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Thursday's MLB betting cheat sheet
Check out our quick-hitting betting notes for Thursday's Major League Baseball games:
American League
Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins (120, 8.5)
Cold pitching stat: Twins right-hander Mike Pelfrey has allowed seven runs in three career innings versus the Athletics.
Cold batting stat: Members of the Minnesota roster are just 1-for-14 against Oakland righty Dan Straily.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with clear skies and wind blowing out to right-center field at 15 mph.
Key betting note: Twins are 1-6 in Pelfrey's last seven starts.
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (105, 8.5)
Hot pitching stat: Red Sox southpaw Clay Buchholz limited left-handed hitters to a .187 average in 2013.
Cold batting stat: Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is 2-for-17 lifetime versus Buchholz.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s under clear skies with wind blowing from right to left field at 12 mph.
Key betting note: Boston has won six of the last seven meetings.
Houston Astros at Toronto Blue Jays (-205, 8.5)
Cold pitching stat: Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey allowed five runs on six innings in his only start against Houston last season.
Cold batting stat: Astros second baseman Jose Altuve is hitless in seven lifetime at-bats against Dickey.
Weather: N/A
Key betting note: Astros are 5-21 in their last 26 Thursday games.
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox (105, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Indians right-hander Danny Salazar went 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA and 17 strikeouts in nine innings against Chicago last year.
Hot batting stat: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez has four hits - all singles - in five career at-bats versus Salazar.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-40s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing out to left-center field at 5 mph.
Key betting note: Indians are 4-1 in Salazar's last five starts versus the American League Central.
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs (OFF)
Hot pitching stat: Cubs left-hander Travis Wood limited Pittsburgh to three runs over 18 innings last season.
Cold batting stat: Pittsburgh slugger Pedro Alvarez is 1-for-15 with six strikeouts against Wood.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with a 67 percent chance of rain and wind blowing from left to right field at 7 mph.
Key betting note: Pirates are 7-1 in right-hander Gerrit Cole's last eight starts.
Miami Marlins at Washington Nationals (-240, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: The Nationals are 8-2 in right-hander Stephen Strasburg's last 10 starts.
Hot batting stat: Washington outfielder Giancarlo Stanton is 8-for-21 with a pair of home runs lifetime versus Strasburg.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s under clear skies with wind blowing out to center field at 13 mph.
Key betting note: Over is 4-1 in the Nationals' last five Thursday games.
Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies (-132, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Phillies lefty Cliff Lee threw seven shutout innings to improve to 2-0 in a 2-0 win over the Cubs last time out.
Hot batting stat: Brewers slugger Ryan Braun is a .435 hitter with three solo home runs in 23 at-bats versus Lee.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-60s under sunny skies with wind blowing out to center field at 11 mph.
Key betting note: Under is 6-0 in Milwaukee right-hander Marco Estrada's last six road starts.
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves (-137, 7.5)
Hot pitching stat: Mets right-hander Jenrry Mejia struck out eight over six solid innings to win his season debut April 4 against Cincinnati.
Hot batting stat: New York third baseman David Wright hit four home runs in 58 at-bats versus Atlanta in 2013.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s with clear skies and wind blowing out to center field at 5 mph.
Key betting note: Mets are 1-6 in Mejia's last seven road starts.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Francisco Giants (-130, 7.5)
Cold pitching stat: Arizona righty Randall Delgado was tagged for six runs on 11 hits over 4 2/3 innings in his previous outing.
Hot batting stat: Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill is a .563 hitter in 16 at-bats versus Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong.
Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with sunny skies and wind blowing out to center field at 8 mph.
Key betting note: Diamondbacks are 0-4 in Delgado's last four road starts.
** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 1:55 p.m. ET Wednesday. -
MLB
Hot pitchers
-- Cole is 6-1, 1.84 in his last seven starts.
-- Koehler is 3-0, 2.13 in his last four starts.
-- Estrada is 1-0, 1.89 in his last five starts. Lee is 5-2, 3.00 in his last seven.
-- Hale is 1-0, 0.56 in three MLB starts. Mejia is 2-2, 2.70 in his last six starts.
-- Pineda has a 2.70 RA but no wins in his last two starts.
-- Dickey is 3-2, 3.44 in his last five starts.
Cold pitchers
-- Wood is 0-2, 4.43 in his last four starts.
-- Strasburg is 0-1, 8.71 in two starts this season.
-- Delgado is 1-3, 8.34 in his last five starts. Vogelsong is 1-2, 6.75 in his last six outings.
-- Pelfrey is 0-4, 7.30 in his last five starts. Straily is 0-2, 4.44 in his last four.
-- Buchholz is 0-0, 6.12 in his last five starts.
-- Keuchel is 1-3, 7.76 in his last five starts.
-- Salazar is 1-2, 4.71 in his last four starts. Danks is 0-4, 7.62 in his last five.
Totals
-- Last three Cub games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Miami games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Philly games went over the total.
-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Atlanta games.
-- Eight of last ten Arizona games went over total.
-- All eight Minnesota games went over total.
-- Seven of nine Boston games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Keuchel road starts went over.
-- Six of nine White Sox games went over the total.
Hot teams
-- Nationals won their last three games.
-- Brewers won their last five games, all on the road.
-- Braves won five of their last seven games.
-- Five of last seven San Francisco games went over.
-- A's won four of their last five games.
-- Blue Jays won three of their last four games.
-- Indians are 3-0 in series openers.
Cold teams
-- Marlins lost their last three games.
-- Phillies lost five of their last seven games.
-- Mets lost five of their first eight games.
-- Arizona lost five of its seven road games.
-- Twins lost five of their last eight games.
-- Astros lost six of their last seven games.
-- Red Sox lost four of their last six games
-- White Sox lost five of their last seven games.
Umpires
-- Pitt-Chi-- Road team won nine of last eleven Carlson games.
-- Mia-Wsh-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Davidson games.
-- Mil-Phil-- Under is 16-4-1 in last 21 Nauert games.
-- NY-Atl-- Six of last nine Cederstrom games stayed under.
-- Az-SF-- Under is 9-1-1 in last ten Culbreth games.
-- A's-Min-- Four of last five Hamari games stayed under.
-- Hst-Tor-- Under is 6-3-2 in last eleven Wendelstedt games.Comment
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NHL
Hot teams
-- Rangers won eight of their last eleven games.
-- Washington won last two games, after losing previous five.
-- Canadiens won seven of their last nine games.
-- Ottawa won five of its last seven games.
-- Flyers won last two games 5-2/5-2, after losing six of previous seven.
-- Nashville won three of its last four games.
-- Minnesota won five of its last six games.
-- Avalanche won seven of their last eight games.
Cold teams
-- Sabres lost eight of their last nine games.
-- Carolina lost its last two games, 3-1/4-1.
-- Islanders lost last three games, outscored 12-4.
-- Devils lost four of their last five road games.
-- Tampa Bay is 4-5 in its last nine games.
-- Toronto lost ten of its last twelve games. Panthers lost six of last seven.
-- Phoenix lost last five games (three in OT/SO).
-- Blues lost last three games, outscored 12-3.
-- Winnipeg lost six of its last nine games. Bruins lost three of their last four.
-- Edmonton lost seven of its last ten games. Kings lost four of their last five.
-- Canucks lost four of their last five games.
Totals
-- Under is 9-1-2 in last twelve Buffalo-Ranger games.
-- Under is 6-0-1 in last seven Carolina games.
-- Five of last seven Islander games stayed under.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six New Jersey games.
-- Five of last seven Philly games went over total; four of last five Lightning games stayed under the total. .
-- Five of last seven Toronto games went over total.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Phoenix games.
-- Four of last five St Louis games stayed under.
-- Five of last six Boston games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-1-1 in last nine LA-Edmonton games.
-- Last seven Colorado games stayed under the total.
Series records
-- Rangers won seven of last nine games with Buffalo.
-- Hurricanes won three of last four games with Washington.
-- Islanders lost their last three games with Montreal.
-- Devils lost four of last five games with Ottawa.
-- Lightning won six of last seven games with Philly.
-- Maple Leafs won four of last six games with Florida.
-- Coyotes won seven of last ten games with Nashville.
-- Blues won their last nine games with Minnesota.
-- Bruins won three of last four games with Winnipeg.
-- Kings won 12 of last 14 games with Edmonton.
-- Canucks won 11 of last 13 games with Colorado.Comment
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NBA
Hot teams
-- Dallas won their last four games. Spurs won 20 of last 22 games, covered five of last seven.
-- Golden State won three of its last four games.
Cold Teams
-- Nuggets lost six of their last eight games.
Series records
-- Mavericks lost their last eight games with San Antonio.
-- Warriors lost five of last seven games with Denver.
Totals
-- Five of Spurs' last six games stayed under total.
-- Three of last four Denver games went over total.Comment
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Today's MLB Picks
Cleveland at Chicago White Sox
The Indians (5-4) head to Chicago tonight to face a White Sox team that is 2-9 in John Danks' last 11 home starts against a team with a winning record. Cleveland is the pick (-115) according to Dunkel, which has the Indians favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-115). Here are all of today's picks.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. ESTGame 901-902: Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs (2:20 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Cole) 15.842; Cubs (Wood) 14.748
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-130); No Total
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-130); N/AGame 903-904: Miami at Washington (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Koehler) 14.674; Washington (Strasburg) 16.173
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Washington (-225); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-225); UnderGame 905-906: Milwaukee at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Estrada) 14.436; Philadelphia (Lee) 15.892
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-125); UnderGame 907-908: NY Mets at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Mejia) 15.131; Atlanta (Hale) 14.277
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120); OverGame 909-910: Arizona at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Delgado) 15.250; San Francisco (Vogelsong) 14.186
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+120); OverGame 911-912: Oakland at Minnesota (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Straily) 16.710; Minnesota (Pelfrey) 14.144
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-145); UnderGame 913-914: Boston at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Buchholz) 15.856; NY Yankees (Pineda) 13.634
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (+100); OverGame 915-916: Houston at Toronto (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Keuchel) 12.420; Toronto (Dickey) 14.978
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2 1/2; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Toronto (-225); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-225); UnderGame 917-918: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Salazar) 15.699; White Sox (Danks) 14.104
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 8
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-115); UnderComment
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Today's NBA Picks
San Antonio at Dallas
The Spurs head to Dallas tonight to face a Mavericks team that is coming off a 95-83 win at Utah and is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games following a SU victory of more than 10 points. San Antonio is the pick (+2 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Spurs favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+2 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. ESTGame 501-502: San Antonio at Dallas (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 126.953; Dallas 125.744
Dunkel Line & Total: San Antonio by 1; 197
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 2 1/2; 203 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+2 1/2); UnderGame 503-504: Denver at Golden State (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 113.188; Golden State 128.161
Dunkel Line & Total: Golden State by 15; 216
Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 12; 213 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Golden State (-12); OverComment
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River City Sharps
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