Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 4/23/21
951MILWAUKEE -952 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 34-29 SU (2.1 Units) in home games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
953WASHINGTON -954 NY METS
WASHINGTON is 5-15 SU (-16.8 Units) in road games vs. a team with a bad bullpen whose ERA is 4.70 or worse over the last 2 seasons.
955ARIZONA -956 ATLANTA
ATLANTA is 35-49 SU (-18.9 Units) after 3 or more consecutive road games in the last 3 seasons.
957CINCINNATI -958 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 257-231 SU (61 Units) in home games vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season since 1996.
959PHILADELPHIA -960 COLORADO
COLORADO is 677-718 SU (42 Units) in home games with a team slugging percentage .400 or worse on the season (NL) since 1996.
961MIAMI -962 SAN FRANCISCO
MIAMI is 15-2 SU (12.4 Units) in road games vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.
963SAN DIEGO -964 LA DODGERS
LA DODGERS are 28-15 SU (14.7 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game over the last 2 seasons.
965OAKLAND -966 BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE is 2-10 SU (-9.5 Units) vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse in the current season.
967SEATTLE -968 BOSTON
BOSTON is 14-2 SU (12.9 Units) vs. an AL team with a team batting average of .265 or worse in the current season.
969NY YANKEES -970 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 24-7 SU (17.6 Units) vs. AL teams scoring 3.9 or less runs/game on the season in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, April 23
NL games
Milwaukee (11-7) @ Cubs (9-9)
— Anderson is 2-1, 3.18 in his first three starts.
— Milwaukee is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 1-2, 3.55 in five starts vs Chicago.
— Brewers won 10 of their last 14 games.
— Milwaukee is 7-2 on road.
— under 7-2 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— Hendricks is 0-2, 6.92 in three starts.
— Cubs are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 9-6, 2.72 in 24 starts vs Milwaukee.
— Cubs won four of their last five games.
— Chicago is 7-5 at home.
— 12 of last 17 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-1
Washington (7-9) @ Mets (7-7)
— Fedde is 1-1, 6.35 in his three starts.
— Nationals are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 0-1, 5.19 in 8 games (3 starts) vs New York.
— Washington won four of its last six games.
— Nationals are 2-4 on the road.
— under 10-4 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-6
— deGrom is 1-1, 1.80 in his first three starts.
— Mets are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 1-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 8-4, 2.61 in 20 starts vs Washington.
— Mets lost four of their last five games.
— Mets are 4-1 at home.
— Under 4-1 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7
Arizona (9-10) @ Atlanta (8-10)
— Weaver is 1-1, 3.78 in three starts.
— Arizona is 2-1 in his starts
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-1, 4.86 in three starts vs Atlanta.
— Arizona won its last four games.
— Arizona is 7-7 on the road.
— over 4-0 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-9-1
— Wright allowed two runs in 4.1 IP (78 PT) in his first start.
— Braves are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He gave up a run in one inning in relief vs Arizona.
— Braves won four of their last six games.
— Atlanta is 3-4 at home.
— Over is 6-1 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-5
Cincinnati (9-9) @ St Louis (8-10)
— Gray allowed two runs in 4.1 IP in his first start (71 PT).
— Reds are 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
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— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-2, 3.86 in five starts vs St Louis.
— Cincinnati lost four in row, 8 of its last 11 games.
— Reds are 7-5 at home, 2-4 on road.
— Over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-8-1
— Kim allowed three runs in three IP in his first start (68 PT).
— Cardinals won his first start, 9-4.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He threw 11 shutout innings in two starts vs Cincinnati LY.
— Cardinals lost eight of their last 11 games.
— St Louis is 2-4 at home.
— Under 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
Philadelphia (9-9) @ Colorado (6-12)
— Velasquez is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 28-35, 4.74 in 134 MLB games (106 starts)
— He is 2-1, 4.97 in seven starts vs Colorado, 1-1, 5.31 in four starts at Coors Field.
— Phillies lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Phillies are 1-5 on road.
— 10 of last 15 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-2
— Marquez is 1-1, 3.57 in four starts.
— Colorado is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 2-1, 3.38 in four starts vs Philly.
— Colorado won three of its last four games.
— Rockies are 6-5 at home.
— Under 10-3-1 last 14 games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-2
Miami (8-10) @ San Francisco (12-7)
— Alcantra is 0-1, 3.65 in his first four starts.
— Marlins are 2-2 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 0-1, 2.70 in four games (3 starts) vs San Francisco.
— Marlins won seven of their last 11 games.
— Miami is 4-3 on the road.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-5
— Webb is 0-1, 5.65 in his first three starts.
— Giants are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Giants are 9-4 in their last 13 games.
— Giants are 6-1 at home.
— 13 of last 17 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
San Diego (11-10) @ Dodgers (14-5)
— Darvish is 1-1, 1.35 in his last three starts.
— Padres are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-2
— Darvish is 0-1, 1.29 in two starts vs LA.
— Padres lost six of their last nine games.
— San Diego is 6-2 on the road.
— 14 of last 19 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 5-21
— record in first 5 innings: 7-12-2
— Kershaw is 2-0, 0.47 in his last three starts.
— Dodgers won three of his first four starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1
— He is 22-7, 1.99 in 41 starts vs San Diego.
— Dodgers lost three of their last four games.
— Dodgers are 6-1 at home.
— under 11-3 last 14 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-6-2
AL games
Oakland (12-7) @ Baltimore (8-10)
— Irvin is 1-12, 4.60 in his first three starts.
— A’s lost two of his three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Baltimore.
— A’s won their last 11 games.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won its last four road games.
— Seven of last 11 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— Lopez is 1-2, 9.00 in three starts.
— Orioles are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 0-1, 8.22 in 2 games (1 start) vs Oakland.
— Orioles lost 10 of their last 15 games.
— Baltimore is 7-4 on the road, 1-6 at home.
— over is 4-2-1 in their home games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-7-4
Kansas City (10-7) @ Detroit (7-12)
— Minor is 1-1, 5.17 in three starts.
— Royals are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 1-2, 4.82 in 9 games (3 starts) vs Detroit.
— Royals are 10-7 in their first 16 games.
— Royals are 2-2 on the road.
— 10 of last 14 games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-3
— Mize is 1-1, 3.38 in three starts.
— Detroit is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Detroit lost nine of its last 13 games.
— Detroit is 4-5 at home.
— under 6-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 3-9 at home
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2-1 at home
Bronx (7-11) @ Cleveland (8-9)
— Montgomery is 1-1, 4.08 in three starts.
— Bronx is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 0-1, 5.00 in two starts vs Cleveland.
— New York lost nine of its last 13 games.
— New York is 3-4 on the road.
— under 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 1-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-9-3
— Allen is 1-2, 6.00 in three starts.
— Indians are 1-2 when he starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Cleveland lost five of their last seven games.
— Indians are 4-3 at home.
— under 11-6
— scores run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-2
Seattle (12-7) @ Boston (12-8)
— Kikuchi is 0-0, 4.74 in three starts.
— Seattle is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He allowed 3 runs (2 earned) in six IP, in his one start vs Boston.
— Seattle won six of its last eight games.
— Seattle is 6-2 on the road.
— under 5-2-1 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-19
— record in first 5 innings: 6-11-2
— Perez is 0-1, 5.93 in three starts.
— Red Sox are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 8-5, 3.42 in 23 games (21 starts) vs Seattle.
— Boston won 12 of its last 17 games.
— Red Sox are 6-4 in last ten home games.
— under 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 4-20
— record in first 5 innings: 7-9-4
Toronto (8-10) @ Tampa Bay (10-9)
— Matz is 3-0, 1.47 in his first three starts.
— Toronto is 3-0 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 0-1, 2.45 in 2 games (1 start) vs Tampa Bay.
— Toronto lost four of its last six games.
— Toronto is 5-7 on the road.
— under 13-5
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 6-10-2
— Glasnow is 2-0, 0.74 in his first four starts.
— Rays are 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-2
— He is 0-2, 6.17 in six starts vs Toronto.
— Tampa Bay won five of its last six games.
— Rays are 3-4 at home.
— 13 of last 18 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-5
Texas (9-10) @ White Sox (9-9)
— Dunning is 1-0, 0.60 in his first three starts (15 IP).
— Texas is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against the White Sox.
— Texas won six of its last nine games.
— Texas won five of its last six road games.
— under 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-7-2
— Cease is 0-0, 3.86 in his first three starts (14 IP).
— Chicago is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-2
— He gave up three runs in six IP in his one start vs Texas.
— Chicago won three of its last four games.
— White Sox are 3-3 at home.
— under 5-1 at home.
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 12-2-4
Angels (9-8) @ Houston (8-10)
— Heaney is 1-0, 1.54 in his last two starts.
— Angels are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 3-3, 3.28 in nine starts vs Houston.
— Halos are 3-6 in last nine games overall.
— Angels lost four of last five road games.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-17
— record in first 5 innings: 7-8-2
— Grienke is 2-1, 2.81 in four starts.
— Astros are 3-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He is 6-5, 3.99 in 16 starts against the Angels.
— Astros lost nine of their last 11 games.
— Astros are 2-5 at home.
— over 3-2 last five home games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7-3
Interleague games
Pittsburgh (9-10) @ Minnesota (6-11)
— Brubaker is 2-0, 1.76 in three starts.
— Pirates are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Minnesota.
— Pirates won seven of their last 11 games.
— Pittsburgh is 4-7 on the road.
— under 6-4-1 last 11 road games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-8-3
— Happ is 0-0, 3.24 in two starts.
— Twins are 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 4-3, 2.95 in 10 starts vs Pittsburgh.
— Twins lost nine of their last ten games.
— Minnesota is 2-5 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scores run in first inning: 7-17
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7-4
— Twins didn’t score a run in either game yesterday.
MLB
Friday, April 23
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Trend Report
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Milwaukee @ Chi Cubs
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Chi Cubs
Chi Cubs is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Oakland @ Baltimore
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Seattle @ Boston
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle
NY Yankees @ Cleveland
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
Kansas City @ Detroit
Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games on the road
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Kansas City
Washington @ NY Mets
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing NY Mets
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Mets's last 5 games when playing at home against Washington
Toronto @ Tampa Bay
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Arizona @ Atlanta
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Arizona is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona
Texas @ Chi White Sox
Texas
Texas is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox
Chi White Sox is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
Chi White Sox is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
LA Angels @ Houston
LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Angels's last 5 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Angels's last 11 games when playing Houston
Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 11 games when playing LA Angels
Pittsburgh @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 10 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Cincinnati @ St. Louis
Cincinnati
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cincinnati's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cincinnati's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Philadelphia @ Colorado
Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Miami @ San Francisco
Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Miami's last 9 games when playing San Francisco
Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
San Francisco
San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Francisco's last 9 games when playing Miami
San Diego @ LA Dodgers
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games
San Diego is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
LA Dodgers
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Dodgers's last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home