Betting news, trends, odds and predictions from various handicappers and websites.
TAMPA BAY is 537-521 SU (-36.1 Units) in home games when the total is 8.5 to 10 since 1996.
TEXAS are 38-13 SU (23.7 Units) as an underdog of +100 to +150 over the last 2 seasons.
CLEVELAND is 23-10 Under (12 Units) when playing on Thursday in the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 12-24 SU (-14.4 Units) in road games against NL Central opponents in the last 3 seasons.
SAN FRANCISCO is 55-83 SU (-36.3 Units) against division opponents in the last 3 seasons.
MLB
Armadillo's Write-Up
Thursday, April 18
National League
Miami (4-15) @ Cubs (11-7)
— Puk is 0-3, 8.44 in three starts.
— Miami is 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 1-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-1, 6.00 in four relief stints vs Chicago.
— Marlins lost 15 of their first 19 games.
— Miami is 0-7 in games where winning run scored from 7th inning on
— Marlins are 2-4 on road.
— under 4-1 last five road games.
— scored run in first inning: 4-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-9-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3.1
— Taillon is making his first 2024 start.
— He was 8-10, 4.84 in 29 starts last year.
— In his career, he is 59-45, 4.00 in 172 starts.
— He is 2-0, 0.54 in three starts vs Miami.
— Cubs won four of their last five games.
— They’re 5-1 at home.
— under 6-2 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 4-18
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 5-4.2-4.2
Arizona (9-10) @ San Francisco (8-11)
— Nelson is 1-2, 5.93 in three starts.
— Arizona is 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 0-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 1-0, 3.44 in three starts vs San Francisco.
— Arizona is 5-3 in its last eight games.
— Diamondbacks are 2-4 on the road.
— under 7-3 last ten games
— scored run in first inning: 11-19
— record in first 5 innings: 10-4-5
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 6-5.2-2
— Webb is 1-0, 1.93 in his last two starts.
— San Francisco is 2-2 in his starts.
— over 3-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-4
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2-1
— He is 5-3, 2.80 in 10 starts vs Arizona.
— Giants are 4-3 in their last seven games.
— They’re 3-3 at home.
— under 8-4 last dozen games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 4-12-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3-3-3
American League
LA Angels (9-9) @ Tampa Bay (10-9)
— Canning is 0-2, 10.54 in his three starts.
— Angels are 0-3 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-3
— He is 1-1, 4.19 in three starts vs Tampa Bay.
— Angels are 5-7 in their last dozen games.
— They’re 7-5 on road.
— over 3-0 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 6-18
— record in first 5 innings: 7-11
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-7.2-3.2
— Pepiot is 1-2, 5.40 in three starts.
— Rays are 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He hasn’t pitched against the Angels.
— Tampa Bay is 7-4 in its last 11 games.
— Rays are 6-7 at home.
— over 9-4 at home
— scored run in first inning: 6-19
— record in first 5 innings: 9-7-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-7-3.1
Texas (10-9) @ Detroit (10-8)
— Leiter is making his MLB debut.
— Rangers are 4-7 in their last eleven games.
— They’re 5-4 on road.
— over 4-2 last six games
— scored run in first inning: 7-19
— record in first 5 innings: 8-5-6
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-3-4
— Maeda is 0-1, 6.60 in his first three starts.
— Detroit is 1-2 in his starts.
— over 2-1
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 0-2-1
— He is 2-0, 3.32 in four starts vs Texas.
— Detroit is 2-4 in its last six games.
— Tigers are 4-6 at home.
— under 4-1 last five games
— scored run in first inning: 5-18
— record in first 5 innings: 5-10-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 2.2-3-2.2
Cleveland (12-6) @ Boston (10-9)
— Carrasco is 0-1, 3.55 in his three starts.
— Guardians are 1-2 in his starts.
— under 3-0
— allowed run in first inning: 2-3
— record in first 5 innings: 1-2
— He is 1-4, 8.29 in seven starts vs Boston.
— Cleveland is 9-4 in its last 13 games.
— Guardians are 9-3 on road.
— over 5-3 last eight games
— scored run in first inning: 3-18
— record in first 5 innings: 9-6-3
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 4-5-3
— bullpen game
— Boston is 4-7 in its last eleven games.
— Red Sox are 3-6 at home.
— under 6-3 home games
— scored run in first inning: 5-19
— record in first 5 innings: 11-4-4
— bullpen IP last 3 days: 3.1-6-x