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09-13-22 | Padres v. Mariners -105 | Top | 2-0 | Loss | -105 | 11 h 6 m | Show |
The Seattle Mariners are tied for the top AL Wild Card spot with Toronto at 79-61. They now have a 5.5-game lead over 4th place Baltimore. Meanwhile in the NL, the Padres holding onto 3rd place in the Wild Card race, 2-games ahead of fourth place Milwaukee. The Padres look to snap a 2-game losing streak as they come off a series with the Dodgers where they lost two of the three games. Yu Darvish has been one of their best this year with a 13-7 record and 3.31 ERA. The Mariners will counter with Logan Gilbert who is 12-5 in his 28 starts with a 3.28 ERA. Gilbert has allowed no runs over his last two starts (12 innings). Should be a very good game and series here tonight. I'll take Seattle in this one. |
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09-13-22 | Sun +4.5 v. Aces | 71-85 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 26 m | Show | |
Game two of this best of five series has the Aces up one game to none. The Aces jumped out to a big lead in game one but found themselves fighting from behind in the 2nd half to finally take the win, but not cover the 6-point line. The first game was a defensive battle and that was expected as the Sun are top 3 in the WNBA in both offense and defense. The Aces struggled at times in their Seattle matchup and a few of the games came down to the wire. In fact, an OT win by Vegas that Seattle could have easily won changed the tide in that series. The Sun have covered 10 of their last 11 road games and are 17-5 ATS overall their last 22 games. Vegas has covered just one of their last five home games and are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 WNBA Championship games. I'm taking the points with the Sun tonight and won't be shocked if they steal game two. |
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09-12-22 | Dodgers v. Diamondbacks +190 | 6-0 | Loss | -100 | 12 h 54 m | Show | |
The Dodgers can clinch the NL West by Tuesday, September 13. LA won again on Sunday over the Padres, 11-2, getting a grand slam from Justin Turner. There isn't much bad you can say about the Dodgers. Their starting pitching is excellent, their pen is excellent and they hit like crazy. But, now and then they have letdowns and that's what we need to look for to make some money. Tyler Anderson will start today at 13-3 overall and 2.76 ERA. Anderson has lost two of his last five starts though. Despite being in the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks are not a bad team at 66-73. Ryne Nelson has jut one start and it was very good, going seven innings vs the Padres for the WIN, allowing four hits and no runs. I'm going to take the young pitcher at around +2.00 dog here today. Take Arizona. |
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09-12-22 | Broncos v. Seahawks UNDER 44.5 | 16-17 | Win | 100 | 118 h 17 m | Show | |
It didn't take long, in fact week 1 for the Seahawks old QB in Russel Wilson to return home in his first game for his new team, the Denver Broncos. This could be one of the most anticipated games of the start of the season as Wilson returns to Seattle after 10 seasons as the Seahawks QB. Wilson has already elevated Denver to a Super Bowl contender while Seattle appears headed in the opposite direction. With Geno Smith now at QB, this team is in a serious rebuilding mode. Drew Lock is the other QB in Seattle and he spent a lot of time in Denver, most unproductive. The Broncos are already 13-5 in their last 18 vs the Seahawks and that looks to only improve this year. Don't expect many points out of this Seattle team as they look for an identity after the loss of Wilson. I'll take under and hope Denver doesn't run the score up too much. Play UNDER. |
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09-11-22 | Bucs v. Cowboys UNDER 51 | 19-3 | Win | 100 | 94 h 24 m | Show | |
As we begin this new season there will be lots of eyes on QB Tom Brady. Not only is he 45 years old, but he had supposedly retired at the end of last season. He's also missed significant practice time during the preseason due to personal reasons. Will he be ready for the season? Tom is the oldest QB and has offensive line issues at left guard. He's not very mobile and maybe pressured a lot this year. Also gone is his old friend Gronk at TE. The Cowboys were 2-1 in the preseason, playing mainly without their starters. Gone from the Cowboys are WR Amari Cooker and Cedrick Wilson Jr. Michael Gallup will likely miss game one this week. Those three were 40% of the Dallas receiving yards last season. I look for rust to show here on Sunday night with Brady and the Cowboys will have to find a way to replace all that offense. I'll take the UNDER. |
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09-11-22 | Raiders v. Chargers OVER 52 | Top | 19-24 | Loss | -110 | 90 h 30 m | Show |
The Las Vegas Raiders were a perfect 4-0 in the preseason under first year coach Josh McDaniels. The Raiders had the highest points differential in preseason at +41. Right away this Raiders team will be tried by the LA Chargers and Justin Herbert. We can think back to the last game of the regular season when the winner of the Raiders vs Chargers game went on to the playoffs. The game could have easily ended in an OT tie had the Chargers not called that controversial timeout, but instead it allowed the Raiders to setup the winning field goal. Besides McDaniels taking over in Vegas, is the highly anticipated debut of Davante Adams, arguably the best receiver in the NFL. Even though the Chargers are much improved on defense, I expect to see a lot of points in this game with these two offenses. I'm going to take the OVER. |
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09-11-22 | Packers v. Vikings +1.5 | 7-23 | Win | 100 | 90 h 28 m | Show | |
The Packers took care of their own controversy when QB Aaron Rodgers signed a new contract. However, his to target in Davante Adams, arguably one of the best in the league. The Packers finished the preseason at 1-2, though that has little effect on what happens here in the regular season. The offense just feels different without Adams. Now they face an offense in Minnesota that is likely better then theirs with Justin Jefferson, Adam Theilen and Dalvin Cook leading the way. With the offensive power of this Vikings team and the issues the Packers will face with Adams departure, I'm taking the points at home with Minnesota in what I expect is a straight up win. These clubs have split their last six games. |
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09-11-22 | Diamondbacks -160 v. Rockies | 12-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 41 m | Show | |
Arizona has lost the first two games of this series to the Rockies including last night, 1-4. They have also lost four straight games. Zach Gallen is one of their best pitchers and he will go today with a 11-2 record and 2.48 ERA. He's been almost perfect in his last seven starts, going 6-0 with a 0.57 ERA. The Rockies will try for the sweep here today with Ryan Feltner on the hill. Feltner is 2-7 on the season with a 6.13 ERA. Can't compare these two starters so I'll gladly take Arizona here today to salvage the final game of this set. |
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09-11-22 | Colts v. Texans OVER 45.5 | 20-20 | Loss | -110 | 87 h 4 m | Show | |
The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts begin the NFL season in a AFC South Clash here on Sunday. The Texans were a perfect 3-0 in the preseason while the Colts where 1-2. Colts HC Frank Reich begins his fifth season as Colts head coach and while his resume is pretty good, he's yet to win an opening day game. Not only are they 0-4 Straight up, but also 0-4 vs the number. We can take that even beyond Reich as they are 1-11 ATS their last 12 season openers. The Texans might have been 3-0 in preseason, but they have the lowest projected wins of any team this year. The Colts have a new QB in 14-year veteran Matt Ryan. I like the upgrade in QB for the Colts this year and expect that to produce more points here today. I'll take the OVER in this opening game. |
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09-11-22 | 49ers v. Bears UNDER 40.5 | 10-19 | Win | 100 | 87 h 3 m | Show | |
The SF 49ers will start the QB they have wanted to since last season, Trey Lance. Lance takes over for Jimmy Garopplo who resigned with the Niners, but for a much smaller amount then he likely wanted. One has to wonder though how much faith the 49ers have in Lance as they wanted to sign Garoppolo again. Will Lance be able to take this team past the NFC Championship game they made last year? The Bears also go with a 2nd year QB in Justin Fields. Fields had a very good preseason but the question remains if the offensive line will be able to afford him the protection and time need to be efficient. Fields was the highest graded QB in the preseason with no turnovers and a 8.1 yards per attempt. Both these teams were good under plays last year and I don't see that changing. Neither has an explosive offense and in these early games I'll be looking at the under. Take UNDER here in game one. |
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09-10-22 | Baylor +3.5 v. BYU | 20-26 | Loss | -110 | 60 h 17 m | Show | |
Baylor had a softball tossed to them in the form of Albany last week and had little trouble with a easy win, 69-10. The Bears rolled-up 573 total yards with 259 of those coming on the ground. They held Albany to just 237 total yards. BYU had a little more difficult opponent, playing at South Florida, but with the same outcome. The Cougars easily beat SFU 50-21 as 11-point favorites. BYU had 573 total yards and allowed just 279. BYU returns a very good QB in Jaren Hall and in front of him one of the best offensive lines in college football. Baylor and BYU met last season in Waco, with the Bears coming out on top 38-24. Looks to be another wild game here in Provo. I'm sticking with the road dog in Baylor. |
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09-10-22 | Angels v. Astros UNDER 7 | 6-1 | Push | 0 | 9 h 19 m | Show | |
The Houston Astros have little challenge in the AL West with a 12-game lead over the Mariners. Still, they have to play the rest of the season and today they face the Angels and Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani is 11-8 on the season with a nifty 2.58 ERA. He's been slightly better at home with a 2.19 ERA. In fact, he's allowed one total run over his last two starts (15 innings). The Astros will counter with Jose Urquidy who is 13-5 with a 3.51 ERA. He's been better of late, going 5-2 with a 2.58 ERA over his last seven starts. I'm going to stick with the UNDER here in this one. |
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09-10-22 | Kansas v. West Virginia OVER 59.5 | 55-42 | Win | 100 | 56 h 1 m | Show | |
Kansas opened their season with a home game last week against Tennessee Tech. They had little issues with Tech winning, 56-10. The offense was very balanced with 297 rushing yards and 205 passing yards. They will take on a West Virginia team that had a big test in week 1 vs Pitt. The Mountaineers lost the game, 31-38, but covered the 7.5-point line and moved the ball quite easily as they had 404 total yards. The defense did give up 308 yards to the Pitt passing attack. Both teams should score pretty much at will in this week 2 clash. I'm taking the OVER in this one. |
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09-10-22 | Houston +3.5 v. Texas Tech | 30-33 | Win | 100 | 66 h 2 m | Show | |
This one looks to be a game mostly through the air as both teams lack much of a rushing attack, but both have excellent passing games. Houston escaped last week with a win over UTSA, 37-35, in OT on a two-point conversion. The Cougars will stay on the road this week as they travel to Texas Tech. Texas Tech also won their opening game against Murray State last week, 63-10. The only issue was the loss of QB Tyler Shough, who hurt his shoulder in the game. They will return to the player who started their last game of last season in QB, Donovan Smith. Smith should be fine back in the starting role and both teams should put up plenty of offense here today. I'll take the points with the road dog in this one. Play Houston. |
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09-10-22 | Iowa State +3.5 v. Iowa | Top | 10-7 | Win | 100 | 54 h 2 m | Show |
It's always a great game when these two intrastate rivals clash. Both teams opened with wins in week one. Iowa State Cyclones had little issue at home with SE Missouri State, 42-10. They accumulated 569 total yards with 293 of those through the air. Iowa struggled though in week one, just getting by South Dakota State at home, 7-3. They had a measly 166 totals yards and held SDST to just 120 yards in what surely was a exciting game. The Cyclones have had their way in this series, covering seven of the last 10 in Iowa. I'm taking the visitor as I need to see more out of Iowa before I can lay points with them. Play Iowa State. |
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09-10-22 | Rays v. Yankees UNDER 8 | 3-10 | Loss | -115 | 3 h 10 m | Show | |
Huge series here as the Rays continue to put the pressure on the fading Yankees. The Yankees had a double-digit lead not very long ago and now the Rays have dwindled that down to just 3.5 games in the AL East. The Rays have won four straight, including beating the Yankees last night, 4-2. The Rays pitching has been great, allowing two runs or fewer in seven of their last nine games. The Rays will start Corey Kluber here today who is 10-7 and 4.00 ERA. Kluber is coming off an excellent start where he allowed two hits and no runs over seven innings to the Yankees. The Yankees will start Jameson Taillon who is 12-4 on the season. Taillon has a 3.95 ERA and has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last three starts. Should be another excellent game here today, I'll take the UNDER. |
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09-09-22 | White Sox v. A's UNDER 8 | 5-3 | Push | 0 | 11 h 59 m | Show | |
The Chicago White Sox are in a 3-team race for the AL Central. The Sox and Twins both trail first place Cleveland by 1.5 games. And really which ever team wins the other two won't be making the playoffs as both teams are 7-games back in the Wild Card race. So these games are important to the Sox. The Sox will start Lucas Giolito who is 10-9 with a 5.21 ERA. He's pitched pretty well of late, allowing two runs or fewer in two of his last three games. Oakland just playing out the season with send James Kaprielian to the hill. He's just 3-9 with a 4.79 ERA in his 22 startss. He's also pitched pretty well of late, allowing two runs in three of this last four starts. While neither pitcher is very good, they have been much better of late. I'll take the UNDER. |
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09-09-22 | Braves v. Mariners +110 | 6-4 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 58 m | Show | |
Right now the Seattle Mariners are in the postseason, however things can change in a hurry. The M's are in 2nd place in the 3-slot Wild Card race, just 1-game back of Tampa Bay and a half game ahead of 3rd place Toronto. Right now, 4th place Baltimore is 4.5 games back and fading. The Mariners have won eight of their last 10 games. However, they did lost two of their three-game set to the White Sox, including yesterday's contest, 6-9. Robbie Ray will look to get them back in the win column today with a 12-8 record and 3.45 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 6-3 record and 2.49 ERA. The Braves are breathing down the Mets backs as they sit just a half game back in the NL East. Even if they don't win the conference, they have the top NL Wild card locked-up with a 11 game lead over the Padres. Charlie Morton will start today for the Braves with a 7-5 record and 4.01 ERA. He's been worse on the road with a 2-4 record and 5.24 ERA. I'm a bit surprised that the Braves are a slight road favorite here with Morton. I'll take the home team though. Play the Mariners. |
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09-09-22 | Blue Jays -145 v. Rangers | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 22 m | Show | |
Toronto is 8-games back of the Yankees in the AL East, but is holding onto that 3rd and final AL Wild Card slote. They are 4-games back of 2nd place Seattle, but 4.5-games ahead of fourth place Baltimore. Toronto will send Ross Stripling to the mound today. Stripling is 6-4 in his 19 starts with a 2.91 ERA. The Rangers finally snapped their 9-game losing streak by taking Tuesday's game against the Astros, 4-3. However, they lost Wednesday's game and their win streak was a brief 1-game. Dane Dunning will start today with a 3-8 record in his 26 starts and a 4.37 ERA. Toronto playing too well and Texas looks like they have packed it in for the season. I'll take the Jays here today. |
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09-09-22 | Rays v. Yankees UNDER 7 | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 9 h 53 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay making a huge late season charge at the 1st place Yankees, now just 4.5-games back. Just a few months ago that number was more like 15-games back. The Rays have won eight of 10 and three straight games. They also hold the top AL Wild Card slot right now with a 1-game lead over the Mariners. Drew Rasmussen will start today with a 9-4 record in his 23 starts and a 2.70 ERA. That number is even better during the last seven games with a 3-1 record and 1.85 ERA. The Yankees lost last night to the Twins, 3-4. That did snap a four-game win streak. Frankie Montas will toe the rubber for the Yankees with a 5-11 record and 3.72 ERA. His numbers go up the last seven starts with a 2-2 record and 5.55 ERA. |
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09-08-22 | Bills v. Rams +2.5 | 31-10 | Loss | -110 | 33 h 15 m | Show | |
The LA Rams begin defense of their 2021 NFL Championship here on Thursday against one of the best teams in the AFC, Buffalo Bills. The Bills still have that finish from last year in the playoffs against the Chiefs where both teams went back and forth in one of the best finishes in NFL history. Josh Allen drove the team down the field in 49 seconds for the go ahead score, only to have the Chiefs go for the tying score in just 13 seconds to force OT. The Chiefs won the toss in OT and scored the TD for the win without the Bills and Allen even getting to take the field. The Good news for the Rams is that Matthew Stafford will play after nagging injuries all preseason. Gone are WR's Robert Woods and Odell Beckham Jr. The Rams have the 2nd toughest schedule in the NFL and this is their first big test. The Bills are hungry to get that bad taste from their mouth in their playoff loss to the Chiefs. The Rams getting 2 1/2 points at home. With their defense they should be in this game until the end. I'll take the Rams plus the points. |
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09-08-22 | Bills v. Rams OVER 52 | 31-10 | Loss | -107 | 22 h 25 m | Show | |
The LA Rams begin defense of their 2021 NFL Championship here on Thursday against one of the best teams in the AFC, Buffalo Bills. The Bills still have that finish from last year in the playoffs against the Chiefs where both teams went back and forth in one of the best finishes in NFL history. Josh Allen drove the team down the field in 49 seconds for the go ahead score, only to have the Chiefs go for the tying score in just 13 seconds to force OT. The Chiefs won the toss in OT and scored the TD for the win without the Bills and Allen even getting to take the field. The Good news for the Rams is that Matthew Stafford will play after nagging injuries all preseason. Gone are WR's Robert Woods and Odell Beckham Jr. The Rams have the 2nd toughest schedule in the NFL and this is their first big test. The Bills are hungry to get that bad taste from their mouth in their playoff loss to the Chiefs. Should be plenty of points in this game with Stafford back at the helm. Play the OVER. |
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09-07-22 | Red Sox v. Rays -162 | 0-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 35 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays are hot on the heals of the Yankees in the AL East. What looked like a longshot just a few months ago when they trailed by 15-games is now down to just 4.5-games. They are also tied for 1st in the AL Wildcard race with the Seattle Mariners, 1.5-games ahead of third place Toronto and 3.5-games ahead of fourth place Baltimore. The Rays have won two straight games and seven of their last 10 games. The Rays will start Jeffrey Springs today who is 6-4 in his 19 starts with a 2.90 ERA. Springs is coming off a win over the Yankees, allowing no runs and four hits over 5 2/3 innings. The Red Sox had their five-game win streak snapped by the Rays on Monday, 3-4 and then lost game two on Tuesday, 4-8. Nick Pivetta will start today with a 9-10 record and 4.37 ERA. Rays just too hot for me to not take them here today. They have momentum to catch the Yankees and they have a very good starter in Springs on the hill. Play Tampa Bay. |
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09-07-22 | Twins v. Yankees -142 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 4 h 59 m | Show |
Game 1 of this doubleheader as the Yankees are desperate to stop their slide. Just a few months ago the Yankees led the AL East by 15 games. Now, it's down to just 4.5-games over the Rays. Domingo German will try and get the Yankees back on the right path in game one here on Wednesday. German is 2-3 in his nine starts with a 3.12 ERA. He's been very good of late, allowing two runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts. The Minnesota Twins are a team that lead a good portion of this only to fall back to second place in the AL Central, 1.5-games back of the Guardians. The Twins will throw Louie Varland into the fire today as he will be making his major league debut here in game one. Varland was the Twins' Minor League pitcher of the Year for 2021. Both teams need wins, but I'll take the Yankees here in game one with German. |
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09-06-22 | Aces v. Storm | 97-92 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Both these teams putting on a great show in the playoffs as the LV Aces can wrap up the West and a spot in the finals with a win tonight. However, Seattle has proven way tougher in the postseason then in the regular season where LV took three of four games. Seattle could easily be the one looking to advance tonight after that heartbreaking loss in OT in game three. Vegas had to tie it up with just under two seconds remaining in regulation to force an OT or this is a different series heading into tonight. Will Seattle be able to come back here tonight after that heartbreaking game three loss? I believe they will. They have played great in all three games and given Vegas all they can handle. I look for this series to go the distance after Seattle wins tonight. |
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09-06-22 | Diamondbacks +148 v. Padres | 5-6 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 47 m | Show | |
The Arizona Diamondback would like nothing better than to put a crimp in the San Diego Padres Wild Card hopes. Right now the Padres and Phillies are tied for the 2nd and 3rd Wild Card spots with the Brewers the only other team with a real chance, sitting 2-games back. The Diamondbacks took game one from the Padres on Monday, 5-0. In fact, the D'backs have held four of their last five opponents to 1 run or no runs in a 4-1 streak. In addition, they are 9-2 over their last 11 games. Merrill Kelly has been a bright spot for the D'backs this year with a 12-5 record and 2.84 ERA. He is also great on the road with a 8-1 record in his 12 starts and a 2.74 ERA. The Padres hope to snap a 3-game losing streak here today. Juan Soto who they picked up at the trade deadline has been in a terrible slump of late. And with Fernando Tatis missing the rest of the season, Soto has to pick it up if the Padres hope to stave off the Brewers. Joe Musgrove starts for the Padres with a 9-6 record and 3.01 ERA. Musgrove hasn't been as good of late though, going only 1-3 in his last seven starts with a 4.05 ERA. I'm getting a hot Arizona team with their best pitcher on the hill at this kind of plus money? I'll take that shot. Play Arizona. |
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09-06-22 | Diamondbacks v. Padres UNDER 7 | 5-6 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 4 m | Show | |
The Arizona Diamondback would like nothing better than to put a crimp in the San Diego Padres Wild Card hopes. Right now the Padres and Phillies are tied for the 2nd and 3rd Wild Card spots with the Brewers the only other team with a real chance, sitting 2-games back. The Diamondbacks took game one from the Padres on Monday, 5-0. In fact, the D'backs have held four of their last five opponents to 1 run or no runs in a 4-1 streak. In addition, they are 9-2 over their last 11 games. Merrill Kelly has been a bright spot for the D'backs this year with a 12-5 record and 2.84 ERA. He is also great on the road with a 8-1 record in his 12 starts and a 2.74 ERA. The Padres hope to snap a 3-game losing streak here today. Juan Soto who they picked up at the trade deadline has been in a terrible slump of late. And with Fernando Tatis missing the rest of the season, Soto has to pick it up if the Padres hope to stave off the Brewers. Joe Musgrove starts for the Padres with a 9-6 record and 3.01 ERA. Musgrove hasn't been as good of late though, going only 1-3 in his last seven starts with a 4.05 ERA. Your free play for Tuesday is on the UNDER. |
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09-06-22 | Rangers v. Astros -1.5 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -120 | 9 h 17 m | Show |
The Houston Astros have the AL West locked-up with a 87-48 record and 11-game lead over the Mariners. They also hold a 6-game lead over the Yankees for the best record in the A.L. So for now there is little pressure on this club. However, whenever their rivals for upstate come to down it's always makes for a great series. The Rangers have been horrible of late, losing 9-straight games, including last night's opener with the Astros, 0-1. Glenn Otto will try to wright the ship today as he's 6-8 in his 21 starts with a 4.82 ERA. Will be a tall order for Otto and the Rangers though as they face one of the best Astros pitchers in Framber Valdez. Valdez is 14-4 on the season with a 2.63 ERA. Valdez has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. He's also allowed more than three runs just one time in his 25 starts this season. Rest assured the Rangers won't score much here today. I'll take the Astros on the Run line against a poor starter in Otto. |
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09-06-22 | Sky v. Sun | 80-104 | Win | 100 | 7 h 4 m | Show | |
Chicago has had the Connecticut number all season, going 4-0 against the Sun. The last two games winning by three points. Chicago has also covered three of their four matches. These two teams are about as evenly matched as any two teams in the playoffs have been. Their games seem to come down to the final moments. Everyone seems to be siding with Chicago in this one as they have always came out on top against the Sun. I, however, will be on the Sun tonight. I look for them to finally get a win at home against the Sky. You can make a case by the numbers for either team, this one is based on my own numbers and experience. I'm taking Connecticut to pull this game out. |
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09-05-22 | Guardians v. Royals +121 | 6-5 | Loss | -100 | 18 h 27 m | Show | |
Cleveland and Minnesota are now tied for first place in the AL Central at 68-64 after the Guardians loss on Sunday to the Mariners in 11 innings, 3-6. Which ever team wins the Central, that is their only hope at this point since there are four teams ahead of them in them in the AL Wild Card race. Triston McKenzie will start for the Guardians. McKenzie is 9-10 in his 24 starts with a 3.13 ERA. The Royals will start their best pitcher here on this Holiday Monday, Brady Singer. Singer is 7-4 in his 19 starts with a 3.26 ERA. He's been better at home with a 6-2 record in 11 starts and a 2.76 ERA. I like Singer a lot and this is likely their one chance in the series for a win. Play Kansas City. |
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09-05-22 | Clemson -21 v. Georgia Tech | 41-10 | Win | 100 | 339 h 47 m | Show | |
The Clemson Tigers let down a lot of bettors last year. While they were good on defense, the offense just didn't generate enough to cover big numbers. The Tigers made some moves in the offseason to improve the offense and we should see much improvement in that area. Georgia Tech might have a very long day in this one as their defense and in particular the DL, is not very good. Clemson should wear them down on the ground which will also open the passing attack. Meanwhile, the Clemson defense will show how good they are as they stifle this Yellow Jacket offense. Three touchdowns plus seems like a hill to climb, but not for the Clemson team against GT. I'll gladly lay the lumber in this one. Play Clemson. |
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09-04-22 | Brewers v. Diamondbacks -154 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
Milwaukee falling back fast in the NL Central, now trailing the Cardinals by 7.5-games. Plus, the WildCard looks bad too as the Braves or Mets will claim the top spot and a host of other teams battling for the final two spots. Jason Alexander will do his best to not pull a "George" here today as he takes to the mound. Alexander is 2-1 in his eight starts with a 4.04 ERA. The D'backs lost to Milwaukee yesterday, 6-8, but have been hot winning seven of their last nine games. They get one of their top two starters on the hill today in Zac Gallen. Gallen is 10-2 in his 25 starts with a 2.59 ERA. He's been great of late, going 5-0 in his last seven starts with a 0.80 ERA. I'll take Arizona today with a red-hot pitcher on the mound. |
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09-04-22 | Aces v. Storm | 110-98 | Loss | -110 | 5 h 5 m | Show | |
Game three here in the Western Semi-Finals is a dog fight as the Aces and Storm are tied at one game each. The Storm shocked the Aces in game one by stealing that game on the Las Vegas home court. So that means home court back in the Storm's court now. The Aces have averaged 90.4 ppg this season, much higher than the 78.4 ppg that the Storm have allowed. Breanna Stewart has been amazing for the Storm, as she had 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in game two vs Washington in round one. The Aces have a dominant team, and while I believe we saw the best the Storm could do in game one, I like them to stay close here today with Stewart unstoppable. The Storm are a 1-point home favorite for a reason and I believe that's because they are going to win this game. Take Seattle. |
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09-04-22 | Mariners v. Guardians UNDER 7.5 | 6-3 | Loss | -105 | 5 h 46 m | Show | |
Two teams that are battling for playoff spots meet in the final game of their set as the Guardians host the Mariners. The Guardians have a modest 1-game lead in the AL Central over the Twins and 2-games over the White Sox. Not so good looking in the Wild Card though as the sit 4-games back of the Orioles right now in what is a 4-6 team race for three spots. The Mariners are 2nd in the Wild card race, just one percentage point behind 1st place Tampa Bay. They are 2-games ahead of Toronto and 3.5-games ahead of the Orioles. Seattle has also won six straight games, getting great pitching. The M's have allowed 1 run total in their last three games and no more than three runs in any of their last six and 10 of their last 11. The pen has a solid 3.31 ERA and 3.00 ERA over their last seven games. George Kirby starts today with a 6-3 record in his 19 starts and 3.16 ERA. That drops to 2.11 ERA over his last seven starts with a 4-0 record. The Guardians have lost four straight games, scoring a total of 1-run during that span. Cal Quantrill starts today with an 11-5 record and 3.50 ERA. He has allowed one or no runs in four of his last five starts. This looks to be a very low scoring game with two very good pitching staffs meeting. Take the UNDER. |
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09-04-22 | Rangers v. Red Sox OVER 9.5 | 2-5 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 42 m | Show | |
The Texas Rangers are stuck in the middle of a 7-game losing streak after dropping the first three games of this series with the Red Sox. Moreover, they have allowed 23 runs to the Sox in the 3-games. Today, they turn to Dane Dunning to try and end the streak. Dunning, however, is just 3-7 in his 25 starts with a 4.18 ERA and a 0-5 record on the road with a 5.25 ERA. Meanwhile, the Red Sox have won four straight games and have gone over in four of their last five games. Josh WInckowski will start today with a 5-7 record and 5.83 ERA. That number is even worse at home where he is 3-4 with a 7.00 ERA. Neither starter likely around long in this game. I'll take the OVER. |
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09-03-22 | Notre Dame v. Ohio State -17 | Top | 10-21 | Loss | -110 | 28 h 15 m | Show |
Marquee matchup here on the Week 1 Saturday college football schedule. Notre Dame's head coach Marcus Freeman is a alum of Ohio State so he will have his own sort of homecoming here tonight. Freeman took over for Brian Kelly last season and took them to the Feista Bowl last season where they lost to Oklahoma State, 35-37. Ohio State was 11-2 last season and won the Rose Bowl. Was this a down season for them? For many, yes it was. They had high expectations of making the playoff four, but missed out. They also lost to rivals Michigan and lost in the Big 10 Championship. However, this year should be different with 11 starters returning. This game today has No 2 Ohio State and No 5 Notre Dame. However, with the oddsmaker posting a 17-point line on the underdog Irish we have to wonder if they are telling us right off the bat that this Irish team isn't a No 5 ranked club. These teams have met six times with Ohio State holding a 4-2 edge. Moreover, all four OSU wins have come by at least 13-points. I believe that OSU has too much firepower for this Notre Dame. In my rankings I have Notre Dame closer to No 20 and not No 5. There is a huge difference between these teams and it will show here on Saturday. I'm taking Ohio State in a blowout win. |
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09-03-22 | Mariners -155 v. Guardians | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 9 h 20 m | Show | |
The Cleveland Guardians in a three way race for the AL Central. They lead the division by just 1-game over the Twins and 3-games over the White Sox with lots of baseball left. The issue for all three teams is that they likely won't get a Wild Card with four teams above the Twins right now and a 4-game gap. Xzavion Curry makes his second start for the Guardians. Curry has no record with a 5.40 ERA. His one start was on August 15th vs Detroit where he went five innings and allowed eight hits and three runs. The Mariners have the 2nd spot in the AL Wild Card race, and are just a few percentage points behind 1st place Tampa Bay. They have a 2-game lead over the Jays. Robbie Ray will start today with a 11-8 record and 3.58 ERA. Ray has not allowed more than two runs over any of his last five starts. I'm taking Seattle here against a relatively unknown Cleveland pitcher. |
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09-03-22 | A's v. Orioles UNDER 8.5 | 1-8 | Loss | -114 | 9 h 10 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles still fighting for a playoff Wild Card slot, sit in fourth place, just 1.5 games back of third place Toronto. The O's have won three straight and seven of their last 10 to keep pace with the pack. Adam Oller starts for the A's today with a 2-6 overall record and 5.66 ERA. The O's will counter with Austin Voth. Voth is 4-2 with a 4.48 ERA. He's pitched very well of late, allowing just three total runs over his last three starts (17 2/3 innings). I'm taking the UNDER in this one as both pitchers have been very good in recent starts. Play UNDER. |
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09-03-22 | Yankees v. Rays -128 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 15 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay and New York are battling in the AL East and what looked like an insurmountable lead by the Yankees now looks vulnerable. The Rays hold the top Wild Card spot right now, percentage points ahead of the Mariners and 2-games ahead of Toronto. But they have a good shot of over taking the Yankees. Thanks to the Yankees lackluster play of late, losing two straight and going 5-5 over their last 10 games, the Rays are just 5-games back. The Yankees will start CLarke Schmidt today, who is 5-3 on the season with a 2.89 ERA. Schmidt went just 4.1 innings in his last start at Oakland, allowing eight hits and four runs for the loss. Tampa will counter with Corey Kluber who is 9-7 on the season with a 4.21 ERA. Kluber has allowed more than three runs just one time in his last five starts. The Rays have momentum and confidence as they play game two of their set with the Yankees. I'm sticking with Tampa Bay here today. |
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09-03-22 | Florida Atlantic -4 v. Ohio | Top | 38-41 | Loss | -110 | 47 h 53 m | Show |
Florida Atlantic plays their second game of the young season here today after a thorough trouncing of Charlotte last week, 43-13, as a 7-point favorite. FAU had 223 yards rushing and 264 yards passing while holding Charlotte to just 283 total yards. Ohio plays its first game of the season today and looks to improve on a poor 22.6 ppg average last season. The defense is not good, allowing 30 ppg and 431 yards last season. Ohio is just 3-11 ATS in their last 14 home games and 0-6 ATS in their last six non-conference games. With FAU having that game under their belt, I like their offense to get plenty of points here today. Ill take Florida Atlantic. |
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09-03-22 | Texas State +1 v. Nevada | 14-38 | Loss | -110 | 46 h 24 m | Show | |
Texas State making their 2022 debut here in week 1, while Nevada saw action last week. Nevada Wolfpack played at New Mexico State and came away with the 23-12 win and covered the 7-point spread. However, the Nevada offense was pretty pathetic, gaining 257 total yards against a pretty bad team. They also had just 78 total passing yards in the win. The difference were the five turnovers the Wolfpacked forced last week. Texas State looks to bolster their passing attack this season with transfer QB Layne Hatcher who comes over from Arkansas State. But the bigger problem for this team is its defense, which allowed 33 points per game and 430 yards. Texas State might push the running game here today as New Mexico State highlighted a poor Nevada rush defense that gave up 218 yards on the ground. Nevada has typically started slowly, going just 4-11 ATS in their last 15 September games. Nevada was fortunate last week that they got five turnovers and played offensively weak New Mexico State team. You would have thought a much larger margin of victory given the turnovers. Now they face a much more balanced offense in Texas State. Both teams should get their share of points today but I'll take the visitors in this one. Play Texas State. |
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09-03-22 | North Carolina v. Appalachian State +1 | 63-61 | Loss | -110 | 41 h 54 m | Show | |
North Carolina opened its season last week vs Florida A&M. While the Tar Heels won 56-24, they failed to cover the 43.5-point spread. This is the first time NCU will play at Boone, though the teams did meet in Chapel Hill back in 2019 with App State beating NCU, 34-31. NCU started a freshman QB last week in Drake Maye, who was very good, though it was against a poor Florida A&M squad. Now he will face a App State team that was 33rd in total defense last year. App State returns QB Chase Brice who threw for 3,337 yards and 27 TD's last season. They also had a rushing attack that averaged just under 200 yards per game. Add to the fact that this offensive line returns four starters and they have high expectations for the offense this year. I look for a high scoring game here today especially with App State against a poor NCU defense. I'll take App State today. |
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09-02-22 | Cubs v. Cardinals -1.5 | 0-8 | Win | 100 | 10 h 39 m | Show | |
These two old rivals begin a 3-game set today from St Louis. The Cardinals have opened up a 6.5-game lead in the NL Central over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cards took two of their three games from the Reds, including Thursday's contest, 5-3. That makes them 4-1 in their last five games. Jordan Montgomery will start today for the Red Birds with a 7-3 record in his 26 starts and a 3.28 ERA. He is off a tough start where he went five innings vs the Braves and allowed eight hits and five runs. That snapped a streak of four games where he had allowed a total of just one total run. The Cubs were able to salvage the final game of their three game set with the Blue Jays, winning 7-5 to get one win. Adrian Sampson will start today with a 1-4 record in his 12 starts and a 4.35 ERA. The Cardinals have all the momentum and should win this game going away. Lay the Run line with the Cardinals. |
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09-02-22 | Ottawa +4 v. Montreal | 38-24 | Win | 100 | 24 h 23 m | Show | |
Week 13 of the CFL is upon us as Ottawa takes on Montreal at the Molson Stadium. The Ottawa Redblacks have split their last four games while Montreal has split their last eight games. The Redblacks have covered five of their last six road games and are 4-1 ATS vs the East. Meanwhile, Montreal is 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games. What's somewhat surprising is that Ottawa is 9-0 in their last nine trips to Montreal. Ottawa getting four points here tonight looks like a lot to me. I'll take the points with the Redblacks. |
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09-02-22 | Yankees v. Rays UNDER 7.5 | 0-9 | Loss | -117 | 9 h 34 m | Show | |
The Yankees had a huge lead in the AL East, but that is now down to 6-games over the Rays. They have hit a bit of slump lately, losing four of their last five games, including last night at the Angels, 2-3. Thus begins a big series with the Rays tonight. Domingo German will start tonight with a 2-2 record in his eight starts and a 3.19 ERA. He's been very good of late, allowing one earned run over his last 14 innings with eight KO's and no Walks. The Rays have won three straight games and look to put a dent in that lead by the Yankees. Jeffrey Springs will start tonight with a 5-4 record in his 18 starts and a 3.08 ERA. Both these pitchers are very good and I will take the UNDER here tonight. |
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09-02-22 | A's v. Orioles UNDER 8 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 30 m | Show | |
The Oakland A's look to snap a 2-game losing streak here tonight as they begin a series at Baltimore. The A's have got decent pitching and their bullpen has a 3.67 ERA over their last seven games. JP Sears will toe the rubber for the A's. Sears is 4-1 in his six starts with a 1.69 ERA. The O's offense has been pretty bad of late, but the pitching has been very good. They have two shutout wins in a row and the bullpen has a 1.69 ERA over their last seven games. The O's are in the hunt for one of the three wild card slots, just 1.5 games back of the pack. Dean Kremer will start tonight for the O's with a 6-4 record in his 15 starts and a 3.24 ERA. He's allowed just two runs over his last 13 innings. This one looks like a dead under to me tonight. 15-Star Total Annihilator. |
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09-01-22 | Penn State v. Purdue UNDER 53.5 | Top | 35-31 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 51 m | Show |
Two Bowl teams from the 2021 season meet here tonight. And, both teams have very high aspirations for this season. Penn State started last year 5-0, but struggled down the stretch finishing at 7-6 overall. Purdue won more games last year then they had since 2003 with their 9-4 record. They beat Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, 48-45. Both teams lost some players to the NFL and it's not an easy site to play at Ross-Ade Stadium. I look for a close game, but in this one I'll be taking the UNDER. |
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09-01-22 | Central Michigan +22 v. Oklahoma State | 44-58 | Win | 100 | 7 h 24 m | Show | |
Central Michigan has a lot to be looking forward to this season after a 6-2 record in the MAC last season. They just missed the MAC Championship game, losing a wild contest to Northern Illinois, 38-39. Oklahoma State must have a bad taste in its mouth after just missing out on a College Football Playoff berth last year. The Cowboys missed beating Baylor in the Big 12 Championship by just two yards, failing to score a TD on four shots from the two. I expect Central Michigan to cover this big spread today as the Cowboys will be slow out of the gate this season. Play Central Michigan. |
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09-01-22 | Dodgers v. Mets +120 | 3-5 | Win | 120 | 5 h 34 m | Show | |
Game three of this series between the two best National League teams. The Dodgers took game one and the Mets came back with game two on Wednesday, 2-1. LA has the NL West already wrapped-up as they lead the Padres now by 18.5 Games. Clayton Kershaw makes his return today from the IL List. Kershaw is 7-3 in his 15 starts this year with a 2.64 ERA. Kershaw makes his first start since August 4th. The Mets are holding off Atlanta in the NL West, 3-games in first place. Chris Bassitt is 11-7 in his 24 starts with a 3.28 ERA. Kershaw is a question as to how sharp he will be in his return today. I'll take Bassitt as a small dog at home. |
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08-31-22 | Dodgers +149 v. Mets | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 45 m | Show |
A battle of the top National League teams as the Dodgers and Mets play game two of their series. The Dodgers won game one on Tuesday in a nail-biter, 4-3. Today we get a great pitching matchup as 12-2 Tyler Anderson of the Dodgers will face 3-1 Jacob deGrom of the Mets. The Dodgers won three straight games and Anderson has a 2.71 ERA and a 2.08 ERA in his last seven starts. deGrom has a 2.15 ERA and a 1.53 ERA at home. deGrom has just five starts but has been very good since his return. Dodgers a farily big dog here and how often this year will we get them at this price? Probably not again. I'll take the value with the dog Dodgers here today. |
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08-30-22 | Phillies v. Diamondbacks +124 | Top | 3-12 | Win | 124 | 10 h 0 m | Show |
The Phillies look to snap a 2-game losing streak here tonight as they game two of this series in Arizona tonight. The Phillies still hold onto the 2nd NL Wild Card slot right now, 1.5-games ahead of the Padres and 3-games ahead of the Brewers. The Phils will start Aaron Nola tonight who is 9-10 in his 25 starts with a 3.08 ERA. Arizona just came off a three-game sweep of the White Sox and then took game one of this series with the Phillies last night, 13-7, despite trailing 1-7 in the early innings. Zach Gallen has been excellent for the D'backs with a 9-2 record in his 24 starts and a 2.73 ERA. He's been on fire of late, going 5-0 in his last seven starts with a 0.80 ERA. I get Gallen as a dog here tonight, that's too much to pass on for me. Take Arizona. |
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08-30-22 | Royals +115 v. White Sox | 9-7 | Win | 115 | 9 h 31 m | Show | |
The Chicago White Sox are watching their postseason aspirations slide away. They now trail in the AL Wild Card by 6.5 games and they trail in the AL Central by 5-games. It doesn't help that the Sox are coming off a three-games sweep at the hands of Arizona. They will start Lucas Giolito tonight with a 10-7 record and 5.14 ERA. He's ERA has gone up of late with a 6.29 ERA in his last seven starts. The Royals are coming off a win against the Padres on Monday, 15-7. They will send their best pitcher to the hill tonight in Brady Singer. Singer is 7-4 in his 18 starts with a 3.07 ERA. He's been better of late with a 3-1 record in his last seven starts and a 1.79 ERA. I'm taking the Royals as a live dog here tonight. |
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08-30-22 | Rockies v. Braves -1.5 | 3-2 | Loss | -165 | 8 h 40 m | Show | |
While the Braves hope to catch the Mets and win the division, they can take some comfort in knowing they have the top NL WildCard all but locked-up. The Braves have a 8.5 game lead over 2nd place Philly. With the Mets having to play the Dodgers, the Braves hope to make a move on them and it starts tonight. Max Fried starts with a 12-4 record and 2.52 ERA. Fried has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last four starts. The Rockies snapped a four game losing streak with a win over the Mets on Monday, 1-0. They have now scored one or no runs in three of their last four games. Jose Urena will start tonight with a 2-5 record and 6.35 ERA. He's been much worse of late, going 1-4 in his last seven starts with a 9.19 ERA. I'm taking the Mets on the Run Line in what should be a rout tonight. |
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08-30-22 | Rays v. Marlins UNDER 6.5 | 7-2 | Loss | -115 | 7 h 59 m | Show | |
A little Florida State action here today as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Marlins from Miami in a short two game stint. Tampa Bay currently holds the top AL Wild Card spot with a 1-game lead over the Mariners. Shane McClanahan will start today for the Rays with a 11-5 record and 2.20 ERA in his 24 starts. He's allowed just four total runs over his last three starts (19 innings). Miami just concluded a four-game set with the Dodgers, losing three of the four games. Jesus Juzardo will start today with a 3-5 record in his 11 starts and a 3.34 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. Both pitchers are solid and I'm taking UNDER. |
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08-30-22 | Orioles v. Guardians UNDER 8.5 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 6 h 29 m | Show | |
The Cleveland Guardians are in a fight in the AL Central with the Minnesota Twins for first place. The Guardians lead the Twins by just 1.5 games. The Twins are three games back of a AL Wild Card game with four teams ahead of them. The O's only hope is a Wild Card and right now they are two games back of that spot. The O's took two of their three games at Houston, losing the Monday matchup, 1-3. They are now 5-2 their last seven games. Spenser Watkins starts today with a 4-4 record and 3.78 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his last nine games. Meanwhile, the Guardians have lost three of their last four games. They will send Cal Quantrill to the hill today. Quantrill is 10-5 in his 24 starts with a 3.59 ERA. He's allowed no runs in three of his last four starts. I'm taking UNDER here today. |
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08-28-22 | Braves v. Cardinals -122 | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 46 m | Show | |
The Atlanta Braves continue to try and win the NL East, as they trail 1st place NY Mets by 3-games. However, the Braves have a strangle hold on the top Wild Card spot in the NL, leading by nine-games. As for the Cardinals, they have used the last 30 days to leap frog over the Brewers in the NL Central and now lead Milwaukee by 6-games. The Braves will start Jake Odorizzi today, who is 5-5 in his 16 starts with a 3.95 ERA. That number goes up slightly over his last seven starts with a 1-3 record and 4.62 ERA. The Cardinals will start Adam Wainwright today. Wainwright is 9-9 in his 25 starts with a 3.11 ERA. Wainwright's allowed just three total runs over his last three starts (22 innings). I'll take the Cardinals and Wainwright here today. |
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08-28-22 | Storm +6 v. Aces | 76-73 | Win | 100 | 14 h 3 m | Show | |
The Las Vegas Aces took the overall first place as the best team in the regular season. Then their head coach, Becky Hammon, was named Coach of the Year. The only thing missing, a WNBA Championship and the Seattle Storm are standing in their way. The Aces are coming off a 1st round sweep the Phoenix Mercury, taking game two by 37-points. Seattle also had little trouble in their opening round with the Washington Mystics, sweeping them in two games. The Aces have won three of the four meetings with the Storm this year. While Vegas had their way with Seattle in the regular season, this isn't the regular season. One person the Aces wish they had was Dearica Hamby. Hamby injured her knee back on August 10th vs the Atlanta Dream and will miss today's contest. Some generous points here today to be had with the Storm. Would I be shocked by a Storm upset today? No, but I'll take the points and look for them to be close at the final buzzer. Take Seattle. |
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08-28-22 | Pirates v. Phillies -1.5 | Top | 5-0 | Loss | -145 | 12 h 37 m | Show |
The Philadelphia Phillies got the shut-out win over the Pirates on Saturday, 6-0. That makes six straight wins for the Phillies, including two straight over the Bucs. They have outscored the Bucs in the two games, 13-4. Noah Syndergaard gets the start today for Philly with a 8-8 overall record in 19 starts and a 3.77 ERA. He's been slightly better of late with a 3-2 record in seven starts with a 3.63 ERA. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has lost seven straight after their setback on Saturday. They have also been outscored 14-54 over their last six games. Roansy Contreras will start today for Pitsburgh. Contreras is 2-4 in 11 starts with a 3.90 ERA. That ERA goes up to 4.89 ERA over his last seven starts. With Atlanta or NY having a strangle hold on the NL top Wild Card, it's a battle for the final two. Right now Philly has that 2nd spot, 2.5 games ahead of the Padres and five games ahead of the Brewers. They know they need wins against teams like Pittsburgh to keep their postseason hopes going. Take Philly on the Run Line today. |
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08-28-22 | Dodgers v. Marlins UNDER 7 | 8-1 | Loss | -115 | 10 h 7 m | Show | |
The Dodgers had their 3-game win streak snapped on Saturday by the Marlins and their Ace, Sandy Alcantara. Alcantara pitched a complete game, allowing just one run to the Dodgers and striking out nine, 2-1. The Dodgers were their own worst enemy, committing two very bad errors in the 6th that were ruled hits by the Santa Claus scoring the game. With two outs a slow comebacker to the mound went right under Mays glove for a runner. The next batter hit a slow roller to 2nd base that went under Taylor's glove. Next up, base hit for the eventual winning 2nd run. The Dodgers have been a very good fielding team, but three errors on Friday and those two miscues on Saturday leave a lot be be desired. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias this morning with a 13-7 record and 2.36 ERA. He's been great of late, going 6-1 in his last seven games with a 1.02 ERA. He's allowed just two total runs in his last four games. Edward Cabrera will start for the fish. Cabrera is 4-1 in his seven starts with a 1.41 ERA. He's been very good this far as has Urias. I'll take this game UNDER. |
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08-27-22 | Braves v. Cardinals +110 | 5-6 | Win | 110 | 9 h 19 m | Show | |
The Atlanta Braves trail the NY Mets in the NL East by just 2-games. However, they have a strangle hold on the top NL Wild Card slot with a 10-game lead. The Braves have won four straight games after Friday's win over the Cardinals, 11-4. That makes 25 runs scored over their last two games. Charlie Morton will start today for the Braves with a 6-5 record in his 24 starts and a 3.99 ERA. He's been a bit worse on the road with a 2-4 record in 11 starts and a 5.08 ERA. The Cardinals are cruising in the NL Central, with a 6-game lead over the Brewers. They will start Jordan Montgomery today with a 7-3 record in his 25 starts and a 3.08 ERA. Montgomery has been great of late with just one total run allowed over his last four starts (25 2/3 innings). I'll take the Cardinals to even this series here today. |
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08-27-22 | Duquesne +42 v. Florida State | 7-47 | Win | 100 | 5 h 49 m | Show | |
Florida State enters this 2022 campaign having four straight losing seasons. HC Mike Norvell will begin his third season at the helm and the pressure is likely on his now to turn this team around. The Seminoles did close out last season winning five of their final eight games after an 0-4 start to the season. The Noles did lose to an FCS school last year to Jacksonville State, their first ever to a FCS team. FSU looks to start the season with a win for the first time since 2016. Duquesne beat TCU last year, so they know how to beat FBS schools. The Dukes finished last year at 7-3. Good news for the team, they return their leading rusher and passer from last year. While 42 points is lot to lay, is should be close in this one. I'm taking the points with Duke as they likely will have to pass quite a bit here today. Take the points as they appear to be just a mountain too tall for this FSU team to lay today. |
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08-27-22 | Rays -120 v. Red Sox | 1-5 | Loss | -120 | 6 h 14 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay continues to hold onto that Wild Card top spot in the American League, a 1/2 game ahead of both Toronto and Seattle with Baltimore 2.5 games back. Tampa Bay saw its six-game win streak snapped on Friday by Boston, 8-9. The Rays look to get back in the win column today with Jeffrey Springs on the hill. Springs is 5-3 in his 17 starts with a 2.76 ERA. Springs has allowed just two runs in his last two starts (10 2/3 innings) and three runs over his last four starts (21 2/3 innings). The Sox snapped their four-game losing streak on Friday with their win. Rich Hill will start today with a 5-5 record in his 18 starts and a 4.79 ERA. He has not done well at home, going 1-3 in seven starts with a 7.12 ERA. I'll take Tampa Bay to bounce back today. |
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08-27-22 | Northwestern +13 v. Nebraska | 31-28 | Win | 100 | 95 h 4 m | Show | |
This game takes place all the way over in Dublin. No, not as in Dublin, Ohio but it's Dublin Ireland. This looks to be the best game of the opening days even though Nebraska coming off a 3-9 2021 season. HC Scott Frost will be on the hot seat as Husker fans will expect wins and early. Northwestern was also 3-9 last season so should be a good matchup of teams in rebuilding modes. Northwestern was also 3-9 ATS last season. Northwestern returns RB Evan Hull who rushed for over 1,000 yards last year. They also have four starters back on the OL, which will help Hull again. So why is Nebraska a 13-point favorite here on a neutral field? I have no idea. I see these teams at most a TD difference and really less than that. They are equally matched and while Nebraska has the pressure on it to win, I'm taking these generous points with the WildCats. Play Northwestern. |
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08-26-22 | Yankees v. A's +1.5 | 3-2 | Win | 112 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
The Yankees have won four straight games after their win over the A's on Thursday, 13-4. While the Yankees offense hasn't exploded in some time, the 13 runs last night was more than their previous three games combined. Gerrit Cole gets the start tonight for the Yankees with a 9-6 record in his 25 starts and a 3.41 ERA. Cole hasn't been that good of late, posting a 1-4 record in his last seven starts and a 4.30 ERA. The A's will counter tonight with JP Sears. Sears has been a bright spot in what has otherwise been a bad season. Sears has started five games and has a 4-0 record and 1.04 ERA. He's coming off a win over the Mariners as a +1.9 dog, allowing just one run over five innings for the win. I'm taking the Run Line here with the A's since I get +1.5 runs and still a plus money line. Play Oakland on the money line. |
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08-26-22 | Patriots v. Raiders -1 | Top | 6-23 | Win | 100 | 8 h 5 m | Show |
Raiders HC Josh McDaniels looks to finish the preseason a perfect 4-0 and he'd like nothing better than to do it against the team he was offensive coordinator for, New England Patriots. The Raiders have yet to play any of their starters and don't expect to see them here tonight either. Ex-Patriot QB Jarrett Stidham has been excellent for the Raiders in the preseason and he should be since he was under McDaniels in New England. As for the Pats, QB Mac Jones could see some action, but expect a lot of Brian Hoyer and Bailey Zappe here tonight. Hoyer already has the backup spot to Jones, so he likely won't be in any mode to win and show off here tonight. The Pats are weak at WR and that will be good for the Raiders defense here tonight, which has played very well in the preseason. I don't see the Pats caring much for this game while McDaniels would love nothing more than to finish the preseason with a win over his former team. Take the Raiders. |
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08-26-22 | Seahawks v. Cowboys UNDER 37.5 | 26-27 | Loss | -105 | 8 h 49 m | Show | |
Finale preseason game for both these teams here tonight. Seattle is 0-2 in the preseason and the Cowboys are 1-1 after beating the Chargers last week. They did score just seven points in their opening week loss to the Broncos. It appeared the Cowboys were going to finally get Dak Prescott some action here tonight, but earlier in the week it was released that Dak would not play tonight. This game likely means more to Seattle since they will be seeing which QB will start the season. However, that being said, I still expect this to be a lower scoring game tonight. Play the UNDER. |
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08-26-22 | Hamilton -1 v. Toronto | 20-37 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 20 m | Show | |
These teams should be very tired of seeing each other by now as this is the third time in four weeks that they will have met. They met in week 9 and week 10 with the home team winning both time. Both teams also look to rebound after losing their last time out. Hamilton lost to Montreal, 28-29, while Toronto lost to Calgary, 19-22. I look for a close game here tonight between two evenly matched teams. That being said, the points look the way to go as Hamilton can win this game outright. Play Hamilton Tiger-Cats. |
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08-25-22 | Twins v. Astros -1.5 | 3-6 | Win | 120 | 9 h 55 m | Show | |
Looks lie the Minnesota Twins are going to have a uphill battle to make the Playoffs. They were in 1st for a good portion of the season, but now have fallen back and trail the Wild Card race by four-games with four teams ahead of them. Won't get any easier as they play at 1st place Houston tonight. The Twins are already in a 5-game losing streak. Chris Archer will try to turn that around with a 2-6 record and 4.02 ERA. The Astros have won three straight and five of their last seven games. Luis Garcia will toe the rubber for the Astros with a 10-8 record and 4.01 ERA. The way the Twins are struggling, I'll lay the Run-Line here with the Astros. |
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08-25-22 | Packers -122 v. Chiefs | Top | 10-17 | Loss | -122 | 8 h 19 m | Show |
Don't expect to see much of starters here in this final preseason game. We saw KC play QB Patrick Mahomes quite a bit last week and that will likely be it for him this preseason. Instead look for those bubble players to get the majority of time here tonight. The Chiefs regulars look very impressive in their win last week over Washington. The Packers snapped a 4-game preseason losing streak with their win last week over the Saints. Even if the Chiefs starters do play, it will be only briefly in the first half and then I'll look for the Packers to win it in the 2nd half. I'll take the Packers here on the Money Line tonight. |
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08-25-22 | Angels v. Rays -1.5 | 3-8 | Win | 125 | 2 h 55 m | Show | |
Reason: Tampa Bay holding onto that top Wild Card slot at 1.5 games up right now for that race. They are in contention with two other AL East tames, the Jays and the Orioles. The Mariners hold the third spot currently with the Jays second. The Rays are looking for the four-game sweep here tonight vs the Angels. They have outscored LA in the three games, 17-5. They will face Patrick Sandoval today who is 4-8 in his 20 starts with a 2.97 ERA. The Rays will counter with Drew Rasmussen who is 8-2 in his 21 starts and a 2.82 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 5-1 record in 10 starts and a 1.99 ERA. I'll lay the Run Line here early on Thursday with the Rays. |
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08-24-22 | Angels v. Rays UNDER 7 | 3-4 | Push | 0 | 8 h 27 m | Show | |
The Angels have dropped the first two games of this series with the Rays, scoring one run in each game. In fact, the offense has scored one run or no runs in four of their last five games. Mike Mayers will make his first start for the Halos, replacing Touki Toussaint who has been relegated to the pen. Mayers has worked out of the pen this year with a 1-0 record and 5.22 ERA. The Rays currently hold the top Wild Card spot in the A.L, a half game ahead of the Jays and Mariners with the Orioles 2.5-games back. Shane McClanahan will start today for the Rays. He's 11-5 in his 23 starts with a 2.29 ERA. I fully expect the Angels pathetic offense to once again be shut down here tonight. I'll go with the UNDER. |
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08-24-22 | White Sox v. Orioles +108 | 5-3 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 27 m | Show | |
The Orioles need to keep winning if they hope to have a shot at one of the three AL Wild Card plays. Right now they are 4th in the race, 2.5 games back of both Toronto and Seattle. Minnesota is right behind them at 4 games back. The Orioles took game one of this three game set on Tuesday night, 5-3. The Sox will start Lucas Giolito today with a 9-7 mark in his 22 starts and a 5.34 ERA. He's been worse of late, posting a 6.03 ERA in his last seven starts. He has also allowed 11 runs over his last 10 innings. The O's turn to Spenser Watkins today. Watkins is 4-3 in his 16 starts with a 3.84 ERA. He's been good of late, with a 3-2 record and 2.70 ERA in his last seven starts. O's a small dog here and for me they should be favored. Play Baltimore. |
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08-23-22 | Sky -6.5 v. Liberty | 90-72 | Win | 100 | 9 h 57 m | Show | |
Not many gave the Liberty a chance in this series. Especially the home crowd. The Sky could have won the first two games at home and this game at NY would never have been. Instead the Liberty took game one at Chicago as a 9-point dog and the split on the road gets them the home game tonight. Chicago is the defending WNBA champion, so don't expect them to fold under the pressure tonight. They reminded everyone of just that with a 32-point blowout win in game two of this series. Chicago had the 2nd best road record in the WNBA so playing here in NY tonight shouldn't bother them. NY is the team with no pressure tonight, but for me, I know the Sky are the much better team and they won't let this road venue bother them. I'll lay the points with Chicago. |
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08-23-22 | Reds v. Phillies UNDER 8 | 6-7 | Loss | -115 | 9 h 7 m | Show | |
The NL Wild Card race is really a two-team race now as Atlanta has at least locked-up the Wild Card with an 8-game lead. However, just 1.5-games separate the next three teams for those final two spots, including Philadelphia which is tied for 2nd right now with the Padres. The Phillies took game one of this four game set with the Reds on Monday, 4-1. That was only their 2nd win in their last six games. Ranger Suarez makes the start here tonight for the Phils with a 8-5 record in his 21 starts and a 3.31 ERA. However, he's been much better of late, going 2-1 in his last seven starts with a 1.71 ERA. The Reds simply playing out the remainder of the season as they won't be going anywhere this postseason. They start Nick Lodolo here this evening with a 3-4 record in his 11 starts and a 4.11 ERA. Lodolo coming off his best start of the season last time out vs this Phillies team. He allowed them five hits and no runs over seven innings in a 1-0 Reds win. I'll stick with the UNDER here tonight. |
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08-23-22 | Braves -1.5 v. Pirates | 6-1 | Win | 100 | 7 h 1 m | Show | |
Reason: The Braves will make the postseason and be able to defend their Championship. They are 8-games in front of the next team for the top Wild Card slot. However, they still have the Mets in their sights for the AL East, just three-games back. The Braves beat Pittsburgh in game one of this three-game set last night, 2-1. Tonight, they will send Max Fried to the hill with a 11-4 record in his 23 starts and a 2.60 ERA. Fried has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last 10 starts. The Pirates have lost three straight games, due in part to the bad bullpen of late which has a 6.12 ERA over its last seven games. J.T. Brubaker will start today for the Bucs with a 3-10 record and 4.19 ERA over his 23 starts. Brubaker has pitched better than his 3-10 indicates, but again, this is Pittsburgh. I'll take the Braves and lay the Run Line. |
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08-23-22 | Cardinals -1.5 v. Cubs | 0-2 | Loss | -115 | 2 h 16 m | Show | |
Reason: Game one of this doubleheader here on Tuesday has the St Louis Cardinals taking on the Chicago Cubs. St Louis trailed Milwaukee in the NL Central back in late July. Now, some 3-weeks Plus later they sit 5-games in 1st place over the Brewers. Adam Wainwright is 9-8 on the season with a 3.11 ERA. He's been better of late with a 3-1 record in his last seven starts and a 3.02 ERA. Wainwright has allowed one run or zero in four of his last five starts. The Chicago Cubs had their five-game win streak snapped by the Brewers and then lost again last night in the opening game of this series, 0-1. The Cubs have called up Javier Assad to start game one here today. Assad has a 2.66 ERA this year in both Double-A and Triple-A combined. Whether Assad's good play will carry over to the big league we'll see. I'm sticking with a very strong Cards team today and laying the run line. |
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08-22-22 | Angels v. Rays -1.5 | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 9 m | Show |
The Angels and Rays begin a four-game set tonight from Tampa Bay. The Angels have lost two-straight games and five of their last six. Tucker Davidson makes his sixth start of the season. Davidson is 2-3 with a 5.56 ERA. He has a slightly higher 6.00 ERA in his two road starts. Tampa Bay has won two straight games and has improved to 65-55 on the season. The Rays, Jays and Mariners are all tied for the top three Wild Card slots, with the Twins and Orioles 2.5-games back. Jeffrey Springs starts for the Rays today. Springs is 4-3 in his 16 starts with a nifty 2.85 ERA. He has allowed just three total runs over his last three starts (16 innings). I'll take the home club here today as LA has to make the long trip East and that is never easy. Lay the Run Line with the Tampa Bay Rays. |
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08-22-22 | Mets -150 v. Yankees | 2-4 | Loss | -150 | 7 h 19 m | Show | |
Subway series renews here tonight as the battle for the Big Apple between the Mets and Yankees play game one of this series. The Mets coming off a series with the Phillies where they took three of four games. Max Scherzer starts today and even though he has nine wins, that's fourth on this team in wins. Scherzer also has a 2.15 ERA and other than his last start where he gave up four runs to the Braves, he's allowed two runs or fewer in the previous 10 games. The Yankees have hit a bit of a skid of late. They did win on Sunday vs the Blue Jays, 4-2. However, that was the only game of their four-game set with Toronto they won. Moreover, they have now lost six of their last eight games. Domingo German will start tonight with a 1-2 record in his six starts and a 4.45 ERA. I'm taking the Mets here tonight as Scherzer is way better than German has been. Play the Mets. |
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08-21-22 | Marlins +154 v. Dodgers | 3-10 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 50 m | Show | |
The Marlins have a tough task, beating the best team in baseball on their home field. That's the case today as Miami has to play at the LA Dodgers. Miami has lost the first two games in this series, getting outscored 1-9. The good news is that they have their ACE Sand Alcantara on the hill. Alcantara is a legitimate NL Cy Young candidate as he has a 11-5 record in 24 starts and a measy 1.92 ERA. The Dodgers have just about everything to make a big run at another World Series Title. However, today's starter is a bit of a question mark. Ryan Pepiot makes his seventh start of the season with a 4.26 ERA. He's made it into the fifth inning just once in those six previous starts. I can't pass up on Alcantara as a big road dog here today. Take Miami. |
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08-21-22 | Cardinals v. Diamondbacks UNDER 7.5 | 6-4 | Loss | -105 | 6 h 49 m | Show | |
The Cardinals won their sixth straight game on Saturday with a win over the D'backs, 16-7. The Cards have taken over 1st place in the NL Central from Milwaukee, now leading the Brewers by 4-games. Jose Quintana will start today for the Red Birds. Quintana is 4-5 in his 23 starts with a 3.23 ERA. He's allowed two runs or fewer in five straight games. Arizona looks to salvage the rubber game of this series today. They will look to Merrill Kelly to do just that. Kelly is 10-5 in his 24 starts with a nifty 2.81 ERA. He's been even better of late going 3-0 in his last seven starts with a 1.53 ERA. Two hot pitchers looks like an UNDER for me here today. |
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08-21-22 | Mariners v. A's UNDER 6.5 | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 47 m | Show | |
Seattle and Oakland have split the first two games of this series, with the Mariners taking game 1, 10-2, and the A's taking last night's game, 4-3. The Mariners made a big mid-season pickup of Luis Castillo to make a run for one of the Wild Card slots. Right now the M's are tied for 1st in the Wild card race with Toronto and 1-game ahead of Tampa Bay and 1.5 ahead of Minnesota. In fact, there are six teams that are within three games of each other for three WildCard slots. Louis Castillo has been very good since he came over to Seattle as he's allowed just five runs in his last three starts, all team wins. He's now 5-4 on the season with a 2.73 ERA. The Oakland A's just playing for pride at this point, JP Sears gets the start today, just his fifth of the season. Sears is 3-0 in four starts with a 0.86 ERA. He's looked very sharp for the A's, allowing no runs in three of his starts. I'll take the UNDER here today with two very good pitchers. |
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08-21-22 | Brewers v. Cubs +139 | 5-2 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 60 m | Show | |
The Milwaukee Brewers have dropped the first two games of this series with the Cubs. If they want to keep pace with the Cardinals in the NL Central then they can't let these games slip by. The Brewers now trail St Louis by 4-games in the division. Brandon Woodruff will start today for the Brewers with a 9-3 record in his 18 starts and a 3.53 ERA. The Cubs have won five straight games as they look for the sweep here today. Justin Steele will start for the Cubs with a 4-7 record and 3.43 ERA. However, he's been very good his last seven starts, posting a 1.66 ERA. Cubs a very live dog here today and that's all I need to be on them Play Chicago Cubs. |
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08-20-22 | Giants v. Rockies OVER 11 | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 44 m | Show | |
The San Francisco Giants look to snap a three-game losing streak here tonight against the Rockies. The Giants have seen their record drop below the .500 mark. The Giants have also dropped to fifth in the Wild Card race, now 4.5 games back of a spot. Alex Cobb will start for the Giants with a 4-6 record in his 19 starts and a 4.26 ERA. Cobb has been getting hit hard on the road where he is 1-0 in seven starts with a 6.19 ERA. The Rockies beat the Giants in game one last night, 7-4, snapping a five-game losing streak. Ryan Feltner will start today with a 2-4 record in his 10 starts and a 6.84 ERA. He's been worse at home, posting a 7.65 ERA. I expect for this game to go over with these two pitchers on the mound. Take OVER. |
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08-20-22 | Mets -115 v. Phillies | 1-4 | Loss | -115 | 8 h 18 m | Show | |
Game 2 of the doubleheader here on Saturday has the Mets taking on the Phillies. The Phils hold the second Wild Card spot in the NL. Atlanta either wins their division or has the top Wild Card spot as they Braves are 7.5 games ahead of second place Philly. However, it's a three way race for those final two Wild Card spots between the Phils, Padres and Brewers. The Mets beat the Phillies on Friday, 7-2. David Peterson starts game two for the Mets with a 5-2 record in his 14 starts and a 3.17 ERA. he's been better the last seven games with a 3-1 record and 2.39 ERA. Bailey Falter makes his eighth start of the season here this evening for the Phillies. Falter is 0-2 with a 4.83 ERA. I'm sticking with the Mets here today and the better starter in Peterson. Play NY. |
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08-20-22 | 49ers v. Vikings -4.5 | Top | 17-7 | Loss | -110 | 105 h 34 m | Show |
The Vikings lost their first preseason game of the year at Las Vegas last Sunday, 20-26. They were a bit shorthanded too, with 13 players not dressing or playing including Dalvin Cook, QB Kirk Cousins and WR Justin Jefferson among the notables. The San Francisco 49ers are coming off a win in week one over the Green Bay Packers, 28-21. The 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is 6-7 S/U and 6-5-1 in his last 13 preseason games. The Vikings named Kevin O'Connell the head coach earlier this year. O'Connell was the offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl Champion Rams last year. It's expected that O'Connell will bring some explosive offensive schemes to this team with the talent they have on offense. Under O'Connell, the Rams QB Matthew Stafford and WR Cooper Kupp both had career seasons in 2021. The Vikings play at home here on Saturday and even though they played well at Las Vegas last week, I expect them to play much better this week as we'll likely get some starters in on the action. The 49ers will be hurting, especially on the offensive line where they suffered some injuries last week. This looks to be a perfect spot with the new coach at home making his debut before the home crowd. We saw that last week with the Raiders coach Josh McDaniels. Take the Vikings this week. |
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08-20-22 | Steelers v. Jaguars -170 | 16-15 | Loss | -170 | 57 h 31 m | Show | |
In preseason you look for whatever nugget you can find that might give you that edge. This week the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 2 and Jags coach Pederson has come right out and said his team has "Gotta take it up another notch on Saturday." I can't see laying 3.5-points with the Jaguars here tonight, but I will lay the money line with Jacksonville and just look for them to win the game. Take Jacksonville on the Money Line. |
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08-20-22 | Angels -158 v. Tigers | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -158 | 3 h 43 m | Show |
The Angels took game one of this series with the Tigers on Friday, 1-0. Neither team will be going to the postseason, and it's a extreme longshot for either team to get break the .500 mark. Ried Detmers will start today for the Angels with a 4-3 record in his 18 games with a 3.45 ERA. Detmers has been even better of late, going 2-0 in his last seven starts with a 2.41 ERA. Detmers has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last six starts. The Tigers look to snap a two-game losing streak here tonight. The bullpen hasn't been much use of late, posting a 7.32 ERA in their last seven games. Tyler Alexander looks for his first win of the season here today after posting a 0-7 mark in his first eight games. Alexander has a 5.67 ERA. I'll stick with the Angels here today as not much confidence can be put in the Tigers and Alexander. |
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08-20-22 | Broncos v. Bills -215 | 15-42 | Win | 100 | 51 h 31 m | Show | |
Week 2 action in the NFL preseason has the Denver Broncos playing at the Buffalo Bills. Denver won last week at home over Dallas, 17-7 while Buffalo beat Indianapolis, 27-24. If there is a game in the preseason where we will see starters, this is the one. Neither head coach has come out and said he will play starters, but this is likely the game if they are. Some teams look to win in preseason and that is Buffalo. The Bills have won their last nine preseason games and that includes 4-0 in 2019, 3-0 in 2021 (Note: no 2020 preseason games because of Covid). The Bills are at home, coach McDermott has shown his proclivity for winning in preseason and Denver has to make the long trip East. I'll take Buffalo, but I'm going to take them just to win on the Money Line. |
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08-19-22 | Marlins v. Dodgers -1.5 | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -120 | 9 h 49 m | Show |
The Miami Marlins took two of three games from the San Diego Padres, though they dropped the rubber game on Thursday, 3-10. Tonight they move a bit North to LA to take on team with the best record in baseball, the Dodgers. Miami will start Jesus Luzardo who is 3-5 with a 3.72 ERA in his nine starts. The Dodgers are coming off a split of their four game series in Milwaukee, dropping last night's contest, 3-5. They have now won 14 of their last 17 games. Tyler Anderson has been great this year for the Dodgers with a 12-2 record in his 20 starts. Anderson has a 2.84 ERA overall, 2.30 at home and 2.25 in his last seven starts. The Dodgers should have little trouble with this Marlins team. I'm laying the Run Line. |
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08-19-22 | Texans -135 v. Rams | Top | 24-20 | Win | 100 | 12 h 14 m | Show |
The Houston Texans opened their preseason last week with a win over the Saints, 17-13. QB Davis Mills had only three passes, but expect to see a lot more of him here tonight. The Rams opened preseason with a win last week over the Chargers, 29-22. Most of the team's starters didn't play and knowing Sean McVay, don't expect to see much of them tonight either. Tonight I will be on the Texans. Why? Mainly because they are expected to play a lot more of their starters and the Rams will not. We don't know how many drives the Texans starters will be part of, but it's more than zero and that gives us the edge here tonight. Take the Texans. |
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08-19-22 | Astros v. Braves UNDER 8.5 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 6 h 59 m | Show | |
An Interleague clash of two powerhouses here as the team with the best record in the AL, Houston, clashes with the 2nd place NL East Atlanta Braves. Houston has won two straight games and six of their last eight. Lance McCullers Jr will get just his second start of the season here tonight. He had a nice first outing, going six innings vs the A's and allowing just two hits and no runs. The Atlanta Braves took three of four games from the NY Mets, including Thursday's contest, 3-2. They have won nine of their last 10 games. Kyle Wright will toe the rubber tonight with his 14-5 record in 22 starts and a 3.14 ERA. Both pitchers can take over this game tonight. I'll look for a low scoring affair and take the UNDER. |
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08-19-22 | Edmonton Elks v. Ottawa OVER 48.5 | 30-12 | Loss | -110 | 6 h 40 m | Show | |
Two bad teams meet here tonight as the Edmonton Elks take on the Ottawa Redblacks. The Elks are the worst team in the CFL this year. However, the Redblacks are just 1-7 and laying points?? Both these teams have horrible defenses and that may come into play tonight for the total. While I don't like a side, I do think we'll see points as neither defense should be able to stop the other side. Lets take the OVER here tonight. |
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08-18-22 | Mystics v. Storm -175 | 83-86 | Win | 100 | 8 h 23 m | Show | |
The Washington Mystics were the top defensive rated team in the WNBA this season. The Seattle Storm are not far behind them, so this should be a tough, defensive battle. The Storm have done well as a money line favorite, going 14-4 their last 18 times as the favored team. Home court is most critical in this first round of best of three. That's because the lower seed team may not get a home game. Seattle hosts the first two games in this series and could advance to the next round without ever leaving home. Seattle knows this and a loss here tonight shifts the momentum to Washington. I look for Seattle to put for a top effort tonight. I won't lay the points, but I will take Seattle on the Money Line. |
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08-18-22 | Diamondbacks v. Giants UNDER 7 | Top | 5-0 | Win | 100 | 6 h 32 m | Show |
Arizona took game three of this four game set with the Giants last night, 3-2. The Giants still lead the series two games to one. Tonight, the Diamondbacks will start Zac Gallen who is 8-2 in his 22 starts with a 3.02 ERA. Gallen has been even better of late, posting a 2.08 ERA and 4-0 record in his last seven starts. The pen has been solid also, especially of late with a 2.61 ERA over their last seven games. The Giants look to stay above the .500 mark tonight as they sit 59-58. The Giants need to make up room in the NL Wild Card and quickly. They are 5th right now for one of three wild card slots, 5-games back of the Padres for that third spot. Logan Webb has been excellent for the Giants, posting a 11-5 record in his 24 starts with a 3.00 ERA. He's coming off a eight-inning outing vs the Pirates where he allowed five hits and no runs. These are two very good pitchers and I look for a low scoring game here today. Play the UNDER. |
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08-18-22 | Rockies v. Cardinals -1.5 | 0-13 | Win | 100 | 2 h 12 m | Show | |
The St Louis Cardinals look for the 3-game sweep here today from the Colorado Rockies. The Cardinals have leapt into 1st place in the NL Central Division with a 65-51 record and a 3-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers. Adam Wainwright will toe the rubber today for the Red Birds. Wainwright is 8-8 in his 23 starts with a 3.27 ERA. He's been better at home with a 4-3 record in 12 starts and a 2.30 ERA. The Rockies have lost four straight games heading into today's action. Antonio Senzatela starts today for Colorado with a 3-6 record and 4.67 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road where he is 0-4 in seven starts with a 5.50 ERA. I look for the Cardinals to continue their dominance over the Rockies and extend their win streak here today. I'll lay the Run Line with Wainwright and the Cards. |
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08-17-22 | Liberty +10 v. Sky | 98-91 | Win | 100 | 9 h 32 m | Show | |
Game one of the best of three tonight in Chicago has the Sky hosting the NY Liberty. Chicago is looking to be the first back-to-back champions as they begin defense of their 2021 crown. The Liberty are led by record setting guard Sabrina Lonescu who was the first player with 500+ points as well as 200+rebounds and 200+assists. The Sky can't overlook the Liberty in this series. The Liberty had the 2nd best defense rating over the last two weeks. Chicago was 3-1 S/U vs the Liberty this year, however the Liberty owned the spread record at 2-1-1 ATS. I believe this line is too high for a very good defensive team like New York. I'll take the Liberty plus the heafty points here tonight. |
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08-17-22 | Orioles +155 v. Blue Jays | 1-6 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 19 m | Show | |
The ever changing Wild Card picture in the American league now sees Seattle Mariners holding the top spot with Tampa Bay in 2nd, the Jays holding the third and final spot and the Orioles a half game back in 4th. The Twins and White Sox box one-game back of the group. The Baltimore Orioles have won two straight games and look for the sweep in this important series with the Jays. Austin Voth toes the rubber today for the O's with a 3-1 record in his nine starts and a 3.22 ERA. He's been even better on the road with a 1-1 record in four starts and a 2.20 ERA. Toronto will start Ross Stripling tonight. Stripling returns from the IR after missing the last three weeks. Stripling is 4-3 in his 15 starts with a 3.01 ERA. Not sure how well Stripling will be here today, so I'll take the O's who have been playing very well. Play Baltimore. |
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08-16-22 | Astros v. White Sox UNDER 7 | 3-4 | Push | 0 | 10 h 27 m | Show | |
Two of the best pitchers in the American League will butt heads here tonight in the Chicago as Justin Verland and Dylan Cease take to the hill. Houston lost the opening game of this four-game set on Monday , 2-4. That snapped a four-game win streak for the Astros. Verlander has been great again this year with a 15-3 record in his 21 starts and a 1.85 ERA. Meanwhile, the White Sox have won four straight games as they moved into 2nd place in the AL Central, two-games back of the Guardians. Their Ace, Dylan Cease has been impressive all season with a 12-5 record and 1.96 ERA in his 23 starts. Just how good has Cease been? Well, consider he's allowed one run or no runs in 12 straight starts. That is impressive. I'll take the UNDER here and won't be surprised by a 1-0 or 2-1 victory. |
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08-16-22 | A's +106 v. Rangers | Top | 5-1 | Win | 106 | 10 h 21 m | Show |
The Oakland A's look to snap a 9-game losing streak here tonight in Texas. The A's dropped Monday's contest in game one of this set with the Rangers, 1-2. They will turn to JP Sears to get things back in the win column. Sears has only three starts, but they have been very good starts. He's 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA and 0.750 WHIP. Sears has allowed no runs in two of his three outings this season. The Rangers have won three straight games including taking two of three from the Mariners. The Rangeers' will debut Kohei Arihara today as he makes his 2022 debut. Arihara was called up from Triple-A Round Rock where he had a 4.18 ERA in 18 games (14 starts). Sears has impressed me thus far and I'm not sure Arihara will do the same for the Rangers. I'll take the A's tonight. |
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08-15-22 | Orioles v. Blue Jays OVER 9 | 7-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 33 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blues Jays are fighting for two of the three A.L. Wild Card slots. The Jays hold first place in that race, 1/2-game ahead of Seattle, 1-game ahead of Tampa Bay and 1.5-games ahead of Baltimore with the Twins and White Sox just two-games back. That's six teams within two games of each other for the Wild Card slots. That makes this 3-game set very important to both teams. The Orioles lost two of their three games to the Rays, including both Saturday and Sunday. They will send Kyle Bradish to the hill today. Bradish is 1-4 in his 13 starts with a 6.42 ERA. The Blue Jays have lost four of their last five games six of their last seven. Yusei Kikuchi will start today for the Jays with a 4-6 record in 19 starts and a 5.13 ERA. Both teams need wins, but this one looks to be decided by the pens as neither starter all that good. I'll take the OVER today. |