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Hondo, who had his winning streak stopped at four Thursday night, started a new one last night when the Nats shocked the Phils to lower the dirty digits to 1,895 mcnertneys.
Today, Mr. Aitch will try to stave off his customary Saturday disaster by dropping 20-unit investments on the Good Weaver and Lannan.
Today's MLB Picks
Kansas City at Chicago White Sox
The White Sox look to bounce back from yesterday's 5-1 loss to KC and build on their 5-1 record in Jake Peavy's last 6 starts when their opponent scores 5 or more runs in the previous game. Chicago is the pick (-155) according to Dunkel, which has the White Sox favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-155). Here are all of today's picks.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST
Game 901-902: Colorado at St. Louis (7:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Hammel) 15.579; St. Louis (Garcia) 17.265
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-180); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-180); Over
Game 903-904: Washington at Philadelphia (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Lannan) 16.319; Philadelphia (Oswalt) 14.774
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-200); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+170); Under
Game 905-906: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Correia) 13.859; Milwaukee (Estrada) 16.585
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 2 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-160); 9
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (-160); Under
Game 907-908: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Wells) 14.653; Atlanta (Lowe) .964
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (+150); Over
Game 909-910: San Francisco at Florida (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 14.624; Florida (Vazquez) 13.716
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-165); 7
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-165); Under
Game 911-912: San Diego at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Stauffer) 15.417; Cincinnati (Bailey) 16.372
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1; 10
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Over
Game 913-914: NY Mets at Arizona (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Mets (Pelfrey) 15.709; Arizona (Hudson) 13.967
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Arizona (-170); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+150); Under
Game 915-916: Houston at LA Dodgers (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (Rodriguez) 14.175; LA Dodgers (Kershaw) 15.344
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-210); 6
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-210); Over
Game 917-918: LA Angels at Toronto (1:07 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Weaver) 14.614; Toronto (Romero) 15.437
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+100);
Game 919-920: Texas at Oakland (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Texas (Lewis) 16.862; Oakland (Cahill) 15.252
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-115); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-115); Over
Game 921-922: Tampa Bay at NY Yankees (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 16.862; NY Yankees (Hughes) 15.723
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (+120); Under
Game 923-924: Minnesota at Cleveland (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Duensing) 14.211; Cleveland (Tomlin) 15.657
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-140); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-140); Over
Game 925-926: Detroit at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Detroit (Scherzer) 15.102; Baltimore (Guthrie) 14.168
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Detroit (-130); 9
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-130); Over
Game 927-928: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Hochevar) 14.453; White Sox (Peavy) 15.553
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1; 7 1/2
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-155); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-155); Under
Game 929-930: Boston at Seattle (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.705; Seattle (Hernandez) 15.190
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1/2; 5 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-140); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-140); Under
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Time Posted: 11:00 a.m. EST (8/7)
Game 271-272: Green Bay at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Green Bay 121.566; Cleveland 120.407
Dunkel Line: Green Bay by 1; 40
Vegas Line: Green Bay by 1 1/2; 35 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+1 1/2); Over
Game 273-274: NY Giants at Carolina (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Giants 120.677; Carolina 119.973
Dunkel Line: NY Giants by 1; 31
Vegas Line: Carolina by 1 1/2; 33
Dunkel Pick: NY Giants (+1 1/2); Under
Game 275-276: Buffalo at Chicago (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Buffalo 117.977; Chicago 118.698
Dunkel Line: Chicago by 1; 35
Vegas Line: Chicago by 3; 33 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Buffalo (+3); Over
Game 277-278: Indianapolis at St. Louis (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indianapolis 116.347; St. Louis 125.977
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 9 1/2; 30
Vegas Line: St. Louis by 6 1/2; 34
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-6 1/2); Under
Game 279-280: Minnesota at Tennessee (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota 125.326; Tennessee 125.717
Dunkel Line: Even; 35
Vegas Line: Tennessee by 3; 33
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+3); Over
The Bluebombers look to take advantage of a BC team that is coming off a 24-11 win over Saskatchewan and is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games following an ATS victory. Winnipeg is the pick (+1 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Bluebombers favored by 3. Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+1 1/2). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13
Time Posted: 8:00 a.m. EST (8/10)
Game 495-496: Toronto at Hamilton (7:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 106.996; Hamilton 117.051
Dunkel Line: Hamilton by 10; 47
Vegas Line: Hamilton by 7 1/2; 50
Dunkel Pick: Hamilton (-7 1/2); Under
Game 497-498: Winnipeg at BC (10:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Winnipeg 116.711; BC 113.497
Dunkel Line: Winnipeg by 3; 54 1/2
Vegas Line: BC by 1 1/2; 49 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Winnipeg (+1 1/2); Over
Game 601-602: New York at Indiana (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: New York 110.538; Indiana 118.248
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 7 1/2; 148
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 7; 146 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-7); Over
Game 603-604: Washington at Connecticut (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 109.086; Connecticut 114.839
Dunkel Line & Total: Connecticut by 6; 147
Vegas Line & Total: Connecticut by 10; 150 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Washington (+10); Under
Game 605-606: Atlanta at Seattle (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 110.526; Seattle 114.682
Dunkel Line & Total: Seattle by 4; 148
Vegas Line & Total: Seattle by 6 1/2; 152 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+6 1/2); Under
Hot pitchers
-- Lannan is 1-0, 2.84 in his last couple starts.
-- Lincecum is 4-2, 1.36 in his last six starts. Vazquez is 1-0, 2.70 in his last three starts.
-- Stauffer is 1-0, 2.70 in his last couple starts.
-- Pelfrey is 2-1, 2.33 in his last four road starts.
-- Kershaw is 5-1, 2.40 in his last six starts. WRodriguez is 2-1, 2.25 in his last three road starts.
-- Weaver is 7-1, 1.18 in his last ten starts. Romero is 3-0, 1.11 in his last three outings.
-- Hellickson is 3-0, 2.67 in his last five starts. Hughes is 1-1, 1.50 in his last couple starts.
-- Hochevar is 2-0, 2.11 in his last three starts. Peavy has a 1.80 RA in his last couple starts.
-- FHernandez is 2-1, 2.11 in his last three starts. Beckett has a 2.12 RA in his last five starts.
Cold pitchers
-- Hammel is 1-3, 9.69 in his last five starts. JGarcia is 0-1, 7.88 in his last three starts.
-- Oswalt is 0-3, 6.91 in his last three starts.
-- Correia is 1-4, 9.21 in his last six starts. Estrada is 1-2, 5.18 in four starts, last of which was May 4.
-- Lowe is 1-3, 7.65 in his last four starts. Wells is 1-1, 5.68 in his last three starts.
-- Bailey is 1-1, 9.00 in his last three starts.
-- DHudson is 1-3, 6.56 in his last four starts.
-- Cahill is 1-5, 6.31 in his last eight starts, but is 2-1, 1.25 in three starts vs Texas this season. Lewis is 0-1, 5.89 in his last three starts.
-- Duensing is 1-3, 7.15 in his last four starts. Tomlin is 1-1, 5.21 in his last six starts.
-- Scherzer is 0-2, 4.24 in his last three starts. Guthrie is 1-2, 4.82 in his last four starts.
Totals
-- Eight of last nine Washington road games stayed under total.
-- Over is 9-4 in San Francisco's last thirteen road games.
-- Nine of last eleven San Diego road games went over the total.
-- Seven of Cubs' last eight road games went over the total.
-- Over is 11-3 in Pittsburgh's last fourteen games.
-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven St Louis games.
-- Over is 7-4 in Mets' last eleven road games.
-- Five of Dodgers' last seven home games went over the total.
-- Six of last seven Minnesota games stayed under the total.
-- Six of last eight Tampa Bay road games went over the total.
-- Seven of last eight Detroit road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 14-2 in Weaver's last sixteen starts.
-- Six of Royals' last seven road games stayed under the total.
-- Last nine Oakland home games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Seattle home games.
Hot Teams
-- Phillies are 20-7 in their last 27 home games.
-- Padres won six of their last nine road games. Cincinnati won six of its last eight home games.
-- Cubs won nine of their last twelve games. Atlanta won seven of eight.
-- Brewers won 14 of their last 16 games.
-- Cardinals won six of their last eight home games.
-- Arizona won its last four games, scoring 29 runs.
-- Tampa Bay won five in row, eight of last ten games. Bronx won ten of its last fourteen games.
-- Tigers are 7-4 in their last eleven games.
-- Angels are 6-4 in their last ten road games.
-- White Sox won six of their last eight games.
-- A's won four of their last six games.
-- Boston won five of its last six games overall. Mariners won four of their last sixi home games.
Cold Teams
-- Washington is 7-13 in its last 20 road games.
-- Florida lost seven of its last eight games. Giants lost 11 of their last 14 games.
-- Pirates lost 14 of their last 17 games.
-- Colorado lost nine of its last thirteen games.
-- Mets lost nine of their last twelve games.
-- Dodgers lost five of their last six home games. Houston lost seven of their last eight games overall.
-- Minnesota lost seven of its last eight games. Indians are 5-10 in last 15 home games.
-- Blue Jays lost six of their last nine games.
-- Baltimore lost eight of its last ten games.
-- Kansas City lost six of its last eight games.
-- Rangers lost six of their last nine road games.
Umpires
-- Col-StL-- Six of last nine Schrieber games stayed under total.
-- Wsh-Phil-- Over is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Wendelstedt games.
-- Pitt-Mil-- Over is 9-2 in last eleven Hirschbeck games.
-- Chi-Atl-- Favorites won six of last seven Kellogg games.
-- SF-Fla-- Under is 8-4 in last twelve Kulpa games.
-- SD-Cin-- Favorites won last eight Bucknor games.
-- NY-Az-- Over is 6-4-1 in last eleven Barksdale games.
-- Hst-LA-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Campos games.
-- LA-Tor-- Underdogs are 12-8 in last twenty Darling games.
-- Tex-A's-- Over is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Hudson games.
-- TB-NY-- Road team won four of last five Hallion games.
-- Min-Cle-- Under is 11-1-1 in last thirteen Eddings games.
-- Det-Balt-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten BWelke games.
-- KC-Chi-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Guccione games.
-- Bos-Sea-- Favorites won three of last four Ripperger games.
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