Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Thursday 8/22/19
Weekly Total Talk
Joe Williams
Thursday, Aug. 22
The Nationals will use RHP Max Scherzer against the Pirates and LHP Steven Brault on Thursday evening in the Steel City. The over has connected in four of the past five for the Nationals, and the over is 4-1 in their past five against National League Central Division foes, too. However, with Scherzer on the hill, the under is 6-2-1 across his past nine outings, while going 3-0-1 in the past four road outings. The under has also cashed in 15 of the past 22 road contests while going 4-1 in the past five against a left-handed starting pitcher, and 4-1-1 in the past six starts by Scherzer against a team with a losing record. The under has also connected in seven of the past 10 meetings in this series.
For the Pirates, it's been all over all the time lately. The over is 33-15-3 across their past 51 games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, while going 7-2 in the past nine at home against teams with a winning road record. The over is also 24-10-2 in the past 36 at home against a right-handed starting pitcher. The over has connected in six of the past seven against NL East goes, while going 4-1 in the past five against a starting pitcher with a WHIP under 1.15. The over is 5-2-1 in the past eight starts at home by Brault, while going 3-0-1 in his past four outings against NL East clubs.
The Marlins and Braves battle at SunTrust Park with All-Star RHPs Sandy Alcantara and Mike Soroka locking horns again. These two pitchers battled on Aug. 10 in Miami with the over connecting in a 7-6 Braves victory. The over is 10-3-2 across the past 15 outings for the Marlins against teams with a winning overall record, while goiing 10-4-2 in the past 16 vs. RHP. However, the under is 4-1 in Miami's past five overall, 4-1-1 in the past six road outings against a right-hander. The under is also 3-1-1 in the past five road outings by Alcantara, too.
For the Braves, the under has hit in four in a row, including Wednesday's 5-0 victory over the Marlins. The under is also 4-0 in the past four at SunTrust Park, while going 3-1-2 in the past six inside the division. However, the over is 5-1 in Soroka's past six home outiings while going 5-2-1 in his past eight contests against a team with a losing overall mark. The under is 9-1-1 in the past 11 meetings between these teams in Atlanta, although the over is 4-0 in the past four starts by Soroka against the Marlins. As an added bonus, the Marlins have won just five of the past 26 trips to Atlanta, while going 16-39 in the past 55 meetings overall.
The Yankees and Athletics wrap up their series in the Bay Area, as RHP Masahiro Tanaka battles RHP Tanner Roark. This will be the fourth start for Roark since joining the A's after a trade from the Reds at the MLB trade deadline. He has allowed two or fewer earned runs in each of the past three starts while the 'under' is a perfect 3-0 during the span. The under is 3-1-1 in Oakland's past five outings while going 3-1-1 in the past five at home and 7-3 in the past 10 at home vs. RHP. The under is 12-3-1 in the past 16 during Game 3 of a series, too.
For the Yanks, the under is 5-0 in Tanaka's past five outings against the A's. However, the over is 23-8-1 in the past 32 games overall for the Yankees, and 5-2-1 in the past eight vs. RHP. The over is also 12-4-1 in New York's past 17 against teams with a winning record, including 4-0 in Tanaka's past four on the road against winning teams. The over is 34-14-3 in the past 51 road outings vs. RHP. The over has also been an impressive 26-6-2 in the past 34 road contests for the Yankees against teams with a winning overall mark.
Wind Report
Winds will be gusting in at 11-14 mph from right field into the face of the batters in Thursday's afternoon battle between the Giants and Cubs at Wrigley Field. On the south side of Chicago, the Rangers and White Sox will also experience 11-14 mph winds blowing in, but they'll be coming from the left-center field power alley to home plate at Guaranteed Rate Field. Outside of those two games, the winds will be light and variable with no positive or negative factors.
Friday, Aug. 23
The Braves and Mets will have a battle of RHPs when Mike Foltynewicz and Jacob deGrom lock horns. The over is 4-1-1 in the past six starts by Foltynewicz, while going 3-0-1 in his past four inside the NL East. In addition, the over is 6-2 in Folty'z past eight on the road against winning teams and 12-4-1 in his past 17 in Game 1 of a new series. The over is 4-1-1 in deGrom's past six outings at home, including 3-1-1 in his past five at home against a team with a winning overall mark. The over is 9-1-1 in deGrom's past 11 inside the division, too. However, the under is 5-0-1 in deGrom's past six aat home against the Braves, while going 6-2-1 across his past nine overall vs. Atlanta.
The Red Sox use LHP Eduardo Rodriguez against the Padres and RHP Chris Paddack. The over has connected in 13 of the past 16 road outings by Rodriguez, while going 9-2 in the past 11 in Game 1 of a new series. While the over is 20-7 across the past 27 starts overall, and 8-2 in the past 10 against teams against teams with a losing record. The under is 10-3 in his past 13 interleague starts, however, while going 5-1-1 in the past seven interleague road games overall for Boston against a team with a losing record.
As far as Paddack is concerned, the over has hit in each of his past four outings, while going 4-0 in his past four at home, too. The over is 34-16-2 in the past 52 interleague home games for San Diego, while going 18-7-2 in the past 27 against the AL East. The under is 10-4 in the past 14 games for the Padres against a left-handed starter, while the over is 5-2-1 in the past eight home games vs. LHP and 13-3 in the past 16 interleague home contests vs. LHP. The under is 8-1 in the past nine meetings in San Diego, while going 6-1 in the previous seven meetings.
RHP Trent Thornton pitches for the Blue Jays against LHP Justus Sheffield of the Mariners. The over has hit in each of the past seven road starts by Thornton, while going 8-3 in his past 11 games overall. The over is also 4-0 in Game 1 of a new set for Thornton. The over is 16-7-1 in the past 24 games overall for the Mariners against AL East teams while going 20-7-2 in the past 29 at home vs. RHP.
Wind Report
On Friday afternoon, the Nationals and Cubs will face a stiff 11-14 mph wind blowing in directly from center field to home plate at Wrigley Field. The Rangers and White Sox will tussle at Guaranteed Rate Field with winds blowing 11-14 mph from left to right. Chicago will be the only trouble spot in MLB, as far as the winds are concerned.
National League
Giants (63-64) @ Cubs (68-58)
Samardzija is 2-1, 1.53 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 6.35 in three starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 14-11
5-inning record: 8-9-8 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 4-1 last five
Hendricks is 1-1, 3.25 in his last five starts; he is 3-2, 2.47 in seven starts vs SF. Team in his starts: 10-13
5-inning record: 10-10-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-23 Over/under: under 10-2-1 last 13
Giants won six of last ten games; under is 10-5 in their last 15 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-7-1 last 16 games.
Cubs won 15 of last 18 home games; over is 5-1 in their last six home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: three of last five under.
Nationals (69-57) @ Pirates (52-74)
Sanchez is 1-0, 5.00 in his last five starts; he is 3-5, 3.36 in 10 starts vs Pitt. Team in his starts: 12-11
5-inning record: 11-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-23 Over/under: under 7-2 last nine
Brault is 0-1, 3.16 in his last five starts; he is 0-0, 14.54 in three games (1 start) vs Washington. Team in his starts: lost last five
5-inning record: 6-3-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-12 Over/under: 7-5
Washington won 11 of last 15 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-3-1 last 12 games.
Pittsburgh lost 13 of last 17 games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3 last ten games.
Marlins (45-80) @ Braves (76-52)
Alcantara is 0-2, 5.18 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts vs Atlanta this year. Team in his starts: 8-16
5-inning record: 6-12-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: 11-12-1
Soroka is 0-0, 2.23 in his last five starts; he is 2-0, 0.82 in three starts vs Miami this year. Team in his starts: 15-7
5-inning record: 14-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-22 Over/under: 9-11-2
Marlins lost eight of last nine games; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-0-1 last five games.
Atlanta won seven of last nine games; under is 10-4-3 in their last 17 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-1-1 last seven games.
Rockies (58-69) @ Cardinals (67-58)
Marquez is 4-0, 3.32 in his last six starts; he is 2-0, 1.53 in three starts vs St Louis. Team in his starts: 17-10
5-inning record: 11-10-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-27 Over/under: over 8-2 last 10
Mikolas is 0-3, 5.73 in his last four starts; he is 0-0, 5.40 in four games (2 starts) vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 12-13
5-inning record: 6-14-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-25 Over/under: under 5-1-1 last seven
Colorado lost nine of its last 11 road games; they’re 9-12 in road series openers- over is 6-3 in their last nine road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-0-1 last seven games.
St Louis won nine of last 12 games; they’re 12-8 in home series openers—under is 12-3 in their last 15 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
American League
Rays (74-54) @ Orioles (41-86)
Yarbrough is 1-0, 0.00 in his last two starts (15 IP); he is 3-0, 2.96 in five games vs Baltimore (24.1 IP). Team in his starts: 4-3
5-inning record: 3-2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-7 Over/under: 3-4
Wojchiechowski is 0-2, 6.14 in his last three starts; he is 0-1, 6.00 in two games (1 start) vs TB. Team in his starts: 3-6
5-inning record: 3-6 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Tampa Bay lost four of its last seven games; they’re 6-0 in last six road series openers- over is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 3-0 last three games.
Orioles lost 13 of their last 16 games, but won last two; they’re 7-14 in home series openers- under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1 last seven games.
Tigers (38-86) @ Astros (81-47)
Zimmerman is 1-0, 3.31 in his last three starts; he is 2-4, 3.51 in eight starts vs Houston. Team in his starts: 4-12
5-inning record: 2-12-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-16 Over/under: under 3-1 last four
Cole is 5-0, 1.59 in his last five starts; he is 4-1, 2.65 in six starts vs Detroit. Team in his starts: 17-7
5-inning record: 15-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 9-24 Over/under: over 5-1 last six
Tigers lost eight of their last 11 games; under is 8-0 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-1 last eight games.
Astros won three of their last four games; under is 5-1 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3 last eight games.
Rangers (63-65) @ White Sox (57-69)
Jurado is 0-3, 12.79 in his last three starts. Team in his games: 5-11
5-inning record: 5-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Detwiler is 0-3, 6.50 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 2-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 2-2-2
Texas won three of its last four games; they’re 8-12 in road series openers- under is 16-3 in their last 19 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 10-1 last 11 games.
White Sox are 11-9 in their last 20 games; they’re 1-5 in last six home series openers- over is 7-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 6-2 last eight games.
New York (83-45) @ A’s (73-53)
Tanaka is 2-0, 1.26 in his last two starts; he is 3-2, 2.53 in five starts vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 17-8
5-inning record: 15-7-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-25 Over/under: 12-10-3
Roark is 1-1, 3.06 in three Oakland starts; he is 0-1, 4.50 in one start vs NYY. Team in his starts: 2-1
5-inning record: 2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-3 Over/under: 0-3
New York lost its last three games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 9-4-2 last 15 road games.
A’s won six of last seven games; under is 8-5-1 in their last 14 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-3 last 11 games.
Interleague
Indians (74-53) @ Mets (66-60)
Civale is 1-2, 1.88 in four starts. Team in his starts: 2-2
5-inning record: 2-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-4 Over/under: 1-3
Syndergaard is 1-1, 1.98 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 14-10
5-inning record: 12-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-24 Over/under: under 5-2 last seven
Cleveland lost six of its last eight games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-2-1 last eight games.
Mets won five of last six games; under is 4-2 in their last six games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-3-2 last ten home games.
Blue Jays (52-77) @ Dodgers (84-44)
Waguespack is 3-0, 2.57 in his last four games; they may use an opener. Team in his starts: 4-2
5-inning record: 2-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 1-6 Over/under: 1-4-1
Maeda is 1-1, 6.87 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 13-11
5-inning record: 10-11-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-24 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight
Blue Jays lost five of last six games; under is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-3 last ten games.
Dodgers won 15 of last 20 games; under is 8-3 in their last 11 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: four of last five under.
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 8/21
Ariz 20-66……17-62……37
Atl 21-63…..21-65……42
Cubs 16-63……24-62…..40
Reds 20-58……25-68…..45
Colo 15-65……24-61……39
LA 18-62……22-66……40
Mia 10-61……17-64……27
Milw 21-65…..22-62…..43
Mets 25-59……19-59…..43
Philly 16-60…..21-67……37
Pitt 21-65…..15-61……36
StL 16-65…..16-60…….32
SD 18-62……19-63…..37
SF 10-64……11-61…….21
Wash 19-64…..19-60……,38
Orioles 17-62…….20-64..….37
Boston 15-61…….23-67……37
W Sox 16-65…….17-61…….33
Clev 19-63…..18-64……..37
Det 21-64……16-59……..37
Astros 26-66…..15-61……..41
KC 19-65…..21-63……..40
Angels 24-66……15-63…….39
Twins 25-62……16-65……41
NYY 18-59……26-70……43
A’s 14-60…..17-65…….31
Sea 16-65…..16-63…….30
TB 24-63…..20-63…….44
Texas 15-63…..23-65…….38
Toronto 16-65…..17-65…….33
Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 72-54 NL, favorites -$848 under 59-58-3
AL @ NL– 54-50 NL, favorites -$1,935 over 59-46-5
Total: 126-104 NL, favorites -$2,783 Over 117-105-8
951San Francisco -952 Chicago Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO is 12-1 SU (10.9 Units) in road games with double revenge - 2 straight losses against opponent in the current season.
953Washington -954 Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON is 0-8 SU (-10.1 Units) in road games vs. a starting pitcher whose lasts less than 5 innings per start in the current season.
955Miami -956 Atlanta
ATLANTA is 48-40 SU (12.7 Units) vs. NL teams allowing 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
957Colorado -958 St Louis
ST LOUIS are 22-12 SU (14.1 Units) in home games vs. NL teams scoring 4.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
959Tampa Bay -960 Baltimore
BALTIMORE is 26-52 SU (-28.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
961Detroit -962 Houston
DETROIT is 26-43 SU (-19.9 Units) vs. good power teams - averaging 1.25 or more HR's/game in the current season.
963Texas -964 Chi White Sox
TEXAS are 36-18 SU (16.4 Units) vs. a starting pitcher with good control (less than 1.75 BB's/start) in the current season.
965Ny Yankees -966 Oakland
NY YANKEES are 68-41 SU (30.8 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
967Cleveland -968 Ny Mets
CLEVELAND is 23-7 SU (16.6 Units) in road games vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
969Toronto -970 La Dodgers
TORONTO is 28-17 SU (14.1 Units) vs. a bad bullpen that blows 38% or more of their save opportunities in the current season.
MLB
Dunkel
Thursday, August 22
San Francisco @ Chicago Cubs
Game 951-952
August 22, 2019 @ 2:20 pm
Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Smrdzja) 13.311
Chicago Cubs
(Hendrcks) 15.984
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 2 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-175
No Total
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-175); N/A
Washington @ Pittsburgh
Game 953-954
August 22, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Scherzer) 14.490
Pittsburgh
(Brault) 15.417
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Pittsburgh
by 1
13
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Washington
-235
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Pittsburgh
(+190); Over
Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Game 959-960
August 22, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Yarbrough) 14.048
Baltimore
(Wojchwski) 15.527
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Baltimore
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-210
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Baltimore
(+180); Under
Cleveland @ NY Mets
Game 967-968
August 22, 2019 @ 7:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Cleveland
(Civale) 17.235
NY Mets
(Syndrgrd) 15.665
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cleveland
by 1 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-135
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cleveland
(+115); Over
Miami @ Atlanta
Game 955-956
August 22, 2019 @ 7:20 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Miami
(Alcntara) 13.365
Atlanta
(Soroka) 16.817
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Atlanta
by 3 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-280
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Atlanta
(-280); Under
Colorado @ St. Louis
Game 957-958
August 22, 2019 @ 7:45 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Colorado
(Marquez) 15.439
St. Louis
(Mikolas) 16.950
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
St. Louis
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
St. Louis
No Line
N/A
Dunkel Pick:
St. Louis
N/A
Texas @ Chicago White Sox
Game 963-964
August 22, 2019 @ 8:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Texas
(Jurado) 15.550
Chicago White Sox
(Detwiler) 14.141
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Texas
by 1 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Texas
-115
11
Dunkel Pick:
Texas
(-115); Over
Detroit @ Houston
Game 961-962
August 22, 2019 @ 8:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 13.662
Houston
(Cole) 16.117
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 2 1/2
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-455
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-455); Under
NY Yankees @ Oakland
Game 965-966
August 22, 2019 @ 9:37 pm
Dunkel Rating:
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 14.326
Oakland
(Roark) 16.836
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 2 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-115
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-105); Over
Toronto @ LA Dodgers
Game 969-970
August 22, 2019 @ 10:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Wguespck) 14.147
LA Dodgers
(Maeda) 17.633
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 3 1/2
10
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Dodgers
-250
9
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-250); Over
MLB
Long Sheet
Thursday, August 22
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SAN FRANCISCO (63 - 64) at CHICAGO CUBS (68 - 58) - 2:20 PM
JEFF SAMARDZIJA (R) vs. KYLE HENDRICKS (R)
Top Trends for this game.
SAMARDZIJA is 98-133 (-41.2 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997. (Team's Record)
SAMARDZIJA is 41-78 (-33.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 27-8 (+14.9 Units) against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 43-19 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 34-17 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in day games this season.
CHICAGO CUBS are 36-13 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 63-64 (+12.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-31 (+14.1 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 47-43 (+12.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
SAN FRANCISCO is 34-29 (+12.2 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
SAMARDZIJA is 9-4 (+8.0 Units) against the money line in road games this season. (Team's Record)
CHICAGO CUBS are 1858-1890 (-270.8 Units) against the money line in all games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 169-173 (-42.5 Units) against the money line in home games in August games since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 88-76 (-16.4 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO CUBS are 233-225 (-53.8 Units) against the money line after 3 or more consecutive wins since 1997.
CHICAGO CUBS are 898-822 (-156.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
HENDRICKS is 28-28 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 14-18 (-16.1 Units) against the money line in day games over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 17-19 (-13.0 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
HENDRICKS is 3-8 (-8.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO CUBS is 3-2 (+0.8 Units) against SAN FRANCISCO this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.8 Units)
JEFF SAMARDZIJA vs. CHICAGO CUBS since 1997
SAMARDZIJA is 0-3 when starting against CHICAGO CUBS with an ERA of 7.58 and a WHIP of 1.737.
His team's record is 0-4 (-4.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-1. (+0.9 units)
KYLE HENDRICKS vs. SAN FRANCISCO since 1997
HENDRICKS is 3-2 when starting against SAN FRANCISCO with an ERA of 2.66 and a WHIP of 1.014.
His team's record is 4-4 (-0.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 2-5. (-3.4 units)
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WASHINGTON (69 - 57) at PITTSBURGH (52 - 74) - 7:05 PM
MAX SCHERZER (R) vs. STEVEN BRAULT (L)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 151-137 (-29.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 38-46 (-23.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 92-87 (-17.3 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 33-43 (-25.5 Units) against the money line against left-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 76-75 (-29.8 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SCHERZER is 9-11 (-10.8 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
PITTSBURGH is 27-47 (-19.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 30-41 (-13.7 Units) against the money line in home games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-50 (-16.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PITTSBURGH is 9-24 (-13.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 3-3 (+1.9 Units) against WASHINGTON this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.5 Units, Under=-0.3 Units)
MAX SCHERZER vs. PITTSBURGH since 1997
SCHERZER is 5-2 when starting against PITTSBURGH with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 0.863.
His team's record is 6-6 (-4.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-4. (+2.3 units)
STEVEN BRAULT vs. WASHINGTON since 1997
BRAULT is 0-0 when starting against WASHINGTON with an ERA of 18.00 and a WHIP of 5.000.
His team's record is 1-0 (+1.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
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MIAMI (45 - 80) at ATLANTA (76 - 52) - 7:20 PM
SANDY ALCANTARA (R) vs. MIKE SOROKA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 2-22 (-18.3 Units) against the money line in road games in August games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-35 (-19.5 Units) against the money line when playing on Thursday over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 30-75 (-30.1 Units) against the money line in road games against division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 26-71 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 6-31 (-21.0 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 76-52 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ATLANTA is 83-47 (+32.8 Units) against the money line against division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 57-40 (+8.9 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ATLANTA is 126-88 (+33.5 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 94-71 (+17.9 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
SOROKA is 13-1 (+10.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 14-4 (+6.1 Units) against MIAMI this season
9 of 16 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.4 Units)
SANDY ALCANTARA vs. ATLANTA since 1997
ALCANTARA is 0-0 when starting against ATLANTA with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 2-0 (+3.8 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)
MIKE SOROKA vs. MIAMI since 1997
SOROKA is 2-0 when starting against MIAMI with an ERA of 0.67 and a WHIP of 0.862.
His team's record is 3-1 (+0.7 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-0. (+4.0 units)
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COLORADO (58 - 69) at ST LOUIS (67 - 58) - 7:45 PM
GERMAN MARQUEZ (R) vs. MILES MIKOLAS (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.
GERMAN MARQUEZ vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
MARQUEZ is 2-0 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 1.53 and a WHIP of 1.019.
His team's record is 3-0 (+3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-2. (-1.0 units)
MILES MIKOLAS vs. COLORADO since 1997
MIKOLAS is 0-0 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 3.86 and a WHIP of 1.799.
His team's record is 2-0 (+2.0 units) in these starts. The OVER is 1-1. (+0.0 units)
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TAMPA BAY (74 - 54) at BALTIMORE (41 - 86) - 7:05 PM
RYAN YARBROUGH (L) vs. ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TAMPA BAY is 164-126 (+20.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 40-23 (+10.6 Units) against the money line in road games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 72-60 (+16.1 Units) against the money line in road games in night games over the last 3 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 99-63 (+24.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 26-9 (+10.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
BALTIMORE is 88-201 (-69.6 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 48-97 (-36.1 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 53-132 (-58.4 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
BALTIMORE is 41-115 (-41.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BALTIMORE is 4-8 (-0.3 Units) against TAMPA BAY this season
6 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+0.5 Units)
RYAN YARBROUGH vs. BALTIMORE since 1997
No recent starts.
ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI vs. TAMPA BAY since 1997
WOJCIECHOWSKI is 0-1 when starting against TAMPA BAY with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.313.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.1 units)
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DETROIT (38 - 86) at HOUSTON (81 - 47) - 8:10 PM
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN (R) vs. GERRIT COLE (R)
Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 38-86 (-30.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
DETROIT is 15-43 (-24.7 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
DETROIT is 19-51 (-20.1 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
DETROIT is 28-69 (-26.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
DETROIT is 56-108 (-47.1 Units) against the money line after a win over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 13-43 (-16.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HOUSTON is 37-36 (-31.2 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 3 seasons.
HOUSTON is 3-8 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Thursday over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 63-43 (-25.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 55-38 (-10.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
HOUSTON is 60-49 (-22.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 5-1 (-0.2 Units) against DETROIT this season
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN vs. HOUSTON since 1997
ZIMMERMANN is 2-4 when starting against HOUSTON with an ERA of 3.51 and a WHIP of 1.028.
His team's record is 3-5 (-2.5 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-5. (-2.7 units)
GERRIT COLE vs. DETROIT since 1997
COLE is 4-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 2.65 and a WHIP of 1.071.
His team's record is 5-1 (+3.6 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-6. (-6.8 units)
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TEXAS (63 - 65) at CHI WHITE SOX (57 - 69) - 8:10 PM
ARIEL JURADO (R) vs. ROSS DETWILER (L)
Top Trends for this game.
CHI WHITE SOX are 57-69 (+10.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 30-31 (+7.9 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
CHI WHITE SOX are 28-22 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in August games over the last 2 seasons.
CHI WHITE SOX are 36-34 (+17.4 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 63-65 (+8.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 43-43 (+7.5 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 35-28 (+11.4 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
TEXAS is 35-25 (+11.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
TEXAS is 2-1 (+0.7 Units) against CHI WHITE SOX this season
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.0 Units)
ARIEL JURADO vs. CHI WHITE SOX since 1997
JURADO is 0-1 when starting against CHI WHITE SOX with an ERA of 6.75 and a WHIP of 1.406.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 2-0. (+2.1 units)
ROSS DETWILER vs. TEXAS since 1997
DETWILER is 1-1 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.30 and a WHIP of 1.900.
His team's record is 1-1 (+0.6 units) in these starts. The OVER is 0-2. (-2.4 units)
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NY YANKEES (83 - 45) at OAKLAND (73 - 53) - 9:37 PM
MASAHIRO TANAKA (R) vs. TANNER ROARK (R)
Top Trends for this game.
OAKLAND is 73-52 (+18.1 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
OAKLAND is 72-45 (+25.5 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 20-10 (+10.1 Units) against the money line at home when the money line is +125 to -125 this season.
OAKLAND is 42-22 (+16.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
OAKLAND is 8-1 (+8.1 Units) against the money line in home games in August games this season.
OAKLAND is 44-33 (+11.2 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
OAKLAND is 116-84 (+32.0 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
OAKLAND is 43-30 (+11.2 Units) against the money line after a win this season.
OAKLAND is 36-21 (+19.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
OAKLAND is 19-11 (+10.7 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY YANKEES are 83-45 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 38-21 (+16.3 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ROARK is 9-17 (-12.5 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ROARK is 5-13 (-11.1 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
OAKLAND is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against NY YANKEES this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)
MASAHIRO TANAKA vs. OAKLAND since 1997
TANAKA is 3-2 when starting against OAKLAND with an ERA of 2.53 and a WHIP of 0.938.
His team's record is 3-2 (+0.4 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 5-0. (+5.2 units)
TANNER ROARK vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
ROARK is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 4.50 and a WHIP of 1.333.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)
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CLEVELAND (74 - 53) at NY METS (66 - 60) - 7:10 PM
AARON CIVALE (R) vs. NOAH SYNDERGAARD (R)
Top Trends for this game.
CLEVELAND is 165-127 (-24.2 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 76-67 (-15.8 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 24-29 (-23.2 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game over the last 3 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 97-81 (-27.1 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 117-89 (-19.3 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 55-61 (-20.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 50-39 (+13.3 Units) against the money line when the total is 8 to 8.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 33-27 (+11.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
NY METS are 80-130 (-44.8 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NY METS is 2-0 (+2.4 Units) against CLEVELAND this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
AARON CIVALE vs. NY METS since 1997
No recent starts.
NOAH SYNDERGAARD vs. CLEVELAND since 1997
No recent starts.
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TORONTO (52 - 77) at LA DODGERS (84 - 44) - 10:10 PM
JACOB WAGUESPACK (R) vs. KENTA MAEDA (R)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 33-53 (-17.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 84-44 (+17.5 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 50-16 (+22.3 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
LA DODGERS are 37-8 (+23.2 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
LA DODGERS are 35-11 (+15.5 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
TORONTO is 127-118 (+29.5 Units) against the money line in road games after 3 or more consecutive losses since 1997.
LA DODGERS are 125-144 (-42.9 Units) against the money line in an inter-league game since 1997.
MAEDA is 21-23 (-14.0 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
MAEDA is 14-18 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
Head-to-Head Series History
LA DODGERS is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against TORONTO this season
1 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.0 Units)
JACOB WAGUESPACK vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
No recent starts.
KENTA MAEDA vs. TORONTO since 1997
MAEDA is 0-0 when starting against TORONTO with an ERA of 3.00 and a WHIP of 1.000.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-0. (+1.0 units)