Diamond Trends – Monday

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day:

-- The Rays are 15-0 SU in the first game of a series with no rest as a home 140-plus favorite after a game as a home favorite in which they scored six-plus runs.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day:

-- The Pirates are 0-15 SU in the history of the database in the first game of a series with no rest when their line is within 20 cents of pickem after a game as a home dog in which they drew one or fewer walks.

OU Trend of the Day:

-- The Blue Jays are 12-0 OU in the first game of a series with no rest as a road 170+ dog when playing a team that has a better record.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day:

-- The Phillies are 0-9 SU in franchise history with Vince Velasquez on the road when he averaged more than four pitches per batter in his last start and the Phillies lost.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)