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Mercury rout Sky in Game 1, 83-62

PHOENIX (AP) - Brittney Griner swatted away just about everything within reach in the first quarter, setting the stage for a Phoenix rout.

Griner set a playoff record with eight blocked shots, five in the first quarter, and the Mercury soared past the Chicago Sky 83-62 on Sunday in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

''Her improvement this year has been incredible,'' Sky coach Pokey Chatman said. ''I don't think people really appreciate it. They assume when you are 6-8, you are supposed to do everything. She has really evolved her game in the last year. She's special.''

She showcased the remarkable mobility she has for someone who stands 6-foot-8.

''BG is a great help-side defender,'' teammate Candice Dupree said. ''If you get beat off the dribble, you kind of know that she's back there.''

Griner, the WNBA defensive player of the year, also had 12 points and seven rebounds.

Dupree made her first 10 shots and scored 26 for the Mercury in their 19th consecutive home victory. Diana Taurasi added 19 points and 11 assists.

Phoenix shot a finals record 58.5 percent from the field, Chicago 31.9 percent.

Sylvia Fowles scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Chicago but was just 8 of 20, usually against Griner in a matchup of the last two WNBA defensive players of the year. Elena Delle Donne only played 11 minutes because of a bad back. She finished with two points and didn't play in the second half with the game already out of reach.

Delle Donne said she took herself out of the game because she thought she was hurting her team, and she hoped sitting the rest of the game out would make her better prepared for Game 2 of the best-of-5 series, set for Tuesday night in Phoenix.

''We're definitely a resilient team,'' Delle Donne said. ''I still think we bounced back in the second half and put together a much better 20 minutes. I feel like we were able to settle in and get a little bit more comfortable and play with confidence, something we need to take in for the next game.''

Alley Quigley, who was the league's sixth woman of the year, scored 13 points for the Sky. She missed 11 of her 15 shots.

Phoenix led from the opening basket, was up by 22 at the half and by as many as 30 in the third.

''I don't think we ever quite recovered from that first quarter,'' Chatman said. ''... We just got on our heels and never quite recovered from it.''

Griner's five first-quarter blocks broke the playoff record for a half. She finished with six at halftime.

She expected the challenge in the paint.

''I knew they were going to come at me, definitely,'' Griner said. ''I would come at myself too. I wasn't surprised at all.''

Meanwhile, Dupree couldn't miss, going 9 for 9 in the first half, capped by a layup on a halfcourt pass from Taurasi just before the buzzer to put Phoenix up 42-20, the largest halftime lead in WNBA Finals history.

Griner dominated Fowles, blocking three of the Chicago center's first four shots and holding her to 2 of 9 shooting in the first half.

Phoenix shot 64.5 percent in the first half (20 for 31) to the Sky's 8 of 36 (22 percent).

Chicago, the No. 4 seed in the East, trailed just 17-12 after Fowles' inside basket with 8:53 to go in the second quarter, then Phoenix outscored the Sky 25-8 the rest of the half.

DuPree scored six in a 10-0 run that made it 27-12 with 6:45 to go in the half, and Chicago never got closer than 12 again.

''Being that this was my first finals, I tried to not put too much pressure on myself,'' Dupree said. ''Just go out there and play the way I know how and take shots that I know I can make.''

Chicago rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit in the deciding first-round game against the East's top seed Atlanta.

But there was no such comeback against the Mercury.

Phoenix scored the first eight of the second half to lead 50-20.

Notes: The Mercury won the title in 2007 and 2009, Chicago is in the finals for the first time. ... Phoenix's only home loss was May 23 against San Antonio, the Mercury's third game of the season. ... The previous record for largest halftime lead was 20 points by Los Angeles against Detroit in 2003. ... Phoenix is 3-0 against Chicago this season. ... The previous record for blocks in a game was seven by Lisa Leslie on three occasions, twice in 2001, once in 2002.

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WNBA Basketball Picks

Chicago at Phoenix

The Mercury look to follow up their 83-62 win over Chicago in Game 1 and come into Tuesday's contest with a 13-4-1 ATS record in their last 18 games following an ATS victory. Phoenix is the pick (-11) according to Dunkel, which has the Mercury favored by 15. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-11). Here are all of today's WNBA picks

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST (9/8)

Game 603-604: Chicago at Phoenix (9:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Chicago 109.255; Phoenix 124.311 Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 15; 158 Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 11; 155 Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (-11); Over

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Preview: Padres (66-76) at Dodgers (81-62)


Game: 2
Venue: Dodger Stadium
Date: September 09, 2014 10:10 PM EDT


The Los Angeles Dodgers could have a tough assignment Tuesday night despite facing a team on a six-game slide and a pitcher who hasn't won since mid-April.

The San Diego Padres' Andrew Cashner is winless in his last 11 outings, but he has fared well in the past against the Dodgers as he tries to help his club snap its longest skid of the season.

Los Angeles (82-62) seeks a fifth straight win after opening this three-game home set with an 9-4 victory Monday. Clayton Kershaw became baseball's first 18-game winner, Hanley Ramirez matched a season high with four hits and Yasiel Puig ended a 60 at-bat RBI drought.

The Dodgers, who built an 8-1 lead after five innings, pushed their NL West lead over San Francisco to 3 1/2 games. They visit the Giants this weekend.

'It was a good night for us," Kershaw said. "There wasn't a whole lot of stress because we got some runs early - and we haven't had too many of those.'

Los Angeles improved to 11-6 against San Diego (66-77), which has won both starts by Cashner (2-7, 2.39 ERA) against the Dodgers this year.

The right-hander has yielded two runs over 12 innings with 13 strikeouts in those games, failing to get a decision both times. He has never beaten the Dodgers, going 0-1 in five starts despite a 1.06 ERA in those games.

Cashner has never yielded a home run to Los Angeles in 46 innings. He has limited Puig to one hit in 11 at_bats, Matt Kemp to one in 10 and Ramirez to three in 17.

Juan Uribe is 5 for 11 against Cashner and A.J. Ellis - a .186 hitter - is 4 for 7.

Cashner has received 12 runs of total support in his winless stretch. He missed over two months before returning Aug. 23 and going 0-1 with a 2.50 in his last three outings, capped by Wednesday's 6-1 loss to Arizona in which he gave up four runs in seven innings.

It seems unlikely that San Diego will support Cashner much Tuesday since it has totaled 12 runs in this six-game slide.

Kemp is hitting .345 in a season-high 14-game hitting streak.

The Dodgers will start Roberto Hernandez (8-10, 4.00), who seeks to recover after giving up a season-high four homers and five runs overall in a 6-4 home loss to Washington on Sept. 1.

"It was just a matter of things not working for me," Hernandez said through a translator. "It wasn't that I had lost confidence."

The veteran right-hander is facing the Padres for the second time this year after yielding four runs over five innings Aug. 20 in a 4-1 loss in his home debut with Los Angeles. Hernandez has an 8.78 ERA in three career starts at Dodger Stadium.

Seth Smith is 4 for 8 in his career versus Hernandez and Alexi Amarista is 3 for 4. Amarista, however, is hitless in his last 17 at_bats.

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STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT

***** Tuesday, 9/9/14 MLB Information *****
(ALL RESULTS VS. ML) - Against The Money-Line - and most recent, unless noted otherwise. Each and every day during the 2014 Major League Baseball season we will analyze all of your daily baseball action, featuring on hot and cold pitchers, hot and cold teams, over/unders and home plate umpire trends. We will also highlight some of our Highly-Rated (Situational & Match-up) Power Trends, along with some of our Situational Analysis (Betting Systems) that pertain to some of that days match-ups.
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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #24
•2015 MLB Season Could Have Games In November: There could be November baseball next season. Major League Baseball announced its tentative schedule for the 2015 season, with the full Opening Day slated for April 6, preceded by an ESPN Sunday night game on April 5. Perhaps more significant is the fact that the regular season ends on Sunday, October 4, which is later than usual. The later start and finish to the 2015 season means Game 6 and 7 of the World Series, if necessary, would be played in November. Like this season, the 2015 schedule features everyday interleague play. One change is a shift in scheduling natural interleague rivals, such as the New York, Los Angeles and Chicago teams. Instead of being played in late spring or early summer, many of those matchups will take place in April and September. Also, instead of a pair of two-game series, the teams will play a pair of three-game series.

•Kemp Rebounding With Strong Second Half For Dodgers: Three years ago, Matt Kemp was in the conversation as the best player in baseball. He led the National League in runs scored, home runs and RBIs in 2011 and finished runner-up to Ryan Braun for the NL MVP -- a controversial vote at the time. After the season, he was rewarded handsomely. The Dodgers signed him to an eight-year, $160 million contract extension that was the largest in National League history at the time. Two injury-ravaged seasons ensued with Kemp's production dropping precipitously. He has finally rebounded with a strong second half in 2014. But Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said it is "not fair" to expect Kemp to be the same player he was in 2011. "I don't know if we should be trying to compare and go back three years," Mattingly said.

"He's doing the job. He's swinging the bat well. Going back three years is not fair -- three years of age, three years of injuries. "You're going back three years, you're going back to the best year of his career with ankle surgery and shoulder surgery in between. Guys change every year. Honestly, this is him getting back to the player he's been his whole career." Kemp was hobbled by hamstring, shoulder and ankle injuries that limited him to a total of 179 games over the past two seasons. He had two shoulder surgeries and microfracture surgery on his ankle that has clearly robbed him of his speed. Since the All-Star break, though, Kemp is batting .307 with 11 home runs (including one in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks) and 33 RBIs. "I think I still have it in me," Kemp said of the 2011 standard. "It's all about getting healthy, getting my legs back under me."

Around The League
-- Derek Jeter's retirement tour reached Yankee Stadium on Sunday, creating a unique and perhaps awkward situation of an active player being honored while his team is still trying to make the postseason. The ceremony was a typical lavish Yankee ceremony but it was an appropriate one as the contingent of former Yankees, including Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Joe Torre, won a combined 41 championships with the team. It also included Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Cal Ripken Jr. and Dave Winfield, each of whom share a different link to Jeter's 20-year career path. "It was very strange," Jeter said. "It was kind of a different situation. It was a unique situation. I don't know if there's been many people who have been in that situation so it's kind of tough to explain how you feel.”

“You appreciate all the support, all the kind words people are saying but at the same time you're still trying to play a game. It's difficult to juggle at times but it's a very, very, unique situation." It was typical Jeter, however. He expressed gratitude to the millions of fans that had watched him play, the 400-plus teammates, the managers and coaches and the Steinbrenner family, who paid him very well over the last 20 years. The speech ended with Jeter reminding everyone that there was a game to be played and possibly won. "I enjoyed it. I enjoyed every minute of it but when I was done speaking and people were standing around, I thought it was time to say that we had a game," Jeter said. "I definitely enjoyed it but I was well aware that we had to play a game."

-- Detroit Tigers right-hander Joakim Soria will throw live batting practice on Monday and could be activated this week sometime. Soria has been on the disabled list since August 10th with an oblique strain. "If all goes well, he could be game-ready in a couple of days," manager Brad Ausmus said.

-- Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario (left wrist inflammation) was eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list Sunday and was activated. He pinch-hit in the eighth and doubled to right-center. Right fielder Michael Cuddyer (left hamstring strain) will be activated Monday when he is eligible to come off the 15-day DL.

-- San Diego Padres manager Bud Black said it was too early to tell whether right-hander Joe Wieland would get another start after giving up seven hits and four runs Saturday night in 2 1/3 innings in his first major league appearance since he underwent Tommy John surgery July 27th, 2012.

-- Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Desmond Jennings, who missed his 10th consecutive game with left knee soreness, is unlikely to play again this season, manager Joe Maddon said. Jennings, who batted .244 with 10 homers and 15 steals in 144 games, hurt the knee with a foul ball before the All-Star break and an MRI confirmed a bruise.

-- The Baltimore Orioles signed Cuban right-hander Lazaro Leyva to an international free-agent contract, according to CBS Sports. The deal is pending a physical and age verification. Leyva would be the third Cuban signed by Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette, joining outfielders Dariel Alvarez and Henry Urrutiato.

-- The Texas Rangers moved right-hander Yu Darvish to the 60-day DL and called up infielder Guilder Rodriguez from Double-A Frisco. Darvish has been shut down for the remainder of the season. The 28-year-old right-hander went on the disabled list Aug. 13 with mild inflammation in his right elbow. Rodriguez, 31, has played the most minor league games (1,095) among all current players who have no major league experience, a span of 14 years.

-- Minnesota Twins left-hander Glen Perkins remains day-to-day with a sore neck. MRI results Saturday revealed no structural damage or pinched nerves.
-- Yankees right-hander David Phelps (right elbow inflammation) threw a 31-pitch simulated game without pain while right-hander Masahiro Tanaka (right elbow inflammation) played catch in the outfield.
-- Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was headed back to get an MRI after leaving Saturday's start after one pitch with a sore left shoulder. Manager Ned Yost speculated that there's a good possibility that Duffy has biceps tendinitis but added that he is not a doctor.

-- Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera will undergo season-ending surgery sometime this week to repair his fractured right pinky finger, which was injured Friday.
-- Miami Marlins right-hander Henderson Alvarez (left oblique strain) threw a bullpen session on Sunday and did not have any pain.
-- Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder A.J. Pollock was not in the starting lineup for the second game in a row. Pollock has been slowed with an injured groin.

Four MLB Value Bets For Pennant And World Series Winners
With just three weeks left in the major league regular season, the playoff pictures in the American and National Leagues have started to come into focus. That's great news for bettors seeking value in teams on the periphery of the playoff race. A little faith in a long shot can pay off handsomely come World Series time. Here are two teams from each league that could come through despite long odds

American League

•Seattle Mariners (+1,000 to win pennant, +1,800 to win World Series)
Seattle is in the hunt for both the first and second AL wild card spots and should be a good bet to lock one of them down on the strength of the best pitching staff in the majors (3.03 ERA). The Mariners have also been swinging some hot bats, averaging nearly six runs during a five-game winning streak that came to an end in a 1-0 loss to Texas Sunday. Seattle has 10 games remaining against Oakland and the Angels - the two teams ahead of them in the West - but six games against Houston should mitigate that.


•Cleveland Indians (+2,800 to win pennant, +5,000 to win World Series)
The Indians are a true long shot to do anything in the postseason. They're not even expected to make it, sitting at just 12 percent odds to do the unexpected and leapfrog the other challengers for a wild card spot. But Cleveland comes into the week on a high following a three-game sweep of the White Sox and has four games left on an 11-game homestand. Add in the fact that 13 of the Indians' final 20 games come against teams with sub-.500 records, and the Tribe at least have a puncher's chance.

National League

•Atlanta Braves (+1,200 to win pennant, +2,500 to win World Series)
Despite ranking near the bottom of the league on offense, the Braves still have a remote chance of reaching the postseason thanks to a sensational pitching staff that could do plenty of damage if Atlanta does get to the playoffs. The Braves will play six of their remaining nine road games against bottom feeders Texas and Philadelphia, as well as a three-game home series against the Mets. Of the Braves' 10 remaining "difficult" games (Washington x 6, Pittsburgh x 4), seven of those will be played in Atlanta.

•Pittsburgh Pirates (+1,600 to win pennant, +3,500 to win World Series)
Pittsburgh is on a roll following an impressive road sweep against the Chicago Cubs and looks to carry that momentum into a four-game set against the host Phillies. The Pirates' best chance of securing one of the two NL wild card spots will come afterward, when they enjoy a nine-game homestand against the Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers. Season-ending road series versus Atlanta and Cincinnati will be challenging, but Pittsburgh has the offense (second in the majors with a .328 OBP) to challenge for a postseason berth.
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Betting Notes - Tuesday

National League
•Pirates-Phillies - 7:05 PM
--Volquez is 1-0, 1.37 in his last three starts.
--Buchanan is 0-2, 4.23 in his last five starts.

--Pittsburgh won its last four games, allowing eleven runs.
--Philly won 11 of its last 17 games, but lost last two.

--Six of last nine Philly games went over the total.

•Braves-Nationals - 7:05 PM
--Santana is 4-1, 3.72 in his last six starts.
--Zimmerman is 4-0, 2.49 in his last seven starts.

--Braves lost five of their last seven games.
--Washington won four of its six home games.

--Nine of last ten Zimmerman starts went over.

•Cardinals-Reds - 7:10 PM
--Wacha is 1-2, 4.05 in his last four starts.
--Leake is 1-2, 4.42 in his last six starts.

--Cardinals won nine of their last ten games.
--Cincinnati lost six of its last seven games.

--Seven of last ten Cardinal games went over total.

•Rockies-Mets - 7:10 PM
--Bergman is 2-0, 3.38 in his last three starts.
--DeGrom is 1-0, 1.38 in his last couple starts.

--Colorado won six of its last nine games.
--Mets won six of their last eight games.

--Four of last five Bergman starts went over total.

•Marlins-Brewers - 8:10 PM
--Koehler is 2-0, 3.48 in his last five starts.
--Garza is 1-1, 3.00 in his last four starts.

--Marlins lost four of their last six road games.
--Milwaukee lost 12 of its last 13 games.

--Last four Milwaukee games went over the total.

•Padres-Dodgers - 10:10 PM
--Cashner is 0-1, 2.88 in his last four starts.
--Hernandez is 1-2, 7.20 in his last three starts.

--Padres lost seven of their last nine games.
--Dodgers won five of their last six games.

--Five of Cashner's six road starts stayed under.

•Diamondbacks-Giants - 10:15 PM
--Miley is 0-2, 2.02 in his last four starts.
--Petit is 1-2, 5.88 in his last five starts.

--Arizona lost its last three games, scoring five runs.
--Giants won nine of their last twelve games.

--Last five Miley starts stayed under the total.
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American League
•Royals-Tigers - 7:05 PM
--Vargas is 3-2, 2.08 in his last five starts.
--Scherzer is 1-1, 5.84 in his last four starts.

--Royals won five of their last seven games.
--Detroit won 10 of its last 15 home games.

--Seven of last nine Royal games stayed under total.

•Twins-Indians - 7:05 PM
--May is 1-4, 8.31 in five starts this season.
--Bauer is 1-0, 1.96 in his last three starts.

--Twins lost 12 of their last 15 games.
--Cleveland won ten of its last fifteen games.

--Five of last seven Cleveland games stayed under.

•Rays-Yankees - 7:05 PM
--Archer is 0-2, 7.54 in his last four starts.
--Kuroda is 3-0, 2.36 in his last four starts.

--Tampa Bay lost four of its last six games.
--Yankees lost five of its last eight games.

--Under is 15-2 in last 17 Kuroda starts; four of last five Archer starts went over.

•Orioles-Red Sox - 7:10 PM
--Tillman is 4-0, 1.93 in his last seven starts.
--Ranaudo is 3-1, 4.63 in four MLB starts.

--Baltimore won 11 of its last 15 games.
--Red Sox lost ten of their last twelve home games.

--Last three Boston games stayed under the total.

•Angels-Rangers - 8:05 PM
--Santiago is 1-0, 2.64 in his last eight starts.
--Lewis is 1-4, 6.00 in his last five starts.

--Angels won 11 of their last 13 games.
--Texas lost eight of its last nine games.

--Seven of last nine Texas games stayed under total.

•Athletics-White Sox - 8:10 PM
--Lester is 0-2, 2.57 in his last three starts.
--Danks is 0-4, 6.45 in his last seven starts.

--Oakland lost nine of its last eleven games.
--White Sox lost four of their last five games.

--Eight of last eleven Oakland games stayed under.

•Astros-Mariners - 10:10 PM
--McHugh is 5-0, 1.79 in his last seven starts.
--Elias is 2-3, 2.81 in his last five starts.

--Astros won six of their last eight games.
--Mariners won six of their last seven games.

--Under is 9-4 in last thirteen McHugh starts.

Interleague
•Cubs-Blue Jays - 7:05 PM
--Arrieta is 2-2, 2.87 in his last five starts.
--Buehrle is 0-2, 5.18 in his last six starts.

--Cubs lost their last four games, scoring seven runs.
--Toronto won seven of its last nine games.

--Six of last eight Toronto home games stayed under.

•Incredible Stat of the Day
Baltimore Orioles Chris Tillman is 14-4 in his team starts against the money line (77.7%) versus teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game this season. The right hander has also been spectacular on the year recording a 13-3 ledger versus poor power teams that are averaging 0.9 or less home runs’ per game. Baltimore may lack a marquee name at the top of their rotation, but Tillman has developed into one of baseball's most consistent starters.

His current run is among the best in franchise history. The California native looks to keep his perfect road record intact and help the Orioles move another step closer to an American League East title Tuesday night against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Despite not having any Cy Young Award candidates or even an All-Star pitcher, Baltimore's 3.73 ERA from its rotation ranks sixth in the AL. The Orioles have three starters with at least 11 wins, with Tillman ranking third behind Wei-Yin Chen (14) and Bud Norris (12).

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Arthur Ralph Sports

Free play TUES: D'Backs w/ Miley +140

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Gamblers Data

Free Plays Tuesday

Pitt/Philly under 8

Nationals -145

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'High Flying Red Birds'

The second matchup of a four game series between St Louis and Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park is today’s baseball betting focus. The St. Louis Cardinals winning the series opener 5-0 have now won 9 of their last 10 on the diamond building a 4 1/2 game lead in the NL Central. Right-hander Michael Wacha will toe the rubber for Mike Matheny's troops. The hurler makes his second start since returning from a shoulder injury and brings a 5-5 record, 2.80 ERA to the mound over 16 starts (7-9 TSR). Cardinals have split a pair with Reds this season handing the ball to Wacha. Cincinnati counters with Mike Leake who is off his worst start of the season getting tagged for 7 hits, 3 yard-ball, 7 runs over 4.0 innings of work bringing his record to 10-11 on the campaign with a 3.59 ERA in 29 starts (11-18 TSR). Reds are 1-2 this season vs Cardinals w/Leake. According to current betting odds the Cardinals are -$1.30 to -$1.40 favorite. Taking a road favorite can be a perilous road in baseball betting. However, Cardinals on a 5-0 streak vs Reds, 10-3 over 13 encounters this season along with Reds being 1-5 last six vs Cardinals w/Leake taking the ball there appears to be enough in Cardinals favor to counteract the road favorite concerns.

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Giants (+6 1/2) on Monday and likes the Tigers on Tuesday.

The deficit is 260 sirignanos.

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StatFox Super Situations

MLB | KANSAS CITY at DETROIT
Play On - Home teams (DETROIT) average hitting team (AVG =.265 to .279) against a very good starting pitcher (ERA <=3.50) -AL, with a starting pitcher whose strikes out 5 or more batters per start
95-42 over the last 5 seasons. ( 69.3% | 41.0 units )
6-9 this year. ( 40.0% | -4.9 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends

MLB | BALTIMORE at BOSTON
BALTIMORE is 27-12 (+16.5 Units) against the money line vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .320 or worse in the second half of the season this season.
The average score was: BALTIMORE (4.5) , OPPONENT (3.1)

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StatFox Super Situations

WNBA | CHICAGO at PHOENIX
Play Under - Home teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 an excellent offensive team (>=76 PPG) against a horrible defensive team (>=76 PPG) after 15+ games, after a win by 10 points or more
49-20 over the last 5 seasons. ( 71.0% | 27.0 units )
7-8 this year. ( 46.7% | -1.8 units )

WNBA | CHICAGO at PHOENIX
Play On - Favorites vs. the money line (PHOENIX) after having covered 2 of their last 3 against the spread, top level team, winning 75% or more of their games, after 15 or more games
114-28 since 1997. ( 80.3% | 0.0 units )
9-3 this year. ( 75.0% | 0.0 units )

WNBA | CHICAGO at PHOENIX
Play Under - Home teams where the first half total is greater than 65.5 in a game involving two average rebounding teams (+/-3 reb/game) after 15+ games
349-224 since 1997. ( 60.9% | 102.6 units )
43-31 this year. ( 58.1% | 8.9 units )

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Today's MLB Picks

Tampa Bay at NY Yankees

The Rays head to New York to open a series with the Yankees tonight and come into the contest with a 6-0 record in Chris Archer's last 6 road starts. Tampa Bay is the pick (+115) according to Dunkel, which has the Rays favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115). Here are all of today's MLB picks.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST

Game 901-902: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Volquez) 16.486; Philadelphia (Buchanan) 14.977 Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-145); 8 Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-145); Under

Game 903-904: Atlanta at Washington (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Santana) 16.340; Washington (Zimmermann) 15.425 Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 8 Vegas Line: Washington (-150); 7 Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+130); Over

Game 905-906: St. Louis at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wacha) 14.047; Cincinnati (Leake) 15.113 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 8 Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (+120); Over

Game 907-908: Colorado at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Bergman) 14.099; NY Mets (deGrom) 15.442 Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 6 Vegas Line: NY Mets (-170); 7 Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (-170); Under

Game 909-910: Miami at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Miami (Koehler) 14.332; Milwaukee (Garza) 15.887 Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-150); 8 Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-150); Under

Game 911-912: San Diego at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Cashner) 15.314; LA Dodgers (Hernandez) 14.209 Dunkel Line: San Diego by 1; 8 Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-140); 7 Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+120); Over

Game 913-914: Arizona at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Miley) 15.487; San Francisco (Petit) 14.552 Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 8 Vegas Line: San Francisco (-175); 7 Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+155); Over

Game 915-916: Kansas City at Detroit (7:08 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Vargas) 14.988; Detroit (Scherzer) 16.485 Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: Detroit (-180); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-180); Under

Game 917-918: Minnesota at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (May) 14.245; Cleveland (Bauer) 15.877 Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 10 Vegas Line: Cleveland (-175); 8 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-175); Over

Game 919-920: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (7:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Archer) 15.612; NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.210 Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1 1/2; 7 Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-135); 7 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+115); Under

Game 921-922: Baltimore at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Tillman) 14.861; Boston (Ranaudo) 15.749 Dunkel Line: Boston by 1; 10 Vegas Line: Baltimore (-140); 9 Dunkel Pick: Boston (+120); Over

Game 923-924: LA Angels at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santiago) 17.007; Texas (Lewis) 14.191 Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 3; 9 Vegas Line: LA Angels (-155); 9 1/2 Dunkel Pick: LA Angels (-155); Under

Game 925-926: Oakland at Chicago White Sox (8:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Lester) 16.562; White Sox (Danks) 15.109 Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Oakland (-170); 8 Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-170); Over

Game 927-928: Houston at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Houston (McHugh) 15.268; Seattle (Elias) 14.410 Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 6 Vegas Line: Seattle (-145); 7 Dunkel Pick: Houston (+125); Under

Game 929-930: Chicago Cubs at Toronto (7:07 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Arrieta) 15.417; Toronto (Buehrle) 14.112 Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1 1/2; 9 Vegas Line: Toronto (-135); 8 Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+115); Over

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Power Play Wins

Cardinals -135
Yankees -120
Pirates -135

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Baseball Crusher
Pittsburgh Pirates -140 over Philadelphia Phillies
(System Record: 90-2, won last game)
Overall Record: 90-68

Rest of the Plays
Detroit Tigers -165 over KC Royals
Houston Astros +130 over Seattle Mariners
Washington Nationals -148 over Atlanta Braves

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Soccer Crusher
Ceara + America Mineiro OVER 2.5
This match is happening in Brazil
(System Record: 631-22, lost last 2 games and a push)
Overall Record: 631-523-93