Cnotes Major League Baseball Best Bets-News,Trends For April

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MLB
Short Sheet

Tuesday, April 1

LA Dodgers at San Diego, 6:40 ET
Greinke: 10-21 TSR as a road favorite of -125 to -150
Kennedy: 9-0 TSR as a home underdog of +100 or higher

Colorado at Miami, 7:10 ET
Anderson: COLORADO is 51-78 SU when the money line is +125 to -125
Eovaldi: MIAMI is 23-16 SU at home when the total is 7 or less

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 ET
Wood: ATLANTA 17-24 on the road with a money line of -100 to -150
Lohse: MILWAUKEE 22-12 against NL East opponents

San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 ET
Cain: 11-19 TSR in all games
Miley:ARIZONA 22-10 after 2 or more consecutive overs

NY Yankees at Houston, 7:10 ET
Sabathia: NY YANKEES 29-11 as a favorite of -125 to -175
Feldman: HOUSTON 15-45 as a home underdog of +125 or more

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 ET
Hutchison: TORONTO 11-29 in road games against division opponents
Cobb: TAMPA BAY 104-45 as a home favorite of -150 to -175

Cleveland at Oakland, 10:05 ET
Kluber: CLEVELAND 26-8 against AL West opponents
Kazmir: OAKLAND 65-41 UNDER in home games against right-handed starters

Seattle at LA Angels, 10:05 ET
Ramirez: SEATTLE 29-16 OVER as an underdog of +125 to +175
Wilson: 29-16 OVER in night games

Philadelphia at Texas, 8:05 ET
Burnett: PHILADELPHIA 27-10 UNDER against AL West opponents
Perez: Texas 46-26 UNDER as a home favorite

 

[CNOTES]

MLB Totals:

1 - 1 ......... + .23............Single plays

1 -0...........+ 236..............Double play

0 - 0..........+ 000..............Triple plays


Tuesday, April 1

Game Score Status Pick Amount

LA Dodgers - 6:40 PM ET San Diego +138 500 *****
San Diego - Under 6.5 500

Colorado - 7:10 PM ET Miami -101 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Miami - Over 7 500

NY Yankees - 7:10 PM ET NY Yankees -150 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Houston - Under 8.5 500

Toronto - 7:10 PM ET Tampa Bay -150 500 *****
Tampa Bay - Under 7.5 500

Philadelphia - 8:05 PM ET Texas -139 500
Texas - Under 8.5 500

Atlanta - 8:10 PM ET Milwaukee -110 500
Milwaukee - Over 8 500

San Francisco - 9:40 PM ET San Francisco -105 500 *****
Arizona - Over 8.5 500

Cleveland - 10:05 PM ET Cleveland +126 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Oakland - Under 7 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET LA Angels -170 500
LA Angels - Over 7.5 500

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Wednesday's six-pack

-- Dodgers have $81M worth of players.......on the disabled list.

-- Nets are 30-12 in their last 42 games, winning 14 in a row at home.

-- Last rainout in Oakland was May 5, 1998; A's-Indians play a day/night twinbill in Oakland Wednesday.

-- A's have now lost last 10 season openers, scoring 13 runs total.

-- Jays-Rays drew 11,113 in St Pete Tuesday; Cubs averaged over 14,000 fans per game in spring training.

-- Minnesota-SMU is the NIT final in New York Thursday night.

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Armadillo: Wednesday's List of 13: Doing some thinking out loud....

13) Not sure if it was an April Fools’ joke or not, but there were rumors on a Syracuse-based website Tuesday morning that Jim Boeheim had met with Phil Jackson and is being considered for the Knicks’ anticipated coaching vacancy, with Mike Hopkins taking over at Syracuse. If you think about it, it makes some sense, but it would still be gigantic news that would create significant subplots.

12) Neil Walker’s walk-off HR in Pirates’ 1-0 win Monday was just the second walk-off HR ever in an Opening Day 1-0 game, the other being Bob Bailey off of Juan Marichal on April 12, 1965.

Two points about that:
-- Iin 1965, Opening Day was April 12, not March 31.
-- Juan Marichal was a (great) starting pitcher. For better or worse, pitchers threw complete games back then.

11) Marquette hired Steve Wojciehowski as coach, meaning that in this space tomorrow there will be a study of how former Dukies have done as head coaches. I’ll say this as an early prediction: when Mike Krzyzewski leaves Duke, it becomes a bad job, at least for a while.

It’ll be worse than replacing John Wooden at UCLA, since LA is a recruiting hotbed, while Duke has ton of competition for recruits and their field house ain’t so great, which no one talks about right now.

10) ESPN.com reports that the basketball sneaker companies did $3.3B in sales LY, up 19% from 2012. They didn’t report that $50 of that $3.5B came from me. Black adidas high tops. Old school.

9) Read an article this week on fivethirtyeight.com about how little actual impact baseball managers have on their teams.

Maybe this is true during the three hours the actual game is being played, but it is impossible to quantify the effect a skipper has on a team, before, after games, on road trips, spring training, setting the overall tone for a team (see Valentine, Bobby/2012 Red Sox).

I root for the A’s, who went from Bob Geren to Bob Melvin as manager, which is like going from the ugliest girl in the room to Cameron Diaz.

Believe me, who the manager is matters. A lot.

8) Golf Channel has to stop showing Eldrick Woods in commercials, since he doesn’t play anymore. Now he’s having back surgery and will miss the Masters for first time in 20 years. He’s becoming the Jose Reyes of golf.

Some notes on umpire trends……..
7) You see Lance Barksdale umping behind the plate, look extra hard at the home team; over the last seven years, the home side is 148-71, for a profit of $5,054 on a $100 wager.

6) Quite the opposite if Gary Cederstrom or Paul Emmel is working the plate. Over the last four years, home sides are 59-74 (-$3,855) in Cederstrom games. Over the last six years, home teams are 97-101 (-$2,962) if Emmel is behind the plate. Studying umpires can be a profitable activity.

5) Over the last five seasons, favorites are 101-53 with Marty Foster behind the plate, 68-32 at home, 33-21 on the road.

Now some of those losing favorites might be heavy favorites (none last year were more than -$160) but still, 101-53 is going to be a profitable trend.

4) Over the last four seasons, home dogs are 14-34 with Tom Hallion behind the plate. Interesting numbers.

3) In the 80’s, Donald Trump owned the New Jersey Generals of the USFL, who had Doug Flutie/Herschel Walker. Now there are rumblings that Trump might invest in the Bills to help keep them in western New York.

Not sure the NFL is ready to have Trump and Jerry Jones in the same room anytime soon.

2) Thoughts and prayers to Angels’ batting coach Don Baylor, who broke his leg while catching the ceremonial first pitch in Anaheim Monday night. Baylor had cancer in his bone marrow ten years ago, so the concern is obvious. We wish him well.

1) Closer to home for me, I'd appreciate it if you said a prayer for my dad, if you're inclined to pray. He is 88 years old and is struggling with his health; his mind is sharp, he still is happy when the Mets win, but his body doesn't do all the things it is supposed to. He's a good guy, he deserves better.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel

Washington at NY Mets
The Nationals look to follow up their 9-7 win over the Mets in the opener and build on their 15-2 record in Gio Gonzalez' last 17 starts as a road favorite. Washington is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Nationals favored by 1 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Washington (-135). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

Game 901-902: Atlanta at Milwaukee (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta (Harang) 15.264; Milwaukee (Garza) 14.186
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Milwaukee (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (+115); Over

Game 903-904: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Jackson) 13.716; Pittsburgh (Morton) 15.814
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2; 6
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-160); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-160); Under

Game 905-906: Colorado at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Lyles) 14.673; Miami (Alvarez) 13.706
Dunkel Line: Colorado by 1; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: Miami (-120); 7
Dunkel Pick: Colorado (+100); Over

Game 907-908: Washington at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Gonzalez) 16.438; NY Mets (Colon) 15.040
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-135); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-135); Under

Game 909-910: St. Louis at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Wacha) 15.992; Cincinnati (Cingrani) 14.338
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1 1/2; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-120); Under

Game 911-912: San Francisco at Arizona (9:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Hudson) 15.814; Arizona (Cahill) 14.408
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-110); 9
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-110); Over

Game 913-914: LA Dodgers at San Diego (10:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Dodgers (Haren) 16.682; San Diego (Ross) 15.566
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 8
Vegas Line: San Diego (-115); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-105); Over

Game 915-916: Kansas City at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Vargas) 15.498; Detroit 17.059
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Detroit (-190); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-190); Under

Game 917-918: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Correia) 12.834; White Sox (Paulino) 14.101
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-145); 8
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-145); Over

Game 919-920: Cleveland at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland (Kluber) 16.138; Oakland (Kazmir) 15.244
Dunkel Line: Cleveland by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Oakland (-125); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+105); Under

Game 921-922: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Lackey) 17.280; Baltimore (Jimenez) 15.999
Dunkel Line: Boston by 1 1/2; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Boston (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-115); Over

Game 923-924: Toronto at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Buehrle) 16.179; Tampa Bay (Moore) 15.104
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+150); Under

Game 925-926: NY Yankees at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.961; Houston (Cosart) 13.494
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-150); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-150); Over

Game 927-928: Seattle at LA Angels (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Paxton) 16.653; LA Angels (Santiago) 14.551
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+120); Under

Game 929-930: Philadelphia at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Kendrick) 14.293; Texas (Ross) 15.976
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 10 1/2
Vegas Line: Texas (-175); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-175); Over

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Wednesday, April 2

The first 7-10 days we'll be little short on trends, until we get rolling, then we'll have lot of info every day, so log in every day and we'll try to inform you.

Hot pitchers
-- Harang is 0-0, 2.25 in his last two starts.
-- Morton is 0-1, 2.16 in his last four starts.
-- Alvarez is 2-2, 1.61 in his last four starts.
-- Wacha is 5-1, 2.06 in his last six starts. Cingrani is 3-3, 2.91 in his last seven.
-- Colon is 4-1, 1.69 in his last five starts. Gonzalez is 2-2, 2.57 in his last four.
-- Hudson was 4-0, 3.41 in his last four starts last July, before he broke his ankle and missed the rest of the season.
-- Haren is 2-1, 1.44 in his last four starts.

-- Scherzer is 4-1, 2.55 in his last six starts.
-- Paulino was 2-0, 1.38 in his last five starts before getting hurt last June.
-- Kluber is 4-0, 4.13 in his last six starts. McAllister is 2-0, 1.13 in his last three starts. Kazmir, who pitched for Tribe LY, is 3-2, 2.89 in his last five.
-- Jimenez is 4-0, 1.31 in his last six starts. Lackey is 2-1, 1.83 in his last three.
-- Cosart is 0-1, 3.00 in his last five starts.
-- Paxton is 3-0, 1.88 in four MLB starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Garza is 1-4, 5.91 in his last seven starts.
-- Jackson is 1-5, 5.46 in his last six starts.
-- Lyles is 1-3, 8.76 in his last five starts.
-- Cahill is 1-1, 5.28 in his last three starts.

-- Vargas is 1-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.
-- Correia is 0-3, 4.13 in his last four starts.
-- Lindblom was 0-3, 6.33 in five stars for Texas LY.
-- Buehrle is 1-3, 6.87 in his last five starts. Moore is 2-2, 8.20 in his last four.
-- Kuroda is 0-6, 7.33 in his last eight starts.
-- Santiago is 0-2, 5.68 in his last four starts.

-- Kendrick is 0-5, 7.41 in his last seven starts. This is Ross' first MLB start; he was 6-0, 2.22 in 58 relief stints LY, throwing only 65 innings.

Hot teams
-- Marlins won their first two games.
-- Dodgers won three of their first four games.

-- Mariners won their first two games, scoring 18 runs.

Cold teams
-- Rockies lost their first two games.
-- Arizona lost three of its last four games.

-- Angels lost their first two games, allowing 18 runs.

Totals
-- Four of last five Garza starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Morton starts stayed under total.
-- Seven of last eight Lyles starts went over the total.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Wacha starts.
-- Five of last seven Gonzalez starts went over total.
-- Last five Hudson starts went over the total.
-- Three of last four Haren starts stayed under total.

-- Three of last four Vargas starts went over total.
-- Under is 6-2-1 in last nine Correia starts.
-- Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Kluber starts, 3-1-1 in McAllister's last five.
-- Under is 6-2 in last eight Jimenez starts.
-- Eight of last nine Buehrle starts stayed under.
-- Last three Cosart home starts went over total.
-- Six of last seven Santiago starts stayed under.

-- Under is 5-1-1 in last seven Kendrick starts.

Umpires (obviously, these are last year's stats)
-- Atl-Mil-- Favorites won last nine Schrieber games.
-- Chi-Pitt-- Five of last seven Davidson games stayed under.
-- Col-Mia-- Last five Dimuro games stayed under the total.
-- Wsh-NY-- Favorites won six of last seven Fagan games.
-- StL-Cin-- 19 of last 22 Danley games stayed under total.
-- SF-Az-- Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Guccione games.
-- LA-SD-- Six of last seven Culbreth games stayed under.

-- KC-Det-- Underdogs won eight of last eleven Emmel games.
-- Min-Chi-- Under is 15-0-2 in last seventeen Iassogna games.
-- Clev-A's-- Favorites won six of last seven Wegner games. Favorites won last eight Fletcher games.
-- Bos-Balt-- Underdogs won six of last nine Kulpa games.
-- Tor-TB-- Under is 12-5-1 in last eighteen Wolf games.
-- NY-Hst-- Under is 14-2-2 in last eighteen Cuzzi games.
-- Sea-LA-- Five of last six Drake games went over the total.

-- Phil-Tex-- Eight of last ten Hudson games went over total.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, April 2

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Trend Report
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1:08 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. DETROIT
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games at home

1:10 PM
ATLANTA vs. MILWAUKEE
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Milwaukee's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Milwaukee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games

2:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox are 5-10 SU in their last 15 games at home
Chi White Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

3:35 PM
CLEVELAND vs. OAKLAND
Cleveland5-0-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Cleveland11-1-1 SU in its last 13 games
Oakland is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games ,
Oakland is 2-6-1 SU in its last 9 games ,when playing Cleveland

7:05 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Chi Cubs are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Baltimore
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
Baltimore is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home

7:10 PM
COLORADO vs. MIAMI
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 10 games when playing Miami
Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Miami
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games when playing Colorado

7:10 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CINCINNATI
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of St. Louis's last 14 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cincinnati's last 8 games

7:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Mets
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of NY Mets's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Washington

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Tampa Bay is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Toronto

8:05 PM
PHILADELPHIA vs. TEXAS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games when playing Texas
Philadelphia is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Texas is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing Philadelphia

8:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
NY Yankees are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
Houston is 2-12 SU in their last 14 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games at home

9:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Francisco's last 10 games when playing Arizona
San Francisco is 12-6 SU in its last 18 games when playing Arizona
Arizona is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Arizona's last 10 games when playing San Francisco

10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. LA ANGELS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 6 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing Seattle

10:10 PM
LA DODGERS vs. SAN DIEGO
LA Dodgers are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing LA Dodgers
San Diego is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, April 2

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Tuesday's MLB American League betting cheat sheet
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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers (-190)

Hot pitching stat: Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer was 3-0 with 28 strikeouts in 27 innings against the Royals in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Royals outfielder Alex Gordon is 11-for-28 with a pair of homers lifetime against Scherzer.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-40s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing from left to right field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: Tigers are 7-1 in their last eight games against a left-handed starter.


Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox (-135)

Cold pitching stat: Twins righty Kevin Correia was 4-8 with a 5.24 ERA in 15 road starts a season ago.

Hot batting stat: Minnesota outfielder Josh Willingham has three hits, including a homer, in six at-bats against White Sox starter Felipe Paulino.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-30s with a 64 percent chance of rain and wind blowing from left to right field at 13 mph.

Key betting note: Twins are 3-14 in Correia's last 17 starts.


Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics (-117)

Hot pitching stat: Indians starter Zach McAllister threw 7 2/3 shutout innings in his only start against Oakland last year.

Hot batting stat: Cleveland infielder Ryan Raburn is 3-for-5 with four RBIs in his career against Athletics starter Jesse Chavez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing from left to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 7-1 in Cleveland's last eight games versus the American League West.


Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles (-107)

Cold pitching stat: Orioles right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez struggled in April last season, going 1-2 with a 7.13 RA in five starts.

Hot batting stat: Red Sox veteran Jonny Gomes has five hits, including a pair of homers, in 12 at-bats versus Jimenez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with a 33 percent chance of showers.

Key betting note: Under is 23-5-2 in Lackey's last 30 starts on grass.


Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays (-170)

Cold pitching stat: Blue Jays lefty Mark Buehrle went 0-2 with a 5.76 ERA in four starts versus the Rays in 2013.

Cold batting stat: Rays outfielder David DeJesus is a .179 hitter in 78 career at-bats against Buehrle.

Weather: N/A

Key betting note: Over is 7-1 in Tampa Bay's last eight games against division foes.


New York Yankees at Houston Astros (+138)

Cold pitching stat: Yankees righty Hiroki Kuroda went 4-10 with a 4.05 ERA on the road last season, compared to 7-3, 2.35 at home.

Cold batting stat: New York outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury hit just 6-for-31 against the Astros in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with a 20 percent chance of rain and wind blowing out to left-center field at 13 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 10-1-1 in New York's last 12 games.


Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels (-130)

Cold pitching stat: Angels lefty Hector Santiago was 1-4 with a 4.08 ERA at home last year.

Hot batting stat: Los Angeles outfielder Mike Trout batted .352 in 71 at-bats against Seattle in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s under partly cloudy skies with wind blowing from left to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 7-0 in Seattle's last seven games against a left-handed starter.


Interleague

Philadelphia Phillies at Texas Rangers (-150)

Cold pitching stat: Phillies righty Kyle Kendrick was 4-8 with a 4.91 ERA in 15 road starts last year.

Hot/Cold batting stat: Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder is 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBIs versus Kendrick.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-70s with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and wind blowing in from right field at 14 mph.

Key betting note: Over is 5-1-1 in Texas' last seven games.


** Odds, stats, weather forecasts and probable pitchers as of 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, April 2

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Tuesday's MLB National League betting cheat sheet
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Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers (-132)

Hot pitching stat: Brewers right-hander Matt Garza limited right-handers to a .231/.297/.390 slash line last season.

Cold batting stat: Braves outfielder Justin Upton is 2-for-10 with four strikeouts against Garza.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-30s with a 33 percent chance of rain and wind blowing in from left field at 8 mph.

Key betting note: Braves are 1-9 in the last 10 meetings in Milwaukee.


Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates (-160)

Cold pitching stat: Cubs starter Edwin Jackson was 0-4 with a 6.27 ERA in six April starts in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Chicago shortstop Starlin Castro is 6-for-15 in his career against Pirates starter Charlie Morton.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with a 44 percent chance of rain.

Key betting note: Cubs are 1-9 in Jackson's last 10 starts.


Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins (-109)

Hot pitching stat: Marlins starter Henderson Alvarez didn't allow a home run to a right-handed hitter in 194 at-bats last season.

Hot/Cold batting stat: Miami veteran Garrett Jones is 7-of-14 with a pair of homers lifetime versus Rockies starter Jordan Lyles.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with sunny skies and wind blowing from right to left field at 9 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 7-1-3 in Rockies' last 11 games versus the National League East.


St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (+102)

Hot pitching stat: Reds left-hander Tony Cingrani held opponents to a .196 batting average in 26 appearances.

Hot batting stat: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is 2-for-3 with three walks in his career against Cingrani.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-60s with a 49 percent chance of thunderstorms and wind blowing in from center field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 12-3-1 in Cincinnati's last 16 home games.


Washington Nationals at New York Mets (+125)

Hot pitching stat: Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against the Mets.

Cold batting stat: Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson has just two hits in 16 career at-bats versus Gonzalez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing out to right field at 5 mph.

Key betting note: Nationals are 6-0 in Gonzalez's last six starts against the Mets.


San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks (-111)

Cold pitching stat: Diamondbacks righty Trevor Cahill was tagged for five runs on eight hits over four innings in his first start of the season.

Cold batting stat: Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt batted .212 with 17 strikeouts in 66 at-bats against San Francisco in 2013.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-60s with partly cloudy skies and wind blowing from left to right field at 15 mph.

Key betting note: Over is 8-2 in Arizona's last 10 home games against right-handed starters.


Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres (+103)

Cold pitching stat: Dodgers right-hander Dan Haren went 2-3 with a 6.29 ERA in April last year.

Cold batting stat: Padres outfielder Will Venable has just one hit - a homer - in 13 career at-bats versus Haren.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with a 94 percent chance of rain and wind blowing from left to right field at 11 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 6-0 in the last six meetings in San Diego.


** Odds, stats, weather forecasts and probable pitchers as of 11:55 a.m. ET Tuesday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Wednesday, April 2


A's, Indians to play two Wednesday after washout

For the first time in Oakland Coliseum history, there will be a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday.

The Oakland A's were rained out Tuesday for the first time at home since May 5, 1998, so they will play the Cleveland Indians twice to finish the season-opening series. The games will be at 12:30 and 6 p.m. PDT.

The Indians are sticking with their scheduled starters, Corey Kluber -- who was slated to go on Tuesday -- and Zach McAllister, in that order. But the A's will mix things up because they do not have a day off later in the week.

Scott Kazmir, who played for the Indians last season, will start the first game -- he had been on tap to go Tuesday.

Jesse Chavez was scheduled to start Wednesday for Oakland, but by pushing him to Thursday, the A's will have enough starters for the rest of the week. They will bring up a starter from Triple-A Sacramento for the second game against the Indians. In split doubleheaders, teams are allowed to add a 26th man to the roster.


Dodgers' Kershaw faces 2-3 weeks of rehab

Los Angeles ace left-hander Clayton Kershaw will need another two to three weeks of rehab before a swollen muscle in his upper back is re-evaluated, the Dodgers announced Tuesday.

Kershaw was placed on the disabled list Sunday and is eligible to be activated on April 14, but it is unlikely that the 2013 National League Cy Young Award winner will be ready to pitch, according to manager Don Mattingly.

"This thing is going to take some time," Mattingly said.

Kershaw's rehab will include a submaximal throwing program for the next two to three weeks. Mattingly expects Kershaw to make a rehab start before returning to the Dodgers' rotation.

An MRI revealed Kershaw's injury after he was scratched from a scheduled start on Sunday night against the San Diego Padres.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet

Wednesday, April 2

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ATLANTA (1 - 1) at MILWAUKEE (1 - 1) - 1:10 PM
AARON HARANG (R) vs. MATT GARZA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
HARANG is 30-17 (+17.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HARANG is 36-28 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a win since 1997. (Team's Record)
MILWAUKEE is 19-35 (-16.7 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MILWAUKEE is 1-1 (-0.2 Units) against ATLANTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

AARON HARANG vs. MILWAUKEE since 1997
HARANG is 6-6 when starting against MILWAUKEE with an ERA of 4.06 and a WHIP of 1.414.
His team's record is 14-10 (+2.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 11-13. (-2.8 units)

MATT GARZA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
GARZA is 0-2 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 6.43 and a WHIP of 1.786.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-3. (-3.6 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (0 - 1) at PITTSBURGH (1 - 0) - 7:05 PM
EDWIN JACKSON (R) vs. CHARLIE MORTON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 127-198 (-42.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 2-16 (-12.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 25-52 (-19.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 127-198 (-42.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 44-74 (-23.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 74-101 (-37.1 Units) against the money line after getting shut out since 1997.
JACKSON is 22-41 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 7-21 (-14.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 21-41 (-20.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JACKSON is 9-23 (-13.8 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 98-71 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 18-5 (+11.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 49-34 (+14.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 98-71 (+24.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 64-41 (+18.9 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 80-58 (+21.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 41-45 (-30.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

EDWIN JACKSON vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
JACKSON is 6-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 3.19 and a WHIP of 1.196.
His team's record is 6-4 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.6 units)

CHARLIE MORTON vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
MORTON is 2-4 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 4.91 and a WHIP of 1.448.
His team's record is 3-6 (-2.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-4. (+0.8 units)

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COLORADO (0 - 2) at MIAMI (2 - 0) - 7:10 PM
JORDAN LYLES (R) vs. HENDERSON ALVAREZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 163-239 (-55.2 Units) against the money line as a road underdog of +100 to +125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 547-839 (-150.4 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997.
MIAMI is 34-35 (+11.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 24-16 (+13.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against COLORADO this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

JORDAN LYLES vs. MIAMI since 1997
LYLES is 0-1 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP of 1.667.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)


HENDERSON ALVAREZ vs. COLORADO since 1997
No recent starts.

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WASHINGTON (1 - 0) at NY METS (0 - 1) - 7:10 PM
GIO GONZALEZ (L) vs. BARTOLO COLON (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLON is 35-20 (+15.3 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
COLON is 23-10 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
WASHINGTON is 28-10 (+14.8 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 19-7 (+13.7 Units) against the money line in road games when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
GONZALEZ is 44-22 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 10-0 (+10.0 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 25-10 (+15.4 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 44-22 (+17.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
GONZALEZ is 15-4 (+11.1 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY METS are 8-22 (-12.9 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 8-26 (-15.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 33-49 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 283-300 (-88.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 33-49 (-21.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 37-57 (-27.4 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 20-37 (-19.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.1 Units)

GIO GONZALEZ vs. NY METS since 1997
GONZALEZ is 5-1 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 2.57 and a WHIP of 1.061.
His team's record is 6-2 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-4. (-0.1 units)

BARTOLO COLON vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
COLON is 1-1 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 1.59 and a WHIP of 1.118.
His team's record is 1-1 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (1 - 0) at CINCINNATI (0 - 1) - 7:10 PM
MICHAEL WACHA (R) vs. TONY CINGRANI (L)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 18-28 (-15.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 46-17 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against CINCINNATI this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

MICHAEL WACHA vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
WACHA is 0-0 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.833.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.0 units)

TONY CINGRANI vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
CINGRANI is 2-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.36 and a WHIP of 1.549.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (1 - 1) at ARIZONA (1 - 3) - 9:40 PM
TIM HUDSON (R) vs. TREVOR CAHILL (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 199-179 (+35.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 90-60 (+25.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 963-802 (+113.3 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 512-505 (+47.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 46-36 (+16.2 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
HUDSON is 33-16 (+15.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 8-0 (+8.5 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HUDSON is 32-15 (+15.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
ARIZONA is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

TIM HUDSON vs. ARIZONA since 1997
HUDSON is 7-1 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 2.18 and a WHIP of 1.060.
His team's record is 9-2 (+7.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-5. (-0.5 units)

TREVOR CAHILL vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
CAHILL is 5-3 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 3.67 and a WHIP of 1.180.
His team's record is 6-5 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-2. (+6.8 units)

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LA DODGERS (3 - 1) at SAN DIEGO (1 - 1) - 10:10 PM
DAN HAREN (R) vs. TYSON ROSS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 75-77 (-24.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
HAREN is 11-19 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 2-9 (-10.6 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 9-16 (-15.6 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 11-19 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 15-26 (-19.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAREN is 18-28 (-21.3 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 39-25 (+15.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN DIEGO is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

DAN HAREN vs. SAN DIEGO since 1997
HAREN is 5-4 when starting against SAN DIEGO with an ERA of 4.00 and a WHIP of 1.221.
His team's record is 9-6 (+1.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 9-5. (+3.6 units)

TYSON ROSS vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
ROSS is 0-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 1.86 and a WHIP of 1.551.
His team's record is 1-1 (+1.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.1 units)

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KANSAS CITY (0 - 1) at DETROIT (1 - 0) - 1:05 PM
JASON VARGAS (L) vs. MAX SCHERZER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 9-22 (-15.4 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 19-3 (+13.4 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -175 to -200 over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 24-6 (+15.0 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
KANSAS CITY is 34-22 (+13.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-16 (+12.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 54-45 (-18.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
0 of 0 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.0 Units)

JASON VARGAS vs. DETROIT since 1997
VARGAS is 2-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 4.60 and a WHIP of 1.330.
His team's record is 3-2 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-3. (-1.4 units)

MAX SCHERZER vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SCHERZER is 9-4 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 3.44 and a WHIP of 1.258.
His team's record is 12-5 (+5.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 7-10. (-3.6 units)

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MINNESOTA (0 - 1) at CHI WHITE SOX (1 - 0) - 2:10 PM
KEVIN CORREIA (R) vs. FELIPE PAULINO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 79-68 (+23.9 Units) against the money line in road games when playing with a day off since 1997.
MINNESOTA is 19-17 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 67-83 (+19.4 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 45-47 (+24.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
CORREIA is 98-91 (+27.3 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 46-32 (+21.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 45-47 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in road games since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 20-14 (+12.1 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5 since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 21-12 (+14.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 96-89 (+26.3 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field since 1997. (Team's Record)
CORREIA is 56-44 (+26.6 Units) against the money line after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHI WHITE SOX are 64-99 (-31.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 22-49 (-26.2 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 8-23 (-17.3 Units) against the money line at home when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 27-50 (-20.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 62-94 (-28.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

KEVIN CORREIA vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
CORREIA is 2-2 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.107.
His team's record is 2-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-3. (-2.4 units)

FELIPE PAULINO vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
PAULINO is 1-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 4.61 and a WHIP of 1.244.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.2 units)

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CLEVELAND (1 - 0) at OAKLAND (0 - 1) - 3:35 PM
COREY KLUBER (R) vs. SCOTT KAZMIR (L)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

COREY KLUBER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
KLUBER is 0-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 1.364.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-2. (-2.2 units)

SCOTT KAZMIR vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
KAZMIR is 1-3 when starting against CLEVELAND with an ERA of 6.13 and a WHIP of 1.967.
His team's record is 5-3 (+2.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.5 units)

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BOSTON (0 - 1) at BALTIMORE (1 - 0) - 7:05 PM
JOHN LACKEY (R) vs. UBALDO JIMENEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BALTIMORE is 182-149 (+39.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 73-56 (+19.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 27-17 (+12.7 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +100 to +125 over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 30-20 (+12.7 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 26-12 (+16.1 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 82-72 (+18.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 167-126 (+43.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 124-105 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 126-102 (+30.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 21-11 (+12.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 20-11 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BOSTON is 108-71 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 48-22 (+23.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-0 (+1.1 Units) against BOSTON this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JOHN LACKEY vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
LACKEY is 13-5 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.35 and a WHIP of 1.210.
His team's record is 16-7 (+5.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 16-6. (+9.7 units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. BOSTON since 1997
JIMENEZ is 1-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 10.07 and a WHIP of 2.149.
His team's record is 2-3 (-0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.9 units)

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TORONTO (1 - 1) at TAMPA BAY (1 - 1) - 7:10 PM
MARK BUEHRLE (L) vs. MATT MOORE (L)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 104-46 (+29.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 521-599 (+25.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.
MOORE is 21-7 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MOORE is 16-3 (+12.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 1-1 (+0.6 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.2 Units)

MARK BUEHRLE vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
BUEHRLE is 6-6 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 4.62 and a WHIP of 1.345.
His team's record is 11-7 (+4.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-9. (-0.9 units)


MATT MOORE vs. TORONTO since 1997
MOORE is 4-1 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.28 and a WHIP of 1.514.
His team's record is 6-1 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 5-2. (+3.1 units)

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NY YANKEES (0 - 1) at HOUSTON (1 - 0) - 8:10 PM
HIROKI KURODA (R) vs. JARRED COSART (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KURODA is 1-10 (-9.8 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 14-11 (+12.3 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 107-217 (-55.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 22-62 (-28.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 25-57 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 25-57 (-24.0 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

HIROKI KURODA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
KURODA is 4-0 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 1.39 and a WHIP of 1.006.
His team's record is 7-1 (+5.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

JARRED COSART vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

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SEATTLE (2 - 0) at LA ANGELS (0 - 2) - 10:05 PM
JAMES PAXTON (L) vs. HECTOR SANTIAGO (L)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 111-97 (+28.8 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.
LA ANGELS are 78-86 (-23.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 39-44 (-21.4 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 9-18 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 32-46 (-25.1 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 73-85 (-28.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 53-66 (-27.2 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 24-28 (-17.9 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters over the last 3 seasons.
LA ANGELS are 33-51 (-27.3 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
SEATTLE is 2-0 (+2.6 Units) against LA ANGELS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

JAMES PAXTON vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
No recent starts.

HECTOR SANTIAGO vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

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PHILADELPHIA (1 - 1) at TEXAS (1 - 1) - 8:05 PM
KYLE KENDRICK (R) vs. ROBBIE ROSS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
PHILADELPHIA is 155-171 (-37.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 8-18 (-12.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 155-168 (-34.9 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS is 35-14 (+16.6 Units) against the money line in April games over the last 3 seasons.
KENDRICK is 67-48 (+20.9 Units) against the money line in night games since 1997. (Team's Record)
TEXAS is 50-44 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in home games after a win over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 1-1 (+0.0 Units) against PHILADELPHIA this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

KYLE KENDRICK vs. TEXAS since 1997
No recent starts.

ROBBIE ROSS vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
No recent starts.

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CLEVELAND (1 - 0) at OAKLAND (0 - 1) - 9:05 PM
ZACH MCALLISTER (R) vs. JESSE CHAVEZ (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
CLEVELAND is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against OAKLAND this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

ZACH MCALLISTER vs. OAKLAND since 1997
MCALLISTER is 1-1 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.500.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

JESSE CHAVEZ vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB Totals:

1 - 4 ......... - 3.32............Single plays

2 -0...........+ 4.36..............Double play

0 - 1..........- 4.50..............Triple plays


Wednesday, April 2

Game Score Status Pick Amount

Kansas City - 1:08 PM ET Detroit -179 500 *****
Detroit - Over 7.5 500

Atlanta - 1:10 PM ET Milwaukee -123 500
Milwaukee - Under 8.5 500

Minnesota - 2:10 PM ET Minnesota +123 500 *****
Chi. White Sox - Under 8 500

Cleveland - 3:35 PM ET Cleveland +129 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Oakland - Under 7.5 500

 

[CNOTES]

Phillies, Rangers finish series

April 2, 2014


Philadelphia Phillies (1-1) at Texas Rangers (1-1)

Time: Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. ET
Sportsbook.ag Line: Texas -170, Philadelphia +160, Total: 9.5

The Phillies and Rangers wrap up their first series of the 2014 season when they play the rubber match of their three-game set on Wednesday night.

Philadelphia's big acquisitions in the offseason were surprising as the team added even more age to its veteran club with OF Marlon Byrd (36 years old) and RHP A.J. Burnett (37 years old). Of the eight offensive players that started on Opening Day for the Phils, five were over the age of 34, but this group has shown that they still have signs of life with 16 runs on 25 hits in the first two games.

Texas made news in its offseason when it dealt Ian Kinsler for big-bopper 1B Prince Fielder, while also adding free agent OF Shin-Soo Choo in an attempt to bolster its offense. With 13 runs and 24 hits over the first two games, scoring runs won't be a problem for the Rangers. But injuries to three of their starting pitchers (Yu Darvish, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland) have given them limited pitching depth, and players like Joe Saunders and Robbie Ross will need to fill the void for the time being.

The visiting Phillies will be sending veteran RHP Kyle Kendrick (10-13, 4.70 ERA in 2013) to the mound while Texas will send the aforementioned youngster, LHP Robbie Ross (4-2, 3.03 ERA as a reliever in 2013), to the bump, as he tries to win the series for his team. Before this three-game set, these two clubs had not faced each other since 2011, when the Phillies won 2-of-3 games at home. On the road last season, Philadelphia really struggled with a 30-51 record (.370), while the Rangers had a strong 46-36 home record (.561).

Kyle Kendrick has been a solid innings-eater for the Phillies for years now and topped 180 frames for the second time in his career last season. He added a curveball to his repertoire during Spring Training, and it seemed to improve his game as he went 1-0 with a 2.81 ERA (1.25 WHIP) and 13 strikeouts in 16 innings. Kendrick has yet to face the Rangers, but has gone toe-to-toe with some of the players on the roster and a few of them have taken him to the woodshed.

In their careers, 1B Prince Fielder (3-for-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI), OF Shin-Soo Choo (2-for-8, 2 HR, 4 RBI) and 3B Adrian Beltre (2-for-4, 2 doubles) have all had success in the matchup.

The Phillies bullpen really had its struggles in 2013, having the fourth-worst ERA (4.19) while going 25-26 and converting only 32-of-48 save opportunities (67%). This season has been no different, as the relievers have already allowed four runs on six hits and six walks in 6.1 innings (5.69 ERA, 1.90 WHIP). Closer Jonathan Papelbon (5-1, 2.92 ERA in 2013) has been one of the best ninth-inning pitchers for nearly a decade and has 286 saves in 326 chances (88%) in his career, but saved fewer than 30 games (29) last year for the first time since 2005.

Robbie Ross has spent the last two seasons with the Rangers as a relief pitcher, throwing in 123 games (127.1 IP) over that time. He was effective in that role with a 2.62 ERA and 25 holds, but injuries to several arms in the Texas rotation forced Ross back to his original role he had when he first joined the organization. Ross last started when he made six starts for the Texas Double-A affiliate in 2011, going 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA and 8.4 K/9. He also started three times this spring, pitching seven scoreless innings while striking out eight batters in his last appearance.

Philadelphia’s offense has been hot so far against Texas’ shallow rotation while having 17 hits over the first two games of the series and should be fresh in the beginning of the season while having plenty of aging players.

The Rangers actually boasted one of the best relief corps in the league last season, pitching to a 35-18 record and 2.91 ERA (4th in league) while converting 46-of-57 saves (81%). RHP Joakim Soria (1-0, 3.80 ERA in 2013) has not pitched more than 25 innings since 2011, but is an experienced closer with 160 saves in 180 opportunities (89%) between 2007 and 2011 with the Royals, and earned the win for Texas on Tuesday night. However, the 'pen has been shaky in the two games with a 7.56 ERA and 1.68 WHIP in 8.1 innings.

 

[CNOTES]

Evening Games:


Boston - 7:05 PM ET Boston -111 500
Baltimore - Over 8.5 500

Chi. Cubs - 7:05 PM ET Pittsburgh -150 500
Pittsburgh - Over 7 500

St. Louis - 7:10 PM ET Cincinnati +105 500 *****
Cincinnati - Over 7.5 500

Colorado - 7:10 PM ET Miami -113 500 *****
Miami - Over 7 500

Washington - 7:10 PM ET NY Mets +116 500 DOUBLE PLAY
NY Mets - Under 7 500

Toronto - 7:10 PM ET Toronto +136 500
Tampa Bay - Under 7.5 500

Philadelphia - 8:05 PM ET Texas -167 500
Texas - Over 9.5 500

NY Yankees - 8:10 PM ET NY Yankees -153 500 DOUBLE PLAY
Houston - Under 8.5 500

Cleveland - 9:00 PM ET Cleveland +115 500 *****
Oakland - Over 8 500

San Francisco - 9:40 PM ET San Francisco +100 500 TRIPLE PLAY
Arizona - Over 9 500

Seattle - 10:05 PM ET Seattle +124 500 *****
LA Angels - Over 7.5 500

LA Dodgers - 10:10 PM ET San Diego -102 500
San Diego - Under 7 500

 

[CNOTES]

Armadillo: Thursday's six-pack

Coaching records of people from the Duke coaching tree.........

-- Mike Brey, 399-211-- Only guy on list who didn't play for Duke.

-- Tommy Amaker, 315-209-- Struggled at Seton Hall/Michigan, found good spot at Harvard.

-- Jeff Capel, 161-92-- Made NCAAs three times in nine years (VCU/Okla).

-- Quin Snyder 126-91-- Drifting thru NBA assistant coaching ranks after he got fired by Missouri for committing NCAA violations.

-- Johnny Dawkins 117-87-- Made NCAAs for first time this season.

-- Chris Collins 10-19-- Supposedly had a big recruiting year.

-- Bobby Hurley 19-10-- My guess as to who will replace Krzyzewski.

*****

Armadillo: Thursday's List of 13: Clearing out a cluttered mind.........

13) Aaron Harang/Matt Garza both had no-hitters thru six innings at Miller Park Wednesday; Chris Johnson homered in 7th, Braves won 1-0.

12) What are the odds the first Eagle-Redskin game is in primetime? Schedule is going to be released in mid-to-late April, always a fun day.

11) NBA referee Dick Bavetta worked his 2,633rd consecutive game last night; he is 74 years old, and still reffing NBA games. Wow.

10) Odd trivia: Bartolo Colon pitched against the Nationals last night, who are now managed by Matt Williams. Colon's major league debut was April 4, 1997, for the Indians, whose third baseman that night was......Matt Williams.

9) Bryce Harper is still the youngest guy in the major leagues.

8) A's got hosed on a replay call Wednesday afternoon, which begs the question, are they letting people know which umps are reviewing which game in New York?

My point is this: Angel Hernandez hasn't umpired yet, which means he is in New York doing replay reviews. Hernandez and Bob Melvin don't get along well; I do not want him deciding critical plays in A's games. Ever.

7) Houston hired Kelvin Sampson, Washington State hired Ernie Kent, couple of retreads getting jobs. From what I read, Sampson is set up to win right away with the Cougars-- they've got lot of players coming back next year, and Sampson is a proven winner at this level-- he just has to abide by NCAA rules.

Being ironical department: AD at Houston has a degree from Indiana, which was the last college job Sampson had.

6) How do these guys get jobs and not Ben Howland, who has been in three Final Fours and won the Pac-12 regular season thirteen months ago at UCLA?

5) Since 2000, Michigan State has been in the most Final Fours (5), followed by Florida, UConn and North Carolina with four each.

4) Over the last five years, under is 96-64 with Phil Cuzzi behind the plate. Over last three years, home underdogs are 6-22 with John Tumpane behind the dish.

3) Tampa Bay Rays gave pitcher Chris Archer six years, $25.5M; Archer has a career record of 10-10 in 27 career starts. Lot of calculated risk there.

2) Knicks won, Atlanta lost; both teams are both 10 games under .500, tied for the #8 slot and last playoff berth in the East. Dallas is 44-31, on the outside looking in on the western side. Doesn't seem right.

1) Major league baseball players get $99 a day on the road in meal money; NBA guys gets $124 a day. $124 buys an awful lot of pizza.

Quick story before I go: In 1974, A's brought up Claudell Washington, who went on to a 17-year big league career. That first year, Washington ate fast food, and with his leftover meal money, bought himself a mink coat. The big leagues are fun.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Dunkel

St. Louis at Cincinnati
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Cardinals try to take Game 3 today and come in with a 5-1 record in Lance Lynn's last 6 starts versus the Reds. St. Louis is the pick (+100) according to Dunkel, which has the Cardinals favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100). Here are all of today's picks.

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

Game 951-952: St. Louis at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Lynn) 15.578; Cincinnati (Bailey) 14.682
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (+100); Under

Game 953-954: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (12:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (Hammel) 13.838; Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) 15.692
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Pittsburgh (-175); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (-175); Over

Game 955-956: Colorado at Miami (12:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Morales) 14.078; Miami (Turner) 15.199
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Colorado (-120); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+100); Over

Game 957-958: Washington at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 15.838; NY Mets (Wheeler) 14.240
Dunkel Line: Washington by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Washington (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Washington (-150); Under

Game 959-960: San Francisco at Arizona (3:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Francisco (Lincecum) 15.391; Arizona (Arroyo) 14.231
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1; 9 1/2
Vegas Line: Arizona (-120); 9
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (+100); Over

Game 961-962: Kansas City at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Ventura) 14.454; Detroit (Sanchez) 16.103
Dunkel Line: Detroit by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Detroit (-150); 7
Dunkel Pick: Detroit (-150); Under

Game 963-964: Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Hughes) 12.864; White Sox (Quintana) 14.372
Dunkel Line: Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Chicago White Sox (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Chicago White Sox (-150); Over

Game 965-966: Boston at Baltimore (7:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Doubront) 17.582; Baltimore (Chen) 15.697
Dunkel Line: Boston by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Baltimore (-115); 9
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-105); Under

Game 967-968: Toronto at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Morrow) 16.333; Tampa Bay (Archer) 15.550
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1; 6 1/2
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-155); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (+135); Under

Game 969-970: NY Yankees at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Nova) 15.372; Houston (Oberholtzer) 13.783
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-140); 8
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-140); Over

Game 971-972: Seattle at Oakland (10:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Elias) 15.086; Oakland (Chavez) 16.512
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 1 1/2; 7
Vegas Line: Oakland (-135); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-135); Under

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Long Sheet

Thursday, April 3

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ST LOUIS (1 - 1) at CINCINNATI (1 - 1) - 12:35 PM
LANCE LYNN (R) vs. HOMER BAILEY (R)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 85-46 (+26.2 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 50-23 (+22.6 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
CINCINNATI is 334-359 (-92.1 Units) against the money line in home games after a win since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
CINCINNATI is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against ST LOUIS this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

LANCE LYNN vs. CINCINNATI since 1997
LYNN is 3-1 when starting against CINCINNATI with an ERA of 4.24 and a WHIP of 1.324.
His team's record is 5-1 (+4.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-2. (+0.8 units)

HOMER BAILEY vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
BAILEY is 5-9 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 4.74 and a WHIP of 1.430.
His team's record is 5-12 (-7.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 9-7. (+0.9 units)

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CHICAGO CUBS (0 - 2) at PITTSBURGH (2 - 0) - 12:35 PM
JASON HAMMEL (R) vs. WANDY RODRIGUEZ (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO CUBS are 127-199 (-43.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 25-53 (-20.2 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 30-50 (-17.2 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 127-199 (-43.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 99-71 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 50-34 (+15.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 99-71 (+25.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 81-58 (+22.8 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 14-10 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
HAMMEL is 8-1 (+8.6 Units) against the money line in road games in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HAMMEL is 25-19 (+13.9 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 42-45 (-29.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against CHICAGO CUBS this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

JASON HAMMEL vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
HAMMEL is 2-0 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 4.26 and a WHIP of 1.211.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

WANDY RODRIGUEZ vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
RODRIGUEZ is 9-7 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 3.78 and a WHIP of 1.273.
His team's record is 13-11 (+3.4 units) in these starts. The OVER is 8-15. (-8.7 units)

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COLORADO (1 - 2) at MIAMI (2 - 1) - 12:40 PM
FRANKLIN MORALES (L) vs. JACOB TURNER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 84-107 (-35.4 Units) against the money line on the road with a money line of -100 to -125 since 1997.
COLORADO is 3-13 (-13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 16-43 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in road games after a win over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 377-372 (+33.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
MIAMI is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against COLORADO this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.1 Units)

FRANKLIN MORALES vs. MIAMI since 1997
MORALES is 1-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 0.00 and a WHIP of 0.500.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)

JACOB TURNER vs. COLORADO since 1997
TURNER is 0-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.285.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)

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WASHINGTON (2 - 0) at NY METS (0 - 2) - 1:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. ZACK WHEELER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 28-10 (+14.8 Units) against the money line as a road favorite of -125 to -150 over the last 3 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 28-10 (+16.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 23-36 (-16.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 8-26 (-15.4 Units) against the money line as a home underdog of +125 to +150 over the last 3 seasons.
NY METS are 33-50 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 283-301 (-89.2 Units) against the money line in home games against division opponents since 1997.
NY METS are 13-24 (-15.4 Units) against the money line in home games in day games over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 33-50 (-22.3 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 39-54 (-22.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against NY METS this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.1 Units)

JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. NY METS since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 4-5 when starting against NY METS with an ERA of 3.22 and a WHIP of 1.170.
His team's record is 10-6 (+2.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-9. (-3.2 units)

ZACK WHEELER vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
WHEELER is 1-2 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 3.93 and a WHIP of 1.254.
His team's record is 1-2 (-0.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)

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SAN FRANCISCO (2 - 1) at ARIZONA (1 - 4) - 3:40 PM
TIM LINCECUM (R) vs. BRONSON ARROYO (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN FRANCISCO is 32-44 (-23.5 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
ARROYO is 19-6 (+13.7 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
SAN FRANCISCO is 200-179 (+36.5 Units) against the money line on the road when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
SAN FRANCISCO is 91-60 (+26.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 513-505 (+48.0 Units) against the money line in road games against right-handed starters since 1997.
LINCECUM is 11-3 (+8.7 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
SAN FRANCISCO is 2-1 (+1.0 Units) against ARIZONA this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.0 Units)

TIM LINCECUM vs. ARIZONA since 1997
LINCECUM is 8-8 when starting against ARIZONA with an ERA of 3.49 and a WHIP of 1.182.
His team's record is 11-12 (-5.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 11-12. (-2.6 units)


BRONSON ARROYO vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
ARROYO is 6-5 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.209.
His team's record is 7-7 (+0.3 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-9. (-5.3 units)

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KANSAS CITY (0 - 2) at DETROIT (2 - 0) - 1:05 PM
YORDANO VENTURA (R) vs. ANIBAL SANCHEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
KANSAS CITY is 7-20 (-13.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 3 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 34-23 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 2 seasons.
KANSAS CITY is 24-17 (+11.5 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 8-15 (-12.9 Units) against the money line when the total is 7 or less over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 106-90 (-26.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
SANCHEZ is 24-35 (-18.5 Units) against the money line in day games since 1997. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against KANSAS CITY this season
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)

YORDANO VENTURA vs. DETROIT since 1997
No recent starts.

ANIBAL SANCHEZ vs. KANSAS CITY since 1997
SANCHEZ is 3-2 when starting against KANSAS CITY with an ERA of 0.99 and a WHIP of 0.991.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.5 units)

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MINNESOTA (0 - 2) at CHI WHITE SOX (2 - 0) - 2:10 PM
PHIL HUGHES (R) vs. JOSE QUINTANA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 45-48 (+23.4 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 65-99 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 28-50 (-19.7 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 63-94 (-27.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHI WHITE SOX is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+2.0 Units)

PHIL HUGHES vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
HUGHES is 3-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 1.27 and a WHIP of 0.849.
His team's record is 5-2 (+3.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.4 units)

JOSE QUINTANA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
QUINTANA is 2-2 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 6.40 and a WHIP of 1.639.
His team's record is 3-3 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-3. (-0.5 units)

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BOSTON (1 - 1) at BALTIMORE (1 - 1) - 7:05 PM
FELIX DOUBRONT (L) vs. WEI-YIN CHEN (L)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 575-511 (-67.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 since 1997.
BALTIMORE is 182-150 (+38.5 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 25-12 (+13.1 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 82-73 (+17.4 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 167-127 (+42.8 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 124-106 (+22.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 85-63 (+27.4 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 109-71 (+24.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 97-63 (+19.1 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
DOUBRONT is 18-9 (+10.5 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 1-1 (+0.1 Units) against BOSTON this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

FELIX DOUBRONT vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
DOUBRONT is 1-2 when starting against BALTIMORE with an ERA of 3.16 and a WHIP of 1.053.
His team's record is 2-3 (-1.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-4. (-3.2 units)

WEI-YIN CHEN vs. BOSTON since 1997
CHEN is 2-2 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 5.08 and a WHIP of 1.641.
His team's record is 5-2 (+4.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-4. (-1.2 units)

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TORONTO (2 - 1) at TAMPA BAY (1 - 2) - 7:10 PM
BRANDON MORROW (R) vs. CHRIS ARCHER (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 104-46 (+29.3 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -150 to -175 since 1997.
TAMPA BAY is 521-600 (+24.3 Units) against the money line against division opponents since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 2-1 (+2.0 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.8 Units)

BRANDON MORROW vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
MORROW is 5-6 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 3.96 and a WHIP of 1.239.
His team's record is 5-7 (-1.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 6-5. (+0.4 units)

CHRIS ARCHER vs. TORONTO since 1997
ARCHER is 1-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 1.65 and a WHIP of 1.164.
His team's record is 2-1 (+0.5 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-1. (+1.0 units)

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NY YANKEES (0 - 2) at HOUSTON (2 - 0) - 8:10 PM
IVAN NOVA (R) vs. BRETT OBERHOLTZER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
NOVA is 1-8 (-10.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997. (Team's Record)
HOUSTON is 23-62 (-27.0 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-57 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 26-57 (-22.5 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 2-0 (+2.8 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.0 Units)

IVAN NOVA vs. HOUSTON since 1997
No recent starts.

BRETT OBERHOLTZER vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
OBERHOLTZER is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 3.38 and a WHIP of 1.126.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-1. (-1.3 units)

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SEATTLE (3 - 0) at OAKLAND (1 - 2) - 10:05 PM
ROENIS ELIAS (L) vs. JESSE CHAVEZ (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SEATTLE is 137-171 (-47.6 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday since 1997.
SEATTLE is 662-592 (-90.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
OAKLAND is 195-142 (+52.9 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 105-64 (+27.7 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 186-135 (+48.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 124-84 (+40.6 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 3 seasons.
OAKLAND is 44-32 (+14.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
SEATTLE is 112-97 (+30.1 Units) against the money line in road games in April games since 1997.
SEATTLE is 28-27 (+10.9 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ROENIS ELIAS vs. OAKLAND since 1997
No recent starts.

JESSE CHAVEZ vs. SEATTLE since 1997
No recent starts.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Thursday, April 3

The first 7-10 days we'll be little short on trends, until we get rolling, then we'll have lot of info every day, so log in every day and we'll try to inform you.

Hot pitchers
-- WRodriguez was 4-2, 3.16 in his last six starts before getting hurt LY.
-- Zimmerman is 4-1, 2.83 in his last five starts.
-- Lincecum is 4-1, 3.83 in his last seven starts.

-- Quintana is 2-1, 2.30 in his last four starts.
-- Archer is 1-0, 3.38 in his last four starts.
-- Oberholtzer has a 2.78 RA in his last five starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Hammel is 0-3, 5.93 in his last five starts.
-- Lynn is 1-2, 5.87 in his last three starts. Bailey is 1-2, 4.74 in his last three.
-- Turner is 0-3, 8.16 in his last three starts. Morales has made 25 big league starts, only 10 since '09, one LY. He was 2-2, 4.62 in 25 innings for Boston LY.
-- Wheeler is 1-3, 3.81 in his last five starts.
-- Arroyo is 1-2, 4.80 in his last five starts.

-- Sanchez is 0-3, 8.22 in his last three home starts. Ventura is 0-1, 3.52 in three MLB starts.
-- Hughes is 0-1, 6.48 in his last three starts.
-- Chen is 2-2, 5.40 in his last four starts. Doubront is 1-0, 7.54 in his last three.
-- Morrow is 1-1, 8.36 in his last three starts.
-- Nova is 0-1, 5.94 in his last three road starts.
-- Elias is making first MLB start; he was 6-11, 3.18 in 22 AA starts last year. Chavez allowed ten runs in 8.2 IP in his only two MLB starts, in 2012.

Totals
-- Five of last seven Hammel starts stayed under.
-- Four of last five Bailey starts stayed under total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in last six Turner starts.
-- Three of last four Zimmerman starts went over.
-- Six of last seven Arroyo starts went over total.

-- Over is 4-0-2 in last six Sanchez starts.
-- Last five Quintana starts stayed under.
-- Five of last seven Chen starts went over.
-- Last seven Morrow starts went over total.
-- Under is 4-0-1 in last five Oberholtzer starts.
-- First three Seattle games went over the total.

Hot teams
-- Pirates won their first two games.
-- Nationals won their first two games.

-- Tigers won their first two games.
-- White Sox won their first two games.
-- Astros won their first two games.
-- Mariners won their first three games.

Cold teams
-- Cubs lost their first two games, scoring three runs.
-- Mets lost their first two games.
-- Arizona lost four of its first five games.

-- Royals lost their first two games.
-- Minnesota lost its first two games.
-- Bronx lost its first two games.

Umpires (obviously, these are last year's stats)
-- Stl-Cin-- Home side is 13-4 in last 17 Barksdale games.
-- Chi-Pitt-- Eight of last ten Hoye games stayed under.
-- Col-Mia-- Under is 10-1-2 in last thirteen Estabrook games.
-- Wsh-NY-- Nine of last 12 Timmons games went over total.
-- SF-Az-- Hoberg-- This is the first MLB game for this umpire.

-- KC-Det-- Under is 10-4-1 in last fifteen Conroy games.
-- Minn-Chi-- Underdogs won five of last seven Bucknor games.
-- Bos-Balt-- Home teams won last five Hickox games.
-- Tor-TB-- Favorites won nine of last twelve Rackley games.
-- NY-Hst-- Underdogs won six of last eight Knight games.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Thursday, April 3

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Trend Report
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12:35 PM
CHI CUBS vs. PITTSBURGH
Chi Cubs are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Pittsburgh's last 13 games when playing at home against Chi Cubs
Pittsburgh is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games

12:35 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. CINCINNATI
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cincinnati
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cincinnati's last 15 games when playing at home against St. Louis
Cincinnati is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis

12:40 PM
COLORADO vs. MIAMI
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado's last 9 games on the road
Colorado is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road
Miami is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Miami's last 10 games at home

1:08 PM
KANSAS CITY vs. DETROIT
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Detroit
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Kansas City

1:10 PM
WASHINGTON vs. NY METS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing NY Mets
NY Mets are 1-6 SU in its last 7 games at home
NY Mets are 1-5 SU in its last 6 games

2:10 PM
MINNESOTA vs. CHI WHITE SOX
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games

3:40 PM
SAN FRANCISCO vs. ARIZONA
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games
San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Arizona is 6-13 SU in its last 19 games when playing San Francisco
Arizona is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

7:05 PM
BOSTON vs. BALTIMORE
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Baltimore is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Baltimore's last 10 games when playing Boston

7:10 PM
TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Toronto

8:10 PM
NY YANKEES vs. HOUSTON
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games

10:05 PM
SEATTLE vs. OAKLAND
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Seattle
Oakland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Thursday, April 3

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Thursday's MLB American League betting cheat sheet
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Kansas City Royals at Detroit Tigers (-149, 7)

Hot pitching stat: Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez went 8-3 with a 2.70 ERA in 14 home starts last season.

Cold batting stat: Royals infielder Eric Hosmer has just three hits in 16 career at-bats against Sanchez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-30s with showers expected and wind blowing from left to right field at 13 mph.

Key betting note: Detroit is 7-1 in Sanchez's last eight starts against the American League Central.


Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox (-150, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Twins right-hander Phil Hughes allowed opposing hitters to bat .293 against him in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer is 6-for-12 with two homers and four RBIs lifetime against White Sox lefty Jose Quintana.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-30s with a 64 percent chance of thunderstorms and wind blowing in from left field at 13 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 6-1 in Minnesota's last seven road games versus left-handed starters.


Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles (-113, 9)

Cold pitching stat: Red Sox left-hander Felix Doubront pasted a 7.11 ERA in 12 2/3 innings versus the Orioles last year.

Hot batting stat: Members of the Boston roster are hitting a combined .366 against Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with a 51 percent chance of rain and wind blowing from right to left field at 7 mph.

Key betting note: Orioles are 7-1 in their last eight home games against left-handed starters.


Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays (-154, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Blue Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow allowed 12 home runs in just 54 1/3 innings in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Rays outfielder Desmond Jennings is 7-of-13 with four solo home runs in his career against Morrow.

Weather: N/A

Key betting note: Blue Jays are 1-5 in Morrow's last six road starts.


New York Yankees at Houston Astros (+127, 8)

Cold pitching stat: Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova was 2-3 with a 4.40 ERA in nine road appearances last season.

Cold batting stat: Members of the New York roster have just three hits in 14 at-bats against Astros starter Brett Oberholtzer.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-70s with a 30 percent chance of a thunderstorm and wind blowing out to center field at 8 mph.

Key betting note: Yankees are 0-7 in Nova's previous seven Thursday starts.


Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics (-131, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Athletics veteran Jesse Chavez limited right-handed hitters to a .212 average last season.

Hot batting stat: Mariners first baseman Corey Hart is 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs lifetime against Chavez.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with cloudy skies and wind blowing out to right field at 7 mph.

Key betting note: Over is 7-1-1 in Seattle's last nine Thursday games.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 9:00 a.m. ET Thursday.

 

[CNOTES]

MLB

Thursday, April 3

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Thursday's MLB National League betting cheat sheet
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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates (-176, 7.5)

Hot pitching stat: Cubs starter Jason Hammel went 4-1 with a 3.79 ERA in six April starts a season ago.

Cold batting stat: Pirates catcher Russell Martin has just one hit in nine career at-bats versus Hammel.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the mid-50s with rain expected and wind blowing in from center field at 7 mph.

Key betting note: Under is 8-2 in umpire James Hoye's last 10 games behind home plate.


St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (-111, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Reds hurler Homer Bailey sported a 4.33 ERA in day games last season, compared to a 2.86 mark in night outings.

Hot batting stat: Cincinnati outfielder Jay Bruce is 6-of-14 with a homer and four RBIs lifetime against Cardinals righty Lance Lynn.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-60s with rain and thunderstorms anticipated and wind blowing in from right field at 13 mph.

Key betting note: Cardinals are 3-8 in Lynn's last 11 road starts.


Colorado Rockies at Miami Marlins (+103, 7.5)

Cold pitching stat: Marlins right-hander Jacob Turner lost both of his starts against Colorado in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Rockies infielder Nolan Arenado went 3-for-6 with a pair of RBIs against Turner last season.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-80s under clear skies with wind blowing from right to left field at 14 mph.

Key betting note: Marlins are 3-13 in Turner's last 16 starts.


Washington Nationals at New York Mets (+133, 7)

Cold pitching stat: Nationals righty Jordan Zimmermann went 1-3 with a 3.62 ERA in five starts versus the Mets last year.

Hot/ batting stat: Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond went 3-for-8 with two RBIs against Mets starter Zach Wheeler last season.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the high-50s with partly cloudy skies.

Key betting note: Nationals are 22-4 in their last 26 Thursday games.


San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks (OFF)

Hot pitching stat: Diamondbacks starter Bronson Arroyo went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA in two starts against the Giants in 2013.

Hot batting stat: Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is 11-for-20 with five home runs in his career against San Francisco starter Tim Lincecum.

Weather: Temperatures will be in the low-70s with sunny skies and wind blowing from left to right field at 6 mph.

Key betting note: Over is 11-3-1 in Lincecum's last 15 road starts versus teams with losing records.


** Odds, stats, weather forecast and probable pitchers as of 9:00 a.m. ET Thursday.