Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Sunday 7/14/19
National League
Pirates (44-47) @ Cubs (49-43)
Williams is 1-1, 8.31 in his last three starts; he is 3-4, 4.25 in nine games (7 starts) vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 8-4
5-inning record: 3-6-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-12 Over/under: 6-6
Quintana is 2-0, 2.08 in his last two starts; he is 2-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Pittsburgh this year. Team in his starts: 9-8
5-inning record: 8-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-17 Over/under: 9-8
Pirates lost four of last six games; over is 7-2 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 last eight road games.
Cubs won four of last five games; under is 10-8-1 in their last 19 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2-1 last eight games.
Nationals (49-42) @ Phillies (47-45)
Sanchez is 4-0, 3.00 in his last five starts; he is 0-2, 5.65 in three starts vs Philly this season. Team in his starts: 9-7
5-inning record: 9-4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-16 Over/under: 7-9
Arrieta is 2-2, 6.45 in his last four starts; he is 1-3, 4.79 in 15 starts vs Washington. Team in his starts: 10-8
5-inning record: 7-10-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18 Over/under: over 6-1 last seven
Nationals won 12 of last 14 games; under is 8-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-0 last nine games.
Philly are 4-7 in last 11 games; over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-2 last eight games.
Mets (41-51) @ Marlins (34-56)
deGrom is 1-2, 2.68 in his last seven starts; he is 2-1, 3.32 in three starts vs Miami this year. Team in his starts: 6-12
5-inning record: 8-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-18 Over/under: 12-6
Alcantara is 1-2, 4.26 n his last four starts; he is 1-1, 2.45 vs NY this year. Team in his starts: 6-11
5-inning record: 5-7-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-17 Over/under: 7-10
Mets lost 11 of last 15 games; over is 8-5-1 in their last 14 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-4 last nine games.
Miami lost seven of last nine games; under is 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3 last eight games.
Giants (42-49) @ Brewers (48-45)
Beede is 1-1, 2.19 in his last two starts. Team in his starts: 6-2
5-inning record: 3-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-8 Over/under: 4-4
Chacin is 0-6, 6.00 in his last eight starts; he is 9-7, 3.11 in 22 games (21 starts) vs SF. Team in his starts: 5-11
5-inning record: 4-8-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-18 Over/under: 5-12-1
Giants won eight of last 11 games; over is 8-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over is 6-3 in last nine games.
Milwaukee lost six of last eight games; their last five games went over. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 13-1 last 14 games.
Diamondbacks (47-46) @ Cardinals (45-45)
Greinke is 2-0, 1.80 in his last three starts; he is 13-5, 3.38 in 20 games (18 starts) vs StL. Team in his starts: 13-6
5-inning record: 11-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-19 Over/under: 9-10
Wainwright is 0-2, 4.22 in his last four starts; he is 8-5, 2.95 in 15 games (12 starts) vs Arizona. Team in his starts: 7-9
5-inning record: 6-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-16 Over/under: under 5-1 last six
Arizona won four of its last five games; their last five games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 7-3-1 last 11 road games.
Cardinals lost nine of last 14 games; under is 11-3 in their last 14 home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 4-2 last six games.
Reds (42-47) @ Rockies (45-46)
Mahle is 0-4, 5.46 in his last six starts; he is 0-0, 5.40 in two starts vs Colorado. Team in his starts: 4-13
5-inning record: 4-12-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-17 Over/under: 5-11-1
Senzatela is 1-1, 8.04 in his last three starts; he is 0-0, 7.20 in one start vs Cincy. Team in his starts: 9-7
5-inning record: 7-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-16 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight
Reds lost five of their last six road games; under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-1-1 last ten games.
Colorado lost seven of its last eight games; five of their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.
Braves (56-37) @ Padres (45-47)
Soroka is 4-0, 4.31 in his last seven starts. Team in his starts: 12-3
5-inning record: 11-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15 Over/under: over 5-1-1 last seven
Quantrill is 0-0, 5.65 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 2-5
5-inning record: 4-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 3-7 Over/under: 6-1
Braves won six of their last seven games; over is 4-2 in their last six road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-2 last seven road games.
San Diego won three of its last five games; five of their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.
American League
Toronto (35-58) @ New York (58-32)
Stroman is 2-1, 3.13 in his last four starts; he is 6-5, 4.21 in 16 starts vs NY. Team in his starts: 7-11
5-inning record: 6-9-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 7-18 Over/under: 7-10-1
Tanaka is 0-0, 8.31 in his last three starts; he is 11-5, 2.87 in 18 starts vs Toronto. Team in his starts: 11-7
5-inning record: 10-5-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-18 Over/under: over 4-1 last five
Blue Jays lost seven of last 11 road games; over is 8-4-1 in their last 13 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-0 last five games.
New York won 10 of last 12 home games; over is 6-4 in their last ten home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-0-1 last nine games.
Rays (54-40) @ Orioles (28-64)
Bullpen game for the Rays. Team in bullpen games: 14-11
5-inning record: 14-8-3 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-25 Over/under: 11-11-3
Team in his starts: 0-0
5-inning record: 0-0 Allowed run in 1st inning: 0-0 Over/under: 0-0
Rays won eight of last 12 games,; over is 7-4 in their last 11 road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 7-2-1 last ten games.
Baltimore won four of last seven games; under is 5-3-2 in their last ten games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-2 last ten games.
Twins (58-33) @ Indians (50-40)
Berrios is 0-3, 3.95 in his last four starts; he is 2-0, 1.32 in two starts vs Cleveland this year. Team in his starts: 12-6
5-inning record: 9-4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18 Over/under: 9-6-3
Bieber is 2-0, 2.11 in his last three starts; he is 2-0, 4.05 in five games (4 starts) vs Minnesota. Team in his starts: won last six
5-inning record: 9-4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18 Over/under: 4-12-2
Twins lost five of last nine road games; under is 5-1 in their last six road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 8-2 last ten games.
Cleveland won six of its last eight games; under is 3-1 in their last four games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1-1 last eight games.
Tigers (28-59) @ Royals (32-61)
Zimmerman is 0-6, 8.66 in his last eight starts; he is 4-1, 2.14 in nine games (8 starts) vs KC. Team in his starts: 2-8
5-inning record: 1-8-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-10 Over/under: 6-4
Bailey is 3-0, 2.48 in his last five starts; he is 2-0, 1.50 in two starts vs Detroit this year. Team in his starts: 8-10
5-inning record: 9-7-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-18 Over/under: 9-8-1
Tigers lost 16 of last 18 games; over is 6-2 in their last eight games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.
Kansas City lost nine of last 13 games; over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 6-1 last seven games.
Astros (58-34) @ Rangers (49-43)
Verlander is 1-1, 5.21 in his last three starts; he is 3-0, 2.08 in four starts vs Texas this year. Team in his starts: 12-6
5-inning record: 8-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 6-18 Over/under: under 7-2 last nine
Jurado is 1-2, 6.95 in his last four starts. Team in his starts: 4-5
5-inning record: 4-5 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-9 Over/under: 3-6
Astros won eight of last ten games; over is 6-2 in their last eight road games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 9-6 last 15 road games.
Texas lost seven of last ten games; over is 6-1 in their last seven home games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-3 last 11 home games.
Mariners (39-57) @ Angels (47-46)
Kikuchi is 1-1, 5.50 in his last three starts; he is 1-2, 13.12 in three starts vs LAA. Team in his starts: 8-11
5-inning record: 9-8-2 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-19 Over/under: 15-4
Suarez is 2-1, 5.72 in six starts. Team in his starts: 3-3
5-inning record: 3-2-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 2-6 Over/under: 4-1-1
Mariners lost 10 of last 12 games; under is 8-4-1 in their last 13 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 5-1 last six games.
Angels are 7-3 in last ten home games; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-3 last seven home games.
White Sox (42-46) @ A’s (52-41)
Lopez is 0-2, 7.15 in his last four starts; he is 0-1, 3.00 vs Oakland. Team in his starts: 8-10
5-inning record: 8-9-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 8-18 Over/under: over 6-2 last eight
BAnderson is 3-1, 3.86 in his last five starts; he is 1-1, 4.55 in five starts vs Chicago. Team in his starts: 13-5
5-inning record: 11-6-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-18 Over/under: under 6-2 last eight
Chicago lost four of last five games; over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 5-3-1 last nine games.
A’s won 16 of last 21 games; under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over is 6-3 in last nine games.
Interleague
Dodgers (61-33) @ Red Sox (50-42)
Ryu is 1-1, 4.03 in his last five starts. Team in his starts: 12-5
5-inning record: 13-3-1 Allowed run in 1st inning: 5-17 Over/under: under 4-2-1 last seven
Price is 3-0, 3.18 in his last three starts. Team in his starts: 9-7
5-inning record: 8-4-4 Allowed run in 1st inning: 4-15 Over/under: under 3-1 last four
Dodgers lost four of their last five games; five of their last six games stayed under. Over/under 1st 5 innings: under 4-2 last six games.
Boston won six of last eight games; over is 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Over/under 1st 5 innings: over 8-4 last 12 games.
Umpires
Pitt-Chi: Under is 6-3-2 in last 11 Tumpane games.
NY-Mia: Under is 11-9 in Miller games this season.
Wsh-Phil: Four of last five Guccione games stayed under.
Az-StL: Seven of last ten Hamari games stayed under.
SF-Mil: Over is 8-4 in last dozen Carlson games.
Cin-Col: Underdogs are 7-5 in last dozen Rehak games.
Atl-SD: Four of last five Torres games went over.
Tor-NY: Six of last eight Blakney games stayed under.
Chi-A’s: Over is 11-4 in last fifteen Whitson games.
TB-Balt: Over is 10-5 in last fifteen Barber games.
Min-Clev: Under is 6-3-3 in last dozen Kulpa games.
Det-KC: Home side won nine of last ten Wolcott games.
Hst-Tex: Over is 8-5-1 in last 14 Timmons games.
Sea-LAA: Last four DeJesus games stayed under.
LA-Bos: Three of last four Hoberg games went over.
%age of times teams score in first inning (road/home/total)
Team (road-home-total)- thru 7/12
Ariz 15-50……9-42…….24
Atl 15-45…..15-47……30
Cubs 12-45……15-46…..27
Reds 14-43……15-45…..29
Colo 10-46……17-44……27
LA 11-44……18-49……29
Mia 8-44……11-45…….19
Milw 15-46…..17-46…..32
Mets 17-49……12-42…..29
Philly 13-46…..16-45…….29
Pitt 14-47…..11-43……25
StL 13-46…..8-43……..21
SD 15-41……11-48…..26
SF 4-44……10-45…….14
Wash 13-44…..12-43……,25
Orioles 12-47…….15-43..…..27
Boston 12-48…….13-43……25
W Sox 9-42…….17-45……..26
Clev 13-45…..13-44……..26
Det 13-42……13-44……..26
Astros 15-45…..10-47……..25
KC 12-47…..16-45……..28
Angels 16-48……11-44…….27
Twins 18-47……10-43……28
NYY 15-43……14-46……29
A’s 9-45…….11-47……20
Sea 11-47…..15-48…….26
TB 17-44…..15-46…….32
Texas 13-44…..16-48…….29
Toronto 10-44…..14-48…….24
Interleague play- 2019
NL @ AL– 44-37 NL, favorites -$1,522 over 38-37-3
AL @ NL– 37-31 NL, favorites -$1,136 over 38-31-2
Total: 81-68 NL, favorites -$2,658 Over 76-68-5
901Washington -902 Philadelphia
WASHINGTON is 37-23 SU (12.1 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
903Ny Mets -904 Miami
NY METS are 19-33 SU (-22.5 Units) vs. a team with a poor bullpen whose ERA is 4.20 or worse in the current season.
905San Francisco -906 Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE is 9-23 SU (-15.2 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game in the current season.
907Arizona -908 St Louis
ARIZONA is 38-22 SU (13.4 Units) vs. good defensive catchers - allowing 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
909Pittsburgh -910 Chicago Cubs
CHICAGO CUBS are 25-21 SU (10.7 Units) in home games vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
911Cincinnati -912 Colorado
COLORADO is 72-78 SU (-13.8 Units) in home games as a favorite of -110 or higher in the last 3 seasons.
913Atlanta -914 San Diego
SAN DIEGO is 24-39 SU (-24.6 Units) vs. poor baserunning teams - averaging 0.5 or less SB's/game in the current season.
915Tampa Bay -916 Baltimore
BALTIMORE is 20-41 SU (-25 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better in the current season.
917Toronto -918 Ny Yankees
NY YANKEES are 47-27 SU (23.5 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game in the current season.
919Minnesota -920 Cleveland
MINNESOTA is 23-7 SU (15.3 Units) when the money line is +125 to -125 in the current season.
921Detroit -922 Kansas City
DETROIT is 30-46 SU (-20.4 Units) vs. teams whose hitters strike out 7 or more times/game in the current season.
923Houston -924 Texas
TEXAS are 8-0 SU (8 Units) in home games when playing on Sunday in the current season.
925Seattle -926 La Angels
LA ANGELS are 22-11 SU (14.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the current season.
927Chi White Sox -928 Oakland
CHI WHITE SOX is 86-68 SU (16.1 Units) vs teams who strand 6.9 or less runners on base per game over the last 2 seasons.
929La Dodgers -930 Boston
BOSTON is 11-25 SU (-16.4 Units) vs. teams outscoring opp by 0.5 or more runs/game on the season in the current season.
Dunkel's Highlighted Game
LA Dodgers at Boston - Sunday July 14, 2019
The LA Dodgers come into today’s contests with a Dunkel road rating of 16.274. LA is 9-2 in Ryu’s last 11 starts. The Boston Red Sox have a home rating of 14.720. Boston is 7-15 in its last 22 games versus a team with a winning percentage above .600. The Boston Red Sox have a Dunkel O/U home rating of 7.964. The Red Sox have gone under in five of David Price’s last seven home starts. Dunkel’s Pick: LA Dodgers (-110; Under). Other notable categories for today’s matchups:
Tampa Bay @ Baltimore
Game 915-916
July 14, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Tampa Bay
(Stanek) 16.959
Baltimore
(Eshelman) 13.981
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Tampa Bay
by 3
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Tampa Bay
-230
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Tampa Bay
(-230); Over
Washington @ Philadelphia
Game 901-902
July 14, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Washington
(Sanchez) 13.732
Philadelphia
(Arrieta) 17.945
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Philadelphia
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Philadelphia
-115
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Philadelphia
(-115); Under
Toronto @ NY Yankees
Game 917-918
July 14, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Toronto
(Stroman) 15.067
NY Yankees
(Tanaka) 16.538
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
NY Yankees
by 1 1/2
6
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Yankees
-210
10
Dunkel Pick:
NY Yankees
(-210); Under
NY Mets @ Miami
Game 903-904
July 14, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
NY Mets
(deGrom) 14.418
Miami
(Alcntara) 15.940
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
Miami
by 1 1/2
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
NY Mets
-220
7
Dunkel Pick:
Miami
(+190); Over
Minnesota @ Cleveland
Game 919-920
July 14, 2019 @ 1:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Minnesota
(Berrios) 16.617
Cleveland
(Bieber) 15.457
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
Minnesota
by 1
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Cleveland
-145
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Minnesota
(+125); Over
San Francisco @ Milwaukee
Game 905-906
July 14, 2019 @ 2:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
San Francisco
(Beede) 12.808
Milwaukee
(Chacin) 17.933
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Milwaukee
by 5
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Milwaukee
-165
10
Dunkel Pick:
Milwaukee
(-165); Over
Arizona @ St. Louis
Game 907-908
July 14, 2019 @ 2:15 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Arizona
(Greinke) 16.434
St. Louis
(Wnwrght) 15.383
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Arizona
by 1
7
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Arizona
-125
8 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Arizona
(-125); Under
Detroit @ Kansas City
Game 921-922
July 14, 2019 @ 2:15 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Detroit
(Zmmrmnn) 15.539
Kansas City
(Bailey) 12.181
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Detroit
by 3 1/2
11
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Kansas City
-160
10
Dunkel Pick:
Detroit
(+140); Over
Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs
Game 909-910
July 14, 2019 @ 2:20 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Pittsburgh
(Williams) 14.556
Chicago Cubs
(Quintana) 17.624
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Chicago Cubs
by 3
9
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Chicago Cubs
-165
10
Dunkel Pick:
Chicago Cubs
(-165); Under
Houston @ Texas
Game 923-924
July 14, 2019 @ 3:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Houston
(Verlander) 16.993
Texas
(Jurado) 13.052
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Houston
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Houston
-220
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Houston
(-220); Under
Cincinnati @ Colorado
Game 911-912
July 14, 2019 @ 3:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Cincinnati
(Mahle) 14.931
Colorado
(Senzatela) 12.434
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Cincinnati
by 2 1/2
16
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Colorado
-115
13 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Cincinnati
(-105); Over
Seattle @ LA Angels
Game 925-926
July 14, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Seattle
(Kikuchi) 12.439
LA Angels
(Suarez) 15.974
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
LA Angels
by 3 1/2
12
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
LA Angels
-165
10 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Angels
(-165); Over
Chicago White Sox @ Oakland
Game 927-928
July 14, 2019 @ 4:07 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Chicago White Sox
(Lopez) 13.119
Oakland
(Anderson) 17.354
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
Oakland
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Oakland
-200
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Oakland
(-200); Under
Atlanta @ San Diego
Game 913-914
July 14, 2019 @ 4:10 pm
Dunkel Rating:
Atlanta
(Soroka) 13.710
San Diego
(Quantrill) 17.945
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
San Diego
by 4
8
Vegas Team:
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Vegas Total:
Atlanta
-145
9
Dunkel Pick:
San Diego
(+125); Under
LA Dodgers @ Boston
Game 929-930
July 14, 2019 @ 7:05 pm
Dunkel Rating:
LA Dodgers
(Ryu) 16.274
Boston
(Price) 14.720
Dunkel Team:
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Dunkel Total:
LA Dodgers
by 1 1/2
8
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Boston
-110
9 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
LA Dodgers
(-110); Under