Phelps, Yankees ice cold on the road
Stephen Campbell
The New York Yankees have been having an awful time when David Phelps has started on the road recently. In Phelps' last nine starts away from Yankees Stadium, the Bronx Bombers are a pitiful 1-8. He'll get the nod when the Yankees face off against the Texas Rangers in the Lone Star State Monday.
BetOnline presently lists the Rangers as -146 faves with a total of eight.
Jays, Red Sox trending Over
Stephen Campbell
When the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox have gotten together lately, there hasn't been any shortage of runs. The O/U is 6-0-1 in the last seven matchups between the two AL East clubs. They'll begin a three-game series at Fenway Park Monday.
The BoSox are presently -132 favorites with a total of 8.5, per BetOnline.
Oberholtzer, Astros on an Under tear at home
Stephen Campbell
Houston Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer has been a fantastic play for Under bettors when starting at home this season. In the 25-year-old's last 11 outings at Minute Maid Park, the Under is 9-1-1.
The 'Stros send Oberholtzer to the mound when they host the AL-West leading Oakland A's Monday. BetOnline currenly has the Athletics as -180 faves with a total of 8.5.
Under on fire with Kennedy on the road
Stephen Campbell
San Diego Padres Ian Kennedy continues to be a fantastic Under play on the road. In the 29-year-old's last 11 starts away from Petco Park, the Under is a scorching hot 10-1.
Kennedy gets the ball for the Padres when they renew acquaintances with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field Monday afternoon. BetOnline currently has the Braves as -156 faves with a total of seven.
Fish prevailing as underdogs
Stephen Campbell
The term "underdog" hasn't meant much to the Miami Marlins as of late. In their last seven games when listed as dogs through Sunday, the Fish are 6-1.
Miami happens to currently be +126 home dogs against the Washington Nationals Monday. The total for the game is presently at 7.5, per BetOnline.
This club is red-hot on the Under
Stephen Campbell
The Cincinnati Reds have been on a tear for Under backers in recent matchups, evidenced by all of their last six games going under the total as of Sunday. Cincy hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks at Great American Ball Park Monday.
The Reds are currently -127 faves on the moneyline with an O/U of 7.5, per BetOnline.
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WNBA Betting Recap - 7/21-7/27
By Joe Williams
League Betting Notes (from Monday, July 14 through Sunday, July 20)
-- Favorites went 11-6 straight up
-- Favorites/underdogs went 8-8-1 against the spread (ATS)
-- Home teams posted a 9-8 SU record
-- Road teams posted a 10-6-1 ATS record
-- The 'under' went 10-7
Team Betting Notes
-- Minnesota (20-6) has turned up the intensity, as they try to keep Phoenix (21-3) within hailing distance. The Lynx won all three games in the past week, and went 2-1 ATS during the span. They've won seven games in a row, and they're 6-1 ATS during the span. Next up is a date with Phoenix Thursday night at home.
-- Speaking of the Mercury, they have torn off 15 straight victories, and they have covered 10 straight games. They'll try not to look ahead to Thursday's giant tilt against the Lynx, trying to take care of business first against Los Angeles (11-14) Tuesday night in the Valley of the Sun.
-- Washington (13-13) has suddenly caught fire, winning four straight games, and they're 3-0-1 ATS during the impressive stretch.
-- Tulsa (9-17) picked up a rare win by taking care of equally disappointing Chicago (10-15). The Shock have stumbled in the win column overall, but they are 3-0-1 ATS in the past four.
-- The Sky had their meager two-game winning streak snapped in Tulsa, and they are now just 5-14 SU over the past 19 games with a 6-13 ATS mark during the stretch. That's disappointing considering they started out 5-1 SU/ATS.
-- San Antonio (12-14) have struggled lately, particularly against the numbe. The Stars are just 1-5 SU and 0-6 ATS over the past six games. They'll take on the Sky Tuesday, so something's gotta give.
CFL Betting Recap - Week 5
By Joe Williams
League Betting Notes
-- Favorites went 3-1 straight up in Week 5
-- Favorites went 3-1 ATS in Week 5
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 SU record in Week 5
-- Home/road teams posted a 2-2 ATS record in Week 5
-- The 'under' went 3-1 in Week 5
Team Betting Notes
-- How bad is the East Division? Three teams are tied for first place with a 1-3 record.
-- Calgary (4-0) won as a slight road favorite against Edmonton (4-1), their provincial rivals. The Stampeders are now 3-1 ATS while the 'under' has cashed in each of their first four games.
-- Hamilton (1-3) picked up its first win, their first game at home in four outings this season. The TiCats moved from the basement to the penthouse in one game. While they're overall record might be poor, they have covered three straight games.
-- Winnipeg(4-1) rattled off an impressive win on the road against the biggest Jekyll and Hyde team in the CFL, BCLions (2-3). The Blue Bombers are now 4-1 ATS this season, too.
-- While you never know which Lions team will show up each game, one thing is consistent -- the 'under' is a perfect 5-0 in their games.
-- The same holds true for the Eskimos, as the 'under' has cashed in each of their five outings this season.
Today's MLB Picks
Toronto at Boston
The Red Sox open a series at home tonight against at Toronto team that is 0-7 in R.A. Dickey's last 7 starts as a road underdog of +110 to +150. Boston is the pick (-135) according to Dunkel, which has the Red Sox favored by 4 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Boston (-135). Here are all of today's MLB picks.
MONDAY, JULY 28
Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. ESTGame 951-952: San Diego at Atlanta (12:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Lane) 14.473; Atlanta (Santana) 16.338
Dunkel Line: Atlanta by 2; 8
Vegas Line: Atlanta (-165); 7
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-165); OverGame 953-954: Arizona at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Anderson) 13.911; Cincinnati (Bailey) 15.647
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-140); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-140); OverGame 955-956: Philadelphia at NY Mets (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Burnett) 15.402; NY Mets (Colon) 14.089
Dunkel Line: Philadelphia 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: NY Mets (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Philadelphia (+125); OverGame 957-958: Washington at Miami (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Washington (Zimmermann) 15.188; Miami (Eovaldi) 16.023
Dunkel Line: Miami by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-145); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (+125); OverGame 959-960: Colorado at Chicago Cubs (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Colorado (Flande) 13.306; Cubs (Wada) 17.064
Dunkel Line: Chicago Cubs by 4; 10
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-145); No Run Total
Dunkel Pick: Chicago Cubs (-145); N/AGame 961-962: Pittsburgh at San Francisco (10:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Worley) 15.761; San Francisco (Bumgarner) 17.378
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-175); 6 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-175); UnderGame 963-964: Toronto at Boston (7:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Dickey) 13.415; Boston (Buchholz) 18.117
Dunkel Line: Boston by 4 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-135); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-135); UnderGame 965-966: NY Yankees at Texas (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Phelps) 11.688; Texas (Darvish) 17.729
Dunkel Line: Texas by 6; 9
Vegas Line: Texas (-160); 8
Dunkel Pick: Texas (-160); OverGame 967-968: Oakland at Houston (8:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Chavez) 15.244; Houston (Oberholtzer) 16.431
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 9
Vegas Line: Oakland (-185); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+165); OverGame 969-970: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Lohse) 15.333; Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) 13.772
Dunkel Line: Milwaukee by 1 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Milwaukee (+125); Over
WNBA Basketball Picks
Indiana at Los Angeles
The Sparks play host to an Indiana team that is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games in Los Angeles. LA is the pick (-5) according to Dunkel, which has the Sparks favored by 10. Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-5). Here are all of today's WNBA picks.
MONDAY, JULY 28
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. ESTGame 601-602: Indiana at Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 107.703; Los Angeles 117.698
Dunkel Line & Total: Los Angeles by 10; 144
Vegas Line & Total: Los Angeles by 5; 150
Dunkel Pick: Los Angeles (-5); Under
Free Selection from Arthur Ralph Sports
Free play MON Braves -160
Cappers Access
Red Sox -140
Brewers +110
Gamblers Data
Free Plays Monday
Reds/ Dbacks Under 7.5
Phils/Mets Over 7
Hondo
Hondo had his good splitter working Sunday when his victory with the Metamucils overwhelmed his loss with the Small Bears and reduced the deficit to 1,435 moneys.
Monday night: Mr. Aitch will try to avoid a loss with Lohse — 10 units on the Brews to do some damage against the formerly invincible Rays.
Mighty Quinn
Mighty missed with the Yankees on Sunday and likes the Rays on Monday.
The deficit is 388 sirignanos.
Preview: Blue Jays (55-49) at Red Sox (46-57)
Game: 1
Venue: Fenway Park
Date: July 28, 2014 7:10 PM EDT
The Boston Red Sox admitted last week that R.A. Dickey's knuckleballer can be tough to decipher.
An exception for them to that this year has been Xander Bogaerts, who was just given a rest as he works through some issues with his swing.
Dickey tries again to baffle the Red Sox, who will likely have Bogaerts back in the lineup Monday night at home against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Toronto (56-50) took three of four from Boston last week to improve to 7-3 in the season series, with Dickey (8-10, 4.04 ERA) beating Clay Buchholz in last Wednesday's 6-4 victory. Those two starters will meet again in the opener of this three-game set.
Dickey allowed a three-run homer in the first inning to David Ortiz before yielding one run over his final five innings to improve to 2-0 with a 3.65 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox (48-57) this year. He has one walk and 11 strikeouts in those outings.
"That knuckleball is so unpredictable," said Boston first baseman Mike Napoli, who is 2 for 6 off Dickey this year. "We had it going early then he kind of shut us down."
Ortiz is 5 for 15 in his career against Dickey, who has started at Fenway Park once - a complete game in a 5-2 loss Sept. 22. But Ortiz is 1 for 3 against the right-hander this year, which pales in comparison to how Bogaerts has gone 4 for 6 with two doubles.
Boston manager John Farrell gave Bogaerts the day off from Sunday's 3-2 win at Tampa Bay. The third baseman is hitting .142 over his last 28 games.
"(He's) trying to keep some momentum going with the adjustments he's continuing to work on daily," Farrell told MLB's official website. "We've seen it gain a little traction inside of a given game, but occasionally there's some reversion back to him being a little bit quick to the front side - some of the same challenges that he's been facing for some time now."
Bogaerts' .333 career average against Toronto is his highest against any AL club.
Buchholz (5-6, 5.50) looks to recover after he lost for the first time in three starts Wednesday, allowing five runs in six innings. He walked four and struck out one.
"I let that lead go," Buchholz said. "I'll take the blame for this one, for sure."
The Blue Jays have won the last five times he has started against them at Fenway, with the right-hander going 0-3 with a 4.18 ERA in that span. Buchholz is 1-2 with a 5.60 ERA in three outings against Toronto this year.
It's unclear if Blue Jays first baseman Adam Lind, out since July 7 with a broken foot, will be activated. He's a .348 hitter off Buchholz.
Jose Reyes is 13 for 39 in his last nine games, scoring one run in each of his last six.
The Blue Jays took the final two games of a three-game set at Yankee Stadium, winning 5-4 on Sunday. The Red Sox ended a five-game slide Sunday, as Ortiz homered for the fifth time in seven games.
Game of the Day: Blue Jays at Red Sox
Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox (-135, 8.5)
The Toronto Blue Jays look to take advantage of the sinking Boston Red Sox for the second time in a week as they open a three-game series in Boston on Monday. Toronto took three of four at home against the Red Sox to begin last week before winning two of three at the New York Yankees over the weekend, pulling to within three games of first-place Baltimore in the American League East. Overall, the Blue Jays have won seven of nine following a 2-9 stretch.
After dropping the final three games in Toronto, Boston lost two of three at Tampa Bay to extend its misery. The defending world champs scored 14 runs over the final six games of their road trip after producing 14 in the opener of the trek. The Blue Jays swept three straight by a combined score of 20-10 in their last visit to Boston in May.
LINE HISTORY: The line opened at Boston -135 and with some early action on the Red Sox, jumped as high as -139 before settling back down at the opening number. The total currently sits at 8.5.
WHAT SHARPS SAY: "These two A.L. East rivals are heading in opposite directions again with the Jays coming off an encouraging series in the Bronx and the BoSox dropping yet another series against a division foe (Tampa Bay). With that said, I do expect to see the Sox put up a serious fight in this series. Clay Buchholz is a better pitcher than his numbers indicate. It remains to be seen whether he can step up against a surging lineup, however." - Covers Experts' Sean Murphy
WHAT BOOKS SAY: "We have made Boston a -135 favorite. R.A. Dickey has struggled over his last 3 starts (5.2 ERA), but he is 2-0 vs Red Sox this season (3.5 ERA) so that’s why Boston isn't a bigger fave." - Mike Perry of Sportsbook.ag
PITCHING MATCHUP: Blue Jays RH R.A. Dickey (8-10, 4.04 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH Clay Buchholz (5-6, 5.50)
Dickey got the win after allowing four runs and nine hits in six innings against Boston on Wednesday, just the second victory in his last eight decisions. The knuckleballer has worked at least six innings in eight consecutive starts while striking out at least five in each of his last seven outings. Dickey also let up a run in 6 1/3 solid innings to defeat the Red Sox at home on April 27 but he is 0-1 with a 6.91 ERA in five career games (one start) at Fenway Park.
Buchholz had seemingly turned a corner after a rocky, injury-marred start to his season, but has been more pedestrian in his last two starts. He has given up eight earned runs on 16 hits and four walks over 12 innings in those outings, including six frames opposite Dickey last week. The 29-year-old has a 6.32 ERA in seven home starts, allowing 52 hits in 37 innings.
COVERS CONSENSUS: Fifty-four percent of wagers are backing the Blue Jays at +125.
HALL OF FAME PICKS / William Holloway
Braves(-165)
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