Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites for Friday 4/16/21
901ATLANTA -902 CHICAGO CUBS
CHICAGO CUBS are 21-33 SU (-16.6 Units) vs. an overused bullpen that pitches more than 3.2 innings per game over the last 2 seasons.
903ARIZONA -904 WASHINGTON
ARIZONA is 50-28 SU (19.2 Units) after having lost 2 of their last 3 games in the last 3 seasons.
905ST LOUIS -906 PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA is 5-19 SU (-17.3 Units) vs. poor fielding teams - averaging 0.75+ errors/game in the last 3 seasons.
907SAN FRANCISCO -908 MIAMI
SAN FRANCISCO is 21-11 SU (12.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
907SAN FRANCISCO -908 MIAMI
GABE KAPLER is 21-11 SU (8.9 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record (Coach of SAN FRANCISCO)
909PITTSBURGH -910 MILWAUKEE
DEREK SHELTON is 19-5 SU (13.5 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) (Coach of PITTSBURGH)
909PITTSBURGH -910 MILWAUKEE
PITTSBURGH is 19-5 SU (13.2 Units) with a team slugging percentage .390 or worse on the season (NL) over the last 2 seasons.
911NY METS -912 COLORADO
COLORADO is 23-41 SU (-22.1 Units) after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8 games in the last 3 seasons.
913LA DODGERS -914 SAN DIEGO
LA DODGERS are 20-11 SU (11.6 Units) vs. a team with a good bullpen whose WHIP is 1.350 or better over the last 2 seasons.
915TAMPA BAY -916 NY YANKEES
NY YANKEES are 12-1 SU (12.4 Units) in home games vs. AL teams allowing 4.9 or more runs/game on the season over the last 2 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Friday, April 16
NL games
Atlanta (5-8) @ Cubs (5-7)
— Smyly is 0-0, 7.36 in his first two starts
— Braves lost his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-0-2
— He gave up five runs in five IP in his one start vs Chicago.
— Braves lost four of their last five games.
— Atlanta is 2-4 on the road.
— Over is 8-2 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-6-4
— Davies is 1-1, 11.05 in two starts (7.1 IP).
— Cubs split his two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-0, 1.93 in two starts vs Atlanta.
— Cubs lost six of their last eight games.
— Chicago are 3-3 at home.
— Nine of last 11 games stayed under the total.
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-1
Arizona (5-8) @ Washington (3-7)
— Widener is 1-0, 3.27 in two starts.
— Arizona split his two starts
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Washington.
— Arizona lost eight of first 13 games.
— Arizona is 3-5 on the road.
— over 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-7
— Scherzer is 0-1, 3.75 in two starts.
— Nationals split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 7-0, 2.85 in nine starts vs Arizona, his old team.
— Washington lost seven of its first ten games.
— Nationals are 1-3 at home.
— under 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-10
— record in first 5 innings: 1-5-4
St Louis (6-6) @ Philadelphia (6-6)
— Martinez is 0-2, 6.30 in two starts.
— Cardinals lost his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 3-1, 2.70 in 8 games (4 starts) vs Philly.
— Cardinals lost four of their last five games.
— St Louis is 4-2 on the road.
— Under 5-3-1 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-7-2
— Eflin is 0-0, 3.46 in two starts this year.
— Phillies split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He allowed four runs (2 earned) in 4.2 IP, in his one start vs St Louis.
— Phillies lost five of their last six games.
— Phillies won five of their first six home games.
— Six of last nine games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-11
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
San Francisco (8-4) @ Miami (5-7)
— DeSclafani is 1-0, 0.82 in two starts.
— Giants won both his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He is 2-2, 3.04 in four starts against Miami.
— Giants are 8-4 in their first 12 games.
— Giants are 3-3 on the road.
— Nine of last ten games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— Castano is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 1-2, 3.03 in seven games (6 starts) as a rookie last year.
— Marlins won four of their last five games.
— Miami is 1-5 at home.
— under 5-3-1 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-3-4
Pittsburgh (5-8) @ Milwaukee (7-5)
— Brubaker is 1-0, 1.93 in two starts (9.1 IP).
— Pirates split his starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-0, 4.00 in two starts against Milwaukee.
— Pirates won four of their last six games.
— Pittsburgh is 1-5 on the road.
— over 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 2-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-5-2
— Houser is 1-1, 2.70 in two starts.
— Milwaukee split his starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 1-2, 6.00 in six games (3 starts) vs Pittsburgh.
— Brewers won six of their last eight games.
— Milwaukee is 3-3 at home.
— under 6-3 last nine games
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-2
Mets (5-3) @ Colorado (3-10)
— deGrom allowed one run in 14 IP in his two starts.
— Mets lost both of those games, scoring 3 runs.
— over/under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 4-1, 1.25 in seven starts vs Colorado.
— Mets won four of their last five games.
— Mets are 1-2 on the road.
— Under 5-0 last five games.
— scored run in first inning: 2-8
— record in first 5 innings: 6-2
— Gonzalez allowed one run in five IP (80 PT) in his first ’21 start.
— Colorado lost his first start, 4-3.
— under 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0
— He hasn’t pitched against New York.
— Colorado lost its last six games.
— Rockies are 3-4 at home.
— Under 8-2 last nine games.
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6-1
Dodgers (11-2) @ San Diego (9-5)
— Buehler is 1-0, 1.50 in two starts.
— Dodgers won both his starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 4-0, 1.36 in five starts vs San Diego.
— Dodgers won 11 of their last 12 games.
— Dodgers are 5-2 on the road.
— Under is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— scored run in first inning: 5-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-3-2
— Weathers is making his first career start.
— He’s allowed one run in six IP in three relief stints.
— Padres won six of their last nine games.
— San Diego is 4-3 at home.
— Nine of last 13 games stayed under
— scored run in first inning: 4-14
— record in first 5 innings: 5-7-2
AL games
Tampa Bay (5-8) @ Bronx (5-7)
— Wacha is 0-1, 8.00 in his first two games (9 IP, one wasn’t a start).
— Rays could use an opener, before Wacha pitches.
— Rays lost his only start, 11-2
— over 1-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-1
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1
— He is 0-1, 5.85 in four games (3 starts) against New York.
— Tampa Bay lost four of their last five games.
— Rays are 3-4 in their first seven home games.
— Nine of last 12 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-5-4
— Montgomery is 1-0, 3.09 in two starts.
— Bronx won his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 1-2, 5.54 in seven starts vs Tampa Bay.
— New York lost five of its last seven games.
— New York is 3-3 in its first six home games.
— under 5-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 1-12
— record in first 5 innings: 6-6
White Sox (6-7) @ Boston (9-4)
— Cease is 0-0, 3.86 in two starts.
— White Sox lost his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Boston.
— Chicago lost three of its last five games.
— White Sox are 3-4 on the road.
— under 5-1 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 9-1-3
— Pivetta is 2-0, 3.27 in his first two starts.
— Red Sox won his two starts, scoring 25 runs.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He gave up one unearned run in two relief stints (3 IP) vs Chicago.
— Boston won nine of its last ten games.
— Red Sox are 3-3 at home.
— Eight of last 11 games went over
— scored run in first inning: 3-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-3
Baltimore (5-8) @ Texas (6-7)
— Lopez is 0-2, 11.42 in two starts.
— Orioles lost both his starts, outscored 21-9.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He allowed five runs in 5.2 IP in his one start vs Texas.
— Orioles lost eight of their last ten games.
— Baltimore is 4-2 on the road.
— under 4-2 in their road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-3
— Foltynewicz is 0-1, 4.09 in his two starts.
— Texas lost his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He allowed two runs in six IP in one start vs Baltimore.
— Texas won its last three games.
— Texas is 2-4 at home.
— under 6-4 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-4-1
Toronto (6-7) @ Kansas City (7-4)
— Matz is 2-0, 1.46 in his first two starts.
— Jays won his two starts by combined 21-3.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 2-0
— He hasn’t pitched against Kansas City.
— Toronto won three of its last five games.
— Toronto is 3-4 on the road.
— under 8-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-9
— Minor is 1-0, 4.50 in his first two starts.
— Royals won his first two starts.
— under 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-1-1
— He is 4-0, 2.00 in seven games (5 starts) vs Toronto.
— Royals are 7-4 in their first 11 games.
— Royals are 5-2 at home.
— six of last eight games under
— scores run in first inning: 3-11
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-1
Minnesota (6-7) @ Angels (7-5)
— Thorpe is making his first ’21 start.
— He was 3-3, 6.14 in 19 MLB games (3 starts) in 2019-20.
— Twins lost five of their last six games.
— Minnesota is 4-2 on the road.
— under 7-6
— scores run in first inning: 6-13
— record in first 5 innings: 6-4-3
— Heaney is 1-1, 7.00 in his first two starts.
— Angels split his first two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He allowed two runs in six IP in his one start vs Minnesota.
— Angels won seven of their first 12 games.
— Halos lost three of their last four games.
— over 6-6
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 4-6-2
Detroit (5-7) @ Oakland (6-7)
— Urena is 0-2, 9.39 in two starts (7.2 IP).
— Detroit was outscored 20-8 in those two games.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2
— He is 2-0, 5.73 in two starts against Oakland
— Detroit won three of its last four games.
— Detroit is 3-4 on the road.
— under 8-5
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5
— Montas is 1-1, 8.31 in two starts.
— A’s split those two games.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He is 2-2, 6.86 in five games (4 starts) vs Detroit
— A’s won six of last seven games, after an 0-6 start.
— All seven of their losses are by 4+ runs.
— Oakland lost five of its seven home games.
— last five games went over.
— scored run in first inning: 4-13
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-2
Houston (6-6) @ Seattle (8-5)
— Urquidy is 0-1, 5.23 in two starts.
— Astros split his first two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He gave up one run in four IP in a relief stint vs Seattle.
— Astros lost their last five games.
— Astros are 5-1 on the road.
— over 8-4
— scored run in first inning: 3-12
— record in first 5 innings: 5-5-2
— Kikuchi is 0-0, 3.75 in two starts.
— Seattle split his two starts.
— over 1-1
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-0-1
— He is 0-2, 6.46 in five starts vs Houston.
— Seattle won six of its last eight games.
— Seattle is 3-3 at home.
— over 7-5-1
— scored run in first inning: 1-13
— record in first 5 innings: 4-7-2
Interleague games
Cleveland (7-5) @ Cincinnati (7-5)
— Allen is 1-1, 2.70 in two starts.
— Indians split his two starts.
— under 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 1-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cincinnati.
— Cleveland won six of their last eight games.
— Indians are 3-4 on the road.
— under 10-2
— scores run in first inning: 2-12
— record in first 5 innings: 3-8-1
— Hoffman is 1-1, 3.86 in two starts.
— Reds split his two starts.
— over 2-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-2
— record in first 5 innings: 1-1
— He hasn’t pitched against Cleveland.
— Cincinnati lost four of its last five games.
— Reds are 5-1 at home.
— Over 5-0-1 at home
— scored run in first inning: 4-12
— record in first 5 innings: 7-4-1
— Over is 5-2 in their last seven games.
— Minnesota won last four series games.
— Heat is 3-1-1 ATS in last five visits to Minnesota.
— Over is 7-1 in last eight series games.
Portland @ San Antonio
Trailblazers (31-23)
— Portland lost four of its last five games.
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— Blazers are 3-6 ATS in last nine road games.
— Under is 5-2 in Portland’s last seven games.
Spurs (26-26)
— San Antonio lost 11 of its last 15 games.
— Spurs are 2-7 ATS in last nine home games.
— Over is 12-4 in Spurs’ last sixteen games.
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Blazers are 2-3 ATS in last five trips to the Alamo.
— Over is 9-1 in last ten series games.
New York @ Dallas
Knicks (29-27)
— New York won its last four games SU.
— Knicks are 7-2 ATS in their last nine road games.
— Over is 5-2 in New York’s last seven games.
Mavericks (30-24)
— Mavericks won seven of their last ten games.
— Mavericks are 3-4 ATS in last seven home games.
— Under is 19-7 in last 26 Dallas games.
— Teams split last ten series games.
— Knicks covered four of last five trips to Dallas.
— Under is 9-1 in last ten series games.
MLB
Friday, April 16
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Trend Report
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Atlanta @ Chi Cubs
Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games on the road
Chi Cubs
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi Cubs's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chi Cubs's last 11 games
Arizona @ Washington
Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona's last 6 games
Washington
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games at home
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 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing NY Yankees
NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Yankees's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of NY Yankees's last 14 games
St. Louis @ Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Chi White Sox @ Boston
Chi White Sox
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox's last 5 games when playing Boston
Boston
Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
Cleveland @ Cincinnati
Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cincinnati
Cleveland is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Francisco @ Miami
San Francisco
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of San Francisco's last 10 games
Miami
Miami is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games when playing San Francisco
Baltimore @ Texas
Baltimore
Baltimore is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games
Texas
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Baltimore
Texas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto @ Kansas City
Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing Kansas City
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 7 games when playing Toronto
Kansas City is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Milwaukee is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Milwaukee is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
NY Mets @ Colorado
NY Mets
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Mets's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Mets's last 7 games when playing Colorado
Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado's last 7 games when playing NY Mets
Minnesota @ LA Angels
Minnesota
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing LA Angels
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
LA Angels
LA Angels is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home
LA Angels is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Detroit @ Oakland
Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Oakland
Oakland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Oakland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers @ San Diego
LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing at home against LA Dodgers
Houston @ Seattle
Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Houston