Great baseball handicapping stats including trends for all of tonight’s home plate umpires

Hot pitchers
-- Figueroa has a 2.50 RA in his first three starts for Houston.
-- Oswalt is 3-0, 1.24 in his last four starts. Kershaw is 2-1, 2.02 in his last four starts.
-- Latos is 8-1, 1.62 in his last 13 starts. Enright is 4-0, 2.13 in his last eight starts.
-- Brewers are 6-2 in Narveson's last eight starts.
-- Pelfrey is 3-1, 1.50 in his last four starts.
-- Volstad is 2-0, 1.93 in his last couple starts.

-- Lester is 3-0, 0.42 in his last three road starts; he is 2-0, 0.47 in three starts vs. Baltimore this year.
-- Price is 4-1, 3.45 in his last seven starts. Marcum is 1-1, 2.05 in his last three outings.
-- Liriano is 6-0, 2.47 in his last eight starts. Scherzer is 3-1, 1.74 in his last six starts.
-- Rangers are 13-3 when Hunter starts, 8-1 at home.

Cold pitchers
-- Suppan is 1-4, 4.36 in eight starts for St Louis.
-- Gorzelanny is 1-3, 5.73 in his last six starts. McDonald is 1-3, 6.26 in his last four starts.
-- Cueto is 2-2, 5.20 in his last five starts.
-- Hanson is 0-2, 6.77 in his last three starts.
-- Olsen is 0-5, 8.37 in his last five starts.
-- Lincecum is 0-5, 8.17 in his last five starts. Jimenez is 0-3, 3.21 in his last four starts.

-- F Garcia is 1-1, 7.29 in his last four starts. Carrasco was 0-4, 8.87 in five starts LY; he was 10-6, 3.65 in 23 AAA starts this year.
-- Arrieta is 0-3, 4.86 in his last three starts.
-- Burnett is 0-4, 8.10 in his last five starts. Anderson is 0-3, 4.09 in his last four outings.
-- Bullington is 1-2, 6.26 in four starts this season.
-- Vargas is 1-2, 6.98 in his last three starts. Bell is 0-4, 6.04 in five starts for the Angels.

Totals
-- Under is 4-2-1 in Cincinnati's last seven home games.
-- Five of last six Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Florida games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-0-1 in last six Pittsburgh road games.
-- Under is 16-3 in last nineteen Houston games.
-- Four of last five San Diego games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of Phillies' last ten games stayed under the total.
-- Last nine Colorado road games stayed under the total.

-- Last six Baltimore games stayed under the total.
-- Nine of last twelve Cleveland home games stayed under the total.
-- 11 of last 15 Oakland road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 9-4-1 in last fourteen Toronto games.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota home games went over the total.
-- Four of last six Kansas City games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 8-2 in Seattle's last ten home games.

Hot Teams
-- Nationals won four of their last six games.
-- Astros won eight of their last ten games.
-- Reds won 13 of their last 17 games.
-- Cubs are 5-3 since changing managers.
-- Colorado won seven of its last nine games.
-- Braves are 14-3 in last seventeen home games.
-- Phillies won 10 of their last 13 road games.
-- Arizona won last five games, allowing 14 runs.

-- White Sox won three of last four road games.
-- Orioles won five of last six games, allowing three runs in last four.
-- Bronx won seven of its last eight home games.
-- Tampa Bay won seven of its last ten games.
-- Royals won six of their last eight home games.
-- Minnesota won 11 of its last 14 home games. Tigers won seven of their last eleven games.


Cold Teams
-- Florida lost three of its last four games.
-- Milwaukee is 6-10 in its last sixteen road games.
-- Mets are 8-17 on the road since the All-Star break.
-- Pirates are 1-14 in their last 15 games on the road.
-- Cardinals lost 12 of their last 16 games.
-- Padres lost their last six games, scoring total of 14 runs.
-- Dodgers lost three of their last four games.
-- Giants are 4-6 in their last ten games.

-- Indians are 3-8 in last eleven games overall.
-- Red Sox lost six of their last eight road games.
-- Blue Jays lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Rangers lost eight of their last ten road games.
-- Oakland is 5-10 in last 15 road games, 1-10 in last 11 games in Bronx.
-- Mariners lost seven of their last ten games. Angels lost 11 of their last 15 games.


Umpires
-- Mil-Cin-- Seven of last eight Tichenor games went over the total.
-- NY-Atl-- Favorites won seven of last eight Timmons games.
-- Wsh-Fla-- Over is 8-4 in last dozen Hudson games.
-- Pitt-Chi-- Road team won six of last seven Dreckman games.
-- StL-Hst-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Diaz games.
-- SD-Az-- Four of last five Everitt games stayed under, with favorites winning the last four.
-- Phil-LA-- Under is 8-3 in last eleven Nauert games.
-- Col-SF-- Under is 12-4 in last sixteen Layne games.

-- Bos-Balt-- Road teams won last five Hallion games.
-- Chi-Clev-- Five of last six T Welke games stayed under total.
-- A's-NY-- Home team is 13-3 in last sixteen Demuth games.
-- Tor-TB-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Carlson games.
-- Det-Minn-- Under is 5-0-1 in last six Hernandez games.
-- Tex-KC-- Six of last seven Fairchild games went over the total.
-- LA-Sea-- Over is 8-3 in last eleven Meals games.

Made one bet last week on Stamps-Lions under and watched one of the uglier first-half’s of football in recent memory.

Lost a unit and added a new rule to my book: Don’t bet on CFL teams coming off a bye week

Now if Greg D stops in here with a 90-percent system "live" this week on double-digit, non-divisional road dogs then perhaps I’ll reconsider.

After all, rules are meant to be broken...

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
British Columbia Lions vs. Montreal Alouettes
Line: Als -10.5
Over/Under: 50

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2010
Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
Line: SAS -10
Over/Under: 58

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Line: Ti-Cats -4
Over/Under: 51.5

Edmonton Eskimos vs. Calgary Stampeders
Line: Stamps -12.5
Over/Under: 54.5

Things are really heating up in the Cincinnati bullpen, where Class AAA Louisville call-up Aroldis Chapman is expected to join the team today just in time to be eligible for the Reds’ postseason roster.

Chapman was clocked at speeds up to 105 mph in his last outing. Can you imagine stepping into the batter’s box to face this guy?

Even worse, imagine if your pitcher beaned the other team’s best hitter last inning!


Hot pitchers
-- Minor is 2-0, 4.50 in three big league starts.
-- Niese is 2-1, 1.18 in his last six road starts.
-- Sanchez is 3-1, 2.92 in his last four starts.
-- Dempster is 2-0, 1.66 in his last three starts.
-- Carpenter is 5-1, 2.64 in his last nine starts. Rodriguez is 3-1, 1.68 in his last seven starts.
-- Kennedy is 2-0, 2.65 in his last three starts.

-- Matusz is 3-1, 2.32 in his last five starts.
-- Jackson is 2-0, 1.29 in four starts for the White Sox. Masterson is 1-1, 3.50 in his last three starts.
-- Duensing is 3-1, 2.67 in his last four starts. Galarraga is 1-0, 0.68 in his last couple starts.
-- F Hernandez is 3-1, 2.40 in his last four starts.

Cold pitchers
-- Gallardo is 1-1, 7.94 in his last four starts. Harang comes off DL to make first start since June 30; Reds are 1-8 in his start if they score less than six runs.
-- Zimmerman allowed five runs in four IP in his first '10 start.
-- Karstens is 1-8, 5.29 in his last dozen starts.
-- Rogers is 1-1, 8.26 in six starts for Colorado. Bumgarner is 1-1, 6.49 in his last five starts.
-- Correia is 0-2, 16.43 in his last couple starts.
-- Kendrick is 1-3, 6.65 in his last four starts. Monasterios is 0-4, 6.39 in his last six starts.

-- Beckett is 1-2, 8.87 in his last four starts.
-- Hughes is 4-4, 5.19 in his last eight starts. Mazzaro is 0-4, 5.81 in his last six starts.
-- Niemann is 2-2, 8.02 in his last four starts. Romero is 1-1, 5.61 in his last four starts.
-- Lee is 0-3, 8.39 in his last four starts. O'Sullivan is 0-4, 6.43 in six starts for the Royals.
-- Haren is 2-4, 4.02 in seven starts for the Angels.

Totals
-- Under is 4-1-1 in Cincinnati's last six home games.
-- Five of Mets' last seven road games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last ten Florida games went over the total.
-- Over is 4-0-1 in last five Pittsburgh road games.
-- Under is 15-3 in last eighteen Houston games.
-- Last four San Diego games stayed under the total.
-- Phillies' last nine games stayed under the total.
-- Last eight Colorado road games stayed under the total.

-- Last five Baltimore games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last eleven Cleveland home games stayed under the total.
-- 11 of last 14 Oakland road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-4-1 in last thirteen Toronto games.
-- Five of last six Minnesota home games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Kansas City games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 7-2 in Seattle's last nine home games.

Hot Teams
-- Nationals won four of their last five games.
-- Astros won seven of their last nine games.
-- Reds won 12 of their last 16 games. Brewers won three of their last four games.
-- Cubs are 5-2 since changing managers.
-- Colorado won seven of its last eight games.
-- Braves are 13-3 in last sixteen home games.
-- Phillies won nine of their last twelve road games. Dodgers won five of their last seven games overall.
-- Arizona won last four games, allowing ten runs.

-- Orioles won four of last five games, allowing one run in last three.
-- Bronx won six of its last seven home games.
-- Tampa Bay won seven of its last nine games.
-- Minnesota won 10 of its last 13 home games. Tigers won seven of their last ten games.
-- Rangers won three of last four road games.

Cold Teams
-- Florida lost its last three games, allowing 28 runs.
-- Mets are 8-16 on the road since the All-Star break.
-- Pirates have now lost 14 games in a row on the road.
-- Cardinals lost 11 of their last 15 games.
-- Padres lost their last five games, scoring total of ten runs.
-- Giants lost four of their last five games, giving up 38 runs. .

-- White Sox lost six of their last nine road games. Indians are 3-7 in last ten games overall.
-- Red Sox lost five of their last seven road games.
-- Blue Jays lost five of their last six road games.
-- Royals lost five of their last seven games.
-- Oakland is 5-9 in last 14 road games, 1-9 in last ten games in Bronx.
-- Mariners lost seven of their last nine games. Angels lost 10 of their last 14 games.

Umpires
-- Mil-Cin-- Favorite is 13-1 in last fourteen Culbreth games.
-- NY-Atl-- Underdog is 9-8 (+$172) in last 17 Marquez games.
-- Wsh-Fla-- Under is 16-6-1 in last 23 Wolf games.
-- Pitt-Chi-- Seven of last nine Darling games stayed under the total.
-- StL-Hst-- Under is 16-4 in last 20 games for strike-happy Hoye
-- SD-Az-- Five of last six McClelland games stayed under total.
-- Phil-LA-- Five of last seven Randazzo games stayed under total.
-- Col-SF-- Last four Joyce games stayed under the total.

-- Bos-Balt-- Don't know who umpire is for this game.
-- Chi-Clev-- Seven of last eight DiMuro games went over the total.
-- A's-NY-- Seven of last eight Eddings games stayed under total.
-- Tor-TB-- Road team won seven of last eight Nelson games.
-- Tex-KC-- Favorite won eight of last nine Miller games.
-- LA-Sea-- Over is 12-5-1 in last eighteen Scott games.

Plenty to choose from on today’s card but before you make your bets, have a look at our Top 10 list of “Cold” teams – (Six of them are either first or second in their division)

Hot pitchers
-- Sanabia is 2-0, 2.57 in his last couple starts.
-- Bailey is 2-0, 2.95 in his last three starts. Wolf is 3-1, 3.38 in his last five starts.
-- Atlanta is 7-0 at home with Jurrjens (5-0, 1.71 last five at home).
-- Zambrano is 2-0, 1.89 in his last three starts.
-- Happ is 2-1, 2.92 in his last four starts.
-- Halladay is 6-1, 1.70 in his last seven starts. Kuroda is 1-1, 2.89 in his last four starts.
-- De La Rosa has a 2.57 RA in his last couple starts.

-- Buehrle is 2-1, 3.10 in his last three starts.
-- Cahill is 5-1, 1.34 in his last six starts. Moseley is 4-2, 4.63 in six starts for Bronx.
-- Davis is 5-0, 3.40 in his last six starts. Cecil is 3-1, 3.50 in his last five starts.
-- Rangers won last eight Wilson starts (3-0, 1.61 last three).


Cold pitchers
-- Marquis is 0-7, 10.05 in seven starts this season, but has 1.46 RA in his last two starts; Washington got shut out in both games.
-- Misch is 0-3, 5.50 in three starts for the Mets.
-- Maholm is 0-3, 7.06 in his last four starts.
-- Westbrook is 1-2, 4.06 in five starts for St Louis.
-- Saunders is 0-4, 8.95 in his last four starts. LeBlanc is 2-4, 5.77 in his last six road starts.
-- J Sanchez is 1-2, 5.40 in his last four starts.

-- Talbot is 0-6, 6.81 in his last eight starts.
-- Davies is 1-2, 5.61 in his last six starts.
-- E Santana has a 7.13 RA in his last six starts, but Angels are 5-2 in his last seven outings, scoring 45 runs. Pauley is 2-3, 5.96 in his last five starts for the Mariners.


Totals
-- Seven of last nine Florida games went over the total.
-- Five of last six Bailey starts stayed under the total.
-- Five of Mets' last six road games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Zambrano starts.
-- Under is 14-3 in last seventeen Houston games.
-- Over is 5-2-1 in San Diego's last eight road games.
-- Phillies' last eight games stayed under the total.
-- Last seven Colorado road games stayed under the total.

-- Eight of last eleven Cleveland home games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Moseley starts. 11 of last 13 Oakland road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last twelve Toronto games.
-- Five of last seven Texas road games went over the total.
-- Five of last six E Santana starts went over the total.


Hot Teams
-- Nationals won three of their last four games. Florida won three of its last four home games.
-- Astros won six of their last eight games.
-- Reds won 11 of their last 15 games.
-- Colorado won six of its last seven games.
-- Braves are 12-3 in last fifteen home games.
-- Phillies won nine of their last eleven road games.
-- Arizona won last three games, allowing eight runs.

-- Indians won three of their last four games.
-- Bronx won five of its last six home games.
-- Tampa Bay won six of its last eight games.
-- Royals won five of their last seven home games.


Cold Teams
-- Since All-Star break, Mets are 2-13 in game following a win.
-- Pirates have now lost 13 games in a row on the road.
-- Cardinals lost 10 of their last 14 games.
-- Padres lost their last four games, scoring total of eight runs.
-- Giants lost three of their last four games, giving up 36 runs. .

-- White Sox are 7-13 in their last 20 games.
-- Blue Jays lost four of their last five road games.
-- Rangers lost three of their last four games.
-- Oakland is 5-8 in last 13 road games, 1-8 in last nine games in Bronx.
-- Mariners lost six of their last eight games. Angels lost 10 of their last 13 games.

Had a look at the Bay City Brawl and decided to go ahead with a play.

San Francisco at Oakland "Under" 37.5

The 2-0 Raiders have surprised a few people and heading into tonight's game are the league leader in in QB sacks.

OAK kept two passing games in check that rank 27th (DAL) and 31st (CHI) in the preseason (SF is 22nd). The Raiders held DAL to 66 rushing yards before the Bears tore off 174 (89 on one carry by Forte).

San Fran brings the 15th ranked run-game to this matchup and neither Gore nor Westbrook have had a single touch this preseason but that was by design. HC Singletary and O-Co Jimmy Raye are working on a gameplan that will get max-efficiency from the two when the games matter so they’ve been using the summer to let rooks and backups find their legs.

The 49ers pass-run yardage split against Indy was 203/132 and against MIN was 191/80. Up against Oakland’s 23rd ranked run-D we should probably see a heavy dose of the ground game to protect the QBs from getting crushed.

These teams meet again in Week 6 when there will be a lot more at stake than just bragging rights and I think that equals a lower scoring game.

The two most recent preseason meetings played prior to a regular season matchup (2002, 2006) both stayed "Under" the total by at least a touchdown and I’m betting this one does the same.

Serie A returns to action after the summer break today and I'm going to looking at this weekend's fixtures and providing my favourite bets.

For our thoughts on every teams chances for this season, please read our Season Preview.

Read the full fixture list, the outright odds (supplied by William Hill) and my favourite picks below.

SATURDAY:

17:00 - Udinese v Genoa: 2.40 - 3.10 - 3.10

19:45 - Roma v Cesena: 1.28 - 5.00 - 11.00

SUNDAY:

17:00 - Bari v Juventus: 4.20 - 3.20 - 1.91

19:45 - AC Milan v Lecce: 1.30 - 5.00 - 10.00

19:45 - Chievo v Catania: 2.20 - 3.10 - 3.50

19:45 - Fiorentina v Napoli: 2.30 - 3.10 - 3.30

19:45 - Palermo v Cagliari: 1.65 - 3.60 - 5.50

19:45 - Parma v Brescia: 1.83 - 3.20 - 3.75

19:45 - Sampdoria v Lazio: 2.20 - 3.10 - 3.50

MONDAY:

19:45 - Bologna v Inter Milan: 6.00 - 3.50 - 1.60


BETS:

Roma/Roma HT/FT v Cesena @ 1.83

Roma pushed Inter Milan all the way to the title last season and missed out by just three points. They start this season against new boys Cesena at home and they could not ask for a better start to the season. I expect them to strike early and win from there.

Over 2.5 goals in the Sampdoria v Lazio match @ 2.15

The last four meetings between these two sides has seen both sides find the net, and with Sampdoria going unbeaten at home last season I see both of those runs continuing meaning that there will be more than 2.5 goals in the match.

Both sides to score in the Fiorentina v Napoli game @ 1.75

Of the last ten meetings between these two sides, both sides have been on the scoresheet on six of those occasions, and with this match being both sides opening league game there will be some sluggishness about them at the back and I feel that we'll be seeing goals from each side in this one.

Antonio Di Natale to score anytime for Udinese v Genoa @ 2.37

Di Natale finished last season as the highest scorer in the league for Udinese with 29 goals although his side finished in 15th place in the league. I expect him to get back into the scoring groove pretty quickly against a side that conceded an average of almost two goals per away game.

For a full preview of this weekend's racing action, click here.

With qualifying shortly, i'm going to provide some qualifying bets in here. It looks like we're going to have rain for this session and this will make things into a lottery in the Arden Forest. But who should we be backing?

Like in my pre-race preview I've backed Lewis Hamilton to start the race on pole. In final practice, where it was also raining, he placed second behind Mark Webber's Red Bull. I still feel that Hamilton will claim only the second non-Red Bull pole position of the season. However, he has been cut from odds of 10.00 to 6.50. If you haven't already backed him, do so now @ 6.00 with Paddy Power.

Another bet I like is between two of the World Championship contenders, and i'm backing Mark Webber to outqualify Fernando Alonso @ 2.02 with bwin. Power is not needed as much in the wet as in the dry and in the dry I feel that the Red Bulls would struggle against the power of the Ferraris, but in the wet Webber will start ahead of the Spaniard.

I'm going to have another bet on Webber too, as I think he has the legs over his team-mate, Sebastian Vettel and he is available at odds of 2.63 with Stan James to start higher up the grid than his German team-mate.

Best of luck with your betting and feel free to add your qualifying and race bets here!

La Liga returns for a new season this evening, but who will start the season off with a win? I'll be providing the full fixture list, the outright odds (supplied by William Hill) and my favourite picks here.

Please click here to view our team-by-team preview of the La Liga season.

SATURDAY:

17:00 - Hercules v Athletic Bilbao: 2.62 - 3.20 - 2.70

19:00 - Malaga v Valencia: 3.00 - 3.20 - 2.40

21:00 - Levante v Sevilla: 3.60 - 3.50 - 2.00

SUNDAY:

16:00 - Deportivo La Coruna v Real Zaragoza: 2.05 - 3.20 - 3.75

16:00 - Espanyol v Getafe: 2.10 - 3.20 - 3.60

16:00 - Osasuna v Almeria: 2.10 - 3.20 - 3.60

16:00 - Real Sociedad v Villarreal: 3.20 - 3.20 - 2.30

16:00 - Racing Santander v Barcelona: 13.00 - 6.00 - 1.22

20:00 - Mallorca v Real Madrid: 8.50 - 4.50 - 1.40

MONDAY:

21:00 - Atletico Madrid v Sporting Gijon: 1.53 - 4.00 - 6.00


BETS:

Sevilla to beat Levante @ 2.00

After a bright start to the season, where they defeated Barcelona 3-1 in the first leg of the Super Copa final, things have gone downhill rapidly for Sevilla. They were eliminated from the Champions League by Sporting Braga following a 1-0 loss in Portugal and a 3-4 loss at home. In the middle of these two matches, they were thumped 4-0 by Barcelona in the second leg of the Super Copa. They will want to start the league off well with a win over a side that has just been promoted back to La Liga after two seasons in the Segunda Division. I feel they will bounce back and claim all three points.

Barcelona -2 v Racing Santander @ 2.37

Last season Racing Santander had the worst home record of all teams in La Liga, including the three relegated sides. They start this season by welcoming the reigning champions. Last season Barcelona beat Santander 4-0 at the Nou Camp and 4-1 in Santander and I feel that they will easily win this match by at least three goals.

Both Mallorca and Real Madrid to score @ 1.75

Last season Mallorca won fifteen of their nineteen home matches, scoring an average of more than two goals a game. They welcome Real Madrid, who are now managed by Jose Mourinho, for the first game of the season and they will be looking to continue their run of good form. Under 'The Special One' Real will be a different monster this season and I see them taking the title, but it'll take time for Mourinho to work his magic and get the team to gel. As a result I'm expect at least one from each team in this match.

Over 2.5 goals in the Atletico v Sporting Gijon match @ 1.70

Starting their season on Monday night after knocking last season's poor start into a cocked hat by beating Inter Milan to win the UEFA Super Cup 2-0. Last season Gijon were conceding almost two goals a game on the road and I feel that Atletico will make them pay and there will be hatful of goals in this one.

Home plate umpires confirmed for Saturday along with starting pitcher stats and hot-cold streaks

Hot pitchers
-- T Hudson is 6-1, 1.43 in his last nine starts. Nolasco is 5-1, 2.95 in his last six starts, but is now pitching with torn meniscus in his knee.
-- Garland is 3-1, 1.42 in his last four starts. Blanton is 1-0, 3.12 in his last four starts.
-- Arroyo is 4-1, 2.70 in his last five starts.
-- J Santana is 2-2, 1.67 in his last four starts. Myers is 1-0, 2.14 in his last three starts.
-- Billingsley has 1.75 RA in his last seven starts. Chacin is 3-2, 3.73 in his last five starts.
-- D Hudson is 3-1, 1.72 in five starts for Arizona.

-- Greinke is 1-0, 1.64 in his last three starts.
-- Sabathia is 4-0, 2.12 in his last four starts. Danks is 1-0, 2.89 in his last four starts.
-- Buchholz is 5-0, 1.45 in his last six starts. Garza is 2-2, 1.91 in his last four starts.
-- Braden is 2-1, 2.45 in his last three starts. Harden is 2-1, 2.25 in his last three starts.


Cold pitchers
-- Lohse is 2-4, 8.77 in his last six starts. L Hernandez is 0-2, 6.11 in his last three starts.
-- Wells is 0-5, 7.27 in his last six starts.
-- Duke is 1-3, 5.46 in his last five starts. Capuano is 1-1, 4.15 in two starts this season.
-- Zito is 0-4, 4.43 in his last seven starts.

-- Figaro is 2-3, 6.23 is 21 big league IP; he started three games LY. He is 10-6, 4.14 in 23 AAA starts this season.
-- Blackburn is 0-3, 8.87 in his last four starts. Fister is 1-3, 7.00 in his last five starts.
-- Gomez is 0-2, 10.00 in his last couple starts.
-- Millwood is 0-6, 6.18 in his last nine starts. Kazmir is 0-2, 5.51 in his last three starts.


Totals
-- Over is 10-4 in last fourteen Washington home games.
-- Over is 10-4-1 in Cubs' last fifteen road games.
-- Under is 12-3 in last fifteen Houston games.
-- Five of last seven Florida games went over the total.
-- Over is 11-4-1 in last sixteen games at Miller Park.
-- Over is 9-3-1 in last thirteen games at Coors Field.
-- Phillies' last six games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 14-5-1 in last twenty Arizona road games.

-- Over is 7-2-1 in last ten Toronto games.
-- Six of last nine Cleveland home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last seven Boston road games went over the total.
-- 10 of last 11 Oakland road games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Bronx games went over the total.
-- Seven of last nine Baltimore road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last seven Minnesota road games stayed under the total.


Hot Teams
-- Astros won five of their last six games.
-- Reds won 10 of their last 13 games. Cubs won four of six.
-- Dodgers won five of their last six games. Colorado won six of its last eight home games.
-- Braves are 10-3 in last thirteen home games. Marlins won seven of their last ten games.
-- Padres are 14-5 in their last nineteen home games.
-- Giants are 11-6 in their last seventeen home games.

-- Toronto is 14-8 in its last 22 home games. Tigers won six of their last eight games.
-- Boston won five of its last six games; Rays won four of last six.
-- White Sox won three of their last four games.
-- Rangers are 12-5 in their last seventeen home games.
-- Minnesota is 15-8 in its last 23 road games.


Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost five of their last seven games.
-- Since All-Star break, Mets are 2-13 in game following a win.
-- Brewers lost four of their last five games. Pirates have now lost 11 in a row on the road.
-- Nationals are 5-14 in their last nineteen games. Cardinals lost eight of their last twelve games.
-- Arizona is 5-9 in its last fourteen games.

-- Indians lost ten of their last thirteen games. Royals lost seven of their last eight road games.
-- Bronx is 5-8 in its last thirteen road games.
-- Angels lost eight of their last eleven games. Orioles are 5-8 in their last thirteen contests.
-- Oakland lost eight of its last eleven road games.
-- Mariners lost five of their last six games.


Umpires
-- Fla-Atl-- Five of last six Everitt games stayed under the total.
-- Phil-SD-- Over is 6-2-1 in last nine Diaz games.
-- StL-Wsh-- Home side won 10 of last 12 Bellino games.
-- Chi-Cin-- Under is 12-1-1 in last fourteen Gibson games.
-- Hst-NY-- Home team won 14 of last 16 Demuth games.
-- Pitt-Mil-- Five of last six Fairchild games went over the total.
-- LA-Col-- Favorites won last six Foster games behind plate.
-- Az-SF-- Over is 7-3 in last ten Meals games.

-- Det-Tor-- Under is 6-1-1 in last eight Cuzzi games.
-- Min-Sea-- Five of last six Kulpa games stayed under the total.
-- KC-Clev-- Last three Joyce games stayed under the total.
-- NY-Chi-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Timmons games.
-- Bos-TB-- Road team won last six Dreckman games.
-- A's-Tex-- Four of last five T Welke games stayed under the total.
-- Blt-LA-- Under is 7-3 in last ten Nauert games.

For a full preview of all this weekend's games please read the Premier League Preview articles for Saturday's and Sunday's matches.

Last weekend we had four goalscorer bets and we almost made a profit and we would have made good money had Didier Drogba not forgotten to bring his scoring boots to the DW Stadium! Anyways, after making money in midweek with Matt Derbyshire scoring for Birmingham against Rochdale, I'm going to give it another shot this week.

Frank Lampard and Flourent Malouda to score anytime v Stoke City @ 4.20 with William Hill

After scoring 12 without reply in their first 2 games of this season and putting 7 past Stoke at Stamford Bridge at the end of last season, i'm expecting another rout here. Lampard has scored 4 in his last 4 against Stoke and Malouda has scored 3 this season, finding the net in both matches so far. I see them both on the scoresheet on Saturday afternoon.

Peter Crouch to score 2 or more goals v Wigan @ 5.5 with Bet365

After scoring a hat-trick against Young Boys in mid-week and qualifying for the group stages of the Champions League, Crouch will be in great form and will have opportunities to score against the league's worst side so far.

Fernando Torres to score first v West Brom @ 3.50 with Paddy Power

After he was rested for the trip to Turkey in midweek, Torres will be raring to go after his rest and he should be first on the scoresheet in this game on Sunday afternoon.

Paul Scholes to score anytime v West Ham at 3.75 with William Hill

Paul Scholes has been a revelation for Manchester United this season and is playing like the player of his youth. The whole Manchester United team will have plenty of opportunities to find the net against a West Ham side that leaked 3 goals at home to Bolton last weekend. I have a feeling that Scholes will find a way onto the scoresheet this weekend.

If you have any bets of your own, please feel to post them in here for all other BR members to observe and follow.

Couple of really good pitching matchups on tap for today. Here’s a breakdown of the starters along with hot and cold streaks for each team.

Hot pitchers
-- J Garcia has 1.80 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Pelfrey is 2-1, 2.05 in his last three starts. Astros won both Figueroa starts (0-0, 2.45).
-- Jimenez has a 2.31 RA in his last five starts. Kershaw has 2.18 RA in his last three outings.
-- Latos is 8-1, 1.65 in his last dozen starts. Phillies won Oswalt's last four starts (3-0, 1.65).
-- Enright is 3-0, 2.47 in his last seven starts.

-- Verlander is 2-1, 2.37 in his last three starts. Marcum has 2.25 RA in his last couple starts.
-- Price is 4-0, 3.38 in his last six starts. Lester is 4-2, 1.88 in his last six road starts.
-- Anderson has 2.67 RA in his last four starts.
-- Orioles won last four Bergesen starts (2-0, 3.18).
-- Vargas is 3-1, 1.64 in his last five home starts. Twins won last six Baker starts (4-0, 3.32).


Cold pitchers
-- Gorzelanny is 1-2, 4.91 in his last five starts. Cueto is 1-2, 6.86 in his last four starts.
-- Hanson is 0-4, 3.36 in his last nine starts. Volstad is 3-3, 5.85 in his last ten starts.
-- McDonald is 1-2, 5.40 in his last three starts. Narveson is 1-1, 5.58 in his last six starts.
-- Lincecum is 0-4, 8.85 in his last four starts.

-- Tomlin is 0-3, 6.00 in his last three starts. Bullington is 1-1, 4.26 in his three starts for the Royals.
-- F Garcia is 0-1, 9.64 in his last three starts. Bronx lost Burnett's last four starts (0-3, 6.07).
-- Hunter is 1-1, 7.07 in his last three starts.
-- Bell is 0-3, 7.36 in his last four starts.


Totals
-- Over is 10-3 in last thirteen Washington home games.
-- Over is 10-3-1 in Cubs' last fourteen road games.
-- Under is 11-3 in last fourteen Houston games.
-- Five of last six Florida games went over the total.
-- Over is 11-4 in last fifteen games at Miller Park.
-- Over is 8-3-1 in last dozen games at Coors Field.
-- Phillies' last five games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 14-4-1 in last nineteen Arizona road games.

-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Toronto games.
-- Six of last eight Cleveland home games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Boston road games went over the total.
-- Last ten Oakland road games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Bronx games went over the total.
-- Six of last eight Baltimore road games stayed under total.
-- Five of last six Minnesota road games stayed under the total.


Hot Teams
-- Astros won their last five games, allowing eight runs.
-- Reds won nine of their last twelve games. Cubs won four of five.
-- Dodgers won four of their last five games. Colorado won six of its last seven home games.
-- Marlins won seven of their last nine games.
-- Pirates won three of their last four games.
-- Padres are 14-4 in their last eighteen home games.
-- Giants are 11-5 in their last sixteen home games.

-- Toronto is 13-8 in its last 21 home games. Tigers won six of their last seven games.
-- Tampa Bay, Boston both won four of their last five games.
-- A's won six of their last nine games. Rangers are 11-5 in their last sixteen home games.


Cold Teams
-- Phillies lost five of their last six games.
-- Mets lost four of their last five home games.
-- Braves lost four of last five games, but are 9-3 in last 12 at home.
-- Brewers lost their last four games, outscored 24-11.
-- Nationals are 5-13 in their last eighteen games. Cardinals lost eight of their last eleven games.
-- Arizona lost nine of its last thirteen games.

-- Indians lost ten of their last twelve games. Royals lost six of their last seven road games.
-- White Sox lost seven of their last eleven games. Bronx is 5-7 in its last dozen road games.
-- Angels lost seven of their last ten games. Orioles are 4-8 in their last twelve contests.
-- Mariners lost four of their last five games. Twins lost four of their last six games.