last four games, are 9-15 in home series openers- under is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.

______________________________

Teams’ records in first five innings:
Team (road-home-total)- thru 9/18
Ariz 38-28-12……35-25-13……..73-53
Atl 32-30-13…..35-31-10………67-61
Cubs 31-32-14……33-31-11…….64-63
Reds 25-45-6……29-34-11….…54-79
Colo 35-29-15……37-26-11……71-55
LA 40-28-8…….34-29-16……74-57
Mia 25-38-10…..32-31-15…….57-69
Milw 31-34-10…..39-30-8…….70-64
Mets 36-33-10……28-28-16…..64-61
Philly 27-30-16…..37-28-11……64-58
Pitt 34-31-9……34-28-14……..68-59
StL 38-26-13……32-35-8………70-61
SD 23-42-12……27-38-9…….50-80
SF 30-33-15…..31-27-16……61-60
Wash 34-31-13..…32-31-11……66-62

Orioles 19-45-12……24-41-12……43-86
Boston 37-28-14……47-20-7……..84-48
W Sox 25-43-8…..…24-40-11……49-83
Clev 30-30-14……46-21-10……..76-51
Det 27-38-10…..…32-34-15.……59-72
Astros 41-20-15……41-21-15…….82-41
KC 23-41-10…….31-36-12…..53-77
Angels 32-30-15……31-35-9……63-65
Twins 25-42-13……34-32-11…..59-74
NYY 34-24-15……44-25-8………78-48
A’s 27-34-12……36-28-14…..63-62
Sea 36-33-11……32-26-17…….68-57
TB 35-28-13……38-26-10……72-53
Texas 25-40-9…..28-41-8…….53-81
Toronto 21-44-12…24-34-16……45-78

%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total- 9/18)
Ariz 32-77…….28-74…..…60
Atl 23-74……31-77………54
Cubs 15-76……..23-72……..38
Reds 20-78……..18-76……..38
Colo 23-78…….29-74.…….52
LA 26-75……..29-78..…..55
Miami 14-73……..21-77…….35
Milw 27-74…..…30-79…….57
Mets 28-76……..22-75……50
Philly 18-73……..23-77…..41
Pitt 16-74……..21-78…….37
StL 26-76……..23-75…….49
SD 20-78……..21-74…….41
SF 16-77………21-76..…..37
Wash 28-78……..22-74……50

Orioles 21-76……..23-76……..44
Boston 19-76……29-74………47
White Sox 20-74……21-75…….41
Clev 20-73…….31-76…….51
Detroit 26-75……..21-78….…47
Astros 21-75…..…18-76………39
KC 16-74..…….26-77…….42
Angels 20-75…..….19-75…….39
Twins 17-77………15-74…….32
NYY 18-74……..31-76………49
A’s 18-77…..…..23-76…….41
Seattle 29-78………23-75…….52
TB 23-75..……24-73…….47
Texas 11-73……20-76…….…31
Toronto 18-77………16-74….….34

Interleague play- 2018
NL @ AL– 76-71 NL, favorites -$631
AL @ NL– 73-62 NL, favorites +$274
Total: 149-133 NL, favorites -$357

[Can'tPickAWinner]

MLB

Friday, September 21

Trend Report

Chicago Cubs
Chi Cubs is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Chi Cubs is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chi Cubs is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox's last 9 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs
Chi White Sox is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chi Cubs


Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games
Baltimore is 2-11 ATS in its last 13 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-12 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
Baltimore is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 18 of Baltimore's last 25 games when playing NY Yankees
Baltimore is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
Baltimore is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Baltimore's last 16 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
New York Yankees
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
NY Yankees is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
NY Yankees is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 18 of NY Yankees's last 25 games when playing Baltimore
NY Yankees is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Yankees is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 14 of NY Yankees's last 16 games when playing at home against Baltimore


Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
Milwaukee is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games
Milwaukee is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Milwaukee is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games on the road
Milwaukee is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 14 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Pittsburgh's last 16 games at home
Pittsburgh is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 14 games when playing at home against Milwaukee


New York Mets
NY Mets is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 9 games
NY Mets is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
NY Mets is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Mets is 15-6 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Washington
NY Mets is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Washington
NY Mets is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of NY Mets's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington Nationals
Washington is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Washington is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 6 games
Washington is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Washington is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
Washington is 6-15 ATS in its last 21 games when playing NY Mets
Washington is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington's last 9 games when playing at home against NY Mets


Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing Toronto
Tampa Bay is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home
Toronto is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay


Boston Red Sox
Boston is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Boston is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Boston is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
Boston is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
Cleveland is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Boston


Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games
Cincinnati is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Cincinnati is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 5 games on the road
Cincinnati is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Miami
Cincinnati is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Miami
Cincinnati is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 6 games when playing on the road against Miami
Miami Marlins
Miami is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games at home
Miami is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Cincinnati
Miami is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
Miami is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Miami's last 6 games when playing at home against Cincinnati


Kansas City Royals
Kansas City is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games on the road
Kansas City is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Detroit is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
Detroit is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Kansas City


Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia is 4-15 ATS in its last 19 games
Philadelphia is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 7 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games on the road
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Atlanta
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Atlanta is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia


Seattle Mariners
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Seattle's last 13 games
Seattle is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing Texas
Seattle is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
Texas Rangers
Texas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
Texas is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Seattle
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
Texas is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle


Los Angeles Angels
LA Angels is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games
LA Angels is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games
LA Angels is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games on the road
LA Angels is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Houston
LA Angels is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston Astros
Houston is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games
Houston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Houston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
Houston is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing LA Angels
Houston is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels


San Francisco Giants
San Francisco is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
San Francisco is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 4-13 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Francisco's last 14 games
San Francisco is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
San Francisco is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
San Francisco is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
San Francisco is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
St. Louis is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing San Francisco
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing at home against San Francisco


Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games
Colorado is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games on the road
Colorado is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Arizona
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing on the road against Arizona
Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Arizona is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Colorado
Arizona is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Colorado
Arizona is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado


Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 8 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland Athletics
Oakland is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games
Oakland is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games
Oakland is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 5 games at home
Oakland is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Oakland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Oakland is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota


San Diego Padres
San Diego is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
San Diego is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
San Diego is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 15 of San Diego's last 22 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Diego is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 11 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games
LA Dodgers is 5-17 ATS in its last 22 games at home
LA Dodgers is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Dodgers's last 10 games at home
LA Dodgers is 13-6 ATS in its last 19 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 15 of LA Dodgers's last 22 games when playing San Diego
LA Dodgers is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 9 of LA Dodgers's last 11 games when playing at home against San Diego

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MLB
Long Sheet

Friday, September 21

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NY METS (71 - 82) at WASHINGTON (77 - 76) - 7:05 PM
JACOB DEGROM (R) vs. JOE ROSS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
NY METS are 70-82 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY METS are 108-127 (-25.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 59-78 (-26.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 49-92 (-36.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DEGROM is 12-18 (-12.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
DEGROM is 4-10 (-11.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season. (Team's Record)
ROSS is 11-0 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 13-8 (+9.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 77-76 (-26.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
WASHINGTON is 21-27 (-13.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
WASHINGTON is 37-38 (-22.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
WASHINGTON is 48-47 (-13.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
WASHINGTON is 60-51 (-7.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WASHINGTON is 37-37 (-9.5 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
WASHINGTON is 32-30 (-13.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 9-7 (+4.5 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.2 Units)

JACOB DEGROM vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
DEGROM is 6-4 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 2.76 and a WHIP of 1.057.
His team's record is 8-6 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-7. (-0.8 units)

JOE ROSS vs. NY METS since 1997
ROSS is 2-2 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 4.29 and a WHIP of 1.374.
His team's record is 3-3 (+0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

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MILWAUKEE (87 - 66) at PITTSBURGH (77 - 74) - 7:05 PM
JHOULYS CHACIN (R) vs. IVAN NOVA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 77-74 (+4.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 133-100 (+33.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 38-28 (+13.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PITTSBURGH is 663-587 (+67.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997.
PITTSBURGH is 58-50 (+9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
PITTSBURGH is 80-69 (+14.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 17-8 (+10.3 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
PITTSBURGH is 437-448 (+37.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MILWAUKEE is 87-66 (+15.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 72-60 (+13.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 39-36 (+4.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 17-8 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
MILWAUKEE is 62-34 (+26.6 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MILWAUKEE is 66-47 (+15.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MILWAUKEE is 38-33 (+6.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
MILWAUKEE is 36-26 (+18.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CHACIN is 20-12 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 20-15 (+9.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
CHACIN is 15-7 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 11-5 (+7.4 Units) against MILWAUKEE this season
8 of 15 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.6 Units)

JHOULYS CHACIN vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
CHACIN is 2-6 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.04 and a WHIP of 1.283.
His team's record is 3-8 (-7.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-4. (+1.5 units)

IVAN NOVA vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
NOVA is 3-2 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 2.81 and a WHIP of 1.248.
His team's record is 4-3 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-1. (+4.9 units)

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CINCINNATI (66 - 88) at MIAMI (59 - 93) - 7:10 PM
LUIS CASTILLO (R) vs. WEI-YIN CHEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 29-30 (+8.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
MIAMI is 22-17 (+13.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss this season.
CHEN is 97-74 (+24.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 33-12 (+22.2 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 56-31 (+20.6 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHEN is 7-2 (+7.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games this season. (Team's Record)
CASTILLO is 8-1 (+8.9 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-2 (+0.4 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

LUIS CASTILLO vs. MIAMI since 1997
CASTILLO is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 1.13 and a WHIP of 0.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
CHEN is 0-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 9.00 and a WHIP of 2.250.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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PHILADELPHIA (78 - 74) at ATLANTA (85 - 68) - 7:35 PM
NICK PIVETTA (R) vs. JULIO TEHERAN (R)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-42 (-19.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 31-43 (-11.4 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 6-12 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 32-38 (-13.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 99-133 (-31.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 85-67 (+18.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 45-31 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
ATLANTA is 44-22 (+24.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
ATLANTA is 56-46 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 64-44 (+21.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
ATLANTA is 43-39 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEHERAN is 13-5 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 15-10 (+9.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 37-31 (+7.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 447-445 (+53.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1997.
ATLANTA is 14-22 (-16.5 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
ATLANTA is 3-10 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday this season.
ATLANTA is 8-18 (-13.0 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TEHERAN is 7-13 (-11.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 20-31 (-15.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEHERAN is 14-26 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 8-5 (+3.5 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.6 Units, Under=-0.6 Units)

NICK PIVETTA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
PIVETTA is 4-1 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 2.84 and a WHIP of 1.184.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-4. (-2.4 units)

JULIO TEHERAN vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
TEHERAN is 9-6 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 3.57 and a WHIP of 1.150.
His team's record is 13-8 (+3.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-8. (+1.8 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (72 - 81) at ST LOUIS (84 - 69) - 8:15 PM
MADISON BUMGARNER (L) vs. JOHN GANT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 136-179 (-38.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 57-102 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 86-120 (-30.7 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 90-117 (-30.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
BUMGARNER is 13-23 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 5-14 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BUMGARNER is 9-17 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 122-115 (-36.6 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 17-24 (-13.2 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 54-53 (-17.1 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 13-15 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 2-2 (+0.2 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.4 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

MADISON BUMGARNER vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BUMGARNER is 5-6 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.132.
His team's record is 6-6 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-3. (+6.1 units)

JOHN GANT vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
GANT is 0-0 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

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COLORADO (82 - 70) at ARIZONA (79 - 74) - 9:40 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. ZACK GREINKE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 340-453 (-102.4 Units) against the money line on the road when the money line is +125 to -125 since 1997.
GREINKE is 141-77 (+44.3 Units) against the money line in home games since 1997. (Team's Record)
GREINKE is 107-55 (+35.9 Units) against the money line in home games in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
COLORADO is 82-70 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 41-37 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
COLORADO is 60-44 (+16.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
COLORADO is 50-43 (+8.7 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
COLORADO is 47-37 (+14.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
COLORADO is 33-22 (+15.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
MARQUEZ is 12-6 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ARIZONA is 79-74 (-7.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ARIZONA is 38-37 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
ARIZONA is 5-13 (-10.6 Units) against the money line in September games this season.
ARIZONA is 636-584 (-84.3 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters since 1997.
ARIZONA is 1-7 (-8.9 Units) against the money line after shutting out their opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 26-46 (-25.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ARIZONA is 17-29 (-17.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
GREINKE is 5-10 (-9.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 8-8 (-0.6 Units) against COLORADO this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.5 Units)

GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. ARIZONA since 1997
MARQUEZ is 2-4 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 4.47 and a WHIP of 1.425.
His team's record is 5-6 (-0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.7 units)

ZACK GREINKE vs. COLORADO since 1997
GREINKE is 12-5 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.92 and a WHIP of 1.249.
His team's record is 18-11 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 13-15. (-3.7 units)

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SAN DIEGO (61 - 92) at LA DODGERS (85 - 68) - 10:10 PM
ERIC LAUER (L) vs. RICH HILL (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN DIEGO is 16-35 (-15.1 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
SAN DIEGO is 147-184 (+11.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 85-68 (-22.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 42-36 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 24-23 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 82-64 (-23.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA DODGERS are 61-50 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
LA DODGERS are 10-14 (-12.5 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins this season.
LA DODGERS are 31-25 (-14.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
HILL is 10-13 (-12.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 12-4 (+4.8 Units) against SAN DIEGO this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

ERIC LAUER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
LAUER is 2-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 0.61 and a WHIP of 0.954.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.3 units)

RICH HILL vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HILL is 5-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 3.09 and a WHIP of 1.029.
His team's record is 5-5 (-2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-6. (-3.3 units)

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BALTIMORE (44 - 108) at NY YANKEES (93 - 59) - 7:05 PM
YEFREY RAMIREZ (R) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 44-108 (-53.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-49 (-21.8 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
BALTIMORE is 17-58 (-32.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BALTIMORE is 23-51 (-23.2 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 11-33 (-20.8 Units) against the money line in September games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 1-18 (-18.3 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-49 (-19.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
BALTIMORE is 27-74 (-40.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
BALTIMORE is 4-19 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a win this season.
BALTIMORE is 21-60 (-27.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
SABATHIA is 39-21 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SABATHIA is 17-7 (+10.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 25-28 (-14.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 37-29 (-11.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
NY YANKEES are 64-44 (-13.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
NY YANKEES are 50-32 (-18.1 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 6-10 (+1.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+3.1 Units)

YEFREY RAMIREZ vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
RAMIREZ is 0-2 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 10.00 and a WHIP of 2.222.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

C.C. SABATHIA vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
SABATHIA is 21-11 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.56 and a WHIP of 1.201.
His team's record is 28-18 (+2.9 units) in these starts. The OVER is 23-21. (+0.1 units)

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TAMPA BAY (85 - 67) at TORONTO (70 - 83) - 7:05 PM
DIEGO CASTILLO (R) vs. SEAN REID-FOLEY (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 9-4 (+4.6 Units) against TORONTO this season
8 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.5 Units)

DIEGO CASTILLO vs. TORONTO since 1997
No recent starts.

SEAN REID-FOLEY vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
No recent starts.

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BOSTON (104 - 49) at CLEVELAND (85 - 67) - 7:10 PM
CHRIS SALE (L) vs. TREVOR BAUER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SALE is 15-21 (-15.5 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 since 1997. (Team's Record)
SALE is 12-20 (-14.3 Units) against the money line in September games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SALE is 48-54 (-22.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CLEVELAND is 140-70 (+35.1 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 104-49 (+35.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
BOSTON is 50-28 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
BOSTON is 83-34 (+34.6 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
BOSTON is 71-32 (+24.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
BOSTON is 37-24 (+11.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
CLEVELAND is 85-67 (-23.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CLEVELAND is 10-14 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
CLEVELAND is 50-44 (-21.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
CLEVELAND is 20-20 (-8.6 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters this season.
CLEVELAND is 23-33 (-21.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 2-2 (+0.3 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.7 Units)

CHRIS SALE vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
SALE is 5-8 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 5.19 and a WHIP of 1.404.
His team's record is 9-9 (-3.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-12. (-8.2 units)

TREVOR BAUER vs. BOSTON since 1997
BAUER is 2-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 7.33 and a WHIP of 1.799.
His team's record is 3-2 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-0. (+3.0 units)

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KANSAS CITY (52 - 101) at DETROIT (62 - 91) - 7:10 PM
IAN KENNEDY (R) vs. FRANCISCO LIRIANO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 52-101 (-28.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
KANSAS CITY is 29-54 (-18.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
DETROIT is 6-22 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in home games in September games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 389-375 (-71.9 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
DETROIT is 68-120 (-37.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 87-146 (-41.4 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 46-78 (-30.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 65-91 (-22.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 29-47 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
LIRIANO is 7-19 (-14.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
KANSAS CITY is 9-7 (+1.9 Units) against DETROIT this season
8 of 14 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.5 Units)

IAN KENNEDY vs. DETROIT since 1997
KENNEDY is 3-4 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 3.59 and a WHIP of 1.179.
His team's record is 4-6 (-2.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-5. (-0.8 units)

FRANCISCO LIRIANO vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
LIRIANO is 7-5 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 4.24 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 10-10 (-5.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 10-10. (-0.8 units)

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SEATTLE (84 - 68) at TEXAS (64 - 88) - 8:05 PM
ERASMO RAMIREZ (R) vs. CONNOR SADZECK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 408-368 (-77.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season since 1997.
TEXAS is 237-242 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 29-22 (+12.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 22-15 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.
TEXAS is 176-167 (+28.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 84-68 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SEATTLE is 43-35 (+13.5 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SEATTLE is 22-11 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in road games in September games over the last 3 seasons.
SEATTLE is 36-30 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents this season.
SEATTLE is 60-41 (+16.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
SEATTLE is 57-45 (+11.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SEATTLE is 60-39 (+17.3 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
RAMIREZ is 11-4 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 12-23 (-12.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 this season.
TEXAS is 11-24 (-12.3 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
TEXAS is 24-47 (-19.6 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 6-6 (+2.0 Units) against SEATTLE this season
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.7 Units)

ERASMO RAMIREZ vs. TEXAS since 1997
RAMIREZ is 0-2 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 8.89 and a WHIP of 1.756.
His team's record is 3-4 (-0.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-5. (-3.8 units)

CONNOR SADZECK vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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LA ANGELS (75 - 78) at HOUSTON (95 - 57) - 8:10 PM
ANDREW HEANEY (L) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA ANGELS are 75-78 (-9.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA ANGELS are 32-40 (-13.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
LA ANGELS are 24-48 (-20.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
LA ANGELS are 583-561 (+44.1 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 9-3 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Friday this season.
LA ANGELS are 28-23 (+8.7 Units) against the money line in road games in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 22-19 (-17.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -250 this season.
HOUSTON is 43-35 (-30.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
HOUSTON is 21-20 (-24.1 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 this season.
HOUSTON is 5-8 (-13.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Friday this season.
HOUSTON is 3-9 (-16.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off this season.
HOUSTON is 13-22 (-33.1 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents this season.
HOUSTON is 61-42 (-15.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
HOUSTON is 11-17 (-25.8 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 10-6 (-0.2 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
10 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+4.4 Units)

ANDREW HEANEY vs. HOUSTON since 1997
HEANEY is 3-1 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.95 and a WHIP of 1.054.
His team's record is 4-2 (+3.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-3. (-1.3 units)

GERRIT COLE vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
COLE is 2-1 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.52 and a WHIP of 1.109.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.3 units)

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MINNESOTA (71 - 81) at OAKLAND (92 - 61) - 10:05 PM
JOSE BERRIOS (R) vs. LIAM HENDRIKS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 3-1 (+1.5 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.8 Units)

JOSE BERRIOS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
BERRIOS is 0-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 5.40 and a WHIP of 1.600.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

LIAM HENDRIKS vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
HENDRIKS is 0-0 when starting against MINNESOTA 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 OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (89 - 63) at CHI WHITE SOX (60 - 92) - 4:10 PM
JOSE QUINTANA (L) vs. REYNALDO LOPEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1784-1825 (-263.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 459-474 (-93.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 204-227 (-53.0 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 906-909 (-169.3 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 1318-1359 (-204.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 868-797 (-153.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
CHI WHITE SOX are 29-25 (+17.1 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +175 over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 73-33 (+24.1 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -175 over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 39-21 (+12.8 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 28-47 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 19-41 (-18.9 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 3-13 (-10.2 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-2 (+0.3 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.9 Units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
No recent starts.

REYNALDO LOPEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
No recent starts.

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Friday's Diamond Notes
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Pirates (7-3 last 10)

Pittsburgh is in the role of spoiler this weekend as the Pirates look to deny the Brewers a chance at gaining ground on the Cubs in the NL Central. The Pirates pulled out three consecutive one-run wins over the Royals to extend their home winning streak to eight, while not losing a game at PNC Park in September. Pittsburgh’s pitching has stepped up of late by allowing two runs or less in four of the past five games, including two victories at Milwaukee last weekend.

The Pirates trot out right-hander Ivan Nova in the series opener, as the veteran beat the Brewers last Saturday at Miller Park by tossing six innings and allowing one earned run in a 3-1 victory. Nova has delivered quality starts in five of the past six outings, while yielding two earned runs or fewer five times in this span. However, the Pirates have lost each of Nova’s last two starts in the home underdog role to the Braves and Cubs.

Coldest team: Rockies (1-6 last seven)

On Monday, Colorado led Los Angeles by a half-game atop the NL West as the Rockies faced the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine for a three-game set. Three losses later, the Rockies have not only fallen out of first place in the division, but Colorado is looking up at St. Louis for the second Wild Card position in the National League. The rocky road for Colorado continues on Friday with a trip to Arizona, who is in desperation mode after losing six of its past eight games to fall into third place in the NL West.

Colorado has captured seven of the past nine matchups with Arizona as German Marquez heads to the mound on Friday. The Rockies own a 5-2 record in Marquez’s last seven starts, although both losses came on the road. Colorado has won four of Marquez’s five starts against Arizona this season, including both outings at Chase Field.

Hottest pitcher: Luis Castillo, Reds (10-12, 4.52 ERA)

Cincinnati won its first road series opener since the All-Star break on Thursday by doubling up Miami, 4-2, while snapping a nine-game skid in away Game 1’s. Castillo tries to give the Reds back-to-back road wins for only the second time in the second half on Friday as the right-hander is fresh off a pair of solid underdog victories over the Cubs and Dodgers. Castillo put together nearly identical stat lines by allowing four hits and one run, while pitching into the seventh inning against two of the National League’s division leaders. The Reds have won 10 of Castillo’s last 15 starts, including four wins on the road.

Coldest pitcher: CC Sabathia, Yankees (7-7, 3.80 ERA)

New York needs every win down the stretch to secure home-field advantage in the AL Wild Card round, presumably against Oakland. Sabathia has not been at his best late in the season as the former Cy Young winner has allowed five runs in two of his past three starts, while the Yankees are winless in his previous four appearances. Two of those losses have come at home as a favorite of at least -200 to the Blue Jays and White Sox as Sabathia opened as a -300 favorite against the woeful Orioles. The Yankees have lost two of Sabathia’s three starts to Baltimore this season, including as a -215 favorite in July.

Biggest OVER run: Athletics (5-0 last five)

Oakland’s offense has busted out since blowing a 4-1 lead in Tuesday’s loss to Los Angeles. The Athletics dropped a 10-spot on the Angels in Wednesday’s shutout, then topped themselves with a three-touchdown effort in a 21-3 rout of the Halos on Thursday. Since Labor Day, Oakland has scored at least seven runs in eight games, while the pitching has tightened up since allowing 21 runs in a three-game span earlier this week. The A’s host the Twins this weekend, as Oakland scored 19 runs in three victories at Target Field last month.

Biggest UNDER run: Reds (7-0 last seven)

Cincinnati’s pitching has yielded two runs or less in four of the past six games, including allowing two runs to Miami on Thursday. The offense hasn’t been stellar by scoring three runs or less in eight straight games prior to Thursday’s four-run outburst. Luis Castillo is riding a four-start UNDER streak for Cincinnati, while three of his past four road outings have finished UNDER the total.

Matchup to watch: Phillies vs. Braves

Atlanta captured a huge series opening win over Philadelphia on Thursday to move 6 ½ games up in the NL East race. The Braves broke it open late by scoring four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies, 8-3 and pick up their second consecutive victory following a four-game skid. Atlanta also cashed its fifth consecutive OVER as the Braves have plated 15 runs in the past two wins.

The Braves will look to take another step closer towards their first division title since 2013 as Julio Teheran takes the mound on Friday. Atlanta had won four consecutive starts made by Teheran prior to a 7-1 setback to Washington his last time out in which he lasted only four innings and walked six batters. The Braves have won two of Teheran’s three starts against the Phillies this season, including both outings at SunTrust Park.

Following last night’s loss, the Phillies slipped to 1-7 in their past eight road series openers since late July. Nick Pivetta will look to get Philadelphia on track as the Phillies have dropped six of the right-hander’s last seven starts. Pivetta hasn’t pitched past the fifth inning in four straight outings, but the Phillies have won each of his two starts in Atlanta back in the opening month of the season.

Betcha didn’t know: Will the Red Sox and Indians see each other in the playoffs in a few weeks? The two teams meet up for a three-game series in Cleveland this weekend as Chris Sale and Trevor Bauer square off in the opener. Bauer is making his first start since August 11 as the Tribe has won each of his past six outings, while the Red Sox are a perfect 9-0 in Sale’s last nine trips to the mound.

Biggest public favorite: Yankees (-300) vs. Orioles

Biggest public underdog: Rangers (+115) vs. Mariners

Biggest line move: Rockies (+120 to +112) at Diamondbacks

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CFL Betting Notes - Week 15
David Schwab

In a shortened Week 14 schedule in the CFL, British Columbia climbed out of last place in the West Division with an important 32-14 victory against Montreal on Friday as a three-point road favorite.

Saturday’s doubleheader of betting action north of the border started with Calgary rolling over Hamilton 43-28 as a slight 2 ½-point favorite on the road. Later that night, Ottawa regained first place in the East Division with a 30-25 upset against Saskatchewan as a five-point underdog on the road.

Friday, Sept. 21

Montreal Alouettes (3-9 SU, 6-6 ATS) at Winnipeg Blue Bombers (5-7 SU, 5-6-1 ATS)
Point-spread: Winnipeg -10
Total: 52

Game Overview

The Alouettes’ brief two-game straight-up winning streak came to an end on Friday with the loss to British Columbia. This was the first time they failed to cover against the spread in their last five contests. Antonio Pipkin continued to get the call at quarterback, but struggled to complete just 50 percent of his 22 passing attempts for a total of 95 yards passing while also tossing four interceptions. The only bright spot in that game was his 69 yards rushing on nine carries.

Winnipeg comes of its bye week with a four-game losing streak both SU and ATS. In the first meeting this season against Montreal, the Blue Bombers cruised to a 56-10 victory as three-point favorites on the road. They are 3-2-1 ATS in six previous home games this season and 4-3-1 ATS when closing as a favorite. The total has gone OVER the closing line in six of their last seven games.

Betting Trends

-- Montreal has a 3-1-1 edge ATS in its last five road games against the Blue Bombers and the total has stayed UNDER in four of the last six meetings in Winnipeg.

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CFL
Long Sheet

Week 15

Friday, September 21

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MONTREAL (3 - 9) at WINNIPEG (5 - 7) - 9/21/2018, 8:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 10-20 ATS (-12.0 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 23-39 ATS (-19.9 Units) in road games when playing on a Friday since 1996.
MONTREAL is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) when playing with 6 or less days rest over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
MONTREAL is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 9 or more games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 3-2 against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-1 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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CFL

Week 15

Trend Report

Friday, September 21

Montreal Alouettes
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 6-17 ATS in its last 23 games
Montreal is 3-20 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 2-13 SU in its last 15 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Montreal's last 8 games on the road
Montreal is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Winnipeg
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing Winnipeg
Montreal is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Winnipeg's last 8 games at home
Winnipeg is 14-6-1 ATS in its last 21 games when playing Montreal
Winnipeg is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing Montreal
Winnipeg is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Winnipeg is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Winnipeg's last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal

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CFL
Dunkel

Week 15


Friday, September 21

Montreal @ Winnipeg

Game 651-652
September 21, 2018 @ 8:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Montreal
103.420
Winnipeg
111.512
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Winnipeg
by 8
50
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Winnipeg
by 10 1/2
53
Dunkel Pick:
Montreal
(+10 1/2); Under

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CFL

Week 15


Montreal (3-9) @ Winnipeg (5-7) (-10.5, 52)— Blue Bombers won last four series games, scoring 40.8 ppg; they crushed Montreal 56-10 in first meeting, back in June. Alouettes did cover their last three visits to Manitoba. Over is 5-1 in last six series games. Montreal won two of its last three games; they covered last five road games. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. Winnipeg lost its last four games, giving up 36.2 ppg; they lost 32-27/44-21 in last two home games- six of their last seven games went over.

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Betting Recap - Week 3
Joe Williams

Overall Notes

College Football Week 3 Results

WAGER Favorites-Underdogs
Straight Up 50-14
Against the Spread 26-36-2

WAGER Home-Away
Straight Up 45-19
Against the Spread 29-33-2

WAGER Totals (O/U)
Over-Under 35-28-1

WAGER Favorites-Underdogs
Straight Up (neutral site) 1-0

WAGER Totals (O/U)
Over-Under (neutral site) 1-0

The largest underdogs to win straight up
BYU (+23.5, ML +1075) at Wisconsin, 24-21
Akron (+21, ML +900) at Northwestern, 39-34
Temple (+15.5, ML +550) at Maryland, 35-14
LSU (+10, ML +320) at Auburn, 22-21
Troy (+10, ML +300) at Nebraska, 24-19

The largest favorites to cover
Utah State (-47.5) vs. Tennessee Tech, 73-12
Western Michigan (-46.5) vs. Delaware State, 68-0
Cincinnati (-43) vs. Alabama A&M, 63-7
Penn State (-35) vs. Kent State, 63-10
Georgia (-34.5) vs. Middle Tennessee, 49-7

Top 25 Notes

-- There were plenty of takers on Mississippi catching 23 points at home aginst top-ranked Alabama. It wasn't nearly enough, as the Crimson Tide steamrolled the Rebels by a 62-7 score for their third cover in as many outings. 'Bama has been favored by 23 or more points in every outing so far, but they haven't won by less than 37 so far. Alabama is averaging 56.7 points per game (PPG) through three outings with the 'over' going 3-0. ... It was the final game before Urban Meyer is allowed to come back, and Ohio State made sure he returned to a team that is 3-0 SU. The Buckeyes and TCU were locked in a defensive battle at Jerry World, but suddenly Ohio State erupted for 20 points in a four-minute span to pick up the victory. However, the Horned Frogs were able to hang on for the cover at most shops. ... Washington opened the conference slate with a hard-fought and hard-hitting 21-7 victory at Utah. The 'under' is a perfect 3-0 so far this season for the Huskies, as they have allowed an average of just 10.3 PPG.

-- Arizona State arrived in the Top 25 this week and they were subsequently shown the door by San Diego State, 28-21. The Sun Devils struggled on offense until the very end of the game, and their rushing defense struggled mightily. That's not a good sign with Washington looming next time out.

-- Boise State-Oklahoma State was one of the most underrated games on the Week 3 card. After a scoreless first quarter, things started to get away from the Broncos in a hurry, and the Cowboys were able to pick up their second consecutive cover, moving to 2-0 ATS against FBS foes this season. Boise slipped to 2-1 ATS after routing their first two foes.

-- Wisconsin last tasted defeat during the regular season on Oct. 15, 2016 against Ohio State. Not many thought the Badgers would be in danger of that streak coming to an end against Brigham Young, but the Cougars had other plans. The Badgers not only slipped to 0-3 ATS on the season, but they misfired on a field goal in the final minute to lost 24-21 at Camp Randall, making no one want to jump around.

Big Five Conference Report (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC)

-- Duke continues to play well, and they notched another road victory at Baylor, 40-27 to move to 3-0 SU/ATS. ... Georgia Tech headed to Pittsburgh and it was a rough road trip. The Panthers were routed last week, while the Yellow Jackets also suffered defeat. Someone had to bounce back, and it was the Panthers picking up a 24-19 win to drop the Ramblin' Wreck to 0-3 ATS. ... Clemson held on for a 38-7 win against Georgia Southern, ambling through a home outing against a non-Power 5 team. They had a bit of a hangover after their impressive 28-26 nailbiter at Texas A&M. The games wasn't particularly close, but it was the Eagles coming away with another cover to go 3-0 ATS with the 'under' also 3-0. ... Syracuse-Florida State was expected to be a close game, as the Orange were installed as three-point underdogs at home. It didn't turn out that way, as 'Cuse routed FSU 30-7 to give Willie Taggart another lose. Things aren't exactly going to plan under the new regime, as Florida State is 0-3 ATS so far.

-- Indiana is flying a bit under the radar, but they moved to a perfect 3-0 SU with a 38-10 win over in-state rival Ball State. The Hoosiers picked up their first cover of the season in three tries, while the 'under' connected for the second straight outing, both at home. ... Minnesota earned a third straight win and cover by whitewashing Miami (Ohio) by a 26-3 score. The Golden Gophers have allowed just 9.0 PPG through three games, but things will get a lot more difficult once conference play begins. ... Nebraska joined Wisconsin in the loser's lounge with a disappointing 24-19 setback against Troy. The Cornhuskers are 0-2 with both losses at home for the first time since 1947.

-- Kansas won against Rutgers 55-14, as they have earned back-to-back wins against FBS opponents for the first time since the 2009 season. It makes their opening game setback against FCS Nicholls State even that much more surprising. ... Texas Tech racked up a 63-49 shootout over Houston, as the Red Raiders moved to 3-0 on the 'over' this season. Defense is going to be an issue for this team, as they have allowed 48.0 PPG in two games against FBS foes. ... Texas bounced back with an impressive 37-14 win over USC, a team suddenly in freefall and unable to score on offense. The Longhorns earned their first cover in emphatic fashion and the defense allowed a season-low 14 points. Texas won for the 900th time in school history, joining Ohio State and Michigan as the only FBS schools in the club.

-- It's been a long time since UCLA struggled this badly, and an 0-3 SU/1-2 ATS start isn't exactly what the Bruins faithful had in mind when Chip Kelly was hired. But Fresno State came into the Rose Bowl and dropped the Bruins by a 38-14 score. Not only is it hard to figure a path to bowl eligibility, it's hard to see where UCLA is going to get a win anytime soon. ... Arizona doubled up FCS Southern Utah with a 62-31, and for the first time QB Khalil Tate looked like a Heisman Trophy candidate. That ship might have already sailed, but the Wildcats served notice that they're still a dangerous offense. They earned their first cover in three tries.

-- Tennessee did a good job on defense, shutting out UTEP by a 24-0 count. However, the offense still has a long way to go if they're going to be successful during the SEC gauntlet. ... Vanderbilt left a ton of points on the field in their 22-17 loss at Notre Dame, but they easily covered the 14-point number. The Commodores moved to a perfect 3-0 ATS while the 'under' is also 3-0 for Vandy. ... LSU tossed their hat into the championship contender ring by upending Auburn by a 22-21 score on the Plains. The Tigers are 2-0 ATS in two games away from Death Valley this season. ... Arkansas was dumped at home by North Texas of Conference USA, 44-17. The Razorbacks are 0-2 SU/ATS in two battles against FBS teams this season with the 'under' 2-0 in those games. ... Texas A&M improved to 3-0 ATS with a 48-10 win against Louisiana-Monroe.

Mid-Major Report

-- Temple went into Maryland and picked up an unexpected win after dropping their first two games of the season at home to FCS Villanova and Buffalo. ... Tulsa suffered a home loss against Arkansas State, as the Sun Belt picked up a big win. The 'under' has connected in each of the past two games for the Golden Hurricane. ... Memphis took apart Georgia State, 59-22, picking up their second win, cover and 'over' result in as many outings at the Liberty Bowl. ... Houston is averaging 47.7 PPG through three games, but they needed much more in their 63-49 loss in Lubbock against the Red Raiders. The Cougars slipped to 1-2 ATS.

-- Alabama-Birmingham picked up a nice win as 3 1/2-point underdogs at home against Tulane, 31-24. The Blazers need to tighten up on defense if they're to have further success, as they're allowing 35.5 PPG through two games against FBS foes. ... Middle Tennessee won't be applying for SEC admission anytime soon. They were blasted by Georgia by a 49-7 count, slipping to 0-2 SU/ATS in two games against SEC opponents. ... Western Kentucky suffered a loss to FCS Maine last week, 31-28. They bounced back with a 20-17 cover at Louisville, earning their second cover in two tries against Power 5 teams this season.

-- Northern Illinois picked up a 24-16 win against Central Michigan, failing to cover for the second time in three tries while the 'under' connected for the third time in as many outings. ... Akron made history with their win at Northwestern, earning their first win against a Big Ten opponent since 1894 when the institution was called Buchtel College. The Zips have fired out to a 2-0 SU/1-1 ATS start. ... Bowling Green topped FCS Eastern Kentucky in a surprising 42-35 shootout, failing to cover for a second straight game. ... Ohio failed to cover at Virginia, as the Bobcats slipped to 0-2 ATS on the season.

-- Hawaii made the cross-country trek to Army and the travel apparently caught up to them, as the Black Knights beat them 28-21 for a push at most shops. The Warriors also failed to hit the 'over' for the first time in four tries. ... New Mexico-New Mexico State was a high-scoring battle, with the Lobos posting a 42-25 win. The Lobos dropped the Aggies to 0-4 ATS, while the 'over' has connected in each of their past three outings.

Bad Beats

-- It wasn't a textbook bad beat, but 'over' (59.5) bettors had to feel good with 49 points on the board at halftime of Middle Tennessee-Georgia. The Bulldogs posted seven in the third, and there were 56 points with a full quarter to go. Under bettors lucked out with a scoreless fourth quarter.

-- 'Over' bettors in BYU-Wisconsin (52) were pleased near the end of regulation, as the Badgers were about to boot a game-tying field goal to force overtime. Oops. Wisconsin lost, and so did 'over' bettors.

-- Illinois appeared to be on the way to a win against South Florida, but the Illini folded in the fourth quarter. The Illini led 19-7 heading into the fourth as 14-point underdogs, but the Bulls outscored them 18-0 to come away with a 25-19 victory.

-- 'Over' (71) bettors were liking the way Bama-Ole Miss was shaping up, as there were 56 points on the board at halftime, and 66 points through three quarters. The Tide could only muster up a field goal in the final stanza, as the 'under' held out.

-- The 'under' (68) was looking good in Oregon State-Nevada left, with just 51 points on the board through three quarters after a scoreless third. Oregon State dashed their hopes with a touchdown with 4:40 to go, pushing the total over the finish line late.

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Early bettors like huge 'dog Texas A&M's odds at Alabama in college football Week 3
Patrick Everson

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has helped Alabama go 3-0 SU and ATS this season, as a favorite of 22.5 points or more in all three games. Can the Crimson Tide cover 26.5 at home against Texas A&M?

Week 4 of the college football season begs the question: Can oddsmakers put up a number that Alabama can’t cover? We check in on the opening lines and early movement for a foursome of games, with insights from Derek Wilkinson, sportsbook supervisor at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook.

No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies at No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (-27)

Alabama faced monster pointspreads the first three weeks of the season and delivered each time. In Week 3, the Crimson Tide (3-0 SU and ATS) went to Mississippi as a 22.5-point favorite and left with a have-no-mercy 62-7 victory.

Texas A&M already played one of college football’s best in Week 2, posting a big rally against Clemson before falling just short 28-26 as a 12-point home underdog. The Aggies (2-1 SU, 3-0 ATS) followed with a 48-10 rout of lightweight Louisiana-Monroe as a 12-point chalk.

“I think bookmakers look at it as the public keeps betting Alabama, and Alabama keeps covering,” Wilkinson said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of the wiseguys come in and bet A&M, with all those points. The line has already dropped a half-point.”

No. 7 Stanford Cardinal at No. 19 Oregon Ducks (+1)

Stanford is out of the gate 3-0 SU (2-1 ATS), including a Week 2 win over Southern California, but this game marks its first road trip of the season. In Week 3, the Cardinal took a step down in competition, dispatching UC Davis 30-10 as a 31-point home chalk.

Oregon is also 3-0, but failed to cover all three times against far inferior competition. The Ducks beat San Jose State 35-22 in Week 3, falling miles short as a 42.5-point home favorite. Oregon has yet to play a road game this year.

“I’m kind of surprised the number is that low. Some offshores are Stanford -2/-2.5,” Wilkinson said. “I think it’s because the public likes to bet Oregon. But in my opinion, that line is gonna go up. I’d think sharp bettors would take Stanford -1. I know the game is at Oregon, but Stanford is clearly the better team.”

No. 17 Texas Christian Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns (+3)

Texas Christian gave Ohio State a strong challenge last weekend, leading well into the third quarter of a quasi-neutral-site game at AT&T Stadium. But the Horned Frogs (2-1 SU and ATS) couldn’t hang on, falling 40-28 as a 12.5-point pup.

Texas bounced back from its season-opening upset loss to Maryland with a pair of wins, including a solid nonconference victory in Week 3. The Longhorns rumbled over Southern California 37-14 laying 3 points at home.

“It’s at Texas, an instate rivalry, so I think TCU -3 seems like a really good line. It feels about right,” Wilkinson said. “I’m not sure how they’re gonna bet that game.”

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (+8)

Notre Dame isn’t winning by much, with all three games decided by one score, but it won all three nonetheless. The Fighting Irish (3-0 SU, 2-1 ATS) went off as 14-point home faves against Vanderbilt and held on for a 22-17 victory last weekend.

Wake Forest got a couple wins against lesser lights to start the season, but couldn’t quite keep up with Boston College in Week 3. The Demon Deacons (2-1 SU, 0-3 ATS) led on a couple of occasions, including 24-21 early in the third quarter, but ultimately bowed out 41-34 as 6.5-point home pups in a game played Thursday due to Hurricane Florence.

“I think that line might drop closer to 7, maybe even 6.5,” Wilkinson said, noting that Notre Dame’s three relatively close wins could make 8 points a little too much to swallow.

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NCAAF
Long Sheet


Friday, September 21

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FLA ATLANTIC (2 - 1) at UCF (2 - 0) - 9/21/2018, 7:00 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

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

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PENN ST (3 - 0) at ILLINOIS (2 - 1) - 9/21/2018, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
PENN ST is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 20-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
PENN ST is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins over the last 2 seasons.
ILLINOIS is 129-167 ATS (-54.7 Units) in all games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 129-167 ATS (-54.7 Units) in all lined games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 65-93 ATS (-37.3 Units) in home games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 65-93 ATS (-37.3 Units) in home lined games since 1992.
ILLINOIS is 87-128 ATS (-53.8 Units) in games played on turf since 1992.

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

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WASHINGTON ST (3 - 0) at USC (1 - 2) - 9/21/2018, 10:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
USC is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
USC is 2-10 ATS (-9.0 Units) in September games over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 against the spread versus USC over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON ST is 1-0 straight up against USC over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAF

Week 4

Trend Report

Friday, September 21

Florida Atlantic @ Central Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Florida Atlantic's last 6 games on the road

Central Florida
Central Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Central Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Penn State @ Illinois
Penn State
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Penn State's last 5 games

Illinois
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games when playing at home against Penn State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois's last 5 games when playing Penn State

Washington State @ Southern California
Washington State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Southern Californ

Southern California
Southern California is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Southern California is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Washington State

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NCAAF

Week 4

Friday
Florida Atlantic/Central Florida haven’t met since ’03; UCF is off a bye- their game was PPD last week by hurricane in North Carolina. Since 2010, Knights are 26-17-2 as home favorites; since ’14, they’re 10-7 as double digit favorites. Owls gave up 525 yards in splitting pair of games vs Oklahoma/Air Force. Since 2012, FAU is 19-8-1 as road underdogs, but they are 2-5 vs spread in last seven games as double digit underdogs. Last six years, AAC teams are 13-12 vs spread when playing C-USA teams, 0-3 so far this season.

Penn State won four of last five games with Illinois (2-3 vs spread); they lost last visit here, 16-14 in ’14- they crushed Illini 39-0 in last meeting, in ‘15. Nittany Lions play Ohio State next week; they’re 4-5 vs spread in last nine games when laying 20+ points, 6-0-1 vs spread in last seven games week before playing the Buckeyes. Under Franklin, PSU is 6-3 as a road favorite. Illini is 4-7 vs spread as home underdogs; they covered their last four games as a dog of 20+ points.

USC lost last two games, at Texas/Stanford; they were outrushed 160-minus-5 in Austin LW. Trojans are 2-6 vs spread in last eight games as home favorites; since 2013, they’re 13-10 when laying a single-digit spread. Since coming to Washington State, Leach is 2-1 vs USC; Coogs (+5) beat USC 30-27 LY at home- they also won last visit here, 10-7 (+15) in 2013. Under Leach, Wazzu is 16-8 as road underdogs, 13-7 in Pac-12 games; they’re 7-9 vs spread in last 16 games as a double digit dog.

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NCAAF
Dunkel

Week 4

Friday, September 21

Florida Atlantic @ Central Florida

Game 305-306
September 21, 2018 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Florida Atlantic
84.458
Central Florida
100.290
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Central Florida
by 16
84
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Central Florida
by 13 1/2
77
Dunkel Pick:
Central Florida
(-13 1/2); Over

Penn State @ Illinois

Game 307-308
September 21, 2018 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Penn State
116.270
Illinois
79.790
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Penn State
by 36 1/2
55
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Penn State
by 28
60 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Penn State
(-28); Under

Washington St @ USC

Game 309-310
September 21, 2018 @ 10:30 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Washington St
90.176
USC
95.671
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
USC
by 5 1/2
58
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
USC
by 3 1/2
53
Dunkel Pick:
USC
(-3 1/2); Over

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Tech Trends - Week 4
September 18, 2018
By Bruce Marshall

FRIDAY, SEPT. 21

Matchup Skinny Edge

FAU at UCF...Kiffin just 1-3-1 vs. line in reg season vs. FBS-lvel non-CUS A foes. UCF has won more than it has covered, just 8-8-1 last 17 on board since late 2016, and 4-5 laying DD since LY.
Slight to UCF, based on team trends.

PENN STATE at ILLINOIS...Franklin on 6-2 run as visiting chalk. Lovie only 3-7 as home dog since 2016, and 5-12 vs. spread last 17 against FBS foes.
Penn State, based on team trends.

WASHINGTON STATE at USC...Helton on 4-14 spread skid since late 2016. Only 2-6 last 8 as home chalk. Leach 14-5 as visiting dog since 2013.
Washington State, based on team trends.

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Friday's Tip Sheet
Brian Edwards

There are three games on Friday night’s college football card, including a pair of excellent matchups in Florida Atlantic at Central Florida and Washington State at Southern California.

We’ll break down both of these games and briefly touch on Penn State at Illinois in Bonus Nuggets.

**FAU at UCF**

-- As of Wednesday, most betting shops had UCF (2-0 straight up, 1-1 against the spread) installed as a 13.5-point home favorite with a total of 75. The Owls were +400 on the money line (risk $100 to win $400).

-- I always say that games played on a short week are advantageous to the home team. In this instance, that’s the case even more since UCF saw its game at North Carolina last week postponed due to Hurricane Florence. Therefore, the Knights have had two weeks to get healthy and prepare for the Owls, who are playing their fourth game in four weeks. Unlike other road assignments on a short week, however, FAU doesn’t have to travel far. The bus ride up The Turnpike shouldn’t take more than 2.5 hours.

-- UCF has won 15 consecutive games, including a 56-17 season-opening win at UConn and a 38-0 home triumph over South Carolina State. The Knights covered the number as 24-point road ‘chalk’ in Storrs, but they failed to take the money as 52-point home favorites vs. S. Carolina State.

-- Josh Heupel replaced Scott Frost as head coach after a record-setting season with Drew Lock and Missouri as its offensive coordinator. He inherited a team that went 13-0 SU and 7-4-1 ATS last season. UCF returned six starters on offense and five on defense after senior free safety Tre Neal decided in August to bolt for Lincoln and rejoin Frost at Nebraska as a grad transfer.

-- The most important returnee was junior QB McKenzie Milton, who garnered fourth-team All-American honors in 2017 thanks to a 37/9 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Milton completed 67.1 percent of his throws for 4,037 yards last year. He also makes plays with his legs, rushing for 613 yards and eight TDs with a 5.8 yards-per-carry average in ’17. In UCF’s first two games, Milton has connected on 45-of-71 passes (63.4%) for 589 yards with a 6/3 TD-INT ratio. He has run for 66 yards on 10 attempts.

-- UCF sophomore WR Tre Nixon, who sat out last season after transferring from Ole Miss, has eight receptions for 154 yards and two TDs. Sophomore Gabriel Davis has 15 catches for 151 yards and two TDs, while junior Dredrick Snelson has 11 grabs for 135 yards. Snelson caught 46 balls for 695 yards and eight TDs during the Knights’ unbeaten ’17 campaign.

-- Junior RB Adrian Killins was a first-team All-AAC selection in ’17 when he produced 790 rushing yards and 10 TDs with a 6.5 YPC average. Killins has run for 127 yards and three TDs on merely 17 carries this year, averaging 7.5 YPC.

-- After losing three of the first four games of the Lane Kiffin Era, Florida Atlantic won 10 straight to win Conference USA and called the season with a 50-3 win over Akron as a 22.5-point home favorite in the Boca Raton Bowl. Nine wins during the 10-game surge came by margins of 14 points or more. Kiffin’s second team brought back five starters on offense, 10 on defense and lost just 18 lettermen.

-- FAU (2-1 SU, 0-3 ATS) started the year with a daunting trip to Norman to take on Oklahoma as a 19-point road underdog. The Sooners dominated early and often on their way to a 56-14 victory. The 70 combined points inched ‘over’ the 69-point total thanks to a seven-yard TD run by FAU’s Kerrith Whyte with 4:13 remaining. OU led 56-0 before the Owls got on the board with 55 ticks left in the third quarter on a Devin Singletary five-yard TD scamper.

-- In Week 2, FAU bounced back with a 33-27 win over Air Force as a 7.5-point home favorite. Kiffin’s squad appeared poised to hook up its betting backers until the Falcons blocked a punt and Lokota Willis returned it five yards for a TD with 50 seconds remaining to secure a backdoor cover. The Owls went ahead of the number four separate times during the game, but that was little solace to their supporters.

-- Sophomore starting QB Chris Robison, who started his career at Oklahoma, bounced back from a tough outing against his former school. Robison torched Air Force by completing 33-of-40 passes for 471 yards and three TDs without an interception. Junior WR Jovon Durante, who sat out last season after transferring in from West Virginia, had 12 receptions for 174 yards and one TD vs. the Falcons. Tavaris Harrison had seven catches for 138 yards, while Willie Wright had six grabs for 75 yards and two TDs. Singletary ran 16 times for 57 yards and one TD.

-- Singletary was a fourth-team All-American pick in 2017 when he ran for 1,920 yards and 32 TDs while averaging 6.4 YPC. He hasn’t been able to duplicate those stats this year, rushing for 210 yards and seven TDs on 53 carries for a 4.0 YPC average. Singletary had five rushing scores and 84 yards on 19 totes in last week’s 49-28 non-covering win over Bethune-Cookman as a 41-point home ‘chalk.’

-- Robison has completed 68.8 percent of his passes for 799 yards with a 4/2 TD-INT ratio. Durante has been his favorite target, hauling in 23 catches for 298 yards and two TDs. Harrison has 11 receptions for 195 yards, while junior TE Harrison Bryant, a second-team All-AAC choice last season, has nine catches for 135 yards. Wright, who paced the Owls with 56 receptions for 657 yards and six TDs in ’17, has 12 catches for 113 yards and two TDs.

-- FAU is 1-1-1 ATS as a road underdog on Kiffin’s watch. Going back to 2012, the Owls are 20-8-1 ATS in their 29 games as road ‘dogs.

-- UCF is 29-20-1 ATS as a home favorite since 2009.

-- Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.


**Washington State at Southern California**

-- As of Wednesday, most books had USC (1-2 SU, 0-3 ATS) listed as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 53. The Cougars were +155 on the money line (risk $100 to win $155).

-- Clay Helton’s squad trailed UNLV for nearly the entire second quarter and only led by a 19-14 count going into the final stanza of its opener at The Coliseum in Week 1. USC would outscore the Rebels 24-7 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 43-21 victory, but the Trojans failed to cover the spread as 24.5-point home favorites. True freshman QB J.T. Daniels hit on 22-of-35 throws for 282 yards and one TD without an interception. RB Aca’Cedric Ware produced 100 rushing yards and one TD on merely 10 attempts, while Vavae Malapeai had 47 yards and a pair of rushing scores on eight carries. True freshman WR Amon-Ra St Brown, the prized five-star recruit, had seven receptions for 98 yards and one TD.

-- USC dropped a 17-3 decision at Stanford as a five-point underdog in Week 2. Daniels completed only 16-of-34 passes for 215 yards and was intercepted twice. The Trojans averaged only 3.1 YPC on 37 attempts for 114 rushing yards.

-- USC was fortunate to edge Texas at home in double overtime last season. The Longhorns avenged that defeat last Saturday night by capturing a 37-14 win as three-point home favorites. USC had negative five rushing yards on 16 attempts. Daniels completed 30-of-48 throws for 322 yards with zero TDs and one interception.

-- Daniels has completed 58.1 percent of his passes for 819 yards with a 1/3 TD-INT ratio. St Brown has 18 receptions for 304 yards and one TD, while sophomore Tyler Vaughns has 15 catches for 157 yards. Ware has rushed for a team-best 167 yards and one TD with a 5.2 YPC average.

-- USC star senior OLB Porter Gustin will miss the first half due to a targeting infraction in the second half of last week’s defeat in Austin. Gustin has 15 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two tackles for loss, two QB hurries and one pass broken up through three games. Also, junior LB John Houston (wrist), senior CB Isaiah Langley (groin) and freshman DB Isaiah Pola-Mao (shoulder) are listed as ‘questionable.’ Houston has recorded 12 tackles and two PBU, while Pola-Mao has eight tackles and one forced fumble. Pola-Mao didn’t play at Texas. Langley, who had 38 tackles and six PBU last season, has seven tackles and four PBU this year.

-- USC has compiled a 9-9 spread record in 18 games since Helton took over midway through the 2015 campaign.

-- Washington State (3-0 SU, 3-0 ATS) owns a 16-8 ATS ledger in 24 games as a road underdog during Mike Leach’s seven-year tenure.

-- With the loss of the school’s all-time leading passer (Luke Falk) and the tragic death of Tyler Hillinski, Falk’s promising heir apparent, there were questions about the QB position headed into the season. Well, unlike Jim McElwain who famously said at his intro presser at Florida that he could score points with his dog, Clara Belle, playing QB, Leach probably can score points with his dog under center. And to be clear, we aren’t calling East Carolina grad transfer Gardner Minshew a dog and certainly not one with fleas. Minshew has been outstanding for his new team, completing 70.9 percent of his passes for 1,203 yards with an 8/3 TD-INT ratio.

-- Washington State has posted wins and spread covers at Wyoming (41-19), vs. San Jose State (31-0) and vs. Eastern Washington (59-24).

-- Washington State junior RB James Williams has run for 137 yards and four TDs with a 4.3 YPC average. Williams also has 18 receptions for 127 yards and two TDs.

-- Tay Martin had 31 receptions for 366 yards and six TDs as a true freshman in ’17. He may surpass those number Friday night at The Coliseum. Martin has team-highs in catches (24), receiving yards (290) and TD grabs (three). Jamie Calvin has 15 grabs for 188 receiving yards.

-- When these Pac-12 rivals collided in Pullman on a Friday night last season, Washington State captured a 30-27 victory as a five-point home underdog. Renard Bell had three catches for 101 yards, while Martin has six receptions for 55 yards and one TD. The Cougars’ defense limited Sam Darnold to 164 passing yards and intercepted him once and held him without a TD pass. The 57 combined points dipped ‘under’ the 60-point tally.

-- Both teams have watched the ‘over’ go 2-1 overall.

-- ESPN will provide television coverage at 10:30 p.m. Eastern.

**B.E.’s Bonus Nuggets**

-- Penn State will hit the road Friday night to take on Illinois. As of Wednesday, the Nittany Lions were favored by 28 points with the total at 60. PSU (3-0 SU, 2-1 ATS) had a close call in Week 1, needing to rally late in the fourth quarter to force overtime in a 45-38 triumph over Sun Belt power, Appalachian State. Since then, James Franklin’s team has dusted Pittsburgh (51-6 as a 7.5-point road favorite) and Kent State (63-10). Illinois (2-1 SU, 2-1 ATS) is off a gut-wrenching 25-19 loss to USF at Soldier Field. Although Lovie Smith’s club covered the number as a 14-point underdog, it allowed 19-7 fourth-quarter advantage to get away. FS1 will have the telecast at 9:00 p.m. Eastern.

-- BetDSI has a pair of MAC wide receivers with the shortest odds to win the Biletnikoff Award that goes to the nation’s top wideout each year. Buffalo’s Anthony Johnson is the +270 ‘chalk,’ while Toledo’s Diontae Johnson has +350 odds. A-Johnson has 16 receptions for 207 yards and two TDs for the unbeaten Bulls, who play at Rutgers this week. D-Johnson has eight catches for 179 yards and three TDs.

-- Gamblers might want to think about going into degenerate-as-hell mode in Alabama games by backing its team total ‘over’ for the game, first half and first quarter, in addition to the Tide in the game, first half and first quarter. Those plays are all perfect to date this year.

-- Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa is the +200 ‘chalk’ to win the Heisman Trophy at Sportsbook.ag. The next-shortest odds belong to OU’s Kyler Murray (+450), Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins (+500), WVU QB Will Grier (+500), BC’s A.J. Dillon (12/1) and Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor.

-- Let’s give David Cutcliffe a hat tip here right this second. He loses his star QB Daniel Jones, who had started 27 games in a row since he stepped on campus. ‘Cut’ also lost his best defensive player, CB Mark Gilbert, a first-team All-ACC selection in ’17 when he had six interceptions, to a season-ending injury in Week 2. Nevertheless, the Blue Devils went on the road and won by double digits for a second straight weekend, winning 40-27 at Baylor as short underdogs one week after collecting a 21-7 victory at Northwestern. This Just In: Dude can coach.

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Friday's Diamond Notes
Kevin Rogers

Hottest team: Pirates (7-3 last 10)

Pittsburgh is in the role of spoiler this weekend as the Pirates look to deny the Brewers a chance at gaining ground on the Cubs in the NL Central. The Pirates pulled out three consecutive one-run wins over the Royals to extend their home winning streak to eight, while not losing a game at PNC Park in September. Pittsburgh’s pitching has stepped up of late by allowing two runs or less in four of the past five games, including two victories at Milwaukee last weekend.

The Pirates trot out right-hander Ivan Nova in the series opener, as the veteran beat the Brewers last Saturday at Miller Park by tossing six innings and allowing one earned run in a 3-1 victory. Nova has delivered quality starts in five of the past six outings, while yielding two earned runs or fewer five times in this span. However, the Pirates have lost each of Nova’s last two starts in the home underdog role to the Braves and Cubs.

Coldest team: Rockies (1-6 last seven)

On Monday, Colorado led Los Angeles by a half-game atop the NL West as the Rockies faced the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine for a three-game set. Three losses later, the Rockies have not only fallen out of first place in the division, but Colorado is looking up at St. Louis for the second Wild Card position in the National League. The rocky road for Colorado continues on Friday with a trip to Arizona, who is in desperation mode after losing six of its past eight games to fall into third place in the NL West.

Colorado has captured seven of the past nine matchups with Arizona as German Marquez heads to the mound on Friday. The Rockies own a 5-2 record in Marquez’s last seven starts, although both losses came on the road. Colorado has won four of Marquez’s five starts against Arizona this season, including both outings at Chase Field.

Hottest pitcher: Luis Castillo, Reds (10-12, 4.52 ERA)

Cincinnati won its first road series opener since the All-Star break on Thursday by doubling up Miami, 4-2, while snapping a nine-game skid in away Game 1’s. Castillo tries to give the Reds back-to-back road wins for only the second time in the second half on Friday as the right-hander is fresh off a pair of solid underdog victories over the Cubs and Dodgers. Castillo put together nearly identical stat lines by allowing four hits and one run, while pitching into the seventh inning against two of the National League’s division leaders. The Reds have won 10 of Castillo’s last 15 starts, including four wins on the road.

Coldest pitcher: CC Sabathia, Yankees (7-7, 3.80 ERA)

New York needs every win down the stretch to secure home-field advantage in the AL Wild Card round, presumably against Oakland. Sabathia has not been at his best late in the season as the former Cy Young winner has allowed five runs in two of his past three starts, while the Yankees are winless in his previous four appearances. Two of those losses have come at home as a favorite of at least -200 to the Blue Jays and White Sox as Sabathia opened as a -300 favorite against the woeful Orioles. The Yankees have lost two of Sabathia’s three starts to Baltimore this season, including as a -215 favorite in July.

Biggest OVER run: Athletics (5-0 last five)

Oakland’s offense has busted out since blowing a 4-1 lead in Tuesday’s loss to Los Angeles. The Athletics dropped a 10-spot on the Angels in Wednesday’s shutout, then topped themselves with a three-touchdown effort in a 21-3 rout of the Halos on Thursday. Since Labor Day, Oakland has scored at least seven runs in eight games, while the pitching has tightened up since allowing 21 runs in a three-game span earlier this week. The A’s host the Twins this weekend, as Oakland scored 19 runs in three victories at Target Field last month.

Biggest UNDER run: Reds (7-0 last seven)

Cincinnati’s pitching has yielded two runs or less in four of the past six games, including allowing two runs to Miami on Thursday. The offense hasn’t been stellar by scoring three runs or less in eight straight games prior to Thursday’s four-run outburst. Luis Castillo is riding a four-start UNDER streak for Cincinnati, while three of his past four road outings have finished UNDER the total.

Matchup to watch: Phillies vs. Braves

Atlanta captured a huge series opening win over Philadelphia on Thursday to move 6 ½ games up in the NL East race. The Braves broke it open late by scoring four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies, 8-3 and pick up their second consecutive victory following a four-game skid. Atlanta also cashed its fifth consecutive OVER as the Braves have plated 15 runs in the past two wins.

The Braves will look to take another step closer towards their first division title since 2013 as Julio Teheran takes the mound on Friday. Atlanta had won four consecutive starts made by Teheran prior to a 7-1 setback to Washington his last time out in which he lasted only four innings and walked six batters. The Braves have won two of Teheran’s three starts against the Phillies this season, including both outings at SunTrust Park.

Following last night’s loss, the Phillies slipped to 1-7 in their past eight road series openers since late July. Nick Pivetta will look to get Philadelphia on track as the Phillies have dropped six of the right-hander’s last seven starts. Pivetta hasn’t pitched past the fifth inning in four straight outings, but the Phillies have won each of his two starts in Atlanta back in the opening month of the season.

Betcha didn’t know: Will the Red Sox and Indians see each other in the playoffs in a few weeks? The two teams meet up for a three-game series in Cleveland this weekend as Chris Sale and Trevor Bauer square off in the opener. Bauer is making his first start since August 11 as the Tribe has won each of his past six outings, while the Red Sox are a perfect 9-0 in Sale’s last nine trips to the mound.

Biggest public favorite: Yankees (-300) vs. Orioles

Biggest public underdog: Rangers (+115) vs. Mariners

Biggest line move: Rockies (+120 to +112) at Diamondbacks

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Brandon Lee Sep 21 '18, 4:10 PM in 47m
MLB | Cubs vs White Sox
Play on: Cubs -1½ -119 at pinnacle

10* FREE MLB PICK (Cubs -1.5, -119)
I'll take my chances here with the Cubs on the -1.5 run line in Friday's series opener against the White Sox. The Cubs are coming off a much-needed day off and I look for them to go off in this one. The Cubs offense is loaded with power hitters and the wind will be blowing out to left-center at close to 20 mph. I know White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez has been throwing it well, but he's given up 18 homers in 14 home starts. This one also means a little more for the Cubs, who are fighting to hold on to their lead in the NL Central and will be extra motivated to make sure starter, Jose Quintana gets a win in his first start against his former team. Quintana comes in dealing, as he's got a 1.96 ERA and 1.091 WHIP in his last 3 starts and the White Sox are hitting a mere .229 and averaging just 3.7 runs/game against left-handed starters this season. Give me the Cubs -1.5 (-119)!

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Info Plays Sep 21 '18, 7:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | Florida Atlantic vs Central Florida
Play on: Florida Atlantic +14 -110 at MyBookie

1* Free Play on Florida Atlantic +14 -110

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Kenny Walker Sep 21 '18, 7:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | Florida Atlantic vs Central Florida
Play on: Central Florida -13½ -110 at BMaker

Free Pick on Central Florida

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Alex Smart Sep 21 '18, 7:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | Florida Atlantic vs Central Florida
Play on: Florida Atlantic +14 -110 at sportsbook

The Knights on a 15 game winning streak dating back to last season have not played since a 38-0 shutout of South Carolina State at home the second weekend of the season. With some practices missed and the team having to deal with a little bit of rust, Im betting they take time to find their footing against what I have pegged as an explosive Florida Atlantic offence fighting for area bragging rights going into next years recruiting wars. FAU's Lane Kiffin also gives Florida Atlantic a edge as the superior coach vs Heupel who makes only his third start as a FBS coach. I know Florida Atlantic got smashed by the Oklahoma Sooners in their opener, but they did follow that up with a win vs Air Force in their next game, and than a lower tiered Bethune Cookman last week.
Owls 5-1 ATS L/6 as DD chalk.
CFB Road underdogs (FLA ATLANTIC) - with a terrible defense - allowing 6.1 or more yards/play, after gaining 525 or more total yards in their previous game are 52-16 ATS L/5 seasons for a 77% conversion rate for bettors.
Play on Florida Atlantic to cover

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Mark Wilson Sep 21 '18, 7:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | Florida Atlantic vs Central Florida
Play on: Florida Atlantic +14 -110 at MyBookie

Free Play on Florida Atlantic +14 -110

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Ray Monohan Sep 21 '18, 7:00 PM in 3h
NCAA-F | Florida Atlantic vs Central Florida
Play on: Central Florida -13 -102 at pinnacle

UCF -13
The Golden Knights are at a nice number here on Friday and worth a flyer.
Central Florida has opened the season 2-0 and have absolutely been dominant in both contests. They've averaged 47 points per game through the short span as this offense has been extremely threatening.
QB McKenzie Milton has tossed for 6 touchdowns thus far as he has been able to link up with Tre Nixon and Gabriel Davis on a consistent basis. The duo has forced opposing secondaries into a lot of issues and they figure to give this FAU defense a tall task.
FAU has conceded 39.3 points per game here in 2018, which doesn't bode well here for them in this matchup.
Some trends to note. Owls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in September. Owls are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Friday games.
Lay the points.
Back UCF ATS.
Good Luck, Razor Ray.

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Cole Faxon Sep 21 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Mets vs Nationals
Play on: Mets -145 at BMaker

FREE PLAY on Mets -145

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Jack Jones Sep 21 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | Rays vs Blue Jays
Play on: Rays -123 at pinnacle

Jack’s Free Pick Friday: Tampa Bay Rays -123
The Rays will be motivated to bounce back from a rare loss yesterday. They blew an 8-2 lead in the 9th inning tot he Blue Jays. But this is a team that is 23-6 in its last 29 games overall and won’t pack it in at this point. They’ve fought too hard to get to this point and give themselves a chance to make the postseason.
The bullpen strategy has paid off for the Rays this season. Diego Castillo has been at the forefront. He has posted a 2.57 ERA and 0.857 WHIP in his nine starts this year. The Rays are 8-1 in those nine starts, including 4-0 in Castillo’s four road starts this season.
Sean Reid-Foley has been suspect at best for the Blue Jays this season. He is 2-3 with a 5.54 ERA and 1.538 WHIP in five starts. He has already given up 6 homers while walking 16 batters in 26 innings pitched this year.
Toronto is 0-9 in home games off an upset win over a division opponent as a home dog over the last two seasons. The Blue Jays are 1-8 after scoring 9 runs or more this season. The Rays are 6-0 in their last six games following a loss. Bet the Rays Friday.

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Dave Price Sep 21 '18, 7:05 PM in 3h
MLB | MIL vs PIT
Play on: UNDER 8½ -114

Dave’s Friday Free Play:
1* on Brewers/Pirates UNDER 8.5
The Key: Runs will be hard to come by in this matchup between the Brewers and Pirates tonight. Jhoulys Chacin has been at his best on the road this season, going 9-3 with a 3.36 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 19 starts on the highway. Ivan Nova has been at his best at home, going 3-5 with a 3.04 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 13 starts in Pittsburgh this season. Chacin sports a 2.51 ERA in his last 5 starts against the Pirates, yielding just 8 earned runs in 28 2/3 innings. Nova is 3-2 with a 2.81 ERA in 7 lifetime starts against the Brewers, including a 1.62 ERA in his last 3 starts against them, yielding only 3 earned runs in 16 2/3 innings. Take the UNDER.

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Mike Williams Sep 21 '18, 7:10 PM in 3h
MLB | Reds vs Marlins
Play on: Marlins +136 at YouWager

1* on Marlins +136

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Ryan Worden Sep 21 '18, 7:10 PM in 3h
MLB | Reds vs Marlins
Play on: Reds -142 at 5Dimes

In this lost season for both teams, Reds pitcher Luis Castillo has turned some heads with his performances down the stretch. In the last 3 weeks alone Castillo has not only beaten but dominated the Cardinals, Cubs and Dodgers, three teams that should make the playoff. He will have no problems in this one against the Marlins and Wei-Yin Chin whos has struggled of late with his control. Take The Reds On The Money Line

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Mike Lundin Sep 21 '18, 7:10 PM in 3h
MLB | KC vs DET
Play on: UNDER 9 -110

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The Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals combined for 19 runs in the series-opener Thursday night. I think we'll see far less action on the scoreboard in Friday's contest.
KC right-hander Ian Kennedy (2-8, 4.73 ERA) pitched six scoreless innings in a 4-2 Royals victory against Detroit on May 4. He's faced Minnesota in back-to-back starts since spending almost two months on the DL, limiting the Twins to one run in six innings in each of those outings. Under is 6-1 in Kennedy's last seven road starts.
Detroit left-hander Francisco Liriano (5-10, 4.54 ERA) was knockde around plenty last month, but he's 2-1 with a 2.00 ERA in September.
Free pick on UNDER.

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Dustin Hawkins Sep 21 '18, 8:05 PM in 4h
MLB | Mariners vs Rangers
Play on: Rangers +119 at GTBets

Free Play on Rangers +119

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Jimmy Boyd Sep 21 '18, 8:15 PM in 4h
MLB | Giants vs Cardinals
Play on: Cardinals -142 at BetPhoenix

1* Free Pick on St Louis Cardinals -142
St Louis is worth a look here at home in Friday's series opener against the Giants. While San Francisco will have a big name on the mound in ace Madison Bumgarner, the Cardinals are the only team with something to play for, as they try to hold on to the final Wild Card spot in the NL.
Bumgarner comes in with a 3.14 ERA and 1.215 WHIP in 19 starts, but it's been night and day when he starts on the road compare to at home. Bumgarner has a 1.34 ERA in 9 home starts, but owns an awful 5.02 ERA in 10 road starts.
St Louis will counter with John Gant, who is coming off a poor start at home against the Dodgers, but prior to that had gone 7 straight starts where he allowed 2 earned runs or less. With the lack of fire-power in the Giants lineup, look for Gant to bounce back in a big way and for the Cardinals to secure an easy win in this one.
Giants are 0-7 in their last 7 road games vs a team with a winning home record and a mere 5-14 in Bumgarner's last 19 road starts. Take St Louis!

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Sal Michaels Sep 21 '18, 9:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Penn State vs Illinois
Play on: UNDER 60 -105

Free Play on Penn State vs Illinois under 60 -105

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Cappers Club Sep 21 '18, 9:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Penn State vs Illinois
Play on: Illinois +28 -110 at Bovada

Illinois +28
This play just missed out on our premium card. The Illinois Fighting Illini face off on Friday night and in this game the Illini have the value.
The Fighting Illini haven't been good this year, but they have one thing going for them in this game, the Nittany Lions have a big showdown against Ohio State Lions next week.
I think they will overlook this game and that will keep it close.
Back the Illini
5* FREE Cappers Club Power Play on Illini

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Marc Lawrence Sep 21 '18, 9:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Penn State vs Illinois
Play on: Illinois +29 -110 at MyBookie

Play - Illinois (Game 308).
Edges - Illini: 7-1 ATS as home dogs of 18 or more points; and Lovie Smith 3-0 ATS as a dog of 27 or more points … With Penn State looking dead ahead to a game with Ohio State next week, we recommend a 1* play ion Illinois. Thank you and good luck as always.

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Frank Sawyer Sep 21 '18, 9:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Penn State vs Illinois
Play on: Penn State -27½ -106 at pinnacle

Take the Penn State Nittany Lions minus the points versus the Illinois Fighting Illini. Penn State (3-0) comes off a 63-10 blowout win over Kent State last Saturday. The Nittany Lions are then 21-5-1 ATS in their last 27 games after a straight-up win. Penn State is also 11-1-1 ATS in their last 13 games after scoring at least 40 points in their last game. Illinois (2-1) looks to bounce-back from a 29-15 loss to South Florida last Saturday. The Fighting Illini have questions at quarterback with their graduate transfer A.J. Bush questionable with a leg injury which caused him to miss that game against the Bulls. Freshman M.J. Rivers was under center last week — and he might have to start again in this contest which is not a good sign for an Illinois team that has failed to cover the point spread in 7 of their last 10 games after failing to score more than 20 points in their last game. The Illini has also failed to cover the point spread in 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with a winning record on the road. I don’t like laying four touchdowns — especially with road favorites — but the Nittany Lions should roll on national television. Lay the points with Penn State. Best of luck — Frank.

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Steve Janus Sep 21 '18, 9:00 PM in 5h
NCAA-F | Penn State vs Illinois
Play on: UNDER 58 -109

1* Free Sharp Play on Penn State vs Illinois under 58 -109
My money is on the UNDER in Friday's Big Ten matchup that has Illinois hosting Penn State. While Illinois is improved from last year, they still got a long way to go, especially on the offensive side of the ball. They couldn't even manage 400 yards against an awful USF defense at home last week and finished that game with a mere 19-points. It's not going to be any easier against the Nittany Lions, who are holding teams to 12 less than their average. Illinois also has no passing attack and Penn State is only giving up 3.5 yards/carry. The key here is the Nittany Lions offense has started out slow and this Illinois defense should be able to hold their own at home in front of a rowdy crowd. I'm not saying the Nittany Lions won't score, I just don't think they can keep them under 40 points and that should keep this well below the mark. Bet the UNDER 58!

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John Martin Sep 21 '18, 10:05 PM in 6h
MLB | Twins vs A's
Play on: Twins +163 at 5Dimes

1 Unit FREE PLAY on Minnesota Twins +163
The Minnesota Twins have reeled off four straight road wins coming into this series with the A’s. They have scored at least 5 runs in all four games. They had yesterday off while the A’s had to play yesterday against the Angels. I like the rest advantage and I think the Twins have the edge on the mound as well. Jose Berrios is the best starter for the Twins, going 11-11 with a 3.81 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 30 starts this season. Liam Hendricks is a former Twin who is simply a bullpen starter and will only go one inning or so in this one. Hendricks is 1-10 in his last 11 home starts vs. teams who strand 6.9 or fewer runners on base per game. Give me the Twins.

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Bobby Conn Sep 21 '18, 10:30 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | Washington State vs USC
Play on: UNDER 53 -110

1* Free Play on Washington State/USC under 53 -110

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Totals Guru Sep 21 '18, 10:30 PM in 7h
NCAA-F | Washington State vs USC
Play on: UNDER 54 -115

Free Total Annihilator On Washington State vs USC under 54 -115

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Tony Brown

Tonys *5 MLB Free pick

Boston vs. Cleveland, 09/21/2018 19:10 EDT

Total: -110/+7 Over

Sportsbook:
Bodog

Fp: Both these teams feature high scoring offensive attacks and are capable of cashing this over alone ! 8 runs combined should be a breeze making the over my mlb free pick!

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MIT Simulator

MLB Fri Free Pick

San Francisco vs. St. Louis, 09/21/2018 20:15 EDT

Money Line: +148 San Francisco

Sportsbook:
Bookmaker

Giants are 4-2 L6 games. Cardinals are 1-4 L5 home games. Bumgarner off of a great start versus the Rockies in his most recent outing. Gant got crushed by the Dodgers in his most recent start. Cards are 24-38 when playing after a day off. Giants are +4,700 this season when playing after a day off. Big value with the underdog here. Free Pick: SAN FRANCISCO

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