6-27-14

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Seventh-worst money pitcher in action Friday
Stephen Campbell

The Tampa Bay Rays have been an awful bet with Jake Odorizzi on the mound this season. Through Thursday, Odorizzi is ranked as the seventh-worst money pitcher in the league with an atrocious $-709. The 24-year-old will try to turn things around Friday night when his team takes on the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of a double header between the two clubs.

BetOnline.com currently has the O's as -120 faves with a total of 8.5.

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Lohse, Brewers traditionally a good bet as home faves
Stephen Campbell

In Kyle Lohse's previous 10 starts with the Milwaukee Brewers listed as home faves, the Brew Crew are 8-2. The Brewers will have another chance to continue that trend when they host the Colorado Rockies at Miller Park Friday.

Milwaukee is currently heavy -185 faves with an Over/Under of nine.

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MLB roundup: Twins summon 20-year-old Polanco
By THE SPORTS XCHANGE

The Minnesota Twins promoted 20-year-old shortstop Jorge Polanco from Class A to the majors, the team announced Thursday.

In 72 games with Class A Fort Myers, Polanco hit .289 (83-for-287) with 12 doubles, five home runs and 35 RBIs. Polanco, who was just named Florida State League Player of the Week, made 68 starts at shortstop and one at second base for Fort Myers.

The Twins needed an infielder as shortstop Danny Santana is sidelined with left knee soreness.

To make room for Polanco on the 25-man roster, the Twins optioned right-handed pitcher Yohan Pino to Triple-A Rochester. Pino made two starts for the Twins, posting a 6.30 ERA.

--- Boston Red Sox outfielder Shane Victorino, who was hoping he would return from his hamstring injury within the next week, had his rehab shut down with back soreness, according to reports.

Victorino, 33, has been out since late May with the hamstring strain. He missed most of April with another hamstring strain. Victorino has battled numerous hamstring issues over the years but this is the first time his back is giving him a problem.

In only 21 games between injuries, Victorino has hit .242 with one home run, 10 RBIs and two steals this season. He hit .294 with 15 homers, 61 RBIs and 21 steals in 122 games last season en route to the team's World Series title.

---The Chicago White Sox designated left-handed pitcher Scott Downs for assignment and recalled left-hander Eric Surkamp from Triple-A Charlotte, the team announced Thursday.

Surkamp, 26, has gone 3-4 with a 4.54 ERA in 73 1/3 innings, including 84 strikeouts in 14 games (11 starts) with Charlotte this season. This is his first year in the White Sox organization after being claimed off waivers from the San Francisco Giants on Dec. 23, 2013.

Surkamp was 2-3 with a 7.36 ERA in seven starts with the Giants (2011, 2013).

Downs, 38, went 0-2 with a 6.08 ERA in 23 2/3 innings, with 15 walks and 22 strikeouts in 38 games this season, his first with the Sox.

---The Houston Astros called up right-hander Jose Veras from Triple-A Oklahoma City and designated for assignment veteran right-hander Kyle Farnsworth on Thursday.

Veras, who was signed on June 15, hurled two scoreless innings on one hit while striking out four for Oklahoma City. He had been released by the Chicago Cubs five days earlier. Veras was 21 for 25 in save chances last year.

The 38-year-old Farnsworth, who signed with Houston six weeks ago after being let go by the New York Mets, has surrendered six earned runs on nine hits in his last 5 1/3 innings. He is 0-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 28 2/3 innings this year.

---Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Starling Marte was not in the starting lineup for a second straight game after suffering concussion-like symptoms Tuesday night while sliding into second base in a game at Tampa Bay.

The head and neck are no longer a problem, but Marte is still feeling the effects of a jammed right middle finger.

---The New York Mets activated center fielder Juan Lagares from the 15-day disabled list before the game and optioned infielder Wilmer Flores to Triple-A Las Vegas. Lagares had been out since June 2 with a right intercostal strain.

---Pirates left-hander Francisco Liriano had a 30-pitch bullpen session, the first time he had thrown off a mound since going on the disabled list on June 11 with a left oblique strain.

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Trends point to Under in this matchup
Stephen Campbell

The Under has been a solid play when the Tampa Bay Rays have played away from Tropicana Field as of late, going 8-1 in Tampa's last nine on the road. For the Baltimore Orioles, the Under is 8-1-1 in their last 10 at home. Sharp bettors need to take note of those stats when the Rays visit the O's at Oriole Park at Camden Yards Friday.

BetOnline.com currently has the Birds as -155 faves with a total of 8.5.

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MLB

National League
Nationals-Cubs
Roark is 4-0, 1.48 in his last four starts.
Hammel is 1-2, 2.81 in his last five starts.

Washington lost six of last eight on road.
Cubs lost four of their last six games.

Five of last seven Roark starts stayed under total.

Braves-Phillies
Teheran is 0-2, 4.64 in his last three starts.
Kendrick is 2-2, 4.78 in his last five starts.

Braves are 6-9 in their last fifteen games overall.
Phillies are 6-4 in their last ten home games.

Under is 10-2-1 in last thirteen Teheran starts.

Mets-Pirates
deGrom is 1-4, 3.75 in his first eight MLB starts.
Cumpton is 3-0, 3.09 in his last four starts.

Mets won five of their last eight games.
Pirates won five of their last six games.

Four of last five New York games went over the total.

Rockies-Brewers
Matzek is 1-2, 5.19 in three starts this season.
Lohse is 2-0, 3.79 in his last three starts.

Colorado lost nine of its last ten games.
Brewers won eight of their last eleven games.

Five of last six Lohse starts went over the total.

Arizona-San Diego
McCarthy is 0-5, 6.59 in his last five starts.
Ross is 0-3, 5.04 in his last four starts.

Diamondbacks lost ten of their last fourteen games.
Padres won five of their last eight games.

Seven of last eight Ross starts stayed under the total.

Cardinals-Dodgers
Martinez is 1-0, 4.00 in two starts this season.
Ryu is 6-1, 3.12 in his last seven starts.

Cardinals won four of their last six games.
Dodgers won ten of their last thirteen games.

Under is 14-4-2 in last twenty St Louis games.

Reds-Giants
Cueto is 2-0, 2.25 in his last three starts.
Bumgarner is 4-1, 1.84 in his last six starts.

Cincinnati won ten of its last thirteen road games.
Giants lost nine of their last eleven home games.

Four of last five Bumgarner home starts went over.

American League
Rays-Orioles
Colome was 1-1, 2.25 in three starts LY; he's allowed two innings in four IP in relief this year, was 3-2, 3.00 in eight minor league starts this year. Odorizzi is 1-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
Gausman is 3-0, 0.95 in his last three starts. Tillman is 1-2, 1.80 in his last three outings.

Tampa Bay lost 11 of its last 13 road games.
Orioles won six of their last eight games.

Ten of fifteen Odorizzi starts went over the total.

Boston-Bronx
Workman is 1-0, 2.55 in his last three starts.
Nuno is 0-4, 6.96 in his last eight starts.

Red Sox lost 12 of their last 15 road games.
Bronx lost four of its last five games.

Five of last seven Nuno starts stayed under total.

White Sox-Blue Jays
Danks is 3-1, 3.81 in his last four starts.
Dickey is 0-2, 4.12 in his last three starts.

White Sox lost ten of their last eleven road games.
Blue Jays won four of their last five home games.

Seven of last ten Danks starts went over the total.

Twins-Rangers
Correia is 2-1, 1.50 in his last three starts.
Tepesch is 1-2, 6.27 in his last four starts.

Minnesota lost its last eight road games.
Rangers lost their last eight games overall.

Under is 5-1-1 in Minnesota's last seven road games.

Tigers-Astros
Verlander is 0-3, 7.71 in his last four starts.
Peacock is 2-0, 2.93 in his last five starts.

Detroit won six of its last seven games.
Houston lost eight of its last ten games.

Last eight Verlander starts went over the total.

Angels-Royals
Shoemaker is 5-0, 3.42 in seven starts this season.
Vargas is 3-1, 2.27 in his last six starts.

Angels won their last six games, but lost nine of last 12 on road.
Kansas City lost six of its last seven games.

Four of last five Shoemaker starts went over the total.

Indians-Mariners
Bauer is 1-1, 5.11 in his last four starts.
Young is 1-0, 0.69 in his last couple starts.

Cleveland lost five of its last seven games.
Seattle won five of its last six games.

Nine of last ten Young starts stayed under total.

Interleague game
A's-Marlins
Chavez is 2-1, 2.88 in his last four starts.
DeSclafani is 0-2, 9.39 in his last three starts.

A's won eight of their last eleven games.
Miami lost four of its last five home games.

Six of last nine Miami games stayed under.

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Roark 3-15; Hammel 3-15
-- Teheran 5-16 (3 of last 5); Kendrick 8-15 (7 of last 10)
-- deGrom 1-8; Cumpton 2-8
-- Matzek 0-3; Lohse 7-16
-- McCarthy 4-16; Ross 5-16
-- Martinez 0-2; Ryu 1-14
-- Cueto 1-16; Bumgarner 3-16

-- Colome 0-0, Odorizzi 0-15; Gausman 0-4, Tillman 7-16
-- Workman 3-5; Nuno 6-12 (3 of last 3)
-- Danks 5-15; Dickey 4-16 (3 of last 4)
-- Correia 3-15; Tepesch 2-7
-- Verlander 4-16; Peacock 4-10
-- Shoemaker 0-7; Vargas 1-16
-- Bauer 2-8; Young 2-14

-- Chavez 4-15; DeSclafani 1-4

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Today's MLB Picks

Boston at NY Yankees

The Yankees open up their series tonight against a Red Sox team that is 4-12 in its last 16 road games. New York is the pick (-105) according to Dunkel, which has the Yankees favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-105). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Washington at Chicago Cubs (4:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Roark) 16.023; Cubs (Hammel) 15.147 Dunkel Line: Washington by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Washington (-120); No Run Total Dunkel Pick: Washington (-120); N/A

Game 903-904: Atlanta at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Teheran) 14.363; Philadelphia (Kendrick) 15.691 Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Atlanta (-145); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+125); Over

Game 905-906: NY Mets at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (deGrom) 15.143; Pittsburgh (Cumpton) 14.290 Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-140); 8 Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+120); Over

Game 907-908: Colorado at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Matzek) 14.192; Milwaukee (Lohse) 16.098 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2; 8 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-200); 9 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-200); Under

Game 909-910: Arizona at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (McCarthy) 15.002; San Diego (Ross) 14.144 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8 Vegas Line: San Diego (-140); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+120); Over

Game 911-912: St. Louis at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Martinez) 15.947; LA Dodgers (Ryu) 17.395 Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-150); 7 Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-150); Under

Game 913-914: Cincinnati at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Cueto) 16.614; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 15.713 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 7 Vegas Line: San Francisco (-115); 6 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-105); Over

Game 915-916: Chicago White Sox at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: White Sox (Danks) 13.865; Toronto (Dickey) 15.814 Dunkel Line: Toronto by 2; 8 Vegas Line: Toronto (-165); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-165); Under

Game 917-918: Boston at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Workman) 12.233; NY Yankees (Nuno) 14.551 Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 2 1/2; 8 Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 9 Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-105); Under

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 15.875; Baltimore (Tillman) 14.206 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Baltimore (-125); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+105); Over

Game 921-922: Minnesota at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Correia) 16.325; Texas (Tepesch) 15.524 Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Texas (-135); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+115); Under

Game 923-924: Detroit at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Verlander) 14.333; Houston (Peacock) 15.281 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9 Vegas Line: Detroit (-160); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+140); Over

Game 925-926: LA Angels at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Shoemaker) 15.955; Kansas City (Vargas) 14.610 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Kansas City (-115); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-105); Over

Game 927-928: Cleveland at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Bauer) 14.134; Seattle (Young) 15.616 Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Seattle (-115); 8 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (-115); Under

Game 929-930: Oakland at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Chavez) 16.069; Miami (DeScalfani) 17.052 Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 7 Vegas Line: Oakland (-160); 8 Dunkel Pick: Miami (+140); Under

Game 931-932: Tampa Bay at Baltimore (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Colome) 16.797; Baltimore (Gausman) 14.881 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2; 9 Vegas Line: Baltimore (-165); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+145); Over

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Connecticut at Washington

The Sun head to Washington tonight and come into the contest with a 6-0 ATS record in their last 6 games. Connecticut is the pick (+4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mystics favored by only 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (+4 1/2). Here are all of today's WNBA picks.

FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST

Game 651-652: Connecticut at Washington (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Connecticut 111.686; Washington 113.281 Dunkel Line & Total: Washington by 1 1/2; 144 Vegas Line & Total: Washington by 4 1/2; 148 Dunkel Pick: Connecticut (+4 1/2); Under

Game 653-654: Phoenix at Indiana (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 116.773; Indiana 115.027 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1 1/2; 162 Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 4; 157 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Indiana (+4); Over

Game 655-656: Chicago at New York (7:30 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 116.975; New York 111.266 Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 5 1/2; 158 Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 1 1/2; 153 Dunkel Pick: Chicago (-1 1/2); Over

Game 657-658: Minnesota at Seattle (10:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 113.321; Seattle 111.579 Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 2; 143 Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 4 1/2; 148 Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+4 1/2); Under

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Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports

Free Play FRI A's w/ Chavez -150

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Hondo

Hondo, coming off a no-hitter with Lincecum — Mr. Aitch’s second no-no in two weeks, in case you haven’t heard — went to extra time before suffering a loss with the Fish Thursday night that raised his debt to 1,405 lindblads.

Friday night: Mr. Aitch expects the A’s to mind their Ps and Qs and snag a “W” in SoBe — 10 units.

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Friday

Mariners -115

Mets/Pirates under 8

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Paul Leiner

100* Orioles -120 Game 2
50* Pirates -140

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StatFox Super Situations

WNBA

PHOENIX at INDIANA
Play Under - Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 150 very good team - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game, after allowing 75 points or more 46-18 since 1997. ( 71.9% | 26.2 units ) 3-1 this year. ( 75.0% | 1.9 units )


MINNESOTA at SEATTLE
Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (MINNESOTA) up-tempo team averaging 62 or more shots/game on the season against opponent after 2 straight games making 8 or more 3 point shots 35-12 over the last 5 seasons. ( 74.5% | 0.0 units ) 1-1 this year. ( 50.0% | 0.0 units )


MINNESOTA at SEATTLE
Play Under - Road teams where the first half total is between 65.5 and 70.5 points with a winning record on the season playing a losing team after 15 or more games, in May, June, or July games 46-18 since 1997. ( 71.9% | 26.2 unit

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Game of the Day: Cardinals at Dodgers


St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers (-138, 7)

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals own two of the best pitching staffs in the league and are already putting them on display early in the series. The offenses will attempt to combine for more than one run when the Dodgers host the Cardinals in the second of a four-game series on Friday. Josh Beckett and Adam Wainwright matched zeros through seven innings in the opener before Wainwright blinked in the 1-0 final.

Los Angeles is allowing an average of 2.1 in the last 10 games and owns eight wins in that span as it chases down the San Francisco Giants in the National League West. The Cardinals are losers of five of their last nine and have the offense to blame. St. Louis has scored a total of nine runs in those five losses and wasted two chances to score in Thursday’s opener when Allen Craig was thrown out at the plate and Peter Bourjos slid past second base and was tagged out after an easy steal in the ninth.

LINE HISTORY: Books opened the Dodgers as -144 faves, but that has since moved to -138.The total opened at 7.

POWER RANKINGS: Cardinals (-192), Dodgers (-183)

INJURY REPORT: Cardinals: 2B Koston Wong (15-day DL, shoulder). Dodgers - LF Carl Crawford (15-day DL, ankle), 3B Chone Figgins (15-day DL, quad), SS H Ramirez (questionable, shoulder)

WHAT SHARPS SAY: "Both the Cardinals and Dodgers have underperformed this season as evident by their (-) results overall versus the moneyline, however these are still two of the most talented teams in the league and this is matchup is a potential postseason preview. Carlos Martinez has only started two games this season and he lasted just 4 and 5 innings each time, so the St. Louis bullpen will likely play a large role tonight.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cardinals RH Carlos Martinez (1-3, 4.33 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Hyun-jin Ryu (9-3, 3.06)

Martinez is getting his third straight start as he stretches out after beginning the season in the bullpen. The 22-year-old picked up a win on Sunday against Philadelphia, when he allowed three runs - all in one inning – on three hits over five frames. Martinez made four appearances out of the bullpen in the playoffs against Los Angeles last fall and yielded one hit in a total of 4 2/3 scoreless frames.

Ryu has won back-to-back starts, allowing one run over six innings in each turn. The South Korea native owns six quality starts in his last seven outings and has issued just 18 walks in 82 1/3 innings. Ryu is making his second career regular-season start against St. Louis after allowing an unearned run over seven innings to earn a win his first time facing the Cardinals.


TRENDS:

* Under is 6-2 in the last eight meetings.
* Cardinals are 5-1 in their last six versus a team with a wining record.
* Dodgers are 6-1 in their last seven games as a favorite.
* Under is 7-0 in Cardinal's last seven games versus a team with a winning record.

CONSENSUS: Sixty-two percent of Covers Consensus wagers are on the home team Dodgers.

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Diamond Trends - Friday
By Vince Akins


SU TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Phillies are 0-9 since September 20, 2013 at home it is the first game of the series if they did not lose by more than two last game for a net profit of $1070 when playing against.


PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

-- When Chris Tillman starts the Orioles are 9-0 since 2012 after walking at least 4 for a net profit of $1058.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

-- The Marlins are 0-11 ($+1,250) since 2010 if their opponent has allowed at least 11 hits in each of the last three games.

CHOICE TREND:

-- The Orioles are 0-8 since July 08, 2013 at home after a one run win where they allowed 7-13 hits for a net profit of $1096 when playing against.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- When Justin Verlander starts the Tigers are 0-8 since April 07, 2013 after more strike outs than hits allowed and on the road and they won in his previous start for a net profit of $1346 when playing against.