Diamond Trends – Saturday

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PLAY-ON TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Cubs are 14-0 SU after a one-run loss as a home favorite.

PLAY-AGAINST TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Royals are 0-20 SU as a home 160-plus dog off a home game in which they allowed six-plus runs and it is before the All-Star break.

HITTER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Twins are 12-0 SU as a favorite off a game as a favorite in which Jorge Polanco struck out at least twice.

PITCHER-BASED TREND OF THE DAY:

-- The Cubs are 8-0 SU with Jose Quintana at home when they seeking immediate revenge for a loss as a favorite.

MONSTER TRENDS:

-- The Orioles are 5-0 SU as a road dog off a game as a dog vs a team that has won at least their last three games and it is not a series opener. Baltimore was an average of plus 180.3 on the moneyline in these five wins, and playing AGAINST them has produced an ROI of +189.0%.

-- The Royals are 0-8 SU as a 160-plus home dog when their opponent's starter has a strike-per-ball ratio greater than two on the season, losing by an average of 5.75 runs.


Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)