Diamond Trends for Wednesday August 18

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SU Play ON Trend of the Day

Matchup: Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers (10:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Dodgers are 30-0 SU since Jun. 25, 2006 in the last game of a series as a home favorite after they won and never trailed.

SU Play AGAINST Trend of the Day

Matchup: Chi. Cubs at Cincinnati (12:35 p.m. ET)

-- The Cubs are 0-13 SU since Apr. 20, 2016 as a road dog after they scored 3 runs or less and won last game..

OU Trend of the Day

Matchup: Baltimore at Tampa Bay (7:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Rays are 10-0 OU (3.45 ppg) since May 06, 2021 vs a team that has lost at least their last four games.

Starter-Based Trend of the Day

Matchup: Houston at Kansas City (8:10 p.m. ET)

-- The Astros are 0-11-1 OU (-3.38 ppg) since Aug. 13, 2019 when Zack Greinke starts as a road favorite of at last -130.

Trends are verified using Sports Data Query Language (SDQL)