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09-11-21 | Washington +7 v. Michigan | 10-31 | Loss | -117 | 21 h 31 m | Show | |
It's the PAC-12 vs the BIG 10 here on Saturday as Michigan welcomes Washington to town. Both these clubs have one game under their belt and both had opposite outcomes. The Washington Huskies lost last week to FCS Montana, 7-13. The team had just 288 total yards between their QB Dylan Morris and RB Richard Newton. Michigan had little issue last week with Western Michigan, beating the Broncos 47-17. QB Cade McNamara threw for just 136 yards but had two TD's. Michigan is just 1-4 ATS in their last five home games and 1-11 ATS in their last 12 vs the PAC-12. I look for Washington to rebound here today with a cover at Michigan as a nice dog. Play Michigan. |
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09-11-21 | Missouri v. Kentucky UNDER 57 | 28-35 | Loss | -110 | 20 h 50 m | Show | |
Missouri opened 2021 play last week with a home win over Central Michigan, 34-24. The Kentucky Wildcats also opened with a win last week over La-Monroe, 45-10. Missour QB Connor Bazelak completed 65% of his passes with 257 yards and two TD'as last week. Kentucky looks to improve to 2-0 this season, something they have done four times in the last five years. QB Will Levis had a good week last week, completing 69% of his passes for 367 yards and four TD's. Missouri has historically been a good under team, going 8-21 in their last 29 overall games. Both teams pretty much had cake walks last week. So this will be the first big test for both clubs. I look for a close game and a low scoring game. Play the UNDER. |
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09-11-21 | Appalachian State v. Miami-FL -7.5 | 23-25 | Loss | -110 | 19 h 17 m | Show | |
Miami Florida ran into a buzzsaw and defending NCAA Champion last week in Alabama. The Hurricanes were manhandled in that game and lost 13-44. Meanwhile, Appalachian State opened the season with a win last week over East Carolina, 33-19. App State had a good 2020 with a 9-3 overall record and a win in the Myrtle Beach Bowl over North Texas, 56-28. The Hurricanes finished 8-3 last year and 7-2 in the ACC. I have to believe that the Hurricanes will be primed to take out last week's frustration on this week's opponent. That team is App State. I'll take the host here and play Miami Florida. |
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09-11-21 | Texas v. Arkansas +7 | 21-40 | Win | 100 | 19 h 16 m | Show | |
The Steve Sarkasian era has begun in Austin, as the Texas Longhorns opened with a win last week against Louisiana, 38-18. They were led by RB Bijan Robinson who rushed for 103 yards and a TD. QB Hudson Card made his debut for the Longhorns also, hitting on 14-of-21 passes for 224 yards. Arkansas had early troubles last week with Rice, but pulled away late for a 38-17 win. QB KJ Jefferson wasn't very effective with just 6.1 yards passing per attempt. However, the ground game was in full force, averaging 5.6 yards per rush. Texas laying 7-points here on the road. Problem is, I'm not sold that this team is for real yet. I have to see more games. In the meantime, I'll take the Hogs plus the points at home. Play Arkansas. |
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09-11-21 | Iowa v. Iowa State -4 | 27-17 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 49 m | Show | |
Rivalry matchup here today in the Hawkeye State as Iowa States hosts their rivals, Iowa. This game usually invokes big emotions on both sides, just ask Iowa State HC Matt Campbell who got very emotional the last time these teams met in 2019. The Cyclones led that contest at the half, but Iowa rallied in the 2nd half the win, 18-17. This will be the first time these teams have met with both being ranked in the AP top 25. Iowa State beat Northern Iowa last week, 16-10, holding NIU to just 275 total yards. Meanwhile, Iowa dominated Indiana last week, 34-6. With the fans back in force this should be one for the books today. I'm taking the Cyclones here today and laying the small price. |
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09-11-21 | Oregon +14.5 v. Ohio State | 35-28 | Win | 100 | 12 h 21 m | Show | |
Clash of top 25 teams here on Saturday as No 12 Oregon travels to No 3 Ohio State to take on the Buckeyes. Oregon opened their season last week with a win at home over Fresno State, 31-24. Oregon had a tougher time last week against Fresno then many expected. However, I think they were looking ahead to this matchup with Ohio State, a team they haven't faced since the 2015 National Championship that Ohio State won, 42-20. Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud made his Buckeyes debut, completing 13-of-22 for 294 yards and four TD's. Oregon has an excellent defense that should keep them close in this game. With the big line that Ohio State has to lay, I'll take that number early in the season and see if Oregon can't slide inside the number. Play Oregon. Ohio State dominated Minnesota on the road last week, 45-31. |
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09-11-21 | Western Kentucky v. Army -5.5 | 35-38 | Loss | -119 | 12 h 50 m | Show | |
Western Kentucky opened their season with an easy win over Tennessee-Martin, 59-21. The Hilltoppers racked-up 587 total yards in the win. Army was on the road last week and beat Georgia State, 43-10. Army dominated the time of possession with a 42:07 to 17:53 advantage. Army used three QB's in that game and all of them are excellent at running. Both teams will get their first real test of the season here today. This will be a contrast of styles as W.Ky will look to move through the air and Army will look to ground and pound the Hilltoppers. Army has a excellent defense and W.Ky won't have the luxury they did last week. I'll take Army here on Saturday. |
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09-10-21 | Reds v. Cardinals +112 | Top | 4-2 | Loss | -100 | 9 h 48 m | Show |
The Cincinnati Reds have been slumping. They just lost two of three games to the Cubs and are now 3-7 in their last 10 games. Their road trip continues here tonight in St Louis. The Cardinals are in third place right behind the Reds, but both teams are double digits back in the race for the AL Central. The Card have won two straight games. They send veteran leftie Jon Lester to the hill tonight. Lester is 5-6 on the season with a 4.89 ERA. He's pitched well of late, allowing just one run in each of his last three starts and four of his last five starts. The Reds start Tyler Mahler who is 11-5 with a 3.70 ERA. Mahler is the Reds best pitcher, but consider Lester's good run and the Reds recent troubles, I'll take the home dog in this one. Play St Louis. |
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09-09-21 | Cowboys +8 v. Bucs | 29-31 | Win | 100 | 443 h 38 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay begins its defense of their Super Bowl win with tonight's opening game of the 2021 NFL season. The Bucs host the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys looking to turn around what was a very disappointing season from last year. It all started going downhill in week four when QB Dak Prescott went down with that season ending nasty ankle injury. Dak is Back! Well, hopefully at full strength. There is some question as to whether he's nursing that ankle and he also had some should issues during the preseason. For me, I like betting against the previous NFL SUper Bowl champs in week one. I feel the lines are inflated by the oddsmaker and I believe the Cowboys will give a good account here tonight. Take the generous points with the Cowboys. |
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09-09-21 | Royals v. Orioles UNDER 8.5 | Top | 6-0 | Win | 107 | 7 h 18 m | Show |
The Kansas City Royals look to snap a 2-game losing streak here tonight against the Baltimore Orioles. These teams play the fourth game of their set with the Royals taking game one and then losing the next two. Carlos Hernandez will start tonight for the Royals. Hernandez is 4-1 in his eight starts with a 3.11 ERA. He's been good in his two road starts, going 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA. John Means starts today for the O's with a 5-6 record and 3.47 ERA. Means has not allowed more than three runs in any of his last three starts. I like this game to go under the total tonight. Play UNDER. |
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09-08-21 | Reds v. Cubs +105 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 105 | 4 h 58 m | Show |
Cincinnati and Chicago have split the first two games of their series with the Cubs winning on Monday and the Reds on Tuesday, 4-3. The Reds have lost seven of their last 10 games while the Cubs have won eight of their last 10 games. Vladimir Gutierrez starts today for the Reds with a 9-6 record and 4.17 ERA. Alec Mills will toe the rubber for the Cubs with a 4-6 record and 3.57 ERA. The Cubs a small dog here tonight and they are even in pitching and are the hotter team. Play the Cubs. |
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09-07-21 | Giants -1.5 v. Rockies | Top | 12-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 22 m | Show |
Giants came out of the weekend with the Dodgers and are still 1-game ahead of the Dodgers in the NL West. They have won two straight games as they continue to keep the Dodgers at bay. The Rockies are 25-games back of the Giants and have lost two straight games. The Rockies have been a very good home team, but have lost two straight at home and three of their last five. Logan Webb starts for the Giants with a 8-3 record and 2.59 ERA. He's been very good of late, going 4-0 with a 1.39 ERA over his last seven starts. Chi Chi Gonzalez starts for the Rockies with his 2-5 record and 6.20 ERA. Despite the Rockies decent home record I'm taking a very good Webb here today on the Run Line. |
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09-06-21 | Louisville v. Ole Miss UNDER 75.5 | Top | 24-43 | Win | 100 | 10 h 33 m | Show |
You couldn't find a more exciting match for the lone game here on this Labor Day Monday as Louisville visits Mercedes-Bens Stadium in Atlanta, GA to take on Ole Miss. Surprisingly, this is the first time these teams have ever met on the football field. Louisville is coming off a poor 4-7 campaign last season, though they do return a solid QB in Malik Cunningham who threw for 2,617 yards and 20 TD's last season. The ground game will miss the return of Javian Hawkins. This team averaged 5.2 yards per run last year. The question with the Cardinals is youth, they have one of the youngest teams in college football this year with 70 freshmen. Ole Miss has QB Matt Corral back this year to a team that broke the SEC record for total offense at 562 yards pr game average. Corral will have lots of experience back around him both in the backfield and at receivers. You would think over with these teams. However, the oddsmaker put up a whopping 75 point over/under and that's just too much in my opinion. Take the UNDER. |
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09-06-21 | Tigers -128 v. Pirates | 3-6 | Loss | -128 | 13 h 41 m | Show | |
Interleague action here today as the Detroit Tigers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on this Labor Day Monday. The Tigers are coming off series at Cincinnati where they took two of three from the Reds. The Twins scored 26 runs over the three games to just 10 by the Reds. The Tigers will start Tarik Skubal today who is 8-11 with a 4.31 ERA. Skubal is coming off a poor start, allowing six runs to the A's over five innings. However, prior to that game he had allowed just four runs over his previous four starts (22 2/3 innings). The Pirates will start Bryse Wilson. Wilson is 2-6 on the season with a 4.61 ERA. He's worse of late, going 0-4 with a 4.78 ERA over his last sevens starts. Take the Tigers here on Monday. |
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09-05-21 | Notre Dame v. Florida State +7.5 | 41-38 | Win | 100 | 81 h 52 m | Show | |
Notre Dame coming off a fine 2020 campaign, posting a 10-2 record. Can't say the same for Florida State that recorded just a 3-6 mark last season. FSU begins their second season under HC Mike Norvell. You can't find much fault with the Irish numbers from last year, scoring 33.4 ppg and 448 ypg while allowing 19.7 ppg and 343 yards. Kyren Williams returns at QB after leading Notre Dame with 1,100 yards rushing and 13 TD's. Jack Coan, a Wisconsin transfer, will take over at QB. Florida State averaged 25.8 ppg and 396 yards while allowing 36 points and 456 yards. The Seminoles return QB Jordan Travis who had six TD's and 1,000 yards passing. Florida State had a horrible season, but this team always has quality players and should rebound this season. This will be a night game at Florida State and the Seminoles receiving around a touchdown here tonight. I'm going to take the points with the home team. Play Florida State. |
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09-05-21 | Orioles v. Yankees -1.5 | 8-7 | Loss | -150 | 2 h 43 m | Show | |
The Yankees have won just five of their last 10 games and because of that have slipped to 7.5-games back of 1st place Tampa Bay after having close to 5.5-games. The Orioles are one of the worst teams in baseball, yet they beat the Yankees on Saturday 4-3, thus splitting the first two games of this series. Keegan Akin starts for the Orioles today. Keegan is 2-8 with a 7.33 ERA and that goes up to 8.55 on the road. Corey Kluber makes his second start for the Yankees since coming off the disabled list. Kluber didn't fare to well in his first outing, going just four innings vs the Angels and allowing five hits and five runs. Still, the Orioles are just horrible with a terrible starter today. I'll take another shot with Kluber today on the Run Line. |
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09-04-21 | BYU -12.5 v. Arizona | 24-16 | Loss | -105 | 60 h 51 m | Show | |
Week 1 action of the college football season here on Saturday has BYU taking on Arizona at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. BYU was an offensive powerhouse in 2020, averaging 43.5 ppg and 522 yards per game. The defense was very good, allowing 15.3 ppg. Baylor Romney looks to be the heir apparent to Zach Wilson who graduated to the NFL. Back is RB Tyler Allgeier who had 1,100 yards and 13 TD's last year. Arizona had a bad season, especially on offense where they average just 17.4 ppg and 369 yards. The defense was also horrible, allowing almost 40 ppg and 473 yards. Arizona is 0-5 ATS in their last five neutral site games and 0-4 ATS their last four games overall. While BYU can't be expected to be the same team from last year with a new QB, they are far and above the better team here tonight. Play BYU. |
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09-04-21 | Twins v. Rays -1.5 | 4-11 | Win | 100 | 3 h 26 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay has extended its lead in the AL East over the NY Yankees to 6.5-games, thanks in big part to a 8-2 run over their last 10 games. The Twins, well they are in last in the AL Central and that doesn't look to change. They have lost three straight games and six of their last 10 games. The Twins start Andrew Albers here today for just his second start of the season. Albers did well in his first start, going 5 1/3 innings vs the Brewers, allowing three hits and no runs. Chris Archer makes just his third start since returning from the IL list. Archer has allowed just two runs over his six innings with 10 KO's and just two walks. Rays just too tough to pass on here today. Lay the Run Line with the Rays. |
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09-04-21 | Stanford +3 v. Kansas State | 7-24 | Loss | -103 | 49 h 12 m | Show | |
Stanford had a Covid shortened PAC-12 schedule last year and went 4-2 S/U. They begin the new season today under 11-year HC David Shaw. Shaw has been a winner, producing 71% winning games. Kansas State struggled last year, going 4-6 S/U and are in their third year under HC Chris Klieman. Klieman is 12-11 in his first two seasons. Stanford average 29 ppg and 420 yards per game last season. The defense was the problem, allowing 31.7 ppg and 438 yards per game last year. Kansas State average 26.6 ppg and 337 yard last season. The defense was also a problem, as they allowed 32.2 ppg and 444 ypg. Will Howard is back at QB. His freshman year last year he had 1,100 yards passing and eight TD's. I expect a close game here on Saturday, but it's hard to pass up on points with the Cardinal. Play Stanford. |
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09-03-21 | Michigan State +3.5 v. Northwestern | Top | 38-21 | Win | 100 | 10 h 12 m | Show |
Reason: Conference play starts right away for the Big 10 and today Northwestern hosts Michigan State. Northwester had a fine year last season at 7-2 despite the Covid schedule. They lost in the Big 10 Championship to Ohio State despite leading 10-6 at the half. Meanwhile, Michigan State has something to prove under second year head coach Mel Tucker after finishing last in the Big Ten East with a 2-5 record. Michigan State still is looking for a QB to take over the starting spot vacated by Rocky Lombardi, who transferred to Northern Illinois. Northwestern has had a great defense, but they will be without their coordinator Mike Hankwitz who retired. Michigan State has done well in this series, with the Spartans winning the last two meetings. Both teams have a lot of holes to fill especially for Northwestern that returns only five defensive starters. I look for this game to be very close and with that I'll take the points here today. Play Michigan State. |
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09-03-21 | Braves v. Rockies +125 | 3-4 | Win | 125 | 8 h 40 m | Show | |
The Colorado Rockies came up a bit short at home last night against Atlanta, losing 5-6 despite leading early in the game. The Rockies still have one of the top home team records in baseball at 43-23. The Braves are in first place in the NL East. They have lost six of their last 10 games on a difficult West Coast trip that has included the Giants and Dodgers. The Braves were swept by the Dodgers but took two of three from the Giants. The Braves start Huascar Ynoa tonight who is 4-4 on the season with a 2.95 ERA. The Rockies start Antonio Senzatela who is 3-9 overall with a 4.18 ERA. However at home that drops to 3.89 ERA and over his last seven starts it drops to 3.09 ERA. Senzatela has been very good of late and at home he's worth the dog price shot here. Play Colorado. |
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09-03-21 | Twins v. Rays OVER 9 | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 10 m | Show | |
The AL Central last place Minnesota Twins take on the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays here tonight. The Twins lost both games of their 2-games series with the Cubs and have split their last six games. The Rays saw their 9-game winning streak come to an end against the Boston Red Sox. They lost the last two games to the Sox as they still lead the Yankees by 6.5-games in the LA East. The Twins start Randy Dobnak tonight. Dobnak is 1-3 in his five starts with a 6.25 ERA. Michal Wacha starts for the Rays. Wacha is 2-4 on the season with a 4.93 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 0-2 over his last seven starts with a 6.48 ERA. I'm going to take the OVER here today. |
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09-02-21 | Liberty v. Storm -11.5 | 75-85 | Loss | -110 | 3 h 3 m | Show | |
The Seattle Storm are the defending champions, but they are in the middle of a fight here in the WNBA. They trail first place Connecticut by 3.5 games, 2nd place Las Vegas by 2-games and are ahead of 4th place Minnesota by just a half game. Then they have Phoenix just 1-game back. So every game as we head down the stretch is important. They win here tonight. |
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09-02-21 | Sky v. Aces -3.5 | 83-90 | Win | 100 | 3 h 2 m | Show | |
The LV Aces know that in order to win the WNBA they have to be more focused early in games. Lately that hasn't been the case as they have gotten off to some slow starts and found themselves fighting from behind late in the game. They trail Connecticut by just 1.5 games for the WNBA's best record. They know what they need to do and they get it done here tonight. |
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09-02-21 | Ohio State v. Minnesota UNDER 63.5 | 45-31 | Loss | -113 | 19 h 40 m | Show | |
Ohio State and Minnesota open Big 10 play here on Thursday as the Buckeyes make their first trip to TCF Bank Stadium in seven years. The Buckeyes will re-load this year as QB C.J. Stroud makes his debut at the starting QB. The Gophers played only seven games in the shortened 2020 Covid season, finishing a disappointing 3-4. The Gophers had one of their worst defenses in recent memory last year. However, with the depth of talent on this year's roster, there is optimism for a much improved defense and season. With Ohio State having a core of QB's, none of which have thrown a pass in a college game, I look for this game to be lower scoring. Take the UNDER tonight. |
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09-02-21 | South Florida v. NC State -18.5 | Top | 0-45 | Win | 100 | 18 h 10 m | Show |
Week 0 had a few teams playing last week, but the full schedule gets underway here in week one. South Florida visits Raleigh here tonight to play NC State in both team's opening game of the season. NC State had a nice 8-4 record last year, though they lost to Kentucky in the Gator Bowl. South Florida had a horrid season at 1-8 as Jeff Scott's took over the helm in his first year last season. USF QB Cade Fortin should be familiar with NC State as he transferred from North Carolina where he faced the Wolfpack. NC State QB is Devin Leary, a fourth-year sophomore who started three games last year. This Wolfpack team should be even better then their eight wins last year and that means problems here tonight for South Florida. Take NC State in what should be a Wolfpack blowout. |
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09-02-21 | Brewers v. Giants UNDER 7.5 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 4 h 12 m | Show | |
The San Francisco Giants have given up first place in the NL West to the Dodgers. The Giants are now a half game back of the Dodgers. The Giants can thank a four-game losing skid for the drop. The Giants offense has gone South too, with just five total runs over their last games. The Brewers have taken the first three games of this four-game set with dominating pitching. Eric Lauer starts today for the Brewers with a 4-5 record and 3.20 ERA. He's been better of late, going 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA. The Giants will try and stop their skid with one of their best pitchers in Logan Webb. Webb is 8-3 on the season with a 2.67 ERA. He's been great at home with a 5-09 record and 1.75 ERA. I can't play the Giants, but I do like the UNDER here tonight. |
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09-01-21 | UAB v. Jacksonville State +16.5 | 31-0 | Loss | -105 | 9 h 45 m | Show | |
UAB won the USA Championship last year, the second time in the last three years. The Blazers beat Marshall in the Championship game and finished 6-3 overall but passed on a Bowl game. Jacksonville State didn't even begin play until October last year and eventually lost in the quarterfinals to Delaware, 14-20. They finished a very good 10-3 overall. They did beat Florida International last year, 19-10. This Blazer team is pretty good and proved they can beat an FBS team. I'll take the generous points here today. Play Jacksonville State. |
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09-01-21 | Red Sox v. Rays -112 | 3-2 | Loss | -112 | 5 h 27 m | Show | |
The Red Sox are in some Covid trouble right now, with eight members of their team having tested positive. That doesn't include the other two who are in quarantine for close contact. Kike Hernandez didn't play on Tuesday due to Covid along with four members of the bullpen. Xander Bogaerts was pulled after one inning after his latest test came back positive. And after all that the Red Sox lost 5-8. Now they have to play the first place Rays again tonight. They are already shorthanded. For me, doesn't matter who pitches in this game, a team can't be handcuffed like that and beat a first place team like Tampa Bay. Take the Rays. |
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09-01-21 | Rockies -125 v. Rangers | Top | 9-5 | Win | 100 | 13 h 21 m | Show |
Colorado has lost back-to-back games to the Texas Rangers by the same score, 3-4. The Rockies will try to take the third game of this set that goes early here on Wednesday. The Rockies will send Kyle Freeland to the mound today. Freeland is 5-6 with a 4.17 ERA. He's been better of late, going 4-2 over his last seven starts with a 2.79 ERA. Freeland has given up two runs or fewers in six of his last seven games and has won five straight decisions. The Rangers will send Kohei Arihara to the hill. Arihara is 2-3 on the season with a lofty 6.59 ERA. He is 0-2 in his three home stars with a 11.32 ERA and 2.031 WHIP. Colorado is a very good home team, not so good on the road, but this is spot I can play them on the road. Take the Rockies. |
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08-31-21 | Braves v. Dodgers UNDER 7.5 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 21 m | Show |
The Dodgers edge ever closer to the Giants for 1st place in the NL West. LA is now 1.5 games back after beating Atlanta on Monday. The Dodgers have won seven of their last 10 games. The Atlanta Braves are still in 1st place in the AL East, 3.5 games ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Braves are the only team in the East with a positive differential number of +90. The Dodgers are a MLB best +211 run differential. Charlie Morton starts today for the Braves with a 12- record and 3.54 ERA. He's been slightly better on the road where he is 7-2 with a 2.94 ERA. The Dodgers will start Walker Buehler who is 13-2 on the season with a nifty 2.02 ERA. He's been great of late, going 3-1 with a 1.13 ERA over his last seven starts. Tough side to call here, so I'll stick with the total. Play UNDER. |
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08-31-21 | Sun -9 v. Mystics | 85-75 | Win | 100 | 5 h 10 m | Show | |
The Connecticut Sun are the best team in the WNBA with a 20-6 record as we head toward the end of the regular season. Home court is important and they currently lead 2nd place Las Vegas by 1-game. The Sun have won nine of their last 10 games. The Sun have covered five of their last six games (all as a favorite). Washington Mystics are in 9th place, one game back of the 8th and final playoff spot. The Mystics are just 2-8 S/U over their last 10 games. The issue for the Mystics are injuries. Washington F Elana Delle Donne is questionable today with a back injury and C Tina Charles is out with another injury. Playing Connecticut is tough enough, playing without two key players is a huge handicap. Take Connecticut here today. |
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08-30-21 | Red Sox v. Rays -135 | Top | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 4 h 48 m | Show |
The first place Tampa Bay Rays have baseball's current longest win streak at seven games. Despite the Yankees being red-hot, the Rays have kept them at bay by winning nine of their last 10 games and 12 of their last 13. Unfortunately the Red Sox are stuck in the same division with the Rays and Yankees and therefore are 8-games back in the division. Boston starts Nick Pivetta here today. Pivetta is 9-6 on the season with a 4.57 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late with a 2-2 record and 5.34 ERA over his last seven starts. Luis Patino will toe the rubber for the Rays. Patino is 2-3 in his 10 starts this year with a 4.82 ERA. He's been better at home going 2-2 with a 2.28 ERA. I'm sticking with the red-hot Rays here on Monday. Play Tampa Bay. |
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08-29-21 | Rays -1.5 v. Orioles | Top | 12-8 | Win | 100 | 2 h 7 m | Show |
The Tampa Bay Rays have won 6-straight games and nine of their last 10 games. They have needed it too in order to hold off the surging NY Yankees that have closed the gap in the AL East to just 5-games. The Orioles snapped their 19-game losing streak last week and now have another two-game losing streak started. The O's have dropped the first two games of this set with the Rays, 3-6 and then last night 3-4. The Rays have welcomed back Chris Archer to the rotation. Archer has no record after his one start since April 10th. That was just two innings, but he allowed just one hit and no runs. The O's will start Spenser Watkins who is 2-6 on the season with a 7.24 ERA. He's been slightly worse lately with a 1-6 record and 8.81 ERA over his last seven starts. Archer likely won't go to much farther today, but the O's are bad and they have a bad starter on the hill. Play Tampa Bay on the Run Line. |
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08-28-21 | Rams v. Broncos OVER 33.5 | 12-17 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 5 m | Show | |
The Broncos and Rams play their final game of the preseason here on Saturday from Denver. The Rams have lost both preseason games, 16-17 to the Las Vegas Raiders and 6-13 to the LA Chargers. Rams HC Sean McVay is a coach that doesn't like playing starters and that shows in this preseason. Doubt we'll see new QB Matthew Stafford make his Rams debut here today either. The Rams take the other approach and have been playing starters. That has resulted in outscoring opponents in the first two games, 63-9. I expect to see starters again here on Saturday, which means more Denver points. The Broncos lack of preseason success seems to be an emphasis for this year's approach. It appears QB Teddy Bridgewater has won the starter role over Drew Lock. So how much we'll see of Bridgewater here today is yet to be seen. Despite all the questions, Denver should dictate the pace and score plenty of points. Take the OVER |
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08-28-21 | Giants v. Braves UNDER 9 | 5-0 | Win | 100 | 19 h 22 m | Show | |
The SF Giants have been hot, but the Dodgers even hotter. The 1st place Giants have seen their lead in the NL West shrink to just 1.5-games after losing to the Braves in game one of their set on Friday, 5-6. That loss snapped a five game win streak for the Giants. The Braves are also in 1st place in the their division, the NL East. They lead the Phillies by 6-games. The Braves had won nine-games in a row before they ran into the NY Yankees buzzsaw. The Yankees took both games vs the Braves so it was nice to get back to the winning ways here last night over the Giants. The Giants will start Logan Webb. Webb is 7-3 on the season with a nifty 2.87 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 3-0 with a 1.91 ERA over his last seven starts. The Braves will start Huascar Ynoa tonight. Ynoa is 4-3 with a nice 2.95 ERA. His home ERA is slightly better at 2.15. I like both these teams to be in a pitcher's battle tonight. I'll take the UNDER. |
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08-28-21 | Cardinals v. Pirates UNDER 8.5 | Top | 13-0 | Loss | -106 | 19 h 7 m | Show |
The Cardinals and Pirates play game three of their set here tonight from Pittsburgh. The Pirates took game one on Thursday, 11-7 and the Cards took last night's game, 4-3. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals tonight. Wainwright is 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA. He's been very good of late, posting a 5-1 record and 1.76 ERA and 0.843 WHIP over his last seven starts. The Bucs will start Steven Brault who is 0-2 in his four starts but has a nice 1.93 ERA. All four of Brault's games have gone UNDER. I like both these pitchers here tonight and I will take the UNDER. |
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08-28-21 | Astros -1.5 v. Rangers | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 19 m | Show | |
The Houston Astros have opened up a 6.5-game lead in the AL West thanks in part to 2nd place Oakland slumping to 2-8 over their last 10 games. The Rangers are last in the division with a 44-84 record and have lost three straight and eight of their last 10 games. Framber Valdez starts for the Astros today. Valdez is 8-4 on the season with a 2.94 ERA. Kolby Allard starts for the Rangers with his 2-10 record and 5.29 ERA. He's been even worse of late, going 1-4 with a 6.87 ERA in his last seven starts. I'm going to lay the Run Line here today with the Astros. |
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08-28-21 | Nebraska v. Illinois +7 | 22-30 | Win | 100 | 99 h 6 m | Show | |
First college games of the season kickoff on Saturday and we get Nebraska vs Illinois in a Big 10 matchup. Nebraska won just three games last season and still haven't had a winning season under HC Scott Frost. Illinois won just twice last year, but welcome new HC Bret Bielema who was at Wisconsin last year. Nebraska returns QB Adrian Martinez for his fourth year as signal caller. Martinez was the team's leading rusher last season. Illinois returns Brandon Peters at QB. They also return their leading rusher in Chase Brown. Nebraska laying a TD on the road here on Saturday is a lot for a team that has had a difficult time winning straight-up. I look for Illinois to be improved this year and won't be surprised by a straight-up win here on Saturday. Play Illinois. |
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08-28-21 | Packers v. Bills OVER 36.5 | 0-19 | Loss | -125 | 2 h 25 m | Show | |
The Buffalo Bills look to go 3-0 in the preseason as they host the Green Bay Packers here on Saturday. The Bills rolled past Chicago last week, 41-15. The Packers have lost both of their preseason games. The Packers look to play both QB Jacob Love and Kurt Benkert here today. While Green Bay will sit most of their starters, the Bills are expect to play a lot of their starters here today. Coach Sean McDermott has said he's playing the starters. That being said, with the Bills number ones vs the Packers backups, there could be another 40+ performance in store for the Bills here today. Play the OVER. |
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08-27-21 | Rays -1.5 v. Orioles | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 5 h 9 m | Show | |
The Baltimore Orioles snapped their 19-game losing streak with a win over the Angels on Wednesday. Now, they have won two straight games after beating the Angels twice. Tonight they face AL East leader in Tampa Bay. The Rays need to win since the Yankees have won 12 games and shaved four games off the Rays lead here just recently. Shane McClanahan starts tonight for the Rays. He's 8-4 on the season with a 3.63 ERA. Matt Harvey will start for the Orioles. Harvey is 6-13 with a 6.27 ERA. He's 2-8 at home with a 6.62 ERA. I look for the Rays to take these games serious and therfore I'll lay the Run Line here tonight with Tampa Bay. |
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08-27-21 | Colts -126 v. Lions | 27-17 | Win | 100 | 8 h 8 m | Show | |
Colts Money Line play: The Detroit Lions host their third and final preseason game here tonight as they welcome the Colts. The Colts are 2-0 in the preseason, beating the Panthers 21-18 and then last week at Minnesota, 12-10. The Lions are 0-2, losing to Buffalo 15-16 and also to Pittsburgh last week, 20-26. The Colts got QB Carson Wentz in the offseason and he's expected to be the No 1 QB. Wentz has yet to appear in a preseason contest and is not expected to play tonight either. QB Jacob Eason will start for the Colts tonight. Eason likely will go the entire game tonight. The Lions have a new HC in Dan Campbell, but still have not won a game. Jared Goff comes over to play QB from the LA Rams. Goff has been spotty in recent seasons, having some bad times for the Rams. Tonight, we'll likely see mostly QB Tim Boyle and David Blough. Have to like the Colts QB here tonight. The Lions are not a good team and you would think if they could win in preseason they would have under a new HC. Take the Colts on the Money Line tonight. |
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08-26-21 | Dodgers -127 v. Padres | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 10 h 52 m | Show |
The Dodgers and Padres played the longest game of the season in baseball, a 16-inning contest the Dodgers won on A.J. Pollock's 2-run home run in the top of the 16th to win the game for LA, 5-3. The Padres found themselves without any position players early in extra innings and it cost them dearly. The Dodgers remained 2.5-games back of the Giants for 1st place in the NL West while the Padres dropped to 15-games back. The Padres have also lost three straight games and eight of their last 10. Max Scherzer starts for the Dodgers with a 11-4 record on the season and 2.65 ERA. Scherzer hasn't allowed more than two runs in his last five games. The Padres start Yu Darvish. Darvish had a good start to the season but has fallen on hard times. He's 7-7 on the season, but 0-5 in his his last seven starts with a 7.13 ERA. I'll take the Dodgers again here on Thursday. |
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08-26-21 | Giants -114 v. Mets | 3-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 53 m | Show | |
The Mets keep finding ways to lose these days. They led the Giants on Wednesday 2-1 going into the 7th inning before the Giants rallied for the win 3-2. The Giants held their 2.5 game lead in the NL West over the Dodgers. The Mets have fallen to 7-games back in the NL East after losing eight of their last 10 games. Alex Wood starts for the Giants today. Wood is 10-4 on the season with a 4.11 ERA. Wood has allowed just two earned runs in each of his last two starts. The Mets will turn to Carlos Carrasco today. Carrasco is 0-2 in five starts with a 8.82 ERA. The Mets woes will continue tonight. Take the Giants. |
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08-25-21 | Dodgers -138 v. Padres | Top | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 10 h 21 m | Show |
The Dodgers are inching closer to NL West leader San Francisco. The Dodgers have won nine of their last 10 games and now trail the Giants by just 2.5-games in the NL West. The Padres are pretty much out of the race in the NL West, now 14-games back after losing eight of their last 10 games. The Dodgers start Walker Buehler tonight with his 13-2 record and 2.11 ERA and 0.930 WHIP. The Padres will start Yu Darvish or Snell tonight. Either starter will have a tough go tonight. Darvish is just 7-7 with a 3.70 ERA. Darvish is 0-5 in his last seven starts with a 7.13 ERA. No matter who the Padres start, I will take the Dodgers here on Wednesday. |
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08-25-21 | Angels -1.5 v. Orioles | 6-10 | Loss | -136 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
The LA Angels are now sitting in 4th in the AL West, 11.5 games back of the 1st place Houston Astros. The Angels beat the Orioles in game one of this set, 14-8. that win snapped a three game losing streak to the Indians. What can you say about the Orioles. They have now lost 19 straight games as they go for number 20 tonight. The Orioles look to start newly acquired pitcher Chris Ellis. The O's claimed Ellis off waivers from the Rays. Ellis wasn't very good at the Triple-A level with a 6.32 ERA in 57 innings. The Angels will start Shohei Ohtani who is 8-1 on the season with a 2.79 ERA. Ohtani hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last six starts. I'll lay the Run Line here tonight with the Angels. |
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08-25-21 | Rays +126 v. Phillies | 7-4 | Win | 126 | 7 h 16 m | Show | |
Tampa Bay continues to hold onto that first place lead in the AL East, now 4-games ahead of the surging Yankees. With the Yankees having won 11-straight games they have closed the gap in a hurry. The Phillies have lost seven of their last 10 games and dropped to 4.5-games back of 1st place Atlanta Braves. The Rays will start Ryan Yarbrough today. Yarbrough is 4-4 on the season with a 4.91 ERA. Zack Wheeler will start for the Phillies. Wheeler is 10-8 with a 2.77 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 4-3 with a 4.04 ERA over his last seven games. I'll take the Rays here today against a struggling Phillies team. |
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08-24-21 | Yankees v. Braves -132 | Top | 5-4 | Loss | -132 | 9 h 5 m | Show |
The Yankees are 6.5-games back in the AL East after splitting their last 10 games. They opened this IL series with the Braves with a win on Monday, 5-1. The Braves lost their first game in their last 10 with that loss last night to the Yankees. Still, they are 9-1 over their last 10 and have increased their lead in the NL East to 4.5-games over the Phillies. The Yankees start Andrew Heaney tonight, who is 8-8 on the season with a 5.51 ERA. Charlie Morton will start for the Braves. Morton is 12-4 with a 3.41 ERA. I look for the Braves to rebound here tonight. Play Atlanta. |
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08-24-21 | Rays -116 v. Phillies | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 50 m | Show | |
Another IL contest here today on Tuesday has the 1st place AL East Tampa Bay Rays taking on the 2nd Place NL East Philadelphia Phillies. The Rays have won two straight games and seven of their last 10-games as they opened up a 4-game lead on the Yankees. Philadelphia has lost six of its last 10 games and dropped to 4.5-games back of the Braves. Drew Rasmussen will start for the Rays. Rasmussen makes just his fifth start with no record and a 2.77 ERA. Ranger Suarez starts for the Phillies with a 0-1 record in his four starts this year. Suarez has a 2.45 ERA. Both starters have small resumes, but the Rays are the better team right now. Play Tampa Bay. |
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08-23-21 | Rockies v. Cubs -122 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 6 h 31 m | Show |
The Rockies are a excellent home team, however, they are not good on the road. Away from Coor's the Rockies are just 14-45 with the fewest road wins in baseball. The Cubs are not good since they traded away most of their high priced talent. They have lost three straight and eight of their last 10 games. The one bright spot is tonight's starter, Kyle Hendricks. Henricks is 14-5 on the season with a 4.04 ERA. He's coming off an excellent outing at Cincinnati where he allowed just one run and three hits over six innings for the win. With the Rockies so bad on the road and the Cubs best pitcher on the hill, I'll take Chicago tonight. |
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08-22-21 | White Sox v. Rays -126 | 0-9 | Win | 100 | 3 h 31 m | Show | |
The Tampa Bay Rays continue to hold onto 1st place in the AL East, now 4-games ahead of the Yankees. The Rays have won seven of their last 10 games. They lost the opener of this series with the White Sox, 5-7 and won last ngiht, 8-4. The White Sox are running away with the AL Central, comfortably leading the 2nd place Indians by 10.5 games. The Sox will start Reynaldo Lopez today. Lopez is 1-0 in his three starts with a 0.82 ERA. Lopez has been good, but he's only gone 3,3 and 5 innings his his three starts. The Rays will start Chris Archer. Archer returns since making his first start back on April 10. Archer missed all of 2020 after having surgery. Tampa re-acquired Archer from the Pirates in a one-year deal. Should be interesting to see how far Archer goes in this one. Don't expect either starter to be around long. I'll take the Rays pen in this game. Play Tampa Bay. |
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08-22-21 | Braves -154 v. Orioles | Top | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 2 h 26 m | Show |
The Baltimore Orioles have seen their losing streak reach 17 games after losing to the Braves on Saturday, 4-5. The O's have generated very little offensively during this losing streak, while the pitching has been ok at times, but not good either. The Braves have taken the first three games of this four game set with Baltimore. The Braves have a 8-game win streak and lead the Phillies by 5-games in the NL East. The Braves start Touki Toussaint today who is 2-2 in his six starts with a 4.01 ERA. He has allowed over two runs just one time in his six starts. John Means will toe the rubber for the Orioles today. Means is 5-5 in his 18 starts with a respectable 3.44 ERA. He's been worse of late though, 1-4 with a 6.54 ERA over his last seven starts. I'm sticking with the Braves again here today. |
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08-21-21 | Raiders v. Rams UNDER 35 | 17-16 | Win | 100 | 21 h 0 m | Show | |
These two teams are sick of each other by this time. They scrimmaged against each other most of last week with numerous fights breaking out and the last scrimmage cut short due to fighting. Word from the training facility is that the Rams and Mathew Stafford looked horrible. The Rams offense was completely out of sync and Stafford tossed numerous interceptions. Vegas looked good, their defense looks much improved from last season and it's showed thus far in the preseason and at the Rams camp. I don't see the Rams getting much going here on Saturday, I'm taking the UNDER. |
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08-21-21 | Diamondbacks v. Rockies -140 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 9 h 44 m | Show | |
The Colorado Rockies continue to prove why they are one of the best home teams in baseball. Not only are they now 42-21 at Coor's Field, but they have won four straight on this homestand including a 3-game sweep of the San Diego Padres. They beat the D'backs last night, 9-4. The D'backs are one of the worst if not the worst teams in baseball with a 41-82 record. They are just 14-46 on the road. Azc Gallen starts for the D'backs with a 1-7 record and 5.03 ERA. He's been worse lately, going 0-4 with a 6.55 ERA his last seven games. Kyle Freeland will start for the Rockies. Freeland is 4-6 with a 4.40 ERA. However, he's been better of late, going 3-4 with a 3.38 ERA. I'm sticking with the heavily home favored rockies here. Play Colorado. |
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08-21-21 | Braves -1.5 v. Orioles | 5-4 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 49 m | Show | |
How bad have things been for the Baltimore Ravens? How about 16-straight losses and a MLB worst 38-83 record. The Braves have won the first two games of this series, 7-2 and then last night 3-0. Drew Smyly will start today for the Braves. Smyly is 8-3 on the season with a 4.50 ERA. HE's 5-2 on the road with a 4.52 ERA. Veteran Matt Harvey will toe the rubber tonight for the Orioles. Harvey is 6-12 on the season with a 6.25 ERA. Harvey hasn't been horrible, but with these Oriole bats behind him he has to almost be perfect to get a win these days. I'm going to stick with the play I've made the last two nights and that's the Braves run-line. |
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08-21-21 | Ravens v. Panthers +3.5 | Top | 20-3 | Loss | -110 | 19 h 35 m | Show |
Week 2 of the NFL preseason 3 week schedule. The Ravens opened week 1 of the preseason with a win over the Saints 17-14 at home. The Panthers lost to the Colts in game one, 18-21. Lamar Jackson didn't suit up last week due to Covid protocols. Not sure if he will yet be cleared to play here in week two. Trace McSorely and Tyler Huntley are battling for the backup spot and should both see plenty of action this week. RB Justice Hill likely will see the bulk of the running action with both Dobbins and Edwards not getting much of any play here today. QB Sam Darnold will make his Panthers debut here on Saturday, though in limited action. PJ Walker and Will Grier are contesting for the backup spot at this point. The Ravens have always been a good preseason team, but the Panthers have more to prove here on Saturday. I'll take the points at home with Carolina. |
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08-21-21 | Jets v. Packers UNDER 31.5 | 23-14 | Loss | -110 | 16 h 60 m | Show | |
The NY Jets won their preseason opener last week over their rivals, the Giants while the Packers are coming off a loss to the Texans. The Jets will play their 2nd in a row on the road while the Packers play their 2nd in a row at home. The Jets drafted Zach Wilson from BYU with the 2nd over pick. Wilson played a few possessions last week in the Jets 12-7 win. The defense only allowed the Giants a total of 163 yards. With the Packers QB's in chaos at the moment, the Jets defense looks to dominate again this week. The Packers scored just seven points last week and with Rodgers not playing in the preseason I don't expect this team to get much more than that here today. Take the UNDER. |
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08-20-21 | Diamondbacks v. Rockies -1.5 | Top | 4-9 | Win | 100 | 8 h 13 m | Show |
Rockies are one of the best home teams in baseball with a 41-21 record at Coor's Field. In fact, they are coming off a 3-game home sweep of the Padres, scoring 20 runs in the 3-game set. Today they face one of the worst road teams in baseball in the Arizona Diamondbacks who are just 14-45 away from home. Tyler Gilbert makes only his second start here for the D'backs. In his first he threw a no-hitter for the Diamondbacks. What a way to make your debut. However, that was at home and now he has to go to the unfriendly pitcher park of Coors. Austin Gomber will start for the Rockies. He's 9-7 on the season, but 5-1 at home with a great 1.70 ERA. I think Gilbert will find life less enjoyable here today in this park. Play Colorado on the Run Line. |
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08-20-21 | Braves -1.5 v. Orioles | 3-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 39 m | Show | |
The Atalanta Braves are in 1st place in the NL East, thanks in big part to their six-game win streak and winning nine of their last 10 games. Today, they play an IL Game against the worst team in the junior circuit. Baltimore is just 38-82 on the season and has lost 15 straight games. Max Fried gets the start for the Braves with a 10-7 record and 3.86 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA over his last seven starts. Keegan Akin still looking for his first win of the year for the O's with a 0-7 record in his 10 starts. He has a lofty 9.29 ERA and as hard as it is to believe it's even worse of late with a 0-6 record and 12.67 ERA over his last seven starts. Braves should feast on this team and pitcher here today. Lay the Run line with the Braves. |
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08-20-21 | Braves v. Orioles OVER 10 | 3-0 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 39 m | Show | |
The Atalanta Braves are in 1st place in the NL East, thanks in big part to their six-game win streak and winning nine of their last 10 games. Today, they play an IL Game against the worst team in the junior circuit. Baltimore is just 38-82 on the season and has lost 15 straight games. Max Fried gets the start for the Braves with a 10-7 record and 3.86 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 5-2 with a 2.36 ERA over his last seven starts. Keegan Akin still looking for his first win of the year for the O's with a 0-7 record in his 10 starts. He has a lofty 9.29 ERA and as hard as it is to believe it's even worse of late with a 0-6 record and 12.67 ERA over his last seven starts. Take this game over in what should be a wide open affair. |
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08-19-21 | Patriots -1 v. Eagles | Top | 35-0 | Win | 100 | 9 h 35 m | Show |
Patriots and Eagles kickoff week 2 of the NFL preseason. Pats QB Mac Jones looked really good in the Patriots win last week at home, 22-13. Jones was the 15th overall pick and looks to already be challenging Cam Newton for the starting role. Expect to see a lot more of Jones here tonight. Damien Harris and Sony Michel are battling for the Number 1 RB and both should see plenty of action tonight. Jalen Hurts looks to have the starting QB role at Philly. Eagles 10th overall pick was Devonta Smith at WR, but he's nursing a knee sprain. The Pats are 4-1 ATS in their last five preseason games while the Eagles are just 1-4 ATS. Pats looked good last week and I'm taking them here tonight. Play New England. |
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08-19-21 | Twins v. Yankees -1.5 | 5-7 | Win | 100 | 8 h 9 m | Show | |
The Twins and Yankees begin a four game set here on Thursday. The Twins enter tonight's game having won seven of their last 10 games. They just took two of the three games from Cleveland and have won four of their last five games and six of the last eight. The Yankees have gotten hot, sweeping the Red Sox and holding them to five total runs over three games. They have won six straight games and eight of their last 10 games. The Twins will start John Gant tonight. Gant is 4-6 on the season with a 3.76 ERA and a 5.93 ERA over his last seven starts. Jameson Taillon is 7-4 on the season with a 3.89 ERA. He's been very good of late, going 3-0 with a 1.74 ERA over his last seven games. I'm taking the Yankees here on Thursday. |
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08-19-21 | Mariners -135 v. Rangers | 9-8 | Win | 100 | 3 h 8 m | Show | |
The Seattle Mariners are not out of the race in the AL West, just 5.5 games back of Houston. They have taken the first two games of this set with the Rangers, both games by the same 3-1 score. The M's have now won six of their last seven games. The Rangers have lost 11 of their last 13 games and find themselves in last place in the AL West. The Mariners start Chris Flexen who is 10-5 on the season with a solid 3.78 ERA. The Rangers start Spencer Howard who is still looking for his first win of the season after nine starts. Howard has a 4.88 ERA and a 7.15 ERA at home. Mariners playing well and the Rangers, well this is always next year. Play Seattle. |
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08-18-21 | Red Sox +107 v. Yankees | 2-5 | Loss | -100 | 7 h 29 m | Show | |
The Red Sox have lost two straight games and that has dropped them to 5-games back of the Rays in the AL East. The Yankees 5-game win streak has moved them into a 2nd place tie with the Yankees and 1 percentage point ahead of them though both teams are 5-back in the race. Nick Pivetta starts for the Red Sox with a 9-5 record and 4.20 ERA on the season. Andrew Heaney will counter for the Yankees. Heaney is 7-8 on the season with a 5.78 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 6.51 ERA over the last seven games. The Yankees have taken that 2nd Wild Card spot away from the Red Sox, at least for now. I look for a high scoring game here today. Play the OVER. |
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08-18-21 | Red Sox v. Yankees OVER 10 | 2-5 | Loss | -110 | 7 h 28 m | Show | |
The Red Sox have lost two straight games and that has dropped them to 5-games back of the Rays in the AL East. The Yankees 5-game win streak has moved them into a 2nd place tie with the Yankees and 1 percentage point ahead of them though both teams are 5-back in the race. Nick Pivetta starts for the Red Sox with a 9-5 record and 4.20 ERA on the season. Andrew Heaney will counter for the Yankees. Heaney is 7-8 on the season with a 5.78 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late, going 3-2 with a 6.51 ERA over the last seven games. The Yankees have taken that 2nd Wild Card spot away from the Red Sox, at least for now. I look for a high scoring game here today. Play the OVER. |
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08-18-21 | Blue Jays v. Nationals OVER 9 | 5-8 | Win | 100 | 4 h 29 m | Show | |
Interleague action here on Wednesday has the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the Nationals from Washington DC. The Blue Jays are dropping in the AL East, losing six of their last 10 games has them now 9-games back in the division. The Jays lost to the Nationals on Tuesday, 6-12. Toronto has gone over in five of their last six games. Jose Berrios starts for the Jays today. Berrios is 8-6 with a 3.52 ERA on the season. Josiah Gray starts for the Nationals. Gray is 0-1 in his three starts with a 3.15 ERA. Washington is 8-1-1 O/U in their last 10 games as a home dog. These teams have gone over three times in their last four meetings with one pushing. I'm taking the OVER here today. |
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08-18-21 | Indians -105 v. Twins | Top | 7-8 | Loss | -105 | 2 h 34 m | Show |
A pair of AL Central teams meet here on Wednesday, though both likely out of the race. The White Sox are running away with the division, now 11-games ahead of the Indians. The Indians and Twins have split the first two games of this series with Cleveland winning last night 3-1. Zach Plesac starts for the Indians today with his 7-4 record and 4.64 ERA. The Twins counter with Lewis Thorpe. Thorpe is 0-2 in his three starts this year with a 4.15 ERA. Plesac a much more seasoned veteran than Thorpe who has just three starts. I'll take Cleveland here today. Play Cleveland. |
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08-17-21 | Padres v. Rockies -105 | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 11 h 51 m | Show | |
The Colorado Rockies are one of the biggest Home/Away teams in baseball. First, the Rockies are 24-games back in the NL West with a 53-66 record. The Rockies have a 14-45 road record, tied for the least road wins in baseball. However, at home in Coors field they are 39-21 after beating the Padres on Monday night. Only a few other teams in baseball have more home wins then the Rockies. For me, I don't really even care who the starters are going to be here today. I'll take a action play on the Rockies when they are playing at home. Play Rockies. |
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08-17-21 | Cubs v. Reds -161 | Top | 2-1 | Loss | -161 | 9 h 21 m | Show |
The Chicago Cubs slide continues. Ever since they cleaned house at the trade deadline this team looks to be done. They have now lost 12 straight games after dropping Monday's game to the Reds, 4-15. Don't expect things to improve for the Cubs going forward. Kyle Hendricks will start today for the Cubs. He's been the loan brightspot with a 13-5 record on the season. His ERA is 4.15 and slightly worse of late with a 4.95 ERA. Vladimi Guierrrez starts for the Reds with a 8-3 record and 3.95 ERA. He's been better of late, posting a 5-0 record in his last seven starts with a 3.05 ERA. Still going against the Cubs here on Tuesday. Play Cincinnati. |
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08-17-21 | Blue Jays -1.5 v. Nationals | 6-12 | Loss | -121 | 6 h 27 m | Show | |
The Blue Jays are 4th in the AL East, 8-games back of 1st place Tampa Bay. The Jays took the final game of their three game set with the Mariners, 8-3. They will play this IL contest here today at Washington. The Nationals Have lost seven straight games and nine of the last 10 games. Toronto starts Alek Manoah today who is 5-1 in his 11 starts this year. Manoah has a nifty 2.59 ERA and 1.017 WHIP. Erick Fedde is 4-8 in his 19 starts for the Nationals. Fedde has a 5.12 overall ERA and a 6.25 ERA over his last seven games. I'm going to lay the Run Line here today with the Blue Jays against a poor Washington team. Play Toronto on the Run Line. |
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08-16-21 | Padres v. Rockies +123 | 5-6 | Win | 123 | 22 h 47 m | Show | |
The Colorado Rockies are one of the biggest Home/Away teams in baseball. First, the Rockies are 24-games back in the NL West with a 52-66 record. The Rockies have a 14-45 road record, tied for the least road wins in baseball. However, at home in Coors field they are 38-21. Only a few other teams in baseball have more home wins then the Rockies. Ryan Weathers starts for the Padres here on Monday. Weathers is 4-5 with a 4.72 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. Weathers only went 4 2/3 innings in his last start at home vs Miami, allowing seven hits and six earned runs. Antonio Senzatela starts for the Rockies. He's 2-9 on the season with a 4.71 ERA. However, those two wins came at home where he has a 4.04 ERA. The Rockies are 4-0 the last four games against the Padres in Colorado and 7-3 overall the last 10 meetings. Big home field advantage to Colorado and I plan to take advantage of it. Play Colorado. |
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08-15-21 | Blue Jays v. Mariners +103 | 8-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 54 m | Show | |
The Toronto Blue have lost three straight games and have dropped 8.5-games back in the AL East. The Jays have dropped the first two games of this 3-game set, losing Friday 2-3 and then yesterday 3-9. Meanwhile the Mariners have won four straight games and are 8-games back of the Astros with a respectable, 63-55 record. The Jays will start Steven Matz with a 9-7 record and 4.28 ERA. He's been slightly worse on the road with a 2-4 record and 4.31 ERA. Logan Gilbert will toe the rubber for the M's. Gilbert is 5-3 on the season with a 4.05 ERA. He's been better of late with a 3-1 record and 3.86 ERA. I'll take the Mariners in the sweep today. Play Seattle. |
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08-15-21 | Cubs v. Marlins -152 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 2 h 38 m | Show | |
The Cubs losing streak has now grown to 10-games after losing Saturday's contest to the Marlins, 4-5. It looked like they would break their streak last night, but couldn't hold a late lead. The pitching has been horrible, the hitting horrible, this team is just bad right now. The Marlins may be in last place in the NL East, but they have won three straight games and are now tied with the Nationals in the division. Alec Mills will start for the Cubs with a 3-4 record and 3.46 ERA. The Marlins will counter with Elieser Hernandez who will make just his third start of the year and first since June 3rd. Hernandez gave up just one run in his last start at Pittsburgh but has no decisions on the season. Really I don't care who the Marlins start, they are playing the Cubs who look to have no desire to be on the field. Play Miami. |
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08-14-21 | A's -1.5 v. Rangers | 8-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 57 m | Show | |
The Oakland A's have won eight of their last 10 games as they now sit just 2.5-games back of 1st place Houston Astros. The A's need to win games like today against last place Texas, who is just 2-8 over their last 10 games. The A's lost last night's opening game of this series to the Rangers, 6-8. James Kapreilian starts for the A's with his 6-4 record and 3.22 ERA. He's coming off a very good start vs these Rangers, allowing just two runs over six innings in the win. Jordan Lyles will toe the rubber for the Rangers. Lyles is 5-9 with a 5.58 ERA. He's been slightly worse of late with a 2-4 record and 6.15 ERA over his last seven starts. Furthermore, he's allowed 12 runs over his last 11 innings. Take the A's today on the Run Line. |
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08-14-21 | Yankees v. White Sox -133 | 7-5 | Loss | -133 | 8 h 36 m | Show | |
The White Sox walked off the Field of Dreams with a 9-8 exciting win over the Yankees in what might have been the best game of the year. The White Sox have a comfortable 11-game lead in the AL Central. The Yankees are 7.5-games back in the AL East. Jameson Taillon starts today for the Yankees with a 7-4 record and 3.82 ERA. Dylan Cease will toe the rubber for the Sox. Cease is 9-6 on the year with a 3.99 ERA. He's been better at home with a 5-2 record and 2.20 ERA. Excellent game here today with two good pitchers. Take the White Sox. |
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08-14-21 | Browns v. Jaguars -2.5 | Top | 23-13 | Loss | -110 | 31 h 45 m | Show |
The Jacksonville Jaguars were the worst team in the NFL last year. They drafted first and got QB Trevor Lawrence to fill a void at QB and then also got Travis Etienne, RB from Clemson in the first round. They also had two second round picks. Motivation plays a large part in winning preseason games. The Browns have no motivation. They are set at QB, RB and WR. The Jags will want to give Lawrence plenty of action here in game one along with Etienne. The Jaguars will want to get these draft choices and young players lots of playing time and install a winning attitude early on. No so for the Browns, they will just look to stay healthy this preseason. Play Jacksonville here on Saturday. |
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08-14-21 | Saints v. Ravens -140 | 14-17 | Win | 100 | 27 h 30 m | Show | |
This game marks a new era in New Orleans, the post Drew Brees era. The Saints finished 1st in the AFC South last year with a 12-4 record, losing to the Buccaneers in the playoffs. Jameis Winston will get a good look tonight for the Saints, though his tenure in Tampa Bay was less than stellar. Can Taysom Hill take over the full time duties of an NFL QB? Sure he was great in his duel role last year, but full time QB in the NFL is totally different. The Ravens are 35-13 the last three years thanks to Lamar Jackson who has emerged as a top flight NFL QB. The Ravens will be thin at wide receiver with numerous players nursing injuries. The defense has been solid, though they lost a few key players to free agency in the off season. I have to look at coaches in this one. Harbaugh has been great in preseason with a 34-14-1 record. I'm not sold on either Saints QB and with Harbaugh have proved he likes to win in preseason, I'll take the host here. Play Baltimore. |
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08-14-21 | Cubs v. Marlins -148 | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 7 h 36 m | Show | |
The Miami Marlins have won two straight games, including last night's scorefest over the Cubs in game one of their series, 14-10. The Cubs have now lost nine straight games after cleaning house at the trade deadline. Zach Davies gets the start for the Cubs today. Davies is 6-9 on the season with a 5.26 ERA. He's been worse of late, with a 1-4 record and 7.76 ERA over his last seven starts. Additionally, he's allowed 14 runs over his last six innings. Zach Thompson will start for the Marlins. Thompson is 2-5 with a 3.28 ERA. He's been even better at home with a 2-2 record and 2.80 ERA. Take the Marlins today. |
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08-13-21 | Cubs v. Marlins UNDER 7.5 | 10-14 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 55 m | Show | |
The Chicago Cubs cleaned house at the trade deadline and it shows, now having lost eight straight games and 18.5-games back of 1st place Milwaukee. The Marlins are in last place in the NL East, 12-games back of the Phillies. The Marlins lost two of three to the Padres, taking the final game last night 7-0. Adbert Alzolay will start for the Cubs with a 4-12 record and 4.71 ERA. He's 1-7 on the road this year with a 5.06 ERA. However, he's did come off a very good start vs the White Sox, allowing just two runs over 6 2/3 innings. Jesus Luzardo will start for the Marlins. Luzardo is 2-4 in his eight starts with a 6.69 ERA. He's been better at home with a 2-2 record and 4.95 ERA. The Cubs offense has not been good since losing their biggest offensive stars. Despite two poor starters, I'm going to take the UNDER here tonight. Play UNDER. |
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08-13-21 | Titans v. Falcons -120 | 23-3 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 44 m | Show | |
The Titans were AFC South winners last year, but lost in the Wildcard to the Ravens. Now they hope that additions to the team will propel them past that Wildcard round this year. They have a new offensive coordinator in Todd Downing. Old OC, Arthur Smith is now coach for the Falcons. The big addition to the team is Julio Jones from Atlanta. He will give a great option to AJ Brown, now giving the team a double threat of receivers. Derrick Henry likely won't see any action tonight, instead it will be Darrynton Evans getting the majority of the running load. QB looks to be Logan Woodside and Matt Barkely. First round pick Caleb Farley won't see action tonight. Atlanta really has nowhere to go but up after a 4-12 season last year. Arthur Smith takes over as head coach this year, coming over from the Titans along with DC Dean Pees. QB Matt Ryan might see a few reps tonight, but most of the work with go to AJ McCarron and Feleipe Franks. Both looking for that #2 QB spot. What I like here is Smith coming over. He will want this team to win and that starts tonight. He's a new coach and one that won't use preseason as just a tuneup. Take the Falcons tonight. |
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08-12-21 | Yankees v. White Sox -160 | Top | 8-9 | Win | 100 | 9 h 53 m | Show |
Field of Dreams game here tonight as these teams meet in the Iowa cornfield made famous in the Field of Dreams movie. The Yankees and White Sox begin their series here today with the Sox. The Yankees took two of three games from the Royals, including last night's 5-2 win. The White Sox are leading comfortably in the AL Central with a 10.5-game lead over the Indians. The White Sox are the only team in the division with a positive run differential of +129 runs. The Yanks start Andrew Heaney who is 7-8 on the season with a 5.45 ERA. He's been worse lately, with a 3-3 record and 6.88 ERA over his last seven starts. The White Sox start Lance Lynn. Lynn is having an excellent season with a 10-3 record and 2.04 ERA. He's been even better of late, going 3-0 with a 1.85 ERA over his last seven games. The White Sox look to be the play I like best tonight. Play Chicago. |
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08-11-21 | Tigers -112 v. Orioles | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 15 m | Show | |
The Tigers took game one of this series with the Orioles on Tuesday, 9-4. It was their fifth win in their last eight games. The Orioles have now lost six straight games after dropping Tuesday's contest. The Tigers will start Tarik Skubal tonight. Skubal is 7-9 on the season with a 4.39 ERA. He's coming off a start where he allowed no runs over five innings to the Red Sox in a win. The well traveled Matt Harvey starts for the O's. Harvey is 6-10 on the season with a lofty 6.13 ERA. I'm sticking with the team I had last night and that's the Tigers. Play Detroit. |
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08-11-21 | Cardinals -161 v. Pirates | Top | 4-0 | Win | 100 | 7 h 4 m | Show |
The Cardinals took game one of this series with the Pirates on Tuesday, 4-1. The pitching staff combined for a 1-hitter vs the Pirates. That was the team's third win in the last four nights. The Pirates have now lost six straight games. Adam Wainwright starts for the Cardinals tonight with a 10-6 record and 3.48 ERA. Wainwright is 4-1 with a 3.26 ERA over his last seven games. William Crowe starts for the Bucs tonight. Crowe is 3-6 on the season with a 5.40 ERA. I'm going to take the visitors in this one. Play St Louis. |
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08-10-21 | Rangers v. Mariners -1.5 | 5-4 | Loss | -101 | 8 h 30 m | Show | |
AL West clash here today has the 3rd place Mariners taking on the last place Rangers. The Mariners still in the hunt with a 59-54 record and 7.5-games back of the Astros. The Rangers are done, now 27-games back after losing their 6th in a row last night. Kolby Allard will start for the Rangers with a 1-10 record and 5.69 ERA. Logan Gilbert will start for the M's with a 5-3 record and 4.14 ERA. I'll lay the run and half here with the Mariners. Play Seattle -1.5 runs |
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08-10-21 | Diamondbacks v. Giants -1.5 | 7-8 | Loss | -104 | 8 h 5 m | Show | |
The Giants continue to lead the NL West, now 4-games ahead of the Dodgers. They have won two straight and seven of their last 10 games. They get to feast on the D'backs right now who are a whopping 36.5-games back in the West. Zac Gallen will start for the D'backs with his 1-6 record and 4.62 ERA. He's been worse of late, posting a 0-4 mark and 5.18 ERA over his last seven starts. Alex Wood will start for the Dodgers with a 9-3 record and 4.03 ERA. He's got a 3-0 record and 3.93 ERA over his last seven starts. Giants should have no trouble here tonight. Lay the Run Line with SF. |
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08-10-21 | Tigers -121 v. Orioles | Top | 9-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 21 m | Show |
The Detroit Tigers sit in third place in the AL Central with a 54-60 record, now 13.5-games back of the White Sox. The Orioles are in last place in the AL East, 29-games back of the Rays. The O's have lost five straight games and seven of their last 10 games. Casey Mize will start today for the Tigers. Mize is 6-6 on the season with a respectable 3.57 ERA. Keegan Akin is still looking for his first win of the season for the O's after eight starts. Keegan is 0-5 with a 8.82 ERA and 1.990 ERA. You won't win many games with those kind of numbers. Tigers have the much better starter on the hill against a poor O's team with a terrible starter. Take Detroit. |
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08-10-21 | Reds v. Braves -105 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 41 m | Show | |
The Atlanta Braves just two-games back of the Phillies in the NL East as they have won seven of their last 10 games to close in on 1st place. The Reds are in 2nd in the NL Central, just 5.5-games back of the Brewers. The Reds have won seven of their last 10 also. Sonny Gray starts for the Reds with a 4-6 record and 4.44 ERA. He's been a bit worse over the last seven starts with a 5.56 ERA. Drew Smyly will toe the rubber for the Braves. Smyly is 7-3 on the season wwith a 4.50 ERA. He's been better last seven starts with a 3-0 record and 3.41 ERA. I'll take the Braves here tonight in this battle of 2nd place teams. Play Atlanta. |
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08-09-21 | Yankees v. Royals OVER 10 | Top | 8-6 | Win | 100 | 4 h 19 m | Show |
The Yankees trying to get back into the AL East race, now trail 1st place Tampa Bay by 6.5 games. They have won eight of their last 10 games, but so have the Rays. The Royals are 4th in the AL Central, now 17-games back of the White Sox. Jameson Taillon will start tonight for the Yanks. Taillon is 7-4 this season with a 4.04 ERA. He's slightly worse on the road where he is 3-3 with a 5.27 ERA. Carlos Hernandez will start for the Royals. Hernandez is 2-1 in his four starts with a 3.57 ERA. He is 1-1 at home with a 4.26 ERA. These two teams are 6-0-2 O/U in their last eight meetings and 4-0-1 O/U in their last 5 meetings in KC. I'll take the OVER today. |
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08-08-21 | Rangers v. A's -1.5 | Top | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 5 h 54 m | Show |
The Oakland A's are closing the gap between themselves and the 1st place Houston Astros. The Astros lead the A's by 3-games, but have seen two games shaved off that lead here lately. The A's have won three straight and seven of the last 10 games. The Rangers are in last place in the division and have now lost five straight games. Jordan Lyles will start for the Rangers. Lyles is 5-8 with a 5.37 ERA. James Kapreilian will go for the A's with his 5-4 record and 3.23 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 3-2 record and 1.13 ERA. I like the A's a lot here today. I'll lay the Run-Line with the A's. |
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08-07-21 | Angels v. Dodgers UNDER 8.5 | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 10 h 4 m | Show | |
Freeway series here has the LA Angels at Chavez Ravine to take on their cross-town rivals, LA Dodgers. Can't say both teams having same success this year. The Angels are in 4th place in the AL West with a 56-54 record. They have won four straight games though. The Dodgers are 65-45 and in 2nd in the NL West, 4-games back of the Giants. The Angels will start Jaime Barria who is 2-0 in his only two starts this year. Barria has allowed just two runs over 13 2/3 innings for a 1.32 eRA and 0.805 WHIP. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias who is 13-3 on the season with a 3.40 ERA and 3.88 ERA at home this year. If Barria pitches the way he has in his first two starts, this has the makings of a excellent pitcher's duel tonight. I'll take the UNDER between these two starters. Play UNDER. |
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08-07-21 | Angels +253 v. Dodgers | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 10 h 4 m | Show | |
Freeway series here has the LA Angels at Chavez Ravine to take on their cross-town rivals, LA Dodgers. Can't say both teams having same success this year. The Angels are in 4th place in the AL West with a 56-54 record. They have won four straight games though. The Dodgers are 65-45 and in 2nd in the NL West, 4-games back of the Giants. The Angels will start Jaime Barria who is 2-0 in his only two starts this year. Barria has allowed just two runs over 13 2/3 innings for a 1.32 eRA and 0.805 WHIP. The Dodgers will start Julio Urias who is 13-3 on the season with a 3.40 ERA and 3.88 ERA at home this year. If Barria pitches the way he has in his first two starts, this has the chance for a major upset here on Saturday. I'll take that shot. Play the Angels. |
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08-07-21 | Red Sox v. Blue Jays -158 | Top | 0-1 | Win | 100 | 4 h 35 m | Show |
The Blue Jays have won four straight and eight of their last 10 games to move within 6.5-games of 1st place in the AL East. The Red Sox have dropped to 2.5-games back of the Rays in the East after losing two straight games and eight of their last 10. Today, it's a doubleheader and in game one Jim has his play set to win. Nick Pivetta will go for the Sox in game one, he's 8-5 on the season with a 4.57 ERA. Robbie Ray will toe the rubber for the Jays in the first game. Ray is 9-5 with a 3.04 ERA and slightly better 2.47 ERA in his last seven starts. I'm sticking with the hot team here. Take the Blue Jays in game one with Ray. |
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08-06-21 | Rangers v. A's -1.5 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 45 m | Show | |
AL West game here today as the Oakland A's host the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are dead last in the division with a 39-70 record and 26-games back of the Astros. The Rangers have lost three straight games and six of their last 10 games. The A's are holding strong in 2nd place, just four games back of the Astros. Mike Foltynewicz starts tonight for the Rangers with a 2-10 record and lofty 6.00 ERA. But it gets even worse on the road where he is 1-6 with a 8.38 ERA. Chris Bassitt will start for the A's with a 11-3 record and 3.28 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 2.70 ERA. I'm going to lay the Run Line here with the A's. |
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08-06-21 | Marlins v. Rockies -155 | Top | 2-14 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
Battle of bottom dwellers here as the last place Miami Marlins take on the 2nd to last Colorado Rockies. The Marlins are 5-5 in their last 10 games and have a 20-35 road record. The Rockies are one of the worst if not the worst road teams at 13-40. However, at Coors field they are pretty good with a 35-21 record. Miami starts Sandy Alcantara who is 6-9 on the season with a 3.05 ERA. He's slightly worse on the road with a 3.57 ERA. German Marquez starts for the Rockies who is 9-8 on the season with a 3.51 ERA. He's been very good at Coors with a 6-2 record and 3.29 ERA. This one is all about home field for the Rockies who win at home. Play Colorado. |
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08-06-21 | Tigers v. Indians -134 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 58 m | Show | |
Cleveland and Detroit are two and three in the AL Central, but have a lot of work to do as the Indians trail first place White Sox by 9.5-games and the Tigers trail by 11-games. The Tigers will send Matt Manning to the hill today. Manning is 2-4 on the season with a 5.58 ERA and is much worse on the road at 0-3 with a 8.19 ERA. Cleveland starts Cal Quantrill who is 2-1 on the season with a 4.18 ERA. He's been even better his last seven starts with a 2-0 record and 3.11 record. I'll take the host in this one. Play Cleveland. |
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08-06-21 | Red Sox v. Blue Jays -134 | 4-12 | Win | 100 | 5 h 12 m | Show | |
Blue Jays have been hot of late, winning eight of their last 10 games and three in a row. They are trying to stay in the AL East as they are 4th, but only 6.5-games back of the Rays. Red Sox are 2nd in the division, now 1.5-games back of the Rays after losing seven of their last 10 games. The Sox will start Nathan Eovaldi who is 9-6 on the season with a 3.63 ERA. He isn't quite as good on the road where he is 4-3 with a 4.25 ERA. The Jays will start Alek Monoah who is 3-1 on the year with a nifty 2.47 ERA. He's been very good at home with a 2-0 record and 1.54 ERA. I'll take the host here today, play Toronto. |
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08-06-21 | Mets v. Phillies -106 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 9 m | Show | |
NL East leader NY Mets will play a pivotal series here with the second place Phillies in Philadelphia. The Mets lead by just a half game and the Phillies have been hot, winning their last five games. Marcus Stroman starts for the Mets with a 7-10 record and 2.80 ERA. He's been not too good of late, posting a 1-5 record and 3.93 ERA over his last seven games. Kyle Gibson will go for the Phillies. Gibson is 7-3 on the year with a 2.86 ERA. He's been great at home with a 5-1 record and 1.77 ERA. I'm taking the Phillies here tonight as they take over 1st place in the East. |
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08-05-21 | Cowboys v. Steelers -130 | Top | 3-16 | Win | 100 | 2 h 28 m | Show |
Hard to play these preseason games, especially the Hall of Fame Game. We won't see Dak Prescott here tonight, nor Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 preseason games and that's pretty good to take into consideration. Steelers will start Mason Rudolph here tonight and the Dwayne Haskins with mop up duty to Josh Dobbs. Rudolph is what will have me on the Steelers here tonight. Play Steelers. |
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08-05-21 | Red Sox -127 v. Tigers | 1-8 | Loss | -127 | 3 h 38 m | Show | |
The Boston Red Sox have lost six of their last 10 games and dropped to 1-game back of the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. Detroit is in 3rd in the AL Central, 12-games back of first place Chicago White Sox. Martin Perez starts for the Sox today. Perez is 7-7 on the season with a 4.56 ERA. He's been better on the road with a 4-3 record and 3.40 ERA. The Tigers will start Tarik Skubal who is 6-9 on the season with a 4.61 ERA. He's been slightly worse over the last seven games with a 2-3 record and 4.80 ERA. I'll take the Sox here today as they fight for first place. Play Boston. |
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08-04-21 | Braves v. Cardinals -103 | Top | 7-4 | Loss | -103 | 7 h 37 m | Show |
The Braves and Cardinals have almost identical records, however the Braves are just 2.5-games back of the Mets in the NL East while the Cardinals are 10-games back of the Brewers in the NL Central. Both teams are 5-5 over their last 10 games. The Braves took the opener in this series on Tuesday, 6-1. The Braves start Drew Smyly who is 7-3 on the season with a 4.40 ERA. He will face JA Happ who came over from the Twins in a trade. Happ was just 9-10 for the Twins with a 6.77 ERA. I like when pitchers come over from the AL to the NL in their first start. I'll take a shot here tonight with Happ and the Cardinals. |