White Sox Host the Blue Jays Friday Night

Stroman Looks to Build on Recent Success Against White Sox


The Toronto Blue Jays will be on the road this weekend when they visit the Chicago White Sox for a three-game series. Both teams are essentially out of the playoff chase. Players may be auditioning for other teams.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, NBCS Chicago-Plus, Sportsnet, TVAS (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH Marcus Stroman (3-7, 5.42 ERA) vs. White Sox RH Reynaldo López (4-8, 4.13)

ODDS: Blue Jays are listed as -127-moneyline favorites. The Total is 9u -115.

Sitting nine games under .500, Toronto traded 10-game winner J.A. Happ to the New York Yankees. They also shipped right-hander reliever Seunghwan Oh to Colorado. More may be on the way.

The White Sox traded closer Joakim Soria to Milwaukee for two pitching prospects.

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Blue Jays fans will have something to cheer about. Starter Marcus Stroman appears to be rounding into form and will be on the mound for the opener.

There’s no question that this season has been a challenging one for Stroman. He started the year slowly and spent time on the disabled list with shoulder fatigue early on. When Jays fans saw that old swagger return to Stroman’s game in his last start they were thrilled.

He owns a 1-3 record and 6.00 ERA in six career starts against the White Sox.

Optimists finally had something to cheer about. The righty went seven innings and surrendered only one run in his second quality start in three games. He’ll look to build on that momentum against the lowly White Sox.

One bright part of the Blue Jays' future is second baseman Lourdes Gurriel Jr.. He is the first rookie in history with eight straight multiple-hit games. Gurriel is 17-for-35 during the torrid eight-game stretch.

White Sox Send One of Few Bright Spots to Mound

Chicago will send Reynaldo Lopez to the mound to face Toronto on Friday. The 24-year-old has been a bright spot in an otherwise abysmal season for Chicago. He’s second on the team in innings pitched to compliment staff ace James Shields.

Pitching for a team that has scored the fifth fewest runs in the Majors isn’t going to result in many wins. Chicago will attempt to take advantage of home field and add a win to their record with Lopez at the helm.

Lopez has made one career start against the Blue Jays, allowing one run over six innings in his 2018 season debut.

Jose Abreu has hit safely in five straight games. He went deep twice Thursday and finished 7-for-16 with three homers and six RBIs against Los Angeles Angels. They split the four game set.

Abreu is 5-for-16 with a homer off Stroman.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Toronto	46-55	-$900.00	11-25	35-30	27-21	19-34	49-45-7	-0.54
Chi White Sox	36-66	-$1,485.00	7-17	29-49	6-9	30-57	47-50-5	-1.34

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

M Stroman (3-7) ERA: 5.55

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 21, 2018	BAL	W	4-1	U	7	$53.00
Jul 15, 2018	BOS	L	2-5	U	5	-$100.00
Jul 10, 2018	ATL	W	6-2	U	7	$119.00

Reynaldo Lopez (4-8) ERA: 4.13

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 22, 2018	SEA	L	2-8	O	5	-$100.00
Jul 14, 2018	KC	L	0-5	U	7.2	-$100.00
Jul 6, 2018	HOU	L	4-11	O	4.2	-$100.00

Bullpen

Toronto's relievers have pitched 16 innings in the last 3 games.
Chi White Sox's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Toronto Blue Jays - M Stroman

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 1, 2017	8-4	TOR	7	7	4	4	1	5	Win
Jun 17, 2017	5-2	CHW	7	6	3	3	1	5	Loss
Jun 26, 2016	5-2	CHW	5	7	4	4	4	4	Loss
Apr 25, 2016	7-5	CHW	6.2	6	4	4	2	4	No Decision
Aug 15, 2014	11-5	CHW	0.2	5	5	5	0	1	Loss

Chicago White Sox - Reynaldo Lopez

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Apr 2, 2018	4-2	TOR	6	2	1	1	2	6	No Decision

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.45	16	5.38	29
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.41	15	4.77	23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.04	24	4.99	24
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.06	22	5.22	26

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Apr 4, 2018	CHW	4	TOR	3	-212	9.5	U	Carson Fulmer (R)	Aaron Sanchez (R)	7	7	2	1	11	10
Apr 3, 2018	CHW	5	TOR	14	-183	9	O	Miguel Gonzalez (R)	J.A. Happ (L)	10	15	2	5	14	6
Apr 2, 2018	CHW	2	TOR	4	-172	9	U	Reynaldo Lopez (R)	Jaime Garcia (L)	6	4	3	4	10	6
Aug 2, 2017	TOR	5	CHW	1	194	10.5	U	J.A. Happ (L)	Derek Holland (L)	8	8	6	3	3	14
Aug 1, 2017	TOR	8	CHW	4	199	9.5	O	Marcus Stroman (R)	Mike Pelfrey (R)	13	11	7	1	6	7
Jul 31, 2017	TOR	6	CHW	7	169	10.5	O	Marco Estrada (R)	James Shields (R)	9	10	3	2	7	6
Jun 18, 2017	CHW	3	TOR	7	-210	9.5	O	James Shields (R)	J.A. Happ (L)	8	13	1	3	13	3
Jun 17, 2017	CHW	5	TOR	2	-222	9	U	Mike Pelfrey (R)	Marcus Stroman (R)	8	6	2	1	6	9
Jun 16, 2017	CHW	11	TOR	4	-200	9	O	Jose Quintana (L)	Joe Biagini (R)	14	8	3	3	10	6
Jun 26, 2016	TOR	2	CHW	5	-117	9	U	Marcus Stroman (R)	Chris Sale (L)	5	8	2	4	7	9

MLB Betting Odds  and Trends

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chi White Sox

Chicago White Sox
Chi White Sox is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Chi White Sox is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Chi White Sox is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chi White Sox's last 12 games at home
Chi White Sox is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Toronto
Chi White Sox is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Toronto

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Toronto Blue Jays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	46-55	27-28	19-27	27-17	20-37	49-45-7	11-25	35-30
Last 10	4-6	3-3	1-3	3-1	1-5	6-4	0-4	4-2
vs Div	17-25	12-10	5-15	11-3	7-21	15-24-3	2-13	15-12
vs AL	37-50	22-26	15-24	22-16	16-33	39-41-7	10-25	27-25
vs NL	9-5	5-2	4-3	5-1	4-4	10-4	1-0	8-5

Chicago White Sox

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	36-66	19-29	17-37	6-6	31-60	47-50-5	7-17	29-49
Last 10	5-5	2-1	3-4	2-1	3-4	5-5	0-4	5-1
vs Div	15-26	7-13	8-13	4-5	12-21	15-22-4	3-4	12-22
vs AL	31-54	16-25	15-29	6-6	26-48	39-41-5	6-16	25-38
vs NL	5-12	3-4	2-8	0-0	5-12	8-9	1-1	4-11

Team Last 5 Games

Toronto Blue Jays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 25, 2018	MIN	6-12	L	106	9.5	Sam Gaviglio	5	E Santana	H
Jul 24, 2018	MIN	0-5	L	101	8.5	Ryan Borucki	6	Jose Berrios	H
Jul 23, 2018	MIN	3-8	L	-121	9.5	Luis Santos	2	Adalberto Mejia	H
Jul 22, 2018	BAL	5-4	W	-194	8.5	J Happ	5	A Cashner	H
Jul 21, 2018	BAL	4-1	W	-190	9	M Stroman	7	A Cobb	H

Chicago White Sox

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 26, 2018	LAA	8-12	L	165	9.5	Dylan Covey	4.2	N Tropeano	A
Jul 25, 2018	LAA	3-11	L	209	8.5	J Shields	4	T Skaggs	A
Jul 24, 2018	LAA	4-2	W	174	8.5	C Rodon	7.2	Felix Pena	A
Jul 23, 2018	LAA	5-3	W	201	9	Lucas Giolito	6	Jaime Barria	A
Jul 22, 2018	SEA	2-8	L	190	8.5	Reynaldo Lopez	5	Marco Gonzales	A

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Blue Jays Host Twins as Trade Deadline Approaches

Santana Makes Season Debut Against Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays (46-54, -8.00 betting units) are undefeated since the All-Star Game. With little hope of making the postseason, they’ll likely make some moves before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Wednesday they face the Minnesota Twins (46-53, -7.73 units).

TV: 4:07 p.m. ET, FS North (Minnesota), Sportsnet (Toronto)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Twins RH Ervin Santana (2017: 16-8, 3.28 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Sam Gaviglio (2-3, 4.59)

ODDS: Toronto is listed as a -113-moneyline favorite. The total is sitting at 9.5.

Ervin Santana has traveled a winding road in his bid to return from a lengthy absence. This was due to surgery to remove calcium deposits from his right middle finger in February. The veteran right-hander will be activated off the disabled list to make his season debut on Wednesday.

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Sam Gaviglio is getting the nod for Toronto. The Jays are 6-6 behind Gaviglio this year for a +0.76 units against the MLB betting lines. Gaviglio saw his winless skid reach 10 outings on Friday. He allowed four runs on seven hits over a career-high 7 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Orioles.

Gaviglio was taken deep on two occasions versus Baltimore and 12 times in his last 11 outings. Joe Mauer is 3-for-5 in his career against Gaviglio. The hurler has limited the rest of the current crop of Twins to just a 3-for-28 performance at the plate.

Toronto has mustered just three runs in consecutive losses after erupting for 17 in a three-game sweep of Baltimore. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. carries a streak of seven straight multi-hit performances into Wednesday's series finale.

Twins Playing Well Since All-Star Break

Eduardo Escobar is riding a five-game hitting streak. He belted a three-run homer in Tuesday's 5-0 romp to improve to 4-for-7 with three extra-base hits and five RBIs in the series.

Santana (3.28 ERA last year) will make his 2018 season debut. The veteran made the AL All-Star squad for the second time last year. He led Minnesota to +4.07 units in earnings on a team record of 19-14.

Santana, owns a 6-7 mark with a 3.84 ERA in 19 career starts against Toronto. He has flustered Yangervis Solarte (1-for-15) and Kendrys Morales (4-for-19, four strikeouts).

Eddie Rosario has scored at least one run in 10 straight contests.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Minnesota	46-53	-$773.00	12-16	34-37	28-27	18-26	48-48-3	-0.18
Toronto	46-54	-$800.00	11-25	35-29	27-21	19-33	48-45-7	-0.49

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

E Santana (0-0) ERA: 0.00

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Oct 3, 2017	NYY	L	4-8	O	2	-$100.00
Sep 28, 2017	CLE	L	2-5	U	5	-$100.00
Sep 23, 2017	DET	W	10-4	O	7	$66.00

Sam Gaviglio (2-3) ERA: 4.59

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 20, 2018	BAL	W	8-7	O	7.2	$68.00
Jul 14, 2018	BOS	L	2-6	U	3.1	-$100.00
Jul 11, 2018	ATL	L	5-9	O	1.2	-$100.00

Bullpen

Minnesota's relievers have pitched 7.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Toronto's relievers have pitched 14 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Minnesota Twins - E Santana

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 27, 2016	8-7	TOR	6.2	5	6	6	5	4	No Decision
May 19, 2016	3-2	TOR	8	4	2	2	2	5	No Decision
Aug 3, 2015	5-1	TOR	6	6	3	3	3	2	Loss
Aug 30, 2013	3-2	TOR	7	4	3	2	2	6	Loss
Apr 14, 2013	3-2	KC	8	7	2	1	3	4	No Decision

Toronto Blue Jays - Sam Gaviglio

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Sep 7, 2017	4-2	MIN	5	4	1	1	3	3	No Decision
Jun 14, 2017	6-4	SEA	5.1	5	4	4	0	5	Win

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.52	12	4.92	23
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.42	14	4.67	22
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.43	16	4.70	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.44	16	4.88	22

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jul 24, 2018	MIN	5	TOR	0	101	8.5	U	Jose Berrios (R)	Ryan Borucki (L)	9	5	1	1	5	11
Jul 23, 2018	MIN	8	TOR	3	-121	9.5	O	Adalberto Mejia (L)	Luis Santos (R)	13	11	2	5	12	9
May 2, 2018	TOR	0	MIN	4	-102	9	U	Marcus Stroman (R)	Fernando Romero (R)	6	9	3	3	9	7
May 1, 2018	TOR	7	MIN	4	-124	9	O	Marco Estrada (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	10	8	7	1	12	6
Apr 30, 2018	TOR	7	MIN	5	-116	10	O	Aaron Sanchez (R)	Lance Lynn (R)	10	10	6	4	7	5
Sep 17, 2017	TOR	7	MIN	13	-133	9	O	Joe Biagini (R)	Kyle Gibson (R)	6	16	6	4	10	7
Sep 16, 2017	TOR	7	MIN	2	-122	9.5	U	Marco Estrada (R)	Adalberto Mejia (L)	11	4	4	1	10	4
Sep 15, 2017	TOR	4	MIN	3	105	9.5	U	J.A. Happ (L)	Bartolo Colon (R)	8	7	5	1	5	7
Sep 14, 2017	TOR	2	MIN	3	-137	9.5	U	Brett Anderson (L)	Jose Berrios (R)	8	7	6	7	11	6
Aug 27, 2017	MIN	7	TOR	2	-139	9.5	U	Kyle Gibson (R)	Joe Biagini (R)	14	7	3	1	17	9

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Minnesota Twins
Minnesota is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Minnesota is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games on the road
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Toronto
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toronto
Minnesota is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Toronto is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Toronto's last 10 games when playing at home against Minnesota

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Minnesota Twins

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	46-53	29-22	17-31	28-27	19-26	48-48-3	12-16	34-37
Last 10	6-4	4-1	2-3	4-4	2-0	6-4	2-1	4-3
vs Div	19-17	11-6	8-11	13-14	6-3	15-20-1	5-4	14-13
vs AL	40-41	26-17	14-24	25-22	16-19	37-42-2	12-12	28-29
vs NL	6-12	3-5	3-7	3-5	3-7	11-6-1	0-4	6-8

Toronto Blue Jays

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	46-54	27-27	19-27	27-17	20-36	48-45-7	11-25	35-29
Last 10	4-6	3-2	1-4	3-1	1-5	6-4	0-4	4-2
vs Div	17-25	12-10	5-15	11-3	7-21	15-24-3	2-13	15-12
vs AL	37-49	22-25	15-24	22-16	16-32	38-41-7	10-25	27-24
vs NL	9-5	5-2	4-3	5-1	4-4	10-4	1-0	8-5

Team Last 5 Games

Minnesota Twins

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 24, 2018	TOR	5-0	W	-111	8.5	Jose Berrios	7	Ryan Borucki	A
Jul 23, 2018	TOR	8-3	W	111	9.5	Adalberto Mejia	5.1	Luis Santos	A
Jul 22, 2018	KC	3-5	L	-136	9.5	J Odorizzi	6	Brad Keller	A
Jul 21, 2018	KC	2-4	L	-143	9.5	L Lynn	5	Jake Junis	A
Jul 20, 2018	KC	5-6	L	-127	8.5	K Gibson	5.1	D Duffy	A

Toronto Blue Jays

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 24, 2018	MIN	0-5	L	101	8.5	Ryan Borucki	6	Jose Berrios	H
Jul 23, 2018	MIN	3-8	L	-121	9.5	Luis Santos	2	Adalberto Mejia	H
Jul 22, 2018	BAL	5-4	W	-194	8.5	J Happ	5	A Cashner	H
Jul 21, 2018	BAL	4-1	W	-190	9	M Stroman	7	A Cobb	H
Jul 20, 2018	BAL	8-7	W	-146	8.5	Sam Gaviglio	7.2	D Bundy	H

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Sparks Hosts the Red Hot Dream in WNBA Action

Sparks and Dream Have Top Two Defenses in WNBA

The Atlanta Dream and the Los Angeles Sparks will meet on Tuesday when they battle at STAPLES Center. This is a matchup of the No. 2 team in the WNBA vs. the No. 3 team.

The game will showcase two of the best defenses in the league. It will also have two of the best players in Candace Parker and Tiffany Hayes.

The second-place Dream (15-9) will be looking to stay ahead of the third-place Sparks. The Sparks (14-10) will be looking to make it two straight since losing to Indiana, the league's worst team.

Atlanta has won seven straight and is 8-2 in its past 10 games. Los Angeles is only 4-6.

The Sparks and Dream have played once this season. On June 12, Parker scored 19 and Nneka Ogwumike posted a double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds) in a 72-64 Los Angeles win.

Oddsmakers have the Sparks as 4-point favorites. The total is at 156.

Sparks Looking to Get Back on Track With Winning Streak

The Sparks were a 93-76 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Sky. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites. The total score (169) made winners of OVER bettors.

Ogwumike did not dress in Los Angeles' win over Chicago. It was the second straight game she has missed. Defensive specialist Alana Beard also did not play because of groin injury. It's uncertain if either will be able to play Wednesday.

Odyssey Sims hobbled off the court in the waning moments and her status is in limbo as well.

The Sparks sit second in the league in defense, allowing 77.4 points per game. The Sparks average 79.8, eighth best in the WNBA.

Dream Look to Keep Solid Season Going

The Dream continued their improbable season on Sunday with an impressive 87-74 road win over Western Conference leader Seattle. They covered the +2.5-point spread as underdogs. The total score of 161 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 17 points to lead the Dream. All-Star Hayes and Angel McCoughtry added 16 points.

The turning point in the Dream's season might have come during the road trip that ended with the loss to the Sparks. The loss dropped Atlanta to 5-4. Since then Atlanta has gone 10-5 and is in the thick of playing for a first-round bye in the playoffs.

The Dream are third in the WNBA in defense at 78.9 points per game. The Dream average only 79.2 points per game, ninth best in the league.

Hayes led Atlanta to a 3-0 record last week. She ranked second in the conference in scoring at 18.0 points per game to go with 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Atlanta	15-9	14-9-1	79.21	78.88	0.33	8-4	6-5-1	10-14	2-10	8-4
Los Angeles	15-10	12-11-2	79.80	77.40	2.4	6-6-1	6-5-1	11-14	3-10	8-4

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
ATL	17.62	13.21	1.33
LOS	19.04	11.48	1.66

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
ATL	9.96	26.71	36.67
LOS	6.76	23.96	30.72

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ATL	41.05	41.76	-0.71
LOS	46.48	44.78	1.7

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Atlanta	5-5	6-2-2	3-7	76.60	35.70	40.26	37.30	39/143	7.80
Los Angeles	5-5	2-6-2	3-7	76.20	37.00	44.62	32.00	42/134	7.80

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Jun 12, 2018	ATL	64	LOS	72	-8	Push	151.5	U	LOS	ATL	LOS	32	43	38.5	44.6	34	31	2/12	7/15	7	5
Sep 1, 2017	ATL	56	LOS	81	-12.5	LOS	158.5	U	LOS	LOS	LOS	29	43	28.8	51.7	28	36	3/14	4/11	4	10
Jun 30, 2017	LOS	85	ATL	76	7.5	LOS	158	O	LOS	LOS	LOS	44	36	51.7	47	33	29	8/17	3/10	9	8
May 27, 2017	LOS	73	ATL	75	6.5	ATL	164	U	ATL	LOS	LOS	32	29	41.7	44.4	32	31	4/12	2/12	3	11
Sep 8, 2016	ATL	86	LOS	81	-9	ATL	162.5	O	LOS	ATL	Push	41	36	43.3	45.1	40	32	6/14	6/19	7	8
Jul 17, 2016	LOS	74	ATL	91	9	ATL	159.5	O	ATL	ATL	Push	40	43	37.5	43.5	34	42	4/14	4/12	6	6
Jun 30, 2016	ATL	75	LOS	84	-12	ATL	162	U	LOS	ATL	Push	37	35	38	50.8	38	28	3/10	3/10	7	7
Sep 9, 2015	LOS	60	ATL	90	-4	ATL	157.5	U	ATL	ATL	ATL	25	44	37.3	40	28	54	3/15	7/22	10	12
Jul 16, 2015	ATL	76	LOS	72	-2	ATL	153	U	LOS	ATL	ATL	35	35	39.1	43.5	31	25	3/14	0/8	7	8
Aug 8, 2014	ATL	77	LOS	80	-3	Push	158.5	U	LOS	ATL	ATL	31	37	39.2	43.8	46	41	6/23	3/13	9	12

WNBA Betting Odds and  Trends

Atlanta Dream
Atlanta is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 6-17 SU in its last 23 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 12-3-2 ATS in its last 17 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Atlanta's last 10 games when playing Los Angeles
Atlanta is 8-2-2 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games when playing on the road against Los Angeles

Los Angeles Sparks
Los Angeles is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
Los Angeles is 15-7-1 ATS in its last 23 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Los Angeles is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Los Angeles's last 21 games at home
Los Angeles is 2-9-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Los Angeles's last 10 games when playing Atlanta
Los Angeles is 1-4-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Los Angeles is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Los Angeles's last 9 games when playing at home against Atlanta

Team Last 5 Games

Atlanta Dream

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jul 22, 2018	SEA	87-74	W	2.5	163	W/U	49.30	65.22	2	H
Jul 19, 2018	NY	82-68	W	-7	164.5	W/U	31.82	68.00	9	H
Jul 17, 2018	CON	86-83	W	6.5	170.5	W/U	46.15	84.00	5	A
Jul 15, 2018	WAS	80-77	W	2.5	167	W/U	35.62	85.71	4	H
Jul 13, 2018	IND	98-74	W	-10	157	W/O	56.92	70.83	7	H

Los Angeles Sparks

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Jul 22, 2018	CHI	93-76	W	-3.5	166	W/O	52.05	88.89	9	A
Jul 20, 2018	IND	76-78	L	-13	153.5	L/O	45.71	72.73	4	H
Jul 15, 2018	LAV	99-78	W	-5	161	W/O	48.68	100.00	10	A
Jul 12, 2018	DAL	77-92	L	-6.5	163	L/O	43.55	79.17	4	H
Jul 10, 2018	SEA	77-75	W	3.5	161	W/U	40.00	91.67	6	A

Next up:
Atlanta home to Washington Tuesday, July 31
Los Angeles home to Minnesota Thursday, August 2

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Astros All-Star Cole Faces Anderson, Rockies on Tuesday

Rockies Look to Stay Within Striking Distance in NL West

The Houston Astros will visit the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday in the most intriguing pitching matchup of the night. The Astros are on the verge of running away with the AL West. Colorado has to keep playing well to keep up with the streaking Dodgers in the NL.

TV: 8:40 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Southwest (Houston), AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Colorado).

PITCHING MATCHUP: Astros RH Gerrit Cole (10-2, 2.52 ERA) vs. Rockies LH Tyler Anderson (6-3, 3.72).

Odds: The Astros are -145 on the moneyline. The total is sitting at 10.

Cole is on Fire for the Astros

With a 2.52 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP, the All-Star Cole has been one of the best pitchers this season. Houston has won seven of his last nine starts overall. He has improved to 10-2 on the season over that span.

The veteran righty has been just as good on the road as he has been at home, going 6-1 with a 2.53 ERA in 10 road starts this season.

Cole was outstanding in his last start. He allowed one run, three hits and four walks while striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings of a 9-1 victory over Detroit. This was on on July 14,  and he reached 10 wins for the fifth time in his six major-league seasons.

The 27-year-old's strikeout total is fifth-best in baseball. He has yielded one earned run or fewer in four of his last five starts. Cole boasts a 0.98 WHIP this season.

Nolan Arenado is 5-for-11 with two home runs for the Rockies against Cole. The rest of the active Rockies are 8-for-48 versus Cole. He is 3-1 with a 2.49 ERA in four starts against them. This includes a victory in his only start at Coors Field in 2016 when he permitted two earned runs in six innings.

Alex Bregman (.282, 20 home runs, 66 RBIs), the MVP of the All-Star Game, has reached base safely in 25 straight contests. That is the longest active streak in the majors. He is hitting .333 during that stretch. Bregman had a 31-game on-base run earlier this season.

Rockies are 15-6 in Tough Stretch of MLB Season

Colorado will send Anderson to the mound Tuesday night. Despite having to overcome the difficulties of pitching at home at Coors Field, the veteran lefty is 6-3 with a 3.72 ERA this season. Anderson is just 2-3 with a 3.94 ERA in his 10 home starts this season.

However, it’s worth noting that Anderson has held opponents to two earned runs or less in each of his last four starts dating back to June 29.

Tuesday’s game will mark the first of four head-to-head meetings between the Rockies and Astros this season.

The Colorado Rockies have played a team with a winning record each game since June 26. They could continue to do so until Aug. 19th. That is a rough stretch.

Colorado has started the challenging stretch 15-6. They sit within striking distance of first place in the National League West and an NL wild-card spot.

The Astros have the highest road winning percentage in baseball at .694. Their 34 wins away from home are the second-most in the majors to Boston.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Houston	66-36	-$61.00	22-16	44-20	65-34	1-2	46-51-5	1.84
Colorado	53-46	$918.00	22-19	31-27	31-28	22-18	44-48-7	-0.04

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

G Cole (10-2) ERA: 2.52

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 14, 2018	DET	W	9-1	O	5.2	$37.00
Jul 9, 2018	OAK	L	0-2	U	6	-$100.00
Jul 4, 2018	TEX	W	5-4	U	5	$57.00

Tyler Anderson (6-3) ERA: 3.72

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jul 15, 2018	SEA	W	4-3	U	6	$64.00
Jul 10, 2018	ARI	L	3-5	U	6	-$100.00
Jul 4, 2018	SF	W	1-0	U	8	$79.00

Bullpen

Houston's relievers have pitched 8 innings in the last 3 games.
Colorado's relievers have pitched 10.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Houston Astros - G Cole

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jun 13, 2017	5-2	PIT	7	3	1	1	3	3	Win
May 20, 2016	2-1	PIT	7	10	1	1	1	0	Win
Apr 26, 2016	9-4	PIT	6	8	4	2	2	3	Win
Aug 2, 2013	4-2	COL	5.1	3	3	3	2	6	Loss

Colorado Rockies - Tyler Anderson

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
No Recent Starts vs. Opponent.

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	5.05	5	4.94	24
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	5.67	1	5.78	29
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.90	6	3.21	1
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.54	4	3.08	1

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Jun 18, 2015	HOU	8	COL	4	100	10.5	O	Collin McHugh (R)	David Hale (R)	13	7	2	6	17	11
Jun 17, 2015	HOU	8	COL	4	-105	10.5	O	Brett Oberholtzer (L)	Kyle Kendrick (R)	13	9	4	0	5	7
Jun 16, 2015	COL	5	HOU	8	-176	8.5	O	Chris Rusin (L)	Vince Velasquez (R)	9	11	4	4	13	10
Jun 15, 2015	COL	3	HOU	6	-183	7.5	O	Chad Bettis (R)	Dallas Keuchel (L)	5	9	2	3	5	9
May 30, 2013	HOU	7	COL	5	-225	9.5	O	Lucas Harrell (R)	Juan Nicasio (R)	11	11	4	5	7	6
May 29, 2013	HOU	6	COL	3	-225	10	U	Erik Bedard (L)	Tyler Chatwood (R)	10	9	2	6	12	6
May 28, 2013	COL	2	HOU	1	155	9	U	Jorge De La Rosa (L)	Jordan Lyles (R)	8	5	4	2	6	6
May 27, 2013	COL	2	HOU	3	130	8.5	U	Jhoulys Chacin (R)	Bud Norris (R)	13	9	4	5	9	14
May 31, 2012	HOU	5	COL	11	-122	9	O	Bud Norris (R)	Jeremy Guthrie (R)	14	15	0	5	4	7
May 30, 2012	HOU	5	COL	13	-166	10	O	Lucas Harrell (R)	Christian Friedrich (L)	15	14	2	4	8	8

MLB Betting Odds and Trends

Houston Astros
Houston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Houston is 7-14 ATS in its last 21 games
Houston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 6 games on the road
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Houston's last 12 games when playing on the road against Colorado

Colorado Rockies
Colorado is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Colorado is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado's last 9 games at home
Colorado is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Houston
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado's last 12 games when playing at home against Houston

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Houston Astros

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	66-36	32-21	34-15	65-33	1-3	46-51-5	22-16	44-20
Last 10	5-5	3-4	2-1	5-5	0-0	6-4	2-2	3-3
vs Div	30-14	8-10	22-4	30-14	0-0	20-22-2	16-8	14-6
vs AL	61-33	28-20	33-13	60-30	1-3	45-44-5	21-16	40-17
vs NL	5-3	4-1	1-2	5-3	0-0	1-7	1-0	4-3

Colorado Rockies

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	53-46	23-23	30-23	31-24	25-20	44-48-7	22-19	31-27
Last 10	7-3	5-1	2-2	5-0	2-2	5-5	3-2	4-1
vs Div	23-23	10-11	13-12	16-11	10-10	21-21-4	11-11	12-12
vs AL	7-4	4-1	3-3	4-3	3-1	4-6-1	4-2	3-2
vs NL	46-42	19-22	27-20	27-21	22-19	40-42-6	18-17	28-25

Team Last 5 Games

Houston Astros

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 22, 2018	LAA	5-14	L	-123	8.5	L McCullers	4.1	A Heaney	A
Jul 21, 2018	LAA	7-0	W	-180	8	J Verlander	6	N Tropeano	A
Jul 20, 2018	LAA	3-1	W	-109	8.5	D Keuchel	7.2	T Skaggs	A
Jul 15, 2018	DET	3-6	L	-420	7.5	J Verlander	6	F Liriano	H
Jul 14, 2018	DET	9-1	W	-273	7	G Cole	5.2	Michael Fulmer	H

Colorado Rockies

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jul 22, 2018	ARI	1-6	L	161	7.5	Antonio Senzatela	5.1	Z Greinke	A
Jul 21, 2018	ARI	6-5	W	131	8	Kyle Freeland	5	Zack Godley	A
Jul 20, 2018	ARI	11-10	W	138	7.5	German Marquez	5	Robbie Ray	A
Jul 15, 2018	SEA	4-3	W	-157	11	Tyler Anderson	6	M Leake	H
Jul 14, 2018	SEA	4-1	W	-174	12	Jon Gray	7.1	W LeBlanc	H

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