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  • Can'tPickAWinner
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    • Nov 2012
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    #16
    Georgia Dome a Haven for NCAAB OVER Bettors

    The NCAA tournament moves to Atlanta for the Final Four, setting up shop in the Georgia Dome for Saturday’s semifinals and Monday’s national title game.

    The 1.6 million square-foot venue is no stranger to college basketball, having hosted numerous conference tournaments and two Final Four events in 2002 and 2007.

    Playing in these massive football stadiums can sometimes wreak havoc on any given teams’ shooting, but the Georgia Dome has become a haven for high scores in recent years – subsequently paying out big for over bettors.

    Since 2009, there have been 27 college basketball games in the Georgia Dome. Those games played to a combined 15-12 over/under mark. Teams also combined to shoot 43.4 percent from the field and 33.4 percent from 3-point range in those contests.

    Shrinking that sample size from 2011 to 2013, teams shot just under 44 percent from the floor and knocked down 32.3 percent of their 3-point attempts but tipped the scales in favor of the over with an 11-5 over/under tick in those 16 games.

    Looking back over the past two seasons, over bettors have really loved games in the Georgia Dome. Teams hit 48 percent from the field, shot better than 36 percent from distance and topped the total in each of the past five games inside the Georgia Dome, including big-school bouts between Kansas and Michigan State, and Kentucky and Duke as part of the Champions Classic this past November.

    As for the past two Final Four weekends held in the Georgia Dome, both 2002 and 2007 produced 2-1 over/under records in their three contests with the national title game going 1-1 over/under.

    This weekend’s four contenders have a combined 10-6 over/under record in the tournament, with Louisville playing over in all four games and Syracuse posting a 1-3 over/under count.

    The Cardinals take on Wichita State (3-1 O/U) with a total of 133 points while Syracuse battles Michigan (2-2 O/U) with a total of 131.
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    • Can'tPickAWinner
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      #17
      Jack Jones

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      -= TOP PLAY =-
      NCAA-B | Apr 06 '13 (8:45p)
      Michigan vs Syracuse
      Syracuse
      +2½-110
      at SIA
      20* Michigan/Syracuse Final Four No-Brainer on Syracuse +2.5

      I have been backing both Michigan and Syracuse throughout the NCAA Tournament with a lot of success thus far. Now, it's time to pick between the two, and I have no problem doing so considering this match-up really favors Syracuse.

      I believe the length of the Orange across the board is going to cause Michigan fits offensively, just as it has for every other team they have faced. In fact, Syracuse has held its first four opponents in the NCAA Tournament to just 45.8 points/game.

      Syracuse held the almighty Indiana Hoosiers to just 50 points on 34.0% shooting, and a good Marquette team to just 39 points on 22.6% shooting the past two rounds. Its defense is going to be the difference in this game.

      Most people believe that playing a zone defense means that you're forcing your opponent to try and make 3-pointers to beat you. Well, that's not the case for this Syracuse team, which defends the 3-ball as well as anyone in the country.

      The Orange only allow their opponents to make 28.2% of their 3-point shots on the season. That's huge because Michigan is one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the land at 38.5%. The Orange held Indiana, another great 3-point shooting team, to just 3-of-15 (20%) from distance.

      Jim Boeheim is 28-13 ATS as a neutral court underdog or pick as the coach of Syracuse. The Orange are 24-10 ATS as a neutral court underdog of 6 points or less or pick since 1997. Syracuse is 58-35 ATS in road games when playing only their 2nd game in 8 days since 1997. The Orange are 8-2 ATS after leading their last 3 games by 5+ points at the half this season. They are winning in this spot by 23.7 points/game. Bet Syracuse Saturday.
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      • Can'tPickAWinner
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        #18
        Stephen Nover | CBB Sides - Saturday, Apr 6 2013 8:49PM
        816 Syracuse 2.5(-110) 5Dimes vs 815 Michigan double-dime bet
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        • Can'tPickAWinner
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          #19
          The Goldsheet


          ★★★HOOPS FORECAST★★★




          Syracuse 65 - Michigan 60

          "In conclusion, it would be no surprise if
          Syracuse, which dominated another highly-regarded Big Ten entry (Indiana) in
          the Sweet 16, uses matchups to its advantage again vs. the Wolverines."

          LOUISVILLE 69 - Wichita State 53

          "the numbers being racked up by Pitino’s streaking charges
          are ultra-impressive. Fourteen straight wins, 12 of them by 12 points or more.
          Rick’s boys are now impressively 12-1 SU and 11-1-1 vs. the spread in the last
          two postseasons (Big East plus NCAA tourneys). For those who were paying
          strict attention, only a missed wide-open lay-up by Ryan Hancock (with an 11-
          point lead) and a turnover by Siva—both in the final minute vs. Oregon—have
          prevented that postseason pointspread mark from being 12-0-1. Even without
          Ware, the Cards go nine deep. They are second in the country in steals (10.9
          pg) and in turnover margin (+6.1 pg)...Prefer to count on Pitino’s well-oiled Cardinal machine to
          keep humming."

          ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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          • Can'tPickAWinner
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            #20
            CAPPERS ACCESS

            Syracuse

            Louisville

            Yankees
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            • Can'tPickAWinner
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              #21
              Chicago Syndicate

              Final 4 Top Play - Louisville/Wichita State Over 132
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              • Can'tPickAWinner
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                #22
                Wichita State vs. Louisville: What Bettors Need to Know

                Wichita State Shockers vs. Louisville Cardinals (-10, 133)

                Louisville overcame a gruesome injury to one of its best players and ended up dominating Duke to reach the Final Four. To earn a spot in the championship game, the top-seeded Cardinals will have to get by Cinderella Wichita State on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament in Atlanta. The Shockers had a surprisingly easy run to the Final Four, knocking off top-seeded Gonzaga in the third round and running out to a big lead before holding off second-seeded Ohio State in the Elite 8.

                The Cardinals will bring Kevin Ware with them to Atlanta and will draw inspiration from their fallen teammate, who encouraged his teammates to win even as his tibia was coming through the skin in the first half of the Elite 8 win over the Blue Devils. Ware is out of the hospital and is making his way around on crutches. Wichita doesn’t have that type of story to capture the media’s attention, but it does have a solid defensive team that will try to throttle the Cardinals’ high-octane offense. The Shockers have a balanced offense and is a strong rebounding team that will try to keep Louisville from getting out on the break.

                TV: 6:09 p.m. ET, CBS

                ABOUT WICHITA STATE (30-8): The Shockers are the first Missouri Valley Conference team to reach the Final Four since Larry Bird’s Indiana State team in 1979 and will be trying to become the first ninth seed to reach the National Championship game. Wichita State has played two Big East teams this season and easily handled them both, knocking off DePaul 75-62 on Nov. 20 and coasting by Pittsburgh 73-55 in the NCAA Tournament opener. Shockers guard Tekele Cotton shut down Panthers point guard Tray Woodall in that matchup and will be trying to do the same against Peyton Siva and Russ Smith on Saturday. Wichita led by as many as 20 points in the second half against Ohio State before holding on down the stretch. Cotton hit a key 3-pointer in the final minutes and Malcolm Armstead led the way with 14 points in the 70-66 triumph. The Shockers limited the Buckeyes to 31.1 percent from the field and will need a similar defensive effort to stick with the Cardinals.

                ABOUT LOUISVILLE (33-5): The Cardinals, who are the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, have done nothing to suggest that the lofty ranking is anything but accurate. With Ware out, the main issue will be keeping starting point guard Siva out of foul trouble Saturday. Siva runs the break and leads a team with more speed than any other remaining squad. Smith has used his speed to evade defenders and score 20 or more points in each of the four NCAA Tournament games. The Ware injury robs Louisville of some of its depth, but the Cardinals will still go eight or nine players deep to keep the full-court press and transition offense fresh. Louisville center Gorgui Dieng has added a different element to his offensive game with a 15-foot jump shot and has gone 20-for-24 from the field in the Tournament to go along with 30 rebounds and 10 blocked shots. Coach Rick Pitino is making his seventh Final Four appearance - second straight - and will be trying to win the National Championship for the first time since guiding Kentucky in 1996.

                TRENDS:

                * Shockers are 4-0 ATS in their last four NCAA Tournament games.
                * Cardinals are 10-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
                * Over is 4-1 in Shockers’ last five overall.
                * Over is 8-0 in Cardinals’ last eight overall.

                TIP-INS

                1. Louisville has won 14 straight games and needs one more to set a school record for wins in a season.

                2. Wichita State is in the Final Four for the first time since 1965.

                3. The Cardinals have shot at least 50 percent from the field in each of their four NCAA Tournament games.
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                • Can'tPickAWinner
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                  #23
                  Michigan vs. Syracuse: What Bettors Need to Know

                  Michigan Wolverines vs. Syracuse Orange (1.5, 131)

                  Syracuse’s zone defense has caused plenty of problems for opposing offenses during the NCAA Tournament. Trey Burke and Michigan will try to solve that zone when the schools meet in the Final Four in Atlanta on Saturday. Burke against Orange point guard Michael Carter-Williams is a matchup that should have NBA scouts salivating, and the two have put together some of their best performances while guiding their teams in the NCAA Tournament.

                  Burke carried his team back from a 14-point deficit in the second half and hit an NBA-range 3-pointer to send the game to overtime against Kansas in the Sweet 16 before settling for 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in a surprisingly easy victory over Florida in the Elite 8. The Orange will put Carter-Williams and Brandon Triche at the top of its zone and try to force Burke and the rest of the Wolverines to settle for jump shots. Syracuse held a team that was familiar with that zone - Big East foe Marquette - to 22.6 percent shooting in the Elite Eight victory and has limited three of its four NCAA Tournament opponents to 50 or fewer points, including two to fewer than 40.

                  TV: 8:49 p.m. ET, CBS

                  ABOUT SYRACUSE (30-9): The Orange got run off the floor by Louisville in the Big East tournament but have successfully controlled the pace during each of their four NCAA Tournament games. Carter-Williams and Triche have formed a wall at the top of the zone that has allowed James Southerland and C.J. Fair to close out on shooters while big men Rakeem Christmas and Baye Keita stay home in the middle. Syracuse allowed the Golden Eagles to make 12 field goals in the Elite Eight and Carter-Williams has racked up nine steals in the last two games. Offensively, Carter-Williams has picked his spots to shoot or distribute. The sophomore went 3-of-6 from 3-point range en route to 24 points against Indiana in the Sweet 16 but focused more on his distribution responsibilities in the 55-39 Elite 8 win over Marquette, handing out six assists while scoring 12 points. Fair was Syracuse’s leading scorer in the regular season and has averaged 13.8 points in the Tournament.

                  ABOUT MICHIGAN (30-7): The Wolverines are making their first trip to the Final Four since the Fab Five took the college basketball world by storm with back-to-back championship game appearances in 1992 and 1993. The 2012-13 edition of the team bears a small resemblance to the Fab Five, with athletic wing players, strong outside shooting and a big man in Mitch McGary that is willing to do the little things. McGary’s hard screens won’t be as effective against a zone defense that will likely avoid chasing Burke and company off screens, but the Wolverines will still count on McGary’s rebounding to start the break or clean up the misses on the offensive end. Should the game turn into a jump-shooting contest, Michigan guard Nik Stauskas went 6-for-6 from 3-point range against Florida and has connected on 44.9 percent from beyond the arc in a strong freshman campaign. The Wolverines have averaged 78.8 points in the Tournament and can turn to Tim Hardaway Jr. or Glenn Robinson III if Stauskas struggles from the perimeter or Burke can’t get into the lane against the zone.

                  TRENDS:

                  * Wolverines are 4-0 ATS in their last four NCAA Tournament games.
                  * Orange are 1-5 ATS in their last six Saturday games.
                  * Over is 5-1 in Wolverines’ last six games following an ATS win.
                  * Wolverines are 4-0 ATS in their last four games vs. a team with a winning percentage above .600.

                  TIP-INS

                  1. Syracuse is in the Final Four for the first time since the Carmelo Anthony-led 2003 team won the National Championship.

                  2. Michigan is 17-0 against non-conference opponents but coach John Beilein, who spent five years as a coach in the Big East with West Virginia, is 0-9 all-time against Syracuse.

                  3. The winner will face Louisville or Wichita State in the National Championship game Monday.
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                  • Can'tPickAWinner
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                    #24
                    Scouting the Opponent: Final Four Betting Storylines

                    We're less than 24 hours until the Final Four begins in Atlanta, so we've scanned the Internet to shed some light on storylines that will impact how the games are played, and possibly how you place your wagers.

                    Wichita State vs. Louisville (-10.5, 133) 6:09 p.m. ET

                    Louisville: Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com has an in-depth story on what makes the Cardinals good offensively and defensively with the help of a coach's eye.

                    Villanova assistant coach Billy Lange described what he thought was the best approach to playing Louisville:

                    We were talking about one specific aspect of Louisville's style -- in this case its amorphous matchup-zone defense -- and Lange was explaining that the Cardinals are so good on that end of the floor, and so able to switch defense on a whim, that you can't really devise a game plan with sets and quick-hitters the way you can most normal defenses. You have to settle for giving your players broad concepts -- protect the ball, make the extra pass, penetrate and kick -- and hope they can get it from Point A to Point B without being micromanaged.

                    Lange said that a team's instincts are going to be important to beat Louisville down the court. He says clearly:

                    "If you get robotic against them, they're going to eat you alive," Lange said. "They're going to kick your [butt]. I mean they'll just straight-up kick your [butt]."

                    Wichita State: "They're Marquette on steroids," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said to describe Wichita State's defense at the Final Four media interviews.

                    "If you grab an offensive rebound, they slap it away," he said. "They don't let you go into the paint without four guys attacking you. They are the toughest team to score against."

                    Pitino's sentiments were justified by C.L. Brown of The Courier-Journal:

                    The Shockers (30-8) held West Regional top seed Gonzaga -- a team that shot 50.1 percent for the season -- to just 35.6 percent. They frustrated the Bulldogs' top two scorers, making Kelly Olynyk take 22 shots to net 26 points and holding Elias Harris to 2-of-8 shooting.

                    After dispatching Gonzaga 76-70, the Shockers dismantled No. 2 Ohio State in the regional final in a similar fashion. They held the Buckeyes to a season-low 22 points in the first half.

                    Wichita State is holding opponents to 34 percent field goal shooting and 25 percent 3-point shooting in the tournament. Which led Pitino to say this:

                    "I'll say this without any exaggeration," he said. "They're the best team we will have faced this year at the defensive end."

                    Michigan vs. Syracuse (2, 131) 8:49 p.m. ET

                    Syracuse: There are only a few guarantees in life: death, taxes, Christmas falls on December 25, and Syracuse will play a 2-3 zone defense. The Orange's defense has been out of this world in the tournament, holding teams to 45.8 points a game, on 29 percent shooting from the field and 15 percent from beyond the arc.

                    But the question posed by Bud Poliquin of Syracuse.com, why doesn't everyone follow head coach Jim Boeheim's lead and play the 2-3 exclusively?

                    "I don't know," answered [assistant coach Mike] Hopkins. "Maybe coaches are on Page 172 of 'The Coaching Handbook' and it says, 'Thou shalt not play zone.' It's amazing, really, because the zone wins. I mean, just look around."

                    "Coach has revolutionized it," Hopkins declared. "It's not normal. He sees it differently. He's changed everything. It's not like, 'Hey, let's stand around and wave our arms and call it a zone.' There are reads and rotations and reactions. You need IQ guys to play it. It's like the batter who can hit a 100-miles-per-hour fastball. Not everybody can do it."

                    Why are the pieces at Syracuse's disposal suited for playing the zone at a high level?

                    "You've got a fifth-year senior (James Southerland) and a junior (C.J. Fair) at the forward spot," explained Mike Hopkins, Boeheim's chief aide. "You've got a guy like Baye (Moussa Keita) who's played a lot of minutes in the middle with Rakeem (Christmas). We go 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-5 in the backcourt where Brandon (Triche) is a senior and Michael (Carter-Williams) is a gargantuan. And Jerami Grant has picked it up better than any freshman I've ever seen."

                    Michigan: Knowing what he is going against on Saturday, Michigan head coach John Beilein is preparing his team accordingly for the zone.

                    He was using his reserves, including 6-foot-10 forward Blake McLimans, to play at the top of the zone to simulate the length that they will see with Orange 6-foot-6 point guard Michael Carter-Williams.

                    Writes Everett Cook of Michigandaily.com:

                    On top of that, Michigan coach John Beilein implemented a new drill for his perimeter players. A whistle sounded during offensive run throughs, and whichever Wolverine had the ball had to jack up a shot, even if they were three to four fee behind the 3-point line.

                    Michigan freshman guard Nik Stauskas drained all six 3-point shots against Florida in the Elite Eight and if they shoot at their tournament average of 40.2 percent from behind the arc, they have a good chance of busting the zone. Stauskas also believed its a positive to have a week to prepare for the new defense.

                    "Before, we got like 36 hours to cram in all this information," Stauskas said. "Sometimes, when you're sitting in film for a couple hours, all the information doesn't really sink in just because it's so much at once. Dividing it up over five or six days makes it a lot easier to take in.
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                    • Can'tPickAWinner
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                      #25
                      DCI College Basketball
                      The Daniel Curry Index

                      04/06/13 Predictions

                      NCAA Tournament
                      National Semifinals at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
                      Louisville 70, Wichita State 61
                      Syracuse vs. Michigan: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
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                      • Can'tPickAWinner
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                        #26
                        Mighty Quinn

                        Mighty hit with Santa Clara (+1 1/2) Friday.

                        Saturday it’s Louisville. The deficit is 193 sirignanos.
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                        • Can'tPickAWinner
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                          #27
                          Andy iskoe
                          under 131 mich/Syracuse
                          Over 131.5 Louisville/whwhich
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                          • Can'tPickAWinner
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                            #28
                            NBA

                            Hot Teams
                            -- Washington won its last eight home games. Pacers won seven of their last nine games (10-3 last 13 AF).
                            -- Miami won 30 of its last 32 games (3-1 last four HF). 76ers won four of their last five games (8-5 last 13 AU).
                            -- Minnesota is 5-4 in its last nine games (5-7 last 12 HF).
                            -- Toronto won its last two games, allowing 78-93 points (2-5 last seven AU).
                            -- Denver won 18 of its last 20 games (1-3 last four HF). Rockets won four in row, nine of last 12 games (7-2 last nine U).

                            Cold Teams
                            -- Brooklyn lost three of its last four games (3-6 last nine HF). Bobcats are 3-12 vs spread in last 15 games as a road dog.
                            -- Pistons lost 14 of their last 16 games (6-1 last seven AU).
                            -- Hawks lost three of last five games (0-5 vs spread; 7-4 last 11 AU). San Antonio lost three of last four games (3-9 vs spread in last 12).
                            -- Milwaukee lost seven of its last eight games (2-6 last eight F).

                            Totals
                            -- Six of last eight Indiana road games went over the total; four of last five Washington games stayed under.
                            -- 76ers' last five games all stayed under the total.
                            -- 10 of last 12 Brooklyn games went over the total.
                            -- Five of last seven Detroit games stayed under the total.
                            -- Last four Atlanta games, 10 of last 13 Spur games stayed under total.
                            -- Seven of last ten Toronto games went over the total.
                            -- Under is 9-2-1 in last twelve Houston games.

                            Back-to-backs
                            -- Pacers are 6-7 vs spread on road if they played night before.
                            -- 76ers are 5-10 vs spread on road if they played night before. Miami is 0-3 vs spread at home if it played night before.
                            -- Charlotte is 4-9 vs spread on road if it played night before.
                            -- Minnesota is 3-2 vs spread at home if it played night before.
                            -- Atlanta is 6-4 vs spread on road if it played night before.
                            -- Raptors are 9-5 vs spread if they played night before. Milwaukee
                            -- Houston is 4-7 vs spread on road if it played night before.
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                            • Can'tPickAWinner
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                              #29
                              CBB

                              Louisville's backcourt is thin without injured Ware (leg), but can Wichita handle their pressure, or gets shots inside vs dominating big man Dieng? Cardinals force turnovers on 27.5% of possessions (#2 in country), are 14-0 since losing in five OTs to Notre Dame Feb 9; their tourney wins are by 31-6-8-22 points. Wichita State beat Pitt by 18 in its only game vs Big East team; they won at VCU by 2, a team that also presses a lot. Louisville is 2-0 vs MVC teams this season, beating Northern Iowa by 5, Illinois State by 3. Shockers are 5-2 vs spread as an underdog; six of their last eight games went over total, as did last eight Louisville games. Cardinals covered ten of their last eleven games.

                              Syracuse blocks 19.4% of opponents' shots (#1), allow only 28.2% on arc (#3 in country), as rangy, great athletes make vanilla 2-3 zone a nasty defense. Inexperienced Michigan (#342 in experience, #334 in minutes off bench) lost twice to Wisconsin, team that slows game to a halfcourt game, lot like Syracuse will, but Beilein is great tactician who will have talented players prepared here. Wolverines are 3-2 vs spread as a dog; they beat Pitt by 5, in only game vs Big East opponent. Orange upset Indiana 61-50 last week, its only game vs Big Dozen opponent. Five of last six Syracuse games stayed under the total. Michigan makes 37.9% of its 3's (#25 in country), turns
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                                #30
                                MLB

                                Hot pitchers
                                -- Niese is 3-1, 2.53 RA in his last five starts.
                                -- Vogelsong is 4-0, 1.09 in his last four starts. Miller allowed one hit in six scoreless IP in his only MLB start.
                                -- Kershaw is 4-3, 1.36 in his last nine starts.

                                -- Mendoza is 1-1, 2.77 in his last four starts. Lannan is 4-1, 4.13 in his last six starts.

                                -- Happ is 2-1, 3.47 in his last four starts.
                                -- FHernandez blanked Oakland on three hits for 7.2 innings Monday; he did not finish '12 well, but given his track record, we'll disregard that. Axelrod has a 1-0, 1.93 mark in his last couple starts (last one 8/29/12).
                                -- Scherzer is 1-0, 2.11 in his last four starts.
                                -- Tillman is 2-1, 2.16 in his last four starts.
                                -- Cobb is 4-1, 2.91 in his last seven starts.
                                -- Colon is 4-1, 2.10 in his last five starts (last one 8/18/12). Norris is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three outings.

                                Cold pitchers
                                -- Detwiler is 1-2, 8.78 in his last three starts. Leake is 1-2, 6.31 in his last five outings.
                                -- Nolasco is 0-2, 4.70 in his last four starts.
                                -- Villanueva is 0-3, 8.10 in his last five starts. Teheran is 1-1, 4.91 in his four major league starts.
                                -- Corbin is 1-2, 5.81 in his last five starts. Fiers is 0-3, 7.85 in his last four.
                                -- Ross is 0-3, 8.80 in his last three starts. Garland is 0-4, 4.76 in his last six.
                                -- Burnett is 1-6, 4.06 in his last seven starts.

                                -- Lackey is 2-4, 7.56 in his last nine starts (last one, 9/25/11).
                                -- Hughes is 1-2, 5.19 in his last five starts.
                                -- Hanson is 1-5, 6.21 in his last eight starts. Harrison is 1-2, 6.62 in his last three outings.
                                -- Worley is 0-3, 5.57 in his last four starts.
                                -- Bauer is 1-2, 7.16 in four major league starts.

                                Totals
                                -- Last three Cincinnati games went over the total.
                                -- Over is 5-2-1 in Nolasco's last eight starts.
                                -- Five of last seven Vogelsong starts stayed under the total.
                                -- Three of last four Villanueva road starts went over total.
                                -- Five of last six Corbin starts went over the total.
                                -- Five of last six Garland starts stayed under the total.
                                -- Seven of last nine Burnett starts stayed under the total.

                                -- Six of last eight Mendoza starts went over the total.

                                -- Six of Happ's last eight starts stayed under the total.
                                -- Last four Mariner games went over the total.
                                -- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Scherzer starts.
                                -- Under is 3-1-1 in Hanson's last five road starts.
                                -- Five of last seven Worley starts stayed under the total.
                                -- Four of last five Cobb starts stayed under the total.
                                -- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Norris starts.

                                Hot teams
                                -- Cincinnati won its last three games, scoring 25 runs. Nationals won three of their first four games.
                                -- Giants won last three games, allowing total of three runs.
                                -- Braves won three of their first four games.
                                -- Arizona won three of its first four games.
                                -- Colorado won its last three games, scoring 20 runs.

                                -- Royals won last two games, allowing five runs.

                                -- Red Sox won three of their first four games.
                                -- Rangers won last three games, allowing two runs.
                                -- Baltimore won three of its first four games.
                                -- Oakland won its last three games, scoring 22 runs.

                                Cold teams
                                -- Miami lost three of its first four games. Mets lost last two games, scoring total of six runs.
                                -- Cardinals lost three of their first four games.
                                -- Milwaukee lost last three games, allowing 18 runs.
                                -- Padres lost three of their last four games.
                                -- Pittsburgh lost three of its first four games.

                                -- Phillies lost three of first four games, allowing 29 runs.

                                -- Blue Jays lost three of their first four games.
                                -- White Sox lost last two games, allowing 11 runs.
                                -- Bronx Bombers lost three of first four games.
                                -- Angels lost their last three games, scoring ten runs.
                                -- Indians lost their last two games, allowing 14 runs.
                                -- Astros lost their last three games, scoring two runs.

                                Umpires
                                -- Wsh-Cin-- Three of last four McClelland games stayed under.
                                -- Mia-NY-- Nine of last eleven Joyce games went over total.
                                -- StL-SF-- Home side won five of last six Hernandez games.
                                -- Chi-Atl-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five TBarrett games.
                                -- Az-Mil-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Holbrook games.
                                -- SD-Colo-- Eight of last eleven Darling games stayed under.
                                -- Pitt-LA-- Favorites won seven of last nine Davis games.

                                -- KC-Phil-- Under is 17-3-1 in last 21 Kellogg games.

                                -- Bos-Tor-- Home side is 20-10 in Hirschbeck's last thirty games.
                                -- Sea-Chi-- Underdogs won six of last eight Nelson games.
                                -- NY-Det-- Five of last seven Layne games went over the total.
                                -- LA-Tex-- Five of last seven Bell games stayed under the total.
                                -- Min-Balt-- Visiting team won seven of last eight Hallion games.
                                -- Clev-TB-- Underdog won three of last four Scott games.
                                -- A's-Hst-- Favorites won 11 of TWelke's last 14 games.
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