Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Cubs Faces Milwaukee Brewers in Inter-Division Showdown

Chicago Cubs

Cubs and Brewers in a Slugfest for NL Central



For the second time in a week, the Milwaukee Brewers will take on the Chicago Cubs. It is a battle for top spot in the National League Central. The Cubs own a one-game lead over the Brewers. That lead has been slipping over the past two weeks.

This three-game set may determine who walks away as the NL Central champs.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FS Wisconsin, Dish455 (Milwaukee), WGN (Chicago)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Jhoulys Chacin (14-6, 3.59 ERA) vs. Cubs LH Jose Quintana (12-9, 4.14)

Odds: Cubs are -125-moneyline favorites. The Total is 8.5 Under -120.

Milwaukee's bullpen came up big in Monday's 3-2 victory. The Brewers won for the seventh time in eight contests and pulled within one game of the first-place Cubs.

Brewers are Hot at the Right Time



The BrewCrew are winners of 8 of their last 10 and coming off of a sweep over the San Francisco Giants. They Brewers are one of the hottest teams in the Bigs' right now.

CF Christian Yelich has been a big part of that success. He is on pace to set career highs in hits, homeruns and RBI, and is the backbone of the Brewers’ outfield. Yelich has reached base in 26 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NL.

Lorenzo Cain had four hits while Orlando Arcia and Jonathan Schoop each drove in a run for the Brewers in the win. Milwaukee has won six of their last eight matchups against the Cubs.

The Brewers (83-62) moved a season-high 21 games over .500. Josh Hader struck out all six batters he faced in relief. Jeremy Jeffress recorded his 11th save.

Chacin is facing the Cubs for the second straight start. He allowed five runs (three earned) over 4 2/3 innings in a 6-4 loss on Friday. He is 4-5 with a 3.09 ERA in 10 career games (nine starts) against the Cubs. That includes being 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA in three outings across 17 2/3 innings this season.

Cubs Have Seen Lead Erode



Chicago (83-60) lost for the fifth time in seven games. They were held to five hits. Two were from Ben Zobrist, who is 11-for-32 with four multi-hit games in his last 10 contests. The Cubs are in the middle of 30 straight game days.

They are looking to get back on track following a lost weekend against Washington. It included two losses in a doubleheader Saturday before Sunday's series finale at Washington was rained out. It was rescheduled for this Thursday.

Quintana flashed a dazzling fastball and earned the win in Wednesday's 6-4 victory against Milwaukee. He allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings. He is 5-2 with a 1.78 ERA in nine career starts versus the Brewers. That includes a 3-1 with a 2.64 mark in five outings this season.

Daniel Murphy is 8-for-18 with two home runs against Chacin, who owns a 1-4 record and a 3.77 mark in five career starts at Wrigley Field.

PREDICTION: Cubs 6, Brewers 4

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Teamrecordmoneyvs LHPvs RHPFaveDogO/UDiff
Milwaukee83-62$1,388.0021-1862-4456-3327-2970-71-40.31
Chi Cubs83-60$183.0019-1264-4874-439-1764-75-40.76






Pitchers Last 3 Starts




J Chacin (14-6) ERA: 3.59

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Sep 5, 2018CHCL4-6O4.2-$100.00
Aug 31, 2018WSHW4-1U6.1$108.00
Aug 25, 2018PITL1-9O6-$100.00





J Quintana (12-9) ERA: 4.14

































event dateOpponentResultscoreOU Resultipmoney
Sep 5, 2018MILW6-4O6.2$97.00
Aug 31, 2018PHIL1-2U6-$100.00
Aug 25, 2018CINW10-6O5$58.00





Bullpen





Milwaukee's relievers have pitched 11.1 innings in the last 3 games.
Chi Cubs's relievers have pitched 13.1 innings in the last 3 games.


Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent




Milwaukee Brewers - J Chacin







































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Sep 5, 20186-4CHC4.275315Loss
Aug 14, 20187-0MIL7300210Win
Jun 13, 20181-0MIL640037Win
Jun 20, 20174-0CHC652236Loss
Sep 27, 20127-5COL573342Win





Chicago Cubs - J Quintana







































































DatescoreWinneriphitsRunsEarned RunswalksstrikeoutsDecision
Sep 5, 20186-4CHC6.252225Win
Aug 14, 20187-0MIL565515Loss
Jun 11, 20187-2CHC642223No Decision
Apr 28, 20183-0CHC720017Win
Apr 8, 20183-0CHC630026Win





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TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense4.52154.036
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense4.40154.4819
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense4.7964.2113
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense5.0064.2612


Head To Head Detail































































































































































































DateAwayaway scoreHomehome scorelineO/UAway PitcherHome PitcherAway HitsHome HitsAway WalksHome WalksAway StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
Sp 10, 2018MIL3CHC2-1358.5UWade Miley (L)Jon Lester (L)1155499
Sep 5, 2018CHC6MIL4-1078.5OJose Quintana (L)Jhoulys Chacin (R)1381387
Sp 4, 2018CHC1MIL11-1059OMike Montgomery (L)Wade Miley (L)51019108
Sep 3, 2018CHC3MIL41118.5UCole Hamels (L)Zach Davies (R)67241110
Aug 15, 2018MIL4CHC8-1449OJunior Guerra (R)Kyle Hendricks (R)91334107
Aug 14, 2018MIL7CHC0-1409.5UJhoulys Chacin (R)Jose Quintana (L)113121212
Jn 13, 2018CHC0MIL1-1128.5UMike Montgomery (L)Jhoulys Chacin (R)6432136
Jun 12, 2018CHC0MIL4-1029UTyler Chatwood (R)Chase Anderson (R)2723810
Jn 11, 2018CHC7MIL21128OJose Quintana (L)Junior Guerra (R)10862119
Apr 29, 2018MIL0CHC2-1428.5UZach Davies (R)Tyler Chatwood (R)254265





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Team Vs Division Or Conference




Milwaukee Brewers



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall83-6245-2738-3556-2833-3470-71-421-1862-44
Last 108-25-13-15-13-15-55-13-1
vs Div30-3217-1513-1721-1511-1728-32-27-523-27
vs AL10-75-25-58-34-45-11-10-210-5
vs NL73-5540-2533-3048-2529-3065-60-321-1652-39





Chicago Cubs



























































recordHomeAwayFaveDogO/Uvs LHPvs RHP
Overall83-6044-2539-3574-4113-1864-75-419-1264-48
Last 104-60-14-53-32-26-40-24-4
vs Div34-3018-916-2134-202-926-35-33-231-28
vs AL11-67-34-310-41-28-93-08-6
vs NL72-5437-2235-3264-3712-1656-66-416-1256-42





Team Last 5 Games




Milwaukee Brewers







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Spt 10, 2018CHC3-2W1258.5W Miley5J LesterA
Sep 9, 2018SF6-3W-1458Zach Davies5M BumgarnerH
Spt 8, 2018SF4-3W-1908.5G Gonzalez5.2Chris StrattonH
Sep 7, 2018SF4-2W-1788.5C Anderson5D HollandH
Spt 5, 2018CHC4-6L-1078.5J Chacin4.2J QuintanaH





Chicago Cubs







































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineTotalstarteripopposing starterLocation
Sep 10, 2018MIL2-3L-1358.5J Lester5.2W MileyH
Spt 8, 2018WSH5-6L-1639C Hamels5.2Jefry RodriguezA
Sep 8, 2018WSH3-10L1808J Garcia0.1M ScherzerA
Spt 6, 2018WSH6-4W-1078.5K Hendricks5S StrasburgA
Sep 5, 2018MIL6-4W-1038.5J Quintana6.2J ChacinA







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Monday, September 10, 2018

Monday Night Football: Raiders Host the Rams in Late Tilt

Oakland Raiders Football

All Eyes on Gruden's Return to Raiders



The Los Angeles Rams and the Oakland Raiders face off in the late game on Monday Night Football. Oakland Alameda Coliseum is the site of the clash and kickoff is scheduled for 10:20 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Rams as 2-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game's total opened at 50. The Rams are now 6-point favorites. The total is at 47.5.

Jon Gruden's second stint as coach of the Oakland Raiders was supposed to begin with a matchup between two of the NFL's best defensive players. Oakland squashed that showdown. They traded superstar Khalil Mack last weekend to the Cleveland Browns.

They will need to receive phenomenal efforts from his replacements when it hosts the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Oakland's defense was suspect at best with Mack. It figures to be considerably weaker with him gone.

Gruden was given a 10-year, $100 million contract to return to the sideline for the first time since 2008 with Tampa Bay. He never even got to meet Mack. Mack is a three-time Pro Bowler and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2016.

He was a holdout during preseason before being dealt to Chicago. Mack signed to a six-year, $141 million deal - last Saturday.

Raiders Will Have High Powered Offense



Derek Carr passed for 3,496 yards and 22 touchdowns last year. He joined Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson as the only quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for 3,000 yards and 20 scores in each of their first four seasons.

Carr lost one of his favorite targets in Michael Crabtree. He gained a new one in Jordy Nelson. He was signed to a two-year contract in March after being released by Green Bay. Nelson recorded at least 1,250 receiving yards in four of nine seasons.

Bruce Irvin has been moved from linebacker to defensive end. It is in an effort to compensate for the departure of Mack. The team also hopes to receive contributions from newcomer Tank Carradine and rookies Maurice Hurst, P.J. Hall and Arden Key.

Oakland may need to rely on Doug Martin. He was a two-time 1,400-yard rusher with Tampa Bay. Marshawn Lynch has a groin issue and was limited during Thursday's practice. He is questionable for Monday's contest.

Rams Looking for Big Season in 2018



The Rams were able to come to terms with their defensive stud a day before the Raiders parted with theirs. Defensive tackle Aaron Donald inked a six-year, $135 million contract last Friday.

Donald is a four-time Pro Bowler who was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2014. He was also Player of the Year in 2017.

Los Angeles is looking to build off a season in which it captured its first division title since 2003. It was with a first-year coach in Sean McVay and an inexperienced quarterback in the 23-year-old Jared Goff.

McVay stated on Thursday that Donald is ready to face Oakland despite missing the entire preseason due to his holdout. Donald leads all NFL defensive tackles with 39 sacks since 2014. He has proven to be a fast starter as he recorded two sacks in the 2015 season opener and one in his 2017 debut.

Goff led Los Angeles to a league-best average of 29.9 points per game last year. He was kept out of all of the team's preseason games and may rely heavily on Todd Gurley.  Gurley led the NFL in 2017 with 29 rushing touchdowns en route to being named the Offensive Player of the Year.

PREDICTION: Rams 44, Raiders 24



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NameRecordATSOffenseDefenseDiffATS HomeATS AwayOU RecordOU HomeOU Away
LA Rams11-69-828.8820.8884-55-310-6-13-5-17-1
Oakland6-105-9-218.8123.31-4.53-4-12-5-15-113-52-6





Power Stats




Yards Per Point
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
LAR12.5216.23-3.71
OAK17.2315.022.2





Yards Per Pass
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
LAR11.8310.860.97
OAK10.4610.65-0.19





Yards Per Rush
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
LAR4.404.56-0.16
OAK4.204.030.17





Team Records




Los Angeles Rams























































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall11-64-57-19-84-55-328.8820.888.00
vs Conf7-62-55-16-72-54-227.5423.004.54
vs Div4-21-23-03-31-22-128.5018.679.83
Last 31-20-21-00-30-20-117.6727.67-10.00





Oakland Raiders























































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall6-104-42-65-9-23-4-12-5-118.8123.31-4.50
vs Conf5-73-32-44-7-13-31-4-120.0024.17-4.17
vs Div2-42-10-32-42-10-317.1722.17-5.00
Last 30-30-10-21-1-10-0-11-112.3323.00-10.67





Supergrid






































TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense28.88323.3120
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense221.2512232.0021
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense136.63297.7511
Hme Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense18.812220.8812
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense235.1317234.0020
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense117.3815130.7528


Head To Head Summary









































NameRecordATSOUScoreRushYPRPACPPYTYTO +/-
LA Rams3-24-12-326.20134.404.7327.8051.80166.60301.001.00
Oakland2-31-42-312.80104.404.0539.6060.61226.40330.803.40





Head To Head Detail



























































































































































DateAwayHomeScoreLineTotalOU ResultARYAPYATYATTHRYHPYHTYHTTAway Team AttemptsHome Team AttemptsAway Team CompletionsHome Team Completions
Nov 30, 2014OAKLAR0-526118324451721763480
Sep 19, 2010LAROAK14-167513521011732314042
Dec 17, 2006LAROAK20-01481032510572032605
Oct 13, 2002OAKLAR13-286530236731581643221
Sep 28, 1997LAROAK17-3511925537431662133792
Nov 13, 1994OAKLAR20-1700
Oct 20, 1991LAROAK17-2000
Sep 18, 1988LAROAK22-1700
Dec 23, 1985OAKLAR16-600
Dec 18, 1982LAROAK31-3700





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Team Last 5 Games




Los Angeles Rams































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Jan 6, 2018ATL13-26L-6/48L/U1152463611241983222H
Dec 31, 2017SF13-34L6.5/44L/O102149251171292463-1H
Dc 24, 2017TEN27-23W-5.5/46L/O116286402972693660A
Dc 17, 2017SEA42-7W1/47.5W/O24410835278142149-1A
Dec 10, 2017PHI35-43L1/47L/O1091983071393164551H





Oakland Raiders































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Dec 31, 2017LAC10-30L6.5/43L/U1052313361153804952A
Dc 25, 2017PHI10-19L10/46W/U137137274781382163A
Dec 17, 2017DAL17-20L3/46P/U122171293126204330-1H
Dc 10, 2017KC15-26L4.5/48.5L/U701982681652434082A
Dec 3, 2017NYG24-17W-10/42.5L/U11928240165200265-1H







Next up:
Los Angeles home to Arizona Sunday, September 16
Oakland at Denver Sunday, September 16

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Monday Night Football: Lions Host Jets in Early Affair

Detroit Lions

Jets Throwing Rookie Into Fire Against Lions



The New York Jets and the Detroit Lions will play the traditional early game on Monday Night Football. They will battle at Ford Field in Detroit. Kickoff is set for 7:10 pm EST and ESPN will have the coverage.

Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -6.5-point favorites versus the Jets, while the game's total opened at 43.5. Detroit is now 7-point favorites and the total is up to 44.5.

The New York Jets selected Sam Darnold with the No. 3 overall pick in this year's draft. It merely was a matter of when, not if, the team handed him the keys to their offense.

Tale of the Tape



Darnold impressed New York's coaches enough to win the starting job in the preseason. He will lead the Jets into Monday's season opener against the host Detroit Lions.

Darnold beat out Josh McCown and the since-traded Teddy Bridgewater for the job during the preseason. The kid will make history in his NFL debut. He will become the youngest Week 1 starting quarterback at 21 years, 97 days.

The Lions will be playing their first game under first-year coach Matt Patricia. He spent the past six seasons as the defensive coordinator for New England. Patricia inherits a team that has posted back-to-back nine-win seasons.

The Lions feature an experienced quarterback in Matt Stafford, but also one that hasn't won a playoff game since 1991.

Detroit Looking to Get Over the Hump



The Lions were 9-7 in 2017, which was 2nd in the NFC North. Stafford has thrown for at least 4,000 yards for seven consecutive years. He has to carry what has been a one-dimensional offense. The O has ranked last in rushing in two of the past three seasons.

Detroit drafted rookie running back Kerryon Johnson from Auburn in the second round and signed LeGarrette Blount. He who is one year removed from leading the league with 18 rushing touchdowns. They hope this helps shore up an abysmal ground game.

Marvin Jones led the Lions with 1,101 yards and nine touchdowns last season. He had 61 catches last season. Fellow wideout Golden Tate also surpassed 1,000 yards on 92 receptions.

Detroit has a pair of standouts on the other side of the ball. Defensive end Ziggy Ansah had 12 sacks. Cornerback Darius Slay had eight interceptions. Detroit needs to find another pass rusher for a unit that ranked 27th in 2017.

Stafford has recorded four scoring passes and zero interceptions in two career meetings with New York.

Lions RB Theo Riddick has registered 186 catches and 10 TD receptions over the last three seasons.

Can Darnold Produce Immediately?



The Jets were 5-11 in 2017, which was 4th in AFC East. Darnold was the second quarterback taken in the draft. He finished the preseason by completing 29-of-45 passes for 244 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

He will look to a wide receiving corps led by Robby Anderson. He paced the team with 941 yards and seven touchdowns last season. Jermaine Kearse had a team-high 65 catches. Quincy Enunwa had 58 catches in 2016 and is back. Quarterback-turned-receiver Terrelle Pryor is in the mix also.

New York built up the running game by bringing in a power back in Isaiah Crowell. He appeared in all 16 games in each of his four seasons in Cleveland. Bilal Powell will provide some rest and serve as the third-down back.

Leonard Williams anchors the defensive line. The Jets have a solid secondary, but it must improve on a pass rush that ranked 28th a year ago. The unit only had 28 sacks.

Crowell is one of six active running backs with at least 600 yards rushing in each of the last four seasons.

Free Pick: Lions 23, Jets 20



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NameRecordATSOffenseDefenseDiffATS HomeATS AwayOU RecordOU HomeOU Away
NY Jets5-118-7-118.6223.88-5.266-22-5-18-85-33-5
Detroit9-78-7-125.6223.502.124-44-3-110-5-16-24-3-1





Power Stats




Yards Per Point
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
NYJ16.3914.761.63
DET13.1815.14-1.96





Yards Per Pass
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
NYJ9.8211.41-1.59
DET11.1810.610.57





Yards Per Rush
















NameOffenseDefenseDifferential
NYJ3.994.05-0.06
DET3.364.17-0.81





Team Records




New York Jets




























































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall5-114-41-78-7-16-22-5-118.6323.88-5.25
vs Conf5-74-21-56-5-15-11-4-118.5023.00-4.50
vs Div2-42-10-33-2-13-00-2-119.5021.50-2.00
Last 30-30-10-21-20-11-110.6723.67-13.00





Detroit Lions




























































NameRecordHomeAwayATSATS HomeATS AwayOffenseDefenseDiff
Overall9-74-45-38-7-14-44-3-125.6323.502.13
vs Conf8-43-35-17-4-13-34-1-126.6721.834.84
vs Div6-43-23-25-4-13-22-2-123.9021.302.60
Last 32-12-00-12-12-00-124.0015.678.33





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TitleStatRankStatRank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense18.632323.5021
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense164.5032266.8832
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense71.133297.7512
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense25.63823.8822
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense265.635233.6318
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense71.6332126.8826


Head To Head Summary












































NameRecordATSOUScoreRushYPRPACPPYTYTO +/-
NY Jets3-33-33-319.83135.174.5332.6761.73220.50355.671.83
Detroit3-33-33-317.50135.834.7430.5056.83184.17320.000.67





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DateAwayHomeScoreLineTotalOU ResultARYAPYATYATTHRYHPYHTYHTTAway Team AttemptsHome Team AttemptsAway Team CompletionsHome Team Completions
Sep 28, 2014DETNYJ24-178827236001322043362
Nov 7, 2010NYJDET23-201103274372782283060
Oct 22, 2006DETNYJ24-3112526138622211773981
Nov 17, 2002NYJDET31-1418921940811081712791
Dc 17, 2000DETNYJ10-7210782881511892402
Dec 21, 1997NYJDET10-131082073153206953010
Dc 10, 1994DETNYJ18-700
Dec 8, 1991NYJDET20-3400
Sep 25, 1988NYJDET17-1000
Nov 28, 1985NYJDET20-3100





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Team Last 5 Games




New York Jets































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Dec 31, 2017NE6-26L16.5/42.5L/U402072471471833300A
Dc 24, 2017LAC7-14L6.5/42.5L/U19798295892903793H
Dec 17, 2017NO19-31L16.5/46.5W/O124170294131285416-1A
Dc 10, 2017DEN0-23L-1/40.5L/U5941100841892732A
Dec 3, 2017KC38-31W4/44.5W/O1573314881123624740H





Detroit Lions































































































DateOpponentscoreResultlineATS Resultoffensive rush yardsoffensive passing yardsoffensive total yardsdefensive rush yardsdefensive passing yardsdefensive total yardsturnoversLocation
Dec 31, 2017GB35-11W-7.5/44.5W/O51305356103153256-4H
Dc 24, 2017CIN17-26L-3/43L/P871892761422223640A
Dec 16, 2017CHI20-10W-4.5/43.5W/U9120229343306349-2H
Dc 10, 2017TB24-21W-0/47.5W/U53381434133267400-2A
Dec 3, 2017BAL20-44L2.5/43L/O782943721012693703A







Next up:
New York home to Miami Sunday, September 16
Detroit at San Francisco Sunday, September 16

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