9-12-14

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Gonzalez money for the Nationals in New York
Justin Hartling

The Washington Nationals could not be sending a better pitcher to Citi Field's mound Friday. Gio Gonzalez has led the Nationals to six straight victories in New York.

Gonzalez has given up eight runs over his past six starts in the Big Apple while averaging six strikeouts per game.

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Marlins have been decimated by Hamels
Justin Hartling

The Miami Marlins have been completely dominated by Cole Hamels. In Hamels' last 11 starts against the Marlins, the total has gone under nine times thanks to his pitching performance.

Hamels has given up less than two runs per game while averaging nearly seven K's a contest.

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This Padres pitcher has been a boon for totals
Justin Hartling

Eric Stults will take the mound with an impressive under streak against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Under has gone 8-1 in the lefties last nine starts against the D-Backs.

Stults has only surrendered 2.4 runs per game and has only twice in those nine games has he allowed more than three runs.

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MLB

National League

Marlins-Phillies
Alvarez is 0-1, 9.35 in his last two starts.
Hamels is 2-1, 3.33 in his last four starts.

Miami lost six of last nine road games; they lost Stanton last night after he got drilled in the face with a pitched ball. .
Philly lost four of its last five games.

Under is 10-2-2 in last fourteen Hamels starts.

Cubs-Pirates
Wada is 0-1, 6.75 in his last two starts.
Cole is 1-1, 4.62 in his last four starts.

Cubs lost their last six games, scoring ten runs.
Pittsburgh won six of its last seven games.

Last seven Pirate home games stayed under the total.

Nationals-Mets
Gonzalez is 2-0, 2.88 in his last four starts.
Gee is 2-1, 3.20 in his last three starts.

Nationals won four of their last five games; they've won 12 games in a row at Citi Field.
Mets won eight of their last eleven games.

Under is 4-1-1 in Mets' last six games.

Reds-Brewers
Latos is 1-2, 6.00 in his last three starts.
Lohse is 1-3, 8.20 in his last four starts. .

Reds won their last three games, allowing seven runs.
Milwaukee lost 13 of its last 16 games, but won last two.

Five of last seven Milwaukee games went over the total.

Rockies-Cardinals
de la Rosa is 0-2, 4.86 in his last three starts.
Wainwright is 3-2, 4.50 in his last five starts.

Colorado lost their last three games, scoring two runs.
Cardinals lost their last three games, scoring seven runs.

Five of last six Colorado games stayed under total.

Padres-Diamondbacks
Stults is 0-3, 4.67 in his last three starts.
Nuno is 0-2, 2.15 in his last four starts.

Padres lost seven of their last eight games.
Arizona lost its last six games, scoring eight runs.

10 of last 15 San Diego games stayed under total.

Dodgers-Giants
Ryu is 5-1, 2.24 in his last eight starts.
Bumgarner is 4-0, 2.25 in his last four starts.

Dodgers won five of their last six games.
Giants won 12 of their last 15 games.

Four of last five Dodger games went over total.


American League

Bronx-Orioles
Greene is 1-2, 5.95 in his last four starts. McCarthy is 1-2, 5.21 in his last three starts.
Norris is 4-1, 3.86 in his last eight starts. Gausmn is 1-3, 5.01 in his last four.

Bronx lost three of its last four road games.
Orioles won their last four games, scoring 25 runs.

Under is 6-0-1 in last seven McCarthy starts; last seven Norris starts went over the total.

Rays-Blue Jays
Karns was 0-1, 7.50 in three starts for Washington LY; he is 9-9, 5.08 in 27 AAA starts this season.
Happ is 1-3, 6.04 in his last five starts.

Tampa Bay lost six of its last nine games.
Blue Jays won nine of their last eleven games.

Over is 3-0-1 in last four Tampa Bay games .

Indians-Tigers
Carrasco is 4-0, 0.71 in his last six starts.
Price is 1-3, 5.26 in his last four starts.

Cleveland won five of its last seven games.
Tigers won three of their last four games.

Last six Carrasco starts stayed under the total.

Twins-White Sox
Hughes is 5-1, 2.52 in his last seven starts.
Quintana is 1-0, 2.07 in his last couple starts.

Minnesota lost six of its last seven games.
White Sox won three of their last four games.

Five of last seven White Sox games stayed under.

Red Sox-Royals
Webster is 0-2, 8.69 in his last four starts.
Ventura is 3-0, 1.96 in his last three starts.

Red Sox lost four of their last five games. .
Kansas City lost three of its last four games.

Nine of last 12 Royal games stayed under total. .

Astros-Angels
Oberholtzer is 1-2, 6.75 in his last four starts.
Wilson is 1-1, 4.98 in his last four starts.

Houston won eight of its last ten games.
Angels won their last eight games, scoring 70 runs.

Under is 8-1-1 in last ten Houston games.

A's-Mariners
Hammel is 1-0, 1.66 in his last three starts
Paxton is 2-1, 1.33 in his last three starts.

A's lost 13 of their last 16 road games.
Seattle lost three of its last four games.

Under is 4-0-1 in last five Seattle games.


Interleague game

Braves-Rangers
Wood is 3-1, 2.13 in his last six starts.
Holland allowed one run in 14 IP in his first two '14 starts.

Atlanta lost six of its last nine games.
Rangers lost 11 of their last 12 games.

Under is 8-4 in last twelve Texas games.

Teams' record when this starting pitcher starts:
-- Alvarez 18-8; Hamels 13-14
-- Wada 4-6; Cole 13-6
-- Gonzalez 14-10; Gee 8-11
-- Latos 6-10; Lohse 17-11
-- de la Rosa 16-12; Wainwright 20-9
-- Stults 10-18; Nuno 6-8/1-10
-- Ryu 13-5; Bumgarner 18-12

-- Greene 7-4, McCarthy 4-14/7-5; Norris 16-9, Gausman 9-8
-- Karns 0-0; Happ 11-11
-- Carrasco 5-5; Price 14-9/3-4
-- Hughes 18-11; Quintana 10-19
-- Webster 4-4; Ventura 15-11
-- Oberholtzer 9-12; Wilson 14-13
-- Hammel 10-7/2-8; Paxton 6-3

-- Wood 10-11; Holland 2-0

Pitchers allowing runs in first inning:
-- Alvarez 6-26; Hamels 3-27
-- Wada 3-10; Cole 6-19
-- Gonzalez 9-24; Gee 4-19
-- Latos 2-16; Lohse 11-28
-- de la Rosa 10-28; Wainwright 4-29
-- Stults 10-28; Nuno 6-25
-- Ryu 2-18; Bumgarner 9-30

-- Greene 3-11, McCarthy 6-30; Norris 9-25, Gausman 4-17
-- Karns 0-0; Happ 5-22
-- Carrasco 2-10; Price 11-30
-- Hughes 6-29; Quintana 6-29
-- Webster 2-8; Ventura 7-26
-- Oberholtzer 9-21; Wilson 6-27
-- Hammel 7-27; Paxton 2-9

-- Wood 6-21; Holland 0-2

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NCAAF

Friday's games
Long-awaiting debut of nomadic QB Kiel, who committed to three clubs before he got to Cincinnati. Bearcats are last D-I team to tee it up; they are 11-7 as home favorites last three years, 3-2 under Tuberville. Toledo got hammered at home by former coach Pinkel's Mizzou squad last week; now they face Bearcat squad they upset 29-23 (+6) two years ago. Toledo covered 12 of last 16 as road dog, 7 of 8 under Campbell.

Baylor QB Petty (back) expected to play against Buffalo squad that lost 70-13 (+37) in Waco LY, with Bears gaining 781 yards, averaging around 18 yards per pass attempt. Buffalo is 5-3 in last eight games as a home dog; they lost seven starters on defense, gave up 341 rushing yards last week to Army, which tried only seven passes (7-7/125). Baylor covered only one of last seven as a road favorite, eight of last 11 outside Big X.

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Mercury trample Sky 97-68 in Game 2
September 9, 2014

PHOENIX (AP) - Brittney Griner shook off two blows to the face to finish with 19 points, Diana Taurasi added 18 and the Phoenix Mercury made it two straight routs in the WNBA Finals with a 97-68 win over the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night.

The underdog Sky were far more aggressive after being blown out in Game 1, fighting Phoenix for every inch early on while leaving Griner with a scratch on her eye and a bloody mouth.

Griner and her teammates shrugged it off, running away from Chicago with a 15-2 run in the second quarter and grabbing a firm hold on the best-of-five series.

Game 3 is Friday in Chicago, where the Sky will have to find some way of slowing the rising Mercury, who shot 56 percent.

Elena Delle Donne led the Sky with 22 points after playing 11 minutes in Game 1 due to lower-back pain.

DeWanna Bonner had 15 points for Phoenix, and Penny Taylor scored 14. Griner blocked four shots after setting a finals record with eight in the opener.

Game 1 was a blowout from the opening tip, the Mercury racing out to a 22-point halftime lead as Griner swatted Chicago's shots and Phoenix shot a finals-record 58 percent.

The Sky were much more aggressive at the start of Game 2, pressuring the Mercury into mistakes and tough shots while taking their first lead of the series.

Even better news for Chicago, Delle Donne's cranky back appeared to be in decent shape. Last season's WNBA Rookie of the Year moved freely and had 12 points in the first half.

Griner got the worst of the Sky's physical play midway through the first quarter, when Sylvia Fowles inadvertently hit her on the right eye while fighting for a rebound.

Griner lay on the floor for several seconds and appeared to have trouble seeing before going to the bench with a scratch across her eyelid.

She returned to the game, but got hit again late in the second quarter, this time an elbow to the mouth by Fowles.

Griner spit blood behind the basket, hit two free throws and dropped in another shot at the rim on Phoenix's next possession.

While Griner was getting beat up, Taurasi put on a show.

She hit a long 3-pointer and scored on a three-point play during the 15-2 run, and then added another 3 from the corner for 13 points in the quarter. Taurasi had 16 in the half and Phoenix led 51-36 after Erin Phillips scored on a three-point play in transition with 0.5 seconds left.

So much for Chicago's extra effort.

The Sky never recovered from Phoenix's big run, trailing by 15 or more most of the second half to fall into a huge hole in the series.

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History siding with Mercury, three-game sweep
Justin Hartling

The Phoenix Mercury have a commanding two game lead in the WNBA Finals and it very well could be a three-game sweep Friday. The Mercury have taken all four meetings against the Chicago Sky this season straight-up and against the spread.

The Western Conference champions have won all four games by an average of 18 points.

The Mercury are 6.5-road favorites Friday.

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MLB

Washington Nationals at New York Mets September 12, 07:10 EST
The Washington Nationals and New York Mets get ready to duel again after the Nationals opened the series at Citi Field with a 6-2 victory last night. Washington leads the National League East with a 83-62 record, providing a 8 ½-game cushion over it's closest rival. The combination of that lofty status and having Gio Gonzalez do their bidding presents a solid case for Nationals as the right choice tonight. The Nationals' left-hander has been light's out vs Metropolitans in the Big Apple winning five of his last six starts (6-0 TSR). Gonzalez trades pitches with Dillon Gee who has seen Mets lose both attempts vs Nationals this year and hits the mound with a 1-4 Team Start Record last five vs Washington.

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Hondo

Hondo eyes (T)winner

The Royals suffered the ultimate humiliation Thursday night, getting beaten by the lowly Bosawx to raise Hondo’s deficit to 1,600 olivas.

Friday night: Mr. Aitch, seeking a strong Week 2 in his NFL selections, will look for something positive from Bad News Hughes — 10 units on the Twins to sock it to Quintana, who should stick to bowling.

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StatFox Super Situations

WNBA | PHOENIX at CHICAGO
Play Under - Road teams where the total is greater than or equal to 140 very good team - outscoring their opponents by 6+ points/game against opponent after allowing 75 points or more
113-61 since 1997. ( 64.9% | 45.9 units )
9-6 this year. ( 60.0% | 2.4 units )

WNBA | PHOENIX at CHICAGO
Play Against - Home teams vs. the money line (CHICAGO) after allowing 75 points or more against opponent after leading their last 2 games by 10+ points at the half
32-17 since 1997. ( 65.3% | 0.0 units )
1-2 this year. ( 33.3% | 0.0 units )

WNBA | PHOENIX at CHICAGO
Play Under - Home teams where the first half total is greater than 65.5 revenging a loss versus opponent by 10 points or more, playing with 2 days rest
95-49 since 1997. ( 66.0% | 41.1 units )
2-1 this year. ( 66.7% | 0.9 units )

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VIP-picks

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Kaiserslautern - FSV Frankfurt
Tip: Kaiserslautern -1


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Pogon Szczecin - Ruch Chorzow
Tip: Ruch Chorzow +0, 0.5

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Baseball Crusher
Seattle Mariners -140 over Oakland A's
(System Record: 92-2, won last 2 games)
Overall Record: 92-69

Rest of the Plays
Los Angeles Dodgers +116 over SF Giants
Chicago White Sox -121 over Minnesota Twins
Washington Nationals -144 over NY Mets

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Football Crusher
Toledo +10 over Cincinnati
(System Record: 4-1, won last 3 games)
Overall Record: 4-5

Rest of the Plays
Buffalo +35 over Baylor
Buffalo + Baylor OVER 69.5
Toledo + Cincinnati UNDER 58

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Soccer Crusher
Oeste + Sampaio Correa UNDER 2.5
This match is happening in Brazil
(System Record: 632-22, lost last 2 games)
Overall Record: 632-525-93

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NCAA Football Game Picks

Baylor at Buffalo

The Bulls are coming off a 47-39 loss to Army in which they allowed the Black Knights to gain 466 yards in total offense and come into tonight's contest against Baylor with a 7-3 ATS record in their last 10 games after allowing more than 450 total yards in the previous game. Buffalo is the pick (+33) according to Dunkel, which has the Bears favored by only 27. Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+33). Here are all of this week's games.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST (9/10)

Game 107-108: Toledo at Cincinnati (7:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Toledo 86.614; Cincinnati 101.224 Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 14 1/2; 54 Vegas Line: Cincinnati by 11; 59 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-11); Under

Game 109-110: Baylor at Buffalo (8:00 p.m. EST) Dunkel Ratings: Baylor 100.140; Buffalo 73.316 Dunkel Line: Baylor by 27; 63 Vegas Line: Baylor by 33; 67 1/2 Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+33); Under