Diamond Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Red Sox are 26-0 SU as a 130-plus favorite off a game as a favorite of 250 or less in which they scored first, trailed, and won and it is before the All-Star break.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Orioles are 0-22 SU as a 140+ dog when they lost by one run in their starter's last start and they weren't more than a 140 favorite in that loss and it is before the All-Star break.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The White Sox are 0-13 SU in franchise history after a game as a home favorite in which Jose Abreu had multiple RBI.

PITCHER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Red Sox are 9-0 SU in franchise history with David Price at home when he averaged at least 4.20 pitches per batter in his last start.

MONSTER TRENDS:

-- The Tigers are 5-0 SU as a dog after a game in which Miguel Cabrera had multiple hits. Detroit was an average of +140.8 on the moneyline and have produced an ROI of +144.4% in these five wins.

-- The Cubs are 10-0 SU as a road favorite when their opponent's starter has a strike-per-ball ratio less than 1.65 on the season and it is before the All-Star break. Each of their last eight were by multiple runs and their average margin of victory has been 5.40 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)