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COLORADO (92 - 70) at PHILADELPHIA (93 - 69) - 2:37 PM
UBALDO JIMENEZ (R) vs. COLE HAMELS (L)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 71-85 (-15.0 Units) against the money line after a loss over the last 2 seasons.
JIMENEZ is 12-23 (-11.7 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
JIMENEZ is 12-24 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
PHILADELPHIA is 56-36 (+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.
COLORADO is 92-70 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
COLORADO is 46-29 (+20.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 92-70 (+14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
COLORADO is 123-111 (+25.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
COLORADO is 69-54 (+19.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-36 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 11-16 (-12.8 Units) against the money line in home games when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
PHILADELPHIA is 45-36 (-9.6 Units) against the money line in home games in games played on a grass field this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 30-29 (-13.8 Units) against the money line in home games against right-handed starters this season.
PHILADELPHIA is 14-19 (-14.5 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
HAMELS is 16-16 (-11.0 Units) against the money line in all games this season. (Team's Record)
HAMELS is 1-7 (-9.3 Units) against the money line in day games this season. (Team's Record)

Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 4-2 (+1.5 Units) against COLORADO this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=+1.8 Units)

UBALDO JIMENEZ vs. PHILADELPHIA since 1997
JIMENEZ is 0-1 when starting against PHILADELPHIA with an ERA of 5.51 and a WHIP of 1.592.
His team's record is 1-2 (-1.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.2 units)

COLE HAMELS vs. COLORADO since 1997
HAMELS is 0-2 when starting against COLORADO with an ERA of 8.70 and a WHIP of 1.838.
His team's record is 0-2 (-2.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-1. (-0.1 units)

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ST LOUIS (91 - 71) at LA DODGERS (95 - 67) - 9:35 PM
CHRIS CARPENTER (R) vs. RANDY WOLF (L)
Top Trends for this game.
LA DODGERS are 95-67 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
LA DODGERS are 95-67 (+7.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
LA DODGERS are 68-47 (+10.1 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
WOLF is 40-27 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in all games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 25-9 (+14.2 Units) against the money line in home games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 40-27 (+13.4 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 22-6 (+14.3 Units) against the money line in home games in night games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
WOLF is 19-12 (+9.9 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
ST LOUIS is 85-77 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 85-77 (+12.1 Units) against the money line in road games in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 62-41 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 24-13 (+10.8 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss this season.
CARPENTER is 52-28 (+24.7 Units) against the money line in road games after a loss since 1997. (Team's Record)
LA DODGERS are 49-45 (-11.7 Units) against the money line after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 5-2 (+3.1 Units) against LA DODGERS this season
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+2.7 Units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. LA DODGERS since 1997
CARPENTER is 5-0 when starting against LA DODGERS with an ERA of 2.20 and a WHIP of 1.024.
His team's record is 6-0 (+6.1 units) in these starts. The OVER is 3-3. (-0.2 units)

RANDY WOLF vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
WOLF is 3-5 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 3.64 and a WHIP of 1.166.
His team's record is 4-6 (-3.2 units) in these starts. The OVER is 4-6. (-2.7 units)


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MINNESOTA (87 - 76) at NY YANKEES (103 - 59) - 6:05 PM
BRIAN DUENSING (L) vs. C.C. SABATHIA (L)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 8-20 (-12.7 Units) against the money line in road games against left-handed starters this season.
NY YANKEES are 67-36 (+16.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 16-3 (+10.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY YANKEES are 103-59 (+11.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
NY YANKEES are 51-26 (+12.4 Units) against the money line when the total is 9 to 9.5 this season.
NY YANKEES are 36-14 (+17.8 Units) against the money line when playing on Wednesday over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 60-44 (+11.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 74-66 (+9.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 87-76 (+2.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 7-0 (+7.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL this season . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)

BRIAN DUENSING vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
No recent starts.

C.C. SABATHIA vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
SABATHIA is 13-8 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.05 and a WHIP of 1.226.
His team's record is 16-12 (+0.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 17-10. (+5.3 units)

2:37 PM
COLORADO vs. PHILADELPHIA
Colorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
Philadelphia is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Colorado

9:37 PM
ST. LOUIS vs. LA DODGERS
St. Louis is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games on the road
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of LA Dodgers's last 6 games at home

Colorado at Philadelphia, 2:37 ET

Ubaldo Jiminez (R) vs. Cole Hamels (L)

Jiminez:
42-24 Under in all starts
Col 23-11 off loss by 2 runs or less

Hamels:
1-7 TSR in day games
0-3 TSR, 7.02 ERA L3 starts

Minnesota at NY Yankees, 6:05 ET
Brian Duensing (L) vs. C.C. Sabathia (L)

Duensing:
MIN 11-2 Under after 9+ consecutive division games
MIN 8-20 Away against lefties

Sabathia:
NYY 79-39 when the total is 8.5 to 10
11-4 TSR as a favorite of -200 or more

St. Louis at LA Dodgers, 9:37 ET

Chris Carpenter (R) vs. Randy Wolf (L)

Carpenter:
1-6 TSR after giving up 0 ER last outing
STL 29-17 Under vs lefties

Wolf:
25-9 TSR in home games
LAD 12-4 as an underdog of +125 to +175

Colorado at Philadelphia
The Phillies look to take advantage of a Colorado team that is 2-9 in the last 11 meetings. Philadelphia is the pick (-130) according to Dunkel, which has the Phillies favored by 1. Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130). Here are all of today's picks.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7

Game 951-952: Colorado at Philadelphia
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Jimenez) 15.407; Philadelphia (Lee) 16.529
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Philadelphia (-130); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (-130); Over

Game 953-954: St. Louis at LA Dodgers
Dunkel Ratings: St. Louis (Carpenter) 15.306; LA Dodgers (Wolf) 16.473
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-140); 7
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (+130); Under

Game 955-956: Minnesota at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Duensing) 15.608; NY Yankees (Sabathia) 17.283
Dunkel Line: NY Yankees by 1 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-300); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: NY Yankees (-300); Under