Diamond Trends – Sunday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Dodgers are 34-0 SU as a 145-plus favorite when their starter went at least eight innings in his last start, had a WHIP of less than one and stuck out more than five batters and it is not a series opener.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Tigers are 0-19 SU as a 140+ dog off a game as a dog in which they hit more home runs than their opponent and it is before the All-Star break and not a series opener.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Twins are 11-0 SU in franchise history after a game in which CJ Cron struck out at least twice.

PITCHER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Phillies are 11-0 SU with Aaron Nola when they scored fewer than three runs and lost in his last start.

MONSTER TRENDS:

-- The Mariners are 6-0 SU as a 140+ dog in the last game of a road series after they lost by five runs. Seattle was an average of plus 172 on the moneyline in these seven losses, and playing AGAINST them has produced an ROI of +177%

-- The Athletics are 17-0 SU as a road 130-plus road favorite after a regulation game as a road favorite in which they had more strikeouts than hits, winning by an average of 7.06 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)