Diamond Trends – Saturday

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Braves are 23-0 SU since the start of the 2014 season as a favorite of more than 130 after a game in which their opponent left fewer than 10 men on base.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Angels are 0-36 SU since the start of the 2011 season as a dog of more than plus 135 when they are off a game as a dog and their opponent's starter has a strike-per-ball ratio greater than 1.88 on the season.

Hitter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Mets are 9-0 SU in franchise history on the road off a game as a favorite in which Jay Bruce had multiple RBI. NY has won these nine games by an average of 4.00 runs and they were the dog in three of the nine.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Cardinals are 19-0 SU when Adam Wainwright starts as a favorite of more than 130 after August.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)