8-17-12

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Insider Sports Report

4* San Francisco (Cain) -145 over San Diego (Ohlendorf)
Range: -130 to -165

3* Milwaukee (Gallardo) -135 over Philadelphia (Worley)
Range: -120 to -155

NFLX

3* Tampa Bay -2.5 over Tennessee
Range: -.5 to -4.5

3* Buffalo/Minnesota UNDER 37
Range: 39 to 35

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Sports Wagers

CINCINNATI -1.5 +111 over Chicago
Travis Wood pitched against the Reds last week at Wrigley and threw a seven-inning gem, allowing five hits, one run and striking out eight. The wind was blowing in that day but the same conditions do not await him at Great American Ballpark, a stadium that allows 32% more home runs than Wrigley. That’s a big problem for Wood, who has surrendered 11 bombs over his last seven starts and who has a fly-ball bias profile of 42%. Wood is a below average lefty and the Reds are 22-13 against southpaws this season.

Chicago owns a road batting average of .231, the worst in the majors. They’ve won just 16 out of 58 road games.

Bronson Arroyo has enjoyed a revival this season. Not only are his surface stats (3.95 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) good, so too are his base skills. He has pinpoint control with just 24 walks in 144 frames to go along with his groundball bias profile. One explanation for Arroyo's resurgence could be his pitch mix. He is using his 87 mph fastball significantly less and is throwing more sliders and curveballs in its place. It has been Arroyo’s best year, skills wise, since his first full MLB season in 2004. He should have more success with plenty of run support in this one.

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MLBPredictions / Kevin

1 UNIT = San Francisco Giants @ San Diego Padres - GIANTS -1.5 (+112)
Listed Pitchers: Cain vs Ohlendorf
(Note: I'm risking 1.00 unit to win 1.12 units)

1 UNIT = Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves - DODGERS TO WIN (+112)
Listed Pitchers: Capuano vs Hanson
(Note: I'm risking 1.00 unit to win 1.12 units)

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David Banks

Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Ravens

Two of the best preseason coaches of recent times meet when Jim Schwartz
and his Detroit Lions (0-1, 0-1 ATS) pay a visit to John Harbaugh and the
Baltimore Ravens (1-0, 1-1 ATS) Friday night from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,
MD at 8:00 ET on FOX. Although the Lions lost to the Cleveland Browns 19-17
in the preseason opener, that still leaves Schwartz at 10-3 straight up
(9-4 ATS) as coach of the Lions. Meanwhile, the Ravens beat the Falcons 31-17
last week to improve to 11-2 straight up (9-4 ATS) under Harbaugh since 2009.

In truth, both teams struggled last week in the areas that are supposed to
be their strengths, as the Lions sputtered on offense while the starters
were in the game and the Baltimore starters struggled on defense. The Lions
have one of the most potent passing attacks in the NFL, but you would not know
it the way they performed vs. the Browns. Yes, it was only three drives, but
the first Detroit series was a three-and-out, the second one ended with a
Matthew Stafford interception and the third one ended with a punt before the
reserves took over. Believe it or not, the back-up running backs performed
very well, especially Joique Bell, who has yet to see any regular season
action in his two years with the Lions, as he had an impressive 89 rushing yards
on only 16 carries. In fact, Detroit rushed for 198 yards as a team on 33
carries for a whopping 6.00 yards per carry, and yet the projected opening
day starter Kevin Smith rushed for only 28 of those yards. The Lions' defense
was abysmal, allowing a supposedly weak quartet of Cleveland quarterbacks to
pass for 309 yards.

Speaking of defense, the Ravens have had one of the best in football for a
long time, and yet the Atlanta starters did whatever they wanted vs. the
Baltimore stating defense. Those two starting units were on the field for four
possessions, and the Ravens allowed Matt Ryan to complete 9 of his 13 passes
for a generous 155 yards, with Julio Jones being on the receiving end of
109 of those yards in just under one quarter. Quarterback Joe Flacco had a
nice night, completing 9 of his 12 passes for 88 yards with a touchdown and no
picks before taking a seat. Ray Rice managed just four yards in three
catties however, as the Ravens leading rusher on the evening was back-up
quarterback Tyrod Taylor, the rookie out of Virginia Tech, who took off for 51 yards
on just five scampers. His throwing accuracy left something to be desired
though, as he completed only eight of his 17 passes for 64 yards. It was the
former Colt Curtis Painter that tossed three touchdowns as the Ravens'
reserves led them to the come-from behind win. Early word is that the Baltimore
starters may play close to the entire first half of this game, and Rice for
one can use the work after holding out and reporting late.

Coach Harbaugh is 3-1 in Week 2 of preseason with the Ravens while Schwarz
is 2-1 in Week 2 as coach of the Lions. Detroit also falls into a fantastic
preseason angle that has seen Week 2 underdogs coming off of a Week 1 loss
go 62-25-2, 71.3 percent ATS since 2000.

Pick: Under 39.5

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Bobby Valentino

60 Dime MLB Winner
# 20 out of 31

Blowout of the Year Part 2

Rockies

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Jeff Scott Sports

3 UNIT PLAY

NY YANKS -139 over Boston: With the Orioles and Rays being as hot as they are I do not expect the Yanks to take this series so lightly. Phil Hughes has struggled in his last 2 starts, but both were on the road and he has pitched very well at home this year. Phil had a rough outing back in mid June at home vs the Braves, but since then he has gone 4-0 with a 2.00 ERA in his last 5 starts, while overall he is 8-3 with 3.74 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP at home. Also, in his last 3 starts here vs the Yanks he is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA. The Sox on offense haven't done very well vs righties away home, hitting just .251 and scoring 4.2 rp/9 off of them. Franklin Morales has pitched well for Boston and he has allowed 3 ER's or less in 6 of his 7 starts this year, but his worse start of the year was vs the Yanks, in a game in which he allowed 6 ER's in just 3.2 innings of work. The Yanks offense averages 4.97 rpg at home, but vs leftioes they pit up 5.2 rp/9 innings. The Sox showed some heart in winning last night, but I feel that NY will play with plenty of heart in this series. Hughes Pitches well at home and their offense should get to Morales like in the earlier game, give NY a solid win in game one here.

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Matt Rivers


2nd Biggest Play of the Year

400,000
Winner #12 of 15

Run Line Massacre of the Month


Rangers -1.5

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Anthony Redd

50 Dime
NFL Winner # 3 in a Row
- and 5 of 6 overall

Bills

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Jeff Benton

30 Dime
Line Value Lock

Braves

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Craig Davis

30 Dime

Underdog Shocker


Indians

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Scott Delaney

15 Dime MLB
Winner #5 of 6

UNDERDOG SHOCKER

Astros

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Dom Chambers

40 DIME

ROAD WARRIOR WINNER

Dodgers

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Fantasy Sports Gametime

Baseball Friday

100* Play Detroit (-250) over Baltimore (MLB TOP PLAY)
Starts at 7:10 PM EST

Justin Verlander has won 20 of the last 23 games as a favorite of -175 to -250 and he is 7-0 vs. Baltimore over his career with an ERA of 2.71. Justin Verlander has an ERA of 1.51 in home games this season and he has an ERA of 1.80 over his last three overall starts.

50* Play Cincinnati (-185) over Chicago Cubs (MLB BONUS PLAY)

50* Play Arizona (-175) over Houston (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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Paul Leiner

100* Phillies/Brewers
Over 8
50* Detroit Lions +2.5

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Strike Point Sports

2.5-Unit Play. Take #923 Chicago White Sox (-1.5, +110) over Kansas City (8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17)
It's tough not to like Chris Sale, isn't it? The lefty might just be the ace of this playoff-contending White Sox team. Sale has won six of seven starts and is 5-2 in his last seven road starts. Chicago is also getting back Paul Konerko (he is probable) and that will give the team a big boost mentally and physically. The road team has won six of eight in this series and the White Sox have some revenge after losing the last two at home to the Royals.

1.5-Unit Play. Take #922 N.Y. Yankees (-135) over Boston (7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17)
Boston stinks! The Yankees aren't going to take it easy on their rivals. Boston is a mess right now and New York is playing great baseball. The Yankees just took three of four from the mighty Rangers and they are feeling very good right now. Boston just lost another series to Baltimore and they know they aren't going to the playoffs. The pitching matchup and the lineups all favor New York and they are just too tough to beat in the Bronx.

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Vegas Sports Informer

5 Unit Play. New York Yankees -135 over Boston (7:05p.m., Friday Aug 17)



Last night the Red Sox won on the road winning 6-3 against the Orioles. Too bad that the Red Sox are not playing Baltimore because tonight the Red Sox play the Yankees in New York! The Yankees have won 7 out of their last 10 games and since Phil Hughes has lost his last 2 starts for New York look for a quality outing from him and tonight a Yankee win. The Boston Red Sox is 1-4 in their last 5 meetings against a team with a winning record. The New York Yankees are 4-1 following a SU loss and the Evil Empire are also 4-1 in their last 5 home games.

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Vegas Sharp Plays

3 Units
Miami Dolphins over 20 1st half

5 Units
921 Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees UNDER 9.5 (-110)
(Listed Pitchers Morales/Hughes)

2 Units
918 Toronto Blue Jays +1.5 (-115) over Texas Rangers
(Listed Pitchers Darvish/Happ)

2 Units
924 Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-125) over Chicago White Sox
(Listed Pitchers Sale/Mendoza)

2 Units
927 Tampa Bay Rays ML +157 over Los Angeles Angels
(Listed Pitchers Shields/Weaver)

1 Unit
911 Pittsburgh Pirates ML +137 over St. Louis Cardinals
(Listed Pitchers McDonald/Westbrook)

1 Unit
916 San Diego Padres ML +141 over San Francisco Giants
(Listed Pitchers Cain/Ohlendorf)

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Info Plays

7* Twins / Mariners Over 7.5

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Indian Cowboy




MLB:
4* Los Angeles Dodgers +110 over Atlanta Braves

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Bryan Leonard

American League Total of the Month

3* Twins Over 7.5

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Denver Money

2* NY Yankees -135

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Robert Ferringo

SF (-150) @ SD 7:10pm PDT

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Dave Essler

Double-Dime

Brewers -151

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Hoopsgooroo 8/17

901 Mets +145 @ 7:05p
917 Rangers -167 @ 7:05p
922 Yanks -135 @ 7:05p
905 Dodgers +105 @ 7:35p
910 Brewers -155 @ 8:10p
912 Cards -158 @ 8:15p
925 Indians +115 @ 10:05p
929 Twins +121 @ 10:10p

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Spartan

Double Dime Yankees (-140)

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