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Here is what NEB HC Mike Riley had to say about his team’s early game play: “We had to remind them it’s not against the rules to score in the first and get something going.” Nebraska’s first halves: Down 13-10 vs. ILL (won 31-16), up 10-7 @NW (won 24-13), up 17-7 vs. WYO (won 52-17), up 14-10 vs. FRES (won 43-10), down 20-14 vs. ORE (Won 35-32). Today the Huskers are off the bye and favored by 1H -2.5 with a total of 29.5. Indiana’s last three first halves: 10@OSU, 0 vs. MSU, and 7 vs. WF. Both teams have been “second half teams” this year. IND is coming off an emotional loss at Ohio State that they kept close til the end, and they’ve lost 32 straight to top 10 opponents. I have NEB -3 and 1H UNDER 29.5. 

Shields @ Dickey -120

-          The Blue Jays have won 9 straight, KC has lost 7 of 9.

-          James Shields is a good pitcher, and has been throughout his career, but Jose Bautista is 9 for 21/ 4HR, and Adam Lind is 13 for 51/ 5 HR against Shields. Lind is hitting .381/1.093 in 61 AB against RHP.

-          TOR has the better bull pen over the last 5 (2.25/4.70.)

-          Dickey has tossed 7 straight quality starts and is coming off an 8 IP, 5H, 2ER against Oakland.

-          KC has hit .237, and scored 2.96 R/9 against RHP in their last 5.

-          Steve Tolleson is hitting.375 at home, and leads the list of six Blue Jays not named Jose Bautista, who crack the top 50 in OPS-last 7 (Tolleson, Lind, Encarnacion, Pillar, Reyes, and Fransisco.)

LAD -1.5 +110

• Homer Bailey has a 5.29 ERA in his L3, 6.08 ERA on the road, and 6.58 ERA in night games. LHB have hit .389/1.057 leading to a 7.71 ERA v/LHB. Adrian Gonzalez is 10 for 21 with 5 HR against Bailey.
• LAD ranks #5 in OPS this month at .767 and CIN ranks #27 at .649.
• Crawford just hit the DL, but Figgins, Van Slyke, and Justin Turner are all capable of picking up the slack.

TOR -1.5 +170 vs. TB

• TOR has won 8 straight,
• Chris Archer has allowed RHB to hit .308/.833 OPS/ 6.45 ERA, making him the 4th worst pitcher on the board tonight against RHB. This could mean good news for Bautista and Encarnacion, who bat from the right side, and Reyes and Melky, who are both switch hitters.
• TOR is #2 in OPS against RHP at .783.
• Archer has allowed 19 BB in his last 5 starts.
• TB is #18 in OPS against RHP at .697.
• TOR is #1 in HR against RHP with 52, even though they are #18 in AB.
• Liam Hendricks allowed only 3 hits, and 1 run against OAK in his first start of the season.
• TB starting pitchers ERA is 6.25 in the last 5.