Diamond Trends – Sunday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Dodgers are 29-0 SU as a favorite of more than 190 when it is not a series opener and they are off a game in which they scored more runs off the bullpen than they did off the starter, as long as their opponent's starter has an ERA of less than ten.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Cardinals are 0-10 SU post All-Star break in the last game of a series vs a divisional opponent that is ahead of them in the standings.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Royals are 0-11 SU on the road off a road game in which Whit Merrifield struck out at least twice, including 0-6 THIS season.

STARTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Diamondbacks are 0-8 OU when Zack Greinke starts as a road favorite when they lost in his last start. The average final score has been Arizona 2.62, Opponent 1.88.

ACTIVE TRENDS:

-- The Padres are 7-0 SU as a 160+ dog off a home win in which they trailed. San Diego was an average of plus 192 on the moneyline in these seven wins.

-- The Rangers are 6-0 OU in the last game of a home series vs a righty when they won the last three times they faced a righty and it is post All-Star break. The average final score has been: Texas 9.5 runs, Opponent, 9.5 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)