Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Saturday 9/29/18
National League
Cardinals (87-73) @ Cubs (94-66)
Mikolas is 4-0, 4-0, 3.16 in his last four starts; over is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 4-3, 1-1 road
5-inning record: 3-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-7
Hamels is 0-3, 4.33 in his last six starts (under 8-3). Team in his starts: 7-4, 4-1 home
5-inning record: 4-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-11
St Louis lost its last four games; over is 9-1 in their last ten games. Cubs won five of their last seven games; under is 9-2 in their last 11 games at Wrigley.
Pirates (81-78) @ Reds (89-71)
Taillon is 5-0, 1.62 in his last six starts; under is 7-1 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 20-11, 11-6 road
5-inning record: 17-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-31
Lorenzen is 0-1, 5.63 in his two starts (under 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-0 home
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2
Pittsburgh is 9-4 in its last 13 games,; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Cincinnati lost its last six games; under is 12-1 in their last 13 games.
Braves (90-70) @ Phillies (78-82)
Sanchez is 1-1, 2.17 in his last three starts; under is 5-2 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 13-10, 8-4 road
5-inning record: 8-12-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23
Nola is 0-2, 4.32 in his last three starts; under is 5-2-2 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 21-11, 13-2 home
5-inning record: 11-11-10 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-32
Atlanta won seven of their last nine games; under is 5-2 in their last seven road games. Phillies lost their last nine games; over is 10-5 in their last 15 games.
Marlins (63-96) @ Mets (75-85)
Richards is 1-0, 3.00 in his last two starts; over is 6-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 10-14, 4-8 road
5-inning record: 10-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-24
Matz is 0-0, 3.08 in his last five starts; over is 8-2-2 in his last 12 starts. Team in his starts: 14-15, 6-8 home
5-inning record: 9-14-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-29
Marlins are 3-11 in their last 14 games; Miami’s last seven road games all went over. New York won five of its last eight games; under is 4-2 in their last six home games.
Nationals (81-79) @ Rockies (90-70)
Strasburg is 2-0, 2.12 in his last three starts; over is 6-3 in his last nine. Team in his starts: 12-9, 7-2 road
5-inning record: 12-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-21
Gray is 0-2, 10.80 in his last three starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 17-12, 7-5 home
5-inning record: 11-14-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 12-29
Nationals won four of their last six games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Colorado won its last eight games; under is 11-5-1 in their last 17 games.
Diamondbacks (81-79) @ Padres (65-95)
Godley is 0-4, 8.15 in his last four starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 16-15, 9-7 away
5-inning record: 14-16-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-31
Nix is 0-2, 9.82 in his last four starts (over 4-0). Team in his starts: 4-4, 3-2 home
5-inning record: 3-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8
Arizona is 3-9 in its last 12 games; over is 7-5 in their last 12 games. Padres are 6-7 in their last 13 games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games.
Dodgers (89-71) @ Giants (73-87)
Kershaw is 3-0, 3.96 in his last four starts; over is 3-1 in his last four road starts. Team in his starts: 15-10, 8-4 away
5-inning record: 15-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-25
Rodriguez is 0-3, 3.99 in his last five starts; under is 11-5 in his last 16. Team in his starts: 9-9, 5-6 home
5-inning record: 9-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18
Dodgers lost three of their last five road games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Giants lost seven of their last eight games; under is 17-1 in their last 18 home games.
American League
New York (99-61) @ Boston (107-53)
Lynn is 1-0, 2.81 in his last three starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 6-3, 2-1 road
5-inning record: 5-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9
Eovaldi is 1-0, 0.63 in his last three starts (14.1 IP); under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-5, 3-1 home
5-inning record: 5-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10
New York won six of its last eight games; over is 8-2 in their last ten games. Boston is 4-6 in its last ten games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games.
Blue Jays (73-87) @ Rays (88-72)
Borucki is 1-2, 1.32 in his last four starts (under 3-1). Team in his starts: 7-9, 5-4 away
5-inning record: 5-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-16
Snell is 9-0, 1.20 in his last nine starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 21-9, 10-3 home
5-inning record: 20-6-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-30
Blue Jays lost three of their last five games; five of their last six games stayed under. Tampa Bay lost five of its last seven games; over is 11-4 in their last 15 home games.
Astros (101-58) @ Orioles (46-113)
Keuchel is 1-1, 6.14 in his last four starts; over is 8-4-2 in his last 14 road starts. Team in his starts: 18-15, 11-6 away
5-inning record: 14-15-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 11-33
Verlander is 3-0, 1.33 in his last four starts; under is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 20-13, 12-2 away
5-inning record: 22-6-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-33
Ramirez is 0-3, 10.22 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 3-8, 2-4 home
5-inning record: 2-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-11
Bundy is 1-3, 7.78 in his last four starts; under is 4-2 in his last six. Team in his starts: 9-21, 5-10 home
5-inning record: 11-15-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-30
Houston won nine of its last 12 games; under is 4-0 in their last four games. Orioles are 5-9 in their last 14 games; three of their last five games went over.
White Sox (62-98) @ Twins (76-84)
Rodon is 0-4, 7.52 in his last five starts (under 4-0-1). Team in his starts: 9-10, 5-5 away
5-inning record: 5-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-19
Gibson is 2-2, 3.71 in his last four starts; over is 4-2-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 14-17, 6-7 home
5-inning record: 11-16-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-31
White Sox lost six of their last seven games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven road games. Minnesota won nine of its last 12 games; under is 9-4-1 in their last 14 home games.
Indians (90-70) @ Royals (57-103)
Kluber is 4-0, 2.37 in his last five starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 21-11, 9-6 away
5-inning record: 19-18-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-32
Junis is 0-0, 5.29 in his last three starts; over is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 12-17, 6-10 home
5-inning record: 13-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-29
Indians won five of their last seven games; under is 4-3 in their last seven games. Kansas City won five of its last seven games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games.
A’s (96-64) @ Angels (79-81)
Cahill is 1-1, 6.84 in his last six starts; over is 5-1-1 in his last seven. Team in his starts: 12-8, 4-5 away
5-inning record: 10-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-20
Skaggs is 0-2, 11.42 in his last three starts; over is 3-1-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 12-11, 5-5 home
5-inning record: 10-11-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-23
A’s won six of their last nine games; their last six road games went over. Angels lost six of their last nine games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven home games.
Rangers (67-93) @ Mariners (86-73)
Sampson is 0-2, 3.94 in his three starts (under 2-0-1). Team in his starts: 0-3, 0-2 away
5-inning record: 0-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3
Paxson is 1-1, 5.40 in his last three starts; under is 8-4 in his last 12. Team in his starts: 15-12, 6-7 home
5-inning record: 10-11-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-27
Texas lost nine of its last 12 games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Seattle is 5-7 in its last 12 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games.
Interleague
Tigers (64-96) @ Brewers (93-67)
Norris is 0-4, 4.83 in his seven starts (under 6-1). Team in his starts: 1-6, 0-2 away
5-inning record: 0-3-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-7
Miley is 3-0, 3.15 in his last four starts; over is 8-5 in his last 13. Team in his starts: 11-4, 4-2 home
5-inning record: 8-5-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-15
Tigers are 3-8 in their last 11 games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine road games. Milwaukee won seven of its last eight games; five of their last six home games stayed under.
Umpires
StL-Chi: Home team won eight of last ten Cuzzi games.
LA-SF: Under is 5-2-2 in last nine Davis games.
Pitt-Cin: Last three Conroy games went over the total.
Atl-Phil: Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Baker games.
Mia-NY: Over is 7-4 in last eleven Timmons games.
Wsh-Col: Five of last seven Vanover games stayed under.
Az-SD: Five of last seven Morales games stayed under.
Tor-TB: Six of last nine Barksdale games went over.
Hst-Balt: Over is 8-3 in last eleven Hernandez games.
NY-Bos: Under is 5-3 in last eight Gonzalez games.
Chi-Minn: Five of last six Libka games stayed under.
Clev-KC: Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Estabrook games.
A’s-LA: Last four West games went over the total.
Tex-Sea: Over is 7-4 in last eleven Mahrley games.
Det-Mil: Over is 10-6 in last sixteen Reyburn games.