8-17-14

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Maddux NFL
49er's -3 -125 (10*) this is for Sunday 8/17

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Northcoast
Top weekly play
3.5* San Fran-3

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Doc's Sports

1 Unit Play. #428 Take San Francisco 49ers -3.5 over Denver Broncos (Sunday 4 pm)


Denver has been getting blown out in Week 2 of the exhibition season and we fully expect that trend to continue on Sunday. The Broncos lost last year by 30 points and by 20 points in 2012. San Francisco is opening up a new stadium and that will give them the little extra effort needed to win this game by 7 to 10 points. This will be another regular season rematch and thus I do not expect the Broncos to move it up-tempo and John Fox is just 4-8 in Week 2 on the preseason.

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Baseball Crusher

Play of the Day
Oakland Athletics -145 over Atlanta Braves

Rest of the Plays
Tampa Bay Rays -120 over NY Yankees
Chicago Cubs -116 over NY Mets
Milwaukee Brewers -105 over LA Dodgers

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Soccer Crusher

Coritiba + Flamengo OVER 2
This match is happening in Brazil

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bookiemonsters

POD DET -115

MGS

NYM +100
CWS +100
LAD -105 FREE PLAY

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NFL Football Trends

NFL Preseason Betting Trends for Sunday, 8/17/14

Denver at San Francisco, 4:00 ET
Denver: 7-2 O/U WK-2
San Fran: 6-1 ATS home WK-2

Kansas City at Carolina, 8:00 ET
Kansas City: 1-3 ATS following WK-1 win
Carolina: 5-1 O/U home favorite


NFL Preseason Betting Trends for Monday, 8/18/14

Cleveland at Washington, 8:00 ET
Cleveland: 6-3-1 Under after scoring 14 or less points
Washington: 8-2 ATS home favorite

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CFL Betting Recap - Week 7
By Joe Williams


League Betting Notes

Favorites went 4-0 straight up in Week 7
Favorites went 4-0 ATS in Week 7
Home/road teams posted a 2-2 SU record in Week 7
Home/road teams posted a 2-2 ATS record in Week 7
The 'over' went 3-1 in Week 7

Team Betting Notes

For the second consecutive week, the 'over' went 3-1 in CFL play. That's 6-2 over the past two weeks, and the 'under' was 15-5 in Weeks 1 through 5.

For the first time all season Edmonton (5-1) saw the 'over' cash in its game on the road against lowly Montreal (1-5). The Eskimos have now covered three of the past four.

The Alouettes are in a world of hurt. While they're just one game out of first place in the awful East Division, they have failed to cover four in a row, and five of six overall this season.

After stumbling last week at home, Calgary (5-1) took out its frustrations on expansion Ottawa (1-5). The Stamps have alternated covers in each of the past five, and they're 4-2 ATS overall this season. The 'over' also hit for the second game in a row after the 'under' was 4-0 in the first four weeks for Calgary.

After a 1-2 SU/ATS start, the defending Grey Cup champions from Saskatchewan (4-2) have rattled off three consecutive wins and covers. Next up is a home game against the Alouettes, so things are looking up in Regina.

Winnipeg (5-2) occupied first place for a week, but they slipped up against the Roughriders, 23-17. The 'under' has now hit in three of the past four for the Blue Bombers after the 'over' was 3-0 in their first three.

Looking ahead to Week 8, Toronto (2-4) returns from a bye to face Winnipeg in rare Tuesday action. The Blue Bombers pasted the Argos 45-21 back on June 26 at home, but this one will be at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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CFL Week 8 Betting Preview and Trends
By Mike Pickett


The CFL's Western teams are a combined 22-9 SU and 20-11 ATS heading into Week 8 of the season, while the Eastern teams are a combined 5-18 SU and 7-16 ATS. West meets East in five matchups on the CFL odds slate as the league offers up its Week 8 schedule.

Sun Aug 17 - B.C. at Toronto

Last 10 Meetings: Toronto 2-8 SU, 4-6 ATS | OU 4-6

The Argonauts will play their second game of the week on Sunday night as they get a visit from the Lions, who they will battle for the first time this season. The Argos and Lions split their two games last year both SU and ATS, but that made Toronto just 1-6 SU and 2-5 ATS in the last seven games between the two teams. The UNDER has paid out on the CFL odds for totals bettors in four of their last six meetings.

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StatFox Super Situations

CFL | BRITISH COLUMBIA at TORONTO
Play Against - Road teams where the line is +3 to -3 (BRITISH COLUMBIA) after 2 or more consecutive wins against the spread, with a winning record on the season
49-17 since 1997. ( 74.2% | 30.3 units )
0-1 this year. ( 0.0% | -1.1 units )

CFL | BRITISH COLUMBIA at TORONTO
Play Against - Road teams vs. the money line (BRITISH COLUMBIA) after gaining 450 or more total yards in their previous game against opponent after outgaining opp by 70 or more total yards in their previous game
51-15 since 1997. ( 77.3% | 0.0 units )

CFL | BRITISH COLUMBIA at TORONTO
Play On - Home teams vs. the 1rst half line (TORONTO) off 1 or more straight overs, in a game involving two average teams (+/- 3 PPG differential.)
36-12 since 1997. ( 75.0% | 22.8 units )

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Game of the Day: Lions at Argonauts

B.C. Lions at Toronto Argonauts (+3, 51)

The Toronto Argonauts bookend a long Week 8 by hosting the BC Lions on Sunday. Toronto is the only East Division team with multiple victories over West Division foes, while the Lions are rounding into form with a two-game winning streak as they prepare to play two of their next three games on the road. Toronto started the week with a convincing home win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Tuesday and can take a commanding lead in the East with another victory.

Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray is 16 yards shy of reaching 2,000 passing yards - something he has done in each of his previous 11 CFL seasons. Ray faces a stingy Lions' defence, though, that averages 206.7 passing yards allowed, but has a West Division-worst 14 sacks. BC quarterback Kevin Glenn threw for more than 400 yards in Week 7, but still has eight touchdown passes to 11 interceptions and could see his time under centre come to an end with the impending return of Travis Lulay.

TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, TSN

LINE HISTORY: The LV Superbook opened the Lions as 1-point road faves, but that currently sits Lions -3. The total has held at 51.

INJURY REPORT: Lions - DB Josh Johnson (Questionable, knee), WR Ernest Jackson (Questionable, ankle), QB Kevin Glenn (Questionable, quad). Argonauts - SB Jason Barnes (Questionable, knee), RB Chad Owens (Indefinitely, foot), RB Andre Durie (Indefinitely, foot).

ABOUT THE LIONS (4-3): Lulay could make his season debut as soon as Sunday, but Glenn was named offensive player of the week after his 407-yard performance and the veteran does not appear to be going quietly. Linebacker Solomon Elimimian continues to terrorize opposing offences with a league-leading 54 tackles. Rookie defensive tackle Alex Bazzie has six of the team’s 14 sacks.

ABOUT THE ARGONAUTS (3-4): Ray is making the most of his injury-depleted offence, passing to 10 different players and hitting four of them for touchdowns in Week 7. Chad Owens, Andre Durie, Jason Barnes and John Chiles all remain out with injuries, but running back Curtis Steele is taking some of the pressure off Ray after a 92 rushing yard performance last week. Defensive lineman Tristan Okpalaugo leads the team with five sacks.

TRENDS:

* Under is 9-2 in the last 11 meetings in Toronto.
* Lions are 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings.
* Argonauts are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games.
* Over is 4-0 in Lions last four games in August.

CONSENSUS: 53 percent of wagers are behind the Lions.

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Earnhardt Jr. seeks Poconos sweep on Sunday
By: Brian Graham - StatFox

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
GoBowling.com 400
Sunday, August 3 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA

For the second time in less than two months, the NASCAR drivers will try to maneuver around the “The Tricky Triangle” for Sunday's GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania. This superspeedway resides in the Pocono Mountains and its tri-oval shape measures 2.5 miles. Although the straightaways are all a nearly-flat 2° of banking, they all are measured at different lengths. The frontstretch is the longest at 3,740 feet, the backstretch is 3,055 feet, and the shortstretch is a mere 1,780 feet. Each turn has a different degree of difficulty. Turn 1 has 14° of banking, Turn 2 is just 8° and Turn 3 is the flattest at 6°. There have been 10 different winners in the past 12 races at Pocono, with Denny Hamlin and Jeff Gordon as the only two-time champions in the span. Dale Earnhardt Jr. took home the checkered flag in June at this track, while the winner of last year's GoBowling.com 400 was Kasey Kahne.

Odds to Win Race

Driver Odds

Brad Keselowski 4-to-1
Jimmie Johnson 5-to-1
Tony Stewart 6-to-1
Jeff Gordon 7-to-1
Kevin Harvick 7-to-1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 8-to-1
Joey Logano 10-to-1
Denny Hamlin 10-to-1
Kasey Kahne 12-to-1
Kyle Busch 12-to-1
Kurt Busch 15-to-1
Kyle Larson 20-to-1
Matt Kenseth 20-to-1
Ryan Newman 25-to-1
Clint Bowyer 40-to-1
Jamie McMurray 60-to-1
Brian Vickers 60-to-1
Greg Biffle 60-to-1
Carl Edwards 60-to-1
Martin Truex Jr. 100-to-1
Austin Dillon 100-to-1
Paul Menard 100-to-1
FIELD (Any other driver) 100-to-1
A.J. Allmendinger 300-to-1
Justin Allgaier 300-to-1
Marcos Ambrose 300-to-1
Aric Almirola 300-to-1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 300-to-1
Danica Patrick 300-to-1
Casey Mears 300-to-1


Drivers to Watch

Jeff Gordon (7/1) - Among all active drivers, only Jimmie Johnson (8.7) has a better career average finish at "The Tricky Trangle" than Gordon (10.0). Gordon has won six times at this track as part of 19 top-5's in 43 starts (44%). He also has 30 top-10 showings (70%) at this venue. This success is not all ancient history either, as Gordon won in 2011 and 2012, while finishing as the runner-up in last year's GoBowling.com 400. He's also been strong this season, remaining in the top-six in the points standings in each of the past eight weeks thanks to a win at Martinsville. Of all the chalk out there on Sunday, put your largest wager on Gordon.
Carl Edwards (60/1) - I'm stunned that Edwards has such favorable odds, especially since he went off at 20-to-1 at this track in June. In his career at "The Tricky Triangle," Edwards has posted two wins (2005, 2008), five top-5's and an average finish of 14.8 over 19 starts. His four top-5's and eight top-10's this season have kept him among the top-8 drivers in the Points Standings. At this price, Edwards is certainly worthy of a sizable bet.

Matt Kenseth (20/1) - Kenseth is a great value play on Sunday, especially considering he got 10-to-1 odds both last fall and two months ago at this venue. He has not been very successful at this track with only three top-5's in 29 starts, but Kenseth has knocked out 4th-place finishes in three of his past four starts this year to move up to fourth in the current Points Standings. I see no reason Kenseth can't post his ninth top-5 finish of the season and compete for the title on Sunday.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8/1) - Earnhardt Jr. has a great chance to sweep the Poconos, which is why his price tag is so unfavorable to bettors. Over his past eight races, the No. 88 car has an average finish of 7.3, thanks to top-9 showings in six of these starts. Earnhardt has also fared extremely well on the Tricky Triangle recently. In his past seven starts at this venue, he has posted six top-9 showings, including three straight top-5 finishes. Go ahead and drop a unit on Earnhardt Jr. for Sunday.

Ryan Newman (25/1) - Another darkhorse for Sunday's race is Newman, who was tabbed with much less-favorable odds of 15-to-1 last summer at this venue. He has the fourth-best average finish (11.5) among active drivers at Pocono, helping this average out in June when he placed 7th at "The Tricky Triangle," to mark his sixth top-10 showing in his past seven starts at this venue. That race also started a nice run for Newman this year, as he has inched his way up to seventh in the Points Standings with a 10.9 average finish over the past seven starts.

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Braves go for sweep

Oakland at Atlanta

First pitch: Sunday, 8:10 p.m. ET

Line and Total: Athletics -135, Braves +125, Total 7

The top club in the league, the Oakland Athletics, finish off a series in Turner Field against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

Oakland has been the best team in baseball for much of the year but is tied with the Angels in the AL West. The A's have slowed down somewhat since the All-Star break (14-14) and ran into a hot Royals team in their most recent series. The Athletics were unable to do much in Kansas City as they lost 3-of-4 contests while scoring a total of five runs over the three defeats. The series finale on Thursday resulted in a 7-3 loss, and despite 11 hits, the club was just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. All-Star 3B Josh Donaldson (.253 BA) was 0-for-4 in Thursday’s loss, but had a hit in each of his previous 10 games where he went 14-for-35 (.400) with four doubles, two homers and 6 RBI. The Braves had a promising start to the year, but continue to watch their playoff chances dwindle with losses in 12 of their past 17 games.

Most of Atlanta's problems spur from having the third-worst offense in the league (448 runs) and its 2.8 runs per contest in the most recent series against the Dodgers led to three defeats in four games. The Braves were unable to earn a series split on Thursday when they suffered a 6-4 loss where even their 11 hits could not overcome the poor start by Aaron Harang (4.1 IP, 5 ER). The one consistent hitter on the team has been 1B Freddie Freeman (.294) who has gone 15-for-29 (.517) with five doubles, five runs and four RBI over his past eight games. Getting the start for the Athletics on Sunday night will be LHP Jon Lester (13-7, 2.51 ERA) as he goes up against LHP Mike Minor (4-8, 5.33 ERA) for the host Braves. Oakland has had no trouble playing on the road with a 33-27 record (.550) while Atlanta is a solid 34-28 (.516) at Turner Field heading into this series. These two clubs do not meet often and have not matched up over the past three seasons.

Jon Lester was a huge pickup for the Athletics as they head towards the playoffs. Since joining the team, he is a perfect 3-0 over three starts with a 2.49 ERA and 1.06 WHIP spanning 21.2 innings. Overall on the year, his 2.51 ERA is fifth-best in the AL while he ranks second in wins (13) and sixth in strikeouts (169). Much of his success has come from his 9.2 K/9, his best mark since 2010, but he has also had his best control of his career (2.0 BB/9) and is keeping the ball in the park by giving up only nine home runs in 164.2 frames (0.49 HR/9). Lester posted a quality start in his last outing, going six innings while allowing three runs on six hits with nine strikeouts and two walks. He has faced Atlanta just three times in his career, going 2-1 with a strong 3.32 ERA, but a poor 1.58 WHIP, and has walked a surprisingly high seven batters in 19 innings of work.

OF B.J. Upton has the most experience against Lester with his time in the AL East, but is a woeful 12-for-58 (.207) with 13 strikeouts in the matchup. Meanwhile, OF Jason Heyward (4-for-6, 2 doubles, 1 HR) has had success against the lefty in limited at-bats. Coming into this series, Oakland’s bullpen has gone 21-15 with a 2.91 ERA and is 26-for-38 (68%) in save opportunities. Sean Doolittle (2.39 ERA, 18 saves) has been amazing as the closer, and owns an unprecedented 74:4 K/BB ratio while going 18-for-21 (86%) in his own saves chances.

Mike Minor has been pitching better than his numbers would suggest, as he has struck out a solid 8.1 batters per nine innings while harnessing his control (2.6 BB/9). Most of his issues so far have stemmed from allowing far too many home runs (1.55 HR/9) and dealing with some bad luck (.358 BABIP). Minor's past five starts have not gone very well as he has allowed five or more runs in three of those outings while giving up 46 hits in 27.1 frames. Minor has never faced the Athletics in his four-year career and will have his work cut out for him as they own the best offense in the league (589 runs) led by 3B Josh Donaldson (.256 BA) who has 27 home runs (9th in majors) and 84 RBI (4th in MLB). On the other side of the diamond, 1B Brandon Moss (.256 BA) has also been putting up big numbers (23 HR, 76 RBI). Coming into Friday, the relievers for Atlanta have gone 17-19 with a 3.25 ERA while converting a tremendous 42-of-51 (82%) saves. Craig Kimbrel (1.88 ERA, 35 saves) has struck out 15.0 batters per nine innings on the year while allowing a single home run in 48 innings on the mound (0.19 HR/9).

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Under trending when this pitcher is on short rest
Stephen Campbell

Seattle Mariners starter Chris Young has been extremely productive for Under backers on short rest, evidenced by the O/U going 1-9-1 in his last 11 starts on four-days rest.

He'll get the ball just four days after his last start on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, who will counter with Robbie Ray on the mound. The Tigers are currently -129 favorites with a total of nine for the AL matchup.

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Rays feasting on AL East clubs, host Yanks Sunday
Stephen Campbell

As the Tampa Bay Rays continue to rebound from a disappointing start to the season, they're continuing to win very important games within their own division.

The Rays are 10-2 in their last 12 meetings with AL East clubs through Saturday, and they'll host the struggling New York Yankees at Tropicana Field Sunday.

Tampa is currently -117 faves with a total of 7.5.

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This club is lights out on the Under away from home
Stephen Campbell

When the Baltimore Orioles have played away from Camden Yards as of late, low-scoring games have followed. In the O's last 12 road games, the Under is 10-2 through Saturday.

The Birds will travel to Progressive Field and take on the Cleveland Indians Sunday. Sportsbooks currently list the Tribe as -118 faves with a total of 8.5.

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This club has hope with Little working the plate
Andrew Avery

The home team is 4-1 in umpire Will Little's last five games calling balls and strikes, which is where he'll be for Sunday's game between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets.

Little has a 14-11 record for the home team in game's when he is working the plate. There has been an average of 7.92 runs scored in his games.

Scheduled starters for the Sunday afternoon game are Jake Arrieta for the Cubs and Rafael Montero for the Mets.

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'Stros ice cold at Fenway
Stephen Campbell

Beantown has not been kind to the Houston Astros in recent matchups. In their last nine meetings with the Boston Red Sox at historic Fenway Park, the 'Stros are an ugly 1-8 through Saturday.

The BoSox will host Houston once again Sunday afternoon.
Sportsbooks presently list Boston as -144 faves with an O/U of 8.5.

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Royals owning Twins in Minnesota
Stephen Campbell

"Home field advantage" hasn't meant much for the Minnesota Twins when the Kansas City Royals have rolled into town lately. Through Saturday, K.C. is 10-4 in their last 14 trips to Target Field.

Minny will try to buck that trend when they host the Royals once again Sunday.
Sportsbooks currently have the Royals as -116 faves with a total of 8.5.

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Wainwright, Cards dominant at home versus Padres
Andrew Avery

The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-0 in Adam Wainwright's last four starts at Busch Stadium versus the San Diego Padres.

Throughout his career, the Cardinals' ace has dominated the Friars, posting a 5-2 record (seven starts), 1.47 ERA and 1.02 WHIP.

Sunday's start will be his first versus the N.L. West club this season, but he was 2-0 in two starts versus them in 2013. He pitched 15 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on 12 hits in those two starts.

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Cappers Access

49ers -5
Panthers -3

Cubs -120

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STATSYSTEMS SPORTS MLB REPORT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17th 2014
INFORMATION WORTH BETTING ON EACH DAY
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***** Sunday, 8/17/14 MLB Information *****
(ALL RESULTS VS. ML) - Against The Money-Line - and most recent, unless noted otherwise. Each and every day during the 2014 Major League Baseball season we will analyze all of your daily baseball action, featuring on hot and cold pitchers, hot and cold teams, over/unders and home plate umpire trends. We will also highlight some of our Highly-Rated (Situational & Match-up) Power Trends, along with some of our Situational Analysis (Betting Systems) that pertain to some of that days match-ups.
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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #20
•Kershaw's Win Streak Ends At 11 In Loss To Brewers: Clayton Kershaw gave up two home runs, as many as he did in his previous 11 starts, and that was enough to abruptly snap his long winning streak. Ryan Braun and Carlos Gomez homered against the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and three-time defending major league ERA champion on Saturday night, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 behind eight solid innings from Yovani Gallardo. Kershaw (14-3), who had won 11 straight decisions, allowed five hits and no walks and struck out 11 in going the distance for the 17th time in 202 career starts. "It comes down to (the fact that) I got outpitched," said Kershaw, who had a 1.16 ERA over his previous 13 starts since his last loss on May 28 against Cincinnati. Last Sunday, he held the NL Central-leading Brewers to one run in eight innings in a 5-1 victory at Milwaukee.

•Reds Place Bailey On DL, Promote Axelrod: Days after the Cincinnati Reds announced that Homer Bailey would miss his upcoming start due to a right elbow injury, the team placed the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. The move was made retroactive to Aug. 8, meaning Bailey could be activated as soon as Friday. According to the Reds, an MRI exam revealed that Bailey has a strained flexor mass in his pitching elbow. The Reds purchased the contract of right-hander Dylan Axelrod from Triple-A Louisville, and he was scheduled to start Saturday night in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Bailey's injury is believed to have occurred during an at-bat in an Aug. 7 start against the Cleveland Indians. Bailey threw seven shutout innings during a 4-0 victory.

After a couple of rocky stretches this season, Bailey was hitting his stride heading into the season's stretch run. In two August starts, Bailey is 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA with 13 strikeouts and just walks in 14 innings. Overall, he is 9-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 23 starts. Axelrod, 29, spent parts of the previous three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, going 7-13 with a 5.36 ERA in 48 games (30 starts). Pitching for the Triple-A affiliates of the White Sox and the Reds this year, he was a combined 8-8 with a 4.09 ERA in 23 games (21 starts). To clear a spot for Axelrod on the 40-man roster, the Reds transferred first baseman Joey Votto from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Votto, out since July 6 due to a left leg injury, is not expected to begin baseball activity until the end of August.

•Trade Rumors Continue To Swirl Around Phils' Hamels: The rumors of Cole Hamels' departure will not soon subside. The ace lefthander cannot be traded until November. Whether or not to deal Hamels to replenish a depleted pool of young talent will be the winter's most significant dilemma. Hamels has made his intent clear: He wants to remain in Philadelphia. But he wants to win, and contention could take the Phillies years to recapture. "For me the idea is to try to turn it around rather quickly," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "You have to have starting pitching to do that and he'd be a big piece." That is why the Phillies will want an acquiring team to surrender three or four top prospects and assume the $96 million owed to Hamels. They are in no way motivated to trade the 30-year-old pitcher; Sandberg identified starting pitching as the team's greatest need moving forward.

"He'd be a tough one to replace," Sandberg said. "He'd be tough to replace. We have question marks about Cliff [Lee]. Cliff, we won't know. A.J. , we don't know. You have to start your staff somewhere and he'd be a good place to start." Lee, 35, is sidelined by a strained left elbow. Burnett, 37, has a player option worth as much as $12.75 million next season. Sandberg said he does not have a read on whether Burnett will retire. Hamels entered Friday with a 1.76 ERA in his last 18 starts. He needed just 21 pitches to silence the Giants in the first two innings. The rumors may have motivated Hamels. "The good ones rise to the top, and he's a good one," Sandberg said. "I think one way or another, there was a challenge there. He's taken his game to a different level."

Around The League
--Washington Nationals right-hander Doug Fister has been nearly automatic over the past month and a half as he leads the Washington Nationals into Sunday's tilt with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Fister is 7-2 straight up over his last nine starts while giving up no fewer than three runs in any of those outings.

--Oakland Athletics left-hander Jon Lester will look to make it four straight victories with his new team on Sunday Night Baseball as he takes on the host Atlanta Braves. Lester has won each of his first three starts in an Oakland uniform, posting a 2.49 ERA while allowing zero home runs over that stretch.

--The Chicago Cubs optioned outfielder Junior Lake to Triple-A Iowa Saturday and recalled right-handed pitcher Dan Straily. Lake, 24, is batting just .216 with 102 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 305 plate appearances. He batted .284 in 64 games last year but has struggled this season. Straily, 25, was acquired on July 4 as part of the trade that sent right-hander Jeff Samardzija to the Oakland A's. He went 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts with Iowa. In parts of three major league seasons, he is 13-11 with a 4.11 ERA over 41 starts.

--New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday. It was the ace's first bullpen session in a month since going on the disabled list with a partial tear in his right elbow. Tanaka pitched from the mound before Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine," but it is "more important how he feels tomorrow." Tanaka has been on the disabled list July 9. The club hopes he can avoid season-ending surgery and return in September. The Japanese star is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA over 18 starts in his first season as a major leaguer.

--Minor league pitcher Francisco Almonte was handed a 72-game suspension without pay from the commissioner's office after a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. Almonte, a right-hander, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension is effective immediately after Almonte signs with another major league organization.

--The Cleveland Indians activated outfielder Michael Bourn from the 15-day disabled list. Bourn was on the DL since July 6 with a strained left hamstring. He played six games in a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus that started Aug. 5. For the season, Bourn is batting .267 with nine doubles, seven triples, three home runs, 21 RBIs and 37 runs scored in 66 games.

--The Chicago Cubs traded 2009 first-round draft pick Brett Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league relief pitcher Blake Cooper. Jackson, a former top prospect of the Cubs, is in Triple-A. The outfielder made his major league debut in 2012 but has a .175 batting average with 59 strikeouts in 44 major league games.

--The Detroit Tigers are ready to call up right-handed reliever Jim Johnson from Triple-A Toledo but he wants one more minor league outing, according to the Detroit News. The Tigers picked up Johnson less than two weeks ago and signed him to a minor league contract. He was released by the Oakland A's on Aug. 1. Johnson, a former closer, had a 7.14 ERA in 38 appearances with Oakland before the team let him go. The A's still owe him his $10 million salary for this year.

--Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is scheduled for knee surgery on Monday that likely will end his season. The Rockies announced Thursday night that Gonzalez will undergo a procedure on the left patellar tendon but did not specify the length of the recovery or when he might return to baseball activities.

--Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander, who only pitched one inning in his last start on Monday because of shoulder soreness, will not pick up a baseball until Tuesday, Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. Verlander could throw a bullpen session during the middle of next week if the pain is gone.

--The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-hander John Axford as right-hander Stolmy Pimentel was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right ankle sprain, according to Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle. Axford was 2-3 with 10 saves an ERA of 3.92 with the Cleveland Indians this season. "He's got great experience. Has been through a lot, wants the ball, wants to pitch. I think he's going to be a healthy addition for our club," Hurdle said of Axford, who was picked up on waivers by the Pirates on Thursday morning.
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Betting Notes - Sunday

National League
•Cubs-Mets - 1:10 PM
--Arrieta is 1-3, 4.78 in his last five starts.
--Mets are 0-5 when Montero starts (0-3, 6.48).

--Cubs lost 13 of their last 18 road games.
--Mets won last two home games, after losing previous five.

--Under is 7-2-1 in Cubs' last ten games.

•Diamondbacks-Marlins - 1:10 PM
--Collmenter is 0-1, 6.88 in his last four starts.
--Koehler is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.

--Arizona is 8-13 in its last twenty-one games.
--Marlins won six of their last nine games.

--Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Arizona games.

•Padres-Cardinals - 2:15 PM
--Despaigne is 1-2, 4.91 in his last five starts.
--Wainwright is 2-3, 5.23 in his last five starts.

--San Diego won six of its last eight games.
--Cardinals won three of their last four games.

--Six of last seven St Louis home games stayed under.

•Phillies-Giants - 4:05 PM
--Buchanan is 2-1, 3.26 in his last three starts.
--Lincecum is 0-3, 8.51 in his last five starts.

--Philly lost six of its last eight games.
--Giants also lost six of their last eight games.

--Four of last five San Francisco games went over.

•Reds-Rockies - 4:10 PM
--Axelrod is 7-13, 5.36 in 30 MLB starts; this is his first '14 start. He was 8-8, 4.09 in 21 AAA starts this season. Latos is 2-0, 2.08 in last three starts.
--Lyles is 1-1, 6.07 in his last six starts. Colorado is 0-7 when Flande starts (0-5, 5.59)

--Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games.
--Rockies lost 15 of their last 19 games. .

--Eight of last ten Lyles starts went over total.

•Brewers-Dodgers - 4:10 PM
--Peralta is 5-1, 2.29 in his last six starts.
--Haren is 2-0, 2.03 in his last two starts.

--Milwaukee won last three games, allowing seven runs.
--Dodgers lost three of their last four games.

--Under is 6-2 in last eight Milwaukee games.

•Pirates-Nationals - 5:05 PM
--Volquez is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
--Fister is 6-1, 1.88 in his last seven starts.

--Pittsburgh lost six of last eight, including last five on road.
--Nationals won eight of their last ten games.

--Seven of last nine Pirate road games went over total.
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American League
•Mariners-Tigers - 1:05 PM
--Young is 3-0, 3.09 in his last four starts.
--Ray is 0-2, 11.88 in his last two starts.

--Mariners won nine of their last eleven games.
--Detroit won six of its last seven home games.

--Four of last five Young starts went over the total.

•Orioles-Indians - 1:05 PM
--Gausman is 2-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.
--Salazar is 3-1, 4.09 in his last four starts.

--Orioles lost three of their last four road games.
--Cleveland won five of its last six games.

--Last six Cleveland games stayed under total.

•Astros-Red Sox - 1:35 PM
--McHugh is 2-0, 1.40 in his last three starts.
--Kelly is 0-0, 2.07 in two starts for Boston, both Red Sox wins.

--Houston lost seven of its last eight road games.
--Red Sox won six of their last eight games.

--Six of last nine McHugh starts stayed under total.

•Yankees-Tampa Bay - 1:40 PM
--Kuroda is 0-2, 4.34 in his last three starts.
--Hellickson is 1-1, 2.05 in five starts (26.2 IP).

--New York lost five of last five games, outscored 30-10.
--Rays won seven of their last ten games.

--Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Yankees games.

•Blue Jays-White Sox - 2:10 PM
--Hutchison is 2-4, 6.69 in his last seven starts.
--Carroll is 0-2, 6.65 in his last four starts.

--Toronto lost ten of its last fourteen games.
--White Sox lost nine of their last thirteen games.

--Five of last six Hutchison starts went over total.

•Royals-Twins - 2:10 PM
--Guthrie is 3-1, 4.62 in his last four starts.
--Milone is 5-0, 3.26 in his last ten starts.

--Royals won 14 of their last 17 games.
--Minnesota won four of its last six games.

--10 of last 13 Kansas City road games stayed under.

•Angels-Rangers - 3:05 PM
--Santiago is 0-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
--Tepesch is 1-0, 1.42 in his last couple starts.

--Angels won five of their last six games.
--Texas lost 17 of their last 24 games.

--Six of last eight Angel games stayed under total.

Interleague
•Athletics-Braves - 8:05 PM
--Lester is 3-0, 2.49 in three starts for Oakland.
--Minor is 1-3, 7.17 in his last four starts.

--Oakland lost six of its last seven games.
--Braves won three of their last four games.

--Seven of last ten Oakland road games went over total.

[B]•Incredible Stat of the Day
Cardinals Adam Wainwright is a remarkable 26-6 in his team starts (81.2%) against the money line versus an National League team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last two seasons. Wainwright had a solid outing last time out but didn't get enough support to take over the major league wins lead. He hasn't usually needed too much help in home starts versus the San Diego Padres and will try to have another stellar performance against them Sunday in St. Louis while earning his 15th win.

The right-hander's inability to get a 15th victory allowed Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto to take over the wins lead Friday. He'll try to move into a tie with Cueto while earning his fifth victory in as many home starts against San Diego. Wainwright has a 0.84 ERA in those prior matchups in St. Louis and gave up two runs over eight innings in his most recent one, a 3-2 win July 21, 2013. He is 5-2 with a 1.20 ERA in seven overall starts against San Diego and went 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA last season.

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50 Dime Play
Cincinnati Reds -129

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Today's NFL PicksDenver at San FranciscoThe 49ers return home following last week's 23-3 loss to the Ravens in Baltimore as they host Denver on Sunday. San Francisco is the pick (-3) according to Dunkel, which has the 49ers favored by 5 1/2. Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-5 1/2). Here are all of this week's NFL preseason picks.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Time Posted: 10:00 a.m. EST (8/12)


Game 427-428: Denver at San Francisco (4:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 119.393; San Francisco 125.031
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 5 1/2; 44
Vegas Line: San Francisco by 3; 40
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-3); Over


Game 429-430: Kansas City at Carolina (8:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City 123.384; Carolina 122.008
Dunkel Line: Kansas City by 1 1/2; 44
Vegas Line: Carolina by 3; 39
Dunkel Pick: Kansas City (+3); Over

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Today's CFL PicksBC at TorontoThe Lions head to Toronto tonight and come into the contest with a 6-1 ATS record in their last 7 games in Week 8 of the season. BC is the pick (-3) according to Dunkel, which has the Lions favored by 8. Dunkel Pick: BC (-3). Here are all of this week's CFL picks.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Time Posted: 10:00 a.m. EST (8/16)


Game 129-130: BC at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: BC 115.791; Toronto 107.923
Dunkel Line: BC by 8; 56
Vegas Line: BC by 3; 51
Dunkel Pick: BC (-3); Over

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Today's MLB PicksOakland at AtlantaAfter dropping the first two games of the series, the A's look to salvage a win against an Atlanta team that is 2-10 in Mike Minor's last 12 interleague starts. Oakland is the pick (-145) according to Dunkel, which has the A's favored by 2 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-145). Here are all of today's MLB picks.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Time Posted: 6:30 a.m. EST


Game 951-952: Chicago Cubs at NY Mets (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cubs (arrieta) 14.874; NY Mets (Montero) 16..421
Dunkel Line: NY Mets by 1 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Chicago Cubs (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: NY Mets (+105); Under


Game 953-954: Arizona at Miami (1:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Arizona (Collmenter) 16.721; Miami (Koehler) 15.667
Dunkel Line: Arizona by 1; 7
Vegas Line: Miami (-150); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Arizona (+130); Under


Game 955-956: San Diego at St. Louis (2:15 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego (Despaigne) 16.402; St. Louis (Wainwright) 17.336
Dunkel Line: St. Louis by 1; 6
Vegas Line: St. Louis (-200); 7
Dunkel Pick: St. Louis (-200); Under


Game 957-958: Philadelphia at San Francisco (4:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Philadelphia (Buchanan) 14.112; San Francisco (Lincecum) 16.331
Dunkel Line: San Francisco by 2; 9
Vegas Line: San Francisco (-170); 7 1/2
Dunkel Pick: San Francisco (-170); Over


Game 959-960: Cincinnati at Colorado (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Latos) 16.332; Colorado (Lyles) 14.887
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 2 1/2; 8
Vegas Line: Cincinnati (-130); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Cincinnati (-130); Under


Game 961-962: Milwaukee at LA Dodgers (4:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Milwaukee (Peralta) 15.332; LA Dodgers (Haren) 17.451
Dunkel Line: LA Dodgers by 2; 7
Vegas Line: LA Dodgers (-110); 8
Dunkel Pick: LA Dodgers (-110); Under


Game 963-964: Pittsburgh at Washington (5:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Pittsburgh (Volquez) 16.668; Washington (Fister) 15.512
Dunkel Line: Pittsburgh by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Washington (-165); 7
Dunkel Pick: Pittsburgh (+145); Over


Game 965-966: Seattle at Detroit (1:08 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Seattle (Young) 16/414; Detroit (Ray) 14.872
Dunkel Line: Seattle by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Detroit (-120); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+100); Over


Game 967-968: Baltimore at Cleveland (1:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Baltimore (Gausman) 17.762; Cleveland (Salazar) 16.212
Dunkel Line: Baltimore by 1 1/2;
Vegas Line: Cleveland (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Baltimore (-105); Over


Game 969-970: Houston at Boston (1:35 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Houston (McHugh) 15.599; Boston (Kelly) 14.776
Dunkel Line: Houston by 1; 8
Vegas Line: Boston (-145); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+125); Under


Game 971-972: NY Yankees at Tampa Bay (1:40 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: NY Yankees (Kuroda) 14.612; Tampa Bay (Hellickson) 17.231
Dunkel Line: Tampa Bay by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Tampa Bay (-125); 7
Dunkel Pick: Tampa Bay (-125); Under


Game 973-974: Toronto at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto (Hutchison) 15.402; White Sox (Carroll) 13.973
Dunkel Line: Toronto by 1 1/2; 10
Vegas Line: Toronto (-140); 9
Dunkel Pick: Toronto (-140); Over


Game 975-976: Kansas City at Minnesota (2:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Kansas City (Guthrie) 14.787; Minnesota (Milone) 16.390
Dunkel Line: Minnesota by 1 1/2; 9
Vegas Line: Kansas City (-115); 8 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-105); Over


Game 977-978: LA Angels at Texas (3:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: LA Angels (Santiago) 14.321; Texas (Tepesch) 15.875
Dunkel Line: Texas by 1 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: LA Angels (-165); 9 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Texas (+145); Over


Game 979-980: Oakland at Atlanta (8:05 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Oakland (Lester) 17.442; Atlanta (Minor) 14.913
Dunkel Line: Oakland by 2 1/2; 6
Vegas Line: Oakland (-145); 7
Dunkel Pick: Oakland (-145); Under


Game 981-982: Cincinnati at Colorado (9:10 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Cincinnati (Axelrod) 15.310; Colorado (Flande) 13.776
Dunkel Line: Cincinnati by 1 1/2; 11
Vegas Line: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

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WNBA Basketball PicksPhoenix at SeattleThe Storm host a Phoenix team that is coming off a 76-69 win over Los Angeles last night and is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games following a SU victory. Seattle is the pick (+4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Mercury favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: Phoenix (+4 1/2). Here are all of today's WNBA picks


SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Time Posted: 7:00 a.m. EST


Game 601-602: Atlanta at Connecticut (1:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 114.710; Connecticut 108.870
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 6; 152
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 3 1/2; 157
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-3 1/2); Under


Game 603-604: Indiana at New York (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 113.759; New York 110.218
Dunkel Line & Total: Indiana by 3 1/2; 138
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1; 143 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Indiana (-1); Under


Game 605-606: San Antonio at Chicago (6:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: San Antonio 110.793; Chicago 114.850
Dunkel Line & Total: Chicago by 4; 159
Vegas Line & Total: Chicago by 6 1/2; 154
Dunkel Pick: San Antonio (+6 1/2); Over


Game 607-608: Phoenix at Seattle (9:00 p.m. EST)
Dunkel Ratings: Phoenix 114.078; Seattle 113.060
Dunkel Line & Total: Phoenix by 1; 153
Vegas Line & Total: Phoenix by 4 1/2; 148 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Seattle (+4 1/2); Over

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***** Sunday, 8/17/14 MLB Information *****
(ALL RESULTS VS. ML) - Against The Money-Line - and most recent, unless noted otherwise. Each and every day during the 2014 Major League Baseball season we will analyze all of your daily baseball action, featuring on hot and cold pitchers, hot and cold teams, over/unders and home plate umpire trends. We will also highlight some of our Highly-Rated (Situational & Match-up) Power Trends, along with some of our Situational Analysis (Betting Systems) that pertain to some of that days match-ups.
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MLB Betting News and Notes - Week #20
•Kershaw's Win Streak Ends At 11 In Loss To Brewers: Clayton Kershaw gave up two home runs, as many as he did in his previous 11 starts, and that was enough to abruptly snap his long winning streak. Ryan Braun and Carlos Gomez homered against the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner and three-time defending major league ERA champion on Saturday night, as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 behind eight solid innings from Yovani Gallardo. Kershaw (14-3), who had won 11 straight decisions, allowed five hits and no walks and struck out 11 in going the distance for the 17th time in 202 career starts. "It comes down to (the fact that) I got outpitched," said Kershaw, who had a 1.16 ERA over his previous 13 starts since his last loss on May 28 against Cincinnati. Last Sunday, he held the NL Central-leading Brewers to one run in eight innings in a 5-1 victory at Milwaukee.

•Reds Place Bailey On DL, Promote Axelrod: Days after the Cincinnati Reds announced that Homer Bailey would miss his upcoming start due to a right elbow injury, the team placed the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. The move was made retroactive to Aug. 8, meaning Bailey could be activated as soon as Friday. According to the Reds, an MRI exam revealed that Bailey has a strained flexor mass in his pitching elbow. The Reds purchased the contract of right-hander Dylan Axelrod from Triple-A Louisville, and he was scheduled to start Saturday night in Denver against the Colorado Rockies. Bailey's injury is believed to have occurred during an at-bat in an Aug. 7 start against the Cleveland Indians. Bailey threw seven shutout innings during a 4-0 victory.

After a couple of rocky stretches this season, Bailey was hitting his stride heading into the season's stretch run. In two August starts, Bailey is 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA with 13 strikeouts and just walks in 14 innings. Overall, he is 9-5 with a 3.71 ERA in 23 starts. Axelrod, 29, spent parts of the previous three seasons with the Chicago White Sox, going 7-13 with a 5.36 ERA in 48 games (30 starts). Pitching for the Triple-A affiliates of the White Sox and the Reds this year, he was a combined 8-8 with a 4.09 ERA in 23 games (21 starts). To clear a spot for Axelrod on the 40-man roster, the Reds transferred first baseman Joey Votto from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Votto, out since July 6 due to a left leg injury, is not expected to begin baseball activity until the end of August.

•Trade Rumors Continue To Swirl Around Phils' Hamels: The rumors of Cole Hamels' departure will not soon subside. The ace lefthander cannot be traded until November. Whether or not to deal Hamels to replenish a depleted pool of young talent will be the winter's most significant dilemma. Hamels has made his intent clear: He wants to remain in Philadelphia. But he wants to win, and contention could take the Phillies years to recapture. "For me the idea is to try to turn it around rather quickly," manager Ryne Sandberg said. "You have to have starting pitching to do that and he'd be a big piece." That is why the Phillies will want an acquiring team to surrender three or four top prospects and assume the $96 million owed to Hamels. They are in no way motivated to trade the 30-year-old pitcher; Sandberg identified starting pitching as the team's greatest need moving forward.

"He'd be a tough one to replace," Sandberg said. "He'd be tough to replace. We have question marks about Cliff [Lee]. Cliff, we won't know. A.J. [Burnett], we don't know. You have to start your staff somewhere and he'd be a good place to start." Lee, 35, is sidelined by a strained left elbow. Burnett, 37, has a player option worth as much as $12.75 million next season. Sandberg said he does not have a read on whether Burnett will retire. Hamels entered Friday with a 1.76 ERA in his last 18 starts. He needed just 21 pitches to silence the Giants in the first two innings. The rumors may have motivated Hamels. "The good ones rise to the top, and he's a good one," Sandberg said. "I think one way or another, there was a challenge there. He's taken his game to a different level."

Around The League
--Washington Nationals right-hander Doug Fister has been nearly automatic over the past month and a half as he leads the Washington Nationals into Sunday's tilt with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Fister is 7-2 straight up over his last nine starts while giving up no fewer than three runs in any of those outings.

--Oakland Athletics left-hander Jon Lester will look to make it four straight victories with his new team on Sunday Night Baseball as he takes on the host Atlanta Braves. Lester has won each of his first three starts in an Oakland uniform, posting a 2.49 ERA while allowing zero home runs over that stretch.

--The Chicago Cubs optioned outfielder Junior Lake to Triple-A Iowa Saturday and recalled right-handed pitcher Dan Straily. Lake, 24, is batting just .216 with 102 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 305 plate appearances. He batted .284 in 64 games last year but has struggled this season. Straily, 25, was acquired on July 4 as part of the trade that sent right-hander Jeff Samardzija to the Oakland A's. He went 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA in seven starts with Iowa. In parts of three major league seasons, he is 13-11 with a 4.11 ERA over 41 starts.

--New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday. It was the ace's first bullpen session in a month since going on the disabled list with a partial tear in his right elbow. Tanaka pitched from the mound before Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Tanaka looked "fine," but it is "more important how he feels tomorrow." Tanaka has been on the disabled list July 9. The club hopes he can avoid season-ending surgery and return in September. The Japanese star is 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA over 18 starts in his first season as a major leaguer.

--Minor league pitcher Francisco Almonte was handed a 72-game suspension without pay from the commissioner's office after a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs. Almonte, a right-hander, tested positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. The suspension is effective immediately after Almonte signs with another major league organization.

--The Cleveland Indians activated outfielder Michael Bourn from the 15-day disabled list. Bourn was on the DL since July 6 with a strained left hamstring. He played six games in a minor league rehab assignment with Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus that started Aug. 5. For the season, Bourn is batting .267 with nine doubles, seven triples, three home runs, 21 RBIs and 37 runs scored in 66 games.

--The Chicago Cubs traded 2009 first-round draft pick Brett Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league relief pitcher Blake Cooper. Jackson, a former top prospect of the Cubs, is in Triple-A. The outfielder made his major league debut in 2012 but has a .175 batting average with 59 strikeouts in 44 major league games.

--The Detroit Tigers are ready to call up right-handed reliever Jim Johnson from Triple-A Toledo but he wants one more minor league outing, according to the Detroit News. The Tigers picked up Johnson less than two weeks ago and signed him to a minor league contract. He was released by the Oakland A's on Aug. 1. Johnson, a former closer, had a 7.14 ERA in 38 appearances with Oakland before the team let him go. The A's still owe him his $10 million salary for this year.

--Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is scheduled for knee surgery on Monday that likely will end his season. The Rockies announced Thursday night that Gonzalez will undergo a procedure on the left patellar tendon but did not specify the length of the recovery or when he might return to baseball activities.

--Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander, who only pitched one inning in his last start on Monday because of shoulder soreness, will not pick up a baseball until Tuesday, Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said. Verlander could throw a bullpen session during the middle of next week if the pain is gone.

--The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-hander John Axford as right-hander Stolmy Pimentel was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild right ankle sprain, according to Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle. Axford was 2-3 with 10 saves an ERA of 3.92 with the Cleveland Indians this season. "He's got great experience. Has been through a lot, wants the ball, wants to pitch. I think he's going to be a healthy addition for our club," Hurdle said of Axford, who was picked up on waivers by the Pirates on Thursday morning.
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Betting Notes - Sunday

National League
•Cubs-Mets - 1:10 PM
--Arrieta is 1-3, 4.78 in his last five starts.
--Mets are 0-5 when Montero starts (0-3, 6.48).

--Cubs lost 13 of their last 18 road games.
--Mets won last two home games, after losing previous five.

--Under is 7-2-1 in Cubs' last ten games.

•Diamondbacks-Marlins - 1:10 PM
--Collmenter is 0-1, 6.88 in his last four starts.
--Koehler is 1-2, 4.50 in his last three starts.

--Arizona is 8-13 in its last twenty-one games.
--Marlins won six of their last nine games.

--Under is 7-2-1 in last ten Arizona games.

•Padres-Cardinals - 2:15 PM
--Despaigne is 1-2, 4.91 in his last five starts.
--Wainwright is 2-3, 5.23 in his last five starts.

--San Diego won six of its last eight games.
--Cardinals won three of their last four games.

--Six of last seven St Louis home games stayed under.

•Phillies-Giants - 4:05 PM
--Buchanan is 2-1, 3.26 in his last three starts.
--Lincecum is 0-3, 8.51 in his last five starts.

--Philly lost six of its last eight games.
--Giants also lost six of their last eight games.

--Four of last five San Francisco games went over.

•Reds-Rockies - 4:10 PM
--Axelrod is 7-13, 5.36 in 30 MLB starts; this is his first '14 start. He was 8-8, 4.09 in 21 AAA starts this season. Latos is 2-0, 2.08 in last three starts.
--Lyles is 1-1, 6.07 in his last six starts. Colorado is 0-7 when Flande starts (0-5, 5.59)

--Cincinnati lost five of its last seven games.
--Rockies lost 15 of their last 19 games. .

--Eight of last ten Lyles starts went over total.

•Brewers-Dodgers - 4:10 PM
--Peralta is 5-1, 2.29 in his last six starts.
--Haren is 2-0, 2.03 in his last two starts.

--Milwaukee won last three games, allowing seven runs.
--Dodgers lost three of their last four games.

--Under is 6-2 in last eight Milwaukee games.

•Pirates-Nationals - 5:05 PM
--Volquez is 2-0, 1.38 in his last two starts.
--Fister is 6-1, 1.88 in his last seven starts.

--Pittsburgh lost six of last eight, including last five on road.
--Nationals won eight of their last ten games.

--Seven of last nine Pirate road games went over total.
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American League
•Mariners-Tigers - 1:05 PM
--Young is 3-0, 3.09 in his last four starts.
--Ray is 0-2, 11.88 in his last two starts.

--Mariners won nine of their last eleven games.
--Detroit won six of its last seven home games.

--Four of last five Young starts went over the total.

•Orioles-Indians - 1:05 PM
--Gausman is 2-1, 3.65 in his last four starts.
--Salazar is 3-1, 4.09 in his last four starts.

--Orioles lost three of their last four road games.
--Cleveland won five of its last six games.

--Last six Cleveland games stayed under total.

•Astros-Red Sox - 1:35 PM
--McHugh is 2-0, 1.40 in his last three starts.
--Kelly is 0-0, 2.07 in two starts for Boston, both Red Sox wins.

--Houston lost seven of its last eight road games.
--Red Sox won six of their last eight games.

--Six of last nine McHugh starts stayed under total.

•Yankees-Tampa Bay - 1:40 PM
--Kuroda is 0-2, 4.34 in his last three starts.
--Hellickson is 1-1, 2.05 in five starts (26.2 IP).

--New York lost five of last five games, outscored 30-10.
--Rays won seven of their last ten games.

--Under is 8-2-1 in last eleven Yankees games.

•Blue Jays-White Sox - 2:10 PM
--Hutchison is 2-4, 6.69 in his last seven starts.
--Carroll is 0-2, 6.65 in his last four starts.

--Toronto lost ten of its last fourteen games.
--White Sox lost nine of their last thirteen games.

--Five of last six Hutchison starts went over total.

•Royals-Twins - 2:10 PM
--Guthrie is 3-1, 4.62 in his last four starts.
--Milone is 5-0, 3.26 in his last ten starts.

--Royals won 14 of their last 17 games.
--Minnesota won four of its last six games.

--10 of last 13 Kansas City road games stayed under.

•Angels-Rangers - 3:05 PM
--Santiago is 0-0, 2.08 in his last four starts.
--Tepesch is 1-0, 1.42 in his last couple starts.

--Angels won five of their last six games.
--Texas lost 17 of their last 24 games.

--Six of last eight Angel games stayed under total.

Interleague
•Athletics-Braves - 8:05 PM
--Lester is 3-0, 2.49 in three starts for Oakland.
--Minor is 1-3, 7.17 in his last four starts.

--Oakland lost six of its last seven games.
--Braves won three of their last four games.

--Seven of last ten Oakland road games went over total.

•Incredible Stat of the Day
Cardinals Adam Wainwright is a remarkable 26-6 in his team starts (81.2%) against the money line versus an National League team with an on base percentage .315 or worse over the last two seasons. Wainwright had a solid outing last time out but didn't get enough support to take over the major league wins lead. He hasn't usually needed too much help in home starts versus the San Diego Padres and will try to have another stellar performance against them Sunday in St. Louis while earning his 15th win.

The right-hander's inability to get a 15th victory allowed Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto to take over the wins lead Friday. He'll try to move into a tie with Cueto while earning his fifth victory in as many home starts against San Diego. Wainwright has a 0.84 ERA in those prior matchups in St. Louis and gave up two runs over eight innings in his most recent one, a 3-2 win July 21, 2013. He is 5-2 with a 1.20 ERA in seven overall starts against San Diego and went 2-0 with a 1.76 ERA last season.

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Gamblers Data


Free Play Sunday

Seattle +100

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty missed with the Rays on Saturday and likes the Nationals on Sunday.

The deficit is 567 sirignanos.

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Hondo

Hondo scored easily with the Tribe again Saturday night but whiffed with the Mariners and Pirates, whose late collapse raised the deficit to 1,530 shows.

Sunday: Mr. Aitch will take a stab with the Padres to show Cards who their daddies are — 10 units on Despaigne. Also, 10 on the Cubs to keep Montero out of the win column.

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CFL

Week 8

BCLions (4-3) @ Toronto (3-4)-- Lions won four of last five games after 0-2 start; underdogs covered all three of their road games. BC is 2-1 on road, scoring 20 ppg (they average 25.8 ppg at home). Toronto won last two games after 1-4 start; they're 2-1 at home, with all three games decided by 17+ points. Western teams are 18-4 SU vs eastern teams this year; BC is 16-2 in its last 18 games with Toronto, splitting last four visits here- they lost 38-12 (-6.5) in LY's visit. Eight of BC's last ten games here stayed under total, as have five of seven Lionn games and four of last five Toronto games. Argos just played five days ago, beating Winnipeg 38-21.

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StatFox Super Situations

WNBA | PHOENIX at SEATTLE
Play Under - Road teams where the total is between 140 and 149.5 points top caliber team - outscoring their opponents by 9+ points/game, after scoring 75 points or more
29-8 since 1997. ( 78.4% | 20.2 units )

WNBA | SAN ANTONIO at CHICAGO
Play On - Favorites vs. the money line (CHICAGO) revenging a same season loss versus opponent, a marginal losing team (40% to 49%) playing a losing team
80-22 since 1997. ( 78.4% | 0.0 units )
6-5 this year. ( 54.5% | 0.0 units )

WNBA | INDIANA at NEW YORK
Play Under - Road teams where the first half total is between 65.5 and 70.5 points good foul drawing team - attempting >=20 free throws/game, up-tempo team averaging 62 or more shots/game on the season
259-159 since 1997. ( 62.0% | 84.1 units )
6-3 this year. ( 66.7% | 2.7 units )

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StatFox Super Situations

MLB | ARIZONA at MIAMI
Play On - Road teams (ARIZONA) cold hitting team - batting .240 or worse over their last 15 games, starting a over rested pitcher who is working on 7 or more days rest
122-100 over the last 5 seasons. ( 55.0% | 55.1 units )
14-15 this year. ( 48.3% | 1.4 units )

StatFox Situational Power Trends

MLB | SEATTLE at DETROIT
SEATTLE is 24-13 (+15.8 Units) against the money line in Road games with an on base percentage of .310 or worse over their last 20 games this season.
The average score was: SEATTLE (4.7) , OPPONENT (3.1)

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EZWINNERS

EZ's Plays For Sunday

A 3-0 sweep on Saturday! A big eight play Major League Baseball card for Sunday. Best of luck!

-EZ

3* (953) Arizona Diamondbacks +$130

3* (969) Houston Astros +$130

3* (955) San Diego Padres +$161

3* (978) Texas Rangers +$135

3* (957) Philadelphia Phillies +$140

3* (960) Colorado Rockies +$124

3* (963) Pittsburgh Pirates +$145

3* (980) Atlanta Braves +$120

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Bookiemonsters

POD Detroit Tigers -115


Money Generators

New York Mets +100

Chicago White Sox +100


FREE PLAY Los Angeles Dodgers -105

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Sunday's Preseason Tips
By Kevin Rogers

Week 2 Recap: The home teams put up a 5-0 straight-up and 3-2 against the spread record on Thursday and Friday. The road clubs bounced back nicely on Saturday night by compiling a 5-3 SU and 6-2 ATS record, as the Vikings and Steelers each won by a combined five points at home with late scores. The ‘over’ went 4-4 last night after the ‘over’ finished a perfect 4-0 on Friday night.

Broncos at 49ers (-4½, 41½)

2014 Preseason Records: DEN (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS), SF (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS)

Previous preseason meeting: Broncos beat 49ers, 10-6 as three-point road underdogs in 2013.

Preseason review: Denver picked up a tiny bit of revenge from this past February’s Super Bowl beatdown by Seattle, as the Broncos rallied past the Seahawks, 21-16 as one-point home ‘dogs. The 49ers traveled east and didn’t put up much of a fight in a 23-3 defeat to the Ravens. San Francisco was outgained by nearly 200 yards, while Baltimore held the ball for almost 40 minutes.

Expert Analysis: Doc’s Sports - Denver has been getting blown out in Week 2 of the exhibition season and we fully expect that trend to continue on Sunday. The Broncos lost last year by 30 points and by 20 points in 2012 (both losses to Seattle). San Francisco is opening up a new stadium and that will give them the little extra effort needed to win this game by 7 to 10 points. This will be another regular season rematch and thus I do not expect the Broncos to move it up-tempo and John Fox is just 4-8 in Week 2 in the preseason.

Chiefs at Panthers (-3½, 40)

2014 Preseason Records: KC (1-0 SU, 0-0-1 ATS), CAR (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS)

Previous preseason meeting: Chiefs beat Panthers, 30-10 as 3 ½-point home favorites in 1997.

Preseason review: Kansas City outlasted Cincinnati, 41-39, but pushed as two-point favorites. The Chiefs benefited from a pair of interception returns for touchdowns to win their third straight exhibition contest dating back to last August. Cam Newton sat out Carolina’s preseason opening loss to Buffalo, 20-18 as short home underdogs. The Panthers scored on a pair of long touchdown passes, but a late two-point conversion failed to tie the game.

Expert Analysis: Tony Stoffo - With Newton nursing offseason ankle surgery and an unsettled offensive line, the Panthers could only manage six points and 70+ yards in the first half against the Bills in Week 1. While even though the Chiefs put up 41 points on the Bengals in the first half, they could only manage three offensive field goal drives as the rest of their points were on 80-yard punt return and a 36-yard Sean Smith pick-six for a score. So I feel we have a ton of value in this total as the public and the odds makers have over-reacted to what the Chiefs did and posted an extremely high total here.

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Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers

The Kansas City Chiefs came out on top of a 41-39 shootout with the Cincinnati Bengals in their first preseason game. While on the surface that score might lead some to believe the Chiefs’ offense was dominant, the reality is that 27 of the team’s 41 points came from the defense and special teams. The Chiefs had a kick return touchdown, two interception return touchdowns, and two field goals in the win over Cincinnati in addition to two offensive scores. Kansas City will look to build on that performance in its second preseason game this Sunday against a Carolina Panthers’ team that suffered a close 20-18 loss to the Buffalo Bills in its exhibition opener.

Players We’re Watching

De’Anthony Thomas – Kansas City Chiefs

The fourth-round pick out of Oregon showed off his speed in his first NFL preseason game with an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown. Thomas caught the punt, made a wicked spin move, then hit the lane with a ridiculous burst of speed and took it the distance. An absolute burner that the Chiefs envision being a contributor as a receiver, running back, and return man, Thomas is a threat to make a big play every time he touches the ball. Special teams coach Dave Toub is an excellent motivator that knows how to get the most out of his players and the rookie return man is an outstanding weapon. Keep an eye out for Thomas on special teams and on offense where he had just one carry for three yards in the preseason opener.

Kelvin Benjamin – Carolina Panthers

The Panthers’ receiving core was completely revamped in the offseason after the team said goodbye to Steve Smith, Brandon LaFell, and Ted Ginn. The team added veterans Jason Avant and Jerricho Cotchery but the biggest move came in the draft when they selected Florida State wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin with their first-round pick. At 6’5, 241 pounds, Benjamin is an absolute monster target that can outmuscle defenders and win jump balls. He also has excellent speed and elite body control, which he showed last week when he made his first NFL catch. Benjamin sprinted down the left side of the field and seemed to have a step on his man but was forced to adjust to an under thrown ball so he dove to make a spectacular touchdown catch. Benjamin is being relied on as the Panthers’ No. 1 receiver in year one and it already looks as though he is very capable.

Preseason Coaching Trend

Andy Reid hasn’t finished with a preseason record below .500 since 2009 and that likely won’t change this year with a deep roster and plenty of battles going on at the skill positions. Ron Rivera went 3-1 in the preseason a year ago but there isn’t the same urgency there was coming off a down year in 2013 and Cam Newton isn’t available.

Prediction

The Chiefs got scoring contributions from the offense, defense, and special teams in their preseason opener and while the final result didn’t count, this team looked organized and ready to compete in all three facets of the game. Carolina isn’t as good as its record was a year ago and it will take some time to get in to form with so many new faces. Look for this to be a lower scoring game with Kansas City securing its second preseason win.

Pick: Kansas City Chiefs +3

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Maddux Sports

MLB

10* Cleveland Indians -111

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MLB

'Rubber Match'

The finale of a three game set between San Francisco and Philadelphia is the betting focus for Sunday. The Giants will have Lincecum handling the start. Lincecum is 9-8 on the year, with an ERA of 4.51. The righty not overly sharp of late is 0-1 in his last three with a whopping 9.95 ERA. Philadelphia will send out right-hander David Buchanan, who currently sports a 6-6 record with a 4.40 ERA. Buchanan is 2-1 his last three with a smart 3.26 ERA. Home cooking has not helped Giants the past month or so, compiling a record of 3-7 record last ten, 7-14 mark last twenty-one before the home audience. Those home numbers along with Lincecum experiencing a rough spot it's a challenge backing San Francisco. However, digging deeper to get a better take on the situation Lincecum is 6-3 with a 3.51 ERA at home (10-4 TSR), compared with 3-5, 5.98 on the road (5-6 TSR). The fact that this game is a rubber match a telling baseball betting stat leaps out. Giants are 5-2 at home this year in a rubber matchup including 1-0 w/Lincecum. A final betting nugget pointing to a San Francisco victory, Phillies are 0-3 on the road w/Buchanan off a loss it's previous effort.

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Advanced sports investments

Perry Soccer Club


France - Ligue 1
HSC Montpellier @ Olympique Marseille - Over 2.5 +105 (8am)


Switzerland - Axpo Superleague
Young Boys Bern @ FC Vaduz - Over 2.5 -135 (10am)

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Game of the Day: A's at Braves

Oakland Athletics at Atlanta Braves (+133, 7)

Jon Lester has won his first three starts for Oakland, pitching like the game-changer the Athletics envisioned when they acquired him from Boston at the trade deadline. Oakland needs another strong performance from its new ace when it tries to avoid a sweep in Sunday night’s series finale at the Atlanta Braves, as the Athletics – who held sole possession of first place in the American League West for 106 consecutive days – are now two percentage points behind the Los Angeles Angels. The Braves have held Oakland to five runs on nine hits in taking the first two games, and while six games behind first-place Washington in the National League East, they are much closer in the wild-card race.

Atlanta sits 1 1/2 games behind San Francisco for the final NL playoff spot, winning three of its last four contests after dropping 11 of its previous 13. Justin Upton brings a seven-game hitting streak into the series finale while Chris Johnson, who went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in Saturday’s 4-3 victory, is in the midst of a five-game run. The offense has contributed greatly to Oakland's skid, collecting five hits or fewer in four of its last six games while scoring fewer than four runs five times.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, ESPN

LINE HISTORY: Pinnacle Sports opened the Braves as +129 home dogs, but that has moved to +133. The total has held steady at seven.

INJURY WATCH: A's - SS Jed Lowrie (15-day DL, hamstring), 2B Nick Punto (15-day DL, hamstring).

POWER RANKINGS: A's (-204), Braves (-164).

WHAT CAPPERS SAY: "The Athletics took a gamble before the trade deadline when they traded away back-to-back defending Home Run Derby champion Yoenis Cespedes to the Red Sox. Oakland's offense has been inconsistent since that trade. One of the new acquisitions from Boston in that trade is starting pitcher Jon Lester. He has continued to pitch well since arriving in Oakland with a 2.49 ERA in three starts so far which almost identical to his 2.52 ERA in 21 starts with Boston earlier this season." Steve Merril

PITCHING MATCHUP: Athletics LH Jon Lester (13-7, 2.51 ERA) vs. Braves LH Mike Minor (4-8, 5.33)

Lester has allowed six earned runs while registering 20 strikeouts over 21 2/3 innings in his first three starts for Oakland and is 7-0 with a 1.46 ERA in his last seven outings overall. He followed a three-hit shutout over Minnesota in his second turn for the Athletics with a performance against Kansas City on Tuesday in which he yielded three runs and hits over six frames. Lester beat the Braves on May 27 in Atlanta while with the Red Sox, allowing three runs and fanning seven in six innings.

Minor seemed to benefit from being skipped in the rotation prior to his start against the Dodgers on Tuesday, as he allowed three runs with seven strikeouts despite losing for the third time in his last four outings. He is 2-4 in his last eight starts, yielding 34 earned runs on 64 hits (eight homers) in 44 2/3 innings. Minor has surrendered at least eight hits in each of his last five starts and five or more runs three times in that span.


TRENDS:

* Athletics are 1-4 in the last five meetings in Atlanta.
* Braves are 1-7 in their last eight games as an underdog.
* Athletics are 1-8 in their last nine games with umpire Ted Barrett behind home plate.
* Athletics are 0-4 in their last four overall.

CONSENSUS: 69 percent of wagers are backing the A's.

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Rain could be a factor at these parks Sunday
Andrew Avery

Target Field in Minnesota, Busch Stadium in St. Louis and Rangers Ballpark in Arlington could all be hit with showers Sunday afternoon.

Weather forecasts are calling for a 40 percent possibility of showers by first pitch in Minnesota, a 30 percent of showers turning into a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in St. Louis and a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in Texas Sunday.

The Twins are +102 home dogs with the Kansas City Royals in town, the Cards are -190 faves versus the Padres, while the Rangers are +130 dogs as the host the Los Angeles Angels.

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Paul Leiner

100* Over 7 Pittsburgh Pirates/Washington Nationals

50* Boston Red Sox -145

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FantasySportsGametime

SUNDAY NFLX FOOTBALL

1000* Play San Francisco -4.5 over Denver (TOP NFL PLAY)

San Francisco has covered the spread three consecutive preseason home games when playing as a favorite of seven points or less and they have covered the spread in four consecutive preseason games coming off a non-conference game.San Francisco has covered the spread in 4 of the last 5 preseason games vs. AFC West Division Opponents and they have covered the spread in 3 of the last 4 preseason games coming off an UNDER the total in their last game.


1000* Play Carolina -3 over Kansas City (TOP NFL PLAY)

Kansas City has lost 35 of the last 49 preseason games against the spread when the line posted is between +3 to -3 and they have lost 30 of the last 45 preseason games against the spread when playing as an underdog.Kansas City has lost 26 of the last 39 preseason road games against the spread and they have lost 24 of the last 35 preseason games against the spread coming off a home game.

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MLB Baseball

1000* Play Washington -150 over Pittsburgh (MLB TOP PLAY)

Doug Fister has won 26 of the last 35 games when pitching as a favorite of -150 or higher and he has won 27 of the last 38 home games.Doug Fister has won 13 of the last 17 games coming off a game where he did not walk a batter and he has won 32 of the last 45 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season.

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50* Play Miami -140 over Arizona (MLB BONUS PLAY)
50* Play San Francisco -160 over Philadelphia (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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XpertPicks

SUNDAY

TOP NFL FOOTBALL PLAYS

•Play San Francisco -4.5 over Denver---RISK 10% OF YOUR BANKROLL

San Francisco has won 16 of the last 20 preseason games when playing as a home favorite of seven points or less and they have won 9 of the last 13 preseason games after allowing 175 or more rushing yards in their last game.San Francisco has won 4 consecutive preseason games coming off a non-conference game and they have won three consecutive preseason games coming off a road game.


•Play Carolina -3 over Kansas City---RISK 10% OF YOUR BANKROLL

Kansas City has lost 34 of the last 45 preseason games when playing as an underdog and they have lost 30 of the last 40 preseason road games.Kansas City has lost 25 of the last 37 preseason games coming off an OVER the total in their last game and they have lost 25 of the last 36 preseason games coming off a home game.

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TOP CANADIAN FOOTBALL PLAY

•Play British Columbia -3 over Toronto---RISK 5% OF YOUR BANKROLL

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XpertPicks

SUNDAY BASEBALL

•Play Kansas City -120 over Minnesota----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll) 2:00 PM EST

Jeremy Guthrie has won 29 of the last 45 games when the total posted is between 8 and 8.5 runs and he has won 25 of the last 39 games vs. division opponents. Jeremy Guthrie has won 24 of the last 42 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season and he is 8-3 vs. Minnesota over his career with an ERA of 2.91.


•Play Boston -140 over Houston----Top Play (Risk 5% of your Bankroll) 1:30 PM EST

Collin McHugh has lost 15 of the last 21 games when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs and he has lost 10 of the last 13 games when pitching in the 2nd half of the season. Collin McHugh has lost 6 of the last 8 day games and he has lost 11 of the last 17 games when pitching as an underdog of +100 or higher.

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BeatYourBookie

SUNDAY

MLB BASEBALL

10* Play Boston -140 over Houston (MLB TOP PLAY)

Houston is 23-49 when playing on a Sunday
Houston is 20-50 when playing in the month of August
Houston is 42-89 in day games the last three seasons


10* Play Kansas City -120 over Minnesota (MLB TOP PLAY)

Kansas City is 57-29 when playing as a favorite of -125 to -175
Kansas City is 62-49 when the total posted is between 7 and 8.5 runs
Kansas City is 12-2 when playing in the month of August

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5* Play New York Yankees +115 over Tampa Bay (MLB BONUS PLAY)
5* Play LA Angels -140 over Texas (MLB BONUS PLAY)

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BOB BALFE

CHICAGO CUBS -120
(Arrieta/Montero)

NFLX SELECTION
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS/DENVER BRONCOS - UNDER 41.5

NFLX SELECTION
CAROLINA PANTHERS/KANSAS CITY CHIEFS - UNDER 40.5

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WNBA

Sunday, August 17


Perfect Saturday on hardwood for Under bettors

If you had taken the Under on all four WNBA games Saturday, you were probably ecstatic at the results. The Under went a perfect 4-0 on the day, improving the season-to-date record to 94-104 Over/Under.

All four games finished convincingly below closing totals with disparities of nine points (New York at Washington), eight points (Chicago at Indiana), 20 points (Tulsa at Minnesota) and 12 points (Los Angeles at Phoenix).

Connecticut hosts Atlanta (157), Indiana visits New York (143.5), San Antonio travels to Chicago (154) and Seattle hosts Phoenix (148.5) on Sunday's WNBA schedule.

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GAMBLING GOD

League: England soccer
Team A: Manchester City
Team B: Newcastle
Pick: Over 3
Risk:$100 to win $118
Time: 11:00 et

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Bones best bet

rays ml -114 *4* best bet

padres @ cardinals - under 7 -110 *2*

marlins ml + nationals ml +178 *3*

athletics -1 - 114 *3*

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ADVANCED SPORTS INVESTMENTS

PJ'S TENNIS CORNER

ATP - WINSTON-SALEM OPEN @ WINSTON SALEM, NC
3:30PM- B PAIRE -190 vs R HAASE
2:00PM- N MAHUT +135 vs B KAVCIC

WTA - CONNECTICUT OPEN @ NEW HAVEN, CT
1:00PM C VANDEWEGHE -165 vs C GIORGI

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SPORTS INSURANCE ADJUSTERS

3* San Francisco RL-1.5 +125
3* Baltimore +115
3*St. Louis RL-1.5 +120
3* LA Angels RL-1.5 +105
Free Selection --- Boston -135

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Gordon24

$300 dodgers-105

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GREG SHAKER

2* 954 Mia / 953 ARI - OVER 7

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Dr. Ed Meyer | MLB Total

dime bet - 964 WAS / 963 PIT - UNDER 7

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Sports Junkie

08-17-14: MLB: Orioles vs Indians (1:05 pm est.)
$500 MLB Play: Indians ML -120

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River City Sharps

The Mariners Chris Young has treated the Sharps and our clients pretty well this season and he will get the ball this afternoon opposing Robbie Ray and the Detroit Tigers. Ray is taking the spot in the rotation vacated by Anibal Sanchez when he went on the DL. Young has been a workhorse for these Mariners this season, who still find themselves right in the thick of the Wild Card race in the AL. We have some questions whether Ray can get the job done for the Tigers as he wasn't exactly lighting the world on fire while pitching for Triple-A Toledo. This will be his second start in the rotation, the first was a 4-2 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday. The Mariners have been a really solid road play, especially against the better teams in the AL. They are 15-6 in their last 21 road games vs. teams with a winning record and 4-0 over Young's last four starts. Conversely, the Tigers are just 5-11 in their last 16 games vs. teams with a winning mark. Young and the Mariners get the final game of this series this afternoon. The Sharps say...

3 UNITS - SEATTLE MARINERS (-105)

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Burns
9* Oakland ML
8* Marlins ML

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LineCatchers

Coming off a 3-1 night on my MLB Plays on Saturday, we head into Sunday’s action on a 14-7 MLB run and look to continue that going with todays plays. I have 6 MLB Plays going today including my MLB GOW Play, this is my top rated play of the week.

The LA Dodgers have dropped he first 2 games of this mini 3 game series against the Brewers and will look to get a W when Dan Haren takes the mound this afternoon. Haren has been very inconsistent this season and comes into this game with a 10-9 record in 24 starts this year. He has pitched to a 4.50 ERA in 140 IP which ranks 3rd worst in the NL among starting pitchers who have worked at least 140 IP in 2014. In 6 ‘Day’ starts this season, Haren has been rocked for 23 ER in just 35 2/3 IP. He is 2-4 with a 5.80 ERA and 1.60 WHIP in those matinee games whilst opponents have hit a lofty .325 against him.

Wily Peralta gets the nod for the Brewers and he comes into todays match up with a 14-7 record in 24 starts this season. The righty has pitched to a 3.46 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in 151 IP in 2014 and the Brewers are 15-9 in games Peralta has started. Peralta is 1-1 in 2 career outings against the Dodgers with an ERA of 8.21 and 2.01 WHIP. Peralta has struggled with his command in 11 road starts this year, he has issued 9 walks in his last 3 road outings opponents are hitting .270 in 9 ‘Day’ games against Peralta this season.

I feel the value is defiantly on the OVER in this mach up, especially with the line currently at 8. Both teams have hit the baseball pretty well over the last week and the Over is 14-7 when you combine Peralta and Haren’s Home/Road starts.

Milwaukee Brewers / LA Dodgers Over 8

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phillies

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topshelfpicks

Carson K

1* Indians
1* Twins

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Doc's Sports Picks For Major League Baseball



The following selection is our 8-unit Underdog Game of the Year

8-unit Play Take #969 Houston Astros (+125) over Boston Red Sox (1:35pm EST) Once again we call Houston's number and look to cash a ticket with the Astros. Overall they've been a good moneymaker for us and tonight they send one of the more underrated pitchers in the AL to the mound. That would be right-hander Collin McHugh. He hasn't received much run support, but McHugh owns a very nice 3.08 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 18 starts for the Stros this season. He's been getting better in each start and is quietly becoming a legitimate top-of-the-rotation type starter for Houston. He has a devastating changeup that has kept hitters off balance all season long and his confidence is growing by the day. It's hard to pass up a big underdog price tag on a pitcher as good as McHugh, because it usually has some value. The Red Sox aren't too focused on winning this season and their offense has been the biggest reason. They are currently ranked dead last in the AL in runs scored with less than four per game. Joe Kelly goes for the Red Sox as he makes his third start with Boston. His first two starts have been a little bit shaky as he's walked more batters than he has struck out overall. Those were both on the road against NL teams in interleague play, so this will be his first true start in the AL. I imagine Kelly will have a little more nerves than usual pitching in Fenway with his new team. I'm not too crazy about his stuff overall as he maxes out at the #4 or #5 spot in a team's starting rotation. The Astros lineup isn't spectacular, but it's a lot better than it was earlier this season. McHugh should be able to get the job done here and we have a great chance to make this underdog a winner. Take Houston as our 8-unit Underdog Game of the Year.

4-unit Play Take #975 Kansas City Royals (-105) over Minnesota Twins (2:10pm EST) If there's a club out there with more team chemistry than the Kansas City Royals, I haven't seen it yet. The Royals seemingly always find ways to win, and now that we've seen it two seasons in a row we know that it isn't a fluke. Kansas City wins with solid fundamentals and managing. They have a nice starting rotation, excellent bullpen and one of the best defenses in baseball. They hit when they need to and they don't rely on one or two guys to carry them. It's a different hero every night and they like it that way. It's all paid off as the Royals have been one of the hottest teams in baseball of late, with a 19-5 mark over their last 24 contests. Right-hander Jeremy Guthrie will be tasked with keeping the roll going against the Twins today. Guthrie has had an up and down season in 2014, but I like the way he's throwing right now despite giving up four runs last time out. He went the full nine innings the start before that and held the A's scoreless in six innings two starts ago. He also has a healthy 14-2 K/BB ratio over his last three starts combined. The Twins have been slowly dying this season after a decent start. They are now 11 games under the .500 mark and are more focused on the future than the present. Lefty Tommy Milone gets the nod here and I'm not a big fan of his. His peripheral numbers haven't been good all season mainly because his stuff is mediocre at best. The A's knew it and that's why they unloaded him at the trade deadline. With the way the Royals are playing, this line is clearly too short.

Best of Luck - Doc's Sports

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UNDER Umpire Streakers


#968 UN 8 -120 CLE/BAL 1.20u to win 1.00u
Hickox 6ov/14un L20gms 70.0%


#956 UN 7 -115 STL/SD 1.15u to win 1.00u
Hoye 8ov/14un L22gms 63.6%


#974 UN 9.5 -115 CWS/TOR 1.15u to win 1.00u
Fagan 8ov/16un L24gms 66.7%

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Trev Rogers

Toronto -132

Tampa Bay -112

Milwaukee/ LA Dodgers OVER 8 (+105)

LA Angels/ Texas OVER 9.5 (-120)

Seattle/ Detroit OVER 8.5 (-118)

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King Creole

St Louis Under 7

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Scott Spreitzer Afternoon Annihilator

Chicago Cubs

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BONES BEST BET


RAYS ML -114 *4* BEST BET
Play on Hellickson and the Rays here this aft. Hellickson has been spot on since his late start to his season on July 8th. Now five starts in for the Rays righty, all against impressive offenses (KC, BOS, LAA, TEX, OAK) and owns just a 2.02 ERA. Yankees coming back down to reality losing 5 of their last 6, scoring no more than 3 runs over that 6 game stretch, we see them struggling to score against Hellickson at the Trop this aft.


PADRES @ CARDINALS – UNDER 7 -110 *2*
These teams are a combine 96-136 o/u this year. The starting pitchers today are a combine 12-18 o/u. We all know how good Wainwright is and he should not have trouble shutting down the Padres offence. The Cards have only given up an average of 2.1 runs in Wainwrights starts this year. The Padres have only given up an average of 28 runs in Despaignes starts. If the Cards didn’t hit him hard earlier this year this would be a larger play.


MARLINS ML + NATIONALS ML +178 *3*
Koehler for the Marlins has been solid at home with a 2.66 ERA and a 1.03 ERA. His counterpart in Collmenter has been getting lit up of late (1.57 WHIP, 7.71 ERA L3 Starts) and has terrible road numbers (5.59 ERA, 1.69 WHIP). The Marlins come in having won 4 of 6 overall and 2 of the past 3 games between these teams.
Fister for the Nationals has been as close to an auto-win as they can get with a 13-4 record and incredible numbers on the season (1.07 WHIP, 2.34 ERA). His numbers have actually been better than that of late with a 0.98 WHIP and a 0.84 ERA over his past 3 starts. Washington is red hot having won 5 straight and 8 of 10. Pittsburgh meanwhile has dropped 4 in a row now.


ATHLETICS -1 – 114 *3*
Oakland hasn’t been playing well lately and need to right the ship ASAP. no better time then the present tonight in prime time Sunday night baseball against the Braves. Their big deadline deal Jon Lester gets the nod and he has been fantastic since his arrival, going 3-0 with a impressive 2.49 ERA. Braves have been pretty inconsistent this season and you never know what team will show up. Tonight they send Mike Minor who hasn’t found his groove in 2014 with a 4-8 record and 5.33 ERA covering 18 starts. The Angels are breathing down their necks let’s see what they are really made of here tonight as we have made a lot of cash with them this year and this is another great spot.

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Lance's locks

Detroit tigers
Coloroda rockies
Mets
Twins
Indians

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Derek Hayes

2* XNFL Panthers

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Bets That Profit

3* Cubs/Mets UNDER 7(-115)

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SPORTSWAGERS

CFL

B.C. Lions @ TORONTO

TORONTO +3½ -107 over B.C. Lions

(Risking 2.14 units - To Win: 2.00)

The elephant in the room here is that the Argos will be playing on five days rest after they knocked off the Blue Bombers on Tuesday. Winnipeg got whacked on short rest in that game and now folks are expecting a similar fate for the Argonauts. The first thing every news article writes about regarding this game is the difference in rest, which has had a big influence on the betting line. Argos opened as a 1½-point pooch and that line has shot up to 3½. However, when Winnipeg played in Toronto on Tuesday, they had to travel, the Argonauts do not and that’s a huge difference. Much has also been made about the key offensive injuries to several Argos but Ricky Ray is so good and so accurate that he can compensate or utilize just about anyone. Ray spread the ball around to 10 different receivers against Winnipeg and completed 26 of 33 passes. The Argos 406 yards per game is easily the best mark in the CFL. Toronto's defense is coming on too.

This week we’ve seen two flat teams from the West playing the East when Ottawa nearly upset a lethargic Edmonton club while Montreal came within a whisker of doing the same thing to the Riders in Saskatchewan. Now the Lions are coming off back-to-back wins over Calgary and Hamilton and both were of the intense variety, as they both came right down to the wire. The Lions have a much bigger game on deck next week against Saskatchewan so don’t be surprised if they’re somewhat flat too. Lions QB, Kevin Glenn was named offensive player of the week. Combine that with the “short rest” angle and what we have is an inflated number that has been influenced by the media. We get the better QB, playing for a team that is starting to roil and we also get a nice number on the Double Blue in their own barn. Definite upset possibility.

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SPORTSWAGERS

MLB

Kansas City @ MINNESOTA

Kansas City -104 over MINNESOTA

(Risking 2.08 units - To Win: 2.00)

Three things come into play here and none of them are in favour of the Twins. First, the Royals are the superior team that has been better on the road than they’ve been at home. Secondly, Jeremy Guthrie is a better option than Tom Milone and lastly, the Royals pen is much better than the Twinkies pen. Milone came over from Oakland for Sam Fuld and once again Billy Beane made another GM look foolish. Milone had been in the minors when the trade occurred and there was speculation that he was going to stay there (at AAA-Rochester) because he had a 6.43 ERA in his four outings at AAA-Sacramento. He also allowed five HR in 21 innings overall against Pacific Coast League hitters. In his first start with the Twins in Houston, Milone allowed eight hits in six innings, walked three and struck out five. He was hit hard but only allowed two runs (both solo shots). Luckily for Milone he had a 100% strand rate in that game but he was in a jam in just about every inning. Milone is a fly-ball pitcher whose fastball barely reaches 90 MPH. Lots can go wrong with all those fly-balls and line-drives. Without much upside, continue to expect replacement-level performance from this stiff and let's not ignore the six jacks Milone has surrendered over his last five games with four of those starts at the minor-league level.

Guthrie is also a risk but at least he wins games and he’s a highly intelligent pitcher. Guthrie excels at eating innings and keeping his team in games. That’s not a bad start when you have an outstanding bullpen behind you. We also like what Guthrie has done of late with a BB/K split of 7/23 over his last 31 innings covering five starts. The Royals are 3-2 in those starts and overall, the Royals are 13-11 in his 24 starts. The Royals are 19-5 over their past 24 games and over that stretch we don’t see a pitcher worse than Tommy Milone that they had to face. Invest.


Milwaukee @ LOS ANGELES

Milwaukee +104 over LOS ANGELES

(Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.08)

The only thing that will prevent the Brewers from winning here is a letdown after they overcame Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw to take the first two games of this series. The Crew take a huge step down in class today in facing Dan Haren. The Dodgers were so concerned about Haren’s ineffectiveness that they went out and picked up two stiffs in Kevin Correia and Roberto Hernandez. Haren was likely headed to the pen but Hyun-Jin Ryu’s injury forces the Dodgers to hold off on that demotion. Haren’s fastball now tops out at 87.2 MPH, down 2 MPH from last year. He’s an extreme fly-ball pitcher that is quickly turning into a line-drive pitcher. Haren’s 32%/28%40% groundball/line-drive/fly-ball profile over his last five starts has warning flags written all over it. His ERA over that stretch is 5.60. Haren has now thrown 140 innings over 24 starts and has a dominant start/average start/disaster start split of 18%/53%/29%. He’s nothing more than an aging vet with declining skills that should be avoided in the season’s final six weeks.

In 24 starts, Wily Peralta is 14-7 with a 3.46 ERA. His 95-mph four-seamer gives hope for much more, especially with that consistent 55% groundball rate. Right-handed hitters have had virtually no chance against him the entire year with a BAA of just .210. Lefties have hit him hard in the past but Peralta is making gains against left-handed hitters recently and so it appears as though a minor tweak has improved his already strong game. The Brewers have now won four in a row and seven of 10 during this crucial stretch at this crucial time and this assignment against Haren is not nearly as difficult as some of those others.

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Sam Martin

MLB

Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Indians

5* Cleveland Indians

Reason: 5* Play on Cleveland. Indians scored a walk-off winner against Baltimore on Friday night, and then dominated the O's from the first inning on yesterday in a 6-0 shutout victory. We'll back Cleveland to complete the sweep this afternoon, riding high on momentum and confidence and we like the pitching edge in the home team's favor.

Dannay Salazar has looked good since being recalled into the starting rotation going 3-1 in four starts and allowing just four earned runs in those three wins. He'll face a suddenly struggling Baltimore lineup that has only scored once in the two games played here in Cleveland this weekend. Indians have always been strong as a home favorite, going 61-30 the last two years and they carry their momentum over for another win this afternoon! 5* Play on Cleveland.

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The Spread Advisors

Over 8.5 -120 Seattle Mariners/Detroit Tigers

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Vegas Butcher - MLB Breakdowns + Analysis - Sun 08/17

BAL @ CLE -117


Against ‘lefties’ Gausman has a 1.5 K/BB rate and 3.8 FIP. His 4.6 xFIP though is much higher, indicating that his HR-rate is way below average so far this season. As his HR/FB rate is at 4%, that definitely indicates that regression to the mean (about 10%) is in order. For Cleveland, Salazar will make his return from the minors once again. He has a 4.9 ERA on the season but his 3.5 SIERA and 3.7 xFIP indicates a much better pitcher. Of course the problem for him has been the homerun as his 1.4 HR/9 rate is really high to go along with an inflated 13% HR/FB. Salazar is a fly-ball pitcher and he’s going up against an O’s lineup that ranks 2nd overall in FB-rate in the majors. Indians are going for a home-sweep here but they are facing one of the better road teams in the league.


SEA @ DET -109


I don’t know how Chris Young is doing it but somehow he’s being very effective this year. For a guy with a mediocre 15% K-rate, unimpressive 8% BB-rate, high 1.2 HR/9, and 4.7/5.2/5.3 FxS he’s doing very well to have a 3.3 ERA on the season. When you consider the fact that his GB-rate is only 23% as he’s at a 59% FB-rate then what he’s doing is even more impressive. Of course the 4th lowest .226 BABIP and an inflated 82% strand-rate have a lot to do with this. Young also has a 4.3 road ERA compared to 2.4 at home. The advanced stats confirm that it’s not a fluke. He has a 2.4 K/BB rate with 0.7 HR/9, and 3.6 FIP at home this year while a 1.4 K/BB, 1.9 HR/9, and 6.1 FIP on the road. This is also his 2nd time facing the Tigers this season (and overall since last time he faced DET was in 2005) so you could expect them to have more success off him. Young is a strictly fastball/slider pitcher which could be an issue today. Detroit ranks 3rd against the ‘slider’ and 4th against the ‘fastball’ offensively. Will we see regression start taking place today? In his last 2 starts on the road @ LAA and @ CLE, Young allowed 17 hits, 7 ER”s, 3 HR’s in 11.1 innings. Detroit is ranked #2 offensively in case you didn’t know. As for Ray, he is as mediocre as they come as well. But he has 3 things working in his favor: i) It’s his first time facing Seattle, ii) he’s at home, and iii) he’s a lefty, and Seattle ranks 29th offensive against lefties this season.


CHC @ NYM +104


Arrieta is coming off 2 losses but one came @ Colorado (really tough place to pitch) and the other one was against Milwaukee where he allowed 2 ER’s but didn’t get any run support. Let’s not forget that Arrieta is still the 10th rated pitcher in all of baseball right now. He’ll be facing a Mets lineup that has a 69 wRC+ in the last 30-days, which means that they’re 31% worse than an average MLB offense at generating runs during this span. Consider the fact that David Wright is OUT for this one and now this offense is beginning to look even worse in today’s matchup. Another thing to consider are the bullpens. Chicago’s is pretty fresh while NY’s is notn. Familia pitched in 2 straight games and 3 out of the last 4 days, while Mejia (their closer) threw two days in a row prior to getting a day-off last night. Finally, this could be a good matchup for the Cubs due to the fact that they’re going up against Montero, NY’s young rookie pitcher. In 25 innings this year he’s allowed 13 BB’s and 8 HR’s. Cubs don’t have a great offense but they do rank 12th in ISO and have 113 HR”s on the season, ranking 11th in all of baseball (remember, they’re a NL team without a DH spot…3rd in NL in most homers). Could be a good spot for Arrieta to get back to his winning ways.


Statistical Breakdowns:

Chicago Cubs 52-70 (43%) @ New York Mets 59-65 (48%)

J. Arrieta, my #10 ranked SP, starting for Chicago Cubs, has a FIP of 2.37 (#5 in MLB), xFIP of 2.87 (#11 in MLB), and SIERA of 3 (#13 in MLB), with a BABIP of .282, LOB% of 74%, and E-F of 0.41. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.9, with a WHIP of 1.05, and opponent BA of .212. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 21%, GB%: 49%, FB%: 30% for a 1.65 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 5%.

R. Montero, my #169 ranked SP, starting for New York Mets, has a FIP of 7.17 (#170 in MLB), xFIP of 4.71 (#163 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.72 (#161 in MLB), with a BABIP of .274, LOB% of 77%, and E-F of -1.05. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.62, with a WHIP of 1.64, and opponent BA of .275. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 23%, GB%: 33%, FB%: 44% for a 0.74 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 24%.

Chicago Cubs have the #19 bullpen, #25 offense (#29 vs Righties / #7 vs Lefties), and are rated #19 in fielding. They have a road record of 24-39 (38%), ranked #28 in MLB and have Lost 3 in a row.

New York Mets have the #22 bullpen, #23 offense (#20 vs Righties / #28 vs Lefties), and are rated #6 in fielding. They have a home record of 30-30 (50%), ranked #19 in MLB and have Won 2 in a row.

Odds: CHC -113 (53%) NYM +104 (49%) O/U = 7

Lean: CHC
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Arizona Diamondbacks 53-70 (43%) @ Miami Marlins 61-62 (50%)

J. Collmenter, my #121 ranked SP, starting for Arizona Diamondbacks, has a FIP of 4.13 (#106 in MLB), xFIP of 4.23 (#119 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.28 (#120 in MLB), with a BABIP of .289, LOB% of 69%, and E-F of 0.13. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69, with a WHIP of 1.27, and opponent BA of .262. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 19%, GB%: 39%, FB%: 42% for a 0.93 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 9%.

T. Koehler, my #119 ranked SP, starting for Miami Marlins, has a FIP of 3.96 (#92 in MLB), xFIP of 4.31 (#131 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.28 (#120 in MLB), with a BABIP of .272, LOB% of 73%, and E-F of -0.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.06, with a WHIP of 1.26, and opponent BA of .233. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 17%, GB%: 44%, FB%: 39% for a 1.11 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 7%.

Arizona Diamondbacks have the #11 bullpen, #24 offense (#23 vs Righties / #20 vs Lefties), and are rated #11 in fielding. They have a road record of 28-31 (47%), ranked #16 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Miami Marlins have the #12 bullpen, #18 offense (#17 vs Righties / #15 vs Lefties), and are rated #16 in fielding. They have a home record of 35-30 (54%), ranked #14 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Odds: ARI +138 (42%) MIA -150 (60%) O/U = 7

Lean: ARZ
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San Diego Padres 58-64 (48%) @ St. Louis Cardinals 65-57 (53%)

O. Despaigne, my #137 ranked SP, starting for San Diego Padres, has a FIP of 3.98 (#94 in MLB), xFIP of 4.49 (#147 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.57 (#152 in MLB), with a BABIP of .265, LOB% of 78%, and E-F of -1.27. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.64, with a WHIP of 1.24, and opponent BA of .23. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 19%, GB%: 48%, FB%: 33% for a 1.46 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 6%.

A. Wainwright, my #30 ranked SP, starting for St. Louis Cardinals, has a FIP of 2.77 (#13 in MLB), xFIP of 3.4 (#35 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.53 (#42 in MLB), with a BABIP of .265, LOB% of 78%, and E-F of -0.43. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.45, with a WHIP of 1.02, and opponent BA of .213. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 23%, GB%: 46%, FB%: 31% for a 1.47 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 4%.

San Diego Padres have the #3 bullpen, #30 offense (#29 vs Righties / #30 vs Lefties), and are rated #10 in fielding. They have a road record of 24-37 (39%), ranked #27 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

St. Louis Cardinals have the #14 bullpen, #16 offense (#18 vs Righties / #9 vs Lefties), and are rated #11 in fielding. They have a home record of 35-26 (57%), ranked #6 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Odds: SDP +165 (38%) STL -180 (64%) O/U = 7

Lean: none
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Philadelphia Phillies 54-69 (44%) @ San Francisco Giants 64-58 (53%)

D. Buchanan, my #103 ranked SP, starting for Philadelphia Phillies, has a FIP of 4.36 (#129 in MLB), xFIP of 3.95 (#94 in MLB), and SIERA of 4 (#91 in MLB), with a BABIP of .281, LOB% of 72%, and E-F of 0.04. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.72, with a WHIP of 1.26, and opponent BA of .255. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 21%, GB%: 48%, FB%: 31% for a 1.56 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 13%.

T. Lincecum, my #72 ranked SP, starting for San Francisco Giants, has a FIP of 4.01 (#98 in MLB), xFIP of 3.59 (#59 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.76 (#69 in MLB), with a BABIP of .296, LOB% of 71%, and E-F of 0.52. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.38, with a WHIP of 1.34, and opponent BA of .247. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 21%, GB%: 48%, FB%: 30% for a 1.6 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 13%.

Philadelphia Phillies have the #20 bullpen, #29 offense (#28 vs Righties / #19 vs Lefties), and are rated #26 in fielding. They have a road record of 28-33 (46%), ranked #17 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

San Francisco Giants have the #10 bullpen, #17 offense (#16 vs Righties / #13 vs Lefties), and are rated #16 in fielding. They have a home record of 31-32 (49%), ranked #21 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Odds: PHI +150 (40%) SFG -163 (62%) O/U = 7.5

Lean: none
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Cincinnati Reds 61-61 (50%) @ Colorado Rockies 47-75 (39%)

M. Latos, my #98 ranked SP, starting for Cincinnati Reds, has a FIP of 3.37 (#44 in MLB), xFIP of 4.17 (#115 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.29 (#125 in MLB), with a BABIP of .216, LOB% of 69%, and E-F of -0.43. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.61, with a WHIP of 0.94, and opponent BA of .19. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 22%, GB%: 37%, FB%: 41% for a 0.9 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 5%.

J. LYLES, my #96 ranked SP, starting for Colorado Rockies, has a FIP of 4.09 (#103 in MLB), xFIP of 3.86 (#86 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.06 (#98 in MLB), with a BABIP of .28, LOB% of 73%, and E-F of -0.39. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.93, with a WHIP of 1.29, and opponent BA of .243. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 24%, GB%: 52%, FB%: 24% for a 2.14 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 12%.

Cincinnati Reds have the #15 bullpen, #28 offense (#24 vs Righties / #25 vs Lefties), and are rated #3 in fielding. They have a road record of 29-32 (48%), ranked #15 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Colorado Rockies have the #28 bullpen, #9 offense (#13 vs Righties / #5 vs Lefties), and are rated #20 in fielding. They have a home record of 29-31 (48%), ranked #22 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Odds: CIN -117 (54%) COL +108 (48%) O/U = 9

Lean: COL
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Milwaukee Brewers 69-55 (56%) @ Los Angeles Dodgers 70-55 (56%)

W. Peralta, my #77 ranked SP, starting for Milwaukee Brewers, has a FIP of 4.23 (#118 in MLB), xFIP of 3.62 (#65 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.72 (#66 in MLB), with a BABIP of .286, LOB% of 77%, and E-F of -0.77. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.58, with a WHIP of 1.28, and opponent BA of .255. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 19%, GB%: 55%, FB%: 27% for a 2.05 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 15%.

D. Haren, my #90 ranked SP, starting for Los Angeles Dodgers, has a FIP of 4.42 (#133 in MLB), xFIP of 3.76 (#78 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.84 (#80 in MLB), with a BABIP of .293, LOB% of 67%, and E-F of 0.08. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66, with a WHIP of 1.29, and opponent BA of .267. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 44%, FB%: 37% for a 1.19 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 14%.

Milwaukee Brewers have the #4 bullpen, #11 offense (#9 vs Righties / #17 vs Lefties), and are rated #11 in fielding. They have a road record of 35-27 (56%), ranked #4 in MLB and have Won 3 in a row.

Los Angeles Dodgers have the #21 bullpen, #4 offense (#4 vs Righties / #16 vs Lefties), and are rated #21 in fielding. They have a home record of 30-29 (51%), ranked #17 in MLB and have Lost 2 in a row.

Odds: MIL +104 (49%) LAD -113 (53%) O/U = 8

Lean: LAD
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Pittsburgh Pirates 64-59 (52%) @ Washington Nationals 68-53 (56%)

E. Volquez, my #134 ranked SP, starting for Pittsburgh Pirates, has a FIP of 4.46 (#135 in MLB), xFIP of 4.31 (#131 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.37 (#133 in MLB), with a BABIP of .264, LOB% of 75%, and E-F of -0.73. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.82, with a WHIP of 1.28, and opponent BA of .238. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 16%, GB%: 51%, FB%: 33% for a 1.53 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 11%.

D. Fister, my #70 ranked SP, starting for Washington Nationals, has a FIP of 3.63 (#62 in MLB), xFIP of 3.73 (#74 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.83 (#79 in MLB), with a BABIP of .271, LOB% of 85%, and E-F of -1.29. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.31, with a WHIP of 1.07, and opponent BA of .246. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 18%, GB%: 47%, FB%: 35% for a 1.36 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 9%.

Pittsburgh Pirates have the #23 bullpen, #3 offense (#3 vs Righties / #23 vs Lefties), and are rated #28 in fielding. They have a road record of 25-35 (42%), ranked #24 in MLB and have Lost 4 in a row.

Washington Nationals have the #5 bullpen, #15 offense (#15 vs Righties / #12 vs Lefties), and are rated #11 in fielding. They have a home record of 36-24 (60%), ranked #5 in MLB and have Won 5 in a row.

Odds: PIT +146 (41%) WSN -158 (61%) O/U = 7

Lean: none
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Seattle Mariners 66-56 (54%) @ Detroit Tigers 66-55 (55%)

C. Young, my #168 ranked SP, starting for Seattle Mariners, has a FIP of 4.73 (#150 in MLB), xFIP of 5.19 (#169 in MLB), and SIERA of 5.26 (#169 in MLB), with a BABIP of .226, LOB% of 82%, and E-F of -1.49. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.87, with a WHIP of 1.14, and opponent BA of .217. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 18%, GB%: 23%, FB%: 59% for a 0.4 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 8%.

R. Ray, my #147 ranked SP, starting for Detroit Tigers, has a FIP of 3.69 (#66 in MLB), xFIP of 4.75 (#166 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.81 (#165 in MLB), with a BABIP of .354, LOB% of 65%, and E-F of 1.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.63, with a WHIP of 1.63, and opponent BA of .304. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 22%, GB%: 37%, FB%: 40% for a 0.93 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 4%.

Seattle Mariners have the #1 bullpen, #21 offense (#14 vs Righties / #29 vs Lefties), and are rated #15 in fielding. They have a road record of 32-24 (57%), ranked #3 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Detroit Tigers have the #26 bullpen, #2 offense (#6 vs Righties / #2 vs Lefties), and are rated #27 in fielding. They have a home record of 33-28 (54%), ranked #12 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Odds: SEA +101 (50%) DET -109 (52%) O/U = 8.5

Lean: DET
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Baltimore Orioles 69-52 (57%) @ Cleveland Indians 62-60 (51%)

K. Gausman, my #111 ranked SP, starting for Baltimore Orioles, has a FIP of 3.5 (#55 in MLB), xFIP of 4.25 (#121 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.47 (#140 in MLB), with a BABIP of .321, LOB% of 73%, and E-F of 0.39. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.84, with a WHIP of 1.42, and opponent BA of .271. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 23%, GB%: 43%, FB%: 34% for a 1.25 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 4%.

D. Salazar, my #71 ranked SP, starting for Cleveland Indians, has a FIP of 4.2 (#116 in MLB), xFIP of 3.72 (#72 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.52 (#40 in MLB), with a BABIP of .351, LOB% of 71%, and E-F of 0.68. He has a K/BB ratio of 3, with a WHIP of 1.5, and opponent BA of .281. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 23%, GB%: 33%, FB%: 44% for a 0.74 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 13%.

Baltimore Orioles have the #18 bullpen, #8 offense (#8 vs Righties / #8 vs Lefties), and are rated #2 in fielding. They have a road record of 35-26 (57%), ranked #2 in MLB and have Lost 2 in a row.

Cleveland Indians have the #9 bullpen, #7 offense (#2 vs Righties / #27 vs Lefties), and are rated #29 in fielding. They have a home record of 37-23 (62%), ranked #4 in MLB and have Won 2 in a row.

Odds: BAL +108 (48%) CLE -117 (54%) O/U = 8

Lean: none
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Houston Astros 51-73 (41%) @ Boston Red Sox 56-66 (46%)

C. McHugh, my #26 ranked SP, starting for Houston Astros, has a FIP of 3.38 (#46 in MLB), xFIP of 3.18 (#23 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.16 (#19 in MLB), with a BABIP of .254, LOB% of 74%, and E-F of -0.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.37, with a WHIP of 1.06, and opponent BA of .199. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 25%, GB%: 40%, FB%: 36% for a 1.12 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 11%.

J. Kelly, my #99 ranked SP, starting for Boston Red Sox, has a FIP of 3.9 (#84 in MLB), xFIP of 4.03 (#100 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.12 (#107 in MLB), with a BABIP of .301, LOB% of 73%, and E-F of -0.15. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.82, with a WHIP of 1.38, and opponent BA of .262. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 22%, GB%: 55%, FB%: 24% for a 2.33 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 8%.

Houston Astros have the #27 bullpen, #14 offense (#19 vs Righties / #4 vs Lefties), and are rated #30 in fielding. They have a road record of 22-37 (37%), ranked #29 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Boston Red Sox have the #7 bullpen, #27 offense (#25 vs Righties / #21 vs Lefties), and are rated #4 in fielding. They have a home record of 29-32 (48%), ranked #23 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Odds: HOU +123 (45%) BOS -133 (57%) O/U = 8.5

Lean: HOU
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New York Yankees 62-59 (51%) @ Tampa Bay Rays 61-62 (50%)

H. Kuroda, my #82 ranked SP, starting for New York Yankees, has a FIP of 3.92 (#88 in MLB), xFIP of 3.82 (#81 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.91 (#86 in MLB), with a BABIP of .286, LOB% of 69%, and E-F of 0.11. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26, with a WHIP of 1.22, and opponent BA of .256. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 47%, FB%: 33% for a 1.45 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 10%.

J. Hellickson, my #112 ranked SP, starting for Tampa Bay Rays, has a FIP of 3.88 (#83 in MLB), xFIP of 4.34 (#133 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.17 (#113 in MLB), with a BABIP of .278, LOB% of 94%, and E-F of -1.86. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.33, with a WHIP of 1.16, and opponent BA of .245. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 31%, FB%: 50% for a 0.61 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 7%.

New York Yankees have the #6 bullpen, #19 offense (#21 vs Righties / #14 vs Lefties), and are rated #22 in fielding. They have a road record of 33-30 (52%), ranked #12 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Tampa Bay Rays have the #17 bullpen, #10 offense (#11 vs Righties / #3 vs Lefties), and are rated #7 in fielding. They have a home record of 28-33 (46%), ranked #25 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Odds: NYY +105 (49%) TBR -114 (53%) O/U = 7

Lean: none
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Toronto Blue Jays 64-60 (52%) @ Chicago White Sox 58-65 (47%)

D. Hutchison, my #87 ranked SP, starting for Toronto Blue Jays, has a FIP of 3.91 (#85 in MLB), xFIP of 4.05 (#104 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.86 (#82 in MLB), with a BABIP of .295, LOB% of 70%, and E-F of 0.69. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82, with a WHIP of 1.29, and opponent BA of .248. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 35%, FB%: 45% for a 0.79 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 9%.

S. Carroll, my #155 ranked SP, starting for Chicago White Sox, has a FIP of 4.92 (#157 in MLB), xFIP of 4.63 (#157 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.54 (#149 in MLB), with a BABIP of .327, LOB% of 64%, and E-F of 0.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.48, with a WHIP of 1.6, and opponent BA of .304. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 21%, GB%: 53%, FB%: 26% for a 2.01 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 12%.

Toronto Blue Jays have the #29 bullpen, #5 offense (#1 vs Righties / #22 vs Lefties), and are rated #18 in fielding. They have a road record of 31-34 (48%), ranked #14 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Chicago White Sox have the #30 bullpen, #12 offense (#10 vs Righties / #24 vs Lefties), and are rated #25 in fielding. They have a home record of 30-29 (51%), ranked #17 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Odds: TOR -137 (58%) CHW +126 (44%) O/U = 9

Lean: CHW
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Kansas City Royals 67-55 (55%) @ Minnesota Twins 55-66 (46%)

J. Guthrie, my #136 ranked SP, starting for Kansas City Royals, has a FIP of 4.47 (#137 in MLB), xFIP of 4.39 (#138 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.33 (#131 in MLB), with a BABIP of .303, LOB% of 73%, and E-F of -0.02. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.51, with a WHIP of 1.35, and opponent BA of .276. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 42%, FB%: 38% for a 1.12 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 10%.

T. Milone, my #146 ranked SP, starting for Minnesota Twins, has a FIP of 4.59 (#145 in MLB), xFIP of 4.49 (#147 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.47 (#140 in MLB), with a BABIP of .266, LOB% of 78%, and E-F of -1.07. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.28, with a WHIP of 1.25, and opponent BA of .248. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 20%, GB%: 38%, FB%: 42% for a 0.91 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 10%.

Kansas City Royals have the #16 bullpen, #22 offense (#22 vs Righties / #18 vs Lefties), and are rated #1 in fielding. They have a road record of 34-27 (56%), ranked #6 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Minnesota Twins have the #25 bullpen, #13 offense (#12 vs Righties / #26 vs Lefties), and are rated #23 in fielding. They have a home record of 26-31 (46%), ranked #26 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Odds: KCR -104 (51%) MIN -104 (51%) O/U = 8

Lean: MIN
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LAA Angels 72-49 (60%) @ Texas Rangers 47-76 (38%)

H. Santiago, my #141 ranked SP, starting for LAA Angels, has a FIP of 4.12 (#104 in MLB), xFIP of 4.65 (#160 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.37 (#133 in MLB), with a BABIP of .27, LOB% of 67%, and E-F of -0.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.15, with a WHIP of 1.28, and opponent BA of .229. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 18%, GB%: 29%, FB%: 53% for a 0.55 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 7%.

N. Tepesch, my #162 ranked SP, starting for Texas Rangers, has a FIP of 4.91 (#156 in MLB), xFIP of 4.59 (#153 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.77 (#163 in MLB), with a BABIP of .264, LOB% of 75%, and E-F of -0.71. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.79, with a WHIP of 1.27, and opponent BA of .253. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 25%, GB%: 39%, FB%: 36% for a 1.1 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 12%.

LAA Angels have the #13 bullpen, #1 offense (#7 vs Righties / #1 vs Lefties), and are rated #9 in fielding. They have a road record of 31-26 (54%), ranked #8 in MLB and have Won 4 in a row.

Texas Rangers have the #24 bullpen, #26 offense (#27 vs Righties / #11 vs Lefties), and are rated #24 in fielding. They have a home record of 22-38 (37%), ranked #30 in MLB and have Lost 4 in a row.

Odds: LAA -141 (59%) TEX +130 (43%) O/U = 9.5

Lean: none
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Oakland Athletics 73-50 (59%) @ Atlanta Braves 63-60 (51%)

J. Lester, my #13 ranked SP, starting for Oakland Athletics, has a FIP of 2.53 (#7 in MLB), xFIP of 3.03 (#15 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.03 (#14 in MLB), with a BABIP of .307, LOB% of 74%, and E-F of -0.02. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.57, with a WHIP of 1.11, and opponent BA of .234. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 21%, GB%: 43%, FB%: 36% for a 1.2 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 6%.

M. Minor, my #89 ranked SP, starting for Atlanta Braves, has a FIP of 4.51 (#139 in MLB), xFIP of 3.72 (#72 in MLB), and SIERA of 3.79 (#71 in MLB), with a BABIP of .358, LOB% of 74%, and E-F of 0.82. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.13, with a WHIP of 1.58, and opponent BA of .308. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 26%, GB%: 38%, FB%: 36% for a 1.07 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 15%.

Oakland Athletics have the #8 bullpen, #6 offense (#5 vs Righties / #10 vs Lefties), and are rated #5 in fielding. They have a road record of 33-29 (53%), ranked #9 in MLB and have Lost 4 in a row.

Atlanta Braves have the #2 bullpen, #20 offense (#26 vs Righties / #6 vs Lefties), and are rated #7 in fielding. They have a home record of 36-28 (56%), ranked #8 in MLB and have Won 2 in a row.

Odds: OAK -142 (59%) ATL +131 (43%) O/U = 7

Lean: none
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Cincinnati Reds 61-61 (50%) @ Colorado Rockies 47-75 (39%)

D. Axelrod's pitching data has a small sample size.

Y. Flande, my #93 ranked SP, starting for Colorado Rockies, has a FIP of 3.99 (#95 in MLB), xFIP of 3.88 (#89 in MLB), and SIERA of 4.04 (#95 in MLB), with a BABIP of .295, LOB% of 58%, and E-F of 1.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.8, with a WHIP of 1.32, and opponent BA of .273. His batted-ball peripherals are: LD%: 19%, GB%: 60%, FB%: 21% for a 2.79 GB/FB ratio, and a HR/FB of 11%.

Cincinnati Reds have the #15 bullpen, #28 offense (#24 vs Righties / #25 vs Lefties), and are rated #3 in fielding. They have a road record of 29-32 (48%), ranked #15 in MLB and have Won 1 in a row.

Colorado Rockies have the #28 bullpen, #9 offense (#13 vs Righties / #5 vs Lefties), and are rated #20 in fielding. They have a home record of 29-31 (48%), ranked #22 in MLB and have Lost 1 in a row.

Odds: CIN +105 (49%) COL -114 (53%) O/U = 10.5

Lean: COL

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Worlds Worst Picker

Detroit Tigers

New York Yankees

Chicago White Sox

Milwaukee Brewers

Atlanta Braves

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Arthur Ralph's

Super Pk Washington Nationals w/ Fister

Trophy Play Kansas City Chiefs + 3 1/2

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Newworldinsiders

LA insider Los Angeles Dodgers -110

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Betting First Look with Marco D'Angelo


Tampa Bay Rays ML

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Bruce Marshall

Pittsburgh Pirates

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Joe Gavazzi

2% 49ers

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Ecks and Bacon


Ben lee had the splits in MLB on Saturday winning in the American League with the Red Sox -$170/Astros and losing in the National League with the Dodgers -$200/Brewers.

For Sunday in MLB in the National League "Mr Chalk" likes the Nationals -$160/Pirates.

Ben lee is 2-4 -$160 for week Forty Two 189-221-5 -$3012

"Mr Chalk" is 63-47 -$405 for the 2014 MLB season.

All E&B selections will be for $50 unless noted

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Dave Aquino

MLB Handicappers


Mike: (9-3) - Oakland


John: (8-4) - Tampa Bay


Jim: (9-5) - none


BD: (7-3) - Minnesota


Tom: (6-0) - Miami


Tex: (6-1) - phillies/giants over 7.5


MH: (2-3) - LA Angels


Len: (2-1) - mariners/tigers over 8.5


Brian: (0-0) - Oakland

Today's Selections


NFL: San Francisco -4.5


WNBA

Dream/Sun Under 156.5

Mercury/Storm Under 148.5

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Tony Stoffo

Under Kansas City Chiefs/Carolina Panthers

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PhillyGodfather

Over 7 -120 Arizona Diamondbacks/Miami Marlins

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Diamond Dog Sports

MLB

Sides

#957: Phillies: +155
Listed Pitchers: Buchanan/Lincecum
Rating: 2.0 Unit


Total

#969/970: Astros/Red Sox: Under 8.5 (-105)
Listed Pitchers: McHugh/Kelly
Rating: 2.0 Unit


#973/974: Blue Jays/White Sox: Under 9.0 (+110)
Listed Pitchers: Hutchison/Carroll
Rating: 1.0 Unit

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Marc Lawrence Playbook

3* Best Bet

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS over Denver BRONCOS by 13

A potential Super Bowl XLIX showdown between two of the best clubs in the west – with Denver looking to avoid an almost certain letdown following last week’s Super Bowl revenger against Seattle. Should Denver have exacted its revenge, it must be noted the Broncos are 0-8 ATS in the preseason off a SU win, including 0-5 ATS under the direction of John Fox. Regardless, they are 0-4 ATS in preseason games after skirmishing with the Seahawks. On the flip side, the Niners entered this preseason 6-1 SUATS in practice games under Jim Harbaugh when not getting 3 or more points. Add the fact that Frisco fell, 10-6, in its preseason home opener to the Broncos last year, along with this being the opening game at brand-new Levi’s Stadium, and we’ll expect the Niners to come up looking good in their new digs here tonight. The Clincher: The Broncos are 0-4 SUATS away in Game Two of the preseason. The Niners are 6-0 SU and 5-0-1 ATS home in the preseason off an away game.

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Marc Lyle Sports 10-0 NFL Preseason

Carlolina -2.5

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EXECUTIVE

PRE-SAESON

150 Denver Broncos

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Indian Cowboy

MLB

3* Cincinnati Reds -114 Game 1

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Indian Cowboy

WNBA

7* Take #606 Chicago Sky -6.5 vs. San Antonio Stars (Sunday @ 6:05 PM EDT)

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Sports Cash System

extra bonus system for today:


Philadelphia Phillies / San Francisco Giants OVER 7½ (Bet Level 1) (Total Runs Scored) (MLB Baseball) - Game Starts at 4:05 PM EST - EARLY PLAY ALERT

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VEGAS RUNNER


NFAC Move
CLEVELAND (1st 5 Innings)

NFAC Chalky White Premium MLB Move
956) ST LOUIS -190

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RTG SPORTS

Tampa Bay Rays -112 **
Angels @ Rangers Under 9.5 (Even) **
Minnesota Twins +104 *
Reds @ Rockies (Game 1) Under 9.5 (-115) *

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Sunday's NFL Week 2 preseason betting primer

With the first regular-season Sunday just three weeks away, the preseason schedule has just three games left in Week 2. Here are betting notes for Sunday's two exhibition matchups:

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers (-4.5, 41.5)

* The Broncos' first-team offense played longer than expected in the team's preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks, but it remains to be seen how that might affect how much time Peyton Manning and the others see against San Francisco. The running back battle behind injured starter Montee Ball is expected to intensify, with undrafted rookie Juwan Thompson competing with Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson.

* San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh says Blaine Gabbert will be the first quarterback off the bench Sunday, spelling starter Colin Kaepernick despite going just 3-of-11 for 20 yards and an interception - good for a 1.7 passer rating - in last week's preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens. The defensive line is expected to receive a boost with the return of several players from injury, including nose tackle Ian Williams (ankle).

Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers (-3, 40.5)

* The Chiefs will give their first-team offense the entire first half against the Panthers, while hoping quarterback Alex Smith and Co. will be able to do better than the 28 yards and two first downs in managed in the preseason opener against Cincinnati. Bettors should be on the lookout for more special-teams magic after the Chiefs had three touchdown returns - two interceptions and a punt return - against the Bengals.

* Head coach Ron Rivera says Cam Newton will play at least one quarter in his first preseason action, but the veteran quarterback - who is returning from surgery on his left ankle - may wind up with a workload similar to that of his Kansas City counterpart Smith. Expect Newton to seek out electrifying wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin early and often; the rookie has looked sensational in camp and has been lauded for his chemistry with Newton.

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HARRY BONDI

NFL Preseason Free Play
SAN FRANCISCO (-5) over Denver
4 p.m. ET

Houston us another pre-season winner last night and tonight we again turn to a team at home off a bad pre-season loss. San Francisco Head Coach Jim Harbaugh doesn’t like to lose regular season games, pre-season games or even intra-squad games! The 49ers’ look awful in losing to Baltimore 23-3 last week so we don’t look for Harbaugh to take this game lightly. Even though it is just a pre-season game it is the first game at the new Levi Stadium ans we expect Colin Kaepernick to play several series before giving way to back up Blaine Gabbert who really struggled against Baltimore and really needs a good showing to solidify his position. Denver gots its victory at home over the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks last week so we expect Broncos head man John Fox to put less emphasis on today’s game. Broncos defense got lit up in the second half last week so we expect Gabbert and the other San Francisco reserves to have a field day. 49ers have been a good preseason play under Harbaugh’s covering 63% of the time and do it again this afternoon.

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Diamond Trends - Sunday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider

SU TREND OF THE DAY:

The Orioles are 10-0 since September 26, 2012 as a favorite after being shutout for a net profit of $1000.

PITCHER TREND OF THE DAY:

When Mat Latos starts the Reds are 10-0 since May 22, 2012 as between a -140 favorite and +110 underdog after his team lost the last time he started for a net profit of $1005.

MLB BIBLE ACTIVE TREND:

The Cubs are 16-0 OU since May 03, 2008 as a road favorite after a loss in which they allowed 5+ walks and it is not the first game of a series.

CHOICE TREND:

The Padres are 0-12 since July 31, 2013 as a dog when they are off a win in which they came back from a deficit and it is not the first game of a series for a net profit of $1200 when playing against.

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Diamond Dog Sports

NFLX

#427: Denver Broncos: +5.0 -110 (0.5*)

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NonStopSportsPicks

NFLX

1* OVER 40.5 Kansas City Chiefs/Carolina Panthers

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Against the Number


430 UNDER 40.5 Kansas City Chiefs/Carolina Panthers

Last weeks high scoring affair at Arrowhead was a bit of a mirage on the part of the Chiefs. 28 of the Chiefs 41 points came down to a 69 yard pass, a kick return and two interception returns. Not exactly easily repeatable stuff. Now they hit the road against a team that knows defense is going to have to be 60%+ of their recipe for success. On the other sideline, the Panthers will be welcoming back their superstar Cam Newton. However, I can only imagine he’ll play a quarter or less on his surgically repaired ankle, and when he IS in there he’ll be seeing a very different team around him from last year. With a completely overhauled receiving corps, it would be understandable if the first few series for the Panthers are nothing more than a “run through the motions and get comfortable” exercise. Joe Webb has the leg up on the 3rd string spot and will likely play a large portion of the game as Derek Anderson’s backup role is not in question. If that’s the case it can go on of two ways. He has the ability to threaten our total, or he’s inconsistent enough to squander opportunities. We’ll hope for the latter. This game just feels like a lot of backups and 3rd stringers, pretty limited play books, some hard hitting, and a low score.

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Charlie Sports

500

Under 41.5 Kansas City Chiefs/Carolina Panthers

Carolina Panthers -3

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Sheep

San Francisco 49ers

Kansas City Royals

Colorado Rockies Game 1

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WAYNE ROOT

NO LIMIT San Francisco 49ers

MILLIONAIRES Carolina Panthers