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CHIC (-150) over HOU

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MLB NEWS AND NOTES
Wednesday’s Streaking And Slumping Starting Pitchers

Streaking

Brett Myers (7-6, 3.35), Houston Astros

Myers is on the radar of many teams in the trade market looking for a quality starter. The guy isn’t going to pitch no-hit ball every night but he tends to be a bullpen’s best friend.

“He came here with a reputation of being an innings eater and I think now he’s gone and almost taken it to another level,” said Houston manager Brad Mills. “The way he’s gone about it is very special.”

Myers hasn’t given up more than two runs in three July starts, compiling a 2-0 record with a nifty 2.08 ERA. True to form, the right-hander worked no fewer than 6.0 innings in each of those outings and is the only pitcher in MLB to go at least six innings in every start this year.

The under is 3-0 in Myers’ last three starts and he’s 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA against the Cubs this season.

Gavin Floyd (5-8, 4.10), Chicago White Sox

Chicago’s turnaround has directly coincided with Floyd’s resurgence. After accruing a 2-6 record through June 3, the Sox righty has gone 3-2 since but the team won five of those eight starts.

Floyd has not surrendered more than one earned run in seven of his previous eight outings. The start that he gave up more than one was a two-earned run performance. Even more impressive, Floyd has not allowed a single long ball in eight consecutive starts while striking out 46 hitters.

Slumping

Tommy Hanson (8-6, 4.19), Atlanta Braves

The ace of the Braves staff has been far from good over his last five outings. Hanson has gone 1-3 in that stretch, allowing 39 hits and 22 runs (19 earned). He didn’t get past the fourth inning in two of those starts.

“The biggest thing today was, I was just inconsistent with all my pitches,” Hanson said after a 9-3 loss to Milwaukee last Friday. “The second inning, just getting behind too many guys kind of got me in trouble there.”

Some analysts feel that Hanson is playing through a knee injury that could be affecting his pitching. The righty has a career 2-0 record with a 2.25 ERA versus the Padres.

Ted Lilly (3-4, 3.22), Chicago Cubs

Chicago’s lefty is auditioning for a job on a contender but his trade value continues to plummet. Lilly put together a pretty good line in his last outing (7.0 innings, 3 earned) but that performance followed a couple of stinkers.
In July, the southpaw is 0-2 with an 8.95 ERA. Lilly was tagged for nine earned runs, including four homers, in first start of the month. He didn’t get out of the fourth inning in his next outing against L.A. when he gave up seven total runs.

Lilly definitely looked better last Friday after recording 10 strikeouts but this guy is too hot and cold to get behind from a betting perspective.

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HOT LINES

Wednesday's Best MLB Bets

San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (-130, 7.5)

The Giants didn’t let a blatantly-missed call at home plate that cost them the game Sunday halt momentum. San Francisco has won 10 of its last 12 games and moved into second place in the NL West after a 5-2 win over L.A. on Monday.

"After [Sunday’s] deal, we didn't let that affect us," reliever Jeremy Affeldt said.

Trailing the Padres by four games going into Wednesday, the Jints are one of the hottest teams in baseball. They added to their archrival’s recent misery with Monday’s victory.

The Dodgers have dropped five consecutive games and are 4-8 over a 12-game stretch. Los Angeles has only scored 11 runs during the losing streak.

"You get what you earn. Right now we've given a lot away and we have to find a way of getting back on track," manager Joe Torre said. "We've left a lot of men on base lately."

San Fran is 3-0 in Barry Zito’s last three starts and averaged just under seven runs per in those contests. Look for Zito to keep the Manny-less Dodgers bats cool in warm Southern California.

Pick: SF Giants


Toronto Blue Jays at Kansas City Royals (-175, 8.5)

Yunel Escobar is making the most of his fresh start in Toronto. After being run out of Atlanta, the 27-year-old shortstop is hitting .471 with two homers and seven RBIs in four games with the Jays.

There must be something in the water up in Canada because Escobar was homerless in 261 at-bats with the Braves before being traded.
"A lot of people were asking him about it…doubting whether he could hit [a home run] or not," Toronto bench coach Nick Leyva said. "He knows he can."

It was only a matter of time before Escobar starting heating up. And after being inserted into a free-swinging lineup that looks for the long ball, his production should stay on the rise.

The Jays lead the majors in home runs (141) but suffered a bad beat Monday when closer Kevin Gregg blew his fourth save of the season. He is awful and cannot be trusted while Wednesday’s starter, Mark Rzepczynski, is a reliever getting his second spot start of the season.

Toronto should be able to touch up Zack Greinke for at least a few runs and the Royals will get theirs in what should be a double-digit game when it’s all said and done.

Pick: Over

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LADY LUCK

Wednesday's Best WNBA Bet

Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics (-4.5, 162)

Atlanta had better not get caught dreaming of home when it finishes a four-game road run in D.C. Wednesday night.

The Dream have lost three straight road contests, most recently dropping a 96-80 defeat to the Connecticut Sun last weekend. Atlanta is 0-3 against the spread as well, posting a 2-8 ATS mark in its last 10 games.

The Dream looked fatigued in their most recent outing, tossing up numerous poor shots and hitting at only 40 percent from the field and going just 3-for-13 from beyond the arc. Atlanta dropped 28 points in the first quarter then was outscored 76-52 in the final three frames.

“I don’t want to use that as an excuse, but sometimes when you are fatigued you make bad decisions, and I thought we had some bad offensive shot selections that led to their points,” Atlanta head coach Marynell Meadors told the Connecticut Sports Examiner. “We got down in that hole and it’s just hard to come back.

“It’s tough, and the commercial travel makes it really tough,” Meadors added. “These are professional athletes and my concern is they are tired and subject to injury and that bothers me because they make their livelihood with their feet, their knees and their legs and their bodies.”

Atlanta is tops in the Eastern Conference with a 14-8 record but is 6-6 away from home. The Dream needed overtime to defeat the Mystics on the road in their last meeting, but won’t have the gas to go deep Wednesday.

Pick: Washington Mystics

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BETTORS TIPS AND NOTES
Bettor's Best Friend (BBF): Wednesday's Wagering Tips

Lines To Keep An Eye On

Rays at Orioles – The total for this game has jumped from an opener of 9 to 9.5 on most boards.
Indians at Twins – The home team opened as -170 favorites but that number has escalated to as high as -210. The total for the game has moved from 9 to 9.5.
Brewers at Pirates – An opening total of 9 has moved to 8.5.
Rangers at Tigers – Sharps have hit Detroit hard in this contest, moving the team from a +112 underdog to -110 chalk.
Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics – The total for this game has been bet down from an opener of 162 to its current number, 159.5.

Weather Report
(Forecasts are extracted from Weather.com the night before the game.)

Angels at Yankees – A 50 percent chance of rain is called for.
Blue Jays at Royals – The forecast projects a 40 percent chance of rain.
Rockies at Marlins – A 17 mph wind is expected to blow in from right-center field.
Nationals at Reds – A 30 percent chance of rain is called for. Tuesday’s game in this series was delayed because of rain.
Phillies at Cardinals – There is a 40-50 percent chance of precipitation.

Who’s Hot

The Cardinals have won seven games in a row.
Going into Tuesday, the Giants were 8-2 over a 10-game span.

Who’s Not
The Tigers have lost seven straight games.
Atlanta (WNBA) has lost five straight ATS and is 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
Seattle in 2-8 over its last 10 games.

Key Stat
13 – Number of inside-the-park home runs in baseball this season.

Injury That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

The Dodgers placed outfielder Manny Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list for the third time this season on Tuesday, this time for a right calf strain – the same calf strain also landed him on the DL in late April.. Ramirez was hurt in Friday's game against St. Louis and had just come off the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a strained right hamstring. Ramirez, who is hitting .317 with eight home runs and 39 RBIs this season, was replaced on the 25-man roster by catcher Brad Ausmus.

Tournament Of The Week

PGA: Canadian Open betting preview

Notable Quotable

"We didn't think about it 'cause that's not what we're about. From college I was trying to figure out how to beat Larry Bird."
-- Magic Johnson, echoing Michael Jordan’s previous statement, about how he would never have looked to join forces with Jordan or Bird like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have in Miami.

Tips And Notes

- Most casual bettors aren’t aware of the MLB game prop: Will there be a run scored in the first inning? The odds are usually favored toward the answer of “NO” and they get even higher if a couple of aces are on the mound. But if a bettor placed a one unit wager on every Rangers game this season he would be well in the black. In 94 Texas games, there has been a run scored in the first inning in 52 of them. As of today, the Rangers or their opponent had scored in the first inning of five of their last six games.

- The Atlanta Dream of the WNBA are a weary bunch. They’ve been on the road for a week and haven’t covered the spread in five straight tries while winning just one of those games. Head coach Marynell Meadors said the team was “fatigued” in its last game which led to “some bad offensive shot selections.” She also went on to say that “commercial travel makes it really tough.” That’s right, they ride on the same aircraft we do, not the charter planes real professional get transported around in. The Dream are just 4-point dogs in Washington Wednesday and could be longing to get out of D.C.

- Toronto will trot out spot starter Marc Rzepczynski Wednesday versus the Royals. Rzepczynski will be pitching on three days' rest after making a 0.2-inning relief appearance Saturday. Before that, he hadn’t pitched since July 10 and came out of the bullpen for 0.1 innings of work. The Jays called up Rzepczynski from Triple-A on July 7 for a start and he went 5.2 innings with four earned runs. This guy probably doesn’t know his head from his feet right now and could be out of sync with this unusual pitching schedule.

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Baseball Prophet

Philadelphia/St. Louis over 8.5 POD.

also

ChiSox/Seattle over 7
San Diego/Atlanta over 8
Cleveland/Minnesota over 8
TB/Balt over 9.5
St. Louis ML -160

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Dave Cokin

LA Angels

Brewers Solid Gold play

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KIKI SPORTS

Wednesday July 21st

3 units Milwaukee -135
1 unit NY Mets +115
1 unit Boston -115

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Scott Rickenbach’s MLB 10* (TOP PLAY) OVER in Oakland vs Boston @ 3:35 ET: Gonzalez vs Buchholz – RATING SYSTEM: Plays range from 6* on up to 10* so this includes 7* and 8* picks as well. 6*, 7*, 8*: most common play ratings with a 9* being a Top Play! 10* plays are a step above a 9* Top Play. The *10* is Scott's highest rated selection!


The Red Sox lost 5-4 in ten inning yesterday but they tallied 12 hits in the game. Boston has been dealing with injury issues but that hasn’t stopped them from hitting the ball quite well in recent road games. In their last six games away from home, the Red Sox have averaged 10.3 hits per game. As for the A’s, though they have been mostly an “under team” this season, we’ve seen a change in those trends recently. Oakland, with yesterday’s over, now has recorded just two unders in their last nine games! The Athletics have scored at least five runs in seven of their last eight games. Also, Boston is 10-6 to the over this season when they are on the road and the posted total is 8 or 8.5 runs. Though Gio Gonzalez of the A’s and Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox each have impressive numbers so far this season, there is more than meets the eye in the case of each of these hurlers!

Buchholz is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA so far this season but let’s not lose sight of the fact that this will be his first MLB start since June 26th. He’s coming back from injury and his rehab start in the minors was not overly impressive. Also, this is still a hurler who went 9-13 the last two seasons and recorded a 4.21 ERA last season and a 6.75 ERA the year before that. In his only career start against Oakland, Buchholz held the A’s to just two earned runs in 5.2 innings of work. However, the A’s had nine hits and two walks in that game and easily could have done a lot more damage against the Boston right-hander. Also, in day games in his career Buchholz is 3-5 with a 5.46 ERA and he’s been hit at a .313 clip in those starts! Also, the Red Sox right-hander has been hit 38 points higher on the road than at home in his career and Buchholz has an ERA that is a full run higher when on the road compared to at home. Also, left-handed hitters have given Buchholz more trouble than righties in his career and the A’s have a number of dangerous left-handed sticks in their lineup. Oakland will load up on that side of the plate with their lineup today and we look for Buchholz to have a tough time coming back from his hamstring injury.

As for the A’s Gonzalez, we certainly realize that he’s produced some very impressive numbers this season. However, we also want to make note of the fact that this is still a hurler who has gone 15-17 with a 5.04 ERA in his MLB career. He’s coming off of a strong start at Kansas City in his most recent outing but in the last start he made at home he got pounded by the Yankees and it marked the third time in his last six games that Gonzalez had allowed at least four earned runs in a start! He’s winless with a 5.23 ERA and an ugly 1.94 WHIP in his two career starts against Boston. Also, Gonzalez has been hit 109 points higher by righties than lefties this season and he will see almost all right-handed bats in the Red Sox lineup this afternoon. Before shutting down the Royals in his most recent start, Gonzalez had walked at least four batters in three straight starts and command of pitches continues to be an issue for the southpaw. Oakland’s bullpen ERA only ranks in the middle of the pack this season while the Red Sox have an ERA that places them among the worst bullpens in baseball. Also, Boston has a .465 slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers this season and that ranks #1 in the majors. Play OVER the total in Oakland as a *10* Top Play selection.




Scott Rickenbach’s MLB 8* (Regular Play) OVER in Baltimore vs Tampa Bay @ 12:35 ET: Bergesen vs Shields – RATING SYSTEM: Plays range from 6* on up to 10* so this includes 7* and 8* picks as well. 6*, 7*, 8*: most common play ratings with a 9* being a Top Play! 10* plays are a step above a 9* Top Play. The *10* is Scott's highest rated selection!


Even if Carl Crawford is out for this game for Tampa Bay, let’s not forget that he left last night’s game in the first inning and yet the Rays still ended up scoring ten runs in the game! Yesterday’s game ended up going 13 innings and was an 11-10 thriller. The fact that the game went four extra frames certainly did not do any favors for either bullpen and, of course, that’s good news for an “over” player. As for the starting pitching match-up here, look for both hurlers to struggle. James Shields gets the start for the Rays and he’s been struggling. Tampa Bay has lost 9 of his last 11 starts and Shields ERA has gone from a 2.99 in late May to a 4.86 entering this start. The Rays right-hander has given up 12 homers in his last 11 starts and he’s been hit at a .285 clip on the road this season and a .318 clip in day games! In his career, Shields’ ERA is more than a full run higher on the road compared to at home. The Rays right-hander has enjoyed success against the Orioles in his career but we feel his current form (coupled with Baltimore riding the momentum of their 11-run outburst yesterday) will lead to Shields getting pounded today.

As for the Orioles starting pitching situation today, Brad Bergesen gets the start. The Baltimore right-hander is facing a Rays team that continues to pound the ball. Tampa Bay has averaged six runs per game in their last 14 games and they face a starting pitcher today who is 3-7 with a 6.37 ERA. Bergesen has been knocked around at a .324 clip this season and he’s also 0-2 (and has been rocked) in his two starts versus the Rays in his young career. In his career, Bergesen has an ERA that is more than a full run higher in day games compared to what he’s compiled in night games. The Orioles are 4-0 to the over in Bergesen’s day game starts this season. The Rays are 13-5 to the over this season when they are on the road and the total is 9 or 9.5 runs. Tampa Bay is 11-5 to the over this month. The Rays are also 23-13 to the over in divisional games this season. Tampa Bay is 11-3 to the over in Wednesday games this season. On a humid afternoon in Maryland, look for the ball to continue to carry well here (7 homers last night) and we look for another slugfest to erupt. Play OVER the total in Baltimore as an *8* Regular Play selection

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Logical pick

Pick Today is Arizona Diamondbacks.
The game is on at 9:00 PM EST.

64.1 % Win Probability
Our sim shows this line should favor Arizona at -185... The D'backs are 4 games above .500 when they are home favorites and the Mets are 11 games under .500 as road dogs... The mixture of this makes this a very strong play
Over/Under:
Spread:
Moneyline: -120

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Beatyourbookie pod

Play St. Louis (-150) over Philadelphia (POD)
8:15 P.M. EST

Philadelphia is 3-8 in road games when the total posted is between 8 and 8.5 runs
Joe Blanton is 2-14 in road games when pitching on a Wednesday
Joe Blanton is 1-3 in road games this season with an ERA of 7.06

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POWERPLAYWINS
POWER PLAY OF THE DAY

Arizona Diamondbacks -122 ML (LP) Haren

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Paul Leiner

50* DBacks -125

25* Milw/Pitt Over 8.5

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National Sports Service
4* Brewers
3* Boston

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DAVID BANKS

Yankees -172
Royals -176
A's +104
Nationals -113
Marlins -116
Mariners -133

[golden contender]

On Wednesday its the National League Game of the Month that leads the card. This Big play is backed with a Big Diamond Cutter system that wins by more than 3 runs per game and hits well over 90%. I also have a Solid non-Divisional system side. Both games go at Night. Tuesday splits with the Top play on Colorado

On Wednesday the Free MLB play is on the Seattle Mariners. Game 930 at 10:10 eastern. What we want to do in this game is play against road dogs off a road favored win by 2 or more runs, if they scored 4 or less runs and had 10+ hits, vs an opponent off a home dog loss that scored 2 or less runs and had 5 or more men left on base. These road teams have lost 13 of 16 times. If the posted total is 8 or less they have lost every time. The Whitesox will have a tough time here tonight against F. Hernandez. In fact Hernandez has a 2.56 home era and has held Chicago scoreless over his last 15 innings against them. Chicago starter G. Floyd has a 1-4 record with an era over 8 vs Seattle. In his road starts this season Chicago is 3-6 and he has a 4.12 era. Look for Seattle to get the win tonight. Both games go at night as we remain 30 games over .500 in bases without heavy favorites. For the free play take Seattle. GC

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ATS LOCK

4 UNIT* MLB* Boston Red Sox , -115 ML
4 UNIT* MLB* Washington Nationals, -120 ML

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INDIAN COWBOY

4 UNIT NY Mets Under 8.5

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Marty Otto

20* nyy over 9

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MICHAEL CANNON
NL LINEMAKER LAMENT

20 DIME Florida Marlins over Colorado Rockies listed hammel and nolasco

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Andrew Lange

20* flor under 8.5

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trushel

bost und
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SPORTS BETTING PROFESSOR

V1
oakland

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KELSO

10 UNIT* MLB* Saint Louis Cardinals , -145 ML
15 UNIT* MLB* Cincinnati Reds, +110 ML
25 UNIT* MLB* San Francisco Giants, +130 ML

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7/21 nsa

20 red sox-120
20 blue jays+150
20 twins -1.5rl-105

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Seabass
Steam 200* Bos un
100* Bos
100* Yanks RL
50* Tor ov
free Cards

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WUNDERDOG (MLB)

Game: Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (7:05 PM Eastern)
Pick: Game Total UNDER 8.5 +100
Randy Wolf has pitched much better of late, as he has a 3.24 ERA over his last six starts. He has a pedigree against the Pirates as well. Wolf owns an 8-2 career mark vs the Pirates with a 3.47 ERA. He has also pitched well on the road, as in his last four starts he owns a 1.88 ERA. Also, the Brewers are now 5-1 to the UNDER in their last six as a favorite of -110 to -150. The Pirates have only managed one over in their last nine vs a lefthand starter and just three of their last 16 vs the division have gone over. Duje has worked five times vs the Brewers at home and four of those went UNDER.

I'll play the UNDER in this one.

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ryan bennet

wednesdays plays:
milwaukee brewers (-135) 7:05pm est - 3 units
boston redsoxs - 1st 5 innings (-110) 3:35pm est - 3 units


yesterdays plays:
texas rangers 1st 5 innings (-125) 10 unit max release - winner
boston redsox @ oakland a's - over 8 (-110) 4 units - winner
2 - 0 +14 units

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TWENTY THREE SPORTS
PLAY OF THE DAY

Chicago Cubs -158

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HRC PREMIUM MLB ACTION-July 21st

Capper: JSM Sports (Handicappers Paradise)

Play Strengths
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2* Action
5* Selection (Rated)
8* Premium (Rated)
10* Diamond (Rated)
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[922] Minnesota |10*|-200|B+0|Network N/A|1:10 pm EST

[916] LA Dodgers |5*|-140|B+0|Network N/A|10:10 pm EST

[920] LAA/NYY |5*|UNDER|9.5 Runs|Network N/A|1:05 pm EST

[928] Detroit |5*|+105|B+0|Network N/A|7:05 pm EST

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TheSportsCapper Baseball

Play Kansas City (-170) over Toronto (TOP MLB PLAY)

Play Tampa Bay (-190) over Baltimore (BONUS MLB PLAY)

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DALLAS DAVE SPORTS
PREMIUM WNBA

15 DIME Atlanta/Washington Over 159

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MARC LAWRENCE
AL GAME OF THE WEEK

Seattle Mariners

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FOXSHEETS

5 STAR PLAYS
Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: NY YANKEES on the money line.Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +175 to +250 (LA ANGELS) - cold hitting team - batting .250 or worse over their last 20 games against opponent with a hot starting pitcher- WHIP <= 1.000 over his last 5 starts
(66-7 over the last 5 seasons.) (90.4%, +50.8 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (13-5 +2.1 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (925) BOSTON vs. (926) OAKLAND
Favoring: BOSTON on the money line.Play Against - Home underdogs with a money line of +100 or higher (OAKLAND) - poor power team (<=0.9 HR's/game) against a starting pitcher who gives up 0.5 or less HR's/start, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.300 to 1.400 on the season-AL
(49-10 since 1997.) (83.1%, +36.6 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (7-1 +5.6 units).

4 STAR PLAYS
Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: LA ANGELS on the run line.Play Against - Home favorites against a 1.5 run line (Money Line =-190 to +175) (NY YANKEES) - revenging a loss where opponent scored 10 or more runs, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 3.00 over his last 10 games
(89-24 since 1997.) (78.8%, +56.3 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (2-1 +0.5 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: NY YANKEES on the money line.Play Against - Road underdogs with a money line of +175 to +250 (LA ANGELS) - cold hitting team - batting .250 or worse over their last 20 games against opponent with a hot starting pitcher- WHIP <= 1.000 over his last 5 starts
(54-5 over the last 5 seasons.) (91.5%, +42.6 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (9-3 +2 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: LA ANGELS on the money line.Play Against - Home favorites with a money line of -175 to -250 (NY YANKEES) - revenging a loss where opponent scored 10 or more runs, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 3.00 over his last 10 games
(26-17 since 1997.) (60.5%, +33.6 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (0-0 0 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (913) NY METS vs. (914) ARIZONA
Favoring: ARIZONA on the run line.Play On - All teams against a run line. (+1.5, -130) to (-1.5, +160) (ARIZONA) - below average hitting team (AVG <=.255) against a good starting pitcher (ERA <=3.70) -NL, with a starting pitcher whose WHIP is 1.250 to 1.350 on the season-NL
(41-12 over the last 5 seasons.) (77.4%, +29.9 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (4-2 +2.7 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (929) CHI WHITE SOX vs. (930) SEATTLE
Favoring: SEATTLE on the run line.Play Against - Road teams against a run line. (+1.5, -130) to (-1.5, +160) (CHI WHITE SOX) - with a team batting average of .265 or worse on the season (AL), with an on base percentage of .350 or better over their last 20 games
(53-27 over the last 5 seasons.) (66.2%, +41.4 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (3-2 +1.9 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (909) WASHINGTON vs. (910) CINCINNATI
Favoring: CINCINNATI on the run line.Play On - Home teams against a run line. (+1.5, -130) to (-1.5, +160) (CINCINNATI) - with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 2.50 over his last 3 starts against opponent with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 2.50 over his last 5 starts
(58-23 over the last 5 seasons.) (71.6%, +39.4 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (8-4 +5.6 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (917) TAMPA BAY vs. (918) BALTIMORE
Favoring: BALTIMORE on the money line.Play Against - Road teams (TAMPA BAY) - average offensive team (4.7 to 5.2 runs/game) against a poor starting pitcher (ERA>=6.20) (AL), on a good fielding streak, 15 straight games with one or less errors
(30-8 since 1997.) (78.9%, +25.3 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (0-0 0 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (909) WASHINGTON vs. (910) CINCINNATI
Favoring: CINCINNATI on the run line.Play On - Home teams against a run line. (+1.5, -130) to (-1.5, +160) (CINCINNATI) - with a starting pitcher whose throws more than 6.5 innings per start, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 2.50 over his last 5 starts
(67-35 over the last 5 seasons.) (65.7%, +47 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (13-9 +6.3 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: LA ANGELS on the run line.Play Against - Home favorites against a 1.5 run line. (Money Line =-120 to +115) (NY YANKEES) - revenging a loss where opponent scored 10 or more runs, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 3.00 over his last 10 games
(36-7 since 1997.) (83.7%, +27.6 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (0-0 0 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (921) CLEVELAND vs. (922) MINNESOTA
Favoring: CLEVELAND on the money line.Play On - Any team (CLEVELAND) - poor AL offensive team (<=4.5 runs/game) against a team with a very good bullpen (ERA<=3.33), after 2 straight games with no home runs
(65-31 over the last 5 seasons.) (67.7%, +44.1 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (18-8 +13.2 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (909) WASHINGTON vs. (910) CINCINNATI
Favoring: WASHINGTON on the money line.Play Against - Home teams (CINCINNATI) - with a starting pitcher whose ERA is 3.70 to 4.20 on the season (NL), after a game where the bullpen was rocked for 6 or more earned runs(56-23 since 1997.) (70.9%, +38.8 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (1-0 +1.1 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (919) LA ANGELS vs. (920) NY YANKEES
Favoring: LA ANGELS on the money line.Play Against - Home teams (NY YANKEES) - revenging a loss where opponent scored 10 or more runs, with a hot starting pitcher- ERA less than 3.00 over his last 10 games
(33-16 over the last 5 seasons.) (67.3%, +31 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (2-2 +0.1 units).

Wednesday, 07/21/2010 (917) TAMPA BAY vs. (918) BALTIMORE
Favoring: TAMPA BAY on the money line.Play Against - All underdogs with a money line of +150 or more (BALTIMORE) - with a starting pitcher whose strikes out 3 or less batters per start, after a game where the bullpen threw 6 or more innings
(61-11 over the last 5 seasons.) (84.7%, +41.4 units. Rating=*)
The situation's record this season is: (5-1 +3.1 units).

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yankees
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CAPRI

Paradise Play
Nats Under 7

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ROCKETMAN

4* TRIPLE DIME* BEST BET* Milwaukee Brewers
3* DOUBLE DIME* Cincinnati Reds

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nationals

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ALATEX

Arizona Diamondbacks under
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers under

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Mike Hook

Nats -122 Buried Treasure for Wednesday

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Colorado Rockies vs. Florida Marlins (MLB) - 7:10 PM EDT Premium Play
Pick: Money Line: 109 Colorado Rockies



San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) - 10:10 PM EDT Free Play
Pick: Money Line: 122 San Francisco Giants

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Steven Mitchell

9 unit Bos/Oak U7.5 -110

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MY Sports Winner(phone)

10*Chicago Cubs
7*Reds/Nats u7
7*Atlanta/SDG over 8

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GOODFELLA
MLB ML - Wednesday, Jul 21 2010 8:15PM
ML 912 STL (-140) Sportbet vs 911 PHI double-dime bet

Analysis: ’

Garcia and Blanton BOTH MUST START

(2*) Double Star Play

(FOR 50 CENT--THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO)

[Mr. IWS]

Teddy Covers today picks

MIL vs PIT Over 8.5
SD Padres

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SPORTGENIUS
under 9 mets/ diamondbacks

[JohnnyVegas]

I have made the switch to the dark side, forum looks great and you guys seem to get all the plays for the most part. I have not seen VR posted here too often. Is this forum in bed with pregame as well?

Thanks for the hard work and I look forward to contributing and calling this place my new home ::handshake::

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Logical pick

Pick Today is Arizona Diamondbacks.
The game is on at 9:00 PM EST.

64.1 % Win Probability
Our sim shows this line should favor Arizona at -185... The D'backs are 4 games above .500 when they are home favorites and the Mets are 11 games under .500 as road dogs... The mixture of this makes this a very strong play
Over/Under:
Spread:
Moneyline: -120

[spook]

I have made the switch to the dark side, forum looks great and you guys seem to get all the plays for the most part. I have not seen VR posted here too often. Is this forum in bed with pregame as well?

Thanks for the hard work and I look forward to contributing and calling this place my new home ::handshake::

welcome to investwithsports...we post everything my friend including vegas runner...I will try and do a better job of posting vr before game time.. ::handshake::

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POWERPLAYWINS
POWER PLAY OF THE DAY

Arizona Diamondbacks -122 ML (LP) Haren

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National Sports Service
4* Brewers
3* Boston

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Chris Jordan
Free play

I honestly thought about giving you the Over in this game, but when I looked deeper at the matchup, it’s clear the play is on the Brewers and Randy Wolf, who is 8-2 with a 3.57 ERA in 16 starts against the Pirates.

The southpaw is 3-0 with a 2.39 ERA in his last four road starts, and comes in after giving up three runs in six innings of a 9-3 win. Thus, momentum shouldn’t be an issue.

On the flipside, I’m going against Zach Duke, who is 3-9 with a 5.38 ERA this season.

Duke produced a sky-high 14.00 ERA in two losses to the Brewers back in April, and checks in with a 3-7 mark and 6.33 ERA in 15 outings against them.

Plus, the Pirates’ southpaw has posted a 7.33 ERA in losing his last five starts overall.

Lay the road chalk in this one, as the Brewers get it done.
2? MILWAUKEE (WITH WOLF AND DUKE)

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Karl Garrett
Free play

Winner on Tuesday with the Cardinals on the RUN LINE from the G-Man.

For Wednesday night, stick with the Arizona Diamonbacks to sweep the New York Mets out of Phoenix.

The Mets are in a free-fall right now, losers of their last pair, and 8 of their last 10, as their offense is just not coming through right now.

Dan Haren may be showcasing his wares for a trade in the not too distant future, so expect Haren to step up his game a notch and showcase his talent tonight against the silent Mets offense.

Arizona has won 7 of the last 9 meetings against New York dating back last season, and they are on an overall 10-5 series run the last 15 meetings.

With New York pitching not getting much support these days, look for Jon Niese to suffer his third straight losing decision.

G-Man on the Snakes!
2? ARIZONA

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SPORTS WAGERS

ST. LOUIS –1½ +1.42 over Philadelphia

The Phillies were whacked again last night for the second straight time here and there’s no reason to believe it won’t happen again. The Phillies have now lost three in a row and five of six and its bullpen is running on fumes after the team allowed 26 runs over the last three games and worked eight innings last night. They’re not scoring either and in fact, they’ve scored one run or less in three of its last seven games. Two of its last three wins were by scores of 1-0 so they’re fortunate their losing funk isn’t worse. To make matters worse, Joe Blanton’s chances of going deep into this game is slim to none. Blanton has three wins in 15 starts, a 6.21 ERA, a 7.01 ERA on the road and a BAA of .300. At least he’s consistent, as he’s posted a 5.50+ ERA in each month so far this year and a 1.50+ WHIP in both June and July. Meanwhile the Cards continue to pound out hits and runs. They’ve now won seven straight and scored 41 times over that span and have hit a combined .307. Jamie Garcia is 3-1 at home with an ERA of 1.49. In 48 innings pitched at home he’s allowed just one jack. He has an outstanding groundball rate of 53% and while his strand rate is high also, which reveals some fortune; it’s not a concern here because the Phillies are not stringing any hits together these days and look completely out of sync. Trade rumors are swirling around the Phillies and that leaves an uneasy feeling. Red-hot v ice-cold gets the call. Play: St. Louis –1½ +1.42 (Risking 2 units).


ATLANTA –1½ +1.42 over San Diego

Tommy Hanson has had a rough few outings recently and that includes getting rocked by the South Side and the Tigers in back-to-back games June 22 and June 27. He only has one win in his last five starts and that has his stock lower than it’s been all season. Still, Hanson shows elite control with just 35 walks all season and 109 K’s. He’s issued two or fewer walks in every start since May 31 and last season he was outstanding in the second half. This guy has elite potential and wicked stuff and he’ll be up against the league’s biggest imposter, Jon Garland. Garland’s ERA is 3.45, which is a complete mirage. His ERA on the road is even flattering at 4.53. Garland remains an overvalued pitcher with no upside and he’s been regressing for six weeks now. In three July starts covering 17 frames, Garland has walked 10 and struck out 12. Now for the best news, current Braves hitters have 129 AB’s against Garland and their OPS is an off the charts 1.012. They also have a slugging percentage of .628 and a BA of .349. His ERA against the Braves in his career is 14.04 and once again we should see some batting practice out there against this stiff. Play: Atlanta –1½ +1.42 (Risking 2 units).


Texas –1.03 over DETROIT

Sign me up baby! The Tigers have done a complete 180 and each loss is uglier than the last. The Tigers losing streak has hit seven and over that stretch they’ve scored three runs or less six times. They made a rookie pitcher for the Tribe named Jeanmar Gomez look like C.C Sabathia and they’ve done the same against Carmona, Westbrook, Hunter and Mitch Talbot. Now they’ll face a real pitcher is Colby Lewis. Lewis has allowed just 90 hits in 115 frames for a BAA of .209. Keep in mind that he pitches half his games at that landmine in Arlington. He has 112 K’s and just 39 walks. In 10 road starts his BAA is .171 and now he’ll face a reeling team in a pitcher’s park. Meanwhile the Rangers have won five of six and they just keep beating up on folks. They’ve scored seven runs or more in four of those six wins and they also won in Boston against Lester this past Sunday. They’ll face Max Scherzer here, a guy with lots of upside but also a guy that has never performed well under pressure. With a seven game losing streak and counting, this is not the ideal spot for Max. He can be awfully wild and can be counted on to walk some batters. You simply can’t expect to fall behind these Ranger hitters and get by. Once again, Hot v ice–cold and ugly gets the call. Play: Texas –1.03 (Risking 2.06 units to win 2).

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KELSO

10 UNIT* MLB* Saint Louis Cardinals , -145 ML
15 UNIT* MLB* Cincinnati Reds, +110 ML
25 UNIT* MLB* San Francisco Giants, +130 ML

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ATS LOCK CLUB

4 UNIT* MLB* Boston Red Sox , -115 ML
4 UNIT* MLB* Washington Nationals, -120 ML

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ALATEX

Arizona Diamondbacks under
Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers under

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MY SPORTS WINNER

10* Chicago cubs
7* Under Cincinnati Reds
7* Atlanta over 8

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TONY GEORGE
HUMP DAY UNDERDOG BEST BET
1* Cincinnati Reds (+100)

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GREG SHAKER

BEST BET 2 PACK
3* TRIPLE DIME Milwaukee/Pittsburgh OVER 8.5
2* DOUBLE DIME Arizona Diamondbacks (-128)

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jeff benton wednesday

Wednesday's Action 15 DIME selection on the St. Louis Cardinals at home on the run line (-1½ runs) over Philadelphia. As I pualish this release, the Cardinals are catching between +120 and +140 on the run line, so make sure you shop around and get the best of the number. Starting pitcheers are always specofied with run-line plays, so Jaime Garcia (St. Louis) and Joe Blanton (Philadelphia) MUST start or this play is VOID!


Cardinals (-1½ runs)

The Cardinals are on fire. They’ve won seven straight games, and six of those have been by scores of 4-2, 7-1, 8-4, 2-0, 8-4 and 7-1. Look again at that offensive output: 41 runs in seven games, or nearly six runs per contest.

Meanwhile, since returning from the All-Star break, the Phillies have dropped three in a row and five of six, including losses of 12-6, 11-6, 8-4 and 7-1. During this slump, Philadelphia has surrendered a total of 44 runs!

So we’ve established that the Cardinals offense is rolling, and Philadelphia’s pitching is a mess. Well, look who’s on the mound for the Phillies tonight: Joe Blanton, he of the 6.21 ERA and 1.48 WHIP. Blanton on the road this season is 1-3 with a 7.06 ERA. And Blanton in nine day games this season is 2-3 with a 6.43 ERA (the Phillies are 3-6). Translation: Blanton sucks, and if the Phillies are expecting him to cool off the Cardinals, they’re dreaming.

After all, back on May 3 at home against St. Louis, Blanton gave up four runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings, losing 6-3. The winning pitcher in that one was Redbirds rookie Jaime Garcia, who surrendered just one run on three hits and four walks, striking out six in six innings. Of course, that was just one of several gems pitched this season by Garcia, who is 8-4 with a 2.27 ERA overall and 3-1 with a 1.49 ERA at Busch Stadium. How good has Garcia been this year? Only twice in his 18 starts has he surrendered more than two earned runs.

And check this out: The Cardinals have won nine games that Garcia has started this season, and the scores in those nine wins were 7-1, 6-0, 6-3, 4-3, 12-4, 5-2, 9-4, 5-0 and 8-4. So eight of the nine covered the run line. At the same time, six of the Phillies’ eight losses when Blanton starts have been multiple-run defeats.

Add it all up and you’ve got a hot team with a stellar pitcher playing at home against an opponent that’s reeling and a pitcher who has been a disaster. Easy call here.

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Win or Lose Pod

Phi/Stl over 8.5

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&S PICKS

1 DIME REGULAR PLAY Pittsburgh Pirates ML +110
1 DIME BOLD SPORTS UPSET PLAY OF THE DAY Philadelphia Phillies ML +130

LUCKY 7 OUT LATER

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PAPAYAGANG PICKS
PICKS OF THE DAY

75* St Louis Cards ML
75* Florida Marlins ML
75* Atlanta Braves ML

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MVPLOCKS

Cubs -155 (lock of the day)
Nationals/Reds under 7
Indians/Twins under 8
Rockies/Marlins over 8.5 -120

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SUPER SPORTS GROUP

Milwaukee v. Pittsburgh 7:05pm
9* PICK: Pirates ML +115 Game Best bet of the day#1

Texas v. Detroit 7:05pm
7* PICK: Range7s ML -110

San Diego v. Atlanta 7:10pm
8* PICK: Pa8res ML +154 Game

Washington v. Cincinnati 7:10pm
10* PICK: Reds ML +110 Game Game of the week
7* PICK: UND7R 7 Game -110

Chicago v. Seattle 10:10pm
8* PICK: OV8R 6.5 Game -105

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The Duke's Sports

Colorado (+100) for 1.5 Units

This spot has been shaky for Florida with Nolasco. And although Nolasco is 4-0 vs the Rockies, Florida is 2-7 with Nolasco in the home favorite role and 1-4 in game 3 of a series. On the other hand, Jason Hammel, who has been battered by Florida (9.72 ERA), is currently pitching well on the road with 3 solid outings at SF, SD and Cincinnati. Colorado is 8-2 in Hammel's last 10 starts. We'll look for Hammel and the solid Colorado bullpen to tame the Marlins' lineup, which is batting a meager .218 vs righties this month.

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THE SHARP SIDE

Phillies ML (+135)

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JOHN MORRISON SPORTS PICK BUFFET

ULTIMATE BET OF THE DAY
SL Cardinals 13-1

BEST BETS
Brewers 11-1
Mariners 6-0
Red Sox 15-6

GOOD BETS
Marlins 7-3
Braves 4-1

[Grinder]

Hey Spook, do you have Spartan's 3*? Thanks for your hard work buddy.

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Hey Spook, do you have Spartan's 3*? Thanks for your hard work buddy.

keep looking if i find i will post..good luck my friend!! ::handshake::

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comp-sea

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smart betting systems

Mets

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BK Professional Sports Betting-Bernie & Ken 7/21

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Bernie's 7/21 TOP MLB PLAYS OF THE DAY!!


Well it doesn't get any better then WINNING my 1st 4* paid play. We even cashed our 1* play! So for the day we went 2-0 +5.00 Units. I have 2 plays for today and they are both 1* plays. Good luck to everyone today and lets stay HOTT!!!

TOP MLB PLAY OF THE DAY
1* Seattle -131 vs White Sox
1* Cardinals -150 vs Phillies


Posted by BK Professional Sports Betting at 6:03 PM



BK's BOUNCE BACK WEDNESDAY PLAYS


BK Professional Sports Betting went 0-2/-$420 and yes that SUCKS..I KNOW..1 sharp bet and a VERY SHARP UNDER bet lost and it happens..I have had games go up in smoke like yesterdays Florida pick, but I will never wager from what MAKES MONEY....BETTING SHARP!!
FINALLY CONGRATULATIONS TO BERNIE..HE NAILED HIS 4 UNIT PREMIUM PLAY AND THEN NAILS HIS OVER YANKS PLAY!!! NETTING HIM A 5 UNIT NIGHT!!!!
For today got us 1 play that is a SMART BET..not a sharp bet. Just so you guys know the UNDER in the Cubs game is the SHARPEST BET on the early board..I will not bet that game just b/c my numbers are conflicting on that play..
Tonight's update will come at 6:20pm/est...



TONIGHT'S PLAYS

BREWERS Risking $260 to win $200

DODGERS Risking $280 to win $200

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HRC PREMIUM MLB ACTION-July 21st

Capper: JSM Sports (Handicappers Paradise)

Play Strengths
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2* Action
5* Selection (Rated)
8* Premium (Rated)
10* Diamond (Rated)
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[922] Minnesota |10*|-200|B+0|Network N/A|1:10 pm EST

[910] Cincinnati |5*|+115|B+0|ESPN|7:10 pm EST

[916] LA Dodgers |5*|-140|B+0|Network N/A|10:10 pm EST

[920] LAA/NYY |5*|UNDER|9.5 Runs|Network N/A|1:05 pm EST

[928] Detroit |5*|+105|B+0|Network N/A|7:05 pm EST

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Win or Lose Pod

Phi/Stl over 8.5

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Stan sharp 7/21


SF/LAD Under 7.5 for

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Las vegas capper 7/21

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(930) Seattle Over Chicago (-140)

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anybody seen vegas runner?

[Grinder]

I used to get VR from therxforums.com but I guess they do not post pregame cappers anymore. Sorry

[spook]

I used to get VR from therxforums.com but I guess they do not post pregame cappers anymore. Sorry

seems like there's not alot of play's being posted today..

[spook]

if you guys want to chat about the game's or chech out my play's click on my post where it say's spook the book link!..gl to all...spook..