Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 9/15/19
Sunday’s games
National League
Pirates (65-84) @ Cubs (80-68)
Williams is 2-0, 3.65 in his last four starts; he is 1-1, 10.64 in two starts vs Chicago this year. Team in his starts: 14-9
5-inning record: 7-11-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-23 Over/under: last eight over
Quintana is 5-1, 4.12 in his last eight starts; he is 4-0, 2.00 in four starts vs Pittsburgh this year. Team in his starts: 17-11
5-inning record: 15-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-28 Over/under: 14-13-1
Pirates are 3-5 in their last eight games; over is 9-2 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-2-1 last ten road games.
Cubs lost five of their last nine games; under is 5-2 in their last seven home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.
Braves (93-57) @ Nationals (76-72)
Fried is 7-1, 4.37 in his last 10 starts; he is 1-1, 2.84 in two starts vs Washington this year. Team in his starts: 9-1 last ten
5-inning record: 15-11-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-28 Over/under: 17-9-2
Sanchez is 0-2, 4.76 in his last three starts; he is 2-0, 4.50 in four starts vs Atlanta this year. Team in his starts: 14-13
5-inning record: 13-9-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-27 Over/under: over 5-1 last six
Braves won 13 of last 16 games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-3 last seven games.
Washington lost seven of last nine games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2 last nine games.
Dodgers (96-54) @ Mets (77-71)
Buehler is 3-0, 2.16 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 9.00 in one start (5 IP) vs NYM. Team in his starts: 18-9
5-inning record: 17-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-27 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Wheeler is 2-0, 1.50 in his last three starts; he is 1-2, 7.88 in three starts vs LA. Team in his starts: 16-12
5-inning record: 11-13-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-28 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Dodgers won eight of last 12 games; under is 4-2-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 last eight games.
Mets won five of their last six games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1-1 last seven games.
Brewers (79-69) @ Cardinals (83-65)
Anderson is 1-1, 4.76 in his last four starts; he is 2-2, 3.05 in 13 games (11 starts) vs StL. Team in his starts: 11-13
5-inning record: 11-8-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24 Over/under: under 6-3 last nine
Wacha is 0-1, 2.91 in his last five starts; he is 1-0, 1.69 in three starts vs Milwaukee this year. Team in his starts: 10-11
5-inning record: 11-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 12-21 Over/under: 12-9
Brewers won eight of their last nine games; under is 11-5 in their last 16 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2-2 last eight road games.
St Louis split its last ten games; under is 4-1-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2-2 last eight games.
Padres (68-80) @ Rockies (64-85)
Quantrill is 0-4, 12.36 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 7.20 in one start vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 6-9
5-inning record: 6-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-15 Over/under: over 5-1 last six
Gonzalez is 1-0, 2.19 in his last two starts; he is 0-0, 9.00 in one start (5 IP) vs SD. Team in his starts: 1-9
5-inning record: 4-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-10 Over/under: 3-7
Padres lost their last five road games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-4-1 last 11 games.
Colorado lost 16 of its last 22 games; under is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2-1 last seven games.
Reds (69-80) @ Diamondbacks (76-73)
Bauer is 0-4, 9.60 in his last six starts; he is 0-1, 3.95 in two starts vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 2-6
5-inning record: 2-5-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8 Over/under: 4-3-1
Gallen is 2-2, 2.61 in seven Arizona starts. Team in his starts: 5-2
5-inning record: 2-4-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7 Over/under: 0-5-2
Reds lost seven of last ten road games; under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2 last seven games.
Arizona lost five of its last six games; under is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 last eight games.
Marlins (52-96) @ Giants (71-78)
Hernandez is 0-0, 7.71 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 6-8
5-inning record: 4-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-14 Over/under: 6-7-1
Cueto allowed no runs, one hit in five IP in his first ‘19 start; he is 4-2, 5.09 in 10 starts vs Miami. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-1 Over/under: 1-0
Marlins lost seven of last nine games; under is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2-1 last nine games.
Giants lost five of last seven games; under is 3-0 in their last three games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-4-1 last 11 games.
American League
New York (98-52) @ Blue Jays (58-91)
Bullpen game Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0
Zeuch allowed three runs in 4.1 IP (81 PT) in his one start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 0-1
New York won eight of last 11 games; under is 13-6-1 in their last 20 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-5-1 last 15 games.
Blue Jays lost nine of last 12 games; over is 3-0 in their last three games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1 last six games.
Orioles (48-100) @ Tigers (44-103)
Wojciechowski is 0-3, 6.75 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 3-10
5-inning record: 3-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-13 Over/under: over 7-2 last nine
Jackson is 0-4, 12.84 in his last five starts; he is 7-1, 3.11 in 12 games (9 starts) vs Baltimore. Team in his starts: 3-4
5-inning record: 2-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-7 Over/under: 3-4
Orioles lost eight of last ten games; over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-3-1 last eight games.
Detroit lost nine of last 13 games; over is 5-3-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-4-1 last nine home games.
Twins (91-57) @ Indians (86-63)
Berrios is 2-2, 5.40 in his last four starts; he is 2-0, 2.92 in four starts vs Cleveland this year. Team in his starts: 17-12
5-inning record: 15-8-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-29 Over/under: over 7-2 last nine
Bieber is 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts; he is 2-0, 3.10 in three starts vs Minnesota this year. Team in his starts: 19-11
5-inning record: 16-7-7 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-30 Over/under: 8-20-2
Twins won 10 of last 12 road games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3 last ten games.
Cleveland won four of its last six games; under is 7-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2-1 last nine games.
A’s (89-60) @ Rangers (74-76)
Manaea is 1-0, 0.75 in two starts; he is 4-2, 3.50 in nine starts vs Texas. Team in his starts: 1-1
5-inning record: 1-0-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-2 Over/under: 0-2
Hernandez allowed three runs in 2.2 IP (60 PT) in his first ’19 start. Team in his starts: 1-0
5-inning record: 1-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-1 Over/under: 1-0
A’s won 10 of last 12 games; under is 5-4 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-5 last 11 games.
Texas won six of last nine games; over is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-1 last eight games.
Astros (96-53) @ Royals (55-93)
Miley faced 15 batters in his last two starts, 12 of them scored- he is 4-2, 3.43 in six starts vs KC. Team in his starts: 21-9
5-inning record: 16-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 10-30 Over/under: last three over
Junis is 1-1, 6.50 in his last three starts; he is 0-2, 9.42 in three starts vs Houston. Team in his starts: 13-17
5-inning record: 12-16-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 13-30 Over/under: under 5-2-1 last eight
Astros won seven of their last ten games; under is 6-0 in their last six road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1 last eight road games.
Kansas City won eight of its last 13 games; over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-3 last six games.
Rays (89-61) @ Angels (67-82)
Yarbrough is 0-0, 3.64 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 7-4
5-inning record: 4-3-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-11 Over/under: 5-6
Sandoval is 0-2, 5.23 in his five starts; they may use an opener. Team in his starts: 1-4
5-inning record: 0-3-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-5 Over/under: 2-3
Tampa Bay won eight of last ten games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
Angels lost their last six games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-3-1 last ten games.
White Sox (65-83) @ Mariners (61-88)
Nova is 1-3, 7.32 in his last four starts; he is 0-1, 6.87 in four starts vs Seattle. Team in his starts: 14-16
5-inning record:12-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-30 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Sheffield is 0-1, 4.19 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-1-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-4 Over/under: 1-2-1
White Sox lost 13 of last 18 games; over is 4-1 in their last five games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-4 last ten road games.
Seattle lost eight of last 11 games; under is 6-2-1 in their last nine home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-4 last 11 games.
Interleague
Red Sox (78-70) @ Phillies (76-71)
Porcello is 1-3, 8.50 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 16-13
5-inning record: 16-12-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-29 Over/under: over 10-3 last 13
Vargas is 0-2, 5.40 in his eight Philly starts. Team in his starts: 3-5
5-inning record: 4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-8 Over/under: 3-5
Red Sox lost five of last seven games; under is 8-2 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven road games.
Phillies won four of last seven games; over is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-2 last five games.
Umpires
Pitt-Chi: Four of last five Bellino games went over.
Atl-Wsh: Over is 8-5 in last 13 Welke games.
LA-NY: Last four Carapazza games went over.
Mil-StL: Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Cuzzi games.
Cin-Az: Seven of last nine Gibson games went under.
SD-Colo: Over is 5-0-1 in first 5 innings of last 6 Libka games.
Mia-SF: Underdogs won last eight Reyburn games.
NY-Tor: Over is 4-2-2 in last eight Gonzalez games.
Balt-Det: Over is 8-4-1 in last 13 Segal games.
Min-Clev: Three of last four Bacon games went under.
Hst-KC: Under is 10-4 in last 14 Visconti games.
A’s-Tex: Three of last four TGibson games went over.
TB-LAA: Over is 9-4 in last 13 Hoberg games.
Chi-Sea: Under is 2-1 in Tosi games.
Bos-Phil: Five of last seven Morales games went under.
901PITTSBURGH -902 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 10-3 SU (6.7 Units) at home when the total is 10 to 10.5 in the current season.
903ATLANTA -904 WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON is 14-3 SU (10.7 Units) in home games after a 5 game span where the bullpen ERA was 7.00 or worse in the current season.
905LA DODGERS -906 NY METS
NY METS are 25-16 SU (11.4 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
907MILWAUKEE -908 ST LOUIS
ST LOUIS are 28-15 SU (17.9 Units) in home games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
909CINCINNATI -910 ARIZONA
ARIZONA is 18-8 SU (12.5 Units) in home games vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
911SAN DIEGO -912 COLORADO
COLORADO is 13-34 SU (-24.4 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
913MIAMI -914 SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO is 7-22 SU (-18.8 Units) in home games vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.
915NY YANKEES -916 TORONTO
NY YANKEES are 66-40 SU (30 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
917BALTIMORE -918 DETROIT
DETROIT is 1-17 SU (-18 Units) in home games vs. a starting pitcher whose gives up 1 or more HR's/start in the current season.
919MINNESOTA -920 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 56-31 SU (25.4 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
921HOUSTON -922 KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY is 49-61 SU (-24.7 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
923OAKLAND -924 TEXAS
OAKLAND is 35-14 SU (22.2 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the second half of the season in the current season.
925TAMPA BAY -926 LA ANGELS
LA ANGELS are 19-33 SU (-19.6 Units) vs. an AL starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 or better in the current season.
927CHI WHITE SOX -928 SEATTLE
CHI WHITE SOX is 19-34 SU (-16.5 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
929BOSTON -930 PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON is 20-44 SU (-27.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the current season.
931MINNESOTA -932 CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND is 56-31 SU (25.4 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Sunday, September 15
Boston @ Philadelphia
Game 979-980
September 15, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Boston
(Porcello) 14.680
Philadelphia
(Vargas) 16.059
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 1 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-120
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(+100); Over
NY Yankees @ Toronto
Game 965-966
September 15, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Mntgmry) 14.898
Toronto
(Zeuch) 16.311
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Toronto
by 1 1/2
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Toronto
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Toronto
N/A
Baltimore @ Detroit
Game 967-968
September 15, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Baltimore
(Wojchwski) 15.361
Detroit
(Jackson) 14.001
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Baltimore
-140
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(-140); Over
Minnesota @ Cleveland
Game 969-970
September 15, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Dobnak) 15.688
Cleveland
(Bieber) 14.277
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-140
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+120); Under
Atlanta @ Washington
Game 953-954
September 15, 2019 @ 1:38 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Fried) 19.547
Washington
(Sanchez) 14.949
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 4 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-120
10
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-120); Over
Houston @ Kansas City
Game 971-972
September 15, 2019 @ 2:15 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Miley) 17.886
Kansas City
(Junis) 13.899
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 4
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-240
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-240); Over
Milwaukee @ St. Louis
Game 955-956
September 15, 2019 @ 2:15 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Milwaukee
(Anderson) 17.484
St. Louis
(Wacha) 16.102
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
-140
9
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(+120); Under
Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs
Game 957-958
September 15, 2019 @ 2:20 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 12.805
Chicago Cubs
(Quintana) 18.249
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 5 1/2
14
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-220
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-220); N/A
Oakland @ Texas
Game 973-974
September 15, 2019 @ 3:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Oakland
(Manaea) 14.487
Texas
(Hernandez) 15.824
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
N/A
San Diego @ Colorado
Game 959-960
September 15, 2019 @ 3:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
San Diego
(Quantrill) 14.753
Colorado
(Gonzalez) 13.764
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 1
15
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Diego
-115
13 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(-115); Over
Miami @ San Francisco
Game 961-962
September 15, 2019 @ 4:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Hernandez) 14.840
San Francisco
(Cueto) 13.403
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
San Francisco
-185
8
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+165); Under
Tampa Bay @ LA Angels
Game 975-976
September 15, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Yarbrough) 14.188
LA Angels
(Sandoval) 15.806
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 1 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-175
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(+155); Over
Cincinnati @ Arizona
Game 963-964
September 15, 2019 @ 4:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Bauer) 15.699
Arizona
(Gallen) 14.323
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-150
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(+130); Under
Chicago White Sox @ Seattle
Game 977-978
September 15, 2019 @ 4:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Nova) 14.636
Seattle
(Sheffield) 13.225
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago White Sox
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Seattle
-125
9
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago White Sox
(+105); Under
LA Dodgers @ NY Mets
Game 951-952
September 15, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Buehler) 17.430
NY Mets
(Wheeler) 15.707
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-145
7 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-145); Under