Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 9/30/18
National League
Cardinals (88-73) @ Cubs (94-67)
Flaherty is 0-2, 4.50 in his last five starts; under is 6-2 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 11-16, 5-9 road
5-inning record: 11-14-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-27
Montgomery is 1-2, 5.64 in his last five starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 9-9, 3-4 home
5-inning record: 7-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18
St Louis lost four of its last five games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Cubs won five of their last eight games; under is 10-2 in their last 12 games at Wrigley. Cubs are tied for first in NL Central, are trying to avoid Wild Card game.
Pirates (81-79) @ Reds (67-94)
Holmes is 1-2, 9.28 in his last three starts (over 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2, 0-2 road
5-inning record: 1-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-3
Romano is 2-2, 6.66 in his last five starts; over is 13-3 in his last 16. Team in his starts: 13-11, 7-6 home
5-inning record: 7-12-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-24
Pittsburgh is 9-5 in its last 14 games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Cincinnati lost six of its last seven games; under is 13-1 in their last 14 games.
Braves (90-71) @ Phillies (79-82)
Gausman is 1-1, 5.56 in his last four starts (over 3-0-1). Team in his starts: 7-2, 2-2 road
5-inning record: 4-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-9
Suarez is 1-1, 12.00 in two starts for Philly (over 2-0). Team in his starts: 1-1, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-2
Atlanta won seven of their last ten games; under is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Phillies lost nine of their last ten games; over is 10-6 in their last 16 games.
Marlins (63-97) @ Mets (76-85)
Alcantara is 0-2, 6.60 in his last three starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 2-3, 0-2 road
5-inning record: 2-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-5
Syndergaard is 3-1, 2.20 in his last five starts (under 3-2). Team in his starts: 15-9, 8-4 home
5-inning record: 15-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24
Marlins are 3-12 in their last 15 games; seven of Miami’s last eight road games went over. New York won six of its last nine games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games.
Nationals (82-79) @ Rockies (90-71)
Fedde is 1-0, 4.19 in his last five starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 3-7, 3-1 road
5-inning record: 2-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-10
Anderson is 1-1, 2.37 in his last three starts (under 2-0-1). Team in his starts: 12-20, 5-12 home
5-inning record: 13-10-9 Allowed run in 1st inning: 16-32
Nationals won five of their last seven games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Colorado won eight of its last nine games; under is 11-6-1 in their last 18 games. Rockies are tied for first in NL West, are trying to avoid Wild Card game.
Diamondbacks (82-79) @ Padres (65-96)
Ray is 3-0, 1.85 in his last six starts; over is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 11-12, 7-4 away
5-inning record: 13-14-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23
Lucchesi is 1-1, 8.56 in his last three starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 10-15, 6-9 home
5-inning record: 11-10-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-25
Arizona is 4-9 in its last 13 games; over is 8-5 in their last 13 games. Padres are 6-8 in their last 14 games; over is 9-4 in their last 13 games.
Dodgers (90-71) @ Giants (73-88)
Hill is 4-0, 5.09 in his last four starts; LA scored 44 runs in those games. Over is 6-1 in his last seven starts. Team in his starts: 13-10, 7-5 away
5-inning record: 10-13-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-22
Suarez is 1-3, 4.01 in his last four starts; under is 4-1-1 in his last six. Team in his starts: 12-16, 5-7 home
5-inning record: 8-11-9 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-28
Dodgers won four of their last six games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Giants lost eight of their last nine games; under is 17-2 in their last 19 home games. Dodgers are tied for first in NL West, are trying to avoid Wild Card game.
American League
New York (100-61) @ Boston (107-54)
Team in his starts: road
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:
Porcello is 2-0, 5.23 in his last four starts; over is 5-2 in his last seven home starts. Team in his starts: 21-11, 10-4 home
5-inning record: 20-10-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-32
New York won seven of its last nine games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Boston is 4-7 in its last 11 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.
Blue Jays (73-88) @ Rays (89-72)
Gaviglio is 0-3, 6.46 in his last five starts; under is 5-3 in his last eight. Team in his starts: 8-15, 2-9 away
5-inning record: 6-11-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-23
Stanek is 0-1, 3.12 in 26 “opens” (over 6-2 in last eight). Team in his starts: 12-14, 8-5 home
5-inning record: 13-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-25
Blue Jays lost four of their last six games; six of their last seven games stayed under. Tampa Bay lost five of its last eight games; over is 11-5 in their last 16 home games. I think catcher Russell Martin is managing the Blue Jays in this game, for real.
Astros (103-58) @ Orioles (46-115)
Morton is 2-0, 3.75 in his last three starts; under is 7-2-1 in his last ten. Team in his starts: 18-11, 7-5 away
5-inning record: 17-5-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-29
Team in his starts: home
5-inning record: Allowed run in 1st inning:
Houston won 11 of its last 14 games; under is 6-0 in their last six games. Orioles are 5-11 in their last 16 games; three of their last four home games stayed under. No team will be happier than Baltimore to see this season end.
White Sox (62-99) @ Twins (77-84)
Covey is 0-0, 0.00 (12 IP) in his last two starts; under is 3-0-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-15, 2-8 away
5-inning record: 4-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-20
Littell allowed six runs in three IP in his first ’18 start on June 5 (under 1-0). Team in his starts: 0-1, 0-1 home
5-inning record: 0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1
White Sox lost seven of their last eight games; under is 4-3-1 in their last eight road games. Minnesota won 10 of its last 13 games; under is 9-5-1 in their last 15 home games.
Indians (90-71) @ Royals (58-103)
Carrasco is 0-1, 2.49 in his last three starts (under 3-0). Team in his starts: 17-12, 8-6 away
5-inning record: 15-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-29
Skoglund is 0-0, 1.15 in his last four starts (15.2 IP, under 4-0). Team in his starts: 4-8, 2-4 home
5-inning record: 3-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-12
Indians won five of their last eight games; over is 3-1 in their last four games. Kansas City won six of its last eight games; under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
A’s (97-64) @ Angels (79-82)
Anderson is 1-1, 8.59 in his last four starts; over is 4-1 in his last five. Team in his starts: 8-9, 5-6 away
5-inning record: 7-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17
Shoemaker is 1-2, 4.28 in six starts this month; under is 3-1 in his last four. Team in his starts: 5-2, 2-1 home
5-inning record: 2-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7
A’s won seven of their last ten games; six of their last seven road games went over. Angels lost seven of their last ten games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight home games.
Rangers (67-94) @ Mariners (87-73)
Gallardo is 0-5, 7.04 in his last five starts; his last three stayed under. Team in his starts: 10-8, 3-6 away
5-inning record: 10-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-18
Elias is 0-1, 6.10 in his three starts (under 2-1). Team in his starts: 1-2, 0-2 home
5-inning record: 1-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-3
Texas lost 10 of its last 13 games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Seattle is 6-7 in its last 13 games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Interleague
Tigers (64-97) @ Brewers (94-67)
Turnbull is 0-1, 6.30 in his two starts (over 1-1). Team in his starts: 1-1, 1-0 away
5-inning record: 0-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-2
Gonzalez is 2-0, 3.10 in his four starts for Milwaukee (over 2-2). Team in his starts: 4-0, 3-0 home
5-inning record: 4-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-4
Tigers are 3-9 in their last 12 games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten road games. Milwaukee won eight of its last nine games; five of their last seven home games stayed under. Brewers are tied for first in NL Central, are trying to avoid Wild Card game.
Umpires
StL-Chi: Four of last five Hallion games stayed under.
LA-SF: Three of last four Tichenor games stayed under.
Pitt-Cin: Under is 7-3 in last ten Bucknor games.
Atl-Phil: Under is 4-2-1 in last seven Gibson games.
Mia-NY: Over is 13-6 in last 19 Blakney games.
Wsh-Col: Under is 7-3-1 n last 11 Wendelstedt games.
Az-SD: Four of last five Livensparger games stayed under.
Tor-TB: Five of last six Little games went over total.
Hst-Balt: Over is 13-4 in last 17 Whitson games.
NY-Bos: Six of last seven Lentz games went over.
Chi-Minn: Under is 17-4 in last 21 Reynolds games.
Clev-KC: Last five Dreckman games stayed under total.
A’s-LA: Underdogs are 7-4 in last 11 Foster games.
Tex-Sea: Under is 8-2 in last ten Additon games.
Det-Mil: Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Holbrook games.