Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites.
TORONTO is 330-313 SU (-14.3 Units) in home games after having lost 4 or 5 of their last 6 games since 1996.
NY METS are 16-3 SU (12.7 Units) in home games as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 141-90 SU (42 Units) when the total is 8.5 to 10 in the last 3 seasons.
TEXAS are 68-41 Over (22.9 Units) in home games as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 50-74 SU (-31.4 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 504-532 SU (-81.2 Units) in home games in the first half of the season since 1996.
HOUSTON is 8-0 Under (8 Units) in an inter-league game in the current season.
KANSAS CITY is 25-41 SU (-20.1 Units) in road games against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX is 23-46 SU (-27.6 Units) in April games in the last 3 seasons.
NY YANKEES are 68-98 SU (-39.8 Units) when the total is 8 to 8.5 in the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 37-19 Over (16.1 Units) as a home favorite of -150 to -200 in the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 23-34 SU (-14.4 Units) on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5 in the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-36 SU (-22.9 Units) vs. teams averaging 2.75 or less extra base hits per game over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 64-61 SU (-3.1 Units) as an underdog of +100 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
ARIZONA is 206-161 SU (28.9 Units) in all games in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Saturday, April 27
National League
St Louis (12-14) @ NY Mets (13-12)
— Gray is 2-1, 1.04 in three starts.
— St Louis is 2-1 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 3-0, 2.60 in three starts vs New York.
— Cardinals are 3-5 in their last eight games.
— They’re 7-7 on road.
— under 12-4 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 6-16-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-3.1
— Houser is 0-2, 7.45 in four starts.
— New York is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 4-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 5-6, 3.07 in 13 starts vs St Louis.
— New York is 1-4 in its last five games.
— Mets are 6-7 at home.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 8-10-7
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-3.1-3.1
Washington (11-14) @ Miami (6-21)
— Parker is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts.
— Washington is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Miami.
— Nationals lost three of last four games.
— They’re 7-6 on road.
— under 8-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 5-25
— record in first 5 innings: 11-13-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3-4
— Cabrera is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts.
— Miami is 1-1 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-1, 3.86 in four starts vs Washington.
— Marlins lost seven of their last nine games.
— Miami is 2-12 at home.
— under 6-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-14-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5.1-x-6
Philadelphia (17-10) @ San Diego (14-15)
— Suarez is 4-0, 0.64 in his last four starts.
— He has a 25-inning scoreless streak.
— Philly is 5-0 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He is 2-0, 2.65 in 5 games (2 starts) vs San Diego.
— Phillies are 12-4 in their last 16 games.
— Phillies are 7-4 on road.
— under 16-6 last 22 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-27
— record in first 5 innings: 17-8-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-3-1
— Cease is 3-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
— San Diego is 3-2 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Philadelphia.
— Padres are 3-6 in their last nine games.
— They’re 6-9 at home.
— over 3-1 last four games
— scored run in first inning: 11-29
— record in first 5 innings: 13-12-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-5.1-5.1
Pittsburgh (13-14) @ San Francisco (13-14)
— Perez is 0-1, 4.08 in his last three starts.
— Pittsburgh is 2-3 in his starts.
— over 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 1-1, 3.38 in two starts vs San Francisco
— Pirates are 4-12 in their last 16 games.
— They’re 5-8 on road.
— under 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6.2-4-2
— Hicks is 2-0, 1.93 in his first five starts.
— San Francisco is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 3-1-1
— He is 1-3, 4.91 in 19 relief stints vs Pittsburgh (18.1 IP).
— Giants are 6-3 in their last nine games.
— They’re 8-6 at home.
— under 10-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 9-x-3
American League
Kansas City (17-10) @ Detroit (14-12)
— Singer is 2-1, 2.76 in his five starts.
— Kansas City is 4-1 in his starts.
— under 3-1 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 6-1, 3.41 in 12 starts vs Detroit.
— Royals won their last four games.
— Royals are 5-5 on road.
— under 14-4 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-x-2
— Mize is 1-0, 2.91 in four starts.
— Detroit is 4-0 in his starts.
— under 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3
— He is 2-1, 4.71 in seven starts vs Kansas City.
— Detroit is 4-3 in its last seven games.
— Tigers are 4-8 at home.
— under 8-5 last 13 games
— scored run in first inning: 9-26
— record in first 5 innings: 9-13-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-x-2
Oakland (11-16) @ Baltimore (16-9)
— Sears is 1-0, 0.52 in his last three starts.
— Oakland is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 2-2, 5.14 in four starts vs Baltimore.
— A’s are 3-2 in their last five games.
— They scored 3 or fewer runs in all five games.
— Oakland is 7-7 on road.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 7-27
— record in first 5 innings: 9-17-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-3.1-4.1
— Irvin is 1-1, 4.64 in four starts.
— Baltimore is 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— He is 0-0, 7.00 in two starts vs Oakland.
— He pitched for the A’s in 2021-22.
— Baltimore is 8-3 in its last 11 games.
— Orioles are 8-5 at home.
— over 11-4 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 6-25
— record in first 5 innings: 13-10-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-x-4
Tampa Bay (13-14) @ White Sox (4-22)
— Civale is 1-1, 6.32 in his last three starts.
— Tampa Bay is 3-2 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2-1
— He is 5-3, 4.21 in ten starts vs Chicago.
— Tampa Bay is 5-8 in its last 13 games.
— Rays are 5-5 on road.
— over 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-11-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-x-2
— Cannon is 0-1, 7.27 in two starts.
— Chicago is 0-2 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Tampa Bay.
— White Sox lost 22 of first 26 games.
— Chicago is 3-9 at home.
— over 6-1 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-14-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-4
Minnesota (12-13) @ LA Angels (10-16)
— Paddack is 1-1, 5.49 in four starts.
— Minnesota is 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-2
— This is his first start vs Anaheim.
— Twins are 6-1 in their last seven games.
— They’re 6-7 on road.
— over 3-1 last four games.
— scored run in first inning: 7-25
— record in first 5 innings: 9-14-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-4-1.2
— Soriano is 0-2, 4.80 in three starts.
— Angels are 0-3 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— This is his first start vs Minnesota.
— Angels are 6-14 in their last 20 games.
— They’re 3-7 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 8-16-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-4-3.1
Interleague Games
Los Angeles (17-11) @ Toronto (13-14)
— Glasnow is 4-1, 2.92 in his six starts.
— Dodgers are 5-1 in his starts.
— over 4-0 last four
— allowed run in first inning: 1-6
— record in first 5 innings: 4-2
— He is 0-4, 6.86 in nine starts vs Toronto.
— Dodgers won their last five games.
— Dodgers are 8-3 on road.
— over 7-4 last eleven games.
— scored run in first inning: 13-28
— record in first 5 innings: 16-11-1
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-2
— Kikuchi is 2-0, 1.52 in his last four starts.
— Toronto is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-5
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-2
— He is 1-1, 4.76 in three starts vs Los Angeles.
— Toronto lost its last four games.
— Blue Jays are 6-4 at home.
— under 10-6 last 16 games
— scored run in first inning: 8-27
— record in first 5 innings: 11-12-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-x-6.1
Cubs (17-9) @ Boston (14-13)
— Brown is 1-0, 0.64 in five games (2 starts).
— Chicago is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Cubs won 10 of their last 13 games.
— They’re 7-6 on road.
— under 11-5 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 8-26
— record in first 5 innings: 13-8-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-3.1-2.2
— bullpen game
— Boston is 1-3 in its last four games.
— Red Sox are 3-8 at home.
— under 9-5 last fourteen games
— scored run in first inning: 9-27
— record in first 5 innings: 15-7-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-6.1-3
Cleveland (18-8) @ Atlanta (18-6)
— Bibee is 2-0, 3.98 in his last four starts.
— Guardians are 5-0 in his starts.
— over 4-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 4-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Atlanta.
— Cleveland is 15-6 in its last 21 games.
— Guardians are 10-4 on road.
— over 10-6 last sixteen games
— scored run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3.1
— Morton is 2-0, 4.91 in four starts.
— Atlanta is 3-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-4
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0-1
— He is 4-2, 3.03 in six starts vs Cleveland.
— Braves are 15-4 in their last 19 games.
— They’re 10-3 at home.
— under 5-1 last six
— scored run in first inning: 8-24
— record in first 5 innings: 15-7-2
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2-x-2
Cincinnati (14-12) @ Texas (14-13)
— Greene is 0-2, 6.11 in his last three starts.
— Cincinnati is 0-5 in his starts.
— under 3-1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-3-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Texas.
— Reds won five of last eight games.
— They’re 5-5 on road.
— under 8-2 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 5-26
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-1.2
— Lorenzen is 2-0, 2.45 in his two starts.
— Texas is 2-0 in his starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.
— Rangers are 5-4 in their last nine games.
— They’re 7-7 at home.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 10-27
— record in first 5 innings: 10-9-8
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3-3
Bronx (17-10) @ Milwaukee (17-8)
— Rodon is 1-1, 2.70 in five starts.
— New York is 3-2 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He is 0-1, 3.27 in three starts vs Milwaukee.
— New York is 3-4 in its last seven games.
— They’re 9-5 on road.
— over 6-2 last eight road games
— scored run in first inning: 6-27
— record in first 5 innings: 12-9-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.2-2-5.1
— Ross is 1-2, 5.40 in four starts.
— Milwaukee is 1-3 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He gave up 2 runs in 5 iP in his one start vs New York.
— Brewers won seven of last nine games.
— They’re 5-4 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 9-25
— record in first 5 innings: 14-7-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.2-4.1-5
Arizona (12-15) @ Seattle (14-12)
— Cecconi allowed 2 runs in 6 IP in his first ’24 draft.
— Arizona is 1-0 in his starts.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Seattle.
— Arizona is 4-7 in its last eleven games.
— Diamondbacks are 5-9 on the road.
— under 12-6 last 18 games
— scored run in first inning: 13-27
— record in first 5 innings: 14-8-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-1-3
— Kirby is 1-1, 4.20 in his last three starts.
— Seattle is 2-3 in his starts.
— under 3-2
— allowed run in first inning: 1-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Arizona.
— Seattle won eight of its last ten games.
— Mariners are 8-6 at home.
— under 20-5 last 25 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 10-11-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-3
Colorado (7-19) vs Houston (7-19) (@ Mexico City)
Mexico City has very high altitude, thin air; total is 16.5.
— Quantrill is 0-1, 2.00 in his last three starts.
— Colorado is 1-4 in his starts.
— under 3-0 last three
— allowed run in first inning: 1-5
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3-2
— He is 1-1, 2.75 in five games (three starts) vs Houston.
— Rockies are 7-19 in their first 26 games.
— They’re 2-11 away from home.
— under 10-5 last 15 games
— scored run in first inning: 7-26
— record in first 5 innings: 6-15-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5.2-x
— Blanco is 2-0, 0.89 in four starts.
— Houston is 3-1 in his starts.
— under 2-2
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Colorado.
— Houston lost 19 of its first 26 games.
— Astros are 3-10 on road.
— under 9-0 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 11-26
— record in first 5 innings: 12-11-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4.1-3.2-x
Umpires
— StL-NY- Over is 3-0-1 in Bacchus games.
— Wsh-Mia- Under is 3-1 in Vondrak games.
— Phil-SD- Under is 4-1 in Marquez games.
— Pitt-SF- Home team is 3-1 in Lentz games.
— KC-Det- Over is 4-1 in Beck games.
— A’s-Balt- Last three Hoye games stayed under.
— TB-Chi- Over is 3-1-1 in Hudson games.
— Minn-LAA- Over is 4-2 in Carlson games.
— LA-Tor- Last four Tumpane games stayed under.
— Chi-Bos- Under is 4-1 in Rackley games.
— Clev-Atl- Underdogs are 4-1 in Knight games.
— Cin-Tex- Home team won last four O’Nora games.
— NYY-Mil- Underdogs won all five Fletcher games.
— Az-Sea- Under is 3-1 in Whitson games.