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MINNESOTA (87 - 77) at NY YANKEES (104 - 59) - 6:07 PM
NICK BLACKBURN (R) vs. A.J. BURNETT (R)
Top Trends for this game.
BLACKBURN is 11-25 (-15.3 Units) against the money line in road games over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BLACKBURN is 10-23 (-14.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
BLACKBURN is 1-12 (-11.2 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons. (Team's Record)
NY YANKEES are 68-36 (+17.8 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
NY YANKEES are 17-3 (+11.7 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
NY YANKEES are 104-59 (+12.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 60-45 (+10.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
MINNESOTA is 59-44 (+9.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
MINNESOTA is 74-67 (+8.0 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 87-77 (+1.2 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
MINNESOTA is 18-8 (+9.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday this season.
MINNESOTA is 27-10 (+16.5 Units) against the money line when playing with a day off over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY YANKEES is 8-0 (+8.0 Units) against MINNESOTA this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

NICK BLACKBURN vs. NY YANKEES since 1997
BLACKBURN is 0-1 when starting against NY YANKEES with an ERA of 5.89 and a WHIP of 1.799.
His team's record is 1-3 (-1.9 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 1-2. (-1.3 units)

A.J. BURNETT vs. MINNESOTA since 1997
BURNETT is 2-1 when starting against MINNESOTA with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.371.
His team's record is 4-2 (+1.7 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-2. (+1.7 units)

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BOSTON (95 - 67) at LA ANGELS (97 - 65) - 9:35 PM
JOSH BECKETT (R) vs. JERED WEAVER (R)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
LA ANGELS is 5-4 (+1.2 Units) against BOSTON this season
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+0.5 Units)

JOSH BECKETT vs. LA ANGELS since 1997
BECKETT is 3-3 when starting against LA ANGELS with an ERA of 3.80 and a WHIP of 1.251.
His team's record is 4-6 (-5.2 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 4-4. (-0.4 units)

JERED WEAVER vs. BOSTON since 1997
WEAVER is 2-3 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 3.95 and a WHIP of 1.299.
His team's record is 3-6 (-3.3 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 3-5. (-2.7 units)

6:07 PM
MINNESOTA vs. NY YANKEES
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing on the road against NY Yankees
NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing at home against Minnesota

9:37 PM
BOSTON vs. LA ANGELS
Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 7-15 SU in their last 22 games when playing LA Angels
LA Angels are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of LA Angels's last 7 games

Minnesota at NY Yankees
The Twins look to bounce back from Game One's 7-2 loss and build on their 7-1 record in their last 8 games when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in the previous game. Minnesota is the pick (+260) according to Dunkel, which has the Twins favored by 1/2 a run. Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+260). Here are all of today's picks.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9

Game 963-964: Minnesota at NY Yankees
Dunkel Ratings: Minnesota (Blackburn) 16.175; NY Yankees (Burnett) 15.715
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1/2; 8 1/2
Vegas Line: NY Yankees (-290); 10
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (+260); Under

Game 965-966: Boston at LA Angels
Dunkel Ratings: Boston (Beckett) 15.229; LA Angels (Weaver) 16.499
Dunkel Line: LA Angels by 1; 7
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A