Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 4/18/21
901ST LOUIS -902 PHILADELPHIA
ST LOUIS are 10-22 SU (-14.2 Units) when playing with a day off in the last 3 seasons.
903ARIZONA -904 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 97-69 SU (19.9 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the last 3 seasons.
905SAN FRANCISCO -906 MIAMI
SAN FRANCISCO is 11-23 SU (-14.3 Units) against NL East opponents in the last 3 seasons.
907PITTSBURGH -908 MILWAUKEE
PITTSBURGH is 20-5 SU (14.2 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.
907PITTSBURGH -908 MILWAUKEE
DEREK SHELTON is 20-5 SU (14.5 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)
909NY METS -910 COLORADO
NY METS are 307-449 SU (-186.9 Units) as a favorite of -150 or more since 1996.
911LA DODGERS -912 SAN DIEGO
LA DODGERS are 21-11 SU (12.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better over the last 2 seasons.
913ATLANTA -914 CHICAGO CUBS
DAVID ROSS is 21-34 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game (Coach of CHICAGO CUBS)
913ATLANTA -914 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 21-34 SU (-17.6 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.
915TAMPA BAY -916 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 14-3 SU (12.8 Units) in home games vs. an AL team with an on base percentage .330 or worse over the last 2 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Sunday, April 18
NL games
Arizona (5-10) @ Washington (5-7)
— Bumgarner is 0-2, 13.11 in three starts.
— Arizona is 0-3 in his starts
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 3-5, 2.69 in ten starts vs Washington.
— Arizona lost 10 of first 15 games.
— Arizona is 3-7 on the road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-1
— Strasburg is 0-1, 7.20 in two starts.
— Nationals lost both of his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 5-5, 4.74 in 13 starts vs Arizona.
— Washington won three of its last four games.
— Nationals are 3-3 at home.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 2-5-5
St Louis (7-7) @ Philadelphia (7-7)
— Gant is 0-1, 4.00 in his first two starts.
— Cardinals split his first two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 0-0, 4.76 in 4 games (2 starts) vs Philly.
— Cardinals lost five of their last seven games.
— St Louis is 5-3 on the road.
— Over 5-2-1 on road.
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-8-2
— Nola is 0-1, 3.45 in three starts.
— Phillies are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 4-2, 2.35 in six starts vs St Louis.
— Phillies lost six of their last eight games.
— Phillies are 6-2 at home, 1-5 on road.
— Eight of last 11 games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
San Francisco (8-6) @ Miami (7-7)
— Wood is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 53-44, 3.45 in 188 games (138 starts); last two years, he gave up 36 runs in 48.1 IP, in 16 games (9 starts)
— He is 6-4, 2.77 in 15 games (12 starts) vs Miami.
— Giants are 8-6 in their first 14 games.
— Giants are 3-5 on the road.
— 10 of last 12 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-3
— Lopez is 0-1, 4.60 in three starts.
— Marlins are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-2
— He allowed one run in six IP in his one start vs SF.
— Marlins won six of their last seven games.
— Miami is 3-5 at home.
— 0ver 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-3-5
Pittsburgh (6-9) @ Milwaukee (8-6)
— Kuhl is 0-1, 9.28 in three starts.
— Pirates are 2-1 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 3-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 4-0, 1.73 in 8 games (7 starts) vs Milwaukee.
— Pirates won five of their last eight games.
— Pittsburgh is 2-6 on the road.
— over 6-4-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 2-15
— record in first 5 innings: 7-6-2
— Peralta allowed one run in 11 IP in two starts, both vs Chicago.
— Milwaukee won both his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-0, 3.72 in 10 games (1 start) vs Pittsburgh.
— Brewers won seven of their last ten games.
— Milwaukee is 4-4 at home.
— under 7-3-1 last 11 games
— scored run in first inning: 5-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
Mets (6-4) @ Colorado (4-11)
— Stroman is 2-0, 0.73 in his three games.
— Mets won both his starts.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 1-1, 1.93 in two starts vs Colorado (both were in Denver).
— Mets won five of their last seven games.
— Mets are 2-3 on the road.
— Under 6-0-1 last seven games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-10
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4
— Senzatela is 1-2, 7.71 in three starts.
— Colorado is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 2-0, 3.00 in 3 games (2 starts) vs New York.
— Colorado lost seven of its last eight games.
— Rockies are 4-5 at home.
— Under 8-3-1 last 11 games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-6-1
Dodgers (13-2) @ San Diego (9-7)
— Bauer is 2-0, 2.70 in his three starts.
— Dodgers won two of his three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0-1
— He is 0-4, 5.06 in four starts vs San Diego.
— Dodgers won 13 of their last 14 games.
— Dodgers are 7-2 on the road.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-4-2
— Snell is 0-0, 4.22 in three starts, lasting total of 10.1 IP.
— Padres are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He gave up three runs in 10 IP in two starts vs LA in LY’s World Series.
— Padres lost four of their last five games.
— San Diego is 4-5 at home.
— 10 of last 15 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 4-16
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8-2
Atlanta (6-9) @ Cubs (6-7)
— Wilson is making his first ’21 start.
— He is 3-1, 5.91 in 15 MLB games (7 starts)
— He allowed six runs in 4.1 IP in one start against the Cubs.
— Braves lost five of their last seven games.
— Atlanta is 3-5 on the road.
— Over is 9-3 in their last 12 games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-4
— Hendricks is 0-1, 3.00 in his first two starts.
— Cubs lost his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 1-1, 2.66 in five games (4 starts) vs Atlanta.
— Cubs lost seven of their last ten games.
— Chicago is 4-4 at home.
— 10 of last 13 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-1
AL games
Tampa Bay (7-8) @ Bronx (5-9)
— In his last two starts, Yarbrough allowed 15 runs in 11 IP.
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 3-2, 3.15 in six relief stints (20 IP) against New York.
— Tampa Bay lost four of their last seven games.
— Rays are 4-4 in their first eight road games.
— 11 of last 14 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-4
— Cole is 2-0, 1.47 in three starts.
— Bronx won two of his first three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 1-3, 4.75 in nine starts vs Tampa Bay.
— New York lost seven of its last nine games.
— New York is 3-5 in its first eight home games.
— under 5-3 at home
— scored run in first inning: 1-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-8
White Sox (6-8) @ Boston (10-4)
— Keuchel is 0-0, 7.71 in three starts.
— White Sox won two of his first three starts.
— over 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 0-1, 9.15 in four games (3 starts vs Boston.
— Nightcap could be a bullpen game for Chicago.
— Chicago lost four of its last six games.
— White Sox are 3-5 on the road.
— under 5-2 last seven games
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-4
— Houck allowed three runs in five IP (85 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Red Sox lost his only start, 4-2.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Chicago.
— Perez is 0-0, 4.50 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox won his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 3-2, 4.93 in six starts vs Chicago.
— Boston won 10 of its last 11 games.
— Red Sox are 4-3 at home.
— Nine of last 12 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-4
Baltimore (7-8) @ Texas (6-9)
— Means is 1-0, 2.16 in three starts.
— Orioles are 2-1 in his starts.
— under 2-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1-1
— He is 0-1, 2.13 in two starts vs Texas.
— Orioles lost eight of their last 12 games.
— Baltimore is 6-2 on the road, 2-6 at home.
— under 6-2 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-3
— Gibson is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
— Texas is 2-1 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 2-1
— He is 6-2, 4.31 in 11 starts vs Baltimore.
— Texas won three of its last five games.
— Texas is 2-6 at home.
— under 8-4 last 12 games
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 9-5-1
Toronto (7-8) @ Kansas City (8-5)
— Ray allowed two runs in five IP (84 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Jays lost his first start, 3-1
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He gave up one run in 1.1 IP in his one start vs Kansas City.
— Toronto won four of its last seven games.
— Toronto is 4-5 on the road.
— under 10-5
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-9-1
— Singer allowed 10 runs in 8.1 IP in his first two starts.
— Royals lost his first two starts.
— over 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He hasn’t pitched against Toronto.
— Royals are 8-5 in their first 13 games.
— Royals are 6-3 at home.
— eight of last ten games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
Minnesota (6-8) @ Angels (8-5)
— Ex-Angel Shoemaker is 1-0, 4.09 in two starts.
— Twins split his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He’s never pitched against his old team.
— Twins lost six of their last seven games.
— Minnesota is 4-3 on the road.
— over 4-3 on road
— scores run in first inning: 6-14
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-3
— Quintana allowed 11 runs in five IP in his first two starts.
— Angels split his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 7-8, 4.05 in 21 starts vs Minnesota.
— Angels won eight of their first 13 games.
— Halos are 5-2 at home.
— over 7-6
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-6-2
This game was postponed last night because of Twins’ COVID issues; check on Minnesota players’ status for this game.
Detroit (6-9) @ Oakland (8-7)
— Boyd is 2-1, 1.86 in his three starts.
— Detroit won two of his three starts.
— under 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 3-0
— He is 0-1, 5.56 in two starts vs Oakland
— Detroit lost seven of its last ten games.
— Detroit is 3-6 on the road.
— under 10-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-15
— record in first 5 innings: 8-7
— Bassitt is 1-2, 4.96 in three starts.
— A’s lost two of his three starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 4-2, 3.35 in six starts against Detroit
— A’s won eight of last nine games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland won its last four home games.
— Five of last seven games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 5-15
— record in first 5 innings: 5-8-2
Houston (7-7) @ Seattle (9-6)
— Odorizzi allowed five runs in 3.1 IP (80 PT) in his first ‘21 start.
— Astros lost his first start, 8-2.
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 1-3, 4.24 in eight starts vs Seattle.
— Astros lost six of their last seven games.
— Astros are 6-2 on the road.
— over 9-5
— scored run in first inning: 3-14
— record in first 5 innings: 7-5-2
— Sheffield is 0-1, 6.55 in two starts.
— Seattle split his two starts.
— under 1-0-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up two runs in six IP in his one start vs Houston.
— Seattle won seven of its last ten games.
— Seattle is 4-4 at home.
— over 8-6-1
— scored run in first inning: 1-15
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-2
Interleague games
Cleveland (7-7) @ Cincinnati (9-5)
— Bieber is 0-1, 2.11 in three starts.
— Indians are 2-1 when he starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 2-0, 3.15 in three starts against Cincinnati.
— Cleveland lost three of their last four games.
— Indians are 3-6 on the road.
— under 11-3
— scores run in first inning: 2-14
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9-1
— Miley has thrown 11 shutout innings in two starts.
— Reds won those two games, by a combined 17-1.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 02-0
— He is 1-3, 4.60 in seven starts against Cleveland.
— Cincinnati lost four of its last seven games.
— Reds are 7-1 at home, 2-4 on road.
— Over 6-1-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-1
MLB
Sunday, April 18
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Trend Report
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Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees
Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games
Arizona @ Washington
Arizona
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona's last 5 games on the road
Arizona is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Washington
Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games
Washington is 14-7 ATS in its last 21 games at home
St. Louis @ Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Louis is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Philadelphia
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Philadelphia's last 11 games
Chi White Sox @ Boston
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Cleveland
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Cincinnati
Cleveland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
San Francisco @ Miami
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco's last 7 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games on the road
Miami
Miami is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games when playing San Francisco
Toronto @ Kansas City
Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games on the road
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games at home
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Baltimore @ Texas
Baltimore
Baltimore is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
NY Mets @ Colorado
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road
NY Mets is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Colorado
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against NY Mets
Detroit @ Oakland
Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing on the road against Oakland
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against San Diego
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Diego
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Diego's last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Diego's last 7 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Houston @ Seattle
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Seattle
Seattle is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Seattle is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Houston
Chi White Sox @ Boston
Chi White Sox
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games on the road
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Atlanta @ Chi Cubs
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 14 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi Cubs's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Chi Cubs's last 13 games